Chapter 141: Turmoil and Misunderstanding
Leo had included a large number of books in the database from the old man Rembrandt, and a considerable number of those books included were books on the mechanical industry of the world of Veron, including a mechanical design encyclopedia published by the Velon's Mechanics Guild this year, and none of these materials had a mechanical structure similar to the current steam carriage.
Of all the machines of its kind, the only one with a similar architecture to this steam carriage is the steam railcar that was popular in Miria City for a while.
It's just that the railcar still hasn't gotten rid of the steam train's mode of operation, unlike the current steam carriage that can run on any flat road.
"Innovation!" After comparing the database with the secondary brain system, knowing that this machine had never appeared in the world of Velon, Leo immediately came up with a word in his mind.
"It's a novelty, isn't it? It's the first time I've seen this thing, and it's really a great invention of a transport airship. Vitzmeir, who was on the side, suddenly muttered to himself, also showing that he was extremely curious about the steam carriage he was riding, ** the handrail by the window, and said: "This is the invention of the youngest son of Andre XIII, that kid has always been a genius, if it weren't for his identity, maybe he would have become one of the chiefs of the Mechanics Guild." ”
Although Leo was also curious about Andre XIII's youngest son, he didn't take the initiative to ask, but remained silent.
Seeing Leo like this, Witzmere thought that Leo was not interested in this matter, so he didn't say anything more.
Because the rear of the carriage is equipped with a device such as a soundproof panel, the sound of the steam engine running is not very loud for the people in the carriage, and the reverberation in the carriage is more the vibration and friction sound caused by the wheels crushing the ground.
Unlike other urban districts, the ground of this urban area was covered with a layer of dirt by the nobles who lived here, and then trees and flowers were planted on top of the soil, stones were piled up, roads were formed, etc., and the environment was similar to building houses on the shore.
"It's really extravagant, even Silver Moon City doesn't do it to this extent. Looking out the window at the forest garden flashing outside, Witzmeir couldn't help but mutter, although his face did not show anything unusual, but his emotions were extremely disgusted with this aristocratic life, and his tone also seemed disdainful and contemptuous.
Leo didn't respond, except to avoid the situation of saying too much and losing it, he felt more that Witzmereir's sudden words contained a lot of tentative meanings.
Without getting any reaction from Leo, the tentative Witzmere looked at Leo with more appreciation, obviously in his mind Leo was not just a fledgling wizard apprentice, but also regarded by him as a scheming and intelligent man, at least impeccable in his choice of words.
"Now I'm looking forward to our collaboration more and more. Witzmere said heartily.
Leo responded with a double-barreled voice, "I'm looking forward to it too." ”
While the two were talking, the steam carriage drove through the forest garden, in front of several vassal noble estates, and came to the gate of a manor.
At this moment, many nobles had gathered outside the gate to attend the banquet, most of them were wearing bubble suits similar to those worn by Vitzmere, but the color and size were slightly different, and their faces were also smeared with a thick layer of silver powder, making them sparkle in the moonlight. However, in addition to the nobles who were smeared with silver powder, there were also some people who wore masks or simply wore a cloak that covered their bodies, and the vast majority of these people were people whose bodies were completely ancestrified.
All the nobles entered the manor through the main entrance of the gate, and under the guidance of different servants, they went to the main hall of the manor to participate in the banquet.
In addition to these local nobles, there was also a group of people dressed in various clothes, who gathered on the other side of the main entrance of the manor, guided by the servants of the manor, and entered the manor through a small door that opened on the side, and these were the merchants who were invited to the banquet.
As soon as Leo and Witzmere got out of the car, they were greeted by two servants, who led them to the small door after they had shown their invitations.
Upon reaching the small door, one of the guards guarding the door stepped forward and demanded that Leo take off his backpack and weapon and hand it to him.
Leo obviously had no intention of compromising, and responded very directly: "I'm sorry! The contents of my backpack are so valuable that even your owner can't afford to pay for them, and I'm not used to handing over weapons to anyone else, so I can only refuse your request." ”
Hearing this, the guard with a giant body frowned, took two steps back, and put his hand on the handle of a weapon at his waist.
"Stop! You'd better not get your master in trouble, since Mr. Leo said that the contents of the backpack are important, they must be important. "Witzmere didn't know if it was to make a good impression on Leo and facilitate the cooperation and negotiation in the near future, or if he was really sure to help Leo out, but in short, he stood up and made it very clear that he supported Leo.
The merchants present who had not yet entered the manor and the nobles waiting to enter outside the gate on the other side were attracted by the movement here, and when their eyes fell on Leo in a leather jacket, they all felt disgust and contempt for Leo's simple dress and skin color, but many of them also knew Witzmere, and were surprised and puzzled by Witzmereir's formal expression of support for Leo.
"Stand away, and those who come here are the guests of your master, and not for you to offend. At this time, an old man wearing a slim tuxedo without any mutation on his body walked out of the small door, raised his hand to disperse the guards who had gathered, motioned to the servants to continue to check the other people's invitations, and led the others into the manor, while he walked up to Leo and Witzmere, saluted the two, and said: "I hope what happened just now will not affect the mood of the two, those little guys are just doing business, and they don't mean to embarrass the two." ”
Although the old man lowered his posture very low, the implicit meaning of his words was to place himself on the high ground of reason, accusing Leo and Witzmere of not following the rules.
Seeing this old man come out, Witzmere's expression became a lot more serious and nervous, and he seemed to have some scruples about this old man, and even lowered his head slightly, not daring to look at him.
