novelslam Chapter 742 Can You Really Satisfy Me?
Chapter 742 Can You Really Satisfy Me?
Chapter 742 Can You Really Satisfy Me?
Hofburg Imperial Palace,
As a city within a city of Vienna, it can be said to be world-famous.
First, it occupies a large area.
There is a tradition in the Habsburg dynasty that the emperor cannot live in the room of the previous emperor.
Therefore, each generation of emperors will expand the Winter Palace, and finally form a scale that covers an area of 24 square meters.
Secondly, the palace has a long history.
It dates back as far as 1279 and has undergone 1926 years of expansion by the time the new Hofburg Palace was completed in 600.
At that time, Karl I, the last emperor of the Habsburg dynasty, had abdicated for 8 years.
Today, the Hofburg is the seat of the President and government of the Federal Republic of Austria.
The ceremony of receiving state guests is usually held here.
In addition to the presidential office, some areas will be used as exhibition halls and cultural facilities for tourists to visit.
The status is basic and the Palace Museum.
Even so, the size of the palace was still too large, so the Austrian Ministry of Magic simply moved its headquarters here.
Since the "Secrecy Act", you have been hiding for hundreds of years, can't you enjoy it? !
Similarly, the International Wizarding Conference this time will also be held here.
William felt comfortable at the thought of staying in the palace for a few days.
Compared with St. Mark's Basilica in Venice, this place is a luxurious feast.
As for Missandei, judging from that court attire, William has already regarded her as a little maid here.
With the deepening of the carriage, various magnificent and shining palace buildings appeared continuously.
Looking at those buildings, William suddenly remembered that he had seen Hayao Miyazaki's "Howl's Moving Castle" in his previous life.
Among them, the material of the palace comes from this Hofburg Palace.
That kind of Renaissance architectural style, taking into account the column style of ancient Greek architecture, and the semi-circular arch of ancient Rome... the scene is almost exactly the same.
In fact, the clothes of the soldiers in the movie are also the styles of the soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
And the war triggered by the cursed prince is also very suitable for the First World War that broke out due to the Sarajevo incident.
Just as William was deep in thought, Graling ran fast and stepped onto a bridge arched over the lake.
Just halfway through the carriage, William heard a loud "hissing" sound from the stone pillars of the bridge.
The lingering mist suddenly began to spout, tumbling into the lagoon, rushing towards the carriage, engulfing William and Hermione.
It's actually a fog sculpture?
"Fog Sculpture" is created with the medium of visible gas, that is, to visualize the fog first, and then let it dissipate slowly, so it is quite original.
Moreover, due to the different wind and atmospheric conditions every day, the fog sculptures that appear each time have different shapes.
This unique art actually appeared in the Austrian Ministry of Magic.
Sure enough, Vienna does have a romantic temperament, and even wizards have followed the art.
The hissing of the small bridge stopped abruptly, and William looked at the mist covering the lagoon, sometimes spinning, sometimes sneaking, as if he had his own thoughts.
This scene is ethereal and dizzying.
He could also feel that there was a kind of magic in the fog, similar to Floo powder, which changed the positions of the three of them.
They were apparently entering the Austrian Ministry of Magic.
This is much higher than the telephone booth outside the British Ministry of Magic.
The smoke cleared away slowly, and the carriage was still on the bridge, but the scene in the distance had completely changed, and a special hall appeared without warning.
A set of huge white columns [-] feet high, next to the soaring glass curtain wall, reaches the vaulted dome.
Above the dome, halogen spotlights, shining pure white light.The criss-crossing corridors, suspended in mid-air, crossed the entire Ministry of Magic.
A huge stone, sitting in the center of the hall, bears the inscription:
Mut und Willenskraft.
It's a German phrase that means "courage and will."
In the wall not far away, there is also a glass elevator, which silently descends the wall and returns to the ground to pick up other wizards.
In the surrounding corners, many Aurors were on guard.
"We're here." Missandei got out of the carriage, dragging her court skirt, and guided William and Hermione step by step.
After passing through a series of unusually strict security checks, the two came to a sign-in table.A young witch, registering.
Looking at the badges on their clothes, she could tell at a glance that they were representatives of the International Conference of Wizards.
The International Wizarding Conference is not only attended by representatives from various countries, but also many accompanying wizards, as well as media reporters from various countries.
People with different identities have different colors of badges.
But the problem came again.
The ages of representatives from various countries are generally very old, but the faces of William and Hermione are too immature, and they look like students at first glance.
It is impossible for the two of them to be representatives, but they still wear badges of similar colors, so they can only be the ones speaking at the conference.
To be able to speak at the International Wizarding Conference, and still be so young... Only those two exist.
She glanced at the names on the badge, and it turned out to be the famous Stark and Granger.
"Welcome to the International Wizarding Conference." The witch said quickly in English.
"I need to examine both of your wands."
William and Hermione handed over the wand, and the witch took it and put it on the wand detector.
The machine started to vibrate slightly, and a narrow strip of parchment was quickly spit out from a hole at the bottom.
The witch tore off the paper and compared it with the list that had been filed in advance.
no problem!
She smiled again, and asked one more question: "Don't you two have spare wands?"
William and Hermione shook their heads at the same time, saying in unison: "There is no spare."
No spares...but lots of favorites.
The witch was looking for the names of William and Hermione in the long list of guests.
After she found it, she handed over two room cards with matching numbers and names.
"This is the room card for the two of you."
Hermione reached out to take the room card, just glanced at the house number, and put it in her safety form.
Missandei stood not far away and noticed this detail. Although her face was still expressionless, her eyebrows were slightly raised.
The inspection work was completed, and William and Hermione went to Missandei.
Missandei asked with rare interest, "Is this a wand made by Ollivander?"
William hummed, and glanced at the half-protruded blue wand in her sleeve.
"This is Mr. Gregorovitch's last work." Missandei said, "He is the best wand dealer."
William noticed that the girl was a bit upright, and asked softly, "Excuse me, where is Mr. Gregovich's wand shop?"
"Mr. Gregovich has retired, and it is difficult for ordinary people to find out where he is." Missandei said.
Are you retired?
William also wants to find Gregorovich to make some spare wands.
what a pity.
"Let me take the two of you to the room. After you have rested, I will take you to visit the Hofburg." Missandei said softly.
"Just take us to the room, and then we can go to visit by ourselves." Hermione said shyly. "Don't bother to talk to you."
But Missandei insisted: "It's not troublesome at all, until the end of the meeting, I will be responsible for the two of you."
She added straightforwardly: "This is the minister's order, he said that you must take good care of the two of you and meet all your requirements.
But not far from it, especially you, Mr. Stark. "
"..."
You are so upright, does your minister know?
And... why are you following me?Am I going to destroy the Hofburg, or am I going to destroy Vienna? !
William suddenly looked Missandei up and down, and said with a smile, "Can you really satisfy all my requirements?"
Missandei nodded, and said calmly: "It is my only mission this time to allow the two of you to enjoy this visit before the meeting tomorrow."
William held his chin and said slowly: "Well, I need you...
Let your minister know that Hermione and I are going to Nurmengard... to visit the prison. "
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(End of this chapter)