Trash of the Count's Family

Your highness! There was a large explosion in the desert!

“What?”

Alberu subconsciously jumped up from his seat.

He was not the only one. Everyone in the meeting room could not hide their shock.

The Captain of the Kingdom's Knight Brigade walked up toward Alberu and asked for permission before raising his voice toward the video communication device.

"What do you mean, an explosion in the desert?! No, how did something like that suddenly happen?”

The person being questioned was the diplomat who had gone to deliver Alberu’s letter to crown prince Valentino and was currently at the Caro Kingdom's Dubori territory. That! One moment please!

The area around the diplomat holding the video communication device was completely chaotic. Move! Everybody quickly gather in the meeting room! Hurry up! Gather at the castle wall! Get the mages in formation as well!

They could hear people shouting and running around as the diplomat moved to a quieter location.

‘It’s an urgent situation!’

The chief executives of the Roan Kingdom who were watching could tell that things were extremely serious at the Dubori territory right now. The Knight Captain could not handle it anymore and started to speak.

"Just report in first!”

The people here had heard from crown prince Alberu that the White Star might strike the Roan Kingdom after hitting the Caro Kingdom.

That was why they were extremely anxious right now. Yes sir, I understand!

The diplomat stopped in place and started to report in. The ground suddenly started to shake a moment ago before there was a loud noise that came from the large explosion in the desert!

The Knight Captain peeked toward Alberu at that moment.

He finally recalled something he had forgotten about because of this unexpected news.

Cale Henituse.

He was thinking about the crown prince’s sworn brother. Alberu who didn't show much care for his own family and shown such love and pride for this sworn brother of his.

That person was also the Roan Kingdom's treasure that should shine even brighter in the future.

Wasn’t that person fighting in the desert just now? Furthermore, that desert was covered in dead mana smoke.

The Knight Captain and the other chief executives stiffened up as they observed Alberu. The diplomat continued to report as they did that. The dead mana smoke had turned into a large whirlwind, but that whirlwind is slowly disappearing! However, according to the mage who was with young master Cale-nim!

Alberu twitched and started to listen carefully.

The mage the diplomat was talking about right now should be Eruhaben.

The ancient Dragon’s words would be more accurate than anything else.

Alberu waited for what the diplomat would say next as calmly as possible. The diplomat continued at that moment. Apparently the foundation near the center of the desert has crumbled! The size was about the size of a mid-sized city, a, and-

The diplomat hesitated without being able to continue.

“Why are you stopping in the middle?! Hurry up and tell us!”

The person in charge of the Roan Kingdom’s diplomacy started to raise his voice. The diplomat finally continued in a shaking voice. …He said that h, he could not feel any living presence in the desert, including the enemy White Star's group.

Silence filled the room for a moment. H, however. He said he found some corpses that he couldn't tell whether they were crushed by the crumbling foundation or the dead mana smoke.

“N, no-”

The person who had just raised his voice could not say anything.

Some people were dead.

But they could not confirm who these people were.

That fact alone put a terrible thought on his mind.

‘What if someone from our side has died?’

‘What if young master Cale or one of his group members was injured?’

Nobody could dare to open their mouths. They could only look toward the diplomat who was biting down on his dry lips with concern and anxiety.

It was at that moment.

“Huuuuuu.”

They heard a light sigh.

“Everybody calm down and sit back down.”

Alberu Crossman calmly started to speak and sat back down in his seat. He looked very calm and collected that they wondered if he had even been shocked just now.

“…Your highness-”

"Sit.”

The Knight Captain who was about to speak sat down after hearing Alberu sternly give the order again. He then looked toward Alberu’s face.

The diplomat who watched all this carefully started to speak again. Ahem. That, your highness.

“Speak.”

The diplomat gulped after seeing Alberu smile majestically.

‘Yes, his highness has always been like this.

He's able to quickly overcome anything and act as he normally does.’

The diplomat who found that to be both scary but reliable continued in a slightly calmer voice.

He said that the dead mana smoke will continue for at least two to three more days. He believes we can only enter the desert after all of the smoke is gone and they are expected to investigate the destroyed area at that time.

“There are people willing to do that?”

The comments Alberu made extremely stoically shocked the diplomat and made him look around.

Thankfully, nobody was there. Of course, Alberu had checked to make sure nobody else was there before saying that.

