Chapter 267 (1/2)

Chapter 267: Unexpected Visitor

Translator: imperfectluck Editor: Pranav

Raclaila Toas part of Earl Samuel’s doh he was a powerful local doh times as of late

His domain didn’t have any particular special products Most industries were at only a mid-or low-level here In the eyes of those nobles from more urban areas, this location was probably a classic example of a hick location The only noteworthy part was that this was one of the reasonably well-run dodo More than seventy percent of Earl Samuel’s income came from taxes on the import-export trade

However, ever since last winter, due to certain unstable political factors within the Bardi Enificantly decreased Since this would greatly affect his tax income, it made his life rather difficult

Still, it looked like his luck was iain Not only did the reed, even “Brilliant Pearl” Carolyn A Milan from the Bardi capital of Haisler careat political opportunity for him

This Carolyn was a distant relative of the eh she was only a distant relative asn’t even in the line of succession to inherit the throne, her father Duke Harold was a e who even the princes had to defer to As an infanta [1] 1 as young, beautiful, and renowned for being wise, on top of her illustrious family name, Carolyn had many suiters within the Bardi Empire

Earl Samuel was overjoyed that such a person chose to come spend a vacation within his own do nervous that he would accidentally antagonize her, which would, undoubtedly, be bad for him

And so, Earl Sa troupes within his do party at his residence He invited all the nearby local nobles and leaders and even the major merchant Sindy Veji from the east, which caused him to receive some criticism

In the eyes oftrades withthat they couldn’t do on the surface After all, that was considered a “low-class” activity

As for me, as an add-on to Sindy’s merchant party, I was quite happy to join Earl Sa party

Yep, I was simply happy to be able to receive new infor able to eat and drink aslike that

Fine then, I adreeable with my palate, that these freshly-baked apple pies were absolutely scrumptious, and the spices on that barbequed s tasted even better, not to ed red wine… The provisions I was eating recently tasted so bland, and since I wouldn’t have the chance to ain, I didn’t care how others were pointing and looking ateverything in a single gulp? Just call me a rural hick that had coet about reputation, stuffing my stoe robe and wanted to chatthe ravenousfood Even Sindy shook his head and gave up the idea of introducingto come bother me, I was more than happy to enjoy such an abundant feast—it was a rare opportunity for me I only forced myself to stop when the main character of the dinner party finally appeared

When Infanta Carolyn appeared outside the door, she attracted everyone’s attention

I won’t comment on how she was clad in so much jewelry Also, since she was from a major family in the capital, her aura and appearance were both better than passable However, since everyone politely put dohat they were drinking and eating when she arrived, I could only do the same so as to not attract unwanted attention tocake that I was chewing

“Sigh, such a grand show of etiquette just for her Looking at her family crest, she really is an infant?”

I’d already seen so many beauties already Don’t even mention an infanta, even princesses were common in my eyes However, the servant that followed after her astonished reatly—an actual lich

Perhaps other people didn’t kno to differentiate between skeleton es, but for ht in the ht, easy to identify

“This is Lord Rex He’s an imperial envoy on a tour of inspection by orders of Emperor Orloss He represents the will of Eht then, did I accidentally trans a lich as an i crazy, or was Orloss the crazy one?

But representing the will of the emperor meant that he had an incredibly venerated status Not to h-ranked as an infanta doing the introductions for him Plus, there were plenty of recent ru noble titles, so even the blind or young brats would knohat they should do in such a situation, not to e of politics for so long already

There was an endless a The local do appreciation, and all the nobles kept bootlicking and kissing ass There were even so and beautiful women that cast seductive looks at the lich out of habit, but they soon discovered that there was so about the situation The lich see at the withladies to hurriedly lower their heads in an effort to decrease their sense of presence

As for me, when I heard that a lich actually beca the will of the emperor, I was so shocked that I alulps of some two-hundred-year-old Omto red wine to sn my surprise

Only later did I find out that this was all part of the Undead Emperors’ plan In order to completely take over the Bardi Empire, they made their plan with centuries as the time unit And now, it was ti In order to solidify their “authority,” having a high-ranked noble froh-level undead around on a tour of inspection and establishi+ng the undead’s authority was just part of their overall plan

“See, even h-level undead as high-ranked nobles What are you all worried about?” This was probably what the Undead Eate hu undead rulers above them in order to avoid any unplanned accidents when they put their plan into motion

However, their plan was still li with an iron grip, it was possible for people to accept some undead as nobles, but if they discovered that the entirety of the Bardi Empire was ruled by undead, this country would likely come to its end Perhaps, it was precisely because the Holy Church learned about this that they made the decision to “eliminate the sources of evil” here

Still, the undead were probably just looking to temporarily coax human worries As for whether or not they’d be exposed later… when the Undead Emperors all descended, they wouldn’t really care if they were exposed any for the dinner party could be considered just the first prograht, then, when the infanta that just arrived fro in Earl Sa at Sindy, I faintly perceived that the God of Misfortune was giving ain

“Pope… heretic” “Battle!” “Enemy country…” “Capture them” “Take their riches”

Thanks to end-ranked Perception ability, my five senses were far above an ordinary person’s I heard these feords through the stubborn winds, and when I saw Earl Sae from disbelief and astonishreat joy, I knehat I should do next

“da to be ‘really fun’ now Perhaps I really should go to the God of Fate’s sanctuary and pray to him”

But, I was already too late