Above the sea of clouds is an endless blue sky.

The sky here is clean and clear, always brightening early, and the sails are full of strong winds, like a pair of invisible hands pushing a magic airship forward.

The butler led Surdak into a separate dining room.

This restaurant has a wide view, and you can see the sea of clouds outside the window from the glass window.

Alexis. Count Iter sat at the table, surrounded by four waiters of the dining room, with gilt-sgrain plates in front of him, smiled and nodded at Surdak, and motioned for Surdak to sit on the chair to his left.

The waiter hurriedly wrapped a napkin around Surdak's chest and poured him an aperitif.

The butler whispered a few words beside Count It, and Count It's gray eyebrows jumped slightly, and with a curious expression on his face, he asked Surdak:

"Listen to David, you just went out for your morning exercise?"

The old earl did not say those words of thanks, but pulled Surdak to talk about everyday topics.

Surdak relaxed a little nervously and replied, "Yes, as long as there are conditions, daily morning exercise is essential, so as to keep the body in the best condition." ”

Every checkered knight needs to be in good physical condition at all times, as they may be drafted into a battlefield at any point.

"It's not easy for young people to be so self-disciplined, when I was young, I was also a knight in disguise, but at that time I always felt that it was too hard in the army, and I often had to be a much stronger enemy than myself on the battlefield, so I insisted on retiring as soon as the military service period expired, if I could hold on a little longer, maybe it wouldn't be the situation I am now......" Count Iter's eyes showed a look of remembrance.

Surdak rubbed his nose and said, "I don't always do this, and occasionally I lie in bed and don't want to get up. ”

The waiter brought a plate of meatloaf filled with thick juice and asked Surdak if he needed it.

Surdak nodded, yes.

Count It sat on his chair and said: "I am afraid that a young man like you will not know how enviable it is to sleep a little longer, as people get older, sleep will become worse and worse, like I will drink a glass of golden cider every day before going to bed, even then I can only sleep for a while, and I will wake up at the slightest movement, and then lie quietly in bed and wait for the dawn to come, and then my mind flashes back to the past that I could not look back on." ”

He looked out the window, as if he could see the memories from the window.

It didn't take long for him to come to his senses, and he picked up the spoon and said to Surdak: "I don't have a good appetite, and I can only drink a little oat milk in the morning, but a young man like you can eat more and replenish his strength." ”

Surdak just happened to stuff a piece of meatloaf into his mouth, and he couldn't say anything at all, so he could only nod his head in a little rudeness.

Count Iter didn't care at all, but asked Surdak curiously, "You are a nobleman from Hailanza, but I don't seem to have seen you before. ”

It was only then that Surdak swallowed the beef patty with some teeth in his mouth, and explained to Count Ith:

"Uh...... I am not a hereditary nobleman, but a baron of the third rank who was recently made by His Majesty Charles. ”

Count It thought seriously for a while, and the butler next to him leaned into Count It's ear again and whispered a few words, Count It's eyes lit up, and he looked at Surdak seriously, and said to him with a faint smile: "Oh, I remember, you are the pride of our Highlandsa, and the plane war of the Maca plane has played the momentum of our Bena people." ”

The old earl waved his hand passionately and made a slashing motion.

"Hey, young man...... Well done. Count Iter said appreciatively.

The two talked happily until the end of breakfast.

Several young aristocratic ladies sat in the corner of the dining room, and several young nobles in dresses sat across the table, and a group of people chatted with great interest, and from time to time let out a graceful chuckle, which caused the waiters in the restaurant to turn their heads to this group of young nobles.

Surdak and the old earl walked to the door of the restaurant, and happened to meet the group of constructed knights, they seemed to have just finished their morning exercise, and also took a shower, and walked into the dining room refreshed, when they saw Surdak, the leader of the constructed knights nodded politely to him, but the eyes of the constructed knights behind him looked very unfriendly, and their eyes were full of disdain.

Surdak stood in the hallway, bidding farewell to Count It.

