Cultivators at the Wizarding Academy

Chapter 142 Choosing a Maid

"Welcome back, Miss Tayya!"

Larkin, dressed in a suit and tie, politely removed his hat and bowed.

Figures could be seen moving around everywhere in the corridor.

After being warned, the girls stopped making too much noise, but Taeya still sensed something was wrong. She opened her mind and found that the room where she had been resting was empty.

"Young Master Tai'an and Ms. Huayun helped heal a group of people," Larkin, who was good at reading people, quickly explained.

Taiya's expression suddenly changed: "Keep an eye on the management; try not to let anyone go out alone after dark. Also, distribute the supplies I brought back as soon as possible."

"As you wish." The goblin Larkin put his bowler hat back on.

Tai'an expressed his gratitude to the maids who came to help and arranged for others to take over their work.

Each of the four little girls contributed one maid, plus the fiancée Greenfield contributed one, making a total of five.

"Musophie, take them back to the academy! Then, go straight back and prepare dinner."

"Yes, young master."

Mussofi had just returned from shopping with Atayal and hadn't even had a chance to rest before rushing off again.

Taiya kept her word and stuck to Tai'an like a piece of chewing gum.

"Have you had enough? Everyone's laughing at us!" Tai'an shrugged, annoyed. "Be careful you don't end up never getting married."

"What's there to be afraid of!" Taiya said dismissively. "If I can't get married, I'll just become a mage advisor for the Blue Rose family!"

"Dream on, I won't hire you."

"I'm the master of this house, you all have to listen to me, hmph!"

The young boy was helplessly held hostage by the giant creature and paraded around as a public spectacle, pretending to be nonchalant in the face of the curious and inquisitive gazes around him.

Miss Tayah publicly announced the recruitment of maids. With limited positions available, the competition is sure to be fierce.

Application requirements: Good appearance and pure mind and body.

The former are easily satisfied; the young girls are mostly in their prime, beautiful and charming. The latter, however, block many people's path and hope. The women sent by the Night's Watch are mostly no longer virgins; unopened goods are few and far between.

The women, aware of their current situation, inevitably felt depressed and worried about their future, creating a somewhat somber atmosphere.

Even so, Atayal has no intention of lowering its standards. It adheres to the principle of "better to have none than to have something of poor quality."

Mr. Ham, a follower, rescued some good stuff from the underground palace.

A demi-human girl with a blue dragon-scale tail. Her beautiful long blue hair, delicate features, and submissive demeanor pleased Taeya greatly.

"What's your name?"

"Miss Tayya, my name is Lanlan."

"Nice name. What was your family like before?"

"My parents died fighting against the slave hunters, and the entire dragon people's village was destroyed in the fire. I am grateful to the Blue Rose family for avenging me. If possible, I hope you can take me in."

Like half-elves, dragon girls stand at the pinnacle of the demi-human races. They possess even greater talent and longer lifespans, typically living to nearly two hundred years old. They are top-tier commodities in the slave market, typically starting at least at five hundred gold coins.

Taiya circled around Lanlan, touched the tail covered with blue dragon scales, and immediately agreed to hire her as her maid.

The two remaining applicants were not applying to be maids, but rather to become Miss Tayya's bodyguards.

The gray-haired girl's name is Perinor. She is an archer with the strength of a professional archer and a beauty score of 90.

Her former adventure party was attacked and wiped out by the Belland family, and her adoptive father and companions all perished. Because of her strong-willed and unyielding nature, she was sent to the underground palace for taming.

In addition, the flaxen-haired female swordswoman Yurin Claire possesses elite-level strength and a beauty level approaching that of the four beauties of Violet Academy.

My father was a collateral relative of the Claire family and has since passed away. I have relatives still alive, but we rarely keep in touch, and I am in a state of being unattached.

Because of her exceptional strength and beauty, she became the object of the Painful Maiden's covetousness. Later, she was defeated by a siege of numerous Dark Awakeners and captured. Day after day, she was whipped and tortured in an attempt to break the female swordsman's will. As the vessel for the Painful Maiden's arrival, she inevitably needed an endurance of pain far exceeding that of ordinary people.

Tayya couldn't help but smile slightly as he gained the allegiance of a true general.

Every elite is a talent, and no force would turn them away, let alone the Blue Rose family, which is eager to recruit talent.

Without hesitation, Yulin was granted the status of a follower, with a monthly stipend of thirty silver.

As for the official positions, Perinor's salary was much lower, starting as a personal bodyguard at twelve silver coins per month. The salary for ordinary bodyguards was even lower, generally around five silver coins including all allowances.

Basically, the Blue Rose family's pay is at the bottom among the Northern nobles. The Northern nobles' pay is also at the bottom among all other realms.

To put it bluntly, the economy is the most important factor restricting the expansion of the Blue Rose family.

The already impoverished territory, with its inconvenient transportation, also had to maintain a strong military and provide resources for followers to cultivate.

Both the government office and the lord's mansion were stretched thin.

As a result, Count Tyron often felt the urge to sell his spatial ring.

The majority of applicants for maid positions came from girls at the Florence Nunnery. Taiya remarked that she had hired three in a row, and the rest looked on with anticipation.

Becoming a maid to the young master of Tai'an is a dream come true. No one can dislike a cute little boy with an exquisite appearance.

"Xiao An, you're in charge of paying salaries!" Taiya pressed her fingers firmly against her younger brother's shoulders.

"Why do your followers want me to pay their salaries?" Tai'an lazily accepted the onlookers.

"I'm too embarrassed to ask my family for a government job! My dad is dirt poor right now, we should be understanding."

"The money I earn is through my own labor, not by sitting around collecting taxes. Every penny is hard-earned."

"How dare you earn so much every day! You could pay them a lifetime's salary in just one day of work."

Even the most shrewd and wise man can't resist a woman's brainwashing. Before Taiya could even nudge him a few times, Tai'an hastily agreed.

"Xiao An, you're just asking for trouble."

Xiaoyu was the second person to be exceptionally selected as a maid.

On the surface, Atayal's reason was that the little fish could read and do arithmetic and would be responsible for teaching everyone in the future.

In reality, it was largely due to the fact that Guss was his sister, so it was only natural to appoint her based on kinship.

"Xiao An, you choose one! Blue or Little Fish?"

"Either is fine, or we can take turns."

"If we take turns, we'll need two separate entry and exit permits, which is a bit of a waste of money..."

"Then let's go with the small fish..."

Tai'an noticed the girl's admiring gaze. Considering that their mutual attraction would lead to a more harmonious relationship in the future, he thought...

Furthermore, Gus can also see his sister during his daily mealtimes.

(End of this chapter)