Neuquén Imperial City, State Guest House.

This place for envoys and nobles from all over the world to stop temporarily also shows the grandeur of an empire. Rather than just leaving people in a small country inn-level house.

High-end log furniture, artistic decorations, elegant fragrance that can be smelled everywhere, exquisite ingenuity everywhere, and meticulous service. While coaxing people to the most comfortable, he inadvertently shows the proud side of the empire.

"Your Excellency, is there anything that is lacking in the State Guest House?" Count Ephron, who was in charge of the reception, asked politely.

"Everything is fine, thank you for your intentions." Lin responded politely. It's a pity that he doesn't have a background with an aristocratic heritage, and he hasn't learned any formal diplomatic etiquette. So his performance is just what he learned from childhood to adulthood, and he is just a polite person who belongs to the little people.

However, Lin could see that everything and things in the guest house were specially arranged. It is in line with the habits of the elves, and avoids the taboos that religious people may have, and not all of them are used to entertain nobles.

Don't look at the earth as a myth, it is culturally primitive and backward. Once you pay attention to all kinds of etiquette, it will make people crazy. Even if the etiquette is simple, the taboos of different races, different religious backgrounds, and different social environments will still make people feel constrained everywhere.

The Karlsruhe Empire's guest houses are well avoided from things that are not polite and may touch taboos. At least follow yourself, the elves from the Wood Elf tribe can't find fault with it.

The reason why someone is reluctant to accept any wood elves to stay with him except for the dark elf Mel is also concerned about this. Needless to say, the dark elves have no taboos, and the precepts of other wood elves are so many that if you look at them from the side, your scalp will tingle. In line with the principle that more things are better than less things, Lin also stayed away.

After confirming that he had coaxed the guests from afar, Count Efron in front of him asked, "I wonder if there is anything else that you need my assistance from?" ”

It's not all politeness. Although the guests came, when the group of people in the palace would receive them depended on the arrangements of the group. For this, Lin and the elves also know it. During this time of waiting, it was impossible for the Karlsruhe Empire to lock up guests in the State Guest House, which was no different from house arrest.

Therefore, the earl asked the meaning of this sentence, more or less some tourist introduction, and the idea of raising the prestige of our country was in it. Not only this time, but every guest who can stay at the State Guest House will have such inquiries and treatments.

Although Lin could take this opportunity to ask the Count about the situation of the Karlsruhe Empire. But I guess I will only hear the official propaganda content, not necessarily what I want. So after thinking about it, I gave up.

But it's not like there's really nothing to ask for the other party's help, it's a local snake anyway. Therefore, Lin said, "My lord, we need to send someone to the temple of the goddess of gold coins to hand over matters related to the bishop. We need to send a guide and take our people there. ”

"That's fine." The Count of Ephron agreed.

The Imperial City of Neuquén has a shrine to the goddess of gold coins. The invitation letter and the woman's handwritten letter were delivered through this temple. The messenger of the goddess went to the temple for a reason. Not to mention that the Empire has no intention of restricting the freedom of movement of this group of people, and even if it wanted to, it would be difficult to refuse such a reasonable request.

"There's one more thing I need your help with." Lin said again.

"Please."

Lin asked, "I wonder if Lord Earl knows about the Greco family?" ”

"The Greco family?" Count Ephron repeated in bewilderment.

Pointing to the white sword saint beside him who had been silent, Lin said, "This is William?" Greco. Be a member of the Greco family in your country. It's just that I haven't been back in touch for a long time, and I don't know where the family lives now. That's why I asked. ”

Count Efron did not answer. In fact, he didn't answer either. Seeing that the confused Count turned his head to look at another person, the clever knight Ramiro stepped forward and asked, "Your Excellency, I don't know if there are any other clues besides the family name?" Like a family logo, or some other well-known trait? ”

Lin certainly couldn't answer this question. He could only keep his eyes on William and gesture to the other party.

William's coldness about things is heartfelt, but that doesn't mean he's a woodman who doesn't feel anything. Hearing the helper's question, he tilted his head and thought about it.

Speaking of which, William? Greco's appearance is very ordinary, and he forgets it when he sees it. It's just that his cleanliness and enjoyable personality bring a rather special temperament. But the more powerful people look at him, the more they can see something different. According to Lin's private statement, it is an introverted unsheathed sword.

Compared with the flamboyant temperament of the demon prince Azad, William's introverted personality makes his whole person quite inconspicuous at first glance. Only by looking closely can you find the strangeness in it. This is also a trait that Count Ephron and his party only discovered when they focused their attention on this 'retinue'.

