Chapter 261: Not the same after all, Young Travel
The gray dwarf Buvel was in a good mood today. To be precise, he was in a good mood during this period.
After all, what could be more satisfying than selling a product priced around 120 gold coins for 550 gold coins?
What made him even more happy was that the bleating sheep seemed to be addicted to the trick and even contacted him to ask him to customize another shield.
When he thought that the brilliant gold coins were about to flow into his pocket, Buvier couldn't help but drink half a glass of angel's tears.
Normally, this is what he takes in a week!
When he came out of the factory, the workers on both sides greeted him respectfully, and the guard at the door even called him "Mr. Bowell." It was these details that made him like life here more and more.
It can also make him forget his unhappiness about the poor management of the jewelry store.
I don’t know what is going on with the nobles of the Nord province. The jewelry made by Bovel clearly has the dignified style of the gray dwarves, the natural elegance of the elves, and the winter of Nord province. That rough and bold style, why can’t even one of them be sold! ?
Arrived at the river as the agreed place, Bowell sat on the edge of the river, looking at the sparkling river surface, which was as pleasant as layers of gold.
After sitting by the river for a while, Bowell felt a little chilly: "What's going on? You're not here yet?"
"It's already here!" A loud shout rang out before Bowell could react. What's going on? The scenery in front of me suddenly turned upside down, and the ground shrank rapidly.
Looking up, Bowell's expression changed, but he saw a half-grown Wind King pulling his trousers and flying into the sky.
"Who, what do you want to do? Let me go!"
But the only response he received was a whistle, followed by a feeling of weightlessness.
The Wind King really let him go.
"Ah——"
A scream pierced the sky, and just when his face was about to come into close contact with the ground, another Wind King flew over and lifted him upside down. mid-air, then rose again.
Bowell's heart was trembling: "No, come again!?"
He was right in his judgment. He was indeed doing the same trick again, and not once, but in succession. 3 times!
After four free falls in total, Bowell's head was filled with blood, his crotch felt cold, and his saliva flowed from his lips.
In a trance, he saw the figures of three teenagers and said vaguely: "What do you... want to do?"
"We have already inquired clearly." Hoyaz He stepped forward and said: "A black iron ore long sword only costs 150 gold coins at most. You have hacked us at least 400 gold coins. Spit it out for us." Come on!"
"There is no such reason!" When he mentioned money, Bowell immediately became energetic: "You pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other hand. Do you still blame me?"
"Shut up, little dwarf." Lennon stepped forward with clenched fists: "You haven't suffered enough, have you?"
"Don't be so rude to our gray dwarf friends." Banks took a step forward, pushing up his gold-rimmed glasses: "Mr. Bowell, you may not know this brother of mine."
"His name is Lennon was born into a family of torturers. Before entering the orphanage, he had 6 lives on his hands. He was the best at inflicting pain on others. time, without harming his life. I think you don’t want to spend the rest of your life lingering on the bed because of something external, right?”
“After all, gray dwarves’ lifespans are much longer than ours. !”
Lennon felt guilty because he was not from a torture family.
Although he has a bad record of extortion and lock-picking, he has never committed murder. However, this does not prevent him from making a fierce gesture and clenching his fists.
"Go and eat shit!" Bowell screamed: "I will never give out my money!"
The negotiation offensive did not take effect, and Banks's face turned red: "Lennon, come on !”
Then Lennon waved his fist and walked up.
Bang, bang, ah——
10 minutes later.
Lennon was a little tired from the beating, and Bowell was also bruised and swollen, with blood on his face.
“Hand over our money!” Hoyaz said in a deep voice.
“Bah!” Bowell showed hero-level tenacity: “If you have the ability, kill me!”
“I want money, no, but I want one life!! "
This gesture numbed the three teenagers' claws. After all, they were young and couldn't think of any other way, and they couldn't really kill Bowell.
Seeing that it was getting dark, the three of them exchanged glances, and Hoyaz said: "I'll let you go today, but you must have the money ready next time, otherwise, I will see you once and beat you once!"
After that, he turned around and left.
When they were far away, a whistle came, and Bowell relaxed and fell to the ground with a thud. After a long time, he slowly stood up: "These little bastards, they almost Really beat me to death!"
"My clothes are dirty and my pants are torn... Oh, what a big loss!"
He walked back in lament, and suddenly His eyes lit up and he found a puddle of bird droppings left by the Wind King.
After looking around for a few times, Bowell grabbed a few handfuls of bulrushes from the riverside, wrapped up the bird droppings and stuffed them into his pocket: "Hey, there's still some profit, take it back and plant flowers!"
If Bowell If I had the foresight, I would definitely not make this choice, because this is the only decent piece of clothing he has.
Just one day later, the new castle located at the intersection of the Liquid Crystal River and the Sand River was officially announced. All those who worked for the Griffith family were invited to observe.
When Sohei, another gray dwarf leader, set off, Bovel was still starching his clothes.
It was November 7th, the first snow fell, the last scaffolding on the castle was removed, and Raven and his party arrived outside the new castle.
