"My lord, can sweet potatoes be grown on the grasslands too?" Mario exclaimed in surprise.
"That's right. Not only can they be grown there, but without the trees blocking them, the sweet potatoes will grow even bigger and yield even more!"
As Nalant finished speaking, all his subordinates showed moved expressions.
If sweet potatoes could also be cultivated on the grasslands, then this stretch of grassland would no longer merely be pasture for cattle, sheep, and horses. It would become an exceptionally precious piece of land!
After discussing the matter of growing sweet potatoes on the grasslands, Nalant did not linger. There were not yet enough sweet potato seedlings this season to plant them here, so developing this grassland border would have to wait a while longer.
Next, Nalant led his subordinates back the way they had come and once again found the Iron Guard Knights standing watch at the fork in the road.
"Sir Nalant, how was it? Are you satisfied? This territory will belong to you from now on, won't it?" Upon seeing Nalant, the Iron Guard Knight captain immediately greeted him with a smile.
"Captain, do you think anyone would like this territory? It's long and narrow. Forget development—if enemies come, I won't even have anywhere to defend!" Nalant's tone was far from friendly.
"Uh! Is that so?" The Black Iron Knight captain immediately gave an awkward smile.
"Go back and tell your Count Batman that I'll report this to our own count. What he has done is utterly shameless, nothing a count should ever do!" Nalant said no more and immediately left in anger with his men.
"Thank goodness, thank goodness he wasn't planning to seize it by force!" The Iron Guard Knight let out a long breath as he watched Nalant leave.
After leaving