Sage fell silent as he considered those words.
The situation reminded him of Evergreen, where he had already claimed a dungeon without encountering any significant legal opposition.
At the time, he hadn't bothered investigating the surrounding land rights in such detail, and the
System had sealed the dungeon without interference.
However, the circumstances in Evergreen were considerably different.
Evergreen was the smallest and least influential region in the kingdom, a remote territory whose noble Houses were mostly minor families possessing limited wealth, modest military strength, and little influence beyond their immediate estates.
Much of the region's wilderness remained under loosely administered Crown authority, with vast stretches of forest and dangerous territory receiving almost no attention from the local nobility.
