Outside the hall, Prince Philip was stunned.
Too risky!
The earl actually chose to directly provoke the other party. He was quite courageous. No wonder Frelia admired him so much... As one of the retainers left by Philip's father's generation, Frelia's character was clear to Philip since he was a child.
There aren't many people who can catch the eye of that girl. He really has some skills.
"What do you think?" Philip turned and looked at Ash behind him and asked.
"He is indeed a smart man. He knows how to provoke the other party in exchange for conditions... Now the number of opponents has really decreased a lot, but he is a bit reckless." In Ash's opinion, although Sean's approach shows some ability, it is more like cleverness.
He rushed in without considering the other person's emotions at all. If he met someone with a slightly worse temper, he would probably be ready to fight on the spot!
"But at least we have gained some benefits for the Earl of the South, right?" said Prince Philip.
"Grandpa, is Count Weigel very powerful?"
At this time, the five children who were still standing at the feet of the two asked.
Crouching down, looking at the little princess...
"He's a very smart guy... and because he's smart, he always does unexpected things."
"So that means he has done something great. I heard that there is not so much money in the south anymore." The little princess continued.
"Shh~ Don't talk about this, you hear me?"
Prince Philip made a hushing gesture before slowly letting the other person go.
"Yeah~" the little girl nodded vigorously.
"Leonor is so good!"
He patted each other's heads and let the five children go back first... After all, the palace hall is not a place for children to play, not to mention that there are so many lords in it today.
However, the fact that this matter went so smoothly surprised many people, including Philip...
This Count Weiger does have some abilities, and I underestimated him at the beginning.
Philip looked at Ash beside him, and guessed that the other party was thinking the same thing as him at the moment.
The only thing that is not certain is which side this young earl is on!
Old nobleman?
Or the royal family.
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Earl Weigel won a two million gold coins reduction for the southern lords, which is really great news.
The only thing he got in return was that he had to fight with a certain guard sent by the other party... Compared to that, the news of being able to be exempted was the most exciting.
Many lords began to thank Sean and gave him advice on how to compete in the future.
Some suggested simply going up and admitting defeat, since they couldn't go back on their word after all, and a competition wasn't a duel—it didn't say you couldn't admit defeat. Of course, some lords were even more eccentric, suggesting other events like horseback archery or target shooting, which wouldn't injure them.
Of course, Sean agreed to all of them with a smile. As for the real situation, he would tell about it when the time came, and it had nothing to do with the earl who was gossiping.
They just need to get a break!
All the earls can stay temporarily in the palace today, but King Simon did not appear at the dinner. It is said that he went to entertain Melsusa and others... Only the Grand Duke, several ministers and other high-ranking people attended instead.
Of course, there was some praise for Sean during this period, but it didn't cause much trouble.
After all, Melsusa and the others also live in the palace, so we can't just start celebrating right away!
A dinner party was held simply under the pretext of entertaining the southern lord... During the dinner, Sean drank several times more and then left the dinner venue early on the grounds of dizziness.
In the luxurious guest room of the palace, Sean had just fallen on the bed when there was an urgent knock on the door.
"who?"
Before I could respond, Ignia opened the door and came in.
The doors of the palace are not locked, probably to prevent someone from locking the door and assassinating members of the royal family. As long as it is not locked, any guard can rush in at the first opportunity!
"Why is Nia here? Aren't you not allowed to enter the palace?" Sean got up from the bed.
Although I wasn't drunk, I felt a little dizzy.
"I begged my mentor to bring me in! Are you stupid? How could you agree to duel with that kind of person? How can you beat him?" Without giving Sean time to speak, he started scolding him.
"How do you know I can't beat you?"
"Those are the elite troops under the command of the Sun King."
Looking at Ignia's blushing face...
I guess he came here running.
Sitting on the bed, waving to her.
"What?!" She pouted and refused to go over.
"Come and sit..."
"Do you think she really wants to fight with me?" His face was slightly drunk, but his mind was very clear.
"I heard everything. You angered the commander in the hall, and she said in person that she wanted to duel with you, and was even willing to reduce the expenses of the southern lords... You helped the southern part of the empire, but why did you get yourself involved?" It didn't matter who went in, but Igonia was unhappy when she heard it was Sean.
"She was just following the steps I gave her. There's nothing wrong with that."
In fact, Sean was not sure at the time. Although he could grasp the changes in everyone's emotions, the character's state would change as the conversation went on... Some of them could be grasped well, but once they touched the other party's red line, it would be difficult to retract them.
So every time they talked, Sean would subconsciously test the waters first, and then go deeper little by little...
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