Chapter 360: Drafting Up Plans (2/2)

”Alright, then.” Argentum nodded as he told them, ”Just make sure to not tell him your real names. Use your titles instead, okay?”

With that, Rosalia took this time to tease Eleanor as she told her, ”Undying Flame, you better not slip up, okay?”

”Sure, Mother of Earth,” Eleanor responded to Rosalia's words in a mocking tone. Fortunately, before a fight could even start, Felix stopped the two of them, reminding them of what was going on.

On the other hand, Argentum headed to back where Delmann was as he said, ”I'm back.”

In less than an instant, Delmann asked him with a smile, ”Were you able to settle all of your things well?”

”Indeed, I have,” Argentum responded with a nod and a smile. After that, he told Delmann, ”Anyways, I need your help in something.”

”And what might you need help in, Sir Argentum?” Delmann instantly asked in response.

”I'm currently in a call with a few people that are willing to help out in the development of this town. We're currently drafting up some plans that could speed up the development process, but we don't know the ins and outs of the town. Would you be able to help me out in this area?”

Delmann hastily took in a deep breath from the sheer amount of shock he felt from Argentum's words. He had just gone out for a while and now he was asking him if he could out in drafting plans for the town? With that in mind, he could not help but be in awe of Argentum's abilities.

With a light nod, Delmann agreed to help Argentum out in that area, which prompted Argentum to extend a strand of energy towards him as he said, ”Don't resist. This will connect you to the benefactors I'm currently talking with.”

As a bit of cold sweat dripped on his back, Delmann slowly nodded. Soon, the strand of energy Argentum extended was soon absorbed by Delmann, allowing him to hear the voices of Felix and others in his mind.

Making sure that Delmann was properly connected, Argentum then told the three, ”Alright, I've connected the vice leader with us. Delmann, please say hello to the others.”

”Ah.” Delmann froze up for a bit, to which Argentum gave him a hint that he only needed to speak through his mind. With that, he stammeringly greeted the three of them, ”H-Hello there. My name is D-Delmann.”

”How cute. Don't you think so, Undying Flame?” The first one to respond to Delmann's greeting was Rosalia.

”He gives off a feeling of determination. I like him. How about you, Grand Blue?” Naturally, with Rosalia redirecting the conversation to her, Eleanor had no choice but to respond.

”I think he's a good fit for Argentum,” Felix said after a bit of silence. At this point, Delmann's nervousness had gone down a bit, seeing how they talked about him in positives.

”Alright. With Delmann now here, let's start with the first plan I have in mind,” Argentum went ahead and took the lead as he started to lay out his plans. ”The first plan I have in mind is to improve the living conditions of the citizens inside this town.”

”In other words, I want to improve their conditions for food, water, and shelter,” he soon added before turning his head to look at Delmann and asking, ”Delmann, how much does it cost for an average person in this town to get by on a day-to-day basis?”

”Hmm…probably around 2 silver coins or so,” Delmann pondered over the question for a bit before responding in a professional manner. ”If it's a family of three, then it rises to around 5 silver coins a day.”

Listening to Delmann's response, Argentum went silent for a bit before saying, ”I see. With the help of these benefactors here, let's start a project that would allow us to create a source of clean water without having to dig a well. Also, let's start a project that would allow us to create a few farms that would allow the town to be somewhat self-sufficient in those areas. Would that be possible?”

”Hmm…” Delmann mulled over the project ideas before asking him, ”Are you also taking into consideration the possible jobs we could create through these projects?”

Argentum nodded as he replied, ”I've taken into consideration the temporary jobs like construction workers, as well as the permanent jobs like those managing the clean water source and those harvesting and planting food.”

Nodding in response, Delmann then went silent for a bit more before giving Argentum their chances of feasibility. ”For the clean water source project, depending on how complex it is, it could cost around 10 gold coins to probably around 100 gold coins. Is Sir Argentum planning to transfer this clean water directly to the houses?”

”Yes. How much would that all cost?” Argentum nodded as he replied.

”Then, taking into consideration the forging of the pipes to be used, it would take about 120 gold coins to bring this project to life,” Delmann said, thinking that it would take some time until Argentum made a move on this project.

”How about the farming project?” Argentum soon asked while the three still remained silent.

”Well, to create a farm that contains both plants and animals that's enough for the town's population, we would need to expand the territory of our town by around 30 percent, as well as create new walls to protect them. Fortunately, we're nowhere near any nearby town or city, so we have no problems expanding outward,” Delmann responded, making sure to be as thorough as possible.

”And…how much would that cost?” Argentum asked in response, prompting Delmann to go silent once more before giving an estimate.

”Around 80 gold coins, taking into consideration the farmlands and the walls.”

”A total of 200 gold coins, huh,” Argentum muttered, making Delmann think that these plans would probably start right now, but progress at a snail's pace. Though, not long after, this thought was soon dispelled as he heard Argentum's next words.

”To be honest, I thought it would take more coins than that. Well, since we have more than enough funds to do so, let's also add in a house renovation project while tripling the amount of funds allocated to each one.”

”A project like this is still feasible, right, Delmann?”