New Gods of North America

The atmosphere of the upper class in southern America can almost be seen as a replica of the Kingdom of Windsor.

Although it is inevitably tainted with the unique flavor of the American Federation,

But the overall tone is still more conservative and reserved, with the temperament of the Kingdom of Windsor, and a little subtle "chivalry".

Almost all upper-class families in southern America have the background or status of large landowners. They own their own plantations in various places, and basically have a relatively long-term settlement place and a large estate that can truly be regarded as their "home".

Therefore, they showed a relatively stronger regionalism - the more slaves they owned, the larger the plantations, and the deeper and longer they operated, the more power they had in the local area.

It can often influence the economic direction or vote allocation of a town, a city, a county, or even a state.

Based on the size and actual influence of their respective "territories", wealthy people and landlords in various places usually form "eco-circles".

Families at the top of different ecological niches in different circles are usually in a state of "kings not meeting kings" - if they do not intend to compete, they will not usually suddenly go to other people's "territory" to buy industries.

Therefore, it is not surprising that they sometimes visit each other and stay in other people's homes for a few months.

On the contrary, this may also be a manifestation of "respect" and "friendship".

The only exceptions are probably the state capitals or some relatively special cities.

The wealthy and landowners could often invest in properties or buy homes in these places, and it would not be considered an offense to anyone. Then people would gather here regularly or irregularly to hold dances and socialize.

Outsiders can try to integrate, while people in the circle will cooperate or compete with each other, each determining their own position in the food chain and constantly updating the ecosystem.

Today, Virginia's largest social scene is, of course, Richmond, where the state capital is located.

However, due to its relatively long history, Georgeburg is still one of the places where the wealthy and landowners choose to live.

The Fisk family is a well-established wealthy family in the South. Their real base is Georgia, further south on the East Coast.

Therefore, the estate their family purchased in Georgeburg was not particularly outstanding in terms of size and luxury.

After all, it is just to make it convenient for family members to have a place to live here.

If we compare horizontally, the Fisk family's manor is about the same size as Mr. Ben Harmon's manor, or even slightly smaller, and the exterior of the main house looks more old.

But the location here is better, and the neighbors of several nearby estates are all prestigious families in Virginia.

"I'm sorry, Master Ian didn't foresee that you would come to visit today, and he set out last night. Miss Olivia still needs to make some preparations, so please wait here for a moment. She said she will be here soon."

The old butler, Mr. Henry, led Wayne and the others into the main house, while politely explaining why the host did not come out to greet them.

Wayne and his two companions brought gifts to the Fisk family's estate in Georgeburg, under the pretext of visiting the Fisk brothers and sisters, but in fact they were looking for an opportunity to get in touch with the girl who wore the pendant yesterday.

So it doesn't matter whether Ian Fisk is here or not, as long as Miss Olivia is here.

After sitting in the reception room for a while, I realized that the main house looked a bit old from the outside, but it had been renovated inside.

Even based on Wayne's impression of the Fisk family's wealth, the decoration seemed a bit "shabby".

The old butler noticed Wayne looking around and gave the three of them a brief introduction to the manor:

"This was bought by the old owner after the War of Independence. The manor itself has a history of more than a hundred years, so it tries to maintain its old appearance as a continuation of heritage. For example, these oil paintings were all painted during the Continental Congress. The paintings are..."

After listening for a while,

It turns out that this is a historical site.

The "original owners" of the manor are all named in history books, and many of the guests are also historical celebrities.

For example, the famous laws from the colonial period were the result of discussions among different people here.

If you are interested, you can even find traces they left behind in the manor, discover details about the people behind major historical events, or try to experience their lives back then and feel a more vivid "past".

As a student of history,

Wayne felt like he had already lost at the starting line...

"Sorry to have kept you waiting."

After visiting the wall on the side of the fireplace that has been deliberately preserved in its original historical appearance - there is a height comparison line left by an old marquis of the House of Lords of the Kingdom of Windsor when he was a guest, which is probably just a little higher than Wayne's belly button.

Miss Olivia, dressed in a dress, appeared at the door of the reception room with her maid, and then sat down to chat with the three people as the owner of the manor.

After chatting for a while, I found out that Mrs. Russell and Miss Russell were also visiting the manor.

But the lady wearing the pendant yesterday was not there. She seemed to be a local or had another residence in Georgeburg.

Since Ian Fisk was not around, Wayne found an excuse to wander around the manor out of curiosity.

Inissa and Lina followed Miss Olivia to socialize with the ladies.

…

"Ah."

On this side, Wayne, led by the old butler Mr. Henry, visited the windmill that still retained the characteristics of the times.

Suddenly, I sneezed out of nowhere.

On the other side, in the relatively more private living room outside the bedroom of the manor owner's house, Olivia Fisk seemed quite surprised by the topic that the few people were talking about.

"Mr. Wayne is interested in Mary and wants to know more about her?"

Gladys Russell beside her was also greatly shocked. She looked around at Miss Inissa, Miss Lina and Miss Olivia, as if she had witnessed the diversity of human aesthetics.

Ah, sorry Mary, I didn't mean to think you were less pretty.

Gladys was shocked, but she secretly apologized to her friend in her heart.

"Yes," Lina nodded seriously, "Wayne mentioned her to us several times yesterday, and he still remembered many details of their meeting."

Olivia lowered her head gracefully and stirred the spoon in the teacup. After a while,

She then introduced her new friend whom she had just met:

"Mary is Mr. Brooke's daughter and has an older brother. Their family should have arrived in America around the time of the Revolutionary War. They have a plantation of more than 300 acres, and their main products are wheat and tobacco.

"But their family's main source of income should be a small steel processing plant in Richmond, which produces some steam train parts. So if Mr. Wayne can win the favor of Mr. Russell, then Mr. Brooke should also be happy to see him and Mary get to know each other better.

"As for Mary herself...I haven't known her for very long. Gladys should be more familiar with her."

When Gladys Russell heard that she was called by Miss Olivia, she faced the gazes of the other ladies.

For a moment I didn’t know how to evaluate my friend.

Fortunately, Lina didn't really care about it. "Compared to these...if there is a chance, I would like to meet Miss Brooke."