Hotel on the mountain

In June 1800, a brand-new ocean-going sailing ship sailed into the harbor of the New World.

On a dilapidated ocean-going sailing ship that was originally in the harbor, Captain Steven cheered enthusiastically. They were sending Jetro Raya. Unfortunately, the fleet mistakenly entered the territory of the sea dragon and was attacked and sank. , their ship was also riddled with holes, and after barely docking, they had been organizing the crew to repair the ship and the port in the past few months, and took a raft to explore the surrounding waterways.

Today, they finally saw the new ship sent by the outside world and shed tears with excitement. He hurriedly sent a crew to pick up the new ship and bring it into the port. He had already been informed by Jetro and knew that this ship was carrying only hunters.

He also learned that the Raya family would provide free shipping to the Hunter Guild for one year, which really shocked him. You must know that ocean voyages are not barges between rivers. The cost of an ocean voyage is enough to cover the tax of a small town for a year. What's more, the New World does not have any valuable resources that can be brought back to the Old World. In other words, every time All sailing is a loss, a huge loss.

Calculated based on the cost of one voyage every two months, Master Jetro will have lost less than half of the dukedom's annual tax revenue in just one year. Coupled with the losses and costs of this expedition to the New World, Steven had nothing to say except lamenting how wealthy his employer was.

"Steven! How about it? You are the first person to sail to the New World in this century!"

The new ocean-going sailing ship is called "Serbia", named after an important port city in the Hebrew Empire. The captain calls himself Lao Mai, but no one remembers his original name.

"Lao Mai, we suffered heavy losses. Did you see my 'Ceuta'? We were attacked by a sea dragon. Fortunately, there was a hole in the side, otherwise we wouldn't be able to reach the New World." Steven's tone was low.

The two captains have been friends for many years. Lao Mai patted Steven on the shoulder and comforted: "Yes, I have heard about it. May the sea send the deceased to their ideal kingdom of God. Keep your spirits up, I have brought supplies, which can completely repair your ship, and this time, the deputy steward is also here."

"What? He is the second-in-command in charge of the entire duchy and was sent to the New World?"

"I don't know if there is any inside story. Let's do our own work."

The two of them stopped talking and concentrated on guiding the flow of people and the transportation of goods.

Glendon Raya, the deputy butler of Duke Raya, is middle-aged and wears a decent suit. Because he has served in the military, his body looks slender and strong. After taking off the gentleman's hat, a light blond middle-parted back hair was revealed. The hairline is higher and the hair is shorter, so it doesn't look exaggerated, but looks much more capable.

He walked out of the harbor walkway and looked up to see a bright sun. Under its shining light, a great castle loomed in the morning mist in the distance. It was surrounded by open plains. Only the mountain castle looked like a star. Pearls are embedded in emeralds - in this mysterious land of the New World, they guide the way forward for people traveling from afar.

For all those who come to the New World, there is currently only one road leading to the mountain castle - take a carriage straight across a plain, and then enter a forest. After wandering on the forest road for a while, you can see a north-facing slope. He greeted everyone's arrival in a daze.

The most concerning thing is that there is a large road sign on the side of the slope with the four words "Alpine Hotel" written on it. Gordon stopped by the road sign for a long time, not knowing what was going on in his heart. He put on his gentleman's hat and walked up the slope without saying a word. The carriage that had brought them had already begun its return journey.

Walking up this long slope, the gatehouse that has stood for two hundred years first appeared in front of everyone. It is three stories high and has a distinctive Barot style. It is currently where the guards live. On both sides of the gatehouse are city walls that surround the entire edge of the mountain. However, the walls are mottled and damaged, and have obviously not been repaired yet.

Gordon passed through the iron gate in the middle of the gatehouse and came to the vestibule of the Alpine Castle. A red carpet was laid straight to the entrance of the tall hall in front. There were some stone lamps placed on both sides. Inside the stone lamps were fluorescent worms. , can emit a faint warm light. But what really made Gordon stop and watch on this road was the large wooden cages on both sides, which contained all kinds of vivid monsters.

Although Gordon believes that these wooden cages are placed here entirely to cover up the empty and run-down feeling because the vestibule is too large, their presence is indeed eye-catching and makes people feel what they will see next. expect. According to Gordon's experience, such a wide front yard was originally used for gardens, pavilions and the like, but now, the areas not occupied by cages only have bluestone slabs.

Walking along the red carpet, Gordon finally passed through the carved wooden door. It was obviously a new product, but strangely, its overall design was able to blend into the charm of the castle. ——Design by Master Russell. Gordon guessed it directly.

After passing through the wooden door, Gordon heard a clear and melodious welcome: "Welcome to the Alpine Hotel! This way, please!"

