Chapter 76: The Earl
North of South Harbor County, River Valley County, Helenburg.
Inside a villa built on the mountainside, the young Jay Sid sat beside a square dining table, gazing out through the window.
This side of the villa’s outer wall stood right at the edge of a cliff, from where one could see a great river flowing into the sea.
South Harbor County and River Valley County lay on opposite sides of the river’s mouth, north and south respectively, facing each other across the water.
Helenburg was the largest port city on the River Valley County side.
At the same time, this place marked the southernmost boundary of the Earl’s sphere of influence—but very soon, that boundary would cross the river and extend into South Harbor County on the opposite shore.
Jay was a senior operative managing the Earl’s businesses within River Valley County, and he was also the Earl’s own nephew.
Over the past few years, while overseeing operations in River Valley County, he had constantly tried to expand into South Harbor County.
However, that expansion could hardly be called smooth.