"Not a loss?"
Several people were confused. They lost three mad-level blood beasts, and after replenishing them, their combat power may not be as strong as before. It was not a loss at all.
Even if the Sidney family compensates them with tens of thousands of gold coins, it is totally worth it. Unexpectedly, under such circumstances, Earl Fergus would actually say that this trip is not a loss.
"It's really not a loss."
Seeing that Earl Fergus was in a good mood and whetted the appetites of several people, and did not intend to say it immediately, Gray also smiled and answered.
"Father, Gray, what reward did the Sidney family give?"
Looking at the old man and the young man who were holding everyone's appetite, Bernal couldn't laugh or cry.
One is almost 50 years old, and the other is almost 20 years old. They actually speak mysteriously like children.
Seeing Bernal's solemn inquiry, Earl Fergus's face straightened.
He was like this because he was in a really good mood. Normally, he has a very calm personality.
His face turned serious and he said seriously.
"Although we lost three mad-level blood beasts this time, it is indeed not a loss because the Fergus family has been promoted to an earl family by the Sidney family."
"What?"
Bernal almost thought he had heard wrongly.
"This is real?"
Mrs. Milan lightly covered her red lips to cover up the surprised expression on her face at this moment, which was not quite like a lady.
"The Fergus family was promoted to an earl family?"
Caroline's eyes widened, equally shocked by the news.
Ellis was so surprised that he opened his mouth and forgot to close it.
"Brother, is this true?"
Sarah asked as she hurried forward and shook Gray's arm.
"it is true."
Gray nodded affirmatively.
"The Fergus family has been promoted to the earl family."
"So... great!"
After receiving Gray's affirmative reply, Sarah's face was filled with surprise.
While accepting aristocratic etiquette, she will also be conferred with aristocratic knowledge. She fully understands the huge gap between the Viscount family and the Earl family in terms of territory and even income, and fully understands the benefits of the Fergus family being promoted to the Earl family.
Of course, what she thinks about most at this moment is that her monthly money will definitely be more than it is now.
"The Fergus family was made an Earl family?!"
"The Fergus family is already an earl family?"
As surprised as the Fergus family were the servants accompanying them. After all, the identities of the servants of the Viscount family and the servants of the Earl family were different.
It took a long moment for everyone to recover from their surprise.
"Master, this is great!"
Mrs. Milan still had surprise on her face. At this moment, she no longer cared about her ladylike temperament.
"The long-cherished wish of the Fergus family for generations has finally come true in your generation."
"Um."
Upon hearing this, Viscount Fergus also had a happy smile on his face.
"It's thanks to Gray that we were able to be promoted to the Earl Family this time. It was also because of Gray that the Sidney family promoted the Fergus family to the Earl Family."
"Thanks to Gray?"
Several people were confused.
"Yes, Gray is now a Berserker. Because of this, the Sidney family promoted the Fergus family to an earl family. Now I am only the temporary head of the family."
“…”
Except for Bernal, who already knew, everyone couldn't help but be surprised.
"Sir, the Fergus family has been promoted to the earl family and must hold a banquet to celebrate!"
Mrs. Milan finally suppressed her unladylike look and said with a smile.
"It is indeed time to hold a banquet to celebrate. In addition, everyone in the castle, including the servants, will have their monthly money increased by one month, no, two months."
Lord Fergus ordered.
"I will."
Mrs. Milan smiled. Compared to the promotion of the Fergus family to the Earl family, this expenditure is nothing.
…
After chatting with everyone for a while, Gray came out of the living room and came to the castle hall.
Head-on, a young woman greeted Gray, and behind her, followed step by step by a girl in a maid uniform.
The young woman has fair skin, a slender figure, and her brown hair is tied up, revealing a delicate face.
Unlike ordinary servants, she was wearing an exquisite winter skirt, which made her slender figure even more beautiful.
"Master Gray."
The young woman walked up to Gray, seemed to have thought of something, her face turned slightly crimson, and she called Gray.
She is Barbara who once had a one-night stand with Gray.
"Um."
Gray's eyes fell on the other person, and his eyes became a little fiery. Thinking of the entanglement that night, his heart couldn't help but feel hot.
However, considering that it was just past the afternoon, Gray had no choice but to suppress the heat in his heart and smiled slightly.
"It's beautiful. This outfit suits you very well."
Hearing Gray's compliment, Barbara couldn't help but look happy, with a sweet smile on her face.
Wearing this dress custom-made by the castle, which was worth her previous year's commission, she felt quite uneasy. On the one hand, it was because the dress was too expensive, and on the other hand, she was afraid that Gray would not like it. kind of dress.
She finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Gray didn't dislike him.
"How are you?"
Gray asked with a smile.
"Nothing happened at all, but I felt a little uncomfortable."
Barbara said slightly depressed.
In the past, when she was a maid in the castle, she didn't have much to do, but she did have something to do, which kept her from feeling too idle.
