Chapter 382 – 33. Turning the Country Upside Down
Glazer Empire.
Excluding the countries in the southern part of the continent whose exact military strength is unknown, it is the strongest country on the continent in name and reality.
No, if we only look at national power, which can be seen in economy, society, culture, etc., Glazer was by far the top of the world.
Abundant resources coming from the vast territory of most of the central part of the continent.
A variety of talents coming from a large population and a workforce that supports society.
In addition, the Glazer Empire is leading in many fields compared to other countries.
Recently, with the return of retired SS-class hero Han So-young, the majesty of the most powerful country has been solidified.
Although Han So-young went on vacation to the Kingdom of Palania to see her adopted son and has not returned.
Still, about half of her imperial family was convinced that she was a Glaser warrior.
First, Han So-yeong’s adopted son is the fiancé of her 3rd princess Helena, a male warrior, and a saint.
Therefore, even though there was anxiety, Han So-young was trying to relieve it so that she would not be offended.
SS-level heroes are usually not very powerful.
Although they are often assigned missions, most of them are overpowered.
Since they usually move as a party, there are few places other than the battlefield where this level of power can be properly used.
However, there is currently a semi-power outage and only small-scale local battles occur occasionally.
Therefore, SS-level warriors are often resting as symbols in the capital.
Han So-young has been retired for several years, so even if the location has changed, it won’t be a big deal.
In any case, the strongest warrior in existence belongs to Glazer, and the only important thing is that she is on active duty.
In particular, another SS-class hero, Kismega Adlen, was able to communicate much better than before just by Han So-young’s presence.
This is what she said, who often gets irritated, refuses even her requests, let alone her duties, and tends to make a fuss.
Moreover, she was strangely competitive with Han Si-woo and willingly carried out her duties.
Glaser can only be happy as he handles each and every difficult mission that would not be easy even for an S-class hero without any special compensation.
Even if you accumulate more achievements, there is no time to move up, so you are an SS-level hero who only receives material things.
The ever-decreasing list of top missions at less than half the price was the empire’s blessing.
And the peak is the challenge of conquering the four major dungeons.
She set out to deal with the Dolu Muz Dungeon, which has only one door in southern Glazer.
A place in the empire that has been preparing for several years to somehow eliminate dungeons and raise the name of the country and the imperial family.
Although preparations are still insufficient, what will be the problem if the SS-level warrior and his party come forward?
Therefore, I had no doubt about Adlen’s success.
But the results were extremely unsettling.
“Still no contact.”
“Yes, that is so, Your Majesty.”
“…”
Glaser Empire Conference.
There was currently silence and an air of uncertainty in this place where only the emperor and the top leaders of power gathered.
It’s already been 15 days since the Adlen party entered the dungeon.
There may be contact at least once, but there is still no signal in the communication zone.
Aside from the progress of conquering the dungeon, this was a problematic situation in many ways.
“How did this happen?”
“Well, that is…”
“Didn’t they say that communication is possible even inside the dungeon?”
Bang!
The emperor’s fist hitting the table in anger.
It was a bit painful because the muscles were pumped with the power of the imperial vision, but there was no time to worry about that.
Not only did he lose his dignity as an emperor, but if something went wrong, he lost his SS-class hero party.
“Bu, communication was definitely possible! This is the result of repeated experiments!”
The wizard, who had only attended the imperial conference three times, felt very unfair.
He is just one of several middle managers in his department.
He had just gathered information about the dungeon through normal research methods, so why did he have to be criticized in front of such high-ranking people?
“Hmm. Viscount.”
“Yes. Please speak, Excellency Prime Minister.”
“I heard that the inside of Dolumuz Dungeon is a very large desert.”
“That’s right.”
“Then how far have you gone in communication experiments?”
“Huh? That’s… Now, please wait a moment.”
The Viscount of the Hero’s Department hurriedly searched through the documents nearby to find the answer.
“It is 10 km away from the entrance. If we go any further, there is a possibility that the investigator may go missing, so we could not proceed further.”
“Then it is decided. Communication will stop at a certain point beyond 10 km.”
“…”
The Prime Minister’s judgment was extremely cool-headed and accurate.
Of course, that wasn’t a good answer.
In a sense, the Empire’s insufficient investigation hindered the dungeon raid and survival of the SS-class hero party. Of course, we don’t know where it will break off, and we can’t continue to experiment by throwing people around even though there is a possibility of them going missing.
“The most recent contact was made two days after entry.”
“Yes.”
“Then it was two days later that we crossed the 10 km mark. Assuming we kept moving further away, we would have covered 60 to 70 km in 15 days.”
As the Prime Minister of the Empire, the Duke, who boasts of his wisdom and work ethic, presented an analysis worthy of his name.
But not everyone was that smart.
“No, I don’t understand. It takes two days to travel just 10 km. Isn’t it too strange for the investigators as well?”
“It’s a dungeon, isn’t it? I don’t know to what extent, but it will be a sandy desert with sweltering heat and sinking feet. Monsters are said to appear frequently, and I don’t know what else will happen.”
