Due to the recent signs of more and more frequent air thief activities in the airspace adjacent to the royal capital, the workload of the Sky King Rider has also increased a lot. As the commander of the four air cavalry wings, and the strongest pilot of the king, Nuo Yin was so busy that it became a luxury to take a breath. The straight-line distance between the Duke of Iserare's Mansion and the Sky King's Cavalry stationed at Base Zero is only less than a hundred kilometers, and the degree of Ecuiye is less than thirty minutes, but it is such a short half an hour, which is impossible for her to pull out when she is busy with military affairs.

But things have changed.

In fact, the day before yesterday, Noin had just led the First Wing to exterminate a notorious group of air thieves. At that time, the air pirates were attacking a town and were in the patrol area of the first wing, and as a result, two of the three airships of the air pirates were completely destroyed, and the remaining one was saved from death because of the surrender. For the Sky King, who was plagued by air thieves, the elimination of an air thief group of this size was a glorious victory, and the meritorious soldiers were naturally rewarded, and Nuo Yin also went home for a day of vacation under the advice of the adjutant to recover the fatigue accumulated in recent days.

Noin drove Emerald Leaf from the base, and before going back to the Duke's Palace, she circled the base. When he saw the captured air pirate ship parked at the rear of the base, the Baixiang Commander couldn't help but sigh. Although a result like this one was rare, it didn't have much impact on the situation between the Kingdom's air force and the air bandits.

Of course, this is by no means to say that Noin is a pessimist. In fact, there were hundreds of air thieves who were wiped out by the Sky King's cavalry in the past, but as a result, the number of air thieves in the kingdom did not decrease at all. No matter how hard the warriors of the Sky King tried, the air thieves were always like poisonous weeds, destroying batch after batch, and the sky of Lavelis was always like that.

Sometimes, Noin even has the illusion that he is not fighting the empty thief in front of him, but some kind of giant monster with infinite recovery power. The empty thief is nothing more than its hands and feet, and it can be regenerated immediately after cutting off one - a long war of attrition with no end in sight like this is the easiest to wear down the will of the warriors, and the reason why the Sky King Rider can still maintain a high level of fighting spirit is completely due to the personality charm of the leader himself.

The warriors of the Sky King all trust and love their commander, and as the object of this trust, Noin is now tired.

It should be said that she has actually felt this way for a long time. Three years ago, Che Chen's unexplained farewell had left her both physically and mentally near-dead, and since then, Noin has forced herself to devote herself to the duties of Shoshi, doing her best to maintain the peace of the sky. For the sake of the country that swore allegiance to her, for the sake of the people of La Velis, this brave princess was loved by all for her noble conduct, but in the depths of Noin's heart, the motive that drove her to be so selfless was only to see her lover again.

If she can restore peace to this sky, then Chechen, who disappeared in the sky realm, may come back again?—— although from the perspective of a bystander, this is simply wishful thinking, but for Noin at that time, it was the only hope that could cheer her up. In order to see Chechen again, Noin forced himself to pick himself up and rushed to the battlefield that even the men feared.

However, the reality was cruel, and as a result, she failed to restore peace to the sky, and the people she wanted to see never returned.

All the hard work was in vain, and when she realized this, Noyin did feel tired. The trust of her subordinates and the expectations of the people weighed heavily on her shoulders, and in comparison, her father's resentment towards holding his grandson became the only thing that made her smile bitterly. Although in the eyes of others, Noin has almost all the qualities of a good leader, by her very nature, she is a woman who is more suitable to be a good wife and mother, and her reputation as "Brilliant Thunder Dome" does not bring her any comfort.

The one who brought her solace was Kirin. When Noin was almost crushed by the heavy responsibility, the young man from the Great Wilderness suddenly appeared in front of her.

Kirin is Chechen's proud younger brother, and Nuo Yin doesn't know how many times he has heard Chechen talk about Kirin in a smug tone. It was the first time the two met at the base, but Noyin didn't feel any strange, and naturally, Kirin came into her life like this—and no man had done it since Chechen left. Now for Noyin, Kirin is not only the only bond between her and Chechen, but also the younger brother she cherishes. Just stay with the unicorn, the fatigue on the body will disappear, so although Bai Xiangchang's work is still hard, but thanks to the blessing of the unicorn, Nuo Yin feels that he can still hold on.

"Speaking of which, what has Kirin been doing lately......

