It was a dark restaurant, only one window had no glass, but there was a worn-out parchment pasted with it, and when the wind blew, the parchment always fluttered, and there was a faint smoky smell in the restaurant, as if something was burnt, but soon a fat cook came over with her fat ass swinging, and a large round wooden plate in her hand, which smelled sweet.

With a clang, wooden plates were placed on the table, and the room was filled with the smell of baked apples.

The door of the restaurant was left open, so that it could be cooler, but there were few people in the restaurant at this time, and occasionally a homeless man walked in front of the restaurant, and as soon as he stopped at the door of the restaurant, the fat cook in the restaurant would go out with a curse and stuff the bread that had been black in her hand into the homeless man's arms.

"Sorry to keep the two of you out of work."

Surdak said this without any sincerity, and when he spoke, he was holding the file in his hand, filing the magic core on the table with great seriousness.

He seemed to be very focused, and he seemed cautious, for fear that if he filed a little more inside, he would hurt the magic crystals inside, which was a little different from other gamblers, and in Mashenka's opinion, if the Surdak knight was to continue polishing like this, his bag of magic cores would take him at least three months to grind.

The two girls, Kaka and Zora, are still a little unrelieved, they have experienced a lot of things in the past half a day.

The fat cook shouted in a loud voice, "Kaka, come and cut the apple pie so that your guests can taste the authentic Epson flavor." ”

Seeing that Kaka, who had lost his soul, finally came back to his senses, the fat cook put the rag in her hand on the table and wiped it casually, and then sat down.

Her fat ass. When the strand touched the chair, the chair seemed to let out a painful wail.

Squeak

The fat cook didn't care about this at all, and said next to Kaka, "If you want me to say, Kaka, you and Zora should come to me early to help me, how can it be so easy to work outside." ”

Kaka was cutting apple pie when he heard the fat cook say this, and immediately complained, "But Aunt Olenka, you are sure that your restaurant can afford the three of us, and if you don't give bread to the homeless people for free, I think maybe the business will be better." ”

"I won't starve either of you at any rate." The fat cook's eyes widened, and she said in a loud voice.

Kaka didn't say anything, but she still looked reluctant, not because she hated the dilapidated restaurant, but because she was worried about burdening Aunt Olenka.

Zola, who was sitting next to Kaka, kept her head down and was a little shy, but when she talked about working in a restaurant, she raised her head and said with a firm gaze, "Aunt Olenka, I can't stay!" ”

The fat cook felt a little incomprehensible, she spread out her hand and wanted, pressed her elbow on the table, and asked Zora, "Why?" Zora, what's going on in your little head? ”

Zora whispered, "I want to save some money, Mashenka should go to the Warrior Academy to study......"

Hearing Zora say this, the fat cook and Kaka both looked weird, and the fat cook didn't continue.

Instead, Kaka said to Zora: "Your idea is good, but it's a little unrealistic, I'm afraid you don't know that the most broken warrior academy in Epson City also needs five gold coins a year for tuition, and you have to study for four years in a row, even if Mashenka can get that piece of warrior certificate, what can you do?" It's not that you want to join an infantry regiment and train on the battlefield for three days, now that the world is so uneven, with such a sum of money, it is better to go through the relationship and let Mashenka mix in the logistics army for three years! ”

Mashenka, who was sitting next to Surdak, also said with great ambition: "Sister, I can handle my affairs by myself!" ”

But can he? Surdak knew that he obviously couldn't, his daily income as a guide was very unstable, and it was impossible to earn enough hardware in just over a year.

Surdak put down the magic core in his hand, raised his head and asked Mashenka, "Are you going to study at the Warrior Academy?" ”

"yes, I want to be a swordsman." Mashenka replied.

As far as Surdak understood, it seemed that every Bena wanted to be a swordsman.

Aunt Olenka winked at Kaka and said, "By the way, we still have ale here, Kaka, you can serve it for me." ”

As soon as the fat cook and Kaka left, the atmosphere became a little awkward.

Surdak felt that he should help Mashenka, so he coughed twice and said: "Ahem, Mashenka, there are some things I think I can help with, if it's just a matter of tuition, I can sponsor you, but during your study in the academy, you don't go inside to mess with people, I don't advocate messing around in the academy, it's better to keep this money to do a small business, when you study in the academy, you need to have a big goal and countless small goals, and then work hard to achieve each goal." ”

Mashenka didn't expect Surdak to offer to fund herself, so she quickly refused: "Lord Knight, thank you for your kindness, I ......"

Surdak waved his hand slightly, interrupted him, and said, "Don't be busy refusing yet, of course my funding can't be gratuitous. ”

Zora lowered her head, as if she had thought of something, thinking that she might be the price in the mouth of the Surdak Knight, and if the Surdak Knight proposed it, would she agree or refuse? Thinking of this, and thinking of the rest of the world, the girl's face turned red to the root of her ears......

Surdak stared at Mashenka and said, "I need to work for me for a year without pay after you graduate, and then look at your performance to decide whether you can stay or not." ”

Zora looked up in surprise and looked at Surdak, not expecting him to come up with such a condition.

Mashenka looked surprised and asked Surdak, "Lord Knight, are you saying that you are going to hire me after I graduate?" ”

Surdak thought to himself about the future path, he didn't have a clue, but at this time he could only bite the bullet and continue: "That's pretty much what it means, but you still need to find opportunities to serve in the military after graduation, and sometimes we have to respect the laws of the Grimm Empire." ”

"Of course that's fine." Mashenka was overjoyed by Surdak's promise, got up from her chair, straightened up, gave a not-so-standard military salute, and then exclaimed, "Thank you, Knight. ”

"My name is Knight Surdak." Knight Surdak emphasized his name very seriously, and it had almost become a habit for him.

Mashenka immediately said, "Thank you, Lord Knight Surdak! ”

Surdak ate a piece of apple pie without adding any honey, so the pie was a little sour, he quietly put the knife down, and said, "Grow up as soon as possible, so that you can protect your relatives and those who love you." ”

Mashenka looked a little excited, and said to Surdak: "Got it, Lord Knight Surdak! I'll do my best. ”

At this time, Surdak grabbed the two magic cores that were placed on the table, the magic cores were covered with debris and ash powder from the polishing process, and they looked like two dirty stones, Surdak picked up the water cup beside him, and said: "Okay, these two magic cores are almost polished, and there should be a little surplus in the tuition fees given to you to be a warrior academy." ”

After speaking, he poured the water in the cup on top of the two magic cores, and an incredible scene happened, as the gray powder of the magic core was washed down by the clear water, the amber crystals inside were revealed with a halo like flowing water, and the dazzling light made the sisters and brothers on the table almost hold their breath, they stared at the two crystals in front of them with wide eyes, Mashenka reached out and picked up a magic crystal, and the hand holding the magic crystal couldn't help but tremble.

Surdak's voice reached the ears of the siblings: "Don't be surprised, this world is full of incredible things, maybe one day, you will become like me." ”

The eldest boy Mashenka looked at Surdak with admiration, and couldn't help but shout: "Knight Surdak ......"

Surdak straightened up the leather armor on his body, dusted off the fine powder from his body, stood up and said to Mashenka: "Okay, thank you for your hospitality, I like Aunt Olenka's apple pie very much, its sour taste is appetizing......"

Surdak said as he walked out of the restaurant.

By the time Mashenka chased him outside the restaurant, Surdak had disappeared into the bustling crowd and was nowhere to be seen.