Gold is Justice

Having said that, Ariel raised her head and inadvertently glanced at the window next to her.After pondering for a moment, he said, "Master Tax Officer, you just said that many guilds are on the verge of bankruptcy because of this tax adjustment issue, right? Then... I want to ask, is the first guild in our Blue Bay Empire A large guild, the Light of Heaven guild...how is the current situation?"

The tax officer smiled and nodded, and said, "Oh, President Ariel, you are indeed located in a remote place. Don't you know about this kind of thing? Don't worry, the president of the Light of Heaven, Paladin Guang Zhongguang, is now safe and sound. Alright, as for the guild..."

While the tax collector paused, Ariel glanced at the side window again.

To Ariel herself, her movement might be small, but to those two adventurer-born guards, such a small movement of an ordinary woman could not hide from their eyes.One of them immediately turned his head and looked out the window.

At that moment, Ariel felt her heart arrest!

Fortunately, there was nothing over the window, the sun was shining brightly outside, and pedestrians walking around on the street, nothing changed.

Ariel quickly took the opportunity to rub her eyes, and at the same time glanced hard at the window again, and said, "Sorry, there seems to be sand in my eyes... What did you say about the Light of Heaven Guild?"

The tax officer smiled, and when the two guards turned their heads and continued to guard with peace of mind, he said: "The Light of Heaven Guild...has been disbanded long before His Majesty enthroned and proclaimed the decree last month."

Ariel frowned slightly, and said, "Disbanded?"

The tax officer nodded, and said with great regret: "Yes, it is disbanded. Look, the largest guild of the Blue Bay Empire suddenly disbanded just like that. This disbandment order has made so many The Light of Heaven’s locations in various towns were suddenly out of order, and it took almost a month to finally sort it out.”

"Sigh... Not to mention that President Paladin Guang Zhongguang is really astute. It is because their guild has been disbanded before the decree was announced, so this time the 50.00% tax was not collected from them. On their heads, they still pay taxes according to the accumulated tax rates in the past, and officially canceled the Light of Heaven Guild."

Ariel tilted her head and thought for a while, and more or less understood the meaning of this.Obviously, the tax official said these words not so much as "amazing", but as a direct name call.

"So...how are the members of the Light of Heaven now?"

The tax officer nodded and continued: "After the disbandment of the light of heaven, the president of the light in the light was silent for a while. After the current majesty ascended the throne, he was granted the title of baron and entered the capital's guard system. At the same time, many former members of the Light of Heaven also joined the ranks of the garrison. These adventurers, turning around, changed their identities from free-slung mercenaries to royal guards , I don’t know if they can adapt to this identity change.”

While listening, Ariel said, "Baron? Before, President Guang Zhongguang was the president of the largest guild that controlled more than a thousand adventurers! Now there is only one baron?!"

The first thousand 270 nine chapters of the girl trying to climb up

The tax officer laughed and said, "Chairman Ariel~~~ Oh no, Your Excellency Baroness Garcia, although your title is low, your status is not low! After all, according to the general rules, common people live from birth to death. I have always been a commoner, and it is impossible to become a noble. Although many commoners have purchased some noble status by spending money recently, the money spent is not a small amount. Like Baron Guang Zhongguang, who only dismissed his own It is quite remarkable that the guild can obtain the status of nobility."

"Moreover, although there are many former members of the Light of Heaven joining the garrison, compared to the thousands of people before the Light of Heaven, the number of people who joined the army this time following Chairman Guang Zhongguang and became the Royal Guards , There are only about 200 people in total, and it is less than [-]% in total. So it is considered very good to arrange a baron status for him."

In this regard, Ariel can understand.

The army has its own rules, no matter how disorganized and chaotic the army is, there must be certain rules.

Compared with the freedom of adventurers, there must be a lot of constraints in the army. It is impossible to do things as one wants, and the work must be assigned by superior supervision.As for the money earned, there is only a fixed salary. For some adventurers with strong means of making money, the army is really not very attractive. It is easier to be a free and undisciplined ranger.

Thinking of this, Ariel squinted her eyes towards the window again, then sighed, and said, "So... well, the largest and strongest guilds in our empire are like this, so if you think about the gradual disbandment of other guilds, It's not too far away..."

