Lord of the Continent [Western Fantasy]

Xi Xiumi led Bennet to the reception room on the second floor. As soon as he sat down, the foreman named Ernst came in with a tray.

"My lord, President Bennet." Ernst said graciously, "This is the high-quality black tea from Opus, you two take it easy."

"Thank you, let's put it here." Xi Xiumi said.

Ernst carefully arranged the teacups one by one, and then stood behind Xi Humi with the tray.

Xi Xiumi picked up the teacup and took a sip, and suddenly remembered the black tea that Hersius had prepared for him. The taste of that cup was many times better than this cup, why didn't he notice it at the time?

Sure enough, without comparison, there is no harm.

"President Bennet, you drink tea." Xi Xiumi said politely.

"Thank you Earl." As he spoke, Bennet picked up the teacup, took a sip, put it down, and only stared at Xi Xiumi in silence, his eyes full of deep meaning.

Xi Xiumi: "??"

After a while, he realized that he turned around and said to the foreman behind him, "Mr. Ernst, you can go. I need to have a private chat with President Bennet."

"Good sir, ring the bell and call me if you have anything to do." Ernst said lazily, then took a peek at the cold and handsome Lord Earl, turned and left with reluctance.

"Mr. Ernst, please wait a moment." Xi Xiumi suddenly remembered something and shouted.

Ernst's eyes lit up, he walked back a few steps, and said expectantly, "Master Earl, what else do you want me to tell you?"

"Tell the knights guarding the gate," Xihumi said, "you don't have to stand in the sun for punishment, but find a place to rest yourself."

Ernst: "..."

After the foreman left, the reception room fell silent for a moment. Neither of them opened their mouths. They bowed their heads and sipped their tea. After a long time, Bennet said, "Mr. Sishoumi, do you plan to get married this year?"

Xi Xiumi almost spouted, caught off guard by Bennet's single-handed attack, and said in surprise: "President Bennet, are you joking? I'm still three months away from the coming-of-age ceremony, how could I have the idea of ​​getting married? "

Bennet said, "I don't mean anything else by asking this question. I just thought that if you happen to have this plan, I can provide you with a list for your reference."

Xi Xiumi was confused: "What list?"

"A list of all the unmarried nobles in Itenity so far." Bennet explained, "You can take a look, and if you like a lady among them, you can pursue her in future blind dates."

The corner of Xixiumi's mouth twitched: "And... this kind of list? Where did it come from?"

"It was sorted out by Her Royal Highness the Second Princess." Bennet said, "Why don't you take a look first?" He said respectfully and handed over a beautifully crafted manual.

Xi Xiumi took it and found that the first page of the manual had a picture of a young woman pasted on it, and next to it was a handwritten signature: Firmia.

Firmia? ?

Seeing the familiar face in the photo, Xi Xiumi petrified.

Seeing Xi Xiumi staring blankly at the photo, Bennet explained: "This is the second princess. The photos are posted to facilitate everyone's mutual recognition. Not only are there photos of the second princess on the list, but other nobles have also posted photos."

Xixiumi's mind was blank at this moment. He never expected that the guest who visited the Dream Palace yesterday and took away the wedding dress was actually the only duchess of Itenity—the second princess Firmia?

This, this is too ridiculous, how could she be summoned by the Dream Palace?

Next, Xi Xiumi thought of a more serious matter, and immediately went through the list quickly, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, there is no priestess named...Herax?He sent the other party away with a sachet casually that night. If he was also a princess, it would be really rude.

Xi Xiumi was so frightened that his mood suddenly fluctuated. At this time, the temperature in the reception room dropped suddenly, and the gray mist hovered in another dimension. He kept trying to cross to the reception room, descend to his side, and eliminate his anxiety.

Bennet suddenly felt a little cold, and then felt someone staring at him from behind, the gaze was full of viciousness, so he turned around suddenly, seeing nothing, couldn't help shivering, thinking in his heart: Could it be that he caught a cold in the teleportation array?Uh... I need to be blessed by the pastor of the Church of Light when I go back.

After confirming that Hercules was not a noblewoman, Xixiumi was relieved, returned the list to Bennett, and said politely: "I really have no intention of getting married, it's getting late, do you think our conversation should end here? "

"Okay, I understand, Lord Earl." Bennet took the list and said, "Then I won't talk to you about marriage anymore."

Xi Xiumi smiled and nodded. He wanted to greet him a few more times, so he sent him downstairs. Bennet glanced at the watch on his wrist and said calmly, "Aren't you still going to register with the Butler Association? In the morning I I told you that I know the person in charge there, why don't I go with you? It's also a good way to help with the staff."

Xi Xiumi was stunned. She didn't expect the other party to still think about it, so she said, "I didn't tell you just now that I'm going to the Butler Association... right?"

Bennet replied with a smile: "Yes, but you said it this morning."

Xi Xiumi: "..."

"That's just my plan in the morning." Xi Xiumi said helplessly.

"Then are you free now?" Bennet said, "If you finish your inspection, I think you still have plenty of time, so I can definitely accompany you."

"I've been talking to you just now, how can I have time to inspect?"

"Oh, then I can sit here and wait for you, and we will go together later."

Xixiu Mi: "……………"

This chairman is really... warm-hearted!

