How to Live as a Wandering Knight
Chapter 134.1: ๐๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ฒ (3)The most astonishing thing was that there was no way to respond. The order had precisely hit the weak point of the republic.
From Johanโs perspective, he had no choice but to doubt the republic.
They would have doubted Johan too. What could have possibly been discussed when the envoy of the viscount came?
โ๐๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐บ!โ
The envoys bit their lips.
It was pointless to argue for a face-to-face with the envoy of the viscount. If there was a problem, they could simply kill the envoy. The order was more than capable of that.
The republic received much criticism for being despicable and sly from surrounding forces, but from the republicโs point of view, the order was no easy adversary. Both were the same in not hesitating to use any means for their purposes.
โCanโt you answer? I take it as an acknowledgement of the orderโs report.โ
โNo, Your Excellency! Itโs a misunderstanding! Please allow a meeting with the envoy!โ
โWhat difference would it make. Truly disappointing. I thought the republic would uphold our friendship and tell the truth. But such trivial lies.โJohan spoke in a tone as if he had already made a decision. His expression was one of certainty about the collusion between the republic and the viscount.
If they had reported from the beginning, they might have had a way to defend against such an attack, but once hidden, they had no choice but to be cornered.
โI will restrict the republicโs passage through Yeatsโ land and revoke its duty-free rights. The rights to the port will also be revoked.โ
โ!!โ
Regardless of anything else, the port in Coolia territory was essential for smooth control and trade in the Edene Sea.
โYour Excellency! Please reconsider. If you do so, the trade routes in Dolek and Palmon that you own will also. . .โ
โAre you threatening me now?โ
โN-Not at all.โ
โI can handle that much. Better than entrusting my back to those I cannot trust.โ
โ. . . . . .โ
The envoy urgently spoke up.
โYour Excellency. Please wait regarding the port. I understand your misunderstanding. An evil demon has sown plots among us. We will prove our innocence.โ
โHow so?โ
โWe will lead a fleet and attack the Emperorโs fiefdom.โ
Attacking the Emperorโs fiefdom, governed by the viscount, was not a difficult task.
It wasnโt about capturing the castle but rather raiding a few nearby towns to show off.
Of course, this would terribly worsen relations with the Emperor, but the republic had never been friendly with the Empire anyway.
โThatโs not enough.โ
Despite Johanโs words, the envoys saw hope. Despite the orderโs interference, Johan didnโt seem to want to completely cut ties with the republic.
โ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ง๐ช๐ต๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ค ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ช๐จ๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ.โ
โ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ด ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต. . .โ
โYour Excellency. What should we do to prove our innocence?โ
โSince the republic is so close with the viscount, I will assign a task fitting that relationship.โ
โ. . . . . .โ
The envoys sweat at Johanโs meaningful words.
โWhat is it?โ
โPersuade the viscount and his vassals to swear allegiance to me.โ
โ. . .??!โ
The envoys of the republic were shocked by Johanโs unexpected proposal.
The situation in the south was extremely favorable to Johan. Most vassals had already sworn allegiance to him, and the viscountโs fiefdom was surrounded like an island on land.
But persuading them was a different matter. It was uncertain whether the viscount and his vassals, who had been loyal to the Emperorโs family, would easily surrender under unfavorable conditions.
โThat. . . thatโs. . .โ
โIf youโre close, such persuasion should be possible.โ
โ. . . . . .โ
โAnd one more thing.โ
The envoys were shocked at Johanโs words. The task they had just heard was already headache-inducing, and now there was one more?
โDonโt worry. This isnโt a difficult task. Send an envoy to the Jekyllid Hundred Kingdoms. I want the ransom for the nobles of the Hundred Kingdoms captured in this battle.โ
โAh. . . Yes.โ
Fortunately, it was really easy. All they had to do was pick a few people who were familiar with Eastern languages and send a few ships to the island. They must have been scared stiff by the recent battle, so they will surely pay the ransom.
โIf you accomplish these two tasks, I will reconsider revoking the rights to the port.โ
โThank you. Your Excellency. I am truly grateful for your kindness!โ
The envoys in a disadvantaged position had no choice but to express their gratitude. Johan nodded in satisfaction.
For just one envoy of the viscount, it was a truly satisfactory outcome. Slyly revoking the transit and duty-free rights. It was like stealing two golden-egg-laying geese.
Although the order continued to slander and insult the republic, the paladins of the order did not arrest the viscountโs envoy. There was never an opportunity for that.
The envoys of the republic were unable to doubt Johanโs lies and were easily deceived. The relationship between the two was so poor that it was possible.
โ๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ค ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ถ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ด, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ฆ๐ณ. . .โ
The situation of the viscount and his vassals was highly unfavorable, so there was a definite chance of them being persuaded. Moreover, the Emperor was struggling in the north with the Empire.
However, Johan didnโt know viscount Ginolen well. Persuasion requires knowing the other party well. He could only hope that the well-informed envoys of the republic would perform effectively.
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Translation-(COMPLETED) โ How to Live as a Wandering Knight
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