novelonline Chapter 3152: The Dream of the Magnificent Cloth Shop
Chapter 3152: The Dream of the Magnificent Cloth Shop
Chapter 3152: Gorgeous Cloth Workshop/Dreamland Silk
Although something happened, during the subsequent dinner, neither Shad, Flora nor Miss Bell showed any abnormality because of Flora's "apology gift".
Shad, Sylvia, Flora, Margaret and Miss Bell, who was asked to sit down, raised their glasses of red wine to celebrate this brief meeting in Willendale.
The girls were all very happy, even Margaret, who was disappointed because of her sister's departure in the afternoon, adjusted her mood. During dinner, she was actually having a fierce ideological struggle. When the pudding as dessert was served after dinner, Her Royal Highness had already prepared her mind and was ready to give out the precious "gift" tonight.
She had promised Xia De to do this before, but today was her sister's funeral, so she hesitated whether to choose today. But now that she knew Xia De wanted to go back overnight, she urged herself not to miss this opportunity:
"Otherwise if I keep waiting, I won't be the first witch apprentice to do this."
So after dinner, Margaret wanted to invite Shade not to leave immediately. She had arranged a romantic enough occasion to promote the subsequent story. But before Her Royal Highness spoke, Sylvia said to her:
"Margaret, I asked Shade to stay and help me with a paper. I left the paper in your study at Cold Spring Palace. Can you go and get it for me? We'll wait for you to come back at the club."
Since it was the teacher's request, Margaret would naturally not refuse, and since Shade was left behind, she didn't have to ask for it herself. So the blonde princess left with Flora and Miss Bell, who were already very satisfied today. When the door closed and only two people were left in the room, the young black-haired witch turned around and looked at Shade with a smile.
"It will probably take some time for Margaret to come back. There's no point in waiting here. Xia De, come for a walk with me."
It was midwinter, and even if you weren't afraid of the cold it wasn't suitable to wander around the city at night, but Sylvia had her own excuses:
"I just happen to have something I want to ask you for help with. It's not a big deal. Margaret will see us when she comes back with the thesis."
But she knew Margaret would never come back.
"Ordinary trouble or trouble related to the relic?"
As Shade said this, he went to the clothes rack to get his coat, but Sylvia got to the clothes rack first and motioned for her to put it on Shade:
"You'll see when you get there. It's not a big problem."
The daytime in Willendel is very different from that in Tobesk. When the citizens go home and the shops close, the night view of the Central City looks very similar to that of Tobesk to Shad at first, but there are some differences when you look closely.
The streets here are narrower, and most of the roads are not straight. The extensive road network connects every corner of the city, and the gas street lamps on both sides of the narrower streets look more unique and novel than those in Delarion - the street lamps along the streets in the north are classical and traditional.
The person driving the car was Sylvia's follower. Although the young girl was only at the fifth ring level, her real identity was a graduate student in the Department of Mathematics at "Willanddale University". Most of the followers of the Space Witch had such a background.
The snowflakes that had begun to fall in the evening were still falling, and the carriage finally stopped in front of a three-story shop on the southwest side of a crossroads that was probably in the city center.
The store itself is an old brick building, set like a right angle between two intersecting streets.
"This is not an intersection, but a small square. Look, isn't there a small fountain in the middle? During the day, there is a lively scene around the fountain, with spice vendors, hawking newsboys, performing magicians, and pedestrians coming and going, forming a bustling street scene. This is the core location of the upper town of Willendel, and it is only two streets away from Cold Spring Palace."
Sylvia explained softly to Shad.
The elegant arched window frames and intricate ironwork decorations of the shops in front of us make it clear at a glance that this is a place that only those with a thick wallet can enter. The gate facing the fountain in the square is made of finely carved oak, and the door and window frames are inlaid with golden copper strips, which shine brightly under the street lights.
In front of the grand double doors were three curved steps, and on the landing above were intricate stone carvings of ornate vines and flowers, making this place look more like an art gallery than a store. On the side of the door hung a golden plaque that read "Exquisite Cloth Works", with colored glass inlaid between the letters, and Shad could almost imagine what it would look like in the daytime when the sun shone on it.
"The rent for this place must be expensive. The three floors cover such a large area. It is actually a suitable location for a national bank."
Xia De couldn't help but sigh.
