012 paramilitary
"After I took over the viscount more than ten years ago, I don't know why it began to be attacked by beasts." The Viscount raised his head and continued, "First, the animals in the manor began to attack people, and then the beasts around him ran over one after another, and even a docile hound would suddenly attack the servants who raised him like crazy. I have found many scholars and doctors, but they can't tell the reason, as if these beasts are suddenly hostile to people.
"After that, many mercenaries helped me solve this problem. We killed all the horses and hunting dogs in the manor and cleaned up all kinds of animals that rushed in. But a few months later, it seemed that those crazy animals would suddenly rush in and hurt people one night."
"These beasts usually stay in the manor for a few days and then leave, during which they will attack anyone they can see and sometimes attack each other. There have been dozens of intermediate mercenary regiments to help me clean up several times, but unfortunately, the mercenaries can't stay in the manor all the time. Whether they are there or not, the beasts wandering in the surrounding mountains will come and make trouble every few months.
"I read your introduction. You belong to a mercenary regiment. As for why you complete this task alone, I don't want to ask the reason, but I hope you can help me solve this problem. I will not lose a penny of your commission afterwards."
"I will try my best." The ghost nodded again.
"Well," the Viscount nodded, and then gave the mission letter to the old housekeeper and said, "Let Jack take the mercenary to the Green Water Hotel to rest and go to the manor tomorrow."
The identity of the ghost iron badge is not worth the viscount's stay. As a successful businessman, Viscount Ferrisgaard feels that the little mercenary in front of him is too young to invest too much energy to win it in and leave a good impression.
Jack is a sharp young man and clever. According to himself, he is now an apprentice of the old housekeeper and may continue to serve the viscount in the future.
Green Water Hotel is the industry of the Viscount. It has just been renovated and is in good condition.
Jack obviously got acquainted with the hotel people, and he helped prepare a table of food for the ghost.
"This hotel was only renovated last year. The Viscount likes freshness. The hotels and shops under his name often have to be renovated in a few years. According to the Viscount, only a clean and tidy environment can attract more customers." Jack pointed to the clean dining room and said.
Agui nodded. The environment here is indeed much better than the small inns on the roadside that he saw on his way. Although Agui is not very picky about the environment, those simple inns on the roadside can really be daunting.
Jack asked for a few light dishes according to the meaning of the ghost. Although the diet in the mainland is delicious, the ghost still likes to eat some light vegetables. Anyway, it was just him and Jack. At the request of the ghost, Jack also sat at the table to eat and drink with the ghost.
"Do you know anything about that manor?"
"The viscount has a headache for the manor. There are always some people who make fun of the manor and don't know what the beasts are crazy about. They used to be fine, but I don't know why they suddenly attacked the manor." Jack frowned and shook his head. He didn't understand how the beasts who usually hid in the woods ran to the manor.
"The adult invited a lot of mercenaries, but after killing batch after batches, these beasts are not afraid. They always come to destroy them once in a few months. In the end, the adults can only give up the manor for the time being. I heard the mercenaries say that they should set fire to the mountains and forests around the manor, so that no beasts dared to approach, but the Viscount disagreed.
"Now there are fifteen nursing homes stationed there, mainly to prevent those beasts from rushing into the house, which are full of things left by adults and ancestors. Although they are not very valuable, they are very meaningful to adults and his family. As for the garden outside, it has now become a paradise for animals.
"The manor was attacked more than ten years ago. Did anything special happen during that period?"
"At that time, I was still young and just came to work at the adult's house. I didn't know much about it. However, the viscount also talked about this with the old housekeeper. I heard that they had just finished a renovation for the manor at that time, and I don't know why this happened.
"How is the character of the Viscount? What is the industry? Have you ever offended anyone?" Agui remembered that according to the Ye code, greedy mainlanders like to think about other people's wealth.
"The viscount is a good businessman. He rarely embarrass us servants. If the adults are happy, he will also give everyone some red envelopes. There are indeed many industries in Grean City that are adults, but only this kind of thing happens in the old manor. There must be a lot of people who are jealous, but the viscount's family has been here for many years, and the friendship between generations of villagers in his hometown will not be torn apart.
After having dinner with the ghost in the restaurant, Jack opened a single room for him in the guest room on the second floor, and then agreed to pick him up at the manor the next morning.
The next day, Jack came with a carriage and took some food from the hotel canteen. After the two walked slowly to the manor in a carriage.
The car was pulled by an old horse. He was gentle and steady, but the speed was a little slower. The manor was located in the mountains outside the city, bypassing several hills along the mountain path, and the two arrived at noon.
The four hills are like natural screens surrounding a few hectares of grassland. The simple stone wall has long been so dilapidated that you can't see what it looked like in those years. Only the round castle inside the wall can show the scenery of this year. This is the villa estate of the Ferris family, but now it seems that everything else has been abandoned except for the ancient castle that has been maintained. Walking along the overgrown path to the castle, you will find that all the windows on the bottom four or five meters high are blocked by the guards with sandbags and stones, leaving only a side door with an iron fence for people to enter and exit. When Jack came with the ghost, more than a dozen nurses stayed in the yard to barbecue and prepare lunch. There were many wild animals on the surrounding mountains, and they could easily catch food.
"Bock! This is Mr. Ghost, a mercenary, who accepted the task. As soon as Jack entered the yard, he shouted at the nurses gathered in the pile.
A medium-sized young man ran over quickly. He was Bock, the head of this group of nurses and Jack's brother, but he was much stronger than Jack.
"Hello, sir." Bock stood by the carriage and bowed half-heartedly. Although they are aristocratic merchants, there are many rules of the Viscount Ferris family. These nurses are just young servants of the Feres family who originally worked in this manor. Now after this incident, they have become the guard of the manor. This group of simple farmers who have been operating farm tools for generations are not yet proficient in manipulating weapons. If you hold a hoe in your hand, there will naturally be a big gap with the mercenary industry.
With this castle as a fortress, the beasts outside could not rush in, so Viscount Ferris ordered these idle servants to stay in the manor and form a conservatory to help him guard the manor and castle.
Although he has seen many mercenaries, Bock is still polite to junior mercenaries with only iron badges. Viscount Feresgat requires his servants to be warm and polite, which is a good tradition maintained by their merchant family.
Agui nodded, and he was not used to the respect of strangers. Jack knew that the ghost was easy-going and didn't talk much. After seeing that Bock had greeted him, he jumped out of the carriage to pull Bock and walked behind the car.
"Bock, come on, let's see what good things I brought you." Jack pulled Bock under the car, and Jack packed four jars of wine in the cargo compartment at the bottom.
"Haha, it's really my good brother," Bock slapped Jack with a smile, and then shouted at the nurses who were still looking over there, "Come and move a few people. Everyone has a drink today!"
Several young men immediately ran down to move things. Because it is far away from the city, there are no horses in the manor. This group of nurses usually stay on the side of the manor, and their supplies and so on are sent by Jack from the city in a carriage every once in a while.