Conquering alien worlds starts from the game

Compared with the feudal society, the "progressiveness" of the pseudo-civilized society lies in the fact that the rentiers in the pseudo-civilized society will pay more attention to the "public image".

Or it can be called...knowing how to wipe off the blood on the corners of the mouth, to make a sublime and elegant image, and to let a group of middle-class people who yearn for nobility help to brag about their "aristocratic temperament".

But this kind of camouflage is just a camouflage after all, that pair of human skins is really just a pair of human skins.

Under the human skin, there are no muscles, bones and flesh that should be human, only beasts with fur and horns.

Yang Qiu, who used to live in Huaxia Kingdom, after coming to this world, it took many, many years to see clearly the nature of rentiers in this world... The textbooks did not lie to him, the exploiting class is the exploiting class, and then smeared , Elaborately decorated, but still impersonal.

Colson O'Neill and Viscount O'Neill are not strangers, but blood relatives. Colson's father is the brother of Viscount O'Neill with the same father and mother.

The blood relationship does not prevent Viscount O'Neill from skillfully applying the rules of the game of the nobles, and using extremely "gentle and elegant" and especially "noble temperament" methods to plunder the inheritance of his brother cleanly.

When Coulson’s father died, a strange man came to his door, claiming that Mr. O’Neill had participated in the investment of a joint-stock water transportation company during his lifetime. He not only expressed sympathy for Mr. O’Neill’s death, but also sent Mr. O’Neill’s dividends for the year , and hope that Coulson can inherit his father's shares.

Coulson and his mother, who were immersed in grief, did not suspect the stranger's intentions at all. They only thought that this was indeed an investment that Mr. O'Neill forgot to tell his family before his death, and signed the inheritance document without warning.

Less than two months after receiving the "shares and dividends left by my father", this water transport company was involved in an extremely serious shipping accident. Not only did it lose all funds, but the shareholders had to pay high compensation, otherwise You have to face the disaster of prison.

Coulson, who was only 16 years old at the time, didn't realize that it was a trap set up by his good uncle, so he hurried to Viscount O'Neill's house for help. The mansion worth thousands of dollars in Midtown was mortgaged and passed this hurdle.

Coulson moved to live on the farm, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong... After all, he came from an aristocratic family and had received aristocratic education. After suffering a big loss, he finally came to his senses.

After repeated investigations using the contacts left by his father, Coulson realized that the water transportation company he owed the shares to inherit unsuspectingly was originally an underground gang in Du Tata City, who took the order from the Royal Capital. A leather bag company deliberately disguised after doing business; the purpose is to solve the hidden dangers left by a certain batch of privately embezzled supplies for a certain royal consortium... It is a routine that the granary catches fire when the warehouse is investigated in some places on the earth.

The involvement of this matter is very serious. If Coulson wants to get back the money he was defrauded from, he has to take the double risk of offending the big figures in the capital and the underground gangs in Du Tata City—doing shameless things for the masters of the capital. The dirty work of light was originally one of the main sources of income for Du Tata's underground organization; if Coulson was not sensible enough to try to expose this matter for his own mansion, then his and his mother's corpses would soon be found in a certain road. Found in a stinking ditch.

Coulson, who had kept this secret in his heart and been aggrieved for several years, explained the matter to his cousin from the beginning to the end, and said with a wry smile, "It's not that I don't want to do it, Qina, it's really that I can't... That good uncle has calculated everything in order to make me shut up obediently and keep the truth in my heart forever."

Qina looked anxious when she heard this, and couldn't help but look back at Yang who was pretending to be a housekeeper... This matter involved too much, she really didn't expect Viscount O'Neill to do this.

Yang Qiu bowed slightly, and suggested with a low eyebrow: "Miss Qina, why don't you ask Mr. Coulson about the farm, maybe you can help with the farm."

Coulson was a little puzzled at first why the cousin, who is already a Viscountess, wanted to see the butler she brought, but after seeing Yang Qiu's acting skills, he was no longer suspicious of him, and said more and more sadly: "Mr. Butler, this matter is not about you It's as simple as you think."

Next, Coulson bitterly introduced the housekeeper of Lord Adler's house...

Generally speaking, there are two types of stewards in a noble family.

One type is for the owner who manages the family business and the family members who are "officials". This type of housekeeper is more like a secretary. Provide some assistance.

This type of housekeeper is often valued and trusted by the host family, and the relationship between them will be closer than blood relatives.

The other category is the deacon, who supervises, manages, and manages a project in the family business for the owner, such as managing a farm, managing a manor, operating a workshop, factory, mining, etc., and is more like a professional manager in terms of positioning .

Manager-type deacons will also gain the attention and trust of their masters, but their status and importance are obviously much lower than those of secretary-type housekeepers.

Unfortunately, it was the former type of housekeeper who took a fancy to the farm of Coulson's mother and son.

The butler had served Lord Adler for nearly 20 years, and he retired after the age of 60 when his energy was exhausted.

