Price of Management

When I arrived at the family mansion, I received a letter directly from someone from the royal family.

It was a letter from Louis, who was under the command of the late Duron.

I opened the letter and read it, and I was surprised.

“100,000?! ”

“What's going on? ”

Arthur, who was with me, asked. I scratched my head and replied.

“You know you've decided to seek the help of the Horn Empire in suppressing the landfall? ”

“Yes, I've heard about your troubles. ”

“Emperor Kars has raised 100,000 troops. ”

“100,000? Huh, so much! ”

“Yes, sir. Too many troops for the aftershore performance. ”

“What the hell is he up to? I don't think we want to go to war right now because there are still the consequences of the great famine and black blood disease. ”

“Maybe he's willing to get more. ”

That answer reminded me of Duke Meutt's parable.

“What would you do if you knew how they would react? Can we just avoid it? Or should I walk you down the aisle? Or do you want me to slit his throat with my sword? ”

Emperor Kars knows how we move forward.

He is never a hard man enough to cooperate for the sake of our proposal.

Yeah, it is.

I expected that much.

I knew we'd be playing a prank that would make us more embarrassed.

But please…….

I hope you're not playing any more pranks than I expected here.

Am I playing a game that's too dangerous?

But soon I shook my head.

“There's no game in the world that's not dangerous. ”

“Huh? What do you mean? ”

Arthur suddenly wondered what I was saying.

“We have to leave tomorrow. The royal court is calling me. I need to stop by my territory and go straight to the royal chambers. ”

“Is there anything I can do to help? ”

I didn't need much family help, but I couldn't just ignore Arthur's consideration.

“Then you have the Vatan territory I rule. I've been away for a long time, so I'm a little nervous, but if you have any problems, I need your help. I have to exterminate monsters in the fall, so I need help. ”

“Yes, leave that to me. ”

“Thank you, sir. ”

“Come on. You've enriched our family's finances. As you suggested, you did well investing in mines and big arms stores. ”

My Kunt family has taken 50% of the profits from the Iron Ore Mine and 40% of the profits from the Caroc Weapons Store thanks to a joint venture with me.

The dividend was substantial, so the financial size of our family had now grown by three times as much.

Arthur said.

“Ah! Your father seems to have some business with you, too. Go see him before you leave. ”

“Yes, sir. ”

Speaking of which, I went straight to my father.

“Don't swing it like a habit without thinking! Even if you swing it a thousand times, you must still be willing to kill your opponent! How long are you going to stay where you are without crossing the limit?! ”

My father was teaching knights to practice swordsmanship, just like he used to be.

The knights who were among the users and senior troops were actively pursuing the rigorous training of their father. My knight, Patrick Condol, was part of the pack.

My father found me while training me.

“10 minutes break! ”

The knights froze with exhausted expressions.

Father and Patrick approached me.

“Father, you wanted to see me? ”

“Yes. A letter from the royal court. What brings you here?" ”

I explained myself.

“I see.”

He nodded and said.

“Go to your territory and stop here before you return to the royal throne. ”

“Why?”

“I think your knight has a hunch. It seems we will soon be on Expert's trail. ”

“Really?"

I glanced at Patrick with a big smile. Patrick nods shyly.

“The great teachings of Lord Kunt have allowed us to carry error on our swords. Once you get used to error control, you might be able to call it error express. ”

I called inner joy.

It was also the future mercenary king Condol.

I heard he was taught systematically by his father, who is the most powerful man in the world, but he's already here to be Expert!

It would have been a great help to our Kunt family and the Kingdom of Leaden if I had grown up to become a master.

“Thank you so much, Father! ”

“Hmph, aren't you grateful? I hate it when you get stuff like this. Lucky bastard! ”

My father was expecting me when my knight got on Expert. It was also natural for my father to be jealous because all the Knights of the Kunt family were users for 10,000 years.

“Oh, your father's grace is like heaven, of course I know. ”

I shuddered at my father, wagging my tail. He snorted and said.

“Then I'd like you to introduce me to some talents for our family. ”

“Yes?”

“Our family is growing in territory, our armies are growing stronger, and our money is getting richer every day. I'd like to be able to match one of the Knights who came in early or medium. I don't have any knights to fight my duel with... ”

Come on, the Kunt family was no longer the old weakling.

