Mysterious, but Naruto

Manager Irving first introduced the butler: "This is Magnus Hayes, who used to be the butler in the old Harrison family."

The Harrisons were in the cloth business and lived in the West End, right on Green Street.

Mr. Hayes worked for their family for twenty-five years, serving them until the young master took over the household, and there were never any problems during that time.

Later, when young Harrison went to Fenneport to do business, he met a noblewoman.

Harrison Jr. sold all his properties in Backlund and went to Fenneport to pursue love…

When Manager Owen introduced him, the old butler, who looked to be sixty but was actually only fifty-two, bowed to Louis with utmost care.

After Manager Irving introduced everyone, Louis, following Audrey's instructions, asked his family a few questions.

As expected of professionals, they all gave very appropriate answers.

就这样，路易当场录取了五人，其中男管家马格努斯·海耶斯年薪66镑；女管家乌娜·休斯年薪36镑；首席男僕莱恩·里德年薪30镑；首席女僕迪莉娅·库珀年薪15镑；厨娘米娅·耶茨年薪30镑。

Louis signed contracts with the manpower company and the five men on the spot, and then took out 7 pounds 8 sous and gave it to Manager Owen as a referral fee.

This referral fee is equivalent to half a month's salary for five people.

After signing contracts with the five people, Louis immediately said to the butler, "Hayes, I have only hired the five of you for the time being. You need to plan and coordinate which other staff are needed."

There's no need to look for other companies; we can just talk to Mr. Owen directly.

"Yes, sir, I will resolve this issue."

Louis then looked at the others: "Actually, I only arrived here yesterday. You need to consider what furniture or items are still missing from this house."

Yates, the pantry is over there, but it's empty right now. I hope you can get the six of us a hot meal here tonight.

As for the money to buy food, I'll give it to you directly this time; from now on, you'll have to go to Hayes.

"No problem, sir. What are your thoughts on taste and style?"

"As long as it's not raw or other special food, I don't think I'm a picky eater, so go ahead and prepare it."

Afterwards, Louis led the group on a tour of the house to familiarize them with their future office location. Then, he assigned them the servants' quarters on the first floor and let them allocate them as they saw fit.

"Hayes, here's 50 pounds for your daily expenses, as well as for future bulk purchases and staffing costs."

"Yes, sir."

After doing all this, Louis went upstairs to his study to read the newspapers and learn about the world.

Although the information obtained was somewhat limited, it greatly enhanced Louis's understanding of the area.

"Well, it seems that there are no extraordinary powers in this world at present."

This shows that the ruling class is very powerful and can keep information related to the supernatural very tightly under wraps.

Furthermore, in this visible, surface-level world, technology resembles what it was like at the very beginning of the European Industrial Age.

However, it seems that the technological development of steam here is more advanced than in my original world.

The appearance of steam-powered shotguns suggests a connection to some deity, given that his name is related to steam.

And then there's Rosell, because of his high-profile time travel, he has clearly brought many changes to this world.

but……"

Louis then pushed the newspapers aside and took out a small stack of tabloids.

Compared to the content published in the official and semi-official newspapers that Louis had read before, the content of these privately run tabloids was much wilder.

Especially the content of some of the now-shut-down newspapers, which can only be described as a chaotic mess.

The leaders of various countries are not human; their true forms are a group of grotesque monsters capable of changing shapes. The world is an illusion, and a terrifying demon from beyond the heavens is about to descend upon it. There are also claims that the current gods are not true gods, and that the true gods are XXX and so on.

Although Louis himself knew that most of this information was deliberately designed to attract attention in order to scam royalties, he couldn't be sure that there wasn't any genuine stuff mixed in.

Lacking any means of verification, Louis could only cut out the parts he had doubts about and paste them into a blank notebook.

At dinner time, the butler gently knocked on the study door, and only after Louis responded did he indicate that dinner was ready.

According to Louis's original custom, moving house meant burning the bottom of a pot and inviting everyone over for a meal.

Since he was new to the area and didn't know anyone, he ate by himself.

Although it was just me, dinner was still quite elaborate.

The cook, Yates, is quite skilled; the food not only looks appealing but also smells delicious.

Because there were not enough people in the mansion at the moment, the head male servant Reed took over the task of serving the food.

Reed pushed the food cart into the restaurant and then personally served Louis the food.

The first dish is a thick soup made with almond paste, chicken, and mashed rice. It is white in color and smooth in texture, making it perfect for whetting the appetite.

The second course was Enmat smoked salmon. This dish was originally marinated with salt, spices, lemon juice, and a little sugar, but considering that Louis did not like to eat raw food, the cook added hot smoke to the marinating process.

The third course was beef stewed in red wine, which was tender and soft, but a little too salty for Louis.

The fourth course was cream-baked cabbage, which was baked with cream on cut cabbage to further neutralize the bitterness of the vegetables.

The last dish was dessert: sugar biscuits.

When the butler served the first course, Louis really wanted to ask him why he only gave him such a small amount.

So a thin bowl of sugar is only enough for him to drink three sips. Is it possible that 1 gold pound is not enough to prepare a decent dinner?

After all five dishes were served, the butler poured him a glass of juice, and Louis completely abandoned his previous thoughts.

Fortunately, not too much soup was served at the beginning; otherwise, an average person might not have had the appetite to eat the food that followed.

To appear normal, Louis did not finish all the food. Apart from the soup and the small dessert at the end, he ate less than a third of each of the other three courses.

Moreover, to avoid wasting food, Louis only ate the portion closest to him, leaving the rest uneaten.

