"Seriously? Ankandela's commander, a man called Major General Marlow, surrendered and handed over the city!?"
In Bolas, Chris looked at the messenger before him with a hint of disbelief. The messenger nodded firmly.
Could something this good really happen?
Chris found it a little hard to believe, but verifying it was easy enough. He only needed to open Little Knife's player log to get a rough idea of what he had done.
He took a look, and sure enough, it was true!
Only then did Chris wave for the messenger to bring over the surrender documents Major General Marlow had written, which Little Knife had sent back with him.
There were so many documents that they covered the entire desk. Chris picked one up at random, opened it, and froze.
"Property transfer records? What the hell is this... huh!?"
Chris had only glanced at it, but the moment he saw the words "royal property," he realized something was up. He kept reading, and after a while, he understood what kind of document this was.
It was a list of rebels!
It recorded the surnames of the noble and wealthy families involved in overthrowing the kingdom. Later, Chris could confiscate everything they owned by following the names on this list.
This discovery pleased Chris.
Chris wasn't pleased because he could get something for nothing. In fact, he didn't think much of these businesses themselves. What delighted him was the skilled personnel behind them, along with their distribution channels and connections.
These noble and wealthy families controlled the kingdom's economic lifelines. Their businesses spanned trade, handicrafts, mining, and several other sectors.
By investigating the names on this list, Chris could essentially establish the Kingdom of Bagnia's current development potential and approximate population.
As for wealth?
Chris cared little for that. However much