As they reach the castle Damien found Crowley waiting for them at the door with maids the he asked:'is this a new friend you have my made my lord should we prepare a room for her'.with a grin on his face like a saw everything.
Damien acting like he didn't see anything said:'yeah I just meet her a the town plaza and she seems to be in need of accommodation so as a good lord how I couldn't offer so I hope you would make here fell like she is at home and she will also like a glass of blood like me'.
Crowley:'oh so she has the same liking as the young master that is good to hear Marie could please lead lady ' Damien:' kikyou '.
Crowley:' kikyou a rare name it's sound like it's from the far East if I am not mistaken as I was saying please guide to here room'.
Kikyou looked to Damien then followed the maid as she was going Crowley said:'its good choice she would make a fine edition to your subordinate group my lord'.
Damien rolled his eyes at him:' yeah she will bring a different view plus she also want to kill Dylan which make here more eager towards tha goal'.
But then Crowley:' and after that my lord '.
Damien smiled:' she already felt powerless once she will never repeat it and since I am the source of that power she will cling to me more as long i don't push her to hard and also she seem to care for her family so if we guarantee their safety she will be loyal forever '.
Crowley:' I hope young master everything will be as you say'.
Hearing that Damien only give a nod and went to his room full of anticipation for the talent he acquired.
Few minutes later he was sitting lotus 🪷 position as he was felling his new talents he found that his talent for shadow has grown significantly this explaining when he used shadow spells earlier it consumed less mental power and the element of shadow easily answered his call.
Then he found two new talent one giving a green but giving a nauseating felling this was talent for using poison and corrosion spells as he found earlier from his bref research he made over talent everyone can cast any spell but those who resonate with your talent are cheaper and more powerful to cast but he also got the poison breath that the wyvern used earlier he really wanted to do it but resisted the urge as probably using now will kill a lot of people in has castle and also revealing one of her s trump card.
The last was white like snow ❄️ and gave a chilling felling it was probably the talent of the white tiger 🐅 talent of ice for now he could only use previous spells as reference to cast because unlike before he didn't seem to get a spell with this talent so he concluded either he didn't refine enough blood to awaken it or it's like percentage you could get the bloodline spell with or not it just rely on luck or what he thinks had happened is that the bloodline spell he used was in that refined drop of blood he used to turn kikyou so she may have got that spell he will ask later.
After that he started a round of refining blood and meditation in order to make the acquired mental power his.
As the sun 🌞 was shinning on Stonehenge town Damien has just woken up and he was in the process to get himself ready to go to the diner room in order to get his breakfast 🍳.
But unlike his previous time we're he was only accompanied by Crowley this time there another person kikyou Will join him on his meals this adding some much needed companionship to these meals.
So Damien took his sit after Crowley and kikyou sat .
As they started eating breakfast 🥞 Damien said:' I hope you liked your room if you are in need of anything you ask the maid for it treat it as you are home'.
Kikyou answered:' thank you my lord I feel comfortable here thank you again'.
Then he turned to Crowle :' whaty schedule for today Crowley?'.
Then Crowley said:' first my lord you have meeting with Jean to discuss the budget of the territory then you have a meeting with Mathias and master dwarves builder for the urban modification that you want to make to the town after you will have a meeting with two new the stewards that you hired young master'.
Hearing this Damien answered: it's good as for the last meeting kikyou Will be present '.
Crowley:' yes young master'.
Then they continued their breakfast with some small talk on the side when they finished Damien excused himself to go meet with Jean while kikyou chose to go to her to meditate and pray 🙏 as from the looks of it her being a vampire 🦇 didn't conflict with her being a priestesse.
Few minutes later in the study room their was Damien,Jean and Crowley Infront of them was a mountain of paperwork mainly about how much they spend and how much they made.
Those documents included the gold made from selling grain 🌾 to the neighbouring baronies which was around five hundreds and forty gold also the one made from selling them weapons they solde four hundred sword,one thousand spear,two hundred simple iron shield and around forty Armor their total worth was one hundred ninety eight gold but they made the most from paper they made around a thousand gold a month and not included the deal they made with Santini as for soap 🧼 the hadn't finished calculating but they estimate it will be around five hundreds gold give or take so in total they made around a thousand and swven hundreds gold which almost what the territory collects in tax while the year.
Thus it was obvious to everyone that production it's the way to go.
Now it time for expanses they have raised three battalion thus hiring almost three thousand and half permanent soldiers not including the ones guarding the castle and the paid eight copper a day for legionnaire ,ten coppers for officers and fifteen a day to those of level 1 or knight which totaled a staggering some of one thousand and hundred gold if we include their daily expanses such as lodging , arming,uniform and food.
It could have been more if the weapons weren't made locally.
So Jean told :' for the time being the budget is under control but any expansion of the army or more spending should be done carefully as any in disturbance in trade could jeopardize the whole baron monetary system '.
Damien said:' I agree with that's way for the time being three battalion will be the maximum of the army until we have increased our manpower base and industry by a large margin but a want to calculate how much we can spare after adding the profit we get from soap and a two products we will start their production after controlling Manheim in order to build a first rate wizard tower with all the facilities '.
Hearing this Jean almost feigned:' my from the general knowledge even the lowest tower will cost in the thousands of golds and if we talk about a first rate one it must be in the ten thousands or more I hope you will reconsider my lord as that will put us at a precarious position we may even need to barrow in order to build it'.
Damien :' building is a necessity Jean first it will add to the protection of the territory second we will not build tomorrow I want first to contact the mage towers building guilds and try to see their pricing range third as for money just a few months and it will no be a problem'.
Jean :' if it's like this a can stand by it my lord but if I can ask isn't a mage tower only for level 2 Wizard '.
Damien looked at Jean:' I hope you can keep a secret I am a level 1 wizard my friend '.
As for why Damien told him for two things first so that everyone think he is just a mage thus any plan to kill him will just be made on the assumption that he is a mage and seconde only that way he could hide that he is vampire 🦇'.
Hearin this Jean said:' congratulations my lord and thank you for the trust you put in me'.