After I died, my personal maid rebelled.

When they arrived at the Duke's mansion, the cold wind of the Ice City was still blowing. Luna, wrapped in a thick coat and carrying a long spear, picked up a furry creature and felt that it looked somewhat familiar.

"Whose dog ran into my house?"

The guard who rushed over stammered an explanation, "Young lady, this is a bear, a bear cub."

"Oh." Luna nodded and continued in the same tone, "Whose bear ran into my house?"

guard:……

"Hehe, it seems there's more than one."

Lisa patted Luna on the shoulder and pointed forward. Luna looked in that direction and saw an even bigger bear fighting with her pet argali sheep.

Luna removed the spear from her back, a glint of shrewdness in her eyes. "Hmph, dare to kill my sheep? Form ranks, all troops..."

As they were speaking, a tall shadow loomed over them and grabbed Luna by the back of the neck.

Luna, lifted up, raised her head and met Oswald's steady gaze; her expression instantly became obedient.

"Brother, elder brother?"

"Your Majesty the Duke."

Everyone hurriedly bowed. Luna, who had lost all her strength and abilities, could only be led into the Duke's mansion by her silent elder brother like a plush toy.

After being away from home for many days, the Duke's mansion was still as clean and tidy as ever, but the air was not as fresh as before, and there was even a strange stench.

Luna quickly discovered the source of the stench: the maids, wet nurses, and the two babies being cared for by the old butler.

Wait, a baby?!

Luna's expression suddenly changed, and she weakly questioned, "Brother, you have a child? Why didn't you tell me?"

Setting Luna down, Oswald raised an eyebrow, patted her head, and sighed helplessly. "Don't talk nonsense. Do you think our family would have children with gray and blonde hair? Do you think our house isn't messy enough already?"

Luna ran forward and squeezed into the crowd, taking a closer look at her hair color. She immediately felt relieved. It was true; if it weren't for her mother's influence, the Charles family should all have black hair and black eyes.

"One is Thorne's child, the daughter of a hero, whom I named Serafina; the other is Frank's child, the son of a king. In short, thanks to this little guy, I now smoke from a hundred meters away."

"I see."

Luna nodded. No wonder her brother came back from outside... wait, whose child?!

Why are Frank's children in the Northern Territory? Could it be true, as they say, that his elder brother is the mastermind behind the Royal City catastrophe?

"Don't look at your brother like that, I'm still completely confused."

After saying that, Oswald turned and went upstairs. Luna quickly pinched the little prince's cheek and then followed him.

Even after delegating some power, the Duke's mansion, as the administrative center, still has to handle a large amount of government affairs every day.

Especially Elena, sitting amidst a pile of documents, gives off a faint, calmly mad feeling amidst chaos.

However, compared to the calm and efficient senior, Elene, Rhea, who had just started working as an assistant, was the one who was most distraught.

There's no comparison; the workload in the capital is nowhere near that in the Northern Territory!

Projects are underway everywhere, resources are being mobilized everywhere; cities are being built, armies are being built, and villages are being built.

Farmland, pastures, workshops, logging camps, coal mines, iron ore mines, brick factories, ceramic factories, glass factories, cement plants, alchemy centers, smelting centers, transportation centers, arms centers, humans, dwarves, elves, demons...

Even after repeated reforms, when the documents submitted by local officials and administrators were clear and concise with no superfluous words, Leia was still overwhelmed by the complex numbers.

If Frank's main job was to balance power and deal with troubles and crises, then Duke Oswald was in charge of everything in the Northern Territory.

He knew the population size and proportion of every village, he knew the workforce in every industry, he constantly adjusted the development direction of his territory, and he clearly determined how much power the Northern Territory could invest in his future plans.

The influx of massive amounts of information into the Duke's residence is proof of the Duke of Oswald's successful control over the territory.

"Planning should prioritize external forces. The internal environment is unlikely to change in the short term, so you should strive to gain benefits from external sources."

Unable to bear watching any longer, Elena had no choice but to teach her how to plan her work step by step.

"Senior~"

With tears in her eyes, Leia tried to act cute, but only received a lukewarm response from Eline.

"Use your job title when you are at work."

As Elene's new assistant, Leia's work is mostly simple, but this simplicity is only relative.

King Frank of the Central District is plotting to send troops to the Northern Territory, so a military camp in the Southern Commercial District needs to be established quickly.

In this battle, the Northern Territory mobilized the Second Regiment, the Knights, the Militia, and the local garrison.

The Second Regiment had 11,000 men, the Knights had 5,000 men, the two militia regiments had 10,000 men each, and the local garrison had more than 3,000 men, totaling about 30,000 men.

In addition, there were Luna's 1,000 personal guards, Paul's 600 paladins, and a reward for the Second Regiment's outstanding contributions in past wars.

Oswald specially transferred 1,000 newly trained archers from the Starfall Division and 1,000 battle veterans from the garrison of Kuogu City. Together with 1,500 new recruits and 500 cavalrymen from the military camp, he completed the Second Regiment's strength of 15,000 men.

The 2nd Regiment was officially promoted to the 2nd Northern Division, with Kate continuing as the division commander.

This was a massive battle. Upon learning the news, Oswald renamed the central city of the southern commercial district Iron Lake and began building a military camp there.

Leia's job was to mobilize resources and plan an armory within Ironlake City.

There was no way around it; this was no longer a minor issue of choosing sides. When the news of Frank's survival arrived, Rhea was so shocked that she momentarily lost her mind. From then on, she had no choice but to follow the Northern Territory to the bitter end.

"The people in the area outside Green Gorge City are loyal to our northern territory. You can start by recruiting workers, professional blacksmiths, and carpenters from this region, and at the same time, send people to acquire their resources..."

Elena took Leia's tangled schedule, glanced at it, and couldn't help but rub her temples.

If all of Frank's men were like her, it would save him a lot of trouble.

The immediate priority for Ironlake City's arsenal is to mass-produce arrows and oil that can be used in siege warfare, rather than spending vast resources on developing armor and weapons as outlined in this plan.

"In that case, the northern part of Ice City is an industrial area with many professionals. You can seek their advice first, and then consult with Commander Kate again after he arrives to determine the focus of the arsenal's work."