Price of Management

At the end of the first day's negotiations, King Eric comes out mentally exhausted.

Me and Louie greet him.

“Well done, Your Majesty. ”

“How did the negotiations go? Earlier, I saw Earl Halstein enter the negotiation room after hearing news from a messenger hurrying from the Horn Empire……. ”

King Eric shakes his head, sighing at my question.

“It's a total mess. Earl Ranzhel isn't as tough as I thought. I pushed you like that, and you didn't back down. ”

That made me wonder.

“Earl Ranzhel didn't back down? Strange. I think we're in enough trouble. ”

Louie replies on his behalf.

“Perhaps the news from Earl Halstein was that the nomads had begun to rise inside the Horn Empire. Isn't that right, Your Majesty? ”

“That's right."

King Erik looks surprised when Louis finds out.

“I see!”

Then I realized what happened to English.

Before the Barden River negotiations began, I couldn't have prepared for the Jehovah while I was taking the Horn Empire and the Orient Kingdom.

The opponent is Earl Wolfgang Lanchel.

Earl Ranzhel knows that his most feared opponent is Emperor Kars and has prepared a card to put the Horn Empire in jeopardy.

That is why we conspire secretly with the nomads, the scourge of the Horn Empire.

Nomads are mostly greedy because they live in barren environments, and they are fierce savages who slaughter for a few dollars.

Now that you have the terrifying strength to shoot arrows on horseback, this is the best weapon you can buy for money.

Some of the fearless tribes who conspired with the landscape began to plunder several villages, taking advantage of the gap without Emperor Kars.

It is likely that the attack on 100,000 supply lines stationed at Castel Castle is causing trouble to Emperor Kars.

If I were Earl Ranzhel, I would ask for it.

If there is a disruption in supply, the 100,000 troops cannot continue garrisoning in Castel Castle.

Castel Castle is a fortress built exclusively for defense, making it impossible to replenish the area.

“Earl Ranzhel must have been in a bind. ”

“As you say. I don't think I'm going to surrender that easily. After a few days, we won't be able to get away with Castel Castle, not with traffic. ”

Earl Ranzhel will continue to endure in this way, and the useless waste of time will continue as long as there is no substantial change in the flow of things.

The Horn Empire has numerous Hostages dealt with when it captured Castel Castle, and the nomadic uprisings will be crushed into various armies stationed in the Horn Empire.

On the other hand, the post-school side will continue to contact other nomadic tribes to create chaos in exchange for financial support, and will prepare for war, such as employing an abundance of money.

There was nothing good about continuing the zero-sum game of biting each other while taking such a toll.

If the Horn Empire and Jehovah are consumed, the Ledon royal side would be favorable, but not in the long run. Neglecting the opposition between the two sides will deepen the goal with the Jehovah tribe, making it irreversible.

King Erik must embrace all as the monarch of this country.

When Emperor Kars sets out to conquer the continent, we must be able to unite them all to stop him.

What's Earl Ranzhel thinking? What's the future in his head?

I thought of Earl Ranzhel.

I had actually seen him for the first time in my entire life and my whole life.

Earl Ranzhel was darker and paler than I thought. Only two eyes were cold and full of will.

Wait…….

By the way, how old is Earl Ranzhel this year?

It suddenly dawned on me that Earl Ranzhel had died of an illness in his previous life.

We don't know exactly how many years he died. But it was probably about this time.

I asked King Erik.

“Your Grace, what did Earl Ranzhel look like? Has there ever been an impression that your health was worse or worse than before? ”

King Erik nods.

“I see! You look a lot worse than the last two years I saw you. ”

“Earl Ranzhel's figures didn't look so good, either, but it's not just the negotiations. ”

Louie helped.

I was convinced.

Earl Ranzhel will soon be dead.

Perhaps you know your own health.

He must have taken a healing potion, but he must be seriously ill looking at his face.

And what choice would Earl Ranzhel make, knowing that he was going to die very soon, which was the point of the postwar effort?

Will you go all the way to the throne and face the Horn Empire?

In his former life, his eldest son, Jason Lanchel, succeeds him.

And Jason, the eldest son, has no qualifications as a leader in orchestrating the aftermath like his father.

Earl Ranzhel couldn't have known that.

Jason became his successor because he was endorsed by many, including a purely estranged family.

What choice would you have if I were Earl Ranzhel?

I would not create an isolated aspect that conflicts with both the Kingdom of Leaden and the Horn in a situation where my prospects for the afterlife and the future of the Jehovah are not so bright.

It is because if Earl Ranzhel, who was the brain and leader of the isolated situation, dies, the onslaught will be devastating.

Then…….

I thought about it and told King Erik.

“Perhaps Earl Ranzhel would like to see a settlement. ”

“Earl Ranzhel who never took a step back? ”

“Yes, perhaps they will contact us soon to come to an agreement. ”

Louie gave me an opinion.

“If Earl Ranzhel's lifespan is imminent, I believe he will break the line of opposition and offer a way to reconciliation with the royal family, as you argue. But you can't be certain that Earl Ranzhel is seriously ill, can you? ”

“If Earl Ranzhel attempts to contact us for consensus, may I interpret his lifespan as short? ”

“Yes.”

“Hmm……. ”

King Erik clutches his chin and thinks.

But it was then.

A knight from Royal Knights, who was standing guard outside, came in and said,

“Your Grace, Baron Evan Taylor is here. ”

Then King Erik looks at me in surprise.

“You really tried to contact us first? ”

Louie said with a calm face.

“That was your guess. Earl Ranzhel's lifespan seems imminent. ”

I looked at King Erik.

King Erik gestures at the knight.

“Listen. ”

“Yes.”

Soon Evan enters the room.

“To see you, Your Majesty. ”

“Yes, what did Earl Ranzhel say? ”

“The Earl wishes to end unnecessary and costly confrontations and close negotiations smoothly. ”

“So is Jim. But that depends on what conditions you have brought. ”

“In order to adjust that condition, the Earl requests an audience with one person here. He……. ”

Evan turns his head and stares at me.

“Baron Caroc Kunt. ”

Earl Ranzhel must know it was me who led the charge.

King Erik sees me.

“Farewell, Bird of Caroc Kunt. This is up to you. ”

“Yes.”

“Follow me. The Earl is on your side. ”

I greet King Erik and follow Evan.

Evan and I kept an awkward silence while walking down the hall.

It's just a feeling, but Evan seems awfully uncomfortable with where he is.

His eyes sank calmly, and his eyes revealed vigilance and hostility.

Seeing that he can't hide his emotions like that, Evan was in a great state of confusion.

Yeah, it is.

You'll be confused.

After Earl Ranzhel's death, his position must also be compromised.

In his past life, Evan Taylor was forced to leave Earl Ranzhel in a state of defeat as soon as Jason Ranzhel became home.

After he was expelled from Earl Ranzhel, he realized he could no longer work in the aftershore camp and left for the Orient Kingdom.

Neither the Royal Family nor the Jehovah accepted him.

But that was quite a shame.