Chapter 148: “I called my friends!”
“Alright then, it’s preferable to covertly control this town from the shadows without alerting the players, correct?”
“Not exactly aiming for control from the shadows, but securing the land might lead to that, I suppose.”
Kerry and the others were summoned through [Summon], and the outline was explained. Additionally, the experience gained in the past day was invested, allowing the four to acquire [Subordinate].
“I leave the method up to you. You can focus on [Subordinate], saving gold coins, or distribute gold coins normally and engage in land speculation. Oh, but let’s keep the lord and those around him under control. I’ll be taking over the lord later, so the rest can do as they please.”
“Understood.”
“Even if we say not to be discovered by players, we don’t know for sure how many players are staying in this town for reasons other than the dungeon. Well, let’s aim for diligence. What must not be known is that you are acting under my instructions. As long as the connection with me is not revealed, honestly, anything else is fine. You can pretend to be players as usual, and if someone probes too much, you can even say something like ‘I’ll report you for stalking to the admins!’ and escape.”
Ideally, similar towns in other countries—referred to as portals for convenience—would be controlled. However, their locations were unknown, and it was impractical to manage them all.
Assuming one per country, seizing this town meant controlling one-sixth of the continent’s portals, which should be sufficient.
Though the country had lost its formal structure, the demand for the former Hiers Kingdom among players was high. This was due to the presence of easily understandable raid bosses and unique dungeons.