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"You can rest assured." Priest Eleanor forced a smile, "Those gentlemen can't be more kind and trustworthy, but you have to be careful." Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the little god beside the bed, symbolizing that the god of light treated him Closing his eyes, he turned his head involuntarily when he was about to slander Archmage Andasi, "You have to be careful...be careful and take care of your body. It's not really cold yet, and winter is still here."

If it is fair to look at the factor of faith aside, Viscount Norbert, Archmage Andersi, and Priest Eleanor could not say that Viscount Norbert is more credible anyway.

It's a pity that the young duke he was facing was so innocent that he didn't use the important skill point of "Sensing Words and Observing Mood". He seemed to be aroused by Elaine, and he was eager to hear what he said about those "kind and trustworthy people" gentlemen".

Priest Eleanor hesitated to choose his words, carefully saying good things.

He didn't want to continue the topic at all.

"Then do you know Mr. Consul of Velvet?" Lucien asked him again, his pale sick face showed an uneasy expression, "He will visit me at dinner, but I don't know what to talk to him about. "

What can he talk about, he hasn't even been out of his own palace in his 16 years of life, of course he doesn't know what a "lord" does, the word "consul" alone is enough to bring him great pressure up.

Priest Eleanor comforted him and said, "It's okay, Mr. Levin Furner couldn't be more gentle, and he will do his best."

——doing his best to hold back and make trouble, completely emptying the young lord in front of him.

Priest Eleanor groaned in pain, as if he was a devil who was going to be thrown into hell in the scriptures, shamelessly deceiving the pure and innocent lamb of the gods.

"But I've been here for a week, and he just sent a letter yesterday, and he's coming to visit today." The young man bit his lower lip in confusion, and couldn't be easily persuaded by Elaine, "I feel...he's not very useful. gentlemen……"

He hesitated to speak, and his eyes flickered, so that Priest Elaine failed to notice the weird description of "not very easy to use", only because Lucien was too nervous, so nervous that his words were inappropriate.

Priest Elaine hurriedly comforted him a few more words, and tried to comfort himself in his heart.

How could such a weak and innocent young man be able to defeat Viscount Norbert and the others? His contribution at the moment caused him to lose early, which might be a help to him instead.

His thoughts were chaotic, and he couldn't pay attention to his surroundings, so he couldn't see the sudden pale face of a certain attendant in the corner.

——Three days ago, the Duke also said the same thing.

"It feels like you... are not very useful."

At that time, he was still the head of the attendant, serving tea and pouring water graciously to show his presence in front of the Duke.

He has confidence in himself, flattery and exclusion of colleagues are his forte.

And the boy who had been doing well all of a sudden said this sentence was even smiling at him, shaking his calf like a child's unruly little movement, and even his tone was full of a brisk smile, as if he said a witty joke casually talk.

Only the eyes looking at him were different. The ice sinking in those clear eyes raised sharp spikes, which were nailed down from head to toe, leading his heart to fall into the dark blue sea.

The Duke was not interested in whether he was cold as if he had fallen into the abyss. He just said this, and casually called Lawrence, who was standing quietly on the other side, to come and refill his tea instead.

Then from the next day onwards, he could only stand in the corner and obey orders, and the night before that, all the things that should not be in his luggage were returned to the original owner.

He knew it was over.

Because in Lucien's eyes, it was over after judging whether his servant was good or not, and how to deal with the servant who made mistakes was not the Duke's job.

Just like whether Lucien wants to keep Lawrence, Luthers will not argue with his younger brother for the sake of being a housekeeper. Lawrence, who replaced him, wants to demote, kill or expel him from the manor, and he is just doing nothing at leisure. During the interval, he reported to Lucien, and Lucien hummed noncommittally.

That's it.

……

After leaving Rollus Manor and returning to the temple, Priest Eleanor confessed for a long time in front of the statue of light.

So you shouldn't believe too much in things like gods and ghosts, because believing them will only become a psychological weakness.

After sending off the officiant Eleanor, Lucien soon welcomed the visit of Levin Furner Norber, the Governor of Velvet County.

Just looking at the surname, you can tell that this is a not-so-distant relative of Viscount Norbert.

A gentleman with an honest and amiable face, and his brows are furrowed as if he is always worried about something.

Levin Furner did not hide his sorrow and sighed at all. After meeting each other hastily and saluted, he spent almost all his time in front of the sickbed of Lucien's new lord, babbling about how difficult this winter was and how difficult the lives of common people were.

Lucien had a low fever, and was carefully wrapped by Anna like a rice dumpling. He looked limp and in a trance, and he didn't know Mr. Consul's concern for the country and the people. He listened to a few words.

Simply because he has a docile personality and doesn’t have the bad temper of a nobleman. Levin Furner racked his brains and tongue to speak out to him, and made this ill-informed bastard dizzy. He just nodded and nodded again. In front of him, he wants money and power, and he wants to do things in his name, so he can ask for anything.

Lawrence, the steward of the Rolles Manor, was temporarily in charge of all the settlement expenses brought by the Duke from the imperial capital, and Levin Furner's subordinates took the signed and stamped documents from Lucien and wanted to withdraw money from the treasury.

