Chapter 0002: The Snake Composed of Smoke
Grilled goat, boiled lamprey, a small portion of apple puree and pear slices, bare beer with hops, and white bread made with fine wheat flour.
This is Liszt's Dinner.
Western-style meals are not very to his taste, but he can't cook at all, and he can't cook the home-cooked food he likes to eat. Moreover, the atmosphere of this world, the aristocracy is strictly forbidden to enter the kitchen, warehouse, and other places where servants should go, and if they go, it is against aristocratic etiquette and will be laughed at.
The exception is the court, of course.
The cooks and servants of the court were all served by the nobles of various minor lords. Liszt's father, the Earl of Coral Island, served as a groom for the new generation of Grand Dukes of Sapphire. Responsible for feeding the Sapphire Grand Duke's beloved mount, a BMW mixed with dragon blood.
Until now, the Earl of Coral Island would enter the palace from time to time and serve as a groom.
He was willing to do this, fearing that another nobleman would take his place as a groom and hinder his intimate relationship with the Grand Duke.
Similarly, the Grand Duke of Sapphire also served as a personal valet for his suzerain, the Iron Ridge Kingdom and His Majesty the King, serving to eat, drink and Lazar.
Basically, commoners are servants of the nobility, and minor nobles are servants of the great nobility.
Only when you become the king of a country can you be considered a master.
"Fortunately, here in Flower Town, I am the only master, and I don't have to serve anyone. Levi thought to himself as he ate a disappointing dinner.
The Count was his father, and he didn't like himself, so he basically didn't bother himself.
After dinner, Carter, the old butler, instructed the maid to clean up the dishes, and the personal manservant brought washing water and waited for Liszt to rinse his mouth.
At the end of the process, Carter left with the servants: "I'm just outside the door, master and two gentlemen, please tell me everything." ”
"Trouble, Mr. Carter. Liszt smiled with a gentlemanly taste, and in terms of aristocratic etiquette, he was influenced by his predecessors, and he did not need to take the initiative to learn, it would naturally be revealed.
Even when dealing with lowly servants, you must be polite and respectful - it doesn't matter whether you beat or kill or how perverted you are in private, you must have an aristocratic demeanor on the surface.
"It's my pleasure to serve you. Carter closed the door.
"Liszt. Galtai took a sip of tea with honey and said, "The elven worms should be used as soon as possible, but the town's finances are so bad, the previous government official was a fool, and doing nothing would only oppress the serfs, and he left us with a mess!"
"I know that the teacher should investigate as soon as possible to see where the elven worm is suitable for placement. ”
"Of course, it's my duty. ”
Liszt turned to look at Marcus: "Thorn Ridge is close to the Warcraft in this area of Flower Town, will it be difficult to investigate?" As a lord, I must pay attention to the fact that Warcraft often harass farmers. ”
Marcus replied: "Thorn Ridge is very large, the activities of the Warcraft are not fixed, you only have four Servant Knights, even if I find out all the Warcraft, there is still no way to defend against them." The patrol team is simply overwhelmed, they are all a bunch of villains and hooligans, and they will only pee their pants in the face of monsters. ”
Located at the northeastern tip of Coral Island, surrounded by Thorn Ridge, the town of Flowers is home to many magical beasts, so few caravans are willing to trade here.
They can only produce and sell themselves, and without the help of the elves, it is difficult for the farmers to feed themselves, and they have to pay taxes to the rulers of Coral Island, the Tulip family.
The aristocracy, on the other hand, only cared about how much tax they could collect, and did not care at all about the life or death of the peasants.
The Tulip family is no exception.
Now Liszt, but can not be indifferent, he is always a new young man bathed in the glorious banner of the communist righteousness, since he has become a lord of a land, then, saving the people from the dire situation, has become what he must do - only when the town of flowers is rich, as a lord can he get better enjoyment.
In both public and private, he wants to develop Flower Town.
"There's always a way to deal with it, Mr. Marcus, tomorrow after the knight class, you accompany me for a walk around Thorn Ridge, as a lord, I haven't taken a good look at what Flower Town looks like. ”
"Liszt, this is not a good idea, it is only good to go around the town, and Thorn Ridge should not go. Don't forget, you almost died at Thorn Ridge. Galtai immediately stopped.
Liszt shook his head: "Last time, I accidentally ate the poisonous fruit by mistake, and I will pay attention to it this time." ”
Marcus simply said, "I will inform your four servant knights in the evening to arrange the route of the patrol of Thorn Ridge to ensure your safety." ”
"Trouble. ”
"You should be careful. Galtai said helplessly.
Liszt didn't say anything more, the two teachers didn't know his real intentions, his body had not yet fully recovered, and according to his temperament, he must have been thoroughly recuperated before he was willing to go out - but the nobleman went out either in a carriage or on horseback, and it was a pity that he did not have a carriage.
Horseback riding, as far as I can remember, is not an easy task, because there are no saddles and stirrups here.
"When there is time, stirrups and saddles can be invented, and as for horseshoes, they can also be invented, and ordinary horses still need them. ”
Sending off the two teachers, Liszt thought.
"Sir, when are you going to bed?" asked the valet, who came in.
"After ten o'clock, Thomas, now add an extra candle to my study, and I want to read. Liszt instructed the valet to go.
There was a look of disappointment on Thomas's face, and for days in a row, he hadn't been able to get a chance to show himself. Liszt would always direct him away, rather than need him to be with him.
As a valet, he felt that he had not won the baron's affection and was worried about his work.
Indeed, Liszt did not like valets, and every time Thomas served him to get dressed, Liszt would feel goosebumps - the evil aristocracy!
Why can't male aristocrats have valet maids!
As Thomas brought a candle and left, the study lit up. Liszt got up and pulled the curtains open, so that through the windows of the castle, he could see a few lights in the town not far away.
It's bleak.
A town where you can't get enough to eat, there is no such thing as nightlife, only boundless silence.
"Is this my territory, poor and backward, but it belongs to me completely, and the area of a town belongs to my independent kingdom...... I'll make it a paradise!"
In a trance.
In front of Liszt, there was a faint smoke, these smoke twisted, forming an abstract text, the text is like countless small snakes entangled, this is the common language of the Iron Ridge Kingdom - snake script, the origin is no longer examinable, there is no habit of recording history here.
As a member of the soul piercing and inheriting all the memories of his predecessor, Liszt could read this snake text.
A paragraph that confused him for a week.
"Mission: As a lord, you need to know everything about the territory, please make a tour of Flower Town, understand the crisis of the territory, and prepare for future development. Reward: The sublimation of vindictiveness. ”
The content is short and not complicated.
But what Liszt didn't understand was why he could see the smoke snake and search for the memories of his predecessor, and the smoke snake would appear since he was a child. But at that time, the smoke was so faint and blurry that he couldn't see what the snake was talking about at all, and he always thought he was hallucinating.
It wasn't until after the soul pierced that Liszt could read the text clearly.
After a moment's pause, he reached out and tried to touch the smoke, but the smoke disappeared immediately, confirming the idea that it was a hallucination.
But now Liszt doesn't think it's an illusion, maybe it's the welfare of the traverser, the embodiment of a certain system?
As long as you patrol the territory, you can complete the task, and whether you can get a reward when the time comes, is proof.
If you can't get it, it's just an illusion.
Got it, it means it's a benefit.
It's the golden finger of the traverser.