Chapter 601 Sly duke

Chapter 601 Sly duke

It would be fine if he didn't say anything, but the moment that he did...

It was like he was rubbing it in, which made us even angrier.

But this made it clear what he was planning on doing.

He was giving us these ten thousand 'troops', even though it was clear that this was a ragtag army that he had gathered in haste. nove(l)bi(n.)com

So technically, he wasn't disobeying his orders, he was just using a loophole to get out of sending any of his actual troops.

I could sense the rage coming from General Killock and the officers behind me after Duke Yuletide said this. In fact, the rage that was coming from behind me didn't just come from General Killock and the officers, I could feel it coming from Shaka and Cecilia too.

They were people that had sacrificed their lives to protect the kingdom that they lived in and the people that they loved.

Seeing Duke Yuletide spit on it like this by giving them these pretend soldiers, it was like a slap to the face.

They naturally couldn't accept this.

But this was the enemy's territory, so I couldn't just let them do what they wanted.

I raised my hand behind me for them to stop before giving a signal for them to calm down.

The looks on their faces made it seem like they were about to blow, but they were able to hold back in the end.

If they really lost their temper here, it would have been a good excuse for Duke Yuletide to get rid of us.

Naturally I couldn't allow that to happen.

With a cough, I said, "Your lordship, it is embarrassing to mention this, but I was hoping that you would be able to spare some supplies as well. We had to rush here, so we weren't able to bring as many supplies as we wanted. With the extra troops that we will be taking here, we won't be able to support ourselves for long. So if possible, could you spare some supplies for these troops?"

Duke Yuletide knitted his brows when he heard this.

He narrowed his eyes to look at me before saying, "Count Zwein, it isn't that I don't want to help, but I really cannot help. You should have seen the situation when you walked through the city, we really aren't able to help."

I gave a nod before saying, "But on the way, I saw that a few of the nobles of your fair city seemed to be squandering some resources. If those resources could be more properly allocated..."

I didn't finish my words, but it was clear what I was implying.

When Duke Yuletide heard this, he immediately glared at the soldiers who had led us the entire way. However, those soldiers didn't dare look at Duke Yuletide when he was glaring at them.

It was clear that they were scared of his gaze.

After giving a cough to calm himself down, Duke Yuletide said, "Un, it seems that I might have missed a few things. Let me take care of this matter and prepare the supplies for you."

It seemed that those nobles weren't supposed to be there.

At the very least, it seemed that Duke Yuletide didn't have full control of the nobles in his city. Or at least he didn't want full control over them.

His words proved that he had the ability to wipe out these nobles when he wanted, but he kept them in his city for a certain reason.

Was it to pretend to be weak or was it something else?

Regardless, at least I was able to make him bleed a bit.

So I said with a nod and a smile, "Then I'll be counting on your lordship."