"Certainly, sir!" Everyone chorused.

"Firstly, all the Sampsons will be involved in building up Forgotten Shore. It will be divided into four regions—east, south, west, and north—each serving different functions and future plans. The central area, around this cave house, will start with constructing a market district on the mountainside. We'll have an auction house, a treasury, a street market, and cave houses available for temporary rental to immortals, among other amenities. In the east, south, west, and north regions, the focus will be on defensive fortifications. Your family's ability to withstand external enemies will depend on your efforts. I will intervene only in matters of life and death for your family."

"What external enemies? Didn't you say the first line of defense could hold off the daemons for thirty years?" Wilson asked.

"Mr. Adrian meant they could withstand the stronger enemy forces for thirty years," Gordon clarified for Adrian.

"What?"

"There are countless weak