"Young man, this is a very special gift, and I love it."

The old gentleman spoke a little panting, very slowly, but with a smile, it was very warm.

Guan Hao found that the old lord had a habitual movement, and his right hand would keep shaking when he spoke.

"Grandpa Duke, I also brought you a gift, I hope you like it!"

"Great, two gifts today! Open it up and take a look! The old man waved to Guan Hao like a child.

Luke put the bronze sword handed over by Guan Hao into a special mahogany box, and the butler on the side took it and held it in his arms.

Luke picked up another mahogany box, Guan Hao opened the box, Zhang Kite was holding a candle, the old man was wearing glasses, and when he saw the contents of the mahogany box, his eyes suddenly widened, his mouth opened wide, and after a long time, everyone dared not make a sound.

"My God, child, you brought me an antique flintlock pistol in the style of the Great Russian court of the seventeenth century. It's a rare item! Let me take a closer look! O my God! ”

Luke approached the old man with a wooden box and a candle, and the old man helped up his glasses, leaned forward with his thin body, and stretched out his little hand like chicken feet to grab the antique gun and examine it.

Others didn't dare to wait here in a daze, watching the old man's performance and gossip.

At this time, Guan Hao couldn't help but feel uneasy and nervous, he was worried that the antique gun prepared by Zhang Yuan according to Old Man Huang's instructions was a fake, so his trip to the ancient castle would be a shame and be thrown to his grandmother's house.

I don't know how long it took, but the old man put the antique flintlock pistol into the box and looked at Guan Hao meaningfully.

This look at the back of Guan Hao's eyes is cold, and it always feels like someone is behind the quilt.

"Grandpa Duke, what is the origin of this gun, you teach me!"

"Kid, I'll ask you a question, you answer me first!" The old gentleman put away his cold gaze and sat down in a wheelchair, like a deflated balloon, and the spirit of the person was no longer what it was before.

"Grandpa Duke, you ask! I must answer truthfully? ”

"Well, my child, are you religious!"

"Grandpa Duke, I'm not religious at the moment!"

"Tomorrow is Sunday, so hurry up and get baptized and converted!"

“……..”

Before Guan Hao could speak, the old man said again.

"The Philips family is a Catholic family with an ancient culture and history, we don't have any close contact with the infidels, of course, historically, our family is very close to your Huang family in the East, and that is also because interests drive us to be together, and some of your Huang family have joined Catholicism, and they are not pagans in nature. Our two families also have a tradition of marriage. ”

"......." Guan Hao was at a loss and was about to ask a question.

"Let me ask you a second question? When you entered the door, you mentioned that the model of this ship is a sail battleship, so I will test you, what is the basic data of a realistic sail battleship? ”

The old lord's problem is that it is too jumpy, just now I also talked about this religion, and it immediately came to the ancient battleship, fortunately, Guan Hao and the two generations are human, and the study of ancient maritime history is more in-depth and comprehensive, and he is still comfortable with the second problem of the old lord.

"Grandpa Duke, if I'm not mistaken, this model of an ancient seafaring ship made in equal proportions should be made in the same scale as the world's most advanced sail warship in the sixteenth century of the ancient windmill kingdom, I think the emblem on this is the same as the badge of our Philips family, if I am not mistaken, this ship should be the most famous "Seven Provinces" first-class battleship at that time. ”

"Very much, the little one has a bit of knowledge! Then go ahead! The old gentleman, who was originally a little sluggish, suddenly came to his senses, and he was also sitting in a wheelchair, waiting for Guan Hao's answer.

"Seven provinces, was the flagship of the windmill kingdom's fleet dominating the global oceans at that time, and was the sharpest sword of the William dynasty at that time, he was the private armed forces of the Philips family, and it was also the largest, most advanced and strongest armed ship in the world at that time, it was 46 meters long, 12 meters wide, 5 meters draft, displacement of more than 1,200 tons, with 6 decks up and down, and more than 200 cannons of various types. Because there were 6 masts for becoming a six-masted sail battleship. ”

"Excellent! The third and final question! Do you know? What kind of wood is all the furniture in this castle made of? ”

"Damn, what's the problem, the old man's problem is too tricky! How do I know what materials are made of the furniture in the castle? As soon as Guan Hao heard this question, his head immediately grew bigger.

