Chapter 3: Rose Manor (I)
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Early the next morning, the family convoy was back on the road.
Despite the battle that took place last night, the strange thing is that the two convoys did not seem to show the fear, panic and anger they deserved in the face of all this. It was as if it was a normal thing, and it was just a matter of cleaning up the battlefield afterwards, and no one planned to report it.
They both know that they all have secrets they want to keep, and no one wants anything to go wrong.
The two teams had a tacit understanding in this situation.
The Etter convoy hit the road first, while the Dardanelles and Weston convoys traveled a little later and chose a different route.
It's like the simplest of Pingshui, meeting each other, not asking each other**, and then going their separate ways.
Out of the plains of Meha, enter the territory of Hadiwe.
The Hardiway Domain belongs to the Hardiwe family, one of the oldest families in the Empire. Because the family ruled here for as long as the history of the empire, the name of the place has been forgotten and only the Hadiwe Domain remains.
After Hardiway's territory, it is the camp group, and it will be a few days walk to Winrington.
Along the way, Xiu Yi enjoyed the scenery along the way, and his mood was also leisurely.
If you don't think about the turmoil that night, then this time is a rare leisure time for him.
All he had to do during this time was to practice and continue to delve into the various alchemy techniques left behind in Electra's notebook.
With Nancy in the lab to take care of, he doesn't have to worry about anything, this attentive woman has become his best helper, and after that sad morning, she just wants to find a place to live a good life with her children.
For her, the Valley Lab is heaven.
Since the battle with Kevin Beers, Huey has gained a lot more understanding of power. Although he is now subject to the fact that his cultivation time is too short, he can't break through the sixth level for the time being, but he believes that day will come sooner or later.
The Thousand Blades he comprehended during the battle had already taken shape, and although it was affected by the Dou Qi, its power was limited, but it was believed that it could already be superior among the fighters of the same level.
However, Xiuyi's main focus now is on wind spells.
He is now a talented magician in the wind system, and it is not too difficult to cultivate to **. Xiu Yi has been cultivating for all these years, and due to lack of energy, his level of upgrading is already slow. However, the true power of wind spells is not revealed until level four.
So Xiu Yi was bent on breaking through the threshold of level four.
The upgrade of spells was originally more difficult the further you go, mainly due to the power of magic.
If you don't have enough mana, you can't use powerful spells, and if you can't use spells, how can you break through?
But for Xiu Yi, whose magic power is from the same source, this is not a problem, because the mana he now has in his body is actually equivalent to more than a fifth-level mage. The reason why he has not leveled up is because his mastery of low-level spells is still limited.
During this time, Xiu Yi repeatedly contacted the wind spell when he had nothing to do.
The family carriage, the horses pulling the cart, and even the subordinates who followed them were all released by him one by one to use various wind spells to become proficient and master the use of skills. For others, the slow recovery of mana allows them to practice a limited number of times per day, but for Xiui, who has a large number of mana recovery potions, this is not a problem at all.
Using his two innate advantages, Xiu Yi estimated that if it took three to five years for others to be promoted from ** Wind Mage to level four, then it would only take him half a year at most to do this.
And it's been almost three months since Xiu Yi became a ** mage. During this time, he followed Buckler's instructions and focused on wind spells, and his mastery and proficiency in various spells continued to improve. Even Blue's strength has improved a lot.
It will take another month at most to enter level four. Xiu Yiliu thought happily.
Once you enter the camp group, the scenery here becomes noticeably more beautiful.
It's spring, and the mountains are full of blooming flowers, red, green, white, and yellow.
The main reason why the camp group is called the Rainbow Group in the Reims Empire is that it is rich in all kinds of exotic flowers and beautiful scenery. There is the Rose River that runs through the north and south, and it is said that it is an artificial canal opened by the order of the Rose Monarch, there is the towering Lelegula Mountain, in the deepest part of the mountain, which is a rare magical beast on this large 6, ** area**, there are all kinds of rare magical beasts, legend has it that Electra once built a huge laboratory in Winrington, and legend has it that there is also a lost temple that is praised by the world. Legend has it that whoever can find the lost temple will receive extraordinary powers.
