Chapter 31 Tabby's Concerns
Sure enough, after hearing what Gervis said, Tabby, who was standing on the wall, stopped acting and put away his smile. He replied to Gervis expressionlessly, "I'm very sorry, Baron. Viscount Lanny has ordered that no outsiders are allowed to enter the camp."
"In that case, I have only one request. You get out of my buffer zone immediately." Since the relationship had already been broken, Gervis was no longer willing to waste time with them in a friendly manner.
"My Lord Baron, I'm very sorry. This is the buffer zone. You have no right to order us to do anything. Only the king has this right!" Tabby also tore off his disguise and responded to Gervis.
"Very good, go back and tell your master, Viscount Lanny, I will get revenge!" After saying that, without waiting for Tabby to continue speaking, Gervis returned with his three men and walked towards the entrance of the trail.
At this point, there is no point in saying more. Gervis also knows that since Viscount Lanny dared to break the unspoken rules of the nobles, he would not retreat with just a few words from him.
Through today's test, Gervis knew that there must be great benefits in the camp, otherwise Viscount Lanny would not risk the possibility of conflict with himself and the Jones family in order to seize the benefits here.
Tabby's face darkened as he watched Gervis and his group gradually go away. He had a premonition that Gervis might bring big trouble to Viscount Lanny.
Generally speaking, young nobles like Gervis are easy to fool and have never seen the world. If you offer them some benefits, they will stop causing trouble.
Even those who are not tempted by the benefits will lose their temper on the spot, and even lead their men to charge at the camp gate without thinking. After all, they are young and energetic and cannot bear it. When the time comes, they will capture Gervis. Although they cannot kill him, they can make him suffer, such as torturing his men in front of him and then letting them go. This will definitely scare these young men.
As for if Gervis complained, it would not be a big deal as long as Viscount Lanny made some arrangements. Viscount Lanny's father was also an earl and had a good relationship with the king. As for the Jones family, they had lost their deterrent power since the old earl disappeared.
This buffer zone still belongs to the king. As long as the king does not take any action, the new Earl Alice will be powerless.
On the contrary, it was the fact that Gervis left so abruptly that made Tabby a little worried. Young and inexperienced people are not to be feared, but people like Gervis who are both young and steady are to be feared. Even if such a person can suppress him for a while, once he becomes successful one day, he will definitely face a devastating revenge.
"Prepare my horse. I need to go back to Blackstone Castle to report to the Viscount. You must be more vigilant in the future and not make any mistakes."
With many thoughts lingering in his mind, Tabby felt that he should hurry back to the castle and report the matter of Gervis to Viscount Lanny.
Although Gervis is currently only a baron and his territory is still poor, Tabby feels that with Gervis's performance today and his identity as Count Alice's husband, there is no guarantee that he will not grow up one day.
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Gervis returned to the territory with his three men, stood by the avenue and shouted twice towards a forest. The guard who stayed behind immediately pulled the carriage out from behind the woods, and the horses of Gervis and his men were tied to the carriage.
"Sir, you're back!" The guards pulled the carriage and hurried over to salute Gervis.
"Well, let's go back!" Gervis nodded and untied the reins of his horse from the carriage, and the other three also stepped forward to lead back their horses.
The journey back didn't take long. When coming here, Gervis had to inspect three villages, so he made a long detour in the territory. But now he could go directly back to the castle along the avenue, and the carriage also moved faster on the avenue.
When passing by those wild grape vines, Gervis asked the guards to pick some ripe grapes, load them on the carriage, and take them back to the castle for the first wine-making experiment.
Today, it took Gervis an entire afternoon to inspect the three villages and to check on Viscount Lanny's camp in the buffer zone. At this moment, the sky was gradually getting dark.
It is impossible to inspect Binhai Town today, and we can only wait until tomorrow. Fortunately, Binhai Town is right next to the castle, so we can go there anytime and anywhere.
Gervis was the first to rush up the gentle slope in front of the castle. The guards on the city wall saw Gervis and his men from afar and immediately shouted to the castle, "The lord is back."
The castle gate is generally not closed during the day, so Gervis and his companions rode in one after another.
"My Lord!"
"My Lord!"
For a while, greetings were heard everywhere. Although there were not many people in the castle, there were two guards on duty at the castle gate.
At this moment, Thomas brought Johnny to the vestibule, and Johnny was holding a wooden basin in his hand.
