Chapter 203 Another "Monster"

Before enjoying this delicacy, Joan thought that beef brisket stewed with tomato was the best dish in the world.

It wasn't until this moment that he realized that he was so naive that he couldn't help but devoured all the roast meat on the plate.

Miss Martha smiled softly, and cut another large piece of meat for him.

Joan couldn't resist the deliciousness of the roast meat and the enthusiasm of the host, brandishing a knife and fork, stuffed the second piece of roast beef into his stomach, and kept saying that he was full.

The butler removed the plate and brought dessert.

Miss Martha and Major Vassar were drinking coffee, but there was a large cup of ice cream topped with honey and strawberry jam in front of Joanne.

This is... treating him like a child?

Well, ice cream is really sweet!

If he could eat such desserts often, Joan would not mind being treated like a brat.

After eating dessert, Major Vasa proposed to go for a walk in the garden downstairs, and take care of the corpses of the diggers by the way. They can't just keep being exposed to the sun until they rot and stink.

Miss Martha let the two gentlemen go first, and she came after changing clothes.

Joan and Major Vasa worked together to push the corpse of the digger into the existing cave. As for the work of filling the cave, just leave it to the servants of the Custis family.

Before burying these big worms, Qiao An, who was careful and careful, did not forget to collect the tentacles and plastrons of the other three burrowers and keep them as enchanting materials.

After finishing the work, Joan squatted by the pond to wash the blood off his hands, when he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.

When I got up and looked back, Miss Martha came over with a check in her hand.

"Joan, this is the commission we agreed in advance, five hundred gold Duga." Miss Martha handed the check to Joan, and when he reached out to accept it, he suddenly withdrew his hand, with a naughty smile on his face, "You You have to promise me one thing first, otherwise don't blame me for reneging."

"If you have anything to do, just order it."

"Don't bully Rebecca in the future."

Joan's face flushed immediately, and he lowered his head, unable to speak in embarrassment.

"Look at you, why are you shyer than a little girl?"

Miss Martha smiled and stroked the boy's hair, exhorting him gently.

"Rebecca's health is not good, and she often loses self-control when she is emotional, but she definitely didn't intend to hurt you or your friends. I hope you don't treat her as a monster and get along well with her in school."

Joan's heart throbbed suddenly, and she couldn't help raising her head and asked her, "Miss Rebecca... is she often treated as a monster?"

A shadow flashed in Miss Martha's eyes, and the smile on her lips became a bit bitter.

"Rebecca was a naive and lively child when she was a child, until one day she discovered that her hair could be affected by emotions and turned into a murder weapon. She saw the hound that played with her when she was young was strangled to death by her long hair. Completely changed, becoming introverted, low self-esteem, melancholy, almost no smile on his face..."

Miss Martha wiped the moist corners of her eyes.

"The doctors and priests say that Rebecca has some kind of 'strange blood', this dangerous bloodline comes from the elders of the Custis family, but I don't understand why it shows up on poor Rebecca? I I have exactly the same bloodline as Rebecca, and should have the same fate, but I am just an ordinary woman, not to mention sharing the pain of my sister, I can't even understand why she is in pain, and I don't know how to help her get rid of it. A curse from blood."

"Please don't be sad, Miss Martha, just as children born to the same pair of parents are not exactly the same in appearance, the strange blood will not be passed on to all offspring equally. In this sense, you are luckier than your younger sister." Qiao Anshen Said with emotion.

"I would rather not be so lucky and share the pain with Rebecca." Martha sighed.

"Joan, you seem to know a lot about strange bloodlines. There is a record of this in the library of Leiden College?" Major Vasa asked.

Joan shook his head. It was not easy to say that he had a similar bloodline, but his characteristics were different from Rebecca's, so he had to keep silent.

Martha stuffed the check into Joann's coat pocket, and said softly, "It's settled, and I'll take it to the commercial bank to exchange it when I need money."

Joan thanked her, thought for a while, then turned to Major Vasa and said, "Thanks to you for helping me deal with the last digger just now, this reward should also be shared with you."

"That's unnecessary."

George Vassar waved his hand and noticed Joann's face full of regret, thought for a moment, and then said to him:

"I don't know what happened this spring. Many farmlands and pastures near Port Layton were attacked by huge pests. My pasture was also severely affected. If you are free tomorrow, why not come to my house as a guest and help me eliminate the insects that are lurking in the pasture. pests in the

"There are also traces of diggers in your pasture?" Miss Martha asked in surprise, "Could it be that they came from my garden?"

"Probably not. Our two manors are more than 20 miles apart. It doesn't look far away. It takes more than half an hour to ride a horse. The underground tunnels dug by the burrowers will never extend that far. Besides, according to my observations, the lurking Dig worms are not the only monsters attacking livestock in the pasture."

Major Vassar's expression was grave.

"This kind of pest disaster has never been heard before, but it broke out intensively this spring, and the affected areas spread across the vast fields on both sides of the Yifen River. There are signs that this is not accidental... Forget it, guessing is meaningless, Qiao An, can you tomorrow Got some time?"

"Of course! I don't have classes on Monday anyway, and I'll be happy to help you, Mr. Vassar."

Joan has always been deeply grateful to Major Vassar, and if he had the opportunity to do something for him, it could be regarded as a little repayment for saving his life.

While the three of them were walking and chatting, the old butler Philip hurried into the garden with a strange expression on his face.

"Miss, three strangers have come to visit. They claim to be reporters for the "Leiden Post" and request to interview you. They also asked me if Mr. Vida is here."

"I have something worthy of being interviewed by the newspaper. This is really a rare thing." Miss Martha looked at Joan. "Those three reporters outside the door are your friends?"

"Mr. Downs, among the visitors, is there a cat girl, a white mouse, and a kobold dressed as a scholar?" Joan asked tentatively.

"Exactly as you said, Mr. Vader..." The old housekeeper couldn't help complaining, "These friends of yours are really special!"

"They are indeed my friends, and they also know that I will come here today to help you eliminate the pests. As for why I made a special trip to interview you, I don't know."

"Then invite them to the living room for a detailed discussion. This is my first time being interviewed by a reporter. To be honest, I'm quite curious." Miss Martha said excitedly.

"I still have some things to deal with at home, so I won't be with you." Major Vassar said goodbye to Miss Martha, then turned to Joan and said, "See you tomorrow."

"Okay, Mr. Vassar, see you tomorrow morning." Joan waved goodbye to the major.