A faint smile spread across Raimon's face as he listened to the story contemplating the City Government Palace that has been the Duchy's economic checkpoint for over a thousand years. It is currently the most visited place in the Duchy and a must-see for Raimon and his adventure group.
The main building had an architectural ensemble that enjoys a more elaborate facade.
This palace is a huge architectural ensemble that encompasses a wide area, from the former Duchy quarters, through several halls, a chapel and a church of the Goddesses closest to the family, the Duchy's main Library, the family's School of Warriors, and Knights, to the City Mayor's office.
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During this period, Raimon and his group did not notify anyone of their arrival in Anthos City, only the director of the teleportation gate knew about their arrival.
First, they quickly stayed in a very discreet hotel and began traveling around. If Raimon had to describe the city a very detailed comparison of the ancient cities in his old world would be appropriate.
Beijing, Rome, Paris, and Vienna.
Anthos was the capital of the Duchy of Flowers, it is located in the center of the northern part of the Solar Empire, east of the Kingdom of Austria, and in the southeast of the arid lands north of the Thunder Continent.
It is only 40 kilometers from the border with the Red Keep, only 60 kilometers from Castle Cailleach, and 90 kilometers from the Kingdom of the Divine Tree where all the elves used to live.
The city has a total area of 414.65 km², making it the largest in the Duchy by area. Castle Anthos is situated on both sides of the North River, which crosses the city from the northwest to the southeast.
In the course of its history, which spans more than a thousand years, it is the city with the highest concentration of historical and architectural assets in the Duchy.
It was created as a military center delimited by the perimeter marked by the ancient walls, with traces of millennia, and is the ultimate expression of historical heritage.
In the year 5,540, the seats of the Goddesses Epona representing Nature, and the Goddess Emir representing the earth were located in the Anthos City, unfortunately, they were destroyed and the Duchy lost its influence in these two Churches that were closely linked to the family.
Raimon had taken a whole day to reach the edge of the mountains to see the famous Anthos Castle.
Anthos Palace was built as the summer residence of Raimon's ancestor two thousand years ago during the time of the Star Empire. There is no exact date recorded as many historical texts of the family were lost when the Star Empire was destroyed and Anthos City was attacked 500 years ago.
Today it houses an art museum, of its palatial interior nothing remains.
The Anthos Palace complex consists of two palaces connected by a huge mountain.
At the highest point of the garden, there are statues of all the ancestors of Raimon who have left their mark on the history of the Thunder Continent.
During the time of the Star Empire, the Flower family was never able to reach a high position because of the family curse that caused the death of the first heir of the family. The highest status achieved in the ancestral era was that of a Count.
Raimon was dying to visit the family's ancestral castle and see if Eclipse could find anything interesting since after talking to Eclipse, Raimon realized that he doesn't have many memories of this castle full of history.
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"...More than that."
Raimon's body, floating in thought, slowly descended back to reality finishing the summary for Rogelio.
"Then that is all."
"Yes my lord."
What Rogelio reported was the recent commotion caused by the group of occultists in the Duchy.
Rogelio said that he would keep it firmly and all involved were investigated, but he could not keep it a secret even from the Flower family.
That's why Raimon told Rogelio, the mayor of the city to control everything perfectly. Raimon did not want his mother, Duchess Dalia to come to this City while he was exploring the ancient Castle.
Of course, I didn't tell anyone else. Raimon was not afraid of his mother, but he was afraid of being taken back to Castle Cailleach.
On this trip, Raimon and his gang will focus on the most important visit, which is the one that includes the Family Apartments and the basement.
Having finished listening to the details Raimon asked Rogelio to talk about the palaces in the City that survived the attack 500 years ago.
During Mayor Rogelio's description, everyone listened to the stories about the Anthon Castle creator's rebelliousness to life in the Star Empire, obsession with beauty and extreme thinness, and the state of deep melancholy she was mired in for not being able to have high status.
"Khehehehehe."
Raimon suddenly cocked his head to one side and burst out laughing.
"That's what I was thinking, are you saying that sometimes even a family as strong as mine can stoop so low without striving to be the best?" he asked.
Rogelio just bowed silently without answering.
A big smile hovered around Raimon's mouth. After elevating me to the life level of a spoiled child Raimon never had a day where he laughed as much as he did on this day.
"Then we need to see if that belief pays off Rogelio."
"Yes my lord."
"Go back and tell this to the Duchess. Before we put him on the intermediate course, the twins need more training when they return to the family in a few months..."
Raimon was supposed to be finding ways to make his brothers suffer a little again during the days they would be reunited.
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At the beginning of this month, the family cadets got two weeks of time off. It was the only time in the rest of the year-long training where Raimon could see the goal of his journey that was entrusted to him by his mother.
It's kind of like a vacation.
Most cadets usually visit their home places at that time. Excellent cadets do personal training and checks, while outstanding cadets wander around the blacksmiths of Anthos City and commission their swords and halberds.
That's why Camp Captain Smith and other top cadets on the training team left the camps for a while to search for weapons while waiting for Raimon.
"Reineza."
"Yes, Young Master."
"We will wait here before going to the training camps."
"As you command."
Naturally, Raimon wanted to meet the best students to see if there was anyone potential to follow him before seeing the Ancestral Castle .
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