After a whole day of traveling, even though she was on the ship the entire time, Nora still felt tired. The shaking of the cabin and the boy's gentle, pleasant voice made her eyelids heavier and heavier. Soon, she fell into a deep sleep.
Seeing that Nora had fallen asleep, Jamie stopped speaking. Justin picked up a blanket and gently covered her. Then, the two of them left the room.
"Jamie, you should go back and rest first. I will stay here to watch over the young master." Seeing Jamie reluctant, Justin spoke calmly, "You are still young and can't stay up late. Go back and rest well. Tomorrow you'll have the energy to serve the young master properly."
Jamie hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "Okay, Justin, you work hard here. I'll ask my father to bring some late-night food later."
"Good, go ahead!"
Jamie bowed to Justin and then left.
Justin watched Jamie's back and then glanced again at the closed door. He smiled slightly. Being chosen by the young master was their blessing.
In recent years, disasters and troubles never stopped. Many people like them sold themselves as slaves because they could not survive. Justin once knew a fellow villager bought by a rich family. When bought, the person's eyes were full of hope for life, but in just two months, only a broken corpse was sent back home.
He and his brother Jared almost were sold to Donglou because of their good looks. If they had not escaped, no one would know what kind of fate they would have now.
Fortunately, they met the young master. The young master bought them and saved them from suffering. They would serve the young master with all their hearts.
When Nora woke again, daylight had already come. She stretched comfortably and said, "System Vee.9, check-in!"
"Ding! Congratulations, the host has received ten boxes of health cotton, a set of Yunnan Baiyao products, one thousand taels of silver, ten sets of underwear, one wide-sleeved fairy dress (waterproof, fireproof, self-temperature control, and self-cleaning), and ten bags of White Rabbit milk candy."
"Ding! Congratulations, the host completed a hidden mission. Saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. You get a special check-in reward: ten thousand taels of silver, various vegetable and fruit seeds (already planted), various fruit tree saplings and ten trees (already planted), one hundred sets of shampoo and shower gel, one hundred different styles of mirrors, one set of exquisite Hanfu, one set of fine jewelry, and one bottle of Rejuvenation Pills (each bottle contains five pills. These are cultivation pills. If mortals take them and have even one breath of life left, they can restore a withered body and gain new life)."
Nora asked without doubt, "System Vee.9, tell me honestly, is the person you saved last night your private disciple? Even if saving a life is very valuable, this reward is too much. Not to mention the others, that bottle of Rejuvenation Pills is amazing. What are you planning? This world can't be a cultivation world, can it?"
"Ding! Host, rest assured. This world is just an ordinary ancient world. There is no cultivation. The rewards are set by the main god system. The system has no power to change them."
"Then that person is not your private disciple from the main god system, right? The difference is too big!"
After a while, the system's mechanical voice sounded, "Ding, according to system confirmation, that person has no relation to the main god. Regarding the rewards, the main god said if the host does not want them, the system can take them back."
"That's impossible!" Nora immediately refused, "Once rewards are given, there is no reason to take them back!"
Things already in her hands could never be returned, especially with so many treasures.
Seeing so many rewards, Nora happily thought, that person is not a hot potato. Rather, he is a huge treasure that can explode gold coins anytime.
Thinking this, Nora quickly got out of bed. She opened the door and saw Jared standing at the door holding washing supplies. When he saw her, he respectfully bowed before following her into the room.
While helping her fix her hair, he smiled and said, "Did you sleep well last night? It's cold these days. You should wear more clothes and not catch a cold."
"Is it really cold?" Her clothes were rewards from System Vee.9 that kept her at the most comfortable temperature, so she didn't feel cold.
"Yes! It's already winter now. It even snowed outside yesterday," Jared said as he pinned her hair with a hairpin. "After breakfast, you can go enjoy the snow scenery."
"That sounds great. I haven't seen snow in a long time." She really hadn't. She grew up in a warm city where snow was rare.
Even if it snowed, it didn't accumulate. Plus, she had been busy at work and hadn't had time or the mood to visit other cities to see snow.
"By the way, how is the person we rescued yesterday?"
"The young master had a fever last night, but Doctor Ma gave two injections and the fever went down. He woke up early today. I just went to check, and he's fine now, but still weak."
"Doctor Ma said he needs to rest more. Good that he woke up." Nora nodded. "Did you ask where he is from or where his family lives?"
"It would be better to send him home so his family won't worry. He's awake but still won't say anything. Neither Justin nor I could get any information from him."
"I'll go see him later." After washing up, Nora sat at the dining table. She ate a simple bowl of porridge and then put down her chopsticks.
She hadn't had much appetite on the ship these days. "Does the food not suit your taste, young master?" Jared asked carefully, worried because she ate little.
"If you want anything, I can ask the kitchen to prepare it." "No need. I just don't have much appetite after waking up," Nora waved her hand.
This world was different from ancient China. Although there were many kinds of items, they mostly had single uses. There was no frying; most food was steamed or boiled.
At first, tasting the pure flavor was nice. But after a while, it was hard for her, who was used to many seasonings every day. Right now, she especially missed fried dishes, hot pot, and barbecue.
But on the ship, it was inconvenient. She had to bear it for now. Once on land, the first thing she would do was get an iron pan and cook a few dishes herself.
If only System Vee.9 could grant seasoning rewards. Nora muttered to herself. After breakfast, Nora went to the guest room in the cabin to check on the person rescued last night.
Though she didn't know much about him yet, his System Vee.9 rewards from yesterday showed he was no ordinary person. Maybe he was a so-called lucky child. Otherwise, System Vee.9 wouldn't have given such rich rewards.
She decided to check on him. If he had nowhere to go, with such rewards, she could take him in. After all, with the System Vee.9 rewards, she could support him.
If he really was a lucky child, maybe she could get more rewards through him in the future. Either way, it wouldn't be a loss for her.