Lloyd immediately came forward and bowed slightly to Harris in a subordinate manner. He said, "Your slave, Lloyd, is honored to be able to meet the young master."
Normally, a master's student would be addressed as Young Master by the servants, just like their descendants. Lloyd thought that he could see clearly that Harris's arrival was only to supervise the slaves to prevent them from escaping or having any other thoughts. He felt that his master really didn't need to do this. They felt that it was rare to meet a good master like Beta in hundreds of years, and he also promised that after the castle was built, he would give them the status of free people.
If they still ran away or had any other thoughts with such generous conditions, then they were really idiots. Unless … the master was not willing to acknowledge the contents of the previous promise.
Beta continued, "Although Harris has the responsibility of management and supervision, your authority is not higher than Lloyd's. Also, if you encounter any trouble, you must discuss it with Harris. You can't act on your own. If the two of you aren't sure about something, find a way to inform me. "
Hearing this, Lloyd was stunned. Master's student only has the same status as me? No, it should be said that I actually have the same status as Master's student?
He carefully looked at Beta's expression and confirmed that this was not a polite lie. His body trembled slightly because of his excitement.
Most of the time, a person needed to understand their own position, and what they needed was comparison. Even if a person had tens of millions of dollars, if the people around him were all richer than him, then he wouldn't feel that he was rich. He would only feel that he was poor.
At this time, Lloyd was in such a situation. Although Beta gave his people a chance to survive and also gave him certain rights, he grew up among the slaves. Even if he was smarter than his people, he wasn't very clear about what this meant. He only knew that he seemed to be … considered … to be in an important position.
Of course, he only vaguely felt that because he had never been appointed by anyone before, and no one had ever communicated with him like this before, he wasn't sure if he was really being put in an important position, and to what extent.
But now he understood that he was really in an important position, and it was a very, very important one.
Even if he was a slave, he also knew what kind of position a student had in the master's heart. What kind of status did a lord and a student of a Senior Profession have?
To be able to weigh the same as his master's student … If his master wasn't here, he would probably jump up in excitement.
However, Harris was a little vexed. "It's so cold here. Teacher, do you have the heart to leave me here?"
Beta shook his head helplessly. "You should have heard us just now. There's a girl named Amanda. She's only one year older than you. Like your sister, she used to be a businesswoman. But now she is working very hard to help me transport the stones and help me manage the caravan. In comparison, you are far inferior, be it in terms of foresight or temperament. "
Harris was naturally unconvinced. "That's because she has no way to improve herself. That's why she's working so hard."
"No way to advance?" Beta chuckled and said, "In terms of family background, you can't compare to her. In terms of ability, she is stronger than you. In terms of foresight, you are no match for her. You actually think that such a person has no way to improve himself? I don't know whether you're arrogant or just spouting nonsense. "
For a moment, Harris didn't know what to say. He knew very well that if you weren't afraid of your opponent's hard work, you should be afraid of an opponent who was stronger than you.
Beta sighed. "Perhaps your growth has been too smooth. Your sister ran around with your father, and her temperament and ability are the best among her peers. You, on the other hand, stayed at home and took the opportunity to become a professional. Then, a few months later, you became the second-in-command of the main temple. Such a smooth experience might have given you the illusion that the world is very simple. "
"In any case, you can build the temple with Lloyd here first. Although you will suffer a little, it should be very beneficial to the tempering of your mind. "
Harris had no choice but to nod in agreement with a bitter expression. In comparison, he would rather suffer here than be mocked in Bronze Drum City.
The thought of being beaten up by Katie without being able to fight back made his stomach ache. In this world, it was very embarrassing for a man to lose to a woman he liked.
Beta turned around and looked at Lloyd. "I took a look just now. You're progressing faster than expected. Well done. If you need anything, tell me now. "
Holding back his excitement, Lloyd forced himself to be calm and said, "Master, there's still about two months' worth of food left. There's still about half of the gold coins you left. There's no problem."
