Chapter 10: The Palace of Holy Water

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Not far ahead is a castle that can be called the building of God!

It is a combination of grotesque and dreamy romance, the whole building has no straight lines and planes, and the design is made of tapered, spiral, hyperbolic and parabolic changes. The castle is made entirely of creamy white stone masonry, with spiral-shaped minarets more than 100 meters high and decorated with various colored tiles, with a total of 18 minarets.

On the three sides of the castle, each of which is distributed with four snow-white minarets with a height of 95 meters, symbolizing the most accomplished elders of the House of Elders of the Aquarium in the past dynasties, there are four red minarets of 107 meters in the inner circle, symbolizing the four most outstanding saints of the Aquarium in the past, and the two tallest towers in the middle, painted with gold-colored lacquer, are the symbols of King Louis and his queen, the whole castle is as solemn and sacred as a Catholic church in the Middle Ages, and the iconic minaret covered with snow white, red and golden colors is full of bold and amazing style charm。

On the east side of the castle there are three huge arches, respectively with the themes of "hope", "goodness" and "courage" from left to right, the Gothic carvings are rich and complex, the west side is carved with the image of the water spirit of the past generations, lifelike on the milky white primary color stone, and the south side is known as the "glory façade", the surface is made of colorful mosaic porcelain pieces, the color is gorgeous, is the front of the palace. If you come to the glory façade, there will be a pale gold font neatly arranged, which is the history of the past of the water tribe.

In front of the palace is a strangely shaped arcade, which has no internal support, no material structure, and is completely made of stone blocks stacked on top of each other, which is very cleverly designed to be the only safe way to enter the palace.

The palace has a large basement, which is located on the cliff of a mountain in the middle of the sea, and the north side is tightly integrated with the mountain, which is perfectly integrated with the natural landscape.

Siga had to sigh that a well-known architect once said: straight lines belong to human beings, and curves belong to God.

Hex carried Siga and flew through the natural stone arcade, and finally saw a cave door, about 20 meters high and ten meters wide, with a natural water curtain hanging from the top of the cave entrance, smashed on the ground, silently disappeared, without the slightest trace of water stains, this is the gate of the palace - the water gate, made by water, made by heaven and earth.

"Welcome to the Holy Water Palace. ”

A dull voice sounded, and Watergate was like an artificial intelligence, detecting a visitor, and it was the first to welcome it.

The water curtain automatically broke a circle with a diameter of two meters in the middle, just enough for two people to pass through, and Hex carried Siga into the room.

Inside the palace, Hex had to stop, and flying was forbidden inside the palace. The wings disappeared behind him, and the intact clothing, without any opening, was magical.

They are now in the hall, where 84 Roman-style columns stand and are slightly inclined towards the center, so that they not only have a supporting function, but also have a drainage effect, the walls of the hall are painted with beautiful and strange frescoes, and the top is oversized stained glass, the light penetrates in, which can achieve a fantastical visual effect, and the hall is quite artistically arranged with all kinds of exquisite sculptures, and the natural and primitive plants are perfectly integrated with the palace.

Hex led Siga up the spiral staircase made of white marble.

Si Jia looked at this luxurious palace, his jaw was about to drop, and he said in his heart: I met a rich man!

Half of the basement is submerged in the mountain, while the other half is exposed in a white wavy shape, and the balcony is paved with natural polished smooth stone slabs, surrounded by polished black iron railings, and floor-to-ceiling windows with double-sided lighting, which is the main residence of the princes and nobles.

The entrance to the basement, and even the basement corridor, are heavily guarded, and teams of elven guards armed with chain mail are constantly patrolling.

Scarlet was led by Hex to the top floor of the nearest tower, where the double-sided glazing installed in the windows revealed that the mountain was located in the center of a body of water called Barnard Bay, the center of the Aquarium Territory's capital city, where everything about the capital could be observed.

Hex took him to sit in a corridor connected by the air, Siga approached the guardrail of the yellow masonry, and looked down, nearly twenty meters high, there seemed to be a small square underground, I really don't know how this group of elves managed to suspend a square in the middle of the castle out of thin air, it was simply the reappearance of the Babylon Garden in the air!

The square is very spacious, as far as the eye can see, covered with green lawns, and a majestic black monument stands in the center of the square, at the top of which stands (according to later people told Siga) is the statue of King Louis, around the middle of the monument column, carved with the sacred statues of the ancient five ancient tribes flying in the air, and around the base, there are eight huge eagle-headed sphinxes carved around. The black stone pillar at the bottom records the ancient history of the Elven Realm, and near the monument, you can see several splashing fountains, and even a large flock of pigeons walking leisurely next to the stone benches.

Siga is not only in awe of the great creature of elves, but can actually create such a building, this kind of building is estimated to be not just a matter of throwing money, but also requires unparalleled design wisdom and supernatural power.

Of course, Hex casually placed him in the guest room of another tower, and without saying a word, he left.

It's hard for Siga to know that the tower guest room has never been used to accommodate elves at the patriarchal level for the time being.

Hex endured the five flavors in his heart, jumped from the top of the tower, and flew away.

Si Jiaran sat on the large bed lying on his stomach, holding his cheeks and pondering, his forehead hair scattered messily, and his sea-blue pupils exposed. Obviously, he wondered what His Highness had become all of a sudden! This Yi Nian Temple had never been told to him, although it seemed that he was from the royal family at the beginning......

