Wheat and barley were stacked up in the warehouses of Ronheim Castle.
Those who went to Arrental returned with as much grain as they could carry, whether they were servants or knights, with the money they earned from selling Vermis mushrooms.
Mainz was supervising the stacking of sacks of grain in the warehouse, and as soon as he finished his work, he ran to Callius.
“How much grain did you buy?”
"Even if we divided it among all our people, it would be enough to last two weeks. Since bread isn't the staple food in Ronheim, if we eat sparingly, we could easily last a month."
Callius calculated the income from the sale of the Vermis mushrooms and the income from the sale of the Kavala treasure.
The income from the Vermis mushrooms was quite generous, but the income from the disposal of the Kavala treasures was even more substantial.
'The knights must have been paid a lot of money, yet they still got this much.'
Callius was secretly surprised.
In fact, if she had received the right price, she could have received dozens of times more, but only Chloe knew that.
Chloe instructed Callius to allocate the money he earned to the welfare and military expenses of Ronheim.
"Send more knights and servants to buy three months' worth of grain. Give what you bring to the people, and store the three months' worth of grain you buy for the winter."
“Yes, I understand.”
"And pay all the knights their overdue wages. If anyone wishes to replace their wages with grain, do so."
"Yes."
Callius also summoned and commanded the Knight Commander Hawick.
"Recruit 100 soldiers. Select 30 of them who show talent and train them as knights. We must create the Second Knights."
“Yes, I understand.”
Although he answered coolly, Hawick was surprised.
The people of Ronheim were so exceptionally skilled in martial arts that it wouldn't be difficult to form a new knighthood with such skilled individuals if they wanted to.
However, because there was not enough budget to do so, the increase in troops was put on hold indefinitely.
But he was a little worried when Callius confidently created a new order.
'It's hard enough to feed, clothe, and even pay the existing soldiers and knights, so their salaries are often delayed for months. Is that okay?'
Although Chloe has made a lot of money through various means now, if that income cannot be maintained in the future, things will be very difficult.
Callius must have known that too, but he was so blunt as if he had some way to do it.
“Oh, and replace the unit members’ old armor and weapons with new ones.”
“Yes, my lord.”
Still, Hawick was excited anyway.
He can give new weapons and armor to his subordinates.
The thought of everyone being happy brought a smile to his stone-faced face.
Perhaps Callius was also smiling like that with the same feeling.
Callius gave his final instructions to Mainz and Hawick.
“The Marchioness has said she will hold a banquet tonight to commemorate the knights who have returned after successfully completing their missions. Eat and drink to your heart’s content.”
“Yes, my lord!”
“Understood, Master.”
Mainz and Hawick responded cheerfully and dispersed.
Callius chuckled as he watched their backs and then got up from his seat.
She told him to throw a banquet for everyone and enjoy himself to the fullest, but he didn't have the luxury of doing so.
'We must find a way to delay Chloe's curse.'
Even though everything else was going well, he was most anxious and impatient when that task was delayed.
It was unclear how much longer Chloe, who seemed like she would break at the slightest touch, could endure the Kavala's curse.
Chloe tried to hide the fact that she was getting weaker, but Callius knew how hard a time she was having.
Callius was now about to search through his mother's private prayer room, where he suspected she had kept private records.
'This is the end. If we don't find the clue there, there's no way out.'
That night, a delightful banquet was held in the dining room of Ronheim Castle.
The table was filled with so many dishes that there was no space left.
The knights forgot their pride and rushed to fill their bellies as soon as they saw the various kinds of bread, fruit, and food with various spices that they normally didn't eat.
Alcohol was served in whole barrels, and a generous portion of the food that is usually eaten on holidays was also served.
The restaurant quickly became bustling, as if it were a tavern.
“Everyone, drink, drink!”
“Put some pepper there.”
“You know it’s my birthday soon, right? My birthday party is scheduled for today.”
