Demon Laws
Chapter 18: Three Hundred Gold Coins
In the morning, the housekeeper Hill himself brought breakfast to the study. When he entered, he saw this Great Young Master of nobility standing on the front steps of the bookshelf, reading a thick astrology book with focus.
It seems that this Young Master had not slept all night. Although his face looked a little tired, he was quite excited. It's just that his body is a little dirty. Did he roll over these accounts last night?
The short sword on the wall had also been lowered and placed on the table. Aish, it was an antique once used by ancestors.
The housekeeper sighed, then immediately called for people to clean up this Young Master.
After breakfast, Dewey stretched his waist. “Have the people who came from the imperial capital with me been arranged?”
“Of course. They're at the back of the castle. The cavalry of your bodyguards are put into the guard team in the castle as per the family setting. I'm sorry, honorable Young Master. Looks like you recruited a knight, a woman anyway. I had wanted to arrange for the female knight inside the castle, but she refused. Since you are taking a prisoner, I don't know what the prisoner did wrong. I've locked him in the castle basement. Last night, the female knight and her bodyguard stayed in the dungeon room.”
“Very good.” Dewey sighed. “Then what should I do in the morning? Continue to see these accounts? I think it'll take at least three to four days if you want to finish it. It was too boring, Hill. I had to do something else.”
Three to four days? It's good if you can finish it in ten days.
The old housekeeper was inward, but his face still looked respectful. “Good. You are the master here, everyone in the castle is your servant. Your will will will be well followed. As for these accounts, you do not need to rush to get it done. This is all an account from last year. I'm instead thinking if you have the time, could use that precious time to patrol one or two family properties. Maybe it's more useful than reading these boring accounts.”
Dewey smiled then raised an eyebrow. “Good advice, Hill! What good advice! What am I going to do today then? Is there an event here?”
“Uh...” The housekeeper looked troubled. “You know that the level of prosperity here cannot be compared to the imperial capital. The nearest town is a day away from the castle, even on horseback. While in the castle, there were usually no activities to pass the time. The view around is pretty good. If interested, you can bring your cavalry hunting in the forest. Although there seems to be no game animals this season, walking around is also a good option.”
Dewey nodded. He picked up the red tea and took a sip, then remembered something. “The guy I caught it... It doesn't matter, right? I mean, do I have the power to..”.
“You mean law enforcement rights? My God, Young Master, here is the Flat Land of Rollin. The whole flat land belongs to the Rollin family. As long as you don't do the thing that rebelled the empire, then the will of the Rollin family is the law here. And you are a member of the Rollin family with the highest identity in this castle.”
“Good.” Dewey stands. The waiter at the side immediately brought a long leather coat over and wanted to put it on Dewey. Dewey caught a glimpse of the clothes this animal was made of, and then flanged up. “The weather is still warm, so there is no need to wear this. Oh yeah, Hill, I need one or two followers. I like to use people I know. Hm. tell Sia to come here. I'd rather he follow me. As for the others, you have already placed the twenty knights I brought from that imperial capital into the castle guard team, right? Goody. I will take the time to see them today, all of you check out the castle guard soldiers. Uh, last thing. My mentor when I was a kid was a famous necromancer, Mr. Roseate who was an old scholar. Under his guidance, I was very interested in astrology. During my stay in this castle, I will use the space on the top floor of that white tower.”
“White tower, top floor.” The housekeeper opened his mouth and showed objection. “Um... Young Master, you may not know if there is a ban in the family that no one is allowed to ascend to the white tower, other than the head of the family.”
“Oh?” Dewey's eyes sparkle, “Is that it?”
He was not moody, just a little impatient. If it's forbidden, maybe there's a Semel relic in there? Maybe I can find something.
As for... can't enter? It can't be done blatantly, can't I just go quietly?
“Good. Then I need some stuff to buy.” Finished speaking, Dewey picked up a chicken feather pen from the table, quickly scribbling down some items on the paper.
These were all items he needed to learn astrology that he had thought of last night.
