When Carl and Eliza reached the fourth floor from the flight passage, the Shadowlord was already waiting for them at the staircase not far away. The original man can't fly, so he naturally has to go up the stairs, but this speed is ...... Carl felt that he was on the verge of being surprised by this man's unreasonable physical qualities.

His office is at the end of the fourth floor.

When the group of four people was about to walk to the door, they saw a female soldier in a green military uniform already waiting there.

She wears a camouflage-brimmed hat that looks sideways down the aisle, the brim low enough to barely cover her eyes. Hearing footsteps coming this way, the female soldier turned to meet her, revealing a pair of watery cat's eyes under the brim of her hat.

Seeing Karl walking in front, she slammed her heel on the ground, snapped and stood in a military posture, raised her right hand from her side to the side of her eyebrow, and saluted neatly: "Lieutenant." ”

Carl nodded as a salute, and his voice was lazy: "It's Phoebe...... I forgot to ask you over in the afternoon. ”

"Did you have an appointment with a guest? It's okay, I can ...... Hmm......" Phoebe's eyes hidden under the brim of her hat swept over the guests Carl brought, and the moment her eyes made contact with the Shadow Owl, she was stunned for a moment, and even said stiffly, and then reacted before continuing, "I can come back later." ”

Carl was pulling out the door card to open the door when he heard Phoebe speak and hesitated, which somehow made him curious. He glanced over to Phoebe, and saw a moment of panic in her clear eyes. For Young Master Karl, who was accustomed to playing with flowers, he had seen this kind of expression a lot, but he used to see it on the face of a girl who was fascinated by him. Today, I suddenly saw this expression on the faces of my subordinates, and it was to someone other than myself...... He suddenly felt a little interesting, and his stubbornness suddenly became angry.

The red-clad lieutenant opened the door with a key card and said to Phoebe unhappily, "It's okay, you can come in too." He pushed open the door, made a polite gesture to Eliza, and whispered to Phoebe, "I am about to entertain this noble lady, and you are here just in time, so make us a pot of tea." ”

This kind of thing is placed on other primitives, and having the opportunity to serve a noble son like Young Master Carl is definitely a rare opportunity to cling, but Phoebe didn't show any joy on her face. However, the commander's order could not be disobeyed, and even if she was a million unhappy in her heart now, she could only serve tea and pour water for the winged people like a maid.

Phoebe replied without humility or arrogance, "Yes, Lieutenant." Then he followed Naoto Ito into the office.

According to the treatment of officers of the same rank, Karl's office is arranged with a special reception area.

In the large space on the right side near the entrance, there are two sofas facing each other, and in the middle is a low table where you can put a tea set. Carl and Eliza sat down on either side of the low table. Their attendants and servants stood behind their masters.

"Miss Eliza is willing to appreciate the light today and come here in person, thank you very much." Karl was the first to speak, "According to the courtesy, it should have been me, the inviter, who had come to your house to pay a visit and ask for your permission. However, today, I specially bothered Miss to come to the MIA, because I had a reluctant request, and the stakes were very high. What we're going to talk about in a moment involves military secrets, and we can't discuss them in places other than military organs, so I can only wronged you for this trip......"

"Lieutenant doesn't have to be so polite." Eliza said, "I just don't know what military secrets the lieutenant has, which can be discussed with me, an ordinary college student?" ”

"It's a secret, but it's not as exaggerated as you think. In fact, things have gone quite along, and I think you've heard of them......," said Carr, "and I wonder if Miss Eliza paid attention to the news of yesterday morning, the fire at Mendel University. ”

"Ah...... That news! It's said that there are five tall buildings in the school that are on fire at the same time......" Eliza seemed to understand a little when she heard this, "I heard from the Shadow Owl, is that the university where you asked them to take the Wing Humanization Test?" ”

"Yes. There were five people in the test at the time......" Carl said, as he saw Phoebe come with a teapot of black tea, so he pointed at her and said, "Among the five people is also my subordinate, Phoebe. ”

Carl turned his head to Phoebe: "Since that's it, why don't you get to know each other." Phoebe, this Miss Eliza is the owner of the Shadow Owl. ”

Hearing this, Phoebe put the teapot on the table, and gave a standard military salute to Miss Singer with her free hand, and said aloud: "Phoebe, corporal of the Fourth Army of the Imperial Army and Investigator of the Military Intelligence Service." ”

Although she was saluting earnestly, she looked at Eliza without a trace. Even from a woman's point of view, she can't help but sigh in her heart, this young lady can already be called a national idol-level beauty in terms of beauty. And thinking of this,Her memories can't help but rewind to the time when she first met with the shadow owl in the school garden.。

- Even in Lingxiao City, the capital of the empire, there are not many people who can reach this level of connections. Which nobleman is your master?