Now, suddenly she had nothing to do, which made her feel a little idle and didn't know what to do.
"It's okay. Just get used to it slowly. If you're really bored, you can go for a walk in the city."
Gray comforted.
He had given the order at the beginning, so the head maid naturally did not dare to arrange work for Barbara again.
With his current power in the castle, not to mention the head maid, even Mrs. Milan would not dare to forcefully arrange work for Barbara and cause trouble for Barbara.
"By the way, who else is in your family?"
Gray suddenly remembered that it had been more than three years since he came to this world and occupied this body, and that it had been more than three years since Barbara became his maid. He still didn't know the situation in the other person's home.
"In addition to my parents, I have an older brother at home."
Barbara replied.
"Do you live in Fergus City?"
As far as Gray knows, the Fergus family usually selects maids in Fergus City, except for families who have been maids for generations. Therefore, the families of these maids usually live in Fergus City.
The jobs, commissions and benefits at the castle are all very good, and many families in the city are willing to send their daughters to the castle.
And because if they are favored by the owner of the castle, their status and that of their family will undergo earth-shaking changes and they will receive great benefits. Even some families with small assets will send their daughters to the castle.
"Um."
Barbara nodded.
"They rented a shop in the city and started a small business."
"I'll go take a look with you tomorrow."
Gray thought for a while.
Since Barbara follows him, he will naturally not treat Barbara, Barbara's parents and brother badly.
Not knowing the specific situation at Barbara's home, he had not yet decided how to settle the other family's family.
Whether to find them a store with a better location or directly arrange for them to be store managers in a store directly owned by the Fergus family depends on the specific situation of their home and their own ideas before deciding.
"Um."
Understanding what Gray meant, Barbara's face suddenly turned slightly crimson, she lowered her head and responded softly.
After staying with Barbara for a while, Gray went to the basement, packed the Bronze-armored Rhinoceros in a rune space bag, left the castle, and came to a woods near the castle.
It has entered winter, and the woods are filled with white snow, and heavy snowflakes continue to fall in the sky. Many trees, because they are deciduous, have already lost their original green leaves.
Bang!
The bronze-armored rhinoceros was released by Gray. Its huge size made a lot of noise the moment it landed.
"I wonder if the ability to feed back is still effective for these trees whose leaves have fallen off..."
Gray raised his eyebrows and used his feedback ability.
Buzz!
With him at the center, invisible fluctuations spread out, and the next moment, the trees originally covered by snow began to emit a faint green light, drifting towards this side.
All the green light converged on the Bronze-Armored Rhinoceros. The bronze-colored body of the Bronze-Armored Rhinoceros was wrapped in green light. It could be vaguely seen that the numerous uneven injuries on the Bronze-Armored Rhinoceros were recovering very quickly. .
Soon, the bronze-armored rhinoceros recovered as before, with no trace of injury visible on his body.
"fine!"
Seeing that the Bronze-Armored Rhino's injuries were back to normal, Gray breathed a sigh of relief and put the Bronze-Armored Rhino in the rune space bag.
"You have to make up for the lost mad-level blood beasts when you have time."
For the daily protection of the castle, four mad-level blood beasts are more suitable than one forest ape.
After all, the scope of the castle is too wide. If it is a blood beast, it cannot handle it at all, and it is easy for mistakes to occur, so the lost mad-level blood beasts must be replaced as soon as possible.
Thinking of the lost mad-level blood beast, Gray thought of Rob Tracy, the leader of the Shadow Snake, who was rescued by the Warren family, and his expression suddenly darkened.
"I wonder if Rob Tracy is still alive?"
Based on Rob Tracy's hatred for the Sidney Territory, if he had not died and recovered physically, he would definitely seek revenge on the Sidney Territory, and the Fergus family would probably be the focus of care.
After all, the Fergus family first killed many of the opponent's men, including a mad blood warrior.
Later, during the siege of the Shadow Snake, he prevented the opponent from sieging Manel Sidney, which to some extent affected the situation of the battle.
It’s easy to imagine Rob Tracy’s hatred for the Fergus family.
"We don't know whether Rob Tracy is alive or not. The most important thing now is to improve his strength as soon as possible and be prepared."
For Gray now, the fastest and most likely way to improve his strength is naturally to swallow the blood of the special wind blood beast to enhance the wind attribute of the storm wolf blood beast's ability.
According to his estimation, through this method, it is even possible for his strength to reach a level comparable to that of a barbarian when he was a mad blood warrior.
"Now I only have the blood of the mad-level special blood beast Sword Weasel. It would be best to get the blood of the barbarian-level special blood beast of the wind type."
It is a pity to swallow the blood of Sword Weasel. If you want to maximize the use of each transformation ability, it is best to swallow blood that is higher than the current level.
During this time, he was also trying to find the blood of a special wind-type blood beast that was at least a barbarian level, but there was no harvest. Now there was only one month left before the next scheduled swallowing time, and time was already quite tight.
(End of chapter)