Mystery: Shadow of Order

Rawls sat at the oak table, opened the drawer, and two revolvers lay quietly inside.

The whole body is dark and the barrel is slightly longer. The body and handle of the gun are made of metal, with a cold luster.

The other revolver is even better in appearance. There is even a layer of velvet under it. The brass and gold-plated gun body is engraved with three bullet nests similar to sunflower patterns. The wooden handle is engraved with Bird pattern, the bird's head is close to the bullet nest, and the gorgeous tail feathers are blooming at the end of the gun handle. (There are pictures)

Both revolvers were recently purchased by Rawls, and the one with a slightly longer black barrel was bought three days ago at the Iron Anchor Bar, at the Extraordinary party introduced by his "uncle" Ken Lister. received.

Three days ago, when Rawls attended that Extraordinary gathering, he found that, including him, there were only seven people in the entire gathering. And the host of the party warned him that at this party, once the transaction is over, no matter whether the purchase is real or not, he can't go back.

After listening to the host's speech, Rawls decided not to come to this party in the future. Even the trade items can't be guaranteed to be true or false. He is a "cute newcomer", and he can only be pitted when he comes in.

At the end of the party, he only bought a revolver. According to the original owner, this revolver is twice as powerful as a normal revolver. Rawls, who had no offensive ability and no gun license, simply bought it, cost him 15 pounds, and included 30 rounds of ammunition.

He secretly tried this revolver. It is indeed more powerful than the revolver at the Cragg Club's shooting training ground, but it also has a great recoil. After 12 rounds, Rawls showed signs of soreness in his wrist.

As for the other revolver, he took it at a charity auction yesterday, and the owner who donated it was a rich man from Intis. According to the rich man, this gorgeous and extravagant revolver was left by his grandfather and can be fired.

And when Rawls saw the pattern on the revolver cylinder and handle, he immediately thought of the "Singer" approach. In this way, sunflowers and birds often appear in the potion formula, and this revolver comes from Intis.

Since the founding of Intis, the Church of the Eternal Blazing Sun has dominated the mainstream. It has been suppressing the Church of the God of Craftsmen until the other party changed its name to the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery. Therefore, this country is also known as the Kingdom of the Sun.

Looking at the appearance of the rich old Mai Longzhong, if his grandfather was alive, he was estimated to be over 130 years old, when the revolver was just invented not long ago.

Although Rawls didn't think it was an extraordinary weapon, he still paid 270 pounds to photograph it.

After I got it, I found out that although this revolver can be fired as the rich man said, its bullets are specially made, and there are only ten bullets. As for the existing bullets, they cannot be loaded into the cylinder.

After trying two shots, Rawls put it in the drawer as a collectible.

He took out the revolver, threw out the revolver, ejected the bullets from the cylinder one by one, and reloaded the bullets skillfully. After a few repetitions, put the reel filled with bullets into the drawer.

Recently, he spends an hour every day practicing shooting, and his marksmanship has improved very little, but the speed of reloading bullets has become extremely fast.

Closing the drawer, Rawls opened the door and walked out of the bedroom. A loud noise entered his ears.

Morris, the personal servant standing outside the bedroom, greeted him. He was tall, with slightly dark skin and shiny hair. He was wearing a white shirt, a black vest, a dark red tie, and a ring on his finger.

"Sir, did you disturb your rest?"

"No." Rawls pointed to the brown wool felt laid on the door of his bedroom, "With it there, no sound will come in."

The woolen textured material on the door will block all the noise from the servant's residence and is a must for every family that employs servants.

The slightly dark-skinned Morris lowered his head and did not speak.

Rawls smiled and continued to ask:

"How's the banquet going?"

"It's basically ready."

"Where is Augst?"

"It should be in the banquet hall."

Rawls pulled the bell corresponding to the banquet hall.

After a while, Mr. Augst, the housekeeper, was walking up quickly.

"Sir, good afternoon."

"Well. Is the drink ready?"

"Fifty bottles of wine have been taken out of the wine cellar, including 20 bottles of Almir, and 50 bottles of champagne have been purchased, including 20 bottles of Mist Champagne."

The housekeeper, August, spoke the drink list very fluently without pausing.

"Are the gifts ready?"

"All the guests' gifts are ready."

Rawls nodded.

Rawls followed the butler into the banquet hall.

The living room was dimly lit, with only a little light from the gas lamps on the surrounding walls. On the huge candlestick chandelier, white candles of equal length have been inserted, and they will not be lit until before the banquet.

The silverware housekeeper is directing the servants to place all kinds of silverware around the living room to ensure that the candlelight can shine on the silverware; the servants in red vests use a ruler to measure the position of each set of cutlery at the table and the candles in front of the guests. the length of;

A maid in a black dress and a white apron is either examining the flowers on the dining table or folding the white napkins into the most popular bishop hat shape.

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In the huge banquet hall, a few chandeliers were erected with burning candles. They exuded a pleasant aroma, and the amount of light accumulated was no less than that of gas lamps.

Delicious foods such as pan-fried foie gras, grilled steak, grilled chicken, fried sole, Dixie oysters, stewed lamb, creamy soup, etc. are placed on long tables. Ermire and Southville reds, which radiate enticing hues under the light.

Rawls stood at the main seat, delivering his speech to his neighbors and Mason's former friends.

As for the content of the speech, he was too concerned about the firm in the past two years and neglected to communicate with his neighbors and friends. Rawls apologized for this and announced that he would start to manage the firm in the future~www. NovelMTL.com~ and will interact with all the people attending the meeting.

This kind of speech is actually more like a newcomer introducing himself to his neighbors, and a bit like a father introducing his newly grown son to his friends.

No matter which one is inclined, for Rawls, it is more to show that he has provoked the role of the Adrian family, and will carry forward the Adrian family in the future.

After Rawls' speech, it was the turn of Rawls' uncle Edmund Robert. His eyes were already red, and he barely shed tears during his speech.

After that, the banquet officially began.

The servants in red vests held plates with crystal cups and shuttled among the elegantly or gorgeously dressed gentlemen and ladies.

Rolls held a glass of blood-red Allmir wine, and at the recommendation of Uncle Robert, he greeted his father Mason's friends one by one.

After the core of the dish was exhausted, the white tablecloth was removed, and another layer of tablecloth was put on it, and the servants began to serve desserts and fruits.

After the dessert was used up, since there was no hostess in the Adrian family, Mrs. Curtis, a neighbor, was invited to act as the hostess temporarily.

With her order, all the female guests got up and left the banquet hall and went to the first meeting room. The servants also withdrew from the banquet hall. All the male guests stayed in the banquet hall. This is a habit unique to Loen, different from other countries in the Northern Continent.

The male guests gathered in groups of three or five, or gathered around Rolls or around Edmund, smoking cigars and drinking high-end strong Langzi. Start talking about topics that shouldn't be discussed in front of a female guest, such as politics, sports, or more intimate issues.

After the chat was almost over, Rawls took the male guests to the first living room to meet the female guests, and started the second half of the banquet—the dance.