Silence followed as Mr. Light thought about Evi's proposal. Only he knew the amount of stress he was enduring when he was forced to take this assignment.
As someone who had the opportunity to take over the Mining Company and inherit an unbelievable amount of wealth, being sent to a rural town such as this was basically cutting off his future. If it wasn't for the internal conflict inside the company, someone of his status would never be sent here, no matter how valuable the mine found was.
Yet there was no use crying over spilled milk. Now that he was here, Mr. Light was determined to do his best and show everyone he was a suitable leader to rule over the company. Unfortunately, reality slapped him hard in the face. Before he even arrived at Jelly Town, 90 percent of its citizens had already left.
And the remaining were slowly trickling out of his control. That would have been fine, but he knew his position would become increasingly shaky as time continued.
"...there will come a day when you must face the people's wrath. I hope that you can survive and make it back." Reminded of his Uncle's wise words before he left for Jelly Town, Mr. Light sighed.
Thanks to his Uncle's reminder, he knew that if he didn't try to solve Jelly Town's decay, he might one day wake up with his head on a pike.
"Scholar Evi, I hope you are right that I require a Super Scholar. I'm willing to double your pay to acquire all of your services." Mr. Light finally answered after a minute of heavy silence had passed.
As soon as Mr. Light answered, all the nearby guards secretly clutched their weapons, which were picked up by Yoze, who grinned. Knowing that this was his time to shine and make his own offer, Yoze lightly coughed to grab Mr. Light's attention, who was focused on Evi.
"Mr. Light, your decision to hire Super Scholar Evi was a great decision. But suggest that one Super Scholar isn't enough to guarantee your protection. I hope you can hire me as well." Yoze said with a brilliant smile.
"How much would you cost?"
"My services cost triple your initial offer. While I am expensive, my services are of the highest quality."
"Uhmm, okay. I will give you 60 silver per day of your service." Without much hesitation, Mr. Light agreed to Yoze's request, surprising not only everyone but himself as well.
But then again, if anyone hired a literal giant like Yoze for protection, anyone would feel safe with him around. So, while Mr. Light doubted Yoze's ability to give him advice like a scholar worth 60 silver, he hoped his martial arts prowess made up for it.
"Thank you for your trust, Mr. Light. Me and Evi will get started right away." Yoze smiled as he casually grabbed Evi's hand and lifted him off the couch.
"Evi, two chefs to your right have covered their knives in poison. The three guards near the wall have all subtly drawn out their swords. The butler has prepared three cups of wine that are slowly releasing odorless poison."
"I want you to take Mr. Light and the two maids beside him to his room, and I will follow behind. Don't worry about being ambushed. The secret Blood Master will take care of it."
As someone with two sets of crystal nerves that increased his information processing speed, Yoze's powerful senses complimented them well. His powerful senses allowed him to gather massive amounts of information, which his highly developed brain would process.
At a speed that normal people couldn't comprehend, he was able to evaluate all the dangers that Mr. Light was facing at the current moment and figured out the best solution to resolve them.
"Now that we have been hired, I hope we can discuss this further in your room so we can slowly discuss our plan." Evi smiled warmly at Mr. Light and extended his hand like a gentleman.
After receiving Yoze's spiritual message, Evi didn't react and acted like everything was normal. However, he was surprised to hear how much the people around Mr. Light wanted to kill him.
"Okay, I also wanted to talk to you in private." Finding nothing strange about Evi's request, Mr. Light nodded and stood up.
"Thank you for your trust, Mr. Light."
"Our job is to provide you with the best protection possible while helping your dreams come true. So the better you cooperate, the easier and faster we can achieve it." Evi's face turned stern as he took his job as a scholar seriously.
Through his hard work, he was able to climb his way up the ranks of scholars, and if it wasn't for his poor luck, he would have been more successful. With the job of helping a dying town stop its decline and instead thrive, Evi was willing to work hard for the next few months.
...
A few minutes passed peacefully, and Mr. Light, Evi, Yoze, and two maids entered a large, bare room. From the looks of it, Mr. Light had only arrived in town a few days ago and didn't even have time to sort his clothes.
Yet, at the same time, everything from the leftover food, furniture, potted plants, and rugs was of the highest quality, costing hundreds of silver at minimum. The amount of wealth displayed was something ordinary people would have thought was comically exaggerated for a book.
As someone who lived on his salary as a scholar, Evi's jaw dropped wide open when he stepped inside. He almost didn't want to step inside, afraid of how much it would have cost him to take one step.
"I hope you can bear the lack of furniture and decoration with me. I haven't had the time to make this place my own when I feel like I don't belong." Mr. Light said with a slight smile when he saw the shocked look on Evi's face.
"That is alright, Mr. Light. I apologize on behalf of Evi here since he came from rural farmland." Yoze smiled.
"So did you!"
Evi muttered to himself but quickly regained his composure and stepped inside, feeling his heartbreak when he saw his muddy shoes touching the beautiful rug.
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