"Was there anything else?"
Dunn pretended not to see Annie's eye roll and asked.
"Nothing major, really. Mostly those fellows under us fighting over territory. Mediating their disputes is such a pain!"
At Dunn's question, Annie immediately began complaining.
"We still lack specialists. How is the Boll Family's relocation coming along?"
Hearing Annie's complaints gave Dunn something of a headache as well.
He had originally thought that once they entered the Storm Sea and their territory grew prosperous, these problems would resolve themselves.
But after they entered the Storm Sea, these problems had not eased. Instead, they had only intensified.
There was enough land.
But these people had begun fighting over the quality of that land instead.
Wealthy islands containing ore veins.
Places with favorable locations, where harbors could be built for trade once sea routes were opened in the future.
Territories close to the imperial capital, with favorable political standing.
All of these were targets the various factions competed over.
Had Dunn not already explicitly forbidden them from fighting over the indigenous peoples' territories,
the entire country would probably have descended into chaos by now.
Annie, Krigon, Eileen, and the others had discussed the allocation of territories many times.
Yet every discussion ended on bad terms.
And Dunn could not speak carelessly on matters like these.
If Dunn spoke, he could certainly settle the matter with a single word.
But ruling could not rely on forceful suppression.
Even if he could not satisfy everyone, he at least had to meet most people's demands.
Otherwise, serious problems would arise within the country.
Dunn had recruited these people through benefits in the first place. If their interests were not satisfied, it was not impossible that they would secretly turn to other powers in the future.
Moreover, Dunn might earn a reputation