The diplomat continued in a less confident voice. …Won’t the Caro Kingdom pick the search team?

However, he had no confidence in his words.

‘Fear.’

into a state of panic as soon as they saw the black mana smoke whirlwind. It was obvious why this was the case. Dead mana smoke was something that would make you die a painful death if you even

who saw this as well as the explosion will

had already escaped saying they were

about it cold heartedly, the people inside the desert are not the Caro Kingdom's

Kingdom. The chances that they would not investigate thoroughly

Tap. Tap. Tap.

the

“…Your highness.”

Alberu and had to

like a gentle crown prince when he smiled, but he was extremely hard

“Knight Captain.”

“Yes sir.”

Captain of the First Knights Brigade and a few knights to

flinched and quickly started to speak. Your highness! This is a very dangerous place! Of

emotions clashed in the diplomat's mind as he said

was admiration toward the crown prince. The sight of the crown prince dispatching the knights for the safety of the

that was stepping out of the line. The investigation is dangerous! I believe we should pressure the Caro Kingdom to take responsibility to pay us back for our

was worried about the Roan Kingdom's heroes as

wanted the Roan Kingdom to take the less dangerous road in this dangerous situation. I will pressure the Caro Kingdom and investigate with them! I don’t think sending

the diplomat

smile appear on

his gentle smile that he was

for you to say

head like a turtle. Thankfully, nobody seemed to have heard him. He sighed in relief before looking back at the video

go since they are the Roan Kingdom’s citizens. Just sit back and wait for the palace to contact you.” …Your

could only keep his mouth shut after hearing the

crown prince continued to

to hang up now as we need to discuss this situation. Contact me right away if there are any new urgent information.” Yes,

“Okay.”

smiling crown prince disappeared from the

the video communication device completely

meeting room Alberu

smile

‘There’s definitely something.’

trust everything Alberu

but the chief executives here, the crown prince's trusted

“Your highness.”

administrator who had been quiet started

Roan Kingdom's citizens, however… I also know that

knights, and generals agree in

Smirk.

to smirk at that

that is not very important to the Caro Kingdom. In fact,

chief executives nodded their

Kingdom had always avoided the Land of Death. However, this incident would make people stay

dead mana smoke started to rise at random intervals throughout the year? They would avoid it because they don't

on his

land they want to get rid of from a land that

to get

finance side raised his

highness! Are you

a moment before cautiously

couldn't help but whisper even though the meeting room was protected with soundproof barrier magic and

to acquire the

with Alberu for a long time

predict his

was at

Elves and the necromancer will find the Land of Death

seeped into the chief

Elves and necromancer are Roan Kingdom's citizens and our strong allies. They are

of this after the last war

Roan Kingdom provide land for them

of affirmation, filled the room with

thinking about taking another step

always thought about a brighter future for the kingdom while protecting

Knight Captain started to

gather the team to dispatch

“Captain-nim.”

administrator in charge of diplomacy

Roan Kingdom will do what the Caro Kingdom is wary of doing. We will make them feel indebted

other administrators started to chime

Cale have become much larger than what we have originally discussed with the Caro Kingdom. In the end, young master Cale had

must peck at them that the Roan Kingdom should receive a reward as well. We

administrator stealthily

it to

all knew

his trusted subordinates did the best

feel bad for taking this land away because the Caro Kingdom's citizens hated the desert and nobody

they wanted to take this

was the first to declare war. As such, they will need to spend a lot of money. They would probably prefer to hand the Land of Death over than to give

Commander nodded

need it to take it and

cautiously asked

Then the

dispatch some Dark Elves soon while the

keep staying there! That’s right. The most important thing is that the Roan Kingdom's citizens can freely cross that land that has no Caro Kingdom's

before smiling at the fact that Alberu

must at least

the price for the Dark Elf-nims protecting them

“That sounds good too.”

ideas as they quickly came up with

all of this from a step away closed his

under the table

He had a dream.

dreamt of a world where the

land for them

happened to

opportunity for the Roan Kingdom’s citizens to openly

course, those Roan Kingdom’s citizens were the Dark

Elves were still despised and

him, he dreamt of a world where people like him did not

City will remain a secret

Caro Kingdom might provoke them or be greedy for

not openly show off the

the Underground City… The desert… I will

for working harder than anybody else for the

open once