Chapter 137 – Princess Elena (2)
The capital of the empire, Darkhan.
And the imperial palace located in Darkan.
Prince Conrad sighed as he looked over a report.
“The damage in the north… is worse than I thought.”
An event that turned the entire North upside down.
Fortunately, the incident itself was well resolved.
However, even the resulting damage was not well resolved.
Many people were sacrificed.
Many facilities were destroyed and disappeared.
And that’s just the estimated damage.
The damage not recorded in the report was even more serious.
Above all, Conrad had been to the North himself.
Aren’t there a lot of people who are starving because there is nothing to eat right now?
In addition, injured and sick people were wandering the streets.
And there was too little material to take care of such people.
Money is money, but there were too few suppliers to supply supplies.
Due to the barren northern environment, it is impossible to obtain local supplies.
It was an ironic situation in which materials could not be obtained even if funds were available.
“It would be nice if someone would step up at a time like this…”
However, all the nobles only shook their heads in expression.
They say they can’t afford it because they’re already in a famine.
Well, it wasn’t wrong, so Conrad didn’t ask further.
Conrad let out a small sigh and put the report aside.
Then he took out a new piece of parchment.
A letter of approval for northern support sent to none other than the Imperial Treasurer.
Conrad calmly picked up a quill and wrote the approval letter.
square.
Conrad had just written down the first line of the approval letter.
But what is the reason why the treasurer’s complaint is already ringing in my ears?
“I still can’t help it.”
I can’t turn away from the people who suffer because it’s a waste.
shuck, shuck.
Conrad wrote the approval letter without hesitation.
That moment.
smart.
-majesty. Princess Elena has come to visit you.
The voice of the chief chamberlain came from outside the office.
“Is it Elena?”
At the report of the chamberlain, Conrad raised his head as he was filling out the approval document.
Before long, he tilted his head several times and gently put down the pen he was holding.
“Carefully.”
Shortly after Conrad’s words, the door to the office opened again with a click.
And Elena, who appeared.
“Meet His Highness the Crown Prince—”
“Leave unnecessary manners in private. Didn’t you say that?”
Conrad waved and waved his hand.
Before long, he gestured to Elena, who straightened up.
“It’s comfortable to sit there.”
At Conrad’s beckoning, Elena was placed in a suitable place.
“okay. What did you come for?”
“Actually… I came to ask you something.”
“ask···?”
Conrad’s head tilted at Elena’s words.
That’s right, Elena asking a favor?
Has Elena ever asked herself for something?
For once, it was not in Conrad’s memory.
It was Elena, who had a tantrum because she couldn’t keep up.
What is his sense of duty?
Elena was a child who asked for a job instead of asking for it.
I didn’t make a sound of pain in the process.
In a word, wasn’t she a younger sister who wasn’t like a younger sister?
Is Elena asking for a favor?
“Feel free to speak. I will try to listen to this brother as much as possible.”
Conrad said, feeling excited for some reason.
“That is···.”
Elena lowered her gaze slightly.
A look that can’t get the words out easily.
In the first place, he was a child who did a request for the first time.
This situation was unfamiliar to Elena.
That’s why Conrad didn’t rush Elena and waited quietly.
Right after I’ve been lingering for such a long time.
“Could I… borrow some money?”
“······ what?”
Conrad couldn’t help but doubt his own ears.
“Now… what did you say?”
Conrad asked again, just in case.
and.
“I wonder if I can borrow money…”
Elena answered in a crawling voice.
“·······”
Conrad didn’t know what to say.
So, is Elena asking for a loan?
So, you mean you didn’t hear it wrong?
Conrad couldn’t understand Elena’s words.
I really couldn’t understand.
Elena is a princess.
Simply put, a status without money worries.
If you have something you want, you can have it.
If you want to eat something, eat it.
That was the right a princess could enjoy.
And because of the right she enjoyed, isn’t Elena obsessed with such a sense of duty?
By the way, would you like to borrow money?
So money?
why?
Is there anything else you would like to do?
Conrad managed to catch his spirit and asked Elena.
“How much, how much do you want to borrow?”
and.
“About 20 million… gold.”
“… 2 million?”
“no. Twenty million…”
I lost my mind at Elena’s answer that followed.
“·······························
This···.
It wasn’t this.
Even though she is the one and only lovable little sister.
One could say that she was a pitiful child who could not live her own life because she was obsessed with the status of a princess.
“Are you sane?”
It wasn’t 20 million gold!
Conrad didn’t know what to say about this.
It was so absurd that I was ascending to heaven.
