Chapter 10: Recruiting Maids, Blue-Haired Girls Gets Priority

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Half an hour later, Robb reached the center of Westwind’s cross street. There were a few merchants and peddlers gathered here and there. The town was small, with no more than a thousand inhabitants, so Westwind’s business was not prosperous. Except for a shop selling cloth that looked a little more upmarket, the other shops looked small and dirty and neglected.

Robb took out a few silver coins and bought a bolt of white cloth. Then he picked up a pen and wrote on it: “Recruiting a maid. Food and lodging are covered. There are five insurances and one gold…” Sensing that something was wrong, he quickly wiped all the words with magic and rewrote, “Purchasing a maid. Required age: 15–20. Good features, hardworking and kind. Interested party will find Father Robert of this town to sign up for an interview. Note: Girls with blue hair get priority.”

Finished, Robb clapped his hands together and stuck the bolt of cloth to a wall in the middle of the street. Done.

It was really convenient in the alternate world. He could post advertisements on the streets. If he were to mess around like this in the real world, he would definitely be beaten to death by the city management.

Since he was already in the town center, he might as well have prepared what he wanted for dinner. Until the maid’s recruitment was successful, Robb would have to do it himself in order to be well-fed. He knew that he would not be able to buy the ingredients for those fancy recipes. He would probably only be able to buy some of the most basic dishes here.

As expected, there wasn’t much to buy on the street. Fortunately, he’d managed to buy a large piece of boar meat and some salt, just enough to make a “roasted boar” dish. That was how dinner was going to be happily decided.

Shouldering the boar, he turned and was about to return to the church when a plump merchant came to greet him. It was the same man who had purchased the wyvern hide from Gorda the day before. He smiled at Robb from a distance. “Lord Robert, I just saw the notice you put up. It seems you want to buy a maid?”

“That’s right.” Although Robb found it a little difficult to accept the idea of buying and selling people, in this era, there was no way to “recruit” maids. There was no such contractual worker at all. Servants could only be bought. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. For the sake of his lazy career, he could only be an emotionless human trafficker.

The fat merchant chuckled. “I happen to have a new maid in my possession, Sir Robert. I bought her a few days ago in a small village in Raw Stone Canyon. Her parents had died and she was living with her aunt. Her aunt couldn’t support her anymore, so she sold her to me. I was going to take her to Saint’s Capital and sell her to the high officials and nobles for a good price. Since you’re interested, Sir Robert, why don’t you sell her to you here? It’ll save me and you the trouble.”

“Oh?” Robb cocked his head. “Does she have blue hair?”

“Er, why does Lord Robert have a preference for blue hair?” said the fat merchant awkwardly. “As far as I know, there are no blue-haired humans. Probably only girls of elf, harpy, and ghost-human species have blue hair.”

“No blue-haired girl?” Robb was instantly disappointed, but then he thought about it. The blue-haired maid in the anime he had loved so much must have been of a different race, and not human.

“But Lord Robert need not dwell on such matters,” the merchant said with a smile. “No blue hair can be dyed blue. It is a small matter.”

“Well, you seem to have a point,” Robb said. “Show me the girl you mentioned.”

The fat merchant ripped the notice off the wall and led Robb to the residence. The merchant actually had a property in Westwinds, and his house was surprisingly large. There were a number of servants in it, and they were all fully armed. It seemed these servants were his capital for traveling far and wide.

The merchant beckoned Robb to sit down in the drawing room. A short time later, two servants came in with a thin blond girl. She was barefoot and dressed in a ragged sackcloth. There were holes in her arms and calves where he could see her skin. Fortunately, the important spots were still well wrapped, so she was not exposed.

Her clothes were filthy, and her blond hair was filthy, but her small face was clean. It looked as if she’d been prepared to sell her. If she didn’t get her face clean, the buyer would think she was ugly and wouldn’t be able to afford the price.

The merchant said with a smile, “This girl has just turned sixteen a few days ago. I can assure you that she is a pure and flawless virgin. My wife has personally examined her. Look at her looks. Such goods are rare in such a Borderhammer town. You can’t buy a better-looking maid in Westwind.”

Robb looked at the girl’s face seriously. She was indeed pure and cute. If he had to say what was wrong with her, it would be that she was too thin. She was so thin that it made his heart ache. She didn’t have any fat on her, so of course she couldn’t stand up straight. Poor girl. She must have suffered a lot.

Seeing how pitiful she was, he decided not to let her fall into anyone else’s hands. If she followed me, she would at least be treated “with human rights.” If she followed the men in this world, it would be hard to say…

Robb said, “Well, the girl’s not bad. How much does it cost to buy her?”

The merchant said, “A beautiful virgin like her would fetch at least ten gold coins if she were brought to Saint’s City and sold to the big men. But you’re a priest of the Light. I wouldn’t dare earn your money with a guilty conscience. Besides, selling her here would save me a lot of transportation costs. How about five gold coins? I’ll only earn the money to transport her here from the Originite Canyon.”

Although he did not know the price situation of this world, Robb believed that a small businessman would not dare to deceive him. He felt that the people of this world seemed to be very afraid of the Holy teachings. This small businessman would definitely not dare to bully a priest.

Besides, five gold coins could buy a pretty girl. In Robb’s opinion, that was insanely cheap. If pretty girls were sold on the street at that price, Robb was willing to buy every girl in the world. “Alright, I’ll buy her.”

When Robb had finished speaking, he reached into his denim trouser pocket and felt that something was wrong. If he was right, a gold coin was worth a hundred silver coins, and he did not have five hundred. He had only been in this world for two days, and he had spent most of his time slacking off. He had not had time to make any money. All he had was the pile of silver coins that Gorda had given him, but he knew there were fewer than five hundred in that pile without even counting them.

This was a little awkward!

Robb frowned. “Can you get a little more discount?”

The merchant saw his movements and expression and understood immediately. “Well… Mr. Robert, I can’t get it any cheaper. I spent a lot of money buying her from her aunt. How about this? I’ll get you something slightly more convenient.”

With that, he winked. Two of his men were pushing the girl back into the backyard, planning to replace her.