Chapter 313

“What are your plans, Lady Eliza? Do you need me to purchase more farmland?” Malaki asked from the side.

He had rushed over to Saint Grace Nunnery with Lawrence after hearing the news, wanting to see what Eliza intended to do.

Eliza shook her head and replied, “No, don’t bother buying any. If they want to buy it, let them. We can’t beat them on this front.”

Hearing that, Malaki felt a sense of relief and thought, ‘Our lady truly is wise.”

But Lawrence didn’t understand and probed, “Hm? Why? If you let them buy it all, what will you do?”

Malaki warmly explained on Eliza’s behalf, “Powerful forces back the farmland and manors near Hasen City. The tangled interests are as complex as those in the imperial court. Every manor is likely tied to a government official–more than likely, a civil official. And who do civil officials align themselves with Naturally, no one other than the Duke of Mowbay.”

As soon as Lawrence heard that, he understood and thought, ‘Her Grace’s father is the top–r

Most of those civil officials work under him.

top–ranking civil official

Although the Duke’s estate had taken a hit recently, even getting chastised by the young king, chopping off a few branches didn’t topple

the tree.

Unless it were uprooted entirely, it wouldn’t fall so easily.

the civil officials under the Duke wouldn’t leave his side just like that.

And th

With just a word from him, the officials backing those manors would never agree to sell their land to Eliza.

civil officials are full of dirty tricks!” Lawrence exclaimed.

on Eliza’s side and thought, ‘She’s such

could compare with

that whole

will you do? Judging by the Duke’s estate, they clearly plan to get into herb cultivation too. If they

you have?”

only

already picked two perfect locations where

his eyes lighting up as he asked,

But

and

seven or eight days to reach Plutonville from Hasen City, and about ten days to get to

that be too much of a hassle to go all the way out

its own advantages, Eliza said with a gentle smile

she operated only in Hasen City, then everything she did would be under the Duke’s

Noganlul, she could act freely, Setting

Of course,

had to go there herself.

needed to remain in Hasen City–at Saint

she pleased, and second, she had to stay visible.

all her movements in Hasen City

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way, no one would notice what

select someone to go to Plutonville and

be her trump card

thought about it for a while and

his brows in admiration and praised. That’s a brilliant

Plutonville and Noganlul,

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