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

The three-story stone castle, Swamp Villa, was the temporary residence of Baron Lenard Glowfungus, the father of Leo Glowfungus and lord of the Firefly Wilds, when he inspected the estate.

Ramos, the former butler of the villa, was accompanied by Thomas, Olivia, Mrs. Abby (the cook), and Raoff (the gardener).

There are five servants in total, who maintain the daily life of the villa.

Now Leo has been granted this fief by his father.

The vast wasteland of the entire swampy plains, as well as the swamp estates that had already been cultivated, automatically became Leo's territory. Naturally, this swamp villa also became his castle, and the servants here became his servants.

And himself.

He came to take over the swamp villa with only three servants: his old butler Dirk, his personal maid Doris, and his coachman Flynn.

"Alright, ladies and gentlemen, I've gotten to know you all." Leo chatted briefly with each servant before concluding, "From now on, in the villa... the villa doesn't have a name yet, so let's call it... Sunflower Castle."

It was that sunflower that led Leo across the river.

His golden finger is also a sunflower-shaped sun mark.

So he simply named his little castle Sunflower Castle. He continued, "From now on, in Sunflower Castle, you must obey Mr. Dirk's orders. Mr. Dirk's orders are my orders, understand?"

"Understood, young master," the servants responded.

Leo then looked at Ramos, the former housekeeper of the villa. Ramos was a thin middle-aged man with his hair neatly combed.

Dirk is parachuted in as a butler.

Ramos could no longer serve as butler, so Leo appointed him: "You will serve as the deputy butler in the castle, assisting Mr. Dirk in managing the household... This is a temporary appointment; I will finalize your position once I have a better plan for you."

Ramos hurriedly replied, "It's entirely up to you, young master. I'm willing to do any job."

"Yes." Leo nodded.

Before the banquet began, Frankenstein, Pluto, Harrison, and the other knights rushed back to Sunflower Castle.

And brought information about the manor.

"Leo, we've walked around the estate, and the handover is basically complete." Franken sat on the sofa, chatting casually with Leo. "Currently, the area enclosed by the estate's fence is about seven thousand acres."

Seven thousand acres of land is roughly the size of a small village.

"Of the land, 6,000 mu have already been cultivated into farmland, and another 1,000 mu are for castles, roads, livestock pens, residential areas, and vegetable fields. Oh, and there are also about two mu of magic crystal fields. This manor is developing quite well."

"That's good." Leo was pleased; this was all his territory.

Franken continued, "Currently, there are 72 serf households on the manor, about 320 serfs. Well, there are no artisans, just ordinary serfs. Among them, Old Bob, the steward of the Magic Crystal Fields, is a novice priest, and John the Big Beard, the steward of the farms, is a novice knight."

Knights and priests.

It is one of only two extraordinary professions in the Eternal Night Continent.

Faith in the Holy Light.

Holy light is extraordinary power; the light emitted by bioluminescent plants is holy light, which can ward off monsters in the darkness.

The holy light power that humans refine through physical labor is called Holy Light Battle Aura. The knight profession awakens Holy Light Battle Aura. Apprentice knights only have Qi Sensation and have not yet officially awakened Holy Light Battle Aura. Qi Sensation can slightly enhance physical fitness.

It's worth mentioning that Leo, who just turned sixteen, is a trainee knight and has not yet awakened his Holy Light Battle Aura.

Besides Holy Light Battle Aura.

Humans can also absorb the free-floating holy light power from the air through meditation; this power is called the holy light element.

Only humans with an affinity for the Holy Light can meditate and become priests.

When Leo was young, he was tested and found to have no affinity for the Holy Light element, making him incompatible with priests and only able to practice asceticism as a knight.

However... now Leo has the Sun Mark cheat code.

The future is expected.

"Only one novice priest and one novice knight?" Leo frowned. "There are too few local professionals."

"Well, Rauff, the gardener at Sunflower Keep, is also a trainee priest. So, having three second-rate professionals isn't too bad." Franken smiled; supernatural powers were extremely rare.

Leo sighed, "Can two trainee priests sustain the cultivation of the Light Plant?"

"You forgot, I'm also a trainee priest. Besides, Oden, one of your four guard knights, also holds the position of trainee priest," Franken said. "Four trainee priests are enough to cultivate enough light plants for the manor to use."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "In addition, the manor's warehouse still has this year's grain and rations, which have not been handed over and are enough for us to use for a year."

"Really?" Leo exclaimed in surprise.

This is good news; as long as we have food in hand, we won't panic.

Franken shrugged. "It's obvious, Baron, you love you, Leo. Otherwise, the tax knights of Glowing Fungus Castle would have turned the swamp manor's warehouses upside down long ago... But next year, the tax knights probably won't hold back."

Under the aristocratic system.

The fiefdoms were independent kingdoms, and the saying "the wind can enter, the rain can enter, but the king cannot enter without invitation" perfectly describes this.

While the king himself was not allowed to enter, his tax collectors were free to do so.

Leo was a vassal of Baron Glowing Mushroom. Although the Swamp Manor was his private property, he was still required to pay taxes to Baron Glowing Mushroom, including a one-fifteenth property tax every year, and he was also required to serve in the military.

"We'll talk about next year's problems next year." Leo didn't want to think too much about it.

Dirk, the butler, came to inform them that the dinner was ready, so Leo and Franken went to the second-floor restaurant together.

Then he called all the knights over to have a meal together.

On Leo's side, those present included the tutor Franken, the knight commander Bruto, and four guard knights: Oden, Laden, Biden, and Harden; on the other side, Knight Harrison was the leader, along with three pioneer knights.

There were eleven people in total, with Leo sitting at the head of the table.

"I am injured and cannot drink alcohol." He casually replaced the wine glass, but then said, "Let Professor Franken take my place and drink with everyone. There is no limit to the amount of alcohol at tonight's banquet."

Rich and arrogant.

When Leo was granted his fiefdom this time, he brought ten carriages full of goods from the family castle, including all kinds of food and drink.

As Frankenstein said, the Baron loved him.

Even though he was just the second son who was not valued in the family, he was still given the noble title of knight, a manor as his territory, and ten carriages of goods to help Leo overcome his initial difficulties.

"I propose that we raise a toast to the Firefly Wilderness, to the wise and mighty Baron!" Franken raised his glass high.

The knights responded enthusiastically, raising their glasses and shouting, "To the Baron!"

After finishing one cup, Frankenstein drank another: "This cup is a toast to Lord Leo, the lord of the swampy plains!"

The knights raised their glasses again in response: "To Lord Leo!"

Leo didn't drink alcohol, but he did have a glass of juice. The restaurant wasn't big, and the banquet wasn't very grand.

But he really liked the atmosphere.

Because this is his territory.