When Elson came out of the tavern rubbing his aching neck, he still seemed to be able to feel the malice of the "cat demon" towards him and the ridicule of those in the tavern who did not know the truth.

He finally signed the blood oath contract full of strange atmosphere.

However, the only thing that made him happy was that he finally defended the safety and honor of his master, and replaced the signature in the executor's column with his own name, and did not write his master's name on it in a big way.

It is not easy to do this, if he hadn't talked to the "cat demon" for an hour to emphasize his noble status and important influence as the only designated butler of Viscount Stearn, as well as the noble name of Viscount Stearn, he might not have been able to make such a small change in the end.

However, the "cat demon" seems to have opened up after being told so much by Elson, and has scribbled and altered the contract, adding many restrictions, including but not limited to requiring Elson to ensure the safety of the hostages within the agreed time, at least no worse than now, otherwise it will still be regarded as a breach of the contract.

So now Elson's heart is actually as disgusting as eating unclean things, and it is not worth boasting about when he took a small advantage from the contract.

Even before he planned to officially complete the mission of the "cat demon", he didn't want to talk to Viscount Stern about the fact that he had secretly ordered others to target Duke Duke, and only hoped that he would never be the first to mention it.

Because it's really a bit humiliating and insulting to the lord's name.

As for the trouble of finding the "cat demon" later......

Thinking about the strong strength of the other party, Elson naturally didn't dare, so he could only continue to wrap his cloak and slowly disappear into the night.

In the tavern, the "cat demon" held in his hand the necklace belonging to his brother that he had taken from Elson, and muttered to himself, "Duke Duke, Duke of the North?"

"I'm sorry this time!"

As the words fell, the figure of the "cat demon" began to become distorted and illusory, and after a while, it dissipated like a thin puff of light smoke in the tavern, attracting no one's attention.

............

Duke woke up early the next day, and although it wasn't very early when he went to bed last night, and he had discussed a lot of things with Vlavic all night, he was still very energetic when he remembered what he had to do today.

After a brief period of meditation, Duke was almost completely refreshed, and he jumped out of bed as he swung a balloon of water to wash his cheeks.

After washing, he was not surprised to find that his guards were already standing at the door, waiting for his lord to get up and come out to attend to business.

"My lord, Lord Vlavich, please come with him to the camp of the Wanderers. ”

"Why did he come so fast today? I haven't had breakfast yet!"

Duke thought that the guards were going to wait for him for breakfast, but he didn't expect that the old man Vlavich was actually more active and energetic than himself, and waited outside so long in advance.

"Yes, he has been waiting outside for some time, and he would like to ask you to go with him to the camp to see how the food is being distributed in the morning. ”

What about the distribution of food?

Duke was really interested in this, so he didn't eat breakfast and let the guards take him directly to Vlavic's carriage, and if the food in the camp was not too bad, Duke felt that he should still be able to deal with it.

"Good morning, lord. ”

The old Vlavich was standing outside the carriage waiting for Duke, and Duke was a little embarrassed, and after a brief salute, hurried into the warm carriage with him.

At this time, he found that the carriage had prepared a breakfast that was not rich but looked very good, which made people very appetizing at first glance, so he couldn't help laughing and said, "So you didn't eat breakfast either?"

"Isn't this worrying about the food situation of the displaced people on the first day, so I am a little anxious. Vlavich smiled disapprerovitously, and then brought the breakfast on the low table to Duke, "Please try my cook's handiwork, she got up early this morning to make it for you." ”

This made Duke also very interested, took a slice of light green pastry and tasted it, and at the moment of entering the mouth, he felt that his mouth was full of a special plant fragrance, and he couldn't help but praise: "Delicious! Good craftsmanship!"

Although he didn't do it himself, Vlavic still smiled happily after receiving such high praise from Duke.

Soon, however, he heard Duke sigh, "I don't know what the food for the homeless will be like." ”

"Lord, don't worry. Vlavic thought that Duke had any objection to his arrangement, and hurriedly explained: "I have already provided them with food according to the daily standards of our lords this time, and they did not have any problem last night. ”

"Ah! I don't blame you. ”

Realizing that his unconscious sigh had misunderstood Vlavic, Duke smiled a little awkwardly, "I just suddenly felt that the food of the homeless people and our lords was not very good. ”

"It's actually a lot better than before. After understanding that the lord was not targeting him, Vlavich also sighed: "This year's situation can be said to be very different from previous years. ”

After nearly a year of development and reform, although Duke's lords are far from living a prosperous life, they have indeed greatly improved their food.

In the past, most of the wheat they grew was used to pay taxes, and they could only eat some low-quality bread made of barley or rye, and even this kind of bread could not guarantee that they would be full, and most of them still lived a life of hunger and hunger.

Now Duke has allowed the land to be cleared, has freed a group of slaves and untouchables, and promised not to collect additional taxes for three years, so that the lords will have much more food left in their hands than before, and they will be able to feed themselves.

Duke once tried to eat the brown bread that these low-level people often ate with curiosity, and the taste and texture made him wonder how these people could eat with relish, and in the end it was just poverty and life.

"Yes, there are already many people who are able to eat white bread made from wheat, and I heard that meat is occasionally eaten. Duke chuckled and asked, "How did the homeless people arrange for breakfast?"

"You'll know that when you get to the camp, you don't know it until you see it with your own eyes. ”

Vlavic didn't answer Duke's question directly, but just smiled and hoped that Duke would feel it directly on the spot when he arrived.