Skeleton King

Although Ace passed the trial of the Georgia Knights, he took leave of absence from Grand Knight Ross on the grounds of healing.

Grand Knight Commander Ross: "You have an injury on your face, but your hands and feet are fine, so why can't you participate in training?"

Ace pointed to the little fat man who was huddled behind everyone, "When they saw me, they fell to the ground in fright. I was naturally depressed and sad. Master Gabriel who treated me said that during the healing period, I must Keep a good mood, or you will waste his magic power and make him get twice the result with half the effort..."

Grand Knight Commander Ross was pronounced one and two by Ace, so he had to accept his leave.

Therefore, although Ace is a member of the Georgia Knights, he still lives in Nou's villa every day.Except for the need to go to Master Gabriel for treatment in the early morning, the rest of the time is the same as usual.

Knowing that Nuo Ou paid a lot of medical expenses, Ace was not so polite to Master Gabriel.Ace made a request, and when he didn't want to heal the wound, his face was itchy and painful like a hundred ants crawling over it.

"You don't want pain?" Master Gabriel asked strangely, "Aren't all swordsmen able to endure pain?"

"There are very few swordsmen who enjoy it." Ace said: "Those swordsmen are not afraid of pain because suffering can improve their strength. Healing injuries doesn't have to be painful."

Besides, Ace is not a pure swordsman.Magicians are closer to nature than any other profession, and their sense of touch is more acute. Ace can feel at least three points of pain on other people.

Master Gabriel didn't say anything, but changed Ace to a painless potion next time.

In the evening, Ace went to the second floor to find Nou for dinner as usual.

However, when Nou saw Ace coming, he quickly hid a small book behind his back.

Ace ate half a bowl of rice as if nothing had happened, but still couldn't hold back, "Nuoou, you have something to hide from me." Ace is not someone who likes to meddle in other people's affairs, but he treats Nuoou differently after all.

Nuoou talked about him, "No, I have nothing to hide from you. Every day, except you don't go to the Knights, we are together at other times. Do you want to know about the Knights?"

Ace didn't want to play charades with him, "I saw something hidden behind your chair. Of course, if you have any little secrets, or if you are secretly writing to some noble lady in Bremen, I won't get to the bottom of it. Bottom."

When Ace said this, Noou had no choice but to hand the small book to Ace, "It's nothing, the property of the Green family in Louisiana province, when I left the family, my uncle gave me Make pocket money."

Before, Noou's uncle had been hiding it very well, and no one would leave a tongue in his mouth.Others only said that Nuo Ou's uncle doted on him too much. At his age, he handed over a provincial property to his family.

Now, Nuo Ou said that his uncle had long harbored evil intentions, and it was difficult for anyone to believe him.

Ace flipped through the account books, "These properties and books have tens of thousands of gold coins in them every year."

Nuo Ou thought that Ace couldn't understand it, but unexpectedly, Ace not only understood it, but also raised a question: "Why does this cloth shop only import this material this month, which is less than half of the usual amount? There are several other The same goes for shops.”

Nuo Ou knew that he couldn't hide it from Ace, and said, "A few days ago, I took all the money in the account."

Ace crossed his legs, he bowed his head for a while, and then turned his eyes to other places. It happened that Angelica was cleaning the vase, and she met Ace's eyes.Angelica understood what Ace was going to ask, and said proactively, "Young master, the young Duke Green not only let go of a group of maids and servants, but also reduced the expenses in the villa."

Nuo Ou was a little uncomfortable and dissatisfied, "Angelica, why do you know all this?"

Because the manpower around Nuo Ou was originally arranged by his uncle, so after Nuo Ou came back from the magic tower, he usually didn't like to be served by his side.

Angelica can be trusted, Ace said.

Nuo Ou didn't bother to find someone.Seeing that Ace used Angelica so smoothly, he also handed over the affairs of his bedroom to Angelica.In order not to let Angelica work in vain, Nuoou directly tripled her salary.