Under normal circumstances, this kind of steward who has an important position in the minds of the great nobles will be introduced to certain local lords, "rehired" as the consul of a certain town, or serve as a civil servant in a certain department.

But the old butler really couldn't do anything else, he just wanted to have a clean place to retire too far away from the city; when Viscount O'Neill heard about this, he made people draw the old butler's attention to his nephew farm.

Coulson's mother and son are both people who have been in the field of power, and they know the price of rejecting the old butler. Or, they will jump out and step on their mother and son... This kind of person, Coulson mother and son have seen too much.

Qina understood the feelings of her aunt and cousin very well.

After Grandpa made it clear that he didn't like her that much, her cousins ​​would intentionally or unintentionally bully her and embarrass her; Just please grandpa.

She also knew... the superiors would definitely be pleased by this speculator's behavior.

Because the superior may not need very capable subordinates, but they will definitely need enough subordinates with a surrender attitude.

After the cousins ​​wagged their tails at grandpa by bullying and ostracizing her, wouldn't grandpa treat them a little more fondly?

Even if it's just a superficial care like petting a kitten or a puppy, the cousins ​​will get more generous gifts and more opportunities at the winter festival.

And the party who is regarded as a bargaining chip and a high-ranking party does not even have the qualifications to resist—if Qina had confronted her cousins ​​at that time, it would only be interpreted as dissatisfaction with her grandfather's eccentric attitude, and she would not have a good life. .

Qina couldn't help but sigh...

Yes, that's right, she is indeed lucky to be born in a noble family to enjoy a better life than ordinary girls, but she also really hates this kind of world where the fate of most people is determined by one person's preferences—— — because she knew she had never been the luckiest one to be favored by those who held the fate of many in their hands.

In a world under this rule, personal abilities and ideals are worthless as long as there is not enough luck that surpasses most people as the cornerstone.

"It's not right." Qina said softly, "This kind of terrible... is not right."

She didn't say the word order. For this kind of little girl, the words of overthrowing order and rebuilding order are after all too arrogant.

But this was enough to make Yang Qiu, who was quietly observing and examining her, smile from the bottom of his heart.

"Mrs. O'Neill, in my opinion, your son is an outstanding and intelligent young man. If he hadn't suffered drastic changes, he would have achieved quite a lot." Yang Qiu said to Qina's aunt with a smile.

Mrs. O'Neill, who had been embarrassed by her own poor situation, seemed to suddenly regain her spirits, and her tone was a little lighter: "Of course, Mr. Housekeeper, when Coulson's grandfather was still alive, his favorite grandson was him." It's-"

Under normal circumstances, the heir to the title will give a little charity to the former competitor to show his generosity - of course, this kind of charity is limited, at most it can ensure that the competitor will not be reduced to a commoner within two or three generations That's all.

Viscount O'Neill plundered the wealth of his brother's widow and nephew. First, he couldn't wait to cut off the other party's way to live in the Midtown and maintain communication with other noble families; This kind of ugly eating can only be based on one possibility - this nephew is a threat to Viscount O'Neill's own heir.

After a little questioning, Qina's aunt confirmed Yang Qiu's conjecture... The O'Neill family, who started out as kingdom knights, had few offspring. There were only two or three brothers down the generations, and the proportion of premature deaths was quite high. .

The total of Coulson's cousins ​​is less than a fraction of that of the Darcy family before they were wiped out, and Viscount O'Neill has only one son.

This son was also disabled in his legs because of a horse riding injury in his early years.

In other words... If Viscount O'Neill passes away, members of the O'Neill family will probably support Coulson more than O'Neill's son.

No matter how few family members there are, there are still a few families and households. Compared with the disabled head of the family, the people of the clan will naturally prefer the heir who is alive and kicking and can hide the family better.

Yang Qiu went around the bend to inquire about the existing members of O'Neill's family, and then made a small suggestion: "At present, it seems that it is indeed too difficult to get back the houses and farms in the Midtown. But since Cole Sen is still the blood of the O'Neill family, so he should be blessed by the family."

"I think, if Mr. Colson asks his uncle Viscount O'Neill for help as a nephew, if the Viscount is still the head of the O'Neill family, he should always take corresponding responsibilities." When the word "patriarch" was mentioned, Yang Qiu Intentionally accentuated.

Coulson and Mrs. O'Neill naturally could hear the implication, but this ridiculous suggestion still made the mother and son dumbfounded, and they shook their heads and refused on the spot.

"Give it a try, Auntie, Cousin Coulson." Qina took up the conversation at the right time, and said to the two relatives, "I will accompany you to visit Viscount O'Neill."

After a pause, Qina said firmly: "If Viscount O'Neill refuses to assume the responsibilities of the head of the family, I will question the rationality of this Viscount's occupation of the O'Neill family from the standpoint of my aunt's family."

Mrs. O'Neill and Coulson, who originally wanted to say something, were so shocked by Qina's resolute speech that they forgot what they originally wanted to say.