Before leaving, Beta had left some gold coins for Lloyd and the others to buy food themselves. This was a way of delegating power and trust. After all, the gold coins he left behind would be more than enough to buy a small noble's life. But Lloyd didn't do that, which meant that he had a bottom line.
"Which direction did Amanda go?" Beta frowned. "I'm a bit worried about her safety."
Lloyd shook his head. "I don't know the specifics, but I heard Amanda say before she left that it might have something to do with Harvey City."
Beta's expression became solemn. Amanda was born in Harvey City, and she was the daughter of the chairman of the Merchants' Union in Harvey City. No wonder she said that she would take care of the problem on her own. It might've involved the Merchants' Union in Harvey City.
"In any case, I have to go and take a look."
Although Amanda wasn't Beta's type, Beta admired her as a talent.
Amanda had awakened a unique profession in the Woking Temple. Merchant was also the first special profession in the Woking Temple. It was very symbolic, and nothing could go wrong.
Ten minutes later, Beta appeared outside the city walls of Harvey City.
In winter, Harvey City looked even more beautiful. The city, built entirely of white, blue, and red raw stones, was covered by the setting mountains, giving it a sense of seclusion.
Beta found a hotel to stay in first. Then, he let Shirley, Emma, Alice, and Jessica out for some fresh air.
Although it was indeed comfortable to live in Mystra's Mansion, one would get bored after a long time.
The moment Shirley came out, she gave Beta a big hug. Emma's mouth twitched. She also wanted to have such an intimate relationship with Beta, but she was still a shy girl and couldn't be as generous as Shirley.
Then, Shirley went shopping with Emma and Jessica, leaving Alice alone in the room.
Beta poured her a glass of water and smiled. "It seems that you have something to say to me."
Alice nodded. After playing with the glass in her hand for a while, she said, "Father told me what he said to you before you left."
Beta listened quietly.
"Father has been a little strange recently," Alice said worriedly. Alice said worriedly, "Father used to be very concerned about the family's affairs, and he did everything himself. But recently, he's delegated a lot of power to the branches. It's not like him at all. "
Beta tapped the table with his fingers. "You're trying to say that Grinton doesn't love power and doesn't like to meddle in the affairs of the world, right?"
Alice nodded quickly. "I know my father very well. This isn't like him. Did something happen to him recently?"
Beta smiled. "You do know your father very well, but you don't understand power."
Alice's eyes widened, and she had a blank look on her face.
Beta pointed at the water in front of him and drew a line on the table with his finger, before he divided the line into four parts.
"As he becomes stronger, his personality and worldview will slowly change." Beta pointed at the front of the line. "When people have power, they'll feel excited and more confident. This will probably continue until they reach the elite level."
Alice nodded. That was true. She had been excited for months after she became a Summoner.
"After the elite level, professionals will become more confident. But depending on their background, personality, and other factors, some will become arrogant, while others can maintain their original personality. But no matter what, professionals after the elite level will try their best to pursue power in order to improve. "
Alice continued nodding.
Beta continued, "After the master level, most professionals will become very calm. But there are always exceptions. I'm just talking about a trend. Some people have always been very flamboyant. It's hard to tell if they become calmer, but the trend of becoming calmer is generally correct. "
Hearing this, Alice was a little embarrassed. She knew very well how arrogant and willful she used to be. Beta's words completely poked at her heart and made her feel ashamed.
"After reaching the legendary level, you can come into contact with a trace of the power of the rules." Beta said with nostalgia, "You haven't reached that level, so you don't know how tempting the power of the rules is for us mortals. Wealth, power, and beauty are not worth mentioning in front of the power of the rules. As for the demigod level, I haven't reached it either, so I don't know how the power of this level will affect mortals. "
Alice understood. "You're saying that my father is no longer interested in the secular world, so he's planning to leave the family? Then why does he have to return to the Elf Forest? He can still pursue power at home. "
Beta wiped off the water marks on the table and said, "The elven race was born from the World Mother Tree. After reaching a legendary level, in order to further advance, one must return to the side of the Mother Tree and find a way to communicate with her in order to forge the path ahead. This is the return to their roots for the elven race, as well as a new starting point."