Under the leadership of Butler Jason, David, Minister of Noble Affairs Gershwin and Priest Forbes walked into Luce Castle.
When he really walked into the castle, David saw the dilapidation of the castle. Most of the materials of this castle are rocks, but there are also some woods.
And wood will decay over time, so it needs to be repaired.
David saw damage to many wooden parts in the Luce Castle. These damages cannot be generated in a few years or more. In his opinion, the Luce Castle has probably fallen down long ago.
Even the cost of maintaining Luce Castle could not be paid, which made such a castle what it is now.
"Steward Jason, the condition of Luce Castle is very bad, how many divine gold coins do we need for maintenance?" David frowned and asked the steward Jason beside him.
Hearing David's question, Butler Jason looked at the Minister of Noble Affairs Gershwin and Priest Forbes who were beside David with some embarrassment, and hesitated to speak.
"Tell me what you want, these two are my friends!" David waved his hand without any intention of hiding.
"The family has no more divine gold coins. A few days ago, even some of the servants were dispersed, just to save some expenses!" Jason Butler replied a little embarrassed.
"You don't have to think about the godly gold coins, just tell me how many godly gold coins are needed to repair the castle?" David didn't expect the Luce family to be so poor, he shook his head and asked again.
The Minister of Noble Affairs Gershwin and Priest Forbes were also a little embarrassed. When they described it to David in the Interstellar Federation, they described the Luce family as a very good family with continuous output.
But the Luce family in front of them is so poor, which they did not expect.
"According to the normal standard, two thousand gold coins are needed for repairing. Of course, at least six hundred gold coins are needed to repair the surface beautifully!" Jason Butler seemed to be very familiar with this number, and he blurted out when David asked.
"It will be repaired according to 2,000 divine gold coins, and I will go get some divine gold coins back tomorrow!" David felt relieved, 2,000 divine gold coins are not expensive, and are still within his tolerance.
David doesn't know the consumption level of the Great World of Gods, but such a huge castle only needs 2,000 Gods gold coins for one overhaul. It seems that the price for Ambassador Cumming to exchange 100 million federal credits for 10,000 Gods gold coins is quite reasonable. Not too dark.
Butler Jason was a little puzzled. He knew that Arthur was the illegitimate son sent by the old Baron Luce to the Star Federation. This time he came back from the Star Federation to inherit the title. How could he have so many divine gold coins.
However, he was still very happy in his heart, no matter how the divine gold coin came, it could bring a new atmosphere to Luce Castle.
"Let the two of you see a joke!" David turned his head and said embarrassedly to the Minister of Noble Affairs Gershwin and Priest Forbes.
"We didn't expect the Luce family to be so difficult!" Priest Forbes said with a wave of his hand.
"Butler Jason, take us in first!" David ordered to Butler Jason.
"Please follow me!" Butler Jason led the way. After entering the hall, he pushed open the door on the left side of the hall. Inside was a clean reception room.
The layout in the reception room is very luxurious, giving people a feeling of great heritage.
On the top of the head is a chandelier full of crystals. The center of the chandelier emits white light, and through the crystal pendant, the entire reception room is illuminated.
David glanced at the chandelier, but didn't see how the white light in the center was lit.
"Thank you two for accompanying me to Luce Castle. Let's sit down and rest first, and have dinner together later!" David invited.
"Alright, it will be noon soon, and we will have lunch here!" Priest Forbes agreed with a smile.
The Minister of Noble Affairs Gershwin also nodded. Their mission was over, because they had some friendship with David in the previous incident, which made them want to chat with David.
Butler Jason had a disturbed look on his face when he heard that David wanted to keep the two of them for lunch.
"Butler Jason, I don't think the Luce family is so poor that they can't even prepare a lunch?" David saw the uneasiness of Butler Jason and asked him.
"There are not many ingredients in the castle, because I didn't expect you to come at this time, and we haven't prepared the ingredients yet!" Jason the butler replied with a wry smile.
