Duke Thales has been in a bad mood recently.

According to a well-informed source within Xinghu Castle who came from the family of the Seven Emperors of the Bright Star and did not want to be named (in order to protect the person concerned, he will be named B.B here), the prince was not able to taste the food when eating, was listless in class, and was not good at martial arts.

I overexerted myself in class, was preoccupied when I was meditating, was autistic and alone from time to time, wandered in a daze, and occasionally sighed and lamented life.

As for the reason, there are different opinions in Xinghu Castle. Some people say it is the anger and sadness after being exiled. Some people say that the Duke quarreled with Chief Mallos again. Some people speculate that the bill numbers of the Logistics Wing in the past few months are not good. But

Our reliable informant B.B (pseudonym) around Prince Thales gave the most direct reason:

On the night when Custa and Morgan were on duty, Duke Thales "exercised" hard in his room, sweating profusely, climaxing again and again, immersed in intoxication, and just as he was about to die, he was disturbed by the intrusion of several rats.

His Royal Highness lost his interest and became furious, so he drew his sword and struck. According to those who cleaned up the mess afterwards, even the poor seat was split into two halves. Of course, the exact information has yet to be revealed by B.B (pseudonym).

"Danny Doyle!"

Aunt Valencia, who was newly arrived at the castle, roared throughout the castle, driving D.D, who was chatting and laughing with the maids, to run out of the room: "Your duty is to hold the sword, not to chat!"

"If you let me catch you again, I will capture you!"

As time goes by, Xinghu Castle has become more and more perfect from building repairs to staffing. For example, the new housekeeper Ashley Valencia has a strict style and a strict approach. The most common words on her lips are "Gang".

"I'll kill you." According to a well-informed person, B.B (pseudonym), he even heard Mammy threatening Chief Marius once.

"It's okay, mama." Thales, who was wearing a scarf at the dining table, was listless. "I encouraged D.D to chat more with everyone so that the castle would not become too quiet and lifeless."

Aunt Valencia's anger was still lingering: "He used your affairs as a source of discussion, and what he talked about were all irrelevant rumors. Some of them would ruin your reputation if spread."

"Everyone is curious about the secrets of Duke Star Lake's life," but Thales just waved his hand and didn't care, "Whether it's a rumor or the truth, there has to be an outlet. Instead of letting others dig this outlet,

Making wild assumptions..."

Thales shook his head indifferently.

Aunt Valencia looked back at him with kindness and kindness, as if she were looking at her grandson.

"Oh, my dear, Your Highness, you are good at everything, but your heart is too soft..."

Mammy has been in charge of more than one wealthy family. She has a good reputation and is well respected. Although she is over sixty, she is still energetic. She was planning to retire, but Baron Quentin specially invited her to Star Lake Castle to take care of her.

The Duke is responsible for the food and daily life, and is also responsible for the management of the newly hired servants in the castle.

"Now, my dear, you must be very hungry."

I saw Aunt Valencia skillfully laying out the meals:

"Hurry up and eat. Remember, the quantity should be sufficient and the variety should be balanced."

"Thank you, Mammy," Thales nodded and awkwardly pointed to a plate of roasted vegetables, "It's just that I don't like lettuce as much as the rumors say, so can I change it to something else?"

Aunt Valencia’s smile did not diminish, but she raised her wrist and instantly pulled out a pointer!

Damn it, Thales trembled and subconsciously raised his hands to protect his face!

"Snapped!"

There was a loud bang.

The next second, a certain black cat came in from the window and secretly peeked towards the Duke's dining table. It jumped awkwardly and dodged Mammy's pointer at the critical moment.

"Meow"

The black cat jumped off the dining table, ran to the corner, and glared at Grandma angrily.

"That's not something you should eat." Aunt Valencia took back her pointer and looked at the fried black cat expressionlessly, "You little uneducated beast."

Thales put down his arms in embarrassment and trembled when he heard this.

"Meow! Meow meow! Meow meow meow meow meow!"

The black cat said a few cruel words, looked at the Duke's dining table reluctantly, and finally chose to give up.

It rushed out the door without looking back, bringing back D.D's scream ("No, no! That's my lunch! It's you dead cat again!").

