Manda really didn''t know why Lord Pedros came here. He had seen the "Grandpa" only twice. Moreover, in the memory of the original owner, "Grandpa" never looked at him in the eye and didn''t know if he could recognize him.


    Manda changed into a silk robe and came to the hall. Lord Pedros is 67 years old. His eyes are not very good. He can''t see Manda''s face clearly, but he can see the material of his robe.


    In the Roma road country, silk is also known as cloud cotton. It is a specialty of the chingus people. The price is equivalent to the same weight of gold. This robe is enough to prove Mr. munchke''s identity.


    "Mr. munchke, forgive me for coming uninvited." with a modest smile, the Lord ordered his servant to bring two cans of wine.


    Manda saluted, "Lord, it''s a great honor to be here."


    They were polite and took their seats. The LORD said, "I think you should know that I used to be the owner of this manor."


    Manda nodded and said, "is there something left? I''ll ask someone to find it for you."


    "That''s not true," said the LORD with a dry smile. He thought Manda would appreciate the manor. By the way, with a few words of gratitude, the next topic could start. But Manda didn''t appreciate him. He had to open the topic himself in an embarrassing way.


    "I came here to make a young friend, and this young friend is you. This manor is so gorgeous and vast, which is unique in the whole Tieshan town. It is precisely because of the introduction of the Viscount that I am willing to sell the manor to you at such a low price. I believe the Viscount''s vision and my intention can exchange for a sincere friendship."


    Manda secretly praised her. Seeing how talkative grandpa was, it seemed that the manor was given to me for nothing. Since you came to beg for favor, I''ll wrap it up and give it back to you.


    "Thank you, Lord. To tell you the truth, I really don''t know the price of this manor. Lord Viscount hasn''t revealed it to me so far."


    The highest state of pretending to force is to leave unlimited brain space for the other party.


    The Lord''s face turned white immediately. Manda only said the truth. Sorens did not tell him the real price of the manor, but this sentence sent a different message to the Lord.


    Craig munchke doesn''t even know the price of the manor. What does that prove? Proved that Sorens gave the manor to munchke.


    As Sorens, he even gave the other party such a valuable gift, which proves that the previous rumors are true. Craig munchke has something to do not only with resentment haze Valley, but also with the Marquis of munchke.


    It is more reasonable to make some inferences. Marquis NARS once attacked the valley and was attacked by Marquis munchke immediately after his failure, which proves that there is a special relationship between yuanhaze Valley and munchke, and this relationship is likely to come from the young man in front of him.


    A series of brain tonics made Lord Pedros tremble. The waiter poured him a glass of wine. He touched it for a long time, but accidentally knocked it over.


    The flustered situation attracted Manda''s attention. The Lord quickly explained, "my eyesight is not very good, and the light in the room is a little dark."


    This is a common problem of early medieval architecture. The room is large, but the window is very small. Although it is in the morning, the light in the room is very poor because it is cloudy.


    Manda asked Eudora to bring the candlestick. Under the candlelight, the Lord saw Manda''s face. He stared at Manda with his mouth open for a long time. He didn''t realize that he had lost his manners until Manda''s face was full of embarrassment.


    "I''m sorry, Mr. munchke. I seem to have seen you somewhere."


    "Really?" Manda pretended to be surprised. "I haven''t been to Tieshan town before, and I haven''t seen you."


    "I must have read it wrong. The memory of the elderly is like this. Let''s have a drink to witness our friendship..." after chatting a few words, the Lord got up and left the manor. He immediately asked the coachman to go to Baron Claude''s house.


    When the Baron was not at home, Baroness attia warmly received his father and drank two glasses of wine. The Lord asked the servants to leave the room and asked in a low voice, "is the child named Manda really dead?"


    "What do you do with that bastard?" attia turned his face aside and gritted his teeth. "His bones are buried in the back mountain. Lugang (Baron) left him a tombstone. It makes me sick to think of it!"


    As like as two peas, he drank a glass of wine and put it on the air. "I see a man today, who is exactly the same as him, the one who bought my manor," Kretsch Monchique, not only with the Viscount saurons but also with Marquis monchick. "


    "What are you talking about?" attia couldn''t understand the Lord. "That bastard has been dead for more than half a year."


    The Lord shook his head and said, "that''s what I''m worried about. I doubt that the skeleton is not his."


    Attia was stunned and spoke for a while: "even if, even if, he, he is still alive, how can he afford the manor? How can he, how can he have a relationship with the Marquis of munchke? His mother is a slave!"


    "At this age, I''ve experienced too many incredible things. You have to tell your husband about it. Now the world is very chaotic. No one can say what will happen. If it''s him, he may seek revenge from you."


    "No way, he''s dead, it''s impossible." attia shook her head, her face white with fear.


    "This is the hint of the God. The God told me to be careful," murmured the Lord. "If there were no monsters on the mountain, I would never sell the manor to Viscount Sorens, nor could I see the little bastard. Tell your husband to be more careful. As long as he survives half a year, the monster is still there, and the little bastard will not survive this winter."


    ……


    Late at night, more than 150 teenagers assigned to the West House finished their evening classes and went back to their rooms to rest.


    According to Kunta''s requirements, they have to learn 20 words every night and learn a lot of common sense related to ancient gods. Kunta has to take an exam every ten days. Those who fail will be deducted from their wages and whipped.


    During the day, they have to train their physical fitness. The training methods are formulated by Manda, including long-distance running with weight, crawling forward, pull-up on the horizontal bar, arm bending support on the parallel bar, frog jumping, push ups... Manda has used them all in this group of teenagers.


    There are more than 30 rooms in the house. According to Kunta''s allocation, eight teenagers share one room. When it was time to turn off the lights, the exhausted teenagers blew out the candles and soon fell asleep.


    Manu had just fallen asleep, but Toka woke him up: "come to the yard, I have something to tell you."


    Manu rubbed his eyes and followed Toka to the yard. Yawning, he said, "what''s the matter? I have to get up early tomorrow."


    Toka is still young, does not need to participate in physical training, and he can live with his mother, which is the envy of others.


    Although Toka is only seven years old, he has made many friends with his different identity and status, and Manu is one of them.


    "The exam is coming tomorrow. Do you think you can pass?" asked Toka.


    "There''s no hope. I''m not a smart man," manu shook his head in frustration with his knees. "My salary is still waiting at home. I won''t choose to deduct money. At most, I''ll be whipped."


    Toka whispered, "I have a way to keep you from being whipped and earn more money."


    "What can I do?" manu''s eyes lit up and he was completely tired.


    "Do you know Hermes?"


    "I know," said manu nodding, "that it is the God who protects merchants and travelers, and one of the twelve main gods."


    Toka said, "will you believe in Hermes?"


    Manu was stunned and looked left and right: "I told Lord munchke that I believe in the Lord of divine punishment."


    Toka said, "don''t mention the Lord of divine punishment. Do you want to be sent to the forest for hard labor? In the future, you can only believe in two gods, one is your God and the other is Hermes. If you can do it, you will not only get more wages without being whipped, but also get the power of the gods."


    "The power of the gods... Are you talking about believers of ancient gods?"


    Toka nodded.


    Manu remained silent for a long time, raised his head and said, "I''m a little afraid..."


    "Then you wait to be whipped! Useless people like you will be killed alive sooner or later!" Toka turned to go. Manu stopped him and whispered, "I will."


    "Very well," said Toka with a smile, "tomorrow I will tell master Kunta to let you move to the second floor of the main building. From now on, you should recite the name of Hermes every day and pray to him every day. If you have any disrespect for the gods, you will be sent to the forest immediately!"