Has Elena finally gone mad?
gaze.
Elena was avoiding Conrad’s gaze.
“Do you know how much 20 million gold is?”
“········· yes.”
I couldn’t have known
Because Elena is a clever and wise child.
Even the royal family, who lived without worrying about money, could not not know the value of 20 million gold.
That’s why Conrad didn’t know what to say even more.
Silence lasted for a while.
“Why… are you trying to borrow that kind of money?”
Again, Elena did not have an easy answer.
Conrad waited silently for such Elena.
From nob le mt l. co m
Just like that, time passes again.
“That is···.”
Only then did Elena tell the details of the situation.
The story is neither long nor short.
And only then did Conrad understand why Elena wanted to borrow 20 million gold.
So to summarize.
“I need 20 million gold to go to Ruben?”
“yes.”
“Didn’t you have no choice because you hit the iron wall?”
“······ yes.”
“Huh…”
Conrad involuntarily drooled.
Should I say I’m good at this?
Or should I say I’m sane?
Well, I didn’t bring up the story of marriage at all.
According to his advice, he was trying to create a geodeokji that would slowly build friendships.
This was a really good thing.
And you see…
‘I didn’t expect Elena to say that first…’
This was quite surprising.
No, it was an unexpected action.
Did Elena personally like Xian, not just out of a sense of duty?
Of course, there was still a greater sense of duty as the princess.
That is, the fact that he and the emperor consider Xian as their mate.
But Elena’s attitude was clearly likable.
A crush on wanting to get to know Xian a little more.
So Conrad’s mind has been a little complicated.
Elena has never been attracted to a man.
That’s why, as an older brother, I wanted to actively support Elena.
but···.
Conrad looked down slightly.
On the table, the [Northern Support Materials Approval Form] that I had just filled out caught my eye.
At the same time, like hallucinations, the imperial treasurer’s sigh was also heard.
“It is impossible to spend 20 million gold from the imperial treasury right now.”
Conrad could only shake his head resolutely.
No matter how much Elena is the one and only sister.
it wasn’t that it wasn’t.
Right now, finances are already tight for northern support.
The astronomical amount of 20 million gold could not be spent.
“Above all, the imperial family cannot use the imperial family’s assets for personal matters.”
How to make sure you buy the ball.
“I’m sorry, but I guess I’ll have to deal with that.”
Conrad shook his head without a word.
but.
“no. I said that I wanted to borrow it from somewhere other than the imperial finances.”
“different place?”
Conrad tilted his head at Elena’s words.
Are you borrowing money elsewhere?
Where the hell did you get the money of 20 million gold…?
“I understand that Your Majesty has made a pact with Prince Xian.”
Conrad flinched at Elena’s words and shivered.
Instead of giving gold to none other than Xian, having a meeting with Elena.
The Emperor and Conrad did not inform Elena of the fact.
It seemed like I was arranging a meeting with money.
That’s why Conrad didn’t say anything.
Elena seemed to already know.
‘Even so, he didn’t really refuse.’
Anyway, she was a younger sister who had no charm whatsoever.
“Isn’t the reward your Majesty giving to Prince Xian an imperial asset?”
“That’s true, but…”
The imperial family’s assets are largely classified into two categories.
An imperial asset used for the great and small affairs of the empire.
Imperial family assets used by members of the imperial family for personal matters.
Both are managed by the Imperial Treasurer.
However, imperial assets are used for official affairs of the empire.
Like now, supporting the damage in the north, etc.
Imperial assets are used for official affairs related to the empire.
However, it was not in the private affairs of the imperial family.
Public assets cannot be used for private purposes.
Even the emperor could not go against this.
Wasn’t that why Conrad just refused to lend money to Elena?
In the same way, the emperor directly promised compensation to Xian.
It was the emperor’s personal business, and therefore the imperial assets could not be used.
And now.
That Elena brought up the story.
“Now… are you saying you want to borrow from His Majesty’s assets?”
Elena nodded softly.
Conrad was at a loss for words.
That’s right.
In fact, isn’t it different from trying to rip off the emperor’s money!
And what…
20 million gold in the emperor’s assets was a spendable amount.
But it’s just that spending is ‘possible’.
“I don’t know if His Majesty… will forgive you.”
It definitely didn’t mean that I could give it up willingly.
It was clear that he would refuse unconditionally.
It was obvious that the Emperor Bonamana would have thought of a few million as compensation.
He probably thought of the Maginot Line up to 10 million.
But what about 20 million?
Maybe Yunheo is a b*tch.
It’s good if you don’t tear your limbs with your eyes closed.