In fact, any noble family will prepare at least a week's worth of ingredients, and will not care about some waste at all, because these wastes are the basic living expenses of the nobles.
Of course, the situation of the Luce family is also understandable. There has been no head of the family for many days, and all the nobles in the family are gone. In addition, the family background is very weak, and they don't know how to prepare any ingredients.
"Fortunately, I'm prepared!" David said as he took out ten dinner plates from the interspatial ring, all of which contained steaming dishes.
These dishes were prepared by David when he was in the Interstellar Federation. They were prepared for emergencies. They did not expect that the Luce family would be so poor, and now they can just take them out to entertain friends.
"Take these down and serve them to the table later!" David confessed as he placed ten dinner plates on the table beside him.
Butler Jason hurriedly called his servants to come over and take away the plate. He felt that today was too rude.
"The delicious dishes are made by the chefs of the Interstellar Federation, right?" Gershwin, the minister of aristocratic affairs, sniffed them and asked with gusto.
He is also a food lover, and he has seen a lot of food in the Great World of Gods, but none of them made him eager to eat just by smelling the taste.
"I'm afraid it's not something that ordinary chefs can cook, and the top chefs in the Temple of Justice don't have such cooking skills!" Priest Forbes expressed his opinion with a more sensitive perception.
"Thanks for the compliment, I usually like delicious food, and I made those dishes casually!" David said with a smile when he heard what the two said.
"God, how could you still have time to practice cooking while becoming extraordinary at such a young age?" Priest Forbes asked in disbelief.
The Minister of Noble Affairs Gershwin didn't quite believe it either, but he also knew that David had no need to lie.
Cooking skills are not so easy to improve, in addition to talent, it also requires long-term practice.
As a well-known researcher of the Interstellar Federation, Priest Forbes believes that David can achieve dazzling results in both research and cultivation at such a young age, and he should not have any spare time.
"It's just a hobby, and I'll ask you two to judge one or two when we have dinner later!" David said with a smile.
"Okay, let's have a good taste of the food in a while!" The Minister of Noble Affairs Gershwin said with a big smile. He exchanged another glance with Priest Forbes, and then continued: "Baron Arthur, we will stay in the castle for three months. This is the only thing we can do to help you!"
"You can stay, of course I have no time to welcome you, but is there something wrong?" David asked puzzled.
"The Luce family is in some trouble. If we stay here, the other party will not dare to approach us unless there are knights who can deal with us. In addition to our two identities, even if the other party is a nobleman, we must consider the existence behind us! Priest Forbes replied softly.
Priest Forbes is the priest of the Temple of Justice and cannot intervene in disputes with nobles.
The same is true for the Minister of Noble Affairs, Gershwin. He is only the minister of the Noble Affairs Department and has little influence on the nobles.
"Thank you, I will try to deal with it as soon as possible!" David thanked him with a bow.
After seeing the environment here, David feels that this is his home field.
You must know that castles are all built of rocks, which is equivalent to giving David a space to use 'underground sneak' anytime and anywhere.
David fought here, he could attack and defend, his actual combat power was much stronger than what he showed.
As long as there is no sky knight in the hostile force, then the opponent will not pose much threat to him.
Even David thought that the other party would send more people over, he just needed some souls to enhance the knowledge on the side of the Great World of God.
"Baron Arthur, don't think about doing it yourself. You are already a nobleman. If the other party goes too far, you can live in Jianmer City for a while. In Jianmer City, the opponent dare not take the initiative!" Priest Forbes persuaded.
He knew that David had just been promoted to Chaofan, and he was afraid that David would not know the difference in strength between Chaofan and knights.
To be able to drive the Luce family into such a miserable situation, the forces behind it must be stronger, at least at the level of the Earth Knights.
David nodded. Although he would not do what Priest Forbes said, he still thanked Priest Forbes.
"I know this, it's lunch time, let's go to eat!" David didn't continue the chat, he stood up and greeted.
Gershwin, the Minister of Aristocratic Affairs, stood up faster than Priest Forbes who was a knight. He couldn't wait to rush to the restaurant, but such a thing was too rude, and he couldn't do it. of.
