The MC is allowing that lord to keep using that deposit because 1. the MC doesnt have strong enough a military force to enforce his property rights on the salt mines 2. might as well turn it into a political favor that he can call upon in the future. Once hes strong enough, he can reverse it and...
Suprised they kept in the humanizing slaves part from the LN. Also the sister and grandpa coming into this world are new to the manga from the original source. It's a good addition, esp the grandpa
Also thanks for picking this up even if briefly! Ive been waiting on this for a while
Having read the LN, ima just say theres alot more chapters of this series left to cover, so I hope someone picks it back up. Thanks for everything kraken