The Wise Lord

Episode 148 – A rapidly changing situation

Xian gently raised his gaze and examined Durak’s expression.

A calm, expressionless face.

Xian made Durak wait for him, not doing anything wrong in the mansion.

Even though I’m angry at that action.

There was no sign of anger on Durak’s face.

Like his words, he did something stupid.

It seemed like he said that he was so smart and cute that he couldn’t take it lightly.

Of course, it was not a word spoken in the dictionary meaning.

No way, Durak is trying to think of Xian as cute.

That was a firm rejection from Xi’an.

“sorry.”

Xian slightly bowed his head towards Durak.

I didn’t really say any excuses.

There was no excuse in the first place.

Above all, now that we have confirmed that Durak has nothing to do with Kerner’s case.

There was no need to say more here.

Durak didn’t say anything else either.

As expected by Xian, Durak did not seem to have any intention of blaming Xian for his actions.

momentary silence.

“I heard all the stories.”

Before long, Durak opened his mouth again.

And the story that Durak told.

“The Marquis sent me a personal letter.”

That meant none other than the incident in the North.

And at Durak’s words, Xian looked slightly surprised.

Marquis of the North, Osley Battenberg.

That bear-like person was never the type to send a personal letter to anyone.

Even more so if the target is Durak.

Nevertheless, Osley sent a personal letter.

It was clear at once how much Xian had contributed to the North.

Moreover, this incident did not stop only in the northern part of the country.

“There is even talk of a star of a new empire.”

Star of the New Empire.

It was a word referring to Xi’an as events in the north spread throughout the empire.

Of course, it was just talk.

It was not recognized as a star of the empire yet.

But that kind of thing is coming out.

That alone could tell at once how much Xi’an had done.

Here.

“His Majesty also showed interest.”

The Emperor, Valois, was also showing interest in Xian.

An emperor who rarely shows personal interest in others.

Wasn’t Durak also very surprised by this fact?

Of course… it wasn’t the kind of interest Durach thought it was.

I’m sorry or I’m blind.

It was a close interest in the wildness that Durak had talked about earlier.

I had to remove the meaning of cute, but…

well, anyway.

In any case, it was a great thing to be in the eyes of the emperor.

so that.

“The events in the north have worked out wonderfully well.”

Xian could say that he did a good job with his duties.

Hence the deal with Xian and Durak.

A deal to return to the family right away without waiting for 4 months if Durak does not produce satisfactory results.

It is safe to say that the terms of the deal were sufficiently fulfilled.

“However.”

The condition of the deal was Durak’s satisfaction.

And the concept of satisfaction is a subjective concept to the end.

“It was a bit lacking for Ellandour.”

I heard Durak’s words quietly.

Xian didn’t even let out a snort.

Because it was forced.

Because this was unreasonable for anyone to see.

Xian slowly raised his head.

Durak was still looking at Xian.

A calm, expressionless face.

Again, he had no idea what he was thinking.

but one.

There was a distinct emotion in Durak’s eyes.

A tool to further revive the family.

Thus, the eyes that see the long-term horse that will make it the first family in the empire.

Durak’s eyes as he looked at Xian were stained with greed.

If the gaze looking at Xian before the incident in the north was desire.

Now it was really close to greed.

Anyone could see that he was satisfied with Xian’s performance.

That’s why you shouldn’t be satisfied with it.

“Return to the family as promised.”

At the irony, Xian didn’t even let out a smile.

And it was only after seeing Durak like this.

Sian could understand Isabel’s behavior.

Why was Isabelle instigating Kerner to assassinate her?

Why did Isabel trick Durak into requesting an assassination?

It must have been urgent.

Xian is making a name for himself throughout the empire.

And now that Durak is showing full support.

Isabel seems to have intended to get rid of Xian before he returns to the family.

but one.

There was a fact that Isabelle had overlooked.

“There are still two months left as promised by the head of household.”

Xian had no intention of returning to Ellandur.

“You are the one who promised to return to the family right away if you don’t achieve satisfactory results.”

