Dungeon Defense (WN)

* * *

I opened my mouth.

“It's big and beautiful.... ”

Gold coins and jewels literally piled up in front of you.

The wealth accumulated by six Demon Kings and eleven Mage Dukes over hundreds of years. The goods collected from the traitors have also been filled with seven Imperial Storages.

“Mwahaha, Dantalian! Look at this! This gold looks like shit! ”

Barbato laughs deeply, buried in gold coins.

As soon as he saw the pile of gold coins, he lost his mind and jumped out of his clothes. I was so scared that I tried to stop her, she was stunned that she wanted to do this for a long time. No, I understand that...... regent. Let's face it. It must be hard for you to face Barbato. I'd rather hope for an education from a dog.

Ivar read the documents calmly beside me.

“Immediate hardening and gems reach close to 90 million gold. ”

“Ninety million gold... ”

My head was pounding.

My fortune translated into roughly three million gold coins. By the way, Ivar Lodbroke, who is reading documents with one-eyed glasses for some reason, his entire fortune was 50 million gold.

“Most of them are the property of the ducs. The Unsubordinated Demon Kings were surprisingly poor. ”

“Hey. How poor are you...? ”

I asked with a trembling voice. Out of nowhere, something respectful appeared. Maybe it's because I was imprinted on my soul when I was human.

Ivar fixes his outer egg glasses.

“There were only 10 million gold medals in total for all six. Hmm, living a clean life. You said your personality and skills are separate, but in this case they are. ”

“Chef, Cheongbin…… 10 million gold is clean……. ”

This is the sense of money among bourgeois who reign as bourgeois.

Do you think Ivar's worth of assets is reflected in the countryside at an unprecedented level? Ivar Roadbrook, what a horrible girl...

Ivar laughs coldly at me, as I was born Proletaria, trembling beside you.

“The Duke has amassed more wealth than the Demon King. After all, even if there was no Demon King in the world, most of the horsemen would be exploited by their rulers. There is only a difference between the Demon King and the Demon King. It might not have changed that much. ”

It was true.

But it's only because I'm Ivar that I say this, that I know what to say.

Even though the amount taken by the eleven Grand Dukes was considerably small because it was 90 million gold, Ivar's wealth was less than twice that. A simple equation of six Demon Kings and eleven Mage Dukes = two Ivar.

In short, he laughed at the lightning rich. I felt the horror of Ivar. I'm glad you're my girl.

I bent over and touched the gold coins.

“Five million gold will be given to the ducs as a gift. Classify them separately.”

“To the Grand Dukes…… I see. Do you intend to pay your respects? ”

“Your heart was moved by the accusation of treason. ”

I smiled small.

The Grand Dukes would be very nervous about this purge. Perhaps as soon as they return to the barn, they'll hold a meeting secretly to figure out what to do in the future. I needed some grease to keep the meeting from doing anything wrong.

“I'm the gentle Demon King. You need to be considerate to take care of your body. ”

“I understand.”

“Keep 30 million gold separate so you can spend it anytime. ”

Ivar tilts his head.

“Do you mind if I ask what you plan to do with that money? ”

“How many can you spend 30 million gold coins in your life? ”

I straightened my waist.

A handful of gold coins pours down between your fingers. The gold coins roll as the metal and metal clash.

“It's military money, Ivar. I will wage war for the woman I love. ”

* * *

I have sent an envoy in the name of the Habsburg Empire.

The destination is the Kingdom of Sardinia. It was a country that still stood against the trend and supported the Habsburg Republic largely. I had to cut Sardinia's support if I didn't want to give Elizabeth the power to start a war.

The question was, why would you threaten the kingdom of Sardinia?

Here I brought a very human topic to the cards.

As the envoy delivered my letter, there was a commotion. The envoy Gorn from the royal family of Sardinia came directly to the Habsburg Palace using a teleport. The ambassador protested fiercely.

“Palace White. This is absurd. It's not an obvious internal interference.”

“I don't know what you're talking about. A foreign country only has a legitimate demand for its return. This is just a justification that has to be done across borders. ”

“How can a traitor be branded as a traitor and send a doomed family to the lottery...! ”

The messenger's furious beard makes the bars tremble.

I relaxed a cup of tea and put it on the table.

“House Farnese is never a group of traitors. Farnese must regain his lost honor once again. That's the goodwill of our empire, Count. ”

Yes, it is.

The family of Laura, Farnese, was brought down by a civil war called the War of the Plumes. This civil war was fought by nobles to defend their power in half, rather than the kingdom being divided in half.

Complexly speaking, there is a mystery as to whether to make the royal direct line king or the royal lineage king. But there's no need to mention the last royal quarrel in noble society.

The important thing is that the Parnese family advocated for their immediate bloodline and was defeated by them.

