Chapter 798: The Art of Speaking

Although it was called a Viscount's mansion.

But the area it covered was still quite large.

Or rather, there were no small houses for nobles.

The grey-blue stone mansion stood quietly in the afterglow of the evening.

The fountain in the courtyard splashed fine droplets of water, and the scent of roses and lavender intertwined in the air.

The stone bridge in front of the door spanned across a shallow stream, and the neatly trimmed boxwood hedges by the stream complemented the marble statues.

The carvings on the pillars were exquisite but not ostentatious.

Pushing open the heavy oak doors, the dark parquet flooring in the hall gave off a soft glow, old oil paintings hung on the walls, brass candelabras stood quietly, every detail exuding the steady composure of a hereditary noble.

Just from the decoration and details of the house, one could tell that this Viscount family of North John County must also be an existence with profound heritage.

None of this had anything to do with Lan Qingyou.

What she cared about most right now was the guy next to her.

"It's too dazzling, can you turn off the special effects."

Only to see Lan Qingyou with a cold face, looking straight ahead, faintly and indifferently saying such a sentence.

Elisa similarly didn't look at her.

And similarly looked straight ahead at the living room.

"Wait for it, it will automatically disappear after three hours."

"..."

What's this?

A BUFF you added to yourself? Is it forced?

Can't you right-click to cancel it?

Truly hilarious...

Lan Qingyou's face became even stinkier.

"Hehe, thank you both very much for gracing us with your presence."

Just as the two were locked in a stalemate, Adams who was originally leading the way turned his head and looked over.

One was floating, looking so relaxed and at ease.

One was standing, looking so magnificent and beautiful.

But the faces of both were clearly not very good, it could even be said to be very ugly.

Thus.

Adams, who originally followed the maids, turned back.

Adams' face was smiling so much it was about to break.

He certainly had to properly express his gratitude.

Right now he could even predict that for at least the next ten years, he would be asked about today's matters on any occasion, especially at banquets.

"No need for thanks, I just want to ask when that whatever merchant caravan is setting off for the Imperial Capital."

After entering the door, facing Adams' thanks, Lan Qingyou waved her hand uncaringly.

Actually, there really was no need to care.

After all, she had already lost in the competition with Elisa, what was there to talk about thanks.

Compared to this, it was better to ask about the matter of going to the Imperial Capital.

Setting aside Albert and the like for now.

It wasn't that Lan Qingyou hated small places either.

Just regarding Lan Qingyou wanting to repair her soul, she could only gather news by going to those big places.

After all, only those places had more intelligence channels.

So Lan Qingyou didn't even sit down after entering the door, and didn't even take a sip of the tea brought up by the maids.

"The merchant caravan will set off in about a week. The two of you can stay here for these few days."

"If you don't like it, you can also stay at the private villa by the lake. The environment there is serene and the scenery is nice."

Facing Lan Qingyou's urgency, Adams smiled without any dissatisfaction.

Or rather, Alchemists all had their own style of doing things.

So when facing Alchemists, no matter how big a noble was, they would maintain utmost restraint.

Even those nouveau riche would absolutely not want to throw a tantrum at an Alchemist.

"A week... that time is indeed quite long."

Lan Qingyou scratched her head.

To be honest, she felt this was a bit of a waste of time.

Actually, even Elisa beside her frowned.

"Oh right, didn't Miss Lan say previously that you wanted books as remuneration? Although there is no place like a library in town, it just so happens that most of my collection is kept at the private villa."

"If the two of you feel you have free time, why not go there and take a look?"

Look at that!

What is called the art of speaking?

They were clearly so idle they were panicking, yet it was directly phrased as 'having free time'.

Could they not be free.

They had nothing to do.

So this suggestion instantly attracted Lan Qingyou and Elisa over.

"Oh! This is indeed a good proposal."

"Then have someone lead the way."

Knowing the other party was a Viscount and had work to do, the two didn't entangle him with anything.

Directly had a maid lead the way and went to that whatever private villa by the lake.

Regarding this, Adams of course wouldn't say anything, and was only happy to see it happen.

Thus he directly had someone lead the way for the two.

After the two left, Adams finally put away the smile on his lips and came to the study.

Ring ring ring—

About a dozen minutes later, Adams rang the bell on his desk.

A butler wearing a black tailcoat pushed open the room door.

"Your Excellency."

"Immediately have someone deliver this letter to Duke Taylor in the Imperial Capital."

"Yes."

Seeing the butler enter the room, Adams immediately handed a letter to the other party.

For such a huge matter, naturally he had to notify the people above first.

That was why he gave a timeframe of one week.

Although the merchant caravan did indeed need some time to prepare.

But it actually wouldn't take that long.

The reason he said this was to create this time for his messenger to deliver the letter.

Although one week wasn't enough to rush to the Imperial Capital.

But leaving a week in advance would allow the news to be transmitted over in the fastest way possible before that.

And because it was a merchant caravan, their travel speed wouldn't be fast either.

It could be said the arrangement was seamless.

Making Adams feel a little proud of himself.

However...

After the butler left with the letter, Adams stood up and came to the window, gazing towards the north.

Now the movements in the north were getting more and more unstable.

If possible, he rather hoped the Imperial Capital side or Duke Taylor's side could finish the deployment procedures as soon as possible.

Whether it was supplies, or personnel.

Or perhaps... raising his noble title up a bit...

After all, the greater the title, the greater the power.

Like right now, the identity of a border Viscount really constrained him when doing things.

Especially in terms of military strength.

It's a pity that those big shots above still believed that the plateau barbarian tribes were just barbarian tribes, living in a sweet dream that they couldn't stir up any big waves.

"Sigh..."

If it really can't be defended, then just take people and run away.

Adams, sighing, thought this way.

Anyway, as long as he was alive, after the war ended, a Viscount was still that Viscount, nothing more.

Although North John County might suffer a devastating blow.

But there was no helping it. If the result of his utmost effort was like this, then he could only accept it.

...

"By the lake huh... not to mention, it is indeed a good place."

Over here.

When Lan Qingyou and Elisa came to Adams' private villa by the lake under the maid's guidance, they immediately examined the surrounding situation.

This place was located on the outskirts of Lake Bay Town.

Although it was adjacent to the lake water, it didn't have the hustle and bustle of the docks in the distance, but was rather serene.

In the maid's words, this was the place where the Viscount's family would occasionally come to relax.

This made Lan Qingyou couldn't help but complain a couple of sentences.

But it was just a couple of sentences.

Because as the maid brought the two inside the private villa, after seeing that book collection, no one cared about other matters anymore...