Chapter 108 One Hundred and Eighty Times the Territory

After the dinner, most of the guests in the fortress returned home a day later.

Only two earl's sons and two lords were left. The four of them had their own purposes and stayed here for two more days without giving each other any chance.

It can be said that no one has succeeded in having a deep conversation with Olivia and Caesar alone.

Every time one of them created an opportunity, the other would come along and ruin it.

These lords who stayed in the fortress were also very generous and tried their best to win over the hearts of the people.

Not only did he reward each servant generously, he also took the initiative to learn the various working methods of the Nine Departments staff, appearing to be someone who was easy to get along with.

Behind the scenes, he also gave a lot of money to the staff of the Nine Departments, as well as the knights and soldiers in the barracks.

So that when the time comes, there will be someone to help talk.

After they left, Van Xi compiled all the gifts sent by the concierge into a booklet and gave it to Olivia.

He also handed over all the bribes received by the servants, knights, and clerks.

They all handed it over voluntarily and didn't dare to spend the hot money.

Olivia sat in the restaurant and flipped through the booklet, comparing with Caesar who was more generous.

She said to Vansh:

“These lords, giving them three to five hundred gold coins as a reward is not stingy.

"Fanxi, go and make an account, double the three or five hundred gold coins, and distribute them to the servants as they are, so that they can spend them."

Fanxi also grinned happily: "Madam, this is good for me. Each of those people gave me the most."

Olivia laughed, but she never worried about the people around her being bribed. There was a big Buddha with a passive skill in the Household Registration Office, and everyone with a registered residence in Einweiton had already maxed out their favorability towards her.

She and Caesar both give priority to naturalized citizens when hiring people. This goes without saying for the knights, and even more so for the staff of the Nine Departments and the soldiers. Without registering as a citizen, they cannot enjoy many benefits. The number of people who are not registered as citizens is very small.

Caesar looked at the gift list for a long time. It was recorded in great detail and all the gifts would have to be returned in the future.

He thought, "Soon the Earl will have his birthday too."

"I have prepared the gifts. Let Fanon go with you then."

Caesar understood what Olivia wanted to do. She didn't want to take sides and planned to show her loyalty to the Count himself.

But it seems to be an act.

A few days later, everyone including old Renault, Theresa, and two sisters began to pack their bags and planned to go to Anke City.

The city of Anko is one of the most prosperous places in the entire kingdom, not to mention its influence in the north.

Olivia helped them pack their luggage and decorate the motorcade.

There were quite a few people involved in the operation, including forty servants, dozens of cavalry, hundreds of soldiers, five carriages, and dozens of horses.

According to the Earl's invitation, they had to go to the castle four or five days in advance to stay and attend large and small balls.

On the birthday, they would attend a full day of ceremonies. The Earl's birthday was on the fifth day of November, but they had to set out at the end of October and would not arrive home until mid-October.

Olivia and Christina stayed at home to avoid freezing by going out in this cold winter.

In November, the entire north will face severe cold waves.

In late October, Kaiser and old Renault left Einweiden with a group of people.

The house suddenly became empty, and Olivia was still a little uncomfortable with it, but she had endless things to do every day.

With the arrival of winter, there are more things to worry about in the city. Every day, directors and clerks bring pages of paper into her study like snowflakes.

After dealing with these things many times, Olivia became familiar with them.

I have to set aside two hours every day to interact with Christina, but she has to meet various drivers in the afternoon and may not be free, so I just started sleeping with the children.

Since her father is not around, she has to warm the bed.

Although this little guy was born to her, he was mostly taken care of by servants and wet nurses.

However, as long as Olivia held her in her arms, the little girl would smile and be extremely well-behaved.

Olivia played with her little hands, touched her little feet, and stretched out her fingers to gently tickle her.

Only after Christina fell completely asleep did Olivia remember to log into the system and start screening events.

She chose the right moment and used divine protection on the day of the Earl's birthday party when the conspiracy was about to succeed.

However, the incident was not completely eliminated, but only exposed.

After receiving Fanon's gift and her letter, the Count's favorability towards her has risen to ninety-five percent.

It's about to break through the critical point.

At this moment, in the city of Onko, far away from Eindhoven, unlike the warm and peaceful scene of the mother and daughter sleeping soundly, a feast of extravagance and decadence is being held here.

There was singing and dancing at the banquet, needless to say. All the nobles from the entire north were present in great attendance, a scene that one would not be able to see in the royal capital.

Caesar mingled with other barons at the banquet. He was very low-key and did not attract attention.

The old earl was feeling very proud at this moment.

