Price of Management

Chapter 3. Kingdom of Leaden Workshop

Mitchell and a few students left with funds to rescue weapons and mercenaries. The 10 servants Julia brought were handed over because it would be a big deal if precious funds were stolen.

John goes to the Marquis of Ligand's mansion with the unarmed students.

“Come with me. ”

Julia showed John the interior structure of the mansion, the pantry, etc. He showed me the secret passageway to the cellar and handed over the key to the cellar.

The Marquis of Ligand Manor's mansion is quite spacious, allowing hundreds of people to settle in.

Finally, Julia introduced John to the head of the guards guarding the mansion.

“Greetings. I am Commander Bernard of the guard guarding the Marquis of Ligand's Manor. ”

Bernard was a man in his early 40s who joined the Royal Army as a mercenary and was hired by the late Ligand.

“This is John Spain. ”

“You must be the son of Earl Randall Spay. My reputation precedes me. ”

John was known as a swordsmanship genius, so Bernard, the guard commander, knew it well.

Julia said.

“John will be the General Manager here, leading the fight. Bernard, you're gonna be John's deputy. ”

“Yes, ma'am. Leave it to me."

Fortunately, Bernard seems to have no objection to being commanded by Young John. Although he was young, he accepted it because he was the genius of Expert to come.

“Please take good care of it. ”

John reaches out his hand.

“I really, if you need anything, just let me know. ”

Bernard shakes hands.

“I'd like to check the facility and weapons availability. ”

“I'll show you. ”

Together, the three of them took a look around the house's defenses. John also became a bright-looking face, checking on the military presence of the Ligand Marquis.

“I like the situation better than I thought. This is worth fighting for. ”

“Really? Is there anything else? ”

Julia asked.

“Yes, there's nothing wrong. We'll need more arrows to deal with the Horn Empire's masses, but we'll need Mitchell to get them for us. ”

“Arrows... I'm sure the royal stockpile of arrows is quite plentiful. Do I need to ask for them? ”

It was when Julia was thinking about it.

A soldier guarding the gate came running and reported.

“Ma'am, someone from the royal family is here. ”

“Huh? Who? ”

Julia asked me to bring her in. Immediately, a man appeared from the royal family.

Armed with shiny silver armor, the man was a knight of the Royal Knights.

“Are you the Grand Marquis of Julia Ligand? ”

“But?”

“I have received the king's order. He told us to hurry and take her to the royal palace. Marquis Sis Ligand and your son are staying in the royal palace. ”

King Erik himself sent an elite knight from the Royal Knights to retrieve it. You can see how much the royal family cares for the late ligand writer.

“I've got to go. I'm sorry I couldn't be more help. ”

Julia looks at John with an apology.

John shakes his chest as if to say not to worry.

“Don't worry. We've had enough help, and now it's up to John Spay to do it. ”

Then the knight from Royal Knights, who came to meet Julia, looked at John in surprise.

“You must be the deputy commander's son. ”

“Yes. How is your father? ”

“Of course, he's busy preparing for war. If not, the deputy director was asked to come by the Royal Academy if possible and bring his son. ”

John shakes his head.

“I'm not going. Please tell your father.This son has found a place to fight. ”

“Very well. I wish you luck. ”

“Yes, the weight. ”

The knight looks at Julia.

“Let's go. I've arranged for a wagon. ”

Julia nods.

Julia left for the palace with a knight.

John turns around without a doubt.

“Come on, let's go. We must finish deploying our troops before the Horn Empire arrives. ”

“Yes!”

John was just showing his face as commander.

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The Knights of the Royal Knights led Julia to the palace of Queen Siena and Prince Giren. Seems Sis and Jis were there together.

‘It must be unsettling for Queen Siena to be alone. ’

King Eric, who is young, eager and unmanned by Expert, directly leads the war for his allies' deception. Once the fight begins, there will be no time to take care of my family.

If Queen Sienna and her young son are together during the war, she will be very anxious.

Of course, Queen Siena was already at war with her brother, Prince Brando, when King Erik faced a civil war over his succession.

But who wouldn't be anxious if her husband didn't know what would happen during the fight?

King Erik was concerned about that, so he decided to stay with the family of the late Ligand writers. I thought it would be comforting that Julia was so close to Queen Siena.

‘We'd be happy to welcome you. ’

Being with the royal family gave me that much protection, so there was nothing good or bad. Little Jesus wouldn't be bored if he was hanging out with Prince Girene.

I went inside the palace and three people were enjoying time. Queen Sis, Queen Siena, and King Eric. Prince Jis and Prince Giren were each held in the arms of Queen Sis and Queen Siena.

King Eric wore golden armor engraved with royal crest. It was the majesty of the prince who came out of the fairy tale because he fit so well with his big, lively body and manly face.

Julia was intrigued and respected.

“Greetings, Great King. ”

“Welcome. I was very worried.”

King Erik welcomed Julia.

“You look wonderful today, Your Majesty. ”

“Don't fall for it. ”

King Erik jokes and Julia jokes.

“What should I do? He's better looking than my husband. ”

“That doesn't sound like a compliment, being so obvious. ”

I laughed once and sat down to talk together.

“I was so worried when the fighting started that I didn't have time to take care of the queen, but I'm so glad your wives came. ”

“Thank you for protecting us in the royal family. ”

“The family of fortune is like my family. We can win this battle for sure, so don't worry too much and wait. ”

“I'm glad you said that. By the way... have you heard from my husband? ”

Julia carefully asked. King Erik shakes his head in a dark look.

“I'm sorry, but there's no news yet. But don't worry, I'm not going to get hurt or captivated. When you hear that Kingdom of Leaden is under attack, you'll be right back. ”

Had Caroc been here, the Marquis of Juden would not have dared to attack the Kingdom of Ledon.

When I saw him advance quickly to Leaden Castle in the absence of Caroc, all I could think about was that he was after him from the beginning.

‘I should have stopped them from going to the Horn Empire, as the other disciples had said. ’

I couldn't stop Caroc's stubbornness to meet Emperor Kars, but I regretted thinking about it now. Who would have guessed that he would just pass Duke Meutt and attack King Leaden?

With this strategy, we can see how intimidating Emperor Kars is.

‘I have to believe I'm back in one piece. ’

King Erik did not doubt that Carroc would return safely. It was Carroc who came to know the dangers of the Horn Imperial building a trap. It means you're confident you'll get out of the trap and back safely.

“Then I'm busy. I'll get up now. Please take good care of the Queen. ”

“Yes, Your Majesty. ”

The three women stood up and bowed their heads to King Eric. King Erik picks up the helmet he left on the table, puts it on his side, and leaves the palace.

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