Chapter 147 - An Invitation (1/2)

Chapter 147: An Invitation

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Rhode didn’t put uely sensed that soht when she eht that it was only because she and Lize didn’t receive fair treatards to the contract

Frankly, it wasn’t difficult for him to draft Marlene a contract Rhode had already decided that if the Senia Family had no objections, he’d draft her a temporary contract without any qualms The contract consisted of special rules that were different from the other mercenaries There wouldn’t be any deadline so Marlene could leave the roup anytime she wished In other words, the contract didn’t bind her to the mandatory rules Instead, it was just a way to console her

However, Rhode didn’t spend toomore important to deal with — an invitation from Klautz

Rhode couldn’t be considered to be either familiar or unfamiliar with this person

Not only was Klatuz the owner of Deep Stone City, but he also held the position of adion Klautz was undoubtedly a very influential man And in fact, he was a role h he wasn’t popular aed to obtain his title by possessing impressive talents

So how did it turn out this way?

It was dom’s Grand duchess Lydia and her unique hobby — her obsession to collect talents and shape the to Lydia, the whole country was a large jewel case, and her, as the owner, naturally had to gather all the ether

On the other hand, Lydia hated any rocks that hid within those shi+ny geelic appearance, her personality was quite the opposite While she wouldn’t immediately discard the rocks within her jewel case, mediocre felloould be stripped off their titles and turned into civilians And that hen she was being lenient If she found out that her aesthetic sense had been tarnished, it would be straight to the guillotine

This was one of the main reasons why there were disputes after Lydia stepped into power Within the country, the King’s Party had theas there were other parties involved, they would require representatives to fight for their self-benefits

Compared to those with capabilities and ambitions, timid people were much easier to et rid of the dust in the jewel case However, in the eyes of the other fa to herself and would hunt all those who opposed her view

No matter how oal must be to serve the country, and ’s Party If they allowed those wealthy families and merchant associations to join forces and run rans for a coup d’état

Klautz kept a low profile; he was cautious, sly, careful and supported liberalisst the citizens in the Paphield Region, many merchants and mercenaries were clear of his abilities

One could say that Klautz’s governingthe people wouldn’t be the wisest choice Instead, if he anizations that were in close proximity with the ordinary citizens, his influence would naturally spread theement style, and it seemed that he did well

But this didn’t gest weakness: his cautious nature Sometimes, it could be a boon as it enabled hi stressful situations However, it also brought hi to o out of control

Back in the gaht had launched a sudden attack on Deep Stone City, leading to widespread chaos ast the populace

Rhode felt that he should quickly remove the source of problems But Klautz had always been too cautious He hoped to utilize the chaos within this period to conduct an investigation on rival forces to clear thes had already spun out of his control Since he decided to force his way in, it was already too late to turn back Meanwhile, the Country of Light began its attack, and the problee diplomatic uproar This time, it just wasn’t simply within Klautz control as an aded by Country of Light Although Lydia didn’t punish hin on his own accord

Back to reality — Rhode was familiar with this administrative officer, but he didn’t knohy he was invited In this world, they had not spoken to each other before

Rhode had initially thought that Klautz invited hi the Mercenary association’s , Rhode heard that Klautz had sent people to show his displeasure about theroo

The people that sat on the sofa were all familiar faces