On the official road leading to the Holy Light City, two carriages one after the other, throwing Tiprag behind him farther and farther away. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Wu Ming rode a black horse and looked at the map in his hand.

The Holy Light City is far away from Tiprague, conservatively estimated to be about 3,000 miles, and it will take almost a month to arrive.

However, the distance can't change the idea of leaving.

Now, as the time for the start of the big event is approaching, Tiprague is destined to be on the cusp.

He didn't come to be the savior, he didn't save the people of Dawn from fire and water, and he didn't want to participate in it. As for saving the world, such a glorious and noble thing should be left to the second secondary teenager or the male protagonist.

A month later...

All the way north, spanning three thousand miles, the Holy Light City is already close at hand.

Along the way, there were no thieves blocking the road, nor did I encounter beautiful women to talk to them, and the three thousand miles were peaceful.

This is also the right thing, Wu Ming is on the official road, and this is the core hinterland of the Holy Light Empire, and the possibility of encountering mountain bandits and road tyrants is very low.

Similar to in novels, when you go out, you encounter robbers, and beautiful women are chased and killed, which is the treatment that only the protagonist has.

Wu Ming is not the protagonist of this world, and the goddess of fate does not love him very much.

In addition to the broken axle of the carriage on the way, the biggest danger was a thunderstorm and I was trapped in a small town for three days without being able to get on the road.

"When a carriage enters the city, you have to pay a silver coin, and the nobles are no exception."

When passing through the city gate, paying the entrance fee of two silver coins, Wu Ming and the others finally came to the Holy Light Empire, which symbolizes wealth and power.

The City of Light looks neat, the main road is big enough for eight carriages to walk side by side, and the cow dung and horse manure that fill the streets of Tiprague does not exist here.

Wu Ming rode a tall horse, walked in front and looked at both sides of the road.

I saw a forest of shops on both sides, including merchants carrying burdens, shop apprentices wearing linen robes, and adventurers wearing weapons.

Bards, holding harps and singing on the side of the road, noble ladies, calling friends and laughing constantly.

As soon as you enter the city gate, the breath of tranquility and prosperity will come to your face, Wu Ming quietly watched all this, and there is a sense of seeing the picture of the Qingming River, which is the most beautiful stage of the era.

"You, come here." Wu Ming sat on horseback and pointed at a merchant with a horsewhip.

The merchant was carrying a box and selling gadgets like rat poison and cockroach medicine.

Hearing Wu Ming's words, the merchant ran two steps and walked over, and said respectfully: "Master, what do you command?" ”

The badge on the carriage was a symbol of nobility.

Wu Ming liked the hierarchy here very much, nodded arrogantly, and said in an arrogant tone of arrogance: "Take us to the city hall, this is your reward." ”

A silver coin came out of his hand and landed firmly on the merchant's box.

With a look of surprise on his face, the merchant nodded and said, "Master, it is my honor to serve you, please come with me." ”

It is said that during the period of emancipation of slaves, some slaves were driven away by their masters, which was regarded as a great shame.

And in this world, slaves, commoners, nobles, kingship, gods, the five classes are very different, far from being comparable to the European Middle Ages.

The arrogance of nobles in the face of commoners is the norm, and you are not arrogant to be an outlier, this is the rule of the game formed for thousands of years.

It's a world of gods and professionals, and human rights are a joke here.

Wu Ming didn't want to change anything, all he needed was to go with the flow and integrate into this huge world.

The merchant led the way, went to the city hall to register, and discussed the purchase of the castle.

When I arrived at the city hall, I learned that the city of holy light was expensive, and a castle worth tens of thousands of gold coins in Prague was at least five times more expensive here.

Like the kind of castle with mountains, lakes, and gardens, the starting price is more than 100,000 gold coins, and it is still an attitude of loving to buy or not.

"Lucy, I only have 70,000 gold coins, and a good castle needs more than 100,000 gold coins, do you want to sponsor a little?"

As soon as he asked the price, Wu Ming, who was shy in his pocket, found the future queen.

The Queen was silent for a moment, looking at Wu Ming's gaze, like looking at a fool, and whispered, "This is really a sad story!" ”

As a black dragon, Lucy also has a hobby of collecting treasures.

Although the treasures she collected could not be compared to those adult dragons, they were also at the level of a little rich woman.

At this moment, hearing that Wu Ming, a nasty servant, was actually beating the attention of her property, Lucy only felt extremely heartache.

"Don't be so miserable, be happy!" Wu Ming knew that Lucy was a little money fan, looked at the tangled look on her face, and said, "That's it, I borrowed this money like you, and I'll give you an IOU." ”

"Okay, but with interest." Lucy looked reluctant, but after thinking about it for a long time, she gritted her teeth and agreed.

She wanted to live in a castle and be a queen, with a lot of people waiting for her.

Although I don't want to borrow money, it's not unacceptable to pay interest on the IOU.

"How much to borrow?" Lucy rubbed her ring, this is a space ring, put it in the store for sale, the minimum is 50,000 gold coins, even Wu Ming does not have such a good thing.

