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.’

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

disappears, the people who saw this as well as the explosion will not easily

nobles had already escaped

the people inside the

foreigners even if they had come to save the Caro Kingdom. The chances that they would not investigate thoroughly even though they were thankful were high because the potentially dead

Tap. Tap. Tap.

tapped on the armrest

“…Your highness.”

out to Alberu and had

he was extremely hard to approach

“Knight Captain.”

“Yes sir.”

of the First Knights Brigade and a few knights

flinched and quickly started to speak. Your highness! This is a very dangerous place! Of course, I know that the Roan Kingdom's citizens, that the Roan Kingdom’s heroes are in the

emotions clashed in the diplomat's mind as

crown prince dispatching the knights for the safety of the

was stepping out of the line. The investigation is dangerous! I believe we should pressure the Caro Kingdom to take responsibility

worried about the Roan Kingdom's heroes as

more specific, he 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 knights is the right thing to do when we might be heading into a

the diplomat start to

a smile appear on Alberu’s face at that

smile that he

way, is it okay for you to say

a turtle. Thankfully, nobody seemed to have heard him. He sighed in relief before looking back

since they are the Roan Kingdom’s citizens. Just sit back and wait for the palace to contact

after hearing the crown prince's decision

prince continued to gently speak

hang up now as we need to discuss this situation. Contact me right away if there are any new urgent information.” Yes, your highness! I will stay alert

“Okay.”

gently smiling crown prince disappeared

once the video communication device completely

room Alberu

toward Alberu’s gentle smile that was slowly disappearing with anxious

‘There’s definitely something.’

everything Alberu had

used to the majestic crown prince, but the chief executives

“Your highness.”

administrator who had been quiet

citizens, however… I also know that you are not someone who would send the knights who are also Roan

administrators, knights, and generals

Smirk.

started to smirk at

to the Caro Kingdom.

chief executives nodded their heads in

the Land of Death. However, this incident would make people stay away

to rise at random intervals throughout the year? They would

his mind as he thought

want to get rid of from

to get

administrator from the finance side raised his head and

Are

for a moment before

even though the meeting room was protected with soundproof barrier

are you trying to acquire the

had worked with Alberu for

could predict his

was at

will find the Land

into the chief executives’

Kingdom's citizens and our strong allies.

of this after the last

provide land

instead of affirmation, filled the room with

truly is thinking about taking another step

thought about a brighter

Captain started to

will immediately gather the team

“Captain-nim.”

administrator in charge of diplomacy started

the Dubori territory and tell them that the Roan Kingdom will do what the Caro Kingdom is wary of doing.

and the other administrators started

commander Cale have become much larger than what we have originally discussed with the Caro Kingdom.

receive a reward as well, but we must peck at them that

administrator

then we will slowly control it to make the

administrators blinked as if they all knew that was the plan

One of the things his trusted subordinates did the best

land away because the Caro Kingdom's citizens hated the

they wanted to take this useless land

As such, they will need to spend a lot of money. They would probably prefer to hand the Land of

nodded his

need it to take it and offer it to the Dark Elves and

asked

Then the

Dark Elves soon while the

right. The most important thing is that the Roan Kingdom's citizens can freely cross that land that has no

the fact that Alberu was not putting

we must at

price for the Dark Elf-nims protecting them from the dead mana smoke! That way

“That sounds good too.”

ideas as they quickly

this from a step away closed his eyes for a

fists under the

He had a dream.

of a world where the Dark Elves could live

finding land for them

to be an

for the Roan Kingdom’s citizens to openly step on the Caro Kingdom's Land of

Kingdom’s citizens were

much better in the Roan Kingdom, but the Dark Elves were still despised

life hiding the fact that the Dark Elf blood flowed through him, he dreamt of a world where people like

will remain a secret

Kingdom might provoke them or be

they could not openly show

Underground City… The desert… I will give

rewards for working harder than anybody else for

were open