Chapter 30: Foothold
The Thornland family's mansion in Uptown isn't the largest, but it's definitely the most extravagant. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ There are two stone walls to protect the mansion, in front of the building where the owners lived, there is a fountain square with a garden, behind which there is a small labyrinth of shrubs and lawns, and on both sides are trees of various shapes.
Others, which are not very large, but are well decorated, are small gardens spread between seven buildings. Flowing water, flowers, green grass, and trees are intertwined, and you can feel the beauty no matter where you stand.
The whole mansion is also very functional, and some facilities that are not available in the town can be easily found here. A shrine dedicated to the goddess of wealth, a place of healing and prayer for her master at any time. The pyramid-shaped, three-story library made of all transparent materials collects some of the world's rarest books.
The small theater that can accommodate a dozen people gatherings, and most of the popular shows on the mainland, can be surprisingly performed here. Not to mention some small but exquisite facilities, there are countless of them.
And the paradise in the city is also very good in terms of security. Between the second wall and the second wall, there was a barracks that could accommodate a hundred and ten soldiers. And the entire mansion is equipped with a magic barrier, any touch through it will attract attention, and the demon dogs with a keen sense of smell will follow the soldiers around every once in a while, and any strange smell will make them bark.
There are falcons roaming back and forth in the sky, and the ground is filled with hard granite. This wonderful-looking abode can be used as a fortress at any time of the day, sheltering its owner from the outside world.
The main meal in this world is in the evening, but the time when Mo Yan came was only close to noon. During this time, Camos led Mo Yan on a tour of the home that raised him and arranged a room for him to live in. Now that we're in Giza City, there's no reason for my friends to stay outside.
"Who is this?" On the way to the guest room, when passing through a long corridor full of portraits, Mo Yan saw the portrait of a lady with a princess crown, and asked Camos curiously: "Is she your mother?" This oil painting attracted Mo Yan's attention not only because the lady it painted was beautiful, but also because she had a three-point resemblance to Camos.
"She was my grandmother, the fourth princess of the empire. Camos looked at the woman in the painting with her head down, smiling and sniffing a rose, and said, "Everyone says my brother and I are very much like her, but I have never really met her." It is said that after giving birth to her father, she died of excessive bleeding. β
"A very beautiful person. Mo Yan looked up at the woman in the painting and said, "So you still have a quarter of your royal blood? Speaking of which, you seem to have reached the age of marriage, have you ever thought about who your future wife will be?"
"Ahem! It's too early for me to get married. Mo Yan's words made Camos cough, and even his cheeks had some rosy color, and he continued to walk forward quickly. Mo Yan glanced at the woman in the painting again, shrugged his shoulders and trotted two steps to keep up with Camos, who was dodging.
After following Camos around the mansion for a while, getting a general idea of the facilities that could be used and which places could not be entered, he returned to the guest room on the second floor. This is one of the finest to be decorated except for the owner's bedroom. Not only is it close to the restaurant, but there is also a dedicated passage leading directly to the hot spring bath.
Generally, such a room will only be arranged for visiting nobles, and now Mo Yan can live here as long as he wants. BarcelΓ³, who was directing the servants to clean up in the room, tried to say something to Camos several times, but in the end he held back. It is much more serious to let the host lose face in front of the guests.
"You're going to enjoy it. Looking at the high bed, Mo Yan lay on it, the soft bed made him fall directly into it, and it must have taken a lot of thought to make the bed soft like this where there was no Simmons.
"Hehe, it's more comfortable than a hotel bed. Camos saw that Barcelo had already left the cleaned room with the servants, sat down on the sofa in the living room, and was silent for a moment before saying, "Moya, I need you to help me." ...... that night"
"I saw it. Mo Yan, who was lying on the bed, got up, sat opposite Camos, supported his head with one hand and said: "Those undead should be related to you, I killed them all when I saw them, but I don't know if they have slipped through the net." How did those things come about? You made those things?"
"Well, whoever I kill now will become undead. Camos thought for a moment and said, "There are few people I can trust now, I can't let him know about it, Leon, only you can help me now." Do you remember what that circle looked like that night?"
