The Survival Rules of NPCs

Chapter 73: A Shrewd Woman.

Most of those who are arrogant and haughty have some background. For example, Finance Minister Ruin has a daughter, but she is not born to the First Lady. Instead, she is the daughter of a fallen viscount who married into a wealthy family. Lord Ruin and Duke Os have one thing in common: they are very fertile, with more than twenty daughters, half of whom are already married.

Miss Ottifina was unable to marry immediately, naturally due to her insufficient status, whether it was her mother's lineage or her own abilities.

For example, Miss Sera is the daughter of the Duke's fourth son. Marquis Price is one of the few of the Duke's children who survived the battlefield. Now he has been promoted to marquis through military merit and is the most confident among the Duke's children. Although he is still unable to carry the banner of Milandil, the call for him to inherit the title is very high!

Price, however, was always fighting on the battlefield and valued his sons highly, but he didn't care much about his daughters, especially Miss Sera, whose mother was a southern barbarian noblewoman whom Duke Price had captured on the battlefield. Her sons were not valued much, let alone her daughters.

Because of her southern barbarian blood, her skin was dark. Although this daughter had sexy and charming features and figure, she was disliked by the local nobles because of her dark skin.

But Miss Sera was also proud and arrogant. Two years ago, her family helped her arrange a marriage with a viscount who was also a local city lord, a viscount with real power. Such a marriage was already very good for her status, but she was still not satisfied. After that, as the chief butler, she had not paid attention to the child for a long time.

Now, I thought they would have toned it down, but it seems they are still so foolish and unaware of their own stupidity!

With the Duke personally deciding on the marriage, how bad could Mr. Bright's future be?

Of course, he couldn't tell them that this doctor would decide Lord Os's fate, and that if he succeeded tonight, he would be in a higher position than his own son in Lord Os's eyes!

"Are you interested?" the butler asked with a smile, his gentle old face revealing no intelligence whatsoever.

This made several girls in the team who wanted to take a gamble hesitate.

Most of them are not young anymore, but because they were misled by the Duke's House brand in previous years, they failed to truly see themselves clearly, and now it is difficult for them to find good ones.

This time, the Duke personally officiated at the wedding. Although he only let the old butler choose the doctor, that doctor is probably no ordinary person. Even so, if the Duke's daughter marries an ordinary doctor, she will have no future in noble circles.

The profession of doctor is considered relatively high-class among commoners, but it is not respectable among nobles, even a knight would be better.

A knight who is favored by the Duke has a good chance of fighting his way up on the battlefield, but what about a doctor? How long will it take to earn a title?

Suddenly, a timid voice asked from the crowd, "Excuse me, are you Doctor Chaotian?"

The butler immediately looked over, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes. No one had even thought of this simplest logic. If it were an ordinary doctor, would he be qualified to be betrothed by the Duke?

The one who raised the question was Miss Nayuki. Her father was a scholar, a financial scholar. Although he did not have a title, he held a respectable position at the Milan Dier Academy. He was expected to become the dean of the Finance Department in the next term. However, Miss Nayuki was the fourth daughter, and her mother was a student at the academy, not a wife, and her status was not high. However, Miss Nayuki was relatively ambitious and had already passed the advanced scholar exam at the Finance Department at a young age. With a little help from her family, she could become the youngest lecturer at the Milan Dier Academy, and possibly even the youngest associate professor.

Although he was ostracized, his father had high hopes for him and considered him a promising child.

Doctors Beyond?

All the children were slightly taken aback. If that was the case, it seemed like they could consider it. After all, the extraordinary doctor was conservatively estimated to be a viscount. It just depended on which one to join. If they could become a viscount in the Milandil circle, and with their grandfather's support, it would be a decent option, right?

Perhaps they can't compare to legitimate noble families, but they can still be considered part of the noble circle. Moreover, extraordinary doctors are respected, and many nobles are willing to befriend them. Their cost-effectiveness is even higher than that of non-city lord type viscounts!

Suddenly, many women began to show interest.

But just as some women were about to agree, Miss Nayuki spoke up again, "Where is he from? Will he stay in Milandir?"

Upon hearing this, some women couldn't help but chuckle: "That's quite interesting. The person Grandpa personally selected, if not staying in Milandil, would he be in the countryside?"

