Combat Maid Harem

Chapter 458 - Leaving

"Did anyone of you hear anything?" Lawrend asked and looked at each of them.

Immediately, they shook their heads. They were afraid of death, and it wasn't a bad idea for the kingdom to become an empire. At that time, they would be appointed to even higher positions.

No one sympathized with the Minister of Justice. His thinking was backward and not looking at the bright future ahead of them under Lawrend's rule.

"Your Highness, I wasn't thinking of committing treason!" the Minister of Justice shouted.

"Did I say you committed treason?" Lawrend asked calmly.

"I…"

The Minister of Justice's face fell, and he looked at Lawrend aghast.

"All of you may leave except for Mr. Verkoli," Lawrend said.

The Minister of Justice kept silent as he left the room. No one knows what he was thinking.

"Aezel, go before he reveals my plan to the envoys," Lawrend ordered.

"Fufufufu. My pleasure, Master," Aezel responded and left the room.

Verkoli sat in front of Lawrend and looked at him.

"Mr. Verkoli, I know there were a lot of things that happened between the of us. I want this favor from you," Lawrend said.

"How about you marry my Granddaughter?" Verkoli asked as a slight smile formed on his face.

Lawrend rubbed his temples and felt annoyed.

"I refuse. It's not like no one is going to marry her, right?"

"HAHAHA. I was just trying again," Verkoli laughed.

The tension between the two of them eased. Lawrend shook his head and smiled at him.

"Alright. Do you have another sheepskin?" Lawrend asked.

"Here."

Verkoli passed him an empty scroll of sheepskin.

Lawrend wrote his Levin's Descent Spell on it, including the details on how it works and how to picture it in one's mind.

"Is this enough?" Lawrend asked.

"Yes."

Verkoli accepted the scroll and smiled widely. With this, he could use the same spell that Lawrend used, and he could also improve his research on creating magic spells.

"Do you have anything else you want me to do?" Verkoli asked and smiled at him.

Lawrend could clearly tell that he was eyeing his Arch Mage Lightning Spell.

"Nope. You may leave," Lawrend replied and shook his head.

"Say my regards for Ella," Verkoli said before he left the room.

After Verkoli left, Humility grabbed Lawrend's hands.

"Master, where are we going next?" Humility asked.

"I don't know what the emperor wants, but I don't think it's a good one. I know my worth, and I won't let myself get shackled by him," Lawrend replied.

"Huh?"

"What I'm saying is that I can become stronger than the emperor. There's no need for me to rely on him. Therefore, we're going to the Altro Continent. I remember Ramiela saying that it's more powerful and treasure rich than ours," Lawrend said.

"A-Altro Continent? Master, that place is dangerous!" Humility shouted in alarm.

"Why? You said that they developed magic the same as us. Don't tell me they kill anyone they see?" Lawrend asked with furrowed eyebrows.

"No. That continent is ruled by the Altroan Federation. If you commit a crime in any city, you can be punished anywhere in the continent," Humility replied.

"A federation?"

"I only know surface-level information. From what I heard, the federation is divided into sixteen states. Each of which is equal to an empire on our continent," Humility explained.

"Wow."

Lawrend was amazed. It reminded him of one country back in his previous world. That country was the prime example of federalism in his world.

"Are you sure we are still going there? You won't be able to easily kill anyone that holds power there without incurring the ire of the government," Humility said.

"That's even better. At least, they won't dare catch up to us," Lawrend replied.

In his mind, that was like the best solution to their current problem. They could stay there for a while and treat it as a vacation.

"Okay, Master."

Humility nodded her head. She didn't try to convince him further. She already advised him, and that was her job as his maid.

"It's done, Master," Aezel said as she suddenly entered the room.

"Good job. Anyways, prepare soon. We will be leaving tonight," Lawrend said.

"Yes, Master," Aezel replied and slightly bowed her head.

Humility informed the rest about Lawrend's new plan. As for Lawrend, he went to the training grounds.

*Swish*

Amene was standing far away with a bow in her hand. She was shooting a thick metal target.

"Amene, how is your training going?" Lawrend asked.

"Nyaa!"

Amene's eyes lit up, and she smiled at him. Lawrend walked to her and patted her head.

"It's going well, Master. Although it's quite slow, Sister Aleshia taught me how to control my mana better," Amene replied.

"That's good."

Lawrend looked at the thick metal target she was shooting. There were many holes on it with sticks stuck in them.

"Are those sticks the arrows you used?" Lawrend asked.

"Yes, Master. It's hard to pull them out, so I just cut the ends off," Amene replied.

"I see. Why don't you try creating your arrows out of mana? That way, you don't have to use arrows," Lawrend said.

"Nyaa?"

Amene tilted her head and looked at him in confusion.

"I don't know how to do it, but it should be possible," Lawrend said.

"Create arrows from mana…" Amene muttered as she stared on the ground.

Lawrend left after seeing that she was thinking hard. She might become enlightened, so he decided to not interrupt her.

He returned to his room and started packing his stuff up.

Soon, nighttime came.

Lawrend looked at his maids lined up in front of him at the palace entrance.

They were Aleshia, Ella, Elena, Aezel, Humility, Amene, Grape, Ramiela, and Noa, including Feli, who wasn't his maid.

As for Valentina, she was still in his storage ring. She was busy learning how to strengthen her soul with mana.

"Are all of you ready?" Lawrend asked.

"Yes, Master!" they all responded loudly.

"Let's go," Lawrend said and turned around to exit the palace.

Their next destination was the Altroan Federation.