Butler Jason brought the three of them to the restaurant. David looked at the restaurant and found that Andrew Knight was not in sight.
"Where's Knight Andrew? Invite him to come and have dinner with him!" David ordered Jason the butler.
He didn't let Andrew Knight accompany him before, it was because he was chatting with two friends, it might be a little embarrassing for Andrew Knight to participate hastily.
But for the meal at the moment, David needs to cultivate a relationship with Knight Andrew, and eating together is the fastest way to friendship. .
"Yes, I'll invite Knight Andrew over here!" Butler Jason said with a soft breath.
Knight Andrew is the last knight of the Luce family. If David can't get on well with Knight Andrew, then the last knight may leave the Luce family.
Knight Andrew came over quickly. After he entered, he bowed to several people in the restaurant, and then sat down at the last seat.
When the servants brought the dishes that had been distributed and put them in front of everyone, there were expressions of awakening on the faces of several people.
The relationship between Gershwin, Minister of Noble Affairs, Priest Forbes, and David was good, and they relaxed in front of delicious food, and did not pay too much attention to etiquette.
The two of them cleaned up their dishes as quickly as possible, and even the plates were clear.
Only Knight Andrew was a little reluctant to let go. Although he often showed intoxication during meals, he soon sobered up, and he worked hard to maintain the cultivation of a knight.
"Baron Arthur, if it wasn't for the rush from the temple, I would have stayed with you for a few more days!" Priest Forbes said with a smile after finishing his meal.
"Yes, I have eaten your dishes, how can I still eat those ordinary foods when I go back!" Gershwin, the Minister of Noble Affairs, also nodded.
"It's agreed, if you stay for a few days, I will prepare dishes for you!" David said with a smile.
"Great!" Gershwin said with a smile.
After the lunch was over, Steward Jason took the two of them to the residence, and only David and Knight Andrew remained in the dining room.
"Knight Andrew, go to the Temple of Wealth with me tomorrow to get some divine gold coins!" David confessed to Knight Andrew.
"Yes, Lord Baron!" Knight Andrew bowed in response.
David is not very used to the etiquette of the Godly World. He is not familiar with the etiquette here, but he must understand these if he wants to live here. After he has the Godly Gold Coin, he plans to ask the etiquette teacher to teach him.
After many days of sailing, and they rode over from Jianmao City again, they took a rest after lunch.
David was also led by a maid to the master bedroom. Except for the brand new bedding, all the furnishings here are antique.
It can be said that it has aristocratic background, and it can also be said that the furniture has not been updated for a long time.
David waved his hand to let the maid back down. He pushed open the balcony door of the master bedroom and came to the balcony.
From this balcony, you can see most of the castle and the scenery outside the castle in the distance.
David didn't care to look at the scenery, and finally no one would bother him, so he called Shadow Waiter over.
He put one hand on Shadow Waiter's shoulder, and his mind entered Shadow Waiter's body.
The Shadow Waiter absorbed the soul of that believer of the evil god. Although the strength of the believer of the evil god is not as good as that of Priest Forbes, that is only the reason for the relative restraint of his profession. In terms of realm, he is not much different from Priest Forbes.
According to David's observation, the believer of the evil god has the ability to control puppets and control the field, and there may be other abilities that have not been shown, but the believer of the evil god obviously does not have the ability to fight in close combat.
This can also explain that after Priest Forbes approached, the believers of the evil god lost the ability to fight back, and directly detonated the "Starship" and died together.
David didn't care about the identity of the believers of the evil gods, he just wanted to obtain the knowledge of the great world of gods that he urgently needed to master from the souls of the believers of the evil gods.
He ordered Shadow Servant to list separately the light spheres of knowledge of the followers of the evil god that day, and a white light sphere of knowledge appeared in his attention.
'Puppetry (requires belief in the ancient god Menken)', seeing this introduction, David was extremely disappointed.
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(end of this chapter)