73: It's a raven, it's a maid (2-in-1)
After the celebration feast, seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
Linfeng City began to rebuild the village, resettle the refugees, and gradually restore order in the city.
At the same time, there was also a major event during this time, that is, Ivan Baihat announced his abdication and was succeeded by his sister Evelyn Baihart as the lord of the city.
Although people were surprised by the change of castle lord, it was reasonable to think about it.
In this war, Ivan lost his prestige as lord of the city, and once it is lost, it is difficult to re-establish it.
If the Baihat family wants to maintain their rule over Peak City, changing the city owner is the easiest and most straightforward move.
Fortunately, the eldest daughter Evelyn is competitive enough, she was originally a powerful high-level mage, and as the acting city lord, she also made considerable contributions in the war, and it was natural for her to become a regular person.
Although she has many shortcomings such as being too young, too young, too shallow, and not calm enough, people are more willing to pin their hopes for the future on her than Ivan, who has been "ruined".
After all, she had already helped Peak City win a battle.
And when Evelyn succeeded to the position of city lord, Nolan also handed over the relevant work in the city lord's mansion and took up the position of general staff.
Jumping from a new alchemist to the chief staff of the City Lord's Mansion, he probably has already set the record for the fastest promotion in the history of Peak City.
At the same time, the post of General Staff brought him not only an increase in status, but also various powers and wealth.
The most intuitive thing is that he has now moved into a larger and wider mansion in the upper city, just one street away from the city lord's mansion.
The neighbors who lived in the same area as him were all the leading figures in the city, such as the deputy head of the Knights, the head of the City Guard Regiment, the chairman of the mage tower, and the leader of the Knight Alliance.
Because the mansion was very spacious, he integrated his workshop and Luo Zhen's alchemy team into the mansion, and transformed half of its area into his own secret "arsenal".
However, there are gains and losses, the place where you live is bigger, and there are more people living together, it is inevitable that you need a professional housekeeper to coordinate and arrange the housekeeping affairs in the house, and Nolan really has no suitable candidate for this.
Although he hopes that Yuna can share the work in this area in the future, after all, life is not only about fighting and killing, but also taking care of household chores and sharing daily chores is also an important part.
Unfortunately, she doesn't know anything about this at the moment, and she needs a professional to guide her into this new job.
After revealing this trouble to Evelyn, she instructed her subordinates to pay a little attention, and soon hired a professional butler for him.
"First meeting, Lord Nolan."
At this time, it was a middle-aged man in a slim black coat with a straight posture who knocked on Nolan's study, he took off his black top hat and bowed politely to Nolan.
"My name is Marena Victoria, and I am a professional butler, and I am invited by Lord Evelyn to help you.
"Before that, you can ask me any questions to confirm if I'm up to the job."
Nolan glanced at him, ashamed to say that this was the first time he had seen a professional butler who specialized in the service of nobles.
He has obviously received long-term professional training, and his words and deeds are full of aristocratic elegance and unhurried temperament, which ordinary people cannot pretend to grind their guns in battle.
Even if you look at the entire aristocratic circle in the city, this level of butler is estimated to be the top batch.
It is worthy of being the candidate chosen by the new city lord for himself, and it seems to be reliable.
"Let's talk about your past." Nolan asked, putting down his pen and leaning back in his chair in a relaxed position.
Maenna bowed his head and succinctly summarized his previous career in the industry.
He was a fourth-order knight who had studied at the Knight Academy in Peak City.
After graduating from the Knight Academy, he had the heart to join the Knights of Linfeng, which was the most lucrative in the Linfeng army, but the pressure of competition was also great.
He was defeated because of his limited strength, but an officer in the army took a fancy to him and asked him if he wanted to be their personal bodyguard, and he would offer a better salary than the average military membership.
He came from an ordinary family, and it was more realistic for him to work as a personal guard for a high salary than to get promoted in the army, so he accepted the invitation of the officer.
And it was in the process of working as a personal guard that he accidentally discovered his other talent - he was actually better at housekeeping than fighting.
So he changed from a guard to a professional housekeeper, and kept the old club's mansion in good order, and he worked for more than 20 years.
With his fourth-order knight's strength, although he can't enter the knights, being a housekeeper is a super plus.
