Chapter 4 Gift Giving
After listening to his cheap father's words, Gervis temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart.
Looking around the hall, I saw that everyone was eating, so I walked towards the long table, ready to eat something to relieve the boredom in my heart.
When Gervis arrived at the long table, the young men avoided him. When they saw him from a distance, they moved to another table and ate at the side. Only the barons would greet him and say, "Congratulations!" After complimenting him, they would not talk to him anymore.
Gervis also thanked them one by one very politely. He was not familiar with these barons and viscounts, so he would not try to find topics to talk to them.
After that, the banquet lasted for more than an hour, and then everyone gradually dispersed. Some nobles, for various reasons, such as losing their fiefdoms or not being used to life in the countryside, bought properties in the city and lived in the city, so they could go home that night.
But some noble territories are far away from Rose Castle and they need to stay here. As the earl's castle, Rose Castle certainly has enough guest rooms.
After everyone left, Gervis found his father. His father might have been too happy and drank a little too much, his face was red, but fortunately, he was still very sober. After all, he was a Silver Knight. As long as he didn't want to get drunk, he wouldn't get drunk even if he drank from a bucket.
Gervis still wanted to learn a lot from him, so he stepped forward and said, "Father, it seems that you drank a lot tonight!"
"Haha, my dear little Gervis, you don't know that those old guys like to show off a lot. For example, Baron Will was lucky once and got an Elf Bug Amber. He sent someone to send me letters for half a month to explain how he got the Elf Bug Amber. You got lucky this time, so of course I have to have a good talk with them. Didn't you see that Baron Will's nose was almost crooked with anger just now? I think he will definitely beat up his three sons when he goes back tonight."
"..." Gervis was speechless. You are all barons after all. Is it necessary to be so childish? Besides, whether it is good luck or not is still unclear.
"Lord Gervis, the Earl asks you to come over." At this moment, the voice of the servant sounded behind Gervis.
Gervis was about to ask his father something, but he was interrupted again. He could only say to his father helplessly: "Father, wait for me a moment."
"Since the Earl is looking for you, you go first!" Gandalf replied without objection.
Led by the butler, Gervis walked through the corridor and went deep into the castle. To be honest, it was the first time for Gervis to walk in such a large castle. If there was no butler leading the way, he would probably get lost. His cheap father's Baron Castle was not even one-tenth of the size of Rose Castle.
The corridor of the castle was very spacious, and there was a cabinet every few meters on both sides of the corridor. Various works of art were placed on the cabinets, which opened Gervis' eyes.
When turning the corner, Gervis clearly saw a super-large monster head.
The head was very large, half a person's height from top to bottom, covered with scales, and the eyes were the size of bowls. The entire head shape was a bit like a lizard, but the jaw was wider than a lizard. Two fangs over 20 centimeters long were revealed from its closed mouth, which was really scary. If it wasn't only half a fang, Gervis might not have dared to pass in front of it.
"Sir, this is a mountain lizard, the mount of the orc leader. It was killed by the old earl in the winter ten years ago." The servant was very observant. Seeing that Gervis was interested in the lizard specimen, he hurriedly introduced it.
Gervis nodded and said nothing. With the military strength of this world, it was not surprising to be able to kill these monsters.
Continue to follow the servant forward. When you reach the end, you still have to climb three flights of stairs.
After climbing to the third floor, the butler immediately opened the door in the corridor. When Gervis walked out of the room, the view in front of him suddenly opened up and there was an open-air balcony outside.
Rose Castle is built on a mountain. At the foot of the mountain is the city. The outer perimeter of the city is protected by a twenty-meter-high wall. Halfway up the mountain is the inner city wall, separating the inner and outer cities. Finally, the castle is near the top of the mountain.
Gervase stood on the platform on the third floor of the castle, overlooking the entire Winterfell. Although it was night, under the moonlight, it felt like a dream or unreality.
"Compared to your father's Baron Castle, how does this place compare?" Gervis was so attracted by the scenery that he couldn't help himself. At this moment, Alice's voice came from behind him. Gervis realized that it was Alice who came to find him, but he arrived first. This countess has a strong bureaucratic mentality.