As the pace approached, the outline of the castle became clearer and clearer. The wind whipped the snow and kept whistling in my ears. I crossed the river and came under the 7-meter-high city wall.
"Lower the bridge and open the city gate——"
The sound of the steel cables sounded, and the heavy suspension bridge that was 15 meters long and 7 meters wide slowly lowered, although it was extremely fast. Slowly, but when it landed, it blew away the snow on the river with a loud bang, revealing the vermilion door inside.
The two gates slowly opened, revealing a flat street. Looking forward, you can see a row of towering stone steps. Above the stone steps is the castle itself.
It is built purely of granite, with a dark black color as a whole, solemn and majestic.
The stone steps themselves are 5 meters high, followed by a wide platform, and the new castle is built on this platform. It is a 7-story building, 42 meters high, majestic and majestic. The tallest tower is 49 meters long. Looking up, It's like a giant from ancient times was entrenched here, which makes people think of the thick horn sound!
Raven's horse's hooves stepped on the suspension bridge and slowly drove into the city wall. He dismounted and stopped in front of the stairs, and walked inside hand in hand with Nancy.
"Do you like it?"
"Yes!" Nancy nodded vigorously, smiling broadly: "This is even more spectacular than Firefox Castle."
She didn't lie, because Even the castle of the Fox family only has 6 floors, and it is very old and looks quite vicissitudes of life.
And this new castle is not only grander, but also younger. It looks as vibrant as Raven and the Griffith family.
Slowly walk up the steps and you will see the main entrance of the castle. The windows are not as narrow as the traditional one. Except for the 1st and 2nd floors, many windows are large and transparent. You can imagine that as long as you are inside , you can have a panoramic view of the vast scenery.
Eric turned around at this moment, looked at the towering city wall, and clenched his hand slightly on the sword at his waist.
Besides the city wall, a natural water system is used as a moat. Even in the dry season, the narrowest point is 10 meters and the widest is 30 meters. If it is in the wet season, this figure can be increased by about 1 times. , enough to give any army a headache.
Even if there is a way to solve the moat problem and fight to the bottom of the city, the city wall itself is enough to make people despair.
The 7-meter-high city wall is divided into six sections, forming a huge six-pointed star. The outer wall is slippery and has almost no gaps. Even a crossbow, known as the "siege chisel", is difficult to drive into it.
In addition, there is a wide platform on the protrusion, which is enough for the soldiers in the city to attack the enemies below the city without any blind spots.
Such a strong castle has no shortage of water. As long as the food reserves are sufficient, it can sustain it until the end of time.
This is simply a perfect military fortress!
“Gone.” Poirot greeted, and Eric came back to his senses.
As a group of people walked into the hall, there was an immediate exclamation. The place is as spacious as a square. Looking up, you can directly see the roof. Coupled with the softly lit magic lamps, it doesn't have the dark and cramped feeling of the Eagle Castle in the past.
At the end of the hall, there is a high platform with two steel thrones placed on it. In the center is Raven's seat, and the one slightly shorter next to it belongs to the head matron Nancy.
Behind the high platform hangs a huge oil painting depicting Raven's image, handmade by a master, which fully demonstrates Raven's heroic figure.
On the left, there is a 5-meter-wide staircase leading to the upper floors; on the right, there is a light blue disk shining with light blue magic.
"Magic elevator?" Nancy's eyes lit up: "This should be the only one in Nord Province right now, right?"
"Come and try it?" Raven said.
Nancy nodded and walked over with Raven, but was blocked by a soft barrier again. This was designed to prevent the barrier from falling into the air. To remove it, you have to pull the lever on the wall.
Of course Raven would not do this. He snapped his fingers and the soft barrier was removed, leading Nancy to step inside.
There are two ways to operate this magic elevator. One is that the magician uses magic power to drive it by himself, so that it can stop whenever it wants; the other is to move the lever in the corner. The disadvantage is that you have to pull it every time you go up or down.
The magic elevator gradually rose, and the smile on Nancy's face became stronger and stronger, until she reached the 7th floor, stood on the edge of the railing and looked down, looking at the dizzy height, she finally smiled: "This This is the enjoyment that nobles should have!"
Old Gordon arranged the movements and residences of the servants, called a group of soldiers, and began to transfer supplies to the warehouse.
If there is anything about the new castle that satisfies Old Gordon the most, it is the warehouse under the castle!
As a housekeeper, he was fed up with the suffering in the Eagle Castle warehouse.
Due to disrepair in the early years, the warehouse of Eagle Fort was very humid. Not only the food stored in it was easy to deteriorate, but also the armor and weapons were easy to rust and rot.
Later, Raven's arrival made the finances a lot better and solved some problems, at least not as serious as before, but new problems followed one after another.
There are too many goods and the warehouse is too small.
Gold coins, jewelry, and food were almost all piled together, so that every time something was transferred from the warehouse, Old Gordon had to stare with wide eyes, fearing that something was missing.
Now, not only is the warehouse large enough, it is extremely waterproof and does not get wet at all, it can also be divided into categories, and each item has its own dedicated warehouse.
