Chapter 5: The Power of Symbols
When Ilea was anxious about her new job, Li Yu on the other side also followed the maid to her room.
According to the maid, this is the most comfortable and spacious room in the castle, located on the top floor like the master's bedroom, and is furnished to the highest standard.
These include feather mattresses, a full walnut table and chairs with rabbit motifs carved into the Arias family, silver candle holders, and even a night pot...... It can be seen that a lot of effort has been put into the layout, but unfortunately in terms of comfort, it is not as good as an express hotel for more than 100 yuan a night.
In addition, because the room faces the outside of the castle, there is only a small narrow window in the wall, so the light in the room is mediocre even during the day.
Not to mention the peculiar coldness of pure stone buildings, it is good to say in summer and autumn, but in spring and winter, this room must be even more uncomfortable to live in.
Li Yu has never understood why the protagonists of those time-traveling novels can always adapt to the environment quickly, devote themselves to their Wang Tu hegemony, and do not miss their previous lives at all.
It stands to reason that modern people who don't touch their mobile phones for a day should have obvious withdrawal reactions.
Fortunately, he doesn't have to live here all the time, and if he travels on business, there is no need to be too particular.
Li Yu took off the battery from the drone, and then put the drone, lighter, screwdriver and some other bits and bits into the big iron box next to the bed, and then locked it.
These things are all brought by him one after another when he goes to work these days.
Due to the weight limit, Li Yu has to think carefully about what he wants to take this time before he sets off, and in addition to the electronic riot device that needs to be recharged, there is also a mobile phone that he usually uses, and he usually brings it back again, so as not to occupy the weight quota for the next time.
Five kilograms sounds like a lot, but this number includes his clothes and shoes.
Of course, Li Yu could also choose some lighter weight clothing, so that he could carry more supplies and equipment.
But Li Yu hesitated, and still gave up this somewhat tempting idea.
Because as far as he knew, it was no accident that almost all religions in the world have dress codes.
Just like Bruce Wayne is worth tens of billions, he can buy all the clothing factories in Gotham City and give himself a new look every day, but when he decides to switch to the role of Batman, he will always wear a black armor, a black mask, a black cape, and drive his black Batmobile.
It's not because he doesn't like other colors and styles. Only then, when the Bat Lantern appears in the sky over Gotham, will the criminals and villains in the city be afraid.
That's the power of symbols.
And from an advertising point of view, uniform dress also contributes to the spread of information.
The first time Li Yu appeared at the Marquis's Mansion was wearing the suit he wore during the interview, and left a deep impression on everyone, including the Marquis of Cullen.
Now, if the inhabitants of Rock Snow City talk about his deeds and the magical methods he has used, they will inevitably talk about the stranger in black clothes.
That's right, there are no photographs in this world, there is no internet, and people can only grasp some of the main characteristics when describing others.
In other words, if Li Yu changed his clothes, those people would not recognize him.
So Li Yu has always been showing people in suits, anyway, wearing formal clothes to work is also a requirement of many companies.
After locking the box, Li Yu found the maid named Clara and asked the latter to take him around the castle to familiarize himself with the surrounding environment.
Clara was actually quite nervous at first, because when the chief Fausto explained to her, he said that although Merlin was not a nobleman, he was a distinguished guest of the Arias family, and now the owner of the teacup castle, Miss Ilea's confidant.
All his requests must be met as much as possible, and those that cannot be met are immediately reported to Fausto to find a way.
Clara saw that Li Yu was a foreigner, and was afraid that the latter would make such a very strange request.
Mama Marina, the eldest in the castle, once told her the story of a dwarven prince who had come to Teacup Castle as a guest, and it is said that as soon as the prince entered the house, he clamored for his maids to sleep with him, and asked for seven in one go.
He would also cut off the hair underneath him, put it in bread and swallow it with jam, and forced the women around him to eat it with him, as this was the dwarven way of showing affection.
Therefore, Clara is very worried that Li Yu is also such a person.
But soon she realized that her worries were unfounded, and Li Yu only stayed in the room for a short time, and did not let anyone else in, and then called Clara to take him around the castle.
Whenever the stranger in a strange black suit came across someone who was working, he would stop and ask what he was doing, how he was doing it, and what he had achieved.
And the more detailed the respondent's answer, the more satisfied he became.
Clara showed him around the kitchen, stables, bread ovens, workshops and shops, and the two of them walked out of the castle to the nearby farmland.
Li Yu talked a lot with the peasants and peasant women, of course, most of the time he was still just playing the role of a listener, just asking questions from time to time, and the content of the conversation was not limited to farming and harvesting.
In fact, Li Yu's problems involve all aspects of life, and many of them are just trivial things in Clara's opinion, and many are common sense that almost everyone on the continent of Brattis knows, which makes Clara on the side drowsy, but Li Yu still listens with relish.
The two of them finally had dinner together at a farmer's house, and although the hostess of the house had tried her best and brought out the bacon that she was usually reluctant to eat, the meal still seemed very simple.
Clara was a little worried that Li Yu would not be happy to eat, and the latter did not eat much, so she only tasted a few bites and stopped moving.
But in the end, Li Yu thanked the family for their hospitality, and told Clara to wait for someone to send the food money.
At the end of this day, Clara was also familiar with Li Yu, and her speech was not as restrained as before, and she said to Li Yu after going out, "Look, I told you early in the morning, there is nothing good to eat outside." ”
"It doesn't matter, I just want to know a little bit about their lives." Li Yu said, "As for dinner, I'll go back and eat it again." ”
Clara naturally thought that Li Yu's so-called return meant returning to the castle, and it happened that the sun was also setting at this time, and the two began to walk back.
However, what they didn't expect was that they were stopped by a person as soon as they walked to the gate of the castle.
The man didn't say a word, just looked Li Yu up and down with a provocative gaze.
After a while, he said, "You're that Merlin?" ”