She Chooses To Destroy the World

Chapter 23: Special commission.

Alice had just met Etienne-sama before. At this moment, she was a little absent-minded. Seeing someone came to greet her, she could only say hello:

“Hello.”

She looked up, and saw that this man was roughly the same age as Master Etienne, and he was very fashionable in his clothes, and he was obviously a young man. He called himself Viscount Verona, a noble from the royal capital:

“It’s really unreasonable for those people to let you, such a lovely lady, be alone. But this finally gave me a chance to come and say a few words to you.”

Alice didn’t want to chat with people at the moment, but thinking about the balance of the task, she still worked hard and squeezed a smile.

Alice was born beautifully, even if she just smiled copingly at this time, she still looked pretty. The Viscount Verona saw her smile and thought she was interested in herself, and he was exasperated:

“Today’s banquet was quite interesting, but the number of people was a little too much, and it was difficult to have a chance to talk alone. The Duchess’s territory is in the western border, and it is regarded as an outsider in the king’s capital. The format of the gathering is different from the usual habits of the king’s capital. I invite you to the salon of my aunt, Countess Brundy, who is the representative of the royal capital.”

“Really, it sounds interesting.”

Alice just dealt with it casually, but the Viscount Verona seemed to be inspired, complimenting Alice’s beauty and boasting of his dazzling family background, without realizing that he was not welcome at all. At this time, the banquet is coming to an end, and most of the guests are preparing to leave. Alice listened absently to the words of the Viscount Verona, and looked around to see if Master Etienne had gone.

Even if the Viscount Verona is narcissistic, he can still be aware of his impatience. He didn’t want to give up halfway, so he asked very diligently:

“How did you get here? If it’s convenient, it’s better to go with me and I’ll see you off.”

Alice hurriedly spoke, for fear that she would miss the opportunity to refuse:

“No, I came here in the Duchess’ carriage, and the sons and daughters will send me back later.”

“How can I bother the master any more, it is much more convenient for me to send you off. You haven’t seen the night view of the royal capital yet? Then I will let the carriage pass in front of the royal palace, so that you can feel that this is only available in the royal capital. View.”

Of course, Alice could not go with this frivolous viscount. At this time, she was already very annoyed and was wondering whether she should risk not getting the final payment of the mission and stun him with a punch, or continue to endure his nonsense until He knew that she didn’t want to care about him at all, so she left until she knew it.

Just as Alice was tangled, a lady who had been with the Duchess walked towards them:

“Viscount Verona, I’m sorry to disturb you, but at this moment, the Duchess wants to talk to Miss Alice.”

“In this case, I am here to wait for them to finish talking. We have already said that I want to send Miss Alice home.”

Alice’s eyes widened. She had never seen such a self-talking person. She just wanted to open her mouth and say there was no such thing, but she heard the lady smile and say:

“I think they have to talk for a long time, you’d better go first by yourself.”

The lady herself is not a great person, but she is the duke’s female staff, and what is conveyed here is the duke’s own will, which everyone understands.

In this house, the Duchess is the absolute authority, and no one can defy her words. The Viscount’s hunting activities were forced to end early, so he shrugged and left angrily, not knowing that he had escaped. Alice exhaled, let go of her clenched fist, and followed the lady to the Duchess.

At this time, the guests were almost gone, and the ladies who accompanied the Duchess saw Alice coming, and they all stood up and filed out one by one. The lady who had just been ordered to ask Alice to light up an extra lamp for them, and then also hid. For a time, only the duchess and Alice were left here.

The duke nodded and motioned to Alice to sit opposite her.

Alice had only seen the appearance of the Duchess from a distance before, but now sitting in front of her, it feels different from before. Looking from a distance just now, she only felt the majestic aura of the Duchess, and only then did she notice the amazing beauty of the person in front of her.

The duchess is about forty or fifty years old, no matter how well maintained, there will still be some traces of years on her face. But this trace did not detract from her charm, on the contrary, it added a deeper charm to her face. This kind of charm appears with time and will only appear on the faces of the elderly.

Alice looked at such a beautiful duchess, her heart was full of admiration.

At this time, the Duchess was sitting across from her, drinking tea slowly while looking at her. It seemed that the Duchess probably wanted to tell her something. However, the beat of the elderly always seemed to be a little slower, and Alice was a little bit uncontrollable, so she spoke first:

“You called me today, probably not just to add some excitement to the party?”

The Duchess put down the teacup:

“You are so clever, you are worthy of my fancy. In fact, I want to entrust you with one thing. I called you today to see if you have the ability to complete it. Just observe it. Look, I think I didn’t choose the wrong person… Would you like to accept my commission?”