A few dozen meters from another tower, there is a chamber with a mahogany floor, three of the four white walls are decorated with oak paneling and tapestries of red braid, and the other white wall is abruptly preserved. The ceiling of the chamber is decorated with ornate painted gold paintings, creating a magical atmosphere. Inside, there is a lavish marble fireplace on one side, flanked by gilded bookshelves filled with old books. In this baroque room, there are also gilded mirrors on the walls, and four red leather sofas are arranged in an orderly square in the center of the room.

In that room, there are a lot of elves gathered at this moment, and a spirit illusionist is performing mirror perspective, through the water-green vines wrapped all over his body, and observing Siga with a silver-plated water mirror, the mirror is the element of water, like a slow flow of mercury, dialysing the scene of Siga's room, which is very clear.

In a moment, a rush and heavy footsteps sounded, and several old men in gorgeous clothes with white hair came in, followed by rows of elven soldiers in chain mail costumes.

The old man at the head was dressed very gorgeously, the yellow woven round cloak with a dark red color was covered with a green silk shirt, the gold ornaments inlaid with precious stones hung around the neck, and although the feet were holy white jade rings, the white jade rings were also embellished with a circle of broken diamonds, showing the unique identity of the owner.

The rest of the old men were basically dressed ankle-length, with a large cloak made of blue fox fur and fur trimmed with a silk shawl, and a robe with yellow and white sleeves buttoned inside, covering the ankles.

From these old men, the tip of the iceberg can reflect the ultimate luxury of the aquarium.

The Aquarium is mainly engaged in high-end business, and its auction houses are famous and spread all over the Elven Domain, so it is also the richest of the five clans!

The row of elven soldiers was also very attractive, silver chain mail up to the knee, a jacket covered with a mid-sleeved Surkot tunic embroidered with water coat of arms, a silver-gray groove-like plate armor to protect the exposed forearms, due to the inner sanctum, no metal spired helmet, a red and white belt around the waist, leather leggings with soles, soft studded thighs to protect the thighs, silver knee pads at the knees, which riveted the silver plate armor shins, white jade rings glowing faintly at the ankles, a slender sword hung from the hidden clasp of the belt, and a silver shield pinned to the back。

This is the Praetorian Guard of the Water Tribe, nicknamed "Water of Chain Mail".

Haiya, who was originally sitting on the red sofa in a rather lazy posture, slowly stood up at this moment, and according to the etiquette of the nobles, she bowed slightly to the old man at the head.

At this time, Haiya had already changed into dark green bell sleeves, a back-drag skirt-style robe, and her original sea-blue hair was also combed into braids by the ingenious maid, and a white gold lightweight headband was wrapped around it, quite like an Italian socialite before the Middle Ages, but she was originally a princess of the water tribe!

The old man at the head bowed his head slightly at her, and the old man's body exuded a powerful aura that was not angry and self-threatening, and he was the head of the Senate of the Water Spirit Family-Hai Lishante! Haiya was brought up by him, and it can be said that he had unparalleled prestige in the Water Spirit Family.

Hai Lishante bypassed the spirit realm illusionist in the pullover robe, walked straight to Haiya, and asked softly, "Are you sure?"

Haiya's face flushed instantly, and her tone was slightly raised, implying a shallow and faint anger, "Elder, don't you believe in Haiya's ability to discern? The moment I looked into his eyes, the only thing I felt was how similar he was to me!"

What could make Haya feel similar! What else could there be but pure blood?

"That's it!" Hai Lishante turned his back and waved his hand, and the Spirit Realm Illusionist automatically handed over the water mirror.

Helisant stared at the mirror for a long time, and everyone else felt that his pale brown eyes were almost reddened by the sight, and finally, he waved his hand.

The Psychic Illusionist gently cast a haunting spell on the water mirror, which swung around the air with an ice-blue light for a few turns, and then cast a clear shadow of water on the white wall that had been abruptly left behind. Sigana's face was instantly magnified against the wall.

"What do you think?" Hai Lishante moved casually, sitting on the cherished red sofa, even after the vicissitudes of time, his face was still as resolute as a young man in his twenties and thirties, but the fine lines gave him a feeling of old and heavy.

The rest of the patriarchs talked a lot, and most of their expressions were surprised, but in the end, Hai Lishan didn't speak, and they would not express any opinions at will.

"If no one says anything, then I'll decide. ”

Helisant's gaze did not leave Siga's face for a moment, and he smiled softly with an inexplicable smile, as if he had cast a pebble on the surface of a calm lake, spreading out a circle of ripples.

"Elder, what are you going to do. Haiya clasped her hands tightly to her chest, very nervous.

"My good princess, don't be so nervous. Hai Lishan laughed loudly.

Haiya's face was slightly red, she would only call Hai Lishante uncle when there was no one in private, but on such a formal occasion today, she respectfully addressed him as an elder, but Hai Lishante behaved very casually. He always treated her like a child! Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked her again, but how could she alarm the Senate if she wasn't sure about such a big matter!

"I'm going to tell you about a tournament in all the water sprites! It's just time, right, guys, and it's been a long time since we've had an uplifting thing happening in our aquarium, and the young guys should be limp. After all, it's been quiet for too long, too long......" Hai Lishan specially beckoned an attendant, and the attendant respectfully handed over a clean and unadulterated goblet and poured mellow and sweet red wine.

"Also, it's time. The rest of the elders thought for a long time, and finally echoed one after another, nodding one after another, with a solemn expression.

"And what if you lose?" asked Haiya impatiently.

"My princess, you care about him so much, I don't think he should live up to your expectations and lose!" Hai Lishante turned the wine glass in his hand and drank the bright red wine.

After Haiya and the elders left, Hai Lishante stood in front of the white wall of the water projection, and said in a voice that only he could hear: "If you lose, what do you think?"