Cale verified that Count Deruth looked happy before smiling and heading out of the office.

�Excuse me, young master-nim.�

�What is it?�

Mueller looked around before cautiously asking.

�Is the reason you are building the castle and ship because of what you discussed insi-.�

�Yes. For that reason.�

Cale cut Mueller off so that he doesn�t need to listen to a long rambling and answered.

His goal was to build that castle and ship to safely avoid the war. He did not want to fight. They called life a continuous war, but he didn�t want to live in a real war.

�Just treat it as you are building a domain to prevent us from dying.�

Mueller�s eyes became complicated. Cale put a gift on Mueller�s neck.

It was a golden necklace.

�Then you will live to get more presents like this.�

�I, I will definitely make a safe place to prevent us from dying!�

Mueller turned the most pale when he was in front of Cale, even more so than when he was around the kittens or the dragon. Cale was satisfied with Mueller�s confident answer. Giving presents and being nice really was the answer.

***

One week later, Count Deruth had a look of disbelief.

�I couldn�t find any information about the North.�

The reason for not being able to gather information even with money meant that it was precious information that could not be purchased with money or that it did not exist. Deruth picked the former.

�I have a ton of money piled up anyways.�

There was only so much you could save. Deruth started to speak to his son as if he had expected this to happen.

�Son, let�s give it a try.�

Cale started to smile. He then turned his gaze to the side. Deruth had not called just Cale over. Although their youngest sibling Lily was still too young to get involved in the dealings of the territory, it was possible for one other person.

�I will work hard as well, hyung-nim.�

�Good. It is where you, our parents, and Lily will live. Let�s give it our best.� JrNovels.com