There was enough money to cover a knight or two with Expert skills.

“Seeing as you've recognized a genius like Patrick, I think you have one good eye for people. So find someone who can be an equal knight in our family. ”

I knew the future. Although not as much as Patrick, he knew the names of many of the great mercenaries who were active in the war in the future.

I thought it would be good to introduce talented and talented people to my family.

I happily said yes.

“Yes, Father. Leave it to me.I 'll find someone good enough to stand up to your father. ”

“Yes.”

I then tapped Patrick on the shoulder.

“I'll drop you off at the Vatan estate and take you to my bodyguard on my way to Leaden Castle. It's going to take about ten days, so in the meantime, work hard on your control. ”

“Yes!”

I can't believe you brought a future mercenary king as your bodyguard. It seemed like I would fly away because I was delighted to imagine it.

That's more than enough to compare to the Kars behind the back of Earl Halstein.

Thanks to Patrick's accomplishments, I had the courage.

“Emperor Kars. Bring it on as much as you want.”

It's not that Emperor Kars isn't afraid.

Of course not.

The emperor who conquered half the continent believing himself to be the god of war, the rebirth of Duke Crocente Bezalius.

A 75-year-old human with a merchant career in front of such a formidable enemy is too humble.

But I won't give in.

Fighting him is the future that will happen.

If we cannot avoid it, we must fight, and if we do, we must fear it.

Even if it were death, it would only have come a little earlier with the destiny given to man.

Besides,

“Do you think I've died once or twice? ”

I've actually only died once.

It was nothing.

* * *

The next day, I took my two wagons and left for Vatan.

Louie's letter said that King Erik and Jeron Deckard had to come to the royal chambers.

Shhh.

It was a pity to hand Jeron Deckard over to King Erik.

It was because I felt confident in my territory that a renowned talent, called 'The Last Wall of the Kingdom of Orion,’ had risen.

But in the end, he was a royal steward, not my servant.

I liked to leave my side eventually, and put myself in an important position as King Erik's Brain.

I will also see the results of the Baden River negotiations to decide whether the next round will be as suggested by Count Duron.

If that were the case, Louie Concourse and Jeron Deckard would be my men.

Mmm.

I'm starting to see the blueprints of my future.

I have gained King Erik's trust and become a prodigy.

Marquis Duron, a retired advisor who supports me in the aftermath.

My right arm is Jeron Deckard, who saved the Orient Kingdom in his former life.

My left arm is the author of "Draft Ruling of the Kingdom of Leaden by the Governor System" and actually the governor of the Kingdom of Leaden.

My escort was once king of mercenaries, Patrick Condol!

Where is that?

My father and brother Rick will be my strong backgrounds if they come in the Master's stead!

Then, do you want to live your whole life wielding power in a Mankind Awareness Awareness?

Of course not.

Why are you being such a pain in the ass?

When the crisis of the Horn Empire is reversed, I will be relieved to dispel the politics.

Can't Lou and Jeron handle it better than me?

That's why I'm going to throw my resignation to King Erik and live the Lulullaby.

What a wonderful and ideal life.

“Come on, let's get to it, Norm! ”

“Yes!”

Norum, who was sitting in the carriage seat with me, whipped me. The horses hurried, howling.

The horses have been racing ever since, because Woundee has continuously cured fatigue.

As I became a Senior Spirit, I felt that my Spirit Affinity had grown to infinite, so I could run all night without any problem.

Even while I was sleeping, the spirits could still drive the wagon.

Thanks to my gale speed, I arrived at Vatan's territory in just a week.

“Oh, that's changed a lot. ”

I was surprised by the scenery of Batan Castle.

The wooden fences surrounding the town of Batan were reinforced even further than before.

The colonists were energized.

Many mercenaries returned from hunting monsters. The ‘Monster Map’ you installed earlier seemed to be seeing the effects.

Due to the lack of jobs in the mercenary industry nationwide, many mercenaries came out to hunt monsters.

Well, thanks to you, our territory was less likely to be killed by monsters after going out into the woods.

“Huh? The lord! ”