You wouldn’t have known that it was Elena.
“So I came here to ask my brother for a favor.”
It was only then that Conrad was able to fully understand Elena’s words.
“So… are you asking me to persuade Your Majesty together?”
“yes.”
Seeing Elena’s nod, Konrad burst out laughing.
no wonder···.
Wise Elena wanted to ask for a loan of 20 million gold.
And that Elena goes this far.
‘It’s me who encouraged the meeting…’
They say that when you fall for a man, there is no back and forth.
What happened when the two met?
Somehow, Elena seemed to like Xian more than Conrad thought.
Why is it that I feel sad yet somehow happy?
Well, at least Xian was perfect as Elena’s partner.
There were rumors that he was an incompetent bastard.
That was the sound of not knowing Xi’an.
But when Elena comes out so aggressively…
“hmm···.”
Conrad’s thoughts changed only slightly.
Of course, he still considered Xian as Elena’s partner.
But for some reason, I nodded a little at the fact that Xian was a bastard.
I don’t know why.
Conrad felt a complex and delicate feeling and was lost in thought.
20 million gold.
Indeed, it was an astronomical amount of money.
However, it was not to the extent that it could not be ripped off from the emperor’s assets.
“Please, brother.”
“······ good night. Let me help you.”
Conrad nodded after pondering.
First of all, it was a request from my younger sister for the first time in my life.
More than anything.
“Shouldn’t His Majesty know in detail what kind of person Xian is?”
My lovely daughter wants to get married.
As a father, shouldn’t you open your wallet?
#
A dark elf village characterized by tall trees that seem to pierce the sky.
“dad!”
A woman was running through the trees in the distance.
Long black hair that flutters in sync with the run.
Wow!
Sera quickly ran to Aslandis’ arms.
Unable to overcome Sera’s power, Aslandis hesitated backwards.
An 8th-tier archmage who once argued for being the strongest on the continent.
However, it was Aslandis who had lost all power.
Sera fell into the arms of Aslandis even more.
Aslandis silently hugged Sera.
A silent father-daughter reunion.
But there was something deeper than words.
How much time had passed like that?
For an instant, Aslandis’ head turned toward Xian.
For some reason, there was something transparent in the black eyes looking at each other.
“Really… I really don’t know what to say thank you…”
And the words of Aslandis.
His trembling voice contained the emotions Aslandis felt.
This feeling of being embarrassed.
“what···.”
Xian just laughed awkwardly.
And just then.
“I like Xian!”
Wow!
For an instant, Sera, who was held in the arms of Aslandis, rushed towards Xian.
It seemed that Sara knew too.
Perhaps it meant that he would never be able to meet Aslandis again.
But now that I met Aslandis again.
It seemed that Sera was unaware that Xian had used her strength.
Sarah rubbed her face in Xian’s arms.
Aslandis, unable to see him, opened his mouth.
“Sarah, be correct in your words and actions. He is the new Forest Keeper.”
stop.
Sure enough, Sera’s movement suddenly stopped.
Eventually, he raised his buried head and said Xian once and Aslandis once.
And cyan again.
Finally, he looked at Aslandis again.
“Forest Keeper? Xian?”
Sara tilted her head and asked.
Aslandis nodded and briefly explained the circumstances.
After such a short story.
“Then our Xian is moving into the house?”
“okay. He is the Forest Keeper who will lead us Dark Elves in the future.”
Sarah’s gaze turned to Xi’an again.
Sarah’s appearance in front of her nose.
I thought that look was really like an elf.
Brilliant black eyes.
Unlike his black hair, his skin was pure white.
The downy hair was as soft as a child’s, and there were no blemishes visible on the skin.
Before long, Sera said with a bashish smile.
“I like it! The fact that Xian is the forest keeper, and the fact that Xian moves into the house.”
“Sarah, didn’t you tell the forest keeper to be correct in words and actions?”
“cellar···.”
Sera made a sullen expression at Asrandis’s exclamation, which was not an exclamation.
Then, I closed my mouth once.
“But Xian is Xian.”
Warak.
Again, he buried his face in Xian’s chest.
“Sarah, Dear Forest Keeper…”
“it’s okay. Leave it alone.”
In the end, Xian, who was worse than him, stopped Aslandis.
“but···.”
“I don’t really care about that, so don’t worry about it.”
Xian waved and waved his hand.
In the first place, the elves did not have a specific title of honor.
If you just have a heart that respects the opponent, it’s enough.
More than anything.
