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But the law did not see it that way. Amn's laws stipulated that a lord's duties took effect the instant he was granted his title, so whether Solam wanted to or not, he had to shoulder the responsibility.

Of course, if Solam truly did not want to, he could simply ignore that damned place. It was not as if he cared. But that would mean the 1.35 million gold coins he had invested earlier would go down the drain.

Given Amn's current financial situation, the Council had no reason to make an exception for Solam. The taxes Solam had been exempted from under his privileges were no small sum. Solam believed that, given the greed of those Council bastards, once they learned of this, they would absolutely strip him of his title without hesitation, then find another equally worthless patch of land and sell it back to him!

They might even hope this sort of thing happened a few more times.

Nor did Solam himself particularly want to give up that territory. The economic benefits were one thing, but more importantly, it was a matter of pride! Solam truly did not care much about that wasteland; he had bought it solely for the tax exemption.

But no matter what, it was still Solam's territory. Without that so-called noble contract, he naturally could have ignored it. But things were different now. If he really allowed someone to strip him of his title, where would he put his pride? He could not afford that humiliation!

So Solam had no choice but to pinch his nose and make a trip to Emmanuel!

After watching Solam leave in a huff, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Marco's mouth. He liked seeing someone as successful as Solam make that disgruntled face.

"Marco, are