"Your Excellency the Earl, you are joking. There is no comparison at all. If we must compare, it is like the comparison between a sparrow and an eagle." Gervis retracted his gaze and answered slowly.
He was not flattering, he was just telling the truth. Even saying that his father's Baron Castle was a sparrow was a bit of an overestimation.
His father's castle was built on flat ground, with a maximum height of no more than 20 meters and an area of only about two acres, including a large open-air forecourt in front of the castle surrounded by walls. And there was a small town outside the city, about one kilometer away from the castle.
"Oh, your father won't like it if he hears these words!" Alice couldn't deny it, she giggled, then walked casually to the edge of the balcony and, like Gervey, overlooked the entire Winterfell.
Gervis was a little unsure of this Countess. She called him here at this time, but she didn't talk about business, but chatted with him about these useless things.
Then he turned to look at Alice.
Alice has changed out of her wedding dress and is now wearing a white shirt-like undershirt. Over the undershirt is a purple dress with double straps. The waist of the dress is tight, which perfectly highlights Alice's perfect figure.
Gervis couldn't help swallowing his saliva. Although he wasn't a pervert, he was a normal man. It would be a lie to say that he didn't have any thoughts about such a perfect woman. However, considering the power and strength of the Countess, Gervis only dared to think about it in his mind.
Alice noticed Gervase's gaze, but did not turn her head. She blinked her curved eyelashes and continued to stare at Winterfell below her feet, remaining silent.
"The Earl won't tell him, and I'm just telling the truth. There's nothing to worry about. But, I wonder why the Earl wants me up here?" Gervis retracted his gaze. He didn't want to beat around the bush with the countess, otherwise his cheap father would definitely leave soon.
Because his father's territory is not far from here, and the terrain is flat along the way, it only takes four hours to get there by horse. When he came here, his father said that he would return to the Baron's Castle tonight because there is a mare in the castle that is about to give birth. For nobles, horses are also very valuable property. If it weren't for the order from the Countess, he probably wouldn't have come this time.
But now that Gervis has become the Countess's husband, he may have to stay here. After a couple of days, he will ask the Countess when he will go to the territory.
"You don't have to call me Lord Earl anymore. You can call me by my name. I think you know my original intention of marrying you. However, since you and I have become husband and wife in name, some aspects need to be different from others." Alice was very satisfied with Gervis' attitude. From the way he addressed her, she knew that Gervis was a smart man. He did not have any improper thoughts about her because of a nominal identity. Otherwise, she would have to use some means to make him retreat.
"There are actually two reasons why I asked you to come up. The first is to give you something!" Alice continued without waiting for Gervis to answer. After that, she waved her hand behind her, and immediately a maid came over with a box.
Alice took the box from the maid and placed it in front of Gervis.
Gervis was a little confused that the Countess would give him something. But since it was a gift from the Count, he had to take a look. Something that the Count could show off must be of high value. So Gervis took the box without hesitation.
Only when he got the box in his hand did Gervis feel that the box was unusual. The box was square, slightly cool to the touch, and very smooth. There was a rose pattern carved in the middle of the top of the box, and it was carved using a hollow carving technique. However, the hollow holes were very small, and there were more than ten of them.
Gervis looked at the box carefully again and found that it was made of jade. As expected, he was a count. The outer packaging of a gift was good stuff. The things inside must be even more valuable.
Gervis's face looked a little solemn.
Sure enough, after Gervis opened the jade box, he found an elf worm inside. The elf worm was about ten centimeters long, translucent royal blue all over, chubby and very cute. At this moment, the elf worm was looking up with a pair of round eyes, looking at Gervis.
"Count...Alice, is this for me?" Gervis was a little unsure, as this thing was too valuable.
Elf worm, and this one is a mutated elf worm. Even his cheap father would not give him these things because they are too precious.
There is a saying in this world: Not all nobles own elf bugs, but those who own elf bugs are definitely nobles.
(End of this chapter)
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