Chapter 351: About Hobert's "Miracle"
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After entering Full Moon Lake, Wayne immediately turned the rudder and sailed along the shallows by the lake, saying that if he went through the center of the lake, something terrible would happen.
And walking on the shallows requires caution, as you can easily "run aground" if you're not careful.
Wayne slowed down the boat and, while carefully steering, shouted to Seel, "Go get the sheep!"
Hobert took the opportunity to ask the question in his heart: "Why bring a live sheep on the boat?"
Wayne stared ahead, not taking his eyes off the front, and said, "If we encounter a monster in the lake in the shallows, it may crash or capsize the boat. As soon as you see a monster, throw the sheep into the lake, so they will be busy eating the sheep and won't bother us."
Hobert nodded, it sounded like running a boat here was more dangerous than on the high seas.
"Mon, mon, monster!" Seel shouted, pointing to the center of the lake.
Wayne roared, "We're not blind! You son of a bitch... kill the sheep quickly!"
There were a few swear words in the middle, which once again exceeded Hobert's understanding.
He looked towards the center of the lake, and on the slightly rippling surface, there was indeed a behemoth rushing towards them.
The monster looked like a large crocodile, but it had a head similar in shape to a carp, with scales on its body, and it seemed to have strong limbs.
Seel's hand holding the knife trembled so badly that he couldn't find the large blood vessel in the goat's neck after trying twice, which made the goat want to cry.
"What are you trembling about!" Wayne rushed out of the cockpit and was about to snatch the knife to kill the sheep himself.
At this moment, Hobert, who had been standing on the deck, suddenly said, "No need to kill it, the monster is swimming away."
He concluded in his mind: Monsters have very low intelligence and it is easy to distort their goals and intentions.
Clang~
The knife for killing the sheep fell to the ground, and Wayne knelt on the ground: "Your Excellency, you are truly a devotee of the Earth Mother! Even monsters avoid you."
He had encountered monsters many times in the lake, but he had never encountered a situation where a monster suddenly left during a hunt.
Wayne grabbed Seel from the side and made him kneel down as well: "You should still be missing a manservant. My nephew is quite clever and diligent. Let him be your manservant."
The well-informed Wayne knew that he had met a noble, but unfortunately he only had two daughters. If he had a son, he would immediately let him be a manservant to this noble.
Hobert asked Seel, who was kneeling on the ground belatedly, "Are you willing to be my servant?"
"The Goddess's blessed! I am willing, I am willing to follow you forever, to serve you forever," Seel said excitedly.
Hobert nodded: "The first two months are a trial period. During the trial period, it's 3 silver Solas per week. After that, I will increase your salary depending on your performance. Also, call me Your Excellency or Lord."
This salary is only about 5.5 Solas per week, but in this remote place, there is nowhere to spend money. 3 silver Solas is the salary Seel receives for helping on Wayne's boat, which is said to be the highest salary in Wright Town.
Wayne was happy to see that His Excellency had accepted Seel, so he hurried back to drive the boat.
After landing on the dilapidated dock, Hobert looked around and saw that many of the fertile fields by the river were indeed overgrown with reeds.
Seel packed up a bit and helped Hobert carry his bag to the Viscount's residence.
After passing through a reed field, they gradually encountered some town residents working in the fields. When everyone saw a well-dressed stranger, they gathered around to ask Seel who that was.
The residents' accents had some local dialects, and Hobert had to listen carefully to understand what they were saying.
Seel puffed out his chest and said, "This is our new Lord, a devotee of the gods. From now on, this place will be renamed Jeffrey Town!"
Everyone was a little surprised. Like the surrounding territories, once there was no Lord, they never welcomed a new Lord again. Some places had not had a Lord for more than fifty years.
Hobert did not reject Seel calling him "The Goddess's Blessed." He learned from Seel that when Viscount Wright was alive, there was still a school in the town, but now, the school had been abandoned for several years.
In such a territory, the title "Goddess's Blessed" was far more useful than "Lord."
Seel was a little regretful that he had to follow closely behind His Excellency, otherwise he would have boasted about the "miracle" he encountered in the lake just now.
Since the Wright family was killed, there had been no owner there. When Hobert opened the door and entered, it felt like entering a haunted house.
Facing the weed-filled house, Hobert ordered, "Clean up a room, I want to stay tonight."
Seel put down Hobert's bag and immediately found a room with doors and windows. The furniture inside was long gone. Seel drew a few buckets of water from the well in the backyard and cleaned the room first.
Then he came out and asked, "Your Excellency, the old carpenter Ted in town sells furniture. Would you like to buy some furniture for you?"
Hobert nodded: "A bed, a desk, a chair. Let him deliver them and I will pay him later."
Seel was quick and soon returned with a few people carrying several pieces of furniture, and he also bought new quilts, pillows and other necessities on credit for Hobert.
At the same time, a man in his thirties who looked very shrewd came with him.
The man was dressed decently. He took off his somewhat old but clean top hat and said respectfully, "Your Excellency, I am York. I heard from Seel that you intend to hire me as your butler?"
"That's right." Hobert was very satisfied with this manservant, Seel: "Two months of probation, with a weekly salary of 5 silver Solas during the probation period. After two months, a new weekly salary will be determined based on your ability."
York was overjoyed: "Your Excellency, I am happy to serve you."
Hobert threw him a purse: "From now on, you are the butler. There are 80 silver Solas in here. Go pay the bills first. You will be responsible for the expenses of the mansion in the future. Bring me the accounts every week."
When he exchanged gold Lires before, he exchanged two bags of 1 silver Solas coins. After these few days of travel, he found that silver Soles were indeed the most used currency.
The people around, including York, were stunned for a second or two. In this remote place, 80 silver Solas was a huge sum of money.
While everyone was sighing at the new Lord's wealth, they quickly went about their business.
York suggested to Hobert that he hire two or three more manservants tomorrow, hire a cook, and then prepare to repair the mansion.
Hobert nodded and agreed to each of them.
In the evening, Hobert asked Seel to buy some food in the town, and had a casual dinner.
York and Seel had nowhere to live in the "Lord's Mansion", so after Seel burned water for Hobert to wash his feet, the two left the Lord's Mansion and returned to their homes.
After nightfall, there were no lights in the town. After confirming that there was no one outside, York left his yard with a bag on his back and went straight to the dock.
When he arrived at the wooden dock, he found that Wayne's boat was still lit, which was great!
Jumping onto the boat, York pulled out a dagger and pointed it at Wayne, who was busy in the cabin: "Take me to Bugas City, quickly! Otherwise, I'll kill you!"
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