As the days passed, Austin gradually became accustomed to the life of Navia Manor, and every day was simple and fulfilling, such as reading and reading, analyzing spell models, practicing spells, playing with Irina, and sweeping the yard to fetch water.
Although I often miss the days in Oni City, the pure ale, and the big butt hostesses, there is no perfect life and we must learn to be content. However, Navia Manor was not an isolated place, and it was often connected to the nearby city of Oni, and occasionally a magnificent carriage would drive into the manor, and Austin would act as a receptionist, leading these richly dressed nobles to meet Master Jersey.
No, the sound of horses' hooves sounded again outside the manor, and Austin, who was sweeping the yard, quickly put down his broom, stood in front of the steps, arranged his robes, and prepared to welcome the guests.
Soon, the carriage drove into the manor. It was a pure black carriage, unadorned, but Austen thought it was more imposing than the pink, gold and silver cars he had seen before, especially the horse that pulled the carriage, which was all black and sturdy, with a strong physique and strong limbs, and was definitely a good horse of thoroughbred.
Stepping out of the carriage was a young lady in a black dress, but she covered her face with a black veil so that Austen could not see her face, but judging by her wonderful size, she must have been a beautiful woman.
"Good day, miss. Do you want to visit Master Zecier??"
"Good day. But who are you? Lillian?" the black dress lady looked at Austin with a puzzled look.
Since she knew Lillian, it seemed that she was a regular visitor to the manor. Austin couldn't help but say more politely and warmly: "My name is Austen, and I am the new apprentice of Master Zecil. "
"Oh, it turned out to be my uncle's new apprentice. I'm Catherine Navia, the niece of Master Zecier, and you can take me directly to him. "
After the young lady in the black dress reported her name, Austin was stunned, Navia? Isn't this manor called Navia? Fortunately, he quickly came back to his senses, and quickly led the way in front, leading the young lady directly to the mage's study.
As soon as the mage saw her, he immediately got up happily and walked over to hug her, and greeted her cordially: "Catherine, I haven't seen you for a long time, I haven't seen my uncle for two months." "
Seeing this, Austin knew that he had done nothing wrong, and withdrew from the door with a sigh of relief, usually after the guests came, they would have to wait in the living room for at least half an hour before they would be received by the mage.
When he went downstairs and met Lillian, he asked in passing, "Teacher Zecier and niece?"
"Of course, the Navia family is one of the noble families of Oni City, and the master's brother is Baron Navia, the judge of Oni City, you should have met Miss Catherine, she is the master's favorite niece, and the general family sends her over if there is anything that needs to be contacted by the master. "Lillian has been on the manor for so many years and knows all too well about this.
"I see. "
"Well, don't leave just yet, just wait in the living room. Usually Miss Catherine comes on business, and the master may have orders to come down. "
"Okay, you can get busy first, if the teacher really has something for me to do, then I probably won't be able to find you on time for the afternoon class. "
"Hee-hee, you can't keep up when you come, and you'll have to ask Erina to tutor you in the end. "
Lillian has recently become much more cheerful because of the burden on her body, and her relationship with Austen has become closer.
Indeed, as Lillian had expected, after Miss Catherine had left, Master Jersey called him into his study and had something to do with him.
"Austen, help me to deliver a letter to Earl Haniri to Omni City, and make sure you hand him over to him. With that, Master Jersey handed Austin a roll of parchment sealed with fire paint.
"Count Haniri?" Austin chewed on the title repeatedly, some bad memories churning through his mind.
"Austin!" Zecil cried in a voice rarely stern, "you must put aside his vendetta for a moment, until you have no power to take revenge on the lord of a city!"
After being reminded, Austin quickly suppressed all his thoughts and promised, "I will, I will try not to show even the slightest hostility in front of the earl." "
"Calm, the most important thing for a spellcaster is to be calm, and you can't be impulsive when you encounter anything. For example, if you want to take revenge, first analyze the gap between yourself and the enemy, at least wait until you are 70% sure before you start, and you must also make a careful plan in advance to ensure that you can get out of the way after you succeed. Master Jersey took the opportunity to teach Austin another lesson.
"Thank you, teacher, I see. "
"Well, go ahead. I guess you won't be able to come back before dark, so let's have some fun in the city. "
...
Oni City is still that Oni City, and nothing has changed because Austin is not here these days.
He repeatedly thought about Master Zecier's words along the way, yes, with a few small spells he mastered, I am afraid that even one of the earl's guards could not be defeated, how can he talk about revenge? Moreover, there are many magical items on the rich man's body, and there are endless life-saving methods, even if he can take the opportunity to send a letter to get close to him, can he really kill him by surprise? Or wait until he really has the strength! At least it must reach the level of Master Zeciel.
After figuring it out, he no longer hesitated and went straight to Haniri Castle. This time, thanks to the letter of Master Zecill, he was led into the main castle without hindrance. But when he was about to get to the earl's study, he was stopped by a man who looked like a butler. For some reason, Austin was annoyed at first sight.
"Who are you, and what is the matter with the Count?" asked the butler in a strange tone.
"Hello, my name is Austin, and I am an apprentice of Master Zecil, and I have been ordered to deliver a letter. After Austin finished speaking, he deliberately showed the seal of the letter, where the coat of arms belonged to the mage of Jersey.
"Then give it to me, and I'll give it to the Earl for you. The steward stretched out his hand to take the letter away.
Of course, Austen could not let him get his wish, but he still remembered the teacher's instructions: he must hand it over to the Earl himself. So he raised his hand, easily avoiding the butler's outstretched hand, "I'm sorry, Master Zecil ordered me to hand it over to Lord Earl with my own hands. "
Unexpectedly, the butler immediately said angrily: "Hmph, Lord Earl is very busy, how can I have time to see a junior apprentice like you, bring it quickly, otherwise you won't be able to complete the task after waiting for a whole day." "
"Oh, then, I'll wait until the Count is free to see me. Austen didn't bother to talk to him, so he found an empty stool in the hallway and sat down.
"You... You..."
The housekeeper was speechless, since he became the steward of Haniri Castle and became the earl's most trusted right-hand man, even the nobles of Oni City were polite when they saw him, this little ghost in front of him dared to do this! But when he met this kind of person, he was really a little helpless, he was a guest, and he couldn't ask the guards to drive him away, if he really didn't report it to the earl, if something really happened to be delayed, he would not escape the blame.
As a result, after more than an hour of drying Austen, the butler went into the study to inform him, and the Earl soon agreed to summon Austin.
After walking through the door and saluting politely, Austin said without any emotion, "Master Jersey has ordered me to hand you the letter by hand." "
With that, he handed the letter to the Count, and then looked coldly at the lord who ruled over tens of thousands of people in Oni City.
It was the second time he had seen the Count, but it was the first time he had seen a straight face. In all fairness, the Earl is an old man with a resolute face and an extremely majestic look, although his face has been furrowed and crossed, and his old age is fully revealed, but his eyes and movements can make people feel a strong sense of oppression, maybe this is the momentum of a person who has been in a position for a long time.
"You can go back to your life. The Earl didn't immediately open it after taking it, and waved Austin away.
"We look forward to seeing you again, Lord Earl!"
After saluting again, Austen slowly withdrew, his face as usual and calm, but his heart was already burning with hatred...