The Original Vampire

"Claude! Claude!"

There were bursts of shouts from the field, and a middle-aged man dressed as a servant ran over breathlessly, pulled up Claude and ran to Winterspring Castle.

"Uncle Mark, what happened?" Claude, who was confused, asked as he ran.

"Master wants to see you, oh no, it's the distinguished guest who wants to see you! Hurry, run!"

"Why did your honorable guest want to see me?"

"I have no idea."

Seeing that Claude couldn't find anything, he had to endure his inner anxiety and ran back to the castle at the fastest speed.

As soon as he entered the door, the serious-looking butler directly ordered: "Come on! Take Claude to wash up and prepare a decent set of clothes for him."

Before Claude could ask, he was led to the bathroom by two maids with big shoulders.

This was the first time in Claude's life that he was served and washed. Although the two maids were old enough to be a mother, he was distracted and at a loss throughout the process.

After some tossing, when Claude walked out of the bathroom again, he had become a handsome young man.

"follow me."

The butler appeared again and led Claude to the restaurant.

Claude looked at the restaurant that had completely changed, and was a little stunned.

Exquisitely carved mahogany furniture replaced old furniture, golden candlesticks sat in the corner of the hall filled with snow-white candles, and coarse linen curtains were all replaced by brand new cashmere curtains.

It looks like a really distinguished guest.

Claude began to feel uneasy when he watched the servants want to concentrate all the most luxurious decorations in the entire castle into this restaurant.

Why did such a distinguished guest want to see me?

"Claude?"

A young lady walked in at the entrance of the restaurant. She was wearing a red thin linen dress. Her buns were rolled up to set off her round and slender neck. She put a little powder on her face, which softened her tough facial features.

"Miss Kelly!" Claude's eyes lit up,

A quick salute.

"You should call me Madam, Claude." Kelly nodded with a smile, then her face straightened and admonished, "The Duke of St. Hilde and Viscount Angele will see you later, and you can ask anything you want. What to answer, don't talk too much, and don't be rude."

"Yes! Mrs. Kelly!" Claude quickly lowered his head and responded.

Kelly, the daughter of Baron Granto, is married, but unfortunately her husband suffered misfortune during a hunt. Kelly, who was widowed at a young age, sadly returned to Winterspring.

Claude wanted to ask Mrs. Kelly why the two distinguished guests wanted to see him, but he didn't dare to open his mouth, and just kept peeking at the young woman around him from the corner of his eyes.

The faint scent of roses lingered in his nose, making Claude's uneasy heart suddenly hot.

Kelly noticed that Claude was peeking at herself, but said nothing, just turned around and went to chat with the housekeeper.

Even if she is already a widow who has been married once, it is not something a commoner like Claude can afford.

Over time, servants filed in to deliver a variety of delicacies into the dining room.

There are grilled golden pork shanks, spiced salmon, tangy steaks, a selection of fruit, and wines that have been cellared for years.

About six o'clock, Baron Granto led tonight's distinguished guests into the restaurant.

After the guests and the host were seated, Baron Granto said a toast, and also enthusiastically introduced the food on the table to Vera and Colin, especially those dishes with pork as the main ingredient.

Colin of course knew that he was helping his younger brother, Bachelor Sonny, to promote the new farming and animal husbandry system.

As he responded with a smile, he thought that the Granto brothers' relationship was really good, at least much more sincere than the couples of brothers that Colin had met in the two years after he crossed.

On the contrary, Bachelor Sonny didn't talk much. Maybe he felt that his brother was boasting a little too much, and he stared at the other party secretly, as if to say - things have already been sold, so don't sell them any more...

I don't know if I understood his brother's suggestion, Baron Granto finally restrained a little, and then he turned the conversation and pointed to Claude, who was sitting cautiously at the end of the long table:

"Master Viscount, don't you want to meet the papermaker of the Granto family, this Mr. Claude is."

Claude seemed to be in a daze, until Hans, who was beside him, kicked him lightly under the table before he came back to his senses. salute.

Colin looked at the young servant carefully and asked in a gentle tone, "Mr. Claude, I heard that you invented the yellow paper in the Baron's study?"

Claude stammered quickly: "Yes, no... Lord Viscount, it was actually invented by my father... I just made a little change..."

"Lord Viscount, Claude's grandfather is the papermaker of Winterspring Castle. Their grandparents and grandchildren have served the Granto family for nearly a hundred years. They have done their best and are very competent." Baron Granto took the opportunity to explain. Forget bragging about your servant.

Colin nodded, looked at Claude again and asked, "Can I ask, how did you make that yellowish tissue paper?"

Claude responded quickly: "Lord Viscount, I used mulberry bark and linen cloth, first boiled, then cut and pounded to get the pulp water, then sieved the pulp water to form thin paper sheets, and finally dried in the sun. already."

Colin was a little surprised by what the young papermaker said in such detail.

However, people in this era have little awareness of patents, and Claude probably doesn't know how valuable his inventions are.

Of course, no matter how great the value is, it has nothing to do with Claude, because he is a servant of the Granto family, and this papermaking technique is strictly the property of the Granto family.

"Mr. Claude, this papermaking is an amazing innovation. I appreciate your intelligence and ability!" Colin praised, then turned to Baron Granto and said, "Lord Baron, I want to pay for this papermaking. The secret recipe, I wonder if you are willing to give up your love?"

In fact, Colin wanted to buy papermaking, in addition to using it to make money, he also wanted to use it to issue bonds.

Originally, Colin was still a little worried, because in order for bonds to be liquid and become a shadow currency, they must have a sufficient quantity and denomination, so if they were written on parchment, the cost would be a bit high.

But if you use the paper invented by Claude, then there is no problem at all. Colin also heard from the papermaking process described by the other party just now that the cost of this kind of paper will definitely not be high.

Moreover, if only the St. Hilde family had mastered this papermaking technique, it would also prevent others from counterfeiting bonds.

It can be said to be a multi-tasker.

"Of course." Baron Granto didn't realize the true value of this papermaking technique at all, "You don't need to invest, just treat it as a gift from me to the Saint Hilde family!"

The other party was so forthright, but Colin felt a little embarrassed.

Taking advantage of honest people always made Colin feel a little inauthentic.

"Well, Lord Baron, you will transfer this papermaking technique to me, and I will give you 30% of the money you will make from it in the future."

"You are so generous!" Seeing Colin's insistence, Baron Granto did not refuse.

But he never imagined what kind of huge wealth he had brought to the Grantu family unintentionally.

Later, Baron Granto told Claude again, "Claude, since Lord Viscount bought this papermaking technique, then you can go to the north with you."

Seeing the deal was concluded, Colin was happy in his heart, and asked Claude, "Mr. Claude, I admire your intelligence very much, I wonder if you would like to follow me to the North? I can guarantee that there, you will Get a chance to shine.”

Where did Claude dare to refuse, he quickly nodded and agreed, but secretly glanced at Mrs. Kelly out of the corner of his eyes, but unfortunately Mrs. Kelly didn't look at the little papermaker at all, so Claude quickly lowered his head and put the The unwillingness to hide in the heart.

Colin noticed this little detail and smiled inwardly.

However, he will not help match, after all, with Claude's current status, there is absolutely no possibility of climbing.

But maybe it won't be long before Claude is eligible to marry the baron's daughter.

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