Devil's Law

Chapter 17 [Three Hundred Gold Coins]

At dawn, the old housekeeper Hill personally pushed the breakfast cart to the study. When he pushed the door in, he saw the young master of the family standing on the stairs in front of the bookshelf, holding a thick astrology book in his hand.

It seems that the young master hasn't slept all night. Although his face is a little tired, he seems to be in good spirits. It's just that his body seems to be too dirty... Did he roll in those account books all night last night?

In addition, a short sword on the wall was also taken off by him and put on the desk... Alas, that's an antique used by our ancestors.

The old housekeeper sighed and immediately summoned someone to wash the young master.

After breakfast, Du Wei stretched out: "Did I settle down with those people from the imperial capital last night?" "Of course, they live behind the castle. Your escort knights, according to family management, have been assigned to the castle's escort team... Forgive me, dear young master, you seem to have recruited a knight on the road, and it is also a female knight. I originally wanted to arrange the knight to rest in the castle, but she refused... Because you also brought a Captive. I don't know where the prisoner offended you. I have arranged to be locked up in the dungeon of the castle. Last night, the female knight and her maidservant lived in the room above the dungeon.

"Very good." Du Wei sighed, "So, what do I need to do during the day... Do you want to continue to look at these accounts? I think it will take at least three or four days to finish reading these. ...That's so boring, Hill. I have to find something to do. Three or four days? It's good if you can finish it within ten days. The old housekeeper said secretly in his stomach, but his face was still respectful: Yes. You are the master here. All the people in the whole castle are your servants, and here, your will will be maximized. As for these accounts, you don't have to read them immediately in a hurry. Anyway, these are the accounts of the past year. I think that if you are free in the future, you can squeeze out that precious time to choose one or two places in the family's industry to patrol. Maybe it's more effective than reading these boring ledgers.

Du Wei smiled and raised his eyebrows: "Good advice, Hill, good advice! So what should I do today? Here... Is there any program?"

"Uh..." The old housekeeper looked embarrassed: "Well, you know, the prosperity of this place can't be compared with that of the emperor. The nearest town is far from the castle, and it takes a day to ride back and forth. As for the castle, there are no activities to pass the time here on weekdays, but the surrounding scenery is not bad. If you are interested, you can ride a horse and take your knights to hunt in the forest. Although I'm afraid there is no prey in this season, it's also a good choice to go out for a walk.

Du Wei nodded. He picked up the black tea in front of him and took a sip. Then his heart suddenly moved: "The guy I caught back... There won't be anything wrong, right? I mean, I have the power here. ....."

"Do you mean the power of law enforcement? My God. Young master, this is the Luolin Plain! The whole plain belongs to the Luolin family! Here, as long as you don't rebel against the empire, then in addition, the will of the Luolin family is the law! And you are now the highest-ranking member of the Rolin family in this castle.

"All right." Du Wei stood up, and a maid next to him immediately leaned over with a long leather coat and wanted to put it on for Du Wei. Du Wei took a look at the animal fur dress and shook his head: "The weather is still so warm that you don't need to wear these... Oh, by the way, Hill, I need one or two attendants around me. I I like to use people I'm familiar with, um... Let Mad come over. I still like him to follow me. As for the rest, have you included the twenty knights I brought from the imperial capital into the castle's escort? That's great. I will also take some time to see them today and inspect the warriors of the castle guards by the way. Er... The last thing, my enlightenment teacher when I was a child was a famous astrologer and a famous old scholar, Mr. Rosiat. Under his teaching, I was very interested in astrology. During my stay in the castle, I will use the room on the top of the White Tower.

"White Tower... Top floor..." The old housekeeper opened his mouth, and his face showed a look of difficulty: "This... Young master, I'm afraid you don't know that there has always been a ban in the family. Except for the patriarch, no one is allowed to climb the White Tower.

"Oh?" Du Wei's eyes lit up: "Is that so?"

He didn't mean to be depressed at all, but had some expectations in his heart... Well, since it was a f*******n place, did he have left any relics of Seymel in it? Maybe we can find something else. As for... not allowed in? If it's not good, won't I sneak up?

"All right. Well, I have a few things that you need to send someone to buy for me. After saying that, Du Wei took a goose feather pen from the table and quickly wrote a few things on a piece of paper.

These are some of the things he came up with last night to study astrology.

Do you need at least a telescope to study the constellations? And it's better to be an astronomical telescope. However, this thing is not found in the world. It seems that you still need to make it yourself.

