Chapter 181 31 As Expected of the Earl!

Chapter 181 -31- As expected of the Earl!

"Your Excellency, Count Castells, long time no see."

Viscount Remicio bowed slightly to Charlotte, looked at the slim girl and smiled:

"I didn't expect that after so many years, you are as beautiful as your mother, Lady Anne...well, you are beautiful."

Charlotte:…

Why is it that every time someone wants to politely compliment her for growing up, they have to change their words politely after taking a look at her height? !

Aren't they just a little smaller in stature and a little childish in appearance?

If I had known now, I shouldn't have taken away the old witch's power when she hung on the cross. Even if she became a vampire, she would have to wait to develop again!

Listening to Viscount Remicio's euphemistic praise, Charlotte's heart was filled with regret.

On the other side, the senior manager of the mining workshop was completely panicked:

"Master Remicio, is this not what we agreed to..."

"Why are you still standing there? Why don't you quickly take away this criminal who has slandered the nobles of the kingdom?"

Viscount Remicio looked at the soldiers dissatisfied and shouted.

Following his order, the soldiers of the kingdom roughly sealed the mouth of the senior manager of the mining workshop and twisted him down.

Charlotte's eyes followed the frightened senior steward and disappeared into the army, while Viscount Remisio saluted again:

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency, Earl of Castel. I didn't know before that this guy dared to take action against the nobles of the kingdom. I have been deceived by him and thought that he really represented the Castel family."

"Um... I just heard that the chief steward of the mining workshop, Cod, was executed by you for betraying the family?"

Charlotte retracted her gaze from following the senior steward, smiled slightly, and said:

"Corder is not a member of the Castel family. He is a spy planted by some pretenders. Over the years, he has killed the miners, stolen Castel's mithril and lied about the depletion of the mithril mine. The heinous crime has been punished."

Charlotte's words didn't ring loud.

However, a new commotion soon arose among the crowd:

"What? Is the disappearance of the miners related to Manager Code?"

"Bah! These stewards... have really bad consciences!"

"The mithril mine...has not been exhausted?"

"I knew it! Even the mineral veins on the royal family's side are fine, how could there be problems on Castel's side?"

Viscount Remicio also twitched at the corner of his eyes:

"Oh? So...Castle's mithril mine has not been exhausted?"

"certainly."

Charlotte nodded faintly.

Viscount Remicio breathed a sigh of relief:

"This is really great. Mineral veins have always been integrated. You don't know that after the news of the depletion of the Castel family's mithril mines reached the royal capital, it is said that His Majesty the King has been worried about the entire Castel family's mithril mines. There will always be problems, and now that the truth is out, it’s finally a false alarm.”

"Yeah, it was a false alarm..."

Charlotte sighed slightly, with a sigh on her face:

"I didn't expect that my Castel family had been away from the territory for so many years, so many moths would appear. Not only did they deceive the superiors, but they even dared to attack me."

"Attacking you?!"

Viscount Remisio seemed to be taken aback:

"Who is so brave? How dare you attack the nobles of the kingdom?"

Charlotte shook her head and sighed:

"It was many days ago. I was ambushed before entering the earl territory. Fortunately, I was protected by a strong person and was able to turn defeat into victory..."

As she spoke, she said dissatisfiedly:

"Now that I think about it, the people who ambushed me may have something to do with these traitors. They just didn't want me to return to the Castel Territory. For this reason, they even poured dirty water on His Highness Philip. It's really hateful!"

"His Royal Highness the Third Prince?"

After hearing a certain name, Viscount Remicio became visibly energetic.

He obviously has a fierce face, but his perked ears and excited expression make him look like a village aunt who has heard gossip.

"Yes, they actually slandered His Highness Philip, saying that it was His Highness Philip who attacked me..."

Charlotte said angrily.

After saying that, she sighed and didn’t want to mention more:

"It's all in the past, but it makes you laugh."

Viscount Remicio, however, was obviously aroused by Charlotte's unfinished words, and looked like he was clearly standing up to listen to the gossip.

However, Charlotte didn't want to talk any more. Although he felt uncomfortable with curiosity, he couldn't force it.

"Well... Your Excellency, since the truth has been revealed, I will not delay you here in handling family affairs. I will wait until the dust settles before visiting you."

Viscount Remicio scratched his head and said.

"It's natural. Thank you very much for arriving in time today and suppressing these little ones for me."

Charlotte said with a smile.

"Haha, if you need anything, you can send someone to contact me at any time. I will be stationed outside Caiyin City. I can still help suppress a few traitors."

Viscount Remicio laughed.

After saying that, he once again paid a noble courtesy to Charlotte, and hurriedly left with the kingdom's army with bright equipment.

Charlotte looked away from the leaving Kingdom soldiers and looked at the mine guards in front of her.

This time, the mine guards didn't hesitate.

