Chapter 173: Imperial Intervention (1) (1/2)
Chapter 173: Imperial Intervention (1)
“Hector Sebastian of the Andrews Ereets you”
As the representative froreeted King Nicholas Instead of kneeling, he only gave a slight bow and though he was polite, it was obvious he was just going through the ht reinforce a country’s monarch, his attitude was rather rude However…
“Ohh… Duke Sebastian, it’s been a while Do you remember that when I was still a prince, INicholas didn’t care at all about Hector’s perfunctory attitude Instead, he was s to establish intimacy with him
“Yes, I reo I sincerely thank you for co to resolve the national crisis in our country”
“We are only doing our duty as the E for as superior and held power in the conversation In fact, it wasn’t wrong for King Nicholas to be this polite
Duke Hector Sebastian He looked like a ed man, but he was actually an old ed because he had reached the level of a Master and his body had rest all the Masters in the Andrews Empire, but he was so served the previous Emperor, and the Emperor before him, Hector Sebastian was like the symbol of the Empire
However, he wasn’t the only influential person currently inside the palace hall King Nicholas stood up from his throne and approached the others to speak to them, one by one
“Marquis Maroon, you’ve also coly beautiful”
“Thank you”
King Nicholas spoke to the only woroup first, Marquis Hailey Maroon She was in her 40’s, but having reached the level of a Master and with her body at its peak, she looked like she was only in her twenties With glossy blonde hair, blue eyes, white jade-like skin, and sharp sculptural features, her body had perfected itself once she had reached the level of a Master and she became known as the most beautiful in the Empire However, because of her cold attitude and disposition, she was also known as the coldest ice flower of the Ehtly disappointed by her terse response, but he continued on to the next person without showing his disappointment
“Marquis Burkel, you also ca at you reassures me”
“Haha, thank you”
The only person to s Nicholas’ praise was Marquis Matthias Burkel He was an intelligent inally a mercenary, but once he became a Master, he received the title of Marquis froh he wasn’t a , that was how much the mercenaries of the world wanted to be like him He had a liberal personality so he was fairly infor with people he had a bad relationshi+p with
King Nicholas patted his shoulder as if he found Marquis Burkel to be dependable, then moved onto the next person with an aard expression
“Hm… I didn’t think we’d see each other like this”
“I see”
“It’s a bit regrettable that you didn’t acceptyou settled stably in the Empire makes me happy, Duke Catel
“Thank you, Your Majesty”
The last person King Nicholas spoke to was Duke Ryan Catel, no, noas a Marquis Once he had been the guardian and duke of the Strabus Kingdom, but he had escaped after its collapse At first, he had joined the Valence Kingdo Nicholas hadn’t agreed to his wish King Nicholas hadn’t the courage to go to ith the Republic first, and so hadn't listened to Duke Catel’s one wish Instead, he promised Ryan Catel a title, territory, and enormous wealth and honor But that hadn’t been what Ryan Catel wanted Struck by resentment over the collapse of his country and in particular, McCarthy’s betrayal, Catel left the Valence Kingdom and joined the Empire where he settled doith the title of a Marquis and one promised condition
[Should there ever be a ith the Republic, please promise me that I will be at the forefront]
In return, he became the Marquis of the Edorettably lost, but at this moment in tireat expectations, Duke Catel”
“It’s Marquis now, Your Majesty”
“Ah… yes, that’s right”