Two attendants, carrying a magic stone lamp, walked carefully in front of Renault to guide him.
The blazing light dispelled the darkness in the long passage, and also projected the figures of the three on the stone wall, forming a bizarre pattern. The three fell on the soft carpet, making a subtle and regular friction sound.
Ordinary people can''t hear it, but Renault can hear it clearly.
"Thunder Hawk" Prince Castro''s castle is decorated with luxury, which can be seen from the 60 meter long passage under his feet.
The whole passage is covered with a layer of linen carpet, and this is only one passage. Renault believes that there must be a lot of carpet in other parts of the Duke''s castle.
The purchase cost of these carpets alone is not a small sum of money, and carpets also need regular maintenance, such as cleaning and drying.
This is very necessary, otherwise after the rainy season, the air will become very humid, flax carpet in the case of serious moisture, it is easy to mold.
If the guests who come to visit the Duke smell a musty smell when they enter the castle, won''t they bring the Duke back ridicule?
Therefore, the Duke needed to hire servants to maintain the carpet.
Considering that in daily use, the carpet will inevitably wear and tear, every few years must also replace a new carpet.
In other words, in order to maintain the nobility''s dignity, the Duke needed a large sum of money only in carpet.
Thinking of this, Renault could not help shaking his head slightly.
In his opinion, living in a castle is a very stupid choice.
This antique stone house looks respectable, but it is dark and humid all the year round, with poor ventilation and lighting. It has no north-south transparency, separation of dry and wet, and separation of dynamic and static. The living comfort is extremely poor.
Take the passage in front of you as an example. Because it is built inside the castle, even in broad daylight, you have to use magic stone lamps to light it. The air inside is also quite dull, with an indescribable staleness.
The maintenance cost of the castle is also very high. Renault estimates that the annual maintenance cost spent by the Duke of Castro on the castle is no less than 1000 guineas.
As for the defense function of the castle, it is not as powerful as expected. With the progress of military technology, there are more and more siege means, and the castle is no longer an unbreakable symbol.
As a passer-by used to the modern living environment, Renault doesn''t want to live in this kind of broken stone pile.
But the nobles didn''t think so.
In the foreign world, the castle is the most powerful luxury house, especially the real aristocracy who owns the territory. Anyone who doesn''t have a 3-or 5-story castle with hundreds of rooms at home is embarrassed to say hello to other aristocrats when they go out.
This is the typical death to face live suffering.
After walking out of the passageway, one of the attendants turned back and said in a low voice:
"Mr. Reynolds, in front of you is the reception hall of the Duchess. Please wait a moment in it. The Duchess will come to see you soon..."
After leading Renault to the ornate reception room, one of the attendants bows and leaves to report to the Duke. The other attendants stay here to respond to Renault''s request at any time.
The purpose of Renault''s visit to the Duke of Castro is to renew the life of Qianhu Kingdom, that is, to inform the Duke of the plan of "connecting the LEB river with the Nassau River and expanding the Nassau wetland".
His way of visiting is very simple, rude and high-profile.
After arriving at leiyunbao, the man flew all the way from the gate of the city to the gate of the Duke''s castle under the gaze of the whole city. He directly asked the guards to "see the Duke".
Then Renault got a quick response - the Duke of Castro will see him in 15 minutes.
As one of the rarest and most powerful of the extraordinary, Renault is naturally superior to the extraordinary of other attributes. Even Prince Castro, who is in charge of tens of thousands of troops, looks up at him.
Especially when the war is about to break out, the wind system is more important than usual. Any wind system is an all-weather humanoid reconnaissance plane, which can easily find the enemy''s movements.
The military significance of this point cannot be overemphasized.
That''s why black skins regard the eye as a treasure.
Therefore, for a kingdom, the wind power elites are not only high-end combat power, but also have more strategic significance.
In one word: every one who is extraordinary in his style is the most important tool of the country.
That''s how cool it is!
In the whole human world, there are no more than 20 people who are extraordinary in the wind system. They are spread equally among the five remaining human kingdoms, with an average of less than 4 people in each kingdom.
Although the number of extraordinary people in Qianhu Kingdom exceeds the average, there are only four. They either serve for the Royal Army or follow the more powerful upanists.Even the Duke with the highest rank is hard to attract the extraordinary.
In the army under the command of the Duke of Castro, there was no one who was extraordinary.
Because of this, when the Duke heard that an extraordinary person of wind system came to the door automatically, he did not hesitate to leave the business he was dealing with and expressed his wish to see Renault.
Even if the hope of wooing each other is very slim, it is good for us to have a good relationship if we see each other first.
What if one day you''ll use this relationship?
The so-called "15 minutes later" is more just a reserve of the noble instinct.
If you are too eager, will you be looked down upon by the other party?
The Duke has a face
To be an ordinary supernormal person, I would venture to come directly to the door to see the Duke. Hehe, I''m sorry, the Duke is very busy now. I don''t have time to see you.
However, you are an extraordinary person, and you are not a cat and dog. You are qualified to see the Duke.
Well, you can make an appointment first. Well, please come back the day after tomorrow
After all, although there are few extraordinary people, there are more than 200 in Qianhu Kingdom, which is not a small number. There are only eight Dukes in the whole kingdom, just a fraction of the number of extraordinary people.
It goes without saying who is in a higher position.
After only waiting for 7 or 8 minutes in the reception room, Renault heard a sound of footstep outside the door.
Then the door was opened by two attendants, and two gorgeous men entered the reception room. At the same time, a warm voice sounded.
"Mr. Renault, welcome to Raymond castle. If there is any neglect, please forgive me..."
Renault immediately stood up and looked over.
The first man had a rather old face, wrinkled face and gray hair. He was in a straight military uniform, tall and straight, and looked quite dignified.
Obviously, he is the famous "thunder Hawk", Prince Castro.
The other was a middle-aged man, also wearing the same style of military uniform. Renault felt a very light fluctuation from him.
This is the fluctuation of the force of the elements.
He is extraordinary.
Renault bowed slightly and said with a smile:
"Your Excellency, you are very kind. I have a very important thing to venture to visit you this time..."