The tax officer nodded lightly: "Your Majesty must be very happy to get President Ariel's approval." Having said that, Ariel nodded again.After the two sides were silent for two seconds, the tax official patted his knee lightly, stood up and said, "Okay! Then, President Ariel, I've said what needs to be said. Next, I hope you can cooperate, the 50% tax... please don't embarrass me?"

He paused, turned his head and glanced at the elf girl next to him, and smiled again: "Then, I think President Ariel must have a lot to say to her old friend? If that's the case, then I won't bother you. I'll take my leave for now, goodbye, hahaha."

Ariel stood up and watched the tax collector leave the guild hall with a smile.

And after the gate was closed, she realized that the two guards were still standing here...

So, these two guards were not the tax official's guards at all, but this elf girl... Her guards?

Thinking of this, Ariel suddenly felt that her heart was being pulled hard again.After closing the door with her backhand, she walked slowly in front of the elf girl, without saying a word, directly bowed down with the etiquette of a lady——

"Baroness Ariel Garcia, order here!"

The elf girl saw that Ariel suddenly started saluting to herself, she obviously panicked, and got up immediately, instinctively wanting to reach out to help her.

But just when she was about to reach out, the two guards behind coughed on purpose. The elf girl immediately understood her identity and mission, so she could only stop her outstretched hand abruptly. Stand in front of Ariel again.

At the same time, the two guards also took out a small box that was decorated very finely, opened it, took out a piece of parchment decorated with gold thread, and opened it in front of the elf girl.

The elf girl looked at the text above, took a breath, and said in a very official language——

"Baroness Ariel Garcia listened to the order. After the previous six months of work, your ability to work in the frontier has been fully recognized. The elemental machine has now begun to take shape, which is really gratifying."

"Nowadays, there are many activities in the capital, and all members of the royal family continue to show up to the public. I also think that you must have worked very hard to be stationed on the frontier all year round. Therefore, I call you back to the capital. First, I want you to contact the master and servant. Second, Report the progress of your work, I hope you will leave immediately, don't be fearless and procrastinate."

"Fenglang Bilan, written by the thirteenth emperor of the Blue Bay Empire."

After reading aloud, the elf girl let out a deep breath, as if she had finally let go of a big stone in her heart.

Ariel, who was in front of her, kowtowed her head deeply, and when no one could see her expression, she uttered the voice of "I respect His Majesty's decree."

"Your Excellency the baron! Get up quickly, don't kneel down anymore, you kneel down to me, it really breaks me!"

After the elf girl finished reading, she immediately left the direction where Ariel was kneeling, and walked over to support Ariel.

Ariel got up, except for the deep trace of dust on her forehead, she also had a happy expression on her face, and said: "No matter how much I thought about it, I never thought that it was you who came! Our lovely little Elf~~~!"

The elf girl pouted shyly, and said, "Your Excellency the Baron, you are laughing at me again. Come on, order you to put it away! Huh~~~ After such a long time, I can now talk to you well. Speak up. I was really suffocated when the tax official was around!"

Ariel and the elf girl held hands, and the two returned to the seats and sat down next to each other.And the guards over there seemed to ignore the elf girl after the elf girl finished reading the decree. sat down.

It can be seen that their job is to protect this elf girl and convey the decree well.Now that it has been communicated, their work is over.

"Your Excellency the Baron..."

"Oh, wait a minute."

Ariel grabbed the elf girl's hand, with a slightly annoyed expression on her face, and said, "Since just now, you have been calling me Lord Baron, Lord Baron. If it was just a matter of business, it's fine, now it's business." It's over, why do you still call me Your Excellency the Baron? Just like before, call me sister!"

Regarding Ariel's request, the elf girl covered her mouth and couldn't help laughing a little.But soon, she regained her reserve, and said solemnly: "This is not allowed, Your Excellency the Baron. Your current status is Your Excellency the Baron, and I am just a servant. A servant like me can sit with a noble like you." I am already very content on the same sofa, if you ask me to call you like before, even if I have the courage to do so, I will not dare."

Seeing the serious appearance of the elf girl now, Ariel suddenly felt that the younger sister she had known since childhood had a little bit of life in front of her.

