The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

Whether it was a hundred years ago or now, the Duke of Buckingham in the Kingdom of England is a legendary aristocratic family, and it is also the top aristocratic family in the Vinylon world, and has also been called the mother of Vinylon.

The reason for this name is that the blood of the Duke of Buckingham’s family is in the blood of the royal families and big families in almost all the countries of Velen, and the women of the Duke of Buckingham are also regarded as symbols of perfect women by all countries.

In the Kingdom of England, although the Duke of Buckingham is nominally a vassal of the King of England, in fact the Duke of Buckingham is not ruled by the King of England, and even the territory of the Duke of Buckingham is not under the jurisdiction of the Kingdom Parliament, whether it is Laws, taxes, and the Duchy of Buckingham are independent of the kingdom, and it can be regarded as a country as a whole.

A position such as the butler of the Duke of Buckingham's mansion is equivalent to a country's court minister. It is not unimportant, and may even come into contact with the secrets of the Duke of Buckingham. Retirement also cannot leave the Duchy of Buckingham.

So when Leo heard Jason mentioning that Sangers was the butler of the Duke of Buckingham, his only thought was that it was impossible. It’s just that he changed his mind and thought that Nelson would definitely think of this, and still chose to hire Sanjays, so he must have investigated Sanjay’s identity, and there must be no problem with Sanjay’s identity. Why did you leave the Duke of Buckingham, and why was your freedom not restricted by the Duke of Buckingham?

Although Leo was not afraid of trouble, he didn't want to get involved in some unnecessary trouble for no reason, especially if it involved such a powerful person as the Duke of Buckingham.

"I don't know." Hearing Leo's question, Jason shook his head and said, "Nelson asked him, but he didn't say anything, but his identity is certain, he is indeed the Duke of Buckingham's butler, and it is also according to the normal rules. The reason for the resignation is that no one is willing to hire him because he has the background of the Duke of Buckingham. When Nelson and I found him, his family was already very poor."

Hearing what Jason said, Leo was sure that it was not easy for Sanjes to leave the Duke of Buckingham's house. It was just because of some reasons that the Duke of Buckingham was unwilling to take any action against him, and he just used his influence to force other nobles not to recruit him.

A person who has been a housekeeper all his life may not have other means of earning a living, so he will be in trouble. If Jason and Nelson hadn't appeared, Sanjies would probably have fallen into poverty and eventually died in a corner of the city.

"If you don't want to hire him, let him be my housekeeper. I happen to be short of people there." Jason is different from before, and he also knows some ways to read words and emotions, and he can see what Leo is thinking, so Said very simply.

"No need." Leo shook his head and said, "Since he has been working for such a long time and there are no problems, then there is no need to replace people. trouble."

At this time, Sangjies came in from outside with two cups of black tea and some refreshments, put the refreshments on the table, then stood aside, and said: "Sir, since you are back, the rooms inside the house must be opened Yes, I can’t take care of it with my own strength, so I still need to hire a cook, three maids, and two servants, and I need a carriage and a groom when I travel..."

Sanjies carefully reported some work content, and did not show any abnormal expressions because of Leo's civilian background.

"Everything will be handled according to your proposal." Now that he has chosen to hire Sanjies, Leo will trust Sanjies' ability and will not interfere in these matters randomly, so after Sanjies finished speaking, he nodded, Said.

"There is another thing I still want to tell sir." After getting Leo's approval, Sanjays did not turn around and leave, but continued: "Although I left the Duke of Buckingham's mansion through normal methods, and my resignation was also rewarded. With the consent of the Duke of Buckingham himself, but the process of my leaving the Duke of Buckingham's mansion is not very good, if you continue to hire me, you may get into some unnecessary troubles."

Hearing Sanjies's words, Jason's expression became a little weird. After all, he just said that Sanjies had no problem, but now Sanjies took the initiative to express that there would be some troubles. This kind of slap in the face made Jason Immediately, there was a feeling of being cheated, and an angry look appeared on his face.

When Jason was about to question Sanjies, Leo reached out to stop him, then looked at Sanjies with interest, and asked, "If I continue to hire you, what trouble will I have?"

Sanjes explained: "The Duke of Buckingham may not care about me, an old man who left the Duke's mansion, but those who like to look at the Duke of Buckingham and act will think a lot, and may be in order to please the Duke of Buckingham. Do some bad things, such as forcing the tenants of office buildings and shops to withdraw their leases, cutting off your source of income, sir, and so on.”

Leo couldn't help but smiled disdainfully. If it was really just these small tricks, Leo really wasn't worried at all. After all, the money on his body was enough for him to live a luxurious life for more than a hundred years. Those so-called industries Income or not does not matter.

Leo restrained his smile for a while, and then asked again: "Why? Is there nothing wrong before I come back?"

"Because it was not Mr. Matthews and Mr. Jason who hired me, but you, Mr. Leo Dodd." Sanjies said calmly: "And Mr. Matthews and Ms. Catherine both have special backgrounds Those people will not want to offend them, and as for Mr. Jason is not the main employer, so he will not be harassed by those people."

Leo was silent for a while, and during this time, Sanjes showed a slightly nervous expression on his face.

Although Sanjies looks like he doesn't care about whether Leo hires him or not, but in fact it is the opposite. He has suffered enough, and his family has lived a bad life at the beginning, so he is separated from the stable life now. , He was reluctant to return to the slums, but his professional ethics forced him to explain his situation to his employer, even if he would lose his stable job.

Leo suddenly asked, "Can you tell me why you left the Duke of Buckingham's mansion?"

Sanjes was stunned for a moment, he hesitated for a moment, finally shook his head and said, "Sorry, I can't say anything about my former employer, and it's the same for you."