It can only be said that although the name of the White Sword Saint is loud, it also has a regionality. For this piece of land that William has not returned to for more than ten years, his reputation only stays at the level of 'supposed', which is an after-dinner conversation, and has no credibility at all. So Count Ephron cannot be blamed for being so strange to him.

"If I'm not mistaken, the flag of my ship is a seagull with a hollow round cross at all four ends. It seems that there are ships that can go to sea. But I'm not sure what they're like now, if they don't exist yet. William said after thinking about it.

"Ah, the Greco family." Sensing that he had become the center of attention, the knight Ramiro immediately said respectfully to his master: "My lord, I know which family it may be. However, it is impossible to determine if it is the family of this adult. At the same time, there were a lot of hints in his eyes.

Count Ephron immediately realized that the family was in trouble. In addition, the intentions of the people who came are unknown, it will not be towards the struggle for power and profit.

Although the earl is not a strong man, he is also a martial artist, and he can feel that the dozen or so elves are not ordinary people. No matter what this group of people were going to do, as long as it was an unofficial matter, he should not get too involved.

Count Ephron, who had made up his mind, said quietly: "Lamie, since you know, just send someone to lead the way and send the guests over." ”

"Yes, my lord."

Of course, Lin didn't know the inner drama between the master and servant, so he simply hoped that he could use William's relationship to find someone to understand the situation in the Karlsruhe Empire. Soon, he was in the carriage bound for the Greco family.

The nobles of the Karlsruhe Empire who received them left first on the pretext that they had other affairs, and because someone had a private matter, they were not suitable to come forward.

Of course, Lin would not disagree with such a situation and statement. Without the need for official personnel to monitor on the sidelines, I think those who whistleblower should be more daring.

Among the elves who followed, two went to contact the temple of the goddess of gold coins in the Imperial City of Neuquén, and one followed Lin and William to visit the Greco family. The rest stayed at the State Guest House to prepare for temporary accommodation and paperwork for various official matters.

The movement of Lin and the others in the imperial city was to take the carriage used by the royal family to welcome guests. It is low-key, but the interior arrangement of the carriage makes the passengers quite comfortable. At least William had a satisfied expression and took out the wine from the wine cabinet and drank it.

The elf who followed was Miriam, the sword-maiden of the ancient Yctrasil. Blind, she wore a pair of flat glasses and sat quietly in the carriage.

As for why the blind female elf wears glasses, this kind of unsolvable mystery has not been deeply investigated. It should also be a magic prop, but I don't know the specific function. Someone thought to himself. At the same time, he was just like William, looking at the scenery outside the carriage and the streets that kept passing.

The Karlsruhe Empire and the Gwana Empire are very similar. The cityscape of the two capitals is between the two capitals in terms of prosperity, but Lin can still feel the difference.

If the Gwana Empire is located in the birthplace of the traditional culture of the Lost Land, its own inheritance can be traced back to the Elven Empire thousands of years ago, so in the Imperial City of Nineveh of the Gwana Empire, the people walking on the streets, whether nobles or commoners, are proud of their deep historical heritage and the prosperity of the world.

The street scene of the Karlsruhe Empire is quite different, and the prosperity here is one of prosperity and prosperity. All the people walking on the streets are not as well-off as the Gwana Empire. They are in a hurry, but not the helplessness of being tossed along, but with the eagerness to chase something, towards a hopeful future.

If you really want to compare, it is the holy city of Estali during the development of the Technology Guild, and the craftsmen who broke free from the suppression of the magicians showed such a spirit.

In conclusion, the first impression that the Karlsruhe Empire makes on someone is not bad.

Another major feature is the continuation of what William once said, many mountains and rivers. Neuquén, the capital of the empire, was dotted with man-made rivers and bridges. Small boats, as the main mode of transportation for commercial purposes, bring considerable vitality to the city.

And from the point of view of urban planning, Neuquén is quite advanced, and it can even be said that it is advanced to the point of being ahead of its time! In addition to providing transportation convenience, the artificial river divides the entire city vertically and horizontally, and has a vision far beyond this era for urban defense and fire prevention planning. Let someone wonder if this is the masterpiece of some of his predecessors.

In deep thought, according to the coachman, the destination of this time was in sight, and the Greco family's mansion was built on the other side of the river. And worthy of the family that started out in water transportation, there is a well-planned dock next to the mansion. Unlike other sections of the river, there is a staircase to enter the water.

However, the carriage could not fly directly to the other side, and had to walk some way forward to have a bridge across the river. During this time, Lin observed what was probably the family mansion of William's own family.