Chapter 161 Baron's Castle and Meeting [Subscription Request]

They were riding in a luxurious two-horse carriage with soft interior decoration.

Two flags with birds on their wrists were hung high outside.

This is the emblem of Magtan City, and it is often used as the identity flag of Baron Bezos Chibman in the city.

The carriage with the flag can pass through the gates of several circles in the city unimpeded.

Ophelia sat upright in her original position, and from time to time she would lift the veil to look at the scene outside.

It takes half of the city to enter the core area of ​​the first circle from the third circle.

Chen Xuan did not look sideways, but just silently looked at the snake man waiter sitting opposite with a sinister look.

This guy closed his eyes, folded his hands in front of him, and looked like he was holding his chest and head high, paying great attention to his manners.

It's just that snakes are naturally weird and gloomy, and they don't look like good things.

So Chen activated [Insight] by the way.

[One of Baron Bezos's butlers, the snakeman Ogne Reeves]

The first [Insight] only got rough information.

Chen Xuan took a look and launched it again.

The golden subtitles appeared again, and the content this time was more detailed.

[A hostile snakeman who usually serves the trysts between Eusula and Baron Bezos]

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After reading the information fed back by [Insight], Chen Xuan immediately had an idea in his mind.

Perhaps he noticed his gaze, and the snakeman named Ogne Reeves suddenly opened his eyes.

A pair of dark yellow vertical pupils contracted and then relaxed.

This guy gave Chen Xuan a cold look in return, and then closed his eyes again.

Ophelia looked at the snakeman and then tilted her head.

The master and servant exchanged a subtle look through their eyes and decided to remain silent.

The sound of the horse's hooves "clacking" on the ground and the friction of the wheels rolling over the ground echoed in the carriage.

However, the driving process was not too bumpy, at least much better than Chen Xuan imagined.

Apparently, the carriage they were sitting in was not as simple as it looked on the surface.

As the Lord of Magtan City, Baron Besos, it was not difficult to get a few carriages specially built with rune technology.

The journey ended in this silent and awkward atmosphere.

The carriage passed through two city gates and entered the first circle before heading towards the Baron Castle in the core area.

The road leading to the core area is very wide and can accommodate at least six carriages in parallel.

The ground is paved with huge square stones and filled with some kind of clay that is harder after drying.

Therefore, you can see a lot of cracked lines on the ground from time to time.

But the road itself is generally clean and flat, at least much better than the roads in the second and third circles.

The surrounding buildings are also taller, and there are fewer houses made of wood and stone and wood. Most of them are stone-built buildings with pointed roofs and columns, with a floor height of about 2 to 5 floors.

Occasionally, there would be a round tower as high as 20 to 30 meters, with archers holding longbows standing guard on top.

A striking red dividing line was drawn in the middle of the road, dividing it into two.

Many state city soldiers and lightly armed cavalrymen were divided into small teams to conduct careful and detailed patrols in the vicinity.

The closer to the core area, the denser the surrounding defense towers.

In the direction where Chen Xuan and Ophelia were located, there were seven or eight towers along the way.

Each tower can be transformed into a battle fortress and defense node in an emergency.

Moreover, these towers are of different heights, and they stand nearby without looking abrupt.

Lightly armed crossbowmen stood on the short towers, and several medium-sized crossbow machines were also arranged.

All the crossbow machines were equipped with crossbow arrows as thick as a child's arm, all pointed obliquely at the sky.

There is also a safety device at the spring machine to ensure that there will be no accidental shooting.

The safety of these crossbow machines will only be opened when entering wartime.

The carriage moved along the road without being checked by any state army.

In this situation, they soon arrived at their destination.

There is actually a garden outside the Baron's Castle.

The entire garden is surrounded by stone fences.

There are entrances and exits in four different directions.

Each entrance and exit is about ten meters wide, just corresponding to the streets in four directions.

The gate is pushed by a slide rail laid on the ground, and it is a hollow carved iron gate.

