"The villain lets me schedule my time freely."
After returning to the room, Yaxiao counted on his fingers to the system: "Qin Qi usually works eight hours. If I don't follow him when he works, I may only be able to collect demon points for less than five hours a day."
When he thought about not being able to collect magic power, Yashao's tail drooped to the floor.
[Indeed.] The system thinks this is a problem.
But it's not realistic to stay with the villain.
Yaxiao and the system both knew that the villains did not fully trust them yet.
The fact that the two of them can get along well now is largely due to the agreement of the spring meeting, but this does not mean that he can change the villain's decision at will.
Qin Qi could tolerate others violating some of his harmless little habits, but if they violated his decisions, he knew that it would be very bad.
Yaxiao wagged his tail and said to his fourth uncle, "Fortunately the villain said that I can arrange my time freely. Then I can go to the headquarters to help the marshal."
The butler is the only non-military position that is allowed to enter the base headquarters.
Of course, this must be done without affecting Qin Qi's work. Yaxiao clenched his fists. No matter whether the marshal was working or resting, he would stay by his side as much as possible to absorb the demon value and not miss a single bit!
[Come on host!]
The system will not object to the decision made by Yaxiao. In its opinion, there is no demon smarter than the host.
The devil and the system made plans for the future, and both started to play badly. After saying good night to each other, they fell into a deep sleep. The next day, Yaxiao opened his eyes under the influence of his biological clock and went to the villain's room on time.
Adjutants Mist and Soran knocked on the door after the marshal had finished his meal. When they came in, they saw Qin Qi and Yaxiao whispering something.
In the dimly lit room, the calm marshal and the smiling new butler were talking to each other, and the atmosphere was so natural and harmonious that it was difficult for anyone to get involved.
Yaxiao smiled and greeted them, then bowed his head slightly and nodded to the marshal who was sitting on the chair: "The two adjutants are here, I will go out first."
Yaxiao knew how to avoid suspicion so as not to hear anything he shouldn't hear, but before he could make a move, he was called down.
"Need not."
Qin Qi said casually.
Mist originally wanted to stop Yaxiao, as they were here to examine the Marshal's body and not talk about military matters. Unexpectedly, the Marshal would take the initiative to ask Yaxiao to stay, and Yaxiao did not hesitate at all and just stood there without moving.
For Yaxiao, absorbing demonic value is the most important thing, and he would stay if he could.
Mist and Soran looked at each other, turned on the instruments in the room, and installed the sensing device on Qin Qi.
Yaxiao stood quietly by and watched the fluctuating curves on the screen, not quite understanding the information revealed on it.
However, he knew that the villain's body did not have any major problems. Qin Qi's TH value had been relatively stable in the past few days, and it could be seen from Mist's expression that Qin Qi had recovered well.
Yaxiao nodded his finger imperceptibly, and a transparent system panel was projected into the air. An hour reminder sound slowly rang out.
The slowly increasing demon value finally reached 'one' at this moment.
The demon value increased by one in one hour!
As long as you stay with the villain 24 hours a day, you can complete their mission in just over a year!
This makes the devil very happy.
Yaxiao was somewhat excited.
Compared to the previous hour when the demon value only increased by 0.1, this is a qualitative leap!
[Fourth Uncle, this is great! ]
The system also said excitedly: [Yes! If we work harder, maybe we can grow wings and return to the demon world before the villain dies! ]
Yaxiao's face was filled with a happy smile.
The tail was wagging non-stop.
It looked as if he was happy for the Marshal.
Adjutants Mist and Soran also breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the numbers on the screen.
"Marshal, your TH value has been stable for the past five days, hovering around 4,500. Although it is still in the high-risk range, it has fallen to the low end."
Mist said, switching the screen to another interface: "The side effects are almost non-existent, you can enter the base normally."
Moreover, perhaps due to the butler's healing, the Marshal's various negative values have a downward trend, which has never happened before.
However, the previous stewards had only rarely healed the marshal, so we cannot jump to any conclusion about this situation for the time being and need to observe carefully.
Qin Qi hummed. He was not surprised by this result. After Mist finished speaking, he said directly: "Return to the base at ten o'clock."
"yes."
Mist and Soren nodded immediately.
Then Qin Qi looked at Yaxiao, without saying anything or moving, just looking at him quietly.
Mist and Soran were both puzzled, but Yaxiao seemed to know something. He paused and said:
"Since the Marshal has recovered, I will report the situation to the medical department and stop taking the medicine."
"Um."
Qin Qi nodded, his tone did not reveal any emotion, but it made people feel that he was very satisfied with Yaxiao's answer.
What's happening here
Mist and Soran's eyes widened slightly. Does the Marshal now have his own secret code with the new butler
The kind that can be understood without words.
Noticing the gazes of Mist and Soran, Yaxiao wagged his tail and raised his hand to scratch his face.
It's a pity that he realized it so late. If he had known earlier, he should not have stayed.
If the villain hadn't called him just now, Yaxiao should have gone to the medical department to get medicine as usual.
Villains hate bitter taste.
After Yaxiao accidentally discovered this, one of the few pleasures he had every day was to watch the villain drink medicine calmly.