Cuiye gradually flew closer to the Duke's Palace, looking at the familiar door, and a smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of Nuoyin's mouth.

Before she left last time, she left Wolf Flame to Kirin. Wolf Flame was her landline, and had accompanied her to the Sky Realm, and returned with her near death, and could be a comrade-in-arms who depended on her life and death, but for some serious reason, Noin didn't think about repairing Wolf Flame. For the past three years, Wolf Flame has only been quietly moored in the hangar until the Kirin appears.

After that night, Noyin reluctantly agreed with the Kirin's desire for the sky, but he still didn't feel comfortable letting him fly like this. Although the unicorn does have extraordinary strength, in the treacherous and unpredictable sky, he has no experience as if he was a child, out of love for the unicorn, Nuo Yin gave him his most trusted wings.

Noin estimates that it will take half a year for the Kirin to repair the Wolf Flame, and there should be enough time during this period to allow him to understand the sky above him - in fact, if it weren't for the busy military affairs, Nuo Yin would have planned to teach the Kirin the sky slowly, but in the end, he could only ask his father to take care of the Kirin, which made Nuoyin a little uneasy. Although the Duke can be trusted in most things, he has a habit of being overly informal, such as the last time the two of them met.

Noin didn't want to comment on her father's bad behavior, but Kirin was a good boy with a simple character, and he was also Chechen's proud younger brother, and if she was taken by her father, she didn't know what face to use to meet Chechen.

Noin was worried about this as she looked down at the tarmac below, and to her surprise, Wolf Flame had appeared in the open space next to the hangar, and from the sky, Wolf Flame was no longer in tatters. Noin drove the green leaf around the wolf flame, and then landed directly in the nearby clearing, jumped off the green leaf and ran over three and two steps, looking at the empty horse that had accompanied her from birth to death with a look of surprise.

The wolf flame resting on the grass had not yet been skinned, and the bones and other parts were exposed, so Noin could see at a glance the huge changes that were born on this aerial rider that could be described as bright and new— From broken engines to broken propellers, from crooked cannons to cracked fairings, from ruptured transmission rods to shattered deflectors, from throttles in the cabin to cockpit canopies outside the cabin, it can be said that almost all the parts that can be seen have been replaced with new ones, and even the turbocharger has appeared on the air intakes of the engine, which is the original wolf flame.

If there are any parts on Wolf Flame's body that haven't been replaced, it's probably just the floating airframe and skeleton.

Noyin reached out and stroked the new wolf flame, and she was extremely surprised at the same time, she couldn't imagine how the Qilin could repair the wolf flame in such a short time. In terms of the condition of the wolf flame at that time, even if it was handed over to the maintenance workshop, it would take at least two or three months to repair this kind of process, not to mention that Qilin was originally a layman, and it was impossible to repair the wolf flame to this kind of process by himself. Noin estimated that his father probably had put a lot of effort into it.

“...... Bai Xiang Chang?"

Just as Noin was about to ask the Duke about the situation, a voice came from behind him.

"Are you...... Son Greine?"

It took Noin a moment to recognize the merchant's son in front of him. Originally, Yili in her image was a quiet young man dressed in white, but now standing in front of her was a strange figure wearing an oil-stained overalls, an old peaked cap, and a bunch of debugging tools in his arms.

"Yes...... Yes, it's an honor to see you again, Chief Baixiang. In front of Noin, Erie was a little nervous. After all, for the merchants who have been going to the sky for many years, the "Brilliant Thunder Dome" can be said to be a guardian god-like figure, even if the heraldic courtyard is added, this is the second time that Yili has seen this goddess of the sky, so his expression and movements seem a little stiff.

"Look at the way you look...... Kirin brought you in to help?" Noin was amused. The young owner of the dignified Gray Chamber of Commerce, the top ten Kuan Shao in the royal capital, was actually used as a coolie by the Kirin, and when it comes to what is a waste of talent, the best example is in front of him.

"I'm so sorry to let you do such a thing......" Noin shook his head with a wry smile and an apologetic look at Erie. In fact, she has a good impression of the businessman's son in front of her, and thinks that it is a good thing that Kirin can make such friends, but everything has a degree, and Kirin even repairs the empty ride to call people over to work as coolies, which is a little too much.

"No, that, actually, I volunteered. Erie scratched her head and said with some embarrassment. "Since my brother is a pilot, I'm also quite interested in air riding, and this time I heard that the Kirin was going to repair the wolf flame, so I volunteered to help...... Well, I beg your pardon for not asking for permission from Bai Xiang beforehand. ”

"Your brother is a pilot?" Noin was a little surprised. "Did you serve in the Kingdom Air Force?"

