Going up the mountain has already exhausted physical strength and energy, and the Winter people don't care so much about etiquette.

Without any pleasantries, get straight to the point...... Refers to starting to eat.

The sumptuous meal that had been prepared for a long time was served without any pause...... Of course, this abundance is described in the perspective of winter.

Generally speaking, the food that Annan ate in the Duke's Palace was still somewhat better, but the good was quite limited-

In addition to the six men who had followed Annan, there was the Viscount's son, who was about seven or eight years old, and his wife, who had brown-red hair and blue eyes. A total of ten people sat at the round table, and it was full.

There are three dishes of vegetables, one boiled and steamed, and one mixed with shiitake mushrooms. There is also a plate of baked beans, a plate of fried sausages, a plate of steamed sausages stuffed with rice and blood, a basin of boiled beef with no seasonings, a basin of spicy steak chopped into small pieces, and a pot of lamb stew.

The main dish is a thick pancake – which looks somewhat similar to a thicker finger cake and can be eaten with cream, jam or caviar, or served as a steak wrap.

…… For players, this is not much of a hearty meal.

The main thing is that the taste is too light.

Either steamed or boiled, or stewed. There is almost no salt in the first dish, and the lamb stew has too much salt.

In the words of a stray child, this mutton is like using a salt bomb, concentrating all the salt in the previous dish into this dish. There is already so much salt that the mutton soup is even a little bitter.

This technique makes the players' expressions quite subtle one by one.

Citalopram only ate half a circle and didn't eat much. Annan and Zoya didn't eat much, and Zorgen didn't eat a bite at all—he didn't even untie his scarf, he lived like a Kakashi.

On the one hand, he was really a little hungry, and on the other hand, he barely ate some more meat in order to save face for his master...... The street children, on the other hand, were constantly eating sausages and steaks over wine. This sausage and steak are probably the only relatively normal dishes on the table.

Although this steak still has no salt flavor at all, it is somewhat spicy.

- It's no longer a question of craftsmanship.

This is definitely something wrong.

However, the expressions of the Viscount's family are quite normal, and they taste quite fragrant. The boy could even be said to have gobbled up, munching on completely unsalted beef and pickles-like mutton without changing his face, as if he were performing a strange meat-eating ritual.

This has even begun to make players wonder if this is because the taste of the Winter people is a bit special......

If it weren't for Lin Yiyi and Longjing Tea, who had eaten a few meals in the cold winter, they would have said with great certainty on the forum that this was impossible, and they might have really believed it.

After eating, the group followed the viscount to the study.

There was still nothing unusual about the Viscount on the road.

He also enthusiastically introduced the decoration of the mansion to Annan.

"Doesn't it feel completely different from the south, Your Majesty?"

Viscount Dolgoruki smiled and said, "There are still some elven traditions in Wrangel that have not been abolished...... This includes the elves' artistic aesthetic style. ”

His Viscount's House was renovated in a unique way.

In any cloister, there is no symmetry on the left and right sides – while on the left side is a wooden wall with paintings, on the right there are marble statues, or rubble patchwork, or a stone wall carved with verses.

The chandelier in the room is like playing Sudoku, and the number of chandeliers in different rooms is completely different. The floor is unusually plain, and the ceiling is as transparent as glass...... On the whole, there is a strong sense of asymmetry in the entire Viscount's Palace.

"In the south, because of the existence of the Petronas Twin Towers, people think that symmetry is beautiful. But northerners tend to favor asymmetry – they can't tolerate something too symmetrical unless it is necessary.

"Like you're on your way...... When you leave the subway station, it's time to see the houses on both sides of the street. ”

"Indeed."

Annan nodded in agreement: "The houses on both sides of the street have completely different decoration styles. And it's almost all staggered without rules. ”

It's not even a gap - a complete gap can also be seen as a kind of symmetry.

To use a metaphor, it's a novice who plays a construction simulator and thinks of whatever he wants. The space utilization rate is very low, and there are three fire stations on one street alone, and even two are less than 100 meters apart.

It's a decoration style that can force OCD to death.

Or, an overly asymmetrical style, on the contrary, can also satisfy OCD? Or maybe it's an obsessive-compulsive disorder in itself......

"It's really the style of an elven city."

Annan replied.

He had indeed seen the city of elves—from the place where Miss Bofis was, the elves in ghost form.

Of course, Annan still left half a sentence.

- The city of elves is quite advanced in aesthetics even from a modern point of view.

It's a gorgeous city full of glitter.

More than 100 meters of asymmetrical buildings full of postmodern art style, more than 20 kinds of creatures dyed into colorful crystals, the walls are covered with translucent luminous ornaments, huge arched bridges and tunnels...... If you want to describe it, it can probably be summed up in Psipunk.

In the huge sense of impact that I receive when I see the city, "asymmetry" is the detail that needs to be realized after the fact that it is "true".

If you want to say what is his style for the elven city......

That's "Flash".

It's too flashy, especially at night. The colorful neon glow brought by the spell energy renders the whole city like a chassis covered with LEDs, and the light pollution is very serious.

"—that's what I know of as an elven city."

Against his will, Annan said so calmly.

"Of course, Your Majesty."

Viscount Dolgoruki said proudly, "The elven tradition we live in is not the only one. ”

"What else?"

"That's what I'm going to show you now—and the [reason] for my exoneration of the treason I have."

The viscount said solemnly.

This was the first time he mentioned his "crime" after meeting Annan.

Hearing this, Annan narrowed his eyes slightly.

Zorgen, who had been following him, clenched his right hand slightly.

Annan looked up and looked at the viscount.

He said slowly: "Since you took the initiative to mention this, then I want to ...... There should be something in this room that will convince me. ”

"Naturally, Your Majesty."

The viscount smiled calmly: "Then a question ...... Do you know what the elves worship? ”

"—Snake."

Annan replied without hesitation.

"Correct, but not complete. The correct way to put it is ...... [not a snake snake]. ”

The Viscount's hand rested on the doorknob of the study and pushed slowly.

"Its name, the Beast of Change—

"Namely, [worm]."