Chapter 523： Dinner (1/2)
A grand welcome dinner was held in the Lord's House, the first time since the completion of this large building.
Gao Wen is not a person who likes banquets. Although Heti and Rebecca are born in the orthodox aristocracy, they are not very keen on the banquet (of course, the main reason is poor), but even if they are not interested in the banquet, they know that the activity is The Necessity of Upper-Level Socialization A well-prepared banquet often has multiple political, economic, and even military identities, both to demonstrate the host's economic strength, and to complete the sword negotiation in other places in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere. It is undoubtedly quite cost-effective to be able to "negotiate" the transaction.
Gao Wen still has not built a "castle" for himself in the way of the traditional nobility. He still prefers a house that is comfortable enough to live in, so even if the territory has developed, he is only adding part of the lord's house. And expansion, and planning an area for the construction of an outbuilding on the open space around the courtyard. Ultimately the main house will probably become a building between the castle and the palace, and this is for the female duke from the north and The Royal Highness of the Princess is undoubtedly a very novel thing.
In the main hall where the dinner was held, the musicians from the Leslie area were playing comfortable and pleasant music. After a few short dances, the guests at the banquet began to sit at the huge table on both sides of the main hall. The men and women who wore food and dressed in luxurious dresses included members of the ambassadors from Wangdu, the “new nobility” who survived and qualified to go to the banquet in the south, and the important officials of the Principality of Cecil and their relatives to shuttle in the banquet hall. Victoria, like a light snowflake through these people, came to Gao Wen.
“How do you feel?” Gao Wen looked at the northern female duke and raised his hand to the glass. “This place should be very different from the environment you are familiar with.”
“There are very few nobles and more real power officials. This is really different from the aristocratic banquet in the north, and there are fewer rules here.”
"The red tape is depressing. We didn't pay much attention to it in my opinion. According to my opinion, those young people who pursue classical aristocratic etiquette can try our self-service dinner at Cecil. The true classicality must of course learn from my ancients. ""
"...is very reasonable," the female duke snorted, revealing a somewhat stiff smile. Then she looked around and looked at the neat and bright hall and the large floor-to-ceiling windows in the distance. She couldn’t help but sigh. "Compared to this At the banquet, your 'castle' is even more impressive... I have never seen this kind of castle, you didn't seem to regard it as a fortress when designing it... nor did you place a barracks in the courtyard? ”
Gao Wenyi smiled: "Bing barracks? My corps can not enter the castle's courtyard, and the old-style castle is damp and cold. It is necessary to set up a fireplace in each room to barely live. It seems to me that this house is not as comfortable as I am. A seven hundred year old citizen."
"There is probably no more elderly people in the world than you are," Victoria said helplessly. She is not a good joke, but in the face of a humorous elder, she must be flexible, "I pay attention. There is no fireplace here. Is this castle heated with magic?"
“The heat source is a fire elemental array located underground. It relies on a copper heat exchanger to transfer heat to the entire building. There are interlayers in those walls, and metal pipes and bricks are buried inside,” Gao Wen explained. "Not only here, most of the buildings in this city have similar facilities. There will be a large heat source station in the block, and its heat can heat the entire block. I designed it."
Victoria’s eyes widened slightly: “You mean... everyone in this city is as warm as here?”
Gao Wen nodded. "Of course, and in fact some new buildings are warmer than here. The heat exchanger installed in this house is the first generation. The pipeline design is better than later. I am preparing to change it next year. Drop it."
Victoria didn't pay attention to the words behind Gao Wen. She just showed an incredible look: "...Building such things in the entire territory...Is this not an easy thing?"
“It’s really difficult, but fortunately we have magic technology,” Gao Wen said with a smile. He looked at the Duke’s eyes and looked at each other’s expression changes. “And if we plan well, we’re all in one place. In the case of central heating of the entire block, in fact, the things to be consumed will be less than the burning of charcoal in the households, and the people will be frozen every winter, do you think this is better?"
The female duke did not speak for a while.
Cecil City, a city that has risen rapidly in the "barren land", is incredibly advanced.
The city made her think of the city of the Thousand Towers, which was inhabited for a long time in the youth. The wizard capital of the Violet Kingdom is also the same advanced, ubiquitous magical power. The city is as if it is alive and continues to perform complex operations. However, it is true that the city of Cecil and the city of Thousand Towers are so different.
This newly rising city may have some less resources than the city of Thousand Towers, and there are few magnificent buildings that have experienced vicissitudes, but its advanced features have penetrated into every aspect, and even deepened into every civilian.
Is this the power of magic technology? What is magical technology?
After a brief silence, she finally said: "Since I set foot on this land, I have been thinking about what the magic technology is. I thought that the wall of the Rock Fortress is the magic technology, I thought those cars are magic. Guide technology, I thought that the street lamp in this city and the heating device of this house are magic technology. I thought it was a kind of magic, a new and convenient spell... but now it seems that it is better than I imagine it is more complicated and novel."
Gao Wen didn't say anything, he just nodded and let the female duke continue.
After a brief indulgence, Victoria Verde once again said: "Is the magical technology for ordinary people?"
“Ordinary people can really control it and benefit from it.”
Victoria took a deep breath.
She didn't ask Gao Wen about the principle of this technology. This naive question only made herself look abrupt. She didn't ask if Gao Wen knew what it means to put the power of magic on the hands of ordinary people. She doesn't believe this. The promoters of the technology would not think of this. She just thought about it for a moment, and then seemed to turn the topic in the other direction: "You just rely on it to arm your army and then defeat the coalition of more than forty nobles in the South." ?"
Gao Wen showed a smile, and Rebecca’s voice came from the side: “It’s their initiative to call!”
Victoria turned his head and saw that Cecil’s heir was standing next to a cake. Her eyes were wide, her mouth was a little creamy, her face was full of ecstasy, but the next The second girl exclaimed: "Wow, my aunt said that I will not let me interrupt me today..."