The Knight of Light plants the sun in the eternal night.

Despite the chaos, life on the manor wasn't greatly affected, so Leo didn't plan to reorganize it immediately.

This only made Franken keep a watchful eye on things.

When the manor expands, it must be planned in an orderly manner, with straight lines and grids, so that everything is in good order.

"Later, take some people to survey the terrain outside the manor, marking both the swampy areas and the areas with land. We'll discuss how to drain the water from the swampy areas and restore the land to its original level."

"As you wish, Leo." Franken nodded in agreement.

But that would be a long time from now; he didn't think Swamp Manor could expand within three years.

Harrison and other pioneering knights spent more than a decade cultivating this land, and only managed to build a 7,000-acre estate.

"I'm also a trainee priest," Leo added. "Oden also has a part-time job as a trainee priest. With Oden and me joining, the manor can cultivate more light plants, so I plan to buy serfs."

"Oh, are you in such a hurry to buy serfs?"

"Seize the day, Professor Frankenstein." Leo simply smiled, not revealing his grand ambition of riding a dragon to outsiders.

“Alright, I’ll make the preparations. I know the slave markets in Lancashire very well,” Franken said. “When I was studying at the Papal School, I often went to the slave markets to find clients in order to earn a living.”

"Yes, let's set the date for the end of May, after my grandmother's birthday."

"I'll listen to you."

At 3:30 p.m., Leo habitually looked at his left palm, anticipating the completion of the solar mark's charging.

However, it took some time to trigger the flower language earlier.

So it wasn't until 4:30 pm that the sun's mark was fully charged and ready to unleash new flower meanings.

"Huh." Leo tried to activate it, but found no response. "Have all the light plants in the manor quieted down?"

I waited for almost an hour.

It still cannot evoke the meaning of the flower.

Leo stopped waiting and took the initiative: "Lord Pluto, arrange for the knights to come with me and take a stroll along the Path of Glimmer."

Pluto didn't ask why, and simply nodded: "Yes, sir."

The knights quickly assembled, and even Camille came along, though she couldn't ride a horse and had to stay at the manor.

"Practice diligently, Camille," Leo instructed.

"Yes, sir!" Camille nodded, then watched the knights leave the manor, his eyes filled with envy.

Although she's a bit silly, she longs to become a true knight.

On the dimly lit road.

The knights surrounded Leo in the center, and then held torches mixed with some dry powder made from light plants, which could burn for a long time.

The firelight poses far less of a threat to the shadow monsters than the holy light emitted by the light plant, but any light can scare away the shadow monsters.

Most importantly, the light from the torch can provide illumination.

The most troublesome thing about the Eternal Night Continent is that when traveling, you can't see what's outside. Sometimes monsters are even roaming around you, but you can't see them. So once there's a gap that the light doesn't reach, these shadowy monsters will pounce on it frantically.

Leo's predecessor died in an attack by a Shadow Beast.

Surrounded by knights and with the firelight so bright, Leo felt a great sense of security.

I strolled along.

Soon, Leo was delighted to find that the solar mark was responding, and a familiar warm aura was emanating from it.

This evokes the meaning of flowers.

The warmth pointed to a spot not far ahead, and soon Leo rode to the source of the warmth.

"Wait a minute."

"What is it, sir?"

"I see the luminous plants by the roadside, they seem a bit dim. You all help me check them out." Leo made an excuse, dismounted, and immediately focused on the source of the warmth—a cluster of fluorescent mushrooms.

This is the second fluorescent mushroom that triggered his flower language.

The glowing mushrooms on the ridges of the manor previously led Leo to discover the genius knight Camille.

The flower language of this fluorescent mushroom carries a sense of hysterical astonishment: "Intrigue, conspiracy, it's the smell of conspiracy. My companion died in a conspiracy, it's the power of shadow."

"Um?"

Leo frowned.

The memory of the attack on the previous body by the Shadow Beast immediately came to mind, and this cluster of glowing mushrooms might be referring to that incident.

On that occasion, several clusters of fluorescent mushrooms died beside the path of shimmering light, creating a gap in the path.

"So, the meaning of the glowing mushroom flower, 'a partner dies in a conspiracy,' refers to those withering glowing mushrooms? The power of shadows, the smell of conspiracy... Tsk tsk, just as I expected, someone doesn't want me to live."

In that instant, Leo thought about many things.

He also went through the cause and effect of his predecessor from beginning to end. As the second son of a baron, he was a bit aloof and didn't have many close friends. He hadn't offended anyone... at most because of his aristocratic mannerisms and bullying of commoners.

But the common people clearly lacked the power to retaliate against him.

Capable of targeting him...

"Mrs. Sandra, my 'stepmother'!" Leo didn't hesitate and immediately listed Mrs. Sandra as a suspect.

The one who most wanted him dead was undoubtedly Mrs. Sandra.

"Sir, we've checked everything. There are no gaps in this section of the dimly lit road," Pluto reported.

"Is it safe? That's good." Leo got up and mounted his horse. "Let's go, we've had our fill of sightseeing, let's go back to the manor."

He took out his pocket watch; it was already 6:30.

The Sun Mark takes 24 hours to charge, so we can only activate the Flower Language at 6:30 tomorrow.

Back to Sunflower Castle.

Leo called Franken directly into the study. Dirk, the butler, brought in two cups of coffee, then closed the door and left.

"What's going on, Leo? Why so formal?" Franken picked up his coffee and blew on it to cool it down.

"Nothing happened." Leo hesitated for a moment before saying, "Professor Franken, if—and I mean if—the attack I suffered at the hands of the Shadow Beast was part of Lady Sandra's scheme, then what should I do next?"

He stirred his coffee with a spoon: "Should I go directly to my father and denounce Mrs. Sandra? But I have no evidence."

Franken didn't really want to hear it.

Such matters of noble families are not something a mere tutor like him should meddle in.

But he couldn't ignore it. Leo had already asked, and if he still wanted to follow Leo and achieve great things, he had to offer Leo advice and suggestions.

"Leo, are you sure?"

"It's basically confirmed, only lacking evidence."

"Evidence is the most important thing. Lady Sandra is no ordinary person and cannot be swayed by your speculations. Especially... the Baron values ​​Lady Sandra highly, and she manages the mundane affairs of the territory."

"Indeed," Leo agreed.

To be fair, the baron treated his second son quite well, bestowing upon him the title of knight and a manor, giving him everything he was entitled to.

However, in terms of her status in the Baron's heart, she clearly cannot be compared to his young wife.

Even the eldest brother, Neant Fluorescent Mushroom, might not hold as important a place in the Baron's heart as Madame Sandra.

"So Leo, we can't act rashly. What we need to do now... is to gather evidence while building up our strength. Also, you should take the initiative and win over your brother, sister, and grandmother to your side..."

In the study.

The two drank coffee and gradually came up with a plan.