Chapter 140: Drunken Advice (10,000 Rewards and More)
Gervis and Pat's lunch lasted for more than an hour. Of course, it was only Pat who was eating during this process. Gervis only took a sip of wine occasionally. In the end, Gervis and Pat were drunk and they started to talk nonsense, completely abandoning the compliments between nobles. After chatting for a while, Pat turned the topic back to Gervis, and kept expressing his envy of Gervis.
It is said that Gervis not only married the Earl, but was also deeply loved by the Earl.
In the end, perhaps because Gervis had consumed so much food and drank so much alcohol, Pat asked Gervis to send the servants away, and then reminded Gervis in a slightly serious tone.
"Baron Gervis, don't just think about how to develop your territory. Go to Rose Castle more often when you have time. The Earl dotes on you now. As long as you please the Earl, any reward from him will be worth several years of Storm Territory's taxes."
After hearing what Pat said, Gervis didn't know where Pat got the news that he was favored by Alice. He remembered that night Alice told him not to go to Rose Castle to bother her unless he had something to do. This was obviously exile, okay? Out of sight, out of mind. If she really favored him, why did she send him to this remote territory?
Of course, even if Alice really dotes on him, Gervis is a man with ideals and goals. He has a good appetite, so he doesn't need to be a gigolo. Gervis still wants to struggle for a few more years and doesn't want to rely on "Sister Alice" to get to the top. Male chauvinism has penetrated into Gervis's bones.
"Baron Gervis, you must remember what I said to you in the restaurant!"
In the vestibule of the castle, Pat walked out of the inner castle gate shoulder to shoulder with Gervis, staggering with every step. Pat had successfully completed the purchase of monster meat, and his territory was adjacent to Gervis's, so there was no need to stay overnight at Gervis's place. After the two of them had eaten and drunk their fill, Pat said goodbye to Gervis.
Gervis certainly would not try to keep him. The little fat man had such a good appetite, if he stayed, he would drink up all his delicious food and wine. Hearing Pat's solemn reminder before leaving, Gervis showed a helpless smile: "I will remember it. Baron Pat, you should be careful when you go back. You are drunk today!"
For the nobles of this world, there is no such thing as living off others. Strength and money are the basis of everything. Although the social structure is backward, it is already a true capitalist world.
"Hey! I'm not drunk. In fact, I can still drink! It's just that there have been robbers causing trouble in my territory recently, so I can't stay for long. Next time I have a chance, I will invite Baron Gervis to my castle. We won't leave until we are drunk!"
As long as a drinker can still move, he will never admit that he is drunk. This is the case with Fatty Pat. He was about to fall down while walking, which made his personal servant beside him very worried, but he still spoke shamelessly.
"Okay, Baron Pat, we'll meet again next time!"
As he spoke, Gervis winked at Pat's valet. After receiving the signal, the valet quickly saluted Gervis, then held Pat's arm and got into the luxurious carriage.
After Pat's valet closed the door of the carriage, Thomas immediately directed two servants to load the two boxes at the front of the carriage.
These two boxes contain the ice cream that Pat bought. Because they needed to be kept warm, he stored a lot of ice cubes in the wooden boxes.
After watching Pat's carriage leave the castle and waiting for the guard at the door to report that Pat had joined the large group of guards, Gervis turned around and returned to the inner castle.
"Anna, let's go to the study!"
After returning to the inner castle, Gervis couldn't wait to take Anna to the study on the third floor, because he was still thinking about his purple elf worm. Although the space opened up by the elf worm was a bit dangerous and a bit hot for nobles like Pat who didn't like fighting, for Gervis, a time traveler, he had watched a lot of movies, TV shows and novels about orcs, and now he really had the opportunity to get close to them, so he was very excited.
Of course, Gervis would not risk his life to open the space before making all the necessary preparations. After all, the orc races in the space were random. If he was unlucky enough to get a powerful one and get killed by it, that would be a tragedy.
Arriving at the study, Gervis took the jade box from Anna. After opening the jade box, he saw the purple elf worm still lowering its head to eat the amber fragments, and was not affected by Gervis at all.
Seeing that there were only a few amber fragments left in the jade box, Gervis immediately cut a small cut on his finger and dripped blood on the amber fragments. Only after doing everything did Gervis relax physically and mentally.
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It's not that the titled knight won't get drunk when drinking, it's just that his physique is stronger than that of ordinary people. Otherwise, drinking would be boring for the nobles in this world. The reason why Gandalf couldn't get drunk was because of his cultivation as a Silver Knight and his strong physical fitness.
Gervis and Pat are both low-level bronze knights, so their alcohol tolerance is definitely not as strong as Gandalf. However, Gervis's physique has been strengthened by the kiwi fruit. Although he drank almost as much as Pat, Gervis only felt slightly dizzy, but Pat was already staggering when walking.
Because he had been drinking, Gervis was not planning to go out to teach the guards this afternoon. The subjects taught in the previous stage were enough for their training, and as for other subjects, they could only be started after the equipment was forged.
Sitting at the desk, the little maid Anna stood behind Gervis, rubbing his head with her fair and slender hands. Gervis was worried in his heart. He was a little troubled about what gift to give to Alice, his cheap wife.
"What gift should I give? If it's expensive, I don't have the money. If it's cheap, it doesn't suit my status as a husband. It's such a headache!"
This aristocratic society is different from the ancient times in Gervis' hometown. Birthday gifts for the nobles are given at banquets, and the gifts are given to the host of the banquet in front of all the guests. Unlike Gervis' hometown, gifts are given before entering the door. If too little is given, no one will know. At most, the host will remember the stinginess of the gift giver.
But Gervis was not worried that Alice would remember his stinginess. After all, he was penniless and he believed Alice knew it best. The difficulty lay in the fact that he was in public and he was Alice's husband. If he just gave her a small gift, people would laugh at him.
"Forget it, let's wait and see how much money the caravan can make. If it doesn't work, I'll go to Winterfell to buy it. Fatty Pat knows a lot about nobles' socializing, so I'll ask him to give me some advice when the time comes!"
As the saying goes, a few gold coins can overwhelm a small noble. Without any good ideas for the time being, Gervis simply stopped thinking about it and quietly enjoyed the massage from the maid.
Thanks to the "Advanced Platform" boss for the 10,000-dollar reward!!!
(End of this chapter)
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