Chapter 98 (1/2)
Chapter 98
The First Prince’s Fears
Christof von Verward’s point of view
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The sound of falling rain reverberated against the glass
Only the occasional turn of paper could be heard through the rain in the otherwise quiet room
Depending on the person, soIn my case, however, the raindrops only frustrated me even moreThe person on the chair across me never once paid me any piece of mind, what a painAlso, what a time to call ht when you could just call me earlier in the day? Moreover, the person who called even forceda pile of paperwork
“Your Majesty” I couldn’t endure it anymore and finally called out to him with a stiff tone
As if he hadn’t heard me, the man quietly turned another docunore me like that? I wanted to tear his skin out and measure it just so that I could ht thereRather than thinking of useless things, wouldn’t it be better to think of s?
My gaze left the silent, uninterested king and went to thebehind hihts turned to my brother and sister immediately
“Big brother”
My sister’s angelic smile creeped intooutwardly, but on rare occasions, she would show such an innocent snified voice, I regained thAh, how lovely
My precious RoseSiht away
I ept up in nostalgiaI kept bringing up my ure of Rose when she was young, long before she left for her journey
Beside er brother, Johan, who up splendidlyI wonder how he’s doing now?
The regular letters I got from him were more like reports with hardly any personal affairs written in themAs the eldest brother, that made me feel a bit sad
The ot, and the lonelier I becah to have a crush yet? I would’ve loved to talk to his, but that seemed impossible at the moment
“Did you read the report froht-lipped until now finally opened his hts
“Is this regarding thediplomats to visit the western part of their nation?”
Despiteinterrupted, I returned to reality
I had also received a report on Johan and the second prince of Wind acco in front of me nodded and handed over a parchment of paper
“Their ais with the local tribes and reach a resolution in the southwestern forests… Though it’s probably too late at this point” His Majesty exhaled a long sigh filled with displeasure
It’s not Johan’s report that was late, but rather it’s Wind’s decision that wasThere’s no question about itEven I thought that Wind’s reaction to the entire matter was unusually slow
After the trade agree cut down at a terrifyingly fast rate
The forests that no one paiduprooted and flipped on their headsThere was a new customer in town, and a trade deal with Flamme was deemed considerably more valuable than mere timber
The fight for resources becaone to the point where the resources of the area near the border had run remarkably low
“There was a wood trade already in place with Fla before we severed our connection with SkeltzEven a young child would realise that the demand for ould increase once trade routes are establishedThey should have set their prices before this happened” The king placed the docu more to be said”
“I guess those resources were too abundantGiven how big those forests are, I don’t think people would’ve thought that cutting down one or two trees would cause any harmHowever, if everyone thinks that way, all the trees will be cut down in no tiathered, I believe that Wind’s current situation is incredibly serious”
It was already a tedious—not to h impossible—process to talk with all the necessary nobles and enact a ne in timeThe trees would all be cut down before thenIf the forests were no more, the land would undoubtedly beco there would forever be disturbed
New trees won’t grow by itself in a barren desertWe have to save the forest before it is lost
New trees won’t grow by itself in a barren desertWe have to save the forest before it is lost
“I wonder how far a discussion right at the border would goIt all depends on Prince Licht’s skills”
“It’s doubtful the conversation would even turn into so decisive in the first place”
His Majesty trained his eyes on the docuain
Looking at him, I suddenly re other than the inspection and deforestation cases written in Johan’s report
“Is it the disease?”
Towards Wind’s western front, a disease seeht on the border with Skeltz
The number of the sick couldn’t be deter on how much it had spread, the country’s border lines will surely be the most affected
“It’s rare for a disease to break out in the west rather than from the southI hope it’s not a new kind that we haven’t encountered before”
“The possibility that this is related to the deforestation is not zeroI shall ready a relief party just in case”
“If it’s truly so we’ve never encountered, then our country would need a ainst that kind of thing”