Annie stared at Lucas’s back blankly. A ray of sunlight shone on Lucas’s back, putting a golden cloak over Lucas’s back. Blinding people's eyes.
“You don’t have to believe me right now. You can experience it first, and then tell me your answer.”
Lucas turned his head, smiled gently, and walked away.
“Huh…” Annie lowered her head to think. Smart people usually think more, and she now understood why Mina would stay here willingly. The charm that Lucas showed had almost made her agree to his words.
“Annie, please stay. Young Master won’t lie to us.” Mina said with a slight smile, locking eyes with Annie. “We have nothing worthy enough for the Young Master to deceive us for.”
“…” Annie was silent for a long time before sighing. “I’m not one person right now. I must be responsible for my companions who call me big sister. If I was just one person then I would be with you wherever you are, Mina.”
“I understand. I will help you with it.” Mina said, rubbing Annie’s head.
“By the way, Mina, do you have copper coins? Andrew and the others need wheat.” Annie asked anxiously.
“Young Master gave me coins, but I didn’t accept them.” Mina said timidly.
“You…” Annie lowered her head, disheartened. “Now what? Andrew and the others have been hungry for many days.”
“Go find Young Master. He will definitely agree to give us wheat.” Mina said, pulling Annie to find Lucas. She knew that Lucas would always go to the study room after he ate, either to deal with affairs or just sit there to think about something.
“Slow down, slow down…” Annie said while being pulled to the door of the study room.
“Cough cough…” Mina tidied up a bit, and under Annie’s shocked eyes, Mina lightly knocked on the door and waited until she was granted permission before pushing open the door and walking in.
After entering, Mina and Annie saw Nicole reporting things to Lucas, so they stood at the side quietly.
“Young Master, the wheat has been transported back safely and has been secretly transported to the warehouse." Nicole said while holding her notepad.
Lucas nodded his head. “What about the wheat availability? Is it enough for 3,000 people to eat for a month?”
“There’s enough for 3,300 people to eat for a month." Nicole said.
“Oh? What happened?” Lucas asked, a little curious about the increase in wheat.
Nicole turned a page and said, “Young Master, Sakura City has an envoy that came back with the ship crew. The extra wheat was a gift from Sakura City.”
“Oh?” Lucas was a little surprised. In this western land, a city was the main gathering place for people. There must be something wrong for a big city to send an envoy to another city.
“Where is that envoy right now?” Lucas did want to meet that envoy, as it was an opportunity to get to know his neighbor.
“He’s still outside the castle waiting for the Young Master’s summon.” Nicole said.
“Okay, take him to the living room and serve him some refreshments. I’ll be there in a few minutes.” Lucas said.
“Okay.” Nicole immediately went out to make arrangements.
Lucas turned his head and smiled at Mina and Annie. “What do you two need?”
“Young Master, we have a few beastkin companions. They have been starving for many days. Can you give us some wheat?” Mina asked cautiously. “Just deduct it out from my salary.”
Her face was a little red as she said that. It hasn’t even been a month yet and she was already talking about her salary. If it was someone else, she would have already gone ahead and “borrowed” some wheat.
“Sure.” Lucas said. He was completely willing to give a little bit of wheat, but…
“Young Master, you’re so nice.” Mina said, jumping up and waving her cat tail happily.
“But Mina, are you going to keep babysitting your companions?” Lucas asked seriously, looking at the two girls.
“This…” Mina hesitated, thinking about her salary. It doesn’t seem like she could support too many companions.
Annie couldn’t help but slap her forehead. “Lord Lucas, is there anything that I can do for you?”
“No, you’re misunderstanding. I know that you two care about your companions, but…”
Lucas stood up and walked to the window, looking at the people working outside. “But, did you two think about it? Everyone has their own way of life. They cannot rely on you two forever. Even if you two are willing to do so, their pride would not be willing to be taken care of forever.
“What if, one day, you two left them? What would they do? It’s not necessarily a good thing to support someone too much.”
Annie thought for a moment and immediately understood what Lucas was saying. “Lord Lucas, what do you want to say?”
Lucas turned back and said, “Let them take care of themselves. That is the best for them.”
Annie and Mina looked at each other. They had never thought about this problem before. They had always been in charge of gathering and managing the people in the group.
“Lord Lucas, they can’t live without us.” Annie said bitterly. She knew the seriousness of the problem, but she and Mina had supported and protected their companions way too well.
“Also, Lord Lucas, my companions don’t know how to do anything. The only qualities that they have are that they are strong and eat a lot…” Annie said.
The more Lucas listened, the brighter his eyes became. He smiled and said, “Being strong is good enough. I need a lot of strong people to help me with my work.”
Under Annie and Mina’s puzzled eyes, Lucas pointed to the people outside the window and said, “Tell them to work for me. I will pay them a salary. As long as they work hard, they can definitely support themselves.”
This was Lucas’s first attempt at making humans and beastkins coexist peacefully. He must take that step.
After a while, Annie said, “Won’t those humans hate us? Also, they will capture us beastkins as slaves. That way, there’s no need to pay a salary.”
She had seen too many instances of beastkins being abused.
“You will never know the result if you don’t try it. I will help you solve that problem.” Lucas said, smiling confidently.