“Is my contribution unsatisfactory?”

Durak was silent for a moment.

But that’s for a while.

“Yes.”

Durak said firmly.

“Are you forcing yourself?”

At Xian’s words, Durak’s eyebrows slightly twisted.

eye contact.

Sian slowly opened his mouth.

“His Majesty also highly praised me for my achievements. Even so, the headmistress isn’t satisfied?”

Durak didn’t say anything.

He just looked at Xian with slightly twisted eyes.

And a word that followed.

“The emperor and I are different.”

Seeing such a resolute attitude, Xian kept his mouth shut.

A lot of words boiled up to my throat.

but didn’t spit it out.

Durak had already made up his mind to force himself.

So there was no point in persuasion.

It would be of no avail to lay out any facts.

Again, I’m going to stretch out the nonsense.

It was just that Xian’s mental strength was wasted.

Of course, with cause and logic, how could Xi’an bring it?

He wouldn’t have known that it was Durak.

Even so, it’s such a push.

It seemed that Durak was even thinking about bringing it by force.

So words beyond this are meaningless.

“Well, good.”

Sian nodded calmly and continued.

“Since the head of the household said so, I will go back to Leuven now to pack my things and come right back.”

“no.”

Durak’s words came suddenly.

“I will order Aaron to clean up Ruben, so you will stay with the family from today.”

Xian raised his eyes for a moment.

Aaron was the leader of the White Wolf Knights.

It is also the highest level of skill that reaches the master intermediate level.

That Aaron is ordered to clean up Ruben.

that means that.

Durac was thinking of getting rid of the territory called Ruben.

And that’s one reason.

So that Xian would not have any regrets while staying in the family.

“Starting today, you are the deputy magistrate of Ellandur. I have spoken to the general manager in advance.”

Durak firmly turned his back.

“Stop going out.”

obvious congratulations.

Xian stared at Durak’s back.

Xian was tied up in the Ellandur Mansion.

A situation where you can’t return to Ruben.

‘Could it be that he noticed?’

This thought came to mind for a moment, but Xian shook his head.

That’s because the response was weak.

If Xian knew that he would rebel, Xian couldn’t be alive right now.

The moment he met Durak, his head would have been blown off the spot.

No matter how much cyan is the chess horse that Durak needs.

Durac was not easy enough to forgive those who rebelled.

That’s why he didn’t notice Xian’s plan.

but.

‘Did you think there was something?’

It seemed that he had noticed that something was on the way.

She seemed to have at least noticed that Xian was hiding something.

Otherwise, there would be no reason why Durak would come out in such a hurry.

Moreover, the appointment of Xian as the deputy administrator of Ellandur.

The seat of the administrator who manages and operates the entire Ellandur.

The deputy administrative officer was a position that was not very easy as it was a position corresponding to the executive level among such administrative officers.

Of course, no one is allowed that position.

It was a position that could be obtained only when the ability was recognized and recognized again.

However, Durak immediately appoints Xian as the deputy administrator.

The parachute did not have such a parachute.

It was truly unusual and unconventional.

And, of course, it wasn’t because Xian was Durak’s child.

Apparently, Durak was before Xian came to the family.

I felt like I did a thorough investigation.

What has Xian been doing all this time?

And how he developed Ruben.

At the end of that conclusion, Xian was appointed as a deputy administrative officer.

Perhaps he had to put up with being appointed general administrator.

Durak was originally such a person.

A person who would do anything for the benefit of the family.

Even if it’s your own bloodline.

To Durak, it was nothing more than a tool for family revival.

In any case, Xian was tied to the family.

So Xian wanted to run away like this, but shook his head right away.

Not only was it impossible to do that against Durak in the first place.

Judging from Durak’s appearance, it seemed that he had already prepared everything.

More than anything.

‘If this is the case… I should start working right away.’

There was no big problem in carrying out the plan I had prepared.

furthermore.

‘If it’s the deputy administrator…’

The position of deputy administrator appointed by Durak to Xian.

