Chapter 8: Stewardship
"Alan, what did you say? Do you know how to extract potions?"
Kevin was really surprised and delighted when he heard this, but he was more confused. www.biquge.infoListening to Allen's tone, he seems to know how to refine potions, and he is very confident in himself. But Alan is a magician, and a pharmacist and a magician are two completely different professions, at least for now, although the status of a pharmacist and a magician cannot be compared, but after all, interlacing is like a mountain, can Eren really do it?
"I don't know how to extract potions, but don't forget, I have a good relationship with the Elven Forest, the elves are experts in elixir extraction, and I know a little bit about elven plants, so I guess your extraction method has some flaws, and I should be able to help. ”
"Yes, yes, I forgot about this stubble, I didn't have to look at the faces of the Hepburn family agents all day long. ”
Kevin slapped himself lightly in the face and said:
"Alan, what do you have a good idea, tell me first, so that I can have a bottom in my heart. ”
Although Kevin didn't know that Alan was the great elder of the elven clan, he knew that Alan had saved the elven prince's life during the last mission, so Allen's mention of it suddenly made him suddenly realize, but his heart was still a little unsure, and he wanted to hear Allen's specific plan, after all, the elves are good at extracting potions and Allen is good at extracting potions are two different things.
"There's no rush in advance, I'll talk to you in detail tomorrow, and I also have a book of cheats about drug making ready for you, the drugs on it are very precious, master this, even if you run out of wood in the elven forest in the future, you don't have to worry about nothing to do, but today, everyone is hungry, let's have lunch first." ”
When it comes to the key point, Alan sells a pass.
"Kevin, Brother Allen, don't you believe it? Let's eat first, and talk while eating. ”
Steven saw through Kevin's anxious state of mind and comforted him.
"Okay, good, I listen to you. ”
After listening to Steven's words, Kevin's heart was relieved. Steven is right, he and Alan have known each other for many years, and as long as Alan promises, there is really no time when he can't do it.
"Ed, the guests are going to have lunch with us today, so let's get the kitchen ready. ”
"Yes, Lord Levins. ”
A man with a slight southern accent responded.
Ed is a new steward hired by Steven, he just turned 30 this year, he is from the south, his ancestors have served a big nobleman in the south, but later the big nobleman was deprived of the title of nobility because he offended the local church, not only was he imprisoned, the fief and family property were confiscated, the family slaves were sold, and the ordinary servants were also disbanded.
Angered by the defeat of his master's family, Ed left the south and traveled to the ancient city of Oko-Ko with a businessman friend, ready to look for some business opportunities. However, he was not an expert in business, and he never had a suitable opportunity, and finally set his sights on the magic weapons store, because he heard that the business of this shop was the most profitable in the city.
So, Ed approached Steven to explain his intentions and wanted to act as an agent for the sale of magic weapons in the store, but when Steven told him the price of every magic weapon in the store, he became very frustrated because he couldn't afford to buy any of the weapons in gold, let alone represent them.
Businessmen like Ed, Steven often meets, but this time he is extra interested in Ed, because Ed's neat outfit, unmessed hair, and polite demeanor make him realize that Ed is different, so he chats with Ed for a long time with great interest.
"Ed, maybe you can stay and help me. ”
Finally, as Ed prepares to leave disappointed, Steven speaks.
"How can I help you?"
Ed asked, somewhat puzzled.
"In the best way you do, be my butler, although I am not a nobleman, I guarantee to provide you with the most generous remuneration. ”
Steven said temptingly that the reason why he took a fancy to Ed was because of Ed's experience and quality in housekeeping work, and on the other hand, because Ed had no relatives and no personal relationships in Aogucheng, so he had no other choice but to rely on himself.
"This..."
Ed hesitated, Steven looked more like a nouveau riche than a well-established nobleman, Ed was indeed not very interested in becoming the housekeeper of such a family, but he was thrilled by the generous salary Steven offered him, after all, for him now, finding a job so that he could live happily is the first thing.
"Since Your Excellency is so sincere, I will stay for a while, and if I don't get used to it, I can leave at any time. ”
Ed eventually decided to stay and try.
"Of course, you can try it for half a year before making a final decision!"
Steven said with a smile.
Ed chose to stay and became the steward of Steven's family, but because Steven's family had fewer affairs, he spent more time training other servants in etiquette, training and establishing some servant management systems in the family, and in the process, Steven often followed him to learn aristocratic etiquette, so he and Steven gradually established a relationship of master and friend. Coupled with Steven's high salary of thousands of gold coins a year, he felt that although this position was inconspicuous, it was not without any benefits. When Eren returned, the house immediately became lively, and Ed's keen observation made Ed realize that Eren was extraordinary, so he strengthened his confidence in staying.
Steven asks Eddard, the butler, to go to the kitchen to arrange a time for everyone to have lunch, and Alan introduces Elvis to everyone.
"It turns out that you are Captain Havech, I have admired you for a long time, Alan has often mentioned you to me before, saying that you are the enlightenment teacher of his mercenary career, and his mercenary survival knowledge is all taught by you, if you didn't teach him this knowledge, we wouldn't have been able to eliminate the Bols horse bandits so smoothly this time. ”
When Allen introduced him to Captain Havech, Elvis immediately used his self-familiarity to get close to Captain Havech.
"Haha! That's, that's! Don't look at his steady and unfathomable behavior now, he was a hairy boy who didn't know the importance back then, and made a lot of jokes, I remember that he had offended the mercenary team of the Wolf Warrior Mercenary Regiment before our first mission began, and if it wasn't for us at that time, he would definitely be cleaned up very miserably, maybe the continent would be missing a great magician. ”
Captain Havic listened to Elvis's compliment on him and unceremoniously accepted it all.
"And that's the matter, Captain Havech is going to tell me about it. ”
Elvis made a surprised look at Captain Hardic.
"Come on, Elvis, come in with me, and I'll tell you in detail about what happened to Allen. ”
Captain Havech hadn't found anyone willing to listen to his ramblings for a long time, and he was about to go crazy, and today Elvis actually threw himself into the net, he was so happy that he immediately pulled Elvis inside.