Chapter 73.
After a simple greeting, the butler welcomed Edward into the manor, and the rest of the people dispersed and went about their respective duties.
Tian Xun is Edward's personal butler and is required to always be by Edward's side.
With the reminder from his teammates, he did not slack off this time and directly caught up with Edward and the butler.
At the same time, a fat cook called Tang En away. It turned out that he was a kitchen helper and needed to go to the kitchen to prepare dinner for the owner of the manor.
Looking at the two people leaving, Li Jia asked worriedly, "Will anything happen to them?"
Ning Xuanqing reminded: "I don't know if they will get into trouble, but we may be in trouble."
"Ah?" Li Jia was a little slow to react.
Tang Yu said directly: "Didn't you realize that we don't even know what we should do."
Don’t do things that are not in line with your identity!
The servants in this manor have different identities and duties.
The housekeeper must have divided the tasks that each person should do in advance and must never do anything extra.
But the current situation is very grim. They don’t know their identity, let alone what they should do.
At this time, Edward and the butler had already entered the castle, and the other servants followed closely behind. In order not to attract attention, Tang Yu and the other two could only follow slowly behind.
Ning Xuanqing quickly glanced at everyone's clothing and whispered, "I noticed that there is a woman in the women's line who is dressed differently from us. She might be a female steward."
Tang Yu and Li Jia followed Ning Xuanqing's line of sight and saw a middle-aged woman with her hair in a bun walking in front of the maids.
The dress also uses black and white, but the materials used are more exquisite.
When the other maids faced it, they would subconsciously bow their heads slightly and call it "Ms. Elsa".
It seems that this Elsa's status is lower than that of a butler but higher than that of a maid.
Tang Yu asked quietly: "Why don't we ask it what we should do?"
Li Jia was tangled up in thinking, "Would this be considered inappropriate for my status? Would it be discovered that there is something wrong with me?"
The maids in the manor have fixed assigned tasks, so there shouldn't be any confusion or forgetfulness.
It would indeed seem strange to ask like this out loud.
"I have a way." Ning Xuanqing winked at the two of them, with a hint of cunning in his lake green fox eyes.
Before Tang Yu could stop him, Ning Xuanqing had already gotten in front of Elsa.
"Ms. Elsa."
"What's the matter?" Elsa clasped her hands in front of her, her back straight, and looked at the girl standing in front of her with an elegant posture.
Ning Xuanqing was wearing a black and white maid outfit and standing straight like Elsa.
Facing Elsa's lifeless face, she forced herself to remain calm and said, "Well, I'm feeling a little unwell, so I'd like to ask you for a day off."
Hearing Ning Xuanqing's words, Elsa's face suddenly became gloomy, and combined with her dark blue skin, she looked extremely scary.
"No! If you take the day off, who will do the laundry?"
Although it looked horrific, it did not mutate on the spot.
This proves that in the logic of this copy, taking sick leave is not an unconventional behavior. After all, no one can control illness.
Ning Xuanqing curved his fox eyes and continued, "Maybe I can let Tang Yu do my job for me?"
Elsa refused decisively: "She needs to clean the yard and has no time to do your work."
Ning Xuanqing then offered a suggestion: "Then maybe Li Jia can take over my job?"
Elsa's face turned even worse, and she said, "She has to make the bed too, she's even busier!"
"Oh, is that so? Then I won't ask for leave."
Elsa didn't expect Ning Xuanqing to give up so easily, and the fierce look on her face faded a little.
It opened its mouth, and finally just said: "Work hard!"
"Yes, Ms. Elsa."
Ning Xuanqing brought back his information, and the three of them separated to complete their respective tasks.
Because of the arrival of the new owner, the castle fell into a busy state. The five people did not meet quietly until Edward finished his dinner and went into the bedroom to rest.
There are two conditions for passing this copy. One is to witness a dinner party, and the other is to uncover the truth.
The first condition is not something they can promote, but the second condition requires their own efforts.
The five people guessed that the second condition for passing the level was probably the most difficult. After all, up to now, they didn’t even know what truth the copy required them to uncover.
Moreover, this C-level multiplayer dungeon was full of traps. On the first day Tang Yu and his four companions entered the dungeon, they were so nervous that they didn't want to be noticed by others. They had no extra time to investigate the secrets of the castle.
It's simply impossible to know where to start!
When faced with this clueless situation, everyone habitually looked at the team's external brain - Ning Xuanqing.
Ning Xuanqing had been rubbing clothes all day, and now she was so tired that her eyes were bulging. Her long black hair was a little messy, showing a slight sense of fragmentation.
