The cold-faced earl doesn't want to trigger the plot

When he was in Greenwater City, he just didn't care about it.When he really has the opportunity, he can also show off his talents!

so...

How should this restaurant be opened?

Even putting aside the meaningless farming feelings of being a time traveler, Riber feels that this decision he made independently is very important to his future.

In fact, until now, due to no contact with "Madame".Therefore, Riber could not clearly know what kind of attitude the other party had towards him.

However, after all, they cannot escape control and control.

But it was such a "madame" who asked him to get in touch with the old nobles and dignitaries and outstanding talents in various fields when he was in the capital.

The reason is that he can quickly establish his "power" after entering the academy.The reason for establishing the "force" is to help the Scourge Church's "recovery" plan.

Riber doesn't think that the network he wove alone can actually play a big role in the "recovery" plan.But the Church of Scourge had to use even his tiny power, and the "madame" had to compromise, which was enough to show the importance of the "recovery" plan.

If we say that there was a shackle like "Madame" on the original Riber's head.So now, the "Madam" who was supposed to be the ceiling also has a shackle like an organization on her head.

Therefore, Riber had a chance to breathe in such a delicate situation.

It's just that the reason Riber didn't choose to accept the arrangement of "Madame" was to wander around the upper-class social circle to gather his contacts.

It was because he felt that the people he gathered in this way were not so much centered on his "Rieber", but rather centered on "Camprete".

And whether he can always be "Camprete" is not up to him.

Therefore, he used this method to hope that he could recruit some of them, even if he no longer had the status of an earl, he could still be his support.

Riber felt that it was too difficult for him to possess extraordinary power in a short period of time.

After all, his current situation is worse than that of Greenwater City.The blessings of the gods who can improve are only the blessings of light.

But there is no maze around the old capital, so he has nowhere to go if he wants to level up.

In other words, unless he wants to deal with "Madame" or the Church of Scourge, spending decades of time.If you want to have the ability to protect yourself in a short period of time, you still need to rely on the strength of others.

Academy is undoubtedly the best place for him to find various "companions".

But in the old royal capital, as a "preview" stage, it couldn't be more suitable.

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Afternoon time.

Riber rode in a high-profile black carriage again, traveling with Ywenna and Lysa.

Unlike Greenwater City, Riber now needs more attention and attention.

After all, if he doesn't do this, I'm afraid no one in the old capital will know that an earl has opened an unnamed restaurant.

As for the destination of Riber and his party today, it is to find Manette, the famous puppet master in the old capital.

A few days ago, Riber and the three girls discussed where they would go after leaving the mansion, perhaps when they opened a restaurant.Spacey immediately agreed, then made the difficult decision to bring her culinary skills to an unnamed restaurant.

It can only be said that this move is equivalent to that the unnamed restaurant is already heavily in debt before it opens.

In addition to the choice of the chef, the waiter should not be ambiguous.

Riber naturally tried not to use people from the Campret family.And Ewenna and Lysa didn't mind helping out in the restaurant for a while.

But the key point is that Lysa is also in a semi-"debt" state now.

A chef with extremely hard-core cooking skills, coupled with a waiter with a slightly hard-core image, and because this waiter lacks a handedness, most of the time he can perform what a "confused maid" is.

Riber couldn't even imagine what kind of beauty such a restaurant would look like after it opened.

So, since they have a letter of introduction from the puppet master Manette provided by Brigitte.Then they, indeed, should go and fix Lysa's arm first.

Driven by Taya, who knew the Old Royal Capital well, the carriage soon arrived at the door of the famous "Puppet Mansion" in the Old Royal Capital where the puppet master was.

Seen from a distance, the courtyard is wide, and the quaint two-story mansion with brown as the main color looks extraordinarily gloomy and full of ominous atmosphere.

It's not that there's anything wrong with the building itself, but that the courtyard looks particularly "lively", with shadowy figures everywhere.However, if you look closely, you can find that none of these "people" is moving.It turned out that they were all dolls with fixed shapes.

Riber didn't know if something like the "uncanny valley effect" was at work, but he only knew that when he approached the mansion, his back felt chills.

"Master. Now is exactly the time for you to make an appointment with Master Manette."

When she was about to step into the mansion, Taya said so.

Another difference between Taya and Sebastian is that she never takes care of the carriage, and only tries to follow Riber's side as much as possible.

But then again, with two horse-drawn horse-drawn carriages, you probably don't need to look after them at all.

"Master Manette, about eight months ago, announced that he would no longer make dolls. Therefore, the young master's discussion with Master Manette this time may not be pleasant."

Taya reminded them as they crossed the gravel road at the Doll's Mansion.

"It's okay, we're not making dolls, we're just making human arms."

"..."

Taya, who didn't realize where it didn't matter at all, just chose to remain silent.

Soon, Riber and his party entered the interior of the doll mansion.

Compared with the inexplicably desolate exterior, the interior of the mansion is obviously luxurious and refined.However, the puppets that are still stored everywhere still don't give people a good impression.

Looking around the interior of the mansion, Liber couldn't help frowning in an instant.

"Who are those dolls?"

What Riber asked was about the red-haired dolls that were placed in large numbers in the mansion.

Although, there are many dolls in the doll mansion, and many of them imitate real people.However, most of them can detect the difference between them and real people as long as they observe carefully.

