The manor was brightly lit.
A three-story house is placed horizontally in the center of the garden. Although it cannot be called towering in height, its area is indeed not small. The span from the main building to the auxiliary buildings on both sides is almost a thousand steps. Coupled with its vertical extension, it is impossible for a hundred and eighty servants to take care of it.
And the house is not only big, but also has no detail left out, such as the bronze figures on both sides of the road leading to the main entrance, the exquisitely carved stone lions at the gate, the finest wood and stone used in the walls, and the artificial water flowing down from the top of the house. The curtains all indicate the wealth of the owner of the villa.
This place is completely different from the factory shanty town.
In addition, Xia Fan noticed that the mansion in front of him had more than one entrance and exit. While the auction was being held here, there were also other activities taking place.
"That's true." After asking Lassein, the defense officer gave a positive reply, "St. Blainey's Palace can be said to be the most frequented place for the upper class of Azure Castle. There are banquets and dances almost every day. Compared to Instead of looking at cold auction items, it is more attractive for the younger generation to spend time with peers and have fun.”
"Then who is the owner of this villa?" Xia Fan asked again.
Latherin lowered his voice, as if he didn't want the housekeeper to hear their conversation, "In name, he is the one with the crown in Sheila City, but in fact it is difficult to tell clearly."
The person wearing the crown is most likely the king of the Holy Wing Islands. "Why is it so difficult to explain?"
"It's just like the Chamber of Commerce. If there are too many people joining the group, and each of them has an extraordinary life experience, it is often a mystery to who it belongs to in the end and who has the final say." Lassein curled his lips, "The Holy Palace Villa is also Similarly, it only existed in the royal capital of Sheila at first, and then gradually expanded, with one in almost every large territory. And whether it is opening an auction house or a casino, the profits are quite good, so more and more people are joining it. There are so many, it is already a behemoth. I heard that the Earl has invested a lot in this holy palace in Azure Castle."
Good guy, Xia Fan murmured in his heart, this has become a chain enterprise, and it still has the prefix "国".
No wonder the butler dared to talk to the baron in an almost equal manner.
Entering the main building gate, Xia Fan found that he still underestimated the banker's financial resources. The interior decoration is simply magnificent. The ground is made of marble parquet tiles. The tower chandelier above is not only a lighting tool, but also a work of art. The angels praying around the candles come to life. Its exquisite craftsmanship is amazing. In addition, even the supporting stone pillars on both sides of the aisle are painted with a layer of gold paint, which will sparkle whenever the firelight shines on it. In another world, this would be classified as a cultural heritage. If you write something on a pillar, you will be given a silver bracelet when you visit here.
This can also be reflected in Olina's expression.
"This is too luxurious," she kept muttering from the moment she stepped through the threshold. "They actually made the Tibetan blue stone from the volcanic island into floor tiles to step on."
"Oh my God, that armor isn't made of red gold, is it? It has absolutely no practical value."
Judgment is judgment, but everyone can tell that the envy in her eyes is almost overflowing.
Obviously these sparkling decorations are very attractive to dragonborns. Not to mention the decline of the Okan family, even a local earl in his heyday would not be able to build such a holy palace on his own.
Fortunately, the dragon girl deliberately controlled the volume and did not reach the housekeeper's ears, otherwise Xia Fan felt that the style of the envoy group would be lost.
Qian Yan's expression was as calm as ever. Considering that she had been to the Yong Wang Palace, such a reaction was reasonable.
"This is your room. It is valid until noon tomorrow. You can rest in it or spend the night." The butler handed a golden key to La Sein's hand. "There will be some other activities after the auction. You can Enjoy yourself. If necessary, any butler in the Holy Palace can provide services to you. So please have a good time."
"That's it?" Xia Fan asked curiously, "You don't need to check whether the guest's capital is sufficient or whether they are carrying weapons?"
"You are too worried." The other party smiled, "Everyone who can enter here is an invited person. It doesn't matter if you don't take pictures, but you have to pay the price for fake ones. As for causing trouble in the Holy Palace, unless he wants to fight against the entire kingdom. We must be enemies, otherwise we wouldn’t be able to do such crazy things.”
After the butler left, Lassein raised his eyebrows in surprise, "It's strange. I could only get copper keys before, but I didn't expect that I could get a gold one this time."
"Why, are gold ones so rare?" Olina asked.
"It's the upper house in the manor. There are only about ten rooms in the entire manor, and only important guests like the Earl of Cleveland can get it." There is another sentence that Lachine didn't say. After all, there are more dragonborns now, and they have aristocratic blood. It is no longer as noble as before.
He knew that the housekeeper assigned rooms to people, but what he didn't understand was who the housekeeper had his eye on. Xia Fan? People who come from poor places like the East will have to move down a notch. Olina? Her image is indeed good, but she is still far away from being a noble, so she can't be this little girl, right
Lasein glanced at Qianyan, and finally suppressed his doubts in his heart.
A group of people walked into the auction hall and found that most of the seats here were full. There were about a hundred people in the auction hall, which was by no means large in terms of scale. Moreover, there were guards wearing robes standing in the four corners of the room, which was indeed not a good place to cause trouble.
"That person is Achielumen." Lasein raised his chin forward, "How are you going to check him? Let's say it first. It's me who invited you in. You can't do anything out of the ordinary here. Magic is also included. Those mages can detect subtle magic fluctuations in the hall, so you can't use magic to induce them to answer your questions."
Xia Fan followed his gaze and saw a fat man sitting in the front row. Wearing a fine silk robe, his neck is wider than his head, and the gemstone rings on his fingers are more eye-catching than the others, making him involuntarily think of an environmentalist who likes to snap his fingers. "Go up and say hello and introduce the assembly to me?"
Lassein did not shirk this point. As a harbor defense officer, he still had a basic social status. When introducing the Ambassador of the East, Achie didn't say much. He just stood up and shook hands, and didn't even want to say a polite word.
It can be seen that although he is not a dragonborn, his posture is higher than that of ordinary nobles.
Xia Fan didn't care either, shaking hands was his purpose.
While Lasein was chatting with other acquaintances, he and Qian Yan walked out of the hall and came to a corner where few people passed. Then the little girl took off her black wide-brimmed gauze hat and released Li, who had been lying on top of her head.