At dawn, the old butler Hill personally pushed the breakfast cart to the study. When he pushed the door in, he saw the eldest son of the family standing on the stairs in front of the bookshelf, holding a thick book in his hand.
I was fascinated by the thick astrology book.
It seemed that the young master had not slept all night. Although his face was slightly tired, he still seemed to be in good spirits. It was just that his body seemed a little too dirty... Could it be that he had been wallowing in those account books all night last night?
Also, he took off a short sword from the wall and placed it on the desk... Alas, that was an antique used by his ancestors.
The old housekeeper sighed and immediately summoned someone to freshen up the young master.
After finishing breakfast, Du Wei stretched out and asked, "Have the people who came with me from the Imperial Capital settled down last night?"
"Of course, they live behind the castle. Your guard knights, according to family management, are all incorporated into the castle guard... With all due respect, my dear young master, you seem to have recruited a knight on the road.
And she is also a female knight. I originally wanted to arrange for the knight to rest in the castle, but she refused... because you also brought a prisoner on the road. The prisoner did not know where he offended you.
It has been arranged to be locked up in the dungeon of the castle. Last night, the female knight and her followers lived in the room above the dungeon."
"Very good." Du Wei sighed: "So, what do I need to do during the day... continue to read these accounts? I think it will take at least three or four days to finish reading these... That would be too boring.
Hill, I have to find something to do."
Three or four days? It would be good if you can finish it within ten days.
The old housekeeper secretly thought, but his face was still respectful: "Yes. You are the master here. Everyone in the entire castle is your servant. Here, your will will be reflected to the greatest extent. As for these accounts
, you don’t have to worry about reading them right away. Anyway, these are the accounts of the past year. I think that if you are free in the future, you can squeeze out a little precious time to choose one of the family properties.
A tour of the two places might be more useful than looking at these boring account books."
Du Wei smiled and raised his eyebrows: "Good advice, Hill, good advice! So what should I do today? Is there... any program here?"
"Uh..." The old butler looked embarrassed: "Well, you know, the prosperity of this place cannot be compared with the Imperial City. The nearest town is away from the castle, and even if you ride back and forth, it will take a day. As for the castle,
There are no activities to kill time here on weekdays, but the surrounding scenery is pretty good. If you are interested, you can ride a horse and take your knights to hunt in the woods. Although there may not be much prey this season, but go out
Shopping is also a good choice.”
Du Wei nodded. He took a sip of the black tea in front of him, and then suddenly his heart moved: "The guy I captured...will have no problem, right? I mean, I have the power here to..."
"Are you talking about the power of law enforcement? My God... Young Master, this is the Luo Lin Plain! The entire plain belongs to the Luo Lin family! Here, as long as you do not rebel against the empire, other than that, the Luo Lin family
Your will is the law! And you are now the highest-status member of the Luo Lin family in this castle."
"Okay." Du Wei stood up, and a maid next to him immediately came over with a long leather coat, trying to put it on for Du Wei. Du Wei took a look at the dress, which was made of unknown animal fur.
, shook his head: "The weather is still so warm, there is no need to wear these... Oh, by the way, Hill, I need one or two followers by my side. I like to use people I am familiar with, um... Let Mader come over, I
I still like him to follow me. As for the others, have you incorporated the twenty knights I brought from the imperial capital into the castle's guard? That's great, I will take some time to see them today, by the way.
Review the knights of the castle guard. Uh... one last thing, my first teacher when I was a child was a famous astrologer, the famous old scholar Mr. Rossiyat. Under his guidance, I learned about astrology.
I am very interested in learning. During the time I live in the castle, I will use the room on the top floor of the White Tower."
"The White Tower...the top floor..." The old butler opened his mouth, with a look of embarrassment on his face: "This... Young Master, I'm afraid you don't know that there has always been a ban in the family. Except for the clan leader, no one is allowed to go up.
Going up to the White Tower."
"Oh?" Du Wei's eyes lit up: "Is that so?"
He didn't feel depressed at all, but instead had some expectations in his heart... Well, since it is a forbidden area, there must be some relics of Semmel left in it? Maybe there is something else to discover.
As for... not being allowed in? Even if it’s not clear, why wouldn’t I know how to sneak up there?
"Okay. Well, I have a few things. I need you to send someone to buy them for me." After Du Wei finished speaking, he took a quill pen from the table and quickly brushed it on a piece of paper.
I wrote down a few things.
These are some of the things he came up with last night to study astrology.
To study the stars, you need at least a telescope, right? And preferably an astronomical telescope. However, this thing does not exist in this world. It seems that you still need to make it yourself.
There is such a thing as glass in this world, and the mirrors here are of very high craftsmanship. If you do a little research, you can probably make a crude telescope.
