Chapter 1242
Chapter 1242
“I humbly present myself before Your Imperial Majesty.”Neighdelberg prostrated himself before Emperor Stuttgart.
Having spent the past months under house arrest and living with the status of a slave, he had been living each day wishing it was his last. He had no idea when Emperor Stuttgart would decide to execute him, so he had been living his days in fear.
For him, being summoned by Emperor Stuttgart was nothing short of salvation, as he could have spent the remainder of his life in house arrest or worse, he could have been executed.
“Neighdelberg.”
“Yes, Your Imperial Majesty.”
“Have you heard the news?”
“Yes, I have, my lord.”
Even though he was under house arrest, Neighdelberg still knew what was happening in the outside world. The Marchioni Empire was not doing well these days. Signs of divisions were starting to appear, and the emperor’s once iron grip was weakening.
On top of that, the recent failures had tarnished the empire’s prestige on the international stage, and even the people within the empire were starting to lampoon the emperor.
With the situation so dire, Emperor Stuttgart had no choice but to call Neighdelberg back. Emperor Stuttgart highly valued Neighdelberg’s cunningness, which was the reason why the emperor had him as one of his closest retainers.
Neighdelberg excelled at devising all sorts of both ingenious and insidious tactics, and he had executed countless plots that greatly benefited the Marchioni Empire. Given the severity of the current circumstances, Emperor Stuttgart decided to place his hopes on Neighdelberg once more.