Huntington still has a streetscape with walls covered with steam pipes, and it still has an urban style where carriages, gentlemen and barefoot children appear together. It's just that the Kingdom of Carsonric in the south and the Kingdom of Delarion in the north are still somewhat different in culture, so even though they are both cities in the same era, there are still great differences in the setting and style of the cities.
In the Kingdom of Delarion in the north, the city pursues straight roads and a symmetrical layout; while in the city of Carson Rico, rare sloping streets can be encountered, and blocks are often divided by horizontally inserted roads.
The same points are the bustling and bustling city scenery, the fog that surrounds the inner city, the gray and black clothing style, and the alleys that connect the streets.
Because of the topography, there are often sloping streets in the urban area of Huntington. On the streets here, besides flower girls and newspaper boys, there are also children selling grapes in small baskets.
After all, not all grapes will be used to make wine, so Huntington, located in the north of the United Kingdom, is also an important fruit grape producing area of Carson Rico.
Xia De also asked the coachman to stop, bought some grapes and turned them into toys and put them in his pocket. He planned to give them to the doctor and Priest Augustus as gifts when he returned to Tobesk.
Although Huntington is located in the Great Plains in the middle of the Old World, the city itself is built on a raised hill. The city is generally undulating, and the roads leading to the central city are all uphill. The central urban area is the city's city hall, high-end clubs, restaurants, opera houses and residences of nobles, while other functional areas of the city, such as large markets and civic squares, are mostly concentrated in the relatively flat city periphery.
Looking at the street scene of the unfamiliar southern city from the car window, the carriage carried Shad and Mr. Bernhardt, after passing a rather steep upward slope, passing through the area between the towers that resembled a doorway, they stopped in Huntington City The gate of the "White King Club" in the city center.
It is only one street away from the Huntington City Hall. On the left is the Carson Rick Bank, which is controlled by the royal family, and on the right is the Huntington Garden Opera House.
Those who entered and exited the club were all well-known southern nobles. After Mr. Bernhardt jumped out of the carriage, without even showing his membership badge, a waiter walked out to welcome the viscount.
Together with Shad, who had a distinct De La Rion look, he entered the low-key, luxurious and stylish high-end club under the leadership of the waiter, and let Shad sit in the restaurant of the club, and prepared books for him to pass the time. Leaving his own servants to serve Shad.
Mr. Bernhardt temporarily left the club and asked Shad to wait for a while.
The dining room of an upscale club is also where intimate conversations often take place. The restaurant is not decorated magnificently, but it has style and its own special style. The distance between each table is very far, and people gather together to eat and talk in low voices.
Mr. Bernhardt returned soon after, with a wooden box in his hand. After sitting down, the box was opened, and there was a wine bottle with a cork between the straws inside.
"Look at this."
He handed the wine bottle to Shad, and Shad looked at it in surprise. He looked at the label on the bottle. It was a hand-painted label paper with the scenery of Carson Rico and the vineyard:
"Chateau Midlo, 1803 cellar?"
"Yes, yes, you are very knowledgeable."
Mr. Bernhardt showed a somewhat smug expression:
"Moreover, this label paper is the work of the late Mr. Vincent, a Carson Rik painter. Now the label paper alone is enough to be auctioned at the auction house. This is a famous wine collected by my father and later passed on to Me, I have never been willing to open it. Although it is precious, wine is for drinking. Today you have come to this city, and it is appropriate to use this bottle of wine to celebrate."
As he spoke, he called the waiters of the club familiarly, handed them the wine bottle for sobering up, and said with a smile:
"Mr. Watson, compared with what you have done, I have very little to repay. Please don't be polite today. Since you are a guest in this city, you must give me the opportunity to repay you. "
Mr. Bernhardt was happy to see Shad again, and Shad was also very happy to meet acquaintances when he first arrived in a strange city.
While waiting to sober up, the two took the club's menu to order, and Mr. Bernhardt also introduced Kasenlik's specialties to Shad. By the time the opened wine was sent back in an ice bucket, the first main dish was already on the table, Huntington caramelized grilled fish.
The waiter poured red wine for the two of them, while another gentleman in formal attire came over:
"Beinhardt, long time no see, have you returned from De La Rion?"
He greeted vampires familiarly, but this gentleman with a Huntington accent was an ordinary person.
"Yes, I came back more than half a month ago. Look, this is a new friend I met in De La Rion, the writer Mr. John Watson."
