On the hallway near one of the Gardens outside the castle Doulos took one step at a time as he was in thought lady Rose was currently in talks with sir Conrad to be Darians physics and math teacher for her status things were much more complicated than highering the average servant but he was confident in his masters sir Conrads ability to secure deals the two had discussed this exact thing Conrad named this skill the Art of the deal
Just then Doulos saw Claus walking towards him with both hands behind his back Sir Conrad has gone out with Darian and will not be back soon he said wait shouldn't he be with lady Rose Doulos replied he canceled it halfway and said his taking a break he asked me to call and tell you to continue the talks as you are familiar with her at this point just then the two caught out of the corner of there eyes Sir Pierce walking lady Rose Doulos had previously vetted him and found out his fame no his infamy when it came to women he was a known Romanitic from Doulos perspective she was a beautiful dark pink haired lady her hair style was that of slicked back hair a pony tail at the end and braided hair around with strands of curly hair falling down from the front she had fair skin and dark brown eyes with a triangular face and red lips she wore a ruffled white linen shirt a tight brown leather corset like vest with a black long skirt and jeweled brown sandals Doulos released a Tsk he was confident that sir Conrad was setting him up
Meanwhile Darian and Conrad sat in a carriage your Mom is making dinner today after we return we should have an amazing feast waiting so for us Conrad said why Darian replied she never makes dinner well she's trying to make it up to you as she hasn't been giving you as much attention as I have these past few months after Conrad said this he patted Darians head and said people like me and your mom are trying to revolutionize the world in a way that will help millions something like that brings us alot of attention which intern can lead to danger and a loss of time but that's why you have the both of us so you will never have to be alone so we as a family never have to face it alone Darian looked at Conrad and said I know I always knew that you were doing something so important but I never really understood it in detail I want to know dad
Conrad looked at Darian and said sure but first I ve planned this entire day so let's see the sites and eat like normal people as Conrads carriage rode past many of the people saw his emblem two golden dragons with alternating blue and red colours forming a shield crowds soon formed around the carriage as they chanted Conrads name with glee he had improved mining Conditions and the villages trade of goods improved plumbing systems like never seen before and was installing gas lamps to them he was a benevolent leader who heard the concerns of the people and was solving crime and finding solutions for the flooding that would occur on rainy seasons his solutions were always more practical and less expensive than the highering of grand level sorcerer's who charged hefty fines for anything they did
Conrad had arranged a location for the carriage to stop he formerly introduced the carriage driver to Darian his name was Ardin he was landens assistant and he had been chosen by Conrad to be Darians Pegasus riding instructor this carriage was not using a Pegasus but a son howler a creature that could only be described as having reptile scales being bipedal having a beak long talined feet with muscular hind legs a violent noisy scream and long unbranched horns their first stop was the Town hall which was also used as the Auditorium it was a great marble building with many pillars of stone near the main entrance the bulk of the front half of the building was a vertical rectangle that sat right atop the buildings entrance infront of the building there was two statues one of the Goddess of evolution and progress nuert the was commonly depicted as a beautiful women with a charging animals horns on the side to symbolise the relentless march of time a hammer to represent building as progress could only be built by building on your predecessors and on her left a big book representing all of lifes recorded history and endless possibilities her second two back pair of arms that appeared to be like a mechanical doll with these hands she held a round shuttle on the right as her left hand was seen pulling the string this indicated she knew the length of evolution a race would take the other statue was of the God of justice retribution and battle Gorn he was depicted with both hands holding a single blade in a downward thrust motion on the blades furthest edge was a letter this was a common action taken by bounty hunters meaning they were chasing there target he had two hawk like wings that covered him he wore slick battle garments had a blindfold on his face covering his eyes and a chiseled face he was said to be scarred on his face this was to indicate justice was messy and a sometimes harmful ordeal to those who pursued it
The two were separated apart by the wide stairs one would have to walk before entering or even seeing the halls main entrance before them were bowls on a stone pedistal that would be filled with wood every night and set on fire on the pedistal of each deity was a promise to the people written in white on the surface of black stoned plastered on these pedistals this place was also commonly used for the court trials of the worst of the worst ,as they entered this clean Marble building you could see a statue of veritas also known as Aletheia God of cosmic law and creation the one needing no one to rule made in gold circled patterns of light surrounding him at the centre a figure with closed eyes one hand upon the other holding a cross with baggy linen robes it was plastered on the wall as if a 3D portrait he was the deity the aletheians worshipped which included the house of windsor edison and was the most popular belief Conrad explained that his Job as the Duke was to oversee that justice was done and the law was upheld and make sure the village had a stable economy and take tax to the king in exchange for possible funding and more after that Darian replied with a wow of wonder as Conrad said we are not done yet