“Huh. Anyway, he’s an SS-level hero…”
The Prime Minister lightly glanced at the Marquis who was talking immaturely.
He was a person who came to the meeting thanks to the prestige of a family with a long history and having one of his daughters as an empress.
So, they probably don’t know the danger of the four major dungeons and don’t know the greatness of the hero.
He wanted to scold him loudly, but it was in front of the emperor, and he had no time to do so.
“Viscount.”
“Yes, Prime Minister.”
“I have one more question.”
“You can ask as many more questions as you want.”
The Prime Minister paused for a moment and looked inside the conference room.
Not everyone here is as foolish as the Marquis from earlier.
Most of them are old monsters who are as smart and cunning as the prime minister.
But now everyone is keeping quiet for fear of assuming the worst.
It was the same for the emperor, so she put her arms around her and opened her mouth.
“What if. Just what if.”
“Yes? Yes, yes.”
“If the Adeleine party does not return after the promised fifteen days… Is there a rescue team worth sending?”
“…”
The Viscount could not answer, and silence was enough of an answer.
“Huh, is this all happening?”
“Ha.”
“Whoa…”
Sighs and sighs came from all over the conference room.
Her son Ren’s personality is not good, so she doesn’t know where she will go, but the reviews within the party are surprisingly good.
First of all, the party composition is well-balanced, and although there is no professional scout, the thief’s pathfinding ability is very excellent.
This is where the SS-class hero party went missing.
Who can we send to find Adlen Party?
“… There is only one answer.”
At the Emperor’s low recitation, one face appeared in most people’s minds.
“I see. Here, we have hero Michael…”
“Stupid! Of course, this isn’t Han So-young’s party with scout hero Lutz!”
“What, what?! Who are you saying is stupid!”
“Shut up.”
“Ugh. I’m sorry, Your Majesty!”
Two nobles lowering their heads as if their foreheads were touching the table.
Her emperor clicked her tongue as she looked at them.
Just like the complaining about the dungeon earlier, this idea was also extremely foolish.
It seems that the Duke in front was trying to support Michael Johnson, the S-class male warrior of the Glazer Empire, as a member of the 1st Princess faction.
The Marquis, who made stupid remarks twice, is an idiot who is looking at his connections to various factions.
‘Michael is a guy who rose to S rank only with the help of the underdog and the 1st princess, and the party is just his harem, so what kind of four major dungeons are they entrusted with? You can trust Roots’ abilities, but… She has bad memories of the dungeon. Maybe it’s a lower level dungeon, but in Dolumuz… Tsk. There are bitches here who don’t even know this.’
Adolf Glazer, the 43rd emperor of the Glazer Empire, can never be called a famous soldier.
Despite his large body built with vision, his weak personality makes the succession plan unstable.
His political power is decent, but fortunately he has moderately useful administrative power, which is average.
However, his affection for Glazer was sincere, and the people also loved him very much.
Even if you can’t be a Ming king, you can still be a human being.
Therefore, in this situation, I was able to make good decisions without getting caught up in useless political strife.
“If you don’t hear from Hero Adlen after a week… Contact the Kingdom of Palania.”
“Haha! As expected, His Majesty also uses Han So-young…”
“To the hero Han Si-woo!”
“Hey! I’m sorry!”
The marquis, who was happy because he thought he was taking his side, hit him on the head again.
Thanks to this, the marquis was unable to see the cold gaze directed at him.
It seemed clear that no matter who the next emperor would be, she would not be chosen.
“The hero Han Si-woo has already conquered one of the four major dungeons. With the information gathered by the empire, it will be possible to rescue him even though clearing it will be difficult. If you do well here, Hero Han So-young will also accompany you.”
“An extremely wise judgment. I will accept it, Your Majesty.”
“I will accept it, Your Majesty!”
“Hmm.”
The emperor shook his head as the voice echoed in the conference room.
In my opinion, this was a very good decision.
The results of the meeting were quickly conveyed to the heads of each faction.
Although it is said to be for the benefit of the empire, Han Si-woo is a faction of the 3rd princess.
She aroused her anxiety and alarm in the three other rivals for her throne.
Nevertheless, it is the result decided at the imperial council and a judgment made by the emperor himself.
There was very little the three competitors could do.
“It’s such a blessing.”
3rd Princess Helena burst out laughing when she heard the news.
I felt like I was receiving a lot of help that I really didn’t deserve.
What came to mind at the same time was worry.
‘There’s no way the four major dungeons are the same. They say the empire is providing information…’
Will it be possible to safely rescue the Adlen Party?
Princess Helena, who had already achieved favorable results in various fields regarding succession to the throne, hoped that Adlen would escape safely. If that were the case, neither the prince nor the princess would have much to say.
But unfortunately that didn’t happen.
A week later, the Imperial Cabinet’s Heroes Department had no choice but to send a message to the Kingdom of Palania.
