Uncle here isn't your average office worker!

Volume 1: Chapter 50 To save the Lin Guang family, Uncle Manner actually...

[Joint Announcement from the Business Federation, the Equestrian Association, and the Major Organizing Committee [Pinned] [Hot] [Hot Topic]]

Valiant knights must not only be able to single-handedly take on hundreds on the field, but also learn to cooperate! Find a trustworthy teammate to be your knightly companion, entrust your back to each other, compete together, advance together, and win together!

This Special Championship will feature a brand new competition format – doubles!

[For detailed rules, please see the content...]

As soon as Roy unlocked the gate to Zofia's house, Maria, hearing the noise, sprang out of the room, phone in hand, and shoved her phone at Roy, indignantly defending him:

"Master Roy, have you seen the new announcement for today's Major? What doubles event, what about splitting points in the overall score? This is clearly targeting you, Master!"

Because the Nearl mansion was destroyed by Meteor, Maria had to temporarily stay at her aunt Zofia's house. Manna was supposed to move in as well, but he was rather stubborn and too embarrassed to admit it to his juniors, so he arrogantly chose to live in the company-provided single dormitory. This surprised Zofia quite a bit—Manna had been a corporate slave for so long, and not only was he not married, he didn't even have a single friend to help him. It was undeniably a rather miserable situation.

As Maria's tutor, Zofia gave Roy a spare key to the courtyard to facilitate his instruction. She didn't give him the main gate key, not because she didn't trust Roy's character, but because Zofia was, after all, a young woman and a competitive knight who had already advanced to the knockout stage; she had to be mindful of public opinion.

That's right, I'm talking about you, Wine Report!

Looking at Maria, who was constantly jumping around like a horse in front of him, Roy helplessly shrugged.

He had indeed been informed of this matter by the Cavaliers Association and the Major Organizing Committee. Their reasoning was very high-sounding: to innovate the Major's format, extend its duration, and enhance its appeal. But couldn't Roy see through their little scheme?

If you truly wanted to innovate, shouldn't you have started promoting this new competition format long ago? When other games release a new version, there are always update announcements and version previews. You're a serious sports competition, and you suddenly add a new format without saying a word. Do you expect me to believe that you're hiding something and giving us a big surprise?

Haha, question it first, then question it again, don't believe it!

But he really couldn't do anything about this blatant targeting. The change in the competition format was indeed sudden, but it was also within the organizing committee's authority. In other words, they were indeed acting "within the rules," and most viewers were indeed more willing to watch a few more exciting matches for free. As for Roy, it wasn't time to break those rules yet.

So he could only reach out and gently stroke Maria's soft golden hair, soothingly saying, "Alright, alright, Maria, do you think your master wouldn't know about this? It's nothing, just a petty trick, it can't do anything to me."

Roy's repeated miracles had earned him a high level of trust with Maria, and although she was still worried, Maria chose to believe him.

Since he's the master, he'll always find a way.

"So, who does Master plan to team up with?" Maria asked with the eagerness of a curious child. "Is it the Candle Knight? Master and the Candle Knight are good friends, right? Or the Blood Knight? I heard that the Blood Knight is an infected person, and my sister is also an infected person. Master, you are also helping my sister clear her name, so maybe he will help you? Could it be the Left-Handed Knight? Hmm... Although I don't really like that person, he is indeed very strong."

As Maria's eyes sparkled as she rattled off the names of the most famous knights of the moment, Roy could only shake his head with a wry smile.

This is something he has been considering.

Upon receiving news of the changed competition rules, Roy immediately called Candle Knight to inquire if she had any inside information. Viviana then told Roy some bad news: Rebirth Pharmaceuticals, the major investor behind her Sanhua Knights, had just issued a clear ban to all knights in all its affiliated knightly orders, prohibiting them from teaming up with Roy to participate in the competition. Otherwise, their investment would be reduced or even suspended, and they would be expelled from the knightly orders.

If all goes as expected, the other companies' affiliated knightly orders should have issued similar bans. This means that Roy may not be able to find a knight willing to team up with him.

Clearly, the business association's goal is not simply to "suppress Roy's individual scoring ability," but to address the root cause of the problem, making it impossible for Roy to find teammates and forcing him to withdraw from the game!

Although Viviana expressed her willingness to break the ban, leave the Sanhua Knights, and compete as an independent knight alongside Roy, Roy politely declined her offer.

