Skretil's Ignorance Walker

With excitement, Lu Ren and Lina finally arrived at the manor that belonged to her after riding in the carriage for nearly half an hour.

When Lu Ren got off the car, he saw two middle-aged men and a woman standing at the door. Someone must have informed them in advance that the new owner of the manor would be coming, so they came out early to wait.

After seeing Lu Ren, a middle-aged man headed by him saluted Lu Ren.

"Are you Lord Lu Ren? My name is Godion Milon, and I am the steward of this manor."

After finishing speaking, Godion introduced two other people to Lu Ren, namely the manor's guard captain Wesley Candia and the head maid Winnie Sapir. The two introduced people also saluted Lu Ren.

After introducing the three of them, Godion led Lu Ren and Lina to introduce the manor, followed by Wesley and Winnie.

After Lu Ren was introduced to the gate, Lu Ren realized what this manor located on the western outskirts of Xidao City meant. The luxurious house she entered after she entered was just her residence. The manor also included the simple farmhouses around the house. The hundreds of serfs nearby were also included in her manor, which belonged to her. her property.

Passing through the vestibule planted with various flowers and plants, standing at the door of the hall were all the servants working in the mansion. When Godion introduced to Lu Ren, she also carefully counted the number of people. These servants included 3 chefs, 18 maids, 10 guards, plus the housekeeper, head maid and captain of the guard, a total of 34 people. These people were all Lu Ren needed to pay them a salary every month. Lu Ren suddenly felt heartbroken when he thought of this account plus the money he had to pay taxes to the king.

After introducing the servants, the housekeeper took Lu Ren to the largest room on the second floor of the main house.

"Here are the various documents and contracts of this manor. Please accept them."

The housekeeper took out a stack of thick scrolls similar to rice paper from the drawer of the desk in the room. Lu Ren took it and took a look. It was the land deed of the manor, the serf's contract and some miscellaneous information and contracts. Lu Ren was very confused. So I used space magic to collect them all.

After the butler's lengthy introduction, Lu Ren finally got a rough idea of ​​what this manor looked like——

Centered on her mansion, the land about 16 miles around belonged to her, including the hundreds of serfs living there and all the cultivated land. There are some public facilities around the mansion that these serfs can also use, but there is a fee. Lu Ren saw this and decided to open the mill, oven, wine pressing equipment and some other public facilities to the surrounding serfs for free.

Most of the arable land is used to grow wheat, with a small amount growing grapes and olives. Some serfs also raise livestock, such as cattle, sheep, and chickens. In the west of the manor, a small tributary of the Seme River flows through the manor, bringing ample water to the manor.

There are also some craftsmen among the serfs, such as blacksmiths, carpenters and hunters. The hunters are usually responsible for hunting for the manor owner. They can keep a small part of the prey, and then turn in most of the prey. If they are lucky, they can get more than Other serfs have much higher incomes and supplies, but they are also very dangerous. Although the area around West Island City is generally very safe, there are still some ferocious beasts and monsters that mutate from time to time in the surrounding forests, as well as goblins that sneak in sporadically. Lin and other monsters.

Some craftsmen, such as blacksmiths and carpenters, were basically not allocated farmland. They were responsible for building various objects for the manor owner in exchange for living money.

As for the mansion where Lu Ren lives, the main residence is a three-story building. The first floor is filled with various functional rooms, such as the kitchen, reception room, hall and several servants' rooms, and there is a cellar next to the kitchen. Used to store food. The second floor has the owner's bedroom, study room and the owner's dedicated warehouse to store the owner's exhibits. Lu Ren found several antiques here. The third floor is the guest room, and when you go up to the roof, there is a rooftop and pavilion surrounded by flowers, where you can relax and enjoy. There is also a pavilion in the vestibule.

Next to the main house are the buildings where servants live, various utility rooms, public warehouses and barns. There are some public facilities such as stables, wells, and self-use mills in the corner, which are much better than those outside the mansion. Lu Ren also saw two carriages parked next to the stables, and some fruits and vegetables were planted in the backyard, and some chickens were raised next to them.