Studying astrology requires at least a telescope, right? It's even better if the telescope is astronomical. But there is no such thing in this world. It seems he has to make it himself.
There is glass in this world. The mirror here is of high quality. After doing some research, maybe he could create a telescope.
The use of telescopes is actually very small here. This is mainly used in military combat. There is magic in this world. Magician add ‘eagle’ eyes, maybe the effect is better than telescope.
Aish, magic, magic! It seemed that he had to think of a way to learn magic.
Thinking so, Dewey stood up. “It seems that I need to take the time to visit my captive in the dungeon today.”
Dewey's out of the study. The housekeeper immediately invited Sia here according to Dewey's orders.
This former horse-feeding giver is a bit moody. In any case, it became ‘lord manager’ and directed twenty knights along the way. It feels so good. But as soon as they arrived at the castle, the escort cavalry were immediately deployed to the castle guard team, stationed in a small military camp to the outer left of the castle. And it was that ‘lord manager’ became alone instantly.
It bears the name of the administrator but has no subordinates.
The old housekeeper here seems to be the senior servant of the Rollin family. How dare he ask for his power? After sleeping uncomfortably in the room for one night, Sia was rather worried about her future. The little employer didn't tell him to serve last night. He didn't forget me, did he?
So upon hearing Dewey's call in the morning, Sia immediately rushed over. He who was in a hurry made the housekeeper who was paying attention to the acts, was not happy. But Sia doesn't care. Running into the castle hall and seeing Dewey standing there, Sia immediately approached and wanted to hug Dewey.
“Oh, My Lord, I am your faithful servant, Sia. Do you have any command?”
Dewey could see that Sia was a bit agitated. After all, only Sia belonged to her confidant in this place right now. If anyone else.hm, Joline is half.
Dewey did not immediately go to see the witch locked in the dungeon, but gave an order. “Starting today, anyone can't enter the workspace without her command.”
The old housekeeper did not say anything about the strange order.
Then Dewey took people to the camp outside the castle. There are 300 private troops of the Rollin family stationed here. One hundred of them were cavalry, one team was 20 people, so there were five cavalry teams. They patrol around every day. The twenty knights Dewey had brought from the imperial capital happened to be formed into the sixth team. They change their equipment in the camp and immediately welcome Dewey.
Dewey talked to Sia along the way, then let Sia choose six people to be his followers. These six people were people who felt quite loyal and conscientious after Sia observed throughout the journey. These six cavalrymen immediately replaced the armor with light clothing, then left the camp on horseback.
Their comrades looked on with envious looks. In any case, if living on the employer's side there is still a possibility of being favored, then there is an opportunity to be promoted.
It must be admitted that life was quite pleasant after leaving the suppressed Earl's palace in the imperial capital and settling in the castle of this Rollin family territory.
At least Dewey was the highest-status person here, and this kind of noble life was also quite pleasant. When out, there was a servant who immediately brought tame horses, saddles and bridles were the best. Listen, to flatter Dewey, these horses were chosen by Sia herself. This former horse feeder was quite good at judging horses.
On the edge of the forest a little far from the castle was a small river. It is a tributary of the Emerald River, the Rollin River. The water flow is soft. After examining the surroundings, there was no sign of any ferocious beasts. Dewey immediately decided to set up a chalet here.
This place will be his first magic laboratory. Although she is still not a witch and is considered to have no talent for learning magic, Dewey is not worried about that point.
There will be a way.
After taking down the location, Dewey brought people to look around.
This Young Master's behavior was indeed a bit strange.
Aside from patrolling the surrounding forest, he chatted with the maids in the castle all morning. The first person he met was the gardener in the castle.
Then the Young Master made a list and had the gardener prepare some strange plants listed there. The list quickly fell into the hands of Hill's housekeeper. He did it without saying anything.
At night, Dewey finally has time to find the prisoner in the dungeon.
After being tortured for two days and two nights, the witch should have suffered enough, right. Let's see, is he willing to compromise?
Dewey confidently brought people back to the castle. But the first person to look for him was the housekeeper Hill.