‘If Sarah uses an honorific, that’s a bit…’
To be honest, it was a little awkward for Aslandis to use honorifics.
In many ways, this condition was most appropriate.
“If the Forest Keeper is like that…”
At Xian’s will, Aslandis did not speak any more.
“Then I will inform the rest of my people about this.”
At the same time, Aslandis pointed at the entrance to one side of the village with his finger.
Where the gaze moves along the finger.
There, numerous Dark Elves gathered and looked this way.
Each of them was looking at us with a mixture of curiosity and fear.
It seemed that an explanation of the current situation was necessary.
“I see.”
Sian nodded slowly.
Then, suddenly, a thought occurred to me.
“Oh. By any chance, what is the population of the Dark Elves?”
“There will be about 1,000 people.”
“1,000 people…”
Xian quickly tapped the calculator in his head.
‘1 million gold to expand one territory area. If there are 1,000 people, should I expand it to about 2?’
And if you expand, you will have to build related facilities.
‘It’s 100,000 gold per 10 Lv. The house price for 1,000 people is 2.5 million…”
Roads should also be laid in the expanded area here.
As the population increased, all facilities had to be newly built…
‘······ Holy sh*t.’
Millions of gold is a plague.
10 million gold seemed well over.
It’s a real amount that only sighs.
Tring!
《When you get stuck while proceeding, try the hyeonjil!》
“·······”
Xian was momentarily speechless.
The bottomless poison is a horn.
It wouldn’t have been this much even if money had been poured into the dock with the bottom smashed.
‘The princess said she would rip out 20 million gold… No, she said she would give it…’
I honestly don’t know if that’s possible.
Possibly crap.
It’s good if you don’t try to tear limbs.
I can’t believe I’m really going to tear it apart.
Wouldn’t 20 million gold still tear an arm…? It was an amount that made me think.
‘ha···.’
In a word, it was impossible to trust only Elena.
Even if it wasn’t Elena, he had to find a corner to save the gold.
‘But where the hell do you get that much money— huh?!’
At that moment, a thought crossed Xian’s mind.
I slowly turned my gaze to Xian and looked at Aslandis.
Aslandis was explaining the circumstances so far to the Dark Elves.
And fortunately, the Dark Elves did not have any resistance.
Xian became the new forest keeper.
And that he had to move to Leuven.
I have no objection to these two facts.
No, far from antipathy, he welcomed it and was grateful to Xian.
Xian approached Aslandis and asked.
“When do you think you can leave?”
“That’s… I guess I’ll have to make some preparations.”
Aslandis answered with a puzzled expression.
It is also true that he will move the place where he has lived his whole life.
Because it was not an easy thing to do in an instant.
Even more so if it is a large group of 1,000 people.
They also needed their own preparation.
“It just went well.”
Sian nodded slowly.
“I also have some work to do. Can I leave the preparations for the migration of the Dark Elves?”
“of course.”
Aslandis immediately nodded.
Aslandis, the forest keeper who led the Dark Elves.
If it was Asrandiz, he would do just fine without Xian.
After saying that, Xian immediately turned around and walked away.
And Sera tilted her head at Xian’s appearance and asked.
“Where?”
“To make money.”
“money?”
Did I not understand Xian’s words?
Sara’s head tilted back to the other side.
Xian just strode without any explanation.
Sera, the Dark Elves preparing to migrate.
And I looked at Xian leaving the dark elf village.
How many times have you looked at it alternately?
“I want to go too.”
Sera followed closely behind Xian.
#
Active as a merchant in Ruben, Amelia is currently the owner of the Ruben Brahe Merchant.
“ah? Ahh?”
How should Amelia deal with the current situation?
And I couldn’t understand why this happened.
That’s what happened right now in front of my eyes.
No, the situation is unfolding.
“I wonder if this is the food I eat in a few days…!”
“To be able to eat such soft bread in the cold northern part…”
“Besides, don’t eat it, it’s delicious…!!”
Meanwhile, the naked and starving people of the North eat the food Amelia brought.
“I was worried that the wound kept festering…”
“Seriously, as soon as you put it on, the wound starts to heal?”
“Isn’t the effect of this medicine amazing…?”
The wounded were being treated with various healing items brought by Amelia.
Of course, I could understand this situation.
I could fully understand.
But there.
“Come on, it doesn’t come every day! Leuven specialties special price sale! All items are free?!”
Xian is promoting in front of people.
“If you need anything, take as much as you want! The price will all be ripped from the imperial family… no, um… anyway, it’s free!”
Amelia couldn’t understand Xian at all!
Xian is going to be stabbed one of these days.