The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

Kevin Town is the most prosperous town in Wales. It is known as the fashion capital of the Kingdom of England. All the latest clothing and jewelry circulating in the Kingdom of England originate from here. It is also the capital of England. , because there are a lot of flowers planted here, and there will be flowers blooming in any season, making this place immersed in the sea of ​​flowers all year round.

Although Kaiwen Town is so prosperous, it is not the political center of Wales, because it is not the county seat of Wales, but an ordinary town. As for its unusual place, it is the Blue Palace of the Prince of Wales. located here.

If you want to evaluate the ten weirdest buildings in the entire Vinylon world, the Blue Palace of the Prince of Wales can definitely be one of them.

The reason why the Blue Palace is said to be strange is because the entire palace is made of aquamarine from the building to the floor. Aquamarine is not a very expensive material, and almost all places near the sea have this kind of stone.

It’s just that few people use this kind of stone as a building material, because this kind of stone has a very bad feature, that is, in hot weather, the stone will emit a rancid fishy smell, and it will stay in this kind of stone for a long time. If it is next to the stone, it will make people feel dizzy and headache inexplicably, so this kind of stone was also called the blood of Hekba in the past.

Heikeba is a legendary sea monster whose blood is said to be blue and highly poisonous.

Later, after research by the School of Medicine, it was discovered that the reason why this aquamarine emits a bad smell is mainly because this stone contains a very fine fungus plant. It emits a foul smell outside, and this plant usually produces a kind of spores. After the spores are inhaled by people, they will cause some irritation to people when they accumulate to a certain extent, causing dizziness and headaches.

Because of this, when Prince Wales VIII decided to use aquamarine as a building material for the palace more than a hundred years ago, everyone thought he was crazy, and even the royal family was alarmed, and sent doctors to monitor Welsh. Is Shiba Shi really out of his mind?

However, in the end, of course, nothing wrong was found, and Wales VIII still withstood all the pressure and used aquamarine to build this uninhabitable palace.

After the palace was built, Wales VIII did not live in it, but spent a lot of money to buy various flower seeds from all over the world, planted them around the Blue Palace, and filled the entire surrounding of Kaiwen Town.

After completing this absurd act, he suddenly suffered a heart attack and died suddenly, leaving only an empty palace.

Later, Wales IX would naturally not want to live in a place like the Blue Palace, and because the construction of the Blue Palace by the VIII was too expensive, he had financial problems after he succeeded to the throne, and he had no money to push down the Blue Palace and rebuild it. , can only put the Blue Palace here, and he himself lives in a real estate of the Prince of Wales in the capital.

Because every summer, the Blue Palace emits an extremely unpleasant stench, and the stench spreads all over the entire Kaiwen Town. If it is by the sea, the stench will not stay for too long, and it will be blown away by the sea breeze. have any effect. But here is an inland area, and it is surrounded by basin terrain, so there are few strong winds, making this stench entrenched here for a long time.

The people who originally lived here couldn't bear the stench at all, and they didn't dare to tear down the Blue Palace, so they could only choose to move to other places to live. As time passed, Kaiwen Town became a deserted town, and it was completely destroyed here. It was abandoned.

After more than ten years, Wales IX has got rid of the financial crisis, and relying on the accumulation of heritage left by the previous Princes of Wales, it has returned to a normal state after more than ten years.

Wells IX, who had funds under his hands, naturally began to think of the culprit that had made him impoverished for more than ten years, so he began to consider tearing down the Blue Palace.

After that, he sent people to Kevin Town where the Blue Palace was located to survey the terrain and prepare for dismantling.

However, what he didn't expect was that the investigators who went to the Blue Palace sent someone to report, telling him that there had been incredible changes in the Blue Palace.

At first, Wales IX didn't believe what these investigators said, so he sent his capable men to go to Kevin Town to check the situation, but a few days later, his capable men also sent someone to report, also saying that the Blue Palace had incredible changes.

This time, Wales IX began to take it seriously, and decided to go to the Blue Palace to check the situation himself.