Roy was well aware of Viviana's sensitive status. As the illegitimate daughter of a Letanian nobleman, she had endured discrimination and hardship after being sent to Kazimierz. Her current position was the result of her hard work and overcoming countless difficulties. Roy had no reason to make Viviana give up the peaceful life she had finally achieved for his own benefit.

He is a selfish person, but he is also a fiercely protective person.

The Blood Knight wasn't a bad person, and Roy's other identity had indeed led to some interaction with him. But Roy didn't believe that a morning of acting would make the Blood Knight abandon his promising future; he was currently carrying the interests of the Kazimierz infected on his shoulders.

As for the left hand? Who? I don't know him at all. Roy suspects he bought his way in; his strength is exaggerated to an unbelievable degree, but he disappears the whole time when a fight starts. Roy isn't a fool; he won't team up with actors.

He could only shake his head and say, "Not yet."

Maria was taken aback for a moment, then asked innocently, "Huh? Master is so strong, doesn't he have any friends?"

Roy's eyelids twitched, and he pinched Roy's cheek, replying, "You can ask your uncle about this."

Maria blinked in confusion: "Why?"

Because I'm not really suited to spanking you, if you ask, Marna will spank you for me.

With a mischievous glint in his eye, Roy looked up at Zofia, who had somehow become leaning against the door, and waved a greeting: "Good morning, Knight Zofia."

"Just call me Zofia at home." Zofia tossed her blonde hair, her eyes darting around for a moment, before finally gritting her teeth and asking, "So, if you haven't found any teammates yet, would you like to team up with me?"

"You?" Roy was taken aback.

Since she had already spoken, Zofia decided not to hide anything and nodded, "Yes, I am also a competitive knight, and I even made it to the knockout stage. Moreover, I am an independent knight, so I don't have any extra concerns. What do you think?"

Teaming up with Zofia isn't actually a bad idea. Whipblade Knight was able to reach the knockout stage at such a young age, only to be eliminated in the quarterfinals. In terms of strength, she's not much weaker than Left-Handed Knight, who consistently makes it to the semifinals, quarterfinals, and round of 16. If she hadn't encountered Rift Knight, whose elemental advantage was countered, in the round of 16, she could easily be considered a promising talent.

Roy, however, was not inclined to team up with the Cavaliers, who were currently playing in the Major. He had become a target of the Business Federation, and even though the Federation couldn't touch him because of his current dominance and strength, the person he teamed up with might not have the same ability. For example, Zofia; if she teamed up with him and won the doubles match, Roy was genuinely worried that she would be targeted by the Federation in the knockout stage.

Given their desperate actions, even resorting to corruption and decay to fight Maria, Roy is worried that Zofia will suffer more than just a wrist injury.

Roy hesitated for a moment, when suddenly there was a loud knocking on the door outside the courtyard.

Zofia and Roy both looked towards the direction of the sound and saw Marner, dressed in black and with his usual sullen face, through the fence. He was standing in the doorway, his eyes nervously darting back and forth, as if afraid of being discovered. In his hand, he was tightly clutching a bill.

The renovation company sent the bill; completing the renovation and reconstruction of the Linguang Mansion will cost at least 300 million Kasimir rubles.

Based on his current salary, he would have to work for at least 20 years without eating or drinking! And that's during the Special Championship, when he had this extra high-paying job as a side job!

It's no longer possible for him to pay off the loan by cutting back on expenses; he has to find a way to increase his income.

"Zofia, are you home? I have something I want to ask you."

Marna, suppressing her embarrassment, said loudly,

"About your job!"

In order to save the Rinko family from having nowhere to sleep, Marna actually decided...

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"So, what are you planning to ask me?"

The outdoor temperature was already quite low. Zofia welcomed Marna into the yard, brewed a pot of hot tea, poured a cup for Roy and Marna respectively, and then sat down, asking curiously,

"About my job? But I don't have a job."

Zofia is from a collateral branch of the Nearl family. Although she's from a collateral branch, Zofia lives a far more comfortable life than the main Nearl family. To say she's carefree and without worries would be an understatement. In terms of wealth alone, she's now one of the richest women in Kazimierz, even surpassing Viviana. Of course, this also explains why Viviana donates her prize money from commercial performances and competitions to orphanages.

