Chapter 302 Avril (Classic 2-in-1!)
"Name?"
"Avril."
"age?"
"sixteen."
"gender?"
"……female."
In the lobby on the first floor of the Sky Garden, a pretty girl was lowering her head and counting on her fingers nervously.
As a commoner in Idar Territory, this was her first time to visit the Sky Garden at the foot of Mount Almis. It was elegant yet luxurious, and magnificent yet meticulously crafted.
The scenery of the hanging garden, with its high mountains, flowing water and clusters of flowers, is far beyond the reach of ordinary aristocratic castles.
Although it does not have magnificent buildings, carved beams and painted buildings, it is unique and majestic.
Even a noble like Viscount Conte couldn't help but exclaim in amazement when he came here for the first time, not to mention a commoner like Avril who only had a wooden house at home.
Bruno sat in the main seat in the hall, flipping through the materials in his hands while looking at the girl in front of him.
Compared with the butcher lady with a bucket waist, Avril looks very thin and doesn't seem to be vulnerable at all.
"Mundell has explained to you the salary and daily tasks, right?" Bruno glanced at the girl who was standing not far away and looked a little embarrassed.
"I have…I have explained."
Avril pulled at her sleeve and whispered.
The maid outfit was a little tight, which made Avril, who was used to wearing rags and playing in the fields, feel a little uncomfortable, and her face turned red.
Avril is Shabi's niece.
People like Shabi, L'Hopi, and Lister have always been dependent on the Stuart family and have been closely connected with the Stuart family for generations. Avril, who just turned sixteen a few days ago, naturally began to serve the Stuart family like her uncle Shabi.
Bruno has been lacking a maid for a long time.
When old Ford was the butler, most of the maids in the castle were the same age as the butcher lady in the kitchen. Not to mention the ones with bucket waists and elephant legs, there were even many who were as old as Bruno's grandmother.
According to old Ford, the older maids had already been trained by him and knew the rules. They did not need to be urged to work and knew how to move on their own.
The young people in the castle were all male servants like Shabi and Liszt, which made Bruno surrounded by a lot of yang energy.
But,
Until now,
Old Ford was transferred away, and Mondale became Bruno's butler, responsible for assisting Bruno in managing all the people and things around him.
So, under Bruno's instructions, he began to screen new young faces from families who had served the Stuart family for generations.
And Avril in front of us is the new maid who was assigned to Bruno after going through layers of screening.
Bruno pointed at the two little griffins that were tightly clutching his robe and curled up on his legs and sleeping soundly, and said in a deep voice: "There's not much to do. Mondale will do all the important things. In addition to the things I told you to do before, if you can take good care of these little guys, it will be considered as your contribution."
Since arriving at the Sky Garden, the little griffins have almost immediately activated their ability to destroy houses.
Although the lord's castle in the city is not small, it cannot be compared with the Hanging Gardens at the foot of Mount Almis. There are birds, beasts, insects, fish, and green trees. There are corridors and pavilions on all sides, connecting with the outside world.
So... the few little griffins that Bruno kept by his side were full of energy all day long, running around everywhere, causing a lot of headaches for the servants in the sky garden.
But they didn't dare to say anything. You know, this is a powerful magical creature raised by Lord Bruno, and it is a totem engraved on the Stuart family crest! When it is docile, it is very cute and easy to pet; when it is noisy, it jumps up and down and looks very fierce.
As a result, the servants were very cautious in front of these little guys, for fear that they would make these little ancestors unhappy and then cause them to play tricks on them.
Avril's task is to feed these little guys regularly!
After all, Bruno is now a busy duke who often travels to various corners of the Principality of Idar and cannot guarantee regular and quantitative feeding.
Hearing this, Avril's gaze could not help but turn to the figure curled up on Bruno's thighs.
The eyes that were originally evasive gradually became brighter.
It looks... really good! "I understand." Avril replied quickly.
She was both in awe and somewhat curious about Bruno .
