Doctor of Science's Journey into Another World

"Ok?"

Bai Hao felt that the carriage, which was moving at a steady speed, suddenly stopped. Just as he was wondering, Xing Lili poked her head in and whispered, "Xiao Hao, it's the steward of Duke Kley's estate who came to invite us to the dinner. It seems that Duke Kley just returned from the front not long ago."

Although the previous events were very unpleasant, the Campbell family could not completely reject Duke Krey's invitation. After all, they were in a foreign country, in someone else's territory, so they had to give them some face.

But Bai Hao knew that this invitation was equivalent to a preliminary test by Duke Krey, and there would definitely be more tests in the future. Now the Campbell family must show an attitude, which can also be a warning.

If he and his mother had gladly accepted Duke Krey's invitation to dinner, then the Duke's subsequent handling of the Knights would surely have been much lighter. After all, when it came to such diplomatic disasters, the old nobles generally adopted the approach of making a big deal out of a small matter and making a small matter out of nothing.

Therefore, it would be best if one of him or his mother did not attend Duke Kled's dinner party due to some reasons, so as to put invisible pressure on Duke Kled and tell him that the Campbell family was still angry and the affairs of the Knights must be handled in a significant way.

Until Duke Kled comes up with a solution that satisfies the Campbell family, Bai Hao will reject all of Duke Kled's invitations with various reasonable excuses and will not even meet him.

"Haha, just let mother and the others go. I'll just eat something and then go to the library. Kalia, you..."

"I, I'll go with you!"

"Then Duke Krey is trying to make up for his loss. The dinner he prepared must be extremely delicious and sumptuous. I will just eat some dry food later. Kalia, are you sure you want to give up this rare meal?"

Kalia swallowed subconsciously after hearing this, frowned and thought for a moment, then seemed to have thought of something and nodded immediately: "I, I want to go to the library to read books too!"

This time, even the usually steady and quiet Xing Lili couldn't help but cover her mouth and exclaimed in surprise: "Ah, my poor Kalia, is it because I hugged you until you fainted at noon today that you..."

Bai Hao immediately shook his head, and directly put his hand on Kalia's forehead while activating the Insight Technique and said, "Could it be that someone else used Transfiguration to transform you? I didn't expect that even Sister Lili could be fooled!"

Kalia looked at the gazes that Bai Hao and Xing Lili were giving her, with confusion mixed with shock, and heartache mixed with pity.

Kalia was a little angry, and took away Bai Hao's hand while muttering: "I have grown up, and it is normal to have mature interests and hobbies. I have grown both mentally and physically..."

"Hey!"

"Brother Bai Hao, what are you writing? Are you recording my growth?" Kalia couldn't help but ask curiously when she saw Bai Hao sigh and then start writing quickly.

Bai Hao did not stop writing with the quill in his hand, but said seriously: "I am updating Anan's observation log. It seems that his sap has other side effects besides the bitter taste, which vary from person to person. It seems to be quite serious."

"what is that?"

"It makes people's temperament change drastically!"

Xing Lili burst into laughter upon hearing that, while Kalia was stunned for a moment and then turned her face away in a sulky mood, while Bai Hao let out a sigh of relief after closing the diary.

......

The carriage slowly drove into the inner city, and soon the convoy split up. Most people followed Elsa to Duke Krey's manor to attend the dinner, while Bai Hao, led by Kudou and a few guards, went to the Krey library.

Compared with the bumpy gravel roads in the outer city, the roads in the inner city are paved with a large number of white stone slabs with many tiny granular protrusions on the surface, which increases the friction of the road while also making the carriage smooth and comfortable.

Bai Hao looked at the brightly lit, clean and tidy streets in the inner city of Krey Territory and couldn't help but feel that this place seemed to be two different worlds from the outer city.

The pedestrians here are dressed gorgeously. Not only do their clothes have colorful inner and outer linings, but you can even see many symbols of wealth, such as top hats, built-in gold-framed glasses, and decorative canes.

The inner city streets are sparsely populated. There is no crowding of people like in the outer city, no constant hawking along the streets, and no slave owners leading teams of orcs patrolling the streets everywhere.

Bai Hao was not worried that he would encounter any danger in the inner city. He was very clear about the importance of the Campbell family in the eastern battlefield of the Swart Empire and the overall political situation of the two countries.

Apart from the Campbell family who were most worried about themselves, the one who was most afraid of something happening to him in the inner city was probably Duke Kled.

Bai Hao even suspected that his surroundings had been closely monitored by Duke Krey's secret guards, and he was afraid that he would be angered by some short-sighted little noble or wealthy businessman.

From the moment they entered the outer city area of ​​Krey Territory, Xing Lili would occasionally stick her head in to remind Bai Hao that someone was watching the carriage.

But Bai Hao had to know that, except for the accompanying guards, all members of his convoy were senior Campbell scout officers. These soldiers with extremely strong anti-reconnaissance capabilities must have known about this, so Bai Hao was relieved and did not pay attention to Duke Krey's little tricks.

"Xiaohao, we're here at the library, but the gate at the entrance doesn't allow vehicles to pass through, so we have to walk in."

Bai Hao nodded when he heard that, then jumped off the carriage. A solemn and huge building suddenly appeared in Bai Hao's sight.

Bai Hao looked up and saw that the library was even taller than the Wizard Tower in Campbell Manor. Moreover, when Bai Hao looked left and right through the outer gate of the library, he could hardly find the edge of the building.

Such a huge building reminded Bai Hao of the super-large stadium in his previous life. However, such an exaggerated large building was actually not difficult to build in front of the Great Magician of Earth Element. As long as there were sufficient materials, Bai Hao estimated that the construction period here would even be much faster than in his previous life.

It was already past evening, the sky was dotted with stars, and the bright moon was surrounded by stars and thin clouds, but the moonlight was not the light source that illuminated the library. What made the library bright and shining were the countless magic stones.

Magic stones are scattered throughout the library building, not only providing lighting but also controlling temperature. This convenient magic stone is not cheap, and requires water and fire mages to regularly inject magic power into it.

These countless magic stones require an extremely large amount of gold coins, not to mention that the magic stones also require daily maintenance and regular repairs and replacements. Such a generous effort can only be seen in the Swart Empire, which attaches great importance to magic education.