“What nonsense are you talking about, you punk?”
Some pointless conversations were going back and forth.
Some people were tasting the food and praising the chef, while others were already staggering drunk.
The knights also asked about each other's family affairs.
“Herbar, I heard Martha is pregnant?”
“Haha! Looks like I’m going to be a dad soon!”
"Wow, that's fast. How long has it been since you returned to Ronheim?"
"By the way, Karl, your sister. I think Leviche is with some guy. Does she have a boyfriend?"
“What? I’ve never heard of that before! What kind of kid is he?”
A knight named Karl caught his fellow knight Rudny, who was standing next to him.
“I’ve had my eye on Rudny as my brother-in-law for a long time!”
“Oh, I said I don’t like it!”
“What? You liked my little sister!”
“It’s a story from when I was young!”
“Hey, Karl. Rudny’s been looking down on Elche lately! Phew!”
“Elche? Elche, the Elche that’s Alex’s older sister? Or Elche, the sharpshooter?”
“Shooter Elche!”
“Hey, does love change? You said you liked my little sister!”
“Oh, so you’re saying it’s a story from when you were young?”
“By the way, who was that man with Leviche? Did anyone hear anything?”
Karl looked around and called out to Andrew, who was sitting a little way away and chatting.
“Andrew! Is it true that Leviche has a lover?”
Andrew chuckled and shrugged.
“Why are you asking me about your sister?”
"You're saying you won't tell me? Haven't you heard anything from Hillen? Leviche and Hillen are close."
“Well, nothing much.”
When the name of Andrew's sister, Hillen, was mentioned, people around him started to chime in.
“By the way, how is Hillen doing these days?”
Andrew smiled bitterly.
“She's just barely keeping it from getting worse.”
“What should I do if it keeps hurting like this?”
Many of the knights, who had grown up in the same neighborhood since childhood or were related by relatives, knew each other's family circumstances inside and out.
When Hillen's story came up, the knights comforted Andrew by patting his shoulder and back.
It had been several years since Hillen, whom Andrew cherished so dearly, had been suffering from a terrible illness.
The knights knew how many days Andrew spent sighing, worrying about his sister.
Alex, who disliked Andrew for being overly critical of Chloe, also felt sorry for Andrew when it came to Hillen.
“Sister Hillen will get better soon.”
Alex clinked his glass with Andrew's and offered words of comfort.
Andrew chuckled and raised his voice, trying to act as if nothing had happened.
“Come on, let’s all have a toast to Herbar, who is soon to be a father!”
“Yeah, cheers!”
It was a cozy atmosphere.
After eating and drinking like that for a while and getting excited, someone asked in a loud voice.
“But why can’t you see my lord?”
“He's a little late!”
“Oh, really?”
They were all talking so loudly that everyone had to shout to be heard.
Amidst the commotion, the restaurant door quietly opened and closed.
A small figure came rushing into the restaurant and quietly headed to the table of honor.
As she pulled out her chair as if to sit down, the knights, who had been so absorbed in each other that they seemed completely unaware of her appearance, all fell silent.
Although they pretended not to know, everyone had noticed her existence from the beginning.
“Are you here, Marchioness?”
When Hawick rose first and greeted them, the knights rose politely as if they had never been drunk.
"Ah..."
Chloe, who had planned to naturally blend in with the bustling atmosphere, was startled and frozen by the restaurant's sudden silence upon her arrival.
She didn't mean to freeze the atmosphere like this.
Chloe liked the cozy atmosphere, so she decided to sneak in and watch the knights without anyone noticing.
‘I guess I shouldn’t have come...’
Chloe felt regret inside, but she kept her expression familiar on the outside.
In fact, she was on her way down after much deliberation about whether or not to come.
The reason was that the noise coming up to the 4th-floor hallway piqued her curiosity as she was alone in the room.
Chloe swallowed dryly, looked around at the knights standing there, and asked Howick timidly.