Even if he doesn't need to do hard work, as long as he lets others know that even the housekeeper is an extraordinary person, this already makes the master's family very respectable.
And the temperament of the transcendent is already superior to that of ordinary people, which makes him stand out in the housekeeping industry, and he soon became famous in the aristocratic circle of Linfeng City.
It's a pity that there are unforeseen circumstances.
The officer he had liked had fallen into debt in recent years due to failed business investments, and was later killed in battle.
Having lost the breadwinner of the family and finding it difficult to bear the huge daily expenses of the nobles in the future, the widow of the family sold the mansion, paid off the debt together with the pension issued by the city lord's mansion, and left the noble district with the remaining money.
Naturally, the butlers and servants they had hired were also dismissed.
He lost his job because of this, but fortunately, the contacts he had accumulated in the aristocratic circle over the years were still there, and soon someone from the City Lord's Mansion approached him and invited him to take up the position of butler in the new mansion of the General Staff.
General Staff? That's even higher than your own position!
So he gladly took the job and visited the residence of the General Staff.
That's why he's standing in front of Nolan now.
Nolan asked a few more questions, and after confirming that he was satisfied with all aspects, he readily pulled out the prepared contract and signed it with Manna.
It is not surprising that housekeepers serve the host family for a lifetime, so it is important to choose the right person.
As for Marenna, he really has nothing to be picky about, he is a housekeeper recommended by the City Lord's Mansion, and he has been famous in the aristocratic circle for a long time, and his resume is relatively clean, so there is no reason to refuse.
"Since you have served as an officer, you should know what the consequences will be if you leak the secrets of the army."
When signing, Nolan admonished, "You must not inquire about any information about the mansion workshop, and you must not reveal it, please keep this in mind." ”
"Take it to heart, sir."
Seeing that the contract was signed, Marena bowed down again and said solemnly, "No matter what the identity of the master is, I will absolutely protect the privacy of the house and act strictly according to your instructions, which is my professional ethics as a housekeeper." ”
"Okay, then I'll leave this mansion to your care."
Nolan stood up and said, "I just moved in, there are no rules here, you look at it, I believe in your experience and quality as a housekeeper."
“…… Oh yes, come with me, there's something I want to ask you for. ”
Marenna followed Noren into the backyard, where she saw a young girl practicing her sword.
Her pale blonde medium-length hair was tied into a neat high ponytail, her pretty face had a layer of fine sweat due to the long time of exercise, and the knight's sword in her hand was like a silver-white sword flash, and the speed of each sword was as fast as lightning.
Manna's eyes lit up, and with the eyes of his fourth-order knight, he could see that this girl's swordsmanship was not a show, she had real power.
At least he couldn't swing his sword so fast, could it be that this girl who looked so young was still above herself?
"Yuna." Nolan beckoned to her.
The girl retracted her sword and breathed, then walked quickly towards them.
"Maenna Victoria, the new housekeeper in the house, has a lot of experience in the industry and is very reliable."
Nolan introduced, "This is Yuna Aska, huh...... She was an excellent warrior and now also works as a maid. ”
"It's an honor to meet you, Ms. Yuna."
Maenna gave Yuna a standard aristocratic salute, "I can see that your martial arts are very high, and I ask you to take care of you in the future." ”
"Hello, Mr. Marenna."
Yuna hadn't gotten used to such a formal greeting and replied with some restraint, "Hmm...... Please advise? ”
"As you can see, this is the first time she's done something like this." Nolan added, "If you have knowledge about housekeeping, please pass it on to her slowly." ”
"I can see it too."
"But don't worry, learning housekeeping and etiquette is much easier than cultivating." With Yuna's understanding, I think she will soon be able to adapt to this new job and become a good maid. ”
"Then I'll be relieved." Noren nodded and waved his hand at the two, "I'm going to go to the City Lord's Mansion now, and in the future, the big and small affairs in the mansion will be discussed and handled by you together." ”
Manna immediately understood the subtext of the sentence.
In the eyes of the new master, Yuna's status is extremely important, even if she is a novice maid who doesn't understand anything now, she will still become the master's henchman in the future, and her status will even surpass herself.