The old earl stood at the door of the dining room with a cane and asked, "Baron Surdak, would you like to play cards together?" ”

"...... playing cards?" Surdak had never even seen what solitaire looked like, but he was eager to see the so-called chess and card society among the nobles, and after thinking about it for a while, he gladly accepted the invitation of the Count of It, and said, "...... All right! ”

"See you later!" The old earl pointed to the butler beside him, and signaled that the butler would go to the room to invite him.

Surdak saluted and turned back to his room.

At this moment, the deck was crowded with civilians who ran out to let off steam, huddled on the edge of the ship, looking at the sea of clouds and the rising sun, and let out a burst of exclamation from time to time.

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There is also a recreation room on the magic airship, this recreation room is only open to nobles, it is said that the occasional captain will come here to play, in addition to the two card tables, there are two pool tables, there are two dart boards on the wall, the walls of the room are covered with gorgeous wallpaper, the floor is covered with soft carpets, and some fruit bowls and tea are placed on the square table next to the wall.

Surdak and Count It sat at the table and chatted.

Count It, knowing that Surdak had never played cards at all, told him in detail about the rules of cards, and he could not explain it alone, so he asked the butler to cooperate. The two explained how to play this kind of solitaire, and Surdak listened carefully for a while, only to realize that although the rules of solitaire were something he had never been exposed to, it was not difficult to understand.

He then asked the Count of Iter a few more words.

The two didn't wait too long, the two ladies came to the entertainment room with the maids, and saw two people sitting on the side of the table, their eyes lit up, and the lady with a pointed chin pulled her companion, and took the initiative to come to the card table with a folding fan in her hand, her eyebrows were slender, her pointed chin was raised very high, and she looked proud.

She looked deeply at Count Ith and asked, "May I sit here?" ”

"I can't ask for it!" Count It smiled and said, he and Surdak were sitting here, just waiting for the nobles who were willing to play cards to come and put together a game.

The lady sat on the chair reservedly, and the other lady did not speak, but sat down directly opposite her best friend.

Before everyone could start, the group of Constructed Knights followed into the recreation room, and a group of Constructed Knights occupied a pool table, but one of the Constructed Knights looked at the table.

His gaze first fell on the faces of the two noblewomen, and then he saw Surdak on the card table, so he walked to the table and stared at Surdak, the meaning of his eyes was very clear, and he clearly wanted Surdak to give up his position.

Surdak sat in his chair and didn't move, looking at the constructed knight in front of him suspiciously.

The butler tried to solve the problem, but was stopped by the Earl of Iter.

Seeing that the conflict between the two sides was about to break out, one of the noblewomen with a round face immediately stood up and said, "It just so happens that I don't really want to play cards, if you want to play, I can give you the place." ”

She finished speaking to the Constructed Knight and gave up her seat.

The maid behind her moved a chair and placed it behind the noble lady with a pointed chin, and she sat down behind her best friend, gently brushing her shiny hair, ignoring the gaze around her.

The knight in costume was also a nobleman, he was dressed in a delicate leather armor and magic pattern, and sat in his chair without saying a word, his burly and tall figure sat on the chair and looked outstanding, his golden hair was meticulously combed, he nodded politely to the lady opposite, and glared at Surdak again.

Count It looked up at the costumed knight and the lady opposite, and asked politely, "Can you start?" ”

Both the Constructed Knight and the Noble Lady with a pointed chin indicate that they are ready to deal their cards......

At the poker table, the Count of Iter and the nobleman were obviously superior in their skill in constructing knights, but Surdak didn't lose much in chips, because it was a pastime in itself, there was no greed, and each hand seemed very cautious, and the chips were thrown on the table one by one, and occasionally a small catch.

The lady was the most devastating, but she had average poker skills and not much luck, and the stack of chips in the tray quickly bottomed out.

Although the aristocratic knight in costume won some chips, he was a little absent-minded, always staring at the noble lady who was watching the battle opposite with burning eyes.

The noblewoman's expression was flat, as if she could not see the burning gaze of the knight.

