Chapter 30 The love affair is difficult (4)
The Duke of Bergen dreams of a war with the Kingdom of Paquel.
He got a great opportunity after the current king of Maroon Kingdom fell.
“Duke of Bergen, as long as you promise to destroy the Pakel Kingdom and hand over some of its territory to us, the Empire will spare no support. And if you want…”
The Harmel Empire. Although the reason is unknown, the courier secretly contacts him and extends his hand, saying that he wants the destruction of the Paquel kingdom. To the Duke of Bergen, they made an offer they could never refuse.
“As the king of the new Maroon Kingdom, you will gain the full support of the Harmel Empire.”
Become a king with the empire on your back.
Under one person, above all people.
The Duke of Bergen, who has the title of duke, could not be satisfied with this. Especially since the new king who replaced the old king, who had collapsed and could not do anything, was only an 8-year-old child.
“This kingdom needs a wise leader.”
A wise and skilled leader, not just an ignorant child.
So, the Duke of Bergen risked everything to prepare for war. It is a war that will make the long-standing enmity, the Kingdom of Paquel, disappear into the dark side of history.
“So… how much grain did you stock up on?”
A strategy to overwhelm this war in a short time. Grain hoarding was secretly pursued in order to deplete the food supply of the Pakel Kingdom, which depended entirely on imports for most of its food due to the barren mountainous terrain. It was secretly promoted to avoid the attention of various merchants, so it was not possible to work with a large-scale guild, but the new guild made by adventurers handled the work not badly.
“We decided to prioritize visiting the Paquel Kingdom and the territories that had previously traded food and purchase all of the products to be produced this year. In addition, grains released in the market were bought as much as possible so that the market price did not fluctuate greatly. I don’t know right now, but if a war breaks out, Paquel Kingdom will be unable to find food even if it tries.”
500,000 gold.
Jaegyu was able to receive a larger amount of support than he initially expected, but 500,000 gold was a very small amount of capital compared to other giants. That’s why he tried to achieve what the Duke of Bergen wanted by concocting tricks as much as possible.
“hmm. It was impossible for me to buy all the grains in the market as I wanted… But, as you said, there will be a big setback in the food supply of Paquel Kingdom.”
Although the results were not as expected, the Duke of Bergen looked at Jegyu with a deeply impressed look at the achievements of those who dealt a fatal blow to the food supply of the Paquel Kingdom with a small amount of capital.
“It’s pretty good for an adventurer. It’s a method I’ve never heard of, but it’s very effective in this situation. What did you say earlier?”
“It’s a technique called gift contract, Duke.”
A futures contract often used in modern economic markets. Utilizing it, he put maximum leverage and made contracts worth more than 10 million gold while traveling around various territories. Of course, this was all because it was certain that war would break out, so it was a huge risk that could be waged.
“Yeah…. At this rate, you have done well what I promised you.”
The Duke of Bergen nodded in satisfaction. Seeing him like that, Jegyu’s eyes lit up.
“Then… the duke and our deal…”
“Isn’t that something to discuss after the war? Don’t worry, take good care of the grain you bought and don’t run into crap.”
Huge benefits promised earlier. Although he did not receive a definite answer about it, Jegyu smiled brightly at the friendly attitude of the Duke of Bergen and said,
“All right! I will be careful not to spill even one grain of density into the kingdom of Paquel.”
At those words, the Duke of Bergen made a sad face and waved his hand.
“Then I have another appointment, so go see it.”
“Yes, then…”
Jegyu left his office with his head down. But as he left his office and walked down the hallway, he was startled when he saw someone walking in front of him.
“That’s…?”
“You can come this way.”
A person headed for the Duke’s office, guided by an attendant. Unlike the other people who walk in and out of the duke’s house in dazzling armor or robes, the outfit looks plain and frugal at first glance. But I could tell just by looking at Jaegyu. That he was a user wearing an adventurer’s gear that could be called a low-level national school uniform.
‘Who the hell…?’
Jegyu never imagined that he would face another user at the Duke of Bergen. He was confused as he stood blankly behind a mysterious user passing by.
‘why….?’
The fact that a new competitor suddenly appeared made Jegyu feel unbearable anxiety.
* * *
Office of the Duke of Bergen.
Inside, Jaeyoung and the Duke of Bergen were having a snowball fight in silence.
“Quickly request a duel! Count Boroken believes that you will keep the faith!”
“Oh shut up, crazy chicken wings! You keep making a duel duel noise!”
“Shut up! Where did you say such vulgar words!”
“Damn it, your mouth is even more vulgar!”
El and Tan chattering loudly from behind. However, as if not even recognizing the two, the Duke of Bergen began to speak first with his eyes fixed on Jaeyoung.
“Earl Boroken sent it…?”
“He didn’t send it. It was just an excuse to meet the duke.”
“…is it an excuse?”
The Duke of Bergen smiles strangely as if he is having fun at Jaeyoung’s words. He looked at Jaeyoung with sharp eyes as if trying to see through his intentions.
“So… why would a mediocre adventurer want to meet me? As a duke of a country, if you don’t want to waste my time and insult my honor, then there must be a good reason…
”
“There is …..”
