Price of Management

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“Your Majesty, are you hurt? ”

Earl Halstein approaches with a gentle question.

Emperor Kars, who was escorted by the knights, stared at him with his expressionless gaze.

“You worry more than I do. ”

“Don't worry, you won't get hurt like this. ”

It was the late Hallstein, whose armor was shattered, badly disfigured, but unharmed, falling back after the aftermath of defusing the massive explosion in front of it.

“What about Caroc Ligand? ”

“Sorry, I missed it. ”

“It doesn't matter. I didn't expect to get there anyway. ”

Emperor Kars stands up and steps out of the star palace. Surprise knights have been detained.

“Your Majesty!"

“It's still safe for you to stay inside! ”

Emperor Kars shakes his head.

“I won't retaliate directly against Jim. ”

When you come out of the garden outside the palace, you see knights and wizards. Some wizards were vomiting blood, and the knights were too exhausted to focus on coming control.

When Emperor Kars appeared, everyone stopped and tried to get up, but King Kars stopped him by gesturing.

“What's the damage?”

One of the articles reported as a representative.

“Six wizards were killed on the side of the Magic Corps, and five knights were injured internally in excess of order. ”

The opponent is Caroc Ligand, a high-ranking spirit who kneeled before even the Marquis of Great Gen.

But I was surprised to find such casualties even though there was the Earl of Halstein and everything was ready.

Though I did not expect much, I was fully prepared to capture my own Caroc ligand, but I missed it and only took the damage.

“You're stronger than you look. ”

Earl Halstein nods.

“That's right. It was a big variable because we didn't even know if we could operate even the Wind Spirit, Silf. ”

‘You didn't just come here unprepared. ’

But it was then.

“Your Majesty! Look at that!”

One of the knights called out in astonishment, pointing to the sky. Everyone's gaze turned to the sky.

Three big fireballs were floating in the sky.

“Caroc ligand! ”

“You haven't left yet! ”

“Protect the king! ”

The knights and wizards gather around Emperor Kars. If those fireballs were to fly after Emperor Kars, that would be bad.

The Grand Duke of Halstein was also nervous and was ready to leave for Blade.

Soon, three fireballs moved.

The fireballs flew to the east, west and south, respectively, centered on the Imperial Tiberius. Everyone seemed to feel somewhat relieved not to go after Emperor Kars.

Kwak-Kwam-Kwa-rung Kwa-ang

The thunder echoes from the east, west, and south as a ball of fire rises.

The Emperor Kars saw this and opened his mouth.

“Where are you?”

“Based on location, this is the gate. I believe the East Gate, West Gate and South Gate have been destroyed. ”

Earl Halstein replied:

There were three gates east, west and south of the Sulphur Tiberius. If all three of them were destroyed, they would not be able to enter.

The disruption of logistics flowing back and forth to the Imperial Empire, the center of the Horn Empire's national power, could have caused great chaos.

Moreover, the gates of the destroyed nation's capital itself could have a negative impact on the public mind.

Emperor Kars said.

“Use all your forces to repair the damage and restore the gates. After that, we postpone the march. ”

“Yes, Your Majesty. ”

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Destroying all the gates has left the entire Imperial family in chaos. The wagons entering and going to the Imperial City stood in an endless line of wagons. It collapsed and was piled up like a mountain of debris, so the soldiers didn't know what to do.

Well, that's enough.

Now we must go to Leaden City without delay.

I turned and flew towards Leaden Castle.

I have summoned all of Noum, Undine and Salamander to save my spiritual friendliness, leaving only Silf for the flight.

What would happen to King Leaden now?

There was not much power in the Kingdom of Leaden to stop the army of the Marquis of Juden. We can stop it for a while, but over time it will be in jeopardy.

I'm worried about my family.

I think I escaped well at the same time since I created a secret passageway, but I think it could be one of the things that went wrong in the bay because of the chaos.

You must be very anxious to leave a good house and run away, but I was so sorry as a husband that I couldn't be with you when I did. I just wanted Julia to be strong and wise and to be able to judge and cope.

Yeah, it is.

Let's think in a hopeful direction.

The royal court is full of talents who are smarter and more reliable than I am. This country is not going to be compromised right now. Louie and Jeron should be able to determine the intentions of Emperor Kars.

Baron Evan Taylor is also in the Ligand family. Julia, cis, and his son Jis will take good care of you. Evan believes that the stronger the crisis, the better he will be.

Please just hang in there until I get there.

I'm speeding through the air as fast as I can.

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When Caroc arrived at Isabella Palace and was waiting for Emperor Kars to find out, King Leaden was told that an army of the late Jurdens was advancing and was overwhelmed with anxiety.

In order to create anxiety and prevent confusion, King Erik himself gave orders to keep it a secret, so only Royal officials and political key figures knew about it.

However, no matter where I was resting, information was spreading faintly among the citizens of Ledan. The mood of King Leaden began to flutter, and everyone was waiting for the royal announcement. The more time like this, the more powerful leadership of the monarchy was required.

“Evacuate the castle's inhabitants first. ”

King Erik's decision is made.

According to the name, the administrative work evacuating civilians in Ledon was initiated according to the originally planned ‘maneuver administration’ procedure.

In preparation for the civilian plunder of the Horn Empire, the civilians of Ledon were forced to flee to a region with no strategic value. We must march unnecessarily to attempt plunder.

Earl Caroc Ligand, a monument to the refuge of the evacuated civilians, was set up last winter. It was a pile of earthen houses flying in six areas.

The Royal subordinate officials were busy running around and informed civilians living in the Kingdom of Leaden that the Marquis of Juden's army was approaching. Each household was given shelter and asked not to panic but to evacuate to the designated shelter.

It was a swift royal response that would not have been possible had it not been carefully prepared in advance.

Such a royal response gave the citizens faith. Since we have already built a refuge in case of such an emergency, we can trust that we have a plan to overcome this crisis.

Thanks to this, civilians living in the Kingdom of Leaden began an orderly evacuation without causing any turbulence.

“Phew, this war better be over soon. ”

“The king will defeat the bandits of the Horn. ”

The fleeing procession of the people who carried the flesh of the forest was orderly.

However, men over the age of 15 and under 40 were recruited and did not enter the refugee procession. We had to defend the castle against an enemy with overwhelming troops, so it was natural to recruit more troops.

Soldiers were stationed at the gates, overseeing the refugee procession of the people, and caught a recruit who was trying to escape the conscription.