The Manor which was gifted to Mason had now turned into a hub of activities . A transportation portal had been placed on the property that connected to the oil rig in Siberia.
The steam engine that powered the oil rig was now swapped out with newly constructed 36 cylinder engines that controlled the drilling and pumping of crude oil into the refinery which produced ten thousand liters of of product everyday. This included diesel , petrol (PMS) , propane , and so much more .
The engineers despite not knowing much about what they were producing felt a sense of accomplishment seeing the fruits of their labor.
They had produced three hand made cars , two SUVs , and a sedan all made from premium materials and alloys. All were powered by naturally aspirated 6 liter V8 engines that produced between 400 to 600 horsepower with top speed ranging from 200 km/ph for the SUV and 270 km/ph for the sedan.
It was a marvel of technology even for this time. The vehicles even has protection runes that deflected at least seventy percent of any attack directed at it.
That evening the engineers and the the guards that has been working on the vehicles had settled down to celebrate the milestone that they had achieved.
But before they could begin their celebration , a guest arrived. It was the imperial envoy who pulled him out of the academy .
After exchanging pleasantries the aide ,Carlton announced.
" Prince Gregory , Duke of Bavaria has requested your presence at his sons engagement ceremony next week."
" Does the Prince know how busy I am ?" Mason asked but he was not expecting an answer.
" When do we leave?"
"Tomorrow morning." Carlton replied.
The next day Mason had packed his bag and weapons. He had made a new rifle that would serve as both a long range rifle , a battle rifle.
This was a riffle chambered in a .308 caliber and a twenty round magazine and an integral suppressor barrel. It also had a 4X telescopic sight and was a semi automatic .
He also packed a spare rifle chambered in 7.62 × 33 mm cartridges , an the Mp7 submachine gun , his 9mm and 45 ACP pistols.
One could argue that Mason was getting prepared for nothing but in a world like this, anything could come up.
Two cars were to be used for this journey, the sedan as his personal transport and the SUV for support especially when it came to carrying extra fuel.
And so the journey started , Mason and Carlton occupying the sedan and a guard following closely behind.
With a carriage, the journey could have taken about twelve hours but with two cars going at one hundred and fifty kilometers per hour it took them just three hours. One hour from the manor to the transport portal where the vehicles awed everyone who saw it and then two hours to the Prince's Palace .
From about two miles out , Mason could see the silhouette of the Wolfsburg palace and it was nothing short of an architectural marvel.
From what he could see from the outside, Magnus could sumise that this palace could be much more larger than the Pentagon or the white house or even Buckingham Palace.
The guards at the palace gate were shocked by the arrival of the car , after all they had never seen something like this before.
They all stood staring at the car with caution, it was until Carlton stepped out that they allowed the cars pass through .
Normally, if they arrived in a carriage, the servants would unhitch the carriage and take the horses to the stable as it was a long event but with the car , there was no such thing. Mason just parked the car away from the front door.
The servants quickly came out to help with the luggage and quickly took them to the designated room assigned to Mason.
The room itself aside from being huge , was extravagantly decorated with silk sheets and crystal chandeliers .
He quickly arranged his stuff and then made his way to the bathroom to take a shower.
The bathroom was another evidence of extravaganza with a tub which was as large as a small pool .
Golden taps , Golden shower heads and even golden frames on the mirrors and windows .
He quickly took a shower but when he came out , someone else was already his room , he could feel the pressure emanating from his imposing figure .
The man looked like all those huge vikings you see in the movies except that he looked well groomed .
Then Mason saw him checking out one of his gloves , the one with the energy absorbing ability which would also drain anyone who puts it on except Mason and his direct descendants .
" It will kill anyone that puts it on except me ." Mason said as he decided to engage the intruder verbally.
" Is that so ? " The man asked as he turned .
Mason nodded .
" So who are you , Prince Gregory or a relative ? "
" And what makes you believe that I am the prince ? "
" Nothing much , a servant or guest won't be going through my stuff . " Mason replied.
The man chuckled a little but he couldn't control himself and burst out in full laughter .
" Count Erik told me that you were quite the character , I needed to see for myself ."
" Come , take a walk with me . "
Mason quickly arranged himself and followed the Prince closely as they walked along the halls .
" The guard tell me that you arrived in a strange contraption, a carriage moving without horses. How did you manage that ?"
" It'll be better if I show you instead." Mason said leading the Prince to the cars.
When they reached where the car was parked Mason could see some guards and servants surrounding the cars curious of what it was .
They could have done more if not for the presence of Masons guard . When they saw the Prince , they quickly bowed and moved out of the way for him to see the cars in full view .
He could see their black paint reflect the sunlight and even without him seeing it in action , he knew that it was a quite powerful contraption .
" Tell me all about this." The Prince said grinning.