Chapter 362: Learn more! ('Kitty咪' 10,000 rewards plus more!)
Soon, at the urging of Fatty Pat, Gervis returned to his camp, rode on a unicorn and headed towards the City of Glory with 11 personal guards.
This time, it was not only Gervis and Pat who went to the City of Glory together. Fatty Pat also called along Code, an old acquaintance from the road. Facing the temptation of wine, Code had no resistance.
After hearing Pat's invitation, he rushed out of the camp almost immediately and joined Gervis and his team.
On the way, Gervis also met his cheap father, who was sitting happily in the camp with Bertram and others, drinking the wine sent by Gervis. It was obvious that they were not planning to go to the City of Glory.
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"Look at those flags. This was originally the base of our Jones family, but now it has been occupied by the damn Charles family!"
The group was walking on the wide avenue. When they were about one kilometer away from the gate of the City of Glory, Code pointed at the roadside camp in front and cursed loudly, expressing indignation.
Among the three of them, only Gervis was participating in the Southern Expedition for the first time, so they had all experienced the glorious moments of the Jones family and its transcendent status outside.
As vassals of the Jones family, they shared the same fate as the Jones family. This time, Charles arranged their base at the outermost periphery. For the nobles who valued face as much as life, it was like rubbing their dignity into the ground.
Especially since their original camp was occupied by their old rival, the Charles family. The border dispute with the Charles family ended with the victory of the Jones family under the leadership of the old earl, which intensified their hatred of being counterattacked and slapped in the face.
"Code, calm down! This shame will be washed away sooner or later! You have to believe in Alice! As long as he becomes the Golden Knight, the Jones family will regroup!"
As the 'half master' of the Jones family, Gervis certainly needs to appease them for the sake of his cheap wife, otherwise they might focus their resentment on the Jones family over time.
"And you all know Alice's talent. In three years at most, the Jones family will be at the top of the Principality again!"
"I definitely believe in the Earl's talent, but the Charles family is too hateful! When the Earl becomes a golden knight, we must teach these bastards a lesson!"
Hearing what Gervis said, Code nodded in agreement. There was no doubt that Alice was a genius in cultivation, and this had long been spread throughout the principality. This was also the main factor that kept the Jones family united and stable even though the old earl was missing.
When Gervis and his companions arrived at the gate of the City of Glory, there was already a long queue. All they saw were people dressed in luxurious clothes and equipped with armor and swords.
Every year when the Southern Expedition begins, for the safety of the City of Glory, all irrelevant personnel will be temporarily driven out of the City of Glory. Only the residents of the city and the king's garrison can remain in the city.
All the people queuing to enter the city at this moment were nobles of all sizes and their guards who were participating in the southern expedition.
Gervis and his companions were not in a hurry. They just lined up. When they arrived at the city gate, they took out their family badges and reported their names. The guards would only let them pass after verifying that they were correct in the book.
When Gervis and his companions arrived in the city, they immediately felt the hustle and bustle of the city. Although there were tens of thousands of troops stationed outside the city, compared to the nearly 100-meter-wide roads reserved outside the city, the streets in the city that were only more than ten meters wide were obviously much narrower.
"Grevith, keep going forward. We are going to Glory Manor today. It is the property of the royal family. I guarantee you have never seen it! Hehe!"
When they arrived in the city, Pat and Cord became the local bosses, and Gervis had no choice but to follow them.
Gervis didn't care and let Pat and the other man lead the way, while he kept looking at the shops on both sides of the road.
On this street, Gervis discovered a strange phenomenon. On the streets of this City of Glory, there were mostly blacksmith shops, but there were very few grain stores or bakeries.
You have to know that in this world where food production is not high, from cities to towns, bakeries are definitely the most stable business in the world, but the performance of the City of Glory is just the opposite.
"Viscount Gervis, are you curious about why there are so many blacksmith shops?"
Code, who was riding a warhorse beside Gervis, saw Gervis's constant scanning eyes and asked with a smile.
"I am indeed curious. Are all these blacksmith shops providing weapons for the king's army?"
"Hehe, I thought the same thing when I first came to the City of Glory, but later I found out that all the weapons in these shops are sold to the Principality of Alban!"
Next, Code explained the reasons behind this.