"This little beast has never behaved before, and he dares to eat randomly under my nose." Valencia turned around and became kind and gentle again, "I'm sorry, dear, what did you just say?"

Under Mammy's understanding smile, Thales's appetite was whetted. He picked up the plate of roasted lettuce with great interest and ate it with relish without any regrets.

In the past few months, in addition to hiring servants and following the inexplicable and unquestionable orders of Duke Thales (who was offended by rats), the logistics wing also brought back different breeds of mouse cats from markets and farms, and then

Coupled with the original nests of wild cats in the castle, the annoying rat infestation in Star Lake Castle has finally been greatly reduced. The newly purchased wooden furniture has survived, and the food in the warehouse is no longer short of food from time to time, and there are also fewer plant lice and insects.

A lot of it was done, and piles of rat corpses were even found in the cracks in the ceiling of the Duke's room. The effect was incredible.

However, the increasing number of cats brought new troubles: firstly, tapestries and fabric furniture began to suffer, secondly, the cat hair-strewn environment made Lord Mallos sneeze continuously for a week, and the servants had to increase the frequency of cleaning.

Sometimes at night, cats meow one after another inside and outside the castle, disturbing people's sleep. Miss Jenny, who relies on strength and wisdom to dominate the stables of Star Lake Castle, but is helpless against the cats running around on the roof, has a strong opinion.

To make matters worse, the wild cats around Star Lake Castle also began to gather here. The teaching whip in the hands of Sister Valencia soon was no longer limited to D.D., but became an official cat-catching stick, a cunning black cat.

He even dared to break into the kitchen and even the Duke's study and dining room again and again, seemingly looking around and observing human beings with innocent curiosity, but in fact he was full of bad intentions, scratching things and taking food away without paying attention.

The second-class guard officer of the Star Lake Guards, Jose Cuesta, was born in the Kingdom of Allenbia. According to him, who is well versed in cat nature (the culture of raising cats in the Thornlands has been popular for a long time), if this continues, I am afraid that in a few

By the end of the month, Star Lake Castle will be overrun with kittens, and once the cats overflow, everything from the tablecloths and tapestries in the castle, to the back kitchen of the warehouse, to the rookery on the top of the castle, and even the bird's nest lake fish around Star Lake will suffer.

The situation was critical and Lord Mallos, who acted decisively, planned to kill the cat, but was stopped by Duke Thales. Following His Highness's unexpected ideas, the Logistics Wing brought back a new answer the next week:

dog.

From the majestic and humane Ludo dog, to the ferocious and aggressive Raging Wolf dog, which is dedicated to hunting, from the pure and kind guard dog who is dedicated to his duties, to the pet dog that is fierce and cruel, Xinghu Castle has transformed into a dog training ground, and

The ecological chain was reshaped and the further gathering of wild cats was successfully prevented.

("When there are too many rats, buy cats, when there are too many cats, buy dogs, and when there are too many dogs... Well, according to this principle, do we have to buy a king one day?" trainee pioneer officer Nie Xi's complaint, in

An hour before he was whipped by the prison officer)

This made Miss Jenny very happy, because it only took her one day to subdue the most majestic Rudo dog "Patrick" and the most ferocious wolf dog "Archibog".

With the stables and steeds surrendered under her (literal) iron hooves, Jenny successfully established her absolute rule on the first floor of Star Lake Castle and became a veritable "Land Queen" in the castle.

Coupled with the traces of ghosts and ghosts, the territory is spread all over the castle, the "Wild Cat Empire" who covets the Duke's dining table every day, the "Bird Alliance" who occupies the tree trunks on the eaves, towers and the rooks' stronghold, and the "Bird Alliance" whose vitality is severely damaged and forced to retreat to the wild and underground.

"Evil Rat Pack", the four major ethnic groups in Star Lake Castle face each other and compete with each other, second only to the glorious and great Duke of Thales and the stern and solemn Aunt Valencia. Their leaders are called the "Four Dark Kings of Star Lake Castle"

"Although the three kings of other ethnic groups have yet to be confirmed except for "Land Queen" Jenny, this ups and downs and bloody and cruel story of the Star Lake Castle hegemony is enough to prove that D.D. made them up and gave them nicknames one by one.