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Annie stared at Lucas’s back blankly. A ray of sunlight shone on Lucas’s back, putting a golden cloak over Lucas’s back. Blinding people's eyes.
“You don’t have to believe me right now. You can experience it first, and then tell me your answer.”
Lucas turned his head, smiled gently, and walked away.
“Huh…” Annie lowered her head to think. Smart people usually think more, and she now understood why Mina would stay here willingly. The charm that Lucas showed had almost made her agree to his words.
“Annie, please stay. Young Master won’t lie to us.” Mina said with a slight smile, locking eyes with Annie. “We have nothing worthy enough for the Young Master to deceive us for.”
“…” Annie was silent for a long time before sighing. “I’m not one person right now. I must be responsible for my companions who call me big sister. If I was just one person then I would be with you wherever you are, Mina.”
“I understand. I will help you with it.” Mina said, rubbing Annie’s head.
“By the way, Mina, do you have copper coins? Andrew and the others need wheat.” Annie asked anxiously.
“Young Master gave me coins, but I didn’t accept them.” Mina said timidly.
“You…” Annie lowered her head, disheartened. “Now what? Andrew and the others have been hungry for many days.”
“Go find Young Master. He will definitely agree to give us wheat.” Mina said, pulling Annie to find Lucas. She knew that Lucas would always go to the study room after he ate, either to deal with affairs or just sit there to think about something.
“Slow down, slow down…” Annie said while being pulled to the door of the study room.
“Cough cough…” Mina tidied up a bit, and under Annie’s shocked eyes, Mina lightly knocked on the door and waited until she was granted permission before pushing open the door and walking in.
After entering, Mina and Annie saw Nicole reporting things to Lucas, so they stood at the side quietly.
“Young Master, the wheat has been transported back safely and has been secretly transported to the warehouse." Nicole said while holding her notepad.
Lucas nodded his head. “What about the wheat availability? Is it enough for 3,000 people to eat for a month?”
“There’s enough for 3,300 people to eat for a month." Nicole said.
“Oh? What happened?” Lucas asked, a little curious about the increase in wheat.
Nicole turned a page and said, “Young Master, Sakura City has an envoy that came back with the ship crew. The extra wheat was a gift from Sakura City.”
“Oh?” Lucas was a little surprised. In this western land, a city was the main gathering place for people. There must be something wrong for a big city to send an envoy to another city.
“Where is that envoy right now?” Lucas did want to meet that envoy, as it was an opportunity to get to know his neighbor.
“He’s still outside the castle waiting for the Young Master’s summon.” Nicole said.
“Okay, take him to the living room and serve him some refreshments. I’ll be there in a few minutes.” Lucas said.
“Okay.” Nicole immediately went out to make arrangements.
Lucas turned his head and smiled at Mina and Annie. “What do you two need?”
“Young Master, we have a few beastkin companions. They have been starving for many days. Can you give us some wheat?” Mina asked cautiously. “Just deduct it out from my salary.”
Her face was a little red as she said that. It hasn’t even been a month yet and she was already talking about her salary. If it was someone else, she would have already gone ahead and “borrowed” some wheat.
“Sure.” Lucas said. He was completely willing to give a little bit of wheat, but…
“Young Master, you’re so nice.” Mina said, jumping up and waving her cat tail happily.
“But Mina, are you going to keep babysitting your companions?” Lucas asked seriously, looking at the two girls.
“This…” Mina hesitated, thinking about her salary. It doesn’t seem like she could support too many companions.
Annie couldn’t help but slap her forehead. “Lord Lucas, is there anything that I can do for you?”
“No, you’re misunderstanding. I know that you two care about your companions, but…”
Lucas stood up and walked to the window, looking at the people working outside. “But, did you two think about it? Everyone has their own way of life. They cannot rely on you two forever. Even if you two are willing to do so, their pride would not be willing to be taken care of forever.
“What if, one day, you two left them? What would they do? It’s not necessarily a good thing to support someone too much.”
Annie thought for a moment and immediately understood what Lucas was saying. “Lord Lucas, what do you want to say?”
Lucas turned back and said, “Let them take care of themselves. That is the best for them.”
Annie and Mina looked at each other. They had never thought about this problem before. They had always been in charge of gathering and managing the people in the group.
“Lord Lucas, they can’t live without us.” Annie said bitterly. She knew the seriousness of the problem, but she and Mina had supported and protected their companions way too well.
“Also, Lord Lucas, my companions don’t know how to do anything. The only qualities that they have are that they are strong and eat a lot…” Annie said.
The more Lucas listened, the brighter his eyes became. He smiled and said, “Being strong is good enough. I need a lot of strong people to help me with my work.”
Under Annie and Mina’s puzzled eyes, Lucas pointed to the people outside the window and said, “Tell them to work for me. I will pay them a salary. As long as they work hard, they can definitely support themselves.”
This was Lucas’s first attempt at making humans and beastkins coexist peacefully. He must take that step.
After a while, Annie said, “Won’t those humans hate us? Also, they will capture us beastkins as slaves. That way, there’s no need to pay a salary.”
She had seen too many instances of beastkins being abused.
“You will never know the result if you don’t try it. I will help you solve that problem.” Lucas said, smiling confidently.
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