Chapter 117
Chapter 117 . Internal Affairs are difficult (Pt . 3)“Milord, the citizens in the territory lack rest, and crave for entertainment . If this goes on, they might die of fatigue, or become zombies . ”
Standing in front of Kang Chul-In, Kwak-Jung spoke proudly .
“Rest and entertainment? Explain this in more detail . ”
As Kang Chul-In was looking for a reason why the happiness of his civilians was falling, he was desperate for any kind of explanation or solution .
“Everything is good right now . ”
Kwak-Jung explained .
“No-one is starving, we’re getting paid lots of money, and the civilians don’t have to worry about the invasion of monsters, because of our strong military . And they also don’t have many complaints about the leaders of Laputa, since they themselves have proved themselves, and are working extremely hard . This is what you think, right?”
“And?”
“Milord, exactly how long do you sleep a night?”
“Hmm… Maybe 1 or 2 hours?”
“And are you alright?”
“What do you mean by that? Of course, I’m alright . ”
“Hahaha…”
Kwak-Jung laughed, feeling awed by Kang Chul-In .
“Milord, not everyone in the world can be like you . ”
“What do you mean by that?”
“A normal person… will die quickly if they only sleep 1 or 2 hours a day . They wouldn’t be able to even walk properly . And hearing from the maids, I’ve heard that you’re not having proper meals either, just eating eggs or sandwiches instead . ”
“There’s no other choice, I was busy . ”
“That’s true… but I think milord always overworks . ”
“Hmm…”
Kang Chul-In couldn’t understand what Kwak-Jung was saying .
Working too hard was a problem?
For a ‘super’ workaholic like Kang Chul-In, this was a completely new concept .
“Explain all of this, in even more detail . I’ve come across a problem recently, and I think that this might be related to that problem . ”
“What kind of problem is it?”
“The happiness of the civilians within the territory are falling . ”
“Pft… Obviously it is . ”
“It’s obvious?”
“It’s because milord is crazy with… I mean… sorry… hehe…”“ . . . Continue . ”
“Milord doesn’t eat properly, sleep properly, and also ignores pleasures with women… Milord just works . Work, work, work! It makes sense for only you milord, because you’re not a huma… I mean, nothing . ”
“ . . . . . . . . ”
“Ehem! Anyway… for a person, being able to eat properly and getting paid well isn’t everything . Though milord might not feel like this even while working an incredibly tight schedule, this is not the same for the civilians . ”
“It’s not?”
“Money and food isn’t even the most important thing . The people want to rest, and something to keep themselves entertained . ”
“So basically… you’re saying that they need something to relieve their stress from all the work that they’ve been doing?’
“Yes, milord! Exactly!”
Kwak-Jung nodded his head vigorously .
“Milord, you don’t need to touch anything related to the money . The money that you give them is already over the top . ”
“Well, that’s because they do a lot of work for me . It’s obvious that they get paid a lot; I can’t just let them slave away for me, can I . ”
“That’s good . Labor comes with a price . I also know that this is a concept that milord is very familiar with . ”
“I see what you mean now . ”
Finally, Kang Chul-In could see what Kwak-Jung was talking about . Though he couldn’t understand what Kwak-Jung meant by the statement that not everyone was like him in the beginning, he was beginning to understand .
“Then… how about we decrease working hours by two every day, and also increase resting days to two days a month?”
“Hmm… Yes, I think that’s reasonable . Since you’re paying them a lot already, I think that’s all that needs to be fixed for now . ”
“Alright, I’ll do that . ”And due to this, though Kang Chul-In’s army didn’t lose many men, the opponent’s army suffered terrible casualties . And when Kang Chul-In eventually conquered the territory, there would be a significantly larger number of females than males .
Unlike Earth, where marriage was more open and free, Pangaeans were extremely strict with marriages, and wanted to marry as soon as they got the chance .
Therefore, the reason behind falling happiness within the Laputa territory was actually due to Kang Chul-In and his army’s overwhelming strength . It was quite ironic .
“There is a solution to this…”
Kang Chul-In muttered, shaking his head .
“Timothy .
“Yes, milord . ”
“This isn’t a problem that can be solved immediately . ”
“If we summon more troops using the Lord shop…”
“No . ”
“I-Is that not a viable option? Since we aren’t low on money like before, we have around 2000 gold to spare…”
“No, that doesn’t work . ”
“W-Why not?”
“Though that works in the short term, we have to look at the bigger picture . Think about it . From our last conquest, we took over the whole Eastern Plains with our army . Now that it’s even bigger, what we lack isn’t strength . ”
“T-Then… if we summon civilians instead…”
“Even if we do that, the ratio would go back to 5: 5 again . And, over time…”
“T-That makes sense…”
“We… will leave this be for the moment . I have a plan . ”
Though Kang Chul-In might not be able to solve other problems regarding the internal affairs of his territory, this was one that he had confidence in .
Hecate…
The answer lies within his former ally, the Lord of Temeraire: Hecate .
When one first summoned their civilians, the ratio of men to women was at a rough 50:50, but this wasn’t the case for poor Hecate . She had to struggle quite a bit, summoning a ridiculous rate of 90% being men .
Since Kang Chul-In was struggling with having too many women and Hecate with too many men, this was a perfect alliance .
Even in the past, Kang Chul-In had to ally with Hecate due to similar reasons . They had made the citizens of their territories marry each other, forming a sort of political marriage .
Hecate… is an ally that I need . Allying with her would be best using the method that I did in my past life, but… I’ll have to wait until the start of the Lord meetings for that .
The question was how he would solve this problem before he could talk to Hecate about this .
It was at that moment .
[Your Lord Point has increased by 1]
[Your Lord Point has increased by 1]
[Your Lord Point has increased by 1]
[Your Lord Point has increased by 1]
Suddenly, a message showing that his Lord points, which had been continuously falling until now, had actually increased .
[The happiness of your citizens have increased by 2 . ]
At this peculiar situation, Kang Chul-In tilted his head in confusion .
“ . . . What the hell?”
Was there something wrong with the system now? How had his decreasing Lord points and happiness increased all of a sudden?
“Milord!! Milord!!”
Kwak-Jung scrambled into Kang Chul-In’s room .
“It’s Princess Arshelly, she has…”
“Arshelly?”
“She’s created a mess! Hahahaha!”
What Kwak-Jung said didn’t make sense .
“Arshelly has? Stop lying . ”
Arshelly was kind, mature, and cautious . There was no way that Arshelly would create a mess .
“Yes, milord! Hahaha!”
Kwak-Jung spoke, laughing .
“Come on, follow me to the Central Plaza!”
“The Central Plaza?’
“Yes, milord . Arshelly has done something ‘big’!”
“ . . . Alright . Lead the way . ”
Kang Chul-In quickly headed towards the Central Plaza .