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

"I originally intended to give you to my grandmother as a birthday present, but since you triggered the flower language twice, I'll keep you for now. But if you still do it wrong next time, you know what will happen."

Leo picked up the watering can and watered the sunflower plants.

He was indeed missing the Countess, and the symbolism of the sunflower touched his heart, so he kept it.

Fortunately, there were brighter sunflower seedlings in the Magic Crystal Field greenhouse. He decided to give his grandmother a gift of better quality. He planned to plant these ten or so wild sunflower seedlings in Sunflower Castle as a memento.

Come downstairs.

Franken called over John the farm manager and Bob the crystal field manager, and was giving them instructions.

Meanwhile, Pluto continued to supervise the knights' training in the small square outside the gate, and gave Camille special training.

"Leo, do you want to give him a few words of advice?" Franken asked.

Leo simply told old Bob, "The sunflower seedlings are bare and need careful attention."

"As you wish, young master Leo," old Bob replied obsequiously.

Seeing this, John the Bearded Man mustered his courage and laughed, "Young Master Leo, why don't you give some orders to us ordinary serfs as well?"

Since Leo moved into the Swamp Manor, he hasn't paid any attention to the affairs of ordinary farmland, focusing all his attention on the Magic Crystal Field.

Watching old Bob receive such a generous reward for it.

John the Bearded was feeling unwell. Old Bob was a novice minister, and John was a novice knight, both of whom were on the verge of possessing some extraordinary abilities. So why were they treated so differently?

Leo thought for a moment.

He realized he had somewhat overlooked the ordinary serfs, so he instructed, "John, keep an eye on the wasteland outside the manor. I might take a trip to Lancashire to buy serfs while I'm on my way to Glowing Fungus Castle."

"Shall we continue pioneering, young master Leo?" asked the bearded John.

"certainly."

"Don't worry, Mr. Leo, I will keep an eye out for any arable land outside the manor!" John the Bearded Man said enthusiastically.

Young Master Leo is kind and generous, a fact that has become the consensus among the serfs of the manor.

As long as you work diligently for young master Leo, you'll have bread, you'll have milk, and you'll have jingling coins.

During lunchtime.

While serving Leo his meal, Butler Dirk kept rambling on, "Young Master, this time I plan to stay at Sunflower Castle and have Ramos take Doris and Thomas to serve you along the way."

"Huh?" Leo asked in surprise. "Mr. Dirk, you're not coming with me? That won't do. How can I manage on my own?"

Butler Decker smiled with satisfaction: "Young Master, you are now a qualified lord. The people of Glowing Fungus Castle are all your family. You can easily socialize with them and no longer need me to help you."

No, no.

"Young master, please listen to me. I am the steward of Sunflower Castle. According to custom, the steward must stay behind, and usually the deputy steward accompanies the lord when he goes out," Steward Dirk said. "Moreover, I plan to select a group of children from serf families during this period to train as servants."

There are too few servants in the castle.

Moreover, selecting and raising children from serf families not only provided a way out for the serfs but also deepened the lord's influence over them.

"Alright then," Leo nodded.

What needs to be faced must be faced; avoidance will never solve the problem, especially with the Sun Mark as a source of confidence.

He didn't think there was anything about the Glowing Fungus Fortress that he couldn't handle.

"My grandmother has always lived in Lancashire, accompanied by my Uncle Lixke. She only comes back twice a year, once for her birthday and once for the holidays. During those few days, she is 'monopolized' by my older brother and sister for a long time, while I am the little one."

So getting past the grandmother was easy.

Then there's Baron Linard, Leo's father. There's always a sense of antagonism between father and son, so they rarely communicate.

It's also easy to pass.

The situation was even better for the older brother and sister. The eldest brother, Neant, was focused on socializing in aristocratic circles, while the older sister, Lisa, fawned over her brother every day and didn't even acknowledge her own brother.

"Tsk tsk, no wonder the previous owner was aloof. His mother died, his father remarried, his older brothers and sisters clung to each other and didn't care about him, and his talent was also very mediocre... If it were me, I would also use aloofness as a moat."

As for his stepmother, Mrs. Sandra, and her son, Lipton.

Leo didn't care at all.

"When I go back this time, I'll continue to play the aloof role and see if I can trigger the flower language and find some evidence about Mrs. Sandra's conspiracy to harm me... As for winning over my older brother and sister, I'll leave it to fate."

The eldest brother is unfilial, and the eldest sister is unvirtuous.

Leo was too lazy to bother with a polite gesture, so he just gave a heads-up when the opportunity arose, leaving the rest to Leo.

……

Ramos was very excited.

As the deputy butler of Sunflower Castle, he was usually very frustrated, as he couldn't get involved in any of the castle's affairs.

All I can do when I'm bored is raise ants and crocodiles.

But now, Butler Dirk has entrusted him with the task of leading the team to the Glowing Fungus Castle, which has made him feel flattered.

My impression of Butler Decker also improved significantly immediately.

"Mrs. Abby, you must take good care of the ants and the crocodile. This is what the master ordered, so you can't be lazy."

"Don't worry, Ramos." Mrs. Abby, holding a rolling pin (she'd been experimenting with new dough recipes lately), said, "The ants are kept in a tin box, they won't run away. As for that alligator, hehe, I'm waiting to use it to try out new dishes!"

Ramos immediately said with a dark face, "Stop, stop, Mrs. Abby, the young master didn't give the order, you absolutely can't kill the crocodile!"

"But if the young master wants to eat crocodile meat, I will definitely gut it immediately. I have already written a letter to my brother who is a chef at the Glowing Mushroom Castle. Doris will take it to him for me. My brother will teach me how to cook crocodile."

I can't communicate with Mrs. Abby.

Ramos could only sigh and pray to the Holy Light, hoping that the young master would favor the crocodile and not think of eating it.

Just then, Oden came over: "Ramos, have you fed the crocodile yet?"

"It's already fed," Ramos said hastily. "I'm sorry to trouble you again to groom the crocodile, Lord Oden."

Oden chuckled sheepishly, "No trouble at all, the adults have already given the instructions."

He would come every day and groom this Holy Light Crocodile as if he were grooming the Warhorse of Light.

The crocodile had clearly grown larger; not only were its teeth gleaming, but its scales also shimmered with a faint light.

Upon seeing Oden approach, the crocodile not only did not dodge, but instead affectionately called out to Oden, making "woof woof" sounds like a puppy.

"It's really intelligent, isn't it, Your Excellency Oden?" Ramos liked the crocodile.

"Yes." Oden liked it too.

Ramos revealed genuine joy: "And I think it can understand human speech, really. If I don't let it out, it stays in the pool all day. I have to call it to eat meat before it will crawl out."

Done.

He sighed again: "I wonder if the young master will like it and keep it."