Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 1076 Someone Will Always Be Needed

After stopping her a few times, Ms. Alexis stopped her altogether.

Thinking of this, Antirochus couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

If Ms. Alexandra is indeed the person he suspects, then... Penelope's desire to be clean-shaven shouldn't be too difficult.

In previous years, she didn't seem to be this dark-skinned; she was just a light brown.

He wanted to take a closer look at Penelope, but quickly gave up.

Even though she could be praised as a black pearl, he still couldn't discern anything from her blurry features...

“Antilokos, are you thinking about something rude?” Penelope, who had been staring at her own door, turned to look at him. “I’m really annoyed and I want to slap you twice.”

Mikhail looked around and suddenly laughed.

Antirochus knew he must have guessed it.

But Mikhail's behavior also made him realize... no, Ms. Ariges already knew he was a person who liked to overthink, and doing this was actually giving him a hint.

That's true, he'll find out eventually when he gets to Qingfeng Territory.

Antirochus sighed softly, "I'm a little tired. I didn't sleep last night, and now I want to get some rest."

Penelope gave him a suspicious look.

But rather than digging into Antirochus's grudges against her, she was now more interested in seeing her own room.

Anyway, if they want to pick a fight with Antirochus, they can do it anytime.

After figuring it out, Penelope stopped causing trouble and instead cooperated with Mikhail to ask her mother for permission to go to her own room.

Alexandra completely ignored the children's undercurrent of emotion and simply waved her hand casually.

Penelope, who rushed into the room first, exclaimed in surprise, "There are two rooms!"

Mikhail and Antirochus exchanged a glance and immediately opened their door.

Behind the door is a small living room that doubles as a study.

Apart from the two small sofas by the corner near the door, there are only bookshelves.

In the middle is a corner desk that can be used by two people.

Moving forward from either side of the desk, there are two doors.

One fan has a portrait of Mikhail painted on it, and the other has a metal plaque with the name Antirochus on it.

Antirochus knew that this should be his guest room... The significance of the nameplate was that it could be changed at any time.

Ms. Alexis is always like this, maintaining a proper distance while being exceptionally considerate.

Just because Mikhail's room is fixed doesn't mean Antirochus feels completely out of place... The fact that his name is on the door means that the room belongs to him on this journey.

Euphemia's side must be the same.

That made the two of them feel much more at ease while staying there.

Antirochus chuckled softly, then turned to Mikhail and said, "I'm going back to my room to rest."

Mikhail glanced at him: "Don't overthink it, it's pointless."

Antirochus twitched his lips... You seem to know everything.

He didn't think Lady Ariges would tell Mikhail the truth directly before leaving Emilia City.

Just like she said before, since the Tower Witch can make soul threads omnipresent, who knows if others don't have this ability?

Therefore, she won't say a word about anything important.

Mikhail must have guessed it himself.

As for Penelope... that kid wouldn't even consider that question.

They're both her biological mothers anyway.

But there's not much to say about that; Mikhail has always seen more than he has.

Antirochus waved his hand, pushed open his door, and went inside.

The interior was simple: a two-meter-long corridor led to a large single bed and a small bedside table.

Beside the bed is a long crystal window, only one meter high.

On the other side of the wooden wall is a simple wardrobe with seven or eight hooks of varying heights inside, and a horizontal board below, presumably for storing miscellaneous items and shoes.

Antirochus went inside, took off his outer robe and hung it up, put on his indoor shoes, and turned around to find that the reason there was a corridor was because a four-square-meter bathroom had been partitioned off.

There's even a shower area.

Even if Antirochus were an ordinary person with daily needs, this room would basically meet all his needs.

But after hesitating for a few seconds, he decided to give himself a cleansing spell, change into his pajamas, and dive into the soft bed.

He doesn't need to test how complete the room's equipment is right now... getting a good night's sleep and clearing his cluttered mind is the most important thing.
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"Where is Madam?" Lori put down the mirror in his hand and asked Chesca, who was sitting opposite him, thoughtfully. Chesca, who was buried in a mountain of documents, looked up absently: "Playing a lord game with Miss Lily."

After going away for ten years, Lowry returned and completely became a hands-off manager... even worse than when he was asleep.

Although Chesca knew that he was preparing for his departure, she still felt that there was not enough time... After all, the one who was going to take over the territory could only learn how to deal with 'weak and helpless' humans by playing games.