It turns out that the Principality of Alban is located on a plain. Although the land is fertile and suitable for farming, all kinds of minerals are very scarce, especially metal minerals such as iron ore.
The Principality of Zee is exactly the opposite of the Principality of Alban. Most of the terrain of the Principality of Zee is hills and mountains, so the grain production is not abundant, but there are many kinds of minerals.
Although there have been wars between the two sides every year in recent years, because the Principality of Alban has the secret support of the church, neither side is absolutely sure of defeating the other.
More importantly, there is the Duchy of Xis on the other side of the Duchy of Alban. In order to prevent the Duchy of Alban from being annexed by the Duchy of Xis, the Duchy of Jean usually provides a small amount of weapons to the Duchy of Alban.
Of course, these weapons are very expensive and must be exchanged for food.
In this way, the two countries that went to war every year would trade with each other except in autumn.
"This is what is called an exchange of interests!"
Gervis was too exhausted to complain.
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Walking along the main street, the street ahead became wider and wider, and then under the guidance of Pat, Gervis finally saw a huge manor.
"Good afternoon, distinguished gentlemen! Do you have a reservation?"
Gervis and his companions dismounted from their horses, and two beautiful maids walked quickly forward, came in front of them and saluted respectfully.
The moment she bent down, Pat and Code swallowed their saliva at the sight of the snow-white cleavage at her neckline.
Gervis was fine. He had watched many Japanese romance films in his previous life, so he had a certain resistance to such situations.
“No reservation!”
Fatty Pat swallowed hard and answered the maid.
"We don't need a private room, just take us to the third floor!"
"Yes, honorable gentlemen, please come this way!"
When the maid heard Pat's words, her face became more attentive and she bowed to lead the way for Gervis and the others.
"The first floor of this Glory Manor is an ordinary hall where you can eat and relax, and the second floor is a private room! These two floors are ordinary dining areas, no different from other manors."
Fatty Pat explained quietly into Gervis' ear.
"Hehe, but the most unique part of Glory Manor is the third floor. You'll know when you go up there!"
Soon, led by the maid, Gervis and his companions arrived at the third floor.
The third floor of the Glory Manor looks a bit like a castle. There is only one gate in the entire corridor, and this gate is located in the middle of the corridor.
When Gervis and his companions arrived at the door, several maids immediately handed them warm towels respectfully for them to wipe their faces and wash their hands.
After wiping it, Fatty Pat took out a gold coin and put it on the tray of the maid beside him. Several maids, with happy looks on their faces, immediately opened the door in the corridor, and elegant music came out from the door in an instant.
"If you want to enter this hall, you must first pay an entrance fee of one gold coin, and one gold coin can only allow up to five people to enter!"
Fatty Pat walked naturally into the hall and continued excitedly.
When Gervis walked into the hall, he found that there was nothing special about it. It was just an ordinary aristocratic banquet.
At this moment in the center of the hall, there were many men and women in gorgeous clothes dancing to the music, but their dancing moves were a bit... eye-catching.
In an instant, Gervis knew what characteristics Fatty Pat was talking about.
"Isn't this the nightclub from our previous life? Or rather, a high-end club! No wonder Fatty Pat and Code are so excited. Even in our previous lives, nightclubs were the best and most exciting places for young people to hang out, not to mention this world that lacks entertainment!"
Gervis was stunned. It turned out that there were talented people in this other world who could think of such a way to make money.
"Dear distinguished gentlemen! Please come this way. Your seats are here!"
The maid who had been leading the way for them respectfully brought them to a luxurious 'booth', which was really the same 'booth' as in their previous life.
There are carved wooden railings more than one meter high all around to separate them from other guests, and there is a huge ceiling crystal chandelier above each booth, which is covered with curtains to ensure that the light will only shine within the range of their booths and will not affect other guests or the men and women dancing in the center of the hall.
Thanks to 'Kitty咪' for the 10,000-yuan reward! I finally had time to finish the last chapter today!
There are still 8 chapters to go! 1 chapter will be updated with 10,000 yuan reward, and another 7 chapters will be updated with monthly tickets!!!
I feel a little cold on the top of my head... I heard that typing too much will make you bald... I'm a little worried!
And...are you a 'blank slate'? Have I solved the case?
(End of this chapter)
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