Legend of the Arch Magus: Legion by Michael Sisa

Author:Michael Sisa [Sisa, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-05-29T21:00:00+00:00

VOLUME 9: CHAPTER 13

After accepting Lark’s offer, Irene Chase immediately started working as the king’s secretary.

The position not only afforded her power on par or even higher than the ministers, it also gave her access to documents and information privy only to the royal family.

Inside her office in the king’s castle, Irene and several assistants browsed through ledgers and documents.

“Wallace, call the Assistant Minister of Finance,” said Irene, her hand adjusting her glasses.

Wallace was among the assistants assigned to help the new secretary. He was a young man in his mid-twenties who’d been working for the finance department for several years.

“The Assistant Minister of Finance?” said Wallace, his voice filled with worry. Two days ago, Irene called over a priest from the Water God’s Temple and accused him of corruption. And now, the king’s secretary was asking him to call over the Assistant Minister of Finance while wearing a frown on her face. Wallace did not have a good feeling about this.

“Is something the matter, Lady Irene?” said Wallace.

Irene placed down the document in her hand. “Wallace. Answer me. How far is the City of Trante from the capital?”

The new secretary terrified Wallace. It was as if she could see through everything. He almost avoided her gaze out of fear. “I-I’m not sure, Lady Irene. Probably a week or two?”

“Five days by cart, at the very least,” said Irene. “The kingdom’s law clearly states that all goods transported from a distance of a hundred kilometers or more will be charged with a tariff of twenty percent. But look at this!”

Irene grabbed the document on the table and raised it. “The total of all goods transported by the Old Peddlers Merchant Group is seven hundred gold coins! But upon entering the capital, they were only asked to pay fifty gold coins!”

Even Wallace could easily do the math and see the issue.

“Assistant Finance Minister Gregory granted entry to these merchants two years ago,” said Irene.

She’d been combing through the old ledgers of the finance department, looking for any anomalies and signs of corruption.

Following King Lark’s will, she made sure to pull out the corruption within the kingdom by the roots. It did not matter if the corruption occurred years ago. She was determined to make sure that the corrupt officials paid for what they’d done to this kingdom.

“What are you standing there for?” spat Irene. “You have two hours! Bring him to me! If he refuses, mobilize the royal army if you must!”

Despite her pretty face, she was a demon. Wallace couldn’t do anything but say yes to her every command.

“Y-Yes! Right away!”

After Wallace left, the entire room fell silent. Irene’s assistants nervously gulped, recalling her words. Some of them had been involved in under-the-table deals before. They were afraid the king’s secretary would find out about their deals sooner or later.

Irene leaned back on her chair. She looked at the ceiling.

Although the work was tiring, it was fulfilling. Moreover, she’d never felt this free before.

Before she became the king’s secretary, she always made sure to undermine her accomplishments.

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