Price of Management

Chapter 8. Gallbladder

A week has passed since.

In the meantime, I've been to Count Lindell one more time. Why? To bring down the wrath, of course.

You destroyed a small castle called Trace Castle in the northwest corner of Earl Lindell.

Trace Castle has over 300 troops stationed in a small fortress to defend against monsters. With no civilians, it was a good target.

After a mild earthquake, the soldiers guarding Trace Castle screamed and evacuated the city. They also heard about the earthquake that destroyed Lindell Castle, so they evacuated quickly after the earthquake.

I saw that all the soldiers had escaped, and I completely destroyed Trace Castle with a powerful earthquake.

“The castle is broken again! ”

“I heard Lindell Castle was destroyed, too. Another earthquake.... ”

“What's going on in the world? Why are we in the middle of an earthquake? ”

Hearing the soldiers' rattling voices, I returned to Kunt territory.

While I was doing this, Evan began to perform.

Evan was the undercover officer of Earl Wolfgang Lanzhel and was in command of the Ranzhel family. Intelligence, of course, was the Ranzhel family secret society for the purposes of plotting. With the power of that intelligence organization, Evan has done a lot as Ranzhel's janitor.

But when Earl Wolfgang Lanzhel died, and Grand Duke Jason became home, Evan was expelled so he could no longer run the intelligence agency. Without an informant or a man to do the work, Evan would have his hands and feet cut off.

Of course, Evan had anticipated and prepared for this.

It has taken some members of the Espionage Organization, one by one, and made them their own loyalty.

And when I left Earl Ranzhel, a part of the Espionage group fell apart and became Evan's private unit. This is why Evan was so knowledgeable after he was banished from Earl Ranzhel, even after he learned of his plot to assassinate Earl Lindell.

Awesome guy.

Thanks to this, I had Evan as my subordinate, gaining a two-by-two from even that undercover organization. Perhaps this spy organization was a gift from Evan to gain my trust.

What I always regretted was intelligence, but Evan solved the problem at once. I've funded Evan to raise a large spy organization.

Thus, Evan, who became the head of the spy organization of the ligand writer, began the activity in earnest.

The first thing Evan did was spread his will among the people of Lindell Castle. Members of the Espionage organization have been secretly tasked with Evan's orders.

“This earthquake is because the Lindells are cursed. ”

“What are you talking about? ”

“What are you talking about? The earthquake flooded the river, and we were fine and only the Lindells were harmed. Is that what this is, or is it cursed? ”

“D, I can see that. ”

“I think Earl Lindell was cursed for doing a lot of bad things. ”

With the Earthquake and even the Covenant Beer, Earl Lindell's mood began to tremble. Instead of ending up there, Evan was a disciple of Wolfgang Ranzhel.) You brutally touched Earl Lindell's turf.

“You know what? This is a secret. This earthquake was caused by the deceased Land Master's soul mate. ”

“Master Land is the brother of Earl Lindell, who died a long time ago. Why are you suddenly talking about him? ”

“The night before the earthquake, a soldier stood guard and saw the spirit of the Land Master floating around. ”

“Well, is that true? ”

“What does the soul say, Franz? How dare you assassinate me?" I will avenge you. Be prepared. ’He kept muttering like this. And the next day there was an earthquake! ”

“Hiya!”

Franz is the name of the current Earl Lindell.

Land was his brother, assassinated by Earl Lindell. Unlike Earl Lindell, he was a talented and cheerful person with many aspects of his personality and popularity among the colonists. Earl Lindell assassinated his brother because of his ambition and relative inferiority to become heir.

The fact that Earl Lindell assassinated his brother was a public secret among the nobles, but it was only known to the settlers as an accident. However, when the story was known as the earthquake, suspicion and shaking spread like wildfire.

Again, Evan was an expert at this.

* * *

Earl Lindell is furious with this story. His brother's story was a taboo that no one can bring up within Earl Lindell.

“What the hell are you talking about! ”

“Huh, rumors are spreading and the colonists are shaking violently. ”

“Release all the soldiers from the streets and bring them down!" ”

In response, Baron Sam Lindell looks troubled.

“Even if you do that, the rumors won't go away.... ”

“Don't talk nonsense and do as you're told! ”

Earl Lindell growls in anger.

Sam releases the soldiers as he is forced to, and as soon as the soldiers of Earl Lindell start walking the streets and talking about the rumors, they start catching them.

However, Evan's undercover team had already evacuated quickly after spreading rumors. Rather, the rural response of Earl Lindell led the colonists to believe his will.

Around that time, Earl Lindell received a report that Castle Trace was destroyed by an earthquake.

Hearing that, Earl Lindell is stunned.

This must also be the work of the Caroc ligand.

I've already sent Baron Andrew Guerrille, a loyal family knight, to take care of Caroc, but I don't think the castle in the territory will remain.

If not, Earl Lindell is located adjacent to the Horn Empire. Castel Castle has been taken by the Horn Empire and is in a state of security. But Lindell Castle, the stronghold, was destroyed as well as Trace Castle. When the castles disappeared, they became naked in front of all threats to the land.

“Maybe I should talk to him in person. ”

It was Earl Lindell who realized that this delay would only mean so much damage.

At this rate, if Caroc Ligand decimates every adult in Lindell territory with a ferocious mind, that would be a disaster. A land without a castle! No matter how rich he was, it was difficult for him to be an Earl Lindell with a lot of soldiers and mercenaries.

Earl Lindell immediately sent a cavalry member to Kunt territory with Caroc. I told you to take your Healing Potion and run without stopping. It was a letter saying that he wanted to meet in secret.

* * *

You scramble and return to Kunt territory. Trace Castle is not as big as Lyndel Castle, so it is not entirely depleted in spirit affinity.

But when I got home, a visitor came to see me with Evan.

He was a robust man in his mid-30s, who appeared to be strong and unmanned.

According to the spirit's senses, there was a considerable amount of error in the body. You look like a middle-aged Expert. At this age of 30, you're Patrick, not a genius like Brother Rick, but you're quite talented. My father was about that age.

When the man saw me, he got up and behaved.

“It's an honor to meet you, my esteemed ligand. I'm Count Andrew Guerrille, a former minister of Earl Lindell. ”

When I heard the name Andrew Guerrell, I was very interested. It was a name I had heard before.

“Until how long ago? ”

I nodded my head at my question.

“Yes. In fact, I was kicked out of prison a while ago for insubordination against the Earl's will. ”

It was Andrew speaking with a slightly darker complexion.