webnovelfull Chapter 438 Just take a stroll
Chapter 438 Just take a stroll
Only a minute later, ten strong knights in black robes surrounded the forge shop. They all wore silver masks and had long and slender swords on their waists. Bai Hao immediately recognized that they were the Campbell family's secret guards.
Although Campbell County is not as powerful as Orleans, the detection array laid here also uses the most advanced magic technology on the continent. Any unfamiliar high-level magic fluctuations can be discovered by Campbell's secret guards in the first time, not to mention the extraordinary divine power such as the power of destiny.
"Young Master!" The leading dark guard captain bowed to Bai Hao with an extremely steady tone, as if he was not at all surprised that Bai Hao and his men suddenly appeared here. It was not because Bai Hao had notified them in advance, but that all the dark guards had always been indifferent when performing their tasks.
The first rule of Campbell's secret guards is to control all their emotions. After putting on the silver-white mask that symbolizes absolute loyalty, all thoughts that are not related to the mission must be cleared away immediately, so that they can remain calm even when facing a mountain collapse.
Bai Hao has always been very satisfied with his own secret guards. Hearing this, he nodded with a smile and then made some arrangements.
Afterwards, Bai Hao planned to take a good walk around the streets of Campbell County to see with his own eyes the detailed changes that had taken place after he had been away for half a year, and to see if there was anything that needed improvement.
"Your name is Cooper, right? You look exactly like Cook. It's a pity that your idiot brother actually likes to drink green wine. I don't know what's so good about the stuff that even pigs won't drink..." Shiori patted Cooper's shoulder like an old friend who hadn't seen each other for many years, and excitedly talked about his insights on wine.
Although Cooper and his brother look almost exactly the same, their personalities are completely opposite. Compared to Cook who goes to the tavern every few days and drinks while arguing with other drunkards, Cooper prefers to drink alone in his cabin.
As expected, Cooper was a little overwhelmed by Shiori's enthusiasm. He just responded stiffly. If his house wasn't filled with empty wine bottles, others might have thought that Cooper had no interest in wine.
"Come on, let's go. I'll invite you to the best tavern in Campbell County to have a drink." Shiori was full of enthusiasm for any dwarf who liked white wine, so he didn't dislike Cooper who was not good at speaking. "Every dwarf forging master deserves delicious white wine. I will cover all the expenses these days and make sure you can drink as much as you want!"
When Cooper heard that Shiori wanted to treat him to a drink, his expression immediately became excited. He quickly put down the big hammer in his hand and said that he would go back to the cabin to put on his best clothes, although it was most likely that he just changed into a shabby vest.
Bai Hao saw that Shiori, who couldn't even walk properly, still wanted to drink, so he couldn't help but dissuade him: "Master Shiori, I remember that your body doesn't seem to be able to drink, you should go back to my manor and rest..."
Before Bai Hao could finish, Zhuo waved his hand and said, "I don't drink, I don't drink, I haven't touched a drop of alcohol in fifty years!"
"Then what are you doing?"
"Although I don't drink, it doesn't mean I can't watch others drink. This is also a kind of enjoyment!" Shiori looked at Cooper who had already put on his vest and walked out and said impatiently: "Let's go, let me see what level the tavern in Campbell County is."
Bai Hao was a little surprised when he heard this but he did not continue to dissuade him. Instead, he considerately called a carriage for Shuai, and then signaled with his eyes. Soon, the four secret guards nodded and disappeared on the spot.
As a truly legendary forging master and holder of the Ultimate Gold Card, Shiori's status is very prominent anywhere on the Walterland continent. Therefore, Bai Hao cannot let any accidents happen to Shiori during his stay in Campbell Territory.
Shiori's old body is very fragile, and those drunk and rough men in the tavern don't know what it means to respect the elderly and love the young. Maybe just the simplest push and shove will cause Shiori to die right there. If possible, Bai Hao even hopes that Shiori can stay in his own manor obediently for the next few days.
Except for Kalia and Xing Lili, everyone else was visiting Campbell Territory for the first time. They were full of curiosity about the land where Bai Hao was born and raised, so they decided to walk around.
Apart from eating, Kalia's biggest hobby is shopping. She is even more familiar with the inner and outer city areas of Campbell Territory than Bai Hao, the young master of Campbell. After all, Bai Hao usually goes out just to purchase experimental materials.
So Bai Hao decided to stroll around with Kalia. Xinglili, Youla and several priests who were responsible for protecting Bai Hao's safety also naturally followed them. Finina was not very interested in activities that most women liked, but she wanted to go to the Campbell Barracks to take a look.
Bai Hao didn't want to impose too many restrictions on Finina, who was also the incarnation of a god. Besides, he had already promised Finina that he would let her join his army after obtaining the consent of the gods. However, before that, Finina could not participate in any dangerous things.
After arranging several secret guards to lead the way, Bai Hao no longer cared about Finina. It was impossible for him to encounter danger in his own Campbell Military Camp headquarters.
Bai Hao did not choose to take a carriage, but planned to walk slowly from the outer city area where Cooper's Forge was located to the inner city area. Compared with the inner city area which covers less than one-fifth of the area, Bai Hao obviously attaches more importance to the changes in the outer city area. After all, most of the civilians who do not know magic live there.
Walking out of the suburbs where Cooper was, the first thing Bai Hao saw was the neatly arranged magic heat-emitting lamps. This was designed by Bai Hao based on the street lamps in the Divine Mountain Court of the East. In addition to the most basic lighting function, it also has the additional function of releasing heat.
The core material of such heat-radiating lamps is the life-saving magic stone. At this stage, it can be found on every street in Campbell Territory, and even in the suburbs and surrounding villages far away from the city. The cost of installation and daily maintenance is all borne by the Campbell family, and the people of the territory do not need to pay any extra taxes.
After all, the raw materials of the Jie Ming Magic Stone are firewood and stones that can be found everywhere in the wild and worthless cow grass. The cost of this raw material is not even a drop in the bucket for the Campbell family.
The roads in the outer city area have all been replaced with smooth stone slabs. Some talented craftsmen have designed extremely convenient paving machines using magic stones. Using magic to pave roads saves a lot of manpower and material resources, allowing the civilians in the outer city area to also enjoy the stone slabs that originally only existed in aristocratic manors.
The snow on both sides of the road is very thin. Although it is still snowing lightly, the magic snow shovel can cooperate very well with the heat-emitting lamps on the roadside, making the snow shoveling work that is extremely troublesome for ordinary people become easy.
Bai Hao even saw some seven or eight-year-old workshop apprentices cleaning in front of the shops. With a lamp, a child and a shovel, the thick snow in front of the shops could be wiped away completely. You know, this was a job that originally required several strong orc slaves to complete.