Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 5 The Empire’s Top Secret

In the reception room of Brandlis Manor, the young man who was the Duke's messenger and Major William were sitting on the sofa sipping tea.

"Has the Brandleth family declined to this extent? There is not a single servant in such a large manor. Even the butler who serves us tea has to come personally." The young man frowned slightly, feeling surprised after entering the manor. I feel a little worried about the treatment.

The Brandless family can be considered a noble with a title, and the family also has a fief and a manor. Logically speaking, even if there are no adults in the family, it will not decline to the point where they can't even afford servants.

In particular, Purficott is also an accomplished alchemist, and any achievement in her hands can be converted into a large amount of money.

So is something wrong with the Brandless family? The young man frowned and thought.

But Major William shook his head and said casually: "This is Purficott's habit. Since the tragedy happened three years ago, she fired all the servants, leaving only the old housekeeper Mr. Foster. "

"Ah! Although it's not incomprehensible, it's a bit awkward for a noble family to have no servants..." The young man didn't know how to describe it. He always felt that as a noble, he still had to show off his dignity.

In response, Major William just raised his eyebrows and said indifferently: "And what gave you the illusion that there are no servants in this room?"

"What?" Major William's words made the young man show a surprised expression, and then he looked around vigilantly. Judging from his tense body and the cane held in a sword-holding posture, he was not what he seemed. Acting so frivolously.

But he looked around, but didn't find anything. The only thing related to the word "maid" was a beautifully made doll placed in a cabinet in the corner of the room. It was wearing A beautiful maid's dress.

This made him slightly suspicious and asked Major William: "Are you saying that the doll is your so-called 'servant'?"

"That's Perficott's favorite work, the alchemy doll." Major William introduced it to the young man, and then explained: "You have been in the colonies in the New World before, so maybe you don't know much about this. This started last year. A new fashion in Longton.

The earliest was a birthday gift given to the Duke by Purficott, four heavily armored knight-type alchemy dolls, which were placed by the Duke in his study and bedroom.

They usually look like inconspicuous decorations, but once activated, they can exert a combat effectiveness that is not inferior to that of a formal knight. They are very good defensive facilities.

Because it was unveiled at the Duke's birthday party and was favored by the Duke, this thing was immediately praised by Langton's upper class. Perfectcott also took this opportunity to start selling ordinary servant alchemy dolls. Sales were very hot at that time. "

"So this is the Alchemy Doll? Even in the New World, I have heard people mention this kind of thing." The young man showed a stunned expression, and then after thinking about it for a moment, his expression suddenly changed, and he asked Major William Said: "William, do you think Miss Brandless's research on the alchemy doll can be applied to larger things? For example, large machinery used to build houses or..."

After hearing the young man's inquiry, Major William thought for a while and then replied affirmatively: "There shouldn't be a big problem. Although I don't know much about alchemy, I think the principles should be similar? Maybe this is the Duke Why do you want to invite Purficott to join the crisis response committee?"

"No matter what the reason is, at least we now know that this young lady does have a place to use her talents in this crisis." The young man took out a handkerchief from his pocket, cleaned his face carefully, and then After tidying up his appearance, he sat upright again, waiting for Perfectcott's arrival. Obviously, through this conversation, this young man who was originally somewhat frivolous finally came to face Perficott, and will deal with his mission with the most serious attitude.

It's just that although he rearranged and tidied up his appearance, his haggard face after a hangover and the sunken dark circles under his eyes still made him look a bit like an overindulgent playboy, making him less serious. A bit solemn.

Therefore, this also made Purficott's impression of him not very good when he saw him for the first time.

"Long time no see, Cousin William. I think your service time in the New World should be three years. Why did you come back to Longton early? Did something happen?" Purficott first greeted Major William. , after all, they are relatively familiar relatives.

At this time, she put on an emerald green long straight skirt, which was completely different from the gorgeous French-style lace skirts popular among the aristocratic ladies of Langton's upper class society at this time, which made her look quite different. It's a bit simple, but it also reveals a simple, bright and capable style, which is impressive at first sight.

Looking at this talented girl with stunning perfect appearance and youthful beauty, even though she is still a delicate flower that has not yet bloomed, a hint of wonder flashed in the young man's eyes.

However, he did not speak before Major William, but waited for him to respond to Purficott's inquiry.

"Greetings from a long time ago, Purficott, you are still as beautiful as before, just like the most gorgeous flower in summer." Although Major William still looked sad, he still greeted Purphicot appropriately.

After the three of them sat down again, Major William answered Purficott's question: "I did come back from the New World ahead of schedule. Because of an accident, some changes occurred in the missions of me and the Bellona."

The Bellona is the latest cruiser of the Imperial Navy, which has been in service for less than two years, and Major William is an officer serving on this warship.

"As far as I know, the Bellona's previous mission was to serve as the flagship of the New World Squadron and perform a three-year patrol mission?" Purficott snapped his fingers, and the exquisite puppet that was originally in the glass cabinet moved. He got up, opened the cupboard door and walked out, came to Perfectcott's side and filled her with a cup of tea.

Purficott, who was holding the teacup, looked at the two men in front of him with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.

Major William nodded affirmatively, and then explained: "Soon after we arrived in the New World, we received a new order from the empire to escort a scientific expedition team from the New World to the Arctic for scientific investigation.

After nine months of exploration, the expedition made a very important discovery, so the Bellona was ordered to escort them back to Longton, and I came back with them. "

"A very important discovery? Could it be that the global climate is getting colder?" Purficott said next, but she didn't expect that her words made the faces of the two men in front of her suddenly change.

Among them, the young man even asked loudly in disbelief: "How did you know this news? This is the top secret of the empire!"

(End of this chapter)