Now that Qin Qi brought it up, there was no way for him to watch the fun. The tip of Yaxiao's tail drooped, and his expression vaguely revealed a hint of boredom.
Qin Qi glanced at him and looked away.
There were very few things belonging to Qin Qi in the room.
As the housekeeper, Yaxiao packed his employer's luggage and finished everything in less than ten minutes.
The two of them had been standing outside the door, seemingly waiting for him to come out. Yaxiao paused, smiled at the two of them with a smile on his face, and walked together for a distance.
"Yaxiao, do you admire the marshal?"
Mister remembered what Emily said before and asked Yaxiao with a smile.
"Yeah." Yaxiao's eyes sparkled, and his tone was quite cheerful, "The Marshal is very strong and has a good personality."
The boy's laughing voice was very contagious, and no one would doubt the truthfulness of his words.
Mist didn't expect the boy to answer so seriously, and the smile in his eyes deepened. Only such a passionate and pure butler could quickly develop a tacit understanding with Qin Qi.
He couldn't help but feel happy for the Marshal.
"Did Emily tell you that?"
Yaxiao's tail shook a few times in his trouser leg.
"Emily is in charge of escorting the criminals. She is obliged to report to us what happened on the way." Mist said, explaining to Yaxiao: "But Emily and we didn't tell the marshal that you worship him."
This is the butler's privacy, even Mist would not tell the marshal casually.
"oh."
Yaxiao nodded obediently.
He seemed to have guessed why the two men came to see him.
"Yaxiao, you are the marshal's steward, you should know that the marshal has a younger brother." Mist did not keep the secret and looked at Yaxiao with a much more serious expression.
He and Soran came to see Yaxiao specifically not for chatting. The criminals Yaxiao met on the road had special identities, and as a butler, he needed to know some relevant information.
Thinking about this, Mist's eyes behind the lenses were filled with coldness and disgust.
"The criminal Emily detained yesterday was the marshal's brother Qin Chen."
Noticing Yaxiao's gaze, Mist raised his glasses and continued, "But that man is not worthy of being the marshal's brother. Don't mention him in front of the marshal in the future."
Is this really the case
Yaxiao nodded heavily upon hearing this. He certainly would not mention the protagonists and bring bad luck to the villains.
Originally, Mist and Soran thought that Yaxiao would ask a few more questions, but they didn't expect that the other party would stop asking after nodding.
I have to say that this attitude should please the Marshal.
Just to be on the safe side, Mist said, "For various reasons, we have sent him out of the fortress. He definitely cannot enter the Sixth Base. But if you encounter him in other bases, remember not to let him see the Marshal."
The Marshal has many unknown taboos, but at the moment, Qin Chen is very likely to make the Marshal lose control.
"OK."
Yaxiao quickly understood Mist's hint and nodded seriously, with the tip of his tail tensed.
Therefore, in order to prevent the Marshal from losing control and getting injured, which would lead to a decrease in the speed of absorbing demonic value, he must not let the villain see Qin Chen!
Of course, when Yaxiao and Qin Qi got on the hovercraft together, he had put his previous thoughts behind him. After all, the protagonists would not meet the villains during this period.
On the surface, Yaxiao's condition was similar to before, as if he had no worries at all. Even sitting next to him, one could feel the joy all over his body.
Qin Qi glanced at him.
After taking off his sunglasses, he could see things more clearly. His eyes moved away from the boy's crow-feather-like eyelashes. Qin Qi couldn't help but wonder if the other party was really an adult.
"marshal."
The black-haired butler lowered his voice and leaned closer to his shoulder.
Qin Qi hummed, signaling the other party to speak directly.
"Your villa is very beautiful." The new housekeeper spoke sincerely, with every word full of admiration and praise. "I was stunned when I saw the villa."
Qin Qi was silent for a moment, gave Yaxiao a look that said "you have good taste", and then said calmly: "I designed that."
“Isn’t that great!”
Yaxiao's eyes were filled with shock and he cried out in surprise.
Qin Qi didn't say anything.
He lowered his head slightly to adjust his black gloves, showing the calm demeanor of a master who remained unperturbed.
Mist and Soren, who were sitting in the front row, were silent, not knowing what to say about their aesthetics.
By the time they got off the hovercraft, Qin Qi and Yaxiao's topic had shifted to the decoration of the villa. Yaxiao even won the right to decorate the villa with a few words.
"Marshal, I will not let you down!"
The boy's excited voice came from the back row, as well as Qin Qi's indifferent response.
The Marshal is a quiet and steady person.
Mist never knew that the Marshal and the butler were like this when they got along. Maybe it was because Yaxiao was young, or because of their similar aesthetics
When they arrived at the villa, Mist and Soran did not leave for the time being due to official business, and stayed in the marshal's study to discuss matters.
Yaxiao was enthusiastically making some decorations.
In fact, neither Soran nor Mist thought that Yaxiao could do anything to liven up this already gloomy villa until he walked out of the study.
As a farewell, Yaxiao gave each of them a toy left over from decorating the villa.
Mist glanced at the villa, then at the black scary monster doll in his hand. Before he could say anything, he heard the marshal next to him casually praise: "Not bad."
Soren...
Mister: …
(End of this chapter)