Led by two initiate officers, hundreds of guards knelt down towards Charlotte, covering a large area when they knelt down. Their voices were quite loud in the night:

"I have met the Earl!"

At the same time, among the mining stewards gathered here, there were also a few stewards who knelt down together with the guards:

"I have met the Earl!"

At this moment, no one has any objection to Charlotte's true identity.

Charlotte's eyes swept over the kneeling people, and finally landed on many of the mining managers whose faces turned pale, kept retreating, and even began to disappear into the crowd.

Her eyes turned cold and she issued her first order after taking back control of the mine troops:

"The guards obey the order and capture the traitors of these families!"

Following Charlotte's order, the mine guards immediately took action. At a speed many times faster than before, they arrested the stewards who were trying to escape one by one, and escorted them to Xia Xia in full view of the public. In front of Lot.

Looking around, there were more than thirty people.

The mine managers were ashen-faced and looked frightened and desperate. Many of them were so frightened that they peed their pants and cried and begged for mercy.

Charlotte gave them a cold look:

"Take him down and lock him up!"

"yes."

The guards saluted respectfully and escorted all the stewards down, causing cheers from the surrounding miners.

On weekdays, it is not uncommon for mine stewards to be domineering and exploit and bully miners. At this time, the miners were naturally happy to see these superior stewards unlucky.

Not to mention, they even learned just now that the disappearance of the miners in the mine was actually related to these betrayed stewards.

After dealing with these obviously problematic workshop stewards, Charlotte looked around and looked at the remaining workshop stewards:

"Which of you...has the highest status here?"

"Go back...go back to Lord Earl, yes, it's me."

An elderly steward took a shaky step forward.

"May I have your name?"

"My...my name is Hank, Hank de Lien-Castle, senior steward of the mining workshop, in charge of logistics."

The old steward replied respectfully.

Len Castel? He is actually a relative of Baron Chalon?

Charlotte raised an eyebrow.

She pondered slightly and said:

"The management of Castel Mining Workshop has seriously neglected its duties. From today on, all workshop stewards will be relieved of their duties. All matters of the mining workshop will be temporarily taken care of by my butler Sebastian."

As she said that, she glanced at the old werewolf Logan in the crowd and said:

"Logan, the werewolf miner, helped the family suppress the rebellion in this incident. In view of his rich experience in working in the mines, he has been promoted to the senior director of the workshop to assist Sebas in managing the affairs of the workshop."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes were focused on the old werewolf.

Shock, envy, confusion, excitement...all kinds of emotions are there.

For a moment, many miners regretted that they were not the ones who shouted "protect the count", and they were even more envious of old werewolf Logan's bad luck.

The old werewolf was slightly stunned, as if he had not expected such a big surprise to suddenly hit him on the head, and he was a little dizzy.

But he reacted quickly, his face suddenly glowed red, and he bowed down to Charlotte with excitement:

"Logan...obey your orders! Logan...will definitely live up to the count's expectations!"

"As for you..."

Charlotte's eyes fell on the remaining workshop stewards again:

"Temporarily suspended for observation to see the consequences. During the suspension period, you need to undergo a family investigation. After passing the investigation, you can continue to assist Sebastian and Logan in handling the workshop matters. The period of three months is three months, and those who pass the examination can continue to serve as managers. ”

"Steward Hank, you will be the general person in charge of Steward Dai Zui. You will also need to help Sebastian and Logan get familiar with the work of the workshop as soon as possible during the suspension period. If you are qualified, you can continue to serve as a senior steward in the workshop. "

The old steward trembled slightly and bowed respectfully:

"Hank...as you command."

Charlotte nodded slightly, glanced at the remaining stewards, and raised her voice slightly:

"Do you... have any objections?"

The stewards looked at each other and lowered their heads slightly.

However, a different voice soon sounded:

"I...I have objections!"

"Um?"

Charlotte looked over and saw that the object was another young steward.

"What objection do you have?"

Charlotte narrowed her eyes and asked.

"The appointment of stewards of the Castel Mining Workshop requires a vote by the noble meeting! Even if you are the Earl, you cannot act arbitrarily!"

The steward said boldly.

Charlotte raised her eyebrows and asked:

"May I have your name?"

"I am Gerson de Leglis!"

The young steward straightened his back and said.

Charlotte smiled:

"Is Viscount Leglis's family assigned to be the steward of the mine..."

The next moment, her expression turned cold and she said:

"Extraordinary things are done in extraordinary times. I have reason to believe that there was betrayal by a noble family in this mine incident, so I will temporarily take back control of the mine."

"Mr. Gerson, are you opposing me on behalf of the Leglis family? Or are you saying that the Leglis family is behind this deception of me?"

As she said that, Charlotte's eyes flashed slightly, and her majestic technique was released on its own.

Feeling the huge pressure that came over him at that moment, the young steward became obviously nervous:

"I...I...don't...not..."

He hesitated for a while, sweating profusely, and finally sat back honestly.

