Chapter 491 – 40. The Empire of Dezac – The Darkness Permeates the Empire (3)
The warriors’ party arrived at the temporary lodgings smoothly without Wilhelmina.
Even though they could have lived here for a month at the shortest time or about 15 days at the longest, the temporary lodging given to them was a palace. As if it were the strongest country on the continent, it was as big and wide as the imperial castle, with more than 10 rooms in the palace.
Yuri’s mouth dropped open when he heard that there were ten palaces like this that were given to guests in Jejedo.
“Then I’ll be on my way!”
The attendant who guided them to the palace looked very impatient, gave an appropriate explanation, and then disappeared.
He must have gone to report to his real master about the close relationship between the two princesses.
There aren’t many candidates for the master, since he wouldn’t have foolishly attached to a noble from the subject of an imperial attendant.
The first prince who is closest to the next emperor, but has not yet become the crown prince.
Among the four children treated specially by the emperor, the 2nd prince shows a talent for swordsmanship.
Likewise, the 7th prince, who received special treatment and showed amazing commanding skills while having enemies in the military.
Lastly, the second princess, who is the most ambitious in terms of power among the princesses.
“You have nineteen children. Didn’t you say that four of them received special treatment?”
“Yes. 2nd prince, 7th prince, 1st princess, 4th princess. Four like this.”
“Hey. Two of the four princesses are magicians.”
“That’s one warlock. One wizard. Considering both of their talents, the word jackpot isn’t enough. The two sons are also formidable. Maybe because they have good bloodlines, their children’s farming is successful.”
“But the remaining 15 children…”
“It’s because the emperor has high eyes. Excluding some idiots, it’s quite high.”
“I see. It’s the power of blood…”
Sasha stared at Valdez while putting her words of blood in her mouth her for no reason.
Valdes is like a mutant, but once mixed blood is not easy.
A warrior with skills that would be lacking even if he was called the best of all time. And the demon king.
Even if only half of one blood was connected, a swordsman genius like Sasha could have been born, but how many children did Valdes create? Besides, isn’t her mother’s side her equally amazing? Everyone’s eyes light up at Sasha’s pointless remark her.
“Chew.”
“…?”
“Didn’t someone just make a weird noise?”
“I’m not.”
“Me too.”
“……. Ugh.”
Valdez shook his head with a laugh and proceeded with the story.
“The bottom line is that there are a lot of people to care about.
It’s really very different.
Unlike the overall peaceful, or submissive atmosphere under a strong monarch, the Dezac Empire tends to be dangerous from the inside. The emperor’s tendency to be hegemonic and authoritative is similar to that of the three-pronged alliance, but underneath it is more like a united republic that takes care of each other’s interests.
“But wouldn’t it be okay if I went to the academy for a while?”
“It’s okay. There aren’t many royalty in the academy.”
“You can keep your distance from the imperial family. It’s definitely an advantage.”
Perhaps other members of the royal family, rather than the emperor, are more likely to target the warrior party.
For them, the warrior party was the most powerful hand.
“Well, I’ve already made plans anyway. I’ll have time for a while, so let’s take it easy. Come on, disband!”
As soon as Valdez spoke, they dispersed.
One month is enough to unpack.
I was thinking of unpacking not much luggage and enjoying my leisure time as he said by visiting the palace or imperial castle.
‘Then where should I go?’
I glanced around, but as expected, the imperial castle was not much different from when I came to the time of the warrior Pedro.
In the first place, it was a prosperous and large-scale imperial castle even before the current emperor ascended the throne.
Even without touching it, it was big from the beginning.
Due to the nature of the emperor, he prefers to expand the system to train manpower and to make a part of the province into a key facility for war rather than increasing the imperial castle. I’ve actually been doing that.
Even if not as much as the Kingdom of Ventorino, the emperor also poured a lot of money and time into the system. He expanded the academy and increased the Mage Tower’s research area. He also built the entire production facility and pushed the wealth itself.
‘He’s a really talented emperor. A tyrant, but a great ruler.’
If the emperor had been a sage, he would not have worried in many ways.
‘Even though it’s a meaningless assumption.’
I passed by the girls who were still looking inside the palace and came out.
The palace has its own garden and pond.
How wide was the land occupied by the imperial castle?
It may be wider than most small and medium-sized cities.
When Valdes thought of it, this was the scariest part of the Dezac Empire.
The wealth that can maintain such an imperial territory.