"Hmm...... Probably remember. Mo Yan closed his eyes and thought for a while and said: "I didn't deliberately remember what it looked like, I can only have a vague memory, if I draw it, there may be some mistakes." If he could find a mage, he should be able to deduce from that diagram what that thing could do. β
"I know there's no magic around it. Camos nodded and said, "But I don't know a trustworthy mage, which is not a small question......
"Speaking of mages, I know two. Mo Yan interrupted Camos's words, touched the mustache that grew from his chin and said, "But I don't know them well, I just came to Giza in their car." Do you know the Lord of Madrid? Their body was brought to Giza, and he was resurrected as a monster on the way, and the two mages probably knew something. β
"I'll try to draw a picture and then go to them and knock it on the side. After thinking about the operation of this matter, Mo Yan probably knew what to do and said, "The incomplete magic array diagram should arouse their interest. Are you feeling any other well now, and if I can wait, I might be able to get acquainted with them. β
Camos thought about his physical condition during this time, and finally shook his head, he was still injured and bleeding, and he also needed to eat and sleep. There was nothing uncomfortable about the body, except for the silver eyes and the ability to bring the dead back, everything was still as usual.
"I can wait. β
"Then it's no problem, ...... else" Mo Yan played with his fingers and said with a somewhat unspeakable look: "Can you give me some money?" In order to be able to enter your house, I spent all the money on my clothes and rented carriages. β
Camos touched his pocket, which was also empty, and his expression was more embarrassed than Mo Yan's, he had already spent all the money on his flight. Although some gems have been brought back, they have not yet been exchanged for cash. Two poor jingle friends looked at each other and laughed in unison, looking bold...... Somewhat bitter.
Eventually, Camos returned to his room and exchanged the gems he had brought back for some cash with Barossa, which allowed the two to spend more money. After a brief lunch, the two of them rode out of the mansion in a carriage and went out into the street. Camos took Mo Yan to wander around the upper city, since Mo Yan would live here for a while, what could be found in those places, Camos needed to introduce him to him.
On the way, they also talked about the nightingale who was still missing, and Camos knew what happened to Mo Yan and them that night.
"That's supposed to be a shapeshifter. Camos heard Mo Yan's description and said, "There are some people on the continent who are born to transform into other people. They are often bands of thieves who must be co-opted and cultivated, and many shapeshifters are abducted at a young age and then trained to become full-time assassins. β
"Is there any way to find out?" Mo Yan said as he looked at the school Camos attended.
"You can only rely on intuition. Camos spread his hands and said: "After all, they are just changing, and some of the ways of living and speaking will change significantly, which can be seen if you look closely." β
This school that Camos attended was a real aristocratic school. Although most of the nobles had a tutor education, when they reached their teens, they were often sent to study in an academy, at this time learning knowledge was not the main thing, but to meet the children of the aristocratic circle and find some friends of the same age for themselves.
Whether it is a big nobleman or a small nobleman, he has never been able to do without the help of friends. The minor nobles need to be able to elevate their status, while the big nobles need to maintain their power.
The decoration of the school is okay, the buildings are much more than the Camos house, there are also many gardens and fountains, and there is also a place where horses can be raced, and it seems that there are also places to teach riding.
When it comes to riding horses, Mo Yan has always been speechless, in his own world, it is difficult for ordinary people to come into contact with horses for a long time, and occasionally they can only ride a small lap, about ten yuan and twenty. After arriving here, horseback riding seems to have become a rigid standard, as long as there is a certain status, it seems that they can ride horses.
"Do you think you can teach riding alone here?" Mo Yan, who was the eldest son of the Thornland family, wandered around the campus, and finally asked Camos at the school gate: "Speaking of which, I still don't know how to ride a horse, it's the same as not having a driver's license in my hometown, I think it's necessary to learn it." β
"Only the sons of nobles are accepted here, and there is no precedent for teaching horsemanship alone. Although he didn't understand what a driver's license was, Camos was also used to smoke, and occasionally something that he didn't understand and could only guess was something from his hometown and said, "I can only write a letter of recommendation for you to try." β
"If it doesn't work, you can teach me. Mo Yan shrugged his shoulders indifferently and pedaled out of this aristocratic school during the holidays.