Chapter 457: Relief and Worries

Chapter 457: Relief and Worries

Rynra

"Apologies Dame Rynra, but I can't do it. I have to follow the orders," said the bloody man in front of me.

His tone was respectful, but I could see the hidden contempt in his eyes.

This bastard should have been there; he wouldn't have survived. They had killed Yegson; he had the same strength as him.

At least Yegson had guts.

This little bustard didn't even have that. He is a complete coward.

Still, I didn't show that on my face and kept my expression and voice calm.

"Once a horde from Norke merges with us. We will have enough numbers and experts to launch a powerful attack against the enemies,"

"They are tired and lost a lot of their numbers. They won't be able to fight us; it will be an easy victory," I said and contempt in his eyes deepened.

My hands moved toward my sword, but stopped halfway. Fear appeared in his eyes and even staff lit up.

A moment later, embarrassment appeared on his face, and he cut off the spell, he was casting.

A smile appeared on my face seeing.

I have recovered quite a bit of mana, which would be enough to kill this bastard if I wanted to.

"Dame Rynra, I am just following the orders. If you want me to lead my horde to Panar, then I will need an order from Ashton Harbor," he said, voice more polite than before.

It also slammed all the doors. At least temporarily.

It's not like, I didn't try to contact the higher-ups. I did, many times, but they didn't respond after the first call.

Their intention is obvious. They don't want to attack Panar. At least not now, before the battle at Port Midlet ends.

Still, I tried with this man, if he was willing to bend the rules, but he didn't have that much of a spine.

Instead, he contacted the enemy and tried to be a hero by getting the prisoners and traitors, but failed spectacularly, when the enemy asked him to come to fight.

Which instead of making him angry, had made the coward more cautious.

"I will be in my carriage," I said and walked away.

The horde had turned. It is returning to Almin instead of attacking Panar.

I wish they listen to me. I am confident of the victory if we attack them with the force we have, but unfortunately, they are not willing to listen to me.

Though it's not over yet.

...

Owlspring

"Didn't, I tell you, he will conquer, Panar," said the Lord of Owlspring to the old man in front of him.

"Yes, he did, but I am concerned about the other thing," said the old man.

"Aura, you mean?" asked the Lord of Owlspring, and the man's expression turned serious.

"What do our sources say? Is it true, my lord?" asked the old man.

"Everyone inside had sensed it, including our person hiding in the city," replied the lord of Owlspring, confirming the intelligence he had received.

"Awakening an aura for twenty years. He would be trouble for us if the empire was able to get itself out of this trouble," said the old man.

Lord of Olwrping smiled.

"I think the opposite because the empire is gone. It will never be what it was," said the lord of Owlspring and smiled.

A smile is full of secrets.

Thud!

A few minutes later, I dismounted in front of the city hall and walked toward it.

This city hall is big, bigger than the one in Greltheaven, and also old. Over a thousand years old; it survived, the empire's attack and countless undead scourges of Navr.

It is the only city hall. In all the cities of the region that had survived for more than a thousand years, where many city halls have been destroyed and rebuilt.

The former governor may have spent little on anything, but he spent good money on the city hall. Not only did he repair the damages, but also renovated it.

So, when I walked inside. I saw it as a completely different thing than the rest of the city.

It is clean, without a speck of dust, and walls laden with art pieces on beautifully painted walls

This man had good taste, unlike Count Darrow. The bastard was only attracted to ostentatious things.

Soon, I reached the office of governor, which will act as my office, before I appoint the governor.

Then this office will be theirs.

The guards bowed and opened the door for me.

"Master Silver," she greeted and bowed. I nodded and sat down.

"How bad are things?" I asked directly. There is no need to sugarcoat this question.

"Very," she replied simply.

"Water, sanitation, health, food, waste management, and everything is down. The people here are not even living, they are barely surviving," she spat.

There is great anger in her eyes. Even I am angry at seeing the state of the city and its people.

"Any money?" I asked. "Surprisingly, yes. It is a share of Yegson and what he looted from people, before turning them into the undead," she replied, holding the anger in her eyes.

"How much?" I asked, and she opened the file in front of me and pointed at the number written in big bold letters.

I have to say, it's not a small number at all.

It is far from enough to deal with the city's problems, but it is big enough.

That we could start, with it.

A lot of it would be needed to do, and the first thing would be starting those services. It wouldn't be cheap, and I would need to bring a lot of people from the Greltheaven to aid with that.

Including the police, who will be responsible for the security.

I could send a few hundred of them here, without compromising the security of the Greltheaven.

The first batch of police is graduating in a week. They are the first that have been formally trained as police officers. Some talented ones had even got the classes.

"Grill everything from officials and ask our people to look at things with their own eyes. I need a detailed report of things by tomorrow," I ordered.

"It will be done, my lord," she replied.

I nodded and turned to the file. It is short, which isn't surprising, given she didn't have any time. She was able to gather this much in a such time is a testament to her abilities.

Still, my expressions couldn't help but turn bad as I read through it.

The little bit of joy, I had about the money had vanished immediately after reading the information in the file.

If I didn't retreat from the city, I would need to spend a lot of money on it. Seeing that, I almost started to wish, that the undead attack us with a big horde and make us retreat from the city.

A minute later, I closed the file and shut my eyes, thinking.

"Lord Silver, the enemies have reached the city," informed Shaun, making me open my eyes.

"Finally," I said, with a smile appearing on his face.

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