After bidding farewell to Queller and his group, Paul returned to his office. In addition to Chief Secretary Bona, he also called on the new consultant Laddie.
"Welcome, Miss Laddie, may you allow me to ask you a personal question?"
"Excuse me, Lord Greiman."
"Why did you change jobs? Well... you just gave up your original career as an adventurer and came to work as a consultant for me."
Laddie replied, "Lord Greiman, I am a naturalist. I joined the adventure group to travel around to increase my knowledge. Now I think it is time to accumulate knowledge. So I need to find a secluded place and concentrate on sorting out the travel income in recent years."
She had already considered that someone would ask him this question and had thought of her words in advance, so she didn't panic at all.
Paul curled his lips, and after a few more years of industrial and commercial development, Arda would no longer be so "secluded".
But of course he wouldn't speak out and drive people away.
He reminded, "When you are sorting out knowledge, don't neglect your own work!"
Miss Scholar nodded. "Of course, Lord Greiman. In fact, I originally planned to be a teacher at Ves Institute, but the manager arranged for me to be a consultant. But as a scholar, please don't doubt my sense of responsibility."
Paul didn't have much doubt about Laddie. A person who could risk his life to save people from a tiger's jaws should have good moral standards.
Another question came to his mind, "Where do you live now?"
"Government Affairs Council has arranged accommodation for me in the dormitory next to the Lord's Manor. I am very satisfied with the environment there."
"Well, that's good. By the way, Miss Laddie, the Diaz Miss who was rescued by you last time is also working as a consultant here. Now you are colleagues. Can we communicate more if you have time?"
"Really?" This was beyond Laddie's expectation, but it would be good to find another scholar here. Maybe we can exchange a lot of new knowledge with her.
"Lord Greiman, if there is nothing else, I will leave first. Chief Steward Ford is still waiting for a report from me."
Unexpectedly, Paul stopped her. "Ah, don't be anxious yet, Miss Laddie."
She asked, "Lord Greiman Is there anything else you can do?"
Paul crossed his hands on the table, put on a solemn expression, and asked, "Ms. Laddie has traveled to many countries with Lichman Adventurer Group over the years, right?"
Miss Scholar nodded.
Paul continued to ask, "So you have a basic understanding of the situation in each country?"
Laddie said, "It's just so so. Except for Southern Nations, my knowledge of other places is superficial."
Paul asked, "Do you know anything about the laws of various countries?"
Laddie nodded. "Before going to a strange country, adventurers must understand the laws of this country to avoid unnecessary trouble."
"Really? That would be great."
Paul hammered his hand, as if he had found a treasure.
"I am preparing a series of reforms for the territory. During this period, many laws will inevitably be introduced. In order to avoid changing orders overnight and not stepping on the pitfalls that my predecessors have stepped on, I plan to carefully refer to the legal provisions used in the history and current use of various countries. Since you know the laws of many countries and are also a historian, you must be able to give me a lot of help in this regard."
Laddie breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Lord Greiman is honored. I am honored to contribute to you within my ability."
Paul said happily, "Then let's just say it. I will have someone clean up an office for you in the castle in case I can consult you at any time."
Laddie nodded and said, "I will obey your instructions, sir."
Paul was about to let her go back, but suddenly she became more playful.
He showed a serious expression and said, "Actually, I already have some ideas in my mind. I will tell you now. Then you can help me compile a draft and submit it to Government Affairs Council for discussion tomorrow."
Is there a mission so soon? Laddie responded without hesitation, "Please speak, Lord Lord."
She concentrated and listened carefully to what Paul had to say.
Paul stood up suddenly and said, "In this era, people's hearts are not ancient, the world is declining, and many precious traditions have been lost."
He had a pained look on his face, waved his hands and said, "So I plan to force the restoration of some ancient and precious traditions in the form of law?"
"Yeah!" Miss Scholar agreed very much with Paul: "Lord Greiman, what traditions do you want to restore?"
Paul slammed the table and said loudly, "I have decided, let's start with that matter first!"
That thing? What exactly happened? Not only Miss Scholar, but also Berna stretched out their necks and waited quietly for the lord's next words.
Paul raised his head at a 45-degree angle and said in a righteous tone, "I have decided to restore the legendary lord Chu-Ye-right first! Miss Laddie, please go help me draft a decree."
As soon as these words came out, the huge office instantly fell into silence.
Berna's face was dull, while Miss Scholar's face was full of black lines.
"Pfft!" Finally, Berna's sneer broke the silence, and he immediately covered his mouth.
"Paul Greiman Count!"
Miss Scholar's eyes were full of shame and anger, and her face was as red as a mature Apple.
Although I knew the other party was joking, it was too much.
"Teasing women in broad daylight is not what a qualified noble would do!"
Ever since that conversation under the moon, I still had such a good impression of him. How could he be like this?
The more Laddie thought about it, the more annoyed he became. He blushed and said, "Please transfer me to Ves Institute to teach. I think it will be more suitable for me there."
"Hahaha! It's just a joke, don't be so serious."
Seeing Miss Scholar looking so serious, Paul found it extremely interesting.
"This joke is too bad. Please don't do it again in the future."
Laddie didn't insist on the idea of teaching at the Academy, so he just let it go. After all, the other party was really joking.
She requested Paul: "If there is nothing else, I will resign first."
"Okay, okay, but I really need your help with the legal aspect. Next time I see you, it will be a real business matter."
I originally wanted to make a few more jokes, but it seems that with my ability to control humor, the other party will probably leave if I continue, and I will have lost a rare talent.
After Miss Scholar left, Chief Secretary Berna, who was still in the office, said, "Lord Greiman, I have seen you today who is very different from the past."
Paul shrugged. "What? Am I that rigid on weekdays? Okay, let's talk about something else. I see you are holding a notebook. Is there something wrong?"
Berna opened the notebook and looked at it and said, "It's true that something happened. Earl Kent of Emden arrived at Lakeheart Town yesterday evening and requested to meet you."
Paul was startled. "Earl Kent from Etongmu? I have nothing to do with him, right?"
In fact, it is not that they have no intersection. When the pirates invaded, Chief Steward Ford wrote a letter to Kent asking for help, but the other party asked Arda to vassal him, and then nothing happened.
Later, Intelligence Director Hansel caught several spies who secretly inquired about the secret recipe of papermaking. Under interrogation, they were actually sent by Earl Kent.
In short, Paul doesn't have a good impression of him.
He told Berna: "Please arrange a time for me to come and meet this envoy."
I've coded a chapter, so I'll upload it first, but I really won't be able to update it tomorrow morning, and it won't be until after noon at the earliest.
Thanks to "Zi Mi Kui" for the reward.