Chapter 49: The Black Car Driver
It was only after the evening that Dellas truly felt the beauty of the village, and with the help of his servants, he put on one of his best clothes, the elaborate ribbons and locks glittering in the mirror. Dellas then went out.
Unlike anywhere else in the world, the whole village has street lamps that glow on the roadside, and every house is brightly lit, and the flickering and mottled feeling of torch oil lamps is made up of light that is as constant as the sun. It doesn't flicker and flicker because of the wind.
The tallest building in the village is about the height of a standard mage tower, with twenty floors, but unlike the mage tower, this building is square as a whole, and compared to the small space of the mage tower, this building is almost the width of a palace. Not to mention the light it emits even at night.
There is also a taller tower outside the village, similar in shape to the Mage's Tower. But it is said that it was a port for transportation, but Dellas never saw a ship parked there, and people always woke up at night and the huge boxes piled up in the harbor disappeared. Many of the spies who tried to enter the area to find out the truth were never returned.
Drass had just stood in the doorway, and found a man dressed in a black costume standing respectfully in front of a pitch-black box like a large coffin, completely different from Dras, although this person looked very well-dressed, but with very little fabric and decoration, black leather shoes, black trousers, and a black jacket and shirt.
In Dras's worldview, cloth was expensive, and all the nobles and wealthy liked to dress as elaborately as possible when attending formal occasions. It extends from the belt to a belt that wraps around the waist several times. From riding boots to pointed-toe boots, everything is a waste of materials to show their wealth. This man uses very little material to highlight the elegant style.
"Is it Lord Dras, please? I'm the driver sent by Master Master to pick you up, so please get on the bus here. ”
The man in black opened one side of the black iron box in advance, and although Dellas didn't like this flat iron box, he still stepped on the red carpet prepared by the driver in advance and got into the car.
Although the interior space of the carriage is not as large as that of the horse-drawn carriage, the comfort is very surprising to Dras. Originally, this side was close to the snow-capped mountains, the temperature was very low, and it was close to late autumn, so everyone wore a lot, but the temperature in the car was very warm, and Dras did not find a stove in the car that could burn charcoal. According to his attempt, the general road should be in the middle of the car.
But looking at the whole car, except for the chair, there is a round grip, and the driver is sitting there. After a slight sound, the car started slowly, and Dellas was very surprised. The carriage was very bumpy at the start, and this pitch-black box had no bumps at all.
"Master Dras, the road is a bit long, if you are a little thirsty, you can press the red button in front of you, Master Mage has prepared some snacks and drinks for you."
It was not surprising to Dellas that these things were prepared in noble carriages. Pressing the button, a metal locker slowly rose in the middle of the back seat with a pop, representing the cold smoke slowly diffusing from inside. Then it was suppressed by the temperature inside the car, and all kinds of food and incomprehensible wine looked very attractive in the white light.
Dellas didn't care about such a handy little mechanism at all. He took out a bottle of wine made entirely of quartz and looked at it carefully, the yellow-orange-orange liquid did not exist at all in his worldview, and this disgusting urine-like color made him completely unappetizing, put down the bottle of wine, and picked up a dark red liquid that he was more familiar with.
Dellas just smiled in satisfaction. The driver sitting in front spoke at this time.
"Lord Dras, are you sure you only drink this cheap wine from the local source? Although it is a wine from Proros, I recommend that you drink the bottle of Champagne from the Moon of Doom just now, which is better and perfect for appetizers. By the way, the biscuits in the box over there, the next people have helped you prepare. It can be eaten as is, but it is recommended that you do not eat too much, because there are too many things that will surprise you even more at the banquet. ”
"Thank you for the reminder."
Delas was surprised by the calmness of the driver, and the wine from the Prolos estate turned out to be a cheap wine. Following the driver's advice, Dellas pressed the red button again, and the locker slowly retracted into the car, and Dellas began to chat with the driver.
"Is there any importance to this banquet? This is the first time I have come to this village. ”
"Well, don't you know, sir. Only caravan owners larger than fifteen caravans will be invited to a banquet by the Mage. It can be said that this is a selection. ”
"Oh, so this little brother, can you reveal a little bit about the selection? What exactly are the mages choosing? ”
From his money bag, Drass took out a piece of silver that was common to the kingdom, and according to common sense, this silver coin was worth half a month's expenses of an ordinary family. However, Dellas was unexpectedly surprised by the inexplicable contempt in the driver's eyes.
"Lord Dras, are you belittling our village's loyalty to the Mage? Do you think an Imperial Silver Coin means anything to me? ”
"Hehehe, my presumptuousness. So let's talk about something else. By the way, how much can you earn a month driving such a strange carriage? ”
After more than ten years of training in the mall, Dellas's face has long been as thick as elephant skin, and he didn't care at all about such ridicule, and even immediately changed the topic. information, what Dras needs now is more information.
"My job is a good job, I went to the month of doom to study, so I can drive such a vehicle, this is not horse-drawn nor is it magic but the power of technology, and I earn a lot a month, about five thousand Black Dragon Empire coins."
"Isn't the Black Dragon Empire coin minted from copper? That's only 5 Kingdom Credits a month. ”
"Oh! Lord Dras, you don't seem to go to the Black Dragon Empire to do business, a year ago, our place and the Dragon Valley region have been completely merged into the Black Dragon Empire, and the Black Dragon Coin is just a way of saying, in fact, no one can see this kind of coin, the market still uses copper coins, but the value is completely different. ”
The driver paused, as if thinking about something. Then, after a few clicks on the car's panel, a holographic image popped out of the panel, introducing the driver in a language that Dellas had never seen, because the panel had a portrait of the driver.
"The black ornament I have in my hand is called an electronic watch, and it can store all my information and money. You see, the panel shows that I still have about 220,000 Black Dragon Empire Coins. I don't have a wife or children, and I basically belong to the moonlight clan. I'm not afraid of you laughing at my small deposit. That's about thirty Kingdom Gold Coins. ”
The driver shyly touched the back of his head, but Dellas grabbed the driver's hand:
"How is this possible, such a small thing can store thirty Kingdom Gold Coins?"
The car regained its stability after a jolt,
"Master Dras, this is dangerous, I'll just take it off and show you."
After the driver resumed normal driving, he took off his watch. Handed to Dras.
"Aren't you afraid I'll take this piece, watch?"
"There's no password or iris verification for my account, it's just a watch, if you like it, I'll give it to you. In the month of bad luck this is not worth much. And the time above is calculated according to the time of the month of bad luck, if you want to see the time, I can help you adjust to the time zone you need. ”
Dellas: "????? ”