Charlotte continued to look around, and all the remaining stewards did not dare to look at her again.

"This matter is settled, Sebastian. I want you to sort out the bills of the mining workshop within three days, dig out all the dirty things, and at the same time come up with a salary that can continue to work in the workshop. Steward’s List.”

"In addition, we will compile a list of miners who have disappeared in the silver mines over the years and send pensions to their families in the name of the Castel family."

"I obey your orders."

Sebastian bowed his head slightly and saluted Charlotte respectfully and elegantly.

After explaining Sebastian, Charlotte looked at the people around her:

"Starting from tomorrow, the Castel Mine will be closed for three days for rectification. If you have any situation that you need to report, or if you have any shady stories in the mining workshop that you need to report, you can report it directly to Sebastian. Those who have made merit will be rewarded by the Castel family. reward!”

After hearing Charlotte's words, the miners' eyes lit up. Everyone's eyes glanced at the old werewolf Logan unconsciously, and their breathing became heavier.

"Okay, this matter is over, everyone can go home and rest."

Charlotte glanced at the miners present and said.

After saying that, she stood up first and left the mine under the escort of the guards.

Looking at Charlotte's retreating figure, the miners looked in awe:

"Although Lord Earl is young, he is quite powerful!"

"Besides, Lord Earl is so handsome..."

"As worthy of being the heir of the Castel family, as worthy of being the saintly lady of the Holy Royal Court!"

"..."

…

"Are you...really Lord Earl of Castells?"

In front of the office of the mining workshop, the little werewolf Noah looked at Charlotte who had changed her true appearance, and finally couldn't help but muster up the courage to ask.

Even though he knew in his heart that this was true, he felt as if he was still in a dream.

"It doesn't look like it?"

Charlotte laughed.

"Like...ah no...not like...ah no..."

Noah stammered, a little at a loss.

Charlotte stopped joking, but looked into his eyes and said:

"Noah, you must keep our adventure in the mine a secret today, do you understand?"

As she said that, her eyes were filled with light and a faint red light appeared.

The little werewolf looked confused:

"Secret...what needs to be kept secret?"

Charlotte smiled slightly:

"It's nothing, go home quickly."

She has erased some of the other person's memories of the mine.

Of course, it was mainly the memory of her own action.

After sending someone away to send away the little werewolf Noah, Charlotte entered the office of the workshop.

As soon as she entered the office of the workshop manager, Sebas, who followed her in, whispered:

"Master, that Viscount Remicio... took the senior steward away."

Charlotte didn't seem surprised, but nodded slightly:

"I see."

"Master, do you know Viscount Remicio? I think he seems to be involved in some things in the workshop, and he is very likely to cooperate with Quixote, but you don't seem to care... What is going on? "

Sebastian asked curiously.

Charlotte sat down on the butler's chair, and Sebastian immediately offered a goblet and sweet milk.

Charlotte explained while sipping the sweet milk:

"I must have met Viscount Remicio a few times when I was a child. I don't remember it clearly, but it was mentioned in family information."

"Viscount Remicio is a member of the Kingdom's military who has been stationed in the mines for a long time. My father also put a lot of effort into him and compiled a lot of information. I also previewed it before coming to the territory."

"He is a traditional Silver Moon noble with a beloved wife and a happy family. Although he has a surly personality, he has a hidden bottom line and is very afraid of trouble."

"The Viscounty of Remicio where he is located is not considered rich because it has been devastated by the Star-Moon War for many years. It can even be called poor..."

"In order to raise funds for the development of the territory, he often took on some lucrative jobs. He took the initiative to guard the Castel Silver Mine for this reason. Many years ago, my father gave him a lot of convenience, which can be regarded as Not a deep friendship.”

"He may indeed be involved in some things in the workshop, but I'm afraid it's just financial transactions at most, and he won't break with the Castel family over this."

"I'm afraid I had a guilty conscience when I took that senior steward away. He must have done some dirty work."

"Perhaps he promised something, but after assessing the pros and cons the moment he saw you and me, he probably forgot about his promise to those traitors."

Sebastian was slightly stunned:

"I see."

However, he quickly frowned again:

"But I think such people...can't have deep friendships."

"It's not necessary to have a close friendship. This kind of person is actually a wallflower, just take advantage of him."

Charlotte said.

And as she said that, she smiled slightly:

"For example... I was thinking about how to trip up the third prince, wouldn't this be an opportunity?"

"Um?"

Sebastian's heart moved slightly.

Charlotte glanced at him and smiled:

"Family records show that Viscount Remigio is a staunch supporter of the Second Prince."

At the same time, the Kingdom's military stationed at the Castel Silver Mine.

As soon as Viscount Remigio entered the barracks, he hurriedly summoned his personal soldiers and ordered with shining eyes:

"Quick, go check what the young Earl of Castel encountered on the way to the territory!"