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Chapter 519 Nobles
On the official road leading to the Holy Light City, two carriages followed one another, throwing Tibulage farther and farther behind him.

Wu Ming was riding a black horse, looking at the map in his hand.

The City of Holy Light is far away from Tibulaq. It is conservatively estimated that it is about [-] miles away, and it will take about a month to get there.

However, the distance is so far that it cannot change the idea of ​​leaving.

Right now, the time for the start of the big event is getting closer, and Bragg is destined to become the cusp.

He didn't come to be the savior. He didn't save the people of Liming from fire and water, and he did his best to support the heart of the Virgin Mary who was about to collapse the building, and he didn't want to get involved.As for saving the world, such a glorious and noble thing, let's leave it to the sophomores, or the hero.

One month later
All the way north, across three thousand miles, the Holy Light City is within easy reach.

Along the way, I didn't meet any thieves blocking the way, and I didn't meet any beauties to strike up a conversation with. The three thousand miles was a smooth journey.

This is also what should be done, Wu Ming always walks the official road, and this is the core hinterland of the Holy Light Empire, the possibility of encountering bandit road tyrants is very low.

Similar to novels, where you encounter robbers when you go out, and there are situations where beautiful women are chased and killed, that is the treatment only the protagonist has.

Wu Ming is not the protagonist of this world, and Goddess of Fate doesn't love him very much.

Aside from the broken axle of the carriage on the way, the biggest danger was being stuck in a small town for three days in a thunderstorm.

"When a carriage enters the city, you have to pay a silver coin, and nobles are no exception."

When passing through the city gate, they paid the entry fee of two silver coins, and Wu Ming and the others finally came to the Holy Light Empire, the Holy Light City that symbolizes wealth and power.

The Holy Light City looks very neat, the main road is enough for eight carriages to drive side by side, similar to the bull dung and horse manure that fills the streets like Tibula, it does not exist here.

Wu Ming rode a tall horse, walked ahead and looked at both sides of the road.

There are many shops on both sides, there are shopkeepers carrying burdens, shop apprentices wearing linen gowns, and adventurers wearing weapons.

The bard played and sang on the side of the road with his harp in his arms, and the noble lady called friends and friends with constant laughter.

As soon as he entered the city gate, an atmosphere of tranquility and prosperity rushed over his face. Wu Ming watched all this quietly, feeling like seeing the picture of the Riverside During the Qingming Festival. This is the most beautiful stage in an era.

"You, come here." Sitting on the horseback, Wu Ming pointed at a shopkeeper with his whip.

The peddler was carrying a box, selling rat poison, cockroach poison and other gadgets.

Hearing Wu Ming's words, the shopkeeper quickly ran over and said respectfully, "Master, what's your order?"

The badge on the carriage is a symbol of noble status.

Wu Ming liked the hierarchical system here very much, nodded haughtily, and said in an aristocratic tone: "Take us to the city hall, this is your reward."

A silver coin came out of his hand and landed firmly on the salesman's box.

With surprise on his face, the shopkeeper nodded and said, "Master, it is my honor to serve you, please follow me."

People are all slavish. It is said that during the period of slave liberation, some slaves were regarded as a great shame and humiliation after being driven away by their masters.

In this world, slaves, commoners, nobles, royal power, and gods have huge gaps between the five classes, which are far from what the European Middle Ages can match.

The arrogance of the nobles when facing the common people is normal, it is the exception if you are not arrogant, this is the rule of the game that has been formed for thousands of years.

This is a world with gods and professionals, where human rights are a joke.

Wu Ming doesn't want to change anything, all he needs is to follow the trend and integrate into this huge world.

The salesman will lead the way, go to the city hall to register, and discuss with him about the purchase of the castle.

Only after arriving at the city hall did I realize that every piece of land in the City of Holy Light is expensive, and a castle worth tens of thousands of gold coins in Prague would be at least five times more expensive here.

Like the castle with mountains, lakes, and gardens, the starting price is more than [-] gold coins, and there is still an attitude of whether you want to buy it or not.

"Lucy, I only have [-] gold coins, and a good castle costs more than [-] gold coins. Would you like to sponsor me?"

As soon as he asked the price, Wu Ming, who was cash-strapped, approached the future Her Majesty Queen.

Her Lady Queen was silent for a moment, looking at Wu Ming's gaze, as if looking at a fool, and whispered: "This is really a sad story!"

As a black dragon, Lucy also has the hobby of collecting treasures.

Although the treasures she collected couldn't compare with those grown-up dragons, they were still at the level of a little rich woman.

At this moment, hearing that Wu Ming, an annoying servant, was paying attention to her property, Lucy felt extremely heartbroken.

"Don't be so miserable, be happy!" Wu Ming knew that Lucy was a little money fan, looked at the tangled look on her face, and said: "Well, I borrowed this money from you, and I will give you an IOU from the head office. Alright."

"Okay, but you have to calculate the interest." Lucy looked reluctant, but after thinking about it for a long time, she still gritted her teeth and agreed.

She wants to live in a castle, be a queen, and be served by many people.

Although I don't want to borrow money, it is not unacceptable to pay interest on IOUs.