Usually, Nou and Ace discuss the people and things in the knight order, and Angelica often stays there, in case any of them need tea.Ace often asks Angelica when he meets a family he doesn't know.Nuo Ou has also discovered Angelica's intelligence a long time ago.

In order not to waste Angelica's talent in vain, Nuo Ou asked Angelica to learn from the butler in the villa to be a director.The housekeeper of the villa was left to Nuo Ou by the Duchess Green. He was an etiquette teacher in the palace before, and he is a good hand whether it is taking care of the daily life of the young masters or holding banquets.Angelica could learn a lot from him.

However, for Nuoou to let Angelica study, it does not mean that he told her all the financial situation in the villa.

Nuo Ou thought that the housekeeper didn't care about the importance, so he was naturally a little dissatisfied.

Angelica bowed to Nuoou, and said: "There are fewer servants in the villa, and the young master doesn't go out, so I don't know, but I can't not know. As for the reduction of expenses in the villa, I guess. Here Mary, who made clothes for the little duke, told me that usually the little duke would make [-] pieces of clothes a month, but from next month, he only needs to make three pieces a month."

Ace looked at Nou in surprise.He knew Nuo Ou, he was raised pampered, and made twenty new clothes a month, almost treating them as one-off consumables.Why are you so frugal now?

Ace thought for a while, then he understood, and he said, "That magic tower, has your family been emptied out?"

Nou didn't deny it either, "There will always be money."

Ace: "The shop can't even maintain the basic expenses. Where do you make money? You, you, even if you use the money, you don't need to take all the money on the account. There are three months before the completion of the magic tower, you can slowly Pick."

Nuo Ou didn't bother to tell Ace that the marble had to be bought all at once and piled up in the suburbs.In the end, he didn't even pay the wages to the workers, and he still borrowed manpower from the city lord of Bremen.Where does he have spare money to use as working capital for the store?

Even the little Duke of Green himself has to save money, but imagine how poor he is now

"That's not okay." Ace tapped his hand on the armrest of the chair and said, "Tomorrow, the training camp of the Georgia Knights happens to be closed. I'll go with you to the store in Bremen."

Nou naturally has no objection.

The next day, the spring was bright and the wind was sunny.

Ace and Nou also went out without much fanfare.Ace only wore a short shirt and brought Angelica, while Nou wore a long shirt, buttoned up to the top meticulously, and a small black bow tie.

Ace hooked Nou's shoulder directly, "You're not afraid of the heat."

Nuo Ou said coldly: "I have a fighting spirit to protect my body."

"Cut~" Ace didn't take it seriously, and said, "What's so great about having grudges?"

Nuo Ou said: "It's amazing." Before he finished speaking, there was a happy smile in his eyes.

Normally, during the training camp of the Georgia Knights, even the aristocratic children who were trialed by Nuo Ou at the same time would not have a chance to talk to Nuo Ou.One is that Nuoou has high strength, and the training content is often different from theirs; the other is that Nuoou always has a straight face, with a fair and delicate face, showing that he rejects people thousands of miles away.

Those teenagers who wanted to cling to the big nobles couldn't even complete a sentence around Nuoou.This also led to an unsolved case as to who the "good guy" who handed in three "chirp" magic crystals to Nuoou was.

But when Nuo Ou faced Ace, even if Nuo Ou wanted to be stern, he often couldn't maintain it.

Bremen is an old city. Although it is the provincial capital of the Georgia province, the pattern of the city has not changed over the years.The central streets of Bremen are a bit narrow, and even two carriages are not allowed to run side by side, which is why Nuoou travels in light clothes today.

Nou and Ace walked on the central street. There were various shops on both sides of the street, some selling fruits and vegetables, some selling children's toys, and some selling all kinds of wooden furniture.The further you go to the center of the city, the more exquisite the decoration of the shop is, like beautiful murals.The fallen leaves floated slowly to the ground, and people stepped on them, making a "rustling" sound. Accompanied by the yelling of small merchants and stalls, it formed a noisy and lively piece of music.