How boring.

Fortunately, just when Duke Thales (who was worried about the dog urine and shit on the ground) was about to let the logistics wing go to the market and the countryside to purchase goods and adjust the ecological environment to maintain the cleanliness of the castle, Captain Mallos and Barron

Aunt Sia intervened decisively and deprived the Duke of his right to take the lead in the management of the castle, retaining only his formal right to make suggestions.

Therefore, with the concerted efforts of the Duke of Xinghu Castle and his loyal subordinates, this old and gloomy old castle that had been in disrepair for a long time came to life again: the castle gate was renovated, the sentry post was completed, the door opening, the moat,

The steps, exterior walls, etc. were also cleaned and renovated again and again (provided that the back side was ignored), the courtyards and gardens were free of weeds and dust, and the stables and horse paddocks were especially neat and beautiful (Miss Jenny's urging and pedaling supervisor made this

(has contributed a lot), it looks majestic at first glance.

In the castle, more and more halls, rooms, corridors, warehouses, and cellars were cleaned up. Thales finally recognized the five ways to go from the main hall to the Jackal Tower, including the hidden one, and the one that was killed by the jackal.

The black cat who comes to steal food from time to time discovered the "air walking method" ("As long as you are not afraid of falling off the outer wall and turning into a meat pie." Mallos's kind reminder), the kitchen, bathroom and sewers are also unobstructed (

D.D is very proud of this).

And after His Highness the Duke came back from Yongxing City one time and got off the carriage with his buttocks in an ugly expression, even the weeds and rocks by the lake outside the castle were cleaned up and re-paved with fine sand and soft soil to create a clear path.

It can be seen that the smooth and solid road allows people traveling to and from Yongxing City and Xinghu Castle to no longer suffer from the bumpy and unspeakable pain.

Under the name of Duke Thales, the nearby farms and fiefdoms have gradually straightened out their affiliations (thanks to Teacher Julio for his great help). Stewards and village chiefs regularly report the current situation to Xinghu Castle and transfer taxes.

Providing labor and logistics. Servants, cooks, gardeners, grooms, and guards. The popularity of Xinghu Castle has gradually increased, and it looks quite like a noble residence (although Glover still feels that it looks a little different from the royal style).

Shabby, D.D quickly reminded him that this is called simplicity). Under the instructions of Sister Valencia, they even opened up a few fields in the abandoned open space inside and outside the castle, and are discussing planting crops that will be put to use when the season comes.

Seeing that everything was gradually on track, only the owner of the castle was unhappy.

After that night, the sky-blue invitation did not appear again, as if Asheida had forgotten about Thales.

But that night conversation made Thales depressed for nearly a month, especially the sentence "The Queen of Magic will fight you until death", which was so powerful that it made the Duke of Star Lake feel depressed and had trouble sleeping and eating.

The secret of the Body of Disaster, the heavy burden of the Duke of Star Lake, and the dangerous oath with the king, these things were enough to make him breathless, and now he also had to add the "Perfect Anti-Magic Arms" and the Queen of Magic for a few moments,

Thales, who was about to scratch his bald head, even wanted to put down his pick and follow Asheida away.

No, no, even if he is determined to run away with Little Benben, judging from the latter's eager persistence, he still can't escape the matter of the Magic Queen.

Thinking of this, the loveless Thales missed his days in Longxiao City extremely:

Those Yankees who thought about tearing him into pieces every day were really getting cuter the more they thought about it.

Until one afternoon, Duke Xinghu welcomed the first batch of guests after settling in Xinghu Castle.

Unusual guests.

In front of the gate of Star Lake Castle, the Star Lake Guards and a group of servants stood upright, watching Mallos receive the visiting Lord Fabio Adrian, the commander-in-chief of the Royal Guards.

"You look surprised?"

Adrian, who got off his stirrup, was upright and gentle, and his conversation was cordial. He was not at all disturbed by the gloom of the night when the prince forced him to go to the palace.

"There is one thing," Mallos skillfully pulled the reins of the horse, turned around and handed it to Toledo behind him, and at the same time motioned for others to receive the accompanying royal guards. "Given that we just received the letter a quarter of an hour ago,

."
To be continued...