Chapter 834: White King Club

Huntington City still had street views with steam pipes covering the walls, and it was still a city style where carriages, gentlemen, and barefoot children appeared together. However, the Kingdom of Casenrik in the south and the Kingdom of Deraerion in the north were still somewhat different in culture, so even though they were cities in the same era, the layout and style of the cities were still very different.

In the Kingdom of Deraerion in the north, cities pursued straight roads and symmetrical layouts; while in Casenrik cities, one could encounter rare slanted streets, and blocks were often divided by roads cutting across them.

The similarity is the prosperous and lively big city scenery, the mist lingering inside the urban area, the clothing style dominated by gray and black, and the alleys extending in all directions connecting the streets.

Because of the terrain, streets with slopes often appear in the urban area of Huntington. And on the streets here, besides flower-selling girls and newspaper-selling boys, there are also children selling grapes with small baskets.

After all, not all grapes are used for winemaking, so Huntington City, located in the north of the United Kingdom, is also an important producer of table grapes in Casenrik.

Xia De even specially asked the carriage driver to stop and bought some grapes to turn into toys and put them in his pocket, planning to give them to the doctor and Priest Ao Gu Si as gifts after returning to Tobesk.

Although Huntington is located on the great plains in the center of the Old Continent, the city itself is built on a protruding hill. The city is generally undulating, and the roads leading to the central urban area are all uphill roads. The central urban area is the location of the city hall, high-end clubs, restaurants, opera houses, and the residences of nobles, while other functional areas of the city, such as large markets, citizen squares, etc., are mostly concentrated on the relatively flat outskirts of the city.

Looking at the street scenes of the strange southern city from the carriage window, the carriage carrying Xia De and Mr. Bernhard passed a rather steep upward slope, passed through the area like a door hole between the towers, and stopped at the entrance of the "White King Club" in the center of Huntington.

This place is only one street away from the Huntington City Hall. On the left is the Casenrik Bank controlled by the royal family, and on the right is the Huntington Garden Opera House.

Those who enter and exit the club are all southern nobles with status. After Mr. Bernhard jumped off the carriage, he didn't even show his membership badge, and there were waiters who came out to welcome the viscount's arrival.

He and Xia De, who had the obvious appearance of a Delarion, entered the low-key, luxurious, and stylish high-end club under the guidance of the waiter, and let Xia De sit in the club's restaurant, prepared books for Xia De to pass the time, and left his servant to serve Xia De.

Mr. Bernhard left the club temporarily, asking Xia De to wait a moment.

The restaurant of a high-end club is usually also a place where private conversations occur. The restaurant is not decorated with gold and jade, but has style and its own special style. The distance between each table is very far, and people gather together to eat while talking in low voices.

Mr. Bernhard returned quickly, holding a wooden box in his hand. After sitting down, he opened the box, and between the straw inside was a wine bottle with an oak cork.

"Look at this."

He handed the wine bottle to Xia De. Xia De checked it in surprise and looked at the label on the bottle. It was a hand-painted label with Casenrik words and the scenery of the vineyard:

"Midro Winery, 1803 cellar storage?"

"Yes, yes, you are very knowledgeable."

Mr. Bernhard revealed a somewhat proud expression:

"Moreover, this label is the work of the late Casenrik painter Mr. Vincent. Now, the label itself is enough to be auctioned at an auction house. This is a famous wine collected by my father, which was later passed on to me. I have never been willing to open it. Although precious, wine is meant for drinking. Since you have come to this city today, it is perfect to use this bottle of wine to celebrate."

Saying that, he familiarly called the club waiter, handed the wine bottle to them for sobering, and said with a smile:

"Mr. Watson, compared to what you have done, what I can repay is really too little. Please don't be polite today. Since you are a guest in this city, you must let me have a chance to repay you."

Mr. Bernhard was happy to see Xia De again, and Xia De was also very happy to meet an acquaintance just after arriving in a strange city.

While waiting for the wine to breathe, the two ordered food using the club's menu, and Mr. Bernhardt also introduced the special delicacies of Casenrik to Xia De. By the time the opened red wine was brought back in an ice bucket, the first main course, Huntington caramel roasted fish, had already been placed on the table.

The waiter poured red wine for the two, and another Casenrik gentleman in formal attire walked over:

"Bernhard, long time no see, you are back from Delarion?"

He greeted the vampire familiarly, but this gentleman with a Huntington accent was an ordinary person.

"Yes, back more than half a month ago. Look, this is my new friend I met in Delarion, the writer Mr. John Watson."

