Capítulo 13: Facing the King
Edgar taught Elena for a few hours. Addition and subtraction were easily understood by her because they were used in Sid calculus. She understood a bit of multiplication, division, and the double-entry bookkeeping system. She was astonished that there was a very magical way of calculating. She could see how much the income, expenses, debt, and assets were. If the kingdom's treasurer knew the double-entry bookkeeping system, he would probably prostrate to the ground.
"Just keep practicing what I taught you. Teach it to the treasurer and prime minister. Teach it also to people that could become teachers. They will be teachers in schools that I will build later." Edgar knew the importance of education. He will not only teach calculations in school. Nobles monopolize knowledge. Most of the kingdom's land was governed by nobles because of a lack of available officials.
Nobles had too much power in the local area, which was very dangerous. There were already many cases of unjust treatment of ordinary people in a noble's land, but evidence disappeared before it was discovered. There were many cover-ups in their land. Ordinary people will probably be easily fooled if nobles decided to rebel.
He thought of a way to increase the influence of the royal court in the local area: the newspaper. He thought that the right time to launch a newspaper was when the royal court had a strong grip on the army and more people could read.
The local army must reform to minimize the influence of nobles and serve as a deterrent force in the local area. Building many schools will definitely cause a fierce reaction from nobles, but building one school that teaches miscellaneous subjects will be ignored by them.
He will only teach a small number of personnel first. He will slowly increase the number of schools and entice nobles with benefits. He will tie nobles to the interests of the kingdom by forming a business alliance and giving authority when establishing a constitutional monarchy. In exchange, he will cut the power of nobles in the local area. The plan will take a long time, but nobles will be frogs in cool water being slowly boiled.
Edgar ate lunch after teaching Elena and rested for a while. He went to the Royal Library, but he still did not find any clues about gods. He went to the training ground and continued his training with Marco. He was able to execute the fourth movement. It will probably take only two months before he can completely execute all 24 movements. He returned to the castle after training and soaked in a medicinal bath.
"I should talk to the king after taking a bath. The king should have known the changes that happened to me. He definitely has eyes and ears in the castle. He will probably question why I changed and where I got my knowledge on extracting oil from soybeans. I did not go yesterday to give time for the king to think. I want him to think that I was just acting as an incompetent prince," thought Edgar. As a prince, he must show respect to his father. Van had not visited the king since he became regent. Van's behavior chills the allies of the king and many royal members of the family. Van does not like the king because he was always punished.
Edgar went to the king's chamber after taking a bath. There were many guards along the way. The door was guarded by two powerful aura masters. They were serious, and their faces did not look good when they saw the prince in front of them.
The king's health was in serious danger. It will become worse if he was stimulated by anger. Every time the king met Van, there was always a roar of anger inside. The two guards have been with the king since he was young. The bond between them was strong, so they did not like Van, who always disappointed the king. There were maids and doctors standing in front of the door. A head maid moved and bowed to Edgar.
"Your highness, the king ordered that you enter the chamber when you arrive," said the head maid. "Your Majesty, the prince is here."
The door was opened by the guards, and Edgar went inside. He saw the queen and king. Queen Camila had anger on her face while looking at him. The king was thin, his face was wrinkled with large eyebags, and his hair was white. The king was just 50 years old, but he looked 70 years old. Edgar did not expect the king to look like that. It was different in Van's memory.
"Why are you only visiting now?! Do you think you already hold the strongest power in the kingdom and can disregard your own family?! How can you be so foolish?! You do not even know that you are already losing allies. You are wasting the hard work of your father!"Shouted Camila. She did not know the changes in Van. The king was not able to tell her since he was sleeping most of the time and the queen needed to return to her chamber.
"Mother, Father, I'm sorry for not acting filial to both of you." Edgar kneeled and apologized sincerely. The king and queen were shocked. They did not expect the actions of the prince. The prince did not appreciate the care of the king and queen, but Edgar did. In Van's memory, he saw their sincerity.
"You have really changed. How?" King Axel asked weakly. He looked kindly at Edgar. He finally felt at ease that the prince really changed. He had an idea why the prince suddenly changed, but he still wanted to know how the prince would answer.
The queen looked at the king, who seemed aware of the prince's change, then stared at Edgar and expected an answer.
Edgar looked at the queen. "Mother, please block the sound in the room. I don't want to leak what I will tell you."
Camila nodded and cast magic.
SOUND BLOCKADE
A white magic shield appeared and expanded until it reached every corner of the room.
The people outside the room were startled by the magic fluctuation inside the room.
"It's fine. It is a sound blockade. It is cast by the queen. I am familiar with her magic," said the head maid to calm the crowd.
Edward looked at the king and queen. His eyes were red, and tears were dropping. He started his Oscar Award act.
"Father, Mother, I have to pretend to be an incompetent prince to save my life!"
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