The Vigia Kingdom was now a hot potato.
Before large-scale war had even broken out, trouble had already begun to surface.
Thus, when Finn List suddenly sent an envoy bearing a letter, Ragnar Lodbrok instinctively sensed that something was amiss.
His intuition told him that this matter was far from simple.
Finn List, the former Minister of Finance of the Vigia Kingdom, was a man driven solely by profit.
He was an excellent merchant and financial administrator, but he would never be a qualified ruler.
Now, the List Family had fallen out with the Grace Royal Family.
A large-scale war could erupt between them at any moment.
Just like the current situation between the Lodebrok Royal Family and the Trivashin Family.
However, while the Trivashin Family occupied one-third of the Nord Kingdom, the List Family's actual territory accounted for only around one-seventh of the Vigia Kingdom.
The Grace Royal Family controlled more than six times as much land as they did.
The difference in the number of soldiers they could mobilize was equally enormous.
Although the List Family had money, it would still be difficult for them to completely erase the gap between the two sides.
Therefore, the purpose of this letter was obvious.
After turning the matter over in his mind a few times, Ragnar roughly guessed Finn List's motives.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
With that thought, he immediately coughed lightly several times.
The conference hall, which had been filled with endless arguing, gradually fell silent.
All the ministers thought that His Majesty the King had something to say.
Yet Ragnar suddenly rose to his feet and gave a slightly apologetic nod.
"Please continue your discussion."
"I will return shortly and listen attentively."
With that, he left his seat of honor and strode straight out of the conference hall.
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