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Text Chapter 37: Half a month later

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    Over the next few days, everything seemed to be back on track.  The Faceless Men did not seem to be preparing for further assassinations or sabotage activities, while Du Ze remained cautious and always prepared for possible attacks against him.

    Since an additional special reward was given to them afterwards, the mood of the servants was generally quite stable.

    A young servant who had been responsible for buying vegetables in the market fled the castle during the night and sought refuge with his briber.  A week later, the mutilated body of the young servant was found in the wild.  Judging from the traces left at the scene, he obviously became a living sacrifice for some kind of sacrificial activity and was severely tortured and abused before his death.

    Jiao En Lawson¡¯s funeral was held on the fourth day after his death.  Due to his sensitive status and the current delicate situation in the viscounty, only a few people attended the funeral to express regret for his passing.

    Lady Margaret¡¯s attitude at the funeral could almost be described as frivolous.  Not only did she not feel any sadness about her husband's death, she also tried many times to give some hint to the murderer who killed her husband.

    As the brother of the deceased, Du Ze expressed his gratitude to the guests who attended the funeral and reiterated that Jiaoen Rosen died as a traitor rather than a legal lord and could not be buried in the catacombs inside the castle.

    On the same day, Nick Knight¡¯s brother, the head of a remote village, came to the castle with several villagers and a carriage.  Duze did not tell them the cause of Nick Knight's death. He only said that he died in battle and took out a sum of money from his personal property for burial and pension expenses.  Thanks to the kindness of the new lord, Nick Knight's brother took away his brother's body and brought him back to the village of his birth for a formal funeral.  According to Nick Knight's lifetime wish, he will be buried in the same grave as his wife who died young.

    That day, Yulia did not appear in public.  She stayed in her room all day.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? As early as the faceless man¡¯s assassination of Du Ze was made public, the old housekeeper found him and declared that he was old, hoping that he would allow him to go home and spend his old age in peace.  The old housekeeper also recommended his granddaughter as the new housekeeper to take over his position.

    In fact, the old butler is not too old and is still qualified for the job of a butler. However, this experienced old man was worried that the new lord did not trust him, so he took the initiative to resign and recommended such a reliable and in a certain sense  Can be used as hostages.  Knowing that the old housekeeper was trying to express his loyalty, Du Ze agreed to his request and promised to give him a considerable severance package.

    So, the next day, the old housekeeper brought his granddaughter, a girl who looked about the same age as Luo Fei.  The girl named Elena acted very reserved in front of Du Ze.  In order to ensure that his granddaughter is qualified for the position of housekeeper, the old housekeeper requested to stay in the castle for a while until Elena became familiar with the job. The old housekeeper should have brought his own son or daughter, but out of concern for Luo  Due to the loyalty of the Mori family, he chose his granddaughter who, although still young, had more potential and was more suitable for the job of housekeeper.

    In order to build a new set of armor for Yulia with better protection as soon as possible, Du Ze personally found the blacksmith in the castle, hoping that the blacksmith would put aside other work and concentrate on completing his commission.  Although the blacksmith expressed his willingness to help, he also stated that it would take at least a month to create a new suit of armor that fit well and was strong.

    I don¡¯t like this guardian knight who is deeply trusted by the new lord. Most of the other knights ignore Yulia¡¯s existence, and some grumpy knights even raised challenges.  After defeating several young knights who challenged him in a fair fight, and tying with an experienced senior knight, some people were still secretly spreading rumors such as "the guardian knight gained his status through his bed relationship with the new lord"  , but no one dared to make any provocation in front of her.

    After Jiao En¡¯s funeral, Du Ze devoted all his free time to making undead servants.

    The Dark Warrior has a high demand for raw materials, while the Skeleton Warrior does not have such high requirements.  As long as the rotten skin and flesh on the corpse are removed, the bones are taken out, and simple processing is performed, it can be given new life through necromancy.

    After staying in the dark lower level of the castle for two consecutive weeks, accompanied by the gradually decaying corpses, the unavoidable odor and the silent undead servants, Du Ze finally dealt with the soldiers killed when attacking the castle.  Turn all their corpses into skeletal warriors.  For two weeks, he showered twice a day and placed a large number of odor-masking herbs in the room where he worked.  Even so, he often felt a loss of appetite, and it seemed that he could always smell the strong smell of rotting corpses.

    About ¡®that dark, smelly corridor¡¯Rumors of ? also spread among the servants.  Some people think that the new owner is studying some weird magic inside, some think that the new owner is trying to turn dead people into gold, and some think that the new owner is making a deal with the devil.  In any case, the servants mostly agreed that it was not worth risking their lives to satisfy their curiosity.

