Eastern suburbs of St. Louis, inside the Mikallis estate.

"Andy, you've been staring at the charm of the magic lamp for three minutes, has the crystal knight's armor on the escalator on the second floor been polished? It was personally decorated by Young Master Lucius when he was 11 years old, I don't want Young Master to see a trace of flaw when he comes back, go quickly, wipe it at least three times, the first time with rabbit down dipped in water, the second time with the new crystal conditioner of Mekar Company, and the third time with a moisture-absorbing cotton cloth, remember! It must be flawless! Got it? Go quickly!"

Andy just looked away from the luxurious and gorgeous magic crystal chandelier newly installed today, and saw the Butler Udir's tight lips and eyes flashing with stern gaze because of seriousness, shrunk his neck, and scolded in his heart You haven't been staring at me for 3 minutes. But he didn't stop what he was doing, he quickly picked up the crystal item care equipment box that had been neglected because he had been looking at the crystal chandelier for too long, bowed slightly to the butler of Udiir, and quickly went up the escalator.

Andy White Jr. is 14 years old and is a specialist crystal caretaker at Mikallis's estate – a job he took over from his retired father, Andy Sr., only last year. Andy's craftsmanship was absolutely skilled, and he took out a delicate soft rabbit fluff brush from his toolbox and carefully dusted off the Crystal Knight's armor - there was no dust at all, because he had to wipe the one-man tall Solman the Great III's full-body crystal armor every three days. A thin layer of Mecal-1904 is then evenly applied, and then, after a few more minutes, it only takes a few more minutes to wipe it with a specially absorbent cloth to give the crystal armor a more brilliant glow.

And now all that is needed is to wait, Andy looked down the escalator, the servants of the manor in the hall were busy in an orderly manner, and the butler of Udier was still standing upright, looking at the crowd seriously, and from time to time he took out his golden pocket watch to look at the time, although it could not be seen from his serious face, but Andy knew that he must be anxious in his heart. When Andy saw today's new crystal magic chandelier that glowed magnificently—said to have been created by the famous designer of Akor County, Master Ole, like an elegant peacock prostrate upside down on the high ceiling—it was no wonder that Andy's eyes fell on it.

Andy saw the people busy putting the finishing touches on the manor building, saw the remanicured lawn flower beds outside, the doubled hippodrome, saw the giant central fountain sprayed with magical splashes, saw the servants in charge of ceremonies standing on the main road in straight clothes to greet them, many and bright flowers were laid on both sides of the road, and from the sky the flower beds, pools, lawns, and crystal magic lamps placed everywhere formed a huge purple and gold flower, which was the coat of arms of the Mikallis family. All of this is a greeting ceremony that has not been seen in Mikallis Manor for nearly five years, but Andy knows the reason, and everyone here knows the reason.

The third son of the Mikalis family, the winner of the Empire's eleven Golden Crosses and two Orders of Fearless, the Emperor personally awarded the Viscount, and the youngest dragon knight in the Dominican Empire, Lucius Hugo Mikalis, has returned.

The Mikalis family has been the ceremonial officer of the emperors for generations, and the current owner, Cypros Mikallis, is the ceremonial officer of His Majesty the Emperor in his youth, hereditary earldom, and the third son in the family, the eldest son Benjamin inherited his father's business and served as the ceremonial officer in the Lyman Palace, and the second son Virginia runs the family's MGM clothing company. Five years ago, at the age of 14, Lucius stepped into the realm of truth, reached the standard of the Imperial Dragon Knight and passed the rigorous examination, and then went to serve for five years in the Imperial Third Dragon Knight Garrison in the Far North of the Empire Province - North Nord. Today is the day he returns from his service.

The Mikallis family had not seen their family for five years, and after a hurried afternoon tea, they went to the railway station in the northern suburbs of the imperial capital to greet them, it was now six o'clock in the afternoon, and they were expected to return in half an hour.

On this day, the sun of the Dominican Empire in the late summer of 1905 had set in the west, and the fading light made the more than 300 magic lamps decorated throughout the manor even more dazzling. At this time, the whole hall had been tidied up, the kitchen in the west building had already wafted the aroma of all kinds of food, and the butler of Udil had embodied the quality of a qualified butler, commanding in an orderly manner, walking or standing with stern and grace, and even looking at his pocket watch looked decent and dignified, but it was not difficult to find that his frequency was becoming more and more frequent.

Andy was also a little anxious in his heart, but more happy, the young master Lucius in his mind was a real knight, upright, brave, decisive, strong, and at the same time a really kind and good man - eight years ago, the young master took the white father and son who were begging on Lucian Third Avenue to the manor, and gave them a job, so that the father and son avoided a trouble, it was really a ** annoyance, you must know that begging on Lucian Third Avenue can reap a lot of begging money from those well-dressed upper class, But there is also a great risk - the sheriffs in the streets, wearing brass hats and magic muskets and imperial sabers around their waists, hate these beggars who affect the city's appearance the most, and will put them in a prison called a temporary detention house for the unemployed, and it is the young master who saves them, and has been taking good care of their father and son for several years.

The members of this family were as modest, upright, and fair as they had been praised by generations, and they were courteous to everyone, and never looked down on anyone because of any status, Andy felt that Mikalis was a true nobleman, and even though there was no such special class after the abolition of the aristocracy in 1164, it is still used to describe those who have good cultivation and good qualities.

Andy thought about these things, and did not stop his work, he wiped the crystal armor and followed the welcoming crowd to the open space in front of the fountain of the manor, in the crowd he saw his father Andy White Sr., he looked up at the main road with a cane, Old Andy will naturally come, the young master is the lifesaver of their family, even if the old Andy suffers from severe rheumatism and mobility problems, his father noticed Andy and motioned for him to stand beside him.

There was a slight chatter in the crowd, people were looking forward to the young master's return, and the butler noticed the discussion in the crowd, but did not stop it—this was an era of emphasis on human rights, and even servants had the power to speak on non-specific occasions, and the newly promoted butler of Udil carried out the rules of the Mikallis family. Until someone in the crowd shouted in a very low voice:

"They're back, Lord Earl, they're back!"