I Regressed to My Ruined Family Chapter 38

#When I returned, my family was ruined (39)

Hans opened his eyes in the morning sunlight and looked at his room.

The room assigned by Count Chayman was one of the spaces for VIPs.

‘Your body feels very comfortable.’

After experiencing torture that was not torture from Lawrence, he even received divine treatment from an official priest with a large sum of money given by the Count.

Although it wasn’t enough to make the fallen teeth grow back, it was enough to restore the completely battered body.

After that, he stayed in the baronial territory for a month and handed over various information to Count Chayman.

Thanks to this, Count Chayman was the first among the collateral circles to receive news from the Archduke.

It was for that reason that my confidence in myself grew.

‘The Archduke will soon make his move.’

Lawrence’s words about creating an intelligence group were not nonsense.

I don’t know when it was planted, but the person working as a servant for the count always delivered the latest information about the baronage.

The most recently delivered news is:

The archduke had returned to the Barony of Kargas.

‘I told you that you would attack Baron Romenton soon.’

After briefly washing his face, Hans went to the Count’s office.

“Are you here?”

“yes. Count. “I have some news for you.”

“What is it?”

“They say the Archduke has returned.”

“Really?”

“yes. “I only received this news this morning.”

The corners of Chayman’s mouth quietly rose. In order not to miss any news about the Archduke, a communication crystal ball was given to the person who was in secret with Hans in the inner city.

The effect is already being seen.

“They said the Archduke was busy this morning. “I think they are probably planning to make a full-fledged move soon.”

“Are you really sure he will hit Baron Romenton?”

“yes. While he was away, I received a lot of information. Putting it all together, I think the Archduke’s next destination will definitely be Baron Romenton.”

Cheyman nodded at Hans’ words. While the Archduke was away, he experienced numerous conflicts with Irdan.

A man who abandoned his colleagues.

This is the phrase I have heard the most from Irdan recently.

‘Let’s see how you act.’

If Baron Romenten falls, he will inevitably end up in conflict with the Archduke. Because there was something I had said to myself until now.

‘This is why you shouldn’t play with your mouth carelessly.’

That’s why he did his best to avoid criticism that he looked like a bat.

“Hans.”

“yes. “Count.”

“If that is indeed the Archduke’s next destination, I will use you much more seriously than I do now.”

Just being able to guess the archduke’s destination was enough to serve Hans well.

Hans bowed his head at the count’s words. He was immersing himself deeper and deeper into the count’s family.

* * *

The carriage left the Barony of Kargath and continued to run. It’s been six hours since I left the border.

A village began to appear nearby.

“It’s Polaris Village.”

It was one of the villages belonging to the Barony of Lomenton. The carriage entered the village. The eyes of the residents widened when they saw the antique carriage.

At first glance, it was a carriage that looked like someone precious would be riding it.

Soon, several villagers, including the village chief, rushed out.

Two people got out of the stopped carriage. One looked like a nobleman dressed in antique clothing, and the other looked like his attendant.

‘I don’t think he’s a member of the Lomenton family….’

Starting with the head of the family, Baron Zifron, all the way to his children.

Their faces were those of a village chief who knew them all by heart.

However, among those who got off the carriage, there was no face that matched the village chief’s memories.

For a moment, I lowered my head without being able to ask who it was.

A young man took out something round.

The eyes of the village chief and the villagers widened when they saw this.

It was a badge of identity.

It is also an identity card that contains a clear symbol that proves your status.

“Ah…meeting the Archduke of Ardanga!”

“Meet the Archduke!”

Everyone quickly knelt down.

The Duke of Ardan is the only prestigious family that can be treated like royalty.

There couldn’t be a single mistake. The Archduke spoke to the village chief.

“I have something to ask you.”

“yes. Please tell me anything.”

“First of all, can you gather all the people in the village first?”

“yes. of course! “If you give me just thirty minutes…”

“Sure.”

The village chief noticed the village people. Whose order would you dare to reject?

Everyone gasped and ran in all directions.

All that remained was the village chief.

Archduke Ethan.

He just looked around the village quietly. There was silence, but it wasn’t awkward. Rather, it was a very natural silence.

The village chief found it more convenient this way.

If you talk to a precious person for a long time, you might make a mistake without realizing it.

It didn’t take long for everyone in the village to gather.

Ethan looked around at the villagers. Children especially stood out.

Children with thin bones that look as if they haven’t even eaten blood porridge properly.

His eyes turned to the hands of the people of the territory.

Hands cracked and swollen in various places. At first glance, they were not lazy people.

He recalled a memory from the past.

When I lived a past life a long time ago.

I once inspected the entire duchy with my father.

Even back then, the faces of the residents of the territory were similar, but at least not all of them were so skinny.

The gap between rich and poor cannot be completely eliminated.

Ethan didn’t deny it.

but.

Wouldn’t it be difficult for Young Ji-min, who works hard but can’t even afford to eat a single meal?

It was like not even performing his basic duties as a ruler of a territory.

Guaranteeing the minimum standard of living.

That is your duty as the owner of the region.

‘They’re trash.’

Baron Romenton.

These guys were no different from Baron Kargath.