After sending away the three chief servants, Lu Ren sat down on the sofa in the study on the second floor. The soft touch was not much worse than that of the Verdi family and the palace. After all, this place used to be owned by the royal family.

Lina was also sitting next to Lu Ren. Seeing Lu Ren's relaxed look, she also stretched.

"How is it? Are you satisfied with this manor?"

"It's okay, I just feel like I spend a lot of money in a month."

Lu Ren calculated that the chef's salary is 16 silver coins per month, the maid is 10 silver coins, the guard is 12 silver coins, the maid is 17 silver coins, the guard captain is 22 silver coins, and the housekeeper is 25 silver coins, plus other expenses such as purchasing various supplies. It's about 500 silver coins per month, which is 5 gold coins. And now she lives in the royal capital. For her who owns a manor, she needs to pay taxes to the king, which roughly requires 5 gold coins. The servants' wages were calculated according to the previous standards, and Lu Ren didn't bother to change it, but his heart was bleeding when he thought of having to pay so much money in a month.

"It's okay, those serfs still have to pay taxes to you every month."

After listening to Lina's words, Lu Ren took out the previous bill and calculated it. The total number of serfs was 145. In the past few months, the basic tax amount for each serf was about 4 to 7 gold coins. Others were deducted from the tax with items. .

"That's not right, aren't other people's manors profitable? Why do I still have to lose money?"

"After all, it was owned by the royal family before. They are not short of money, and they don't have to pay taxes."

Lu Ren sighed, thinking that she would be able to live and feed herself from now on, but she didn't expect that she would have to find a way to support so many people. She now regrets her decision to open those paid public facilities for free.

While browsing, Lu Ren saw that many serfs were in debt because they could not pay taxes. Such people would be sold into slavery after their debts reached a certain amount. Serfs can at least cultivate the land and sell crops to save money to redeem themselves and become free people. However, after becoming real slaves, there will be no chance of recovery. Lu Ren sighed again and decided to cancel all IOUs. Before, Living in a civilized society, she couldn't bear to see this.

Just when Lu Ren made up his mind, he heard several knocks on the door. After letting him in, a maid made tea and brought it to her new master. When the maid poured tea for herself, Lu Ren asked her to drink gold. En Ming came to announce the decision just now.

After handling various matters, Lu Ren and Lina temporarily left her manor and came to Verdi's house. It was already afternoon, and Verdi and Marin had already returned from the kingdom.

"How's it going? Are you satisfied with your new home?"

Seeing Lu Ren and Lina coming back together, Wildy asked with a smile.

"It's okay, but now I have to find a way to make money."

"That's not easy. I'll ask His Majesty for you and make you the chief magister of the palace..."

"No, no, no, thank you. I won't bother you anymore."

Looking at Verdi who wanted to recruit him into his gang whenever he got the chance, Lu Ren felt a little speechless. Do you really want to throw me into the kingdom?

"Won't the king help you get an A-level adventurer qualification certificate? Then you can go to the Adventurer's Guild to accept the mission."

Lina on the side gave a suggestion that seemed reliable. She sat on the sofa in the hall and watched Antrela knitting a sweater next to her.

"That's great. I was the highest-level adventurer when I first arrived. I'm only a C-level adventurer now."

Lina put her head in her hands, leaned on the back of the sofa, and said with a bored expression.

"Speaking of which, how are the levels of adventurers divided?"

"There are a total of eight adventurer levels SABCDEFG. Starting from C level are advanced adventurers. Adventurers above this level must report to the local adventurer guild no matter where they go, and they are exempt from the city entry fee."

After hearing what Lu Ren said, Lina informed Lu Ren that as the only high-level adventurer present, she could also be regarded as a teacher in these aspects.

"Under normal circumstances, adventurers can only reach A level at most. There is only one legendary adventurer Redikal in S level, and he has been dead for a long time. Even the famous adventurer 'Four Gods Co-Select' Bu Lexi Soltz is only an A-level adventurer."

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After learning something about the adventurers, Lu Ren had dinner at Verdi's house, and stayed one night at Verdi's house at Lina's request, and did not go back until the next day.

Lu Ren, who returned to his manor, spent a peaceful time like this until September 9th, which was the wedding day of Verdi and Marlene...