55 Chapter 55- Council Meeting

Dubs wiped his mouth with his hand and made some smacking sounds woth his lips before chugging a glass of water.

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"Alright. As the Lord of this new empire, it is my duty to inform my vassals of the current status of the empire and where we are going to move from here on out.", Dubs stated.

The others at the table listened as Dubs went on.

"First order of business- Reagan, I wish for your current priority to be to continue your research on a restoration potion. I will assist you in this, however I will be spending the majority of my time studying fire magic so that I may further master magic."

Reagan nodded in approval. "Yes, sweetie!", she exclaimed while giggling.

Dubs looked to Arctus and Sylvester. "The two of you will continue training under Alt. It will be difficult, but I have faith that you two will come out of it much stronger than before."

The two looked determined, and putting their fists together made a salute. "Yes, my Lord!"

Dubs looked at Reginald. "What is the current status on the dwarven outpost?"

Reginald took the spotlight and explained the situation.

"We have found a suitable plot for mining and begun to dig out the scene. A hut for storage and some living quarters have already been built, and we plan on excavating from here on out. Resources will begin to show up a few days from now once we have dug deep enough to reach them."

Drocar spoke up. "I can assure you that there are an abundance of minerals underneath the location we chose. You could say its a dwarven intuition."

"Well then, I will leave that to you two.", Dubs stated.

Dubs turned towards Drocai. "There is a special reason why I have called you here, Drocai."

Drocai nervously responded. "What is it, Lord Dubs?"

"I wish for you to become a scout. The lands surrounding this area need to be charted, and if there are any other hints of civilization nearby we need to know immidiately."

Drocai nodded, understanding. "I will fulfill this task, my Lord!"

"However", Dubs warned. "This is not a trivial task. Reginald, report to the council here what you told me earlier."

Reginald began speaking. "I noticed that there was an unidentified scout sneaking around the area near the dwarven outpost. It seems out presence on the surface hasnt gone unnoticed, and in a worst case scenario the surfacers guild may take action against us. This is very concerning, especially because we are uninformed about their current strength."

The council was filled with worry and whispers, however it was Drocai who spoke up bravely to calm the council.

"So what shall we do about this, Lord Dubs?"

Dubs responded. "If the surfacers make contact with us, the best thing to do would be to negotiate, in order to survive. However, I am repulsed at this notion. Negotiation with those people would mean accepting their ways of doing things, which I have no intention of doing. I will train myself and out forces to be able to contend with the surfacers, no matter how strong they are."

The council felt at ease with these words. They were confident in the strength of their ruler.

"That is all for tonight. You may return to your posts.", Dubs stated.

All of a sudden, from the entrance to the manor, a knocking sound was heard.