On the second day, Wales IX came to the Blue Palace. Although it was already winter, the weather was extremely hot, not much worse than summer. Originally, Wales IX thought he would smell a Stinky, but what I didn't expect is that not only is there no stench here, but there is a fragrance, and after entering Kaiwen Town, it is more like entering a sea of ​​flowers. You can see all kinds of flowers everywhere. The beauty of the scenery is unprecedented. See.

Afterwards, he came to the Blue Palace, only to find that the fragrance he smelled when he entered Kevin Town came from the Blue Palace, from the aquamarines that were supposed to emit a foul smell.

After confirming that this kind of fragrance will not change, and not only will it not be harmful to the human body, but it will make people feel physically and mentally comfortable.

As a result, Wales IX's original plan to demolish the Blue Palace was also cancelled, and he found that the areas around Kaiwen Town were all deserted. He predicted that if the news about the Blue Palace spread, the surrounding land would definitely increase in price, so he immediately Blocked the news, secretly began to acquire the surrounding land.

It's just that, although the actions of Wales IX were as secretive as possible, they were still quickly noticed, and the situation of the Blue Palace was further discovered.

For a moment, everyone's eyes were on the Blue Palace. Even the royal family sent people to check the situation, and then tried to find out the reason why the stench of aquamarine became fragrant.

However, after repeated investigations, apart from knowing that the smell of aquamarine changed from stinky to fragrant because of the surrounding flowers, no other more useful reasons and details could be found out.

Afterwards, someone also tried to place the aquamarine in the flowers, trying to see if the aquamarine changed, but naturally found nothing.

It is precisely because of the changes in the Blue Palace that the previous speculation of Wales IX has come true, making the land in Kaiwen Town much more expensive, and those who had left have returned to live in the town. The capital of the country was transferred to Kaiwen Town, and Kaiwen Town became more and more prosperous.

It is also because the Prince of Wales has been running Kaiwen Town for a long time, which makes him have a very high reputation in Kaiwen Town. In Kaiwen Town, the decree of the Congress and the king's will may not have much effect, but the Prince's order can definitely be accepted. Execute faithfully.

When Leo walked out of the train station outside Kaiwen Town, he could feel the love of the whole Kaiwen Town for the Prince of Wales. Whether it was a residence or a shop, he could see a silver flower flag representing the Prince of Wales , or the two-headed lion emblem of the Prince of Wales.

There was almost no need to inquire, Leo easily knew from the chatter of the surrounding residents that the Prince of Wales was recuperating in the Blue Palace during this period, and he also knew why the Prince of Wales had set his mind on him.

It turned out that not long ago, during a hunting event organized by the Prince of Wales, he was hit in the waist by a fleeing wild boar. At first he thought it was just a traumatic injury and didn't pay attention, but soon found that something was wrong with his body. After monitoring, it turned out that he His kidney was injured by the impact, and because he did not receive timely treatment, it has already begun to deteriorate, and it may be life-threatening in the near future.

At that time, the Prince of Wales had fallen into a coma, and the princess had to offer a reward to the outside world for a way to save the prince. During this period of time, many methods were tried, but all were ineffective. Knowing that a mysterious person met the princess, he handed it over to the princess. A bottle of potion. After the Prince of Wales took the potion, the injury on his waist quickly improved, and he could move freely after a few days.

For dignitaries like the Prince of Wales who stand at the top of the kingdom, money and power are not very important anymore. A potion that can bring the dead back to life is what they desire most. No one knows whether they will do it again next time He was fatally injured, and he didn't know if someone would be able to deliver a bottle of life-saving potion to him in time next time, so it's best to keep this potion in his own hands.

However, it is obvious that Leo's previous warning has reached the Prince of Wales, and the Prince of Wales should also know Leo's identity and ability. From the conversations of some local residents, it can be heard that the Blue Palace is under martial law, and it seems There are many prince guards stationed in the blue palace.

Leo was not in a hurry to trouble the Prince of Wales, but he found a place to live first, and wandered around the scenic spots inside and outside the town with a playful mood.