"Please wait a moment." Lawrence took the paperwork, asked people to wait in the lounge, and arranged to withdraw the money himself—this was a large sum of money, enough to fill dozens of large boxes and three carriages, each of which would sink It takes four horses to pull it.

Levin Furner got the money from Lucien in the name of buying food to help the poor. He swore to the God of Light that he would use every gold coin wisely.

"You are serious." Lucien's cheeks were flushed by the steam from the hot tea, and he looked at the consul in front of him sincerely, "I believe that you are a very honest gentleman, and you will not lie to me. "

Levin Furner laughed twice, the boy's innocence reminded him of his own young son, and he couldn't help but said narrowly: "Then what if I lied to you?"

Lucien wrinkled his nose, "I don't like your assumption." He said so, but still tilted his head seriously and thought for a while, "Well... I don't like being deceived, so I will be very angry."

"By the way." He seemed to be reminded by Levin Furner, "Let's pull the hook." He stretched out the little finger of his left hand, and childishly bent it towards the gentleman opposite, "This way you can't go back on your word."

The consul's little finger was hooked on Lucien's thin and cold finger, and was pulled by Lucien to sway. The boy's brows and eyes were curved, and he happily hummed an oath like a nursery rhyme.

"Swear by hooking your finger, and make a promise by cutting off your finger. Those who betray will have their stomachs broken."

"If the beasts share the food, there will be no place to die."

hiss--

Even though Levin Furner knew that there was no magical power in these words, a chill still inevitably shot up from his back.

"Okay." Lucien let go of his hand, looked into Levin Furner's eyes as if he didn't know what a terrible thing he sang, and repeated his words.

"I trust you will not deceive me."

"But if I'm cheated, I'll be very angry."

His admonition was like a gust of wind, and the oath method learned from who knows where, after the moment of coolness faded, the meaning to adults was so stupid that it was a joke.

The unbreakable oath passed Mr. Levin Furner's ears like the wind, without leaving a trace.

After sending Mr. Consul away, Lucien flipped through the letters that Lawrence had sorted out and picked out the plainest one.

"Sure enough, President Andasi will come by himself." He opened the envelope and glanced at it, said a little "wow" to the concise and concise content, and then sat at the table and began to write a reply.

Lawrence stood beside him, waiting for him to write the short and polite reply, and then made a trip himself to deliver the letter to the residence of the Archmage Andersi.

Lucien invited Archmage Andersi to Rollus Manor. Although Archmage Andersi sent Lucien the invitation first, the owner of Rolles Manor AKA the new lord of Velvet County took the initiative to ask the Adventurers Guild The chairman sent an invitation.

Lucien brought some magic materials that are not commonly seen in the north from the imperial capital. In the hands of this trash, he can only keep dust, but in the hands of an archmage with profound magic knowledge, it may be of some benefit to him. .

When the Archmage Andersi received the reply from Lawrence himself, he was lukewarm, and even teased a few words about Lawrence's face-to-face and behind-the-scenes villainism - he was not old enough to forget how Lawrence proposed to kill Their young new lord's loyal and obedient appearance at this moment is particularly ironic.

Lawrence was stabbed a few times, but the smile on his face didn't change at all, "I'm just a layman, I just want to live a better life."

"Although that master is a bit childish, he can't be easily deceived." Lawrence said, "Excuse me, if you don't deliberately deceive him, you and that man should get along very happily."

As long as Lucien is willing, he can get along happily with anyone.

—Luthers told Lawrence so.

Due to the dual effects of body and talent, his good brother Lucien will instinctively put himself in the position of the weak/victim, and no one is completely immune to the inflated sense of superiority when he is in a high position, so he will naturally treat the "weak" ’ produces condescending pity.Especially in a place like the imperial palace, the more flamboyant a person is, the more vulnerable he will be, and his opponent will do it for him to bow and leave.

Luthers gave Lawrence a copy of the "How to get along with Lucien Instructions". After all, it is not so easy to find a sensible and reliable housekeeper like Lawrence. If he can always work hard in Lucien's bowl, Luthers, the older brother Also feel at ease.

What Luthers didn't write was that he once suspected that Lucien had some charm buff inherited from his mother. After all, this kind of weak person is pretending and pretending. Normally, he just wants to send a spell three times when he sees it.

But I have to say that Archmage Andasi liked Lucien's tricks very much.

Having gone through hardships and cultivated to this point does not mean that he can abandon his vanity. He has to admit that he enjoys the respect shown by the new lord and his yearning for the strong, and he also likes to be called "President Andasi" rather than "Grand Master".

Yes, if Lucien is willing, no one will dislike him.

After only meeting Lucien, Archmage Andasi reminded Lucien vaguely of the money he had given to Levin Furner to help the poor, and the young man gave him grateful eyes*1.

"We pulled the hook before, so I trust Mr. Levin Furner." Lucien seemed to really believe in the usefulness of the hook, and changed the subject, "I will hold a banquet in a few days, please be sure to appreciate it."

The Archmage Andasi agreed, and heard the curious baby ask him again: "Since you are also in charge of the mercenary union, can I entrust you with a task?"

"You know, the lord's immunity is very important, I dare not give it out casually."