"How much to borrow?" Lucy rubbed her ring. This is a space ring, which can be sold in stores, and the minimum is [-] gold coins. Even Wu Ming doesn't have such a good thing.

Wu Ming glanced at the space ring enviously. He took a fancy to a castle priced at 22 yuan, so he said, "Lend me 20 yuan. I plan to buy this place called Swan Castle by the lake."

Swan Castle is five stories high, with a lake in front, a mountain in the back, and a garden between the castle and the small lake.

Inside the castle, there are 135 rooms marked. If you buy it, you will also have an orchard of [-] acres, plus [-] acres of fertile land.

According to the owner of the castle, living here can be completely self-sufficient, and you can go fishing when you have nothing to do, or go hunting on the back mountain.

"Okay, but if I borrow you 20, you have to pay me back 23. You have to pay it back within one year." Lucy also likes this place very much, but when borrowing money, the interest is still indispensable.

Wu Ming fully agreed, but what Lucy gave him was not 20 gold coins, but exactly 18.

Seeing the lack of 18 yuan, Wu Ming asked suspiciously: "Why is there only 20 yuan? Didn't you mean to borrow [-] yuan?"

"This is 20 yuan, 23 out and [-] out, do you want to borrow it or not?" Lucy said with a look of disgust, and Wu Ming had the illusion that he was a dog.

Eighteen out, 23 back, this is usury.

On weekdays, he didn't realize that Lucy had the potential to lend usury, and that his own Black Dragon Queen was a little tricky.

"Do you want to borrow it?" Lucy looked cold, as if she was watching Zhan Wu's scum.

Wu Ming nodded heavily, gritted his teeth and said, "Borrow, why not borrow, at worst, I can't pay the money, and I will pay off the debt with myself."

The disgusted one gave a blank look, and the 18 gold coins were still in hand.

Sign the agreement, seal it, and make two copies of the contract.

Wu Ming walked out of the city hall, took a deep breath, and gave Lucy a thumbs up.

Lucy snorted softly and urged: "With the castle, we still need a lot of servants, cooks, tailors, gardeners, housekeepers, grooms, gardeners, don't forget. By the way, buy a few more cows Come on, I'm going to take a bath with milk at night, it's good for the skin."

After tossing and tossing for three days, I bought more than 60 servants, and finally lived in the castle facing the lake with spring flowers blooming.

At first, Wu Ming thought that a dozen servants would be enough, but when he moved into the castle, he realized that if he wanted the castle to function, it would be impossible to have fewer servants.

A [-]-mu orchard requires six people to take care of it on weekdays, and a [-]-mu fertile field requires more than a dozen laborers.

Wu Ming, Lucy, Annie, Aunt Angelina, each assigned six maids to take care of daily life.

Plus five cooks for cooking, three gardeners for tidying the garden, four grooms, one housekeeper, four tailors, sixty people can easily digest it internally.

No wonder when watching Dream of Red Mansions, I am amazed at a Rongguo Mansion with nearly a thousand servants up and down.

Nobles, indeed, are the enjoyment class. Schwann Castle is full of money, and there are only four masters.If it is a noble family with over a hundred members and a thousand-year heritage, the number of servants they serve would be an astonishing number, not to mention the money and food consumed.

"Master, the Viscount Kane who sold the castle to us will hold his daughter's birthday party next month and sent us an invitation letter. Moreover, you are a new nobleman from other places, you should take the initiative during this time, privately This is the only way to integrate into the aristocratic circle." The person who served as Wu Ming's butler was an old man in his 60s who had served an earl and two viscounts successively. .

After having a butler, Wu Ming realized the meaning of a butler, not just to help manage the family business, but also to be a family diplomat.

In the past few days, Wu Ming himself didn't go anywhere, while the old butler Ford was busy distributing invitations to various noble families.

In the entire Holy Light City, there are more than 400 people with the title of Viscount, and there are about 60 Earls.

Further up, there are the 24 princes of the eight princes, these 32 top nobles.

Wu Ming is just a Viscount, and he still can't get in touch with the top families. According to the rules of the game, he can only get in touch with nobles who are one level older than himself, that is, families with the title of Earl.

Within a few days, hundreds of greeting posts were sent out, with very few responses.

However, the nobles in the Holy Light City still knew that there was Wu Ming, and they had initially made their name.

"The Viscount Kane's family has fallen so low that they even sold the castle. Is it necessary to make friends with him?" Wu Ming held a glass of red wine and lay on the sofa enjoying the maid's massage, experiencing the depraved life of the nobles.

The old butler, Ford, held an invitation letter in his hand, and whispered after hearing the sound: "Master, we are new here, and we lack our own connections. You are not going to the party this time for the sake of Viscount Kane, but for the sake of the nobleman." Show your face in the circle and let more nobles see you. Only in this way can you integrate into the nobles one after another, and gradually make your own way."

The so-called appearance is to go out to get acquainted, just like going out to dinner with the alumni in the dormitory when you are in college.

Although Wu Ming hates trouble, he knows that this is an essential step.

Most of the legendary nobles are descendants of gods, or powerful families left by top professionals.With Wu Ming's status, he can't get in touch with these people for the time being, so he can only broaden his influence from bottom to top, slowly approach the vision of the big nobles, and wait for the opportunity to enter the core.

(End of this chapter)