The trouble he came to find the Prince of Wales this time was not a sudden rise, but a decision after careful consideration, because he wanted to use this opportunity to solve some troubles from the officials, so as not to always disturb him inexplicably in the future .

That's why he asked the old butler to reveal his heart sect when someone came to ask about his whereabouts, and then waited here for the other party to have enough time to prepare. Startled them all, so as to leave a deep impression on these people.

After that, he stayed in Kaiwen Town for two days. During these two days, soldiers and some people in strange clothes came from outside and entered the Blue Palace, and the martial law in the Blue Palace became more and more severe. , Even began to impose a curfew and identity checks in Kevin Town.

This action directly led to the cessation of various activities in Kaiwen Town, and a large number of unknown people fled. Kaiwen Town, which was originally bustling with the arrival of the flower season, became quiet. At this moment, ordinary residents in the town also felt that something was wrong.

The hotel where Leo lived was checked by someone on the day he checked in, but the person who checked was tricked by Leo with the witcher seal. Later, when Leo was walking on the street, someone checked two more people. Second, the rigor of inspection far surpassed some important celebrations of the kingdom.

The preparations are almost ready, and it is reasonable to say that Leo should start to act, but Leo did not go to the Blue Palace as planned, but ran to the Flower Valley located to the west of the Blue Palace, like an ordinary tourist. Play in the Valley of Flowers.

This flower valley was built by Wales VIII himself. There are six such flower valleys around Kaiwen Town. Most of the various flower seeds collected from various countries were planted in these flower valleys.

It is strange to say that the flower seeds planted in these flower valleys come from all over the world, and each seed adapts to a different climate and environment. It is reasonable to say that most of these seeds should not germinate and grow, but the magic is that these seeds actually They have all survived in the Valley of Flowers, and they are still growing vigorously without care for more than ten years, and because the seeds grow and bloom in different seasons, there are flowers blooming in the Valley of Flowers all year round.

It is precisely because of the abnormal situation of Huagu that the reputation of the mystery of flower growth in Huagu is no less than that of the mystery of the scent of the Blue Palace. Many scholars who are engaged in the study of plant growth will come here to observe the growth of plants here. , and many of these people even simply lived in hotels outside Huagu for the convenience of observation and research.

Some people once linked the mystery of the growth of flowers in the Valley of Flowers and the mystery of the scent of the Blue Palace together, thinking that there must be some kind of connection between the two, which made the two abnormal situations happen at the same time.

It's a pity that there is no evidence to prove this hypothesis. However, when a very famous botanist recorded the blooming cycle of the flowers in the Valley of Flowers, he found that when the weather is hot, the flowers in the Valley of Flowers seldom open, and even some of them like sunshine. The tropical flowers will also be restrained, and this period happens to be the time when the abnormal fragrance in the Blue Palace is the strongest.

It's just that the research has stagnated at this point, and follow-up research has never found any connection between the two.

Leo had been to another Valley of Flowers in the east of Kaiwen Town yesterday. At that time, he was also interested in the Valley of Flowers after seeing the records about the Valley of Flowers in the tourist brochure, so he went to have a look.

However, what he didn't expect was that after entering the Valley of Flowers, his mental network discovered some unusual things in the Valley of Flowers. Those things were in these Valleys of Flowers where he found the little flower fairy he had seen in the Black Forest back then.

To this day, Leo still has a fresh memory of the scene he saw in the Black Forest. Although these little flower fairies are just insignificant dust in front of the golden giant deer, Leo can still clearly remember the appearance of this magical creature .

In fact, when Leo collected various information, he also collected a lot of information about Black Forest legends and mysterious creatures. What is interesting is that among all the legends, there are the most stories about Xiaohuaxian. Fairies are very evil and will lead people who stray into the black forest into deadly traps. Some little flower fairies are very kind, not only helping the lost to leave, but also giving them some small gifts.

And no matter what kind of records have a common feature, that is, there is no record that can prove the real existence of Xiaohuaxian, even in the books of the tower wizard.