Starting a year ago, under the rule of this young noble lord, the entire Idar County has been completely transformed.
The hunger and cold they once suffered were gone from the people of Idar from the moment potatoes and sweet potatoes ripened.
Gradually.
Merchants began to travel through Idar.
Magnificent architectural wonders such as the Hanging Gardens and the Baths of Caracalla gradually began to stand on the land of Idar.
The people may be ignorant,
But their eyes are sharp!
According to her father, more changes have taken place in Idar Territory in just one year than in the past hundred years!
So, when Avril heard her uncle Shabi mention that Lord Bruno had begun to select new servants and attendants, she plucked up the courage and took the initiative to mention the matter to Shabi.
And now, looking at the Duke sitting high in the main seat, Avril's fair cheeks had already turned red.
Bruno's first impression on her.
Just one word,
Handsome! Especially when Bruno spoke, he was calm and decent, which made people feel convinced.
Being stared at by Avril's fiery gaze, Bruno suddenly felt as if he was in another world.
Because, in my previous life, I was often looked at like this by my little fans.
Bruno nodded gracefully.
Then...
The butcher lady who had been waiting for a long time dragged Avril away and went to get familiar with her post.
If you want to feed a griffin, you must first go to the kitchen and familiarize yourself with it.
"Your Majesty, Lister was here just now, and the matter of Woolley Dennis has been dealt with." Mundell said softly as he placed lunch on the table in front of Bruno.
"Oh? How did he choose?"
"He is a smart man. He knows that this is an opportunity given by the Duke, so... he decided to choose the second way and run the business together with you." Mundell replied quickly.
"good!"
"This was all the Duke's idea! I don't dare to take credit for it..." Mundell said happily.
In today's Idar Territory, opening a fried chicken shop is definitely a sure-win business.
High-calorie foods such as fried chicken and hamburgers are good for traveling mercenaries. After all...if you don't consider the consumption of brain power, the hardship of traveling is not comparable to that of the otakus who were typing in front of their computers in the previous life.
and,
The cost is not high. Foot basin chickens are easy to raise, and the time to market is even shorter than that of white-feathered broilers in the previous life. As for the oil...
During this period, the development of the oil pressing industry in Idar County can be said to have made great progress.
Idar Territory has tens of thousands of acres of rapeseed fields. Rapeseed oil pressed from rapeseed is very popular in Idar City. In addition, soybean oil produced from soybeans is also extremely common in Idar Territory.
However, if it is used for frying chicken, palm oil is still the most suitable.
In order to provide enough palm oil for the booming Principality of Idar, Bruno had asked Kallio some time ago to use the profits from the sale of luxury goods to purchase a large amount of land on the southeastern coast of the Kingdom of Basel through the Idar Chamber of Commerce and the Norman family.
The southeastern coast of the Kingdom of Basel has extremely suitable climatic conditions, which are enough for the Idar people to open a large number of oil palm plantations.
As long as the money is paid and the local nobles are taken care of, the extremely cheap labor force of the Kingdom of Basel will become an important help for the Idar people to start oil palm plantations.
As for transportation... In addition to land transportation, the ships of the Idar Whaling Company can fully undertake this task.
They hunt whales when they go out and are loaded with fuel when they come back. Anyway, whales cannot be encountered all the time, so they might as well familiarize themselves with the route for the Principality of Idar's sea-watching plan.
"I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about today's meal!" Looking at the self-indulgent Mondale, Bruno couldn't help but roll his eyes at him.
Mundell: “…”
"Is this because those idiots in the kitchen finally figured out MSG?"
"Yes..." Mundell answered cautiously.
The MSG in the other world must be different from the industrially produced MSG in the previous life. Although Bruno is a foodie, it is impossible for him to use his extremely precious glory points to exchange for something in the system mall that is purely for satisfying his appetite.
MSG is actually monosodium glutamate.
This substance is widely present in various plants in nature.
This substance is not only found in kelp, which is often mentioned by people, but also in the protein of soybeans and wheat.