“I ask you one thing.”

Everyone’s eyes focused on Ethan.

“Do you think this kind of life is normal?”

The Grand Duke’s words reminded the people of the territory of the past.

When the previous Duke was alive, he rarely had to worry about food.

That is why the duchy was a good territory to live in.

But what about now?

Every day was so terrible that I couldn’t even remember the past.

“As a descendant of a duke, I punished Baron Helmut. “It is because he committed excessive exploitation.”

The villagers nodded. I heard that something big happened in the Barony of Kargath.

It is said that he cut off the head of a baron who was exploiting him with a single sword.

If that’s the case…

the eyes of some villagers sparkled.

Meanwhile, Ethan continued speaking.

“It was hell. Because there was nothing to eat, children starved to death and those who survived became poor and had no choice but to wander the back alleys. I will ask. Is it like that here too?”

The villagers rolled their eyes at those words.

Taxes were one of the most sensitive issues for both commoners and nobles.

If you use your mouth incorrectly here, you may be punished by Baron Ziphron.

“Look at this.”

Ethan took out a letter. It was a letter with an old-fashioned seal. Some villagers began to murmur.

“That’s…”

“Could it be… the royal emblem?”

“Is there anyone who can read?”

In response to Ethan’s question, the village chief raised his hand. He received the letter and read its contents.

“This…”

“His Majesty told me and my subordinates to resolve the duchy’s affairs on our own. “If Baron Ziphron has imposed harsh taxes on you like former Baron Helmut… I will punish him in my own way.”

I could guess without even asking what the method was.

I’ve already heard what happened to the baron in the neighboring fiefdom.

All the gathered residents remained silent.

I instinctively realized that this situation could become a major turning point in the miserable reality.

gulp.

Everyone swallowed their saliva.

The Barony of Romenton was a territory as difficult to live in as the Barony of Kargath next to it.

Because it was a place where murderous taxes and extortion frequently occurred.

What if the owner of the barony changes here?

‘I might not be hungry anymore…!’

It was a moment when some of the residents’ eyes lit up.

“Yeah…that’s right! Zipron That son of a bitch is collecting excessive taxes! Everyone knows this! “Isn’t that right?”

One of the villagers said angrily.

As soon as one person opened their mouth, complaints poured out in an instant.

“Chief. “Is what the author said true?”

The village chief, who hesitated for a moment at Ethan’s words, closed his eyes tightly. After things had progressed this far, it was ridiculous to hide it any longer.

Anyway, I was just stating the facts.

“…you’re right.”

“Is there a ledger that records the village’s tax revenue?”

“There is…”

“If you hand it over, I will change your lordship in the near future.”

The village chief’s eyes shook greatly.

I had already heard the news from the neighboring estate.

Since the Archduke began ruling the Kargas Barony, the residents of Kargas have been living like human beings.

The descendants of great heroes are truly different people, no matter what they are.

When they heard that rumor, how desperately they wanted to be saved too!

This might be an opportunity.

The village chief answered with his eyes tightly closed.

“I’ll hand it to you!”

“Thank you.”

Soon Ethan took out some gold coins.

“You will hear good news soon, so enjoy the festivities for a few days. “I bought some food for the kids.”

“…thank you. “Your Majesty.”

The village chief eventually shed tears.

Now the only person I could trust was the Archduke.

After handing over the gold coins.

Ethan and Sylvia got into the carriage.

“Did I say there are six villages we pass by on the way?”

“yes. I have already planted all the wind catchers. So, you will be able to get the ledger without much effort.”

“Was that villager earlier a wind catcher?”

“yes. It wasn’t that difficult to buy. “He was someone whose dissatisfaction with Baron Ziphron had exceeded the limit.”

Ethan nodded in satisfaction. The timing of Young Ji-min’s intervention earlier was amazing.

If he hadn’t first voiced his dissatisfaction with the Baron, it would have taken quite a while for the village chief to make up his mind to hand over the ledger.

“Did you use the intelligence group you said you created last time?”

“you’re right.”

“Try to raise it well. “If you need financial support, let me know at any time.”

If the organization can be utilized to this extent in less than two months since it was opened, it will be able to produce more satisfactory results in the future.

At those words, Sylvia bowed her head.

“thank you.”

Baron Zipron.

The road leading to where the guy is.

The carriage stopped exactly six times and six ledgers were obtained.

* * *

The carriage passing through the village got closer and closer to the city.

The small town of Uldron.

A large outer castle was visible surrounding the city. This is where Baron Romenton’s home was located and a place that could be called the capital of the barony.

The carriage stopped in front of the castle gate and the inspection began immediately.

“Who are you…”

A hand stretched out between the carriage windows. The knight’s eyes widened at the identification card in his hand.

Two months ago.

A person whose rumors spread throughout the surrounding territories through the news that he had overthrown the Barony of Kargath.

[Ethan Ardan]

The knight swallowed his saliva at the name that stood out in golden color reflected on the identity badge.

“…meeting the Archduke.”

“Is it passing?”

“…of course.”

There was no reason to stop it. This was especially true for me as a knight.

As soon as the carriage entered, the driver urgently activated the contact crystal ball.