3 I`ve seen this already?!

"So, let me get this straight, this village is a no man`s property?"

"Y-yes, my Lady."

"So that is the reason, why you are constantly raided by these bandits?"

"Y-you are correct, my Lady."

"Then, why aren`t you leaving this place?"

I asked the Village Elder as I sat with them, eating some of the food they shared to me. All I can say is, the food`s pretty bad but you can`t blame him. This village is constantly raided both by nobles and raiders.

"We grow up here, my lady. We can`t bring ourselves to leave our home. And, the taxes in other villages, we cannot afford."

Reasonable. Well, money is a super power. Without it, you cannot do much. This village probably owned by a noble at one time but was disowned when they are a liability. Looking at them now, they don`t have much younger women.

"So, what will you do from now on?"

"W-well, we keep on working and tilling these fields."

"You don`t have seeds and barely cattle you have."

"Uuuu..."

Deadlock, huh. They were waiting for death to claim them.

"Fine. Here`s the deal. I will do whatever I can to make this village prosperous,"

The village elder`s eyes began to shine. Wait, I am not done yet. Don`t expect something free.

"But, I will own this village, your life and you will be in my service."

"Y-you mean we became your slaves?"

"Better than starving to death or stabbed. How about it?"

"G-give us time to decide."

"Alright, I have until the next 6 hours. If you don`t reach a conclusion, I am going to leave."

"Y-yes. We will do it with haste, my Lady."

In Mount and Blade native gameplay, there is a limitation on what you can do to improve the villages. One thing is to train them against invaders, do some misc stuffs and build some structures. In mods, they also became more in-depth, one of which allows you to hire some army and guard a particular village.

But this is real. A reality different from Mount and Blade. After all, the game itself inspired from the real events. What if, I can make this village into a major town or a castle. In that, I am willing to experiment. I had also a fair amount of qualis gem, so I can experiment on it`s further usage.

All of this were possible if they only accept my invitation to put under my rule.

The Village Elder went inside with some of the men.

"We have come to a decision, my lady. We will be accepted your terms and become your servants."

They kneel in front of me... That was a fast decision... I don`t blame them, they are desperate.

"Good, now gather around the remaining villagers. I will make an announcement."

"As you wish, my lady."

I wonder if they were comfortable with their lord wearing a mask and a hood...

The crowd gather up in front of the home I was in, minutes later, the village elder notified me that they are all assembled. Good, let`s get this over with.

"Villagers, I am..."

Yeah, let`s use my character`s name.

"..Velvet Crown. I am your master from now on. We will make plenty of changes from here on out. I know you don`t know me but trust me, we will become an unstoppable force in the future! Do your best to serve me well."

The villagers cheered and rejoice. Oi, oi! Are you seriously going to let me lead you? I am a stranger right? Even though I help you deal it, isn`t this too easy?

100k Charisma is really paying off here.

I don`t know if I could fix this village but they need the leader that is unbending. First things first, is food. Economic growth of this village is a must. In mount and blade, for the village to prosper, no raids and continuous flow of caravans and people. How to do that, I don`t know. In the first place, I am a gamer not a politician but I will do what I can.

The possible solution for me, is to raise funds for the development of this village. Killing off bandits and looters will make a decent coin, if I could get into a huge town, I can win some tournaments and earn some cash and fame. But if I am too far too long away from here, this will be most likely be raided again.

Wait, in Vikings, there are always some wild animals in the wild. We could either hunt or tame them, and use it as source of food. And besides this is a real world, we can hunt for food.

Given the state of our men, they are weak and needed training! Women also is included.

Food is not really our problem right now. This forest is a good source of it.

"Elder, I will be needing some volunteers. Any age, but capable in wielding a sword and have sufficient stamina."

"We have 7 volunteers ready to go, my Lady."

T-that was fast...

"Good, tell them make preparations. The other who stay here remain vigilant."

"Yes, ma`am."

I am excited. Commencing plans for this village to be great again!