Over the course of the next week, Vicente and his three companions would spend most of their time traveling through the Diamond Province, where the capital of the kingdom was located.",

They would basically focus their time on repairing areas like this first stop, followed by their departure from the kingdom's capital.

At least 40 points like the one above, destroyed places with monsters watching nearby, were scattered throughout the province, preventing the best movement and communication of the isolated communities in the area.

Even though the province was badly destroyed and occupied by monsters, not all of the remaining magicians were in Grandis. As far as the royal family knew, groups of a few hundred or even a few thousand humans were hiding in the area now under monster control.

Traveling by wagon or even beast was impossible for 90% of the population in these areas today. The only way for them to communicate or even move people and resources was through Vicente's trains.

This young man's trains in the Diamond Province sat idle at the Grandis Station, waiting for the moment to move again and bring hope to the frightened hearts of the kingdom's inhabitants.

But with Vicente's actions, which within a week would completely restore the 40 points of destruction in the province and make the entire network in the area take on 5th grade characteristics, hope was about to return to the cities of the area!

After sending a raven to the capital with a message from him, Vicente, along with Layla and Lina, headed to Snow Province, where he planned to repeat his acts and complete the restoration of the Grandis & Saltstar City railroad!

...

On the tenth day after Vicente's departure, trains left Grandis Station, and groups of men armed with 4th grade firearms carried out their plans.

Their goal was to test Vicente's newly restored railroad lines and to contact the isolated communities of the province.

The initial goal was to travel to the province's old cities while they waited for the next signal from Vicente, showing the line connecting the capital to Snow Province, and Scott Province was ready for use.

In the meantime, they could rescue fellow humans and, just as importantly, regain access to the cities, which were once very important because of their richness in minerals, resources, etc.

As Vicente had seen on his journey, many places had been abandoned to their prey or even lost their owners, killed by the disaster.

This was the case with practically every human city that had been abandoned or even had a significantly reduced population. These were places where many resources were left behind, things that, if collected and used by magicians, could benefit the people resisting the monsters!

Thus, King Seidel and Vicente's men would begin their exploration of the area amid his and his three companions' actions in Snow Province!

...

Three days after arriving in Snow Province, Vicente, Lauren, Lina, and Layla had already repaired almost all the damaged railroad tracks in the territory.

Due to the more southern location of Snow Province within the kingdom, as well as the greater influence of the Fuller family and their projects there, this place had resisted the monsters better than the main province of the kingdom.

Vicente and his companions had only had to visit 23 places of destruction in the path of the railroad tracks in the last few days, and had practically completed their journey of reconstruction before their next step.

But tonight they stopped in one of the resistant cities in the Snow area, where Lina and Layla planned to stay after Vicente left for Scott Province with Lauren.

Layla intended to stay in the area longer to represent Vicente's interests. As for Lina, she intended to return to the capital after she had helped bring stability to the area and the trains begun to leave for Grandis.

But first, the two women wanted to say goodbye to Vicente tonight!

Having taken advantage of Vicente's position in the Blacksmiths' Association, they were staying with him in a section of the Blacksmiths' Association building where high-

ranking elders could live.

...

While Lauren was cultivating in the main cultivation room of the local Blacksmith Association, Vicente was in a hot tub next to Lina and Layla, they all naked, smiling as they drank with him.

Despite the problems, after the group's recent victories, the information that their relatives were still alive, and the magnificent prospects for growth, they had enough to smile about and enjoy moments like this.

Vicente had spent the last few hours with his two women, taking care of their needs separately, of course.Neither of Vicente's women enjoyed sharing passionate moments. He always devoted his time to taking care of them one by one, as he had done tonight.

After he finished tending to Layla's carnal desires, the three of them had dinner together before coming to this bathtub in the association's principal residence.

Vicente said to them. "In a year, I imagine that the defenses of the kingdom and a territory large enough for humanity to manage against the monsters will be secure under my domains. At that time, I will move to Grandis to defend the kingdom from there. From then on, we can live together."

Layla and Lina looked at him silently. They wanted to live with him and experience his touch on a daily basis.

Now wasn't possible, because he had a lot of work to do in the province. But one day, even amid the disaster, they wanted to live with him, even for a short time.

They knew they wouldn't be able to join him on his next trip north, so this might be their only chance to live with him during the disaster.

"How long do you plan to stay?" Layla asked with a serious look on her face.

"I don't know. It depends on the monsters and the vampires. I imagine the strongest vampires will come after me as soon as they leave their seclusion. I'll have to go far away so as not to bring trouble to the kingdom."

"I will help you know the right time to leave." Lina said with determination to help her man, but also to enjoy as much time with him as possible until then.

Vicente smiled at her and said to both of them. "But don't worry yet. I think I can stay here for at least five years. Maybe even longer. Then we'll have plenty of time to prepare for my departure. I hope I'll be able to leave Lauren in a position to protect the kingdom and her family by then."