"The fairy of the lake?"
The vampire frowned slightly and nodded slowly:
"This is a local folklore. I heard similar stories when I was a child. Such as the brave man seeks strength, and then pulls out the sword after being tested, and the wise man seeks wisdom, and then obtains the ancient tome after being tested. These stories are plausible. , has been circulated locally for a long time.”
He paused:
"Before I left this place in early autumn, there was news in the black market that someone really encountered the goddess of the lake. If you need more detailed information, I can help to collect it. Tomorrow, tomorrow I will give you the information I can collect so far. you."
"That's really troublesome for you."
Shad raised his glass and touched Mr. Bernhardt lightly:
"Also, since I've come to a new city, can you introduce me to the local black market? I'd like to see those local specialties."
"No problem, the number of Ring Warlocks in Huntington City is no less than that in Midhill Castle."
"Then, besides the Orthodox Church, are there any Ring Warlock organizations that need attention?"
Shad asked, Mr. Bernhardt thought for a while:
"There are none within the urban area. To the east is a large area of vineyards and farms, and the resident population is not large. But in the Pantanal swamp to the west, there is the 'Pantanal Voodoo Society' composed of swamp aborigines. These people are strange, good at using toxins and thaumaturgy like diseases, and their beliefs are not uniform, and some even believe in the Pantanal region itself. Because in the early years, they polluted the groundwater near Huntington City and were pulled by the Church of Nature The most wanted list. Of course, there are many good guys among them, but when you associate with such people, don’t just eat the water and food they hand you.”
"Is that 'Pantanal Voodoo Society' very powerful?"
Xia De asked again, and the vampire thought about it:
"The members of the organization are all over the Pantanal swamp area, and they make money by selling rare herbs and animal products in the swamp area. They are really good at this. If you are interested in going deep into the swamps and wetlands, see Most of the small houses I visited, or the pharmacists planting herbs seen on the outskirts of remote villages, were mostly members of the Pantanal Voodoo Society. However, this organization was only active in this area, and they were in the Old World. and the rest of the New World are barely visible."
Shad had indeed never heard of the name of this organization before:
"There should be high-ring warlocks in the voodoo society, right?"
"Of course there are, but the highest is only nine rings. The organizational structure of the Voodoo Society is very loose, so the organization itself is also full of contradictions. It is not as tightly structured as most organizations we know."
Mr. Bernhardt shrugged:
"You know, where there are people, there will be disputes, which is normal."
The two exchanged the local situation with great interest. Mr. Bernhardt, who lived here all year round, was very talkative, and even wanted to invite Shad to his manor outside the city tonight.
Today is Thursday, and Xia De has nothing to do, so he wanted to agree immediately, but at this moment, the hurried club waiter came over, leaned over and said a few words in Mr. Bernhardt's ear, and the latter revealed Surprised expression:
"Oh, I see, it's my pleasure, I'll go right away."
He put down his wine glass, wiped his mouth with a napkin in a hurry, and said to Xia De embarrassedly while stroking his hair:
"There is a distinguished guest upstairs who wants to see me, Mr. Watson. You have a meal here first. The cost of this meal is mine. I will be back as soon as possible. Yes, it is that one...my hair is now Is it messy?"
"No mess, very nice, do you need a comb?"
Xia De understood that "that one" refers to the princess, and while speaking, he took out a wooden comb from his pocket and handed it over:
"Then go up quickly."
He understood this, and was very curious about what Princess Margaret Anjou wanted to do with this blood-sucking seed noble.
While combing his hair, Mr. Bernhardt followed the servant nervously and left, leaving Shad to continue eating. Although he is a distant relative of the Anjou royal family, he is actually not often able to meet the royal family members.
Originally thought that Mr. Bennhardt would be away for a long time, but Shad hadn't finished eating the Huntington's secret honey grape steak in front of him, and the gentleman came back worried.
He handed back the comb to Shad, and took the napkin from his servant to wrap it around again. Xia De believed in his current expression, almost wanting to write "I'm curious" on his face, and Mr. Bernhardt also understood Xia De's expression, and said with some annoyance:
"It's still related to this matter."
He pointed to the news about the princess's visit to Tobesk in the table newspaper, and Shad nodded:
"Although this kind of diplomatic exchange of visits is very important for the two countries in peacetime, it shouldn't be enough for you to go together, right?"
"No no, what does this have to do with me? Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret is visiting Tobesk and wants to prepare a gift in her own name, so..."
