-If you can’t curse it, even a wizard of the 5th circle or higher will not be able to escape death.
Even 5th circle wizards with excellent mana control say that they take at least 3-4 hours to heal. No matter how fast it is, it means that it will take more than that.
– And if you do it, the contract will also be canceled… … .
“Yes, the headmaster will realize it too.”
I mean, I’m a traitor.
-And it’s not like you can be 100% sure that you’ll have a chance to meet the leader, right? The possibility of trying to use it as a puppet for money while hiding the secrecy of the church must also be considered.
“that… … .”
It was hard to deny.
My older sister and I are now only in our early to mid-teens. If it were them, they would try to roast us somehow.
-Also, it is not certain that the Spey One family exists behind this incident. If the true culprit is separate, then you have taken your anger out on something pointless.
At his remarks, I shook my head. And he answered with confidence.
“No, someone from the Spay One family must have moved.”
The only ones directly related to the Church were Granance and Eren. In the case of Servan, he would not move without Grans’s instruction.
I took a few deep breaths and closed my eyes.
And I kept silent without saying anything for 10 minutes, but Endairon continued to be with me.
like that… … After 10 minutes of silence, my thoughts finally came together and I slowly opened my mouth.
“now… … I need to start by gathering information about the religious headquarters and the religious leader.”
Even if you want revenge, you can’t move blindly.
Eliminating Granance and Eren is the moment when the church’s plan collapses. That’s right, it’s not too late even after taking the leader’s head.
“If only I could gain trust from Grans… … . No, if I could become a second-class member, I would definitely come face to face with the religious leader at least once.”
– How are you going to earn trust?
“… … Right now, all I can think of is to show off my skills. As planned in the first place, there will be no choice but to participate in the Harperos War and reveal part of its power.”
The strength of the 6th Circle cannot be shown suddenly. If I did, the fact that I was hiding my power would be revealed.
If they judged it to be a threat to the church, they might throw in a contract with a curse of mana.
“Whoa… … .”
I let out a small sigh as I clenched my fists.
“I, who received training at the Nonsan Training Center for a month and worked as a social worker… … I never thought I would go to war. If you had a gun, would you have been able to try Yanghak?”
The thoughts of the Harperus War shifted his vengeful mind.
Well, it would be pointless to think about it right now. There are still a few months left before joining the war.
fluff.
I straightened my tired body on the bed.
Was it because the psychological trauma was too great? I fell asleep in an instant.
The image of Elizabeth in my dreams made me struggle through nightmares for days, and every time I woke up, I covered my face and muttered her name.
“They say time is medicine for this… … .”
I smiled and lowered my head.
A statement I’ve only heard in dramas.
They say that time will heal the pain of losing a loved one.
“… … .”
Yes, I’m sure this pain will go away little by little as time goes by.
“Whoa, it’s all wet.”
My nightgown was soaked with sweat.
I will have to ask for a new blanket to be changed.
I got out of bed and went straight to the shower.
“… … I should visit the Ardennes family soon.”
Due to the Rose family’s incident, the Arden family’s visit, which was previously scheduled, was slightly delayed.
Before heading to the Ardennes family, I registered a week’s worth of items at the Ardennes auction house.
-Is it okay to leave so many items? Last time… … .
“My exclusive managers are all the people who signed the contract, so there shouldn’t be any big problems. Of course, the risk of theft remains, but it should be fine since we have supplemented it as much as possible.”
-If you are… … .
Chapter 101
101. Activities (2)
At the time people started their day, the Arden family’s carriage came out to meet Kayneth’s mansion.
A four-headed wagon similar to the large wagon used by the Speiwon family from before.
Kayneth had a long-distance wagon equipped with a mattress to imitate the Speyone family wagon.
Of course, Rin was not accompanied on the visit of the Ardennes family.
‘It wouldn’t hurt to try to appease her, but… … .’
It was Kayneth who decided that Rin had turned his back on the Spey One family and that there was little chance of him being with him.
