Succubus' Manor

In the distance, there are continuous low mountains, a river from north to south, green mountains and green waters, white clouds floating, green grasslands are lush and lush, trees are luxuriant, branches are constantly upward, and tree roots are clinging to the land.

Chi Yan took a deep breath in such an environment.

—It stinks.

After half a month of turbulence, they finally arrived at their destination. However, as soon as their feet touched the ground, Chi Yan was overwhelmed by the smell before he could speak. He asked Albert and Carl blankly: "Here... ...why is it so stinky?"

Chi Yan: "...the people here, they just poop, don't they, go to the toilet?"

Albert adapted very well, the knight was always running around, and had never been to any barren place, so he said naturally: "My lord, they are slaves, and slaves don't know what shame is."

By the way, there are no civilians in the manor. Everyone in it is just the property of the lord and can be bought and sold at will.

"Where do they live?" Chi Yan asked again. He stood on the hillside, looking from a distance, with a panoramic view of the scenery. He really didn't see a decent house. Could it be that these people live in the stone building farther away? In "The Castle"?

—He really didn't want to call that building a castle.

He had traveled to Aba Prefecture before, and he had seen stone houses, which were still four-story buildings, which were much more beautiful than the rickety "castle".

Carl rushed to answer this time: "Slaves don't need shelter, they only deserve to sleep on the grass."

Chi Yan was silent. He felt that it was God's preference that he didn't dress up as a slave.

You must know that there is no treatment here. Chi Yan has seen the prayer teacher treat civilians. There are two methods. One is not to allow the other party to eat, and the other is bloodletting. The prayer teacher "cured" many people to death. But I still firmly believe that my method is correct, but the patients are not lucky enough.

There are not many people who died of starvation or bloodletting.

There are witch doctors who can use herbs to cure diseases, but since they have something to do with witches, they must be hated by the Holy Court.

When the witch doctor was caught, he would make him dig a hole and walk in it, while people threw stones from above until he died.

Chi Yan climbed into the carriage again, waiting to be sent to the gate of the "castle".

Kleist was sitting by the carriage and reading books. These books were brought out by Chi Yan from the Holy Court. Here, the books are reserved for nobles. There is no paper, and they are all made of sheepskin. The cost is high. A book can be worth a hundred a slave.

"What's written in it?" Before Chi Yan had time to read that one, he didn't dare to read it in the car for fear of throwing up.

Kleist chuckled and said, "The lord's duty."

Chi Yan blinked: "What duty? I don't know."

Kleist sat up straight and opened the page to show him.

The rules are very characteristic of a slave society.

Before Chi Yan read the rules in the castle, he read the rules governing slaves first.

There are no civilians in the territory. Under the control of the lord, everyone is a slave. They can only eat one meal a day, start working early in the morning, rest when the sun goes down, and cannot gather together without orders.

The lord has the right of the first night in the territory - this right Chi Yan gave up.

Slaves themselves belong to the lord, so they cannot have property.

They have almost nothing, the only thing they have is their daily meal.

The food is not too much, because there is no "farmland" in the standard sense. If a piece of land is reclaimed and then cultivated, it only takes two years without fertilizers, and the land will be thinned. Therefore, half a year of planting is barren , Let the land recuperate by itself, the disadvantages are obvious-it must be constantly opened up.

Because of this, the life of the slaves in the territory was very difficult. They worked a lot, got little food, could not own their own houses, and could not marry.

What's even more amazing is that people here are very superstitious. People think that if something unfortunate happens to them, they can only ask the priests or lords to exorcise evil spirits.

Kleist glanced at Chi Yan, and he smiled cryptically at Chi Yan.

Chi Yan shuddered.

"Exorcism is better left to the prayer teacher!" Chi Yan said firmly, "I don't have that ability yet."

But he felt in a trance that if those who admired him knew this rule, they might pretend to be bent over by evil spirits and try to take advantage of him.

Kleist has been recuperating for the past few days, and Chi Yan thinks that he is a very knowledgeable elf, he knows almost everything, even the wild flowers and weeds on the road, he can accurately name them.

He told Chi Yan that elves usually live far away from humans, and the way they treat diseases is to rely on herbs.

So compared to the human race, they care more about the living environment and would rather live in the depths of the forest.

Chi Yan asked him in the car: "Where do elves usually go to the bathroom?"

Kleist was taken aback: "What?"

Chi Yan rubbed the back of his head: "By the way, you shouldn't need to use the word going to the toilet, it's just..."

Kleist didn't let him say the last word, he replied: "To dig a hole and then bury it."

