Chapter 210 Meeting Grand Duke Kunstein for the first time (additional update, please vote for me)
The temperature of Shadow Flame Volcano is extremely high, so the main body of the volcano and the large area of land at the foot of the volcano are barren of grass.
Stormrage City, a hundred kilometers away from the foot of the volcano, also has a high temperature climate.
But this climate is very suitable for the growth of crops, so the Grand Duchy chose to make its capital here to enjoy the blessings of the Shadow Flame Dragon at close range.
Similarly, a little further away, in the middle of a mirror-like lake, the Shadow Flame Dragon Blood Family built the magnificent Grand Duke Shadow Flame Palace. The main body of this red castle is like a mountain.
Most people call it the Red Fort, and some people call it the Red Mountain.
As for the mirror-like lake where the Red Fort is located, its name is Mirror Lake. There are long wading bridges in the southeast and northwest.
At the end of the road is a huge arch. Many buildings have been built around the arch, making it a small town in itself.
Russell and Eric are now here in the small town of West Arch, followed by a carriage with a hundred boxes of Bailu Yulong cigars placed in the carriage.
“Name!” The knight guarding the west arch blocked their way.
“Russell Fluorescent Mushroom.” Russell took out his name badge, which was equivalent to a business card as proof of identity. It had the emblem of the Mushroom family and Russell’s name on it. Only nobles could make a name badge to show to others.
“The Fluorescent Mushroom Family?” The leader of the guard knight was obviously a fantasy beast knight, riding the most common nightmare ghost horse.
He took the famous tattoo from his subordinates, looked at it, and asked: “Who are you, Mr. Roland Fluorescent Mushroom?”
“My eldest brother.” Russell responded.
He shook his coat and inadvertently exposed the scholar’s medal hanging on the chest of the lining.
“Your Excellency Roland’s younger brother, oh, you are also a scholar?” The Phantom Beast Knight immediately discovered this detail.
Russell smiled slightly: “Yes, I am a lord and lord in the Netherworld Valley, and I am also a scholar canonized by the Grand Duke. I came to the Red Castle today to pay a visit to the Grand Duke and present a gift to the Grand Duke… This is my knight. long.”
Eric hammered his chest.
The Phantom Beast Knight nodded, returned the thorn, and said with a smile: “Welcome, Sir Russell, I am the guard knight captain of the West Arch. My name is Shanks.”
“Hello, Sir Shanks, nice to meet you.”
“It is also an honor for me to meet a descendant of the Fluorescent Mushroom family.” After confirming Russell’s identity, Shanks’ attitude became enthusiastic.
After waiting for the other guarding knights to check the goods in the carriage, they let Russell go.
After crossing the long bridge, we soon arrived at the wall of the Red Fort. The palace was not well guarded. In fact, it could be described as lax. No one came to check Russell’s identity, not even one. People look at him twice.
Until he passed through the gate of the city wall and entered the interior of the castle.
Only then did the palace guards come over, check his identity, and take him to a waiting room to wait.
After a while.
The eldest brother Roland rushed over: “Russell, why are you here? Haha, I didn’t believe it when I received the notice!”
With that said, he gave Russell a bear hug.
“Father asked me to go with the caravan and deliver gifts to the Grand Duke.” Russell pointed to the carriage.
“Is it Yulong Cigar?” Roland’s eyes lit up.
“Um.”
“Okay, haha, I have boasted about Yulong Cigars for you several times in front of the Grand Duke. The Grand Duke has been looking forward to it!” Roland said excitedly, “This time I must completely destroy the reputation of Yulong Cigars!”
Russell planned to hand over the entire Volcano Oasis and most of the Yulong Cigar agency rights to Roland.
He just brags, advertises, and waits to get paid.
“Oh, by the way, these are letters written by mother and grandmother, and Laura also wrote a letter to you.” Russell took out a few more letters and handed them to Roland.
“Let’s go, bring your gifts first, and I’ll take you to meet the Grand Duke!” Roland took a few letters and stuffed them directly into his arms, urging Russell to follow him quickly to give gifts to the Grand Duke.
The Red Fort is divided into three parts: the arch, the outer fort and the inner fort. The four arches are not only checkpoints, but also the residences of various departments.
The barbican was also an office, and many noble officials who assisted the Grand Duke lived in the barbican. Roland also had a small courtyard of his own in the outer castle, where he kept some servants and two confidante.