"Qina, you, don't be impulsive!" Mrs. O'Neill stood up directly, walked forward quickly, bent down to hold Qina's hand, and stared at Qina's face left and right with concern, "You What's the matter, how can you say such a thing? This, this is not a trivial matter, don't talk about such easy-to-cause words!"

Of course, Qina couldn't tell her aunt that she came here on purpose... This young girl who grew up in a big noble family and had her acting skills honed since she was a child smiled sadly at her aunt, and said bitterly: "Please don't refuse my help, aunt , you... you are my last family member."

Innad, the vampire's revenge in Port Moses, immediately wiped out Darcy's mansion, including Qina's father.

Although her father didn't care much about her after her mother died of illness, and only cared about taking time to enjoy the benefits of Darcy's power and status while her grandfather was still alive and without being separated from the family, it was her father, Qina It's impossible not to be sentimental at all.

Mrs. O'Neill's eyes were sour, and she couldn't help sobbing softly in front of Qina.

Coulson didn't say anything anymore, he just couldn't stop sighing...

Regarding the reaction of Lord Adler's appointment, Yang Qiu said that he was quite qualified.

If this person was overjoyed on the spot and expected to return to a decent life with the support of the Viscountess, then after Yang Qiu's business is over, this person can find a place where he can eat and wait to die.

I also know that I am worried about whether my cousin will act too impulsively, and whether it will harm Qina's interests to stand up for them, so there is some value in tapping potential.

Next... Qina left the bodyguard (Zhao Zhenzhen) who seemed too good at fighting, and did not take the nursing home. She only accompanied Yang Qiu, a "weak housekeeper", with a maid and coachman, and her aunt Go to Viscount O'Neill's Mansion in Midtown with my cousin.

Viscount O'Neill is under 50 years old, which is a prime age for the nobles in this world.

The pampered life made Viscount O'Neill a little fatter, but he was not rich, but quite majestic, looking like an old-fashioned traditional aristocrat.

When Qina solemnly asked Viscount O'Neill to take up his due responsibilities like a vicious little milk cat, to respect the decency of the nobility, and not to let his aunt and Cousin Colson continue to live in such a bad place like Hexagon Lane, O'Neill The viscount smiled like a kind and generous elder.

"The Countess of the Darcy family, Miss Qina." Viscount O'Neill raised his chin slightly, narrowed his eyes, his face was very gentle, and his tone was very kind, "You are very young, seeing that you are such a young lady For your sake, let me give you a few words on behalf of the elders in your family... In the era of the Bartleth family, your grandfather, the old Viscount Darcy, would not be so offensive to communicate with other people in places other than Inadoli. The nobles speak."

"Viscount O'Neill, if you think you are qualified to speak from the standpoint of an elder, then I hope that you will act like a real elder in your actions." Qina said with a straight face.

This kind of speech... undoubtedly put himself in the position of the weak, and made Viscount O'Neill even more lazy to waste time on this tough little girl.

"You're right, I'll let the butler pay attention to Coulson's future." The smirk on Viscount O'Neill's face became colder, as if coaxing a child, "The O'Neill family has a small population, and they should be able to There is more to come, please wait patiently for a while, you know, Miss Qina, adults always have a lot of things to do."

Qina didn't respond. Mrs. O'Neill and Coulson sitting behind her were trembling slightly with anger.

This is a very standard, nobleman's attitude when dealing with unimportant affairs... just perfunctory.

Viscount O'Neill didn't bother to be serious with a little girl like Qina. Even if she really wanted to bet everything on behalf of her aunt, would she still be able to stay in Dutata City?

After sending away the group of beggars who came to beg for favors, Viscount O'Neill said to the butler with disgust: "Remember to remind me to send some holiday gifts to the winter festival, and I found a little girl to support me. s face."

Old-fashioned nobles like Viscount O'Neill, who are struggling in the field of power, are completely impossible to take the threat of China Darcy to heart - after Inadoli changed his master, it's not that the nobles led by Adler didn't pay attention to this The situation in the neighbor's house.

The Darcy family was killed by vampires, and the new lord Charlie Rex, an illegitimate son who didn't understand the rules of the aristocracy, pushed the head of the surviving kid up; Knowing that the members of the Darcy family are opposed to this useless head of the family—a little girl like this who can hear the obituary of her sudden death at any time, Viscount O'Neill is willing to talk to her politely, it is considered to be willing to give She's decent.

In the early morning of the next day, when Viscount O'Neill was sitting at the dining table and reading the newspaper while having breakfast, he spit out milk unexpectedly.

The Viscount O'Neill, the Viscount O'Neill, who has abused her aunt and cousin, has stated in the newspaper that Chinana Darcyden, Viscount O'Neill, has abused her aunt and cousin, and that she will seek justice for her relatives; She will save the face of her married aunt by declaring war on the O'Neill family.

"—This arrogant bitch!" Viscount O'Neill roared with distorted features.