Struggle in the Steam Age

Since there was no one else in the lounge, Lawrence focused on the tea and pastries on the coffee table in front of him. After all, although he ate a little before setting off, Lawrence didn't dare to eat and drink too much considering that it was expensive to attend the court at night. Fortunately, for an extraordinary person, not eating a meal will not affect anything.

The provision of snacks and tea here is actually to provide some food for the dancers who rushed over without eating. After all, not all the participants of this palace dance are extraordinary like Lawrence. Going to a dance party for several hours on an empty stomach may not be able to bear it for ordinary people.

But here is worthy of being a palace, take tea and snacks as an example. This world only has the kind of green tea that Lawrence mentioned in his previous life, but after buying green tea, ordinary people often only use local dim sum to match it. with green tea.

And in this lounge, all the tea is served with the most authentic Aurora-style snacks. Everything seems so harmonious. But before Lawrence had time to taste a few snacks, the door of the lounge opened, and a young man in his 30s, wearing the gorgeous blue and gold two-color military uniform unique to the royal family, walked in.

"Prince Eugene is here." The manservant who led the way said when the young man in military uniform came in, probably introducing the man's identity.

"Honorable Your Highness Eugene, it's a pleasure to meet you. I respect you from the bottom of my heart for your previous performance in countering the rebellion. Please allow me to pay tribute to you!" Lawrence said, stood up, and then took off his hat and put it on He bowed to his chest. His respect comes from the heart, because the young man in front of him successfully put down the rebellion and saved a lot of innocent people.

"I'm glad to meet you too, Mr. August." Before entering the door, Prince Eugene asked the valet about the identities of the guests in the lounge, and Lawrence was the only guest in the lounge, so naturally he would not admit his mistake. "Especially the disinfection theory you put forward before and the set of field first aid manuals that you sorted out later saved many lives."

As a professional soldier, Prince Eugene naturally paid great attention to all matters related to the army. So after Lawrence publicly published his papers on disinfection theory and first aid in the field, he saw these things at the first time and discovered these things keenly, and promoted these theories in the army under his command.

The effect of doing so is also gratifying. After the implementation of new disinfection and first aid methods, the medical effect in the army has been greatly improved, and the operating costs of the military medical system have dropped significantly. The reason for this effect is also very simple, that is, this kind of disinfection and first aid can curb the deterioration of the injury in many cases, so that the condition of those wounded can be cured directly by ordinary means.

Therefore, although Prince Eugene had never met Lawrence before, he had a very good impression of him. After seeing Lawrence bowing to himself, he also gave a military salute in a formal manner.

After saluting each other, the two quickly sat down across the coffee table facing each other. At this time, the servant next to him quickly took away the leftovers from Lawrence's previous meal on the coffee table and replaced them with new ones.

"There is no need to speak respectfully between the two of us like that group of old men and old ladies." Just after sitting down, Prince Eugene waved his hands carelessly and said. "We are all young people, there is no need to be so rigid."

Prince Eugene's behavior made Lawrence stunned for a moment. No matter whether he was just making a certain gesture or not, this kind of attitude, which can be said to be a corporal, made Lawrence feel more comfortable in his heart.

Of course, on the other hand, both of them are also born members of the Emperor faction. Moreover, with Lawrence's current academic status, any ruler with a discerning eye would choose to treat him with courtesy. Therefore, although ordinary people like Lawrence belonged to the lower ranks in terms of traditional etiquette, it was not surprising that Prince Eugene chose to treat Lawrence equally.

"Can you tell me about the new weapons you used in the defense battle in the referee a few days ago?" After the two of them had a sip of tea at the same time and took the opportunity to relax, Prince Eugene immediately asked a question.

On the one hand, he chose this question because he heard that these weapons were all related to Lawrence, so choosing this topic at this time is a good entry point. On the other hand, as a soldier, Prince Eugene is very interested in all kinds of new weapons and new tactics. Therefore, after discovering that the new weapon Lawrence used turned the tide of the battle at that time, he also became very interested in the weapon itself and how to use it.

But before Lawrence could answer, a servant opened the door of the lounge and said to Lawrence and Prince Eugene: "Gentlemen, the ball is about to begin—"

"Oh, what a coincidence." Prince Eugene complained and said to Lawrence, "I think we're going to the ball now, so we won't be able to talk until after the opening dance."

"Yes, it is indeed a pity." Lawrence nodded, and then he walked towards the hall under the leadership of the servants. The gilded oak door that had been closed just now opened, revealing the hall behind it that was used for holding dances today.

This hall is the most gorgeous hall Lawrence has ever seen: the main color of the entire hall is gold and blue, and a large number of gilded carved wood panels, plasterboards and velvet wallpapers are used to decorate the entire room magnificently. . The whale oil candles on the several person-high golden crystal lamps on the roof gave off bright light, and at the same time, the spices mixed in when the candles were made were constantly exhaling a trace of fragrance as the candles burned.

Because this is a private dance, there are not many participants. There seemed to be only thirty or forty people at the ball. Considering that the announcement of this dance party was rather urgent, many people may not have a suitable dance partner. The palace also specially let those aristocratic servants serving in the palace serve as temporary dance partners.

Naturally, Lawrence followed the trend and invited a lady to be his temporary dance partner, and then stood there quietly facing the throne with the others. After more than a minute, the door next to the throne opened, and His Majesty the Emperor came out with his empress.

Both the emperor and the empress looked like middle-aged people in their 40s, with friendly faces. What caught Lawrence's attention the most was that the emperor had the same white hair and blue eyes as himself. It is likely to be the external manifestation of the power of the legendary unicorn blood.

After His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress stood on the stage where the throne was placed, everyone's applause stopped immediately. This was followed by a brief pre-ball speech by His Majesty the Emperor.

The content of the speech was also very simple, because all the people invited today were young people sent by the emperor. So His Majesty the Emperor said a few words that he was very happy to see young people like you, and the future of the empire can be expected. And after calling on everyone to continue to be loyal to the royal family and the country, the ball was announced to start soon.

A band in gorgeous dresses appeared on the stage next to the hall as if they had suddenly appeared, and then played a cheerful piece of music. Then His Majesty Emperor Joseph I walked into the center of the dance floor and danced with the Empress for the ball.

After the first verse of the piece, everyone else entered the dance floor, and Lawrence was no exception. In fact, he is not very good at dancing, but he has learned a little bit from Sai Feier when he was traveling before.

Fortunately, the temporary dance partner arranged by the palace is not low in this aspect. At the same time, Lawrence, as an extraordinary person, is much better than ordinary people in terms of reaction ability and physical coordination. The most important thing is that the court dance itself is not that This is a very complicated dance, and in Lawrence's view, it just keeps turning in circles in place. So soon he learned this dance in sevens and eights, and then danced gracefully with the music.