Working Prophet.

Chapter 43 Ileia's New Job

Fausto, who has been serving as the general manager of the Arias family and assisting the lord in handling various affairs of the territory, gently reminded the girl when Ilea first entered the teacup castle that she might live a very fulfilling life in the future .

Ilea was also mentally prepared for this. With the blessing of the ancient spirit and just defeated a powerful enemy, the girl was gearing up for a big fight when she was in high spirits.

However, when she actually sat in that position, trying to be a beloved and good lord like her father, she realized the hardships involved, and it didn't take long for her whole person to collapse.

"How can there be so many things to do?! I remember that my father was not so busy before, and he could often go hunting and play games with my brother and me."

"The situation when Sir Ruth took over as the lord was different from when you took over, Miss Ilea," Fausto said, "You actually took down Teacup Castle by yourself, so..."

"........."

"In short, I have made a simple division of the things you have to deal with according to the priority of things. Some things you have to decide now, the sooner the better, and some things can be postponed a little bit later."

"Is there anything I can delay?" the girl asked.

"Oh, for example, your uncle Diaz, your stepmother and younger brother left in a hurry this morning, and before they could take him with them, the purple broom knight found him in the tavern who was drunk and tied him up. Come to the castle and wait for your disposal."

"Can this matter be postponed?"

"Anyway, Mr. Dias needs some time to sober up, so I think you might as well interrogate him tomorrow."

"Let's put it to tomorrow. I haven't figured out how to deal with him yet." Ilea had a headache, "Let's talk about what I have to do today."

"First of all, your safety is the top priority. Knight Pablo, who was in charge of guarding the castle, was brought down and imprisoned by your guardian knight Alfred, and his prisoner was also imprisoned. The servants and the warriors under him, the castle is now in the hands of Alfred, but Knight Alfred doesn't have enough manpower to guard it."

"Let Pablo and his people be released and let them continue to guard the castle," Ilea said.

"This is the problem. Knight Pablo was defeated by Knight Alfred... through some disgraceful means. There is now some personal grievance between the two of them. Knight Pablo refuses to fight with Alfred. Knights work together.

"Besides, the Teacup Castle fell, Cavalier Pablo felt that he was to blame, and he was a little disheartened. I just hope you can let him go home and take care of his own manor."

"Uh... does Alfred have any advice on this?"

"Knight Alfred suggests that you lock up Knight Pablo and his men for a while longer to see if they hold grudges."

"This..." Yilea was in a dilemma, subconsciously wanted to ask Li Yu for help, but when she thought that she had rejected Li Yu just now, she was a little embarrassed to speak up.

Besides, this is her first day as the lord of the green field, she still hopes to prove her ability a little bit, and let the people around her look at her differently, so the girl can only bite the bullet and say, "Let's let this matter go first." Let go, let's talk about the next one."

"I just received news that your great-grandmother and aunt are on their way back to the Green Field, and they will probably arrive tonight. How do you plan to welcome them?"

Miss Rabbit's expression is complicated. She still doesn't know how many people in the family support her, and how many people support her younger brother Blanco.

Especially according to Li Yu, many of her relatives knew the result of the election early in the morning, only she was kept in the dark, acting like a fool.

I don't know if Vanessa sent people to get rid of her, do these people also know?Did they delay coming back until now to give Vanessa plenty of hands-on time?
Thinking of this, Ilea felt even more uncomfortable, and just wanted to tell Fausto, don't let any of these people in.

The old housekeeper seemed to have seen through her thoughts, sighed and reminded, "After all, they are your relatives, without their support, it will be difficult for you to rule this land."

Miss Rabbit bit her lips tightly and said nothing for a long time before saying, "Next thing."

"The next thing is actually somewhat related to this one, which is how you plan to deal with the troops that besieged Teacup Castle."

"???"

"The six knights headed by Knight Javier responded to your stepmother Vanessa's call, and privately gathered nearly 300 troops to besiege and attack your castle. Seeing that the battle was not going well, they even kidnapped the relatives of Knight Alfred. I don't know you What are you going to do with them?" Fausto put it another way.

After a pause, he added, "I suggest you not to treat them as a whole."

"What do you mean?"

"Like the Knight of the Golden Snake and the Knight of Purple Sparrow, although they responded to your stepmother's call, they obviously hoped to serve you more. It's just that you haven't shown up for a long time, and it's been rumored everywhere in the green field that you have already appeared." The news of the story, even the hearts of the people in the Teacup Castle are fluttering.

"And when you showed up in the city, they were the first to surrender to you. After that, they helped you actively arrest Mrs. Vanessa's accomplices. I don't think you should compare them with Ha, who has been stubborn until the end. Weir knights are regarded as the same kind."

"It makes sense." Miss Rabbit nodded, "I should reward them."

"But it shouldn't be too much." Fausto reminded, "After all, they were still in your stepmother's army at the time. This move would be suspected of betraying the Lord and going against the spirit of chivalry."

"........."

The girl rubbed her temples, only to feel that her head was getting bigger, "Fausta, why is everything so complicated, there is no such thing as right and wrong, good people and bad people can be distinguished at a glance, I Can we also simply punish the evil and promote the good?"

"For the lord, such things are probably rare." The old steward replied, "In fact, your father once said similar things. When he was young, he thought that he could defeat all enemies by practicing martial arts. However, after a period of time After the lord, I found that balance and compromise are more useful than swords.

"Balance and compromise? That sounds like the kind of thing old people would say."

"Well, there are always some reasons why old people can live as old people."

Fausto changed the topic back, "The reason why I tell you that these two things are related is because they are essentially related to one problem, that is - manpower.

"manpower?"

"That's right, if you want to rule the green field, you need people. If you don't want to trust your relatives, then you can't severely punish the knights who participated in the siege, otherwise you will have no one to use."

"Who said, I can still recruit people who are willing to serve me from the common people." Ilea said.

"Are you sure? They can't read and most of them can't ride a horse."

"........."

Miss Rabbit felt her head hurt even more, and it was about to burst, "If there is any bad news, you can tell me together now."

After Ilea finished speaking, seeing the old housekeeper's hesitation, she jumped up from the chair in shock, "No, there are really more?"

"Recently, the family has been spending a lot of money, and there is not much money left in the treasury. Even if we don't hold any banquets or other large expenses, we will have no money in a month at most. In addition, the special Knight Linida has reported several times that the lizardmen in the swamp have changed, and he is worried that those guys will come out again and loot everywhere. And your father..."

Ilea's eyes went dark before she finished listening, and she collapsed on the chair.

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