Chapter 311

Episode 311 Signs of War (5)

King Celia, who was wielding a sword in the middle of the training ground, raised his hand at someone’s presence.

“What is it, Marquis Meches?”

“I knew you were busy, but I dared to interrupt.”

When the Marquis of Meches bowed his head and bowed, he smiled awkwardly and put down his sword.

“ha ha ha. It’s okay, so tell me. I don’t think it’s normal for you to come to me.”

I smiled to try to relax, but the Marquis of Meches still couldn’t raise his head.

“...Excuse me, but could you please change your seat?”

expression hardens

It seems to be a serious matter.

As a result, King Celia’s innocent smile gradually hardened.

“We’ll talk in my office.”

“thank you.”

The king’s office was quite spacious.

The huge table seems to be able to accommodate dozens of people.

When he sat down, the Marquis of Meches also sat down.

“Now let’s talk. What the hell is going on?”

The Marquis of Meches hesitated for a moment, then started to rush.

“Do you know the kingdom of Seren?”

“Everyone knows. There was a time when I met the king of that place in the past.”

“A letter arrived from there.”

“Correspondence?”

When King Celia asked questioningly, the Marquis of Meches took out a piece of parchment from her bosom.

It is tightly sealed with beeswax.

politely hand it over and say

“It seems that the king of Serene Kingdom sent it. Since it was a very confidential matter, I do not know the details, so please see it for yourself and judge.”

“Mmm.”

He opened the parchment.

– To King Celia.

Examine the contents of the letter that began with a formal greeting.

At first, the king’s expression, which looked at him with interest, gradually changed into a subtle one.

King Celia, who had checked the parchment several times, asked.

“Are you sure this letter was sent by King Seren?”

“No doubt.”

Drooling at the Marquis of Meches’s assertion.

“Hmm... I don’t think this is something I’m thinking about alone. We’ll talk about it later, so you hurry up and call the nobles of the capital.”

King Celia issued a summons.

The summoning order of the kingdom does not happen at any time.

It was so far that I wondered if it would happen two or three times in ten years.

Even the king knows that if nobles are frequently called in for trivial matters, the tired nobles will not walk to the royal castle.

Even so, the fact that the summons was issued meant that this was such a big issue.

The Marquis of Meches lowered his head without a word.

“I’ll put the chimney right now.”

* * *

Within three days of the convocation order being exercised, most of the nobles had gathered.

High-ranking aristocrats such as dukes and marquesses originally lived in the capital, so it didn’t matter, but low-ranking nobles from the outskirts had a hard time coming to the capital.

King Celia, aware of their hard work, looked around at his son-in-law and said,

“Thank you for taking the hard steps. The reason I summoned you this time is because of a letter from Seren Kingdom.”

Some nobles show interest in the word Seren Kingdom.

You can tell how much they hold themselves in check just by seeing how they stopped them.

However, if they solve the problems of the Seren Kingdom and take even the resources, the balance of power will begin to collapse little by little.

King Celia, who was worried, quickly made a decision.

“...It would be better for Celia to accept the request of Serene Kingdom and bring a suitable reward.”

As soon as the words they had been waiting for fell, the faces of most of the nobles turned bright.

“You are right.”

“Even though the kingdom of Serene is far away, it is a kingdom that used to be an ally in the past. It’s against your morals to pretend you don’t know.”

He looked around and said.

“Then who will step in and do this? Would you like to see the Marquis once?”

If it were others, it would be something that each other was eager to do, but the Marquis of Meches lightly bowed his head instead of answering.

“When it comes to diplomatic conversations, Count Evos is more proficient than I am. How would you like to send him?”

Count Evos, who was recommended by the Marquis of Meches, lowered his body as well.

“If you ask me to, I will dedicate my whole body to you.”

“Okay, you should try it. I’ll give you one knight. It will be difficult, but let’s start tomorrow for Serene.”

“thank you. I will definitely repay your trust.”

The nobles were restless as things progressed in a flash.

However, the king’s horse has already fallen.

Talking about it is, on the contrary, falling outside the king’s eyes.

In the end, the nobles did not dare to step forward and had no choice but to keep their mouths shut.

* * *

Laying down on the grass in the yard as usual, he heard a thin voice in Ray’s ears.

“Brother.”

A subtle aegyo drips from it.

He closed his eyes without answering, but he puffed up his cheeks and lay down next to him.

“What are you doing in a place like this?”

“I’m enjoying my free time after a long time.”

I don’t know how much free time there is.

I’ve been shooting so many times lately that my legs seem to get sore.

‘I should rest in peace now.’ Seeing her brother muttering, Lacia nodded.

“It’s all in favor.”

She is sympathetic to Ray’s attachment to the house.

I still don’t see them a few times a year, but I was even confident that I would be able to feed them if I stayed at home like this.

Judging by the atmosphere, it doesn’t look like I’m going to go out yet.

‘If you need anything, I’ll get it for you. So it’s only for me.’

Whether or not he knew his sister’s inner thoughts, Ray was complacent at the thought of going out.

It was hard, so I regained my adventurer qualifications.

If you didn’t move, you could be deprived again.

So it’s better to make a request whenever you have time.

‘Although there won’t be any requests yet.’

Not only the village of Billo, but also the village of Deron next to it was in an uproar due to the crowds.

The number of adventurers who travel increases as the company and the company develops day by day.

Deron Village, which had poor welfare, benefited a lot because of it.

So there was no way the adventurers would just let go of requests from the adventurer’s guild in that area.

Ray opened his closed eyes.

‘Something is strange. Both the business and the guild, the water rose too suddenly.’

Abundance is something that takes time and comes slowly.

Even though this is not a crop, it cannot reap an explosive harvest.

He glanced suspiciously in the direction of the village.

The town was still full of life.