Glass is available in this world. The level of mirror technology here is very high. If you study it a little by yourself, you will definitely be able to get a crude telescope.

In fact... Alas, in this world, the use of telescopes is actually very small, because this kind of thing is mainly used for military operations. But in this world, there is magic! The magician's blessing of a "hawk's eye technique" is much more effective than a telescope. Alas, magic, magic! It seems that we still have to think of a way to learn magic.

Thinking of this, Du Wei immediately stood up: "It seems that I need to take some time to go to the dungeon to see my prisoner today."

Du Wei came out of the study, and soon the old housekeeper followed Du Wei's instructions and invited Mad.

The former marcoman looked a little depressed. Because after all, he became the "general manager" all the way and commanded 20 cavalrymen on the road. That feeling is still very cool. However, as soon as they arrived at the castle, the guards were immediately grouped into the castle escort and stationed in a small barracks on the left outside the castle. And he, the "general manager", immediately became the commander of the light pole. He was given the name of a general manager, but he didn't even have a subordinate.

The old housekeeper here seems to be a patriar of the Luo Lin family. How dare he divide his power? After sleeping in the room all night, Mad was still a little worried about his future... The little master didn't let himself serve him last night. He won't forget me, will he?

Therefore, when he heard Du Wei's call early in the morning, Mad immediately rushed over. His hurried appearance made Hill, the old housekeeper who paid attention to his appearance, a little dissatisfied, but Mad didn't care. He ran to the castle hall and saw Du Wei standing there. Mad hurried up and couldn't wait to go up and hug Du Wei.

"Oh, my master, I am your faithful servant Mad. Do you have any instructions?"

Du Wei saw that Mad was a little at a loss. After all, in this place now, only Mad can be regarded as his confidant, and others... Well, that Ruolin can barely be regarded as half of it.

Du Wei was not in a hurry to see the magician locked up in the dungeon immediately, but gave an order first: From today on, no one is allowed to enter the study without his order! For this strange order, the old housekeeper did it without saying anything.

Then Du Wei first took his men to the barracks outside the castle, where 300 private troops of the Luolin family were stationed, 100 of whom were cavalry, and 20 were formed into five cavalry teams, taking turns patrolling around the castle every day. The twenty escort knights brought by Du Wei from the imperial capital were just formed into the sixth team. These people changed their equipment in the barracks and immediately welcomed Du Wei.

Du Wei had already talked to Mad along the way, and then asked Mad to come forward and choose six people as his followers. These six people were all observed by Mad all the way. He felt that they were loyal and more dutifully. The six cavalrymen immediately took off their armor and changed into light clothes without saying a word, and said goodbye to the barracks on horseback.

Their colleagues all watched these people leave with envious expressions... Alas, after all, they are by the master's side. Maybe one day they will be admired by the master and have a chance to be promoted.

I have to say that after leaving the depressing count's house in the imperial capital and coming to the castle in the territory of the Luolin family, life is quite cool.

At least here, Du Wei is the highest-status person, and this kind of aristocratic life is quite cool. When he went out, a servant immediately led a gentle horse. The saddle and cage head were the most exquisite and high-quality goods. I heard that in order to please Dewey, this horse was chosen by Mad himself. The former horseman's eyesight for horses is quite good.

In the morning, Du Wei took six followers to walk around the forest outside the castle twice, and finally he chose a place.

On the edge of the woods, a little further from the castle, there is a stream, which is a tributary of the Emerald River (Rolin River). The water flow is gentle, and the surroundings have been checked, and there are no traces of large beasts. Du Wei immediately made a decision that he would build a wooden house here.

This will be his first magic laboratory - although he is not a magician yet and has been found to have no talent for learning magic, Du Wei is not worried about this. There will always be a way. After the recorded location, Du Wei took people to look around. The young master's behavior seems to be very strange.

In this morning, in addition to patrolling the surrounding woods, he also chatted with the servants in the castle. And the first person he met was actually the gardener and florist in the castle!

Then the young master made another list, asking the gardener and florist to prepare some strange flowers and plants according to the contents of the list. The list soon fell into the hands of the old housekeeper Hill. He didn't say anything and immediately did it.

At night, Du Wei finally had free time to meet the prisoner in the dungeon.

After two days and two nights of t*****e, the magician should have suffered enough. Let's see if he is willing to give in?

