At four o'clock in the afternoon the next day, Lawrence drove to the center of the city in a carriage. Because the Schönbrunn Palace where the ball is held is located in the center of the city, it is a castle-like palace surrounded by a moat and high walls.

In fact, this palace is generally used for formal receptions, government affairs and as the residence of the emperor. The ball is often held in the Double Tree Palace outside the city. But now considering that the rebellion has just ended, the hunting palace Double Tree Palace built in the suburban forest area may not be suitable for safety reasons.

Therefore, the ball was arranged in Schönbrunn Palace, which is the safest and easier to defend. Although the hall of this palace is a bit small, it is absolutely no problem to hold a small private dance party.

Sitting on the carriage heading to Schönbrunn Palace, Lawrence, wearing a black tuxedo and a high silk top hat, stared at the ruins of the buildings outside the window with fascination. Fortunately, the order in the city has been restored, and the citizens are rebuilding these buildings damaged in the war with some workers.

Fortunately, after the outbreak of the rebellion, the rebels concentrated almost all their heavy firepower and extraordinary people on the Palace Square in an attempt to break through the palace's defense line. Therefore, most of the buildings are only damaged in the facade, and there is no serious structural damage. Therefore, with the exception of a few completely destroyed buildings, other buildings are also very easy to repair.

After looking at the outside scene for a while, Lawrence withdrew his gaze and began to think about His Majesty Joseph I, the emperor of the Holy Visby Empire as the host.

Unlike most kings and emperors, the Holy Visby Empire did not develop to this level through a large number of wars, but expanded its territory through various marriages. There is a famous motto in the royal family, let others go to war, you, happy Visby, get married! The things God of War Karigos gave to others, Sune, the goddess of love and beauty, will give you.

This empire has also developed step by step from a small earl in the western mountainous area to today because of the marriage. His Majesty Joseph I can be said to be the most capable one of the royal family in hundreds of years. Even the emperor, who is called a soldier privately by many people, is nothing like the ancestors of the royal family.

In addition, everyone said that the power of unicorns flows in the blood of the royal family of this country. Except for a few people, only the emperor of each term can awaken the power of the unicorn.

Of course, this power does not necessarily manifest as a warlock. For example, this Joseph I was a bloodline warrior with the power of a unicorn, who could have strong vitality and morale boosting ability on the battlefield. Legend has it that as long as he waved a banner on the battlefield, the soldiers who could see him would have countless courage in their hearts.

For these reasons, Wendo Bona, the capital of the empire, not only has the Rosary Church, which is one of the largest churches of love and beauty in the entire Old Continent. In addition, there is a small shrine built purely of white marble in the grove in the suburbs, dedicated to the unicorn goddess La Rui.

Every year on religious festivals, the emperor would go to these two temples to offer sacrifices and show respect for the gods. Even if the emperor loves war very much now, he is no exception in sacrificial activities.

During this rebellion, the Rose Cathedral in the city was not damaged in any way, and at the same time sheltered a large group of innocent citizens. When the carriage passed by the Rose Cathedral, which was built with a special rose-red stone and carved with various beautiful reliefs on the exterior wall of the building, Lawrence saw church staff and some priests allocating porridge to those homeless. Returnees, while others organize those in the same neighborhood to clean up their streets.

"Sir, we are almost here, please be prepared." A few minutes after leaving Rose Cathedral, the royal carriage driver who was driving in front suddenly turned his head and said to Lawrence.

At the beginning, Lawrence thought he had to rent a carriage or walk to the palace to participate in the dance. But then he realized that he was thinking too much. Because one hour before the agreed time, the palace sent a carriage to the judge to pick him up. Fortunately, he habitually prepared in advance and didn't let this car wait for him too long.

The carriage ran smoothly across the slate streets of the capital. After turning a few turns, they stopped at a checkpoint for inspection, and then the carriage continued to drive towards the destination.

At this time, the scenery on both sides of the road has also changed, from neat rows of plane trees and cast railway lights to olive trees and marble street lights. At the same time, the road has also changed from four lanes to two lanes.

But even with two lanes, the roads are not too congested. It even appeared to be more open than the four lanes just now. Lawrence could even hear the rustle of the wheel of the wagon he was riding over the stone slab.

The carriage started to slow down slowly after a few minutes of driving, and finally stopped. Then the voice of the coachman came from the front. "Mr. Lawrence, we are here now, please get out of the car."

"Thank you." After Lawrence got out of the car, he pressed the brim of his top hat to the driver, then turned his head to look at the square in front of him. Although it was still a battlefield a few days ago, it was completely repaired after the imperial family used extraordinary power, and it looked no different from before.

In the welcome of the stone carvings and silk flags on both sides of the square, Lawrence came to a small doorway on the side of the castle. Two male servants in tuxedos with embroidered royal logos were welcoming guests there, and beside them were four heavily armed transcendent warriors, placing their hands on their waist weapons and watching them vigilantly, in Lawrence’s eyes. , The soldiers and servants exude several magical auras.

"It's no wonder that despite the outbreak of the industrial revolution in this world, the nobles still have a lot of power. At least the foundation of this extraordinary power is not easily accessible to the rich." After discovering that almost all of these people carry magic items, Lawrence thought , And at the same time handed out the invitation he had received before to the servant.

"Dear guests, you are welcome to participate in the dance party held at Schönbrunn Palace tonight." After checking the invitation in Lawrence's hand, a gentleman with a very decent smile on his face pressed his right hand on his left chest and made a slight bow. He bowed, then stretched out his hand and made a please gesture. "It's a great honor for you to take your free time to participate in this dance. Please follow me."

"Then I will trouble you~lightnovelpub.net~ Lawrence said, putting his right hand on the brim of the hat and bowing slightly, and then followed the servant down the corridor like a palace.

In this ancient empire, the various actions and languages ​​when entering the ball at the ball were basically stylized. Except for a few words, everything is fixed. Fortunately, the books that Nora reads are complex enough, and can guide Lawrence on-site through the connection of the soul, so that he will not be fooled in this kind of scene.

According to Nora's command in the dormitory of the court, Lawrence had a smile on his face while keeping quiet and followed the footman into the castle down the corridor.

Maybe because he came earlier, he didn't go directly to the prom scene, but to the lounge. After he passed through a heavy ebony door, the footman guided him to sit on a sofa. At the same time, the other two maids just put down tea and snacks on the coffee table in front of him just as he just sat down. The whole process seemed so elegant and decent.

After doing all this, the servants bowed to Lawrence and returned to their respective positions, obviously to leave this room to the guests. But because this lounge is a bit small, two or three other guests have not yet come. So Lawrence was left alone in the whole room, which looked empty.