25. The designer who set sail
In the Middle Ages, on June 5, 1900, a large steam cruise ship was quietly moored in the London harbor on the River Thames, waiting for its first voyage. The Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info a luxury cruise ship that can accommodate hundreds of people, which is clearly known as the "Designer", belongs to a wealthy nobleman named "Jean", and after inviting some high-class gentlemen and celebrities, the Count pays more attention to the invitation to the excellent "fashion designers" and "tailors" of the entire empire on which the sun never sets.
Just like the name of the ship's name, the interior of the ship is filled with the best pieces that stand out from the crowd, while a large number of fabrics and dyes are also freely available to designers and tailors to create the perfect pieces during the cruise.
Of course, the Earl's move was not to increase his own popularity, the free and open cruise ship would also cost him a lot of savings, and the Count did all this for the sole purpose of doing this, and that was for Queen Victoria.
The designer will set sail from London's Grand Harbour, sail along the River Thames and return to Knorr Island after sailing, and the finest work designed during this 15-day voyage will be presented to Queen Victoria by the Earl of Jean as a gift for her accession to the throne on June 20.
A gentleman and celebrity who is extremely picky about clothing, but has a keen eye, a luxury cruise ship that brings together the best designers and tailors from all over the empire, and maintains the atmosphere of clothing design throughout the whole process. The works that stand out here are bound to be able to "compete" in the beauty pageant, and the "era and place" that Valkyrie chose for Beidou and Eden is precisely this.
Unlike the previous meeting of Kyoko, Beidou and Iden, who have integrated into this era this time and have imaginary new identities, can actually affect the future changes of everyone on this cruise ship. Naturally, it becomes possible to get a satisfying, perfect dress.
"Then I'll take my leave, and come back to me when you need to leave. A phantom of Valkyrie disappeared completely after taking a deep look at Eden, and at the same time it also represented the beginning of Beidou and Eden's journey.
"Here...... Where is it?"
Due to an imaginary identity arranged by Valkyrie, Eden's appearance and image at this time have also changed a lot. Maybe it's even more ...... Still blonde and blue-eyed, she is now completely an "ordinary human" in Beidou's eyes, wearing a light brown pleated skirt and holding a parasol in both hands, her identity at this time is a noble daughter named Xia Listar. Naturally, she was invited by Count Jean.
"The market in front of the port, not far in front of the port, where the cruise ships stop. ”
Bringing the cloth and dye provided by Bellu, Beidou, who was carrying two large suitcases, looked around for a moment. The sailors who had eaten breakfast before the cruise ship was about to sail were sitting in the tavern without a door, and the cheers that could not be ignored were coming from the tavern one after another; carriages of different sizes appeared on the road that was not too wide, and the noise brought by the crowded road and the shouts of the coachmen were mixed together, silently explaining how grand the cruise ship was sailing; gradually, the gentlemen and ladies who were waiting in the carriage were a little impatient and quietly poked their heads out and looked around and at the distance the huge cruise shipPerhaps they were thinking about how to get to the port on time and gracefully.
Naturally, in this festival-like pomp and circumstance, Hokuto and Eden, who walked to the port, were only a corner of the background in the picture. Even the passers-by were fixed between the carriage and the sailors who appeared, and no one would notice the plainly dressed, dusty-looking girl and the ...... carrying two suitcases Maid.
"Whew...... It's so crowded. Beidou, who retracted his gaze, twisted his body a little anxiously, whether it was the soft voice coming from his mouth, or the inexplicable heaviness in his chest, or the uneasiness of the cool breeze under his skirt, all of them told him a fact that he couldn't accept very much.
Eden's imaginary identity is the aristocratic daughter named Xia Li, and Beidou, who got the name Mariana, plays the role of the maid brought by Xia Li. Naturally, if it's a maid, it's definitely a woman.
