Surdak pushed open the hotel's thick oak carved glass door and was greeted by Karl Brown. Kesment sat on the sofa in the lounge area of the hall in a dress, and the hostess of the inn was sitting opposite Carl, chatting with Carl with a smile on her face, and the two seemed to know each other very well.

But it's not surprising that the Garden Square inn was originally recommended by Carl to Surdak.

Seeing Surdak push the door and walk in, the charming proprietress casually said hello to Surdak, and then twisted her plump round buttocks back to the bar.

Karl stood up and gave Surdak a strong hug, and said enthusiastically, "I thought you wouldn't dare to come to Highlandsa City so soon, what?" Did you come here to complete the enrollment procedures? ”

Surdak sat down on the sofa in the rest area, poured himself a cup of tea, took a sip to moisten his somewhat dry throat, and said to Karl, "The construction of the cistern in the village has begun, and this time I came here to sell a batch of sulfur mines in exchange for some silver coins, and then go to the Knights to get a letter of recommendation......"

As he spoke, he took out a parchment scroll from his bosom and said, "I have already got it." ”

Standing in front of the counter, the innkeeper heard Surdak's words, leaned against the counter and interjected: "Is Knight Surdak going to teach at the Knight Academy of Highlandza?" Then be sure to consider choosing a permanent room in our hotel, which is also very cost-effective. ”

Karl sat on the sofa, raised his eyebrows, twisted his head and said loudly to the innkeeper, "Mrs. Cohen, the Knight Academy provides free accommodation, and there is no reason for Knight Surdak to pay a high room fee for this. ”

The innkeeper's eyes widened, and she said in a joking tone, "Is that really the case?" I know that there are quite a few instructors of the Knight Academy who have private rooms outside the hotel, and occasionally bring some young girls over for a night. ”

Karl glanced at the proprietress a little speechlessly, not wanting to pay any more attention to her, God knows what kind of secrets she would shake out if she said it any further, the innkeeper Madame Cohen was never short of news from the city of Highlandza.

Karl asked Surdak in a serious manner, "You came to the city of Hylanza to sell sulphur ore?" ”

Surdak nodded yes.

Karl frowned and thought for a moment before saying: "There are special personnel in the material logistics department of Hailanza City who are responsible for the purchase of this thing, if the amount is small, I still recommend that you go to the underground trading market, which can be sold at a better price." ”

Surdak whispered to Karl, "I just came back from the trading market over there......"

After saying that, he also patted the money bag on his waist proudly, signaling that he had sold the sulfur ore for a good price.

Surdak turned his head to look outside, it was getting dark, and there were some old people sitting on the benches in the square garden across the street, and the afterglow of the setting sun fell on them, leaving a faint golden color in the woods, on the meadows, and among the bushes. The mountains in the distance are also hidden in the evening glow, making this mountain town look extraordinarily beautiful.

Since he talked about sulfur mines, Carl felt that it was still necessary to popularize this knowledge to Surdak, so he said to him: "Sulfur mines have strict control regulations on the Grimm Empire, but many alchemists in the Magic Guild also use sulfur mines, and the magician nobles have a transcendent status in the Grimm Empire, so the sale of some sulfur mines by magicians is not under control." ”

Surdak nodded in understanding.

Karl sat there and asked, "And when are you going to take classes at the Knight Academy of Highlandza?" ”

Surdak thought about the cistern that was being built in the village, and after the foundation was laid, he checked the design of the cistern.

And the sulfur mine also needs to check it himself, after all, there have been salamanders over there before, Surdak feels that the surrounding area of the rocky area should be carefully investigated again to prevent more salamanders from coming out, after all, those stonemasons are all villagers of Wall Village, once they encounter a second-level magical beast like a salamander, the situation is still quite dangerous.

Surdak said to Karl, "I have to go back to the village of Wo tomorrow, and I will not be able to get out until everything is on track in the village." ”

Surdak didn't plan to enter the Knight Academy immediately, Karl leaned back in his chair and reminded, "Don't delay it too long, it's much more troublesome than you think to reissue a letter of recommendation." ”

Remembering the old knight's reminder during the day, Surdak said thoughtfully: "The knights have given me a half-month deadline, and I will rush back within the deadline." ”

At this moment a splendid carriage heard the door of the inn, and an attendant came in from outside, came to Karl's side, and whispered a few words to him.

