Work Prophet
Chapter 398 - 16 Who Did You Learn This From?

Chapter 398: Chapter 16 Who Did You Learn This From?

Bratis Continent.

As the sweltering summer quickly gave way, many women had already turned their cloaks and capes out once again.

Ireya was rummaging through her possessions, but she was searching for the right gown to wear.

Her birthday was in two days, and she hadn’t celebrated her last one due to just taking over Green Field and facing a pile of thorny troubles—with little mood for celebration, she had let it pass uneventfully.

But this year would definitely be different.

By now, the Lady had become a household name in the West, and her family’s fortunes were on the rise, so it would be laughable to other nobles if she were to celebrate her birthday quietly behind closed doors without any fanfare.

Therefore, Miss Rabbit had early on sent out invitations through the steward Yago, then purchased ingredients and hired minstrels and the Dwarf Troupe.

This was the normal life of nobility.

Without throwing parties every day throughout the year, there would still be three to five gatherings each month, especially for those nobles living in towns—either hosting parties or attending others’.

After receiving sponsorship from the Double Rest Sect, Ireya also began to host salon gatherings.

Initially, these were modest in scale with just three to five guests, mostly women, but now the number had grown close to twenty.

Included among them were the second and third in line of succession from some families, gathering primarily to talk about art and politics, though Miss Rabbit would also deftly steer the conversation towards Saturday now and then.

The cheapest projector Li Yu had gifted to Miss Rabbit became the salon’s crowning jewel.

The Lady would occasionally bring it out to impress her guests by playing the edited dragon-slaying video, allowing everyone to admire her and Li Yu’s valor.

Additionally, she had recently copied over the video file of Li Yu summoning Niu Xiangui.

A group of nobles sat around the screen, repeatedly watching Niu Xiangui rise from the stone platform, uttering fragrant words, then, in front of thousands, stripping bare and jumping into a barrel.

The first time a noble family’s young lady saw this, she blushed and covered her eyes with her hands, but couldn’t resist reliving the moment several times at home in her carriage.

Indeed, Niu Xiangui’s new body was quite robust, possessing a sort of primal beauty.

Ireya had also transferred over the video of Jie Qi’s execution, showing it at the beginning as a contrast, leaving the audience in amazement and prompting some to express the desire to witness Li Yu summon a Heroic Spirit with their own eyes.

The Lady readily agreed while also using the opportunity to incite these young nobles and ladies to select qualified prisoners from their family dungeons and sell them to Green Field.

By now, Miss Rabbit had already received nearly fifty prime prisoners, almost bursting the dungeon at the seams.

Li Yu had not expected the Lady’s efficiency to be so high, and it was he who was dragging his feet, without even securing a second servant, while the newly launched website only garnered a few dozen clicks daily.

Li Yu felt it necessary to set a goal, intending to resurrect at least four to six people to Bratis Continent this month.

After purchasing the Traveler’s Backpack, he still had 932 points of faith to spare, more than enough.

After searching for quite a while, Ireya finally found an outfit she was satisfied with, but she couldn’t remember if she had worn it to a previous party, so she called the maid from outside.

Ruby entered upon hearing her, and respectfully said, "Lady Ireya, please give your commands."

"Oh, it’s you, Charlene. Go call Grisa in for me,"

The little maid named Charlene had arrived at Teacup Castle a month ago. It was said that she had previously been a slave girl, and after her owner died, she was taken in by someone else, and then discarded by her new owner as well.

Ireya took pity on her and gave her shelter. However, since she was not a local from Green Field and her background was hard to verify, she was initially given the task of washing clothes for the castle guards.

But she soon gained the favor of the nanny responsible for managing her. And upon learning that she could read, she was recommended to assist Ireya’s aunt, Alisa.

After a week, Alisa was singing her praises as well, not only raising her salary but also introducing her to the Lady.

In Alisa’s words, she found the girl to be very sincere and smart. It’s just a pity that her background wasn’t great and that she was a woman; otherwise, she could have potentially achieved great things in the future.

After talking with Ruby, Ireya liked the little maid as well. Considering that Thomas had sent people to covertly watch over Ruby for over half a month, even deliberately showing some flaws,

But Ruby’s behavior remained very normal and didn’t show any irregularities, leading Miss Rabbit to almost dismiss her suspicions of Ruby. That’s when she began to assign Ruby more significant tasks.

And just two days ago, Ireya simply made Ruby her personal maid.

She felt like she could talk endlessly with Ruby, almost feeling a sense of regret for not having met her sooner.

Ireya waited for Ruby to bring Grisa, the former personal maid who now took turns serving her with Ruby.

After all, everyone at Teacup Castle had now converted to the Saturday followers, embracing the precepts of the Double Rest Sect, from nobles to servants, everyone had two days off per week. Ireya simply decided to hire another personal maid.

Not only to fill the gaps when Grisa was off duty but also to lighten Grisa’s load during regular times.

Miss Rabbit thought this arrangement was quite good.

However, Grisa seemed to be unable to cheer up for some reason.

She followed behind Charlene, keeping a respectful distance, and entered Ireya’s bedroom, bowing to the Lady first.

"Grisa, do you remember on what occasion I wore this dress before?"

"Of course, Miss. You wore it at the second Salon."

"Right, right, I almost forgot. I’m glad you reminded me."

With Ireya’s compliment, Grisa brightened up a bit, lifted her head, and gave Ruby a challenging look. However, contrary to her expectations, Ruby gave her a thumbs-up, full of admiration.

The Lady, watching this scene, had an even better impression of Ruby.

As for Grisa... Miss Rabbit sighed internally; Grisa was her childhood playmate and had come to Teacup Castle very early on. She was not old but already considered one of the old-timers of the castle.

Her loyalty was undoubted, but she tended to be jealous with somewhat of a narrow mind, and who knows whom she learned it from.

Li Yu always talked about how one is influenced by the company one keeps; why couldn’t Grisa be as broad-minded as her mistress?

But regardless, Grisa had been with her for a longer time, so Miss Rabbit didn’t feel it was right to scold her for such a trifle.

The three rummaged through the chest and finally settled on a dress with a decent style that hadn’t been worn much before.