Ever since the new batch of "refugees" showed up, Xu Tao's castle felt different.
What used to be a plain, lifeless fortress made of gray stone and empty rooms now actually looked like people lived there. The walls were no longer bare; they had wallpapers with colors that chased away the dull gray.
The cold stone floors were hidden under red and green carpets.
Xu Tao had made them by testing the Immortal Scribe's Alchemic Converter, hoping to create something useful, but ended up with these instead.
They worked well enough, so the maids spread them around. Qi lamps lit up the halls, glowing from walls and ceilings, always kept bright every day so there were no dark corners left.
All this were done by Wu Zetian's maids.
From the very start, they took over the castle like it was their own palace. They cooked, cleaned, decorated, and managed everything in sight. Armor and weapons were cleaned until they shone, then placed neatly along the hallways like ornaments.