However, in order to avoid this feeling of alienation, she immediately changed her mood and said with a more gentle smile: "Why dare you? That's what you called me since I was a child. We sat side by side when we were young." Isn’t it less time? We have eaten the same bread and drank the same glass of water! We still call me sister as before! Otherwise, I will be unhappy!” The elf girl saw Ariel’s expression really He looked a little angry, and his expression also seemed a little hesitant.She poked her head to look at the two guards who were completely indifferent to her. After thinking for a moment, she finally shook her head and said, "It's better...don't put it, Your Excellency the Baron...I'm a slave, you are a nobleman! No matter what Say, this is an identity that can never be crossed! If... If I can't know my identity like the baron, I will never have a chance in my life..."

"Opportunity?" Ariel was slightly taken aback, and said, "What opportunity?"

The elf girl smiled sweetly, and said: "Oh, sir, don't play charades with me. I know you very well, so I will also pay attention to my identity and my behavior! Yes, one day I will be able to be like you, Your Excellency the Baron! If I really want to call you sister... until then, I will definitely call you sister again~~~!"

Ariel looked even more confused: "What...what does it mean to be like me? What's going on?"

The elf girl let go of Ariel's hand, crossed her arms and put them on her chest, she smiled sweetly, and said, "Hee hee~~ Your Excellency Baron, you don't know, this is understandable ~~~! Hee hee hee, let me tell you in a low voice! Now... I am already the third mistress of the young master~~~!"

"Young master's... (softly) mistress?"

Suddenly, Ariel felt as if she understood something.She lowered her voice slowly, reached out and grabbed the hand of the elf girl in front of her again, and confirmed again——

"Is... when...time?"

The elf girl's face was full of longing, and she said with a smile: "Your Excellency the Baron, do you still remember my birthday?"

Ariel nodded immediately, and said with serious eyes: "Yes, in early summer, July 16th. If I remember correctly, this year is your [-]th birthday, right?"

The elf girl nodded vigorously: "Yeah~~~ I don't know where the young master found out about my birthday. On my 16th birthday, that day...hehe...so shy...! Your Excellency the Baron , you are also the mistress of the second prince, how to operate here... don't let me go into details..."

Seeing the longing and excited eyes of this elf girl, Ariel always felt that some places in her heart were getting cold gradually, her hands and feet began to feel a little numb, and even began to tremble slightly.

The elf girl didn't seem to notice the change in Ariel, but continued to say in a very longing tone: "The young master promised me that if it goes well, he will give me a name after a while. It’s a number like 1231~~~! The young master asked me to think about my own name during this time, and told me to think of a better name. Hee hee hee~~~Your Excellency Baron, you were killed by Alice You must have been so happy when the lady named you, right? You must be like me, unable to sleep all night long, right?"

She is really happy.

Ariel could tell that she had actually seen this kind of excited expression a long time ago, and it could even be said that she had such longing for it before.

Being named by the master... Does this mean being treated as family by the master?

Just like parents would name their sons, only when they treat people or things that they value, will they choose a nice name, right?

It's like the time when Maria's sister suddenly told herself happily that she was given a name when she was a child.

At that time, Maria kept telling her own name, and kept telling all the other maids she knew, including herself, how to write this name.Even now, Ariel can still clearly recall the elation she had when she got a name that day.

Yeah... even herself...

She, once a maid with the number 1026, can be seen everywhere in the Duke's Mansion, and may even be the same as 90.00% of the other maids. , got a name from his mistress.

Moreover, it is also the name of the legendary mermaid...

Ariel was very aware of how lucky she was, and also how envious the other maids would be of her after she got her name at such a young age.

This means that she no longer needs to be simply called "Hey", "Over there", "Come here" and the like in the future.When everyone calls her, they no longer use the previous emotionless number, but can use this name to call her.

This...was bestowed upon her by her seemingly recreated master.

Ariel silently stared at the elf girl in front of her... at the girl number 1231.

Looking at the anticipation on her face, the longing, the girl who seemed to get a name in the next moment, and then climbed up in one breath, she didn't know what to say for a while.

"My lord baron, hehehe... I didn't tell anyone else about this matter, I just told you, my lord baron! Hehehe~~~ The young master hopes that I can keep it a secret. It's a unique secret between the young master~~~"

Facing number 1231, Ariel could only keep smiling.After a moment of silence, she said, "Good sister, are you really sure that you can become the third mistress of the eldest young master?... Is it okay?"

