Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 840 Bowen's Test

Valera calmly replied, "I haven't made any decisions myself; I've only relayed information."

When conveying orders, how much effort does it take to have the person receiving the task sign and put their fingerprint on the document?
Just take good notes, and don't say a single unnecessary word.

Katarina blinked: "It seems like the struggle is quite intense on Hamilton's side!"

Bowen, who was checking the documents, couldn't help but roll his eyes: Can you say this after you get back to Qingfeng Territory?
However, he has also gained some understanding of Katarina during this time.

This Gale Wolf, who was single-mindedly trying to prove that he had the qualities of a wolf king, was indeed excellent in every way, except for that mouth that could never be shut.

Well, her excellence speaks for itself; otherwise, she would have been beaten into silence by the other wolves long ago.

Having just asked someone for a favor, Bowen could only endure hearing some harsh truths. After thinking about it, he decided to pretend he hadn't heard them.

Then he couldn't help but glance at Valera with regret... This was just someone from Green Maple Territory who handled external affairs!
Every task she handled was meticulous, and every person involved in the task was clearly identified and marked.

If he has any questions, he can look at these documents and find the answers directly.

Even if you are only involved in this matter, a trace will be left on the documents.

For example, 'While resolving a certain incident, the officer dined at a certain restaurant and had a polite conversation with a certain gentleman.'

That's really not that important.

However, if it's something confidential that's suddenly known to outsiders, then this point is definitely worth investigating.

The documents Valera gave him almost all contained similar content.

This not only requires her to be very thoughtful, but also to be extremely good at communication and guiding the conversation.

Bowen did not hear any complaints from his subordinates about Miss Valera's overly detailed questions.

However, normally, some people would find it annoying to be asked such detailed questions and would think that Varela is being too fussy.

Even if a nature mage might have some talent for soothing people's minds, that's still really impressive.

This is still Valera.

It's said that Chesca is even better than Valera at handling government affairs!
The key point is that these two girls seem to have many assistants around them who can handle things in their own way.

And what about Hamilton?

His son was even one of the best among them, but... he was a whole generation older than the young girl, yet his ability to handle things was far inferior.

The other descendants of the great knights... well, the children all worship Ezra.

This wasn't a big problem when I was in the military.

But once they entered the territory, things became quite worrying.

He didn't believe that Varela had recorded things to this extent for no reason.

There was clearly something wrong, but even after being questioned to this extent, those guys still hadn't realized it.

Even if it's just that Valera asks too many questions and it annoys me!
That's better than being completely oblivious like this.

Bowen was extremely distressed.

He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly asked in a low voice, "Miss Valera, I heard that you and Miss Chesca both like to use female assistants?"

“No, that’s not true.” Valera answered cautiously, puzzled by the question. “Even for clerical jobs, Maple Territory still only employs professionals.”

Although it doesn't require high talent, you still need to at least barely advance to a formal profession.

Otherwise, if physical strength and willpower decline too quickly, wouldn't one only be able to work for a little over ten years?

We are very busy, and we have high requirements for our assistants. It takes ten years to train them!
Therefore, we can only use professionals. This way, we can guarantee at least thirty years of working time, and maybe even fifty years.

After all, everyone was planning to go to Star Fortress later, and Valera believed that Bowen would understand why it was necessary to train a large number of people who could stay in their positions for long periods of time.

“But you know, men definitely prefer jobs that are more prestigious,” Valera said with a smile. “Even if clerical jobs seem to offer more power, they still prefer to join the Knights.”

Even if they could only stay in the Green Maple Valley Guard, they would be willing.

That's why there seemed to be more women around me and Chesca.

Regardless of what Bowen was really thinking, Valera was determined not to let his words become reality... They could use women as they pleased, but they couldn't use only women.

Even though it is true that women have it a little harder in this world, they are not completely cut off from all options.

Talent isn't just for men.

Those who are not favored by fate simply lack good fortune, and this does not apply to men or women.

While nobles could indeed gain better opportunities through marriage alliances, they also had no way of controlling the level of talent.

Although it may seem unbelievable, the Royal Alliance Code ensures gender equality in this regard... considering how many countries in the south have queens ruling!
To publicly express dissatisfaction with this is to oppose the foundation of the country, which is tantamount to ruining one's own future.

There aren't that many idiots; most of them are just pretending.

However, women also cannot openly deny men, after all, there are quite a few male kings, and they would certainly propose equal laws.