But inside the mansion, as if they were displayed in a window, there are a large number of small red-haired dolls of the same style that are only the size of ordinary people's palms, but they are so delicate that it is difficult to see the difference from them.

Even, under the special make-up and treatment, the faces of these dolls showed a rosy, plump and even delicate expression.

"Master, these are the masterpieces of Master Manette in the past ten years. There are 99 'Lily Dolls' in total. It is the only work that Master Manette does not sell."

"'Lily Doll'..."

Riber repeated the noun, and the frown on his brows still did not loosen.

Just at the right time, two dolls in maid costumes in long skirts "slid" along the track line in the mansion to the front of everyone.These dolls, which are obviously different from human beings, are obviously different from human beings with puppet strings hanging on their bodies. They bent their waists stiffly and made a "please" movement.

In this way, Liber and his party were invited into Master Manette's reception room.

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In the reception room.

Master Manette is a very short old man who looks like a "dwarf" in fantasy works.However, his round rosacea nose and equally round protruding ears show that he is not a fantasy species.

At this moment, the communication with Master Manette was not going well.

"So, how many times do I have to say it! I'm no longer a puppet! It's useless for any of you to come, if you say you don't do it, you just don't do it!"

Master Manette, who was unshaven, smelled of alcohol, and had red eyes, spoke excitedly in a voice full of vicissitudes.

It was not among Riber and his party that someone angered him.It was Master Manette who had adopted an unfriendly attitude from the moment he met everyone.

"Master Manette, we just want to order prosthetics. As long as the completion of the prosthetics meets our requirements, we will definitely pay a price that satisfies the master. Moreover, here is a letter written by sister Brigitte. I hope the master can Take a look."

Facing Master Manette's response as if she was chasing a guest, Ewenna spoke very calmly, and pushed the letter over with the fingertips of both hands very politely.

As for Lysa, the client who needs prosthetics the most, facing Master Manette who seems to be very irritable, she showed a mixed look of grievances, shrinking her neck and trying to "hide" behind Ywenna.

Seeing Lysa's performance, Riber seemed to understand the reason why Ewenna must follow this trip.

Tsk, this Lysa, after removing her disguise, seems to be even more timid.

No wonder, Brigitte always has a hating attitude towards her.

"letter?"

Master Manette took the letter, glanced at it casually,

"I actually wrote some inexplicable things. See off! See off!!!"

Amidst the master's roar, the maid doll slid over along the tracks that covered the mansion.

Just when Ewenna showed a look of confusion rather than annoyance, Taya, who had a gloomy face, broke out first.

"Did you act so messed up after you knew that the person in front of you was the Earl of Campret?"

Seeing Taya's expression as if she was going to eat people, Riber started to have a headache.

In fact, Sebas would probably say the same thing next to him.

But, I don't know why, if Sebas does the same thing, it will look very funny, it will appear that he is incompetent and furious, so don't say that it will make the atmosphere more tense, but it will ease it a lot.

But Taya's words...

Riber sighed, didn't say anything, just stood up and turned around and left.

Nor is he necessary to prevent conflict.

After all, Taya is only a housekeeper after all.Therefore, he can't make any real moves if he doesn't express his opinion on Taya.

And Evanna and Lysa immediately followed, leaving only Master Manette's clamor and Ascart's foul language resounding throughout the room.

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Returning to the lobby on the first floor of the mansion, Riber looked at Taya who had regained her composure, checked the pocket watch on her chest, and gave instructions.

"Taya, go to the carriage and take the package I brought here."

"Yes, sir."

Taya looked puzzled for a moment, but followed Ribel's instructions.

After Taya left, Riber turned around and came to a window on the first floor.

"You guys should be very good at picking locks, right? Can you open this window cabinet?"

"Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhmhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh?"

What is this monster talking about?

Riber couldn't help giving Lysa a white look.

From the time of Greenwater City to the present, this woman is really out of the situation at any time.

"can."

Yiwenna said calmly, bent down and opened the lock of the window cabinet.

Looking at the open cabinet door, Riber once again lamented that Ewenna is really a "good girl".

Riber reached into the window cabinet and fumbled for a while, then took out a Lily doll.

Even if the people who will come to visit the Doll Mansion are famous people, there is no need to worry about them doing things that will affect their reputation, the security of the Doll Mansion is still too lax.

In other words, this slack in security can just prove Riber's guess.

In fact, Riber noticed it as soon as he entered the mansion.

That familiar light.

Rather, Riber feels that he has not encountered the light of an important supporting role until now in this old royal capital, a city that is both a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, and an outpost of the academy, which shows that he has been lucky recently.

However, the moment he saw the light, he was still puzzled.

Because, the one that glows is a Lily doll.

If the light on the puppet is the trigger point of the plot, there is nothing to say, but the light of the supporting role is really not normal.

Plus, Master Manette's strange attitude afterwards.And the letter that Brigitte should have asked Master Manette to cooperate with did not take effect, so Ribel suddenly understood what the problem was.

"Are you 'Master Manette'?"

Rebel grabbed the glowing Lily doll and said,

"Or, can you tell us, where is the real Master Manette?"

Riber's voice echoed in the extraordinarily quiet hall of the mansion.

Although I don't know which line this Lily doll is an important supporting role in, and it's very beautiful.