Book 11: Chapter 43
Freya was aware that the future of the North depended on itself. She was also aware that her plan could fail. Freya only found out about the method from the experts. It was the foundational step for changing the North.
“I have to free the North from the elves’ control. This is the land her Onii-sama worked hard to capture. We cannot rely on others,” thought Freya.
If they relied on others, then they would be resigned to existing as a vassal state. Freya knew that her onii-sama didn’t want to a vassal state, though. He wanted land he could manage himself. He wasn’t after land to live off of and get by until his time in the world was over. What he wanted was to build another nation as great as Elizabeth’s empire.
Freya was aware that her plan wasn’t fool proof. They were below the mountains furthest West. The plan was to blow the mountain up to allow the warmth from the ocean to enter the frozen land, subsequently making the land fertile once again. The land may be devoid of mana, but mana wasn’t what the continent needed most. However, Freya had no way back. From a scientific standpoint, the idea was not fool proof. But she needed to go through with it for her emotions and needs. She had to make it a success for her brother and the Princess. If one hole wasn’t adequate, Freya planned to blow up all of the mountains!!
What the North needed most wasn’t mana, but warmth. As long as there was warmth, the North would be no different to the South. The resources and finances required for the North could be provided through Troy City. Troy City wasn’t far from the former. Also, since Troy City had the elven dye, which was a major money maker, there was no danger of a money shortage.
Everything the North required could be provided by Troy City. At present, the North just needed to get through the initial period. Once developments commenced, the speed of said developments wouldn’t be slow. Her brother didn’t mistreat the denizens, so they didn’t give her grief. Previously, the anthropoids of the North were ruled by elves. All that happened was a new ruler took the reins, which was essentially changing one personnel. Hence, they didn’t mind as long as the change didn’t affect their lives.
What did the North need? What sort of land did the North need? What was the developmental result her brother desire? Was the North looking to become a food manufacturing region or rely on agriculture for its economy? How many factories did he want? What system was the North to adapt?
Her brother left her a piece of land that didn’t have anything. He didn’t tell her a thing. Logically speaking, he should’ve known the North better than she did, and her brother should’ve been the one making the decisions. Freya faced countless issues, but she was still genuinely happy. In fact, she was very eager to handle said issues, as he was always by her side last time when they worked on getting Troy City off the ground.
He had to go out with her when he tackled the jobs. That meant that they could walk together across the North. It also meant she’d get to sleep with her brother. She could use the cold as an excuse to hug her brother, and nobody would snatch her brother from her during that time.