Calamity Crown

2022-04-07

Chapter 198 Sweet Candy! (please subscribe ~ ask for monthly ticket~)

Seeing that Goethe has agreed, Little Graz is finally relaxed.

Only after experiencing despair can people understand the value of hope.

Little Graz still remembers the despair she just experienced.

In that moment, Little Graz even swore that whoever saved him would give up the king’s place.

So, don’t say you think you’re an Adoptive Father!

You can call it grandfather!

And, as the second son of the Grand Duke, Little Graz is by no means an idiot.

Education received since childhood, under the eyes and ears, the young king is very clear about the situation of Hessings. It seems that he has won, but in fact he is just relaxed.

After all, outside of Hessings, it’s just Wolfe’s vanguard.

There’s Wolfe’s main force behind.

How many people are there?

Four divisions!

Sixty thousand people!

fully armed and trained!

And all with mystic troops!

And how many people can use Hastings?

Less than ten thousand!

The attack from the Wolfe Kingdom was too sudden and the speed was too fast – Lane didn’t react at all and was crippled. The assassination of Archduke Graz and the assassination of a large number of army generals directly caused Lane’s army to become A plate of loose sand.

The stupidity of Lane IX exhausted the mystic heritage of the Lane royal family, so that the advisors and mystic troops belonging to the Lane royal family were almost wiped out.

The only good thing is that Legion, the white lion, has defended its ultimate honor.

And then…

was crippled too!

But thanks to the battle of the White Lion Legion, the time was delayed until the Adoptive Father’s return.

And that gives him a hole card!

A hole card that can win in defeat!

So Little Graz must pull Goethe into his war chariot!

Because he understands that only with the deterrence of the Adoptive Father can he get a chance!

A chance to gather the remnants of Lane and fight against Wolfe!

Of course, there is one more point!

He had sent diplomatic documents to Beta, Dill, Cheger, and Eagle before – but apart from Beta, the rest of Dill, Cheeg, and Eagle did not make any respond.

And the beta that responded?

Moreover, Lane has a lot of land as a reward.

Even in the reply letter, the Beta royal family stated quite rudely that if they didn’t give it, they would get it themselves.

hit a person when he’s down!

Hit a person when he’s down without a doubt!

No, that was before!

Now?

Whoosh!

Little Graz took a deep breath and saluted Goethe again.

“Adoptive Father, please sit here.”

“I need you to help me make my final choice – call a staff meeting!”

Little Graz instructed to Sirik.

Sirik nods and leaves.

A moment later, the three staff officers appeared.

Little Graz complexion sank.

Be aware that a staff officer is not the same as an advisor.

Most of the latter master the mysterious transcendent power, which is a power that needs to be fought for by each royal family. The number is quite rare, and the staffs are different, acting as staffs similar to Secret Technique and think tank. There are dozens of people around the room.

The Lane royal family is no exception.

And now there are only three.

The young king did not ask more.

He knew what was going on.

A moment before Goethe appeared, everyone wanted to leave Hessings, including the king.

So, what right does he have to blame others?

After all, he had only just become king, and he had not paid the staff a single salary.

But,

his father gave.

Therefore, Little Graz thinks that these people should be sent down to ask their father whether to forgive these people.

Little Graz thought so, and so did.

He gestured to Sirik.

Sirik leaves again knowingly.

At some point, Sirik’s abilities are more useful than they might imagine.

The three staff officers who should have noticed Little Graz’s gesture didn’t notice at all, because they all looked at Goethe sitting next to him with admiration.

By the strength of oneself Turn the tide of battle!

The hero who saved Hastings!

Poirot .His Excellency Marple!

One of the younger staff, bowing without the slightest hesitation!

The remaining two immediately follow.

“Come on, let me introduce to you, this is my Adoptive Father, Lord Poirot. Marple, and also His Highness the Regent King of Lane – from now on, the order of the Adoptive Father is me order.”

“Understood?”

said the young king.

The last sentence is accentuated.

The three staff officers who were saluting immediately lowered their heads even lower.

Goethe did not participate as an observer in the subsequent staff meeting. He politely rejected Little Graz’s proposal and temporarily left the castle in the name of ‘going home to see’.

Compared to this staff meeting, Goethe pays more attention to the words in front of him——

[Enter ‘Secret Realm’, under judgment…]

[hold ‘Secret key’, the judgment is passed! ]

[The holder is entering for the second time, and the judgment is in progress…]

[It is judged that the holder continues to walk in the ‘Secret Realm’ as the original identity, and the judgment is pass! ]

……

[Background: You have returned to Hessings again. Originally, you had a series of plans, but when a cannonball fell from the sky, it blew up your After the house, your plans are completely disrupted! ]

[Main quest: None]

[Dwell time: all around (27/28)]

[Get a temporary language, automatically when leaving the instance Disappeared]

[Appearance is the same as when you first entered, and will automatically recover when you leave Secret Realm]

(Note 1: Those who have already obtained their identity in ‘Secret Realm’ You, will not need to do the main quest.)

(Note 2: When the all around time has passed, you will immediately leave the ‘Secret Realm’)

…

“There is no main quest, because I have an ‘identity’!”

“But I can’t stay longer…”

“Is it because there is not enough money? ?”

Goethe guessed.

Then, Goethe’s mind drifted to the battle just now.

It’s easier than you think!

Compared to the trembling with fear when entering for the first time, this time is like walking on the ground.

Except he really gets stronger.

Also because of the restrictions on the aboriginal people in the ‘Secret Realm’!

Even if there are still some ‘mysterious elements’ left, the concentration is too low – just like the battle he just fought with that Herman, according to Sirik’s description, the other party is the heir to the Wolfe Kingdom.

