Chapter 850: Huntington's Banquet

Attending a formal large banquet requires formal wear. Lei Qianya let the carriage go directly to the clothing store on Silver Cross Avenue. She had prepared formal wear for Xia De in advance for the wedding banquet next Tuesday, and more than one set. Today, it happened to let him try on a set, and if it didn't fit, it could be changed again.

So, Xia De tidied up for a long time with Lei Qianya's help before officially setting off for the Red Wine Capital of the South.

This banquet was quite large, expected to start at seven o'clock. When Xia De walked out of the underground wine cellar of the White River Valley Vineyard, the sun in the western sky could still see half a sunset, hanging at the end of the wilderness.

Mr. Bernhardt and Xia De agreed to meet here because his manor was nearby, but when Xia De came, that middle-aged Viscount hadn't arrived yet, so Xia De walked around the manor, thinking about finding Miss Sylvia again when he had a chance, and asking Princess Margaret sideways if this place could be sold. Although he didn't intend to operate a vineyard himself, the hidden wall in the wine cellar was worth him spending his savings.

The White River Valley Vineyard was not large, including the manor, wine cellar, and nearby land. On weekdays, it was managed and maintained by two or three servants of Mr. Bernhardt, and the workers responsible for winemaking and grape planting were all Mr. Bernhardt's own workers, and his family was also famous for red wine.

The old servant Mr. Goodwin, who looked after the manor and warehouse, was also a vampire, deeply trusted by Mr. Bernhardt. Although he didn't know why Xia De always appeared in the underground wine cellar, he very loyally treated it as if he didn't know anything and introduced the situation nearby to Xia De.

Standing at the high place of the manor looking at the surrounding vineyards and farmland, even in the turn of autumn and winter, the scenery was exceptionally pleasant. Xia De planned to find time to bring his cat to see the scenery here before the first snow fell. It was a pity that the cat didn't like going out much, and judging from the current situation, Huntington couldn't be considered a safe place.

【At least, safer than Midhillburg.】

"She"'s voice came to his ear. Xia De nodded, listening to the old servant praising the scenery here.

"Speaking of which, when I arrived in Coldwater Port in the summer, the Scarlet Cult had already started the Sea Return Ritual; when I arrived in Midhillburg in early autumn, the problem of the Narrow Gap had already begun to manifest. And Huntington now, besides having illegal organizations that every city has, there is nothing special."

The outsider's footsteps in Tobesk, Coldwater Port, and Midhillburg all encountered major changes one after another. When Xia De, this "audience", arrived in the city, stories would definitely begin to be staged. But this time, Xia De didn't notice any problems locally.

"Wish Huntington City peace."

He thought silently in his heart, facing the slightly cold wind at the turn of autumn and winter, and heard "She"'s laughter.

Mr. Bernhardt attached great importance to this banquet, not only hanging the metal coat of arms of the Bernhardt family on the side of the carriage he took, but the formal wear he wore was also obviously expensive. Because the temperature at night was a bit low, his formal wear had fur collars and thickened treatment.

However, Xia De, who had vampire race knowledge, clearly remembered that the vampire race was not afraid of cold at all compared to humans.

The venue for the banquet was the Rothschild Mansion in the center of Huntington City where Princess Margaret was staying. The manor was the royal family's private property locally, and even in the city center where land prices were expensive, it occupied a quite large area.

On the way from the eastern suburbs of the city to that large manor, Mr. Bernhardt excitedly talked to Xia De about the rumors he heard about this banquet and was sure that this banquet would be enough for the nobles of Huntington City to discuss for many years:

"The cost of the banquet is borne by the royal family. In order to show the importance of this visit, high-end ingredients were specifically prepared. Actually now, the luggage of Princess Margaret's visiting delegation has been transported to the steam airship. They will set off immediately after the banquet ends. I really hope that the banquet could be held on the deck of the steam airship according to the original plan, but it's a pity that the weather is really too cold."

Mr. Bernhardt said excitedly and intended to introduce his vampire friends to Xia De in a while.

That airship prepared for Princess Margaret Anjou's visiting delegation landed this morning and, after inspection in the afternoon, was ready to set off now. Therefore, the banquet wouldn't last too late, expected to end at ten o'clock, giving the Princess's delegation enough time to board the airship.

