Chapter 224

“I was wondering… Do you also need information on Viscount Thoren and Viscount Appen?”
Ming Hu, who had been thinking about the purpose of the quest, looked up at John’s words and said, “I’m sorry.
“Is there?”
“Sure.”
John nodded in agreement with Myung-Hoo’s statement.
“Then I’ll do you a favor.”
“Yes, Alex!”
John nodded again and called for Ares outside.
Profit
Soon the door opened and Alex walked in.
“Viscount Toren, get me the information on Viscount Appen.”
“Yes, Master.”
At John’s words, Alex nodded and headed back outside. As soon as Alex had left, Ming Hu, who had been reading the scroll with the information on Count Frank, put it down and looked at John with a sudden thought.
“…?”
John looked at Ming Hu with a puzzled expression as Ming Hu shook his head at him, and then Ming Hu opened his mouth to speak.
“I was just wondering…”
“Yes.”
“You guys have the information on all the nobles?”
The black nail had information on the six families he needed, including the Counts of Altoran and Frank, but it would not end there. Somehow, Ming Hu had a feeling that he had information on every noble family in the empire.
“Yes, of course.”
John nodded his head in agreement.
“…Oh, I see.”
At John’s answer, Ming Hu paused for a moment, then smiled, nodded, and resumed reading the scroll.
* * * * *
In a room that is neither dark nor light. Three men are sitting around a table, watching each other.
“Hmmm…”
“Um….”
“…”
The men merely stared at each other in silence, murmuring and glancing at each other, and I could tell by the way they looked that they were waiting for someone.
That was the moment.
Giggle
The door opens and a man who appears to be in his mid-30s enters the room. As he enters the room, the expressions of the men at the table change.
“There you all are, huh huh.”
The man who entered the room later than the others smiled as he saw the men sitting at the table staring at him. Then the man sitting to the left of the three men opened his mouth and said, “I’m sorry.
“Duke Alfis, don’t you think it’s too late?”
The man who came in late, no, Duke Alfis, continued, still smiling at the man’s words.
“Oh, I’m sorry I’m late, I had a little business to attend to. Duke Higden.”
“Hmm.”
Hiden snorted at Alfis’s comment and looked away from him with an expression of disapproval.
“I hope you’re sitting down.”
The middle man, who had been listening to their conversation in silence, spoke up. At the man’s words, Alpis quickly walked to his seat across from the man and sat down.
“Let’s start the meeting.”
As Alfis sat down, the man in the center opened his mouth to speak. The man on the right looked at the man in the center as if to say, “What does that mean?
“I’m guessing one person hasn’t shown up yet?”
“Duke Radun is not coming.”
“…Hmmm.”
When the man in the center spoke, the man on the right grunted and closed his mouth. When the man on the right closed his mouth, the man in the middle opened it again.
“What do you guys think?”
“I don’t really care, it’s an earldom after all, and Baron Magnus’s estate may be a bit large, but it’s still a barony.”
“I don’t care either.”
Alfis and Hiden replied.
“…”
But the man on the right remained silent, as if he was thinking about something. The man in the middle looked at the man on the right and said, “I’m sorry.
“Remus, what do you think?”
Remus remained silent and thoughtful, his brow furrowed at the man’s words. He turned his head to look at the man and said, “You’re right.
“Isn’t it natural to be nervous?”
With that said, Remus turned his head to look at Hiden and Alfis in turn, and then back at the man in the middle.
“Well, you’re so far away, you probably don’t even care.”
Remus’s words caused Hiden and Alfis’s expressions to change. Hiden looked at Remus with a bit of a cold glare, and Alfis looked puzzled. Of course, the men’s expressions didn’t change at all as they looked Remus directly in the eye.
“…”
“…”
“…”
Suddenly, there was silence. The atmosphere slowly began to grow heavier and heavier, until finally, Alfis, unable to stand the heavy atmosphere, opened his mouth and spoke.
“No, Duke Remus, we do care, of course we do. It’s just that it’s not something we spend a lot of time thinking about, hahaha. What does Duke Doren think?”
Doren turned to look at Remus at Alfis’s words.