That must be innate talent and strength are extremely powerful.

But in fact?

If it wasn’t for the sake of prudence and stacking the passive from the opponent’s hand, he would really kill the opponent in one hit.

Therefore, the aboriginal people in the ‘Secret Realm’ know a little about the ‘mystery’, but they are not thorough enough.

I don’t know what happens when the real ‘mystery’ reaches a certain level!

Even if there are records of ‘Seven Heroes’ and ‘Dark Dynasty’.

I’m afraid, it’s all considered a legend!

So…

He thinks it’s time to change the plan!

He entered the ‘Secret Realm’ to get more [Bloody Honor].

This will of course not change!

What will change is the way to get it!

From mild to aggressive.

Of course, there is one more point!

If you don’t change the way, the time may not be enough. His original plan was set according to three months – in a gentle way to get the opportunity to visit the armor and weapons of the ancestors of the royal family.

Available now?

War is coming.

Basically impossible.

It can only be changed, but Goethe’s cautiousness in his character gives him a little bit of apprehension.

Quantitative changes will inevitably lead to qualitative changes!

Even in the mysterious fading ‘Secret Realm’, he is strong enough, but once he is caught in a tight siege, he will be in danger.

A bullet is fine.

Two bullets are fine.

What about the hundred thousand bullets?

It is estimated that it will be mashed directly!

So, Goethe thought and hesitated.

Until, he saw Maria——

His maid was standing outside the drawbridge of the castle, with a little boy by her side.

“Master!”

When she saw Goethe, Maria waved again and again.

Goethe walked over, he looked down at the little boy standing next to Maria, who was only one meter tall, holding a book of poetry in one hand with a bullet hole in it, which had already been blood stained.

The other hand, clenched fist, quietly hides behind him.

“Who are you?”

“I’m little tom, father is old tom, those bad guys are coming, they burn down our hotel, kill father and mother, big Brother took me to hide in the cellar, then came to Black Seatings to find refuge, and then…big brother died too.”

The little boy’s face was dark, his body was dirty, and his clothes were even worse. It was tattered, and only one shoe was left.

Somewhat slurred when speaking.

But the general meaning is still expressed.

Old Tom?

Hotel?

Goethe carefully identified the boy’s face, and in a trance, the smile of the inn Boss who drove him to Hastings came to his mind – simple, honest, and contented.

“What’s in your hand?”

Goethe looked at the boy’s tightly clenched fist.

The little boy hesitated for a moment, looked at Maria beside him, and under Maria’s encouraging gaze, the little boy opened his hand.

There is a candy in it.

“The last time my father came back from Hessings, he brought me two candies – said it was a gift from the Lord Poirot .Marple, let me thank him! I was hungry I ate one and another.”

The little boy answered honestly.

“Then why didn’t you take both?”

Goethe asked.

“father said, to be grateful and seeking to repay the kindness, I have come to Hessings, and I may meet Poirot. Lord Marple, I want to give him this candy, and He said thank you.”

The little boy said innocently.

“Well, I got it.”

“Poirot .Marple got it.”

Goethe raised his hand to pick up the candy, and said.

The little boy who was about to get it back was stunned, not knowing what to do.

Finally, the little boy asked sheepishly—

“Sweet?”

“Sweet.”

Goethe earnestly replied .

Suddenly, the worry in his heart…

was gone.

Maybe it was washed away by the sweetness.

Perhaps a hidden, adventurous side of his character emerged?

Goethe didn’t know, he just smiled at Maria.

“Take care of him.”

“Take care of yourself, too.”

With that, Goethe walked towards the Conference Hall in the castle.

At this moment, Little Graz’s consultation with the three staff officers has reached the last moment-

The youngest staff officer proposed to gather the remnants and rely on Hessings’ reserves and defense depth. , and fight Wolfe to the end.

The middle-aged staff advisor suggested that Little Graz continue to send diplomatic documents to the four countries of Beta, Dill, Cheger, and Eagle, requesting more reinforcements.

The senior staff made a supplement to the plan proposed by the middle-aged staff. Using Hessings as a bargaining chip, he asked the Beta Kingdom for reinforcements, gathered troops in his own direction, and then waited for an opportunity.

Little Graz naturally preferred the first of the three staff members’ suggestions.

The latter two are not considered by Little Graz at all.

Once the Beta Kingdom enters the war, the Lane Kingdom is over.

That’s right, there are merits to devouring wolves.

But more likely, the boss fights with the second child, and the third child is gone.

Unfortunately, Lane is now the third child.

Once the Beta Kingdom joins the war, there is a high probability that when Lane gathers forces, it will cooperate with the Wolfe Kingdom very tacitly, and let it kill all the Lane royal family, and then the two sides will fight again.

Of course, if he ‘plays the rules’.

It might end better.

It is estimated that he will spend the rest of his life in a country house.

Or…

Just die in a year or two.

In the history books, it will be recorded that Lane X, the king of the subjugated kingdom of Lane, died in depression three years after the subjugation of the kingdom.

Little Graz didn’t want that.

However, with a decision in mind, Little Graz hasn’t forgotten about Goethe.

Just in time, Goethe walked in.

“Adoptive Father, what do you think?”

The young king asked respectfully.

Goethe didn’t answer, and walked straight to a corner of the Conference Hall—there was a large map detailing the divisions of Wolfe’s main force.

Now that a decision has been made.

Then don’t hesitate.

“Adoptive Father, you?”

The young king spoke up again.

Goethe just whispered–

“I think the Wolfe main force is an eyesore here!”

(End of this chapter)