Compared to Witzmereir's nervousness, Leo showed a hint of curiosity when he saw the old man, and his eyes looked back and forth on the old man.
Although there was a subtle spiritual energy fluctuation in the old man's body, this did not surprise Leo too much. Because among the surrounding nobles now, there are more than one person with subtle spiritual energy fluctuations, and there are also several people who have spiritual energy fluctuations among those ancestral guards. This may be due to the mutation in their bodies that has caused them to inadvertently stimulate their psionic talents, making them pseudo-psionics.
What really aroused Leo's curiosity was the tuxedo on the old man's body, because if he remembered correctly, this kind of butler-style slim tuxedo was only popular in the Kingdom of England thirty years ago, and with the high-quality professional butlers of the Kingdom of England hired by nobles from various countries, this style of clothing gradually spread to other countries. Finally, nineteen years ago, at the first World Butler Conference, through the agreement of the representatives of housekeepers from various countries, this style of clothing was able to become the standard dress of housekeepers from all over the world.
But now that this costume has appeared on a noble butler in this dream world, how can this kind of strange thing not attract Leo's attention and curiosity.
At the same time that Leo was curious, the secondary brain system quickly analyzed several possibilities according to his thoughts, and finally Leo's attention was locked on the biggest possibility, which was that someone from the Orcotta family could enter the world of Vilon.
Judging from the housekeepers and servants who followed by other nobles around, it was obvious that the old man's costume in front of him did not conform to their aesthetics, or it was in line with aesthetics, but the old man had been wearing this clothing for too short a time, and it had not caused some trends in the aristocratic circles here. Therefore, this tuxedo is definitely only worn on the old man in recent times, and by observing the details such as the stitched fabric of the clothes, it can also be seen that this set of clothes is newly made and has not been worn for long.
In addition, with the old man's status in the Alcott family, this clothing that obviously did not conform to the aesthetics of the nobility here would be worn on his body, and it was certain that only someone of the Alcott family of status could order him to do so. That's why Leo is sure that someone in the Alcott family, or more accurately, the Alcott family in the town of the Seventh Lake, can enter the world of Veron and gain knowledge from the world of Velon.
Just as Leo was surprised by the old man's outfit, the nervous Witzmere saluted the old man very formally and said, "Sir Westczek." ”
"Your Excellency Witzmeir, it's been a long time. The old man nodded at Vitzmere, but his attention quickly shifted to Leo, and as if he had found something in Leo, he looked at Leo with a little surprise on his face, and then asked in a relatively cautious tone, "Can you see your weapon?"
Leo did not refuse, and directly took out the king and queen from the holster on his waist, handed them to the old man, and reminded: "Be careful, it's heavy." ”
Leo's words of reminder didn't attract anyone's attention, as everyone was fascinated by the delicacy of these two delicate psionic weapons. Although they had seen similar revolver firearms, it was the first time they had seen such a perfect combination of ruggedness and delicacy as a king and queen.
Many of them had a look of greed in their eyes that could not be concealed, and if it weren't for the inappropriate place and occasion, they might have snatched it, just as they snatched what they saw from the ordinary merchants in the city.
Everyone ignored Leo's reminder, except for the old man named Sir Westczek, who took Leo's reminder very seriously. I saw that his hands instantly turned into a metallic color, and the muscles and skin on his hands were all gone, replaced by entangled steel bars, which made people feel the powerful power contained in them just by looking at the pair of arms.
However, after taking over the king and queen from Leo, the two powerful arms were still weighed down by the weight passed by the king and queen and had to lean forward, and the reinforced body was no longer limited to the arms, but began to spread to the body, until the shoulders and chest were all steeled, and he was able to fully adapt to the weight of the king and queen.
The old butler didn't try to use these two weapons again, and he already knew that they might be some kind of exclusive wizarding artifact, which also made him have some suspicions about Leo's identity.
Like Witzmere, the old butler mistakenly thinks that Leo is a member of the Wizarding Society, but he is more daring than Witzmere, not only believing that Leo is a member of the Wizarding Society, but also that Leo is an official wizard, rather than just a wizarding apprentice as Witzmere suspected.
The reason why he made such a bold guess was entirely because of the king and queen, two psionic weapons that were regarded as wizards' wonders.
The old butler knew more about the inner workings of the Wizarding Guild than Wizmere, and according to his understanding, an official wizard did not necessarily have a real wizarding artifact in his possession, but the person who possessed a real wizarding artifact was definitely an official wizard, and the king and queen were obviously two real wizarding artifacts in his eyes.
After returning the king and queen to Leo, the old butler's attitude towards Leo was more respectful.
"Since these things are very important to Your Excellency, then Your Excellency will put them on you!" the old butler did not force Leo to leave his weapons and backpack behind, but he still had to take some precautions for the safety of the members of the Alcott family, so he added: "However, please let me follow Your Excellency as Your Excellency's next banquet servant." ”
"Yes!" Leo did not object, and after taking the king and queen back into the holsters, he nodded in response.
"Please come with me!" the old butler bowed slightly to Leo, and then led the way, and Leo followed him into the manor.
Seeing a storm turn into something invisible, Vitzmir, who had been nervous since the old butler appeared just now, breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly followed.
Although several of the main characters who caused the storm have left, the aftermath of this storm has not gone away, and almost everyone is speculating about Leo's origins.
Not to mention the vigorous maintenance of Leo by the royal merchant of the famous Ninth Chief Wizard, the slight change in the attitude of the old butler alone was enough to make these people present who were deeply involved in the power game think for a long time.