"Concierge?" Gordon thought to himself. This is a common practice in the Boyero Empire. They like to send young and beautiful ladies to every service venue to bring the distance between the guests and the service provider closer.

Gordon doesn't like this approach very much. He prefers some truly cultivated and well-trained servants to stand at the door to greet guests, rather than Yingying Yanyan. But Gordon quickly gave up "dislike" because he found that the behavior of these receptionists had the aura of aristocratic servants. The speed and tone of every sentence, and every subtle movement made people feel... A sense of decency.

The concierge led Gordon to the check-in front desk, and the latter smiled gratefully at the former, which is what a gentleman should do. The receptionist at the front desk politely asked his name and asked him to show his ID. But when the receptionist knew that the visitor was "Glandon Raya", he exclaimed and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, sir, we didn't know about your visit. Please allow me to convey this to the manager." information."

"No, you did a good job, but I'm very tired now. Give me a room first and let me rest." Golandon gave a slight smile, his face still retained the handsomeness of his youth, and his etiquette He always makes people feel like they are having a spring breeze. The receptionist at the front desk was a little busy in front of him, but he also completed the check-in procedure quickly.

"Miss, you haven't asked me for the room fee yet."

"Ah, because sir, you are from the Raya family, so you shouldn't need to pay for the room."

"Supposedly?" Gordon took out his wallet from his suit and said, "Just treat me as a guest."

"Well..." The receptionist was a little at a loss. "Sir, your room is the Dusk Suite No. 1 on the fifth floor. The price is one thousand yuan a night. Of course, sir, we can give it to you at a preferential price." Yuan, Refers to the Hebrew gold dollar, a paper currency developed in response to the boom in trade.

"No, the price is very reasonable to live in a beautiful old castle." Gordon took out a large-denomination note from his wallet, with the face of George Hebrew Windsor printed on it.

Then, under the guidance of the concierge, he climbed up the exquisite stairs next to the reception desk. After the stairs reached the second floor, they separated from the left and right sides, and then spiraled upwards to higher floors. Stretch out.

The empty space between the stairs on both sides is a huge wall with a portrait of the first Duke Raya painted on it, occupying the entire height of four floors. Gordon looked at this astonishing wall painting and punched his left chest with his right fist to show respect for the first Duke.

The entire hotel, that is, the hall of the Alpine Castle, was hung with fluorescent worm lamps. The warm lights gave people a sense of safety, and as Gordon climbed up the stairs, he could smell the refreshing aroma. He knew that these were candles made from the tallow of Epiphyllum Epiphyllum. The light emitted by these candles was very bright. They were hung on every pillar, making the hotel not look dark and providing a pleasant fragrance. Apart from being expensive, there was nothing wrong with it. .

He observed everything and finally arrived at Dusk Suite No. 5 on the fifth floor. All the rooms are surrounded by corridors. Standing on the first floor, one can directly see the dome painting of the first Duke Raya. In other words, there are no obstructions or floor partitions from the first to the fifth floors. The entire hotel looks spacious, bright and atmospheric.

The reason for this layout is that the original Alpine Fort hall existed on the second and third floors. There are corridors on each floor, and next to the corridors are rooms. There are fifteen rooms on each floor. The rooms have a large building area and facilities. luxury. People can lean on the corridor and enjoy the scene of the banquet below. Of course, the most important thing is that in the upper class society, it is very normal for men and women to want a room during or after the banquet.

Master Russell added two floors to the original structure of the hall, and set up new rooms according to the original lighting layout of the castle - the rooms on the second floor were divided from the rooms on the third floor, and thirty rooms were organized on each floor. There are thirty rooms on the third and fourth floors of the house. Only the fifth floor has fifteen suites imitating the original room layout of the Alpine Castle.

Gordon pushed open the two doors of the suite, entered the house, and tipped the concierge who led him up. He looked around at the surrounding layout without any extra thoughts, and just walked straight to the floor-to-ceiling windows of the suite - the scenery outside the window was as quiet as a fairy tale, and the sunlight shining through made everything cast a peaceful shadow. He You can see groups of herbivores on the plains as well as large rivers and mountains farther away.

"The scenery is very good." This was the only thought in Gordon's mind.

…

"Who can tell me where their nest is?" Jetro asked in a dense forest near the big lake behind the mountain fort.

Around him were Sith and a group of guardsmen, but no one had an answer. They looked around silently at the corpse of a monster lying on the ground. It was a big fish with webbed feet and a glowing flesh-like protrusion on its forehead. This was the last time Jetro had encountered it for two months. The fourth incident.

The biographical description from the first Duke Raya gave everyone an invisible fear of this monster. Jetro had a gloomy face and ordered in a deep voice:

"Tell the hunters who come here that whoever kills the monster will be rewarded. Whoever finds the monster's lair will be rewarded greatly."