Du Wei confidently led people back to the castle, but the first one to come to him was the old housekeeper Hill. Young master, I have sent someone to equip all the lists you issued today and everything that needs to be purchased.

"So fast?" Du Wei was satisfied and a little happy.

"Of course, this is the territory of the Luo Lin family. Your order is our vescation. After you handed over those lists to me, I immediately sent people to the surrounding towns to purchase them. Now the goods are on the way back. But there is a small problem..." What?

"I'm afraid your money is not enough." The housekeeper answered without moving.

"..." Du Wei was a little surprised: "Money?"

"That's right." The old housekeeper's face was calm, but it was this calm expression and calm tone that made Du Wei a little annoyed. Because there was a hidden gloating in the eyes of the old housekeeper: "Young master, because you are not an adult, the patriarch has made a rule that in addition to your daily food and clothing, you can withdraw 300 gold coins from your family every month for your expenses. There are only 300 gold coins every month, which is the amount of money you can use. And if it exceeds it, it must be deducted from next month's money. Du Wei was a little speechless.

Money? Du Wei didn't expect that the eldest son of his dignified count would have a problem for such a little money?

The old housekeeper quickly took out a one-eye lens from his arms and put it on his left eye, and then took out the list that Du Wei opened today and said, "Four pieces of high-quality crystals, twenty pieces of glass mirrors, one furnace, and half a car of stone and coal. From the florist, you bought a set of golden scale flower seeds, a generation of arrow orchid seeds, and a large bottle of Jialuo black rose pollen... • In addition, there is also a set of the best floral tools.

From the gardener, you bought two tiger bark broadleaf trees, one hundred clovers, and..."

The old housekeeper quickly finished reading the list, and then said slowly, "It cost you about 420 gold coins to buy these things. That is to say, you have not only spent this month's quota, but even the next month's money has been withdrawn advance... Moreover, I also heard that you plan to build a wooden house by the stream outside the forest. I have made a calculation. If you calculate according to the construction of a small two-story wooden building that is not too complicated, I'm afraid it still needs Spend 300 gold coins, and the furnishings and furniture in the wooden houses you asked for... It also costs about two hundred gold coins. In this way, I'm afraid you have spent all the money for the next four months.

Du Wei was a little speechless.

He realized that he was afraid of miscalculation! Money! The eldest son of the dignified count will have no money!

But those flowers and plants are all necessary. Those are some of the most basic raw materials necessary for Du Wei to study magic pharmacy. Du Wei looked at the old housekeeper, and he sank his face: "Ree? You mean that I, my father's eldest son, who is responsible for guarding the family's territory, can only use 300 gold coins a month? I heard it right, did I?"

The attitude of the old housekeeper is still very respectful: "Yes, this is a regulation, which was said in the handwritten letter of the patriarch. Although the family's business earns tens of thousands of gold coins every month, you should know that those are public funds. You are not an adult yet, have not received your own title, and do not have your own territory.

"So, I only have 300 gold coins for pocket money every month, right?" Du Wei's tone was cold, and then he waved his hand: "Well, I know, I'm afraid I can't buy things casually in the next few months, right?"

"I'm sorry, this is an order from the Count. You can only withdraw money for three months in advance at most.

The old housekeeper saw the little master's unhappiness, and he immediately said goodbye.

After the old housekeeper retreated, Du Wei looked at Mad next to him. Mad immediately said carefully, "Young master. I also have the thousand gold coins you asked me to keep, which were given to you by the countess before leaving the imperial capital.

Du Wei sighed, "Alas, I was also surprised at the beginning. Why did my mother secretly give me such a sum of money? .... I didn't know until now.

... Hey hey, it seems that my father is also worried that I, an i***t, will mess around in the family territory and that I will corrupt my ancestral business, so he just gave me the name of a guard, but he didn't let me use the money here.

"This.. We can save some expenses. In fact, 300 gold coins a month is already quite a lot. ..." When Mad said this, he consciously closed his mouth, because the little master was thinking.

".. Well, in this case, let's find a way to get some money by ourselves. After a short period of unhappiness, Du Wei immediately thought about it. Anyway, isn't there still a lot of treasure behind the secret passage left by Symel and behind the gate as a blinding method? If it really doesn't work, just use the money in it. However, it seems that the date of the match is not as comfortable and free as imagined.

"Let's go to the dungeon and have a look." Du Wei waved his hand and said lightly, "I hope that magician will not refuse me again today. Now I'm in a bad mood!"