Gervis stopped the horse in front of the gate of the inner castle. Laurie and others followed Gervis. Seeing Gervis stopped the horse, they quickly took the grapes and garlic off the carriage, then urged the horses to leave the castle.
They had something else to do, so after unloading the goods from the carriage, they left the castle again.
They are now going to the coastal town to deal with Benny's men.
Although the sun was about to set, the time was just right. Most of the serfs had just come out of the fields and were on their way home. Dealing with Benny's men now would allow more people to see with their own eyes and know the lord's kindness.
"My Lord Baron, thank you for your hard work." Before Gervis dismounted, Thomas and Johnny stood beside Gervis' horse. Seeing Gervis was about to dismount, Thomas hurried forward and held Gervis' arm.
After Gervis finally stood firmly on the ground, Thomas took out a wet towel from the wooden basin held by Johnny and handed it to Gervis, serving him very attentively.
Gervis had gradually gotten used to the feeling of being served, and no longer felt strange. He naturally took the towel handed to him by Thomas and rubbed it hard on his face. The cold towel wiped away the sweat on Gervis's face, and Gervis felt a cool breeze. Because of the buffer zone incident, his pent-up anger was also dispelled.
"Thank you very much, Thomas!" After putting the towel back into the wooden basin that Johnny was carrying, Gervis nodded to Thomas with satisfaction.
"It is my honor to serve you, Baron!" When Thomas heard Gervis' thanks, he bowed to Gervis even more respectfully.
He then led the way for Gervis, reporting as he walked.
"My Lord Baron, we have received the seafood sent from the seaside village. The servants have sent it to the kitchen, but Jimmy the cook dares not make the decision on his own. He needs your instructions before he dares to cook the seafood."
"Very good, don't touch the seafood for now. I'll deal with it after I take a shower. By the way, Thomas, don't touch the things I brought back for now."
"Yes, sir. The hot water is ready, you can take a bath anytime."
"Then go ahead and do your work. I'll talk to you after I finish my shower."
Gervis sent Thomas away. This was the benefit of having someone in the castle who knew how to manage all matters, big and small. Gervis didn't need to worry about anything at all, as everything had already been arranged.
"It seems that I don't have to wait until I receive the batch of goods from my father. I can now appoint Thomas as my butler." Gervis was very satisfied with Thomas' performance in the past two days. He arranged all the matters in an orderly manner. Although he had some servile ideas when treating serfs, Thomas was originally from this world. He learned how to serve the noble lords in Rose Castle, so he would naturally think from the perspective of his master.
What was the attitude of the nobles towards the serfs? They exploited them, never paid them wages if they could use them for free, and got the most out of them at the cost of the least profit.
If Gervis had not given special instructions yesterday, Thomas would never have paid so much wages to the serfs who cleaned the castle, and it is even possible that he would not pay them a penny. As for the wild boar, he was able to get a silver coin as a result of Gervis' instructions.
After taking a shower, Gervis changed his clothes and went to the living room on the second floor to check on Ike. The servant was changing his dressing. The servant said that Ike's condition was not very stable.
Ike is still in a coma and occasionally talks nonsense, but the good news is that Ike does not have a high fever. He may have been unconscious just because of excessive blood loss. The weather is hot in this season, which is extremely easy to cause wound infection. In this world without antibiotics, except for the titled knights, ordinary people can basically arrange their funeral as long as they have a wound infection.
"Take good care of Ike, and notify me if he wakes up." Gervis instructed the servant.
"As you command, my lord."
After coming out of the guest room, Gervis came to the first floor.
The nobles in this world know how to enjoy themselves. There are three halls on the first floor alone, one large and two small. The large one is used for hosting banquets and other large events, while the two small ones are used as a place for the nobles to relax on weekdays, and sometimes they can also be used as a place for the noble vassals to discuss matters.
Although the smaller hall is much smaller than the banquet hall, it is still more than 80 square meters. The interior of the hall looks very empty at the moment, because there are no decorations in the hall, only some tables and chairs with exquisite carvings. These tables and chairs were left behind because the Earl did not like them. After cleaning, they are all intact. As long as Gervis finds some decorations and adds these furniture, it will be a luxurious leisure hall for a noble lord.
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It’s the last day of 2019, so I’ll add one more chapter today. I wish all my fellow readers good health and great wealth in the coming 2020!
Thanks to the book friends for their recommendations!
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