It was an important position to manage and operate the entire Ellandur.

The powers of the deputy magistrate, who was directly appointed by Durak, were unlimited.

The most representative one was the right to use Ellandur’s budget.

And the budget of Ellandur was truly unimaginable.

Could Xi’an be involved in such a budget?’

‘Is it okay to spend money with Ellandur’s budget?’

thinking about it···.

It was an unexpected situation.

‘I’m worried about Ruben, but…’

Aaron and the White Wolf Knights, who can be said to be the most elite force of Ellandur.

But this too was not a big problem.

‘Because Leah and Kendrick are there.’

Leah, the ghost of a thousand years.

Master Advanced Death Knight, Kendrick.

In addition, Xian’s 31 million gold was a situation where he had made tremendous progress.

I wonder if all of Ellandur’s power comes.

There was no way he could do it with that level of power.

‘I’ll take this opportunity to upgrade the lord’s castle to Lv.3. Territory area expansion… Since I have to fight Ellandur soon, can I just buy about 50 Singijeon? hmm···.’

Xian paused for an instant.

That would be the case, too, because it was an ironic situation to buy weapons to fight Ellandur with Ellandur’s budget.

But what…

‘Aren’t they selling other weapons besides the Singijeon?’

what do you mean know

‘I haven’t seen any ads since I bought Remove Ads.’

I guess I’ll have to watch the ad again.

‘At this point, all the facilities are Lv.6… No, let’s upgrade them to Lv.7.’

The rough estimate alone came out to be at least 10 to 20 million gold.

A terrible amount, indeed.

But what…

‘It’s not even my money, so what?’

What does this also mean?

‘Ah, come to think of it, the construction time is a problem.’

Even if the facilities were upgraded, there was no way to do anything about the construction time.

Only last time, I was able to get an immediate completion right as an inspection reward while leading an emergency inspection.

But this time it was a bit difficult.

That’s also true, because when the mobile lord wakes up, the amount of fainting will be higher than before.

In a word, it was not easy to draw out the inspection.

‘Ah, why don’t you just buy the right to complete it immediately.’

It was enough to just purchase the right to complete each building and facility immediately.

Of course, if this is the case, the estimate has jumped tremendously.

The right to complete immediately required a terrible gold causation instead of shortening the time extremely.

But what…

‘It’s not my money.’

What does this also mean?

It wasn’t even someone else’s money.

It was the money of the person who would soon become the enemy of Cheolcheonji.

Even though the person in question was ignorant of his arrogance.

No, I didn’t know exactly what Xian was planning.

So for today.

“I will do my best, really, as much as the head of household expects.”

Xian put his sincerity toward Durak firmly, very firmly, and bowed his head.

#

The capital of the empire, Darkhan.

And the imperial palace located in Darkan.

“Whoa…! Is this the end?”

Crown Prince Conrad stamped the final report and buried himself in the chair.

Along with drowsy tiredness, a feeling of exhaustion sweeping through the whole body.

Looking out the window, the sky had already become dark.

It was a job that started in the morning.

A bright full moon hung in the dark sky.

“hahahaha···.”

Conrad let out a laugh involuntarily.

A series of really busy days without blinking.

Although it is a fate that he must bear as the crown prince.

As a person before becoming the crown prince, I couldn’t help but get tired.

Of course, this time was also because of the toxic work being pushed back.

An incident that turned the entire North upside down.

I couldn’t sleep well because I was dealing with the aftermath of the incident.

It was extremely difficult, but Conrad worked hard.

The less you sleep, the fewer people suffer.

Conrad threw away his nap and concentrated on his work.

And thanks to that, the end is finally starting to appear.

Conrad stared at the last approval report.

“If Xian hadn’t released the goods in time…”

Perhaps this was the report that was the beginning, not the end.

And the situation in the north must have been a mess even now.

Perhaps Conrad would have fallen ill by now.

“hahahaha.”

Conrad laughed involuntarily.

