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The sun over the swamp territory rose as usual.
Inside the castle, in a room, perhaps from a busy morning, he was a little sweaty.
Fiona returned to her room, went to the bathroom, turned on the tap, scooped up a handful of water, and splashed it on her face.
Ron went too far...
After washing her face, looking at her disheveled appearance, Fiona pouted and went to the bathroom for a proper shower.
Of course, the most important thing is to wash off whatever is stuck to your hair.
After washing and drying herself, Fiona changed into a clean maid outfit and put the soaked maid outfit into the tub, preparing to come back and wash it later.
"That jerk Ron, he always makes me take several showers a day!"
Looking at herself in the full-length mirror, Fiona pouted, then walked out of the room and into the main hall on the first floor.
The castle's first floor is beautifully structured, with a ceiling height of twelve meters, and various human-shaped statues standing on both sides, making it extremely luxurious.
Those statues were all made by O'Ville based on the blueprints provided by Ron.
There are various scantily clad angels, as well as some mythical creatures.
The main hall contained several large sofas, used for entertaining nobles and for conversations.
A small round table stood out awkwardly in the large dining room, placed in the side hall.
There was no other way; Ron's plan was to set up a 20-meter-long dining table, which would be enough for twenty or thirty people to eat at the same time.
Even if many more people join in the future, we won't be afraid.
However, a 20-meter-long dining table requires a towering tree that two people cannot hug.
Such tall trees are hard to find in the entire North, but there are many trees this size in the Misty Forest.
Once the alien tribes near the swamp have been cleared out, we can begin logging operations.
Ron wasn't worried about transportation, because when he was building the canals, he had already thought that timber that couldn't be pulled by wagons could be transported by the canals. He could simply throw the timber into the spring river and it would flow with the water to the territory.
This spring river is four meters wide and has no bends; it flows straight from the Kechis Mountains into the swamp territory.
Therefore, the timber can be transported directly to the territory simply by transporting it to the vicinity of the mountains, which saves a lot of time.
For wintering, crafting furniture, constructing castles, and everyday burning, about a month's worth of wood is sufficient.
Therefore, the most important thing right now is to open up the passage to Winter City, purchase materials to make Holy Knight Potions, and then make about twenty people into Holy Knights.
The first batch of Holy Knights are about to reach the time when they can take their second potion.
Ron's original plan was to train more Holy Knights, but after seeing Philia's performance, he changed his mind.
He believed that the quality of soldiers was more important than their quantity.
If these holy knights under my command could take a potion once a month, their strength would increase dramatically. After a winter, they would definitely surpass the knights of other territories.
They even reached a point where each one could fight against two or three knights of the same divine rank.
With the addition of the demi-human women and themselves, fifty or sixty people could easily take on more than two hundred holy knights.
Therefore, clearing out Wilson Gray, this obstacle, and opening up the passage between the territory and Winterhold is of paramount importance.
During this time, taking advantage of a lull in the hunt, Fria killed two more of Wilson Gray's Holy Knights, further weakening his strength.
Ron is now fully confident that he can kill Wilson Gray, but he still needs to plan carefully to minimize casualties.
"You bastard master~"
Fiona walked to the back of the restaurant, pouted, and complained to the man at the head of the table.
"You maid, why are you saying such things to your master so early in the morning?"
Ron seemed to have completely forgotten what had just happened, and looked at his maid with a puzzled expression.
"He just did that to me, and now he's pretending nothing happened. What a bastard!"
Fiona gently placed her round, pert buttocks on the chair, giving the man beside her a disdainful look.
Ron, as expected, started to disregard people after succeeding.
Therefore, it will not let its master succeed easily.
"Don't you dare slander my wisdom. Explain clearly what I did to you."
After saying this, Ron looked at Lilith beside him;
"What if Lilith misunderstands and thinks I'm some kind of perverted lord?"
Lilith, who was watching the drama unfold, never expected to get caught up in it herself.
However, she didn't say anything, as if she hadn't heard, and continued eating her breakfast.
I already know what kind of person the lord is.
However, although the lord is very lecherous and has various strange fetishes, it does not affect his achievements and his extremely high intelligence in the slightest.
"You bastard master, do you expect me to tell other people about that kind of thing?!"
Fiona felt that her master was going too far; how could he just say such things out loud?
“Lilith is the strongest witch under my command, how could it be anyone else? It won’t hurt to listen, I guess she wants to hear it too.”
Ron felt that teasing the maid while having breakfast was quite nice.
Lilith: "???"
Lilith was stunned when she heard this.
She just wanted to quietly enjoy the gossip, but she never expected to get herself involved.
But then again, I really want to hear about what the lord and Fiona have to say...
It'll definitely be more intense than last time!
Thinking of this, Lilith trembled, her knees involuntarily touching Sasuke's, gently rubbing against him...
I really want to see with my own eyes what happens between the lord and Fiona!
"You bastard master, Lilith doesn't want to hear about that!"
Fiona rolled her eyes at the man, then began to enjoy her breakfast.
"Didn't you just say you couldn't eat anymore?"
Ron licked his lips and looked at the maid beside him with great interest.
"That's because my bastard master's food is awful, that's why he said that. Now I'm finally having a real breakfast, and I feel like I've come back to life."
Fiona was surprised that the man would suddenly say that, and her body trembled immediately. Although her heart was in turmoil, she still responded with a look of disdain.
That bastard Ron is completely unreasonable. He's clearly not cut out to be a chef, yet he always likes to cook.
The food he makes is so hard to swallow; no matter how many times I make it, it will probably taste just as awful.
After all these attempts, there's been absolutely no improvement...
Gumbling—
Although she said that, for some reason, Fiona couldn't help but swallow.
"He says one thing but does another."
Ron laughed heartily, finding his maid quite adorable.
Every time, he would show a disgusted expression, but every time he would finish it all.
That’s great!
"You jerk, master! I'm clearly saying one thing and doing another. I hate masters like you the most!"
"Then next time I make something, don't eat it."
"Huh?? Master, are you crazy? Of course, the maid won't eat it..."
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Breakfast ended in this pleasant atmosphere. Although Fiona complained, her eyes and brows always showed a hint of joy when no one was looking.
Lilith was actually already full, but she kept her head down and pretended to be eating.
Actually, he was listening intently to Ron and Fiona's bickering, and he was really enjoying it.
Lucia was still the same as always, focusing solely on eating, managing to devour a fifty-pound sheep for breakfast.
If she hadn't been working hard every day, Ron would never have allowed her to eat like that.
O'Ville and Fria hadn't changed much; they were still eating elegantly, except that Fria's gaze would occasionally drift towards the man.
He seems quite bothered by his bickering with Fiona...
Shemel and her daughter gradually became familiar with the territory and fully integrated into this big family.
What saddened Shemel was that Ron hadn't contacted her since the violent incident at the cliff edge.
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