By the time Xiaolie came back, accompanied by Yaling, Edrick had stepped out of the bath and was busy drying his body with a towel.
âMaster, how may I be of service?â
âJingyi just unlocked her bloodline today, and I want her to put some more focus into unlocking the rest of her traits⊠It is up to you to perform a very important job on my behalfâ
Anoteros put the towel down and threw on a luxurious black bathrobe.
âI will need you to seek out new servants. The residence lacks proper personnel basically everywhere. You know my tastes and requirements. Speak with all the candidatesâThose you deem good, I will speak with myself to determine whether they are worthy of being owned by meâ
He tightened the bathrobeâs belt.
âIn particular, there is a need for servants to perform basic tasks such as cleaning and laundryâBut more importantly, I need servants in the Nursery Wing. As you know, Fanqia is pregnant, and I would prefer that the nurses I employed be properly taught before she gives birthâ
âI understand, Master. I will prepare this in the briefest delaysâ
âThere is still some time, so do not rush. Do things properly⊠You can go nowâSame goes for you, Xiaolie. I will be going to sleepâ
On this note, Anoteros soon lay in bed alongside his slumbering wives, sleeping until noon without any problemâŠ
âMaster, a letter is addressed to youâ
Lisha brought something to him soon after he woke up. It was a small letter stamped with a wax crest that he did not recognise. However, the content soon made it clear that this was intentional.
The senderâOr rather, sendersâHad not wanted to attract any unwanted attention with these.
There were actually two letters inside the envelope. One from Ku Xing, and one from Ting Zhenniao⊠The two older women were sending him an update on their respective pregnancies. It had indeed been a little while since he impregnated them bothâThe signs had probably become visible by now.
[Hello, hello!
How are you doing, handsome young man? Our child is growing very well inside my belly. And guess what? Itâs a girl!
More importantly, though. I was able to get my hands on my useless, limp-rodded husband. This pathetic bastard climaxed after twenty seconds with his noodle⊠But hey! He truly thinks the child is his, so thatâs good.
Seriously, can you believe that he comes from a clan whose ancestral technique is about a legendary minotaur? I tend to forget that since he lacks the equipment of one.
Anyway! This was just to keep you updated. Love you, and I hope the next time we meet, you can show this old lady some more love.
Ting Zhenniao]
The letter ended with a heart and a kiss mark from green lipstick.
She had rather harsh words for her husband. It was pretty obvious that it was nothing more than a political marriage, and that she would gladly throw him aside in favour of Edrick.
Anoteros didnât mind if she stayed married, though. He had no qualms about satisfying a married womanâEspecially not one as charming as Ting ZhenniaoâŠ
Next, there was the letter from Ku Xing.
[Greetings.
I hope youâre doing well. Iâve heard a lot of good things about you lately. I am glad that you are seeing some recognition for your hard work, my lovely Deuallino~ I am not quite used to that new terminology. It doesnât roll off the tongue well, but it looks cool in written format, I guessâŠ
In any case, our baby is growing very well. I donât think you care much about it, but donât hesitate to send me a letter back if you have a name idea for herâYes, we are having a beautiful daughter!
Sheâll definitely be tall and jacked as hellâŠ
My parents are going a bit crazy trying to figure out who impregnated me at the moment. I would gladly say that you are the father, but I know that it could cause you some trouble in the current state of things⊠But I still hope that youâll be able to meet your daughter soon after she is born.
A child needs a strong masculine presenceâAnd⊠The servants are too submissive to fill that role. My father will definitely dote on her like a little breeze could snap her in half.
Anyway, I canât wait for when you come around to marry Bai Xing, and we can see each other⊠If I have already given birth by then, what do you say about filling me up again?
Much love.
Ku Xing]
âThese two know how to get my lower brain goingâŠâ
It was indeed a bit of a shame that he couldnât get credit for fathering the babies these two noble ladies were nurturing within themselves. It would instantly increase his reputation within the Elt clan. It wasnât easy to convince high nobles to take part in harem-like activities like this, after all.
It was certainly even harder for the end result to be so good. Both Ting Zhenniao and Ku Xing liked him very much, so although there was no marriage, it would count as an alliance in the eyes of the Elt clan.
Unfortunately, Ting was married to Quiang Futou: A man from another clanâNot quite a great clan, but still a respected one that couldnât be poked easily. If it were learned that Tingâs child had been fathered not just by another man, but by a youngster, it would be incredibly humiliating for her husbandâŠ
Anoteros was not in a good position to deal with such ire from someone with such a status. At least, for now...
As for Ku⊠It would technically be right for her to reveal Edrickâs identity as her childâs father, but although she wasnât married, she definitely had a bunch of suitors. In fact, suitors were probably more dangerous than husbands. Those guys were actively trying to get into a particular womanâs bed, and to them, it would seem like some young man had swooped in out of nowhere and âstolenâ their girl.
They would definitely be quite upset.
Once again, Anoteros would rather not be bothered by such things at the moment.
Instead, he had something more important to do. A promise to fulfil.
Namely, he was going to honour Oswulf today.
The Greater Vulpine Hound may bear a servant crest, but she held a special position. She was a bestial companion of Edrick. Therefore, he wasnât just going to do it with her like he would when performing Biesta on any other feral dweller of the wilds.
Showing affection to Oswulf would require a bit more refinement. At least for the first time...
He found it important to show her some preferential treatment, so that she knew that she was above the restâAbove Alffine, for example.
âLetâs see how good she is at thisâŠâ