Facing the sudden hostility from Earl Melvin, Dmitry was momentarily stunned.
He first felt vigilant—
Because this provocation was completely meaningless.
If Earl Melvin had not divulged this information, one could assume they were merely gathering a population.
The Melvin family indeed required a large population.
Because their own family actually had hardly any living members left...
According to information provided by Annan, the Melvin family had always been secretly creating "living corpses" using divine youth.
In their family, those who managed to survive eventually almost all became "Elders"—just like Sumarokov Melvin.
People of such status would definitely not work menial jobs. However, being the third largest family in Winter, Melvin family's territories and industries required a considerable number of people to manage.
