Luria Nova/Events/Estate-Manager/Preparing for the Monster Invasion

Upon your return to your estate, a messenger from your liege delivers dire news. Your liege is deeply concerned about the escalating threat posed by the growing number of monsters. The border regions have already fallen to their relentless advance, and it's only a matter of time before they encroach upon your lands. Fortunately, you have arrived ahead of others, granting you valuable time to prepare for the impending monster invasion.

You face several crucial options to ready your estate for the approaching threat:

• Mobilize and Train Your Peasants: You can order your peasants to be armed and trained to join the effort to clear out the encroaching monsters. This will temporarily disrupt your production across various sectors, but it will significantly increase the number of vigilantes available to combat the monsters. While vigilantes may not be as skilled as professional soldiers, their sheer numbers can make a difference. However, expect casualties among your peasants, which will reduce your production until your population can recover.

• Hire Mercenaries: Another approach is to use your available gold to hire mercenaries. Each group of mercenaries will cost you a full gold coin, but with sufficient numbers, they can serve as a formidable force against the monsters. By employing professional soldiers, your peasants won't be called to arms, allowing them to continue their vital production efforts. This choice is likely to please your liege, who values the support of skilled warriors.

• Turtle Behind Your Walls: The final option is to fortify your estate's defenses and adopt a defensive strategy. This involves stockpiling ample food reserves, as you don't know how long the monster invasion will last. To avoid the need to forage for food during the crisis, you must overprepare, which means temporarily halting production to arm and train your peasants for defensive purposes. While your peasants won't be forced into direct combat with monsters outside the safety of your walls, this strategy requires careful resource management to outlast the invasion.(You will find a way to increase your crop stat to 6 - Recommendation: Try to establish a trade route with rural estates)

The fate of your estate hangs in the balance as you contemplate these critical decisions. The impending monster invasion demands swift action, and your choice will have far-reaching consequences for your liege's realm and your own holdings.

Outcome: Employing Mercenaries Against the Monster Invasion

You invest two gold coins to enlist the services of two groups of mercenaries in preparation for the impending monster invasion. Your primary objective is to ensure the safety of your estate and prevent the monsters from breaching its boundaries. Upon learning of your proactive decision, your liege expresses satisfaction that you are taking necessary measures to safeguard your estate.

However, your liege may also consider the potential utility of your mercenaries in combating the monster threat on a broader scale. He could eventually request your mercenaries' assistance in clearing out the monsters that have overrun the eastern border regions, with the aim of protecting other estates and permanently ending the invasion. But for the time being, your mercenaries remain within your estate, poised to proactively engage and eliminate any monsters before they can penetrate your defenses.