But after all these years of ups and downs, Chesca suddenly understood why Lowry preferred Lily rather than finding a suitable, obedient agent.

The White Dragon Girl's ambition is completely different from human ambition.

Her attitude towards power is completely different from that of humans... Lily would never harbor malice towards the original owner just because this territory will never be registered in her name.

She only cares about the most fundamental interests.

What she cared about most was how much gold and resources she could earn... As for whether the original owner would choose to replace her as the manager one day, Lily didn't even consider it.

She has a typical strong-willed mindset, and instead trusts Lowry's trust in her even more.

But it's very difficult for humans to do that.

Even knowing that as long as he followed the rules, Lowry wouldn't easily harm him... it still didn't work.

They will only keep thinking about the "what if" scenario and their own lack of absolute power.

This might even change Lowry's welfare policies for the poor... The policies themselves won't change, but the people implementing them will change them beyond recognition.

It's too easy to mess with people who have no power to resist.

But Lily wouldn't.

In Lily's eyes, humans are inherently weak.

Under Lori's tutelage, although she still cared about her own interests, she had a certain bottom line: she wouldn't give up a single copper coin of her own, nor would she steal a single gold coin from others.

Although Lily's two older brothers are stronger than her, they don't have the same absolute sense of propriety.

That almost became Lily's instinct.

Therefore, she would never care that Lowry used her share to benefit the common people.

As long as it's not her portion, it's fine.

In her heart, she would not believe that Lori's help to those weak humans was to ensure that the people of the territory would always obey him and help Lori fight against her rule.

What right do you have to kill a whole bunch of things just because a gust of wind can make them die?
Therefore, Lily was able to continue Lowry's policies intact, at most making some improvements, and they would have to undergo multiple tests to ensure there were no problems before they were implemented.

After all, Lily would never allow anything to reduce her income.

Once Chesca understood these things, he would naturally be more proactive in helping Lily learn how to manage the territory.

Valera and Charles were no exception... During this time, Lily was almost constantly busy.

Even during their rare breaks, they had to stay by Lady Yages's side and be assessed through games.

Now, she should be able to pass six out of ten times... Lily's failures are not because she misbehaves in her territory, but because she is too forceful in dealing with external matters.

Faced with price wars from certain business partners or neighboring nobles, Lily couldn't bring herself to take action only after gaining the moral high ground... After the other party refused to cooperate the first time, her reaction was to take her two brothers and immediately wipe out that shameless family.

It's satisfying, but we definitely can't do that.

Even someone as arrogant and domineering as Lowry has never done anything so ruthless!
However, it is said that she has done much better in the recent assessments, at least she can manage to go back and forth with the other party four or five times before turning against them.

Mrs. Yages's current goal is not to teach her patience through repeated tugging.

In reality, there probably aren't many 'smart people' who would play this kind of game with the White Dragon Lord.

Instead, Lily needs to learn how to clearly and firmly express her purpose in every argument, and not let the other person think that money can solve everything... This is really difficult.

Lily actually knows how much money the other party is offering, and there are certain bottom lines she can't compromise on, but that doesn't stop her from hesitating every time this issue arises.

In the end, this indecisiveness turned into fishing.

Qingfeng Territory has maintained a good reputation over the years.

They are at least honest enough and extremely friendly to their partners.

We really can't let Lily change the territory's attributes for no reason.

This was originally supposed to be Lowry's job.

But he would cheer loudly when he saw Lily's particularly interesting actions... How could he then make Lily understand that such actions could indeed maximize the benefits of Qingfeng Territory, but they absolutely could not be used, otherwise she would become the enemy of the whole world?

If it doesn't work, why would Lowry clap his hands in approval?
Upon hearing Chesca's plea for help, Mrs. Yages rushed over, slapped Lowry twice, and then took over the job completely.

She adheres to the most mainstream logic in this world.

Lily can rely on her status as the White Dragon to run along the line, but she can't be unaware of where the line is... Once she takes over, the wind orb and the light orb will definitely stop coming.

While no one would bother to offend the territory occupied by a bunch of white dragons, Lily couldn't be allowed to offend people everywhere.

Who knows when it might rain knives?
Chesca knew this, so she had been trying to find someone to replace her and her brother.

(End of this chapter)