Chi Yan: "Oh, I thought the elves didn't need to drag them."

Kleist shut up.

He found that the appearance of this human race was very confusing. When he was not speaking, this person looked elegant and gentle, with an indescribable sense of mystery, but once he spoke, it would destroy all the good impressions he had made before.

It can't be called annoying, but it has a little more youthful and lively, which doesn't match the appearance.

Chi Yan explained: "The book says that elves are born from flower buds. I think it should be different from us. For example, they only drink dew for water, and only eat flowers and the youngest leaves for food, so they don't need to excrete."

Kleist closed his eyes and snored a little, pretending to be asleep.

After shaking the last small section of the road, the carriage finally stopped at the gate of the "castle".

The butler and servants in the castle were already waiting at the door early, and the leader was an old man in a formal dress.

He has gray hair, thin into a skeleton, goose skin and white hair, the wrinkles on his face are layered like ravines, his eye sockets are sunken, his limbs are thin, and he can't hold up his clothes, making people suspect that he will die in the next second. The soul returns to the west.

It is simply a walking specimen, the skin has lost its elasticity, and it is very likely to go directly to shooting horror movies like this.

The servants stood in two rows. They were left by the previous lord and the previous lord. The manor was infested with insects all the year round, and it was easy to be flooded during the rainy season. Therefore, the lord often changed every four years, and there were more and more servants.

As a result, there were 40 people who stood up to greet Chi Yan at this time, and more than 60 people did not come out.

They stood neatly on both sides of the gate, except for the butler standing at the front, all bowed their waists, and none of them dared to look up.

Albert and Karl dismounted at the same time. They were tall and strong, with swords around their waists, and they turned a blind eye to the servants.

Although the knight serves the nobles, the knight itself is a member of the nobles. It is regarded as a reserve, and its status is higher than that of the common people. If they can make contributions, they may also get a title.

The nobles usually let the eldest son inherit the title, and the other sons are sent to be knights in other noble territories, which is also a way out.

Albert and Carl, who used to act silly and sometimes mentally retarded in front of Chi Yan, now acted innocently, as if the servants were just air in their eyes.

The butler followed Chi Yan when Chi Yan got off the car, and he said softly, "My lord, I am the butler here, and I will be in charge of your food and daily life in the future."

Chi Yan turned his head and took a look, almost startled by the butler's face.

Chi Yan had read about the duties of a housekeeper in a book.

Steward is a very respected profession here. He is responsible for the daily life of the master. He does not necessarily do it himself, but he must always figure out the master's preferences. Since Chi Yan does not have a personal servant or maid, what is his butler? Do it yourself.

In addition, he also manages the owner's personal belongings, foreign affairs, and property management.

Even if Chi Yan had a child, the housekeeper would become the child's first teacher.

Like a perfect personal nanny and personal secretary, and must be loyal and conscientious.

After all, it is absolutely impossible for the butler to change jobs. Even if Chi Yan "fires" him, he will not be able to find another job of the same kind, so he must do things well so that Chi Yan can't do without him.

Of course, the butler can also change bosses, but it must be in the form of inheritance. For example, if the previous lord is gone, he can continue to serve the successor, but the premise is that the successor does not have his own butler.

The butler breathed a sigh of relief, he could tell the identity of the knight at a glance, if the new lord did not bring other people, then he is still the butler here.

At this moment, another person jumped out of the carriage.

The butler turned his head when he heard the sound, his eyes narrowed, because the person who got out of the car was obviously not a knight. Although he was wearing noble clothes, he had ears of elves.

Many nobles like to let other races be their stewards.

The rarer and more precious the better, it is also a status symbol.

Chi Yan introduced to the butler: "The two who just passed by were knights sent to me by the Holy Academy. This... is my friend and wants to stay here temporarily."

The originally stern-faced butler now showed a gentle smile like a spring breeze caressing a willow.

Even the face that looked a little scary at first has a kind of amiable taste.

He also nodded to Kleist.

Kleist: "?"

Kleist also smiled at the butler, and nodded again.

The butler smiled even wider.

Kleist could only widen his smile.

The two of you come and go.

Chi Yan: "Are you... making faces? It's really ugly."

Kleist and the butler instantly restrained their smiles, and the butler became the old-fashioned butler again, while Kleist was still beautiful and exquisite.

Chi Yan was still muttering in a low voice: "Is this some special way of greeting?"

The author has something to say: Kleist: "What is wrong with the human race? My face is dying from laughter."

Chi Yan: "Did they fall in love at first sight?"

Butler Kleist: "!!!!"