"Count Sean, please wait a moment." After dismissing everyone, Haruman suddenly called him.
Sean turned his head and looked at the old man whom he hadn't seen for a long time...
"Grand Duke!"
"I called you because I want to talk to you about something." Sean looked at the other person with a sincere attitude that made people even more confused.
The other party is the Grand Duke, one of the most powerful people in the entire Bashalan Empire. This attitude always makes Sean feel weird, but he still has to pretend to be calm.
"Grand Duke, please speak..."
"I won't hide it from you. In fact, the reason why we were able to call on the Sun King for help this time was partly due to your contribution. During the border war, you wiped out the arrogant Desert Golden Group. This Golden Group once had a feud with the Sun King, but it has been rampant among the desert countries and has been unable to take effective revenge. Your battle helped him take revenge, so he was willing to send troops." Looking at the Grand Duke's serious expression.
The more Sean thought about it, the more he felt the other party was talking nonsense...
"is that so?"
I have never seen the Sun King's army, but I have fought against the Golden Corps once. In comparison, the Golden Corps is of a higher overall level than the Imperial Army, but it is not completely impossible to defeat them.
How can a king be willing to send troops just because a mercenary group is defeated? You are the Grand Duke of the Empire, after all, can you be more reliable?
No one would believe this if he told it to them. Sean always felt that the other person was making fun of him.
"There may be other reasons, but your defeat of the Golden Company is definitely one of them. I was the one who suggested contacting the Sun King. At the time, I was just trying it out. After all, Xiata on the other side didn't want to get involved at all."
Duke Haruman recounted the situation at that time.
Prince Philip has been in charge of communicating with the mountain nation of Xiata, hoping that they can help the empire, but that country is only willing to defend its territory and refuses to go out. As long as the enemy does not invade them, they will not make any offensive strategies.
"Contacting the Xiata Kingdom has been at a stalemate, and the intelligence about your border victory reminded me of the Sun King. Almost twenty years ago, the young Sun King visited the Empire... I remember him mentioning the Desert Gold Group, which is why I proposed this idea. Of course, he eventually sent troops, and with the reinforcements, we were able to recapture the lost territory. But now, they want their due compensation."
While the Grand Duke was telling the story, Sean kept staring at his condition and saw nothing unusual.
This shows it’s still true!
This is interesting.
"So what does the Grand Duke want me to do?" Sean asked after roughly understanding the whole process.
"Since you are here, I hope that when I introduce you tomorrow, you can speak a little on the side of the Southern Lord, when necessary..." Looking at the Grand Duke's meaningful smile, Sean had no choice but to nod.
I'm still thinking about what the other person just said. Does he want me to help speak?
"By the way, the things I told you last time."
"What are the questions of the Grand Duke?"
It was as if I was recalling the first time I met him a year ago...
"Forget it, just pretend you have forgotten it. You are now the lord of the border. You must lead the local people well. This will be your greatest contribution to the empire..." Sean was instantly elevated to a very high position.
However, when the other party talked about the past, Sean had already thought about it. Since he obtained the ability of [Time Controller], he often recalled the past in his dreams, as if he was going through it again step by step.
So Sean remembers a lot of things that were mentioned in passing very clearly...
A year ago, at the place where Grand Duke Rietis lived, the other party once tried to recruit him again by using the historical condition that the Viger family had been subordinate to the Grand Duke's retainers. However, he did not agree immediately at that time. Later, the other party also said that Prince Philip had thoughts of treason, but this matter could not be verified.
A year has passed, and now my identity is different, and the other party no longer talks about these things.
Sean nodded in affirmation before leaving...
At the door.
Ascalante and Karyana had been waiting for a long time, and he was the last lord to come out.
"Let's go."
Ascalante looked inside the room...
"Sir, is there something wrong in there?"
"The Grand Duke has spoken to me twice, both of which relate to my visit to the palace tomorrow."
At this time, Karlyana suddenly asked, "Does Lord Sean know the Grand Duke?"
"We met a few times in Lietis a year ago. Come to think of it, it was Frelia who took me there back then."
"I received a reply from the chief. She is coming back from the front."
“Really?!!”
Sean looked at the other person and thought it would be great if Frelia could come back.
The two haven't met since the incident in Tacoma City. If she comes back, he will have someone to discuss countermeasures with. After all, Igunya has limited experience and most of the time he listens to his opinions.
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The next morning, the lords representing the 13 regional cities in the southern part of the empire marched towards the palace together.
King Simon H. Peres of the Basaran Empire...
It is said that this surname comes from the language of the mountain people in the Amansha region in the western part of the world, so the family emblem representing the country's highest ruler is also a surrounding deer crown.
There was no grand welcome, everything was as usual.
Although the 13 people who traveled with them represented the forces in the southern part of the empire, their titles did not reach the level that required a grand ceremonial reception. On the contrary, the solemn atmosphere in the palace made the southern lords afraid to speak for a while.
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