leonardwarren #239 - Section 239
#239 - Section 239
These knights all possessed some inhuman characteristics.
For example, some knights had legs made of candle wax, while some stewards had flames flickering on their heads.
Clearly, these fellows were formerly cursed furniture within the castle, but because a portion of Elizabeth's curse had been lifted, they were able to regain human form.
However, only a portion of Elizabeth's curse was lifted, so these fellows still retained some traces of the curse.
But this minor issue would disappear once Elizabeth's curse was completely removed.
Upon seeing Rhode's appearance, the Apostle of Death slowly walked over, gave a respectful bow, and called out:
"Father."
Hearing Rhode's inquiry, the Apostle of Death began to explain, and after a moment, Rhode had a rough understanding of what had happened.
The specific situation was roughly that, while he was helping Elizabeth purify the curse, the furniture in the castle also regained human form due to a portion of the curse being lifted.
Then, these servants who had regained human form wanted to find Elizabeth, but he had previously arranged for the Apostle of Death to guard the hall and not allow anyone to go to the second floor.
And these fellows were worried that Elizabeth might be in danger, so a conflict occurred.
The final result was obvious: the Apostle of Death, with his immortal body and legion of evil spirits, easily suppressed these fellows.
If he hadn't known that these fellows might be on the same side, the Apostle of Death would have shown mercy, and these fellows would probably already be corpses.
After understanding what had happened, Rhode glanced indifferently at the servants lying on the ground and then slowly said:
"From now on, I am the only master in this castle. Does anyone have any objections?"
After Rhode finished speaking, his gaze swept over everyone who met his eyes, and their faces couldn't help but reveal expressions of guilt and timidity, and they averted their gaze.
Rhode snorted coldly. If he didn't teach these fellows a lesson, they really wouldn't know their place. He was now the master of this castle.
He instructed the Apostle of Death to temporarily manage these people. The first thing to do was to clear the trees around the castle.
Clear out a space for a manor and garden. Right now, the entire castle is situated in the forest, and it really doesn't look presentable.
First clear the surrounding forest, and then create a passage between the castle and the territory to ensure smooth transportation.
As for the remaining things, they were simple: open up manors and farmland.
Although it was a bit troublesome, he possessed the power of the earth and could gather the power of the earth from the surroundings to fertilize the land.
At the same time, with the help of the three fairies, plus his alchemy modifications, with a little effort, he could still turn these barren lands that couldn't be farmed into fertile farmland.
At that time, the scale of his territory would probably be larger than that of an ordinary baron. Only he could do such a thing as turning waste into treasure.
If it really didn't work, he could sprinkle some dew of life on the ground, which would be enough to revitalize this place. Although it felt a bit wasteful, sometimes there was no other way.
Upon hearing this, the Apostle of Death summoned his legion of evil spirits and then directed the servants of the castle to clear the surrounding forest.
Rhode then took Elizabeth to Belle's room. He had been too overworked before and accidentally caused this weak girl to faint. She should be awake now.
Arriving at a room on the second floor, he opened the door, and Rhode saw Belle already up, dressed, and combing her hair in front of the mirror.
Hearing the movement behind her, Belle's face immediately revealed a brilliant smile. She had a kind of dependence from the bottom of her heart on this man who had taken her first time.
But when her gaze swept over the noble woman behind Rhode, the smile on Belle's face slowly disappeared, and she couldn't help but frown.
Just by looking at this woman's temperament, one could tell that she was not an ordinary person. Could she be Mr. Rhode's wife? Thinking of this, Belle's face became somewhat黯然.
Although she didn't want to admit it, she had to admit that these two people looked like a match made in heaven. Compared to them, she seemed to be the third party disturbing this couple.
Seeing Belle's expression, Rhode seemed to guess what she was thinking. He didn't explain, but just introduced indifferently:
"This is my servant, Elizabeth."
Hearing that she was just a servant, Belle's face revealed a surprised expression, and at the same time, she breathed a sigh of relief.
It was good that she wasn't Mr. Rhode's wife. As for whether there was any special relationship between these two people, was it important?
As a young lady from a noble family, although she didn't understand the matters between nobles very well, she was somewhat aware of them.
After all, in her opinion, even her father, who loved her mother very much, would often bring different women home. This kind of licentious life had almost become a habit among the nobles of the Southern Continent.
Of course, there were also people with normal private lives, but these nobles were just unaccustomed to such a life, but they didn't dislike or reject the licentiousness among nobles.
After all, after hundreds of years of development, this had basically become a tacit social atmosphere, and many nobles even took pride in it.
Even the Northern Continent was almost the same social atmosphere. After all, whether it was the Northern or Southern Continent, they were both split from the Holy Roman Empire.
And this licentious social atmosphere had already appeared when the Holy Roman Empire existed. It was just that later generations had carried forward this special social habit.
What nobles cared about in their interactions was the other party's identity and whether they had a legal wife.
After all, no matter how licentious their private lives were, only the children born to the legal wife could inherit the title and territory.
Unless the legal wife didn't have any children, those illegitimate children might inherit the title and territory.
Since this woman wasn't Mr. Rhode's wife, then she wouldn't be a threat to her, or rather, she would have a chance to be with Mr. Rhode.
The simple-minded girl's thoughts were very simple. Since Rhode had obtained her most precious thing.
As long as Rhode didn't have a wife, no matter what his identity was, she hoped that this man would become her husband, even if he was a commoner, it didn't matter.
After all, her father was also a noble, and she was also the noble's only daughter. As long as he became her husband, he would naturally be able to inherit her father's territory.
Moreover, her father was a cheerful person. As long as she liked him, he wouldn't stop her from being with anyone.
Rhode looked at Belle, whose expression was sometimes excited and sometimes shy, and couldn't help but feel a little strange, not knowing what she was thinking.