MSG can enhance the flavor of food, but because the industrial production process of MSG is extremely complicated, any carelessness can cause extremely serious food safety risks.
In order to avoid this, Bruno's lord castle used the most primitive method to extract MSG.
Mushroom MSG, seaweed MSG, dried shrimp MSG...
Although these types of MSG have different flavors, they actually enhance the flavor of the dishes, which made Bruno praise them again and again.
"The simple extraction of MSG is not difficult. You can order L'Obida to build an industrial chain for the production of MSG as much as possible. I think we can make more money from the Basel nobles."
"I understand."
…
Speaking of L'Hôpital...
Ever since old Ford restored order on the Valens Plain in front of him, L'Hopital, who had always had a very low presence, took over old Ford's original responsibilities.
The construction of the two major industrial zones, the Riverside Industrial Zone and the Grand Heights Industrial Zone, alone made L'Hôpital busy all day long, not to mention that he had to take time out to focus on the land north of Namur Fortress.
Bruno held several meetings regarding the land that had just been incorporated into the Principality of Idar.
According to the current preliminary plan, the Idar people will give priority to the construction and development of three areas based on the experience gained from building the Idar territory.
One is Sorenburg, located north of Namur Fortress and adjacent to Idar County.
Driven by the radiation effect of the Golan Heights, Hagia Sophia is slowly being built on this land. The construction of Hagia Sophia has also attracted a large number of homeless refugees to this land.
From scratch, driven by the radiation effect of the Idar Territory, it should not be difficult to build Sorenburg into the second Merlin Special District of the Idar Principality.
As for the second area, it is the city of Cologne located in the Dale Hills.
Cologne was originally the fief of Earl Dale, but this had nothing to do with him being the first Norman noble to immigrate to Idal. It was because... this land had mountains, seas, and mineral deposits. It was really a Feng Shui treasure land! Cologne was located in the northeast of the Dale Hills. A dozen kilometers away was a deep-water port. It was also the temporary landing point for Idal's army when fighting against the Odins.
If shipping routes could be established between Cologne and the eastern plateau of the Odin Empire and between Cologne and the port of Dorne, the Idar people would not only be able to utilize Cologne's local mineral resources, but could also use the resources of the Odin Empire to further promote the development of this industrial area.
In short, Bruno is very optimistic about Cologne's geographical location. In time, the development of Cologne's industrial zone may even surpass the Golan Heights, which has taken the lead, and become one of the most important industrial bases in the entire Principality of Idar.
If possible, Bruno even wanted to build his long-cherished Ruhr factory on this land! The third key construction area is naturally Valens City. Things like transportation hubs and commercial towns are not to be mentioned. Valens City is also the bridgehead for Idar Territory to look inland. In short, it is very important!
Although all this sounds very easy, even a bit boring, but... a more detailed plan and specific implementation require countless dedicated tools like L'Hôpital (crossed out), and countless dedicated Idar people to realize it.
The abolition of the noble territories meant that Idar needed to set up new administrative divisions, and the departure of local nobles meant that the Principality of Idar had to establish an administrative management system covering the entire eastern part of the empire as soon as possible.
These things may sound abstract, but they are related to the operation of the entire Principality of Idar.
In order to extend the Stuart family's rule to every corner of the Principality of Idar as quickly as possible, almost three-quarters of the grassroots staff in the working community were withdrawn. Even the Two Point Academy on the other side of the Idar River was full every day and began to expand.
While Bruno was busy with L'Hôpital, Old Ford and others to reorganize the newly established Idar Principality, an unexpected news finally came from the Fran Islands, which had been quietly developing in the Merlin Bay...
Bruno's Papa Smurf Farm, which he had been preparing for a long time,
Finally finished! Hehe! The female supporting role you wanted is here!
The author needs to add some female characters to practice writing, otherwise I really don't dare to write a story with a female protagonist. Of course, the same thing applies. Even if there is a female protagonist, she is just a tool. I had something to do during the day, so I was delayed. I will update three more tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)
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