The self-cultivation of the passer-by hero

Although having a maid can barely guarantee the daily life can be maintained, the status quo facing Scarlet still hasn't improved in any way.

Lack of people, lack of money, lack of troops.

Hey, why does something strange seem to be mixed in?

Cough, all in all, apart from a superficial identity and a territory without defense force, the current Scarlett is almost poor and useless.

Fortunately, three days later, the first visitor finally arrived.

It was a baron whose territory bordered Scarlet, and he came here as a representative of a grand duke.

"The Archduke wishes to protect Scarlet."

The baron's intention is very clear, he came as an envoy to raise the Grand Duke's request for a vassal to Scarlet.

Perhaps for other independent lords, this is a very difficult choice, but for Scarlet, there is no simpler choice than this.

As the last vassal and knight of the family, the teenager can act as a guardian to act as an earl until Scarlet reaches adulthood.

So he made a request to the baron: "We need to keep the name of this castle and Scarlet."

This is not an unacceptable proposal. The Baron nodded in agreement and then said: "The Grand Guild will send knights to protect your territory, but you need to swear allegiance to the Grand Duke and pay taxes."

"This is fair. We can give 50% of the territory's income to the Grand Duke, but in exchange, we need the Grand Duke to provide a sum of funds to maintain the daily expenses of the castle. As you can see, Scarlet is now We are in financial straits.”

"No problem. I think the Grand Duke is happy to pay this amount of money." The Baron smiled. This is equivalent to a loyalty fee. In the long run, the conditions proposed by the young man in front of him are undoubtedly digging his own grave, but maybe Scar Leiter must have really reached such a bad point.

Moreover, after Scarlet, who had no power to resist, was accepted as a vassal, the room for maneuver was too large. This is also the reason why the Archduke did not use force. From the perspective of pros and cons, a peaceful solution is the most economical solution. price.

"Then, Scarlet is willing to serve the Grand Duke." The boy smiled and stamped Scarlet's seal on the official document.

After completing the task, the baron left with satisfaction. In view of the pleasant negotiation between the two parties this time, he kindly gave the young man a message before leaving.

"The church has heard about your encounter with demons. I'm afraid an investigation team will come soon. Those annoying guys are not easy to spend money on, but I think even the church will give the Grand Duke a face."

The boy didn't pay attention to the baron's last consolation, but the church was brought into some trouble.

But this was also within his expectation, after all, he was the one who was attacked by the demon, and he had expected this as early as that time.

But what he didn't expect was that he specially arranged for the priests of the diocese to "exorcise" the demons in the castle, but they still haven't dispelled their suspicions.

The church investigation team that the baron said was not referring to those guys in his territory who could only count money, but the true believers who came out of Rome.

There are many powerful beings with special powers among them. It is not easy to deal with this group of madmen. He does not want to deal with these annoying guys one after another like zombies.

It seems that there is a need to think of a way, the boy pinched his chin and fell into deep thought.

After sending the baron away, Remilia walked out of the dark room of the study. She looked up at the young man and asked bluntly: "Why do you want to put forward such a condition?"

"Huh?" The boy's thoughts were interrupted, he was taken aback when he heard Remilia's question, and then he was relieved.

Although Remilia is young, thanks to her strong bloodline, her learning ability and thinking ability cannot be conceived at the level of ordinary people.

"You mean the 50% territorial tax?"

"Um."

"That," the young man spread his hands and explained, "that doesn't matter, we need a sum of money that can be touched immediately, not something that is long-term."

"What do you mean?" Remilia asked, tilting her head.

"Because we can't stay here for a long time, I will take you out of here immediately when the Grand Duke's money is in hand."

The boy expressed his thoughts. From the beginning, he had no intention of continuing to develop in Scarlet's territory, so he made all these actions that seemed eager for quick success and even stupid.

Remilia is a vampire after all, which is too far from being a noble, unless she intends to become the second Dracula.

Not to mention that this war-torn area is not suitable for them to live in, just to say that Remilia, as the sole heir of the family, can't be invisible all the time, right?

Even if the boy can act for ten or eight years, Remilia still has to stand up for himself, because he can't stay here forever.

Once the identities of vampires are revealed, it will be a devastating blow to them. Human beings cannot tolerate different beliefs, let alone inhuman things.

What the boy has to do is to help Remilia gain the strength to survive in this era, instead of building her a fortress in the sky.

So leaving this place is an inevitable choice.

Anyway, for Remilia, there is nothing to miss here.

Back to the topic, how should we deal with the upcoming investigation team? There are countless ways to evade investigation, but none are perfect.

"Mr. Draga, we have a visitor." The little maid, Gloria, knocked on the door of the study and brought a letter of recommendation.

The young man looked strange after reading it. He didn't expect that the bishop who was obsessed with money was quite moral and actually found a teacher for him.

Originally, the young man planned to find an excuse to send him away after meeting him, but after meeting him, he changed his mind.

"William Shakespeare, nice to meet you, Your Excellency the Knight." The young man raised his neck and proudly said his name.

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After being briefly shocked by that name, the young man immediately realized something was wrong. First, his age seemed inappropriate, and second, this man's demeanor was too proud, and there was an unnatural sense of disobedience.

His eyes fell on the books he held on his waist, and the young man's eyes narrowed slightly.

The scent of magic.

"Interesting." Unconsciously smiling, the young man nodded politely to the man and asked the obvious question: "Shakespeare, with all due respect, are you the Shakespeare?"

"Exactly," the man said with a glowing face: "England's greatest poet and playwright, William Shakespeare, I -"

Boom.

Before the man could finish his exaggerated performance, the boy ended his words with his fist.

"Mr. Draga?" Gloria on the side seemed a little shocked. She never expected that the boy would punch him without saying a word.

"Don't worry, he's just a liar." The young man nonchalantly took the book he was carrying from the hands of the frightened man.

Feeling the strange texture coming from his fingers, the young man bent down, looked into the man's fearful eyes, and asked calmly: "Where did you get this book?"