Chapter Eighty-Nine: Becoming the Spotlight
Schug rightly rejected the waitress's words.
He didn't intend to let the other person into his private space.
Especially after seeing the unusual underground floor of the Manor Hotel and the two suspicious-looking black masked attendants through the eyes of the Running Mouse, he couldn't trust the people in this hotel even more.
The waitress obviously didn't know what Xiuge was thinking, and she did seem to have some "thoughts", so when Xiuge refused, her eyes even flashed with a little regret.
But her professionalism quickly brought her back to normal, and after handing the clockwork to Schuge, she turned and left, as crisp as before.
The clockwork time has been calibrated.
It's 7:15 a.m.
Heavy snow continues.
Despite the support of his magic and the fact that he was in the Manor Hotel, Xiuge was not at all sleepy, he folded the simple structural diagram he had drawn earlier, put it close to his body, and then put on his coat and walked out of his room.
His room is 309 and is located in the first half of this hotel corridor, next to the stairs.
"The elevator for the guest rooms is on the left-hand side, and there are a total of five rooms between me and it, and through this elevator I can go to the lobby and all the guest rooms and restaurant floors."
Shuge closed the door, but his gaze drifted towards the other end of the corridor: "What if you go this way?"
With the idea of taking a walk, Xiuge soon followed the hotel's promenade to the other end of the third floor.
He stopped at the door of the room marked "320".
Diagonally diagonal to Room 320 is the old elevator used by the hotel waiters, closed by a heavy wooden door with signs, and next to it, guarded by two manor guards and a male waiter.
Seeing that Xiuge had arrived, the male waiter immediately greeted him, "Sir, is there anything you need me to help with?"
"I want to go to the restaurant on the sixth floor, can I get to this elevator?"
"I'm sorry sir, this elevator is too old, and it won't be opened except for the occasional us."
The waiter smiled: "It's because I'm worried that someone will use it and cause accidents, so there will be guards guarding the manor here, please understand."
"That's ......."
Shuge didn't embarrass the other party, he nodded, glanced at the structure in the hallway, and walked in the opposite direction.
"The structure of the entire manor house is very simple, except for the lobby and the restaurant on the top floor, the structure of all guest rooms should be elongated 'T,'...... If we take the third floor as a reference, the number of rooms on each floor should be twenty."
"It corresponds perfectly to the floor structure hidden underground."
Shuge recalled the details he had seen through Snicky before, and while he was puzzled, he also felt that the hairs on his body seemed to stand on end.
A normal hotel, or a normal mansion, shouldn't have such a weird design.
Xiuge had already known that there must be something wrong with this manor hotel, and he was even prepared to see some laboratories, dungeons, and even ritual places in this hotel, but he never imagined that he would be under the hotel..........
See another hotel.
It's a strange statement, but he really doesn't know what to call the part of the building that is hidden under the hotel and whose structure is basically symmetrical to the part above ground.
Add to that the numerical numbers on the metal doors and the black-masked waiters who move around the basement floors, and it is reasonable to assume that there are indeed "residents" living in the basement of this hotel......
As for whether it is human or not, it is not easy to say whether it is Xiuge.
After all, those waiters wearing black masks already look very abnormal.
"Does Old Zeke know about this?"
Shug recalled Zeke
Ernst questioned what he had said late last night, especially since he said that he knew what to do better than he did......
To be honest, Xiuge doesn't feel like he has a clue yet.
After a long period of exertion, Xiuge was indeed a little hungry, so he took the elevator to the restaurant on the sixth floor.
There were already a lot of people here, and the young people of the Ernst family were a little nervous after last night's incident, which made them more willing to stay in a crowded place rather than be alone in their rooms.
The presence of Hug caught the attention of the young nobles, and unlike the discussions he had previously generated when he first arrived, his presence had caused a brief silence in the dining room—not all of them had stopped talking, but had invariably silenced the discussion and changed the topic of their discussion.
It wasn't until Schug sat down at a table by the window that the dining room returned to its original appearance.
The disc in the spirit world accelerated slightly, and with the help of magic, the noisy sounds around it were immediately sorted into one independent and clearer conversation after another.
Most people are talking about something that is lackluster, and although old Wattle aristocrats like the Ernst family are very concerned about raising their offspring, the influence of environment and history can easily turn these young people into political creatures.
They talk about some of the strategies that the family may have adopted recently, about the possible impact of Kingdom policies on certain areas, or about marriages between families......
The only thing that interested Schuge was the topic that the four young men and women were discussing.
They all have a certain military air on them, and the brooches or badges pinned to their clothing indicate that they actually have their own rank in the army.
A young man with short hair said, "Merlin Lehe is trying to sign a treaty with us, believing that the impending war is likely to lead to a setback in magical scholarship......
"Somehow right!"
The answer to him was a heroic young girl: "But this is impossible, in our army, the combination of spellcasters and new weapons and tactics is rapidly being promoted and trained, although in these tactics, those mages are no longer as important as in the past, but only when they exist in the army, can we fully play our advantages." ….
"I don't agree with Jenna's opinion."
Another man with a slightly older face and a resolute face said, "Based on the current situation in the military factories in various places, what we are going to fight next is actually a new type of war based on steam ordnance, and in this form of warfare, the role of mages will definitely be further weakened...... If we agree to the Legislature's request that both sides prohibit the mages from joining the battlefield and instead transfer them to the relevant logistics system, then it will be a good protection for our soldiers!"
