Chapter 176 The Most Arrogant Person
"Sorry for the wait, Baron Pat!"
When Gervis arrived at the Dead Leaf River, the sun was already high in the sky. From afar, Gervis saw Baron Pat on the Dead Leaf River Bridge. When he got closer, Gervis was the first to speak out his greetings.
"Baron Gervis, this... is this a magical beast? A unicorn?"
When Gervis's team walked in, Pat's jaw almost dropped. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief and even forgot to respond to Gervis' greeting. Instead, he stared at Gervis' mount in a daze.
"Haha, I was just bored... I was wandering around the Dark Forest and luckily got a unicorn!"
It was not surprising that Pat, as a noble, knew what unicorns were. Seeing Pat's surprised look, although Gervis felt a little proud in his heart, he pretended to be calm on his face and made up a random excuse.
"Fuck you, you're so idle. Last time I saw you, you said you were so idle that you invented wine. This time you were so idle that you found a unicorn as a mount. Next time you're so idle, you're going to raise a legendary dragon as a pet!"
Pat was almost vomiting blood at Gervis' explanation, especially since this guy was so awesome, but he pretended to be nonchalant. Golden oysters, wine, unicorns...
Pat rolled his eyes and took a deep breath before continuing to say to Gervis: "Baron Gervis, please watch out for unicorns on the road. I heard that unicorns are arrogant and difficult to tame. Even the king's unicorn, no one except the king can get close to it."
Although he slandered Gervis for being too pretentious in his heart, it did not change Pat's envy of Gervis. This guy was originally unknown, but after the banquet that night, it seemed as if he was helped by God. First, he became the husband of the Earl, and then he was awarded a noble title and fiefdom.
Now, looking at the barrels of wine on the carriage behind Gervis, Pat swallowed. If any of the things that happened to Gervis happened to another noble, that noble would definitely wake up laughing in his sleep.
"Thank you Baron Pat for the reminder. I will definitely pay attention to it!"
Gervis accepted Pat's reminder, but he was not too worried. After all, the relationship between him and the unicorn was different from that of the king. He had signed a contract with the unicorn, and as long as he was there, there would be no problem.
After saying this, Gervis saw that Pat's eyes were constantly wandering around him, the unicorn, and the carriage. Gervis felt uncomfortable with Pat's constantly moving eyes, so he coughed twice and spoke to Pat.
"Ahem! Baron Pat, it's getting late! Let's set off!"
"Well, I am sorry for my impoliteness! It's just that the miracles that happened to Baron Gervis are the most unprecedented I have ever seen in my life."
It was only at this moment that Pat finally came to his senses from his surprise. He apologized to Gervis before continuing.
"Then let's go! Baron Gervis, it's a rare trip to Winterfell, I must take you around!"
"Thank you, Baron Pat! Haha!"
Pat did not come in his fancy luxury carriage this time, because it was too far away from Winterfell. Although the luxury carriage was comfortable, it was not as fast as ordinary carriages filled with goods like Gerves's. So Pat also rode a horse, and his team also had several carriages loaded with goods.
The territories of Gervis and Pat are both the most remote fiefdoms of Earl Jones. If they want to sell some valuable goods, they can only go to Winterfell. As for trading in other earls, not to mention that the big city of their neighbor Earl Kewan is also far away, no one is willing to pay the taxes generated by cross-border transactions.
Unless there are buyers who come to buy goods on their own initiative, the nobles in this world will generally sell the goods to the big city where the feudal lord is located, which not only does not require paying taxes but is also safer.
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"Baron Gervis, should we go to Rose Castle first, or take a walk around the city first?"
After four days of non-stop travel, Gervais and his party finally arrived at the fork in the road outside Winterfell. From here they could see the majestic Winterfell and the Rose Castle built on the mountain. Gervais and Pat were riding in the front, followed by guards and carriages. Some civilians on the road had already retreated to the side of the road, taking off their hats and bowing to Gervais and Pat.
"Let's go to Rose Castle first! After we settle our men and the caravan, it won't be too late to visit Winterfell!"
After a brief thought, Gervis answered Pat. Although Anna had been serving him all the way, he was still a little tired after riding for a long time. Gervis certainly would not rush to Winterfell to stroll around immediately. He would at least settle down in the Rose Castle first.
"Baron Gervis, are you sure?"
Pat was a little surprised to hear Gervis' answer. Then he glanced at the little maid Anna behind Gervis and asked Gervis a question with a hint of meaning.
Gervais's gaze had been fixed on the giant city in the distance and the towering castle on the mountainside. This was the second time he had seen Winterfell, but last time he had just passed by in a hurry. With Gandalf and others beside him, he did not dare to stop and watch. This time, he could appreciate the magnificent buildings of this alien world without any scruples. Although he had become a lord and owned a castle, Gervais was still deeply shocked by Winterfell.
After hearing Pat's repeated question, Gervis came to his senses and said to Pat with a smile, "Of course I'm sure! Let's go, Baron Pat, you don't have to be anxious! Haha!"
Gervase didn't notice anything unusual about Pat. He thought Pat was just used to having fun in Winterfell and couldn't wait to go out and have fun.
After getting Gervis's affirmative answer again, Pat could only look at Gervis with complicated eyes, then urged the horse, and rode towards the road to the right with Gervis.
Pat really admired Gerves. His real intention in asking Gerves just now was actually to ask Gerves whether his little maid should be placed in Winterfell first to avoid suspicion. After all, this was no longer the remote country fiefdom of Stormwind Territory, but the location of the Earl's castle where nobles gathered.
In this world, male nobles who use maids as personal servants will be talked about by others, which shows that the values of this world cannot accept such existence. But Gervis now dares to bring Anna into Rose Castle blatantly. It doesn't matter if other nobles see it, but Gervis is thick-skinned and doesn't care about other people's talk, so everything is nothing.
But this is your wife's home, okay? Aren't you really afraid that your wife will be angry? Your wife is the Earl...
Pat admitted that Gervase was the most arrogant nobleman he had ever seen, no doubt about it.
Gervis certainly didn't know Pat's psychological journey. The original owner was just the second son of a minor noble family. There was no such thing as a personal servant. This was only a moral concept of adults because he had no mother's teaching. Gandalf was a careless and tough man, so of course he would not teach his children these things. Therefore, the original owner had no knowledge of this in his memory. Moreover, Gervis thought it was normal for a noble lord to have a personal maid.
Haven’t you seen in those movies and novels on Earth that the nobles lead a life of drunkenness and debauchery? Now I am just purely serving a little maid. I guess this is the standard configuration of a noble!
Because of ignorance, Gervis fell deeper and deeper into this huge pit.
Thanks to "Rotsen" and "How are you?" for the tips!!!
(End of this chapter)
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