Wu Ming glanced at the space ring enviously, he took a fancy to a castle that cost 220,000, so he said: "Lend me 200,000, I plan to buy this place by the lake, called Swan Castle." ”

Swan Castle is five storeys high and has a lake in front, a mountain in the back, and a garden between the castle and the small lake.

The castle is marked with 135 rooms, and if you buy it, you will also have an orchard of 50 acres, plus 300 acres of fertile land.

According to the owner of the castle, living here is completely self-sufficient, and when there is nothing to do, you can also go fishing or go hunting in the back mountains.

"Okay, but I borrowed 200,000 from you, and you have to pay me back 230,000, and I have to pay it off within a year." Lucy also likes this place, but when she borrows money, the interest is still indispensable.

Wu Ming agreed, but Lucy did not give him 200,000 gold coins, but no more, no less, exactly 180,000.

Seeing that there was a shortage of 20,000, Wu Ming asked suspiciously: "Why is there only 180,000, didn't you say to borrow 200,000?" ”

"This is 200,000, 18 out of 23, do you want to borrow it?" Lucy said with a disgusted face, saying that Wu Ming had the illusion of a dog.

Eighteen out, twenty-three out, this is a loan shark.

He didn't see it on weekdays, Lucy had the potential to be a loan shark, and his own black dragon queen was a bit of a pit.

"To borrow or not to borrow?" Lucy looked cold, as if she was looking at the scum of War Five.

Wu Ming nodded heavily, gritted his teeth and said, "Borrow, why don't you borrow, it's a big deal to not pay the money, I'll pay off the debt myself." ”

was disgusted and glanced at it, and the 180,000 gold coins were still in hand.

Sign the agreement, seal it, and the contract is in duplicate.

Wu Ming walked out of the city hall, took a deep breath, and gave Lucy a thumbs up.

Lucy snorted softly and urged, "Now that we have a castle, we need a lot of servants, cooks, tailors, gardeners, butlers, grooms, gardeners, and you must not forget." By the way, buy a few more cows, I'm going to bathe in milk at night, it's good for the skin. ”

After tossing and turning for three days, buying more than sixty servants, I finally lived in a castle facing the lake and blooming in spring.

At first, Wu Ming thought that a dozen servants were enough, but when he moved to the castle, he found that if he wanted the castle to work, it would not work at all if there were fewer servants.

Fifty acres of orchards require six people to take care of them on weekdays, and 300 acres of fertile land require more than a dozen laborers.

Wu Ming, Lucy, Anne, and Aunt Angelina, each with six maids are responsible for taking care of daily life.

Plus the five cooks who cooked, the three gardeners who tidy up the garden, the four grooms, the one housekeeper, the four tailors, and sixty people digested it lightly.

It's no wonder that when you watch Dream of Red Mansions, you will be amazed by a Rongguo Mansion, where there are nearly a thousand servants up and down.

The aristocracy, as expected, is the enjoyment class, and the Swan Castle is full of calculations, and there are only four masters. If there are really more than 100 family members and a great nobleman who has been inherited for thousands of years, I am afraid that the number of servants served is an astonishing number, not to mention the money and food consumed.

"My lord, Viscount Kane, who sold us the castle, is going to hold his daughter's birthday party next month, and he has sent us an invitation. Moreover, sir, you are a new foreign nobleman, and you should take the initiative to visit some aristocratic families in private during this time, which is the only rule to integrate into the aristocratic circle. "The person who served Wu Ming as a housekeeper was an old gentleman in his sixties, who had served one earl and two viscounts.

After really having a housekeeper, Wu Ming knew the meaning of housekeeper, not only to help manage the family business, but also to be a family diplomat.

In the past few days, Wu Ming himself has not gone anywhere, and the old housekeeper Ford has been busy distributing greetings to various aristocratic families.

In the entire Holy Light City, there are about 400 people with the title of viscount, and there are almost 60 earls.

Further up, there are eight princes and twenty-four marquis, these thirty-two top nobles.

Wu Ming is only a viscount, and he can't reach the top family, according to the rules of the game, he can only contact a nobleman who is one level older than him, that is, a family with the title of earl.

Within a few days, hundreds of messages were sent out, and very few received responses.

However, the nobles and nobles in the Holy Light City still knew that there was a person named Wu Ming, and they could be regarded as making a preliminary name for themselves.

"Viscount Kane's family has fallen so far that even the castle has been sold, is it necessary to befriend him?" Wu Ming held a glass of red wine, lying on the sofa and enjoying the massage of the maid, experiencing the depraved life of the aristocracy.

Ford, the old butler, held an invitation in his hand, and whispered after hearing the voice: "Master, we are new to the city, and we lack our own way. You went to the party this time, not for Viscount Kane himself, but to make a show in the aristocratic circle and let more nobles see you. Only in this way can you integrate into the aristocracy and gradually go out of your own way. ”

The so-called appearance is to go out and get acquainted, just like when I was in college, I went out to dinner with the alumni in my dormitory.

Although Wu Ming hated trouble, he knew that it was an essential step.

Most of the legendary nobles are descendants of gods, or powerful families left behind by top professionals. With Wu Ming's status, he can't get in touch with these people for the time being, so he can only broaden his influence from the bottom up, slowly approaching the vision of the great nobles, and waiting for the opportunity to enter the core.