A count, dressed in a magnificent gold-trimmed robe, sat quietly in the carriage.
He gripped the exquisite black cane tightly in his hands, his gaze fixed intently on the window.
The carriage made a deep, creaking sound as it traveled along the bumpy streets.
The car swayed and rocked, but the count seemed to have completely gotten used to the bumpy road.
He looked back through the car window.
Behind them was a convoy of carriages carrying the other ministers of the empire.
Surrounding the carriage were a group of knights from the Empire, riding white horses.
The knights wore silver armor, their expressions as cold and icy as ice, exuding great majesty.
The figure at the forefront, leading a group of knights, rode a white horse, his silver hair flowing.
The chilling aura emanating from her sent shivers down the Earl's spine.
This knight, who looks like an ice sculpture, must be Gwen Delin, the fiancée of Senator Clavner.
It is said that this knight also possesses top-tier strength.
According to those foreign ministers, she even possessed supernatural abilities, including the ability to communicate with and use divine power.
This was utterly absurd for an Imperial Knight, since the Empire was a country that did not allow any form of religious belief.
Even so, it was still remarkable that he could become a count in the Karencia Empire at such a young age.
The opponent's strength is definitely not weak.
Count Laurean was quite eager to spar with Grand Knight Gwen, who was also a count, in an attempt to gauge the young Imperial Grand Knight's skill level, but...
He snapped out of his daze and looked at the man sitting opposite him.
The man was wearing a black trench coat and had a distinctive badge with three broken heads hanging on his chest.
His expression was cold, even colder than Gwen outside.
At this moment, he simply clasped his hands together and placed them on his lap.
But that cold gaze always sent a shiver down Count Laureen's spine.
Yes, this is the rumored Senator Victor Clement.
He was sitting in the same carriage as himself.
Despite appearing to be riddled with weaknesses, the powerful aura emanating from him constantly enveloped the carriage.
He remembered it; it had just happened.
After the councilor Victor got off the train.
He simply reached out and gently grasped the tattered magic train.
Instantly, the train, which had previously retained some shape, was gradually compressed by his powerful magic.
Finally, the train carriages that could originally accommodate more than a hundred people were destroyed.
He grasped it, squeezed it into a square piece of scrap metal, and it sat peacefully in the corner of the station.
As soon as he stepped off the carriage, he skillfully demonstrated his power to the people of the kingdom.
That might be a way of putting them in their place.
But Count Laureen was actually swayed by this.
After all, the ministers had already said that when we arrived here.
The South Gapurna Gorge was half destroyed by bombing.
In the eyes of most people, this was almost an impossible thing.
The South Ghabrna Gorge is a towering valley that separates two major countries.
His existence forced the two enormous neighboring nations, the Kingdom and the Empire, to settle into peace.
After all, if it's just a simple exchange of visits, that's fine.
By simply using the magic train, one can quickly travel back and forth between the two neighboring countries from above the valley.
However, if one country truly harbors ill intentions towards the other and desires to start a war...
They had to go around this huge valley and take a very long route.
This would make the journey a huge hassle.
The inability to transport supplies in time puts them at a greater disadvantage in a protracted war.
On the other hand, if the attacking side suffers losses in its army, it may even be difficult to request reinforcements.
So much so that if these two countries were to go to war, it wouldn't matter who attacked whom.
The side on the defense will always have a huge advantage.
After all, the entire canyon isolates the whole country, making support extremely slow.
The kingdom had also learned a bloody lesson that proved the valley's vital strategic importance.
Their attempts to harass and seize the empire's borders ultimately ended in failure.
That was a long time ago; the empire back then was far less powerful than it is now.
However, the valley fissure covers an area of more than a thousand miles.
Is it possible to blow that piece away with just one spell?
possible.
For this Senator Clavner, it was an absolutely possible thing.
He had naturally seen the earth-shattering naval battle that the Mage Council had spread about.
At that moment, the name Victor Clevina was already deeply ingrained in people's minds and known to countless people around the world.
He has already achieved a very prominent position internationally.
And he himself...
Laureen Nice.
He was just a three-star count.
In terms of age and seniority, he may indeed have lived longer than Viktor.
But in terms of strength...
I'm afraid even ten of them couldn't beat Viktor alone.
There's no need to antagonize Viktor's fiancée just because you want to spar with her.
If they really lost, Viktor would feel guilty first.
But if we lose, we'll lose face for the entire Kingdom of Kant.
Despite both being counts, the count of the Kingdom of Kant was unable to defeat the young knight of the Empire.
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