Then, he introduced to Xia De:
"This is the local Baron Roland."
The baron shook hands with Xia De politely, and then asked with a smile:
"Mr. Watson, can you play Rhodes?"
"Of course, there is a chance to play cards together."
"Look, you are finally willing to take out this bottle of wine. Since you are with the guests, I won't bother you much."
As he spoke, he patted Mr. Bernhardt on the shoulder, then pointed upstairs:
"That one is also here, upstairs, and now the local young people are sharpening their heads and wanting to go up."
"that one?"
After the baron left, Xia De asked hesitantly with a dinner fork:
"Is someone of great status also in the club?"
Mr. Bernhardt hesitated for a moment, and said to his servant, a young man who was also a vampire:
"Bring today's Huntington Morning Post to Mr. Watson."
Then he said to Shad:
"Look at the front page."
The servant quickly delivered the newspaper, and the headline on the front page was "Princess Margaret of Anjou and the delegation arrived in Huntingdon today".
"I set off on a steam airship on Saturday. I didn't expect that today is only Thursday, and I will arrive in Huntington."
Xia De suddenly realized.
"Mr. Watson, you also know about this person's upcoming visit to Tobesk?"
He pointed to the newspaper on the dining table, Shad nodded:
"Yes, Tobesk has been preparing for this for a long time. My house can directly see the Yoddle Palace, and the Yoddle Palace is also being renovated and cleaned recently."
Mr. Bernhardt knew Shad's real identity, but he didn't know Shad's specific address. He was very surprised to hear him say this. He didn't expect that this young and powerful northern knight lived such a prosperous life:
"Yes, the princess is upstairs in the club now. Let me tell you, when I came in just now, the guards downstairs were obviously not locals, they turned out to be royal guards."
Xia De showed a clear expression, but his purpose of coming to this city was for the "Goddess of the Lake", and the matter of the princess should wait until Tobesk. But he still carefully touched the pendant on his chest. The pendant that detected the witch did not have any fever, which meant that the math teacher and personal doctor accompanying the princess, Miss Sylvia, the thirteenth member of the council, was not nearby.
The two chatted while eating, and the first topic was of course about Fort Midhill. Although many vampires were arrested by the church, Mr. Bernhardt did not feel sad about it. After all, he was not familiar with most of them, and there were not many unlucky guys in the clan he belonged to.
And speaking of the blood-sucking god, the middle-aged vampire seed Lord showed great awe. He didn't want to say too much on this topic, but still lowered his voice and told Shad that after the Battle of Fort Midhill, the vampires received an oracle, telling all race members involved in the operation of Fort Midhill not to Find out the truth about that night.
Shade understood this behavior, and believed that the blood-sucking **** had strictly abided by the bet witnessed by "Impermanence·Balance" before the duel at Mount Xikar. It was a good thing for him that the vampires did not pursue the truth of that night. The truth of the battle of gods at Mount Xikar will eventually be lost in the long river of history.
Mr. Bernhardt was not born a blood-sucking species, but was transformed the day after tomorrow. This is something this gentleman admitted to Xia De, and he seems to have a sense of identity with this identity. There are probably many unforgettable stories when performing the transformation ceremony. He confessed to Shad that he was able to command most of the vampires in Huntington City. Therefore, if Xia De is in trouble in this city, he can always ask him for help.
Surrounded by local aristocrats~www.mtlnovel.com~ The atmosphere in the club is very harmonious. Outsiders and vampires are talking about things that must not be heard by other people. Xia De thought for a while and lowered his voice. :
"Mr. Bernhardt, in fact, you should have seen it."
Xia De put down the silver table knife in his hand:
"I was able to perform conditional space jumps in different locations."
The other party knew his identity in Fort Midhill, and in fact, it can be found out with a little investigation. At the same time, in Tobesk City, the scandal between Shad and the Duchess continued:
"The place where I can appear in Huntington is the White River Valley vineyard, so I hope..."
"No problem, I'm in charge of the White River Valley vineyard. I'll prepare an extra horse there. You can ride the horse into the city in the future, and send the horse to the Ferdinand Wine Store in the west of the city, which is also my property. "
Mr. Bernhardt nodded, and assured that those who met Shad were reliable:
"Then what are you here for? I think I can help you."
He picked up his goblet and shook it gently, while Xia De continued to ask in a low voice:
"Have you heard the rumor about the fairy in the lake?"