Besides, if you pretend to be coaxed and send information to the Spey One family… … In many ways, it will only hurt your back.
drooling… … . rattle!
The four-headed wagon with the pattern of Ardennes moved at a fairly high speed.
A carriage that gallops down the street without an escort driver. I thought that 20 to 30 km/h would be light.
Of course, there was a lot of shaking, but… … . Thanks to this, I was able to arrive at Swallow, the territory ruled by the Ardennes family, as quickly as possible.
And Ardaros, the big city called the heart of the Swallow Territory.
“… … I heard that it was promoted from a medium city to a large city a few months ago, but were all the walls newly built?”
Kayneth let out a grunt as he gazed at the high, neat as new castle walls. The thickness also seemed significant.
And the soldiers of the fortress wall were armed with excellent heavy armor and stood guard, and at the gate, they also let people in and out through strict inspections.
Drurrr-
As the carriage approached the gate, one of the guards was startled and hurriedly gave a hand signal and let it pass through the high pass.
Lord’s carriage. Unless there is a special reason, the guard hired by the family does not have the right to block the wagon.
As the carriage entered the city, Keynes had to open her eyes wide.
“Huh, I guess I’ll have to re-evaluate Albert’s abilities.”
– Funds are about to rot, isn’t this a matter of course?
“Well, that too… … .”
As Endairon said, if it had not been supported by an enormous budget, the city of Ardaros would not have developed as it does now.
However, the population soared by 3 to 4 times, the area of the city expanded by demolishing the wall, and the living space of the poor accommodated on a large scale. As Ardaros, which was only a middle city, developed into a large city at once, countless nobles had no choice but to hear the name Albert at least once.
Even the 3rd Prince Lyard seemed to want Albert under his command, but… … Keynes responded smirkingly, as if he hadn’t even thought about it.
“… … Because right now I don’t have enough talent with Albert’s level of experience and ability. Rather… … It looks like this area has been completely reconstructed.”
Keynes looked around the city, observing its condition.
Meanwhile, Endairon approached Keynes.
-After receiving the report from Albert… … .
“Yes, we have to destroy the church’s base and research center.”
Securing power and collecting information. And I thought to plant a warning to the church.
“More than that… … I never thought that the 6th Apostle Nisford would die already. Progress has been faster than expected.”
A master of swordsmanship who has reached the highest level of sword master, Nisford H Drante.
He is a man who was once an earl of a kingdom located in the middle of the continent.
It wasn’t until he was in his 40s that he inherited his family from his father, became a demon, and surpassed the level of a master.
And while carrying out the mission given by the religious leader, he encounters Sofia, but according to the original story, both of them would have suffered serious injuries and would have resulted in a draw.
“… … With Nisford’s death, more surprises will occur in future developments.”
It was Keynes who thought that all information except for the setting of the original work might have to be blocked.
It is because if you accept the developments recorded in your childhood notebook as they are, you may be hit in the back of the head in an unexpected place.
If so… … .
‘… … I could really lose my sister this time.’
Be aware of all possible situations and move your body carefully.
drooling.
“Im here.”
The coachman stopped the wagon and immediately brought a movable step and set it up in front of the wagon’s door.
Soon after, Keynes came down from the carriage with an expressionless expression, and Albert, the treasurer of the Ardennes family, bowed his head to greet him.
Tumble.
Keynes stopped in front of Albert.
The huge mansion seen behind Albert’s back. And with the front door in between, about 30 employees lined up left and right. All of them were neatly dressed in butler and maid uniforms, with their heads bowed.
“Good work so far.”
“no. And I have something to report… … .”
“Okay, go to the office.”
The Ardennes family’s mansion that we visited for the first time. And his own office, where he first set foot.
The interior of the office was furnished with top-notch brand furniture, and the bookshelves were filled with books giving off a strange atmosphere.
Kayneth went over to the desk and immediately sat down in a chair.
OK… … .
Swoop-
Have you prepared the documents in advance?
Albert put some papers on the desk.