There is a shop on the right street that is particularly eye-catching. It is built on a high platform, which is a little higher than other shops. Customers can only enter the shop by walking up three steps.Moreover, carriages continued to arrive in front of the shop. Aristocratic ladies and wives with exquisite looks and gorgeous clothes got off the carriage and entered the shop with the help of waiters.

In just a short while, Ace saw two carriages.

Nuoou also walked there, and Ace asked in surprise: "This is your family's cloth shop?"

Noah nodded.

Ace and Nou walked into the shop, and they stood directly in the corner of the shop, observing the situation in the shop.The shop of the Green family is very good, but Ace can't think of any improvement for a while.

In the shop, several girls with beautiful faces and figures are wearing gorgeous costumes and acting as models. The noble ladies can touch and feel the fabrics of these costumes with their hands.If the noble ladies need it, those model girls will also pose in various styles according to the requirements of the ladies.The aristocratic ladies think they like it, so they will place an order directly, and the tailor in the shop will tailor it for them.

Nou said: "Most of these girls are magic apprentices. Because the customers of the Green family's shop are nobles and wealthy businessmen, like my cousins, the clothes worn by ordinary girls, even if they are just used as a shelf, they will not I like it. But magic apprentices are different. Although they are commoners, they can still make magic potions and recite a few simple spells. Noble ladies don’t think it’s unacceptable to wear the same clothes as them.”

"They are all magic apprentices?" Ace said, "But, isn't it a waste of talents to let them do this?"

Nuo Ou: "Actually, there are quite a few people with magical talents. One out of every 100 people has the opportunity to become a magic apprentice, but 1 magic apprentices may not be able to produce a magician. In addition to learning magic is very expensive, some People's elemental affinity is too low, even if they meditate for 100 years, they still can't store the magic power to become a first-level magician."

"Also, magic apprentices must be taught by a senior magician to sing spells. Do you think a magician like Mage Gabriel would be willing to spend all his time teaching newcomers?"

Ace touched his nose. He didn't need a senior magician to teach him spells.

However, Ace thought that when Angela learned undead magic, he had to practice spells hundreds of times, and he understood that most magic apprentices were different from him.

Ace: "That's not easy, do you want to find so many magic apprentices?"

Nuo Ou: "What's not easy, it's all ready-made in the Green family's fief."

Seeing that Ace didn't understand, Nou explained to him, "There are 80.00% magicians in the world on the magic island. No matter the Pansy Empire or the Finger Empire, they are very dissatisfied with this. Magisters are the most advanced in the war. Force, the two empires want them, and they don't want them to become ticking time bombs. They dare not mess with the dozens of wizards on the Magic Island, so they have to train new magicians themselves. His Majesty Ludwig IV has ordered The nobles must test the magical aptitude of all the civilians in their fiefs, and teach them magic, and the emperor will bear half of the cost."

Ace: "Your Majesty is very wise."

Nuo Ou: "Yes. My father also said that it is a good thing that he ascended the throne today."

Ace saw a stack of drawing papers by the side of the shop, and he flipped them through in his hand. On the drawing papers were different girls, wearing all kinds of gorgeous clothes in the shop, posing in dignified poses.There are a lot of such drawing papers in the store, presumably for the reference of customers.

At this time, the owner of the cloth village saw Nuo Ou, who was about to walk over with surprise on his chubby face.

Nou: "Would you like to sit in the back of the shop? You can choose two pieces of clothing you like. The tailoring skills in the shop are still very good."

"No need, let's go." Nuo Ou himself was saving money, and Ace was so extravagant.

Nou gestured to the owner of the cloth shop, and left the shop with Ace.

Nou: "Do you want to go to the next place?"

Ace: "Yeah."

