Chapter 255

"Martha."

Standing by the windowsill, watching the lively scene in the courtyard, Sallyman spoke.

"Yes, Master."

The former second head maid of the Sudar family, no longer pretending, replied directly.

"Build a training ground in this courtyard, modeled after the Royal Knight Order, using the highest-grade materials. Also, procure a batch of Frost-Sealing Stones from the High Elves."

In the courtyard, Hela was single-handedly pressing Li En and Lana; Sallyman didn't understand sword techniques, but it seemed all three were extremely skilled.

All the courtyard's furnishings had been utterly destroyed; the courtyard itself was too small—already barely sufficient for one or two people to practice swordplay. Perhaps it needed expansion.

Use the highest royal specifications. Procure magical materials from the Elves that can absorb sword qi and magic energy. Build a venue where great swordsmen can spar. It's expensive, but no matter—Sudar can afford it!

Hearing her master say this, Martha nearly lost her composure. I understand how you felt when Li En first accepted you; wanting to give him something is perfectly natural.

But in this area, slightly better than a slum, building a palace-style training ground to royal standards, paving the ground with treasures from the High Elves—do you really think Sudar's reputation as a nouveau riche isn't bad enough already?

Martha took a deep breath. She knew that women in love often lost their reason, especially since her master's rationality had been steadily declining since falling in love. Direct advice would be useless.

If only we had another rational master… Wait, another master would be even more love-struck and even less concerned with others' opinions—she'd likely go even wilder.

Try a different approach. How do you deal with a love-struck person?

"Li En seems very modest and dislikes such waste. He probably thinks you're wasteful."

"Huh."

Immediately, Sallyman turned around, looking slightly fearful and uneasy.

"Then what can we do?!"

Looking at the adorable "Young Lady," Martha tilted her head and came up with an idea.

"Actually, we can change our approach—there aren't enough rooms in this mansion."

"Huh, but there are still plenty of empty ones…"

"Not enough!" Martha shot a disgruntled glare at her master.

"If it still looks sufficient, and we bring over servants from the main estate, the rooms won't be enough. So if the rooms are insufficient, then the people from our old estate will need another small residence."

The two deliberately avoided mentioning "returning to the Sudar ancestral home"—both understood that Li En had no intention of "living off his wife's wealth" or becoming Sallyman Sudar's dependent.

This might seem arrogant, but even in the head maid's eyes, Li En had the potential. At least until he reached a point where he could no longer struggle, there was no need to stop him.

In Sallyman's eyes, a Heroine reincarnated with the "Spirit Hall" had no reason whatsoever to become a Sudar family's son-in-law.

In this era, noble "family honor" surpassed even their lives.

Though both bore the name Sudar, Li En Sudar's family and Sallyman Sudar's family were entirely different matters.

But in truth, if they actually asked, Li En might not refuse—he didn't care much about dignity or so-called family honor.

"We can buy several neighboring small residences, renovate them slightly, and designate one specifically as a training hall. The specifications don't need to be high—even make it open to the public. Hire a martial arts instructor to teach, and set up a school. That way, Miss Lana will have a proper place to train and study."

Seeing Sallyman still dazed, the head maid—who also served as an intelligence officer—sighed and cut straight to the point.

"Hire someone to look after the child, and you won't be disturbed in your two-person world."

"How can you say that? Little Lana is so adorable—she's definitely not a burden. Let's start implementing this today."

Sallyman happily approved, her smile wide and uncontainable, already imagining her blissful life.

Yet Martha, the head maid, still had little faith in Li En—he might be a good person, but he certainly didn't look like an honest man.

The greatest difference between Sallyman and Li En's Sudar family was likely that this household would not have only one mistress.

"Forget it. As long as the young mistress is happy, the household needs more people anyway—otherwise we might nearly go extinct again. Li En's maids are all puppets anyway; why not assign him a few pretty lizard-woman maids?"

Watching the Sudar family decline from prosperity to a master with only one maid, the head maid likely hoped for more "young masters."