Where to Find Them

There was no safer place than the vicinity of Albis City. All they needed to do was reclaim the wasteland and turn it into farms and fertile fields. They only needed to recruit guards and defend against ordinary wild beasts and a few low-level Magic Beasts. High-level Magic Beasts would absolutely not dare come again.

Even seventh-level elites had been driven back—what waves could they possibly stir up now?

A safe territory would absolutely draw enough people in, especially one like this that was awaiting development. There were countless preferential policies and plenty of work. So long as one was willing to work with their hands, there would be no shortage of jobs.

Before long, news that Albis Mountain had repelled the North Plains Mountain Range spread like wildfire, traveling in every direction along the recently opened official road, carried by the mouths of adventurers and bards.

Naturally, there were also rumors maligning Albis Mountain, claiming that this place had yet to be recognized by the Empire, had not been formally enfeoffed, and raising a whole list of safety concerns. They spread such claims everywhere, but they still could not stop the brave northwesterners who yearned to come.

As the temperature steadily rose, in barely more than ten days, more and more people gathered from the surrounding areas, and the City Lord's Manor grew increasingly busy.

Almost all the people Dole had recruited were put to use, including those with ulterior motives. So long as they worked within his framework, he generally did not interfere. As long as the land was sold, the money collected, and order maintained, he did not concern himself much with anything else.

Libesha, Kanchel, and the others had each become managers in their respective fields. Their responsibilities were enormous, and naturally, so was their authority.