Becoming a god by raising witches

"Natal asked."

"That depends on what Sister Wang does. She's been making some big moves lately, taking back the power to set grain prices and restricting grain and livestock exports to Allenburg. This has seriously threatened the interests of Duke Freul's party. They've embezzled a lot of money on import and export tariffs. Natal, you'll have to go to the West District less often in the future. They might actually hire a group of people to kidnap me and create a big news story to force Sister Wang to back down."

Frida analyzed.

Natal nodded emphatically. "Yes, Your Highness, then why did you personally make the trip to the West District?"

"This trip to the West District has given me a better understanding of the situation. I can't be a canary in a gilded cage, because canaries are only for people to admire. Once a canary is no longer useful, it will be abandoned by its owner. I must take my own destiny into my own hands."

Frida looked at Natal, her expression unusually serious.

Her usual arrogance and willfulness, as well as her occasional idiocy, are actually just a facade for outsiders.

Natal, on the other hand, is quite simple-minded most of the time, except that she is clear about family interests and relationships. This is why Frida is willing to keep her by her side.

"With so many people going to the Reindeer Farm this time, will Her Majesty the Queen find out that you secretly slipped out without listening to her?"

"Natal asked with concern."

"Do you think Sister Wang would look down on a few lowly investigators? There are no informants among them. What we need to be wary of is their director. Even if Sister Wang finds out, it doesn't matter. At most, she'll just scold me a couple of times."

"No matter how you look at it, I still think Locke Bemon made a profit; he was really lucky."

"That guy has something special about him; I might need it in the future."

……

"Ah!"

Locke sneezed after returning to Reindeer Manor.

Considering they had to go to work the next day, Locke and Hannah had no choice but to call another carriage to leave the reindeer farm.

"The previous carriage left because the wait was too long."

Hannah said regretfully, "This place is indeed very nice, but I still find it unbelievable that Her Highness the Princess would bestow this place upon you on a whim."

"This is what nobility is all about, no doubt about it."

Locke patted Hannah on the shoulder, telling her not to overthink it.

"Rebecca, get in the carriage. Stop torturing those poor servants."

Locke suddenly realized that even if he didn't fire them and let Rebecca stay at the manor, they would all resign.

Especially those guards who were fighting naked, they looked quite pitiful.

Kosalk winters are not your average cold.

After returning to their house in the East Wing by carriage, Hannah had a serious talk with Locke about the manor.

"Locke, we cannot accept Her Highness's estate."

"why?"

Locke asked.

"Although I don't know why Her Highness the Princess bestowed this manor upon you, I feel it's too precious. I'm afraid she'll make you pay some price. There's no such thing as a free lunch."

Hannah said.

“It is indeed strange that Princess Frida suddenly gave you an estate, but it only proves that you are very lucky. Don’t think too much about it, just accept it.”

Eileen, who was standing on Locke's shoulder, spoke up.

Her attitude was completely different from Hannah's.

Locke could only comfort Hannah and recount the entire process of Princess Frida giving away the manor.

Even so, Hannah still found Princess Frida's generosity somewhat unbelievable. "Perhaps poverty has limited my imagination; this is how high society interacts."

"Yes, Hannah, don't worry."

Locke smiled and nodded.

"Actually, I have something very important to tell you, but you have to be prepared."

"What kind of mental preparation?"

Hannah looked at Locke with a puzzled expression.

"This is something beyond your imagination, and it might be even more unbelievable than Princess Frida giving away the manor, so be prepared and make sure you don't faint from shock. I'll tell you more later."

Locke said seriously.

Hannah paused, looked at Rebecca, then at Locke, and finally said in surprise, "No, Rebecca is too young. Even if you want to be together, you must wait until Rebecca comes of age. Locke, you can't take advantage of her."

Locke covered his forehead with one hand. "Hannah, it's not about that. How could I be with Rebecca? She's just my servant."

"Yes, I will not associate with the despicable and shameless Locke Bemon."

Rebecca immediately made her stance clear.

Hannah breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Is there anything else?"

Are you sure you won't faint from fright?

Locke looked at Hannah.

Hannah took a few deep breaths. "Okay, now I can take any ridiculous things you say in stride."

"Okay, I'll tell you then."

Locke agreed with Eileen; since Hannah was his sister, she would inevitably encounter strange events sooner or later, and he couldn't keep it from her forever.

Of course, he couldn't reveal Xiao Ai's true identity; that was a matter that had to be kept secret.

"Hannah, there are actually many unique people in this world, and I am one of them."

Locke said seriously.

Hannah paused for a moment, then suddenly burst out laughing.

She placed her hands on Locke's shoulders. "Yes, Locke, I've always felt that you're different from others. In my eyes, you're the most special person because you're my brother."

"What I mean by being different is not this, but possessing some extraordinary power."

Locke said.

"Only you can make the most ordinary ingredients taste extraordinary."

Hannah said with a smile.

Locke broke out in a sweat, realizing that Hannah still hadn't understood.

Rebecca rolled her eyes and said, "Go away, let me talk."

"?"

Locke looked at Rebecca in surprise.

Rebecca proudly raised her head and said to Hannah, "Foolish human, standing before you is the great demon Rebecca."

"?"

Several question marks appeared above Hannah's head.

Just as she was about to mock Rebecca for not being childish enough, Rebecca transformed into a six-meter-tall smoke giant, bent down, and brought her fierce face close to Hannah.

"Humans, do you understand?"

"what--"

Hannah screamed and fainted.

Locke covered his face with one hand, picked up Hannah, and placed her on the sofa.

After Eileen woke Hannah up with her cat tail, Hannah pointed at Rebecca, who had already transformed back into her loli form, and said...

"Rebecca, you, you, you, you just now, I had a dream, you turned into a monster."

“That wasn’t a dream, Hannah. Just now, Rebecca reverted to her original form. She is the Smoke Demon.”

Locke explained.

"what?"

Hannah looked at Locke in disbelief.

Locke took Hannah's hand, looked into her pupils and said seriously, "Hannah, don't be nervous, Rebecca won't hurt you. She has signed a contract with me. She is my servant, which is why she came to my house. Actually, she doesn't live in the servants' quarters. She has been living in this pipe. This pipe is a strange object called the Devil's Pipe, which is Rebecca's true dwelling place."

"Locke, give me a break! You mean Rebecca is a demon, living in this little pipe, and she's your servant? You've raised a demon!!!"

Hannah felt her heart couldn't take it anymore.

Locke nodded. "Yes, that's what I mean. That's what makes me different from ordinary people. And it's not just me; everyone in my department is different. But we've signed a confidentiality agreement, so I can't tell you more."

"Locke, you must be playing a prank, right? You used magic, didn't you? Dad used to play tricks on me with magic too, but there was never any smoke demon, right?"

Hannah still didn't want to believe it, instinctively rejecting these supernatural powers and strange existences.

Locke looked at Hannah seriously. "Hannah, look."

The next second, Locke's hair grew longer, demonstrating the power of long hair art to Hannah.

Hannah's eyes rolled back, and she fainted again.

"What a coward, he fainted from fright."