Mr. Bernhardt shook his head:
"Someone mentioned to His Highness just now that I have several bottles of good famous wine here, and I also take care of the White River Valley vineyard for the royal family, so His Highness asked me to take out some of this year's wine from the wine cellar."
Although what Xia De saw was fermenting wine, in fact, there were wine left over from previous years in the warehouse. The exchange of gifts between the Anjou royal family and the Cavendish royal family does not require the princess to prepare by herself, but she is going to give gifts to important nobles and officials in Tobesk privately in her own name, which needs to be taken care of by herself .
"What's the problem? Isn't there a lot of wine in the cellar?"
"It does, but the quality...was subpar."
This very respectable gentleman weighed his words:
"Because of the climate in recent years, the quality of the grapes grown in the White River Valley vineyard has declined year after year, which is also the reason for the shrinking profits. Therefore, every summer, when I send the wine from the vineyard to Willendale... ...."
He pursed his lips and raised his eyebrows at Xia De. Xia De knew that this involved some private topics, so he said immediately:
"I won't tell."
"The vineyard can lose money, but it's too disgraceful to send out that kind of bad wine. The summer wines of the past few years are actually produced by my own winery."
Mr. Bernhardt said with a low body, speaking very fast, and looked around after speaking.
This is actually a trivial matter. Although Mr. Bernhardt's approach is not very correct, at least it is not wrong. He maintained his dignity, received subsidies from the managed vineyards, and the royal family also received good red wine.
"So, that princess thinks the wine from the winery is very good?"
Xia De asked with a smile, the middle-aged nobleman sighed:
"Yes, but the problem is that this summer, the batch of wine from my own estate has been sold out, and there is not even a bottle in stock."
This is a very embarrassing thing. Mr. Bernhardt can admit the source of the red wine he sends every year, but it will make him lose face. Therefore, this gentleman intends to buy a few bottles of good red wine at a high price and let Marguerite Anjou take them to Tobesk.
Of course, the second princess of the royal family is very good at wine tasting, so Mr. Bernhardt must find the kind of good wine that the princess has never been in contact with, otherwise the princess will immediately find out that the source of the wine is wrong.
This matter is not complicated, but it is not easy to do, so Mr. Bernhardt is a little embarrassed at this time.
Xia De did not expect that this gentleman who even participated in the incident of the gods would be troubled by such a trivial matter, so he proposed:
"Good wine? I don't think you need to look for it. I have good wine here."
Helping this gentleman is nothing more than a small effort. He will need help from this gentleman for many things in this city in the future.
As he said that, he first asked the vampire servant on the side to fetch two new goblets, and then put his hands into his pockets. Looking left and right, no one was paying attention, and "pulled" the two red wine bottles out from the inside of the clothes, and put them on the table.
Mr. Bernhardt raised his eyebrows:
"When you go out, you still take the bottle with you?"
"No, no, I seldom drink. But how can I not bring alcohol with me when I go out?"
Xia De jokingly distinguished between the two wine bottles:
"Not this, this is cider, this bottle is wine."
He handed the bottle of cider to the returning vampire servant, and motioned him to pour wine for the two of them:
"Viscount, I know that the appearance of these two bottles of wine is not very good."
After all, even wine bottles are recycled twice.
"But try this bottle of cider."
Shad said confidently, and Mr. Bernhardt sat on the chair crookedly:
"Well, I rarely drink fruit wine made from apples, I hope it can surprise me."
[Blood Wine Brewing] The fruit wine produced does not have supernatural properties, but no matter what kind of wine it is, it will have the same scarlet color as wine.
Mr. Bernhardt was very surprised to see the wine in the glass, which was like a liquid ruby. He picked up the goblet and carefully observed the color under the light, and couldn't help admiring:
"This color is really surprising, it is a noble color~www.mtlnovel.com~ Xia De has already taken a sip of cider, he is actually very sorry that [Blood Wine Brewing] can only make wine and cannot make non-alcoholic juice:
"Taste it, please."
"Just by the color, I can be sure of it...why is the cider the color it is?"
Hesitatingly stretched out his nose and sniffed lightly. The vampire's strong sense of smell allowed his nose to fully smell the rich aroma of high-end wine. For a moment, it seemed as if the world was spinning, and Mr. Bernhardt took a deep breath and raised his head back, his eyes widened:
"Oh my god, this is so exciting!"
The second half of the sentence is Carson Rick's slang, Shad hoped his translation was correct:
"This is not a contraband like Mibao's blood brew. Your performance is too exaggerated."
Although he knew there would be such an effect, Xia De still showed a smile, and he couldn't avoid being a little proud at this moment.
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