“Great work…”

“Not at all, Your Majesty. We only fulfilled our duties as lords of Carls Baggins to the best of our abilities.”

“It is our duty to carry out Her Excellency’s orders.”

The three lords gave humble answers to Eugene’s compliment.

Eugene responded while nodding his head with satisfaction, “I will make sure to let Her Excellency Archivold know of all your hard work.”

It wasn’t just empty words. The three lords had proven themselves to be pretty capable in many ways, unlike their first impression. It was certainly commendable for them to have secured a ship and crew two days after arriving at the Cape of Pilo.

“It’s difficult for large ships to approach because of the rocks and reefs, so we only prepared one large ship and smaller galleys similar to the ones used by the pirates,” one of the lords said.

“It must have been hard to recruit a suitable crew, right?” Eugene asked. Eugene predicted that it would have been difficult to recruit capable sailors, as it was a voyage to face off against pirates. However, the ship had been filled with a sufficient number of sailors and workers, which Eugene found quite unexpected.

“It’s all because of Your Majesty,” one of the lords answered.

“Me?” Eugene asked with a puzzled expression. The foreign nobles also took on curious expressions, wondering what the three lords were talking about.

One of the lords continued, “Thanks to Your Majesty’s reputation, the sailors weren’t afraid...