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119

Chapter 119 - Cardinal of the Holy Empire

Ian Kaistein.

A pitiable royal born to a humble mother and spent his childhood as a serf.

Until not long ago, he was an ordinary prince whom not even the lowest class of Kaistein cared much about.

But now, it was different.

"Whoaahh! Long live Ian Kaistein!"

"Kaistein's savior! Conqueror of Bahara! Hurray!"

Everyone was cheering for Ian.

It was only natural.

"Have you released all the relief goods?"

"Of course. I'm distributing it after a double-check to make sure no one misses it."

"Just in case, you should check it out yourself. Do not let anyone intercept in the middle."

"Would it possibly happen, Your Highness Ian?"

It was because of the wealth he had released.

But he wasn't just throwing money around thoughtlessly.

His unique operating method of running a soup kitchen for the poor by buying supplies from the commoners worked. Thanks to this, Kaistein's supplies, which had been tightly tied up due to the war, began to circulate.

'Well, it wasn't that much.'

It was not the case for Kaistein, which was not in a good financial situation.

This much was enough to give them some breathing room.

However, those who were assisting Ian at the king's order couldn't hold themselves back from expressing their concern.

"But are you sure you don't mind? Wealth this abundant would be better off used for other purposes..."

"Do you have any complaints about me spending my own money?"

"No, it's not like that. I'm just worried. I find it regrettable that that amount of wealth is used in such a wasteful manner..."

It was understandable they thought that way.

With such wealth and supplies, it would be better to spend them on becoming the heir to the throne rather than doing something like this.

At the very least, it might be better to recruit more soldiers or spend it on war studies.

Ian shook his head at those people.

"I'm sorry, but I don't find it a waste at all."

"!?"

Of course, it would not be a waste.

It wasn't his money in the first place, after all.

The task entrusted to his last knight, Fiosen, was none other than to rob the Garcia family.

To be precise, the document Heinley entrusted to him.

[I delegate my full authority to the beholder of this document.]

His task was to rob Garcia's secret warehouse with it.

With the absence of the Duke's eldest son, the second son had practically been designated as the next successor. Even though Heinley would have to face the trial, he had yet to be convicted.

In other words, he still held his rightful position as the Duke's successor.

Thanks to that, swiping Garcia's warehouse was a breeze.