But the butler quickly gave everyone a surprising answer: "Mr. Bright is someone the master values. If he can accomplish what the master has assigned this time, then the master will not restrict his freedom. According to reliable sources, he will most likely stay in Holy Stone City, rather than in Mirandil!"

Everyone was stunned. What place? Holy Stone City?

Isn't that a rural city near the border?

If it weren't for the mining business that started these past two years, this would have been a remote area that even a viscount wouldn't have wanted to take over. Why would an extraordinary doctor go there?

are you crazy?

"Are you sure?" one woman couldn't help but ask.

"The information should be correct," the butler said with a gentle smile, then looked at Nayuki.

This girl is quite cunning. First, she found out about the doctor's extraordinary identity, and then she deliberately asked him if he could stay in Milandil. Obviously, this child has already found out something.

Indeed, Mr. Bright had already been contacted by quite a few nobles in the past two days. With a little effort, he could have found out the details. Most of the children in front of him were too slow to react. On the contrary, Miss Nayuki was clearly keeping a close eye on the Duke's situation.

Two days ago, the Duke personally summoned Bright, and many nobles were talking about it. Miss Nayuki was able to find out about the news so quickly, which means she has been paying attention to Lord Os's movements. This is a smart move. Limited information can often change fate. Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared.

Sure enough, after the butler explained the situation, the young ladies who had just been considering it immediately backed down.

Only one woman in gray was still hesitating.

"I'm willing to give it a try," Nayuki said directly.

"Are you sure, Miss Nayuki?" the butler said with a smile. "You're about to become a lecturer employed by Milan Deer University. Once you get married, you might not be able to stay here to teach. After all, Mr. Bright might not support a long-distance relationship!"

"I can discuss it with him. If he really doesn't want to, I can give up my lecturer status."

Is this woman crazy?

Many of the duke's daughters frowned at the other woman. Giving up a perfectly good university teaching job to live in a rural city with a doctor? It seems a high level of education hasn't cultivated a high level of intelligence. Why would she do such a losing proposition? Or did she study finance?

The butler looked at her with a smile. Nayuki had a sweet appearance, not the sexy and charming type. Especially when she wore academic clothes, she gave people a youthful and beautiful feeling. Coupled with a pair of well-behaved glasses, her whole temperament was not very aggressive.

In a circle of aristocratic women who love to show off, she is not particularly popular, but because of her appearance, it is easy for people to overlook her wit.

Just like this time, with such a large investment, I never expected this child to have such a decisive personality.

To put it nicely, this kind of personality is called decisive; to put it bluntly, it's a gambling mentality. But this person didn't gamble blindly; they clearly had a very meticulous plan. The Duke required someone to be charming and clever, and the latter was certainly met. It's just a question of whether Mr. Bright would look down on the former.

After all, men his age tend to prefer something sexy and alluring.

For example, there was Mrs. Eliza, with whom his relationship was somewhat ambiguous...

"Is there any other young lady who would like to join?" the butler asked with a smile.

"One is enough, isn't it?" someone sneered. "He's not some big shot. Do you expect us, a bunch of dukes' daughters, to let him choose one by one?"

"that is!"

These sarcastic remarks made the gray-clad woman, who had initially hesitated, frown and ultimately take a step back.

Nayuki saw this and smiled secretly.

The girl in gray was named Kana. Her father was the head of an important family business and a businessman, but he had a good education. His status was not high among the duke's sons, but it was not very low either. His family was very wealthy. Kana's father only married one wife. Although she was not very valued at home, her situation was still much better than her own, who was constantly harassed by her father's legal wife.

Therefore, she wasn't worried that her mother would deliberately ruin her marriage. So, although she seemed to value Mr. Bright, she lacked the resolve and ultimately backed down.

Great, the last competitor is gone.

Nayuki closed her eyes, feeling a sense of relief.

Although she had earned a future through hard work, her marriage was still to be decided by her parents. Given her father's wife's personality, she would definitely try to stop a good marriage. On the contrary, this time might be the best future she could choose to deceive everyone.

Of course, nothing is certain, since the extraordinary doctor from Holy Stone City may have an unclean background, which carries some risk.

But how can there be no risk in investing?

Mr. Bright, right? Hopefully, this is the right investment...