Chapter 745 - Errands, Errands and More Errands

Chapter 745: Chapter 745 - Errands, Errands and More Errands

After leaving Altair with an unclear answer (on purpose) which was actually just me being petty (The man had a habit of answering vaguely too.), I reappeared inside the yard of my personal residence inside Noir’s compound in Sklavryet. I walked towards the quaint house and sat on the chair placed conveniently on the porch. It was not here the last time I last visited but it did put a more homely feel to the whole place.

As I looked around, I can see that they have paved the ground of the courtyard so it would be less muddy when it rains or dusty when the temperature is too dry. There were even stone planters now which was filled with flowering plants. They also placed a few trees to provide shade behind and on both sides of the house. It now looked more like someone’s home and less than some abandoned house in the middle of a military training ground.

As expected, it did not even take me 10 minutes of waiting before I started to hear footsteps coming towards my current location. Somebody surely have felt my presence the instant I arrived inside this courtyard. I was enjoying my reclining seat with my eyes closed so I did not even bother to make an effort to sense who was coming and just continued to wait leisurely.

The footsteps got louder and louder until I finally heard the sound of the heavy wooden doors of the courtyard as they opened with a creak. The first two people that entered through the doorway was Richard, the leader that I assigned for the group from the previous Crimson Kingdom while the other one was the Little Prince, the current leader of Noir. They were followed by several people which were all the elders of Noir and the some leaders from the Crimson Kingdom group.

It was kind of surprising that they all arrived here this fast. I was actually expecting just a few, if not only the leaders or representatives for each group.

For one, Richard should be in Sohmiren City, taking care of all the affairs there since I assigned him and all the people under him to manage the free trade city. Secondly, what are the odds that this Little Prince is present here in Noir. He never liked doing his job as a leader and would rather accept dangerous missions outside just to escape all the paperwork and the blabbering of the elders.

Well, there is no use to me if I keep wondering about the "WHYs" of all these things. Let’s think positively then. Since they are all present at the moment, getting updates and giving instructions to each group has just made my job easier and much more efficient.

Since there are no available chairs to sit on in this courtyard and I don’t want everyone standing while I was the only one seated, I decided to move the meeting somewhere else. The only place I could think of was the meeting hall of Noir so I told everyone that we will all need to move there.

Our huge entourage couldn’t help but get the attention of everyone within the compound. With me walking in front, it was like announcing that someone important has arrived. As for me, all I was thinking about is that hopefully, the hall would be able to accommodate every single person in our group.

When we got there, it got crowded quite quickly. Most people were able to sit at least but there isn’t much breathing room once everyone was inside.

Though I couldn’t help but feel like we were all like sardines inside a can, for some reason, everyone looked excited for the meeting or maybe even for my sudden visit. I do understand that I have not visited for so long and they could have started feeling bored not being provided any missions from me.

The reports started with people from Noir and surprisingly, the Little Prince actually volunteered to personally deliver the updates from their group. It consisted of the number of completed missions, amount they earned from them, number of injured members (fortunately, no casualties) as well as the profits from the legal businesses within Sklavryet. I simply nodded my head to acknowledge all the information and advised them to use any savings including the monthly allowance I provide them to improve the facilities within Noir, purchase defensive equipment and weapons for the members and improving the medical facilities as well as the security of Sklavryet.

The next reports came from Sohmiren City, the free city that I created with my own hands. Richard volunteered as the spokesperson since he was also the one I assigned as the leader of the people managing the city’s affairs. The report was about the current population, current products available, maintenance fees and profits from fees collected from renters as well as immigrants. It also included sales from the stores I personally own and any cases of crime or disturbances. They also asked certain things that they think I should be the one deciding on.

I took the time to check on the documents they presented and made my decisions here and there as soon as possible to make this meeting as productive as possible. I also did a quick check on both territories since one of my personal mottos was "To see is to believe". It was not that I don’t trust them but it is just that there are things you will not notice as a problem when you have been living in a certain place every single day.

After the meeting and the inspection, as I vie to be a good boss, a feast is required. I helped out in preparing a sumptuous assortment of food and drinks for everyone. I made sure to reward good work since it is important to encourage people to continue doing their job well.

After taking care of Noir and Sohmiren City and the feast, I decided to sneak out of the compound and make my way to Kama. It is time to visit my people whom I haven’t visited for quite a while especially my cute little son, Zion.

As usual, I sneaked inside the establishment in the wee hours of the night and my target was of course, the kitchen area. I even created a barrier to create an illusion that nothing is going on inside the kitchen while I was cooking and refilling their food storage with all their favorite food. This will be my big surprise for this bunch of foodies when they wake up after their rest from their late night work.