Chapter 540: A Meeting With the Count of Paris
Henri d’Orléans stood at the doors of Bruno’s palace. Jaw agape, as he witnessed its grandeur.
It was a behemoth of neo-baroque architecture, mixed with futuristic technology. Its scale was easily on par with Versailles, or perhaps... even bigger.
Bruno did have a tendency to be petty when it came to matters of the French. And the idea that Versailles was debatably the largest palace in the world rubbed him the wrong way.
Since he had decided to construct this monstrosity for the sake of his family and future generations, he ensured that he broke the record without dispute.
Even so, Henri did not remain slack-jawed for long. Instead, he was greeted by the staff at Bruno’s home, who invited the man indoors.
And there he saw Bruno and his family. Larger than he ever expected it to be.
Bruno and Heidi had eight children of their own. Four boys and four girls. And among them, half were now married with their own kids.
Their spouses and children were equally present, and dressed in exceptional formal wear.
Bruno himself wore his military dress uniform, the medals won in wars past adorned across his body. Glistening under the light of the chandelier, provided to the palace via the Tesla resonance tower embedded in its tallest spire.
In fact, the Palace in Innsbruck had multiple redundant power systems, whether in the form of solar panels on its roofing that blended seamlessly with its aesthetic.
Savonius wind turbines mounted on the hills above the palace grounds, its power cables routed through fortified structures beneath the earth.
Or simply the geothermal micro-generator embedded in the lowest level of the bunker complex beneath below the surface of the palace grounds.