Just as Mr. Bernhardt said, this extremely important farewell banquet invited many great nobles with faces and reputations in Willondale and Huntington. When the carriage they took drove along the slope toward the high place in the center of the city, Xia De had already noticed many private carriages of nobles traveling with them. Mr. Bernhardt could quite familiarly identify the ownership of those carriages and introduced the past and traditions of these families to Xia De.

Although Mr. Bernhardt was only a Viscount, the Bernhardt family was the oldest noble family locally. According to the statement of this quite upper-class vampire, before the Kassenrik United Kingdom appeared, the Bernhardt family had already taken root in this land.

The carriage drove on the streets in the city, and the gas lamps were lit as the sunset fell. When Xia De and Mr. Bernhardt arrived at their destination facing the last sunset, the gas street lamps on both sides of the Rothschild Mansion had all been lit.

That dim yellow light illuminated the city in the night and the manor standing above the horizon. Gentlemen and ladies in formal wear passed under the street lamps, chatting with each other. The style of the gas street lamps in Huntington City was three gas lamps with different heights hanging on a lamp pole. This elegant black gas street lamp was also very popular in Delarion, but only in Huntington City, it inexplicably made Xia De think of grapes.

The carriage was not allowed to drive directly into the manor, and plus they didn't arrive particularly early, so they still needed to walk for tens of meters. After getting off the carriage, Xia De and Mr. Bernhardt looked at each other to check the collars and buttons of each other, and the two gentlemen then walked toward the manor entrance while yielding to each other.

The royal guards stood straight on both sides of the manor fence door, and the old butler of the manor was responsible for greeting guests and arranging servants to lead them into the manor. When Viscount Bernhardt appeared, the old butler with a slightly hunched back recognized him immediately, but he didn't recognize "Mr. Holmes" who came from out of town.

Mr. Bernhardt wanted to use his invitation to take Xia De in, but Xia De took out the one given by Miss Sylvia.

The old butler took a look at the invitation and looked at him in surprise:

"I didn't expect you to be a specially invited guest, please come in."

Saying that, the young servant led the two toward the manor courtyard. Outside the walkway paved with square stone bricks were evergreen shrubs that were still green in early winter. In the center of the walkway was a fountain sculpture of a knight reining in a horse, dividing the walkway into two paths on the left and right, and then merging behind the sculpture. The fountain was still working, spraying four thin long streams of water from the top of the knight's helmet, his eyes, and the horse's mouth. In the clattering sound, the violin sound coming from the large house could be vaguely heard.

Walking on the walkway with other guests, Mr. Bernhardt asked in surprise in a low voice:

"Is it the invitation given to you by Miss Sylvia?"

He knew that Xia De didn't know many people locally.

"Yes."

Xia De nodded cautiously, observing these Kassenrik nobles, while Mr. Bernhardt clicked his tongue to the side:

"You really are impressive, even that kind of lady can be provoked... but why am I not surprised at all?"

Although he lost part of his memory on the night of the Battle of Midhillburg, the things that left a deep impression on Mr. Bernhardt still affected his judgment in his mind. Compared to Xia De pursuing the Angel-level relic Red Butterfly Twins, comparing witches of course couldn't surprise him.

"That Miss Sylvia appreciates me very much."

Xia De explained softly and added another sentence:

"Very appreciates my talent."

He saw middle-aged people in clergy clothes walking in front, which seemed to be high-level Ringed Sorcerers. Then he saw a middle-aged noblewoman with a small bat logo floating on her head and a pearl necklace hanging on her chest walking from behind, greeting Mr. Bernhardt enthusiastically. This was a middle-level Ringed Ringed Ringed Shushi. Then, at the door of the large house, a young man holding a wine glass and arguing with others about the rise and fall of Kassenrik traditional culture brushed past them. This was a low-level Ringed Ringed Ringed Shushi.

"Where did so many Ringed Sorcerers come from?"

Xia De, together with Mr. Bernhardt, formally entered the hall decorated with gold and jade, saw the crystal chandelier hanging from a high place, saw the dazzling gold and silver utensils placed on the long table, and saw the venue already arranged for the Princess's next speech on the platform of the stairs leading upward together:

"This banquet will probably be quite interesting." ===== CHAPTER 851 =====