"My lord, in that case, I will immediately start to strengthen the armed forces of the factory guards and mining teams in case the shell people counterattack,

If we increase the research power of the Primordial Crystal, maybe we can still find the induction fluctuations that isolate the great will of the Primordial Crystal, so that those shell people who have traveled through mountains and rivers will return in vain. ”

Lester nodded appreciatively, and Marz showed in front of him the bearing and determination of a good family leader, which is why he shared the information.

"It's wise to do this, during our stay in the Blue Smoke Manor, you don't need to think too much about the threat posed by those shell people, you just need to keep the secret of the original crystal as always, and the Philos family will be in full swing."

"Marz understands!"

"In addition, I also need you to do one thing, send someone to monitor the Smile Circus, clarify their movements, and don't do anything to startle the snake."

"Circus of Smiles? I understand. ”

"Very well, in about a month, the Meteorite will arrive at the Sungate with a batch of key Primordial Crystal development technology tools, and during my stay here, I will use this set of technology tools to conduct energy crystallization research on the Primordial Crystal and its derivatives, and you will be responsible for the transportation and safety along the way, just help me move to my residence,

Remember, the value of this set of tools is unpredictable, it cannot be reproduced, and it must be done in secret from the Sungate to the Blue Smoke Manor, and there must be no accidents, Marz, let me see how much control you have over Piltover, and don't let me live up to my trust in you. ”

Standing up, Marz got down on one knee and said in a deep voice.

"Please rest assured, if there is any mistake, Marz is willing to apologize!"

……

After lunch with Marz's family at noon and getting to know Marz's eldest wife Yolanda and second wife Vicky, Lester and Sindra followed their new butler, Smedley, to the detached garden villa to the west of the Blue Smoke Manor.

As the trio arrived at their destination, a number of artisans were reinforcing the high border wall built to the standards of military architecture, and Smedley began to explain the orders and security arrangements of the Marz family.

Many privately armed soldiers belonging to the Philos family patrolled the border with large-caliber rifles, and dozens of light grenade guns were placed in the bunkers that could level the mountains and forests.

Farther away, there are also high-ranking agents of the Philos family lurking and camouflage, serving as mobile secret sentinels, hunting or capturing illegal intruders at any time, which can be said to have achieved the ultimate security protection.

The north facing the dense forest of the mountains has become an impregnable wall, and to the east is the Blue Smoke Manor, Marz naturally will not let his wife and family be exposed to danger, and there is no need to think about it.

As for the southwest direction of the coastal harbor, unless a high-level mage or frogman force attacked, there was no way to climb into Lester's house along the solid blast-proof concrete wall of the harbor channel more than ten meters away.

Given that Piltover's most powerful thermal weapon is the repeater pistol similar to the Nagant revolver, Lester doesn't need to worry too much about the south-west direction, as long as he places a few magical surveillance guards that can automatically detect life energy.

Not counting the private basement intended to house the crystal development device, the single-family villa is built with a total of three floors, with its own quiet garden, swimming pool, underground hot spring, gymnasium, covering an area of 660 square meters.

The architectural style is biased towards the modern aristocratic style of Piltover after the alienation of the old nobility of Noxus, with bright blue as the main color, white as the auxiliary color, and other bright but not dazzling color blocks as components, creating a natural and quiet beauty rooted in the bustling city in the lush green flower beds of the courtyard garden.

Sindra fell in love with her new home at a glance, and spent an afternoon dragging Lester around, marveling at every amazing modern thing like an adventurous elf, but tired the old butler enough.

In order to keep the old butler Smedley from exhaustion, Lester had to tell the old butler to wait in the living room.

After a rough circle, after a rough look at the villa, the sky has already become dark,

Magic energy crystal lamps illuminate the restaurant lobby and expensive patterned tiles,

Smedley, the butler, ordered the maid to serve the chef twelve plates of Piltover's peculiar delicacies, dazzling and fragrant food that Syndra was stunned by, and any plate of food in her own home would keep the family happy for weeks.