- I don't think we're on good enough to tell you her name.

At that time, he refused to say the name of the master, but he didn't expect it to be this noble lady who even the lieutenant had to be treated respectfully.

"I'm Eliza. Walker. Miss Singer smiled, "It's good luck to have such a cute Miss Soldier and Shadow Owl complete the Wing Humanization Test together." ”

Phoebe's face flushed when she heard this, and she couldn't help but look over to the shadow owl, but saw that the other party was completely expressionless, looking ahead without squinting. I didn't feel a little lost in my heart.

"Miss is serious." Phoebe retracted her gaze and picked up the pot to refill Carl and Eliza's tea, "I owe it to Shadowlord to thank him. If it weren't for him, I would have died a long time ago. ”

Carl picked up the black tea that Phoebe had brewed, and only felt a rich and elegant aroma of tea rushing to his face. He felt a hint of surprise in his heart, but his face remained silent, and then Phoebe's words continued, "Yes...... I sent five people out on this mission, and only two of them came back alive. ”

"What!?" Eliza's hand that was about to serve the teacup immediately retracted, and she was shocked, "What about the other three?" Is it because of that fire......"

Karl shook his head: "The fire broke out after the mission was over. Of the five original people I sent out this time, one was killed and two were missing. The missing person may have defected to the enemy......"

"Defection?" Eliza sighed, "It's a time of peace, where is the enemy?" ”

"Whether it is a time of peace or a time of war, where there are people, there are contradictions and strife, and this is eternal. If there were no enemies in peacetime, then simply disbanded the national army after every world war. Why waste money? Karl took a sip of black tea and continued, "And the primary purpose of our MIA existence is to find potential enemies for the country. So in a sense, although the operation cost three people, the result was a success. ”

"Just looking for potential enemies, why would anyone be sacrificed?" At this, Eliza's face showed a sad expression, "Although I don't know that martyr...... But even if the success of sacrifice is admirable, I always feel that human life should be more important than victory......"

A noble lady who is a native of the wing, not only has no prejudice against the original people, but also calls the sacrificed Wang Gong a "martyr", Phoebe can't help but feel awe-inspired. She put down the teapot and saluted Eliza, and said, "Miss, the martyr you are talking about is my comrade-in-arms." Hearing you say such things, he will feel relieved even under the Nine Springs. ”

Eliza was taken aback and hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to mention it." ”

Phoebe shook her head: "As soldiers, we are ready to sacrifice our lives for our country. ”

"Let's get down to business." Carl coughed lightly to draw the attention of the two women and continued, "To be honest, I didn't expect this mission to be so dangerous. It stands to reason that if a case involving the original person breaking the law or a place with a high level of security such as a university is a case, it would be enough to send two investigators of Phoebe's level to solve it. But I have sent a full five of them this time, but I still don't know which side is behind the enemy, Miss Eliza, you might as well make a bold guess about why? ”

Eliza was still just a student, and her knowledge of the military was almost zero, so it was impossible to guess, so she asked, "Why?" ”

Karl wasn't prepared to embarrass her, and said bluntly, "Because the enemy is far stronger than we think." As for how strong it is......" he gestured to the Shadow Owl standing behind Eliza, "Your servant should know better than I do, because he had fought directly with the other and had an arm broken. Hehe...... It only takes one trick to have such an effect, and I just wanted to try it. Unfortunately, I can't. ”

"Lieutenant ......!" Eliza finally understood why Carl suddenly made a move before, and pouted unhappily, "It's all said, this is not a child fight!" ”

"Of course not. It was a battle with your life. Karl held the teacup in one hand and dragged his cheek in the other, and looked lazily at the noble lady opposite, "Especially for your servants...... Wing humanization indicators are not something so easy to get their hands on. ”

Eliza glanced at the shadow owl standing behind her, meeting the other's calm gaze.

"It's okay, I've passed the test." The Shadow Owl said lightly, "Aren't I still alive and well?" ”

As soon as the words ended, applause came from Karl's direction.

"Great! That's great......" Carl didn't know when he had already put the teacup in his hand on the low table, his face was full of excited smiles, and the corners of his mouth almost reached the root of his ears, "Miss Eliza, you are really a good servant!" Hey, I'd like to discuss something with you...... Sell me the Shadow Owl! As much as you ask, it can be as expensive as you want. ”

After that, the expressions of the four people in the office except Carl were all stunned.

