So far so good. The voice is distinct and no, I didn't feel that it was too florid, though at a couple of points your sentences run really long. They're not technically run-on sentences since you've broken them up with the proper punctuation, but they get a little hard to follow.
I also enjoy the way you're dealing with the sorcery thus far.
The world-building you're doing is all good information, but I wonder if it's quite the right place for it. The couple paragraphs about the Mongli invasion and etcetera felt like they were bogging things down right at the beginning, though maybe I only feel that because this section was so short.
I was a bit startled when Albert, who we'd been told was a frail and dying man, turned out to be this jovial, happy fellow. I think that's because I'm not honestly sure who the POV for this section is (or even whether this is an omniscient narrator, though it feels like it's moved to a limited narrator after introductory paragraphs). I assume it's Albert mostly because of the way you've described the Zhypsy doctor, but if so we have no idea what he's thinking or feeling. If the man's half-dead, surely he must be feeling some discomfort.
Even if Albert isn't the POV character here, some sensory information might help readers get over that hump--the rattle of his breath or what have you. Right now I feel that we're told Albert is dying and then shown a man who doesn't seem sick at all, rather than a man who is trying to face his death with dignity or whatever. With just a bit more information I think that characterization could work really well.