Just when Guan Hao was scratching her ears and cheeks and was puzzled, Lisa, who was standing behind the old man, kept giving Guan Hao a look with her charming blue eyes, making Guan Hao set his eyes on the model of the sail battleship.

Guan Hao, who couldn't figure it out, suddenly understood.

"Grandpa Duke, if I'm not mistaken, all the furniture of our Castle William is made of the planks of the sail battleships, you see, the furniture here is simple and elegant, and there are obvious signs of sea erosion."

"Insightful, that's right, all the furniture in this castle, including the gate of the castle, is made of wood selected by my ancestors from the wreckage of the sunken sail fleet salvaged from the North Sea with a huge amount of money and time, the purpose of which is to make our descendants of the Philips family not forget that period of history and always maintain a clear awareness of reviving the glory of the family."

"Hundreds of years have passed since the Battle of the North Sea, the Saxons have been strong for hundreds of years, and our Philips family has been in decline for a long time and needs to have a strong force to revive."

"Grandpa Duke, as far as I know, the current Saxon-dominated countries A and Y, as well as their federal autonomous members, have long been controlled by the YT people."

"Yes, kid! Our country of windmills maintains the blood of the Germanic people, and has always been at odds with the Saxons, and the annoying YT people live on the Saxons, so we Germanic people and YT people are incompatible. ”

"Grandpa, I understand, let me introduce you, this is my brother, Rook, the representative of the Brotherhood, and the assistant arranged for me by the Brotherhood, and at present, our Eastern Revival Society has joined forces with the Brotherhood to deal with the Freemasons of the YT people."

"The enemy of the enemy is a friend, we Germans are old friends with your Eastern Revival Society, I hope you can integrate this power in the future and fight against Freemasonry together."

"Rest assured, Grandpa, my mission is to unite all forces against Freemasonry."

"Very good, your gift to me; I was satisfied, so I took it and was happy today. ”

"My little Lisa, can you start eating? I'm hungry, and so are our guests! ”

"Grandpa, dinner is ready, just waiting for you to order a feast!"

"Alright! Oh, by the way, little one, you have a very good gift for me, just enough to fill in the blank in my collection. ”

"Grandpa, I'm curious, what is the origin of those antique flintlock pistols just now?"

"Haha, I almost forgot, this pair of flintlock pistols you sent is a rare treasure, although it is inferior to the pair of the world's best "Katerina II" ivory flintlock pistols, but this pair is not bad. ”

The old man is an old child, and it is human nature to be a good teacher, Guan Hao also wants to make the old man happy, and secondly, he really wants to know the origin and value of this pair of guns.

Guan Hao motioned for Rook to bring the gun box to the old duke for guidance.

"You see, this gun is a typical 17th century Great Russian court style flintlock pistol, the whole body of the ivory butt, one-piece molding, the pattern on it is also a typical Germanic court painting style, even this gilt is exactly the same, do you see that there is a seal mark on the back of this butt?"

Guan Hao leaned over, and under the light of the candle held by Zhang Yuan, he saw an artistic carved letter behind the ivory butt.

"B, it's B! Grandfather Duke. ”

"That's right, there is a seal engraved letter "B" on this, the pattern of the antique represents the craft and the age, and the letter of the seal generally represents the identity of the user, just like if there is an inscription on the old objects of your ancient oriental country, it will be a priceless good thing. ”

"I see!"

"This "B" is, in my judgment, the abbreviated letter of Paul I, the son of Catherine the Great, so this is a rare treasure for a well-preserved object, and I love it! Thank you, little one. ”

"Grandpa, if you like it!"

"Little ones, let's eat! It's been a long time since I've been happier than I am today! My little Lisa, help me get a good bottle of wine, preferably one spirit, and I'm going to have a drink with the children from the East today. ”

"Grandpa, your current health, Mr. Brown said, can't let you drink anymore!" Lisa, who was behind the old man, pouted.

"My dear little Lisa, grandpa is fine, it's rare to be happy today, I'll drink less!"

"Let's have some wine, then!"

"Oh well! By the way, little one, how much do you drink? Our Philips family must drink well! ”

"People from our Philips family?" Guan Hao and Zhang Yuan reacted almost simultaneously in their hearts.

"Grandpa Duke, it's okay for me to drink some spirits, and the amount of alcohol is not too good."