Eliza thought she had misheard: "Lieutenant...... What did you just say? ”

"Sell me the Shadowlord." Carl repeated.

Naoto Ito, who was standing on the side, was the first to hold back: "Young master, the shadow owl will be 20 years old soon...... The implication is that it is not cost-effective for you to buy it now...... According to the law, when a former servant is 20 years old, he automatically acquires legal status and becomes a member of the Empire. At that time, he will be able to decide for himself his future path - whether to work, further study or enlist in the army, and will no longer be influenced by his former master. In other words, even if Eliza was really willing to sell the Shadow Owl to Carl, he would only be able to use it for less than a year at most.

"Of course, you don't need to say more." Karl waved his hand at Naoto Ito, "I just want to know Miss Eliza's intentions right now. A servant who can only be used for less than a year can now be sold not only to return to the capital, but also to make an extra profit, which is quite a good deal. In this way, in order to express my sincerity, I will first open a starting price of 400,000, how about it? ”

The numbers Karl is talking about can be said to be extremely generous. Taking into account the length of service of the original person of the commodity - the younger the original person and the better the variety, the higher the asking price. Primitives like Shadow Owl, who are close to 20 years old, are usually sold in shops, and most of them can only be used as gifts. Not to mention that when Eliza bought him when he was 14 years old, he was originally a giveaway because of the broken code. It's just that the second lady is particularly favored, so she paid him a purchase fee of 150,000 yuan.

So the fact is actually as Carl said - if you sell the shadow owl for 400,000 yuan now, it will be for nothing to call him for six years, and then you can earn 250,000 yuan back. It's really a good business that is hard to find with a lantern.

However, Eliza shook her head firmly.

"What about 1 million?" Carl asked.

Eliza shook her head again.

"2 million?" Carl smiled, "Or you can make an offer...... 8 million? ”

- The price that the lieutenant said was actually doubled, and I really don't know what the next number will say.

At this time, not only Naoto Ito's expression became nervous, but even a guy like Shadow Owl, who was not moved when the sky fell, rarely lost his usual indifferent appearance, and hurriedly said: "Second Miss, I ......"

"I'm not selling." Eliza didn't let him say the rest of the story, "Lieutenant, you may have misunderstood. I'm not going to sell the Shadow Lord, no matter how much money you pay. ”

"Are you sure?"

Eliza nodded, "The Shadow Owl is my servant, but also my friend. Friends can't make money. Not to mention that he didn't want to work for anyone other than me. Is that right? Shadow Owl. ”

"Hmm."

After listening to the explanations of the two, Carl actually laughed again: "Ahaha-good! Miss Eliza is willing to be friends with a broken code, whether it is sincere or not, just by this sentence, this courage, this courage, it is admirable! It's a pity that you can't drink alcohol during work hours now, otherwise I really want to toast you. Speaking of this, he leaned forward, and his originally high-pitched tone changed to a low tone, "Since I have no hope of buying the shadow owl, there is one thing, I hope that Miss can help me no matter what." ”

"Lieutenant, please."

Karl looked at the shadow owl and then at Eliza, and the cynicism he had been all this time suddenly disappeared, and he became as serious as most soldiers, and said slowly: "Please order your servants to confess to all of us about one thing—who broke his hand on the night of May 9 when he was on duty?" What is the name of this person? Looks, features? I need full details about this person. It doesn't matter how small the slightest detail is. ”

Hearing Carl's words, Phoebe was shocked. Eliza, on the other hand, had no reason not to help, so she looked at the Shadow Owl in acquiescence.

"If you don't want even your master to be involved in the Blackwings, don't tell anyone about the Blackwings'. You also saw - among the five of us, Lei Wei has defected and Wang Gong has also died. If I'm right, Aaron should be over there by now. The Blackwings are a variant of the Wingmen who were born to kill, and no one who has anything to do with them will end well! "That's what Phoebe said to Shadowlord after Dire leaves. She could only hope in her heart for now that the Shadowlord would keep her mouth shut about the Dire.

However, after Carl uttered his request, Shadowlord cast an inquiring look at his master, and received a positive answer.

"Say it." Eliza commanded, "It is the duty of every citizen of the Empire to provide intelligence to the military to the best of his ability. ”

The Shadowlord nodded and said, "That man's name is Dire. He's a wingman, but he's not like the other wingmen - his wings are black. ”