My Lucky Encounter From The Game Turned Into Reality - M.L.E Chapter 56: Leveling Up Again (Part2)

Then, the second prince turned his head to look at Hammington, who held an influential position within the kingdom.

“Marquis Hammington.”

“Yes?”

“That’s a good idea.”

“Oh, yes.”

Hammington, who had been unnecessarily frightened, breathed a sigh of relief internally.

The reason why the second prince was making a move on Count Klein was obvious, even for a fool.

Isn’t she an Aura Master like him, and also young and beautiful?

It was only natural for the second prince to be interested in such a person.

However, now was not the right time for such battles.

It wasn’t opportune for internal rifts to occur before the power struggle for the throne intensified.

After all, the person sitting next to her was the Marquis Lawrence, a ticking bomb that could explode at any moment.

I had been worried that Adrian might explode due to the second prince’s actions, but I thought it was better to conclude things like this.

If the second prince became king, Hammington thought it didn’t matter what he did afterward.

“I’ve lost my composure more than I should have.”

“It might be a good idea to apologize…”

“First of all, let’s appease the Marquis Lawrence.”

“Yes, the spoiled Marquis Lawrence must be educated, but it is not time yet.”

“I can’t help it.”

The second prince didn’t consider the situation up until now as a significant issue.

After all, Adrian and Arcia were not yet married, and even after marriage, there were often entanglements with other individuals in the noble circle.

The second prince decided to endure for a while for true enjoyment.

“There’s another reason to become king now.”

“Your Majesty will be king.”

If you are a servant, you should be prepared to give up even your life for the leader.

But growling at your master while being obsessed with a woman?

Prince Luke thought that everything that had happened was because he wasn’t yet king.

Of course, to the second prince, Adrian’s actions appeared as that of a ‘madman.’

“Did his Highness the second prince really tolerate those insults?”

“He did!”

By the way, the Royal Guard who had played the role of a messenger and delivered the threatening message to the second prince, and even though nothing had happened between the second prince and Marquis Lawrence, he informed his colleagues of the fact.

And this rumor spread rapidly.

Marquis Lawrence had a fiery personality that could even put the second prince in his place.

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Here, let’s pause for a moment and do a mid-check.

When I talk about a mid-check, I mean checking my current stats and assets, including my abilities.

First, let’s look at my ability stats.

– Occupation: Archmage

– Circle Level: 7

– Mana: 14,750

I’ll skip the explanation for my occupation and circle level, and focus on the mana, which is an unknown value whether it’s a lot or little.

Mana can be considered as the fuel for using magic.

Since the average 7th circle value is around 10,000, I have 1.5 times more mana than the typical Circle 7 mage.

Having more mana doesn’t necessarily make me more powerful, but it allows me to use magic for a longer duration in battles.

Even if the firepower is the same, being able to use magic longer and more frequently is a significant advantage.

– Physical Abilities

Strength: 2.5

Stamina: 2.5

Agility: 2.5

One of the most surprising aspects among my quantified ability stats might be this.

The ‘Physical Abilities’ stat.

If the average value for a healthy adult male is 1, then having a value of 2.5 means I have 2.5 times better physical abilities than an ordinary adult male.

It implies that I have a stronger physique compared to most knights.

Of course, if a knight enhances their body with Aura, these stats could be reversed. But I can buff myself with magic, so I can pride myself on having knight-level physical abilities.

So, even in battles against the Vanguard, I can fight as a dodging mage.

“Looks like a hybrid to me.”

The reason I have such unusual ability stats is that I actively utilized Lucas’s fate.

The Archduke Lucas, his Fate system accurately reflected the game’s ability stats in reality.

This means that enhancing my stats in the game also improved my physical abilities in reality.

So, I continuously increased my physical abilities by absorbing various elixirs.

As a result, not only my physical abilities but also my mana exceeded the average.

Perhaps it took several tens of billions of won to reach this level by heavily investing in the game.

“It feels like slightly abusing the system, but I have to take advantage of every benefit for smooth growth.”

To utilize the increased physical abilities, I also learned swordsmanship from Vice, my former guard, and the current vice-captain of Lawrence’s knights. However, I’ve been too busy to continue the training.

I didn’t find time to log into the game, where could I find the time for swordsmanship training?

But someday, when I have the opportunity, I intend to learn swordsmanship again. And if my understanding of swordsmanship improves, it might not be a bad idea to create a staff in the shape of a sword.

With my abilities, if I enchant the staff with magic instead of a blade, I could mimic the role of a mage-knight to some extent. Of course, whether it’s actually possible or not is another matter; it’s just a product of my imagination.

“Next, I should examine my assets.”

First and foremost, the biggest asset I own is my territory.

The Marinkov region was granted to me by the king, and it is quite substantial even within the Reinhart Kingdom.

[Marquis of Lawrence]

– Owned Cities

Marinkov: Population 5.21 million, Annual Total Production 130 trillion

Wells: Population 1.04 million, Annual Total Production 25 trillion

Rickport: Population 520,000, Annual Total Production 11 trillion

Stockton: Population 350,000, Annual Total Production 9 trillion

– Total Population: Approximately 7.12 million

– Annual Total Production: 175 trillion

– Annual Tax Revenue: 62 trillion

This data is from the previous year, and you can see that the tax rate applied is approximately 40%, which is the average of the king’s decree.

Looking at the numbers alone, it’s clear that the scale is substantial. The annual tax revenue is seven times that of the Lawrence Viscountcy.

However, I intend to reduce this tax rate to the early 30s percent. This will decrease immediate tax revenue, but I believe that by expanding the estate business, increasing employment, and raising wages, the overall tax revenue will increase.

By the way, while a tax rate in the 30s percent may seem high, it’s by no means excessive. This tax revenue includes not only income tax but also all types of taxes such as resident tax, property tax, consumption tax, gift tax, inheritance tax, acquisition tax, license tax, and more, all combined and subtracted from the annual total production.

“If we had to compare it, it might be similar to South Korea or even cheaper?”

Considering that South Korea’s GDP is around 1600 trillion won and the annual national budget is more than 450 trillion, it seems somewhat similar when you think about it. Of course, calculating the actual total tax rate isn’t that simple, but this was just an approximate figure.

In any case, from this annual tax revenue, about 30% is paid to the royal family, leaving approximately 43 trillion as my fiefdom budget based on last year’s tax revenue of 62 trillion. Clearly, as a marquis, the amount is enormous.

“But there was one issue that arose.”

That is precisely.

In order to purchase weapons for the territory war, I used the budget excessively, leaving the balance empty. If I continue like this, not only will I be unable to pay the next month’s weapon installment, but I might also fall behind on the soldiers’ wages.

However.

[Account Balance: 42.625 trillion]

Now, there’s no need to worry.

The source of these funds is the money obtained by disposing of the spoils (weapons, property) acquired from the war with the four viscounts. Although the newly appointed lord is not allowed to expand the territory for a year according to the king’s decree, the personal assets and weapons held by the four viscounts have all been transferred to me.

In fact, the reason I conducted the territory war was for revenge, but it was also aimed at replenishing the treasury. Taking away the enemy’s property and enjoying their wealth, isn’t it impressive?

“The following are the assets held.”

At present, the total 5 trillion channel enterprise I own is integrating its business system, so there have been no changes.

So I remembered the reward catalog I received during the clearing of opportunities and the special things that came out of the treasury of the four Viscount families.

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