The empire has amassed enormous wealth befitting its vast territory.
And constantly reinvesting it to grow the empire.
If he hadn’t been confident, the emperor would have unified the continent.
As I walked aimlessly, thinking about this and that, before I knew it, I returned to the palace again.
Surprisingly, the servants of the imperial family did not pay much attention to him.
Even though it must have been a face he had never seen before, he stopped with a light nod of his head.
It must be because they know the faces of those who might stop and greet them properly, for example, the imperial family or high-ranking nobles. The rest of them were the ones who, on the contrary, became a problem when they recklessly touched the servants of the imperial family.
‘There’s no such thing as an idiot.’
So Valdez was surprised inside when someone stopped him.
“Who are you?”
Silver gray flowing hair.
He was a handsome young man who appeared to be in his early twenties.
A dress made of very luxurious fabric.
Even though it seems cumbersome, the thick robe and the magic wand at the waist tell us that the young man is a wizard. And that the young man himself felt great pride in being a wizard.
“I asked. Answer me. Who are you?”
When Valdez doesn’t answer, the man frowns and slips his hand to the staff.
The young man’s gaze was directed to the head of the man who was shorter than himself.
“Dark red hair. Heh. Are you of mixed race? I haven’t heard that there are mixed races among the recent attendants.”
Valdes arrived at the island as a warrior party, so he was dressed up more than usual. However, he left it in the Black Palace. He would never fight, because he had no reason to bother carrying a sword.
Maybe that’s why the young man mistook him for an attendant.
“So who are you?”
“What?”
The young man frowned at Valdes’ question.
“You bastard. Suspicious. How could you not know me? This Adolf Ulrich.”
‘Ulrich?’
Valdes was able to identify the young man’s identity from his last name.
There are currently only two people in the Empire who use the surname Ulrich.
Robert’s grandchildren.
So, this young man in front of me was the Grand Mage’s grandson.
Adolf had silver-gray hair like Robert, perhaps because he inherited his grandfather’s blood his, but this type of hair was relatively rare in the empire. Moreover, his appearance was very different from Robert’s.
Thanks to him, I couldn’t recognize him at a glance.
‘Under. How could it be that the first person I met without the emperor was him, no, that bitch’s grandson.’
What an ironic fate.
There was no reason to kill him, so the great mage Robert was still alive.
However, now it is Roberta who has entered the body of a female homunculus who is weak.
He also finished investigating her grandson and granddaughter her in order to make her more annoyed with her rather than him.
‘At twenty, she was three years older than her sister, but she lacked talent. He said that he was a man with good skills but full of conceit and arrogance. It’s just how you see it.’
“You guys… Are you sure you’re not going to say anything? Then right now…”
“Oh, sorry. I was a little nervous meeting a stranger.”
“You’re too damn oily. What kind of insignificant half-blood demons… “
“I am Valdes of the Warriors Party.”
“A warrior party?”
Adolf’s eyes widened.
Unlike before, he scanned Valdes more seriously and furrowed his brow.
“Ttsk. To think that a guy called the Warriors Party is like this. He knows the skills of the other guys.”
“…?”
It was an odd answer.
He is said to be in a state where he has most of his powers sealed as usual since he departed from Woolstraw, but even now, if he uses his full power his, he can compete even with the Master. But what about this evaluation?
‘A map must be at the level of a master. No, I see something weaker than that. What is it?’
It was a truly incomprehensible evaluation.
“Yes. I heard that a party of warriors arrived in the island today. It’s been quite noisy since the morning. Please leave quietly when you leave.”
Adolf passed him by and disappeared, maintaining a flat and arrogant tone to the end.
I heard from Irena and his spies on her that Adolf’s personality was not good, but I never thought it would be that bad.
Even so, he said that he was kind to Eli Yu, who was working as an instructor at the academy. Not only in Yueli, but also in the Mage Tower. It seems that he treats people differently according to his own standards, but it was the worst for him.
‘Let’s give it three chances. If I lose all three times, I’ll have to tie it up with Roberta and send it away. One chance, one cut.’
Valdez looked at Adolf’s back as he disappeared into the distance, and turned his back without hesitation.
I hope that the next person I will meet will be a more proper person.
And his wish was only half fulfilled.
“…?”
“Huh? Mixed demon race?”
It was a meeting with the green long-haired sorceress floating in the air, Natalie, the lord of the mage tower.
