my armed maid

Chapter 76 73: A raven and a maid (two in one)

After the celebration banquet, seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

Linfeng City began to rebuild villages, resettle refugees, and gradually restore order in the city.

At the same time, a major event occurred during this period, which was that Ivan Bayhart announced his abdication, and his sister Evelyn Bayhart succeeded him as city leader.

Regarding the change of city lord, although people were surprised, it was reasonable to think about it carefully.

In this war, Ivan lost his prestige as a city lord, and once prestige is lost, it is difficult to re-establish it.

If the Bayhart family wants to continue to maintain its rule over Linfeng City, changing the choice of city owner is the simplest and most direct move.

Fortunately, the eldest daughter Evelin is strong enough. She was originally a powerful high-level mage. As the acting city lord, she also made considerable contributions in the war, so it was natural for her to become a full-time mage.

Although she has many shortcomings such as being too young, too inexperienced, and not calm enough, people are more willing to place their future hopes on her than Ivan, who has been "disgraced".

After all, she had already helped Linfeng City win a battle.

When Evelin succeeded to the position of city lord, Nolen also handed over relevant work in the city lord's palace and took up the post of general staff.

From a newly promoted alchemist to the general staff of the city lord's palace, he may have set a record for the fastest promotion in the history of Linfeng City.

At the same time, the position of general staff brought him not only an improvement in status, but also various powers and wealth.

The most intuitive thing is that he has now moved into a larger and wider mansion in the upper city, only one street away from the city lord's mansion.

The neighbors who live in the same area as him are all prominent figures in the city such as the deputy captain of the Knights, the captain of the city guard, the chairman of the Mage Tower, and the leader of the Knights Alliance.

Because the mansion was very spacious, he integrated his workshop and Luo Zhen's alchemy team into the mansion, transforming half of its area into his secret "arsenal."

However, there are gains and losses. The living place is larger and there are more people living together. It is inevitable that a professional housekeeper will be needed to coordinate and arrange the housekeeping affairs of the house. In this regard, Nolen really does not have a suitable candidate.

Although he hopes to let Yuna share the work of hosting in the future, after all, life is not only about fighting and killing, but taking care of housework and sharing the chores of daily life are also important.

But unfortunately, she currently knows nothing about this aspect and needs a professional to guide her and lead her into this new job.

Recruiting a housekeeper was a trivial matter. After revealing this trouble to Evelin, she told her staff to pay more attention and quickly hired a professional housekeeper for him.

"First meeting, Lord Nolen."

The person who knocked at Nolen's study at this time was a middle-aged man wearing a slim black coat and an upright posture. He took off his black top hat and bowed politely to Nolen.

“My name is Maena Victoria, and I am a professional housekeeper. I was invited by Lady Evelin to help you solve your problems.

"Before that, you can make any inquiries to me to confirm whether I am qualified for the job."

Nolen looked at him and felt ashamed to say that this was the first time he had seen a professional butler who specialized in serving nobles.

He has obviously received long-term professional training, and his words and deeds are full of aristocratic elegance and calmness, which is something ordinary people cannot pretend to be when they are in battle.

Even if you look at the entire aristocratic circle in the city, housekeepers of this level are probably among the top ones.

As expected of the candidate chosen by the new city lord, he seems to be reliable.

"Let's talk about your past." Nolen put down his pen and asked, leaning back on the chair in a relaxed posture.

Ma Enna nodded and briefly summarized his previous work experience.

He is a fourth-level knight who studied at the Knight Academy in Linfeng City.

After graduating from the Knight Academy, he intended to join the Linfeng Knights. It was the most generously paid organization in Linfeng's army, but the competition was also very stressful.

Because of his limited strength, he failed to win the election, but an officer in the army took a fancy to him and asked him if he wanted to be their family's personal guard. He would offer a salary that was more generous than the general establishment of the army.

He came from an ordinary family. For him, it was more realistic to work as a private guard and get a high salary than to wait for promotion in the army, so he accepted the officer's invitation.

It was while serving as a private guard that he unexpectedly discovered his other talents - he was actually better at housekeeping than fighting.

So he changed his career from a guard to a professional housekeeper and kept the old club's mansion in order. He worked there for more than [-] years.

