Chapter 206 - 144: The Female Secretary’s Wild Plays

Chapter 206: Chapter 144: The Female Secretary’s Wild Plays

Lian had expected his reputation to take a hit, but he never thought it would be this severe.

One noble family was even audacious enough to try and extort him by demanding Lian take their "reputationally damaged" daughter as a mistress.

Lian decided to make them pay for his emotional distress, raising the compensation from three-quarters of their family fortune to four-fifths. He hoped they would turn over a new leaf and start fresh after arriving in Green Shade Territory.

And Anna, true to her word, had a big surprise for Lian.

Green Shade Territory had gained a Magic Architect, a one-in-a-hundred talent in the field of construction.

This was because talented individuals who understood Magic were either in the Church Court or affiliated with the Royal Palace. It was rare to find an unaffiliated Mage wandering freely, let alone one working in the niche profession of architecture.

With the Magic Architect An joining their ranks, Green Shade Territory’s Empire State Building shot up from the ground, and its construction time was drastically reduced.

Furthermore, all of Lian’s previous ideas, such as high-rise elevators, scenic elevators, and hanging gardens, had essentially been realized by the genius Magic Architect An.

Reading Anna’s letter, Lian felt a mix of joy and worry.

This exceptional talent had supposedly decided to stay in Green Shade Territory because he had fallen in love at first sight with Miss Sophie.

Moreover, he came up with new ways to please Sophie every day and wasn’t afraid of her just because she was a Witch.

He even personally built a Magic Nest for the Kingfisher, a veritable castle for a bird, making Trish the most distinguished bird in all of Green Shade Territory.

’How can I tolerate this?’

If not for the special situation in Yusofa, Lian would have rushed back to Green Shade Territory immediately.

Of course, he wasn’t entirely without options.

After all, he now had a real Succubus. ’Yina should be able to let me return to Green Shade Territory in a dream to hold a long-distance "video conference" with Sophie and Anna, right? Just like how Old Deng had found me.’

That wasn’t Anna’s only surprise. The second was Lian’s first quarterly financial report since becoming the Lord of Green Shade Territory.

This quarter, compared to the last, material output had increased by 30%, moving from a fiscal deficit to a balanced budget.

It was worth noting that Green Shade Territory’s military spending had been substantial during this period, yet they still managed to break even. This proved that Green Shade Territory was truly earning a lot of money, and with the outbreak of war, it would earn even more.

The populace’s Loyalty had risen from an initial 15% to 45%, which was a considerably high level of Loyalty for a territory.

In other words, the people of Green Shade Territory were now highly unlikely to betray their home. They had a strong sense of belonging, and their tolerance for Spies had dropped into the negatives.

This was just the Loyalty of the common residents. After receiving this bonus, the Guards’ Loyalty rose from the original 70% to 80%.

This meant that no matter what ideas Lian promoted within the army, they would accept them unconditionally, to the point of blind worship.

Lian had effectively become their shared idol.

[Lord] title upgraded to [Excellent Lord]

[Excellent Lord]: As the excellent Lord who led Green Shade Territory out of its debt crisis, you are beloved by all the Green Shade People. Their base Loyalty to you has reached 45%, higher than 80% of all territories and commanderies. They will work harder when participating in the territory’s construction, invisibly increasing production value.

However, Green Shade Territory is still the most economically underdeveloped among the 22 territories and commanderies within the Holy Empire. As an Excellent Lord, you cannot allow this situation to persist.

For every 10% increase in material output, the people’s Loyalty toward you will increase by 1%. Once it reaches 100%, they will be willing to do anything for you, even overthrow the Empire.

For every 10% decrease in material output, the people’s Loyalty toward you will decrease by 1%. If it falls to -100%, they will constantly try to assassinate you. Even if you renounce your position as Lord, they will hunt you to the ends of the earth.

Noticing his title had upgraded, Lian rubbed the bridge of his nose.

’It seems 45% Loyalty is a threshold. If I want to raise it further, I’ll have to work even harder on economic development.’

’But this isn’t necessarily a bad thing for me. At least a 10% drop in the territory’s total production value only causes a 1% dip in Loyalty.’

’It’s become quite difficult for the people to hate me.’

"Yina."

Lian suddenly called out to Yina, who was mopping the floor, making her tremble in fright.

To pay off her massive debt, Yina had to work three jobs during the day and study with Nancy Stuart at night.

Why study at night? Because Yina’s Learning was very special.

In addition to being Lian’s student, Yina served as his personal Maid, his floor-sweeping Maid, and his cleaning Maid.

By day, Yina was timid and uncomplaining, always willing to work hard.

"M-Master."

Yina timidly raised her small face and asked, her voice trembling, "D-Do you need some black tea? I’ll go right away."

"No, I need to sleep."

Yina immediately stopped mopping the floor. She scrambled to her feet, wiped her hands, and trotted into Lian’s bedroom. She began to change his sheets and duvet cover, then quickly returned to his side to help him change his clothes.

She had no idea why Lian, who never took afternoon naps, suddenly wanted to sleep when the sun was high in the sky.

"Nancy has trained you well. You’re a qualified Maid now."

Lian praised.

Yina’s small face remained serious, showing no pride in the compliment. When she saw Lian, she was only reminded of her debt and was driven to work even harder.

Her diligence was such that even a capitalist would feel a pang of pity for three seconds.

Who could make a little girl work three jobs? And without pay?

"Yina, give me a dream."