Covering his mouth, No. 1231 burst out laughing, with a naive expression on his face full of joy: "Master Baron~~~ Don't worry! I will definitely work hard! I will follow your example, Mr. Baron. Serve diligently, and then do all the things you should do! Ah, and also, I have recently started to learn how to cook! Of course I know that I may not have the talent of Lord Baron...but I will still work hard Yes! Hee hee hee."

The corners of Ariel's mouth twitched a little, but she continued to say with a smile: "You are very good at working hard... But, my good sister, the young master already has a wife and two mistresses by her side, right? Although you have an elf Bloodline, but if you really want to be in the top position, I think you still have to work a little bit harder."

No. 1231's eyes lit up, and he immediately leaned forward, looking at Ariel with an attitude of accepting humbly.

Facing her sincere expression, Ariel exhaled slightly, and said very seriously: "You need to learn, you need to acquire knowledge. You need to know many things in this world, and you need to know more and more people and people. From my point of view, the young master’s wife is the daughter of the Earl of Saigon, beautiful and generous, but she doesn’t have a lot of knowledge on weekdays, she just married into the Duke’s mansion with her status and beauty. The other two mistresses of the young master Well... Although I haven't seen them much, they seem to be found in Fengyue places, they can make the young master laugh, and they are enchanting enough, but their brains should not be very good."

"In this case, I really suggest that you read more books. Ah, if you need, I have some books on the customs and customs of various races, regions, and countries in the world. I can first Lend it to you, take it and read it."

Ariel's original voice was very gentle, but she became more and more urgent afterward.She looked at the number 1231 in front of her, and looked at her eyes that seemed to have no desire to think about anything other than love.

Ariel was really in a hurry, because she was in a hurry, so she didn't care what the girl in front of her was thinking, but said it all in one breath, then got up immediately, went to the shelf behind the counter, and put a lot of books He took it down, rummaged through it, pulled out several books, and hurried over.

The two guards who were resting over there naturally also heard the situation here. They turned their heads and glanced at Ariel, who was hurriedly looking for books, and couldn't help showing a mocking smile. They didn't even look at them.

Lovely Lier didn't care, she took those books back, spread them out in front of No. 1231, exhaled, and said——

"Good sister, you should have no problem with literacy, right? There will be basic education in the Duke's mansion, right? Can you read a few words?"

Seeing Ariel's impatience now, No. 1231 frowned slightly, and said, "Well... when Lord Baron was here, there was indeed such a knowledge education. But Lord Baron, you are leaving After that, for some reason, the academic education in the Duke’s Mansion stopped. Many new sisters were not very literate, and the head maid in charge didn’t teach them. We just asked us to remember what to do. gone."

The first thousand and 280 chapters became the most annoying person

Ariel's heart skipped a beat again, and at that moment, she quickly pushed the book in her hand in front of the elf girl, with a smile still on her face: "Anyway, you can still read a little, right? Well, look at these Shu, if you stay here during this period of time, I will also tell you how big the world is, how obvious the differences in ideas between different races and regions are. And oh! I am also writing recently A book, "Monster Illustrated Book" written by myself! There are illustrations on it! I can also detoxify with you when the time comes!"

"Besides, there is mathematics and literature here. Oh, yes! I like this book very much! It is written by an economist in our empire! Hehe, this economist is still mine Teacher~~! How about we take a good look at these books together? I believe that after you understand these books and master this knowledge, it will definitely help you to win the favor of the young master..."

No. 1231 silently looked at the piles of books in front of him, frowning slightly.But obviously, she didn't dare to express too many objections, so she could only stretch out her hand and silently press it on the pile of books.

However, perhaps because Ariel's attitude is indeed very sincere and gentle, the elf girl finally raised her head, smiled helplessly, and said, "Master Baron... read? Read... ...It takes a lot of time, right? When you were studying...I heard that you spent every day and night in the pile of books. Even if you didn't need to serve the young lady for a minute, you would still take out the books and keep reading. Looking at it from the outside, it’s even spending time in the library every day and night..."

Ariel nodded quickly, and said seriously: "Yes! Reading is great! Knowledge can change a person, it can make us... let us produce drastic changes!"