The Lady Nun Vows Revenge novel Chapter 313

Chapter 313

“What are your plans, Lady Eliza? Do you need me to purchase more farmland?” Malaki asked from the side.

He had rushed over to Saint Grace Nunnery with Lawrence after hearing the news, wanting to see what Eliza intended to do.

Eliza shook her head and replied, “No, don’t bother buying any. If they want to buy it, let them. We can’t beat them on this front.”

Hearing that, Malaki felt a sense of relief and thought, ‘Our lady truly is wise.”

But Lawrence didn’t understand and probed, “Hm? Why? If you let them buy it all, what will you do?”

Malaki warmly explained on Eliza’s behalf, “Powerful forces back the farmland and manors near Hasen City. The tangled interests are as complex as those in the imperial court. Every manor is likely tied to a government official–more than likely, a civil official. And who do civil officials align themselves with Naturally, no one other than the Duke of Mowbay.”

As soon as Lawrence heard that, he understood and thought, ‘Her Grace’s father is the top–r

Most of those civil officials work under him.

top–ranking civil official

Although the Duke’s estate had taken a hit recently, even getting chastised by the young king, chopping off a few branches didn’t topple

the tree.

Unless it were uprooted entirely, it wouldn’t fall so easily.

the civil officials under the Duke wouldn’t leave his side just like that.

And th

With just a word from him, the officials backing those manors would never agree to sell their land to Eliza.

Those civil officials are full of dirty tricks!” Lawrence exclaimed.

At this point, Lawrence stood fully on Eliza’s side and thought, ‘She’s such a kind, generous woman, and she has so many precious herbs.

“Who could compare with her?”

He even helped her scold that whole faction of civil officials.

But soon after, he couldn’t help feeling worried again and asked, “Then what will you do? Judging by the Duke’s estate, they clearly plan to get into herb cultivation too. If they buy up all the farmland, can Your Grace really beat them with just the fields

you have?”

Eliza chuckled and replied, “Why wouldn’t I be able to? Hasen City isn’t the only place with farmland. Just because they won’t sell here doesn’t mean others won’t elsewhere.”

Besides, she had already picked two perfect locations where no one could compete with her.

Lawrence suddenly caught on, his eyes lighting up as he asked, “Are you talking about Plutonville and Noganlul?”

But

as soon as he said it, he frowned and added, “But those places are so far away?”

It took seven or eight days to reach Plutonville from Hasen City, and about ten days to get to Noganlul,

Lawrence wondered, Won’t that be too much of a hassle to go all the way out there to buy farmland for herb cultivation?

“It is a bit far, but distance comes with its own advantages, Eliza said with a gentle smile

If she operated only in Hasen City, then everything she did would be under the Duke’s constant watch.

But in Plutonville and Noganlul, she could act freely, Setting things up there would completely escape the Duke’s surveillance.

Eliza definately needed to remain in Hasen City–at Saint Grace Nummery

First, she couldn’t go wherever she pleased, and second, she had to stay visible.

She needed to use all her movements in Hasen City to keep the Duke’s estate focused on her.

And with Eliza’s plan centered around using medicine and agriculture to solidify her status as the Holy Lady, starting directly in those two repons was the most fitting arrangement..

Seeing that Malaki understood her intentions, Eliza said. The only problem is that I don’t have the right person for the job at the moment. I’ll have to trouble you, Mr. Padilla, to keep an eye out. It’s best we find someone suitable as soon as possible.”