Earl Stark reacted swiftly.
After Count Samo finished handing over his duties and left Bunta City, Earl Stark officially became its city lord. Only a week later, the new administration at the City Lord's Manor introduced a measure.
On the surface, there was nothing wrong with it. The new city lord had decided to conduct an inspection of Bunta City and its surroundings, particularly land usage, to familiarize himself with local conditions and introduce appropriate measures.
In practice, however, the inspection soon targeted the Xinfei Merchant Guild.
Its first target was Sankton Manor.
Sankton Manor had originally been Viscount Sankton's private estate. Later, when his family went bankrupt, he had been forced to sell the manor along with the land it occupied. Xu Yi had bought it at a high price, then converted it into a small production base for the Xinfei Merchant Guild.
While Count Samo had been city lord, no one had seen any problem with this.
But after Earl Stark took office and began inspecting land usage in Bunta City, he questioned the current state of Sankton Manor.
According to the notice from the City Lord's Manor, since Sankton Manor had originally been Viscount Sankton's estate, its grounds were classified as private residential land.
Under the Lampari Kingdom's laws, private residential land could not be used for commercial purposes.
In other words, although Xu Yi could purchase the manor from Viscount Sankton, he could only use it as his private residence, not convert it into a production base for the Xinfei Merchant Guild.
Regarding this situation, the notice ordered Xu Yi to rectify the use of Sankton Manor immediately. He had to relocate the Xinfei Merchant Guild's factory as soon as possible. Otherwise, under kingdom law, the City Lord's Manor would be entitled to reclaim ownership of