Emperor of Steel-Chapter 96 - Emperors Audience 4

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Chapter 96: Emperorโ€™s Audience 4

โ€œI apologize, my Lord.โ€

As soon as they had exited the palace, Philip had apologized to Luke.

โ€œWhat are you talking about?โ€ ๐—ณ๐˜ณ๐’†๐˜ฆ๐‘ค๐ž๐š‹๐—ป๐š˜๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐™ก.๐‘๐จ๐˜ฎ

โ€œWerenโ€™t you almost ready to duel for me? I am sorry for putting you through that.โ€

โ€œWell, it isnโ€™t anything unusual.โ€

Maybe because of his past, the expression on Philipโ€™s face was heavy and dark. His desire for getting revenge had been finished, however, he was still feeling uncomfortable.

Seeing Philip feeling down, Luke said,

โ€œDonโ€™t overthink it. Sometimes the leader of the army comes out to protect the subordinate.โ€

Those words of Luke made Philip feel a little better, they were easy words to say, but it was very rare for the leader of the army to go out for his men.

Philip couldnโ€™t help but look at Luke in a new light, and soon turned the conversation.

โ€œBy the way, where is your assignment?โ€

โ€œWell, thatโ€ฆ Torlot Fortress.โ€

Luke had opened the appointment letter he got from Emperor Rudolf.

In the middle of the sentence was written โ€˜Northern Army Torlot Fortressโ€™.

The Imperial forces of Baroque were divided into a total of five corps.

There were corps that guarded the East, the North, and the West, and of them, the side which had to fight with the Volga Republic was the Northern corps.

โ€œDid you just say it was the Torlot Fortress?โ€ Philip asked.

When Philip heard those words, he was rather surprised.

Since the emperor specifically asked Luke to enlist, all the retainers including Philip thought that Luke would be put in a dangerous place.

But to place Luke in the Torlot Fortress, the ultimate place where the battle with Volga Republic happened!

โ€œWhy are you so surprised? Is it a dangerous place?โ€ Luke asked.

โ€œThe most dangerous place!โ€

Although Philip had been wandering in the suburbs for several years, the rumors of Torlot were well known.

โ€œAfter losing the border to the Volga in the war seven years back, the northern border had no quiet day.โ€ fre๐™š๐“Œ๐’†๐š‹noัตel.c๐š˜m

It was because of the interest of the Empire and the dreams of the Volgaโ€™s republic war were preventing each other not to cross and occupy their borders.

Most borders of the two countries had turned into conflict zones, the most common and the most-fierce battles were done in Torlot.

Built on the riverside from the Volga republic, the fortress-like a dagger constantly aimed for the Republic, and too numerous aims to bring the other down.

In the meantime, there have been several instances of the stations being destroyed and damaged.

โ€œDammit! That Emperor is surely determined. Then, your position?โ€

โ€œWas it the fortress Commander?โ€

โ€œThat is something we can feel glad about. The only time it is good to go there is if you can be the one on the top.โ€

Even if Luke was young, the emperor couldnโ€™t help but consider Lukeโ€™s title, and his ability to defeat four Gigants all by himself.

Which was why he had given the full control and power of the fortress to Luke.

โ€œThen, should I go straight to Torlot?โ€ Luke asked.

โ€œNo, that isnโ€™t how it is done. You need to stop by the northern command office and report them about it to the enlistment.โ€

โ€œIs that so? Then letโ€™s go there.โ€

Luke nodded his head and moved the wagon to the direction of Krom, where the northern Command office was placed.