Valentine put down his pen, looked up from the table, looked left and right, and saw that those who were waiting with him in the waiting room also raised their heads at about the same time.

He smiled wryly and picked up the paper in his hand and shook it at the others, whose faces froze when they saw what he wrote on the paper, and they also smiled bitterly.

Sure enough, their goals were all the same.

Without even looking at what they wrote, just by observing their expressions, Valentine knew that they had come this time for the sake of that policy.

But beyond that, he came this time for another purpose, which was to get the refugees back to the Barony of Kate.

Although the Barony of Kate was also implicated due to the civil war that broke out in the kingdom before, there were many refugees in the territory, and most of them fled to the original Sadwind Lord, which is now the Duchy of Sorrowful Wind.

The gracious and generous chief maid took them in, gave them food, gave them a place to live, and gave them a chance to live.

Of course, Valentine knew about this, and was very grateful to the head maid, if those who fled were dead, then how could the Barony of Kate, who had finally settled down, continue to develop?

You must know that most of those who fled are the low-level laborers of the territory.

Previously, they had chosen to turn a blind eye to those who had fled in order to 'establish authority' in their own realm, but now that the opportunity to make money was gone, and the kingdom had settled down again, they remembered those who had fled.

If nothing else, several of you here have come here with the same mission as him.

The refugees had no possessions, their houses had been looted, and it would have cost money to resettle them if they were to be brought back after the war.

Almost all the nobles had chosen to forget about them, but when the kingdom had to settle down, they 'suddenly' remembered these laborers and moved to 'take them back'.

But what exactly is the success rate...... I really don't know.

Even Valentine knew very well that this kind of thing was not a good thing, even with many excuses, they had not done anything before, and it was a fact that they turned a deaf ear to the tragic plight of the refugees.

However, no one thinks they need to give everything they have for the sake of the civilian population.

Whether it was Valentine, their masters, or their superiors, the moment the war broke out, they decided to protect their family.

Of course, this is also in line with the consensus of the mainland nobles, who will not only not be condemned for doing so, but on the contrary, they will be praised by other nobles at the party.

It has become a consensus that noble bloodlines do not need to pay for those mud-legged people, so Valentine and the others did not feel that what they did was wrong, but they did not bring those refugees back to their territory immediately after the war.

The butlers and knights in the waiting room handed the paper to the civil servant who was waiting, and the civil servant bowed slightly politely before leaving the waiting room.

At this time, Valentine looked left and right and found that no one had a good-looking face.

Everyone's face was sad, and no one, including himself, seemed to think they could do the job.

Without the permission of the head maid, that policy would not have appeared before their eyes.

Then, since that policy has appeared in front of their eyes and is bound to be implemented to the end, all they can do is try to persuade them, and other than that, neither threats nor inducements will have any effect on the country.

Compared to here, their territory is too weak and too poor......

Valentine they didn't wait too long, which surprised them, and then something even more unexpected followed.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Miss Edith invites you to come to the small conference room for a face-to-face meeting. ”

Valentine and the others looked at each other, then stood up and led the way to the door of the small conference room by the civil servant.

"Please come in!" the civil servant opened the door for them, smiling and leading.

Then, Valentine and the others walked into the conference room with deep doubts.

They did come here with the same purpose, but it was not what they had imagined.

Miss Edith didn't explicitly and directly refuse their negotiations, so that means that there might be a turning point in this matter?

“...... Guys, please be seated!"

There was only one person in this room!

After entering the conference room, they could see that there was only one person in the conference room, the girl with bright eyes and bright teeth and a quiet smile sitting quietly behind the table.

When they saw the maid, Valentine and the others were breathless, and if they hadn't seen the head maid, they might have thought that the girl who appeared before them now was the legendary head maid of Serena.

It's too similar......

After hearing the girl's greeting, Valentine and the others woke up from a dream and hurriedly took their seats.

After seeing everyone seated, Edith nodded with satisfaction, and then tapped the stack of papers in her hand with her left index finger, "Gentlemen, I probably already know your intentions, this matter is non-negotiable, I called you over, in fact, I have other things to say." ”

After hearing the first half of the sentence, the steward and the knights frowned slightly, but after hearing the second half of the sentence, they couldn't help but show surprise on their faces.

This matter is non-negotiable, but there are other things to discuss?

What does that mean exactly? Could it be that this Miss Edith, or the head maid behind her, knew they were coming from the beginning?

Or maybe that policy is just to get them to come...... No, you don't have to go through the hassle, just a letter!

With just a letter, they would have set out from their respective realms to get here, after all, it was a request from the ruler of the Duchy of the Howling Winds, and they would not normally refuse.

So that means that this Miss Edith knew they were coming in the first place?

While the stewards and knights were still thinking, Edith was the first to speak: "The immigration policy is to increase the population of the principality, first of all, we need to make sure that we have enough war potential. ”

Such a frank attitude surprised Valentine even more.

They were not surprised by Edith's words, but surprised by the young lady's frank attitude.

They didn't know what 'war potential' was, but it was probably just that—population, number of strong, manufacturing.

The immigration policy of the Principality of Sorrow is nothing more than relying on its own advantages to absorb a large number of foreign populations, so as to increase the population and increase the number of strong people.

Although the geographical environment of the Principality of Sorrow is not very good, its national advantages are incomparable to other countries and territories.

Here, although not everyone is equal, it is close to equality, and there are plenty of employment opportunities here, so even the elderly do not have to worry about having no one to support them in their old age, because 'supporting their immediate elders' is clearly written into the law.

There is a chance of advancement that no other country can give, and although you can't become a nobleman and bless your children and grandchildren, you can make yourself and your children and grandchildren worry about food and clothing.

Rather than staying in other countries and not being able to get ahead, it is better to come here and work hard, even if it doesn't work, at least it won't be particularly miserable.

Every nobleman wants their realm to have a greater 'war potential', but they can't compete with the Duchy of Sorrow.

It's surprising that Miss Edith, who now runs the whole country on her behalf, is so straightforward!

However, this is also very similar to the style of the chief maid, who laid everything out and then left people speechless, even if it was nonsense, the Principality of Sorrow had the strength to rectify them.

"One thing you may not know is that the Black Forest is spreading, and the reason why we want to increase the war potential is also for this!"

Edith held her chin in her hands and said quietly, "Ladies and gentlemen, war is coming, this time not between humans and humans, but between humans and the 'world' - this time, we must win!"