Karl nodded slightly, and then said to Surdak: "Since you have come to Highlandsa, you will have to listen to my arrangements that night, since you have become a knight, then your social circle must be changed, and you need to meet some new friends......"

Surdak asked, "Won't you go to the prom again?" ”

Karl stood up, patted Surdak on the shoulder, and replied, "It's just a small party, and it's all friends you know!" ”

After saying that, he hugged Surdak and walked outside the hotel, and the attendant hurriedly walked to the door first, pushed open the door of the hotel for the two of them, and ran to the side of the magic caravan, opened the door for the two of them, waved at the coachman, and the magic caravan quickly merged into the street.

The city of Highlandsa is a mountain town, the streets are undulating, sometimes the drop is very large, some of the streets are very steep, and it must be a horse-drawn carriage to avoid problems, so there are not many horse-drawn carriages on the streets, and many nobles choose to ride horses when they go out.

The setting sun stretches the carriages and figures on the street for a long time......

……

Sure enough, this party was a small circle, and the meeting place was in a restaurant that looked pretty good in Highlandsa City, this restaurant had a very special name, and the plaque was a row of elves, if the restaurant on the Greene Chinese Observation Deck, the owner of this restaurant was said to be a half-elf, but he was usually in-depth, and few people had seen him even in Highlandsa City.

It's not the food it's the food it's famous for, such as sap wine, elven biscuits, and Elune's strawberry jelly, which are popular in the elven world, but few people in the Empire like to eat them, and more specifically, the people of Hylanza don't like to eat them at all.

Just like the culinary specialties, the view of this restaurant is also very special, as it is a converted watchtower, so that anyone who eats in this restaurant can enjoy the view of the city of Highlandza.

Carl's table is next to the window on the west side, and when the whole city is already immersed in night, you can still see the sunset.

Surdak looked down from the window, and felt the whole city of Hylanza under his feet.

Several of Carl's friends sat around a long table full of elven food, but the seemingly beautiful food was rarely touched, the only popular ones were honey-glazed smoked fish and green apples, but Surdak tried everything a little bit, not as bad as expected, but the taste was a little light.

Several waiters in the restaurant are also half-elves, in addition to having a pair of long pointed ears, each half-elf girl is slender, delicate face, each elf girl has a pair of big watery eyes, they are wearing Lolita's long skirts, and their smiles are very subtle, which makes Surdak sigh in his heart, if these half-elf girls live in their previous lives, they are all very photogenic star faces.

A delicate arm like a white lotus root stretched out from behind Surdak, and with a cry of apology, a delicate golden plate was placed in front of Surdak, containing three fried silver-scaled small fish, sprinkled with a layer of herbs with a strange fragrance.

Karl's friend, Baron Llewellyn, looked in high spirits, he was dressed in a delicate gown, two rows of delicate gold buttons on his chest shone brightly, his hair was meticulously groomed, and his young face raised his wine glass to Karl with a kind of confidence and ostentation. Kesment laughed and said:

"Carl, I heard that you beat Jasper's kid this time and was promoted to squadron leader of the support team? Congratulations. ”

The tall lady with the beautiful face, who had met Surdak at the ball of Viscount Emmett, was now sitting beside him very quietly, and when he raised his glass to Karl, the tall lady's eyes fell on him, needless to say, the two must be in love.

The young lady next to Carl is also the one from the last ball, and she is Carl's lover. Man, as Carl called her Mrs. Christie.

Dressed in a courtly dress, she sat dignified beside Karl, her eyes falling on Surdak from time to time, as if she was interested in Surdak.

Sitting across the long table were two of Carl's other friends, Jonah and Brooke, who also came with their female companions, both of whom were also barons, and both of them were polite to Surdak, not showing the arrogance of the nobles in their bones, but making people feel a sense of intimacy like a spring breeze.

Karl was pleased with the atmosphere, filled his glass with bitter sap, and raised his glass to the young Baron Llewellyn:

"This is not my own credit, to achieve today's results, all thanks to everyone's help, here I would like to solemnly thank you again."

