Nix, who was fast asleep, suddenly woke up and discovered that everything that had just happened was just a dream.
The honey, feathers, and Lind from the dream all disappeared.
When she woke up, she was lying alone in Linde's bed, while Linde had disappeared from her side.
"So...it was Mengmiao all along..."
Just as the catgirl caught her breath, she suddenly discovered that the quill pen that terrified her was right next to her pillow.
"Meow!"
Meanwhile, Lind was enjoying his breakfast in the lobby.
Hearing the commotion upstairs, Lin De smiled.
Waking up now? You can really sleep.
He had just tickled Nix with a quill pen, but seeing that she was still fast asleep, he simply put the quill pen next to her face and went downstairs to eat.
After finishing his meal, Linde said to the butler, Geral, who was standing beside him:
“These next few days, you’ll give this catgirl a lesson every day so she can get used to the place.”
"Yes, sir."
Since that night, almost all the servants in the manor have come to know this catgirl of unknown origin. Her cute and silly appearance has made many of the female servants very fond of her.
Especially Jeremy, who, according to her, loves cats and is simply unable to walk away when she sees a catgirl.
Moreover, Nix didn't reject this kind older sister; besides Lind, she was the only person she was willing to get close to.
So Lind entrusted the task of filling Nix's empty mind to Jer.
Judging from her expression, Jeremy was also very willing to take on this job that made her very satisfied.
"well……"
Linde sighed. Yesterday's conspiracy was still ongoing, and Nazra hadn't woken up yet. Now, he didn't have any better options than sending intelligence to the Count.
What needs to be done now is to speed up the construction of the territory and make full preparations when the conspiracy comes to light.
"The reclamation project should be nearing completion, and we've only made about 5 to 6 sets of monster armor so far..."
Linde assessed his current situation. In his estimation, the news of Nazra's assassination should not spread too quickly. If things developed too fast, those with ulterior motives would notice something amiss.
If I'm not mistaken, someone will soon come knocking on our door to spread the news of Nazira's assassination, and then use it to amplify its impact.
However, thinking about this, Linde had some doubts. What kind of faction would be sent to spread this intelligence? Orcs? Humans?
Thinking of this, Lin De suddenly had a flash of inspiration and decided to stage a counter-plan.
"Then I'll spread the word that Nazra survived the assassination attempt, embellish it a bit, and also spread the word about the orc traitor... Wouldn't that be wonderful?"
Lin Degang stood up, wanting to carry out the plan, but then thought about it and sat down again.
"What if this is the result that others want? It's tough, sigh... You have to be strong yourself to succeed."
How did my little territory end up like this?
After thinking it over, Linde decided to hold back for now and see what these people were planning to do, since the enemy was in the dark while he was in the light.
Now that Nazla has survived, once she wakes up, we should be able to get a general idea of the plan behind this.
After watching the servants finish tidying up, Linde decided to go and visit Alice, who was still holed up in her little room.
There's been no news from this guy for several days now; I wonder what he's up to.
Linde took the snack box from the servant, mounted the bronze light, and left the mansion. Looking at the throng of bronze guards at the gate, his uneasy mood improved considerably.
Last night he summoned all the remaining bronze warriors to take turns protecting the entire mansion.
He also transferred Astaire here to protect Nazra's safety and prevent any further assassination attempts.
Fortunately, the orcs in the Nazra caravan were well-behaved and stayed obediently in the military camp, without causing any trouble.
This was also thanks to those honest and loyal minotaur guards; they deserve some credit for stabilizing the situation.
Soon, Lind arrived at Alice's cottage, only to find that it had been completely transformed.
What used to be a rather small house has now grown to almost twice its original size, transforming from a beautifully crafted two-story tower into a sturdy little bunker.
Looking at the drastically changed cottage, Lin De was somewhat surprised, but also felt it was perfectly normal.
Linde pushed the stone door, which hadn't changed, and found it wasn't closed. So he knocked once, then pushed the door open and went inside.
At the same time, it was mentioned that:
"Alice, are you there? May I come in?"
On the pole by the door perched a peculiar familiar. This familiar looked like a bird, but it had the large mouth of a frog.
Upon seeing Linde enter, it barked loudly:
"Lord Linde is here! Lord Linde is here!..."
While shouting, it flew up to the second floor.
Linde placed the box of pastries on the cabinet next to him and began to observe the drastically changed layout of the first floor.
Almost everything related to daily life has disappeared, and parts and blueprints covered with runes are neatly arranged in every corner.
The original remnant mechs have been hoisted up and mostly dismantled.
Directly below him was a large workbench covered with a canvas.
At the familiar's shouts, there was soon movement upstairs.
"Lord Linde is here—"
The familiar's throat seemed to be gripped tightly by some immense force, and its noisy voice went hoarse for a moment before fading away.
Then came the sound of hurried footsteps and rustling clothes being put on upstairs.
With a few quick thuds as she came down the stairs, Linde saw Alice descending and holding up the snacks in her hand.
"What brings you here today?"
Alice took the pastry from Lind's hand, smelled the aroma, and took a satisfied bite.
"If you're free... you can come and help me out... the analysis of this relic mech is almost finished... there are just some tedious things left..."
Listening to Alice's words, Lind smiled wryly:
"I wish I had a lot of free time... You have no idea, things have been in complete chaos outside these past few days..."
Lind carefully recounted the events that had transpired over the past two days to Alice, also laying out his speculations and plans, hoping that this quirky young girl could offer him some advice.
Since Alice is currently the only human noble in Linde's territory besides him, Linde wants to hear her opinion on the matter.
"So you mean...you took a catgirl as your maid?"
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