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Indefinite silence filled the room imdiately after I uttered that question. The seriousness of my sudden question really made them think. We had not talked about it yet, so it really got them to a certain extent.
"Before we stumbled across that topic," I said, since no one spoke. "Can you talk about what this dungeon will beco? You know, like becoming a city or sothing?"
"Isn't it already decided to be a city?" Big Sis asked. "If not, what are you up to then?"
"If this dungeon would beco a city," Mother pondered as she held her chin. "Then our territory would have two cities. Wouldn't that make us more than a city state? Like an administrative region?"
In addition to the new city or town, the Viscounty of Raevender would be administrating two cities, which might promote us to a higher position and a greater level of responsibility. Now that I thought about it, why wouldn't I use this opportunity to make our domain broader?
"Say, are two cities sufficient enough for a nation?"
"Raphael, what are you trying to imply..."
I smiled at Mother's concerned face.
"I have been thinking about it for a while, and now that we have been there, I am going to tackle it. As all of you have guessed, I am planning on making our territory a nation—a sovereign state in which it is entirely unaffiliated with nobody. What can you say?"
Everyone silently stared at after I confidently stated my suggestion. They seed to be digesting my words. I told them I would make our viscounty into a nation, so they would take ti to process it.
"Hmm. Establishing a nation was not actually a bad thing. If we did that, we would gain independence from the empire, and the Raevender would have its own governnt and freedom. Isn't that a good idea, Mylene?"
"Well, I guess building a country wasn't that bad. But we have to think about it thoroughly before we can make our final decision."
Mom imdiately agreed with , but Mother seed to have doubts about the idea. Her worries made sense for so reasons. For example, if the empire recognized our independence, it ant that we were no longer part of the Dixon Empire, which made us widely vulnerable to invasion.
Most of the nations on the continent knew that the empire was the most powerful one, in terms of military prowess and economy. So laying a finger on its domain, which includes Raevender, was like sothing akin to a declaration of war.
"Your concerns are understandable, Mother. We are family, and we will face every problem together if one ever cos. That is why you have to trust , Mother."
"...Fine, Raphael. I am rooting for you."
Mother smiled warmly at as she remarked that. Soon after, Mom asked a question.
"Hey, Raphael. If this dungeon would beco a city, its size in terms of area would be larger than our city. That is the area inside the Inner Wall alone..."
"About that, Mom, due to the vastness of the land above, I want this dungeon to beco the capital city of our nation."
Once the nation was established, I wanted to set the dungeon city as the capital of our nation. Since it was a city with a hundred floors, it had the potential to beco one of the major cities on the continent or even the whole world.
With a vast area for both agriculture and the city itself, the dungeon city could thrive even more than the Imperial Capital. But there is a major problem with the dungeon right now.
"Are you certain about that, Raphael?" Big Sis asked. "The settlent above is not a town yet, and you are already planning on making it the future capital?"
However, no matter how big a settlent was, if there was a few to no population, the opportunity for it to thrive and develop was close to zero.
Population was the most important pillar of a civilization, and the people were the ones to complete the definition of a settlent. With a small population, the collection of taxes would obviously be low. Hence, there is little to no budget for the developnt of the settlent.
"It is true that it currently lacks people. But we could solve it by making the announcent of our successful conquest to the public. With that thod, an influx of people, rchants and adventurers, would occur here. What can you say?"
"Well, if I were to hear about a 100-floored dungeon being conquered, I would imdiately pack my things and relocate there. And as a forr adventurer myself, I think it would be an effective way to promote the dungeon."
"I agreed with Mylene. Any adventurer would be interested in a newly discovered dungeon and motivated to conquer it. Also, it would help our own city to solve the problem of overpopulation in the future by the movent of a portion of the citizens to this new city."
"If everything is on the right track," Big Sis added. "The simple village above would eventually develop into a busy city in a few months—a tropolis."
"Yeah, but the road must be constructed before anything."
Oh, yeah, it seed that my family agreed with the thod. By publicizing the discovery of a 100-floored dungeon, many people would co here to venture out or do business.
With that said, a huge influx of people would co here, so the demand for temporary and permanent shelters would spike. A eting with my uncle must take place as soon as possible, as well as the start of road pavent.
"It seems like we are done tackling that matter." Sitting on my seat, I straightened my back and turned serious. "So can we go back to the governing thing?"
"So who would be the ruler of this future nation?" Crossing her arms, Big Sis straightforwardly asked. "Since you are the master of this dungeon, Raphael should be the ruler."
"Don't be hasty, Sis, but I actually don't want to beco a king or sothing."
"What?"
"That's really surprising, Raphael."
"To be honest, I personally don't want to rule sothing as large as a nation. I am satisfied with being the lord of our territory."
"So who would lead the nation?" Big Sis's question raised anew.
"To answer that, I think we should think about what kind of realm this nation would beco. Hey, Sis, do you want to have a son in the future?"
"Ha?" Big Sis's face contorted upon hearing my question. "Of course not! I'd rather have cute daughters than a man ever born in the family again."
"Sa thing as I will do, Sis. The one and only man in this family must be . The reason why I asked you is that I want a survey for the chance of this nation to beco a realm ruled by a queen."
"Raphael, do you an that...?"
"Yes, Mom. I want to declare this nation a queendom."
That's it. This might create the concept of feminism in this world, while Mom and Gabrielle would beco her queen consorts."
"Oh, Raphael... are you willing to do that for us?"
but I would make this nation a queendom, the first on this continent or probably in the world.
"A queendom, you say?"
"Yes, Sis. aning, I want Mother to beco its queen regnant while Mom and Gabrielle would beco her queen consorts."
"Oh, Raphael... are you willing to do that for us?"
"Yes, Mother. And for you, I want to be the crown princess."
"Huh?! Why does it have to be ?!"
"Duh. It's a queendom, so the next in line must be a woman. You are the only girl and the eldest child, so you are the most suitable for the next queen. And I know you are a capable woman, Sis. So I know you can do it."
After telling her that, I gave her a thumbs up to cheer her up in the slightest.
"But...!"
Before Big Sis could explain herself, I raised my hand and instantly drew out a reverse card. I was literally holding an Uno reserve card right now.
"Oh, a card?" Mom tilted her head. "What does it an?"
And that card had a aning to us, which was the favor my sister owed for bestowing eternal life upon Mary. That ans that I finally used up my hidden technique for making Big Sis yield.
"Ugh! Okay, you win this ti, Raphael! I will be the crown princess! But you cannot do it anymore."
"He he. I know you will eventually agree, Sis."
Upon seeing the card, Big Sis went 180 and imdiately agreed to beco the next queen of the future queendom, saving from the hustle of managing a nation. With that, the future of the dungeon had been decided.
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