Leo nodded and said, "Well, I hope that if I fire you one day, you won't tell me about me at your new employer."

Sanjes froze for a moment, with a little joy on his face, he asked, "You mean you will continue to hire me?"

"Yes, I will continue to hire you until I think you are a trouble." Leo didn't say anything, and set a precondition.

"Thank you, sir." After finishing speaking, Sanjes saluted Leo, then returned to normal, turned and left the room.

"You still want to hire his mother?" Jason asked concerned.

"Nothing." Leo responded casually, then deliberately changed the subject and asked, "Where's Dr. Nelson? Isn't he in the city?"

Jason shook his head and said, "No, the couple went to the Kingdom Council with Ms. Anne two days ago."

"For the Kingdom Medical College?" Leo asked.

"Have you heard that too?" Jason was stunned for a moment, and then introduced in detail: "The Congress is not planning to re-establish a Kingdom Medical College, but to expand the Medical Research Association in the Royal Academy, adding some members to serve as Some medical schools can only."

Jason's explanation did not exceed Leo's expectations, and he asked again: "Now that a decision has been made, what use will Nelson and the others go to Congress?"

Jason explained: "I don't know the details. I just know that Ms. Anne received a letter and found Nelson saying that things might turn around. They rushed to the capital overnight."

Leo did not continue to ask, but changed the topic, chatted with Jason about other things, then Jason got up and left, and let Leo take a good rest when he left, and took him to the city at night Here, have fun.

After Jason left, Leo got acquainted with this apartment building again. For a long time to come, this apartment building would be his home, which made him feel inexplicable.

After all, in the Earth Federation, cyborgs could not purchase any property. They had fixed rest places, which were more like maintenance workshops, without any sense of home, so home was just a word for Leo. , a nihilistic concept.

Now that he is in this apartment building, thinking that this will be his home in the future, Leo can't help but feel an inexplicable sense of peace in his heart, and even relax his body, which has never happened before.

Although this state will have some impact on various reactions, Leo does not dislike this relaxed state, on the contrary, he quickly adapts to this state.

Afterwards, Leo found Sanjies. Under the leadership of Sanjies, he browsed through every room, and through the ability of the spirit network, he found a few hidden compartments and secrets that even Sanjies didn't know about. Safes, and some cash, valuables and expired documents were also found in those safes.

After Leo put these things away, he began to think about the transformation plan of each room. Whether it is making wizard potions, making mechanical mechanisms, or practicing witchcraft, a separate room is needed, and it needs to be adjusted according to different requirements. The function is modified.

While browsing the room, Leo had already quickly sorted out several suitable plans in his heart, and selected one of them, and quickly drew a sketch and rendering on the paper Sanjies found, Then give it to Sanjes along with a part of the fee to find someone to make a transformation.

Afterwards, Leo cleaned up and changed into a suit chosen by Sanjes. His previous suit was too exotic to be worn in the Kingdom of England. The suit he chose now is the most popular in the Kingdom of England. The half windbreaker suit, also with a certain top hat and walking stick.

Because it was a ready-made garment, it was a little tight on Leo's body. Sanjes said that he would find a suitable tailor and bootmaker in the afternoon to customize some sets of clothes for Leo.

After changing his clothes, Leo returned to the study on the first floor.

This study is located on the inner side of the apartment building, with a height of two floors. The huge floor-to-ceiling windows form a wall, and there is a small garden outside. In your spare time, you can directly open the small door next to the window, take a walk in the small garden or drink afternoon tea .

The study room is very well constructed. The bookshelf as high as the ceiling is close to the wall. The bookshelf is full of books. A movable wooden ladder is erected next to the bookcase for the convenience of taking books.

The books on the bookshelf are all ordinary publications. Judging from the traces of flipping through the books, it is obvious that the former owner of the house bought these books mainly for the sake of appearance and to make himself look knowledgeable. If it is not cleaned frequently, Perhaps these books are now covered with dust.

Although books are the most common publications that anyone can buy with money, these publications are not useless to Leo. In fact, these publications are very complete, from the history of various countries to the three continents. Geography, from some people's livelihood matters to the latest technology weekly magazines, in short, all kinds of books can be found here, just like a small library.

Although Leo has learned a lot of mysterious knowledge from the old man Rembrandt that cannot be learned in other places, his understanding of the world of Velen is still not enough. Most of them can only rely on Leo's memory before, so now in this study The books can just fill the gaps in his knowledge, allowing him to have a more detailed and complete understanding of the world, even if this understanding is only superficial.

"The General History of Velen? Let's start with this book!" Leo scanned the bookshelf, and finally stopped at a tome that was about as thick as the complete works of medicine. He pulled it out and walked to the desk. Spread it on the table and look carefully.

In the next few days, Jason didn't seem to think about running for the manager of the large cargo terminal at all. He led Leo to play in various urban areas of Port Scitech from morning to night, from the dock area to the garden area, and even Even in the factory area, through some connections, I went to visit some private factories.

The tour these days is not without fruit, at least Leo found a few places worth investing in, invested in some factories with potential but insufficient funds, and became one of the shareholders of the factory. With these investments, he gradually entered the In the eyes of some dignitaries in Dorset Port, after all, not everyone can casually spend tens of thousands of funds from their pockets for investment, and they all think that Leo is some invisible rich businessman.

However, when the information about Leo was sent to their office desk soon, they were all surprised, because in their data records, Leo was just an ordinary soldier, and he was comrade-in-arms with Jason and Nelson. His property used to be the property of the royal family, but it was transferred to his name a few years ago, which made the established dignitaries wonder what relationship Leo had with the Inge royal family.