Duke Farnese blames his opposing faction for treason and fights on the front lines. Of course, the Farnese family was a traitor on the other side.

By enslaving Laura, who was the second successor, who was not satisfied with the destruction of the Parnese family, we could see how deeply this civil war had brought vengeance upon each other. It was rare for nobles to enslave the same noble.

“Palace White. Let's be honest. ”

The late Roddy, who was sent as an envoy, lowers his voice.

The Marquis was more powerful than me because he was a change bag in the Empire, but if the Baron was just as powerful in the Kingdom of Sardinia, you also claimed to be the Marquis. That tendency became stronger as half of the nobles died in the War of Fire. We were naturally less formal.

“My ears are always open to the wise, Count. ”

“House Farnese denied the rightful succession to His Majesty, the King of the Kingdom of the Kingdom. You can threaten King Farnese's legitimacy by winning the lottery. No, a clear threat...! ”

I cooled my eyes.

“I understand your situation, but we have nowhere to turn. Marquis Laura de Farnese is your deputy general. She is in command of the Habsburg Imperial Army. ”

“ ……. ”

“How dare you sell a General of the Foreign Kingdom as descendant of a traitor in this country? ”

The baron wipes his forehead with a silk handkerchief. The monarch who had his head cut off halfway back had a fever in his body, even as he pretended to be.

“That can't be right! Palace White! I understand the emperor's honor is at stake, but I also want you to know that the emperor's honor and the entire kingdom is at stake. ”

“Marquis.”

I bent my back toward the Marquis. The faces of the two of us were on the ground.

“It's a very simple and obvious problem. Honor of the Kingdom. Honor of the Kingdom. If either side is not yielding, we have no choice but to obtain the yield. … isn't that right? ”

“ ……. ”

The Marquis's face distorts. He closed his eyes.

The silence followed for a moment. When the baron lifted his eyelid again, there was a dull yet distinct look in his eyes that had already finished the death penalty.

“This man can't speak the language of an alchemist who will captivate the ears of fools. So tell me, palace white. What kind of consideration do we need to take to avoid final recommendations? ”

“A little attention is needed. ”

I smiled.

“Marquis, if formal compromise is not possible, then only informal compromise is possible. I appreciate your concern. ”

“The goddesses won't eavesdrop on the conversations we're having. I swear on my family's name. ”

I nodded. The speedy one was always welcome.

“Stop helping the Habsburg Republics. ”

“ ……. ”

“The Republic does not acknowledge that the emperor of the Kingdom of the Kingdom has a legitimate succession. The empire is wrong, and the newly founded republic bears the true name of Habsburg…… The empire and the Republics have not acknowledged each other since birth. ”

The resolved eyes of the Grand Marquis do not waver. It's just that you've calculated in your mind how difficult this informal proposition is to achieve. I darkened my vision.

“If the legitimacy of the Kingdom of Sardinia is a problem, the legitimacy of the Kingdom of the Kingdom of the Kingdom of the Kingdom is also a problem. I'm sure the Marquis understands why this is a problem. ”

There was no way the erl could resist.

The logic of not accepting the Farnese lottery is to protect the legitimacy of the kingdom. However, if they say they will not give up their aid to the Republic, then their legitimacy means that the legitimacy of this Imperial Court is not their concern.

Lottery the Duke of Farnese or cut off his aid.

You will also realize that this is an extreme bilateral negotiation. The voice is locked.

“…… the reason we help the Republic is not because we have a doctor who is hostile to your country. ”

“I know. There are problems inside the country, except for the problems of the defense. ”

I lifted my lip a little.

“With more than half of the aristocratic families wiped out by the War of Plume, they would have appointed wealthy commoners as their great bureaucrats to fill the administrative space. They're probably a little bit more familiar with the idea of Republicanism. Of course, you were close to Republicism in the first place. ”

“ ……. ”

“A new bureaucrat would strongly support the aid of the Republic. The Marquis is worried about persuading bureaucrats rather than persuading them. ”

The baron sighs.

“I'm more aware of the situation of the foreign country than this man. That's right. Aid to the Republic is not just a diplomatic matter. Many of our young men have always admired President Elizabeth. ”

“I understand. He's written a lot of books. ”

“Thank you for your broad understanding. ”

The kingdom of Sardinia is in a rather disastrous situation.

As we asked, we cut off the funding, and the Bureaucrats from Buzzua turned against us. These were the best in the government and they were very important in managing the kingdom. But if we refuse our request, then the formal compromise and the informal compromise is over.

That is.

“But understanding them doesn't always lead to caring. Sometimes understanding is completely helpless, and it's a disappointment that you can't just do what you don't want to do. ”

“...... That's a wise thing to say, palace white. ”

No more compromises.

War.

“Marquis. Is it time I was once again disappointed in our lives? ”

“ ……. ”

A drop of sweat settles on the Marquis of Lords' forehead.