"So much food, teacher, we can't finish it, can we? If I can't finish it, should I wait until the next day? ”

At Lester's suggestion, Smedley, who was standing on the side, smiled decently and took the initiative to explain.

"Miss Sindra, you just need to taste the food you are interested in, and the discarded food will be thrown away and will never appear on the next table."

"But, Grandpa Smedley, that's a waste, isn't it?"

"Miss, for a distinguished person like you, in addition to filling the stomach, food also has the function of pleasing the ears and eyes, as long as it can make you feel happy, these foods are not wasted."

"I see...... Teacher, can we save the food we can't eat for the next day, it's a pity to throw all these things away. ”

Leicester knew that Piltover's top magnates lived like this every day, and if you go back to the old aristocratic era of the Noxian Empire, such extravagance and waste would be even more exaggerated.

He himself didn't care about wasting it or not, but if Sindra didn't like it, there was no need to be so extravagant.

Rather, little Sindra was able to maintain a frugal and simple quality after experiencing the extravagant life of the upper class, which made Lester even happier.

Sindra is also the good girl who can have a good day eating wild fruits.

"It's okay, just leave what you can't eat to the teacher, pick what you like to eat, don't eat it."

Looking at the share of food that was enough for everyone present to eat two meals, Smedley was stunned, and showed a faux pas behind the two of them, the last time he showed the same expression was when he saw his rival being suppressed by another manservant, and it was because of that scandal that he was able to stand to the end and become the great steward of the Blue Smoke Manor.

The beautiful maids standing on either side of the table tightened their faces, lest they laugh out loud and be expelled by the stern butler, and no woman would choose to refuse to serve such an interesting man.

"Will that hold you up?"

Lester shook his head and laughed.

"Don't underestimate my amount of food."

Hearing this, Sindra was immediately relieved,

Sure enough, there is no problem in this world that Lester can't solve.

"Let's eat, then."

Lester clapped his hands, and twelve maids took the initiative to step forward, one of them was in charge of a dish, and stood at the table,

As long as the master needs anything, the maid must cut the food into the master's plate without any difference, and if necessary, feed it directly into the mouth, and of course, for Lester and Sindra, they are not too lazy to open their mouths for food.

After Lester's demonstration, Sindra understood the steps of eating, and her expression became solemn, recalling the table manners taught by Lester, Sindra sat upright, ordered a few dishes, and asked the maid to help put the food on the silver plate and cut it intimately.

Half an hour passed, Sindra patted her stomach a little embarrassed, and Lester slowly and methodically used a knife and fork to efficiently eliminate the remaining food on the table, like a merciless feeding machine,

It wasn't until Lester had eaten all the food in his stomach that the terrified servants realized that their monster master wasn't joking at all, especially the butler Smedley, who was doing his best.

As the butler arranged by Marz, Smedley came to Leicester's side and said respectfully: "My lord, if you still need food, I will immediately arrange for the chef to continue making dishes for you." ”

"No, I'm only eating this for my students, not because I'm hungry."

"So are you going to continue serving so many dishes tomorrow?"

"Every day, according to this standard, we changed the pattern until there were no new dishes, and at that time the dishes were reduced to five dishes, two meats, two vegetables and one soup."

"Understood."

Although Lester didn't bother to explain, Smedley understood that these feasts were all for the girl named Sindra, so the dishes would be arranged according to Sindra's preferences.

At the end of the meal, Sindra looked at the fruit bowl and had another difficulty, she had eaten too much just now, and now she couldn't spare her stomach to eat the fruit.

Seeing Syndra's embarrassment, Lester smiled and shook his head.

"It's okay, digest and digest for a while before eating, go play, and remember to take a bath in the hot spring before going to bed for a while."

Smedley, these fruit bowls are placed here, they don't need to be emptied. ”

"Understood."

Sindra didn't leave, but took Lester's hand and shook it.

