Ambassador Mithran's forehead was covered in sweat when he arrived at the conference hall. It was not because of running, but because he was excited.
Previously, he was still able to keep his cool, but after reading the documents sent by the parliament, Mislan, who had no political experience, could no longer keep his cool even if he wanted to. When he saw Roddy standing in front of the window, his voice trembled. "Prime Minister … I-I have something important to discuss with you immediately. I came in a hurry, I hope —"
"The Kingdom of Karen and the Lachman Kingdom are strategic partners. If you have anything to say, just say it. Don't be nervous."
Roddy raised his hand and pointed at the armchair. "Sit down."
Mithran unknowingly began the discussion from a "weak" position. He did not even realize that the Kingdom of Karen was the one who owed the debt.
But Roddy would not deliberately give in on this matter. He could consider giving up his personal interests, but now his every move involved the whole country. So, Roddy must fight for the interests of the country from all angles.
The door of the conference room was closed. Ambassador Mithran stayed in the room for three hours. After that, he hurried to the embassy and came back half an hour later. After eating two mouthfuls of bread on the way back, he went back to the conference room again. The discussion ended in the wee hours of the morning.
No one knew the details of the discussion, but when Ambassador Mithran returned to the embassy, he looked like he was about to collapse. But in the face of the continuous operation of the teleportation circle, he finally showed an expression of relief. "This should be enough …"
He was exhausted and quickly fell asleep. Roddy, who was in the Magic Tower, did not sleep at all. In the early morning, the cabinet members who received the notice rushed to the Magic Tower. The meeting lasted for more than an hour, and more than 40 decrees were quickly issued and implemented.
The Kingdom of Karen, which had been resting after the war, seemed to have entered a state of war again.
But this time, there were no nobles going to the villages to recruit soldiers, and there were no nobles waiting for orders to assemble. In other words, the nobles of the kingdom were useless.
Apart from a small number of nobles who had entered the military and received systematic military training and officer training, the remaining nobles who thought they were extraordinary but were unwilling to lower themselves to attend military school could only watch as Sodelor transferred troops from the military camp and transported them by trucks to the southern ports …
They could only guess that the war this time would be fought on the other side of the sea. So there was nothing they could do other than watch the cars leave two deep ruts on the snow-covered road …
Now that the guns were all in Roddy's hands, the nobles did not have the courage to rebel. Moreover, just based on their relationship with the dragon race, even if someone were to step out to cause trouble, the map of the Cullen Kingdom would definitely indicate where to attack without any ambiguity.
Roddy, who had been busy all night, drank half a pot of tea after issuing the decrees. Fortunately, he did not have to think about the details of the whole plan by himself. In order to settle the matter with Lachman, he formed a team of 18 advisors and asked them to draw up detailed battle plans and schedules according to the current combat power of the army. He only needed to give advice and direction.
After eating two mouthfuls of jerky and bread, Roddy hurried to the top floor. When he came to the door, he found that the maids had retreated to a place outside the hall. Roddy felt strange and immediately knocked on Sally's door.
The biggest reason for participating in the war with Lachman was to repay the national debt. More importantly, it was to find a way to repair the scepter for Sally.
"Come in."
After hearing Roddy's voice, the Queen's voice came from inside the room. After opening the door and taking a step in, Roddy raised his eyebrows. Because there were two Sally standing in front of him.
However, he immediately realized that one of them was an imposter. Even though the imposter was wearing the Empress' regular clothes and had the same appearance, Rody was keenly aware of the difference in her gaze and demeanor after spending a long time with her.
Moreover, the real Sally looked sickly. Nora, who was disguised as her, had a ruddy complexion. When she saw Roddy, she immediately bowed respectfully and said, "Hello, Prime Minister."
This was the plan that he had discussed with Sally previously. Because she did not disclose her "illness" to the public, Nora would disguise herself as her when going to Lachman to stabilize the situation in the country.
Anyway, the Queen was usually only in charge of issuing decrees and stamping her seal. She was rarely involved in decision-making, so it would not be a problem for her to go out for a few months.
"Your voice sounds quite similar. That's not bad."
"Thank you for the compliment, Prime Minister."
Nora no longer had the panic she had when she was a refugee. Her expression was full of confidence, and she spoke freely with Roddy.
"… Apart from the things that you need to pay attention to, you have to reduce the number of times you go in and out of the Magic Tower. I don't know if there will be assassins now … I'll have to trouble you."
"It's not trouble at all. To me, it's like a long vacation. After three months —"
Her original smile suddenly froze on her face. Because Nora suddenly realized that if Sally did not return … what would she do?
"You don't have to think so much. Even if that day really comes, the Prime Minister will arrange it well."
The Queen had already thought of this, but there was no mournful expression on her face. But the more Nora thought about it, the more depressed she became. She pursed her lips and did not speak.
Roddy let her rest first. When there were only the two of them left in the room, Sally also appeared to be a little quiet.
"I've already discussed with Mislan. If it's okay, we'll leave the day after tomorrow."
The decree needed Sally to look over, sign, and seal, so she also knew Roddy's general plan. This trip could really be said to be an uncertain one of life and death. She thought for a moment and said in a low voice, "Then … I'll go see Father tomorrow."
"I'll go with you."
Roddy gently held her hand. Although this Queen always maintained a strong and optimistic appearance, who could truly be unafraid of death?
He could feel the increasing fear and uneasiness in Sally's heart.
When Sally finished her lunch break, Roddy did not go back to sleep. Instead, he washed his face and went downstairs to the conference hall.
Sodelor, who was wearing a military uniform, stood up and saluted. Roddy looked at the sword on his waist and said with a smile, "I remember that you like to collect long swords. I gave you so many good weapons back then, why didn't you bring a good one this time?"
The sword on his waist did not have the slightest magical wave. The leather scabbard was simple and looked a little familiar.
"Prime Minister, this is the one we wore when we killed the Beastmen together."
Sodelor stood there straight with a slight smile on his face.
Roddy's expression was a little absent-minded for a moment. The scene of the past was still vivid in his mind. At that time, Sodelor was still the scout captain. He barely wore leather armor, and the sword on his waist was unremarkable.
But it was with this kind of equipment that they killed their way through the Beastman tribe's camp and killed the Witch Doctor Sarota …
Roddy originally wanted to describe the dangers of this trip to him, but Sodelor's sword told him … No matter where they went and what they did, this sharp blade would be the same as before …
Pressing forward with indomitable will!
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