This kind of iron gate is mostly decorative and has little defensive power at all.

Don't fight, just prepare a few sets of chevaux de frise in advance to quickly block the entrance and exit.

And the castle itself has good defensive capabilities.

It is a paramilitary residence built by the nobles for the purpose of war!

Not only is there a "concentric structure" with polygons as the main body, but there are also multiple curtain walls and towers overlooking the sky.

It can quickly become a battle fortress without transformation during wartime.

A circle of decorative flowers is planted on the edge of the stone fence outside the garden.

And the castle is located in the center of the garden.

The carriage drove in from the gate at the end of the road and walked along the path inside the garden for another two or three minutes before arriving at the large stable next to the castle.

The garden around the castle is more like a small town or a complex of buildings.

In addition to the towering castle itself, there are also large stables, warehouses, and pools.

There are also several two-story stone buildings with flat appearances on the left and right sides of the castle.

After getting off the carriage, the snakeman butler Ogne Reeves personally led the way.

In front of the main gate of the castle, a red carpet had already been laid, and it was sprinkled with petals and fragrant flower dew, which filled the air with a very strong fragrance.

One by one, beautiful maids stood at the door in maid uniforms waiting.

There were also several well-dressed and well-groomed snakeman waiters who took the initiative to greet them.

In the middle of the gate stood a middle-aged man in a formal dress. He smiled but did not come forward to greet them.

The snakeman waiters, together with the snakeman butler Ogne Reeves, welcomed Chen Xuan and Ophelia to the end of the red carpet.

"Standing in front of you is the lord of Magtan City, the baron of the Kingdom of Duroya, and the continuation of the glory of the Chibman family..."

"...Lord Bessus Chibman!"

After a series of fancy titles, the snakeman finally announced the name of Baron Bessus, and at the same time made way for the red carpet.

Baron Bezos, who was standing at the door, walked towards them.

The master and servant also walked forward one after another.

The two sides met in the middle of the red carpet, and Chen Xuan stood half a step behind Ophelia.

After all, his role was the personal guard of the half-elf lady.

The private banquet of the human nobles in Naroa has its own set of corresponding etiquette procedures.

These are indispensable.

Baron Bezos came to stand in front of Ophelia.

The smart and beautiful half-elf lady lifted her skirt and bowed slightly.

Then the baron held her right hand and kissed it gently on his lips.

"Welcome to you, beautiful Miss Ophelia."

In response, Ophelia just smiled and nodded, without saying anything more.

Chen Xuan was silently looking at Baron Bezos's appearance.

He looked no more than 40 years old, and his hair was already gray at the temples.

But he was well maintained, his face was full and firm, and his skin was very smooth.

His beard was shaved clean, and his eyes were full of spirit.

This made Baron Bezos look very energetic.

He wore a top hat with a raised brim. After greeting Ophelia, he just glanced at Chen Xuan wearing an iron mask and walked towards the castle as usual.

The maids and waiters behind him followed closely.

When everyone entered, the gate of the castle was closed.

The dinner was still being prepared. Chen Xuan and Ophelia followed Bezos to the hall on the first floor.

As the main body of the castle, there are four floors here.

Starting from the second floor, each floor has more than 30 rooms, as well as terraces, halls, bathrooms, restaurants, reception rooms, emergency arsenals and warehouses for storing food.

The decoration is extremely luxurious, with bright white crystal magic chandeliers above the head and soft carpets under the feet.

There were decorative paintings hanging on the walls, and decorative tables with various small statues.

Baron Bezos took them to the hall.

There was a large oval round table and more than a dozen chairs.

Everyone settled down here for the time being.

The baron sat at the top seat, and Ophelia sat on his right.

As for Chen Xuan, he didn't even have the qualifications to sit down, and could only stand against the wall like those snakemen waiters.

But he deliberately leaned behind Ophelia.

Baron Bezos frowned at him, but didn't say much after all.

If this guy was smart enough, he should be able to see the unusual things about Chen Xuan.

Ophelia, who suddenly rose, must have been instructed by a master.

