[Luke POV]
I created more canals to provide easier access to water in the village. In the future, these can be used as a way to traverse the village as well. We can use boats to go from one part of the village to another.
Oh by the way some fish have begun to grace our reservoir, giving birth to a new industry and food source in the village.
The day will come when cars may dominate everything so I have to prepare for that too, starting early by ensuring that there are multiple ways to commute.
I connected the river north of the village, to the south.
As the southern river connects us to the capital, the north connects us to the empire and the Prime Minister’s domain, I should visit my friend. Wimbledon Domain has access to the ocean! We NPC mobs should stick together!
“Your Highness!”
“Oh, Village head! Look here! I caught a fish!”
“That’s wonderful Your Highness, I have never seen a fish that’s as beautiful as the one you caught, but if I may disturb you, Rowan has come, bringing 1500 people.”
“That is a lot.”
1500 huh, well the village can house 4000 so housing is not a problem for us, we’re about to harvest our crops so I guess they can help.
“Let everyone in, lead them to the housing units, and give priority to families and children. For those who came alone, they are to be separated from men to women. Make sure to evaluate everyone, send them to my house if they are sick.”
“Your will is my command.”
The village head said as he bowed. Too formal dude.
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I summoned Rowan to my house to give a summary of what happened. In total, 800 are slaves from the Romwell capital city. And about 700 are from nearby villages. About 30% can read and write which made me smile.
I ordered a feast to welcome our new residents.
Orcs, minor dragon, basilisk, and Cockatrice were served. Many slaves and villagers from other towns cried as they had their first bite.
The residents of my village smiled warmly at that scene. I will make sure to protect you all, this land is as far from the succession race as it can I will make sure it stays that way.
Time to restructure.
I laid out some plans.
[Village of Neverwinter]
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Two weeks have passed since welcoming the new villagers. I expanded the housing project so it could handle the influx of new villagers coming into Neverwinter.
The plot has already begun huh?
During the prologue of the game, the story set up the event that caused the pendulum of the story to move 3 years later. The death of one of the four Dukes, Duke Draconica Kaisel is one of the most powerful people in the Kingdom of Arthuria, keeping the West peaceful. But… he is also old…
The politics of the current court is chaotic due to the King’s absence.
Prime Minister - Duke Wimbledon is currently trying to mediate the factions, as the most powerful Lord in the north testing him will not be wise. He is the head of the neutral faction and has a firm grip on both the north and the capital nobles.
Arch-Duke Lancelot and Duke Claudias who control the East and South East support the Crown Prince.
Duke Kaisel, the head of the Kingdom’s order of knights as well as the most powerful family in the west and south-west have decided to support the Second Prince.
Marquis Romwell and Count Hartwig have decided to support the third Prince due to their relationship with the Prince. Their influence spans the north west.
The fourth prince is supported by wealthy commoners in the kingdom as well as Count Roosevelt, one of the wealthiest men in the kingdom.
The fifth prince is supported by minor nobles in the southern frontier. He was the one who appeared in the main story.
And then there’s me, who has decided to give up on the succession race as well as my princely title. Me and the fifth prince are of the same age so I expect some people to use me to weaken his faction that’s why I relinquished both of my titles.
In the story… the moment the succession crisis started… I died. I didn’t even get a scene just a dialogue from the fifth prince saying, ‘The 6th prince has died’ not even a cause of death.
But going back to the problem at hand. The death of the current Duke of Kaisel will plunge the succession crisis into a warm-up round. A mini civil war of sorts between the new Duke of Kaisel and Marquis Romwell.
I guess the Romwells have begun to move and take advantage of their weakness. This caused many villages to migrate to my village. I wonder how big we’ll get because of this.
I pondered as I finished the boilers of the village, which provided hot water to the villages’ bath.