The noble lady with a pointed chin tentatively asked the Constructed Knight a few words, only to know that he was the Constructed Knight who completed the mission from Highlanza City and returned to Bena City, but the specific department, the Constructed Knight did not say.

The noblewoman with the pointed chin occasionally chatted with the Earl of Iter.

Surdak is a little confused, aren't everyone all nobles of Hylanza City?

Why are they so strange to each other, obviously the old earl is not familiar with them, it seems that they don't usually have any contact, it is normal for them to be unfamiliar with those noble knights, but they don't know each other either?

At this time, I heard the Count Iter say: "The climate here is still too cold, and in winter, my joints all over my body are terrible pain, and I can't help it, because I fell from my youth, so I will move to the south, preferably in a warm and dry place." ”

"You want to go to Muglad?" The noblewoman who was sitting on the sidelines and watched the battle raised her head and asked the Count of Ite curiously.

"Maybe, I'll have this stop on this trip, but I can only make a decision after actually looking at it." Count Iter said casually.

"What about you? Baron Surdak, what are you going to do in Bena? The noblewoman with a pointed chin asked Surdak,

Surdak touched his nose and said with a shy smile, "I've come to Bena City to visit a few friends......"

When the game was over, the two ladies left the recreation room first, and the knight in costume followed the two ladies first, shouting, "Lady Dorothy, Annabella, do you want to ......?"

He chased out of the doorway, and his voice dissipated at the doorway.

On the contrary, the knights in costume gathered around the billiard table to play, staring at the billiards on the table one by one.

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The group of young and enthusiastic noble ladies and those young nobles quickly got together on the magic airship, they could only play together, and further contact was restricted by the rules of the aristocratic family, each aristocratic lady's marriage after adulthood was arranged by the family, or political marriage, or for the family to recruit talents, the man needed to be recognized by the family, and only by reaching a marriage contract could there be further contact.

On the contrary, the noblewomen no longer have this concern, and the noblewomen with a relatively strong family background can even have affection in addition to their husbands. Person.

Because of this, Annabella and Lady Dorothy are the targets of these aristocratic knights, they don't want to have contact with those noble ladies at all, only the young nobles who are about to go far away will be entangled with them all day, although they can't eat, but they can relieve the boredom of the journey.

Although the Constructed Knights were a little disgusted with Surdak, until the last day, there was no conflict between the two sides on this magic airship.

Surdak hasn't gained much in the past few days on the magic airship, and it seems that there is nothing else to gain other than learning to play cards.

After a week's voyage, the majestic city of Bena finally appeared in Surdak's sight, the nobles stood on the lookout on the top floor of the ship, the commoners stood on the deck, and everyone saw the city of Bena through the gap in the sea of clouds, and let out a cheer.

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Count Iter stepped off the magic airship on crutches and stood under the tower of the airport outside Bena City, waving at Surdak on horseback.

The butler stood quietly behind him with his suitcase, and watched Surdak ride his horse along the avenue outside the city walls towards the city of Bena.

Standing at the gate of the airport dock, the young nobles and a group of noble ladies will stay on the side of the airport dock, waiting for the magic airship to fly to Haiyinsi, while these noble ladies will return to the Bednar Swordsman Academy to continue their studies.

The magician, dressed in a magic robe, walked up behind Count It and asked Count It, "Teacher, is this journey going well?" ”

If Surdak had been on the docks at the airport, he would have recognized him as the Count of It, dressed as the Earl of the White Elephant Trading House.

"It's fine! Dalle, have you bought a ticket to fly to Ciudad Bossaso? Count It looked at Dahler kindly and asked casually.

Magician Dale hurriedly replied: "There is no magic airship here in Bena that goes directly to Bossaso City, if you don't want to transfer in the imperial capital, you have to go to Haiyinsi!" ”

"Then go to the ...... of the Sea," the old count decided, and then smiled at Dahler and said, "By the way, I met a very interesting young man on the airship this time......"

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