Sith. Carl et al. and Al. In addition to establishing an intelligence system, the most important thing for Verkins and others is to cultivate a group of people who are completely loyal to Hathaway...... At least they won't have anything to do with anyone else who is powerful, and this institution is of course to be located in the Cordillera Plateau.

To date, Al. Verkins and the others have taken in nearly 300 school-age street children, have established a foothold in the Cordillera Plateau, and most importantly, they have established an orphanage with a disguised identity.

The role of this orphanage, Hathaway did not want to hide for a long time, and she couldn't hide it, but at least until she established herself in the Cordillera Plateau, she would be able to let people know that the orphanage was related to her. As for the Sith . Carl's intelligence agency must not be exposed to the world, so she also gave the Sith . Karl part of the funding.

The communication in this world cannot be said to be backward, it can only be said to be expensive, most of the information is transmitted through the magic arrays in various places, it is a gadget called a communication crystal, which can realize long-distance calls, but the user must be a magician, and ordinary people have no way to use it...... As for the newspapers, there don't seem to be any, there are newspapers in the army, but those things are not public, and generally any important news is publicly announced in the form of a wide announcement.

Despite this, some gossip still spread in the capital as if it had grown wings...... The canonization of an earl is not a big deal. But a countess who controls the entire Cordillera Plateau, this is a big gimmick.

No, to describe it as a gimmick. Not entirely true either.

In the Otiga Empire, the nobles had a lot of power, as long as they did not commit treason and did not conflict with the laws of the Empire, the nobles who owned the territory could even make some laws in their own favor. However, the land was supreme in the eyes of the emperor.

Without the emperor's canonization and permission, anyone's possession of land would be seen as a challenge to imperial power and disloyalty to the empire, even if it was an ambitious Grand Duke of Cassef or other nobles. When coveting the wealth of a certain piece of land. They don't dare to openly reach out and grab it, they can only infiltrate through agents. And His Majesty the Emperor would rather let that region be in a state of chaos for the time being, rather than give some careerists a chance.

When the news of Hathaway's canonization came out, many people noticed this...... Among the noblewomen. It's more about curiosity. Generally speaking. Only noble girls from the royal family or duke or above. There will be titles such as princesses and county lords, and there are not many female heirs to the title, so many people are curious about Hathaway, the freshly baked countess. But more people are interested in her title. If he can reach a certain relationship with her, he will naturally intervene in the Cordillera Plateau, and even His Majesty the Emperor will not be able to blame.

After returning from the Palace of Hermes, Hathaway received a number of invitations, but she declined them under the pretext that she was conducting magic tests in the laboratory. Of course, she replied earnestly to every invitation, but the matter was handled by Cecia. Hughes helped to do it, and Hathaway herself didn't have that leisure. Over time, most of the invitees lost interest, and felt that the countess from this country was not interesting.

However, after all, not everyone can refuse, for example, the invitation in front of him is from the second prince Dietrich. Fei Wenlie invited her to a dance party at noon today at a place called Zilan Castle.

"Cecia, how much do you know about this second prince?" Hathaway asked.

She didn't expect the other party to make any point-to-point comments, but it was good to hear some rumors.

"It's hard for people of our status to meet their noble people. I only heard,"

Cecia. Hughes pondered for a while, and then said: "On the surface, he is elegant and reserved, but in reality he is arrogant and unkind, and the only advantage is that he has a beautiful face, and there are many aristocratic girls chasing after his carriage, hoping to become his lover." ”

"He's married?" Hathaway asked.

"That's not true, but after all, he is the prince of a country, and the wife he married is at least the daughter of the Grand Duke, how can an ordinary aristocratic woman be qualified to become an imperial concubine." Cecia. Hughes said disapprerovingly.

It must be said that the royal family of this Titan world is at least more subtle in terms of femininity than the feudal emperors of China, usually monogamous, but whether it is the erosion of aristocratic life, or the emperors taking the lead in engaging in unhealthy trends, the lover relationship between the nobles is simply a mess. Those aristocratic men are as ashamed as they are to admit that they are not worthy of being a man...... Even if you can't find a noble lover, you can at least get a commoner maid lover, as for illegitimate children, they are running all over the capital, and even the emperor has many public or semi-public illegitimate children. Many aristocratic women take pride in making a royal lover, and it seems even better if they can have an illegitimate child.