Some even suggested that, while the Radiant Knights were in exile, she should file a lawsuit through the Supervisory Council and the National Assembly to reclaim the title of "Lightbringer." Zofia naturally refused, but this was not a far-fetched idea. Given her current wealth and fame, it wouldn't be difficult for her to accomplish this if she wanted to.

Of course, even though a large portion of her wealth today comes from the accumulation of knightly competitions, Zofia does not regard knightly competitions as a "job." In some ways, she is similar to Margaret. She participates in knightly competitions not so much to make money, but rather because she "recognizes the legitimacy of the sport and wants to use this modern way to demonstrate the spirit of knighthood."

Moreover, given Marna's usual attitude towards esports, when she suddenly said she wanted to talk to her about work, she genuinely had no idea it was related to esports.

Seeing Zofia's puzzled look, Marna's hand holding the teacup trembled slightly. She turned her head and glanced at Roy, who was standing to the side with great interest.

This guy is everywhere! I run into him wherever I go!

With him here, how could I possibly speak up?

Unlike Marna's disdain and embarrassment towards Roy, Roy was quite interested in Marna's purpose in coming.

As an outsider, he was blinded by his own involvement, but as a bystander, he could see things more clearly. Looking at Marna's embarrassed appearance, he could guess a little about what was going on.

But... this is truly, truly incredible!

That Marner, actually interested in knightly competitions? Is this some kind of butterfly effect? ​​Or is this just a fantasy?

Roy's gaze shifted downwards, landing on Marna's right hand, which was tucked into his pocket. If he remembered correctly, he had seen Marna clutching a bill when he knocked on the door earlier. Don't underestimate the eyesight of top assassins and archers!

Seeing the three people at the table staring blankly at each other, Roy asked directly, "Marna, what were you holding in your right hand just now?"

Marna frowned, glared at Roy, seemingly surprised that Roy had discovered this. After hesitating for a while, she finally pulled her right hand out and placed the bill on the table.

"Is this the bill?" Maria asked in confusion. She took the bill, glanced at the final payment, and gasped. "Three million rubles? How could it cost so much? This house only cost two million back then."

All I need is...

The words that Marna was about to say caught in her throat. She looked at Zofia with a complicated expression, sniffed, and her resolve hardened.

He explained, “The Linguang Mansion was completely destroyed in that battle. After the renovation company assessed the damage, they said it could only be demolished and rebuilt. Three million is just for construction and renovation costs. I also have to compensate the surrounding neighbors a large sum of money afterwards. All of this is…” He turned around, looked at Roy’s awkward smile, and said, word by word, “Thanks to you.”

"Haha, to be honest, I wasn't the one who drew my sword first," Roy laughed, indicating he wouldn't take the blame.

It was Marna who drew his sword first, and I was acting purely in self-defense.

Of course, Marner probably never imagined that a fight would tear his house apart, and so thoroughly at that. So, after the incident, he was too embarrassed to ask Roy for compensation. Instead, he took on several more jobs, hoping to cover the huge financial loss.

But as it turned out, his effort failed.

"What are you going to do with such a large sum of money? Do you need me to..." Zofia stopped mid-sentence. She knew Marna's pride to some extent; if she openly asked to lend him the money, Marna would most likely refuse, and might even scold her. Wasn't that what happened last time when she showed concern for Maria?

But no matter what, they were family, and Zofia didn't want to see Marna end up homeless like those bankrupt people. After a few seconds of silence, family ties ultimately prevailed over reason, and she spoke again:

Do you need me to lend you some?

"do not want!"

Unsurprisingly, the proposal was met with a cold rejection from Marner.

Zofia sighed with some grievance. Although she had expected this outcome, Marna's stiff reply and cold expression still made her feel a little sad.

My good intentions always end up being met with indifference.

However, before she could even grieve for a moment, Roy spoke up:

"So, you want to participate in the Knights Arena?"

The moment the words left her mouth, the temperature in the entire room seemed to drop several degrees. Zofia quickly tried to smooth things over:

"Roy, what nonsense are you talking about? Marna hates knightly competitions the most, right?"

Zofia gave Marna a way out, looking at him with almost pleading eyes, hoping he would take the easy way out.

She didn't want to see Roy and Marna fight again in her house. Demolishing her house was a minor issue; a fight would be a major problem. She really didn't want Marna and Roy to completely break up. After all, one was family, and the other was... a promising junior knight! She was torn between the two.