Margrave’s Bastard Son was The Emperor Chapter 74

Episode 74. an unexpected attack

A canyon with dense trees and leaves and no sky.

A man fell due to rock moss. At the same time, the people following him fell down in a tangled mess.

Coo!

“Aaaah!”

“Careful!”

“Well, look ahead carefully when you walk!”

“Ugh, tsk tsk. Hey. are you okay?”

The procession of groups of twos and threes was so long that the end was not visible. Although most of them were from the top, there were quite a few who paid money and entrusted themselves to move to other regions.

“Can you get up?”

“yes. thank you.”

A man grabbed the arm of a fallen woman and helped her up. His head is turned up and covered with a hood. It was the typical outfit of a woman from the Hawan Kingdom.

A member shouted as he rearranged the messy lines.

“Keep going! “The further back you go, the worse the congestion gets!”

“Yeah yeah. I’m going. When will this get out of hand?”

“It’s been a while since I came in. “It will take a good week.”

“The wheel is stuck here! “Push together from behind!”

It wasn’t just people moving. Every box that could not be placed on a cart had to be pulled with strings, and rare animals locked in cages, exotic furniture, and heavy gemstones were a definite burden to the procession.

The woman shook her hands and mumbled to herself.

‘under. really… . I was so excited that I ate meat and it made me look like a fool.’

From now on, I will never, no matter what happens, eat the meat that Kakantir gives me. Sue pursed her lips and touched the gula powder she had packed in her pocket. It’s been two days since we left the Kingdom of Hawan. I have just learned roughly how the upper march progresses.

‘Eat three times a day. ‘For dinner, it’s a stew made with all the leftovers from the previous meal.’

I even took gula powder, which is said to cause food poisoning symptoms, and yellow scorpion venom. With this, the goal was to keep the procession confined to the canyon as much as possible. If I could go back, I would be grateful.

“The sun is already setting.”

Because it was close to a remote area, it got scary scary when the sunset went down. The vice-captain clicked his tongue as he checked his watch. If things continue like this, I might not be able to leave within a week.

“this much! I will rest here today. Let’s prepare dinner. “Don’t stay too far away, and prepare your own beds.”

“Oh my. I’m dying. “I’m dying.”

“Who on earth ordered this? Mr. Quack!”

“Who could it be? “Hey, you must be an unknown nobleman.”

When the order to rest was given, everyone put down their luggage and groaned. Although Sue did not have a stretcher because she was a trusted outsider, each member was responsible for at least one object the size of their own body.

“excuse me… … .”

Sue spoke cautiously as she approached the place where the meal was being prepared. The large pot contained all of today’s leftovers.

“Is there anything I can help you with? No matter how much money they paid, everyone is having a hard time… … .”

Inwardly, I wanted to scream at her and ask her to eat something like that right now, but Sue showed her kindness as quietly as possible. This was why Karkanthir chose her.

‘Kakan knows very well that you are responsible. It’s sure to be cold and hard work. Other warriors may have a fiery personality and have a hard time being patient, but things are different for you.’

‘And above all, aren’t you the best in Cheonryeo when it comes to quick feet? Since this is a solo operation, if a problem arises, you must escape rather than react. No matter how much I think about it, I don’t know anything other than you.’

It was clear that he was crazy. I can’t believe I’m going through such a hard time after falling for Ian’s sugarcoat. Going to the Kingdom of Hawan was one thing, but moving with the top was the hardest of hardships.

“Help? Hmm.”

“Don’t worry too much about it.”

“Then can you listen to this for a moment?”

The member looked at the number with suspicion, but soon decided to accept the favor, perhaps because he was too tired. Above all, it seemed like it would be a lot more helpful than the guys over there scratching his groin.

“Wouldn’t it be heavy?”

“Not one… No, it’s a little heavy, but it’s okay.”

“wait.”

Sue was smiling awkwardly and supporting the pot. The members in charge of cooking glanced at Sue for a moment, but then they were busy moving around and busy preparing dinner.

Sigh.

She put one hand into her pocket and looked for some gula powder. And she casually dumped her contents into the pot.

The member who brought the seasoning looked at her curiously.

“You can put it down. “Did you keep holding it?”

“oh.”

‘Sibalom… . ‘Hold it on.’

Sue smiled, trying hard to suppress the wrinkles between her eyebrows. Her man admired the woman’s strength, and then she roughly stirred her contents with a spatula. She mixed the gula powder into all the chowder.

“Let’s start serving food! “Who is on duty today?”

“I don’t know. You can do it one more time.”

“You bastard, I starved last night too!”

“I will do it. “I’m not really hungry.”

“what? “You?”

When Sue extended his arms to support, the member was confused, but willingly handed over the ladle. Since I was on duty to eat only when there was food left, there was no reason to refuse.

Bang, pound, pound!

“now. “Everyone, stand in one line!”

“Who is he?”

“A trustee who joined from Hawan.”

Sue greeted people affably and stirred the pot. If I found a lump of loose gula powder, I carefully crushed it with a ladle.

“Hey, it’s a little less seasoned.”

“is it so? wait a minute. “Would you like to spray some of this?”

He even showed off his slyness by sprinkling goula powder to anyone who asked for seasoning. He ate the chowder with gula powder, and then his eyes widened.

“… This!”

‘Wow, did you really notice?’