“Young Master, I've sent people to prepare all the items you need.”
“This fast?” Dewey was both satisfied and happy.
“Of course. This is in the territory of the Rollin family, your orders are our duty. After you handed me some of those lists, I immediately sent people to buy them in the surrounding city. His stuff is already on his way back now, but there's a small problem.”
“What?”
“It seems your money is not enough,” replied the housekeeper without changing the look on the face.
“...” Dewey was a little surprised. “Money?”
“So like this.” The old housekeeper looked calm but his calm expression and tone instead irritated Dewey. Because there was clearly a laughing feeling hidden in the eyes of this old housekeeper. “Young Master, because you are not yet an adult, the head of the family makes a rule in the form, in addition to the cost of daily food and clothing, you can withdraw 300 gold coins from the family every month as your expenses. The money you can use each month is only 300 gold coins. If it exceeds, then it should be deducted from that money the next month.”
“...” Dewey was speechless.
The money? Dewey had not expected that he, the Earl's esteemed eldest son, would run into financial trouble.
The old housekeeper quickly took out a one-eyed lens and put it on his left eye, then took out the list Dewey made today and read it out. “Good crystal, 4 coins; glass mirror, 20 coins; a furnace and half a coal cart. From the gardener, you buy a sack of golden flower seeds, a sack of orchid seeds, and a large bottle of black rose pollen. Aside from this, there is also a set of the best floral tools. From the gardener, you bought two tiger hardwoods, a hundred clover sticks, and.”.
The old housekeeper quickly read this list then said, “Buying these items cost a total of 420 coins. Which means, you have not only spent the rations this month, it has even withdrawn the rations the following month. Besides, I also heard that you plan to set up a chalet on the riverbank outside the forest. I've counted it. If calculated according to the construction of a small two-story chalet that is not too complicated, it may cost 300 gold coins. Then the furniture in the chalet you requested, cost about 200 gold coins. So you have been using rations for the next four months.”
Dewey was speechless.
He realized that he had miscalculated.
The money!
It could be that the Earl's esteemed eldest son has no money!
But those herbs were necessary as they were some of the most basic raw materials Dewey needed to study magic pharmacy.
Dewey looked at this old housekeeper with a dark look. “Really? You mean, I, father's eldest son, the person in charge of guarding the family property, can only use 300 gold coins per month? I didn't hear wrong, did I?”
The old housekeeper was still behaving respectfully. “Yes, this is a rule. The head of the family said in the letter. Although the family industry income is tens of thousands of gold coins per month, you should know that it is a common fund. You are now immature, have not earned your Baron title, nor do you have your own territory. So...”
“So, I only have pocket money of 300 gold coins per month, right?” Dewey's tone was very cold, then he shook his hand. “Alright, I already know. I may not be able to shop haphazardly anymore for the next few months, right?”
“Sorry, this is Earl's order. You can only withdraw money up to three months.”
The manager of the old house could see the anger of this small employer, so he immediately resigned.
After the housekeeper left, Dewey caught a glimpse of Sia. Sia immediately said carefully, “Young Master, I still have the 1000 gold coins you asked me to keep. It was the Countess' gift before we left from the imperial capital.”
Dewey sighed. “Aish, back then I felt astonished, why mother secretly gave me so much money. Now I just know. Hehe, it seems that dad is worried that if I am this idiot will act recklessly here and damage the ancestral industry, so it only gave me the name ‘guard’ but did not let me use the money here.”
“Um, we can reduce some expenses. Actually 300 gold coins per month is already a lot..” Sia immediately shut up because her little employer was thinking.
“Alright, then we think of a way to make our own money.” Soon, Dewey's mind opened. Wasn't there a lot of treasure Semel had left for him behind the cheat door in the secret passageway? If you have to, use the money there.
It's just, it seems that the days of seclusion are not as comfortable and as shadow-free as they are.
“Come, to the dungeon.” Dewey shook his hand then said flatly, “May the witch not turn me down again today. My mood is very bad now.”