"This is Margaret's private property. There are not many members of the Anjou royal family, and Lion the Lion is not stingy in giving his children various titles and rewards. I remember that this was one of the gifts the king gave Margaret when she turned sixteen. Now Margaret rented this place to me to sell goods. It was originally the storefront of the best fabric shop in the city, and now it has become the most popular store among the ladies in Willendel."
Sylvia laughed, and Shade said:
"I thought you would give the store a fancier name."
The young witch continued to smile and answered:
"Other chemical synthetic fiber products have not yet been put into production. At present, we are only using silk to raise funds. It is not appropriate to over-advertise this kind of product. After all, some people have already said that we are selling 'sexual products'.
So in order not to damage Margaret's reputation, the name of the store has not been changed, and customers entering through the main entrance still buy ordinary high-end fabrics. The store also has a semi-public side door that everyone knows, and the real sign is hung there. "
Xia De then asked curiously:
"So what's the real sign? Sylvia's Fabric Store?"
The witch lowered her voice and answered:
"A very beautiful name - Dreamweaver Silks."
This shop is only responsible for sales, and the production workshop, which is believed by locals to have a secret formula, is located elsewhere. A young girl guards the carriage outside, and the doorman of the shop disappears quickly after opening the door.
Sylvia led Shade inside and snapped her fingers to light up the gas lamps on the wall. However, compared to the huge first floor of the store, there were only three gas lamps on, and they were all lit at the lowest brightness, so the room still looked dim.
On the surface, this is indeed just a high-end fabric store. The walls are covered with exquisite tapestries and embroidered curtains. The dim light of the gas lamps illuminates the exquisite glass windows. These stained glass windows would probably be more beautiful during the day.
The layout of the store is symmetrical, and the spacious space is divided into different display areas. Various fabrics are neatly placed on oak shelves with brass signs. The shelves are decorated with intricate carvings, full of classical charm.
Underfoot are marble tiles, with clever patterns and colors forming a complex geometric pattern that changes continuously, which is probably Sylvia's own design. Hanging from the ceiling is a huge and gorgeous crystal chandelier that is not lit, and the surrounding ceiling is also painted with exquisite flowers and leaves, perfectly presenting the artist's exquisite painting skills.
In addition to the shelves, the store’s central display area features carefully folded fabrics laid out on fabric tables.
The fabrics themselves were works of art, smooth silks, delicate embroidery, exquisite tweeds, and even some satins imported from the Kingdom of the Overseas Isles. The colors ranged from deep sapphire blue to soft rose pink. Shad even wanted to bring some back for Dorothy and the others.
Tables covered with gorgeous velvet fabrics, velvet curtains, lamps and lenses for lighting above the shopping area, antique ornaments and decorations, mirrored walls for appreciating fabrics, and gas lamps specially customized by craftsmen, every detail reveals the ultimate sense of luxury.
Take a deep breath and you can smell the scent of lavender and roses in the air. If you play soft music on a phonograph during the day, this is the most luxurious store of the era that outsiders can imagine.
"It's more exaggerated than I thought."
"Of course. Before my products came out, this was the largest high-end fabric store in the entire city of Willendal. It's a pity that it's not daytime now, otherwise Margaret would have hired a professional designer to carefully design the interior of the store, and it would be much more beautiful than it is now."
Sylvia said, not taking Shade to the tiled spiral staircase to the upper floors, but taking him all the way inside, and after lifting the curtain partition, they came to the back of the store. The decoration here is no different from the front of the store, except that the goods on display are not cloth, but all women's leg fabrics.
In order to show the lightness and lightness of the fabric as much as possible, many expensive wax models were added to the store in the back.
Of course, it was indecent for a wax figure to wear only fabric on the legs, so the staff matched them with some women's inner clothing and red/black patent leather high heels. But even so, all the fabric on a wax figure added up was still not as much as one of Shade's coats.
But there are also figures in evening gowns or thick winter skirts, posed in awkward positions with legs extended to show how fabrics can be paired with different garments.
Xia De's eyes were immediately attracted by the models with different clothes and body shapes. He guessed that this place was probably not open to male customers.
Sylvia also noticed Xia De's expression, and she smiled and pulled his hand:
"What's so good about a fake one? Come with me, the trouble I'm talking about is still to come."
PS: The picture in this chapter is “Gorgeous Fabric Workshop”.