Then Baron Bezos knew that the personal guards she brought with her were not simple even if he thought about it with his buttocks.

"It will take a while to prepare for the dinner."

"Miss Ophelia, why don't you stay in the castle tonight?"

"I will arrange a suitable room for you."

"This is the safest and most comfortable residence in the entire city of Magtan."

As the owner of the castle, Baron Bezos said politely.

But Ophelia couldn't stay here at all.

She smiled appropriately, pursed her lips and answered in a very light voice.

"Lord Bezos is so polite."

"It is my honor to receive your hospitality."

She paused for a moment and continued after seeing that Bezos' eyes had changed slightly.

"But the caravan still has a lot of things to do."

"So we can't stay tonight."

She looked regretful, and her eyebrows were raised, looking very "sincere".

Baron Bezos was not surprised by this answer.

But Ophelia's reaction was too decisive, which forced him to re-examine the young girl.

Before this, whether in his own cognition or in the biased introduction of Ursula, Ophelia was a young girl who was still wet behind the ears, careless and naive.

In their eyes, Ophelia was able to create the White Rose Caravan within a few Naroa days, and there was an almost endless supply of Magic Tears to the market.

This ability to attract money even exceeded the Colchicum Caravan that Ansethus had worked hard to run for many years!

Baron Bezos would never believe that there was no mysterious force behind it.

But now that the two sides met, he slowly changed his previous view.

Because Ophelia's reaction was both decent and calm.

There was no hint of timidity on her face, only calmness.

"Haha, okay then."

He replied calmly.

Then there was casual chatting.

The mysterious disappearance of Ansetus was also mentioned.

Baron Bezos tried to find clues about the disappearance of Ansetus in Ophelia.

But he is destined to be disappointed, because Ophelia really does not know the truth of the matter.

When she talked about it, there was nothing but sadness on her face.

The two parties chatted for about half an hour, until the snake-man butler returned to the hall to announce that the dinner was ready.

Baron Bezos stood up, took Ophelia's arm and walked towards the restaurant.

Chen Xuan followed them carelessly.

As long as the other party doesn't take the initiative to drive him away, he will continue to follow them shamelessly.

When the large door was pushed open, Chen Xuan felt his eyes light up.

Compared with the living room, the banquet hall in front of you is much more spacious and bright.

This banquet hall is very large, twice the size of the reception room, and can be used to host banquets for hundreds of people.

There are also four small terraces on one side of the hall.

A long banquet table has been placed in the center.

There are also some empty front tables on both sides, with several sets of goblet holders on them.

This banquet hall can host both banquets with a smaller number of people and buffet-style cocktail parties.

Today's layout obviously falls into the category of ordinary banquets.

The long table is already filled with delicacies.

Two portions of one dish are placed on the left and right sides of the dining table.

There are two sets of plates and a tall wine glass on each seat, as well as cutlery, napkins and other tableware.

The pretty maids were wearing tailor-made maid uniforms and were standing by each seat with public cutlery in their hands.

Separate appetizers and drinks have been placed in front of the dining table, waiting for the guests to take their seats.

The fat Baroness was holding a conversation at the table with the red-haired Ursula in a low-cut evening gown.

Wait until Baron Bezos leads Ophelia into the banquet hall.

There was a brief silence.

Ophelia said hello to Mrs. Zuzana first.

The other party acted relatively coldly, but was not rude.

As for Yusula, she was simply ignored by Ophelia.

The eyes of both parties looked at each other with a life-or-death meaning.

Seeing that something was wrong with the atmosphere, Baron Bezos quickly made peace.

"Take your seat first!"

“We’ll talk after we finish the dinner wine!”

Under his greeting, everyone took their seats.

Ophelia sat opposite Ursula with a grim expression.

Mrs. Zuzana sat with Bezos.

Chen Xuan was not qualified to serve, so he could only watch first.

Looking at the dishes on the table, he habitually activated [Insight] one by one.

After a while, he suddenly froze.

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