The arrangement of these two subtle "imaginary identities" is not because of Valkyrie's bad taste, but because of her helplessness. The guests invited by the cruise ship have been carefully verified by the earl, so without "affecting" their original historical development, all Valkyrie can do for Beidou and Eden is to arrange a pair of more "safe" identities such as Miss Daughter and Maid.
It is reasonable to be reasonable, Beidou can only accept it head-on, after all, the production time of the costume is passing little by little, and there is no time to pick and choose.
"Anyway, I'll call you 'Miss' wherever there are people, and if you say so, I'll call me Mary. ”
Calming down, Beidou straightened her posture a little so that she really looked like a maid carrying a bag for Miss, "This time we are here as the 'appreciative' side, if you see any design that you are satisfied with, we will try to communicate with the designer and ask him to help us design a set of clothes." ”
“...... Well. ”
Eden took a deep breath, I am afraid that she thinks that a cheerful and well-mannered daughter will be more attractive, and she has already entered the state of "acting" when she opens her eyes again in just a few seconds, "Mary, let's go." ”
"Yes!"
......
The Designer set sail at the moment when the sun had fully risen, and by the time Beidou and Eden weaved through the crowd and finally arrived at the port where the cruise ship was moored, it was already crowded. The people who had come to see the bustle were stopped from the "cordon" by the sailors who stood in a row hand in hand, and behind these sailors, either anxiously or calmly, waited for the guests invited by the Count this time.
This "army" of hundreds of people is very tacitly divided into three groups, the gentlemen wearing hats and dressing up and the ladies wearing long skirts and holding lupine fans are gathering together in twos and threes to talk and laugh "elegantly", and their eyes from time to time to look at the cruise ship also prove their expectations for this voyage; the more "simple and straightforward" tailors do not care about what "elegance" is, and they have not yet taken the cruise ship in more plain clothes, they have already started to talk about it. The male tailors kept waving their hands, the female seamstresses were imitating the movements of cutting the fabric, and they seemed very excited when they met their opponents, and in between, the excellent designers from all over the world were a little more "tactful", some well-dressed, some unpretentious, but the good professional ethics still allowed these "creators" who had no possibility of getting together to talk in a friendly manner.
After breakfast, the sailors who began to get busy were carrying boxes of valuables to the cruise ship, the middle-aged captain with a thick beard was doing the final inspection of the ship with the first mate, and on one side of the sailors' human wall, two young butlers were quickly and carefully checking the invitations of each guest who wanted to board the cruise ship.
The morning sun, which was obscured by the mist, was already half exposed, and it was not too early, and before being wrapped again by the crowded crowd, Beidou finally squeezed out of the crowd with the help of Yiden and came to the place where the invitation was checked.
It's just that something seems to be going on here.
"I'm sorry sir, you don't have the right to board the cruise ship without an invitation. ”
The two butlers stopped a young man dressed in black with a slightly tough attitude, while the latter, who looked a little helpless, smiled wryly and wanted to explain something.
"So, there's no way I'm going to have an invitation. Because ......"
"Please come back, sir, we understand your feelings, but it is true that you cannot board the ship without an invitation. ”
"No, if I go back, the ship will ......"
"Sir, if you stand in the way again, we're going to tell the guards to force you out. ”
"Hey......" The man sighed with a wry smile, and just as he turned around to do something, Beidou, who arrived later, patted the man's shoulder and drew his attention back.
"Sorry, sorry, we're late. ”
Beidou winked at the man while pretending to be an "acquaintance" with him.
This cruise ship is a "paradise" for designers and tailors, and the man next to him without an invitation is alone, and judging from the man's dress, he is probably a designer who has recklessly lost the invitation. In this case, for the possible "perfect work", Beidou also has to help him.
After all...... This man might just be a talented designer.
"This is our invitation. ”
Beidou said as he handed over the invitation as calmly as possible, "We are a group of three, please take a closer look." ”
(Next is the medieval story of the Industrial Revolution, and some readers who are very proficient in this area take the trouble to see if there are any errors in the story, saying that I read the history book for several days before I dare to write.) )