The Prince Wants To Retire

31. The returning prince!

Returning to Salem, Kariel concentrated on her work to a frightening degree.

The busy time in the meantime was as if it was a joke, and he continued to push the plans forward.

What’s interesting is that if you think you’re going to die from being hit by work, people are recruited one by one.

And when it became worthwhile to do so, he was given another job, and hell didn’t end there.

Some people protested, but to no avail.

Even so, the work did not decrease, and only the work to be done was pushed aside.

“Lowering!”

“Did you resist again? Say they give you extra pay.”

“They say I’m really going to die.”

“Three hours if you finish your work by morning. They say it allows you to relax in the sauna.”

A sauna set up for dying bureaucrats.

Made using even magic tools, it was making a remarkable contribution to making dying bureaucrats lively again.

I remembered that taking a bath in the earth and taking a sauna once would relieve fatigue, so I made it just in case, and it was very helpful.

In the end, Tarion bowed his head, hoping to hear this answer, and turned his back.

After seeing that, Kariel confirmed that it was more effective than expected, and muttered with a strange smile.

“I’ll have to try making it once I get to the center.”

Even if they react hard, if you let them rest in the sauna for about 3 hours, they come back to work.

“It’s perfect if you have coffee, but… … .”

I tried to find it in my previous life, but I couldn’t find it.

In the end, I found something similar to that and drank it, but it was not as good as coffee, so I was disappointed.

‘Shall we expand trade to the southern island in this lifetime?’

With that in mind, I concentrated on my work again.

Meanwhile, the time for Kariel’s departure from Salem was drawing closer.

The port has not yet fully formed.

However, as if the time had not been in vain, a pretty plausible figure was emerging.

“I even returned my birthday and worked, but this should be enough.”

Originally, if you were a prince, it was basic to hold a plausible banquet, but Kariel’s birthday ended with applause from officials.

There was so much work.

Who will be dissatisfied when the first prince even returns his birthday to work?

Because there was so much work, there were occasional complaints, but since the person at the top took the lead, they had no choice but to back down in the end.

“Lowering.”

At the voice calling her name, Kariel stopped working and looked up at Marx.

“All the descendants of treacherous sinners have been placed. This is the report.”

“Isn’t that bad?”

Kariel’s evaluation wasn’t bad.

It is true that they were educated internally.

But this was not enough.

“… … Is it yet?”

A skill possessed by an extinct family.

They hadn’t shown it yet.

“Yes.”

“Are you sure there is? There are many places where decades have already passed.”

At Kariel’s question, Marx nodded with a confident expression.

“Certainly.”

“Then they don’t know what kind of opportunity this is.”

The only chance to escape from the sinner’s status. They are kicking such an opportunity to protect their inferior technology.

“There is no time. I have to go up soon.”

“I will persuade you.”

“You will have to. Otherwise, I will have no choice but to throw them away.”

At Kariel’s resolute words, Marx bowed his head.

He, too, was keenly aware of the present opportunity. It was a precious opportunity that the 1st Prince got by fighting the Jungang.

“How about the revolutionary forces?”

“They also… … .”

“I’m hungry.”

Most of the revolutionary forces were working hard as Kariel intended.

But not all factions were like that.

Some of them were rebelling against Kariel for confining them to the city alone.

Some claimed they would abandon them again when the city was completed.

“I have no intention of carrying everyone. Those who miss this opportunity have no intention of taking it to the end.”

“… … Yes.”

He had already promised Marx that he would bring him to the center and carry out reforms.

That’s why I had a baby.

Cariel, who watched from the side, was sure to keep what he promised. They were doing their best to fulfill the wishes of Marx and the revolutionary forces.

The working hours were not properly observed, but it was understandable given the current situation.

So it was even more crazy.

For this reason, Marx became a loyal dog of Kariel, who had forgotten the revolution to the forces that opposed Kariel.

“It doesn’t matter if you protest. But tell them not to cross the line.”

“… … Yes.”

“The last one who doesn’t work doesn’t deserve to stay here. Even if you protest, tell them to do the work and do it.”

“I will.”

Now is the time to really go back to the center.

According to the news he had heard from the shadow the day before, it was said that he had reached an emergency situation.

So there was no more time to squash here.

After issuing an ultimatum to revolutionaries and sinners, Kariel worked with officials to finalize development plans for the conflict zones, including Salem.

The plan, which seemed vague at first, continued to be revised and expanded, and eventually reached the end.

In the end, around the evening of the next day, the officials who completed the final plan cheered in unison.

“It’s over.”

Thanks to the hard work of staying up late every night, I was able to complete the development plan of Salem in a short time.

“Good job. Get a good rest tomorrow. Workers are also told to take a day off tomorrow.”

“Wow!”

“I’ll tell Tarion, so don’t worry about alcohol or food. Think of tomorrow as a festival and enjoy it.”

After saying that, Kariel quietly slipped out and looked up at the night sky while blinking her gloomy eyes.

“Should I throw it away after all?”

It was a pity. But you can’t procrastinate in an urgent situation.

It was time to decide to throw it away and try to move.

“Lowering.”

“yes?”

“There are people who ask to see you.”

Those who come to see Kariel.

Descendants of families who committed treason stood where Tharion followed.

“Meet the degradation. The dwarf is called a baker.”

“Meet the degradation. The dwarf is called Kurius.”

“Meet the degradation. The dwarf is called Turing.”