"That, my brother is currently in the North 6. Erie replied in fear.

"I see, it's really easier to get ahead over there...... Noin nodded thoughtfully, and at the same time sensing Yili's fear of herself, she couldn't help but change the subject with a wry smile.

"Don't talk about this, what about Kirin? He asked you to come over and help, but did he run away and be lazy?"

"If you want to do it, you're making a skin over there. Erie gestured to the clearing behind the hangar. "It doesn't take a lot of people to handle monitor lizard skins, so I took the time to come over and adjust the wolf flame. ”

"Well, then I'll go over and take a look, you can do it yourself. Noin waved goodbye to Erie and turned to walk in the direction he was pointing.

At this time, the sound of the merchant's son exhaling a long breath faintly came from behind, which made her shake her head and smile bitterly.

........................

Following the direction Erie pointed, Noin came to the open space behind the hangar. She could smell the smell of leather from afar, and when she got closer, she realized that the scene was even more exaggerated than she had imagined. I saw that there were two more masts on the flat ground that should have been empty, and several cables were pulled between the two masts, and pieces of cut monitor lizard skins hung on the cables and fluttered in the wind, forming a realistic scene under the bright sun. Even Noin couldn't help but lose his mind for a moment.

Coming back to his senses, Noin noticed the figure of someone working hard in the shadow of the mast.

I saw a five-meter-square monitor lizard skin being spread flat on the ground, and the unicorn was lying on the monitor lizard skin, spreading out a design drawing in front of him. He held a ruler in his left hand and a paint pen in his right hand, comparing and drawing on the lizard skin, comparing and drawing on the lizard skin, and seemed to be engrossed in it, as if he had not noticed the previous landing of the green leaves. Moreover, because of the previous work, Kirin's clothes and face were stained with colorful dyes, which made him look quite funny, but his expression was focused, and his eyebrows were shining.

Seeing such a unicorn, Nuo Yin's heart was filled with gentle pity. She chuckled and shook her head, not bothering Kirin's homework, but watching quietly.

It didn't take long for the Kirin to finish the cutting line according to the design, so he threw the drawing tools and drawings aside, then picked up the knife prepared next to him, and began to carry out the next cutting operation.

The knife that the Kirin uses to cut the skin of monitor lizards is somewhat similar to the pointed scimitar used to slaughter cattle, and it is a dozen with twelve handles, lined up on the skin of the monitor lizard. At first, Noin didn't know what Kirin was doing with so many knives, but soon she knew it completely.

The scales of the Corodo dragon are not only extremely strong, but also very tough, making them an excellent material for making the skin of the air rider, but on the other hand, this excellent property also makes it extremely difficult to process. The unicorn held a sharp knife in his hand, cutting through the skin of the monitor lizard in an almost saw-saw manner along the lines he had drawn earlier. Under the strong wrist strength of the unicorn, with the harsh noise, clusters of sparks rubbed between the blade and the scale armor, which made people tremble to watch. And under such a high-intensity consumption, a sharp scimitar is often blunt after only a few dozen cuts.

It took the unicorn half an hour to cut only a small half of the monitor lizard's skin, while the twelve scimitars were all dulled.

"Hey, over there, hasn't the knife been sharpened yet?" Qilin stopped reluctantly and beckoned to the other side.

"No!" replied to him with an impatient voice. "Every knife looks like a dog has gnawed...... Do you know how much time it takes to grind them well?

（...... Huh?) Noyin then noticed that there was another person at the scene.

(How is that possible...... The man's voice sounded familiar, but Noin had a hard time connecting the image he saw with the memory in his head.

In her memory, the man should have dragged a sloppy royal robe, held a thick old book, and liked to lie on the ground and bask in the sun. As for the appearance of undressing like this, shirtless, with a white sweat towel wrapped around his head, sitting in front of a whetstone like a coolie, desperately dealing with a large pile of blunt knives next to him, it was far beyond Noin's imagination.

Noin looked blankly at the two on the other side, and under her gaze, the peaceful negotiations between the two were quickly broken.

"Nonsense, I want to save it, who knew the skin of this dead reptile was so hard?"

"Isn't it because you're skilled?"

