Chapter 1257 - The Kant Estate (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
When Hao Ren arrived at the gate on the west side of the Palace of the Golden Roses, the Kant Family carriage had already been waiting there for a long time.
A coachman and two attendants appeared before him, while Count Willie stood in front of the carriage. The well-known young aristocrat was a kind and courteous man. He had been waiting for about half an hour, but he did not mind at all. He was talking with a palace guard and smiling. Such an approachable attitude was rare among the aristocrats.
“Sorry to keep you waiting. I met Grand Duke Loen. He seemed curious about me and asked me lots of questions,” Hao Ren explained.
“It’s ok. It’s worth waiting for a great warrior from ancient times,” Willie said and smiled gently. “Please get in. The Kant Estate is just outside the city, and we shall get there at noon.
The gorgeous carriage slowly left the Palace of the Golden Roses and gradually disappeared at the end of the King’s Avenue. After the carriage left, the two guards standing at the palace gate exchanged a glance.
The guard who had just talked to Willie nodded to his companion and said, “Inform the Grand Duke that the guardian has left with Count Willie. They will meet others at the Kant Estate outside the city.”
The carriage traveled smoothly and rapidly along the central avenue of White City, and the scenery on both sides of the road flashed by. White houses flashed by one after another. All the buildings are almost identical in color. The clean color brings splendor and grandeur to the whole city, but when you look closely, it is inevitably tiresome. Willie was sitting in the car, too. The count, who had just turned thirty, was proud of the capital of his country. He happily introduced the scenery to Hao Ren along the way. They left the King’s Avenue, passed through the tulip field, roared past Knight Street and Blacksmith Street, and passed through the triple gates of White City. Soon, they arrived at the Kant Estate in the suburbs.
Although the Kant Estate was in the Hohenberg, it was well managed.
The estate was surrounded by shade and stood on the edge of a vibrant forest. A small river ran through the middle of the estate. There was also a hydraulic mill on the north side of the estate and a horse farm on the south. Hao Ren could only see some dim shadows of the gorgeous buildings hidden in the shade of the forest and could not tell the size of the estate and the extent of its construction from the outside.
The carriage went straight into the gate, skirted around the woods, and stopped in front of a magnificent mansion.
A stooped old servant came forward to greet them. Willie stepped out of the carriage and offered his hand to Hao Ren. This is not necessary, but it can be regarded as the host’s most respected etiquette to the guests. “Mr. Guardian, welcome to Kant Estate. My adviser and some scholars coming from other family estates are waiting for you.”
Hohenberg was far from the White City, and Hao Ren arrived in this city yesterday. Therefore, those scholars should have been teleported here directly. Teleportation was still the fastest mode of transportation of the kingdom, but it was also very expensive and only available to the upper classes. Several scholars used teleportation in order to meet with the ancient guardian, and this showed the importance they attached to this meeting
Hao Ren got out of the carriage with a calm expression and stepped into the mansion.
He met the ‘experts and scholars’ in the main hall of the manor house.
There was a long table in the luxurious hall and a dozen people were sitting there. At one end of the long table, an old man in a black robe was sitting there, with a beard hanging almost to his chest. The old man looked at least seventy or eighty years old, but he was hale and hearty. Judging from the ruby ring on his hand and the golden runes on his black robe, he should be an experienced spellcaster. Sitting next to the old man were two middle-aged men in scholar robes. They looked gentle and elegant. Farther up the table were obviously lower-ranking men, probably their assistants.
Hao Ren raised his eyebrows after entering the room. He looked around and found that every wall was painted with beautiful and fine murals. Most of the murals depicted the scenes of knights fighting bravely, as well as the scenes of glory descending from the sky and warriors coming back to life after being blessed by the Goddess.
Willie noticed it, smiled proudly and explained, “The Kants have been in the army for generations. The best soldiers of the kingdom were coming from us. Most of these murals depict the stories of my ancestors. Of course, half is true, half is legendary. We believe that the warriors of the Hohenberg are protected by the Goddess of Creation. Whenever we die bravely in battle, we will be immediately summoned by the Goddess, and then come back to life in another world.”