What's up with this woman? Why does she look so happy? Shaking his head, Rhode didn't bother to think about it.
He cleared his throat twice, drawing Belle's attention, and then said:
“You've been gone for so long, your family must be worried. Now, I'll send you back to see them. If you're willing, you can come back with me.”
Although he said it was voluntary, even if Belle didn't want to come back with him, he would find a way to make her do so.
After all, the oyster he's opened, what status do others have to share the same oyster with him?
Chapter 177: The Masochistic Noble Lady!
Hearing that her identity was just a servant, Elizabeth couldn't help but snort softly, but she didn't refute it.
After all, that was the truth.
She just didn't expect this guy to really treat her like a slave.
While feeling annoyed, she also had an indescribable strange feeling.
This feeling of being suppressed in her dignity inexplicably made her heart beat faster.
She even wanted this guy to humiliate her dignity with even more excessive language.
Elizabeth's heart skipped a beat. How could she have such strange thoughts?
Could it be because the curse hasn't been lifted yet?
Elizabeth concealed the strangeness in her heart and stood obediently beside Rhode.
Noticing that Elizabeth didn't refute, Belle became even more certain of this woman's identity. She definitely wasn't a noble.
Otherwise, no noble could accept such humiliation.
After all, to nobles, dignity is more important than everything else.
Hearing that Rhode was going to send her back, Elizabeth suddenly remembered that she had been gone for so long, and her father must be worried at home.
Thinking of her still-sick father, a worried expression appeared on Elizabeth's face, and she slowly nodded.
Rhode led Belle out of the castle, watching the servants of the castle and the evil spirit legion of the Death Apostles cleaning up the surrounding forest, and nodded with satisfaction.
Then, a pair of white wings instantly appeared behind him.
Belle's eyes widened at the sight.
When she was in the castle before, Rhode gave her private tutoring until she fainted. She didn't even know how the castle got here, and she had never seen Rhode like this before. He looked just like an angel.
“Hold me tight,” Rhode glanced at Belle, who was stunned beside him, and said in a low voice.
Hearing this, Belle immediately reached out and hugged Rhode's neck.
Rhode put one arm around Belle's waist, and the wings behind him opened, instantly turning into white light and disappearing.
Elizabeth looked at the two disappearing figures, a hint of jealousy that she didn't even notice appearing on her face.
“Men are all the same. They don't cherish what they've gotten.”
She snorted softly, her tone filled with jealousy that she couldn't explain.
A servant next to her came over, looked at Elizabeth, who was in a bad mood, and cautiously asked: “Master, would you like some afternoon tea?”
Hearing this, Elizabeth glanced at the cautious maid, flicked her long red dress, raised her neck with a haughty expression, and walked back to the castle on high heels with a look of arrogance.
In front of that bastard, she was a slave, but in front of these servants, she was still the high and mighty noble baroness.
On the other side, with the blessing of various buffs, Rhode's speed directly exceeded the speed of sound.
Belle looked at the surrounding scenery, her eyes full of wonder, and curiously reached out to touch the barrier in front of her.
After a while, Rhode had already brought her to the place where the castle was before.
Flapping his wings and floating in the air, Rhode looked at Belle in his arms and asked softly: “Where is your home?”
Belle glanced at the forest and then pointed to a prosperous territory in the distance.
Seeing this, Rhode flew over directly. After landing, he put away his wings and dispelled the concealment magic on his body.
Belle looked at the familiar castle in front of her, and a look of excitement appeared on her face. She directly pulled Rhode and ran towards the castle.
Rhode was helpless and could only be dragged forward by Belle.
Arriving at the castle gate, several knights guarding the gate drew their weapons and shouted loudly: “Stop!”
Hearing this, Belle waved her hand and greeted: “It's me!”
After Belle approached, recognizing the identity of this young lady, a look of surprise appeared on the faces of several knights.
Everyone had a good impression of this baron's young lady, kind and cheerful.
One of the knights greeted her and said anxiously: “Miss Belle, you're finally back. The baron's condition has worsened. If you go back now, you might be able to see him one last time.”
Belle, who was originally full of joy, panicked when she heard this and hurriedly pulled Rhode towards the castle.
The leading knight frowned when he saw this and stopped Rhode.
“Miss Belle, the situation is special now. Without the permission of the two knight captains, no strangers are allowed to enter the castle.”
As he spoke, he looked at Rhode.
Looking at each other, Rhode couldn't help but frown.
Because he felt a hidden hostility in these eyes.
This was strange. He was only coming to this barony for the first time, and he had never met these guys before. Why would they be hostile to him?
Then there was only one explanation, and that was because of Belle.
Why wouldn't they let him in? Hearing this, Belle became a little angry, ignoring the obstruction of several knights and forcibly trying to take Rhode in.
However, with a look from the leading knight, several knights didn't dare to stop Belle, but they blocked Rhode with their bodies, not allowing him to enter.
Seeing this, Rhode became even more interested.
Interesting. A group of knights actually dared to disobey the baron's daughter, or was it because of the order of some knight captain?
The knight captain was just a small position managing the knights, at most equivalent to a butler.
How dare these guys disobey the baron's lady's orders because of this excuse?
It seemed that the status of these two knight captains was not low, and they might even have great power.
Thinking of this, Rhode looked at the knights, and the oppressive gaze instantly made the knights feel an increase in pressure, and cold sweat appeared on their foreheads.
Who on earth was this guy? His aura was so terrifying.
Just as several knights were trembling under this pressure, Rhode suddenly said: “Belle, you go in first.”
Hearing this, Belle frowned, wanting to say something but was interrupted by Rhode.
Rhode leaned in and whispered in her ear: “I have a way to get in.”