Iron Blood Earl Riccianne

“Oh, but you know my theme. ”

“I know very well. But I don't know what to do. That's what this is about. You're leaving in three days, by the way? ”

“Thanks to you, we have some basic information. Shouldn't we use it to find them?" I have to meet the chiefs and discuss the future. ”

Despite losing their country and being scattered across the continent and living as refugees, the Byronites have continued their own bond as a clan. And in a small community called the tribe, the power of their chieftain was still valid.

Tehaz plans to meet with them to seek support for his plans and discuss the rebuilding of the Byron Kingdom. Of course, the covert group will also be investigated in parallel. I thought that due to the prominent characteristics of the Byrons, I would be able to learn more from the same Byrons.

“Hmm... That means you're going to leave the treasures in the Castle Storage? ”

“I'll leave it to you for a while. I don't want anything more in cash while I'm gone. ”

“Huh, I guess you lose your temper when you get older? I can't believe you want me to cash all that stuff. ”

“Klael, wouldn't it be natural for an old man to bring all that merchandise here? ”

Treasures from the Kleus Dungeon are a treasure, but they don't have to mean much to you since they were over a hundred years ago. However, it is not usually easy to exchange that much cash for goods.

Lycaen said, tasting again.

“Well, maybe if you and I got rid of that thing separately, we'd have a problem. Okay, let's do it. ”

“Days, sometimes you say something you like. Is it always better that way? ”

“Don't you think I'm being stubborn? ”

“Tsk, but you said the succession ceremony was in ten days, right? ”

Lycaen nods.

“Ten days to go, exactly. ”

“I can't look at it... It's old. Take it. ”

A small wooden statue rests on the palm of Tehaz's hand. Lycaen tilts his head and asks.

“Isn't this a totem? ”

“A congratulatory gift. ”

“Hmm……. ”

Lycaen takes the wooden statue in question and asks. The totem clearly shows a faint hint of Mana's energy.

“But what's the totem for? ”

“Think of it as an amulet. ”

“Amulet?”

“Yes, an amulet that can save you from anger if you hold it in your body. ”

Lycaen nods with a soft smile, unlike usual. Suddenly, it reminded me of my mother who gave me the amulet because she had received it from a forgiving shaman who had been on the battlefield in her previous life.

Seeing that, Tehaz flinched and said with an uneasy expression.

“Did you ever make that face? Hey, old man, I'm falling apart. ”

“Hehe, thanks anyway. ”

Lycaen grins and tucks the amulet Tehaz gave him into his arms. Then he got up and left the room and said,

“I'll see you in three days. ”

“Are you trying to show me off? There you go, kid. I'll leave quietly in the morning, so do your job. ”

“Well, the escort between us must be too familiar. I'll call you later. ”

Chapter 5. Earl Lycaen Procus (1)

“Earl, where are you going? ”

Raul asked with a trembling voice. However, Lycaen, who is walking ahead, walks silently without any answers.

Raul was frustrated by the anxiety of the raid, but he couldn't help but follow. I made a lot of tears and moved on without falling.

What is it? What's wrong with him? ’

It was just a moment ago. As soon as I opened my eyes, I got a page and ran, and Lycaen was waiting in front of his office. Different than usual, with a very stiff face.

And when they told him to follow them, he picked a place where no one could pass, and he walked.

It was Raul, who had just played a great song in front of Ricaien. Since then, Raul has been afraid of Lycaen in secret. However, after being so impressed and taking him to a rare place today, his fear was overcome.

‘Ahh! Why is someone suddenly changing...?' ’

Raul couldn't understand. He saw Lycaen work hard, but he was always relaxed. And because of that, even the people who work below were able to work without tightness.

Then why are you suddenly like this? One day since I became an Earl.

‘Ah! It's not just one day. Yesterday... ’

As Raul ran away, he remembered what happened yesterday, as soon as the succession was over.

Normally, the official final schedule of a succession is a parade to greet the colonials by riding a rootless wagon around the territory in large circles.

But the highlight of the succession was after the parade. Within the Lord's tolerance, there is a banquet for the nobles attending the succession ceremony, and outside there is a feast for the nobles with enormous quantities of food and drinks that the Lord has given them.

And the new lord greets the barons and nobles who attended the banquet. Most of the nobles who attend are in the same state, so for the diplomacy of the territory, this gives a strong impression while creating connections. If the new lord had not been married, there were often times when there were confrontations.

In particular, unlike the capital city where banquets and salons are said to be far from each other, it was not often that nobles would gather in one place, so they had to make good use of it.

Earl Prokers was not a man of luxury, but this day he invited all the lords and nobles of Jaya in the same province of Robenos.

It meant a great deal to him that his son, who was suffering from a deep illness and thought that he might finally leave the world, would regain his health and take up his place gracefully.

But Riccianne only had 10 minutes at the banquet hall. After just a formal greeting to the attendees, I left the banquet hall as it was.

Then we summoned Anton, Julia, Wolf, Feron, and Raul to the Temporary Hall of the Knights' Barracks.

“I'd like to give you a break if possible, but it's going to be difficult. ”

The first person to react to Lycaen's first words was Wolf.

“Yes? What do you mean……. ”

Perhaps it was because the thick foam had been summoned while holding a large, tasty beer glass, and the face of Wolf reminded me of embarrassment and sadness.

“I think we need to talk about something a little more serious now. ”

Anton quietly asked.

“What does it mean to be serious? ”

“Let's talk about the future operations of the territory. ”

“Huff! Huff, now? ”

The Wolf lets out a loud shout, but Lycaen doesn't even look back and continues her story.

“War.”

At that moment, the room sank quietly as if it had been splashed with cold water. The war hasn't been over for a while. Suddenly? I couldn't understand it.

Lycaen opens her mouth again after hanging up and checking people's reactions.

“This is a bigger story. It's like a whole continent of stories. ”

“The whole continent? ”

Anton was the first to escape the shock. When Anton asked, Lycaen nodded and continued to explain.

“Moron, I know this is going to sound strange. Right now, the continent is at peace. ”

Everyone nodded at the same time. Apart from the conflict between some territories, the continent has never been more peaceful. But the story of war across the entire continent must feel strange.

“By the way, haven't you ever thought that that peaceful atmosphere is strange? ”

“What do you mean, weird? ”

“I don't know what to say... I think it's hypothetical. ”

“Pretend?”

“This country, Bren Kingdom, is as good as any. The Kingdom of Bren and the Kingdom of Luo to the south have never lost their big and small conflict over the Acronian mountains. But it's been five years since the conflict disappeared. But we didn't get along or make a pact. What do you think this means? ”

The Acronia Mountains are famous for their large alpine slopes between the Kingdom of Bren and the Kingdom of Luo and for their sleeping iron ore veins. Due to the poor mining process, it is believed that a single hand could be considered as a whole continent.

So it's natural for the two kingdoms in the mountains to be greedy. Conflicts over land are almost always developed in the form of war, and the two kingdoms have been constantly causing conflict.

Among those many conflicts, there have been eight wars so great that the national economy has been hit, and that is the Eighth Wave of the War of the Mines.

The conflict disappears one day in the mountainous areas of Acronia, where there was so much conflict. It didn't lead to a big battle, so the noisy areas were quiet from one point to another while constantly provoking each other.

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