Yue Yang passed through the Teleportation Gate and found himself in a manor.
Hundreds of flowers bloomed, and a fragrance wafted through the air.
A wide white stone path led to the castle on top of a small hill. In the middle was an elegant crystal fountain, and in the center of the fountain was a crystal beauty holding a precious vase. Water trickled down from the vase on her shoulder, as if the Goddess of Earth had bestowed the world with the water of life … Within the walls, the castle on top of the small hill wasn't very big, but its design was unique and ingenious, causing people to exclaim in admiration that it was the work of a master.
The castle had several tall spires, three of which were in the middle of the main castle, arranged in a triangular formation.
Of the three, the spires in the middle were the tallest.
It was also the most special.
There seemed to be a huge diamond inlaid on it, and under the sunlight, it shone like a star.
Perhaps because they noticed Yue Yang's appearance, two middle-aged women dressed in luxurious clothes led two teams of more than twenty maids and servants forward, bowing respectfully.
The woman on the left had silver hair and an elegant figure. She was dressed in men's attire, with a bow on her collar. Her eyes were even specially decorated with a monocle, making her look like a housekeeper who took care of all the affairs of a noble manor owner.
She courteously bowed to Yue Yang like a gentleman and said, "Young Master, welcome to the Star Diamond Castle. I am Du Li, the housekeeper who was ordered by Master to wait for Young Master's arrival."
The well-dressed woman on the right had a plump figure, but her figure was not bloated at all. One could only feel that she was blessed.
She smiled before speaking.
Her face was filled with a sweet smile, revealing a kind of indescribable intimacy. The woman on the right was not as serious as the woman on the left. Instead, she directly went forward and hugged Yue Yang. She reached out her hand and caressed Yue Yang's head. She smiled and said, "I'm your cook, Susan. I'm in charge of everything in your life. In the future, I'll take care of you just like how I took care of your mother. I'll take good care of you."
Yue Yang sweated profusely when he heard this. White and plump was used to describe a piglet.
This Aunt Susan was too passionate, like a ball of fire, the opposite of Du Li's ice. Fortunately, this Aunty Susan only had the same name, and didn't look like the Aunty Susan from the Talent Show before he transmigrated. Otherwise, he would be sweating to death.
Behind the two stewards, there were more than twenty maids. They were probably the servants who stayed in the castle to help.
Due to their low status, they did not dare to speak.
He followed the two stewards to greet the new young master, Yue Yang.
There were no guards or men in the castle. All the work was done by the women, including the coachmen and the gardeners in the manor … Butler Du Li, who was dressed as a silver-haired man, gave Yue Yang a detailed account book, which listed the income and expenses of the various castles, manors, towns, forests, mines, and so on. Yue Yang realized that the last signature of the owner of this account book was ten years ago. In other words, his mother in name, Fourth Mother's sister, had left the Human Valley for at least ten years. What was even more interesting was that for the past ten years, no matter what the income or expenditure was, it was always in a balanced state.
Yue Yang didn't ask Du Li how she did it.
In his heart, Du Li and Su Shan were like the NPCs in the game, equivalent to the Village Chief of the Novice Village.
In normal online games, when the players entered the Novice Village, the Village Chief would always give the players quests, such as saving his grandsons who had been taken away by the wolves. All the players would rush out to kill the Wolf King and save the Village Chief's grandsons … Nobody had ever investigated how many grandsons the Village Chief had had been taken away by the Wolf King. How was it that when thousands of players killed the wolves, they could save one of the Village Chief's grandsons … Nobody had ever investigated why the Wolf King would always wait for the players to come before it started its meal, no matter if it was the early or late players.
A game, it was just a game. It couldn't be investigated, just like how Yue Yang couldn't investigate why the castle had been in a balanced state for the past ten years until he came.
He only knew that even if he didn't come for a hundred years, Butler Du Li and Su Shan would still be waiting.
The accounts would always be in a balanced state.
"The castle needs to be repaired, the forest needs to be recruited, the mines need to be built, the roads need to be opened between the two towns to increase the flow of people in the business, right?" Yue Yang knew what his new quest was the moment he looked at the account book. He didn't ask Butler Du Li why she didn't do all these before this, just like how the players in the game didn't ask the Village Chief how many grandsons the Village Chief had been taken away by the wolves.
"Young Master, the horses in the stables and the clothes we wear when we go out should be changed. As nobles, we must maintain our dignity. We also need to invest a lot of money in the classes that nobles should learn, "the silver-haired Butler Du Li added without hesitation.
"We naturally won't be stingy with what we have to spend. How much should we invest now?" Yue Yang put away the account book and asked directly.
"The expenses this year are rather high. We should invest at least five thousand in the castle, and three thousand every year in the future," the silver-haired Butler Du Li answered.
"Very good." Yue Yang smiled and agreed with this proposal, but he was sweating in his heart.
It had to be known that the annual income in the account book was only one thousand Heaven Crystals. Sometimes, it was more than what he expected, and sometimes, it was less than what he expected. Why did he have to spend three or even five times more when it came to the balanced Star Diamond Castle?
He had wanted to be a household with ten thousand Heaven Crystals for a few days, but it seemed impossible now.
