In the main hall of the small courtyard, when the lights were on, Alan sat on the main seat, looking at the kneeling man in black below with a scrutinizing gaze.

"What's your name, and where did you come from?"

"The villain's name is Cruise, and he was originally a nobleman, from the Baron of Reims Mansion in Donglun Town, but he was not treated well by the main family, and he was driven out of Donglun Town along with his mother. ”

"Give me a reason to spare you, otherwise, you will know the laws of the principality, and anyone who trespasses on the mansion of the nobles can be executed on the spot. ”

"My lord, please stop being angry, the villain knows that stealing is wrong, but the old mother in the family is old, and I can't bear to see her suffer, so I have to go to your mansion as a last resort......" Cruise, the man in black, that is, the one who trespassed into the courtyard to commit theft, snorted and tears, and said very sensationally.

Alan was speechless, and quietly stroked the whispering sword in his hand, directly shocking his soul, teaching him that the nobles in front of him were not easy to fool.

I saw that the pupils of the man in black were dilated, his face was panicked, and his expression was sluggish for a while before he came back to his senses, and he was afraid.

At first, Alan was worried that his witchcraft was too powerful, so he directly played him to death. He was finally able to test his sorcery, and he didn't want to hang up the guinea pig that came to his door all at once.

But fortunately, the man in black still recovered.

"I don't want to care about your, and don't try to win my sympathy with this. Alan leisurely looked at the Whispering Sword in his hand, quite proud that he could create such a brilliant magic weapon.

Cruise was even more overwhelmed by this, he was penniless and could not redeem himself, otherwise he would not have fallen into the point of burglary.

However, he is not stupid, and the nobleman sitting on the main seat did not kill him on the spot, which is already hinting that there is still room for things to turn around.

After looking around and finding that there were no other subordinates in the house, Cruise had an idea: "My lord, the villain knows that he is deeply guilty, and he is willing to serve the adult as a humble person, taking care of the family and the home." ”

Alan looked at Cruise with a "I'm still useful, don't kill me" expression, and couldn't help but laugh: "Do you think I will appoint a person with a bad history to come to the home nursing home?"

Cruise was anxious all of a sudden: "My lord, the villain is also from a noble family, and he also has a noble reputation, but he was forced by a temporary embarrassment and had to commit a crime." Besides, I really have an elderly mother at home, you can't trust me, you can always trust her old man, I can take her with you to accept your supervision. ”

"Well, I'll give you a chance to atone for your sins, sign this contract, take your mother over, and if you dare to offend in the future, I will send you to the City Lord's Mansion together." Alan waved his hand to stop Cruise, who was still trying to prove his worth, and took out a master-servant contract.

The master-servant contract is proof that the nobles are bound to domestic slaves, and they are highly recognized in any country, after all, the rights and interests of the nobles cannot be offended. Once a domestic slave dares to defect against the contract, he is often caught in the hunt after being notified by the nobles.

I have to say that under this social system, the fate of domestic slaves is completely controlled by the aristocracy, and it is too late to get close and curry, and few dare to defect.

After Cruise signed the master-servant contract, Alan assigned him two side rooms in the small courtyard, and considering that this small courtyard was no longer his own in the future, he issued a ban to Cruise not to enter the master bedroom.

Cruise was also very responsible, and quickly accepted his fate, took his mother over and visited Alan together.

Alan looked at Cruise, who was just in his early 20s, and his mother, who was more than 50 years old, secretly analyzed their blood relationship with a chip, and after confirming the identity of mother and son, he took out 10 gold coins and handed them to Cruise's mother as the daily living expenses of the small courtyard, and asked them to retreat.

In the past, Alan didn't want to recruit house slaves, because he often practiced witchcraft in the basement in retreat, studied experiments, and naturally wouldn't let idle people enter the courtyard in order to keep it secret.

Now that Allen's wizard cultivation has entered a bottleneck, it seems that it can't be solved in a while, and there is no need to blindly retreat, and the small courtyard really needs someone to clean and maintain it.

"Master, you see, this flower is very active, and it will not be deserted in the small yard when you take it back and raise it. Cruise faithfully offered his dog-legged hospitality and accompanied Alan on the streets.

Alan is very useful for this, no wonder power and money will be the goal of people's eternal struggle, and the desire for profit will smoke people's hearts. Now he walks the bird and leads the dog, and he is also living like a gentleman.

However, Alan didn't come out aimlessly this time, and took Cruise to the Harvest Tavern, ordered a plate of side dishes and a bottle of moonshine, and sat down against the wall. The Harvest Tavern is a mixed bag, with people from all over the world, and if you stay here for a while, any news can spread.

"Did you know that the city of Laxia has fallen? ”

"Yes, yes, I heard that the city of Laxia is miserable, those invaders burn, kill and loot, and do all kinds of evil. ”

"No, now the nobles of Laxia City have fled to our city of Budapest, and they are probably discussing with the city lord about recovery. ”

"What kind of person is so bold as to openly challenge the authority of the principality?"

"I don't know, let alone the principality, I was provoked by the principality of Austin not long ago, and now I am even more busy taking care of myself. ”

"Alas, it used to be interesting to watch other countries fight back and forth, but now our country is also involved, and I don't know when peace will be restored. ”

"Chaos and strife have begun......"

......

"It seems that the situation in Budapest City is not good. Alan frowned, he naturally didn't want to see the fall of Budapest City, after all, he had lived here for almost six years.

"In the future, you should pay attention to the rumors outside every day and pay more attention to the dynamics of the war. Alan commanded Cruise.

"Yes, master. ”

"I don't know what's going on with Jason. At this time, Alan found that he couldn't find anything to do except drink here and listen to rumors. He couldn't interfere in the affairs of Budapest City, and he couldn't do anything about cultivation, so Alan was very helpless.

"If I go out for a walk, you don't have to follow, just go back by yourself when it's dark. Alan left alone.

Walking on the streets of Budapest City, I inadvertently came to the high-rise hotel again, remembering the owner of this hotel, who had not been here for a long time, and I didn't know how Di Lia was now.

Alan walked in, only to find that it was no longer Delia who was guarding the front desk, but a strange middle-aged woman.

"Hello, sir, do you need to stay at a hotel?" the usual smile service was so awkward in Allen's eyes.

"Oh, I'm not here to stay at the hotel, what about the proprietress of this inn, why didn't you see her?"

"No, there is only one owner in this shop, Aldrich. The front desk clerk shook his head, as if he remembered something again, and his eyes were golden: "Single." ”

"Didn't you?" A moment of disappointment, Alan then inquired that the former proprietress of the high-rise hotel, Delia, had sold the hotel a year earlier and was missing.

Alan exited the high-rise inn and looked back at the tall building under the moon, where he had been enlightened as a wizard.