Shadow Apostle

Although the River Valley District is the financial center of Mingyue City, the most prosperous Rose District has the strongest commercial atmosphere.

Among the 29 square kilometers of land in the Rose District, the most prosperous thing is the Rose Avenue directly in front of the Lord's Castle.

Walk out of the towering castle palace.

Cross the Wilson River along the Bridge of Faith with twenty-four statues of gods.

Pass through the gorgeous and majestic half-red and half-white double moon arch.

What appears in front of you is the most prosperous Rose Avenue.

On both sides of the straight avenue, tall and thick blue-leaf trees stood like swords reaching into the sky. They were lined up in two rows, guarding the gate of the castle like a guard of honor.

Rows of old Gothic-style buildings line both sides of the avenue, like exquisite works of art, extending to the end of Rose Avenue.

The most expensive businesses in the city are concentrated here, which has always been a restricted area for the poor.

Or at least Horst's restricted area.

He usually wouldn't get close to the surrounding area of ​​100 meters, let alone set foot on the marble slab in the middle of the street.

"Do you really want to change?"

Horst looked down at himself in embarrassment:

"I think it's pretty good."

"Mr. Louis, tell him what's wrong. I can't tell in detail."

For some reason, standing on this street, Miss Berndt suddenly became so imposing, like a warrior ready to fight at any time, that Horst couldn't help but want to stay away from her.

"Mr. Drom." Louis, the old butler who was in the second carriage, came up with two servants, a male and a female. He bowed to Horst and said, "Your trousers and coat should be gray steel. The 3708 model formal wear produced by the Leonard Textile Factory in the district has an ex-factory price of 18 lucas. The shirt is a defective product from the Liangbu Clothing Factory in the Twin Towers District, 2 luka. The shoes are old samples from Henry Shoe Store 3 luka. Underwear is..."

"Wait, you can see this too?"

Butler Louis showed a reserved smile: "I will not make any comments on the guest's dressing taste, let alone laugh at the guest's clothes, but if you want to follow the eldest lady of my house and attend the cocktail party on behalf of my house, I will ask you I can take care of my family’s eight-hundred-year reputation and attend in clothes that match my status.”

"Mr. Louis is right, Mr. Horst." Jessica said, "The social etiquette of aristocrats is so annoying, but for the sake of the family's reputation, please forgive me. Don't worry, all clothing costs will be borne by Bourne. The Te family will bear the responsibility and will not let you pay for it."

"Is that so..." Horst showed a very embarrassed expression.

Jessica sighed, lowered her head and said, "Sorry."

"No, I mean..." Horst said more difficultly, "In this case, can I ask for two sets in case they get dirty in the middle, and..."

Creaking.

Miss Burnt's teeth were still so friendly, and her hand had already touched her fan.

"Okay, I thought about it again, and one set will do."

Horst turned around and left with a solemn expression. However, as soon as he turned around, he realized that he had no idea where he was going.

These houses on the roadside have no signboards at all. At most, they only have nameplates. Many of them don't even have nameplates. They look just like private houses.

Although there are many people walking around on the road, not many people actually enter the building.

Because there are only a few buildings with open doors.

“When I was a child, I heard my great-grandfather say that a hundred years ago, before the steam engine was invented, there were still several family tailors in the family. When the family needed it, they would ask them to make custom designs. But nowadays, there are fewer and fewer such masters. Obviously my mother still had some when she was a child, but they disappeared too quickly. Maybe times have changed."

Welcome to the era of industrialization, miss, your place is already slow.

The old housekeeper led the way, followed by two servants. Miss Berndt accompanied Horst to a dusty building on the side of the road.

Bathing in the sunshine, with an elegant young lady whispering beside you, is an experience I have never had before.

"Fortunately, there are still a few masters here, otherwise we would have to go to the clothing store to buy clothes that don't fit. We are lucky today, Master Christian is not busy."

"Do you really want it to be made by hand? I think the ones in the clothing store are pretty good." Horst said awkwardly, "Besides, I am just acting as your follower, so there is no need for..."

"Need! Need!" Miss Berndt emphasized her tone, "And it's too late to customize it now. Master Christian has semi-finished products in his shop. Just ask him to modify it and it will be done quickly. And you are right, times are different. Now, most people don’t care whether they do it or not, but..."

"Um?"

"You and I are not ordinary people, Mr. Horst."

Horst paused, subconsciously turned his head to look at the sign, and at the same time activated his spiritual sense.

Under the green background, the huge "Business" sign is red and looks like it is bleeding.

"You have entered the mysterious world and need some real 'clothes' to protect yourself. Mr. Horst Drom, you are a friend of the Berndt family. The Berndt family sincerely hopes that every friend of theirs can Peace and success, and never be eroded by mystery. Please accept this gift so that your friends can watch you draw your sword in front of mystery with peace of mind, okay?"

"I'm sorry, and thank you."

As soon as a group of people entered the tailor shop, a waiter closed the door behind them and hung up the reception sign.

Now Horst knows why so many stores are closed.

Everyone was led into the magnificent reception room, and just as refreshments were served, an elegant middle-aged woman walked out of it.

"It's Jessica, you want to make clothes? Huh? You already have a male partner? Does he make clothes?"

