Chapter 73: In the end I get stuck with handling the settlement

Plot
After clearing the Herthania Valley of the golems, Viscount Achilles, post troops around the perimeter to stop ore thieves and has already arrested people on the first day. He has decided to take the post of the Royal government military post that will be established at the location. Wend is discusses the plans going forward with Roderich about laying the foundations for a new city plus the people they will hire to work the mines. Roderich has sent Felix von Armstrong to be the new Governor of the region, but Felix is nervous about the appointment since he has no experience so Wend plans to hire good people to support him. Wend has some free time and is spending it talking with Karla and Wend feels she is trying to seduce him into marrying her. As they talk she reveals that she wants to be free from the Browig household. Wend calls over Klaus and asks for advice on how to resolve this and Klaus tells him to find another member of the Browig to promote to the head of household and have them release Karla as part of the agreement. Klaus surmises that Karla already has someone in mind so Wend decides he will help her. He will have part of his core group accompany him plus Nikolaus Frauke and 6 other member being the guides. They take an airship to Brotrich and after the disembark they head to the adventurers guild and bring Hendrik with them. Hendrik didn't really want to go but Armstrong told him if he wants to pass Arterio Marchen as a merchant he will take this time to learn. Wend has decided to use monster hunting as a cover to visit the person Karla wants to take over the Browig peerage.

After hunting for a day as cover Karla guides them to the mansion of her uncle, Gerd Oskar von Browig. Wend and his group are introduced to Gerd and Lienheit who is his and Margrave Browig's youngest brother. They tell Gerd about their proposal to make him the next Margrave and Karla tells him she knows that he is hiding Heimo who is Margrave Browig's Seal official. Gerd calls for Heimo and Heimo explains that Margrave Browig never named an heir as he realized that both his sons were not a good fit to inherit. Wend proposes Gerd to send invitation for a tea party to the retainers that are not backing one of the sons to get them on his side. After the retainers arrive and they talk Wend lets Gerd know that he can go to the Royal Capitol and the King will perform the succession ceremony right away. Gerd and the retainer's don't think the King will approve of this right away but Armstrong informs them it already has been set up and Wend teleport's them to the capitol. King Helmut swears him in and give him a mantle to prove his right to rule the territory. They return to the Browig territory and Gerd takes over the Browig Mansion and has his brothers funeral the next day. To consolidate power he has all the children of his brother, their wives and retainers banned from the territory and honor's Karla's request to be removed from the family registry.

Characters
Wendelin von Benno Baumeister

Elise Katharina von Hohenheim

Wilmal Etol von Asgahan

Katharina Linda von Waigel

Louise Yorande Aorelia Oufelbeik

Iina Suzane Hirenbrant

Erwin von Arnim

Burkhart Ringstat

Klimt Kristoff von Armstrong

Karla von Browig

Klaus

Moritz von Asgahan

Thomas

Alois von Willi Achilles

Felix von Armstrong

Rodrich Rückner

Nikolaus Frauke

Hendrik von Armstrong

Gerd Oskar von Browig

Lienheit

Beckener

Heimo

King Helmut

Finance Minister Rückner

General Edgar

Locations
Herthania Valley

Brotrich

Stadtburg

Margrave Browig Margraviate