Saying that, he introduced to Xia De again:

"This is the local Baron Roland."

The baron shook hands with Xia De politely, and then asked with a smile:

"Mr. Watson, do you play Rod cards?"

"Of course, we can play cards together if there is a chance."

Xia De said politely, and the smile on the baron's face became more sincere immediately, and he said to Mr. Bernhard again:

"Look, you finally decided to take out this bottle of wine. Since you are accompanying a guest, I won't disturb you much."

Saying that, he patted Mr. Bernhard on the shoulder, and then pointed upstairs:

"That one is also here, and is upstairs. Now the local young people are sharpening their heads and want to go up."

"That one?"

After the baron left, Xia De asked hesitantly while holding a dinner fork:

"Is there someone with a great status also in the club?"

Mr. Bernhard hesitated for a moment and said to his servant, a young man who was also a vampire:

"Get Mr. Watson today's 'Huntington Morning Post'."

Then he said to Xia De:

"Look at the front page."

The servant soon sent the newspaper, and the front page headline was "Princess Margaret Anjou and the Visiting Delegation Arrive in Huntington Today".

"Departing by steam airship on Saturday, I didn't expect that it is only Thursday today, and they have already arrived in Huntington."

Xia De suddenly realized.

"Mr. Watson, you also know that this one is about to visit Tobesk, right?"

He pointed to the newspaper on the dinner table, and Xia De nodded:

"Yes, Tobesk has been preparing for this for a long time. My home can directly see the Yodel Palace, and recently the Yodel Palace is also being renovated and cleaned."

Mr. Bernhard knew Xia De's true identity, but did not know Xia De's specific address. Hearing him say this, he was also very surprised. He didn't expect that this young and powerful northern knight's life was so wealthy:

"Yes, the princess is now upstairs in the club. I said, when I came in just now, those guards downstairs were obviously not locals. It turns out they were royal guards."

Xia De revealed an understanding expression, but his purpose of coming to this city was for the "Lady of the Lake", so he would wait until Tobesk to talk about the princess's affairs. But he still touched the pendant on his chest carefully. The pendant that detects witches did not heat up, indicating that the princess's accompanying mathematics teacher and private doctor, the thirteenth seat of the council, the great witch Miss Sylvia, was not nearby.

The two chatted while eating. The topic at the beginning was naturally related to Midhillburg. Although many vampires were arrested by the church, Mr. Bernhard did not feel sad about this. After all, he was not familiar with most of them, and there were not many unlucky guys in the clan he belonged to.

And speaking of that God of Vampires, the middle-aged vampire viscount showed great awe again. He was unwilling to say too much on this topic, but still lowered his voice to tell Xia De that after the Battle of Midhillburg, the vampires received an oracle, asking all members of the race who participated in the Midhillburg action not to investigate the truth of that night.

Xia De understood this behavior and believed that the God of Vampires was strictly observing the bet witnessed by "Infinite Change · Balance" before the duel on Sikar Mountain. It was a good thing for him that the vampires did not pursue the truth of that night. The truth of the Sikar Mountain God War would eventually be drowned in the long river of history.

Mr. Bernhard was not a natural vampire, but was transformed later. This is what this gentleman admitted to Xia De. He seemed to have a strong sense of identity with this status. Probably when the transformation ritual was performed, there were also many unforgettable stories. He confessed to Xia De that he could command most of the vampires in Huntington. So, if Xia De encountered trouble in this city, he could ask him for help at any time.

Surrounded by local nobles with status, the atmosphere in the club was quite harmonious. The outsider and the vampire talked about things that absolutely could not be heard by others. Xia De thought for a while and lowered his voice:

"Mr. Bernhard, actually you should have seen it too."

Xia De put down the silver dinner knife in his hand:

"I can perform conditional space jumps at different locations."

The other party knew his identity in Midhillburg. In fact, a little investigation could find out. At the same time in Tobesk, Xia De's scandal with the duchess was still continuing:

"The location where I can appear in Huntington is that White River Valley Vineyard, so I hope..."

"No problem, White River Valley Vineyard is managed by me. I will prepare an extra horse there. You can ride a horse into the city in the future and deposit the horse at the Ferdinand Wine Shop in the west of the city, which is also my industry."

Mr. Bernhard nodded and guaranteed that the people who had seen Xia De were very reliable:

"Then what did you come here for? I think I should be able to help you."

He picked up his goblet and shook it gently, while Xia De continued to lower his voice and asked:

"Have you heard of the rumor of the Lady of the Lake?" ===== CHAPTER 835 =====