After returning to Prestige, I checked up on the Riry Shop and my plot of land worth 6000 TP. Riry Shop made great profits thanks to the goblins’ hard work while Henry and Kiri learned the business management skill book. They said they only needed 4 days to learn how to read and write when I asked them about their incredible learning speed. (For the record, players had an automatic language support inside the tower.)

The empty plot of land already showed signs of fertility with weeds growing.

[Random Dice x 5]

I rolled the dice while looking at the empty plot. Two gave me equipment I could sell in Riry Shop and the other two turned into crops that could be cultivated.

[Lv.2 Clear and Clean Rice] [Lv.3 Incredible Meat-Flavored Corn]

Then I asked Henry and Kiri about NPCs with farming experience. I found 5 NPCs in an hour and ordered them to plow the land after feeding them. I also purchased a few dilapidated houses nearby and fixed them up into decent cabins since they didn’t have any homes.

All this took only half a day thanks to Young Dwarf’s Dexterity.

“We’ll do our best, Lord!”

The 5 NPCs bowed respectfully with teary eyes. Well, there were now 8 of them including their family members. It felt a bit embarrassing, but I considered it noblesse oblige as Prestige’s richest man.

“Work hard, but don’t overwork yourselves.”

Encouraging words from a person of power often improved work efficiency. Finally, I returned to the Chameleon Troupe’s hideout.

“I’m back?”

However, they had all left. I looked around the cold and dark hideout before turning the light...