Chapter 723 – #96. Jinhaesol (27)
The contract tarnished the oath of allegiance of the knights, but on the other hand, they gained fame by completely preventing their deterioration.
“You have to hand over the contract or you’ll be disappointed. It’s far better to be incorruptible and pure even if forced.”
How many members say they don’t want to live like this and get drunk and complain?
When the Templars get their freedom, they’d rather think it was better now when they craved freedom.
“It is right to give freedom to those who are capable of taking responsibility for it. The Templars are not capable of enduring freedom.”
“Then we can gradually change. If you are not ready now, you can start preparing now. And this is the only reward I can give you for supporting me.”
“…”
In the end, the prince threw the bait that he would release the contract from the knights.
The leader knew that it was the only powerful way to do it from the position of a prince who had nothing.
However, I wasn’t sure if this would be a good thing for the Knights.
‘If the words of the prince spread to the knights, there is no answer. None of the knights will support Lord Oddman.’
The fact that the knights did not go over to Prince Oddman alone made the prince benefit greatly.
Hearing this news, the leader became even more disturbed as he recalled the reaction of the members who would have been delighted.
Together…
‘The prince is cleverer than I thought.’
They offered something they couldn’t refuse as a reward.
The Knights will do their best to put the prince on the throne from now on.
And that meant that it became impossible for Prince Oddman to take the throne through the convenient method of assassination.
“I don’t know what will happen in the future, but I hope you won’t regret the decision you made now.”
“Sure.”
A voice full of conviction that you will never regret anything.
When a person’s heart goes into the bathroom and when they go out, it’s a different law.
I’m sure the feelings I have right now will easily change, but somehow I thought I wanted to believe it.
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“I’ve heard of it. The prince voided the contract!”
Many people wondered what kind of conversation the captain had with the prince.
And the leader did not bother to hide what the prince suggested.
Of course, as soon as they heard the prince’s will, the knights who supported Oddman changed their attitude 180 degrees.
The most indifferent were the knights who had been brainwashed for a long time and had no great interest in freedom.
“Will everyone support the prince then?”
“Since the king has designated him as the successor, what’s the use if we push someone else? I think it’s only natural that the prince should ascend the throne.”
A tantrum erupted at the shameless change of attitude, but the captain held it back by clenching his fists and taking a deep breath.
“Yes. Everyone’s opinions have been gathered, so from now on we will move to support the prince.”
The knights cheered at the leader’s decision.
“What are you going to do if you get out of the contract?”
The knights talked about it whenever they were bored as if the prince had already inherited the throne.
“How are you doing?”
“Is there anything different from now?”
“So you guys don’t plan on retiring?”
“Retirement? You’re going to retire? Hey, you’re only in your thirties, aren’t you thinking about retirement already?”
“That’s right, if you get out of the contract, shouldn’t you rather hold on here?”
The Royal Palace Knights can enter only by signing a contract.
If you can get away from the risk of a contract, there is nothing more attractive than continuing to work here.
“I thought you guys wanted to get out of your contract, so of course you wanted to retire.”
“No. You idiot, don’t you count that much? How much are the knights of the palace treated outside. Unless they are ordered to retire, they must stick around unconditionally. Besides, the prince is someone we can talk to. I’m really loyal to him. I’ll do everything and serve you.”
Now that they are out of the contract, they can be greedy in the position they enjoy.
Greed was already staining the faces of the knights.
It was very easy to paint the pure white drawing paper black.
Without knowing that there is someone who is watching them carefully, who are drunk with the euphoria of being able to get out of the contract.
Squeeze-ssuck-
“One more person is on the list today. I’ll send them all out.”
“I’m going to take this opportunity to do a water change. Isn’t it true that the Knights have been stagnant for too long?”
In the meantime, they had not been able to weed them out despite the fact that they were the ones who would become the king’s reputation.
Because he was a contracted guy, he couldn’t make a big mistake.
But now that you’re out of the contract, how excited are you?
He would carry around the urge he had been holding back for the reason of fulfilling his wish, and that would have a negative impact on the honor of the Knights.