It can be said that the camp group is a place full of legends and legends, and the capital of the Reims Empire is located in the northernmost part of this group.
Some people say that the reason why the Rose Monarch is in Campu is to find the legendary lost temple.
It is also said that Winrington was chosen as the capital of the country because it is the closest to the Lilegula Mountains, and even the Rose Monarch was eager to find the legendary largest laboratory in Electra.
No one knew the exact answer, but anyway, Huey and the others came and entered the camp group and headed for Winrington......
A few days later, the convoy finally saw Winrington's low walls.
From a distance, the city wall itself is not too tall, but the material used to build the city wall is obsidian, which has a great immunity to magic**, as the main material, and then mixed with special lime grass mud and made of crushed silver sand.
Walls made of this material are not only indestructible in their own right, but most importantly resistant to most magical attacks.
Nine tall towers were erected in the center of the city. These nine towers are capable of unleashing a giant magical canopy that envelops the entire city at a critical moment, building Winlington's most powerful defense.
The sound of horses' hooves finally entered Winrington.
Winrington is the capital of the empire, and it is also the largest city in Peking University. It has a total of three parts, consisting of a large area of annexed suburbs, a bustling business district, and a guard district where the palace is located.
On the eastern outskirts of Winrington, home to some of the most famous artists and bards of the Reims Empire. It is the temple of imperial art, the center of imperial culture, the famous Auraja Memorial and the Merlin Art Expo, home to some of the most ornate buildings, the rarest collections, the finest stone carvings and paintings, and the finest opera houses.
The western suburbs are Winlington's most beautiful areas of natural beauty. Most of the nobles who say Winrington has their own estates here. It has beautiful scenery and good geographical location, and it can be said to be a paradise for rich people. Christine's Rose Manor is located in this area, and it is said that Earl Weston personally supervised the construction of the building in order to marry Christine. The rose is the national flower of the Reims Empire, and the moral of the Rose Manor is naturally that he married the most beautiful woman in the Empire.
On the southern outskirts of Winrington is the famous Old Castle District. Architecturally, Winrington is still in the style of antiquity, with wide roads, domed buildings, and slender windows, many still made of wooden slats. Homes of some sizes almost always use fireplaces instead of magic stoves, which represent fashion. Most of the central beams of the building are stone beams rather than wooden beams, and there are even many old castles. This phenomenon is particularly evident in the Kasbah district.
The Kasbah district has a large number of ancient castle buildings, most of which are remnants of monuments. These castles are even older than the city, and they originated in a time when people did not yet have a clear and magical age, when people admired stone construction. After the advent of the age of magic, people now have both stone houses and wooden houses that can not withstand the devastating attacks of magic, compared to the collapse of stone houses, once they cause more damage to people, so people began to build a large number of wooden buildings, and as far away from fireplaces and other flammable structures as possible.
The reason why these ancient castles have survived to the present day is completely due to the grandeur and long-term vision of the Rose Monarch. It was his persistence that allowed the old castle to be preserved and now the most valuable tourist attraction on the Big 6.
As for the northern suburbs of Winrington, there's not much to boast about. If anything, there are two buildings that might be a bit more noticeable.
One of them is called the Arcane Tower, which is home to the Imperial Wizards' Guild.
The other is called the Temple of the Holy Spirit, which is the headquarters of the Holy Spirit Church in the Reims Empire.
There are two buildings in the entire northern suburbs, and even if there is nothing else, it is impossible not to pay attention.
The carriage entered Winlington, and the long-awaited servants of the Weston family stepped forward to lead the way. Along the long streets paved with bluestone slabs, the direction of the carriage is to the western suburbs.