"How much do you know about Zilan Castle?" Hathaway asked again.

"Located on Mount Mochizuki outside Heidelberg, Violet Orchid Castle is a royal villa with beautiful scenery, especially in this season, when the violet orchids bloom all over the mountains, and beautifully......" Cecia. Hughes looked intoxicated.

Otiga's large balls are generally held by the royal family, and the balls held by ordinary nobles are almost always small and medium-sized, after all, a ball is not a small cost. However, this time, in order to celebrate the harvest festival in advance, the three princes spent a lot of money to hold this dance party...... With Cecia. Hughes's words are that the three brothers staged a brother-friend-brother drama together in front of the old emperor.

The venue for the ball was chosen at the most prestigious Mochizukiyama Purple Orchid Castle, which is the largest and most beautiful palace in Heidelberg after the Royal Palace, and in order to participate in this grand event, the top nobles of Otiga almost poured out of their nests.

The ball is not just a simple ball, in fact, the dance of the nobles is the last program of the whole party, before everyone waltzes to the music in the palace, there are many other pastimes, like a large carnival amusement, but these programs are the traditional pastimes of the nobility.

Zilan Castle has enough places for the nobles to entertain, horseback riding, polo, swimming, fox hunting, fencing, etc. And behind the castle, a special racecourse was opened. Halfway up the mountain, there is a huge jungle that serves as a hunting ground. Even from the perspective of the whole world, Zilan Castle ranks in the top ten of palace-like luxury buildings. It can accommodate thousands of people at the same time, whether it is a fencing hall, a hunting ground or a racecourse, it is the most luxurious.

When Hathaway arrived at the Zilan Castle in Mochizuki Mountain in the carriage, she was completely fascinated, she opened the window of the carriage, admired the lake and mountains with some surprise, and told the carriage to slow down.

Mount Mochizuki is located on the outskirts of Heidelberg, and at the foot of the mountain is a huge freshwater lake, but the water is so calm and beautiful, as clear as a mirror, as clear as a crystal. Mt. Mochizuki protrudes out of the mountains like the white legs of a beautiful woman, reaching out into the water, and the castle is at the top of Mt. Mochizuki, facing Lake Mochizuki.

For Hathaway, this palace with its rich earthly French classical architecture is too luxurious and charming, it is simply not a work of the Age of Magic, but a relic of medieval Europe of the Earth Age!

This castle is at least three thousand years old, and there is no trace of the magic age on the surface, except for some key parts that use magic materials and magic arrays, the rest of the parts are completely built according to the earth palace. The massive ashlar wall encloses a square with four tall watchtowers, and the gate on the front is simple and imposing. The main palace stands in the middle of the castle walls, and the beige classical style buildings surrounded by cyan meadows and gray-brown walls are particularly eye-catching. Tall, gorgeous, and silent, like a palace of the gods, it is impossible to suppress the amazement.

The carriage stopped outside the castle, and Hathaway, dressed in a silver-gray gown, was in the middle of Iona and Stilwell. Accompanied by Ponson, while browsing the beautiful scenery, he slowly walked into the castle. The square lawn in the castle, the horse farm outside the castle...... It was full of nobles, and their elders stayed on the lawn of the square in front of the palace, enjoying cigars and wine, and talking about it. Countless attendants shuttled back and forth, serving the guests diligently.

Many people are accustomed to wearing dresses at the beginning of the ball, so at this time everyone dresses very casually, after all, the nobles have reached a harsh point of paying attention to cultivation etiquette, although there are many people, but there is no noisy noise in the entire Zilan Castle, everyone is so gentle and elegant, they don't need to be greeted by the master, everyone knows what they should do and what they should not do.

Hathaway barely knew anyone, but she saved her greetings, and the maids and bodyguards kept a certain distance from her, standing outside the circle of those nobles, while Hathaway took a glass of violet from the plate held by the squire who passed by, took an elegant sip, and looked at the various nobles around her.

"Is it the Count of Cordillera, please?" Behind him came the voice of a young man.

Hathaway turned around and saw a well-built, elegant-looking young man with a smile on his face looking at her intently.

"I'm Hathaway. Count Bell, what do you call your Excellency? Hathaway also had a decent smile on her face, she had actually recognized the royal insignia on the other party's body, and now it was just a matter of confirming it. (To be continued......)