Yue Yang, who had twelve thousand and five hundred Heaven Crystals, took out his Reincarnation Card and transferred five thousand Heaven Crystals to the silver-haired Butler Du Li. In less than half a day, he fell from a wealthy household with ten thousand Heaven Crystals. The smiling, amiable, and good-natured Chef Su Shan didn't spend as much as Butler Du Li. She only wanted five hundred Heaven Crystals. Yue Yang knew that he couldn't be stingy with this money. He sighed in his heart, but he still smiled and transferred another five hundred Heaven Crystals.
In the end, after disregarding the horses he had personally chosen for the journey, the fact that he had to equip himself with decent noble attire, and the fact that he had to pay for attending a noble school later, Yue Yang only had seven thousand Heaven Crystals left.
If he used up all of his expenses, he would probably become a pauper immediately.
The only consolation he had was that he finally had a place to settle down in the future. He wouldn't be like Ren Tiange, Haug, and the others, who didn't know where their path was!
If he wanted to be a noble, he had to pay a price. Otherwise, it would be impossible for everyone to be a noble …
He left the matters of the castle to Butler Du Li and Chef Su Shan.
What Yue Yang needed to do now was to earn money.
He needed to earn more money as soon as possible.
Otherwise, he would be forced to death by the countless ghosts who were asking for money.
It was impossible for him to maintain his daily operations by relying on the taxes from two towns, a forest, and a mine. Unless Yue Yang didn't eat, drink, sleep, or use anything and stayed in the castle like a wooden statue. Yue Yang didn't look like he was living a tiring life. He was a noble, so he had to live comfortably. Otherwise, how could he be considered a noble?
Yue Yang had just sat down and had his lunch. He didn't have the time to inspect his castle.
Someone asked to see him outside the door.
They were the two town's mayors and the mine's forest's guard captain.
These NPCs in Yue Yang's eyes reported that a terrifying sea monster had appeared along the coast of White Sand Town. It caused the fishermen to panic and didn't dare to go out to sea to fish. For White Sand Town, which mainly relied on fishing and transportation, it was a fatal blow. They hoped that Young Master would be able to think of a way to solve this problem for his subordinates. The other town called Black Rock Town didn't have a sea monster, but it was said that a group of bandits had appeared in the mountains. They gathered together and often robbed the merchants in the town, causing the merchants who went to Black Rock Town to frown. They threatened that if they couldn't solve the problem of the bandits within a month, they would all leave Black Rock Town and give up on their business there.
The guard captain in charge of the forest said that a pack of wolves had come to the forest and injured many lumberjacks. They urgently needed to increase the number of guards. It would be best if they could get people to exterminate the wolves.
The mine's guard captain's news wasn't too bad. He only said that because the mine was about to be depleted, if there wasn't a new geological exploration to find a new mine, the mine's dozens of workers would face unemployment …
Yue Yang almost fainted.
Looks like it wasn't easy to be a noble!
If martial arts weren't allowed, what Yue Yang needed to do would be simple. He could directly go to White Sand Town to kill the sea monster, go to Black Rock Town to kill the bandits, and then go to the forest to kill the wolves. How high-spirited and heroic would he be? Who knows, he might even be able to shake his tiger body and make all the NPCs fall to their knees and bow down to him, calling him Lord.
The problem was that this wasn't Tong Tian Tower, nor was it Heaven Realm … It was Human Valley.
Here, even an abnormal genius like Yue Yang could only be a 'normal person'. He had to use a normal person's method to solve problems.
"Alright, I got it." Yue Yang didn't warmly invite these NPCs to sit down for a meal. He didn't try to rope them in, and he didn't use any methods to increase their loyalty to him to 100. He only waved his hands like a young master, telling these guys to go back to where they came from. He couldn't be bothered to look at them anymore. Damn it, the quest wasn't given out like this. Why did all the problems come at the same time? Who was the master here? If there were sea monsters, bandits and wolves, why didn't you ask the mercenaries to solve it yourself?
"If that's the case, I'll go back and wait for the good news." The Guard Captains who came to greet Yue Yang were all very disappointed. This little master's behaviour was too abnormal. He wasn't angry, nor did he say any kind words to persuade him. They really wanted to guess what he was thinking, but even if they wanted to flatter him, they couldn't find any way to do so.
"…" Yue Yang continued to eat, as if nothing had happened.
"Young Master, your behavior is completely in line with the bearing of a noble. Please continue to maintain it in the future." The silver-haired butler Du Li rarely praised him.
"These lowly people always like to use their self-righteous little tricks!" Su Shan, who was serving delicious snacks to Yue Yang, snorted disdainfully at the Mayor and the Guard Captains. Although she didn't say much, Yue Yang could clearly tell that Du Li and Su Shan's status was much higher than the Mayor and the Guard Captains. It seemed that the residents of the Human Valley also had a very serious social status and social circle.
"That's why, Young Master, there are still many things you need to do." Du Li added.
"Alright." Yue Yang could now confirm that he could at least trust the people in the Star Diamond Castle, especially Du Li and Su Shan. They were definitely trustworthy people, because they were the confidants that Sis Si Niang had left for him. As for the others, he really needed to observe them. It seemed like the matters in the Human Valley weren't as simple as completing quests in the Novice Village.
A maid with arms that were even thicker than a man's drove the carriage. Yue Yang and Du Li first headed towards Silver Maple City.
There, Yue Yang could come into contact with the real Reincarnated Person.
He could also truly enter the circle of nobles.
That would be the starting point of Yue Yang's success in the Human Valley.
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