Chapter 124 - A Maid’s Examination
“Sven, even if we are adversaries and leaders of a bandit gang, you would not mock us the moment we meet, right?” Wrath snorted unhappily. Her thick eyebrows were raised.
She had a well-defined face, a high nose bridge, long and narrow eyes, and short black hair. Her overall appearance looked average.
“I’ve never seen a storeroom with such exquisite furniture and murals, or is something worth more than ten gold coins just trash in the eyes of its owner?” the golden-haired Greed said with a mocking tone.
She had taken care of the Demoness Bandit Gang’s finances, so she was quite proficient in business. It meant that she had an accurate judgment of how much those things had cost.
“You have misunderstood; I don’t mean to mock you. I’m telling the truth. The place you are living in now is the castle’s storage room.” Sven raised his chin and nodded behind him. “If you don’t believe me, you can take a look at my room. Then you will understand.”
The Demoness Bandit Gang leaders looked at each other doubtfully when they realized that Sven had looked sincere.
Did he tell the truth?
“I’ll go take a look.” The young girl did not hesitate. She walked behind Sven and looked into the room. She was stunned after only one look. She opened her mouth to speak, but she could not find the words.
“Lust, why aren’t you talking? What did you see?”
Wrath came up behind Lust, and when she saw the room, she was also speechless.
It was a luxurious room that was three times bigger than their room. It had three smaller rooms and two halls; there were bookshelves and wine storage cabinets in one of the halls. It had many expensive books and drinks; there was even a large French window and a balcony that overlooked a small courtyard with flowers and a pool.
The pool sparkled under the sunlight. It was winter, so a thin layer of ice had formed on the pool. If it were summer, it would be great to swim in it. The Demoness Bandit Gang leaders saw two maids who were tidying Sven’s room.
“Why do you have such a big room?” The young girl was the first to snap back to her senses; she sounded so envious.
They were not bothered about the luxury, but they did not like the inequality.
If she had not seen Sven’s room, she would have been satisfied with their assigned room. So, she felt terrible about it. Sven’s room had a pool; no woman could resist a private pool.
“Now, do you think I’m lying?”
Sven chuckled and continued to say, “My room is actually pretty common in Blackmoon Castle. The Blackmoon Knights have better rooms.”
“Your room is already a few hundred square meters—that’s huge! Are you sure there are bigger rooms in the castle? Greed frowned; she was baffled.
Blackmoon Castle was massive—it covered a few kilometers in radius. However, the actual building was a four-story structure. If every room were that big, then there would not be that many rooms.
“Don’t misunderstand. There are not many rooms in Blackmoon Castle that are bigger than this. But who said that the Blackmoon Knights live here?”
Sven revealed a profound expression.
“As the guards of the castle, if they do not live here, where would they live?” Sloth, who had not spoken at all, asked. Her snow-white eyelashes fluttered slightly.
“You should have seen those manors outside of Blackmoon Castle on your way to the castle. The guards live in those manors.”
Other than Blackmoon Castle, there were also more than ten manors in Blackmoon Town. When Sven first came, he thought those manors belonged to other manor owners. Later, he found out that the knights were in the castle grounds during the day for training, and they would leave to their home in one of those manors at night.
He had also asked the knights’ captain, Allen.
According to Allen, the three best manors were the ones Watson gave to him, Liszt, and William after their battle with the manor owners’ allied forces. The other guards had to buy those manors with their own money if they wanted to live there.
The Blackmoon Knights had a fixed monthly salary of at least ten gold coins. They would also get three Rainbow Phoenix Chicken eggs every day, and each of those eggs can be sold for ten gold coins. Altogether, they could earn a few hundred gold coins in a month. It meant that a few of them could share a manor. Some guards even pay for maid services from Blackmoon Castle.
Sven was shocked when he found out about that. The guards were also servants in a castle. Everyone would think of them as lowly and without any right to complain. He had never heard of guards with servants of their own.
Was that for real?
The Demoness Bandit Gang leaders’ lips twitched as they fell into shock.
That sounded too good! It was no wonder that Sven said that they lived in a storeroom. It seemed like their living conditions were quite terrible when compared to the guards in their own manors.
“Oh, right! Besides the rooms, each of them also gets a Rainbow Phoenix Chicken egg daily, a monthly salary, and a set of silver-tier armor. Do you get any of that?”
Sven thought for a moment and said, “Also, I just remembered that those who join Blackmoon Castle could also get a silver-tier mount. Well, I’m on my way to look for Young Master Watson to get my mount. As for you—”
“Stop talking.”
Wrath was furious; she gritted her teeth.
She finally understood that Sven was there to show off to them.
The Rainbow Phoenix Chicken was a legendary gold-tier magical beast. She had only heard of it; she had never seen it before. As for the silver-tier armor, only the Demoness Bandit Gang leader had the right to use the silver-tier equipment—the broken Great Sin Mask.
As one of the three great bandit gangs at the border, the Demoness Bandit Gang had many assets in addition to their heritage in the past. However, other than the magical array used to summon the Primordial Demoness, they were nothing compared to Blackmoon Castle.
“I’ll take my leave. Have a good rest in the utility room.” Sven laughed and turned around to leave.
It had been a long time since he felt so comfortable; his former rivals had been defeated in front of him. Initially, he had wanted to join Blackmoon Castle because he had no choice. However, he decided that he really did want to join them, even if he only served as a small guard. He had more resources in his hands than in the past.
After they watched Sven leave, Wrath looked at their assigned room; she did not feel good about it. “They have underestimated us.”
“It seems like before we could explore Watson’s secret in fusing the Great Sin Mask, we must first raise our status here. At the very least, we must get a Rainbow Phoenix Chicken egg to taste,” the young girl wiped her mouth with desire.
She did not crave the Rainbow Phoenix Chicken egg; she had a reason for that. It looked like she was not even comparable to a guard. Her status was too low; she would not be able to get any information about anything.
“What did that woman, Capella, say just now? She wants us to be maids here. Let us perform well so that they will see how outstanding we are.”
At that moment, the Demoness Bandit Gang leaders clenched their fists and made up their minds.
They were silver-tier elites; it would be easy for them to be maids or clean rooms.