From Wolfsburg to Hankook

The next morning, a knock sounded on the door of Damons chambers. When he opened it he saw someone he recognized to be his father's personal knight.

" His grace asks for you Lord Damon." The knight said before walking off.

Damon then made his way to the Duke's study and there he was , Duke von Wolfsburg also known as the lion of Ironpeak who was feared in the field of battle.

" Greetings your Grace, you sent for me." Damon said while bowing his head .

" It has been a week since you awoke from your slumber, why haven't come to pay respects to your father?" The Duke asked in a calm voice.

" Forgive me your grace, I don't have an acceptable excuse." Damon replied.

The Duke became quiet for a while before speaking again,

" Your first mother says that you have decided to leave, why is that?"

" I do not wish to rule your Grace, I am not well suited for that ."

" And what in the name of the gods are you suited for ?" The Duke asked , his voice rising an octave.

" Forgive me father but I only wish to live in peace in a life devoid of conflict, please grant me this request." Damon Said while bowing.

The Duke sighed before replying,

" you take after your mother in so many ways , running away from conflict instead of facing it head on.

Alright I will grant your request, I will give you two hundred and fifty thousand gold , you will have a thousand slaves , a thousand guards and two hundred servants you choose. I will also let you take five hundred horses and one thousand donkeys .

As for your new residence, there is a chateau in the area of Hankook, the chateau and and the surrounding area are yours do do with as you please."

" Thank you for your insurmountable kindness your Grace I will never forget it." Damon said as he turned to leave.

" I heard you made a blade yesterday." The Duke said abruptly.

" Yes I did . " Damon replied, " would you like to see it ?"

" No , never mind ." The Duke replied.

After the meeting, he went to the slave pen and acquired the one thousand slaves that were assigned to him . He also took the one thousand guards that were assigned to him and the other two hundred servants which included some black smiths, wood workers and others then immediately the sun rose the next day they all made their way to Hankook.

When they arrived, Damon was welcomed by the Duke's vassal , Baron Samedi von Kaiser who had been placed incharge of managing the lands for the Duke.

Hankook was a piece of land with access to the sea although it had no dock . It was just a leisure property for the Duke and had no real value to him. But Damon had plans for it , he planned to turn it into something different.

Their journey from the castle of Wolfsburg to Hankook took three days because of the caravan but normally it took two days so after cleaning up the Manor, they all rested .

The next day Damon had a face to face meeting with each person , it was more of an interview where he would discuss their skills and salary arrangement. He also made them sign an employment contract with him and also a non disclosure agreement.

The employment contract stated that a certain individual employed by the company must always perform their assigned tasks and in return a specific amount would be paid to the individual monthly. There would also be benefits according to the performance of the employee.

The non disclosure agreement as the name specified meant that the nature of their work could not be disclosed to a third party.

Even the slaves were not exempt from the contract , immediately they arrived in Hankook Damon ordered that they be granted their freedom and made them employees.

The lowest salary was between 85 to 90 silver coins and the highest was ten gold coins.

After the contracts were signed, work began. Damon launched his company called Blackfire incorporated.

Two factories were being built, the steam engine plant and the glass plant. The besmer converter, a revolutionary device that made it possible to mass produce steel in the 19th century.

For three weeks , they worked hard to complete the objective and finally they did so and immediately steel production began and with it the production of the steam engine.

Damon has successfully established the ideal assembly line as different crafts men worked on different parts to produce the equipment. The first steam engine prototype was produced four days after the start of production and Damon knew that with time the production time frame will reduce.

After some testing, the flaws of the steam engine was found out and properly fixed and stored while they continued production.

As for the glass, Damon found out that in this world, glass could only be gotten when dragon flame hits the sand , the extreme heat would then turn the sand to glass which would them be gathered and sold. The glass of this world was mostly out together piece by piece giving it some kind of mosaic look.

The method Damon used was to melt sand , ash and limestone after they had been mixed in proportion and this produced glass.

After teaching his employees, different materials were now produced from glass ,like glass cups , glass plates and glass jars.

Now the production of the goods was now complete all Damon needed was a market for his products. Having a great product without a market for it was counterintuitive.

So he did the first thing that came into mind was to play the nepotism card. He wrote a detailed letter to the Duke telling him how he has fully adjusted the the the life in Hankook.

Then he wrote about how he had figured out how to make glass and how he had produced a machine that could do the work of twenty men. He was sure with this letter would stirr up the dukes curiosity and then he will be forced to check just to be sure.