"Teacher, let's take a hot spring together?"

"It's not suitable for hot springs just after eating, you go to the garden, wait until an hour later, and then soak and just fall asleep."

"No, I mean let's take a walk first, and we'll soak together in a while, I, I'll rub your back."

Lester shook his head with a smile, pinched Sindra's delicate face and pulled it, worthy of Ionia, the hometown of orphans with outstanding people, a rural girl who can raise such a smart girl.

"The little girl wants to seduce the teacher now? Wait for you to grow up a little more, develop well, and strive to make the teacher's heart move as soon as possible. ”

"Hmm......"

Coquettishness didn't make Lester change her mind, and Sindra had to give up, she always knew what it meant to stop in moderation.

When Sindra went for a walk in the garden, Smedley greeted her.

"My lord, I wonder if you can ask the seamstress to measure the specifications of Miss Sindra's dress herself?"

"No, you can just let the seamstress come to me."

"Okay, my lord, which maid do you need?"

"There is no need to go to bed, let those girls follow the rules, just don't talk nonsense, and don't hurt their lives unless necessary."

A cold flicker in his gaze, and Smedley respectfully retreated.

"Yes, I will educate the maid well."

……

After living in the Blue Smoke Manor for a month, Sindra lived a dreamy life like a princess,

Syndra was fascinated by the beautiful dresses and noble women's clothes that filled a room, all kinds of cosmetics that had never been heard of, the feast of gourmet food that had never been repeated, the servants who came to serve with their mouths open, and the shopping and shopping that never had to be considered for money.

If she hadn't continued to study magic with Lester every morning, Sindra would have thought she was really a princess of the kingdom.

However, Syndra found that her progress in magic was not as good as before, and in the past, she was most concerned about learning more magic lessons and how to master more powerful powers, but now she often thinks about what beautiful clothes to wear and what delicious food she wants to eat.

I thought that this kind of life would be very happy, but after waking up one morning, Sindra looked at her pink ice silk gauze dress, but her heart was empty.

The loss and emptiness came so inexplicably, that Sindra, who was as smart as she was, didn't know why she had become unhappy in such a dreamy life.

The light in sight seemed to be much darker than usual.

The dizzy-headed girl instinctively left the room and walked down the long corridor to find the most familiar and reassuring figure, hoping for the usual comfort, knocked on the door but no one answered.

Syndra's heart jumped, she couldn't imagine the teacher ignoring her.

"Teacher? Teacher? Are you there? ”

There was no one in the room, and Sindra couldn't help but panic.

Pulling open the door, Sindra glanced at the room where Lester lived, the room was empty, even the bed and bedding were brand new, there was no trace of life here, the man she trusted the most was not here, or he had moved out overnight and left here.

Looking at the empty room, the sadness in Sindra's heart could not be suppressed at all, and the panic made the girl rush out of the room like crazy to find other places, and even the velvet cotton slipper on her right foot fell off.

"Where did my teacher go?"

Sindra soon found a living man, her favorite little maid, with a round and lovely face, who was only sixteen years old.

"Miss, I don't know where Lord Leicester has gone."

Disappointingly, she pushed her favorite maid away, and Sindra, with her hair disheveled, soon found the old butler Smedley again.

"Grandpa Smedley, why isn't my teacher here?"

The old butler's face was no longer humble and submissive, but a look of indifference, a strong contrast that chilled Sindra's heart.

"Grandpa? Who is your grandfather?

Sindra, do you really think we're so nice to you because you're Sindra? No, we are so good to you because Lord Leicester likes you and expects you to be his best student, because you are valuable enough to Lord Leicester.

Now that Lord Leicester has given up on you, he has better students to train, he doesn't need you anymore,

Go and get out of here with all your things, this is not your home at all, and we are not your servants,

Oh, by the way, I almost forgot, you didn't have anything when you came here, get out of here now, get out of here! ”

(End of chapter)