But why arent you trying to take the land by force? We have more than enough forces to do that, Jackson asked . Joonb.u.m laughed dryly . Jackson was a man of this world and could not understand Joonb.u.ms hesitation . Do you want to know why? Yes . Our current method takes too much time . It takes time and it will create more problems in the future . I love peace, but these people will not be thankful for the hospitality . We will have to face the consequences and our people will suffer . We already have a power that no one can match . Jackson explained heatedly and picked up a gla.s.s of water to gulp it down . Our policies have achieved great success . We have ninety percent of newborn babies surviving through their childhood and the number of death by illness or accidents have been reduced thanks to our hospitals . Jackson moved to the window and looked out at the various buildings and people around it . Look, our present and future are bright . I couldnt believe it at first, but it was as you said . We have money and power . Prince . No, Commander . Your call is enough to bring forward thousands of men ready to fight to their deaths . Why do we have to choose a roundabout way? We have all sorts of powerful weapons such as guns too . Jackson turned to Joonb.u.m . As he mentioned, they had enough power to invade and conquer the land by force . The guns and the Marauder were enough to invade a small piece of land with a few people . I just… dont want people dying anymore . Thats all . Joonb.u.m sighed and answered calmly . Jacksons eye widened with shock . I dont want anyone dying . I killed so I could survive, but should I kill more because I dont want to go through the hard way? I want to take the hard way and not kill anyone . I may be too selfish, but thats what I want . Joonb.u.m fell silent and Jackson couldnt speak more . * He really did it . A man in his thirties caressed his golden beard as he spoke in shock . I was surprised . To think it was actually possible… Right . I was amazed . Hes like from the legend . Really? Of course . Look at his accomplishments! And hes just in his late twenties! The old man looked at him in surprise . Yes… he did some amazing things… it seems possible… no, it must be . He tried to deny the fact, but there was so much evidence of great deeds that this Joonb.u.m managed to accomplish . The Khalodian Mountain Range was infamous for its monsters and treacherous paths that blocked any human from entering it . It was only the Ainos and Magnos that managed to live in that land . Yet the Khalodians were able to access it and managed to tap into its abundant resources . Everyone thought they were crazy at first . But look at the grand city, Viscount Tyler Haxon said . The population grew too big and everyone knew what the typical outcome was, but the city prospered instead . Its all because of the oil and coal within the land . Yes, that is the biggest reason . But how did they find out how to use it? And the waterway… and everything… Everything was so incredible . Honestly, I didnt want to come back . How about you? Tyler turned to his advisor, Berman . I didnt either, sir . Yeah . Anyone would . The place is like a dream . I never watched a play that was so entertaining before . And those attractions… Even the music! It was just outstanding . Yeah, I still think I was dreaming . Im this close to applying for land management service . NO! Sir, please, you cant do that . That is foolish . We will end up surrendering the land to the king in the end . Berman looked concerned . Yeah, I know . It was very smart of them . But how long can we last? Tyler frowned . His eyes seemed to glow brightly as he asked . He was a very wise man who would surely bring glory back to his family . However, the Prince of Khalodian was much more . Nothing is eternal . We will have our chance and we should protect our land for that moment . We should accept the change and wait . Yeah, but… Tyler tried to continue, but he turned to the letter that Berman was holding . What is that? Do you need to report something? Oh, Im sorry, sir . This is the letter from Count Amons from the neighboring land . Letter? Tyler took the letter and noticed Count Amons insignia . He began reading it through carefully .