Nuo Ou didn't mean to ask Ace's opinion at all, he just took out today with Ace as a pastime.Finally, the wound on Ace's face healed so much that he was willing to go out. He must have a good time with Ace.

Ace was furious.Why can't he offer any suggestions in Nuo's shop as a time traveler?

This unscientific!

In this way, Ace and Nou, one with the mentality of dating and the other with the mentality of work, spent a "pleasant" day.

In the tavern of the Green family, Noel held a small glass of ale and asked Ace: "How is it? Do you like anything? We can take it back."

Although Nuo Ou has gone bankrupt, compared to Ace, he is still very wealthy.Today I walked a lot with Ace, and Nuo Ou is satisfied. The only regret is that he can't sign for Ace because he didn't meet Ace's favorite things.

For the things at home, Nuoou just needs to sign the bill.

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Ace: "No."

Ace looked at the tea price list engraved on the table, the free snacks sent by the tavern owner, and the discounted food that the waiter told them just now. He almost suspected that the ancestor of the Green family was also a time traveler.

Ace: "Your family's business is so creative, I've never met one in Bad Soden."

Nuo Ou: "I learned it all from the Caesar Chamber of Commerce."

Ace: "Huh?"

"You should know about the Caesars Chamber of Commerce, right?" Nou said, "The president of the Caesars Chamber of Commerce proposed a competition for golden ideas. Every year, he selects a hundred good ideas and let the stores under the name of the Chamber of Commerce try them out. Among them, the best For golden ideas, the Caesars Chamber of Commerce will award 10000 gold coins to those who come up with ideas. Now, some commoners daydream that their ideas will be favored by the Caesars Chamber of Commerce, and 10000 gold coins will be thrown on their heads."

"As you can see, most of the store reforms come from this golden idea competition."

Ace: ...

Ace: "However, the Caesar Chamber of Commerce bought this golden idea for 10000 gold coins, and spent countless manpower and material resources to verify its effect. Others use it for free. Isn't it a loss for the Caesar Chamber of Commerce?"

Nuo Ou said proudly: "Anyone can use whatever they say."

Ace: "Huh?"

Nuo Ou: "The Caesar Chamber of Commerce will send a small book every year, which records the 100 golden ideas tested in that year. Generally speaking, only the shops under the family name that received the small book can use these golden ideas. Otherwise, all Everyone has used it, so where is our advantage?"

Ace said weakly: "The ones who received the notebooks are all big nobles, right?"

Nou: "Yes."

Ace sighed inwardly, this is really textbook public relations, it not only ensures the circulation of ideas in the hands of a small number of people, but also wins the favor of the big nobles.The Caesars Chamber of Commerce is so talented, they have gone all the way, why let others go? !

Nuo Ou took a sip of ale and asked, "Where do you want to go next?"

Ace: "Nothing in particular. Where were you planning to go?"

Nuo Ou: "I want to go to the slave market and pick some young and middle-aged slaves. The garden outside the villa and the stables behind need to be taken care of."

Ace frowned, not liking the idea very much, "Can't we recruit some servants again?"

Nuo Ou: "The servants have to pay their salaries every month, and my uncle or other families may have placed them in. Although slaves are expensive, after buying them, they can be settled once and for all."

The expenses in the villa were borne by Nou alone, and Ace knew that what Nou said was reasonable, but he still hated going to the slave market.

Nou probably saw that Ace was not happy, and said: "I still have a ticket for the Caesars Chamber of Commerce auction. They sent it to the villa a few days ago. The time is tonight. Do you want to go?"

In an instant, Ace's entire face lit up. He was indeed curious about the Caesar Chamber of Commerce, and he asked, "Can you bring someone?"

"It's a box ticket, you can bring as many people as you want." Nuo Ou hesitated, and said: "But I don't have much money. The things at the Caesar Chamber of Commerce auctions are always not cheap. If you have something you like, you can buy it." not come down."

