Chapter 7 System Rewards
"My Lord Earl, Lord Gervis and the others have left." Alice sat at a desk in a large study room, and her personal maid stood opposite her and reported in a low voice.
"Yeah." Alice didn't show any emotion and continued to look at the letter in her hand. After finishing reading it, she put it down and looked up at her personal maid and asked, "Lina, how is Butler Potter doing?"
"Sir, I was just about to report to you that after more than ten days of interrogation, Butler Potter seems to have no idea how the old Earl disappeared. We have compared all his answers with the testimonies of other male and female servants in the castle. What he did and when were all consistent, and the servants' testimonies have verified it. Except for the rest time period." Lina answered meticulously.
"Since there is nothing wrong with the butler, let him go outside the city to manage the manor and keep his salary. After all, he has followed my father for more than 30 years." Alice combed the hair on her forehead. Her father, a golden knight, disappeared quietly in the castle. Butler Potter was the first person to be suspected anyway. But now it is basically shown that Potter is not a suspect. After a little thought, Alice arranged Potter's place.
"Yes, sir," Lina replied.
"Is there any other news?" Alice asked.
"There is no news, sir. But the old butler said that the Earl went to the church in the city on the day he disappeared, but he only stayed in the church for a while and then returned to the castle under the escort of the guards. There was nothing unusual on the way. And everyone's testimony shows that the Earl disappeared in the study after dinner." Lina answered one by one.
"Went to the church at noon? Lina, send a few people to investigate this matter, especially what my father did there that day and who he contacted. Be secretive and try not to attract the attention of the church." Alice thought for a moment and instructed Lina.
"Okay, sir, I'll take my leave now!" Lina nodded in response, and when she found that Alice did not give any further instructions, she prepared to leave.
"Go! You've worked hard during this period, Lina!" Alice nodded, and seeing the fatigue faintly revealed on Lina's face, she couldn't help but say with heartache.
"These are all Lina's responsibilities. My Lord, you don't have to worry about me. It's you who need to rest more and not be so tired! My Lord, I'll take my leave first!" Lina heard Alice's words. Although she was very tired, she felt warm in her heart. After that, she bowed to Alice and walked towards the door.
"By the way, Lina, help me apologize to Butler Potter. Tell him this is not what I want." Alice suddenly said just as Lina was about to walk out the door.
"Okay, sir, I will tell Butler Potter what you said. He will surely understand the necessity of your doing this." Lina turned around and listened to Alice's words. She immediately replied that she understood, then bowed to her and retreated to the door.
After Lina walked out of the study and carefully closed the door, the study suddenly fell into silence. Alice stared at the half-length portrait of the old count on the wall next to her, and murmured softly: "Father, where did you go? How could you disappear without a sound?"
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After more than five hours of rapid travel, Gervis and his party finally returned to Gandalf's territory. Normally, it would take about four hours to get back to Gandalf's castle, but because they were traveling at night and were hindered by Thomas and Jimmy, two people with poor riding skills, the journey took longer.
But for Gervis, having the two of them as a burden is good for him. He has not yet fully absorbed the original owner's riding skills, so it is better for him to ride during the day and he will not fall behind.
However, at night, due to limited vision, many bends can only be distinguished when they are in front of you, so it is very challenging to control the horse.
After passing through the town, the Baron's Castle is in front of us. Because it is a small castle of the Baron, the castle does not have an official name. Generally, the name of the owner is added in front of the castle. Baron's castles in other places are also called this way.
When the group arrived at the castle, the gate had been closed and the drawbridge over the moat had been raised.
Looking up at the castle, he saw four or five torches gathered above the gate. They must have discovered them.
"The Baron is back, open the door quickly!" Without Gervis and the others saying anything, Gandalf's entourage and guards were already shouting loudly to the people in the castle.
"Please wait a moment, Baron. We will send someone down to confirm it right away." The guards on the castle heard the shout. They were very familiar with this voice. It was a guard named Kate who followed the Baron to Rose Castle today. However, the procedure for opening the castle gate at night still needed to be followed.
After responding, the captain on duty randomly selected one of the guards, and then the guard climbed into a wooden frame hanging outside the wall, and the other guards helped pull the rope to slowly lower the wooden frame to the bottom of the castle. After the wooden frame reached the bottom of the castle, the man quickly climbed out of the wooden frame, trotted to the drawbridge, and carefully looked at Gervis and his group.
After seeing Gandalf and the others clearly, he quickly bowed and said, "My lord, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. I will lower the drawbridge right away. Please wait a moment."
As he said this, the guard immediately shouted towards the castle: "It's Baron, open the door!"
In a moment, the castle gate was opened, and the guards left on the city wall operated the winch to slowly lower the drawbridge over the moat.
