Chapter 49: Sophia Philinover (4)

Baron Philinover misunderstood and thought Milton liked his daughter.

'But why?'

It didnt make any sense. If Milton really liked his daughter, then he could just make an official marriage proposal. So why was he lying and saying he would like to hire her as an architect? After thinking things through, Baron Philinover, once again, came to his own conclusion.

The Count likes my daughter, but she doesnt like him. Makes sense, shes been refusing all marriage proposals until now.

In fact, there had been many who had asked to marry Sophia. While her family only had the rank of a Baron, because her beauty was remarkable even amongst the other noble ladies. Sophia had received over ten marriage proposals in the Capital. But she had been fascinated by architecture and hated the idea of marrying and refused all proposals. Baron Philinover, who had been frustrated to death by his daughter, felt like he finally understood the situation.

So hes decided to keep my daughter at his side and slowly melt her heart and ease her into a relationship. Since she loves architecture to distraction, she wont be able to refuse. Huh, thats pretty impressive.

Seeing Milton create an elaborate strategy to seduce his daughter, Baron looked at his son-in-law, which he had already decided Milton was going to be, with pride.

Alright. Then, I will entrust my daughter to you, Count Forrest.

You truly mean that, Baron?

Yes. Although she (as a wife) is a bit lacking, take care of her and give her some time.

Please dont worry. I dont think she (as an architect) has any shortcomings at all. Rather, I think I don't deserve her.

Oh I am happy that you appreciate and think of her (as a wife) so highly.

Then, thank you. Since youve given your permission, Ill take responsibilityof herlife (as an architect) in the future.

Surely shell be happy that she can serve someone as responsible as you (as her husband).

Although the conversation seemed a bit off, the atmosphere itself was warm. And so, Milton took Sophia Philinover under his command. Once Milton accepted her as his vassal, Sophia spread her wings as if she was a bird freed from the cage and showed off her abilities as much as she wanted.

It doesnt make sense to build a port next to a commercial district. Trade can only be achieved if its concentrated in one place. So letsconcentrate thecommercial district inside Forrest Territory. And at the port, lets build warehouses for loading and storing logistics. And before the city gets any bigger, we need to build infrastructure for water and sewage. Please include in the budget a buffer for other things and allocate it accordingly. And also

Are you a rapper? Its not like youre rapping Show Me the XX

Watching her read off of her report, Milton worried about her breathing. Either way, she always said the same thing after the end of her long report.

so, well need about this much for the budget.

Please give me the money for construction. This was always the main point.

Thats a lot.

As Milton muttered over the budget, Sophia replied, slightly embarrassed.

Thats because a civil engineering project always requires a lot of money. Especially, if there's a lot of work that needs to be done, like now.

The amount Sophia presented was a lot. But

Fine. Ill pay for it.

Coolly, Milton approved the budget. Right now, Forrest Territory was financially comfortable. The territorys economy would not thrive if money was only stored and not circulated. In that sense, it wasnt bad to spend money on civil engineering when it would also create jobs. Since the development of the territory and the circulation of money can be achieved at the same time, the amount could be coolly approved.

Thank you, My Lord.

Having been granted her budget, Sophia brightly smiled as though she was a child who had received what she had wanted as a present. Seeing her like that, Miltons facial expression froze.

Um is something wrong, My Lord?

No, nothing

Milton mumbled and Sophia let it go. To her, work was more important and she went out excitedly. Only after she had gone outside did Milton let out a small sigh.

Shes pretty when she laughs.

It wasnt like there was no possibility between the two of them.

* * *

Even as theForrestTerritory was developing, the situation in the world was changing day by day. First,StrabusKingdom that had been in danger pushed back the Republican army. It was the central army of Strabus Kingdom that started the counterattack. Because Strabus Kingdom was a military powerhouse, their fighting strength was nothing to laugh at. Even with the collapse of the Northern Front, the kingdom had been able to gather 100,000 troops at the Capital to fightagainst HildesRepublic.

However, the most surprising part of it was the process in which the kingdom gathered the 100,000 troops. In order to overcome the crisis, the royal family temporarily transferred the Royal Knights and the palace guards as well as the kingdoms soldiers. The nobles had also generously sent in their private troops and knights. But just that alone wasnt enough to create 100,000 troops. It was the people of Strabus Kingdom that played a decisive role.

The Strabus Kingdom is a powerful country with a long history. While the rest of the continent considered Andrews Kingdom to be more powerful than Strabus Kingdom, the people of Strabus Kingdom proudly thought that just based on military power, they were stronger than Andrews Kingdom. When such a country fell into crisis, the people on their own volition took up their weapons and began applying to the military.

How dare those Republican bastards

Ill kill them all!

Lets join the military right now!

The blood of the vigorous youths boiled at the thought of their countrys crisis. The young men raised their weapons while the women and the elder raised funds for the military. [We are Strabus.] United through patriotism, they gathered together and in a blink of an eye, became a large army. Truthfully, even the leading members of the Strabus government were surprised.

There were two reasons the people were this energetic. The first reason was the patriotism and