Actually... Well, in this world, the use of telescopes is actually very small, because this kind of thing is mainly used for military operations. But in this world, there is magic! The magician blesses an "Eagle Eye Technique", and
Far better than a telescope.
Alas, magic, magic! It seems that we have to find a way to learn magic.
Thinking of this, Du Wei immediately stood up: "It seems that I need to take some time to go out to the dungeon to see my prisoner today."
Du Wei came out of the study, and soon the old housekeeper followed Du Wei's instructions and invited Mader.
The former groom looked a little depressed. After all, he had become the "master in charge" and commanded twenty cavalry on the road. It felt very good. But as soon as he arrived at the castle, the escort cavalry was immediately incorporated into the army.
The castle guard was stationed in a small military camp on the left side outside the castle. And he, the "general manager", immediately became the polished commander.
He has the title of a general manager, but he doesn’t even have a single subordinate.
The old housekeeper here seems to be a veteran of the Luo Lin family. How can I dare to share his power? After sleeping in the room for a night, Mader was still a little worried about his future... The little master didn't have it last night
Let me serve you, he won't forget me, right?
Therefore, after hearing Duwei's call early in the morning, Mader immediately rushed over. His hurried appearance made Hill, the old butler who paid attention to his appearance, a little dissatisfied, but Mader didn't care anymore. He ran to the castle hall and saw standing there
Duwei and Mader quickly went up there, wishing they could go up and hug Duwei.
"Oh, my master, I am your loyal servant Mad. Do you have any orders?"
Du Wei saw that Ma De was a little at a loss. After all, in this place, only Ma De can be regarded as his confidant. The others... well, that Ruolin can barely be considered half.
Du Wei did not rush to see the magician locked in the dungeon immediately, but first gave an order: From today on, no one is allowed to enter the study without his order!
Regarding this strange order, the old housekeeper complied without saying anything.
Then Du Wei first took people to the military camp outside the castle. There were 300 private troops of the Luo Lin family stationed here, 100 of them were cavalry, and 20 of them were organized into five cavalry squads. They took turns to patrol around the castle every day.
Patrol. The twenty escort knights Du Wei brought from the imperial capital happened to be organized into the sixth team. These people changed their equipment in the military camp and immediately welcomed Du Wei.
Du Wei had already talked with Mu De along the way, and then asked Mu De to come forward and select six people as his personal followers. These six people were all observed by Mu De along the way and felt that they were quite loyal and did things well.
They were also more conscientious. The six cavalrymen immediately took off their armor and put on light clothing without saying a word, and rode away from the military camp.
Their colleagues all watched these people leave with envious expressions... Well, after all, they were by the master's side. Maybe one day they would be liked by the master and they would have a chance to be promoted.
I have to say, after leaving the oppressive Earl's Mansion in the imperial capital and coming to this castle in the territory of the Luo Lin family, life is quite pleasant.
At least here, Du Wei is the person with the highest status, and the life of this nobleman is quite comfortable. When he went out, a servant immediately brought a docile horse, and the saddle and bridle were the most exquisite and high-quality goods.
I heard that in order to please Du Wei, Mader personally selected this horse. The former groom had a pretty good eye for horses.
In one morning, Du Wei took six followers and walked around the woods outside the castle twice, and finally he chose a place.
At the edge of the woods, a little further away from the castle, there is a small stream, which is a tributary of the Emerald River (Luolin River). The water flow is gentle, and after checking the surrounding area, there are no traces of large beasts. Du
Wei immediately decided that he would build a wooden house here.
This will be his first magic laboratory - although he is not a magician yet and has been deemed not to have the talent to learn magic, Du Wei is not worried about this.
There is always a way.
After recording the location, Du Wei took people to look around again.
This young master's behavior seems indeed very strange.
During this morning, in addition to patrolling the surrounding woods, he chatted with the servants in the castle. And the first person he met was actually the gardener and gardener in the castle!
Then the young master made another list and asked the gardeners and gardeners to prepare some strange flowers and plants according to the contents on the list. The list soon fell into the hands of the old butler Hill, who said nothing
, and did so immediately.
At night, Du Wei finally had some time to go to the dungeon to meet the prisoner.
Presumably after two days and two nights of torture, the magician must have suffered enough. Let's see if he is willing to give in?
Du Wei confidently led people back to the castle, but the first person to come to him was the old butler Hill.
"Master, I have sent people to prepare the lists you issued today and all the things you need to purchase."
"So fast?" Du Wei was satisfied and a little happy.
"Of course, this is the territory of the Luo Lin family, and your order is our bounden duty. After you gave me those lists, I immediately sent people to the surrounding towns to purchase them. Now the things are already going to
On the way back. But there is a small problem..."
"What?"
"I'm afraid you don't have enough money," the butler replied calmly.
To be continued...