Jiang Linxian continued to the fourth floor to clean the duchess's room.
At first he was afraid that the Duchess would be furious if she discovered that he had taken her toy.
But it was obvious that his worries were unnecessary.
The Duchess left her residence early in the morning and traveled to an unknown place.
After Jiang Linxian finished cleaning the room, he came to the second floor.
At this moment, Wang Yuanqi has finished cleaning the corridors and guest rooms, and not surprisingly, he has been praised by the housekeeper.
"Would you like to visit other places?" Jiang Linxian asked Wang Yuanqi.
"If the housekeeper sees it, he may be punished." Wang Yuanqi shook his head and said.
Jiang Linxian stopped talking and chose to leave silently.
He felt that he should not be able to influence the player in front of him.
Arriving at the lobby on the first floor, Chanduolai and a female player were cleaning carefully.
Occasionally, a few maids passed through the middle of the hall.
They hurried up to the second floor with sumptuous food in their hands.
When Qian Duolai saw Jiang Linxian's appearance, he immediately looked surprised.
He came to Jiang Linxian, pulled him aside, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Jiang, you are running around, aren't you afraid that the housekeeper will punish you if he sees you?"
"Have you seen the butler in the past two days in the hall?" Jiang Linxian asked.
Chanduolai thought for a while, then shook his head: "When you asked me, did I notice? It seems that the housekeeper was not here during the day. Except for the servants walking around, I don't even know the other big shots in the castle. Pass."
"This is strange." Jiang Linxian thought for a while and was about to leave: "I'll go to the kitchen and garden for a walk."
"Brother Jiang, are you really not afraid of death?" Qian Duolai immediately admired the man in front of him. He was worthy of being a big shot with high scores for two consecutive days.
Jiang Linxian wanted to pat him on the shoulder, but finally held back: "I know it well."
Saying that, he was about to leave.
"By the way, Brother Jiang, let me tell you something." Qian Duolai stopped him after thinking for a moment and told Jiang Linxian what several people in the dormitory said last night.
The latter's expression did not change at all after hearing this, and he just replied lightly: "I understand."
When leaving the hall, he glanced at the girl who was still cleaning.
The latter seemed to understand and looked up at Jiang Linxian.
Make eye contact and make eye contact.
Then they all looked away.
In the kitchen, Yan Ming and Zhao Peng were wiping the seats in the restaurant. Inside the cooking window, several abominations could be seen preparing dishes.
The abomination from last night was also chopping vegetables.
When it accidentally saw Jiang Linxian outside the window, it couldn't help showing a bit of fear.
The speed of chopping vegetables instantly increased a bit.
The ruthless energy buried in his eyes was fleeting.
When Zhao Peng and Yan Ming saw Fairy Queen Jiang Lin, they wanted to step forward and say a few words. However, due to the fact that there were several 'monsters' staring at the kitchen at the moment, they could not step forward and could only continue to wipe the seats silently. .
Probably even they didn't expect Jiang Linxian to drag a broom around.
He is indeed a ruthless person.
Without finding anything special in the kitchen, Jiang Linxian came to the garden.
One of the three gardeners was missing an arm, one was missing a tongue, and one was missing an eyeball. It can be said that they are the worst trio.
In the garden, there was an old man sitting on an empty stone bench playing chess alone.
International chess.
Jiang Linxian had seen it from a long distance away.
After all, someone who can play chess alone with such leisurely elegance would not have a low status in the castle.
Like the Duchess and her little son.
"Are you new here to clean the garden?" The old man seemed to notice Jiang Linxian's gaze and looked up: "I haven't seen you in the past two days."
"I'm here to help." Jiang Linxian nodded. He was not sure what the old man in front of him was doing, so he could only find a lame excuse to explain.
"Come to play chess with me?" the old man asked, "If you beat me, then you don't have to clean the house today, and Butler Nicode will not make things difficult for you."
[A lonely vampire duke, who lives in the castle all year round and is very lonely and needs the company of others]
Are all the vampires in the castle so lonely?
Jiang Linxian thought, but he didn't reply immediately.
"Of course, if you lose, you have to keep one of your arms." The old man stared at Jiang Linxian, waiting for his answer.