Therefore, any female official should only demand of her subordinates whether they are competent, not whether she dislikes them because they are men.

Although Valera didn't think Bowen would cause her trouble at this time, she couldn't let the topic get involved. Bowen suddenly realized, "Oh...oh...sorry, I was so busy that I forgot what I said."

Valera smiled and shook her head without saying a word.

Bowen sighed: "We Hamilton... never mind, there's no point in saying that."

Who told me to be greedy!
When a person feels guilty, their words tend to slip out easily.

He pondered for a moment, but couldn't help himself: "You see... Miss Valera, if our knights were to pursue the officials of Maple Territory, would Lord Lori... be dissatisfied?"

Valera tilted her head slightly, somewhat puzzled as to why Bowen thought so highly of his knight.

The Earl of Hamilton's poverty was not limited to his own family.

And those knights weren't very wealthy either.

They are no match for the Knights of Green Maple Territory.

Unless it's one of those dozen or so knights who are level 12 or higher.

It wasn't because the Hamilton family was rich, but because they had all basically participated in the war.

Merit points in the Northern Kingdom are still quite valuable.

Valera was indeed very confident in the girls she had trained, but she didn't really think that those high knights who held noble titles and were all quite wealthy would be willing to marry low-ranking female knights from Green Maple Territory.

Unless it's those few scholars and monks.

But that would be tantamount to provoking Lowry, and Bowen wouldn't even need to ask Lowry if he would be unhappy.

She thought for a moment and then said, "Qingfeng Territory has always been a place where people come and go as they please."

"Just return double the resources from the past years before you leave."

Valera glanced at Bowen: "Including Lord Lori's mage apprentices."

Bowen immediately shook his head vigorously: "No, no, no, no! I wouldn't dare to even imagine such a thing!"

I know it won't be easy for our young men to attract the attention of the girls in Qingfeng Territory; it's just a sliver of hope.

Valera smiled, her eyes flickering slightly... It seemed that Bowen was indeed just too busy to think straight, so he was hoping to poach a useful assistant from Green Maple Territory.

Otherwise, his answer would have been something like, "How could Hamilton afford to dig that up?"

Katarina opened her eyes and asked curiously, "Is Armes planning to give money to those knights?"
You seem like a nouveau riche who suddenly became wealthy! Bowen.

The chubby scholar, her round face scrunched up, said, "No! Don't do that! Ms. Katarina, I really was just... a little too envious."

“It seems not.” Katarina shrank back. “I thought Armies was really planning to prepare for battle!”

After the ever-restless Gale Wolf spoke, Bowen quickly shut his mouth and dared not utter another word.

Valera gave him a surprised look.

Bowen's performance was clearly an act intended for Travis above him.

No wonder he's a scholar from royal family!

They are very clear about what kind of things will arouse the taboos of those in power.

If Almes wants to follow the path of the gods, he can shower money and bestow favors upon ordinary people, but he must never start with knights, especially knights from the royal army.

Bowen didn't look up... He really regretted asking that question.

“You’d better go see the priest,” Katarina glanced at him and casually reminded him.

Bowen froze, pen in his hand: "Huh?"

“You’re missing a piece from your spiritual sea, and your brain is also missing a bit, so why do you feel like you’re completely unharmed?” Katarina found it strange. “You don’t really think that the gods are so good that they can help so thoroughly, do you?”
You're nobody to him.

"It's already a great favor to help you clean out the filth; do you expect me to also help you nurture your soul?"

"Is it serious?" Ezra, who had been standing at the front of the hall, supporting and encouraging his son, suddenly jumped down. "Whose priest is good?"

Katarina's pupils dilated violently: "No... is this something a Storm Follower should say?"

Why did she directly mention the pastor? Isn't it because their family can only hire the Storm Pastor?
Although there is Hades, Katarina knows very well that gods can offer help, but mortals should not make requests on their own.

Even if Bowen eventually converts, he will definitely convert to Almighty, and will never become a follower of Hades.

Pearl isn't worth that much.

Even after spending only a short time together, Katarina could tell that the only person this family cared about most was Armies.

Pearl... well, how should I put it, she's a bit heartless.

Apart from the Countess and Countess and Armies, her concern for anyone else was rather superficial.

They are very enthusiastic, but only when they encounter something.

Forgot as soon as I turned my head.

(End of this chapter)