"My Lord, you are back. Thank you for your hard work! Thank you for your hard work, young masters!" After the suspension bridge was stabilized, Gervis and his companions crossed the suspension bridge and came to the gate. Under the gate, the captain of the night watch immediately came forward to greet Gandalf and Gervis.
"Hello, Lord Nashen!" Gervis and Driss immediately returned the greeting.
There are two lords in Gandalf's barony, both of whom are bronze knights, each leading a team of guards. They usually take turns patrolling and training, and Gandalf's three children usually follow them to learn martial arts, so they respect them very much.
Lord Nashen is one of Gandalf's vassals, a bronze mid-level knight and the captain of a guard team. In addition to guarding the castle, he is also responsible for patrolling the territory. He has a farm in Gandalf's barony, which is a fief given to him by Gandalf.
"Nashin, thank you for your hard work! Have the peanuts grown yet?" Gandalf nodded to Nashin and asked the question that was most on his mind.
"My lord, the baby is about to be born. The butler is already guarding over there with two grooms."
"Okay, then I'll go over and watch. Darius, Gervis, you two go into the castle and ask the servants to prepare some hot food. Everyone must be hungry after such a long journey." Gandalf was cheered up when he heard Nashen's answer. He gave Gervis instructions and rode towards the castle gate.
In this world where knights are everything, a good horse is even more precious than in Gervis's original world. Stables are usually located in the castle's forecourt, protected by the city walls.
After Gandalf left, Gervase and his party slowly rode into the castle. The drawbridge of the castle was raised again, and the gate was closed again.
When they arrived at the castle, several people dismounted and the servants took their horses to the stables to take care of them.
Thomas, Jimmy, and Gervis had already asked the servants to arrange their accommodation, and after instructing the kitchen to prepare hot meals, they could not wait to return to their rooms.
After riding for five hours, he wanted to take a bath to relieve his fatigue. More importantly, he couldn't wait to see his golden finger.
"Master, the bathtub is full of water!" The servant's voice was heard just as Gervis arrived at the door.
"good!"
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Walking into the bathroom, Gervis was taking a bath. His mind moved and a panel immediately appeared in front of him.
The panel that appeared in front of him was very simple. There was a button marked with the search function on the left, and a scale bar was marked behind the button. The scale bar showed 1:1. Gervis felt that this should mean that the search function could be used with 1 energy point. As for what to search for, Gervis didn't know yet, so he didn't plan to touch it for the time being. In case something happened, it would be bad if he was seen by the people in the castle. He planned to go to his own territory and test what the search function was used for.
Gervis looked to the right again. The right should be the exchange mall mentioned by the system, and there were item boxes in the mall.
There are only four item frames that appear now, which are fruits of four different colors. One of the golden fruit icons has lit up with an X1 mark on it, and the other three icons are black.
This should be the extra reward for completing the task for the first time. At the bottom of these icons there is a scale bar showing 1 to 10, which is easy to understand. The 1 on the left and right sides of the panel should refer to the energy points you already have. 1 energy point can enable the search function, and 10 energy points can be exchanged for a fruit.
I just don't know what the effect of the fruit is. It actually requires 10 energy points, and he only gets 1 point for completing a task.
Gervis looked at the golden fruit that had already lit up, and suddenly he felt something in his hand. He looked down and found that he was holding a golden fruit that was exactly the same as the fruit with the lit icon. He looked at the icon again, and the originally lit icon had gone out.
Gervis understood, so he closed the panel and looked at the golden fruit carefully. This was a variety of fruit that Gervis had never seen before. It was not big, about the same size as a lychee. He could smell a faint fragrance when holding it in his hand. When he tasted it carefully, he could not describe the flavor. It was so tempting that he wanted to take a bite.
Should I eat it or not? Gervis was still a little hesitant, not daring to make up his mind. After all, it was a fruit he had never seen before, and he didn't know its efficacy. What if it was poisonous and he died after eating it? Then his huge territory would be wasted.
But if I really don't eat it, what if there is a time limit, and the fruit loses its effect after a long time? Gervis wanted to find a cat or dog to test it, but it was midnight and there was nowhere to find one. And it was such a small thing, it would be gone if I just took a little bit.
"No matter what, I got this system after traveling through time, there is no reason for it to harm me!"
Finally, Gervis gritted his teeth and decided to eat it. He raised his hand and put the golden fruit into his mouth, then chewed it gently. He immediately felt a sweet and warm current flowing out of the fruit and into Gervis's stomach along his throat. In a moment, Gervis felt that his mouth was empty, and there was not even any residue in his mouth.
"It's really not an ordinary product! I just don't know what effect it has." After eating the fruit, Gervis felt warm all over, indescribably comfortable. The uneasiness in his heart finally dissipated, and he was no longer worried.
Perhaps because he was too tired from today's trek, Gervis leaned against the bathtub and slowly fell asleep.
(End of this chapter)
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