“That’s unusual.”

“Yes. It’s certainly rare to have such terrain in the duchy, which is filled with mountains. But at the same time, it’s the best environment to be building a large city.”

Vincent sympathized with Raven while steering his horse closer.

“Hmm….”

Raven nodded his head, then continued to look around. It was impressive that the Pendragon Duchy, which was filled with jagged mountains, also had such a flat terrain. One could see far in all directions.

“Hmm… Let’s see…”

Raven bent down and grasped a handful of dirt.

“W, what…”

Several soldiers’ expressions changed when they saw their lord bend down to pick up dirt, smell it, and even taste it. But Vincent gave it no thought and copied Raven’s actions as well.

“It is not very good for farming.”

“Yes. There is a lot of sand mixed in. Southern farmers know the secret of wheat farming in these types of land, but I think it will be difficult for us. I have also heard that the duchy is quite humid and warm. Even though we have a lot of land, it will be difficult to farm for wheat.”

“Your face seems rather bright. What do you have in mind?”

Vincent grinned in response to Raven’s words.

“I do have something in mind, but it will not be easy with our current population. We might be able to barely get it started once we have more than 10,000 residents in this...