“Where is Callius...?”
Those who went to Arrental returned with as much grain as they could carry, whether they were servants or knights, with the money they earned from selling Vermis mushrooms.
Mainz was supervising the stacking of sacks of grain in the warehouse, and as soon as he finished his work, he ran to Callius.
“How much grain did you buy?”
"Even if we divided it among all our people, it would be enough to last two weeks. Since bread isn't the staple food in Ronheim, if we eat sparingly, we could easily last a month."
Callius calculated the income from the sale of the Vermis mushrooms and the income from the sale of the Kavala treasure.
The income from the Vermis mushrooms was quite generous, but the income from the disposal of the Kavala treasures was even more substantial.
'The knights must have been paid a lot of money, yet they still got this much.'
Callius was secretly surprised.
In fact, if she had received the right price, she could have received dozens of times more, but only Chloe knew that.
Chloe instructed Callius to allocate the money he earned to the welfare and military expenses of Ronheim.
"Send more knights and servants to buy three months' worth of grain. Give what you bring to the people, and store the three months' worth of grain you buy for the winter."
“Yes, I understand.”
"And pay all the knights their overdue wages. If anyone wishes to replace their wages with grain, do so."
"Yes."
Callius also summoned and commanded the Knight Commander Hawick.
"Recruit 100 soldiers. Select 30 of them who show talent and train them as knights. We must create the Second Knights."
“Yes, I understand.”
Although he answered coolly, Hawick was surprised.
The people of Ronheim were so exceptionally skilled in martial arts that it wouldn't be difficult to form a new knighthood with such skilled individuals if they wanted to.
However, because there was not enough budget to do so, the increase in troops was put on hold indefinitely.
But he was a little worried when Callius confidently created a new order.
'It's hard enough to feed, clothe, and even pay the existing soldiers and knights, so their salaries are often delayed for months. Is that okay?'
Although Chloe has made a lot of money through various means now, if that income cannot be maintained in the future, things will be very difficult.
Callius must have known that too, but he was so blunt as if he had some way to do it.
“Oh, and replace the unit members’ old armor and weapons with new ones.”
“Yes, my lord.”
Still, Hawick was excited anyway.
He can give new weapons and armor to his subordinates.
The thought of everyone being happy brought a smile to his stone-faced face.
Perhaps Callius was also smiling like that with the same feeling.
Callius gave his final instructions to Mainz and Hawick.
“The Marchioness has said she will hold a banquet tonight to commemorate the knights who have returned after successfully completing their missions. Eat and drink to your heart’s content.”
“Yes, my lord!”
“Understood, Master.”
Mainz and Hawick responded cheerfully and dispersed.
Callius chuckled as he watched their backs and then got up from his seat.
She told him to throw a banquet for everyone and enjoy himself to the fullest, but he didn't have the luxury of doing so.
'We must find a way to delay Chloe's curse.'
Even though everything else was going well, he was most anxious and impatient when that task was delayed.
It was unclear how much longer Chloe, who seemed like she would break at the slightest touch, could endure the Kavala's curse.
Chloe tried to hide the fact that she was getting weaker, but Callius knew how hard a time she was having.
Callius was now about to search through his mother's private prayer room, where he suspected she had kept private records.
'This is the end. If we don't find the clue there, there's no way out.'
***
That night, a delightful banquet was held in the dining room of Ronheim Castle.
The table was filled with so many dishes that there was no space left.
The knights forgot their pride and rushed to fill their bellies as soon as they saw the various kinds of bread, fruit, and food with various spices that they normally didn't eat.
Alcohol was served in whole barrels, and a generous portion of the food that is usually eaten on holidays was also served.
The restaurant quickly became bustling, as if it were a tavern.
“Everyone, drink, drink!”
“Put some pepper there.”
“You know it’s my birthday soon, right? My birthday party is scheduled for today.”
“What nonsense are you talking about, you punk?”
