Even as winter approaches, the manor's carefully manicured gardens still maintain a good appearance.
For a vast garden, it is not easy to maintain perfection. It not only requires high maintenance costs, but also requires full taste and correct vegetation selection. Salomon is very satisfied with the fruits of the labor of the Crawford family's housekeepers and gardeners.
At La's plea, the old butler who had served the Crawford family for three generations agreed to help the mystic renovate the walled gardens and greenhouses that had not been taken care of for decades. The butler was an Englishman through and through.
He insisted that gardening was a way to express the master's taste. To this end, he gave several books published by the Royal Horticultural Society to Salomon, entrusted the mystic to pass them to Dinah, and taught the housekeeper step by step how to do it.
The choice of vegetation and vegetation styling expressed regret.
The old housekeeper did not change the appearance of the 125 acres of land adjacent to the Thames River. Instead, he directed the engineering team to clear the weeds and shrubs on the forest trails to a minimum, and cut down the new young trees for riding horses to the forest clearings in the early morning or evening.
use.
"I'm sorry, I decided this matter without authorization." The old butler said without apology. He insisted that the forest paths strewn with fallen leaves would help improve the aesthetic level of the manor owner.
"I have to protest against the revised plan submitted by your housekeeper. She is still too young to understand the importance of gardening." The old housekeeper frowned and pointed to the front yard. He was concerned about the newly erected girl's shape.
I am very satisfied with the marble sculpture, but I don’t think so of the four cornerstones at the intersection in the front yard. “I think it is an extremely stupid decision to place an anti-aircraft missile tower in the front yard. Mines and electrified barbed wire should not be placed along the river.
Destruction of beautiful scenery. My opinion on the construction map goes beyond that, sir, you should know what I’m talking about.”
"Perhaps my safety is more important to Dinah than the view." Salomon shrugged.
Dinah and Tita formulated an extremely strict security plan for the manor, trying to transform the manor into an easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack fortress. They planned to replace the iron gate on the main driveway that was originally used to block uninvited guests.
Two heavy steel doors, and then two searchlights were erected on both sides of the door for night exploration, and sentry machine gun towers were arranged on the reinforced front wall. Not only that, they planned to place anti-aircraft missiles on the marble base in the front yard.
Tower, if possible, they also want to build a bunker, turn the forest clearing into a military camp, and widen the forest path into a road that can allow tanks to pass-if Salomon had not rejected this plan, they would now
The ground in the front yard should be dug up, and a heavy bolter machine gun with a caliber the size of a human head should be installed in the bunker.
But Salomon still agreed to Dinah and Tita's plan to build a secret tunnel.
The engineering team will build a tunnel under the manor that leads directly to the open space by the river. At the end of the tunnel is a helipad hidden underground, where an assault transport boat is docked. If someone plans to attack this manor, then a gunboat with powerful firepower
, the Sisterhood patrols equipped with motorcycles and the biochemically modified hounds are enough to solve most problems. Even if the enemy cannot be defeated by then, a heavy tank hidden under the fountain in the front yard will crush all the enemy's illusions.
The old butler looked at Salomon with a look that looked like a fool. He still could not understand why some people thought that an anti-aircraft rocket tower was more suitable as a landscape than a marble sculpture. "This is not something that can welcome guests, sir."
"I think so too. But considering that the guests I interact with are not ordinary people, I think Dinah's considerations are reasonable." Salomon shook the old housekeeper's hand, "Thank you for your help, sir. Just a moment.
The gunboat will take you back to Crawford Manor, where our chef will prepare a delicious French dinner for you and your wife."
"Your butler also needs to learn. Not only taking care of the housework, but also how to manage the family property is a course that needs to be learned. If you need family trust business, I can recommend you the one currently serving the Crawford family.
Trust fund." This is a sound suggestion, and many wealthy people use this method to avoid risks. But Salomon knew that this was not what he wanted to say.
The old housekeeper hesitated for a while, and then returned to the topic, "There is another thing, and that is Dame Crawford...that is, Laura. When will she finish her work and return to the UK? After Anna disappeared, Gram
She needs to decide many things in the Lawford family. She is now a Baroness, and she needs to meet the Queen."
Salomon pursed his lips, almost forgetting that Anna and her brother Constantine were still in prison.
Since he handed over the work of digging up the details of the Holy Trinity to the intelligence department, he has never inquired about the progress, let alone interrogated the two people in person. The files about the Holy Trinity do not have the seal of "High Level Confidentiality"
, so he didn't bother to check. At most, it was related to international financial organizations and Jewish consortiums. At worst, it was similar to the Knights Templar before its destruction, and its operating philosophy was almost the same as that of the Albigensian Crusaders. [Holy Trinity] is still the same in the final analysis.
The mortal organization hidden behind the scenes cannot pose a threat to the immortal city equipped with high-tech weapons and equipment. It can only touch the surface of the magical world and is not worth investing too much energy at all.
"She is still busy cooperating with us to remove the stronghold of the [Holy Trinity] organization." Salomon found a more reasonable excuse, "The media that usually slanders the Crawford family are almost all [Holy Trinity]
industry, we are using financial means - well, some not-so-honest means - to acquire those media outlets and make them our mouthpieces to clear the name of Sir Richard Crawford. Before long, we
She will set off on an adventure again. Maybe after that mission she will have the idea of returning to the manor."
"You are the Baroness's adventure partner. I hope you can change the Baroness's mind." He said, "Although I cannot find out your background information, I can infer something from those decoration plans. Whether you are
Either your wealth or your power is enough to change many things. Mr. Richard once mentioned [Holy Trinity] to me. According to my investigation, Mr. Richard’s death is inseparable from that organization. I have never been able to
I told the Baroness this because I was worried that she would be too impulsive. But now she has begun to face that organization, so I would like to ask you to protect the safety of the Baroness. She is the most important member of the Crawford family.
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"I can't do this, old housekeeper, you've never seen her hammering a mountaineering pick into someone's skull." The mystic mage smiled bitterly, "I can guarantee that her combat power is enough to deal with most mortals, and there are almost no
People can hurt her."
The old housekeeper was not satisfied with Salomon's answer. In his eyes, Lara Croft was still a little girl running rampant in the manor, climbing up and down, the girl who was helpless after Richard's death.
It's impossible for her to knock a mountaineering pick into someone's head.
The Mystic Master had no intention of telling the old butler the true identities of Anna and Constantine, otherwise he would blame himself for having served the woman who led to the demise of the Crawford family. Laura also thought so, so the old butler still remains until now.