“I’ll take you back to see the yard where grandpa lives. It’s by no means much smaller than our castle, but it’s empty now,” Roland said.
Passing through the zigzag outer fort, you enter the inner fort.
The inner castle is also divided into two parts. The front part is the main hall, where Grand Duke Kunstein handles government affairs. The latter part is where the Shadow Flame Dragon Blood Family lives. Currently, only Princess Anxia, Grand Duke Kunstan and Little Princess Kunraya live there.
Once you enter here, the guards will become stricter. There will be one post every three steps and one sentry every five steps. You will be questioned every time you pass a checkpoint.
After arriving at the main hall, Eric could no longer follow him in, so he happened to be waiting outside with the carriage, waiting for the servants of the castle to come to receive the gifts.
Russell took a box of Bailu Yulong cigars and walked towards the main hall with Roland. He said by the way: “I brought a hundred boxes of Bailu Yulong cigars for the Grand Duke this time. I also brought twenty boxes for you, brother. Brother, please help me spread out more.”
“no problem!”
There were no complicated rules for meeting the Grand Duke. Roland took him all the way, and soon he met the Grand Duke Kunstein in the side hall of the main hall.
Grand Duke Kunstein sat on a high chair and looked at Russell with a slight arrogance as he bent down to bow to him. His voice was a bit sharp: “Are you Russell Fluorescent Mushroom? Roland told me about you, not long after the enfeoffment. “
The vassals of vassals are not my vassals.
Russell was not a vassal of the Grand Duke of Kunstein, so he naturally did not need to kneel down to the Grand Duke of Kunstein.
“Yes, Your Highness, I was made a Lord by my father at the coming-of-age ceremony.” Russell straightened his back and looked at Grand Duke Kunstein.
With long silver semi-curly hair and slightly feminine facial features, his face looks somewhat feminine. However, the golden grand ducal dress on his body made him look full of heroism, and his noble aura naturally escaped.
Especially a pair of amber eyes, as if there were flames burning in them, completely changing the feminine temperament of his whole person.
Russell had to admit that this Grand Duke of his own age was not inferior to him in terms of appearance.
Even in terms of handsomeness, it is one or two points better than him and Cousin Mel.
Of course, Russell had every reason to believe that a large part of the reason why he felt ashamed of the Grand Duke’s beauty was the low-key way of survival of the Fluorescent Mushroom family. After all, he is also the son of Baron Roman.
“Yes, a very heroic young man!” Grand Duke Kunstein stood up, his tone deliberately pretending to be mature.
“Your Highness, my brother also brought you a gift!” The eldest brother Roland interjected.
“Really, what gift?”
“It’s the Bailu series of Yulong cigars. There are a hundred boxes in total, ten boxes in each box.” Russell took two steps forward, opened a box of Bailu Yulong cigars, and presented it to the Grand Duke. “This Yulong cigar was invented by me. The new type of sun-cured tobacco is specially designed for nobles.”
“Oh, I know this Yulong Cigar. Roland told me about it.” The Grand Duke picked up a cigar curiously, “Speaking of which, I just remembered that you are also a scholar, and I personally signed the reward letter.”
As he said that, he turned around and shouted: “Come here, light a fire for me.”
Immediately, a servant came forward and brought a lit fire: “Your Highness, the fire you want.”
Russell narrowed his eyes and quickly took the fire certificate from the servant.
Personally help Grand Duke Kunstein light it: “Your Highness, the White Dew series of Yulong Cigars are ordinary cigars. After the magic tobacco leaves in the territory are harvested, I will select the best tobacco and produce a special cigar, the Wind Frost series. ”
Helping Archduke Kunstan light the cigar, Russell continued: “The Wind and Frost series is only available to Your Highness, Earl Merlin and my father. Only one hundred boxes are provided every year. Apart from this, no more will be produced. “
“Russell, not even me?” Roland asked deliberately annoyed.
Russell shook his head firmly: “Brother, no, even I don’t know how to enjoy the Wind and Frost series. If I smoke one less, I may not be able to produce three hundred boxes a year… If it’s not enough, I can only wrong my father.” Smoking less.”
Holding the Bailu Yulong cigar in his mouth, although he couldn’t tell that the cigar was any easier to smoke than the pipe, Grand Duke Kunstein’s expression was very satisfying: “This cigar… is indeed very interesting. No wonder Earl Merlin was full of praise for it. “
(End of chapter)