As soon as Ye Li entered the courtyard, the housekeeper Laurent ordered someone to call everyone in the manor over, and lined up in three rows in front of Ye Li.

Laurent said to Ye Li: "Master, you see, these are the subordinates and guards in the manor, plus me, there are a total of fifty people.

The first row of twenty men here are the guards, who are responsible for the security of the estate, they are part of the palace guards, and are personally selected and controlled by His Majesty.

The 10 people in the second row are in charge of your housekeeping, including cleaning the room, washing your laundry and quilts, and waiting for you to bathe and change clothes.

The nineteen people in the third row are responsible for the external belongings, including the tidying and maintenance of the yard, the repair of the house, the buying and selling of necessities, and the cooking. ”

After finishing speaking, Laurent pointed to a tall strong man in the first row and said, "Master, this is Gilbert, he is the captain of the escort." ”

Gilbert hurriedly walked out of the team, saluted Ye Li and said respectfully, "Gilbert, greetings to Master Ye." ”

Ye Li knew that although these people were nominally protecting him, in fact, they were also here to spy on Ye Li, but they would not always follow Ye Li, but act as Edwin Lucas's eyeliner in Ye Li's courtyard, reporting Ye Li's situation at any time.

Nodding at Gilbert, Ye Li said, "In the future, the manor's guard work will be up to you." ”

Although Ye Li knew the purpose of these people coming here, he didn't plan to tear his face with Edwin Lucas after all, so he could only pretend not to know the purpose of the other party here and communicate with the other party politely.

Then, Laurent pointed to a chubby woman in her fifties in the second row and said: "This is Kate, she is the chief of housekeeping, responsible for arranging housekeeping, if you have any needs in life, you can tell her directly, she will arrange it for you properly." ”

Kate heard Laurent talking about her, and hurriedly took half a step out of the line and said, "Kate greets the old man for his well-being." ”

Ye Li didn't have much of a fight, and when he heard the other party's greeting, he naturally hurriedly said hello to the other party.

Immediately afterwards, Laurent pointed to a fat bald man in his fifties in the third row, and said: "Look, sir, this is Jim, he is the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and he coordinates and arranges all foreign affairs. ”

Jim naturally hurried out and greeted Ye Li, and Ye Li also responded.

After that, Laurent dispersed the crowd and let them go to work separately, while he himself led Ye Li around the manor.

The whole manor, in addition to the living and reception rooms, also has a garden courtyard, a kitchen and a living quarters.

In addition, there was a casting room in the manor, which made Ye Li feel extremely surprised.

"Laurent, how can there be a foundry room here?"

Ye Li saw that the casting room didn't look like a newly built one, so he asked curiously.

Laurent said, "Sir, this is what this manor has been since its construction.

Because the previous owner of this place was a black-eyed royal caster, but this was a hundred years ago.

After his death, the place was completely empty, and it was only now that you took over. ”

Hearing Laurent's words, Ye Li couldn't help but show a look of surprise, he didn't expect that this would be a place where other casters lived, and the other party was still a member of the Black-Eyed Clan.

Ye Li couldn't help but walk into the casting room in front of him, and found that the furnace inside had been ignited, and there were still a lot of materials around.

"Sir, when we cleared this place, the palace sent someone to light the fire and bring these casting materials. ”

Laurent hastened to explain.

Ye Li was overjoyed when he heard this, as a caster, even if he didn't cast too often, he had a casting room in his residence, which was more or less convenient and pleasant for him.

At least when he wanted to forge something on a whim, there would be a place to forge it.

After following Laurent to visit the manor, Ye Li called Xiao Jin in, and immediately asked the subordinates in charge of external affairs to build a very comfortable shed next to Ye Li's residence for Xiao Jin to live in.

After having someone to take care of Xiaojin, Ye Li was also relieved.

After staying in the house that night, the voice of Swallowing Sun sounded again, and said, "Ye Li, the environment here is not bad, but the guards around you who are responsible for monitoring you are unpleasant." ”

Ye Li nodded and said, "No way, this is already a minimum of surveillance, after all, I haven't gained much trust."

Now I can only stay here in peace for the time being, and when I gain the king's trust, they will definitely relax their surveillance of me, and I will definitely have a chance to escape. ”

Swallowing Ri said: "Ye Li, you can be a little more high-profile, make a name for yourself, and communicate with all kinds of powerful people here, so that you can show that you want to settle here with peace of mind."

I guess the king and the Duke of Wellington will be reassured of you when they see it. ”

Hearing Swallow Ri's suggestion, Ye Li couldn't help but pat his forehead and said, "Alas, I'm also making trouble for myself, and I hate dealing with those irrelevant people very much." ”

"It can't be helped, now you just make a show to the king, so as to dispel their vigilance." ”

Ye Li nodded and said, "I know, I'll try to do it."

But now it's imperative to complete the research on the Spirit Gathering Cannon first, and after thorough research, I can also bring this technique back. ”

After Ye Li chatted with Tun Ri in his room for a while, he began to practice, he basically didn't sleep now, and spent every night by practicing.

Early the next morning, Ye Li went to the place where the Wang family foundry caster cast, and the three of Pierre were already waiting here.

"Master, you're early!"

After seeing Ye Li, the three of Pierre hurriedly bowed and said.

Although their attitude made Ye Li very unaccustomed, Ye Li still played his role as well as possible, so that Edwin Lucas could relax his vigilance against him.

"You don't have to be so polite, just be natural, I also said yesterday that I am only a nominal master, and we can communicate and learn from each other on weekdays. ”

Kai Diwen said: "No, Master, since we worship you as a teacher, we will definitely treat you as a master, otherwise what is the point of appreciating as a master." ”

Seeing that the eyes of the three of them were firm, Ye Li nodded helplessly and said, "Okay, then I can really only be cheeky to be your master."

Let's find a secret room to study the drawings first, this is not the place to talk and discuss. ”

Ye Li looked around, after all, the Spirit Gathering Cannon was confidential, and this kind of place where people talked a lot was definitely not suitable for research and discussion.