Chapter 11: Your bodies are my assets

Life as a noble was quite comfortable.

“Ha…”

Luwei didn’t lazily stretch her limbs until the sunlight pierced through the diamond-shaped glass of the bedroom, warming her backside.

Smoothing out her messy silver hair, Luwei pulled back the bed curtains, only to be startled by three figures dressed as maids standing by her bed.

“Don’t you have your own things to do?”

She bit her nails, her expression looking a bit awkward.

Why were they guarding her bedside so early in the morning?

Were they here to watch her sleep in?

Hearing Luwei’s words, the two demi-human girls looked at each other.

Only Floxi spoke up to explain.

“Your Highness Luwei, I am here to serve you and help you dress…”

“As for these two… why don’t you ask them?”

She wore an uncertain expression on her face.

Hearing this, Luwei looked over at her two demi-human servants.

Shuangsha had heavy dark circles under her eyes, looking as if she had been training all night.

As for Shuangna, thanks to the Night Owl talent, her spirit was a bit better.

Her small face seemed to be wearing an expression that was begging for praise.

“Shuangna, you tell me.”

Shuangna nodded immediately.

“Reporting to Master, I am here to report on the work progress!”

Interestingly, as soon as she spoke, Shuangsha beside her shuddered.

She stared at her younger sister, frantically signaling her with her eyes.

“Is that so?”

Luwei summoned the game panel.

[Human Resource Management]

[Shuangna]

Class: Treasure Hunter

Status: Resting

Daily Output: 17 gold coins (167%)

Average Daily Labor: 9 hours

Special: Joyful state, work efficiency increased by 50%.

Suggestion: Balance work content to fully utilize this unit’s value.

Shuangna had produced materials worth seventeen gold coins in just one night?

A flash of surprise crossed Luwei’s eyes.

She could only say that the Treasure Hunter was truly an overpowered unit in the early game.

Her peripheral vision swept across the bedroom, and she quickly spotted a bag as tall as a person.

The surface was stained with a bit of plant juice; this must be the result of Shuangna’s hard work overnight.

“Twenty stalks of Green Bracken Grass, seventeen stalks of Ground-walking Ginseng, and fifty-eight Moonlight Tree Fruits,”

Shuangna said with a hint of pride in her voice.

As they listened to the report, the expressions of the other two, who were in the dark, changed significantly.

These three items were common magical materials with very transparent prices.

Although they didn’t know the exact use for them, it wasn’t hard to calculate their value based on the quantity.

That was seventeen gold coins—a massive sum of money anywhere!

In the Kingdom of Avalon, an ordinary person’s annual income was only about seventy silver coins.

Shuangna’s harvest in a single day was equivalent to an ordinary person working for twenty years.

“Not bad.”

Luwei nodded calmly.

However, she felt that as a boss, she should probably give an outstanding employee some reward.

She hopped off the bed and walked barefoot to Shuangna, patting her on the head.

The two uninformed onlookers seemed even more shocked.

“Your Highness Luwei…?”

Floxi’s expression seemed to hold a hint of grievance.

There was a sharp contrast between her, who was disliked despite doing nothing, and Shuangna, who was heavily favored despite having just arrived.

“What are you looking at?”

“Have you made any money for me?”

Luwei didn’t care about their opinions at all, following up with even more hurtful words.

“Making money…?”

“In other words, this large bag of magical materials was gathered by Miss Shuangna in one night?”

Floxi’s expression shifted, and her voice unconsciously lowered.

“Your Highness Luwei, is this Miss Shuangna’s special talent…?”

As Floxi’s voice fell, Shuangsha’s face suddenly turned pale.

She looked at her sister in alarm, but she only saw a reassured smile on Shuangna’s face.

“Don’t mention this to anyone else,”

Luwei said, pointing at Floxi’s nose.

“You know what this implies…”

Floxi nodded repeatedly, even using her finger to draw a cross over her mouth.

“As for Shuangsha… how was your training progress yesterday?”

Luwei turned her head and looked at the overwhelmed Shuangsha.

The latter’s face turned beet red.

She stammered, “Ah… buh… ah…” for a long time without being able to say a single word.

“Pfft…”

Beside her, Shuangna could no longer hold back her laughter.

“Sister, it’s okay. Your Highness Luwei is a very good person! She won’t blame you for pretending to be mute…”

But Luwei interrupted her without hesitation.

“Why wouldn’t I blame her? Do I look like a gentle and magnanimous person?”

Luwei stared into Shuangsha’s eyes and said word by word, “Pretending to be mute is fine… From now on, you don’t need to speak anymore. You only need to consider yourself a Silent Warrior. Then, clear all obstacles for me. Do you understand?”

Hearing this, Shuangsha hesitated several times before finally squeezing out a single word.

“Yes…”

“Also, don’t push yourself too hard in training. Who told you to train all night?”

Luwei pursed her lips.

“If it was Sabella’s instruction, I will go and negotiate with her personally…”

“See? And she still says she isn’t gentle…”

Shuangna turned her head and whispered to her sister.

When she heard Luwei point the finger at Sabella, Floxi couldn’t sit still anymore.

“Master Sabella only formulated a training plan for Miss Shuangsha; she didn’t force her. Miss Shuangsha is very hardworking, so please don’t blame her!”

Hearing this, Luwei curled her lip.

“That’s good, then…”

Immediately, she changed the subject and looked at Floxi.

“By the way, don’t forget what I said.”

Luwei looked at her with a serious expression.

“This month, I will not allow your Swordsmanship to improve further. I want to see you perform worse than Shuangsha! This isn’t a joke; I will personally check in one month…”

Luwei emphasized the word “personally” very heavily.

This was indeed the truth.

In one month, when she had to face the revenge of the Angel Floxi, Luwei would definitely pull Shuangsha out to go toe-to-toe with her.

“I-I understand…”

Being treated differently again, Floxi’s expression looked even more aggrieved.

However, Luwei ignored her feelings.

She called her two servants over, intending to explain some matters.

“Shuangna can work at night to avoid being seen. But Shuangsha, your training will be during the day.”

As she spoke, Luwei opened the large bag full of herbs and began rummaging through it.

Shuangna’s work attitude was excellent.

These herbs hadn’t suffered much damage, and they were all plump and well-aged.

Thinking of this, Luwei picked out the smallest Moonlight Tree Fruit from the bag and solemnly handed it to Shuangna.

“Here, this is your wage for last night.”

Shuangna: “…?”

“Take it. You’ve earned it…”

Shuangna took the fruit blankly, her face full of confusion.

Seeing this, Luwei shook her head and looked at her with a hint of pity.

‘Look at you, a child who hasn’t seen the world. Are you already being scared to tears by capitalism?’

“Alright, you two go and get some rest…”

Luwei waved her hand at the two demi-human girls.

“Remember, your health is my capital.”

The two of them nodded gratefully, but they felt like there was something not quite right about those words.