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I can see the Emperor's stats-Chapter 70

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Today, in a remote southern temple, Zamir had a guest of honor.

“I am honored to have you come. Master”

As soon as he saw the guest, Zamir politely bowed his head and showed his respect.

“You seem to be doing well?”

A gruff, muddy voice greeted Zamir.

The identity of the customer was an old man who looked well over seventy. His wrinkled face was covered with age spots, and his waist was also slightly bent, making him look like an ordinary old man at first glance.

But looking at his eyes, it would be difficult for anyone to regard this old man as ordinary. The old man's eyes were covered only with the whites, not the slightest speck of black.

It's not that he's blind. However, even the eyes were grayish white, giving everyone a creepy feeling.

The old man rolled his gray-white eyes here and there, and then opened his mouth.

“You let me down the first time. You have to pay the price for that.”

“… … !”

Zamir merely remained silent, and the old man continued to speak.

“But that doesn’t mean I still don’t trust you. Because I raised you, not anyone else.”

The old man slowly raised his right hand. Even Zamir couldn't help but flinch at this moment.

It was a typical old man's hand, withered and bony, but Zamir knew better than anyone what would happen if it touched him.

The hand came slowly and rested near his heart.

'Am I going to die?'

Zamir shuts his eyes tight at the moment, but he doesn't feel the pain he expected.

“… … ?”

“I will end this with a warning. If you failed, there must be a reason for that. Call me when the time comes to catch the target.”

The old man slowly moves his steps inside the temple. It wasn't until the back figure disappeared completely that Zamir let out a sigh of relief.

“I was prepared for at least one arm, but I’m glad I did.”

The old man's hand briefly passed by the chest, as if only the clothes had been cut out, and the hole was open, revealing bare skin.

Soon, after breaking out in a cold sweat, Zamir started smirking again. He has a lot of work to do from now on. No matter how much he holds his position, his life will be lost if he fails once again.

But he thought deep down that he could never do that.

"No matter how lucky the prince is, can he escape our master's hands?"

His teacher was an archbishop, one of only seven in the church.

To be honest, with his common sense, it was to the point where he thought it was too much to catch a prince.

I wanted to dispatch an assassin from his line once more, but this time, I couldn't help it, as my own life was in danger if I didn't cut the prince's breath.

'If Master came, there would be no problem at all, but there are cases before, so the timing of the attack should be carefully decided, right?'

Zamir's mind began to spin busily.

* * *

“Ouch!”

“Sir Keynes! It looks like you’ve been negligent again because your skills have improved a little lately?”

Still, only Keynes' special training took place in the gymnasium, rain or shine. He still hasn't broken his lazy habits, but his attitude towards his practice has improved remarkably.

Haynes was surprised inside.

'How on earth did Your Highness tame this lazy man to this extent?'

Haynes was quite suspicious of that, but he couldn't avoid punishing Keynes for ignoring him during his training. He was basically a mild-mannered knight, but quite loyal to his principles.

Puffer Puck!

At the merciless treatment, Keynes staggered with tears in his eyes.

“Captain, please be gentle!”

Another surprising thing is that Keynes' swordsmanship has improved remarkably in recent years. Although he tried to beat him with all his heart, he rarely fell out at once like before.

'Well, then His Highness must have noticed it too, right?'

Though surprised inside, Haines sternly pressed him again. Unlike the past, however, it was in the form of proper teaching.

“The reason we couldn’t completely block the attack was because the defense in the lower body was poor. I told you not to rely too much on your talent and train your basic skills faithfully!”

It was better than before, but for the time being, Keynes' ordeal was to continue.

Julius watched them from a distance with satisfaction.

'At this rate, the growth of the Knights is going smoothly!'

Of course, what the Knights Templar need is not only individual strength. Training in preparation for group horseback combat and disciplines required for collective action by squad must also be steadily learned.

Julius had set the period to about half a year.

'It's not too late to start full-scale activities then!'

According to his recollection, an appropriate event to test the Knights' performance would occur around that time.

As the strengthening of the Knights, including Keynes, began to gain momentum, Julius felt that the time had come for him to take care of other things.

'Abama said he believed in me and gave me enough support.'

The emperor's support will be the most reliable shield for him who has not yet established a foundation for power.

After he returned to the capital, he would periodically discuss the future situation with the emperor. Because the emperor no longer sees him as a child.

“I didn’t know the day would come when I could have a conversation like this with you who were immature. haha… … .”

The emperor's eyes watching him contain a lot of affection between father and son, which makes him feel warm while still slightly embarrassed. So many things have changed and he has to change in the future.

