Resort.
Aside from Viscount Conrad, the other lords rushed direct to the resort after leaving the Lord Mansion.
They were immediately awestruck by the scale of the resort.
Of course, the most important were the resort's outstanding buildings.
They had never seen buildings so tall constructed without the reliance on magic.
"There is indeed no trace of magic fluctuation on these buildings," Viscount Keynes declared with certainty, his eyes shining with a different kind of light, "If these were really built with cement, then cement is truly useful."
For the lords, their territories' most significant problem is usually not having enough area.
If horizontal expansion isn't viable, then vertical is an attractive option.
However, vertical development often requires a significant number of mages and constant maintenance with raw stones, with an unending input of resources.