Sitting in the carriage and looking out, Xiui could see many noble carriages running through the wide streets. The main thoroughfare of Winrington Avenue is called Brooks Avenue, and its name originates from the Grand Duke of Brooks, who was the right-hand man of the Rose Monarch. Brooks Avenue was built by him. It is said that during the construction of Brooks Avenue, His Excellency the Grand Duke studied the width of the avenue and finally settled on a standard width that could be carried by eight carriages in parallel.
At the time, this width was confusing to everyone, and thought it was too unnecessary. But Grand Duke Brooks was adamant and eventually completed the avenue.
When the avenue was completed, there were hardly any pedestrians to be seen on the originally empty and wide avenue, which attracted the ridicule of countless people. But as time went on, the city's exhibition, which can accommodate eight horse-drawn carriages, gradually became bustling and lively.
By the time of the death of Grand Duke Brooks, it had become the most prosperous thoroughfare in the Empire. Less than a hundred years apart, the wide boulevard, which could accommodate eight horse-drawn carriages, was still unable to keep up with the growing needs of the city, and the empire had to open several more roads to divert the pedestrian pressure on the main road.
On this road, Xiui saw a bustling scene of a city.
The carriage moved slowly, and the convoy engraved with the Weston family coat of arms drove unhindered. Occasionally, a carriage would come from the opposite side, and after learning that it was Madame Christine's convoy, they would take the initiative to avoid it.
Huey didn't expect Christine to be so popular here, and it seemed that she had far more energy than she expected.
After crossing Brooks Avenue, the convoy entered the western suburbs of the city. Along the way, they finally came to the western outskirts of Winrington.
The western outskirts of Winrington are located on the edge of the city, where there are no tall walls, but only the beauty of nature.
The entire Rose Manor is built on this natural beauty, and you can see the outline of the manor looming in the vast green trees and red flowers, and it will only be visible when you get closer, and it will be hidden in the sea of flowers.
The farmers carved a path from the large field of kites, paved with fine cobblestones. The carriage waddled over there, and only a handful of blue irises could be pulled out of the window.
The old housekeeper of the family, who had been notified early, was waiting at the door with his subordinates, and Christine just got out of the car when she let out a tired yell: "Finally, I was tired on the way to the house. Gary had to find a few people to get all my luggage out of the car, so be careful, my new woolen blanket and the red box had to be carefully lifted, and it was full of art, which couldn't stand up to their clumsiness. Oh, by the way, are all the rooms for the Dardanelles ready?"
The old butler, named Gary, replied respectfully, "Yes, Madame, it is all ready, and the guests of the Dardanelles will be living in the backyard." ”
"Backyard?" cried Christine, "I told them to live in the main yard." ”
"But......" The old butler's face was very embarrassed.
Christine immediately understood, "This was Karen's idea, right?"
The old butler bowed his head and did not speak.
Karen is the younger brother of Christine's ex-husband and one of the current principals of the entire Weston family. According to the law of aristocratic inheritance, the second son has no right to inherit the family property unless it is declared in a will. Before his death, Earl Weston loved his brother very much, and deliberately left a will, Christine inherited his family business, and his younger brother inherited his title of earl. At the same time, Karen Weston will act as the family estate custodian and will be responsible for overseeing the flow of all family assets.
If Christine were to marry, then Earl Karen Weston would have the power to reclaim most of the family estate as the heir to the family. And this is something that many people don't know. Therefore, Christine is also extremely helpless about her little brother-in-law.
Xiu Yi stepped out of the car: "There's no need to be angry, it's okay to live in the backyard." We are guests and we have to follow the rules of the host. ”
"I'm the master here!" Christine declared earnestly.
Xiu Yi smiled, "Yes, I know the fact that the problem is that someone doesn't know, and isn't that why I'm here?"
Looking at the young man's confident smile, Christine suddenly felt that all her anger had vanished.
She nodded: "That's right, then ......" She suddenly raised her hand with a jade neck, made an elegant welcome gesture to everyone, and said loudly:
"Welcome to Rose Manor, where the doors are always open for the Dardanelles!"