Mrs. Christie turned to Karl with a happy face and asked, "In that case, you are also qualified to inherit the title of Earl of Casement?" ”

Karl smiled implicitly, nodded slightly, and then said: "Actually, this is not what I want, no matter who this title is given to in the family, or who is not given it, it will be very troublesome, and in the end, it is likely that the blood and family ties will be diluted, and I am more inclined to establish my own merits in the plane war and spell out a title for myself." ”

Karl spoke calmly, but his tone was full of yearning for dimensional war, and Surdak could feel the blood in his body boiling and burning.

"You want to participate in the Plane War?" Surdak asked, somewhat surprised.

"Don't you disagree with it in your family?" At the same time, Mrs. Christie, who was sitting next to Carl, also asked very worriedly, and her tone did not want Carl to participate in the plane war.

Karl nodded at Surdak, and then said to Mrs. Christie with some wistfulness, "Yes! However, I did well in the guard camp this time, and apparently not everyone wanted to see it, and it won't be long before someone takes the initiative to help me convince those who disagree, and maybe lead to my trip to the plane. ”

It seems that he was born in an aristocratic family, although he has no worries about food and clothing, and his status is prominent, but he will have a lot of troubles every day, and there is nothing to envy. Surdak thought silently in his heart.

The tall lady sitting next to Baron Llewellyn looked at Surdak's body, and said lightly: "I heard that the plane war is very dangerous, by the way, I heard that the Surdak knights participated in the plane war?" ”

Her words attracted everyone's attention, and Surdak confessed: "In the Warsaw plane, but unfortunately, in the Battle of Moyunling before I retired, my 57th Army Corps was defeated, and it happened that my service expired at this time, so I retired from the battlefield. ”

The young Mrs. Christie looked at Karl deeply, and said pointedly, "It is the greatest luck to return safely." ”

"That's right!" Karl could only bite the bullet and replied with a smile.

And under the table he grabbed Mrs. Christie's soft little hand, and Mrs. Christie's eyes rippled with tenderness and sweetness.

"Knight Surdak, why do you have time to come to Highlandsa City, haven't you been too busy lately?" The tall lady was obviously unwilling to let Surdak go easily, and asked with a smile.

Surdak smiled bitterly in his heart, and couldn't think of where he had offended her, so he could only say: "I've been busy with the autumn harvest recently, in fact, I came to Highlandsa City this time specifically to purchase some supplies. ”

The tall girl squinted at Baron Llewellyn with her bright almond eyes, and laughed softly: "Surdak, you came to Highlandsa City this time, and it is a coincidence, the group of bandits who were still messing around a while ago seem to have suddenly all hidden. ”

“……”

The tall lady said with obvious sarcasm in her words, so that everyone else at the table didn't know how to continue, after all, everyone was Carl's friend, and there was no need to tear each other down.

Surdak smiled disapprovingly and said, "Looks like I'm in luck!" ”

Baron Llewellyn raised his long sword eyebrows and said, "It's not thanks to Karl, if he hadn't exterminated a group of robbers in the suburbs, how could the outskirts of the city be so quiet now!" ”

Karl secretly gave Surdak an apologetic look.

At this time, he couldn't stand up in public and admit that those robbers were actually killed by Surdak, after all, he was the squadron leader of the out-of-city reinforcement team of the guard battalion who was promoted with this honor, so he could only make Surdak feel aggrieved.

The attentive Mrs. Christie seemed to see a trace of displeasure in Karl's eyes, and when he and Surdak had a deep friendship, she hurriedly opened her mouth to divert the topic:

"I've heard word that the robbers are looking for a handmaiden from Hoyle Manor......"

Sure enough, no matter what time it was, the gossip of gossip was the most attractive, and it came from the most well-informed Mrs. Christie, who was standing behind the young lady, and the group of people present except Surdak knew it, so they listened to it with relish.

However, Mrs. Christie's news seemed to involve some secret information, and Carl could only cough lightly and said, "This kind of baseless news can't be spread casually. ”

Young Mrs. Christie gave Karl a blank look, and said, "You refuse to tell me any news, I heard it from Miss Hoyle." ”