“… “Why, why are you doing that?”

“The seasoning is just right. thank you.”

A man turns around and raises his thumb. Sue sighed pathetically and stirred his ladle again and again. Everyone needs to get hungry so I can go back to the desert… … .

“Haha! “Today’s food tastes so good!”

“Can’t I have one more bowl? “Oh my gosh.”

Unaware of Sue’s thoughts, the laughter of those who were relieving their fatigue continued to shake the forest. Aww – it seemed like I could hear a wolf howling from afar.

* * *

Merelov Estate.

“Mom, I’m hungry.”

“I’m biting this. Don’t chew it. “I’ll have dinner in a little while.”

In response to the child’s whining, the mother took out a long piece of dried meat. The child sucked on it once or twice and ended up chewing it without realizing it due to the delicious taste.

“He really said, don’t chew!”

“Aaaah!”

The child burst into tears due to his mother’s harsh yelling.

It wasn’t just this house. The house next door, the house in front, and the house behind were all like that. The cost of having failed harvest after harvest was so great. It was a foreign country’s main economy, but still… … .

“It’s ruined.”

“I know. “This is the first time I’ve seen something like this with hair growing out.”

“Wasn’t it like this last year too?”

“It wasn’t like this. This shit happened when blood mixed in the river water. “Shouldn’t we ask Bratz to pay compensation?”

“Arthur. Didn’t you hear? Someone from the Merelov territory tried to kill Ian. “They say that’s why relationships are so awkward?”

This is the worst harvest ever. All the food that had been stored up last year in preparation for starvation is on the verge of depletion. However, he could not ask Count Merelov for mercy. If I had offended them for no reason, they could have asked me to pay more taxes.

“The people in Bratz say that the goula is so delicious… … .”

“Do you want to become a beast? Then I will cook it myself and eat it for you. Giggling!”

“No, it’s real. There was an advisor from the imperial palace there, and he said he also ate it often. They say that because this is a remote area, news is slow. “I heard from above that the royal family and nobles all eat gula.”

“You idiot, do you believe that?”

“That’s why you even offered money to collect Gula.”

“no… … .”

I wanted to retort with something, but I couldn’t think of a suitable answer. I heard that even paying money to collect weeds wasn’t enough, so they planted them in the ground and cultivated them. I heard it as a rumor because they strictly prevented outsiders.

“Oh, I don’t know, what are you talking about? I hope you get to the upper level quickly. “At this point, all I end up doing is sucking her fingers.”

Everyone nodded as if they deeply sympathized with someone’s words. When the top comes, you will be able to provide them with accommodations and amenities and receive money and food. Is that it? With that, you can also buy food from the top again.

As they did every year, they always looked north when the cold wind blew. It was the direction where the Kingdom of Hawan was located.

Crack, crackle!

It was then. A horse running along the main street of the village. Judging from his clothes and flagpole, it was clear that he was from a foreign country. He grabbed the reins and asked the people of the territory.

“Where is the way up to the mansion?”

“Just take the left path and keep going up. By the way, are you a merchant from the Kingdom of Hawan?”

“That’s right.”

For some reason, his expression didn’t look good. The residents of the territory caught him as he was busy leaving and asked.

“What’s going on?”

“The top is stranded in the canyon. Everyone must have eaten something wrong and the symptoms of food poisoning are so severe that they can’t move. The doctors were all so upset that there was no other way, so they rushed in first. “Just get out of the way.”

The man quickly headed to the mansion to ask for help. Youngjimin staring blankly behind him. There was a saying that kept lingering in my mind.

“You were stranded there?”

So, when does it come? No, is it right to come? Everyone looked up at Merelov Mansion with bewildered eyes.

Meanwhile.

“what? “What did you say just now?”

Count Merelov also couldn’t believe it and kept asking questions. The target group is well over 100 people. But food poisoning broke out in a group and they were tied up?

“I guess dinner was the problem. At first, only a few people had symptoms, but as time went by, the number increased… “I lay down for more than half of the time, unable to move.”

It will be very spectacular. These are the humans who fell in that dense forest. Merelov smoothed his beard and for a moment calmed his alarm.

“Tsk tsk. So, stop boiling and eating it all at once like pork honey porridge!”

Does the Count know the circumstances of the merchant group that crosses the sea and ravages the land? It is true that food poisoning is common among marching troops, but it is rare for everyone to become seriously ill like this. Most of the time, I end up with an upset stomach.

“Anyway, please send a doctor. “The medicine I prepared ran out in one day.”

“How are you going to pay for the treatment?”

“Members of the top will be paid by the top, and outsiders will be referred individually.”

“Where is the location?”

“This is it.”

“It’s a bit far away. “I will charge you double your travel expenses.”

Count Merelov added greedily as he looked at the map the man was pointing at. Judging from the location, we are barely outside the entrance to the mountain range.

“The Lord of the Sangdan told me to do as I want. Because living comes first. But he has also sent someone to the Kingdom of Hawan, so you had better hurry.”

“okay. Just wait a moment. outside! butler!”

“Yeah. master.”

“Call a doctor for everyone except the elderly who find it difficult to walk within the estate.”

Soon, the deacon brought word that the councilors had been gathered, and Merelov sent soldiers to guard them.

The horses carrying the doctor left the estate in a single file. The residents of the territory chased their shadows with distraught hearts.

fantasy,