Although he can't join the Knights with his strength as a fourth-level knight, being a butler is a super bonus.

Even if he doesn't need to do hard work, as long as others know that even the butler under him is an extraordinary person, this will already make the master very respectable.

Moreover, the temperament of an extraordinary person is inherently better than that of ordinary people, which makes him stand out in the housekeeping industry, and he quickly became famous in the aristocratic circle of Linfeng City.

It's a pity that the weather is unpredictable.

The officer who took his fancy had been heavily in debt due to failed business investments in recent years, and was subsequently killed in the war.

After losing the financial support of the family, it would be difficult to afford the huge daily expenses of the nobles in the future. The widow of the family sold the mansion, paid off the debt with the pension issued by the city lord's palace, and left this aristocratic area with the remaining money. .

Naturally, the housekeepers and servants originally employed by them were also fired.

As a result, he lost his job. Fortunately, the connections he had accumulated in the aristocratic circles over the years were still there. Soon someone from the City Lord's Palace approached him and invited him to serve as a butler in the new residence of the General Staff.

General staff officer? This is a higher position than my previous position!
  So he happily accepted the job and visited the residence of the General Staff.

This is why he is standing in front of Nolen now.

Nolen asked a few more questions, and after confirming that he was satisfied with everything, he readily took out the prepared contract and signed the contract with Ma Enna.

Generally speaking, housekeepers will serve the owner's family for a lifetime, so it is very important to choose the right candidate.

As for Ma Enna, he really had nothing to be picky about. He was the steward recommended by the city lord's palace, and he had been famous in the aristocratic circle for a long time. His resume was relatively clean, so he had no reason to refuse.

"Since you have served as an officer, you should know the consequences of revealing military secrets."

When signing, Nolen warned, "You are not allowed to inquire about or disclose any information about the mansion's workshop. Please remember this."

"Keep it in mind, sir."

Seeing that the contract was signed, Maena bowed again and said solemnly, "No matter who the master is, I will absolutely protect the privacy of the house and strictly follow your instructions. This is my professional ethics as a housekeeper. "

"Okay, then I'll leave this mansion to you to take care of."

Nolen stood up and said, "I just moved in, there are no rules here yet, you can take care of it, I trust your experience and quality as a housekeeper.

"...Oh, by the way, come with me. I have something else to ask of you."

Maena followed Nolen to the backyard and saw a girl practicing her sword here.

Her medium-length pale blond hair was tied into a smart high ponytail, and a layer of sweat appeared on her pretty face due to long hours of exercise. The knight's sword she wielded in her hand was like a silver sword flash, and every time she drew the sword, she moved as fast as lightning.

Maena's eyes lit up, and with his fourth-level knight's eyes, he could see that this girl's swordsmanship was not just a show, she had real power.

At least he couldn't swing the sword at such a fast speed. Could it be that this young-looking girl was still stronger than him?

"Yuna." Nolen waved to her. The girl sheathed her sword, breathed out, and then walked towards them quickly.

"Maena Victoria, the new housekeeper in the house, has rich experience and is very reliable."

Nolen introduced, "This is Yuna Aska, um...she is an outstanding warrior, and now she also works as a maid."

"It's an honor to meet you, Ms. Yuna."

Maena gave a standard noble salute to Yuna, "I can see that your martial arts are very superb. I will ask you to take care of me in the future."

"Hello, Mr. Maenna."

Yuna had not yet adapted to such a formal way of greeting, so she replied somewhat cautiously, "Um...please give me some advice?"

"As you can see, this is the first time she has done similar work." Nolen added, "As for the knowledge about housekeeping, please slowly pass it on to her."

"I see it too."

Maena smiled, "But you don't have to worry. Learning housekeeping and etiquette is much easier than practicing cultivation. With Miss Yuna's understanding, I think she will be able to adapt to this new job soon and become an excellent maid."

"Then I'm relieved." Nolen nodded and waved his hands towards the two of them, "I'm going to the city lord's mansion now. From now on, you can discuss and handle all matters in the mansion together."

Maena immediately understood the subtext of this sentence.

In the eyes of the new master, Yuna's status is extremely important. Even if she is a novice maid who knows nothing now, she will still become the master's confidant in the future, and her status will even surpass herself.

