Chapter 1399. Diplomacy and Influence

The discussion went on for hours. Each of these nobles gave needless introductions as Hans did. Jack was so bored that he no longer paid attention to whatever these nobles were talking about. He instead trained mana manipulation and the sword's heart while maintaining the façade of sitting still and listening.

He trained until he felt a nudge from Grace.

"… Now that you have all presented your case, I would like you to go back to what our king mentioned earlier," Grace said. "We all understand your concerns. You all had a bad history with the orcs. Some of you have bad blood with the orcs…"

"Blood debt!" Julian Delsodo exclaimed. "The orcs killed my grandfather!"

"And how did that happen?" Grace asked. She didn't show any dissatisfaction with being interrupted.

"… In a battle when his patrolling squad met Verremor's roaming party," Julian answered.