    Hard work will certainly be rewarded accordingly.  Now, Du Ze has sixty-two fully armed skeleton warriors, and three dark warriors who can command these low-level undead servants for him.

    After two weeks that made him feel exhausted, he seriously considered whether he needed to hire extra people to help him deal with the corpses - the intelligence of low-level undead servants was too low to be competent for such complex and detailed work.  Even a highly intelligent Dark Warrior could easily easily remove the corpse's entire arm and break its bones in the process.

    How to deal with the rotting flesh and skin picked from the corpse?  The accumulation of large amounts of carrion might cause a plague, and destroying them publicly might cause panic, neither of which Du Ze wanted to see.  After careful consideration, he asked his servants to get some baskets made of rattan as containers, and asked the undead servants to transport the carrion out of the castle through a secret passage.  Using firewood and grease, he lit a fire at night in an open space that had been cleared in advance, and used the flames to burn the carrion that was difficult to handle into ashes.

    Starting from a certain day, Du Ze felt something strange in his right hand.  He often feels a little numb in his right hand and even his right arm. In comparison, his right hand is colder than his left hand.  Still unable to find a reasonable explanation, he attributed it to discomfort caused by overexertion and ignored it.

    It took about half a month to create the undead servants.  While Du Ze was busy disposing of the corpse, the old housekeeper coordinated the servants and prepared a grand banquet that could be shared by hundreds of people, so that his granddaughter could gain experience.  From the purchase of required supplies, to the layout of the banquet venue, to the arrangement of personnel, it is all very tedious and piecemeal work.  To handle these well, you need good patience and meticulous character, and you also need experience accumulated from practice to deal with emergencies.

    Early morning.

    Du Ze woke up from his sleep and coughed a few times - even though he used herbs and magic to avoid being affected by the disease as much as possible, the two weeks of dealing with corpses every day still affected him to some extent.  Health - With the arrival of autumn, the temperature gradually drops, and many people will feel uncomfortable during this season, so his strangeness seems a lot more normal.

    He didn¡¯t want to leave the warm bed like this, so he simply asked the dark warrior standing next to him to get his coat, put it on on the bed, and then sat up.

    Today is the day when the banquet begins.

    Out of personal aesthetics, Du Ze doesn't like the standard aristocratic dress with gorgeous decoration and fine workmanship.  In fact, in the Viscounty of Rosen, which is close to the orc world, Du Ze's preferences are closer to the mainstream aesthetics.  Regardless of whether they are nobles or commoners, most locals prefer simpler and more practical attire.  This is the new dress that the tailor in the castle rushed to make for Du Ze - from top to bottom, there are almost no obvious decorations on his clothes, the color is mainly dark, and paired with a pair of durable long leather boots,  Looks nice and simple.  It not only highlights the nature of the dress in style and materials, but also does not appear cumbersome or overly flashy.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????  He hung the bone staff on the side of his belt, which looked inconspicuous.  After being processed by a skilled blacksmith, the gemstone skull used to collect souls was set on a string of silver necklaces, which can be easily worn on the body like ordinary jewelry.

    A maid knocked on Du Ze's door, and then Dark Warrior No. 1 opened the door from inside, staring at the maid who knocked on the door with a stiff face and his only remaining eye.  She was carrying a tray with a hunk of fluffy white bread, a bowl of gravy, and a set of cutlery.  "Your breakfast, sir." The maid came in and bowed respectfully towards Du Ze.  "The butler said you'd better have breakfast before receiving guests."

    This statement makes sense.  During a banquet, the host hosting the banquet is often very busy.  Eating something in the morning can help cheer you up.

    "Put it here."

    Du Ze pointed to the table in the room and continued to adjust his collar.  The maid placed the tray on the table, took out the food from the tray one by one, and then stood there waiting.  He adjusted his collar and sat down at the table. Smelling the scent of fresh bread, he always felt that there was something strange about the maid next to him.

    When he picked up the knife and prepared to cut the bread, he suddenly thought of thisThe source of the strangeness - Facing the dark warrior No. 1 who was obviously not alive, the maid's expression was not unnatural. Instead, she walked in naturally under the gaze of No. 1. This in itself was the biggest unnaturalness.  The servants in the castle all know that their servants are undead, and there is no way they can face them so naturally.  Pretending to turn his head unconsciously, Du Ze felt that the maid who delivered the food was unfamiliar, as if he had never seen her before.

    This further confirmed his guess.

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