As a butler, although he openly leads all the servants in the house, if he manipulates Miss Yuna arbitrarily, he will undoubtedly offend his master.

But it's true. Such a young, beautiful and powerful girl has immeasurable future potential. How could she be just a simple maid?

It would be better to say that this new master actually had such a method to take such an outstanding girl as his maid. He is worthy of being the general staff officer of the city lord's palace!
  Thinking silently in his heart, Maena bowed and sent Nolen away, and then looked at Yuna aside.

When he saw her for the first time, he didn't take a closer look out of politeness. But now that he was taking a closer look, his eyes suddenly moved and he quickly discovered a bright spot.

Because of long-term training, Yuna opened the collar of her training uniform, and what emerged from the gap in her collar was a faint black collar around her neck!

She is... a slave?
  No, definitely not.

This idea only appeared for a moment and was quickly rejected by Ma Enna. The reason is simple, because she is a powerful transcendent.

Extraordinary people are born into the privileged class and the aristocratic class. Extraordinary strength itself represents extraordinary power.

There are very few people like him who "condescend" to enter the housekeeping industry, so how could an extraordinary person become the lowest slave?

What's more, it can be seen from the expressions of the two people communicating just now that Noren still respects Yuna, and is not as casual as a traditional master when using slaves.

Then, the answer is obvious——

This is a sex toy between two people.

Thinking of this, Maena had a weird smile on her face.

Is this kind of gameplay popular now? Young people are really sentimental.

However, it was not like he had never heard of the large-scale games played among the nobles. It was just a collar play, so it didn't surprise him.

"Mr. Maenna?"

Yuna's confused voice brought him back to reality, he coughed lightly and smiled, "Come here, Ms. Yuna, let's talk while we walk.

"The master seems to trust you. In that case, I hope you can become the master's personal maid, responsible for taking care of his daily life and completing other tasks he has given you."

"Personal... maid?"

"Yes, unlike ordinary maids, a personal maid does not have to do other menial chores in the house. Her duty has only one purpose, which is to take good care of her only master."

Maena explained, "In fact, it is not limited to men and women. Every true noble has his own personal attendant. He will become the master's confidant. Some important and private matters will be given priority to the personal attendant."

It turns out that this is the case, Yuna suddenly realized.

She was born in a rural area, so she didn't know the rules and regulations in the aristocratic circle, nor did she know that they were all servants of the family. It turned out that there were so many classifications.

For example, she was the only servant in Nolen's alchemy workshop before, so she basically did all the chores.

Later, Nolen took in some refugees to help, and she was freed from chores and became a white raven.

However, there were only a few servants working in the workshop at that time, and there was no need to recruit a housekeeper for special management.

It's not like living in a big house like now, having to manage so many people and take care of such a big place.

With more people, it is natural to have a fine division of labor, which is different from the previous half-hearted and casual attitude.

"The so-called personal servant does not just take care of the master."

Maena continued, "In order to understand the master's instructions in time and take correct actions, you need to learn all the knowledge of housekeeping and put in more time and effort than ordinary servants.

"This is actually not easy, Ms. Yuna. It is very difficult to master any industry. Since you are really ready to become the master's personal maid, please treat it with the same attitude as practicing cultivation.

"I will hold you to a higher standard than others, and I hope you are mentally prepared."

When he said these words, Ma Enna's expression became serious. As a professional housekeeper, he would treat this job with a professional and almost harsh attitude.

The so-called housekeeping is not just an industry that can be easily accomplished by pouring water, sweeping the floor, or warming the bed. If you want to specialize, there are many ways to do it!
  Hearing his meticulous tone, Yuna's expression also became solemn. She felt a pious sense of mission and a heavy sense of responsibility from Ma Enna's tone.

Now, this is called professionalism.

This is what is said about doing what you do and loving what you do.

"I will work hard."

Yuna replied seriously, "I will make an excellent maid."

Nolen said that she hoped to be his maid.

In that case, she will do it.

Be it a raven or a maid.

As long as it's what you want me to be, I can be anything.

Nothing else, this is the original agreement I made with you that will last forever.

　Thank you for the reward that turned into a sharp blade, and thank you to the leader of Hun Mie Mo Feng! Will give more updates to the leader!

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)