“First of all, it’s a matter of overtaking… … .”
Soon, he began to explain in detail to Keynes.
Kayneth, who was going through the papers, nodded as he listened to Albert’s report. As if I understood all of his report.
And after the report, while checking the briefly summarized documents… … .
“Okay, go ahead like this.”
answered.
In fact, Keynes did not understand much.
It might be a simple report, but it is difficult to touch the intricately intertwined economy and politics. In particular, the part about Sanghoe was difficult even for Keynes to touch.
It was possible to go through the rough reports and ledgers, but beyond that I couldn’t dig into the details.
“Come to think of it, how is the overseas market going?”
“There have been no major problems so far. And net profit is expected to rise more than 5 times compared to the previous quarter. Of course, if the current atmosphere continues, we can make up to 8-9 times net profit.”
10,000 platinum coins borrowed from SpayOne Bank. 5,000 of them were put into the expansion of the Ardennes store.
Acquisition of small and medium-sized businesses and numerous factories, securing suppliers of raw materials, and reorganizing product production lines.
Certainly, the scale has become several times larger than before.
but… … .
“… … Can you fool the Spey One family?”
You need to inject 5,000 Platinum Coins to create an effect equivalent to 10,000 Platinum Coins.
“I think it will be fine for a while. Now that the brand image of Arden has greatly improved, new products devised by the head of household are also experiencing a boom. If only the production line that is currently being prepared is overhauled, it will definitely rise higher than I predicted… … .”
Albert’s uptrend in forecasts contained all the pessimism.
And Albert, who took various measures to prevent other companies from properly grasping Arden’s sales and net profit.
As long as there was no environment called the Internet, operations in this world were simple in many ways.
“I also made a new ledger just in case. The ledger shows where the loan of 10,000 gold coins was spent… … Details about it will be recorded.”
It is money that is not actually used, but it is faked as if it was actually used.
Criminal acts contrary to national law.
However, in order to deceive the eyes of Spey One, it must be said that there is no choice.
After receiving the report on the business, the reports related to the territory were put in front of Keynes.
“Whoa… … . There are many.”
“These are the matters I dealt with while the head of household was away. In addition, the budget ledger records the payment details one by one, so you can check it with the report. If you have any questions, please feel free to tell me.”
Keynes let out a small sigh and began looking at the ledger along with the report.
Where the previous year’s budget was spent was included in the report.
“The evidence is… … .”
“Yes, they are all currently stored in my office. If you want to check the documents… … .”
“… … No, I was just asking.”
When will you go through all those documents?
Even the details recorded in the ledger were so numerous that it made my head hurt.
“… … Is the budget spent on Ardaros worth 5,200 gold coins?”
“Yes, all the old buildings have been reconstructed, and the city walls have been torn down and new walls built to expand the city. And as the site has expanded, more than 930 buildings have been built and migrants are accommodated. In addition, the implementation of the welfare system for migrants and the poor… … .”
Kayneth nodded in agreement with his report.
It produced great results while using a tight budget.
Last year, the Ardennes family’s annual budget was 52,000 gold coins.
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The budget was invested in various areas, such as strengthening the troops of the territory, developing major cities, and policing the village and welfare of the residents.
Considering only the size of the territory and population, it must be said that it was a huge budget.
but… … .
“With this, there are about one big city, one medium city, and three small cities in the Swallow Manor? And the town… … Eight.”
“The number of immigrants is estimated to be around 300,000.”
In this way, the population residing in this Swallow territory reached 1.1 million.
“The number of immigrants is still steadily increasing. It seems that the poverty alleviation policy has moved their hearts properly. In this state… … It is predicted that we can reach 1.3 million this year.”
In response to Albert’s report, Kayneth stroked his chin for a moment and nodded.
As the family guaranteed security and provided welfare, the people had to pay taxes to the family. Of course, the income tax side adopted a progressive tax rate, so the tax imposed on the poor was not high.
But numbers are numbers, and considering the indirect taxes and taxes collected from merchants in the territory… … .