A man who is grateful and has a lot to learn at the same time.

Of course… it wasn’t just learning.

“I never thought they would ask for 12 million gold.”

Conrad burst into laughter at the memory that suddenly came to him.

Xian asked for 12 million gold for the goods he had bought in the North.

Preliminary candidate report.

However, the words were the first candidate report, and it was no different than just touting it.

Even against the emperor.

Should I say this is outrageous?

Or should I say I’m out of my mind.

Wasn’t that why he worked hard to calm the angry emperor?

“Whatever…”

It just stopped at that level.

The emperor, Valois, also only burst into anger.

I didn’t put any restrictions on Xian.

Although 12 million gold was excessive for the price of the item.

Because the price was to quickly alleviate the suffering of the people.

Baluaga regarded Xian’s behavior as something of an act of madness.

well, anyway.

With this, the case was all over.

The approval letters and appeals that come up every day have also become less common.

So Conrad was thinking of going on vacation for a while.

“It’s the first time I’ve been to Ruben.”

None other than Ruben.

Same with Elena.

Originally, I had planned to send only Elena.

But I was so anxious that I couldn’t stand it.

Wouldn’t he have the money spent to go to Ruben to play?

A whopping 20 million gold.

If you add the 12 million gold added by the imperial family, it was 32 million gold.

32 million gold was spent simply going out to play, not coma.

No, even a coma was a problem.

Who in the world would bring 32 million gold for a coma!

“·······”

Conrad was at a loss for words for a moment, but…

well anyway

Conrad intended to follow Elena this time.

And to be honest…

It was true that it was expected a little.

Conrad, who has never been on a trip.

“Elena says that the refreshments made in Leuven are so delicious…”

It was at that moment when I felt that excitement.

smart.

-Your Highness, may I come in for a while?

Suddenly, the voice of the chief chamberlain came from outside.

“Come in.”

Conrad straightened his body buried in the chair and said.

Before long, there was a clicking sound and the chamberlain appeared.

“What is going on?”

“That is… a letter to Your Highness has arrived.”

“Correspondence?”

Conrad tilted his head involuntarily.

That would be the case, because the chief chamberlain didn’t have to come in person just because of the letter.

To be precise, there was no need to come here at this late hour.

It wouldn’t be strange if I reported it early tomorrow morning.

Even so, the head of the housekeeper came to visit.

“Give it to me.”

At Conrad’s words, the chamberlain handed over a letter in his arms.

“hmm?”

And Conrad tilted his head once more.

That is also the seal stamped on the outside of the letter.

“Elandur?”

It was because it was the white wolf seal that symbolized Ellandur.

“Why in Ellandur…?”

Conrad swallowed his doubts and opened the seal on the letter.

And soon I knew who the sender of this letter was.

“Is this… Xian?”

Why did Xi’an get the Seal of Ellandur?

Conrad tilted his head.

Well, since Xian was also a son of Elandur, it was natural.

However, no matter how much Elandur’s son did, he did not use the seal of Ellandur.

The seal of Elandur was literally the seal representing Elandur.

Crown Prince Conrad himself also has the seal of the imperial family and the seal of the crown prince.

Don’t you have two separate seals?

Not only was Xian unable to use it for personal use.

Even more so, Xian was far from Ellandur.

Wasn’t Xian anxious to abandon the name of Ellandur?

It’s time to question again.

In the letter, the reason why Xian was using the seal of Ellandur was written.

“I became the deputy magistrate of Ellandur…?”

Conrad calmly read the contents of the letter.

How much time had passed like that?

“·······”

After reading all the contents of the letter, Conrad was at a loss for words.

stupid mind.

Conrad looked at the contents of the letter once more.

To be precise, I checked the one sentence written at the very end of the letter.

[It seems that the time has come to abandon the name of Ellandur.]

“ha···.”

Conrad let out a sigh involuntarily.

It was just at the moment when the case was being finalized.

So, I decided to take a little break now.

“ha·········.”

It seemed that I had to return the vacation.