This way, he doesn’t have to check the warehouse list again every time he picks up goods or makes inventory!
However, not many people were involved in the transfer of supplies, and most of Raven's followers still hoped to have a good meal in the New Castle.
This is also the tradition of the Nordic province. Regardless of the wealth or status gap, after moving into a new house, you should start cooking and everyone should eat and drink together, so that you can have a sense of life.
So Martha, the original cook and current head chef, became busy.
The cooks under her were all trembling with fear, because Martha had a bad temper during this period and would often yell at them.
But it was strange today. Even if someone accidentally broke the clay pot, Martha just smiled and asked her to wipe up the carrot soup on the floor.
There is certainly a reason for this.
Originally, the kitchen of Eagle Fort could only accommodate 8 or 9 people working at the same time.
In order to cope with the huge number of guests at Raven's wedding, Martha not only had to coordinate the menu, but also set up a large number of temporary stoves outside the castle.
Wind and rain will inevitably delay time and spoil the taste. Rats scurrying around will always destroy the ingredients. Martha is so busy that she can't even think about being irritable.
The current kitchen is so spacious, with 15 stoves alone. Martha is confident that with this kitchen, she can organize it in an orderly manner even for a state banquet!
When night began to fall, dishes were brought out to the hall one after another. Snow fell heavily outside, but inside Raven and his cronies were singing and drinking.
This meal kept the servants and maids who had not had time to rest so busy that they had almost no time to rest, but as soon as they rested, they immediately realized the benefits of the new castle.
Especially Petty, as Raven's personal maid, she is entitled to an independent room in the new castle.
When she saw this room, she could hardly believe her eyes - the former Baron's bedroom was only so big!
The soft bed with curtains, blankets on the floor, the dresser exudes the fresh scent of pine wood, and the wardrobe is spacious and sturdy.
You can even let her have fun with her bare feet.
What pleased her the most was that there was a bathroom of her own in the room, and a huge oak barrel was even prepared for bathing.
Although there is no hot water in the room, on every floor, including the second floor where she currently lives, as long as you walk not far away, you can find a room with hot water always boiling, and you can easily bring it back by yourself.
You know, when in Eagle Castle, even if the Baron wanted to take a bath, he had to notify the kitchen in advance to make a fire to boil water, and then raise it from the 1st floor to the 5th floor.
As for the maids, they can only take turns using two moldy bathtubs. It often takes half an hour to pour water and prepare it once, and then they have to scoop out the water and throw it away. .
It's okay in winter, but in summer, I'm sweating again right after washing.
Nowadays, many rooms in the New Castle, including her bedroom, have sewer pipes. After washing, you only need to unplug the plug under the bathtub to let the sewage flow away and be discharged into the flowing crystal river.
This is the house of one of her servants. I heard that there is a magic that continuously provides hot water on the 6th floor and above, including the Baron's room!
What would that look like?
Petty was lying on the bed, holding the quilt between her legs, thinking about the Baron, and she was a little crazy for a moment.
And Raven, whom she missed so much, had just finished taking a bath with Nancy and was standing in front of the window wearing a bathrobe.
"It's been more than three years..." Raven sighed.
He still remembered that just 3 years ago - it was almost 4 years ago - at that time, he stood on the top floor of Eagle Castle, overlooking the territory, and vowed to take everything from the Griffith family. return.
Looking through the window now, you can see the territory covered with white snow. There are not only eagle collars, but also snow maple collars.
Not only did he do it, he exceeded his goal.
You can even see Eagle Castle in the corner of your field of vision, but the castle that seemed so majestic to Raven at that time now looks like a child who has not grown up.
Maybe this is life, working hard all the way, but always feeling that it is not enough, not enough.
But when you look back one day, you will be surprised to find that you have achieved a goal that you can boast about.
Only you can know how much you gain and how much you lose.
An unspeakable complex emotion brewed in his chest. He shook the wine glass subconsciously, and Raven murmured in a low voice:
"It's not the same after all, young man..."
"What are you talking to yourself about?" Nancy ran behind Raven, hugged his waist, and half-understood in her little head. Raven leaned out from the side.
"It's nothing, just a little emotional." Lei Wen said.
“You should really feel deeply about it.” Nancy smiled: “In just over three years, you have achieved such an achievement and married such an excellent wife like me.”
Raven also smiled and reached back to grab Nancy's waist. Nancy nimbly dodged, allowing Raven to only grab a pink silk bathrobe.
"Hmph! It's not that easy to catch me!" Nancy got back under the quilt, her two fair and slender legs dangling outside: "Speaking of which, what are you going to name this castle?"
Leaven's eyes lingered on Nancy's legs for a moment, and he subconsciously said: "White Tiger..."
"What? ?" Nancy blinked: "White Tiger Castle?"
"No, slip of the tongue." Raven coughed: "I'm going to call it 'Eagle City'."
>"Around it, a city will be formed that is not inferior to Meng En City and Hovey City. By then, it will be the inner city!"
"Then, you have to become an earl." Nancy blinked and bit her lip: "I want our children to witness that day with their own eyes."
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(End of this chapter)