Some pointless conversations were going back and forth.
Some people were tasting the food and praising the chef, while others were already staggering drunk.
The knights also asked about each other's family affairs.
“Herbar, I heard Martha is pregnant?”
“Haha! Looks like I’m going to be a dad soon!”
"Wow, that's fast. How long has it been since you returned to Ronheim?"
"By the way, Karl, your sister. I think Leviche is with some guy. Does she have a boyfriend?"
“What? I’ve never heard of that before! What kind of kid is he?”
A knight named Karl caught his fellow knight Rudny, who was standing next to him.
“I’ve had my eye on Rudny as my brother-in-law for a long time!”
“Oh, I said I don’t like it!”
“What? You liked my little sister!”
“It’s a story from when I was young!”
“Hey, Karl. Rudny’s been looking down on Elche lately! Phew!”
“Elche? Elche, the Elche that’s Alex’s older sister? Or Elche, the sharpshooter?”
“Shooter Elche!”
“Hey, does love change? You said you liked my little sister!”
“Oh, so you’re saying it’s a story from when you were young?”
“By the way, who was that man with Leviche? Did anyone hear anything?”
Karl looked around and called out to Andrew, who was sitting a little way away and chatting.
“Andrew! Is it true that Leviche has a lover?”
Andrew chuckled and shrugged.
“Why are you asking me about your sister?”
"You're saying you won't tell me? Haven't you heard anything from Hillen? Leviche and Hillen are close."
“Well, nothing much.”
When the name of Andrew's sister, Hillen, was mentioned, people around him started to chime in.
“By the way, how is Hillen doing these days?”
Andrew smiled bitterly.
“She's just barely keeping it from getting worse.”
“What should I do if it keeps hurting like this?”
Many of the knights, who had grown up in the same neighborhood since childhood or were related by relatives, knew each other's family circumstances inside and out.
When Hillen's story came up, the knights comforted Andrew by patting his shoulder and back.
It had been several years since Hillen, whom Andrew cherished so dearly, had been suffering from a terrible illness.
The knights knew how many days Andrew spent sighing, worrying about his sister.
Alex, who disliked Andrew for being overly critical of Chloe, also felt sorry for Andrew when it came to Hillen.
“Sister Hillen will get better soon.”
Alex clinked his glass with Andrew's and offered words of comfort.
Andrew chuckled and raised his voice, trying to act as if nothing had happened.
“Come on, let’s all have a toast to Herbar, who is soon to be a father!”
“Yeah, cheers!”
It was a cozy atmosphere.
After eating and drinking like that for a while and getting excited, someone asked in a loud voice.
“But why can’t you see my lord?”
“He's a little late!”
“Oh, really?”
They were all talking so loudly that everyone had to shout to be heard.
Amidst the commotion, the restaurant door quietly opened and closed.
A small figure came rushing into the restaurant and quietly headed to the table of honor.
As she pulled out her chair as if to sit down, the knights, who had been so absorbed in each other that they seemed completely unaware of her appearance, all fell silent.
Although they pretended not to know, everyone had noticed her existence from the beginning.
“Are you here, Marchioness?”
When Hawick rose first and greeted them, the knights rose politely as if they had never been drunk.
"Ah..."
Chloe, who had planned to naturally blend in with the bustling atmosphere, was startled and frozen by the restaurant's sudden silence upon her arrival.
She didn't mean to freeze the atmosphere like this.
Chloe liked the cozy atmosphere, so she decided to sneak in and watch the knights without anyone noticing.
‘I guess I shouldn’t have come...’
Chloe felt regret inside, but she kept her expression familiar on the outside.
In fact, she was on her way down after much deliberation about whether or not to come.
The reason was that the noise coming up to the 4th-floor hallway piqued her curiosity as she was alone in the room.
Chloe swallowed dryly, looked around at the knights standing there, and asked Howick timidly.
“Where is Callius...?”
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