F{h*F 5# LjChapter 554: The Colossal Thing in the Underground Wine Cellar_2
“Furthermore, seal off all key passages in the City Lord Mansion. Without the City Lord’s command, no one shall enter or exit at will!”
After a slight pause, the Rose Marquis added.
“Rest assured, City Lord.”
The leading middle-aged Mage Commander placed a hand over his chest again and accepted the command.
Imdiately afterward, the middle-aged commander respectfully inquired: “City Lord, the current situation is unclear. Perhaps you and Princess and your party should retreat first, and let our subordinates lead the elite soldiers to thoroughly investigate the underground wine cellar?”
However, before the middle-aged commander could finish speaking, the ground beneath them began to tremble again without warning.
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During the earthquake, Leo Ray could clearly feel it.
This unexplained tremor was significantly stronger than the previous one.
Even the valuable paintings hanging on the walls of the corridor swayed violently back and forth, making a “click-clack” sound.
“There’s no ti. The small fine wine breweries and the vast underground wine cellar in this City Lord Mansion are the result of the blood, sweat, and tears of the Blue Cold Fortress’s past City Lords. Moreover, they are also the foundation of the wine-making status of Blue Cold Fortress. As the City Lord, I must protect them personally.”
After a mont, as everything quieted down again, the Rose Marquis waved his hand slightly and solemnly said: “In short, you need not worry about anything else. Just follow my command.”
“…Understood! May the City Lord and the Princess be careful!”
Hearing this, several Tier 3 Blue Cold Fortress Commanders gritted their teeth and successively turned into shadows, disappearing in front of everyone.
Hearing all this, Leo Ray raised his eyebrows slightly.
Given the current unknown circumstances, it was indeed not safe here.
One could imagine that the Demon Beast that caused the entire City Lord Mansion to tremble was no ordinary creature.
However, among his seven-mber team, there were two Tier 5 Powerhouses, one of whom was even a mber of the dominant Dragon Clan on the continent.
As such, they had more than enough strength to handle any crisis in such a confined space.
“Mr. Lane, Princess, are you really going to help ?”
After the commanders left, Rose Marquis’s face showed a touch of hesitation as he asked.
“City Lord, please lead the way. Since the Princess and I have already promised you, we will keep our word.”
Leo Ray nodded slightly and said with a faint smile.
Without a doubt, this sudden crisis was the best opportunity to subdue this glamorous man. How could he miss it easily?
“Words cannot express my gratitude. Please follow !”
Hearing this, the Rose Marquis’s face was filled with an unrestrained look of gratitude as he once again led the team.
Thus, under the guidance of the Rose Marquis, the party followed along the beautifully decorated and spacious castle corridors.
Eventually, they arrived in front of a heavily guarded tal gate.
“Mr. Lane, Princess, this is the location of the underground wine cellar of the City Lord Mansion.”
As the Rose Marquis ordered the heavy armored gatekeeper to open the gate, he explained: “As magic restrictions would affect the quality of the stored wine, physical protection asures are used here.”
Pausing for a mont, the Rose Marquis grinned and added: “Of course, these locks on the gates are custom-made creations by Coldfla’s top locksmith. Unless they are forcibly broken, they cannot be opened and effectively make up for the lack of magic restrictions.”
“I see, then let’s go in and see what’s going on.”
Leo Ray nodded slightly and, surrounded by his subordinates, took another step forward.
Upon entering the gate, a downward passage appeared in front of Leo Ray.
To facilitate the storage and transportation of wine, the passage was not designed as a stairway. Instead, it was a wide and not-too-steep ramp that andered downwards, appearing quite grand.
Next, under the guidance of the Rose Marquis, Leo Ray discovered that after opening two iron sluice gates and tal gates on the way, they had reached the end of the passage.At this mont, what appeared before him was an incredibly vast underground space, covering thousands of square feet.
Inside the softly lit underground space, nurous oak barrels were neatly arranged. It was so densely packed that one could hardly see the end of it, making for an extrely spectacular sight.
At the sa ti, a mixture of sour, sweet, and oaky fruity wine aroma ca wafting toward him. Although it was rich, it wasn’t pungent and gave off a refreshing feeling, as if walking into nature.
“Mr. Lane, this is the underground wine cellar, the most common wine storage area. There are six other premium wine storage areas, all of which are almost of the sa scale as this place. Moreover, so of the areas are quite complex, like a maze…”
As Leo Ray saw this, Rose Marquis, who stood beside him, continued to move forward with her enchanting catwalk while introducing the place.
It was only then that Leo Ray understood.
Apparently, this place was rely the underground lobby of the wine cellar. Besides displaying a large number of ordinary stored wines, it also had several passages leading to other wine storage areas.
“No wonder this is the underground wine cellar of City Lord Mansion’s professional winemaking family, the scale is simply astounding.”
After listening to Rose Marquis’ introduction, Leo Ray couldn’t help but sigh in his heart.
It was known that wines produced in Blue Cold Fortress were of high value, exclusively for nobles and wealthy rchants, not sothing ordinary people could afford.
And the wines made by the Blue Cold Fortress City Lord Mansion were even more exceptional among them, with prices often going up several tis.
From this, it was evident that the display at this place alone was worth a fortune.
Just as Leo Ray was thinking about this, the group had already passed through the vast underground wine cellar lobby and arrived in front of several tal doors lined up in a row.
“Mr. Lane, nothing strange could have happened here in this outermost underground lobby, where wines co and go almost every day. Moreover, there are no traces of any damage. Therefore, that mysterious monster must be hiding in one of the other six areas!”
Walking to Leo Ray’s side, Rose Marquis spoke with a solemn expression.
“Bianca White, go check.”
Signaling Rose Marquis to calm down, Leo Ray imdiately nodded to the Snow Wolf Clan woman beside him.
Not much needed to be said. In such a vast underground space, it would undoubtedly be too ti-consuming to investigate each area one by one.
And considering the increasingly intense shaking trend, the ti left for them was extrely limited.
“Sir, I have already confird it earlier, the scent is coming from the outermost area!”
On the other hand, Bianca White did not hesitate. She stretched out her slender finger and imdiately pointed at the rightmost tal gate.
“It’s…Fine Wine District 2?”
Seeing this, Rose Marquis couldn’t help but reveal a chest-beating and foot-stomping appearance and blurted out, “That place stores nearly half of the top-grade wines of the City Lord Mansion. I hope there isn’t much damage…”
After finishing her words, Rose Marquis seed to be reminded of sothing and clenched her fists with crackling noises, “It must be one of the waves of envoys that did this!”
“Oh?”
Hearing this, Leo Ray showed a curious expression while signaling for her to lead the way.
“Please, this way, Mr. Lane.”
Regaining her spirit, Rose Marquis stepped forward with her angry catwalk.
She continued, “Because the treasured wines of Fine Wine District 2 are extrely precious, even ordinary winemakers in the castle are not allowed to set foot in it. So, only when the envoys from the Royal Capital insisted on visiting, did I reluctantly open the door for them.”
Pausing for a bit, Rose Marquis added sowhat embarrassingly, “And besides, at the ti, in order to emphasize that the treasures here were well preserved, I also revealed to them that even I don’t co here often…”
“I see.”
Upon hearing this, Leo Ray nodded thoughtfully.
Afterward, as Rose Marquis unlocked three consecutive tal doors and passed through a long corridor, a new area appeared before the group.
At this mont, Leo Ray noticed, with surprise that in this equally vast area, an unbelievably huge shadow was lurking in the corner, ready to move at any mont.
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