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nTime passed by fast, and in a blink of an eye..... December had arrived, and a lot had changed.

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nSanta had come, brought the treaty and left with the gang.

nRight at this moment, some parts of Carona had received the goods, like mattresses and so on... while others had not.

nSo Santa had brought 12 of his Caronian merchant friends along with him.

nAnd each of them had brought at least 3 ships for the trip.

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nThey had planned to make numerous trips starting from now, until all goods were properly circulated around every corner within their empire.

nAs for the people around the Capital, they had already begun hearing about Baymard.... as the first goods that Santa had previously taken, were all sent there.

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nEvery Baymardian item had the words: 'Made in Baymard' on them, so it was pretty hard for them to not know where the goods came from.

nThey had their winter jackets, socks, scarfs and so on with them..... as well as warm blankets and bedding materials as well.

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nSanta's plan was to take care of Carona first, before sending out goods to his other stores within other empires.

nAnd with the way things were going, slowly but surely... Baymards excellence would soon spread out of Carona as well.

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nNow, since the children were staying here for school.... Carmelo and his gang had gotten one of the largest luxury villas within District H.

nThat district was closer to King's Landing,and used to be for Visa approvals and Check-ins.

nBut now, it was converted into a residential area for foreigners.

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nCarmelo had decided that this villa would be their official residence within Baymard.

nAnd due to the fact that the children had 6 to 8 more years before reaching 15 and completing their education..... their request to own the property for that period if time was approved.

nBut it was done step by step.

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nTypically, leases woud be signed based on how long one's Visa permits them to be here.

nBut if one wanted to keep any home for a longer period of time, they would need proof.

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nSo in Carmelo's case, every year..... once they paid the children's fees, they would have to bring the receipts before they could renew the lease for the Villa.

nAnd the good thing was that the lease had the option of paying for services.... like cleaning, gardening, and even hiring guards from Baymard, to look after the property.

nSo of course, Carmelo chose that option..... and paid a hefty price for it.

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nNow, since the children would be staying in that huge villa while studying..... Carmelo had left 10 other royal guards with his nieces and nephews for the meantime.

nAnd as a legal guardian, His other Niece... Regina, who was his brother's 17 year old daughter... had opted to stay behind as well.

nScratch that!.... she had wrestled with her own siblings, just for the position.

nAnd with that, Santa and his gang had left Baymard for good.

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nAnd with the treaty in his hands, Landon had now completed 2 out of 4 side missions.

nHe notarized the documents and placed them away.

nAnd to commemorate the treaty, Landon had requested for an embassy building to be built for Carona.

nHe had also decided to build a statue of himself and Penelope shaking hands in future... so as to symbolize their treaty.

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nBut for now, since Carona didn't have any Visa system yet... the embassy would be there for the Caronians.

nThere, they would receive and confirm any news about their empire.

nIf a war broke out there, and they wanted to confirm anything...the embassy was the right place for them to visit.

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nAlso, the ambassadors in the embassy were also there to discuss all political and economical concerns or requests between Carona and Arcadina.

nSo if Carona ever needed help, the Ambassador could seek an audience with Landon and state his request.

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nThe list went on for what could be done there, as even criminal transfers would be discussed too.... since it was in the treaty.

nAnd for the ambassadors.... of course, they would arrive when the Caronian knights arrived as well.

nWhich was sometime around late Winter to early Spring.

nAnd when they arrived..... they would be coming with her Majesty, Queen Penelope.

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nAs for those who previously went out on missions, the last group had just arrived with the new refugees.

nThat meant that Landon had successfully dealt with Nopline's camps in Arcadina.

nSo of course.... he gave those who returned a well deserved break with, 1 month off military duties.

nBut while they were resting, he sent several new groups out to Deiferus and Yodan.

nAnd this time, Lucius and Trey were amongst.

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nIn short.... Lucius had practically stated that he was going, and that was that!

nHe wanted to test out the weapons on real enemies... as well as get back on the field once again.

nSo with Lucius out, that meant that Landon was grounded in Baymard till further notice.

nWell, for now.... they would have to push his wedding date for Summer of next year.

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nLucius and Mother Kim were already engaged, and their wedding had previously been arranged for Spring of next year.

nBut with the mission, Lucius might only come back in summer.

nIn Landon's mind, Mother Kim had to be married before him... and fast.

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nWith the way Alex Barn was.... if he found out about Baymard's success, who knew if the fool would shamefully claim that Mother Kim was still his concubine?

nYes, they did end everything, and had even annulled their marriage.

nEveryone knew that.

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nBut someone as shameless as Alec, would probably use devious means to acquire Baymard's fortune and power.

nHence thinking up till here, his mother had to marry fast.

nAt least with a new husband, Alec wouldn't even dream of using that approach.

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nAs for the new refugees who had just been rescued, Landon had truly reaped a massive number of them this time around.

nHe had gained: hundreds of bags filled with seeds, 357 caged animals, 820 stallion horses, and a ton of coins that could fill up 7 wagons.

nAnd all this came from all 5 underground pleasure camps.

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nAs for how many refugees he had acquired from all 5 training camps, and all 5 underground pleasure camps.... they were 34,091 new refugees to be exact.

nNeedless to say, Landon started working on several new projects at once.

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nWith the Zoo being completed, he had placed all animals in their new homes.... as well as trained the new slaves on how to take care of each animal.

nAnd once their training was completed, the Zoo would finally be opened for business..... which would be around late winter as well.

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nAside from that, Landon had also opened up a Law school and court system.

nJust because Landon never mentioned it, didn't mean that conflicts didn't happen regularly.

nFor sure, disagreement was part and part and parcel of human nature.

nBut it was just that there were certain laws that everyone had to abide on.

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nEven though Landon had said that killing the innocent was bad, that didn't mean that some of his people wouldn't do it.

nPsychos could always emerge, as there was no such thing as a perfect society.

nHence, Landon had to be prepared for the worst.

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nPlus, a court system was also important in judging foreigners as well.

nThey would be given a lawyer, and all the rights that one should have while being in custody.

nCourt cases would be used for anything.... so far as one was suing.

nBut for now, since there weren't many cases to begin with... only 100 people were trained for these roles.

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nAdding to all these changes.... Baymard had just welcomed its first Cab Company as well.

nAnd it was booming!!

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nWith the current population of 131,954 people.... even though some of them had their cars, and still used public transport.

nA good chunk of them prefered to use cabs, as it was somewhat private and faster than public transportation.

nAlso, if one was running late to work or missed the bus.... cans were truly a life saver to them.

nHence the business was in high demand ever since it started 3 weeks ago.

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nYup!

nAll this time, the slaves had been learning how to drive..... as well as getting themselves acquainted with most of the roads within Baymard, while using Baymard's public map.

nAnd now, the company had officially begun business.

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nIn short, Baymard had fallen into a state of busyness.... as the year was finally coming to an end.

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n--Riverdale City, Arcadina----

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"2 rooms for the night!!

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nStanding within a musty old Inn, were 2 burly men.

nThey had been travelling for 4 and a half months now, and finally.... they had arrived at Riverdale City.

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"Do you think that he's dead?

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"He might be..... but there's a high chance that he was turned into a slave as well.

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"Nonetheless, Master wants us to rescue him... so we will do just that.

nTomorrow, we'll head out to Baymard!!

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