Chapter 24: Departure
After much trial and error, Charles finally agreed to Ilul's request.
And Ilul can finally breathe a sigh of relief, although she is now very tired of seeing Charles not gag.
After Ilul left, Charles sat down in his chair contentedly and shook the wine glass in his hand.
The price of opening the trade of the humans to the elves was only exchanged for the full results of this invasion.
It was a perfect deal, thinking so, Charles smiled and took a sip of the wine in his glass.
At this moment, a minister walked in from outside the palace, his expression slightly urgent and panicked.
Although it was rude, Charles was in a very happy mood at this time, so he didn't blame him, and instead asked, "What's the matter, West, why are you in such a hurry?" ”
Looking at Charles's bright expression, West hurriedly half-knelt down, his tone trembling slightly: "Your Majesty, there is news from the border, Duke Albert he, he is dead." ”
"Smack", a murky voice echoed in the palace, the wine glass abruptly pulled from Charles's hand to the ground, and he stood up in disbelief: "What, you say it again, what the hell is going on." ”
"Your Majesty, according to the circumstances at the time, as well as the accounts of the survivors, it seems that Duke Albert was killed by a dragon species that appeared in the Demon Realm. West's body trembled more and more.
He was afraid that the king would not be angry, so he asked him to go to Albert's funeral.
Charles's personality is very similar to that of his father, at least in that he is moody.
"Dragons?" said Charles, muttering quietly, suppressing the anger in his heart and turning to West, "Are you sure?"
"Your Majesty, this is news that has just come back from the border, and it is true. Hearing Charles's inquiry, West hurriedly answered.
For people like them, if they want to live, they must recognize their position, be cautious and respectful.
"Alright, alright, you go down, oh, by the way, call Tel Aviv for me. The strength on Charles's body seemed to be exhausted in an instant.
He sat back in his chair and thought quietly.
Of course, he wanted to avenge Albert, but the power of the dragon species, he had already heard Tel Aviv describe.
If it's really the dragon's fault, it's a bit more difficult to do.
He must not forget that he is now the king of a country, and that he must not be rash at this time, and must be considered at all times.
If he hadn't done enough of it.
"Your Majesty. Tel Aviv's voice echoed through the icy palace.
Hearing the sound, Charles glanced at Tel Aviv, then lowered his head and continued his thoughts.
Emotionally, he wanted to avenge Albert, but the conflict of interest quickly brought his sanity back to power.
If, let's find out the real situation first, this is his final decision.
"I think you've heard the news of Duke Albert's death. "The king's body is still a little paralyzed, and this incident has hit him hard.
"Hmm. Tel Aviv answered.
"You go at once, go to the border, inquire into the matter, and give me an answer within five days, whatever the outcome. Charles gave the order without question.
"Yes, Your Majesty. Tel Aviv saluted the king, then turned and walked out.
"Is it the same dragon that appeared in the Demon Realm again?" Tel Aviv muttered with confusion.
After all, the dragon species has long been wiped out, and even if there are remnants of the race, it is impossible for two to appear in such a short period of time, but why he suddenly disappeared from the demon realm at that time, and why he appeared on the human border, Tel Aviv has no clue about this.
How could he have thought that this damn dragon seed was just for a meal, of course, Tel Aviv didn't want to pay too much attention to this matter, he had almost no good feelings for the straw bale duke who saw the money, but once it involved the dragon species, the meaning of this matter was extraordinary.
As a loyal dog of the Holy See, he must solve this incident as soon as possible, five days is enough time for him to find out all the clues that can be found on the scene, but the solution has to wait for the incident to be revealed before he can plan again
However, he could also check the extent of the infestation at the border, and with that in mind, he mounted a horse borrowed from the army and hurried to the border, hoping that things would not be too bad.
"Only then did I realize that you were so beautiful when you cried, but the distress was unbearable. López wanted to put a smile on his face, but he couldn't show it on his face, and in the end, he could only hold Aya's face and gently wipe away her tears.
"Hmph. Aya snorted softly, then smiled reluctantly, and gently raised her hands to cover López's palms: "Take care of yourself, it's autumn, you need to wear more clothes." ”
Whispering softly, Aya stood on tiptoe and kissed López's cheek: "I will always be waiting for you, my knight, forever, I love you." ”
"Is your knight going to keep you waiting so long? damn it, you're so beautiful, my princess. The cool touch cut across his cheeks, and López lowered his head to Aya's soft lips.
"You don't need to borrow wine to kill your sorrows. After the ship's back disappeared into the sky, Narse teased López.
He hurriedly refused, he really couldn't stand it.
Then, he suddenly said firmly to Narse, "Master, I want to become stronger. ”
"Don't think about everything so easily. "That's right, but Narse was in high spirits.
Then, he patted López on the shoulder: "But I like this look, starting tomorrow, get ready, don't be tired." ”
López was still full of energy, and he straightened his back: "Yes, Master"
The sun is slowly setting.
Don Quixote, who has been busy these days, is a little anxious.
The White Knights under his leadership had less than half of the remaining troops left.
The rest have all been killed.
Fortunately, Charles has already ordered conscription, and on the other hand, he has been busy with this matter for the past two days.
The main reason is that there are too many people this time, and the good and bad are mixed, and the workload of the audit is too large.
He was so busy that he couldn't sleep.
Even so, he did not allow himself to slack off.
As he worked, Narse slowly walked in from outside the tent.
"It's never good for you to look for me. With that, Don Quixote put down his work and looked up at him.
"Don't say that, I'm a good guy. In the spirit of being thick-skinned, Narse still smiled unceremoniously.
This made Don Quixote shake his head helplessly: "Well, it sounds like I have to avenge the good people, so, what do you want to do." ”
"Seeing you've been busy lately, I can help you train those recruits for free. Narse's right hand habitually made a gesture of counting the gold coins.
But soon he raised his left hand and pressed his right hand: "Let you trust more between people, hehe." ”
Don Quixote was stunned for a moment: "Free? This is not a word that should come out of your mouth, you have to be as honest as your right hand." ”
"Old habits are hard to break, but of course, it would be best if I had to pick and choose before the White Knights' bounty mission was released. With that, Narse coughed twice to ease his embarrassment.
"That bit of gold can still get into your eyes?" asked Don Quixote, confused, but in his heart he had already agreed to the deal.
Earn without losing money.
However, Narse obviously didn't have that much patience, and he waved his hand: "You just say that the deal is not dealing." ”
"Of course. Don Quixote replied decisively.
"Well, as a sign of friendliness, I'll have a drink first. A heroic smile instantly crept up to Nalce's resolute face.
"Oh, it looks like I'm underestimating you. With that, Don Quixote picked up the sword beside him and turned and walked out.