The words of the Duchess made Alice a little embarrassed:

“If you have any entrustment, please go to the Mercenary Guild to place an order. Our mercenaries are not allowed to accept tasks in private. If discovered, not only will I be removed from the Mercenary Guild, but you will want to entrust points to the Mercenary Guild from now on. Whatever happens, there will be trouble…”

The Duchess smiled slightly and pointed out the crux of the problem:

“You are afraid of losing your job since then.”

Of course, being a mercenary is Alice’s only means of making a living. She became a super mercenary so easily, but she didn’t want to change careers easily.

“Do you think I’m like the kind of person who asks mercenaries to do things for me in private to save money? I don’t entrust mercenary guilds, so naturally there are reasons not to entrust them. You didn’t promise me, I can’t take this I’ll tell you the reason. But you can first listen to the rewards I plan to pay, and then decide whether you want to do things for me.”

Alice has already seen the luxury of the Duchess, just let her come to such a party, the Duchess paid an unknown amount of gold, let alone the cost of the party itself. It is conceivable that, now that she entrusts Alice to do things in private, she will definitely pay an astonishing amount. If she leaves without listening, Alice is afraid she will not sleep well for the rest of her life. She was so nervous that her heart was pounding, and asked carefully:

“So… how much are you going to pay?”

The remuneration to be paid for this commission was probably planned by the Duchess a long time ago. At this time, she blurted out:

“As long as you agree, I will first pay a deposit of one hundred gold coins as your expenses in the process of doing things. If things can be done, I will make you a knight and grant you territory, and from then on, you will be among the ranks of nobles. If things can’t be done in the end, I will also give you five hundred gold coins as compensation for the risks you have experienced. These money will be enough for you to live a life without worry, even if you are not a mercenary, you can live freely.”

The conditions put forward by the Duchess are very tempting. Not to mention the hundreds of gold coins, the title of the knight alone is enough to be tempting. Although knights and mercenaries seem to live by fighting, the actual situation is completely different. Alice has only recently realized such a thing.

At present, most of the domestic mercenaries belong to the mercenary guild, and the mercenaries earn money by taking on tasks in the guild. Compared with the guild’s share, the money that mercenaries can make is pitiful. In order to increase the probability of surviving in the mission, higher-level mercenaries have almost no choice but to purchase a variety of expensive equipment, so most mercenaries have debts. From a certain point of view, they are no different from the prostitutes|women on Fireworks Street. One is betraying their flesh|body, and the other is betraying their lives, but their debts are never finished. Like her master Immortal Roma, who survived well into their forties, not only had no debts, but also saved money to retire mercenaries, which can be said to be rare.

Prior to this, Alice had always been cared for by her master, and had not paid much attention to the issue of money. It wasn’t until she became a super mercenary that she gradually realized this fact. If it wasn’t because she was so lucky to get a sword and a horse without spending any money, the money spent on buying these things alone would be enough for her to carry a lifetime debt.

If you can become a knight, then the situation is completely different.

A knight is a nobleman. To become a knight means to enter the aristocratic class. Not only can you get a fief, but you can also get the master’s allowance. There is no need to pay taxes, and it will not be controlled by others, so it is much more economically affluent. If there is a chance to win in the war, there is also a chance to get more fiefs and become a higher-ranking nobleman.

In theory, all aristocratic lords with large fiefdoms can canonize knights, but most lords can only canonize apprentice knights who are originally aristocratic, and will never easily exalt a commoner. Only a high lord who has sufficient funds like the Duchess and does not have to please anyone, can it be possible to canonize a civilian girl like Alice. The chance to become a knight as a commoner can be said to be rare in a century.

Such a precious opportunity was unexpectedly met by Alice so easily. Maybe she and Roma have lived together for a long time, so she is indeed lucky with Roma. However, she did not immediately agree, but asked a question:

“Can a woman become a knight?”

Alice’s concerns are not without reason, women are not welcome on the battlefield. Although she did become a special mercenary as a female, this was achieved under very special circumstances. To become a knight, the evaluation criteria are obviously more stringent. At least Alice had never heard of a female knight.

“I’ve heard of the battle you fought in Morse City.” The Duchess stood up and said to Alice very seriously. “Your ability is not inferior to any knight. Maybe not in other places, but in West Felix collar, everything is up to me. I assure you with my Duchess’ reputation, as long as you can fulfill my expectations, I will make you a knight of our West Felix.”

The Duchess made a solemn promise. For a nobleman like her, since she has made a serious promise, she will not change it easily. The duke made a condition, looked at Alice, and waited for her answer.

If Alice is a few years older, maybe she will suggest that she has to go back and think about it. But at this time she was only seventeen years old, she had nothing, her blood boiled over, and she was most afraid of missing opportunities:

“I promise you.”