Vol 2 Chapter 843: Duke's distress

Helmut's limousine with the coat of arms of the Duke's house in front of the car parked firmly in front of the mansion of Earl Gotti. Afterwards, even though he still had that neat and clean expression, and the look of a neatly constructed moustache—but at this moment, Helmut, the kind of unangered and prestigious oppression revealed between his brows, still let The nobles around who had originally planned to welcome them to please swallowed their saliva and stood there honestly so as not to become the object of the Duke's anger.
After all, compared to the well-known politeness of the Marquis of Haynes and the Duke of Kane-the Duke of El Barrea has a bad temper. Especially when he is very angry because of something.
"Helmut... what are you?" Like the guests who originally planned to welcome the dinner and end this beautiful day-seeing Helmut here, even Earl Goti couldn't help it. The facial expression was stunned, and several other high-ranking nobles beside him all showed surprised expressions in unison—except for the Earl of Amancia, his expression was thoughtful for some reason. "You are not in the Fortress of Oloklos—"
"...Gotti, take the people you think you can trust to your study. There is an important thing, I need to discuss with you personally." The Duke of El Barrea's eyes swept over everyone who participated in the banquet. The guest, in the end just ordered like this.
"...Okay. You all heard what the Lord Duke said. I'm sorry, everyone, I've missed you for a while." Earl Gotti rolled his eyes and probably guessed what happened next, and he was aware of it. Severity. After that, he led the nobles in the inner circle to the position leading to the study on the second floor, leaving a lot of nobles in the hall talking.
"That's the Duke of El Barrea? This is the first time I have seen..." This is probably a local nobleman who, like Heliga's father, is located in Kruchen State. Generally speaking, with the status of most local aristocrats, it is difficult to have the opportunity to meet your Excellency the Duke himself, not to mention that he looks very young. He should have just taken over the title of the aristocrat for a few days.
"Well... it's weird, Lord Duke, I remember that it should be in the Fortress of Oloklos, to carry out further military operations with the regular army of the Garella Fortress, how..."
"Ah, I have heard about the civil war... I remember that although the progress of our army in Kruchen State is not as good as the other three nobles, it is because the Garelian Fortress itself is too dangerous and has a fourth , Fifth, the presence of elites in the two regular armies is more difficult to deal with-but overall, no matter in terms of resources or the number of soldiers, our advantage is still very large -" one person said.
"Huh... that's just a word from the Duke in order not to be embarrassed. According to the information I got, the number of caravans leading to Keldic has recently been reduced by nearly 15%...because the Duke has increased the pass Taxes there. This situation has been going on for some time, but it still hasn’t gotten better. Obviously, the war ahead is not as smooth as the Duke told us.
Another nobleman was obviously about El Barre. The Ya family was dissatisfied, and sang the opposite of the previous one.
"But, what does this have to do with the banquet held by Earl Goti?" another nobleman said fiercely, "If you can't fight, then you should go to Duke Kane or Lord Rufas for help! With Earl Goti Here--"
"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Keep your voice down. If you let the Lord Duke hear your Duke Tikeen's name..." A nobleman hurriedly stopped his impulsive companion. What's interesting is that as soon as this sentence came out, the nobles who had been discussing happily just now closed their mouths immediately, and at the same time looked a little nervously in the direction of the stairs, as if there would be there in the next second. A Duke of Helmut, knocked them all out.
"Puff..." Heliga resisted and almost didn't laugh-Duke Elbarea, the position of the noble alliance's marshal, the degree of sorrow has reached the point where everyone knows. Moreover, the core issue that these nobles said was actually correct. The Duke of Helmut could return to the Duchy with such an attitude, it must be because there was a problem with the battle on the front line, rather than something good happened.
"The direction of the study... seems to be over there?" Heliga recalled, after walking up the stairs, the direction they moved to, and then concealedly threw a monitoring magic in that direction-just one floor. It should still be useful. Heliga walked to the nearest table aside, pretending that he was eating the snack on the table, but his hands were actually constantly adjusting, and finally—from the magical feedback, he heard a fairly clear voice.
"But... we really can't provide more help. You said earlier that because of the emergency needs during the war, you asked us to increase the tax rate in various places. We know that this will cause a large number of caravans to be lost, but we still do what you say It's - but if the tax rate is doubled, they won't be able to come again." An aristocrat who Heliga didn't know said eagerly. It seems that he is a more trusted local lord in the Earl Goti camp.
"I am here too..." This is the voice of the Earl of Omansia. "When the imperial capital was occupied before, the turbulence of the stock market was enough for us... If the tax rate is raised, even the most basic gem market will begin to suffer. Influence. This is one of the economic lifelines of Gongdu."
"Yes...On this point, please think twice." These are the sincere words of Earl Goty. "Although the army is defeated, at least the huge foundation of the public capital is still there, and Craig's army and resources No matter what, it’s a little bit less. Instead of rushing to fight in Kruchen State impulsively, I suggest that you contact Master Rufas-use his wrist to mobilize some outstanding It’s not difficult for your generals to come to assist you."
"Excellent general?" Hearmuth finally spoke after hearing Earl Gotti's words. He no longer insisted on continuing to raise the tax rate in the territory, but seemed to be interested in the words of Earl Goti.
"Yes... Your Excellency, the war in Kruchen State is not going well. It is not only our problem-the fortress of Galeria is the strongest in the whole continent. Let alone this point, it is our side alone. Human resources are different from those of the other three territories. The Marquis Rogner himself was a warrior, and he was regarded as a martial artist when he was young. He was appreciated by His Majesty the Emperor. Notia is a developed industrial place and can provide for war. The direct assistance of Kane is even greater. Needless to say, Mr. Kane, who was prepared for a long time, has a fierce general under his command, and there is a "Golden Raksha" like the "Golden Rakshasa", a brave person who is hailed as the "Holy Woman of the Spear"; Although there is no such a strong in Sharant State, Haineshou has always been scheming, and the regular army there is a soft persimmon that can't be compared with Craig and his cohorts. Kruchin State can compare with them. Lord Rufas, who was superior, was also enlisted by Duke Kane. "
"So... you mean, you want me to contact Rufas-send one or more of these fierce generals to my command?" Helmut finally understood what Earl Goti meant.