Nuo Ou didn't expect that he would have such a miserable day when he would take his friends to the auction with ease.

"It's okay, just go and have a look." Ace stood up excitedly, "Where is the auction, can we go now?"

Seeing that Ace was happy, Nou also laughed, "It's too late, it's really impossible, there are horses behind the tavern, let's ride them."

Ace: "I'm not good at riding, the streets in the center are so crowded, don't accidentally bump into someone."

Nuoou: "I'm good at riding, I'll take you with me."

Ace: ...

Although Ace was somewhat reluctant, in order to avoid bumping into people, he shared a horse with Nou and went to the auction of the Caesar Chamber of Commerce.

At this time, the lights of Bremen are just beginning to come on, and the lights of Bremen are connected together. Candles are lit in the tavern, and magic lamps are put on the most luxurious store in the center of the city. According to Ace, I want to see which household in the city They are the richest, big family, just look at how bright their home is.If those nobles with incomparably glamorous appearance and amazing ostentation are reluctant to turn on a magic lamp at night, one can imagine what's going on inside.

The flow of people was like a tide, bustling, and the lights lit up the streets of Bremen.Noel rode a small brown horse and took Ace to the other side of Bremen, where the lights were brightest.

There were two rows of waiters in black standing in front of a three-story building. When they saw Noou and Ace coming, one of the waiters stood up and wanted to lead Nuoou's horse, but he hadn't reached the small palm. In front of the horse, he was stopped by a very rich-looking middle-aged man.

It's hard to imagine how this huge middle-aged man can run so fast. He is like a penguin, bouncing up and down in front of the little brown horse.

The middle-aged man bowed to Nuoou and said, "Little Duke Green."

Nou: "Do you know me?"

The middle-aged man rubbed his hands and couldn't help but say, "When the little Duke Green first came to Bremen, the chairman sent a portrait of the little duke, so as not to offend the little duke if he didn't have eyes." After finishing speaking, he gave a stern look at the black-clothed waiter who was going to lead Nuoou's horse just now.

In fact, the waiters who appeared at the Caesar Chamber of Commerce auction were all well-trained and selected, and it was basically impossible for Nuoou and the others to feel uncomfortable.The reason why the middle-aged man was so angry was because he almost lost an opportunity to show his love to the young Duke of Green.

Nuoou got off his horse and said to the middle-aged man, "My friend and I are going to the box of the Green family."

The middle-aged man smiled obsequiously and said, "I'll keep them all for you."

Ace dismounted, asked the waiter in black to lead the horse away, and followed Ace to the house where the auction was located.Ace was curious to see that there was a row of small rooms on the first floor of the auction, and the outside of each room was covered with a big red curtain, which looked luxurious and mysterious.

The middle-aged man saw that Ace had been staring there, and took the initiative to explain: "If the guests have any treasures that they want to auction, they can entrust it to the Caesar Chamber of Commerce. Each room is independent, and others cannot see the scene inside. There will be an appraiser in the room, they have all received strict training, and they will absolutely keep secrets. After the auction of the treasure is successful, the Caesar Chamber of Commerce will only charge [-]% of the handling fee."

Although the middle-aged man didn't know where Ace came from, he didn't dare to neglect the people brought by the little Duke of Green.

The middle-aged man's head turned to Nou again, "Of course, we don't charge any fees for the little Duke of Green's auction."

Nuo Ou: "Go directly to the box."

The middle-aged man stopped talking nonsense, and took Nuoou and the others to the box on the third floor, "The view here is the best, and you can see the entire auction scene at a glance, except for the box reserved by our chamber of commerce, which is basically reserved for adults. .”

The middle-aged man was talking here, and it happened that a group of people came up the stairs on the other side of the third floor.

Ace was stretching his neck, ready to see who the big shot was, but unexpectedly, he saw someone he knew.

Carl Kaiser.

The boy who was taken to the Skeleton King's tomb by Daniel.