For the first time, embarrassment appeared on the face of the Duke of Bergen at the sudden false statement. The duke looked at Jaeyoung with an expression like ‘what the hell is this bastard?’. Jaeyoung told him in detail about the conspiracy plotted by Count Boroken.
“So… as a result, Count Boroken thinks that the Duke must die in order to stop the war. That’s why they’re plotting an assassination.”
“I see…”
The Duke of Bergen was silent at Jaeyoung’s explanation. Looking at him who was lost in thought, Tan asked Jae-young as if he was absurd.
“hey! why do you talk like that In the first place, Count Boroken was just thinking about what to do, but he said you could kill him!”
The main culprit who persuaded Count Boroken to kill him first, even mentioning a strange knot, whether it was Gorodius or Gordius. It was absurd from Tan’s point of view to see him shamelessly distorting the truth, claiming that Count Boroken had planned it in front of the person concerned.
frown
Jae-young meets Tan by chance. He admired Jaeyoung’s wink without the Duke of Bergen realizing that this was all on purpose. And again, he took out a piece of black paper from somewhere and began to scribble something in bloody ink.
“When you are in this way …. thoroughly distorted the truth …. Assassination …. Dog …..”
As if you are learning today, you will be working hard today. Every time he did that, he felt like he was becoming more and more garbage.
“I didn’t know Count Boroken would use such an extreme method… It’s really surprising.”
“Originally, when people reach their limit, they can do anything.”
“So… why are you giving me this information?”
The eyes of the Duke of Bergen were full of doubts. A mysterious adventurer who informs Count Boroken’s assassination plan. He couldn’t think of any reason for him to tell such a story to him, whom he had met for the first time today. However, Jaeyoung gave him a bright smile and told him.
“Well… I think it’s better for a wise and mature leader to become king than for a child who has not yet learned the language to ascend the throne.”
Poodle Poodle.
The Duke of Bergen did everything in his power to hold back the involuntary smile. However, Jaeyoung looked at his twitchy mouth and spoke in a whisper.
“I think the Maroon Kingdom ruled by the duke would be more ideal.”
“Ha ha ha ha ha ha!”
The desire hidden in the heart of the Duke of Bergen. At Jaeyoung’s words that properly stimulated that desire, the Duke of Bergen let out a hearty laugh.
“What is your name?”
Unlike before, the Duke of Bergen relaxed his guard and sent a favorable gaze. Jaeyoung answered his question with a smile.
“My name is Dex.”
And Jaeyoung held out his hand to the Duke of Bergen and said.
“I think we can have a good relationship with the Duke in the future.”
* * *
Jaeyoung left the office after the conversation with the Duke of Bergen. He was not unusually noisy because of the two whispering beings behind his back.
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, please forgive this man’s misdeeds.”
“Hey, what the hell are you going to do in the middle like a bat?”
Jae-young, who promised Count Boroken that he would assassinate the Duke of Bergen, but then revealed that Count Boroken was plotting an assassination in front of the Duke of Bergen. The actions were totally out of the ordinary, but Jaeyoung’s thinking was simple.
“What is it? It’s a way to extract as much probability as possible.”
“what….?”
“lets think. A war must happen anyway. When the war intensifies and becomes as chaotic as possible, there will be more chances for me to get, right?”
“okay. Then, if you just join hands with the Duke of Bergen from the beginning…
”
“what….?”
Tan hesitates at Jaeyoung’s question. And as if realizing something, he said with a fuss.
“hey! Could you…?”
“Not just a war with foreign powers, but even a war between internal forces. How great will the ramifications of those two wars be?”
The war sucks! Possibility too!
Jaeyoung hummed with a satisfied smile, thinking of the confusion that would be aggravated by the resentment planted in the heart of the Duke of Bergen, whether it was cleaning up the surroundings before the war with Paquel Kingdom or purging after the victory.
“Heung-heung-probability is low!”
“Wow… Really, aren’t you the reincarnation of the previous demon king? There is no such thing as real good.”
I was about to move on, ignoring Tan’s muttering words as if he was tired of it, but someone suddenly grabbed Jae-young from behind.
“Hey, wait there.”
Jaeyoung turned around at the sound of someone calling. A man with a strangely soft expression bowed his head and asked politely.
“You just came out of the mansion of the Duke of Bergen, right? If you’re not busy, can I talk to you for a minute?”
As if he had been watching from outside, he already knew Jaeyoung’s whereabouts and asked with a bright smile.
“….no, I do not want.”
I don’t know what the plan was, but Jae-young refused and turned around because of a not-so-welcome intuition, but frowned when he found another person standing in his way.
“What are you doing?”
Those who appear to be normal users. I don’t know what it is, but Jaeyoung is starting to feel uncomfortable with the behavior of those who seem to be forced to change suddenly.
“Oh fuck. hey! let’s talk What are you being so expensive about?”
A man who creates a threatening atmosphere by spitting and spitting as if he were a bully. And at his attitude, Jaeyoung smiled and nodded his head.
“I will.”
Jaeyoung silently follows the two of them. The two did not know that they were taking Jaeyoung with them while creating an atmosphere of fear. What they did now is nothing more than grabbing a handful of nose hair from a lion that is still and tearing it apart.