Master Christian's voice was a little low, and his delicately made-up eyes swept over Horst. Then he got closer and gently touched Horst's chest and back, making gestures.

"Well, the appearance is not bad, but the muscle texture and muscle strength, tsk, are too weak. It's not my type. You should keep it for yourself."

Horst's eyes twitched. Madam, are you really measuring your body? Why do I feel that you are doing this for personal gain, and... that's not right.

Horst suddenly remembered that when Jessica mentioned this master just now, she seemed to be referring to him?

His eyes quickly turned to Master Christian's neck, where a silk scarf happened to be wrapped, blocking the Adam's apple.

"Hey, you noticed?" Christian, who was touching Horst's muscles, looked up at Horst in surprise, shook his head and said, "Smart young man, but unfortunately he is not my type. Do you want me to introduce it to you? A guy who likes skinny boys..."

"Thank you, please don't."

"pity."

Christian shook his head, took two steps back and clapped his hands gently, then pointed at the butler Louis and the two maids. The three of them seemed to have been used to it, so they bowed and bowed before exiting.

Immediately, several servants came in pushing several shelves of different types of ready-made clothes, and two others carried two luxuriously decorated tool boxes.

"No. 31, No. 8, No. 5, No. 94, No. 123."

Christian stared at Horst's body and said without looking back.

The expressionless servants immediately started to move, taking clothes off the hangers and standing beside Christian.

The master never took his eyes away from Horst, and didn't even look at the clothes. He just picked up each piece and touched it.

"Well, 31 is fine. No. 8 needs to be changed. It's not a big problem, but no. 5, huh? No. 5 got the wrong one. You will make fifty sleeves tomorrow. You are not allowed to sleep until you finish."

Christian's movements were as fast as his orders, and soon, a formal suit was hung in front of Horst from the inside out.

The remaining hangers were quickly removed, and the living room returned to its original spaciousness and transparency.

"Um...ok."

After holding his chin and examining it from a distance for a moment, Christian's fingers gently touched Horst's shoulders, elbows, chest and back again, and this time he nodded with satisfaction.

"This one has been decided for the time being."

"Uh, don't you need me to try?"

"What are you trying on the semi-finished product that hasn't been modified yet?" Christian glared at him dissatisfied, "Customized special effects require at least thirty days to mystify them if they are complicated. It will definitely be too late today, and you didn't prepare any special materials. Let me sew some protective effects for you today.”

Horst nodded in confusion.

Christian crossed his arms and signaled the attendants to open the two boxes. In addition to needles and scissors of different sizes and sizes, there were also colorful threads of different thicknesses.

Each box has seven or eight floors, and there are hundreds of types of threads alone.

"No. 78 color thread, I want to use earthy yellow to symbolize the thickness of the earth. Thread me a No. 24 needle, which is soaked in the juice of blue shield grass, and paired with a protective rune, it can turn the thickness into protection."

An attendant immediately threaded the needle and thread dexterously and carried it to Christian.

He pinched the needle with his orchid fingers and swung his right hand out like lightning. The speed was so fast that Horst couldn't see the movement clearly. He could only feel the whirring sound in the living room and the strong wind blowing towards his face.

Until there was a bang and the strong wind dissipated, Christian was seen throwing the sewing needle away, and the needle had penetrated deeply into the box, making a muffled sound.

At this time, the linings of several pieces of clothing were embroidered with some symbols that Horst could not understand. These symbols were quite complicated, and once you stared at them for too long, you would feel dizzy and creepy.

It feels quite dangerous.

After looking at all the patterns, Christian took out a small compass and moved slowly, changing the direction slightly. After standing still, he ordered loudly:

"No. 143 color thread, I want to use cyan to symbolize the mist of the sky, thread it through a No. 8 needle, and use the needle that has been solidified by the hazy flower, supplemented by the void rune, to sew the mist into the clothes."

After finishing the embroidery, Christian didn't even look at the compass this time and walked quickly to the other side.

"There is also color thread No. 22. The blue symbolizes the clarity of flowing water. At the same time, put needles No. 11 and No. 4 on me to sew clean runes. I want the clear water to flow back and forth, never stained by dust. Fast, Quick, quick.”

While urging, he kept adjusting his steps until the attendant handed over the needle and thread, and he pricked the first needle.

"Come again on No. 210..."

As the orders continued, more and more tiny patterns appeared on the linings of several pieces of clothing. Looking at several pieces of clothing, Horst slowly felt a very slight throbbing in his heart, as if he was looking directly at a mystery. .

"Come here, that skinny little man."

I don’t know how long it took, but a sudden call woke up Horst who was about to fall asleep.

"Hand over here."

"You need to disinfect it first."

"Don't be so fussy, the needle is new and baked."

As he spoke, he inserted the needle, and then pressed the blood from his fingertips hard on one of the patterns.

"Okay, you..."

Christian clapped his hands and was about to speak when a burst of noise suddenly sounded on Rose Street outside the store.

It's like a lot of people are getting closer and closer noisily.

Looking out the window, I saw hundreds of people joining together and passing menacingly along the street.

Rose Avenue is unlocked, Christian's Studio is unlocked, and the Lord's Castle is unlocked