He picked up the wine glass and thought to himself, I sent troops to take back Constant County, paved the way for my children and grandchildren, and did not suffer too much loss. It was a beautiful victory and I had established my foothold.

Looking at the current situation, he could sell his face so well that all the princes in the north were his guests of honor. Some were afraid of him, some wanted to win him over, and they all came. They did not dare to break up with him openly.

The old earl had mixed feelings in his heart, but his face showed no emotion and he looked playful.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, he still held the wine glass and went down to make friends with various marquises and earls, intending to test their reactions.

The various princes were greatly disturbed by the drunken earl, but after a brief moment of daze, most of them began to go along with him.

Caesar was sitting at the side watching the banquet when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a suspicious servant in the distance. A murderous look flashed in his eyes and he was about to take advantage of the chaos to stab the count in the crowd.

He immediately flew over, bypassed the crowd, and fought with the man. In a few moves, he subdued the assassin.

The commotion attracted the attention of the nobles, and the earl was so frightened that he called for his knights and guards.

After the assassin was successfully captured, he was immediately taken back to prison for interrogation.

The nobles present, none of whom had been assassinated before, quickly calmed down.

Since no blood was seen, this incident did not cause any major problems. It dampened everyone's enthusiasm, but the feast continued.

However, Caesar could no longer keep a low profile, as people would grab him to socialize wherever he went.

The next morning, the assassin confessed everything under torture.

He identified the servant who was behind the scenes and found out the truth from the bribed servant. It turned out that everything was done by the king sitting in the capital.

The Earl was so angry that he smashed a porcelain cup made in Einwidden.

At this time, his two sons suddenly reached an agreement and decided to retaliate.

After much thought, the old earl decided to do this to muddy the waters first.

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When Olivia woke up the next morning, she found that Christina was still asleep.

At some point, the little one curled up on her chest and slept beside her obediently, just like her father. Sure enough, the underlying code is the same.

She rubbed Christina's pretty little face, and suddenly the ring vibrated.

When I opened it, I found that the mission was completed.

Congratulations on completing "Teacher, I really want to improve"

Mission Description: Gain 100% favorability with Earl of Roslingay.

Mission Progress: 100/100

Mission Rewards:

+222 Experience

＊2 blank character cards

Olivia received the reward and opened the two blank character cards.

She touched Christina's little hand and stuck it on for good luck.

I opened the white card again, and the first one I drew only showed a one-star farming talent.

In the second picture, Olivia held her breath as a silver light flashed before her eyes.

It’s four stars!

He is also a four-star talent with great wisdom.

Olivia opened the person's character card.

This man's name is Rodos Dickens.

He is twenty years old, from the royal capital, and a descendant of the nobility, but his family has fallen into poverty. He has been living under the care of others since he was a child, but started doing business when he grew up.

He specialized in using his aristocratic connections to sell rare treasures to other aristocrats.

He was arriving at the market place at Einwidden, where he had rented a busy shop on Oat Street.

If you open the specific parameters, you can see that his character is kind.

A kind and resourceful person.

Olivia could feel that this was another capable reserve minister that she could use.

However, she was not in a hurry and continued to refresh the main task.

Congratulations on unlocking the main quest:

Lord. Intermediate

Task Description:

A baron who doesn't want to be an earl is not a good duke. This can be achieved by unlocking ten times the legal territory.

Task progress: 0

Mission Rewards:

+2222 Experience

+＊22 blank character cards

Olivia breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that everything that happened later was exactly as she had guessed.

However, ten times the territory is no joke. The current Einweiton has a total of more than 3,000 hectares, and ten times that is more than 30,000 hectares. It would take the entire Constant County to meet this number.

Olivia thought for a moment and it seemed too early to challenge the entire county alone.

If we sail out to conquer overseas, I'm afraid it will delay our making money.

She thought about it and decided to push the trend forward.

The old earl had just been assassinated by the king, and there would be a lot of trouble ahead, maybe even a rebellion.

What she needs to do now is to stay stable, make more money and prepare it for developing more territories in the future. She is not worried at all about not being able to complete this task.

Olivia closed the system interface and picked up Christina, who had just woken up and was staring at her intently with sleepy eyes.

Christina's doughy little face is white with a hint of pink, like a small marshmallow.

Olivia kissed her several times and then called the servant to take her away.

She changed into her clothes and asked Fanxi to inform the heads of the nine departments and the knights who remained in the camp that they would hold a routine morning meeting.

With winter here and turmoil brewing, it’s time for them to look forward to next year’s work.

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