It didn't take long for Richard and Gallie to arrive outside the city, walking along the narrow country road into the distance.
When passing a small village, Richard suddenly pulled the reins of his horse to stop and looked to the side of the road.
I saw that a few hundred meters away from the roadside was a large piece of flat land surrounded by walls, which was a manor. The manor is very grand, with several stone buildings in the middle. Between the stone buildings, there are paved bluestone paths, so you don't have to worry about muddy water getting on your boots on rainy days.
That's not all. What pleased Richard was that the manor occupies a very large area. Not only does it have a small lake, there is a forest near the lake, and there is also a small river flowing through it.
In the eyes of others, this is just a beautiful scenery, but in Richard's eyes, it is a free water source and convenient water power.
Many of the experiments he did required water. Although he could use magic to draw water, it was definitely not as trouble-free as dealing with river water directly. In addition, through water power, you can also do some experiments in the manor, saving you from having to run to the Garden of Eden every time.
After taking a few glances at the manor, Richard already had an idea in his mind. He raised his hand and asked Galie, "What's going on in this manor?"
"Ah?" Gallie in front carefully stopped his horse, looked towards the manor pointed by Richard, and said, "Master, this manor should belong to Earl Lar. Earl Lar is in Jialan City. A relatively powerful noble used this manor to house his family's collateral members, so the area is larger and the price is higher."
After a pause, Gallie continued: "Master, we have to walk a little further to get to the manors we want to see. The area will be a little smaller than this, but... the rest is good, you don't have to worry."
"I'm not worried." Richard said, looking up at the sun crossing the center line. "I was just thinking that by the time I got to those manors, it would be afternoon, right? If the purchase contract was finalized, Clean it up, you probably won’t be able to move in today.”
"This..." Gallie thought for a while and said frankly, "It is indeed possible."
"Let's do this." Richard said, pointing to the manor on the roadside again, "Just buy this manor."
"But, Master, there is no news that this manor is for sale."
"It doesn't matter. Let me ask you, if this manor is to be sold, what price do you think is more appropriate?"
"This... must be six to seven thousand gold coins, maybe eight thousand gold coins." Gallie guessed, and then explained the reason, "Count Lal is very rich. If he really sells it, he will definitely not be too anxious to sell it. Going out, the price will be on the higher side.”
"Then you go tell the people in this manor that I am going to pay twice the price and ask them if they want to sell it. If you sell it, the condition is that everything must be settled today and I will move in at night." Richard said calmly road.
"Ah? Twice the price, that's..." Gallie felt that the tongue in his mouth suddenly swelled, and he couldn't speak clearly.
"Tentatively, let's settle on 15,000 gold coins. I will pay with crystal coins according to the proportion." Richard said, then glanced at Gallie, "Don't be stunned, go and ask."
"Uh, yes." Gallie swallowed hard and rode towards several stone buildings in the manor, his mind in a daze.
He waited until he finalized this almost impossible deal under the suspicious eyes of the manor owner, then got a heavy bag of crystal coins from Richard and handed it to the manor owner, and completed a series of contracts, then it was like a dream. The first time I woke up.
Before, he was still a little doubtful about "hugging someone's lap", but now he was extremely sure that he really did it.
The only problem is that the thigh is a bit thicker than expected. Not to mention anything else, at least in terms of money, it has severely impacted his worldview.
That’s fifteen thousand gold coins!
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Richard didn't care about it. He paid 15,000 gold coins. He didn't feel much at all for getting the Black Spirit King's treasure.
To his satisfaction, the owner of the manor, with the power of money, was more efficient than he thought. In order to prevent him from breaking the contract, the owner of the manor took the money, took only some precious decorations and antiques, got on the carriage and left, leaving most of the heavy furniture in the manor to him.
Also staying behind were five maids and eight male servants. These servants were from nearby villages and worked in the manor because they were relatively close. It was impossible for the owner of the manor to take them away when he left, so they were simply left to him.
After thinking about it, he left the thirteen people to Jialie and asked Jialie to manage them, and the wages would be paid according to the previous amount. The first thing they had to do was to clean up the rooms in the manor and create a bedroom, a study and a laboratory for him.
Just like that, after dinner in the evening, he had already sat in his new study and started his official life in Jialan City.
Everything is going smooth.
…
But sitting behind the desk in the study, Richard frowned slightly and saw a lot of invitations piled on the desk.
Was it left behind by the original owner
Why wasn't it cleaned up
Richard thought about it, and opened a few of them, only to find that they were not left by the original owner, but were specially invited by many nobles in the city to attend the banquet. The beginning was "The wizard from afar".
what's the situation
After thinking for a while, Richard pulled a string on the wall.
The bell rang, and Gallie, who had just been promoted to housekeeper, hurried in.
Richard pointed to the invitations on the table and asked aloud: "Why are there so many invitations?"
"Ah, it's like this, Master." Gallie quickly explained, "After you bought this manor at a high price during the day, the news spread. After all, your move... was too generous. Many nobles in the city want to be with you. I got involved, so I sent someone to deliver the invitation. I didn't dare to deal with it casually, so I had to put it on your desk. "
"Is that so?" Richard nodded after hearing this, and continued, "If there are similar invitations in the future, as long as they are from people I don't know, you don't have to give them to me. I have a lot of things to do, and I don't have time to participate in the interactions between nobles. communication, do you understand?"
"Yes." Gallie responded quickly. He already knew a little about the character of his wizard master, and asked in a low voice, "What should I do with these invitations on the table now, master?"
Richard waved his hand and said, "You can throw it away, or just find a place to put it, and don't bother me anymore."
"Yes." Jialie said, quickly picked up the thick pile of invitations on the table, saluted Richard, and carefully exited the door.
After leaving the stone building where Richard was, Gallie took the invitations and walked towards the kitchen, preparing to burn them all. But when he arrived at the door of the kitchen, after thinking about it, he returned to his own room, locked all the invitations in a box left by the previous owner of the manor, and murmured in his mouth: "What if the owner uses it in the future? "
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