The Golden Experience Point [Part 1]

Chapter 148: "I called my friends!"

"Alright then, it's preferable to covertly control this town from the shadows without alerting the players, correct?"

"Not exactly aiming for control from the shadows, but securing the land might lead to that, I suppose."

Kerry and the others were summoned through [Summon], and the outline was explained. Additionally, the experience gained in the past day was invested, allowing the four to acquire [Subordinate].

"I leave the method up to you. You can focus on [Subordinate], saving gold coins, or distribute gold coins normally and engage in land speculation. Oh, but let's keep the lord and those around him under control. I'll be taking over the lord later, so the rest can do as they please."

"Understood."

"Even if we say not to be discovered by players, we don't know for sure how many players are staying in this town for reasons other than the dungeon. Well, let's aim for diligence. What must not be known is that you are acting under my instructions. As long as the connection with me is not revealed, honestly, anything else is fine. You can pretend to be players as usual, and if someone probes too much, you can even say something like 'I'll report you for stalking to the admins!' and escape."

Ideally, similar towns in other countries—referred to as portals for convenience—would be controlled. However, their locations were unknown, and it was impractical to manage them all.

Assuming one per country, seizing this town meant controlling one-sixth of the continent's portals, which should be sufficient.

Though the country had lost its formal structure, the demand for the former Hiers Kingdom among players was high. This was due to the presence of easily understandable raid bosses and unique dungeons.

If they could control the portals in such regions, that would be satisfactory.

"Now then, before heading to the dungeon, shall we go greet the lord?"

Disappearing, they headed to the lord's mansion. Meanwhile, Sugaru had been instructed to observe the state of the grasslands from above. Flying at such a high altitude, it was not easy to discern if it was an ordinary insect, bird, or something else at first glance.

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Hiers nobles seemed more susceptible than Aural's nobles. They quickly became docile with just [Charm].

If Lyra's information was accurate, the noble family should all be Noble Humans.

Controlling the lord, his wife, daughter, and son through [Subordinate], and additionally the elderly man presumed to be the steward. This was because he had witnessed the rare sight of [Charm] being cast on the lord.

They could have disposed of him, but if he truly was the steward, his absence might jeopardize the lord's duties and the maintenance of the mansion.

By holding the lord family and the steward, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that this household was under her control.

They could even hire Kerry and the others as mansion servants under the authority of this steward. If done cleverly, they might not arouse suspicion for any surface-level property dealings within the city, attributing it to the "lord's orders", and they could potentially even extort other players who had already acquired properties.

"Hey, Sugaru. Sorry to keep you waiting. Shall we head to the dungeon soon?"

<Have you finished your business?>

"As much as I will do."

The rest can be left to the lord and Kerry's group.

They were quite delayed due to dealing with other matters, but on the bright side, the player population around the dungeon had increased. With this many players, some would likely post about it on social media.