Chapter 48 (1/2)

Chapter 48: The Monkeys that Stole Coconuts

Shirts, vests, boxers, suits, leather shoes… There were many clothes that Liszt intended to create.

However, he could not be so innovative. He was a countryside baron after all. If he could become the king of a country someday, he would be able to change the fashion however he wanted.

But for now, he could not tolerate the tediousness in maintaining the so-called dignity of nobles.

“My lord, I gave the servants a half-day holiday. They’ll be dedicated to the castle tomorrow.”

“Well, do whatever you see fit.”

“Yes, sir.”

Liszt, who was sweating hard, was in no mood to talk. “Mr. Carter, draw a bath for me. This is not the friendliest weather.”

“As you wish.” Carter hurried to ask the maids to prepare a bath.

Bathwater was always prepared in the castle nowadays because the servants all knew their lord’s enthusiasm for cleanliness. It was not unusual for him to wash himself three times a day.

After taking a shower, he put on homely clothes, a loose robe.

Such robes were a kind of pajamas. The nobles here also knew that it could be uncomfortable to wear formal dress all the time, so they changed pajamas into homely clothes.

Liszt, however, still found it complicated and uncomfortable.

His favorites in summer were T-shirts. So, he rolled the sleeves of his long robe and exposed his arms. Although it did not befit the etiquette of nobles, nobody dared to question him in the small castle. That was an advantage of the countryside.

“My lord, it’s a pity that we don’t have ice, or I could make you a cup of iced water.”

“There isn’t much ice even in Tulip Castle. I can live with that, although it’s a pity that I can’t have iced beer.” He was not an alcoholic. He only drank at dinners because of social needs.

However, he did relish the memory of cool iced beers in the hot summer.

The days were becoming hotter and hotter. As he recalled, eggs would immediately be boiled if they were placed on the ground when Coral Island was in the hottest season.

Many serfs died of heat exhaustion every year.

I was told that niter can be used to make ice, but there are no niter mines on Coral Island… I remember that niters can be gathered in the corners of public toilets, but all the houses in Flower Town are made of wood, and there are no toilets…

Basically, it was impossible for Liszt to make ice with niter.

He could only store ice in winter and use it during summer like other nobles did. “Mr. Carter, remind me in winter to build an ice cellar.”

“All right, my lord.”

…

As usual, Goltai, Marcus, Isaiah, and Blair were invited to dinner. Only the four of them were qualified to have dinner with Liszt.

“Liszt, the planning for Oysterton is done. Tomorrow, the first batch of fishermen will officially start fishing in the east coast with the new equipment. They’re all seniors, women, and children, silly and reckless.”

After the news that their lord had a seafood dinner, all the civilians followed his example and began having seafood.