
3 Days have passed. Justin who was still overwhelmed with frustration and confusion got an invitation to attend the annual meeting of the 3rd Bullaford royal family.
In the invitation it is clearly stated that who will hold the meeting this time is the Lasso family and more precisely Luca van Lasso. And after seeing the organizer's family, Justin had a premonition that something would go wrong in the meeting.
"Damn.why in a time like this there must be a meeting of 3 families ! Especially the organizer he !" justin said he hit the desk at work
There was a knocking on the door. Justin also entered.
"Yo ! How are you ?" tanya Kron was accompanied by King
"Y-Your Majesty ?!" justin was surprised
"Just relax.. Our position is the same, is not it ?" kron
"Y-Yes." Justin replied
Kron immediately explained the purpose of his arrival quickly. He conveyed his purpose briefly before anyone suspected their arrival.
Kron explained that he and his men had finished building the small headquarters. He advised people from Bullaford not to arbitrarily approach his headquarters. He did not hesitate to punish anyone who approached his headquarters without a clear purpose.
Justin asks why Kron came that far in protecting his base. Kron replied that there were things inside the headquarters that Bullaford people had never thought of before. It is feared that people from Bullaford will become more panicked and frightened if they see things in his small headquarters.
Justin also agreed because he also understood that Kron and his kingdom had a level of knowledge that was beyond the common sense people in Essaract. He also understood why Kron had prevented anyone from approaching Bullaford from his base.
"Alright, I'll make sure that no one gets close to your base !" justin said
"Sip, thank you !" kron
After delivering his goal, Kron and King returned to their headquarters. Justin turned around and faced the window to see the view of the town of Bullaford within the headquarters. He also thought to name the cave because he thought it would take a long time to return to the old kingdom.
Not to mention that the place had to be rebuilt and he was also aware that his kingdom did not have the power of a Mantra to build the kingdom back as briefly as Kron did.
"Yes name, but I have to take care of the conflict in this kingdom first !" justin said
"Izin came in, Your Majesty" said Kuza and Judo who arrived at Justin's study
Kuza came with a number of notes in his right hand just like the one who came to report a report. Kuza also explained that his arrival was to report on the finances of the Bullaford Kingdom.
"Our finances are currently very critical, Your Majesty. The savings we have are only 6000000 platinum, Your Majesty" Kuza said
1 Platinum = 5 Gold
1 Gold = 5 Silver
1 Silver = 5 Bronze
"Is that so? Isn't it with the money that we can still survive at least the next few months? Don't we also have no important needs in development ?" justin said
"No no, Your Honor, we have very little money. For the military alone it has eaten more than 4500000 platinum" Kuza said
"S-that much? What is military finance for ?" justin asked, quite surprised
"We need a place for training, a military base, the construction of walls and guard towers, as well as adding weapons that are still minimal" Judo said
"Not to mention in the field of technology, they want to conduct experimental experiments that take up quite a lot of funds, about 1000000 platinum" Kuza said
Justin was sitting limp hearing the expenditure from his kingdom. He was surprised and did not expect that his people during critical times like this still dared to spend money with 'crazy'.
"Then, for funds keep watch how ?" ask Justin
"Maybe the rest, Your Majesty" said Kuza
"What if the attack happens again? What do our people want to be fed ?" ask Justin
Kuza and Judo were silent. They did not answer but clenched their hands hard enough.
"... Because they Your Majesty must die in battle. Then those who have been given the opportunity to live by His Majesty, why should we have mercy too ?" kuza says
Judo and Kuza also obeyed the order even with a fairly upset attitude. They also closed the door not well either.
"Basically the boy did not know himself ! I had expected that a naive boy like him to lead would eventually become like this !" kuza said as he walked
"If His Majesty had not fallen, he would have understood our current condition" Judo said
"So how? Failed ?" asked Futara and Ista who had been waiting for them near the exit of Justin's residence
"Of course it is ! The naive boy did not understand what ! He thought the kingdom's expenditure was a little what ?!" kuza says
Kuza, Ista, Futara, and Judo left Justin's residence. Justin who was still facing the window saw the four people walking along with a conversation that was shrouded in frustration and emotion. He knew that his decision to reject Kuza's report upset the four men.
"Kron, if you were me. What would you do..?" justin said
"Your Majesty will definitely put the interests of his people first. Not that he does not think about the safety of the people" said Gordon who arrived to appear
Justin is shocked by Gordon's arrival. Gordon apologized for surprising Justin and came without permission. He explained that his arrival was an order from Kron to help Jusitn in dealing with all the problems that will be faced.
Justin felt a little relieved because now he got help from people he could trust even though in his heart he felt bad for Kron.
Justin asked Gordon for advice on what he should do now. Gordon replies that the only one who knows what to do is Justin himself. Because Justin is a person who knows more people in Bullaford than he is.
Gordon also said that the interests of the people are above all else and the development that will be carried out by the higher-ups is only throwing away the financial waste of the Bullaford Kingdom. Because for Gordon, this refuge is safe enough and difficult to find by people from outside the kingdom.
And if you build a wall or fortress of protection, it will make it easier for enemies from outside to know the location of this refuge.
Justin agreed with Gordon. And he also felt suspicious about the military spending. He considered that the funds needed were quite unreasonable.
He knew that to maintain the safety of the people needed funds that are not small, but the funds wanted to be issued by the top brass does not make sense given their current critical condition.
The next day, representatives from Bullaford had spread throughout the evacuation to make an announcement. The announcement contained a ban on approaching the small headquarters of the Orion Kingdom. In the announcement there is also a sound that for anyone who violates it will be subject to a severe punishment.
The citizens of Bullaford were certainly excited by the news. They asked why people from the kingdom did not directly attack the headquarters. Why even give an announcement and a ban not to approach the headquarters.
The top brass who had heard the announcement immediately met Justin who was finishing the report in his study. They slammed the door and entered with great disrespect.
"Your Majesty ! What does this mean ?!" ask Judo by showing the announcement leaflet
"Yes, Your Majesty ! Why are you showing fear in this flyer ?!" says Ista
Justin, who had been a little surprised by their arrival, continued his report. Feeling ignored, Judo walked with emotion toward Justin and slammed Justin's desk.
"Your Majesty ! Listen to us ! What is this announcement ?!" shouts Judo
Silent mood. No one said a word for a while. Justin was still sitting and holding his pen silently but in a position like he was working on a report.
After a while, Justin lowered his hand. He also cleaned his dirty clothes due to ink. He stood up and put his hands behind him in a position like a palace in place. He faced the window and was silent for a moment.
The higher-ups only looked at him with annoyed faces and emotions. While outside the window, it appears that the citizens are in front of his residence as if protesting about the announcement.
Justin could only be silent at the sight.
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