Happy people from Blue Star

Chapter 3 Knights Standing on the Ground
Hardy sat in the living room, slowly eating bread and drinking warm milk.

Except for the two maids standing beside him, he was the only one sitting on the long dining table.

Coupled with the huge and empty living room, it seems that this place is very deserted.

But Hardy didn't think so, he was quite happy now.

It actually feels good to live again, a younger and healthier body is a rare 'capital'.

He doesn't care even if he becomes a character in the 'game'.

I think, therefore I am, what does it matter if this world is real, or if I am an NPC!
Besides... is this world really just a game?

Hardy enjoyed his lunch slowly. The taste of the bread was average, and the milk was slightly fishy because there were not enough additives to adjust the taste, but compared with the time of "eating whatever you want to throw up", it seemed so beautiful.

When he was about to finish eating, the red-haired head maid Lilian and an old man came in from the door.

Lilian saluted Hardy from a distance, and then stood aside obediently.

The old man walked up to Hardy, bent down and saluted and said, "Little master, I'm back."

"You haven't eaten yet, Jack, come to my study to chat after you finish your lunch." Hardy turned to look at the head maid not far away: "Lilian, let the kitchen prepare everyone's lunch. Starting today, everyone's meal size will be increased by half."

All the servants were amazed.

The old butler Jack persuaded: "Little master, we have to save some money."

"Don't worry, there's no shortage of food." Hardy waved his hand indifferently: "There are only more than 30 people in our manor, and if we recruit ten times more people, we won't have enough food."

Seeing Hardy's firm attitude, Jack gave up persuading him.

Hardy felt that the original body was very stingy, not to mention the hill-high pile of gold coins in the secret room, as for the apparent property of the family, there was also a 'deposit' of thousands of gold coins.

Not to mention that in the city, Hardy's family still has a lot of property, and they continue to send gold coins to the family.

After Hardy finished eating, he went to the study by himself.

The servants began to clear and wash the dishes, and then began to prepare food for themselves.

Hardy was reading a book in the study, it was a travelogue, which was very interesting.

After waiting for about half an hour, the old butler knocked on the door and came in.

"Jack, your monthly salary will be changed from two silver coins to three." Hardy put down the book in his hand, looked straight into the old man's eyes, and said with a smile: "In addition, the monthly salary of all the servants in the manor has also increased by five copper coins. I will inform Lilian about this later."

Ordinary maids are paid 25 copper coins per month, and if they are raised by five copper coins, it will be 30 copper coins.

It doesn't sound like much, but under normal circumstances, one copper coin can buy a catty of flour.

The vast majority of civilians are unable to eat enough and wear warmth every day. They often have something to eat for two or three days, and then go hungry for a long time.

And the servants are provided with food and lodging in the manor. They can eat enough every day and get money. It can be said to be an excellent job.

Jack couldn't help but said: "Little master, you are increasing the amount of food and salary, can the family support it?"

The butler generally does not care about specific money, and is only responsible for managing chores and maintaining the orderly operation of the servants' work.

So Jack doesn't actually know the financial situation at the estate.

"It's okay, I have my own plan." Hardy smiled indifferently, and then asked, "How is the situation at the blacksmith shop?"

When it came to the business, Jack's expression darkened immediately, and he said with some resentment: "They are the lions, and they want us to double the salary before they are willing to continue working."

"What happened to the order?"

Jack thought for a while and said, "Three orders will not be delivered on time."

"Is it a big loss?"

"It is estimated that at least twenty gold coins need to be compensated."

Hardy leaned back, thought for a while, and said, "You prepared a greeting card and handed it to the Earl of Virginia, saying that I intend to visit and ask when he is free."

Old Jack nodded.

"Orders that cannot be delivered by the blacksmith's shop can be dealt with today. If you should lose money, you should apologize. Give each customer three bottles of wine from our estate, which is a good gesture." Hardy thought for a while, and added: "The land deed of the blacksmith shop, all the contracts of blacksmiths and apprentices, are ready. When I need them, you have to take them out immediately."

The old butler nodded repeatedly, these are indeed his duties as a butler.

"Jack, are you homesick?" Hardy suddenly changed the subject.

Jack froze for a moment, his voice hoarse: "I haven't been back for more than ten years, of course I miss home very much."

"I heard that your youngest grandson is 14 years old."

Jack nodded.

"When I'm free in a while, I'll give you a few days off. You go back to your hometown and pick up your little grandson, take him with you for a few years, and teach him how to become a qualified housekeeper."

Jack froze for a moment, then with tears in his eyes, he nodded slightly and said, "Okay, little master."

"Go to work." Hardy bowed his head and continued to read.

Jack left lightly, and then slowly closed the door.

Like Lillian, the red-haired headmaid, Jack is also related to Hardy.

Also distant relatives.

There are a lot of books in the room, and the original body probably hasn't read even ten of them.

Hardy is very interested. In his opinion, whether it is travel notes or biographical records, he can understand the world from the side and spy on the basic operating rules of the world.

In the evening, Jack came back from the outside.

"The compensation and the wine have been given to the three customers, and they are very satisfied." After a pause, Jack continued: "In the afternoon, I handed the card to the earl's butler. Before I left, the earl replied that he would like to meet the young master at around ten o'clock tomorrow morning."

Hardy was a little surprised: "So fast?"

"Because the day after tomorrow, he will set off to Wangcheng to meet the king."

"Then you have to prepare gifts." Hardy said with a smile: "The land deed of the blacksmith shop and the contracts of those employees are all packed in a beautiful box."

Jack immediately guessed Hardy's plan: "Little master, do you really want to do this?"

"Now we have to move forward lightly." Hardy looked out the window, and the stars in the night sky were flickering slightly: "The blacksmith shop doesn't mean much to us anymore. Since it's already a piece of carrion that attracts flies, let's cut it up for now and sell it in exchange for something we need more."

Jack was a little puzzled: "What do we need?"

Hardy smiled, but didn't answer.

Jack stopped asking.

After eating supper, Hardy left the castle and came to the grass of the manor.

Lilian followed behind, waiting for Hardy's order.

Hardy looked at the full moon in the sky, raised his right hand high, and shook it hard.

Darkness calls, dark clouds cover the stars and the moon.

The war horse roared!

The tall Nightmare Knight stands above the ground, blending with the darkness.

Two pairs of bright red eyes, one person and one horse, turned to Lilian.

The red-haired head maid was so frightened that her legs became weak and she fell to the ground, unable to speak or make a sound.

This is one of the most basic abilities of the Nightmare Knight:

Aura of fear.

(End of this chapter)