"Yates, your cooking is very good, but I prefer it a little milder. In the future, use less salt and sugar than you do now."

"Yes, sir, I understand."

After finishing his meal, Louis spoke with his butler and chief male servant about the tasks he needed to accomplish in the coming days.

Tell them to take him to the Central Bank of Backlund tomorrow, Monday morning, so he can open a new account and deposit the money he brought with him.

In addition, I need to contact the owner of the Reims property rental and sales company. He is ready to buy the property and needs to come with the title deed and contract.

He also gave the housekeeper the receipt for the clothes he had bought that morning, and asked him to send someone to pick up the clothes three and five days later.

After giving these instructions, Louis turned and went back upstairs to continue reading the newspapers in his study.

Knock knock knock, knock knock knock

"Sir, it's time for you to get up. Breakfast is ready. Would you prefer to eat in your room or downstairs?"

"Okay, I understand. Put it downstairs, I'll go down in a bit."

Louis came downstairs in his pajamas and saw a male servant he didn't recognize waiting there with a food cart.

In fact, it wasn't just this person; Louis noticed that there were quite a few more people in the house, and even a gardener was mowing the lawn in the yard.

Breakfast was also very generous, with pan-fried lamb chops as the main course, grilled cod as the side dish, sweet bread from Backlund as the staple food, and a cup of hot tea as the beverage.

"Sir, these are all new recruits I've hired. Do you think they're suitable?"

The butler spoke from behind Louis while he was eating.

Louis simply waved his hand and said, "I said I'm entrusting this matter to you, so you'll have to make the judgment. I trust you in this regard."

Just remember one thing: no one but you and Reed are allowed to enter the study on the second floor.

"Yes, sir, please rest assured, I will arrange everything!"

I have another question for you: do you intend to have a private carriage in your household?

Louis immediately understood what the other person meant: "It is necessary, not only necessary, but also good; choose a comfortable four-wheeled two-horse carriage."

Oh right, didn't I tell you yesterday that I was going to open a bank account and deposit money?

How's the preparation going?

"Rest assured, sir, I have already arranged for a carriage; they are now waiting for the location in the backyard."

"Okay, then you guys go and get ready. You saw that box in the warehouse on the first floor yesterday, right?"

"Yes, sir, but there's a lock on that box, and I don't know what's inside."

Louis reached into his pajama pocket, pretending to fumble around, but actually reached into his storage space to take out a key.

"There are 3500 gold pounds inside. In addition, there are three chests of different sizes under the dressing table in my room on the second floor."

The large box is full of pennies; check the exact amount again. The medium-sized box contains 3000 soles. You are responsible for handling these for now, to be used for daily expenses.

After I open the account, you can withdraw money from it periodically.

As for that small box, you can bring it down later; it contains five thousand five hundred pounds.

"Have these two chests of gold pounds loaded onto the carriage later. Tell Reed he doesn't need to come and dress me; he can just stay there and watch over the money."

"Yes, sir!"

Upon hearing Louis's words, not only did the butler secretly breathe a sigh of relief, but all the servants who heard it secretly rejoiced.

Because in their eyes, Louis, who had at least nine thousand pounds in cash, was definitely a great merchant and a very wealthy man.

Although they cannot compare to the truly top giants, such individuals are still able to frequent high society salons and befriend lower-ranking nobles.

Working for such a wealthy family, as long as one works hard, can basically guarantee that one's family will have no worries about food and clothing.

It was with this in mind that Louis locked himself in his study after dinner last night and melted down this small box of gold pounds.

These 5,500 gold pounds were all in the largest denomination, which basically consumed all the gold dust he had collected from the river in the past two days.

In this way, after he buys the house, he will still have nearly six thousand pounds left. If he spends this money normally, it will be enough to support his large family for several years.

However, this is without participating in or organizing high-society salons, balls, or banquets.

If you want to expand and maintain your network, your expenses will increase exponentially.

Louis felt he still needed to work harder on this, since the Hall family, to which Audrey belonged, spent thousands to tens of thousands of pounds a month, and the little money he had wasn't enough to cover the shortfall.

However, even such wealthy noble families could not clearly obtain information about supernatural powers. Louis could not even imagine how rich he would have to be to obtain the information he wanted through this path.

Louis was quite certain of this. When he switched between the Byakugan and the Rinne Sharingan at Audrey's house, the first thing he did was check the manor where Audrey lived.

It was also at that time that Louis confirmed that Audrey's father, Count Hall, was just an ordinary person.

Louis had two ideas at the time: either the royal power of the country was strong enough that those with extraordinary abilities would not dare to challenge the order it had established.

Even if their target is an ordinary person who has tens of millions of pounds but has no power to resist.

Another idea is that the supernatural forces in this world are very weak and can be easily crushed by sheer numbers. Even if there are beings that can easily steal a person's consciousness from a distant location, they are extremely rare and almost invisible.

However, Louis himself denied this point when he used the White Eye to investigate Backlund.

He then discovered that there were actually quite a few extraordinary individuals in the city, and many of them, even just by looking at them, gave the impression that they would not be weak.

That can only mean that the power of the royal family or church in this world is far beyond imagination, and they can easily protect those they want to protect.

Considering that gods really exist in this world, Louis finally concluded that this might be the reason.

Especially when Louis later learned from Audrey that her family were devout followers of the goddess of night, he felt that he had found the truth.

This so-called Earl Hall is likely a front man pushed to the forefront by the Church of the Night, which is why those extraordinary individuals can pretend not to see the wealth his family possesses.