As a housekeeper, although he openly leads all the servants in the mansion, if he wantonly summons this Miss Yuna, he will undoubtedly touch the master's scales.
But it's also true, such a young and beautiful girl with such a strong strength has immeasurable potential in the future, how can she be just a simple maid?
It's better to say that this new master actually has this means to take such an excellent girl as his maid, and he is worthy of being the chief staff of the City Lord's Mansion!
Thinking silently, Manna bowed down to see Noren away, and then looked at Yuna on the side.
When he saw her for the first time, he didn't look at her out of politeness, but now when he looked closely, he suddenly moved his eyes and quickly found a spot.
Because of the long exercise, Yuna pulled open the neckline of her practice clothes, and what emerged from the gap in her neckline was a faint black collar worn around her neck!
She was...... Slave?
No, definitely not.
The idea was quickly rejected by Marena for only a split second, for the simple reason that she was a powerful transcendent.
The transcendent is a naturally privileged class, an aristocratic class, and the transcendent power itself represents transcendent power.
There are already very few people like him who "deign" to enter the housekeeping industry, how can there be extraordinary people who become the lowest slaves?
What's more, it can be seen from the expressions on the expressions of the two of them that Nolan still has respect for Yuna, and is not as casual as the traditional master summons slaves.
Then, the answer is obvious -
It's a sex toy between the two.
Thinking of this, a strange smile appeared on Manna's face.
Is this kind of gameplay popular now? Young people are really emotional.
However, he has not heard of those large-scale gameplay among the nobles, it is just a collar PLAY, and it has not surprised him to the extent.
"Mr. Malena?"
Yuna's confused voice brought him back to his senses, and he coughed lightly and smiled, "Come on, Lady Yuna, let's talk as we walk."
"The lord seems to trust you, and in that case, I want you to be the lord's personal maid, taking care of his daily life and completing other tasks he has given you."
"Close-fitting ...... Maid? ”
"Yes, unlike ordinary maids, the personal maid does not have to do other menial chores in the house, her duty is only one purpose, which is to take care of her only master."
"In fact, it is not limited to men and women, but every true nobleman has his own personal attendant, who will become the master's confidant, and some important and private matters will be given priority to the personal attendant to do." ”
So that's it, Yuna suddenly.
She was born in the countryside, and she didn't know the rules and regulations in the aristocratic circle, and she didn't know that they were all servants of the family, and there were so many classifications.
Like before, she was the only servant in Noren's alchemy workshop, so she basically did all odd jobs.
Later, Nolan took in some refugees to help, and she was freed from her chores to concentrate on becoming a white raven.
However, at that time, there were only a few miscellaneous servants in the workshop, and there was no need to hire a housekeeper to manage it.
How can I live in a big mansion like now, and I have to manage so many people and take care of such a big place.
There are many people, so it is natural to have a fine division of labor, which is different from the casual attitude of the previous half-hangers.
"The so-called personal servant is not just about taking care of the master."
Manna continued, "In order to understand the Master's instructions in time and make the right moves, you need to learn all about housekeeping, and put in more time and effort than a normal servant.
"It's not easy, Ms. Yuna, it's very difficult to be proficient in any industry, since you're really going to become the master's personal maid, please treat it with the same attitude as cultivation.
"I will hold you to a higher standard than others, and I hope you are mentally prepared."
When he said this, Manna's expression turned serious, and as a professional butler, he would approach the job with a professional and almost strict attitude.
The so-called housekeeping is not just an industry that can be easily done by pouring water, sweeping the floor, or warming the bed.
Hearing his meticulous tone, Yuna's expression also became solemn, and she felt a pious sense of mission and a heavy sense of responsibility from Maenna's tone.
Now, this is called professionalism.
The so-called doing a line of love is like this.
"I'll try."
Yuna replied seriously, "I will be a good maid." ”
Nolan said that he hoped he could be his maid.
In that case, she will do so.
Whether it's a raven or a maid.
As long as it is what you expect, I can be in any capacity.
Nothing else, this is the original pact I made with you, which will last forever.
Thank you for the reward that turned into a sharp blade, and thank you for the alliance leader who has lost his soul! I'll add more to the alliance leader!
(End of chapter)