“Those idiots need to know how dangerous being fired is.”
“I sold my honor hard on the subject of the lowest level of military power.”
Typical ho-ga-escort guys.
They wanted to be treated like a king just because they were carrying out the king’s orders.
“When I first heard about it, I wondered if it could be like this… But I think I might feel like I’ve had a tooth removed.”
“When something good happens, bad things come too.”
Since it was what they themselves wanted, the knights would have to take responsibility as well.
It’s the idiots who think they’ve been harmed by the contract.
‘Idiots who think contracts are causing damage to themselves. Rather, when will they realize that contracts were becoming a means of protecting themselves?’
At the very least, it would have been too late.
Even if I wanted to go back to the time when I had a contract again, it was a situation where I couldn’t.
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King’s bodyguard.
Royal Knights.
The news that they had passed on to the prince shocked the nobles and the Duke of Odman.
“What the hell did they do to get them to go to the prince!!”
“It’s… Not easy to figure out because it’s completely shut up.”
The knights had the conviction that Prince Oddman, who grew up as a typical royal family, would never put up with the conditions the prince offered.
No, it is possible to get the contract from the king secretly after saying that the contract will not be handed over.
As long as they inherited the contract somehow, the knights could never betray the king.
So, Prince Oddman couldn’t even imagine the prince’s unconventional proposal.
“Damn it! The prince is already trying to take over the palace.”
“So what? Hasn’t it become impossible to send assassins?”
The good news is that the prince is not yet a king, so he cannot use the knights’ weapons privately.
Assassination, the most convenient way to deal with the prince, became impossible, but it was possible to usurp the throne in another way.
“The nobles are agitated by this.”
“They don’t have to worry. I said I’d give them things the prince could never give.”
Even if the prince took control of the knights, the nobles would not be taken over.
“I have to tell the prince how difficult politics is. You guys carry out the plan I prepared.”
“Yes!”
Lord Oddman smiled meaningfully.
Although the prince took a nice blow, he didn’t just sit back and watch himself.
And finally, Oudman’s counterattack began.
C-Ah! C-Ah!
“Oh, that’s terrible.”
“Has God abandoned the country?”
Boom boom-
In the beginning, a huge fire hit the mountain.
A huge wildfire broke out, and despite calling wizards to put out the fire, the damage was enormous.
Thousands of households lost their livelihoods, and terrible things happened that animals and plants were burned to death.
Until then, the people were not agitated.
‘It can’t be helped.’
‘Now what do I have to eat to live on… Oops!!’
It’s simply bad luck.
Fires often start for no reason.
I thought so.
“The dam has collapsed!! Oops! Trouble! Trouble!”
The dam, which had been fine, collapsed.
The village under the embankment was instantly engulfed in water and drowned.
In some places, contagious diseases have spread out of nowhere.
Tens or tens of thousands of precious lives began to be torn apart.
“I don’t know why I hear so much bad news these days.”
“Your dream is also messy.”
And similar calamities occurred here and there in the kingdom.
The damage was centered only on the people, and the people who were immersed in sorrow because they lost their homeland hit the ground and shed tears.
And when life is hard and hard, naturally, the fakes were bound to play the game.
“Ahhh…The king must wake up to end this calamity!”
“This is what happened when a prince with no roots who didn’t know where he grew up was given the throne!!!”
The cults shouted in unison that all these disasters were due to the prince.
There was no reason to refuse because the people could defer the responsibility for their suffering to others.
“The prince has to step down.”
“There are rumors that the prince is a warlock!”
Rumors spread among the people quickly spread to the palace.
“Isn’t that a really disappointing rumor?”
“But isn’t it true that a heinous calamity occurred after the king was laid down after preserving his seat?”
It was amazing timing.
The day when the prince decided to hold a meeting with the nobles to govern state affairs.
Horrible rumors invaded the palace, and even in the prince’s ears it was known that the kingdom was suffering.
From the prince’s point of view, it was as if he had been hit in the back of the head.
“Wow, this is well designed.”
Since the prince was not an idiot, he quickly recognized whose work the vicious rumors spread throughout the kingdom in an instant.