“Your Highness, the carriage to the capital is ready.”

The voice of the attendant rang in the ears of Julius, who was lost in thought.

“Good job.”

Elles Villa and the capital were within a distance of less than half a day if you rode quickly.

Normally, he would go to an audience with the emperor, but today his purpose was different.

The carriage headed not to the imperial palace, but to a quiet place in the capital city.

tick tick

The place where Julius arrived was a building still under construction. However, the signboard written in the Eastern language, which is unusual for a building in the Empire, stands out clearly.

[Blue Dragon Merchant] -Charnople Branch-

“I apologize for having you in a shabby space as the building has not yet been remodeled.”

“I don’t care. By the way, have you reached the capital at some point? As expected, your skills are amazing.”

“It is overrated. Wouldn't it be thanks to His Highness's full support?”

The target Julius is congratulating is Jegal-Geon, the acting head of the Blue Dragon Merchant. After repeating their expansion like octopus feet in the north, they finally got the time to advance to the central part of the empire.

This was partly due to Julius blackmailing Wallace into supporting the other upper tiers of the Mid-South from interfering with their advance.

Naturally, they couldn't help but feel gratitude and secret fear towards Julius.

“Now you can see that I am not very interested in small talk. Say it straight-forward! How is the request I placed before the current month going?”

The reason he came to the capital this time was to advance into the capital and listen to their answers.

Jegalgan also had a cautious expression. Now he and the emperor were in the same boat.

“Sega has been instructed to fully support the prince.”

In fact, this order came as a surprise to him who was dispatched to the East Continent. However, if it was Sega's decision, he had to follow it.

“I guess that went well. Please take care of me again.”

“We are truly grateful.”

After such a warm greeting, Julius and Jegalgeon talked about future requests.

“Actually, today I have questions and additional requests for you guys.”

“I will listen.”

“How long will it take for you to advance to the southern part of the continent? And I want to commission an investigation into the Southern Desert Kingdom.”

Zhuge Geon thought for a moment, then replied in a confident tone.

“Assuming Your Highness provides continuous support, I think we will be able to reach the South within two years at the most. And as for the Southern Desert Kingdom... … .”

He trusted the masters of Hyeonwoljeon. In fact, the average level of uninhabited people on the eastern continent is considerably higher than that on the western continent. What if he was a professionally trained master of Sega?

"It's not yet all the power of Hyunwoljeon, but it will take a little time, and if it's a decent person, I think it will be possible to investigate."

“That sounds trustworthy.”

However, on the contrary, Julius put on a prudent expression.

'It's true that they have skills to be proud of, but are they underestimating the desert kingdom too much?'

“Then I will make a request. The target of the investigation is a man named Zamir, the 7th prince of the Parthian kingdom.”

And he spoke carefully.

“It's probably a 'A' quest by your standards, so please proceed with caution.”

At those words, Zhuge Gun was taken aback. It was because Julius' request was quite unusual, and he knew the stages of their request in advance.

When Hyeonwoljeon receives a request, it is divided into four stages: A, B, Byeong, and Jeong.

If it was a request that corresponds to A, it was a step that was only applied to key figures of the Daemun faction or high-ranking officials in Hwan, so he had no choice but to become serious at some point.

What Jegal Hwa-yeong had promised him flashed through his mind.

'No matter what the prince knows, don't be surprised and deal with it calmly.'

In fact, Jegalgeon was more of a military man than a bookkeeper. The reason he came out today was as an assistant manager for Zhuge Hwa-yeong, the head of the guild, and he just had to fulfill the other party's request conditions.

“I will bear in mind the words of the prince.”

“As soon as the investigation is completed to some extent, send me a message.”

And that was the end of the deal for the day.

'The quest is important, but going to the southern desert without preparation is dangerous.'

He planned to conduct a detailed investigation into the Order, including the Zamir he had met before. If you dig behind them, you will probably be able to find a clue to the quest.

Thus, Julius' first arrangement was over. He was currently classifying his enemies into two main categories.

The first is an unidentified group called the Church! They were the first group to check because they had no substance and did not know detailed information even with memories of their previous lives.

And the second was the grand duke. It would be difficult to openly attack him, who is still under the protection of the emperor, but now is the time to start an invisible fight with them in earnest.

'And there are arrangements for the second and third'

The second and third were events that could occur only when outside factors intervened, not under one's own control.

'Judging from my experience so far, other major events on the continent occurred around the same time, unless I was directly involved.'