Those whose names are not even allowed.

Those who had to live their entire lives in the name of those who sinned bowed their heads in greeting.

“… … Famous people have come.”

These were the ones I had heard of when I was an emperor in my previous life.

Turing, who tried to make engineering blossom in an empire ruled by magic, but was driven as a traitor by his impure thoughts.

Kurius, who was the head of the alchemists, but became a warlock because of his enchantment with witchcraft.

Baker who made cannons and muskets, but was destroyed by collaborating with a traitor.

They came to Kariel.

“I just wanted to throw you all away.”

The three men shook their heads at Kariel’s words.

“I’m still here, so let’s hear it. Tell me why I have to moderate you.”

It was a little late, but I was able to take that into consideration given the courage I had.

At first hesitant, but knowing that this was their last chance, they began to speak one by one of what they had.

Weapons that were pushed back by magic tools and magic tools were able to expand their use through gunpowder, alchemists with chemistry, and engineering with Kariel.

I thought it would disappear because a long time had passed, but it was still alive.

It was a little bit, but there were some improvements.

This is because while experimenting in mines or rough terrain, he created tools that would be useful to civilians rather than weapons.

“Fun.”

Kariel looked at the talented people in front of her with a smile.

“Prove what you have here. Then I will make sure to remove the bridle you are carrying. This is what I, Kariel Friedrich von Blaser, promise with honor.”

After saying that, I brought a separate contract to Tarion and had him write it.

Oral promises can’t be trusted, so they even wrote a contract.

“Go and tell me what happened today. One chance is given to you too. Even if I prove the rest to myself, I won’t be right away like you guys.”

In a word, it meant that those present here were the last people Kariel had chosen.

No matter how urgent the talent is, there is no possibility that it will be used immediately like this.

but give it a chance

If you moderate them and gradually show them opportunities, people who spit out their own skills will appear.

Then it’s up to you to decide whether to use them or not.

“Are you done here with this?”

“You worked hard.”

“I will go to the center and do more hardships.”

Kariel smiled bitterly at the words of Tarion, who approached him before he knew it.

Kariel smiled as she saw the people cheering at the announcement that she would be off tomorrow.

“A break… … . I envy you.”

Kariel, who looked at the people who were purely happy with the rest, went to her room to sleep.

* * *

The next day, Kariel, who woke up early in the morning, summoned high-ranking officials.

The bureaucrats who ran all night thinking of taking a break today stood in front of Kariel with wide eyes.

“As of today, I am going up to the center.”

At Kariel’s announcement, the eyes of the officials who had been blankly opened widened.

“Are you saying this all of a sudden?”

“okay. The situation in the center is not good, so I don’t have time to relax.”

Saying that, Kariel smiled bitterly and looked at Marx.

“I leave this place to you temporarily.”

“Hey, lower!”

“No objections are allowed. I plan to receive reports from here from time to time, so don’t be vigilant and work hard.”

The last time he said those words, he blinked at Tharion and moved.

Unlike when he went to the center alone, Kariel headed straight to the place where the airship was prepared, and took all the knights and servants of the imperial palace to the airship.

A non-aircraft floated from the makeshift station made by Eastern Command for Kariel.

“Salem… … .”

An eastern port that I did not have in my previous life.

It was surprising to think that this small city would make an empire great.

It was still in the preparatory stage, but railroads and roads leading to Salem will further develop the empire.

However, there were many things that had to be prepared to protect this city.

“I don’t see the city that I grew up going to the Amon.”

Hearing Kariel’s murmuring, Tarion smiled.

As I said once, this city will be safe because it is Kariel who tends to protect whenever possible.

* * *

After leaving Salem, the product of love and hatred, and arriving at the center, the Imperial Palace knights welcomed Kariel.

Unlike the last time, they lined up on both sides and bowed their heads toward Kariel.

“let’s go.”

“Yes!”

The knights of the Imperial Palace who adore Kariel who climbed into the march.

As if to commemorate the official return to the center, even the Central Army Knights were dispatched to protect Kariel from both sides.

Cariel, who entered the Imperial Palace with a splendid return, headed straight for Daejeon.

Then, as if they had been waiting, the younger siblings were holding a plaque symbolizing the crown prince and a scepter to temporarily exercise the authority of the emperor.

“Listen to First Prince Kariel Friedrich von Blazer.”

“Yes!”

Kariel kneels in front of the two princes who have appeared in place of the emperor.

To him, Winston delivered the emperor’s order.

“The 1st prince should be crowned again. This is my solemn command, and I cannot grant you a refusal.”

“I follow Your Majesty’s orders.”

The chancellor spoke again to Kariel, who received the golden plaque symbolizing the crown prince.

“I am delegating my authority to the Crown Prince because I am ill, so all high officials and nobles should regard the Crown Prince’s orders as the same as my orders.”

With those words, Seriel handed the Emperor’s Scepter.

Cariel, who took the hall, looked at it for a long time with a strange expression.

In the end you have to get back only the hall.

I had a strange feeling because I got back what I had been wanting to avoid, but I immediately erased my thoughts.

Because now was not the time to be immersed in emotion.

“This is my first order as the Crown Prince. Derek, who impersonates His Majesty’s bloodline, shall be called a traitor. All who follow him will be rebels, and those who supported him will become the enemies of the Empire.”

When Kariel gave the order with a cold expression, everyone in the battlefield knelt down and shouted.

“I take orders!”