"I can't wash them all. I can't wash them all. There are too many. I don't have time to find out the news."
The external brain is temporarily useless.
Li Jia also complained: "I have been shaking the feather quilt all day, and now my arms are sore."
Tang Yu was also very resentful: "I have been sweeping the floor all day, this manor is too big!"
Tang En looked around and said hesitantly, "Well, I have to go back to peel potatoes later. If there is nothing else, I will leave first."
The cook wouldn't even let him go to bed until he finished peeling those potatoes.
Tian Xun was the last one to speak, and he brought a piece of news that surprised several people.
"When I was in Edward's room, I got a message from the conversation between him and the butler. It seems that the previous owner of this manor, Clarence, was murdered."
"Is this true?!" Upon hearing this, Li Jia immediately put on an expression of enjoying a melon, completely forgetting the tiredness of shaking off the duvet for a whole day.
Everyone else's eyes were also focused on Tian Xun.
Tian Xun carefully chose his words and recalled: "I remember Edward said at the time that his father died in an unclear manner, and he would definitely make those people pay the price they deserved."
Tang Yu asked: "Then what?"
Tian Xun: "Then they asked me to leave the room."
He was worried about breaking the rules, so he had to leave as he was told.
Edward's father, Lord Clarence, died a violent death.
There is obviously a secret hidden behind this. Is this secret the truth that the copy mission needs to find?
Tang En asked in confusion, "Who exactly are those people that Edward is referring to?"
Li Jia rubbed his chin and said, "I think it's possible that it was the servants in this castle. The previous master was murdered, and these servants were the ones who had the closest relationship with it. Maybe they killed Clarence!"
Ning Xuanqing pondered for a while and said, "They do have this suspicion, but there are not enough clues at the moment, so we cannot determine their motive for killing."
She continued, "Edward talked to the butler about this matter, which proves that the butler knew the inside story. Based on this speculation, perhaps everyone in this castle knew something about Lord Clarence's death."
Tang Yu heard this and said, "We can ask around in our respective areas of activity tomorrow, and then we can combine the information we get to analyze the situation."
Others had no objection to this proposal.
If the secret of Clarence's death is the mission requirement for completing the dungeon, then they must find out the truth.
As for searching for clues in the castle at night, the five people did not even consider it.
After all, apart from the five of them, this castle is full of weird people with unknown details.
Without complete certainty, they dared not act rashly.
After discussing the relevant matters, the five people decided to go back and have a rest first, so that they could get enough energy to get information from the servants early tomorrow morning.
However, this C-level multiplayer copy soon revealed its second pitfall.
Originally, Tang Yu and the others were still struggling with which room they should sleep in that night. If they went to the wrong door, they would probably break the rules and be punished.
As a result, before they could really start to rest, daybreak came in almost the blink of an eye.
The servants' rest time disappeared in a flash. Along with the faint dawn in the sky, the bell to call the servants rang.
The castle became lively and busy again.
The servants who were saying good night to each other in the last second, were walking around the corridor in neat clothes in the next second.
Looking at this bizarre scene, all five of them were stunned.
Li Jia couldn't help but complain: "Just give them some time to breathe. The capitalists think they are very kind when they see this!"
The housekeeper Elsa walked out of the room and glared at the five people sternly, and they immediately dispersed.
They had only been working for one day, but they had already become proficient.
According to yesterday's experience, the five people honestly played their respective roles in the castle, and at the same time tried their best to find clues related to Clarence.
Tang Yu came to the courtyard with a broom to sweep up the dust and fallen leaves.
The castle of the manor was built magnificently, with halls connected to corridors and different rooms. In addition to the bedrooms of the master and servants, there were also reception rooms, banquet halls, studies, tea rooms, billiard rooms, etc.
The room is decorated with different felts and tapestries, beautiful oil paintings can be seen everywhere, and the exquisite carvings on the railings reflect the heritage of the manor.
The spacious courtyard is planted with precious flowers and plants, but its only drawback is that it is too large. Fallen leaves need to be cleaned up every day, and Tang Yu is almost losing his patience.
Fortunately, there was no one else here, so she could fish secretly for a while.
While no one was looking, Tang Yu dragged the broom and slipped to the back of the castle.
They were standing at the gate to welcome Edward yesterday, and had no idea what was behind this. Tang Yu thought he should come and take a look.
She walked through the dense bushes and came to a somewhat damaged wall. She could barely glimpse the scene outside through the gap in the wall.
It turned out that there was a path extending from the back of the castle. At the end of the path, rows of roofs could be vaguely seen, and at this moment, a few wisps of smoke were coming out of the chimneys on those roofs.
Those are the residents outside the castle!
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