Chapter 316

Episode 316 Jace’s Mercenary (2)

From now on, depending on his answer, he could gain the upper hand in negotiations with the Kingdom of Seren.

“Of course, Celia Kingdom intends to accept the request. Also, although it is said that it interferes with internal affairs, it is a policy to reflect the will of His Majesty King Seren as much as possible.”

King Seren gladly said at those words that seemed to scratch the itch.

“I’m glad you got along well. ha ha ha.”

I thought I was going to have a war of nerves and at least negotiate, but if the story goes like this, there seems to be nothing to worry about.

That time when the conversation was about to flow like that.

Count Evos added a word.

“We promise full support from the kingdom of Dansilia after the declaration of support from the kingdom of Seren.”

“Declaration of support?”

“The Kingdom of Bonn is currently in the midst of a conflict with the Kingdom of Devon. If the kingdom of Seren can declare its support here, it will be of great help to the war situation.”

In other words, if there is something going, there must be something coming.

Unlike the first time, it is not unusual to see the liver like a trumpet.

Even though it was a small kingdom, he could be so confident in front of himself as the king.

Admiration came out, but it was not good.

The words that came out naturally were not good.

“...It seems a bit unreasonable to declare support for the war. As you know, we have no ill feelings with the kingdom of Devon.”

Count Evos also readily nodded and agreed.

Anyway, he only tried to be greedy once.

There is no way that a small country like Seren Kingdom would step into a war.

The count, who had been spurned once, brought out another proposal this time.

“I heard that the resources of the Kingdom of Seren are so abundant that they fill up and overflow every year. On the other hand, Celia Kingdom is always experiencing a shortage of resources. Now that the floating population has increased in the era of abundance, solving with imported goods is also reaching its limit.”

“You mean to promise to procure resources?”

“yes. Please provide it free of charge.”

wriggling

King Seren’s swordsman convulsed.

Free provision of resources.

What this meant was pretty big.

It was completely unexpected for him that they would make such a request unless they were a defeated or colonized country.

“Are you insane?”

When he asked with sincerity, Count Evos looked at him with clear eyes.

Knowing that it was disrespectful, but not avoiding his gaze would be an expression of his will not to back down any longer.

King Seren looked at him for a while and burst into laughter.

“Khehehe. That’s funny. Celia judged our Seren as a small country and was ignoring it?”

“Not at all. However, I want you to know that the risk of this kingdom that has accepted Seren’s request this time is also considerable.”

Even though the knights lined up next to him radiated energy, Count Evos’ shoulders did not shrink.

On the contrary, he straightens his waist more than before and creates the appearance of a dignified man.

King Seren asked, as he was amazed at the sight.

“You came here as an envoy. Have you ever thought that if you said something that would harm the current situation, you would put yourself in danger?”

Then came an unexpected answer.

Count Evos, who arranged his clothes once, speaks politely.

“If you ask who the ruler of this place is, 100 out of 100 will say that he is your Majesty King Seren. But I am Celia to the core. I have received grace from His Majesty the King, and to repay it, even my humble body moves. How can I say something that is not in my heart just because my life is wasted?”

“If you only weigh gains and losses like that, you could end up dying.”

Since it is a place where the power of the nobles is superior to that of the king, the place for him to stand would be cramped.

If that’s the case, it would be better for him to continue serving as the Count in the Kingdom of Celia.

King Seren laughed heartily after a long time.

* * *

Self-proclaimed patience has reached a state, but after waiting for two days, he felt that he was running out of patience.

Jace’s guild is still running well, and the piggy guild is lazing around building towers of gold coins as usual.

As I kept looking at it, goose bumps ran through my body.

“If you leave that thing alone, you’re a bastard who will build a tower for years.”

Why didn’t a guy like that become an architect!

Wouldn’t it be unfair to see your talent blooming like that!

Ray, who was deeply impressed by the way he diligently piled up the gold coins, erased his presence.

Now there is no other way but to break through.

I have no choice but to search all over the office and find evidence of something.

I checked the bookshelves and searched all the drawers.

Even after searching the office like this, nothing came out.

At this point, shouldn’t a confidential document stick out!

“I tripped on the wrong leg. I don’t think it’s the office.”

Despite not earning much from the office, he made his way to Jace’s bedroom as if it didn’t matter.

The steps are so natural.

If Sibi saw it, it would be as if she was entering and leaving her bedroom.

Ray’s face wriggled as he tried to slowly explore the inside of the bedroom.

Jace was holding on in front of him.

Choosing a book from the bookshelf with serious eyes and reading it seriously is a very desirable upper class.

Even if he hadn’t watched the tower build up while salivating, Ray might have been quite impressed.

‘No other guy, but that guy who’s crazy about gold coins reads books?’

Until now, Jace had been relaxing while touching his gold coins during the time he could afford.

Now, even if I suddenly see him reading a book, it just feels awkward.

As I watched carefully, Jace looked around and hugged a book dearly.

The appearance of picking up the bookshelf without even turning it over is somehow suspicious.

Jace, who had been wary of the surroundings by spreading his senses widely, headed to the backyard, which he hadn’t even looked for several times with heavy steps.

He lit a fire out of nowhere in the secluded backyard.

Gather firewood and manifest magic.

The flame quickly spread to him.

When the fire seemed to grow to some extent, Jace threw the book he had carefully carried into the flames as a substitute for firewood.

Poof—!

Books, which were already easily flammable, burned in an instant.

Roar-!

Slowly acrid smoke began to pour out, and I don’t know if it was a special treatment for the book, but the smoke was dark crimson.

It’s so natural that you don’t feel strange even when you look at it up close.

Could this be a substitute for signal flares?

Ray watched him, leaning against a tree.

Then, a little over an hour passed.

A series of robed groups appeared with their backs to the mountains.

He was behind the Jace Merchant Company he had been waiting for for over two days.