Beldan City was located in Midseashire, a city that had risen because of coal mines and declined because of them.
Ever since its coal resources began to dry up, the city's young people had gradually left Beldan to make a living in major cities such as Conston and Backlund. This once fairly prosperous city had rapidly lost its vitality, and its atmosphere had grown increasingly oppressive.
After all, even though it lay along the railway, Beldan had lost its own resources and had yet to find a new role for itself. It was a place where people could see no hope.
Such a half-dead city, with some reputation but no real benefits, located in Midseashire near the "border" with Feysac, was an effortless reward for the Loen Royal Family to grant to a "newly elevated viscount" who had contributed three million pounds in wealth.
When Abner heard a few days ago that George III intended to grant him this city, he could not help marveling at how calculating the man truly was.
If he remembered correctly, according to the original story's trajectory, Beldan City would fall during the future war. After the war ended, before it could recover from its wounds, it would unfortunately encounter the High Priest of the Church of Combat fleeing into the city with Sealed Artifact "0-02," nearly destroying the entire place...
"What terrible luck... But now that I, a Prophet capable of 'defying fate and changing destiny,' am its lord, its fortunes have finally turned!"
After praising himself a few times inwardly, Abner did not think reviving the economy of a declining city would be difficult. With a little thought, he had already come up with several plans, such as directly investing in the construction of a "film city" and outdoor sets, turning it into