"you! Why don't you try it? This thing wasn't cut by a human at all, I heard that the workshop was all processed by machine. ”

"Wouldn't it be better to entrust it to the workshop, and as the monarch of La Velis, why do I have to do such a thing?"

"Do you think we have the budget?"

“...... You poor ghost. ”

"Less verbose, crow's mouth. ”

...... In front of the second princess of Isère, Kirin and Xiude started a low-level and boring scolding. However, despite the scolding and scolding, the cooperation between the two was still quite smooth, and as Xiude sharpened the second batch of knives, the Qilin gritted his teeth and began to cut the monitor lizard skin, and it was only here that Nuo Yin recovered from the shock just now.

(Both of them...... How do you know each other?) A huge question appeared in Noyin's mind. To her, Xiude was no stranger, the young man who was the king of the kingdom of La Velis, who had been a student of the Duke in the past, and often came and went to the Duke's Palace, so he was quite familiar with the people of the Duke's Palace. Since Xiude is the same age as Titania, Nuoyin basically regards him as an indisputable younger brother, but because he is quite aware of Xiude's character, Nuoyin can't help but feel worried about the scene in front of him.

Judging from the situation just now, the two seem to be quite like-minded, but unlike the son of an upright businessman, the resonance between Xiude and Qilin seems to be based on something diametrically opposed. If befriending Yili can bring a good influence to Kirin, and getting close to Xiude may lead Kirin to the abyss of evil deeds, especially when looking at the "happy" appearance of the two of them speaking ill of each other, Nuo Yin can't help but become more worried. Moreover, in addition to this incident, it was difficult for Noin to sit idly by and ignore the fact that someone who was sharpening his sword there was also the king of this country, and it was difficult for Nuo Yin to sit idly by and ignore the position of the shoshi who had sworn loyalty to the royal family.

"Kirin. Noin walked over and greeted the two of them with a word. "Also, Your Majesty. ”

“...... Noyin?" seemed to notice Noyin's return, and Kirin put down his work with a surprised expression. "When did you come back?"

"Oh, oh, oh, oh, Sister Noyin, long time no see, I miss you so much...... Ouch!"

Xiude's appearance was even more exaggerated than the unicorn, and he was seen running towards Nuoyin with his arms outstretched, but suddenly flew sideways on the way.

"Hey, you're trying to make it too obvious, aren't you?"

Kirin slowly retracted the leg that kicked out, while despying someone's disgraceful behavior.

"You...... You're slandering! You're slandering! I just want to express the excitement of being reunited after a long absence, what right do you have to interfere with me?" Xiude raised his head from the ground and asserted in a mournful voice.

"Noin is my sister-in-law, and it is my power to protect her from pests. Qilin refuted it sternly.

“...... Okay, you two. ”

If you leave it alone, I'm afraid it will evolve into the same non-nutritious scolding as before, right?Nuo Yin stopped the two with a wry smile and warned Qilin.

"Qilin, no matter how you say it, you are also the king of this country, you should respect him a little more, like the rough behavior just now......"

“...... No, I've always thought he had a pretty good mind, huh?" the unicorn's eyes wandered, but Noin didn't bother to think about it, and walked over to look at the monitor lizard skins spread on the ground.

"This is making the skin of the wolf flame, right? It's a shame that you can fix it to that kind in a short time......" Nuo Yin rolled up his sleeves, put his head into the machine hat, and said to the stunned Qilin: "The skin of the empty ride is a more difficult part to deal with, you don't have experience in this area, it takes a lot of time to do, let me help you." ”

"Uh, but, this monitor lizard skin ......," Kirin hesitated. The scale armor of the Korrodo dragon has a hardness comparable to steel, and even he has to exert enough strength to barely cut it, although Noin is the strongest pilot to command the Sky King's ride, but with the strength of a woman's wrist......

"Don't worry, I have a solution. Noin said lightly, and Kirin looked at her with suspicion.

His doubts didn't take a few seconds to fade. As if slapping the macho prejudice, under the blank gaze of the unicorn, Noyin picked up the scimitar next to him and easily slashed through the skin of the monitor lizard, which should be indestructible. Moreover, there are no sparks or noises in the whole process, and the movement is as gentle as cutting through a stack of tissue paper with a paper cutter.

Facing the two people who were so surprised that their jaws fell to the ground, Noyin raised the undamaged scimitar in his hand and said something that impressed the two of them.

"You guys, it's not okay to look down on women as much as you look down on the sky. ”

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