【Ding! 】
[Start the side mission: Companion of the Old Man]
[Introduction: The old vampire has lived in the castle for more than five hundred years. He knows everything inside the castle. The loneliness all year round has made him intolerable. He needs to find a partner to talk to the haze in his heart. Please accompany the old man. chess and beat him. 】
[Mission reward: Special item: Mysterious key: There seems to be unknown things hidden in the castle. Through the mysterious key, you may be able to discover some secrets of the castle and gain +1000 experience points.]
[If you fail the mission, you will lose an arm. This is the old man's punishment for you. After all, you have not been recognized by the old man. 】
[Note: This task can be accepted or not. 】
Jiang Linxian was very excited about this sudden system task.
However, his chess level is limited, and if he agrees to his words, he will only be humiliating himself.
[Perhaps you can let him try to play Chinese chess. The most important thing is to accompany the old man. He is very lonely. 】
Is this okay?
Jiang Linxian was dubious and accepted the task.
He slowly walked up to the old man and looked at the chess set on the stone table.
He smiled and said, "I don't know how to play this kind of chess."
The old man who heard this was a little disappointed. He slowly raised his right hand and started playing chess alone again.
"Old man, you must have been playing this kind of chess alone for many years, right? Have you ever thought about trying an advanced version of chess?"
The old man raised his head and asked doubtfully: "Advanced version of chess? I have lived for so long, and I have never seen a chess game that is more interesting and unpredictable than this one."
"Although your chess is very interesting, in our place, this kind of chess has been eliminated and replaced by a more interesting and advanced chess." Jiang Linxian asked
"You can tell me, if I find out you lied to me, I will eat both your arms and sew your mouth shut."
Jiang Linxian put down the broom in his hand and began to explain.
He explained to the old man while drawing the chess pieces.
There is a slight similarity between international chess and Chinese chess. Therefore, the elderly accept it quickly.
When he fully understood, Jiang Linxian also used the chess pieces on the stone plate to make Chinese chess pieces.
Next is the actual combat part between the two.
Naturally, the old man was not as familiar with the new chess skills he had learned as Jiang Linxian.
Moreover, Jiang Linxian's Chinese chess skills are also top-notch.
Not just chess, but Go as well.
In the real world, for a person with extreme obsessive-compulsive disorder and a perfectionist, his online record is also very brilliant, and he rarely meets opponents.
It's just that he takes a little longer to think when playing chess.
After playing several games of chess in a row, the old man seemed to be very interested in Jiang Linxian's new chess set, and the smile on his face became much brighter.
Of course, his expression of deep thought became more intense.
Outside the stone table.
The three players who were pruning the bushes in the flower garden and sweeping the dead leaves on the ground also looked at the two men.
They found that Jiang Linxian had not left after talking there for a long time, and then the two played 'chess'.
What surprised them most was that the old man smiled from time to time, and the two of them played more than one game of chess.
In fact, the three of them knew very well that this old man had a side mission.
One-armed girls understand this best.
She lost an arm after playing a game of chess with the old man and losing.
The other two girls did not dare to take on this task.
After the old man finished playing the fifth chess game, he couldn't help but smile again.
"This kind of chess is very interesting and the method of playing is very novel, but I still need to study more."
The old man smiled.
"Then I will accompany you here today. If you still want to play chess, I will come with you tomorrow." Jiang Linxian stood up and said with a smile.
"Tomorrow?" The old man's eyes flickered a few times, and he looked at Jiang Linxian in front of him and said, "Young man, I have something for you."
As he spoke, he took out an ancient copper key from his pocket.
"Give it to me?" Jiang Linxian knew it well. He took the key, wiped it clean with a towel, looked at it carefully for a while, and asked curiously: "What is the use of this key?"
"Yes." The old man smiled, waved his hand towards him, and said, "But now is not the time to tell you."
"I'm a little tired today, so I'll go back and rest first. I'll wait for you here tomorrow." The old man stood up tremblingly.
Jiang Linxian stepped forward to help the old man: "I'll take you back."
"No need." The old man waved his hand and left alone.
【Ding! 】
[Congratulations to the player for completing the side mission: The Old Man’s Companion! 】
【Get reward: mysterious key! Gain experience +1000 (saved) and open the personal level after clearing the newbie copy! 】
[Get 50 favorability points from the old man! (100)]
【Ding! Important note: If the old man's favorability towards you reaches 100, you will get a hidden mission! 】