"I agree, the Plainsmen are too outdated in their weapons!"
The short-haired young man clenched his fists and said, "As long as our artillery regiment launches an artillery bombardment, it will be like divine punishment for them...... Their line will be crushed in an instant, and any regular advance after that will crush them on the spot!"
Jenna was still trying to convince the other party: "Ole, don't be blindly confident, there are many things that have not yet been verified...... It's not just new ordnance that sways wars."
"But you must have seen it last night, right?"
Young Ole lowered his voice: "That...... That bastard, three shots in a row in such a short period of time, must have used the latest firearms, maybe it was still an experimental model, even he was able to shoot so accurately and quickly, and our soldiers had no problem! Think about it, in a few seconds, three bullets, on the battlefield is three dead people!"
Hearing this, Xiuge shook his head.
Of course, the increase in rate of fire brought by the new revolver rifle was terrifying, but in fact, his previous continuous shooting was even discounted, after all, he also changed the magic bullet during this time...... From this point of view, these young soldiers are interested in new weapons
The judgment is still very good.
Once this weapon is installed in every soldier, the role it plays on the battlefield will be terrifying.
However, the history that Schug had studied in the past taught him that once the war began, people would burst into boundless creativity under extreme pressure.
Embracing new technologies is not a difficult task, and with the wealth accumulated by the countries of the Deland and the Plains, they may be able to find a suitable response in a short time.
He had no intention of participating in the discussion, so he turned his attention to the other side.
The most sensitive ...... for last night's room 410 incident Or those young ladies who are relatively simple-minded and love literature, operas, paintings and other works of art.
Hugg saw that Miss Hannah, who had been ridiculed by her sisters as "overly sensitive", was now at the center of the conversation.
Everyone, including Hannah herself, believed that the strange phenomena she had experienced before were actually a harbinger of last night's horrific case.
Hannah seemed to enjoy the experience of being surrounded by her sisters to ask for details, but in the process of chatting, she naturally told the content of the later conversation between Hug and herself, and Xiuge silently listened to her description, and her brow couldn't help but twist.
For from the conversation of the young ladies, he had developed a bad premonition that they might think of themselves as some interesting and mysterious person, which was not a good thing, after all, among the Lordel nobles, although marriage between cousins and sisters was forbidden, some occasional "romantic anecdote" was often rumored to be good news. ….
Xiuge thinks that the "aura" and "title" he has now on his body are enough, and he really can't bear to have a little more.
Luckily, the restaurant was efficient enough that his breakfast had already been served, so he didn't have to sit here too much.
Despite being the breakfast at Hornst Manor, it is not much different from the rest of the Waters Kingdom, with sliced bread, fresh jams, several different sausages, and of course sliced fruit and a hot drink similar to coffee, which the Waters like to call "refreshing".
"It's a strange feeling......
Shug flipped through the memories in his head, and then he reluctantly discovered that eating in the family manor was actually the most hated thing for Shug Ernst, because it meant that he would always encounter such and such people and things during the meal.
But this is no longer the case.
"I hope you're in a better mood after you know what's going on today."
Shuge said silently in his heart, and then put a piece of marinated sausage into his mouth.
"I'm ...... St. Steele? It's so sweet!"
Shuge was stimulated by the strange smell of sweet, salty, and spicy mixtures in his mouth, but he persevered, swallowed it with a frown, and after swallowing the sausage, a strong smell of sweet wine came up from his stomach.
It's a very St. Stille feeling.
Due to its proximity to the north and Merlin, Saint-Steele's food style is also sweet, but they also like to drink a lot of alcohol.
After all, the ordinary residents of the Kingdom of St. Steele are very different from the mages of Merlin Leheli, and the commoners do not have the rich means of heating like the mages, so they can only use alcohol to numb their body senses on weekdays.
"It's good that it's just dessert wine......
Shuge shook his head, then took a sip of the "Refreshing Drink", forcibly suppressing the discomfort in his throat.
At this moment, a waiter from the hotel walked over, he came to Xiuge's side, and handed over a large envelope that looked like it contained a lot of things: "Mr. Xiuge, there is a letter from you, from the Mage Council."
"The Mage's Council?"
Seeing that Xiuge was a little confused, the waiter reminded in a low voice, "Sir, the Council is the former Dharma Council on the plateau, and this is their new name."
"Okay, I know
It's the way."
Shug reached out and took the envelope, it was a very standard magic letter, not with fire paint but with a special magic seal, and the shimmering crystalline mineral powder outlined a giant eagle standing on a magic book at the top of the letter, and the "Eye of Mel" logo used by the non-governmental committee.
"Hmm...... Improvised patterns? These mages are quite efficient."
Shug smiled slightly, and then injected some magic into the seal.
In the glow of magic that was vague, the seal that sealed the letter faded, and then Xiuge opened the envelope and took out the contents of it.
A letter, a palm-sized, two-finger-thick black flannel bag, and a delicate metal pendant.
Shug took the pendant in his hand, only to see that the round pendant carved a stream between the rocks, unlike the stream-level mage badges that Hug had seen in the past, in this new badge issued by the Mage Council, the stream was actually embellished with turquoise magic crystals - which made it look like real flowing water, constantly reflecting dazzling light in the light.
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