Blood Holy Scripture: True Ancestor Charlotte de Castel
Chapter 425: -173- She really is a monster!

Chapter 425: -173- She really is a monster!

"Development planning?"

Having heard the young girl’s words, Baron Betel was momentarily stunned.

He had envisioned Count Castel trying to sway him, as well as other nobles waiting aloofly for his pledge of allegiance. He also considered that Count Castel might first choose to rebuke him, this troublemaker from the Northern Land, or perhaps suggest under other nobles’ pressure that he hand over his domain and rank to become a landless aristocrat...

But he never anticipated that upon meeting, the other party would just hand him a stack of documents.

Development planning?

For Baron Betel Territory?

Baron Betel picked up the scroll with a look of confusion and began to read, baffled. But after just one glance, he couldn’t look away anymore.

The reason was simple, the content of this development plan was too captivating.

The entire set of scrolls was roughly estimated to consist of thirty to forty pages, with a construction period set for twenty years. This period was further divided into four stages, each lasting five years.

The documents covered everything from the significance and necessity of the development in Baron Betel Territory, to the current situation and basic conditions of the domain, to its existing problems, described in tremendous clarity — even more comprehensively and thoroughly than he, the lord of the lands, understood.

Following this, regarding the various issues analyzed, the plan from aspects like infrastructure construction, fortification enhancements, territorial security, commercial trade development, farmland improvement, and sustainable forest management, spread voluminously through dozens of pages of measures and suggestions. These were interlinked, comprehensive, and flawless.

Some suggestions and measures illuminated the mind of him, the local lord, and even matched some of his long-held ideas perfectly. The analyses concerning the current developmental challenges of the Baron Territory, in particular, enlightened him, who had long worried about the state of his lands.

Especially regarding undead clearance in security construction and road building in infrastructure construction, he had long harbored thoughts on these.

Baron Betel was situated centrally amongst the Roman, Violet, and Castel domains, a crucial trade route through the three territories. Yet, despite decades, it had not only failed to develop, but had also become increasingly run-down. The biggest reasons were the lingering undead from the Star Moon War, along with decrepit roads and loss of population.

Additionally, for easier reader comprehension, the scrolls were magically imprinted with numerous diagrams and charts, an innovative format.

After gazing through it a few times, Baron Betel was thoroughly captivated by the development plan.

Unconsciously, he became immersed, continually assessing its feasibility as he read. By the time he reluctantly closed the entire scroll, he realized nearly an hour had passed.

Baron Betel quickly snapped back to reality and hastily closed the scroll, soon hearing Charlotte’s slightly amused voice from behind his desk:

"How is it, Baron? What do you think of this development report?"

"Brilliant! Truly brilliant! Since I’ve been ennobled, I’ve never seen such a detailed and abundant plan with clear objectives and coherent organization! It’s visionary and valuable!"

"Especially the format of planning by years, and the inventive charts and tables, even someone completely ignorant could grasp it all at a glance!"

Baron Betel expressed his admiration.

After speaking, he couldn’t help but comment further:

"Of course, perhaps because the person who wrote it didn’t deeply understand the Betel Territory, some suggestions still have flaws and difficulties, but on the whole, even if only a third of the planned proposals in this document were completed, the entire Baron Betel Territory would likely be transformed!"

Saying this, he sighed and then inquired:

"Co... Count, who exactly wrote this development plan? Undoubtedly, whoever wrote this plan is immensely talented!"

Charlotte smiled and answered:

"It was written collectively by several ministers from the cabinet, their names are attached at the end of the scroll."

"The cabinet ministers did it together?"

Baron Betel displayed surprise, then couldn’t help but sigh:

"No wonder the Castel Domain is developing better and better, having such a professional cabinet there. It’s no surprise that it has surpassed those decaying noble domains."

Speaking of which, he flipped to the end of the parchment scroll, wanting to see which Castel nobles had authored this report, perhaps planning to visit them for advice when he had the time.

However, when Baron Betel turned to the last page of the parchment scroll, he paused in surprise at the first name he saw:

"Charlotte de Castel?"

He couldn’t help but raise his head and look toward the young lady, and Charlotte smiled and said:

"I only provided the framework and direction, designed the outline and chart requirements; the details, including the recommendations, were mostly drawn up by the cabinet."

"They are the main contributors; I just did a small part."

A small part?

No! The framework and direction are the most important, aren’t they?

These opinions and suggestions, any one of them listed individually, any experienced nobles could think of based on the actual conditions, but the hardest thing is actually putting these elements together into a whole.

Or more accurately, being able to lay out the overall framework, to create a design for twenty years, to set a direction for long-term planning, that is the most difficult and crucial part.

Not to mention the charts.

In Baron Betel’s view, what caught his eye the most were these straightforward charts; he could almost imagine, this intuitive form of expression could be applied almost anywhere in domain governance.

These charts can concisely summarize problems, greatly facilitating comparative analysis, helping one discover connections between data and reality.

Merely through the comparison of charts, he suddenly was able to clarify some previous doubts about the development of his domain, feeling a profound sense of enlightenment.

Thinking of this, Baron Betel couldn’t help but look towards the young girl behind the desk, his expression increasingly amazed.

A transcendent prodigy not yet seventeen years old, with a Transcendent Aura so powerful that even he, a seasoned Starry Knight, felt oppressed...

A young leader who, in less than a year, had integrated her domain and defeated two Duchy Alliance Armies...

A visionary lord who could casually design such a clear development plan, thoroughly considering issues and valuing domain development...

Divine Lord above, what kind of monster has the Castel family produced!

Baron Betel’s feelings were incredibly complex.

"Baron, you mentioned that there are some flaws in this plan; could you elaborate?"

Charlotte then said.

Baron Betel paused for a moment and then mused:

"Yes, some aspects of the details still require careful consideration. Some plans and measures, although theoretically feasible and sound, could be difficult to implement and do not fully match the actual situation..."

"For example, the Undead, previously Violet did not fail to attempt to clear Betel’s Undead, but the pollution in the Baron Betel Territory was more severe than imagined, and without the Blazing Sun stepping in, it would be hard to resolve everything, the costs too high..."

Listening to Baron Betel’s words, Charlotte nodded and smiled:

"So, could you propose some modifications to this plan?"

"Of course, I would be willing."

Baron Betel almost blurted out instinctively.

Then, he picked up the parchment scroll again and began discussing various doubts about the plan with the young Count Lord.

For a time, he even forgot that he had actually been forcefully brought to meet the lord, to accept "disposition"...

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