Chapter 1033 Not Really

Completely different from Avalon - the Duke of Iris is even richer than the great nobles of Star Antimony.

The "mansion" of the Duke of Vendome is actually a castle, and not just a huge house.

The manor covers an area of ​​about 800 hectares, which is roughly equivalent to the size of eight Shanghai Disney parks - for the former Aiwas, it was the largest amusement park he had ever visited.

The top of the castle, which is mainly cream-colored, is decorated with dark green bricks and tiles. There are also a lot of green plants for decoration. The garden alone requires at least ten gardeners to barely meet the daily maintenance.

The left and right sides of the castle are only the villas for servants or guests to live in, which are respectively composed of eight slightly lower two-story villas connected in a square frame, a total of sixteen villas - any one of them is larger than Moriarty's mansion in Avalon.

The manor is surrounded by forests on three sides, and only the side where they came has a road.

At this moment, they have stopped in front of the bridge in front of the castle - further ahead is a place where carriages cannot enter. Anyone must walk across this short bridge to enter it.

This castle is even bigger than the Red Castle of Xingti. After walking across the not-so-long bridge, you have to walk across three steps of stairs - this is obviously a structure prepared to prevent moisture caused by high tide.

There are more than sixty steps in total. After walking across these stairs, there is not a fountain at the door like the Red Castle, but a whole lake on the other side of the stairs, and this lake is connected to the sea after a long waterway. The water from the lake is introduced inward, forming a structure similar to a "moat", placing the entire castle body in the protection of flowing water.

Of course, there is no such structure in the Red Castle.

- Because this is used to prevent the Moon Children from entering.

The Moon Children cannot pass through flowing water, which will make them feel extremely scared. It's like asking people to walk on a cliff, and they can only walk on a narrow, transparent glass that is only two or three centimeters wide.

When walking on the ground, people can actually do this "walking on the line" easily. In fact, it is about the same width as the curb on the side of the road. People can walk on the curb, and theoretically they can also walk on the cliff log. However, the fear in the heart will make people unable to move forward. If people are forced to walk, they will only fall off the cliff with weak legs.

The fear of "flowing water" of the Moon Son is also of this nature. It all comes from the fear engraved in their instincts.

When the Moon Son tries to cross the flowing water - especially when they realize that they are trying to cross the flowing water, they will feel a strong fear.

It's just that people can overcome fear of heights through training... It comes from the habit of "adaptation", the experience of "balance", and the education of "authoritarianism", which transforms "instinct".

But the Moon Son cannot resist his racial instinct, just as the Moon Son cannot stop himself from sucking blood... Because the way of love advocates indulgence, and the "desire" here refers to instinct - and fear is also a kind of instinct.

Even the Moon Son who turned into a bat cannot fly over the "moat". Even if the Moon Son turned into someone else, he could not pass that long bridge, and even exposed his identity in fear.

Only by sitting in the carriage and relying on others to transport you can you enter and exit. For this reason, carriages are not allowed to enter even if they are transporting distinguished guests.

However, even the main body of the castle itself is not very high. The main body of the castle is only three stories high. But there are many gargoyles on the roof of the castle... These gargoyles are on their own "piles" to protect the safety of the castle.

They can expel the dead and attract curses. The large-scale gargoyle group can even invalidate the influence of enchantment spells and prophecy spells on the castle-this is actually the most primitive use of gargoyles.

Inside the castle, there are sculptures and paintings of masters everywhere.

Carpets and tapestries have complicated decorations. And the ceilings are carved with paintings or decorated with glass.

This is not even the most valuable manor of the Duke of Vendome... It is just his largest and most frequently lived manor. After all, the environment here in Les Eygents is high enough-another reason is that it has a constant supply of running water.

But when Aiwas saw this scene, he raised his eyebrows.

He felt a little subtle for a moment. The Duke of Vendôme's architectural style and his caution against the Moon Child made him feel strangely out of place... but he couldn't tell what the problem was for a moment.

On the way, Anne was still trying to communicate with Aiwas. She tried to bring up topics from time to time, and Aiwas just smiled gently and responded. It seemed gentle and polite, but in fact it was alienated-because even Aiwas himself didn't know how he should get along with this "mother".

"Speaking of which, when I met Julio..."

Finally, when Anne mentioned his father, Aiwas' ears moved slightly and the whole person became quiet.

Anne also realized the difference, so she happily talked about the fun things that happened when they were in college:

"You know, Julio was actually a bad and childish guy. Although he looked polite and gentle, he always liked to make scary jokes or do pranks like a child. He made me cry several times... Every time I said in my heart, "I don't want to pay attention to him", but after he apologized... I still forgave him. After all, what can I do, he looked like he was about to cry...

"When he was in front of outsiders, especially in front of teachers, he always seemed calm and reliable. People always regarded him as an idol, and many people worshipped him. It seemed that he could do anything. But in front of me, he became like a child..."

After opening the conversation box, Anne began to talk non-stop.

She seemed to have a lot of emotions and words squeezed in her heart, but she never had the chance to tell others. Even after twenty years, her memory of Julio was so clear.

Ten years is enough for people to forget the past, but after so long, she still remembers it in her heart... That is the proof of being immersed in dusk.

She always takes out the past to reminisce, so she can have such a clear memory now.

And judging from the strong and sincere feelings for Julio, no matter which of the two Annes is the swamp man...at least the time point when the two split up must be after she fell in love with Julio. Even her split itself may be related to this matter.

Because of this, Aiwas felt more subtle.

This Anne also has extremely sincere feelings for her father, and the "Swamp Man" is a completely identical copy of the original... It seems that except for "not giving birth to Aiwass" and "not being killed", it is Aiwass's biological mother Anne, not a substitute or a fake.

But these two points are the most critical, making Aiwass feel more and more split, and more and more clearly aware that Anne is not his mother. But she may not have no love for herself who has never met.

Neither Aiwass nor Anne mentioned the secret about the "Swamp Man". This is not a secret that can be casually raised in the corridor. Aiwass does not want others to know, and Anne is the same.

Except for Anne and the Grand Duke, perhaps no one else knows the secret - Aiwass even saw the "Abigail" he had seen in his dream yawning and passing by. After seeing Anne and Aiwass, he suddenly turned back and froze in place, showing an extremely shocked expression.

Should I say... Is it worthy of the role played by Isabel at the beginning?

Although Aiwass had no impression of his mother, Anne's soft and timid character on the outside, and strong and persistent on the inside, was indeed somewhat similar to Isabel.

Thinking about it carefully, the role arrangement of the promotion ceremony was in the charge of the "Lord of Scales and Feathers"... It can only be said that the boss still has ideas in selecting people.

Or in other words-He did it on purpose.

They walked along the way, and saw huge portraits from time to time on the road.

Aiwass was in a trance, and even felt like he was home... Because everyone on the wall here looked a little like Aiwass.

Finally, they arrived at the main hall.

It was almost midnight at this time.

The old man with white hair and beard was sitting in the reception room quietly waiting for the guests. Sherlock sat next to him, wearing only a thin silk shirt on his upper body, drinking black tea slowly.

The old duke did not wear the duke's complicated and gorgeous dress, but a red pajamas with warm fluff. Even though it was summer, his hands and feet were still cold, his purple skin looked unusually cold, and there was even a stove on in the room.

——At that moment, Aiwass was stunned.

…Although the color was different, it was the fox fur pajamas that Aiwass was familiar with.

He also had one, almost identical.

It was given to him by his adoptive father Moriarty.