“Of course I’m concerned, but I’m far too concerned about what the Emperor’s intentions are, not hers. To do this without a word to us… He must be up to something.”
“That’s a possibility.”
Alfis nodded in agreement with Doren’s words. Hiden, who had been glaring at Remus, also nodded in agreement with Doren’s words.
“Let me see what you’re up to.”
“I see.”
Sigh
Doren nodded in understanding at Hiden’s words and rose from his seat. Remus’s frown deepened as Doren rose to his feet. Doren stood up and glanced at Remus, and the sight of them made Alfis nervous that something was about to happen.
“I’ll see you later.”
But fortunately, the situation didn’t turn out as he feared. After speaking, Doren turned on his heel and walked out of the room.
Sigh
“Goodbye, then.”
As Doren left, Hiden rose from his seat and bowed slightly to Remus before heading out. Alfis glanced toward the door, then back at Remus. Remus was still looking at Doren’s seat, his brow furrowed.
Sigh
Just then, Remus stood up from his seat. Remus stood up and smirked when he saw Alfis watching him.
“Next time, show up early.”
Remus’s sudden change in mood took Alfis by surprise, but he quickly recovered and replied with a wry smile.
“Yes, my duke.”
“I’ll go first, then.”
“See you next time.”
At Alfis’s words, Remus pulled a wand from his arm.
Siaak
A circle of magic appeared at Remus’ feet and began to emit light, and a moment later, Remus disappeared with it.
“Huh.”
When Remus had disappeared from the room, Alfis let out a short sigh and glanced at the seats where Doren, Remus, and Hiden were sitting, then smiled wryly and rose from his seat.
“Stupid, stupid, stupid.”
Rising from his seat, Alpis muttered something unintelligible, laughed, and walked outside.
* * * * *
“So are you leaving now?”
“Let’s go.”
When Ming Hu had finished reading the information Alex had brought him, he nodded at John’s words and rose from his seat.
“I’ll stop by if you need anything.”
“See you next time.”
Ming Hu spoke to John and then left the room.
“Are you done?”
As I walked out of the room, Alex, who was waiting for me, asked.
“Yeah, thanks for bringing it.”
“No, then… Take a look.”
At Alex’s words, Ming Hu smiled and walked down the hall and out of the dining hall. After exiting the dining hall, Ming Hu went straight to the warp gate.
‘What to build with…’
As Ming Hu walked to the warp gate, he opened the manor window and began to contemplate what kind of mansion he would build.
“I think house 2 is the best, but it’s not upgradable, and house 3 is the best…
There weren’t many mansions, but there weren’t many either.
‘Just… Summon a palace and upgrade it?
With a sudden thought, Ming Hu opened the skill window to check the Summon Palace skill.
<Summon Palace
Level : -.
Proficiency : -.
You can summon your own palace in the subspace.
Effect: Summon a Palace.
Mana Cost: 10,000
"I think I'll be fine if I upgrade, but…
For gold, you can increase the size of your palace, increase its defense, and apply special effects to it.
"I don't know what's going to happen in step 2, so I'm going to go check it out.
Of course, he didn't know the details of the palace's upgrades. All Ming Hu knew was the first level of upgrades, and even then, he only knew the gold required to upgrade.
"Where are you going?"
Soon arriving at the warp gate, Ming Hu handed the gold to the wizard who approached him and spoke to him, saying
"I'm going to Asren."
"Warp."
Siaak
After handing over the gold, Ming Hu ascended through the warp gate and was soon able to arrive in Asren with the sensation of floating. Arriving in Asren, Ming Hu walked straight to Baron Magnus' mansion, or rather, his own mansion.
"I need to hire a soldier NPC.
Arriving in front of the mansion, Ming Hu thought as he passed the empty front door.
That was the moment.
"Hehe, you're here."
Hearing a voice just as he passed the main gate, Ming Hu halted in his tracks and quickly turned his head to the direction of the voice.
"…!"
After identifying the protagonist of the voice, Myung-Hoo couldn't help but panic a bit.
"…Sith, why are you still here…"
Sith, the fourth in command of the Imperial Palace Magic Corps, who shouldn't be here when he should be back home, smiled at Ming Hu in front of the mansion.