Xi Xiumi thought about it. He planned to visit the Butler Association in the afternoon instead of squatting at the main store and smiling at the clerk. After all, the place is well managed, and the so-called inspection is just an excuse to evade Bennet.

This diligent president is really difficult, and I have to accompany him to register. It seems that I can't get rid of it. Instead of wasting time here, it is better to go to the Housekeeper Association now, find a successor as soon as possible, and I can be relieved as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, he smiled and said: "Okay, then respect is worse than obedience, and I will trouble the chairman with this matter."

Bennet seemed very excited, got up quickly, and called Xi Xiumi to leave as soon as possible. Xi Xiumi looked at him suspiciously, always feeling that the chairman was overly enthusiastic.

The two went downstairs side by side, and Xi Xiumi asked, "Master President, what arrangements do you have for leaving the Butler Association later?"

"No arrangement." Bennet replied, "I might just go back. Why, the Earl wants to have dinner with me?"

"No, no, no!" Xixiumi said hurriedly, "I'm a little tired today, and I may go back to the manor after I'm done, I want to rest early."

"You're so busy," Bennet boasted.

Xixiumi heaved a sigh of relief in his heart, his heart was very dangerous, thanks to his quick response, he didn't want to have dinner with the chairman, so he might as well go back to the manor and drink a glass of calming red wine, and fall asleep early, so that he can see To Hersius.

Sitting in the luxury carriage, Xixiu Mi looked at the rows of shops outside the car in a daze, thinking about what kind of housekeeper he would choose later.

Itenity is a country with extremely distinct classes. The people living here are not only divided into nobles, merchants, knights, commoners, and slaves, but there are also classes among the nobles. From high to low, they are: Duke, Marquis, Earls, viscounts, and finally barons, were too much trouble.

The funniest thing is that, as an indispensable butler for nobles, they are also divided into five titles, namely: lower rank, middle rank, and upper rank for civilians, and lower rank and upper rank for nobles.

If the canonization of titles is based on considerations such as origin, status, strength, and contribution, then the title of steward is based on a person's ability, age, physical fitness, mind, and the most important thing is appearance and figure.

Xi Xiumi was very puzzled by this, why appearance and figure should also be included in the assessment indicators, are these two so important?

Does it really matter?

Well, it seems to be very important, Xi Xiumi, who is in control of appearance, thinks so.

However, this will also cause injustice. For example, my grandfather, the housekeeper, is conscientious and meticulous, and the quality of his work is also very good, but he is only rated as a high-ranking civilian, which shows how important appearance is.

He was still thinking wildly, when the carriage stopped suddenly, and the knight shouted from outside: "My lord, the Butler Association has arrived." Xi Xiumi said, and the knight opened the door for him, his eyes full of admiration.

Almost all the knights in the manor are fanatical fans of Xixiumi, and they are all proud of being able to protect the adults. This knight was selected twice in a row, and his luck index exploded. The other knights were so envious that they wanted to strangle him to death.

"Thank you." Xi Xiumi smiled, "The task of guarding the carriage is entrusted to you."

The knight was drunk in an instant, and his eyes couldn't help showing caution. He immediately paid homage to Xixiumi, and said loudly: "My lord, I promise to complete the task!"

Xi Xiumi held his forehead, turned and left helplessly, the knight looked at his lord's charming back, and murmured: "My lord Earl smiled at me, your lord smiles really nicely."

Xi Xiumi got out of the car before Bennett, and walked quickly into the Butler Association, only to see a row of uniformed butler uniform men, and several gorgeously dressed welcome ladies.

"Welcome to the Galaxy Butler Association." The foreman was a young woman, and said with a smile, "Do you want to customize a butler? Or choose a ready-made butler? Do you have an appointment?"

Bennet also rushed over at this time, the foreman's eyes lit up, and he said pleasantly, "Isn't this President Bennet? What's your business here? Could it be that you want to find another housekeeper? That's a coincidence. I just transferred a noble here..."

"I'm here with the Earl of Xishumi." Bennet interrupted her, and introduced: "The Earl needs a new butler, and his current butler has reached retirement age."

The female foreman understood, and hurriedly asked Xixiumi what request she had. After thinking about it all the way, Xixiumi couldn't figure it out, but Bennet was very experienced, and explained several requirements to the foreman in detail, including The basic situation, and what kind of housekeeper is suitable for him.

Xi Xiumi's face twitched when he heard it, but he had to admit that the president's words were indeed reasonable, so that he began to suspect that Bennett was not the president of the Protection Association at all, but a member of the Stewards Association. An undercover agent among the nobles, who specializes in the butler intermediary business, how could he be so familiar with it?

"What? The aristocratic high-ranking butler who just arrived? That's the top level!" Bennet said in surprise, "I hope you didn't make a mistake. If it didn't happen like that, Lord Xixiumi was angry and smashed his own signboard."

Xi Xiumi: "??"

The female foreman smiled flatteringly: "No, no." She said to the assistant next to her, "Go and let Butler Hughes come over, and tell him that someone wants to see him."

The assistant ran away, and the foreman said to Xixiu Mi vividly: "Lord Earl, Butler Hughes is the noble butler we just transferred. He has outstanding looks and first-class business. He also has long silver hair, which is similar to your black hair. It fits very well!"

When Xi Xiumi heard this, his mind moved: Hughes?Silver hair? ?