After that the both of them headed to the carriage again only to find out that it was filled with more delicious pastries and foods acquired by Ardin That day the two of them visited and joined a wildlife safari located in the villages east where there were plenty of woodlands Darian was surprised by all the wildlife animals he saw and recorded it in a book for sir Pierce he also notice that these animals seem to have some natural magic of there own the next hour Darian zipped across inside a capable way viewing the reserve from above and he had even got a chance to view the living trees or the wise elders of the past who were surrounded by stone pillars in a cross Road they were very grumpy fellows at times signified by there age if they liked you they could tell you secrets of untold majesty when Darian arrived they whispered through his ear and called him blessed of Aither cursed of fate when Conrad was not looking Darian found it pretty cool and decided to say nothing of it as to not upset his father who seemingly had no response from the trees
They then went to take hikes at this rate we should end at sun down and arrive home at night Conrad said they traveled and climbed one of the villages largest hills while visiting a farm and taking a wine test with Darian getting the more sweet less alcoholic variants in small amounts Darian was wowed as he saw farmers using magic with during there daily work some using the raw mana to increase there strength or the strength of certain tools and used sun howler to plow the fields then there was the fact when he first entered deeper into the village he saw people moving around using nothing but sweeping brooms in the air although that wasn't common and According to his father was restricted to certain air spaces
In lord Conrads Castle Doulos was walking up to lady Rose and Sir Pierce as they walked across a ponds bridge due to his keen senses he overheard their conversation pierce complimented her beauty and elegant style and said he was a big fan of her mathematical research papers about possible code algorithm and programming Languages that could alter and improve our perspective of language and magic as a whole this jogged Doulos memory as he remembered because of this her research was backed by many aletheians except sir Conrad himself because they believed is cosmic law and what she was describing to them was alluding to that honestly it could of been manipulation to fund her work the longer her work was active the more she would be paid by her university and multiple other research institutions ofcourse this didn't all twinkle down to her but she was the clear beneficiary as he thought of this he felt as if his lord had dodged a bullet such an arrogant woman she was buy it was such a simple scheme when he thought of it deeper he remembered that Pierce and lady Rose attended the same university so he wasn't too shocked
After a few seconds Pierce and lady Pierce saw the approaching figure that met them halfway Doulos gently walked up ignoring sir Pierce and said it's an honor to meet you again lady Rose he bowed and she curtseyed this created an awkward environment gor Pierce as both greetings did not include him cause him to be the only one standing still Doulos then added I've heard alot about you and she replied ever since that night I've heard allot about you too as a gentle smile appeared on her face the implication alone caused sir Pierce heart to beat rapidly Doulos added my liege required of me to continue the conversation where he left off Sir Pierce took this opportunity to get out of the awkward environment as he bent down and said I'll be taking my leave now and slowly went the opposite direction Doulos outstretched his hand at that moment as Rose replied why so formal as she linked both there arms causing a weird smile to appear on his before Gently tapping his hand in the form of a fist on using the side on his mouth as his face Quickly returned to normal as a smirk appeared on lady Roses face as they walked he repeatedly gave concerns about how appropriate this was but she refused he always thought there was more to how hus lord reacted to lady Rose's discoveries or theories he thought he finally found the answer she was simply dangerous
Conrad and Darian had traveled to the mines and where invited as Guests to see the process inside as they descended via a mine lift that could go up to 6 kilometer in depth surrounding this were all types of steel beams and man made stone pillars which holes on the wall showing different digging sites because of certain magic spells laced all around it cleansed the air prevanting lounge injury and allowed oxygenated air from the outside to enter no problem on the inside were adventures at a platinum to tin ranked specifically there to make as many people would make it out alive as possible they were recruited by the monster foundation and where a more informal version of the military and police there pay was based on the type of work they did rare artifacts they collected people they captured for the law the king had legalized them because he feared many talents who couldn't get into the rigid structure of the military or police force would be lost and would become the direct enemies of the people or bandits sometimes monsters would spawn in such magic crystal heavy minds as bacteria would enter the mana crystals and rapidly evolve and attempt to consume the rest some were here from royal schools for group assignments as the guide explained all these intricacies
They then visited the closest defensive wall built at around 1kilometre in height it was made with clay mud with wooden frameing it was one out of five erected and the tallest one ment to defend from the front the reason for the creation of these being to stop a possible hostile takeover of land in less guarded or weaker points Conrad wanted to someday connect these walls with slightly smaller ones but it took too long because he refused to inlist powerful mages but by the people the building of the wall itself would provide for many after that they visited one of the twenty two police headquarters each beings it's own castle consisting of an average of about 50 and a 100 men at it's highest each capable of sorcery and trained for physical combat and these buildings were also responsible for storing weapons and supplies for war time
And finally there last trip Conrad and Darian had Gone to the Rivers coast and saw many on there boats catching and fishing by aiming and throwing makeshift spears at the fish and pulling it and some doing the old fashion lure and pull then stab the fish were blessed by the water so when they moved the water seemed like torpedoes moved across it the people would concentrate there mana as they gained increased strength the fish would then be cooked by the restaurants of the coast Conrad and Darian attempted this with it ending up Conrad attempting and Darian cheerleading him using his mana at a young age to much could cause serious damage so it was better to let it leak out slowly through the skin naturally through training and then ate the cuisine these were the traditions of the coast
Conrad had ordered a ship to come pick them up so there last minutes would he pure conversation there strolling has come to an end