Janine Winsted sat on the hospital bed, a little embarrassed, her long flame-colored hair flushing her cheeks, and her brother-in-law Dali Einfoot beside the bed was removing the bandages from her feet, applying potions, and putting on new bandages.

"You're recovering quickly, we'll be out of here in a few days, my lovely sister.

To tell you a few good news, first of all, we are no longer fugitives, look, these two are the identity documents of the Duchy of Valstad, which says that we are granted permanent residency. ”

Jainning wept with joy, her big amber eyes filled with tears:

"Finally, we ...... and we can live like normal people."

"There is even better news, Lord Simon has completed the enrollment procedures for me, and we now have a place to live, which should be a residence for the families of active duty officers, and we can live there temporarily, and when I graduate and obtain the status of an officer, we will get this property!"

"Brother, the Duke came to see me yesterday, and he was very concerned about my health and ordered the nurse to bring me fresh fruit."

"He also came to see me, and gave me a bag of gold coins, saying that he would help us start a new life at Fort Midknight, and that I must be a good soldier and repay him for his kindness."

"Brother, I'm scared, I'm ...... I only have you now, if you ...... on the battlefield. ”

"I have made up my mind to be a professional soldier and fight for the cause of national unity in Valsta, this is my father's wish, and it is also William's wish, since you love him, you should understand the cause he is pursuing, and I, as the eldest son, should fight for the honor of the family.

Now that you are out of danger, and Master Simon has promised me to take care of you, I have nothing to worry about, and I should do my best for our benefactor.

Although we have different surnames, I hope you will understand my family tradition, my dear sister, that for hundreds of years every generation of the Ainfoot family has produced outstanding soldiers, and my ancestors have never been afraid of whom they served or who they faced. ”

Whenever she heard William's name, Jane's face would be full of sorrow, the loss of her crush was an unbearable pain for a girl, she was a weak woman, but she was not willful, her adoptive father's good tutoring worked, she knew what honor meant to a noble family, she nodded, and said:

"I'm sorry, brother. It's me who is too selfish. If it were William, he would not hesitate to join the army, please forgive me, I am afraid of being alone, I am afraid of losing you again. ”

"It's all over, it's okay, I'll live well and stay by your side." Dalí comforted her and gave her a hug.

A week later, the two left the Golden Lake Palace and headed to their new home.

They arrived at a small building in the bustling downtown area of Fort Midknight, and their apartment was on the second floor, a small living room with a living room and two bedrooms.

Compared with their own manor and Jinhu Palace, it is not very spacious, but it is fully furnished and has been cleaned in advance.

Dali was grateful to Master Simon for his careful preparation, which made it look like a home, and he smiled as he watched Jane Ning spin in circles in the living room excitedly, with her red hair fluttering and her skirt flying, and it was a blessing to be alone with her loved ones, and he really hoped that it would last a long time.

It was very comfortable to live in this apartment, not far from the bazaar, and Janine tried to get Dalí back to living the life of a young master, she rolled up her sleeves and tightened the hem of her skirt, like an all-powerful maid, Dalí told her that it didn't have to be so, but it seemed that only doing housework could make her feel at ease and forget all kinds of sorrows. Seeing that she was enjoying herself, Dali had no choice but to help her as much as possible and told her to pay attention to rest.

Half a month later, the two had fully adjusted to life at Fort Midknight, and Dalí had received an offer to enroll, as well as two well-fitting black military uniforms.

Finally came to the day of enrollment, and early that morning, Dali ate the breakfast carefully prepared by Jane Ning and put on his ironed school uniform to report.

Jian Ning chased downstairs in an apron, and she said to him with a smile: "Brother, you look so powerful in a military uniform!" I wish you all the best! I'll have dinner ready. ”

(How much like a wife bidding farewell to her husband), Dali thought excitedly:

(When will I be able to get rid of this brother and sister title and express my true love?) Now that life is on the right track, it's only a matter of time, and one day, I will usher in the right time to confess to her. If he can marry Jian Ning, I believe that my father's spirit in heaven will be gratified. ）

Sweet thoughts bring good moods, and Dalí has not walked down the street so easily for a long time, and he came to report to the academy in the best possible condition.

The main entrance of the Valstad National Military Academy is heavily guarded, Dalí's papers are checked by tall guards, and after entering the main entrance, you have to pass through an empty square, the buildings of the academy are all in the style of the ancient Valstad Empire, with towering spires and arches everywhere, and the main teaching building is grander than the most spectacular monastery in the city of Tagarvi.

Dalí tried to pretend to be very calm, but in fact he looked like a squire and nobleman had entered the city and had never seen the world.

The neat horizontal queue on the training ground quickly changed into an infantry phalanx under the order of the instructor, the shooting range at the edge of the training ground came from the dull sound of flintlock gun volleys, and the other side of the field surrounded by the fence was the cavalry training ground, the cavalry instructors were training the students' riding skills in the form of a polo game, everything was carried out in an orderly manner, worthy of the world's famous school.

It is one of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning in the continent of Europe, where many famous military theorists and marshals have studied, as well as many foreign students.

The handsome young man in charge of receiving the new students shook hands with Dalí politely, and when he saw his papers, the man was taken aback:

"Oh my God, what are you from? was assigned to the night owl class led by the principal himself? Oh...... No, I should call you an adult...... I'm sorry I was rude. ”

Dali said with some embarrassment: "You don't have to be like this, I'm not a big person, but I'm just being taken care of by Dean Simon for some special reasons." ”

"Oh, you are really approachable, you know, the night owl class is full of children of great nobles, and there are even ......, oh, my lord, I'm sorry, I'm guilty of the old mistake of being too talkative again, you are an important person under the headmaster's personal guidance, so you naturally know this, please go this way, my lord."

Seeing this man's compliment, Dali felt very uncomfortable, he was not good at words, he was afraid that he would not be able to integrate into the circle of local nobles, he would rather be trained like those ordinary students on the training ground, but now there is no way but to move forward.

The receptionist took him to fill out many forms, and Dalí only then knew that he was a transfer student, and jumped directly to the senior year to study advanced courses, presumably Lord Simon knew his ability in his father's letter, which made him temporarily join his own class, and his pressure was even greater, and he couldn't disappoint everyone in the face of such expectations.

After pushing open a towering wooden door, the receptionist bowed away, and Dali timidly walked inside, but fortunately, what he saw was completely different from what he had imagined.

It was a small class, with only a dozen people, all of them sitting up straight with their backs to Dalí, listening attentively to an old professor's geometry lesson, not at all as lazy as Dalí's impression of a gentleman.

From the back, it can be seen that most of them are men, and the three thin figures are obviously women, the Duchy of Valstad is quite ancient, and there is a tradition of female nobles serving in the army, so Dalí is not surprised, he is afraid of disturbing everyone, and quietly sits in the empty seat in the last row.

The old professor, who had white hair, did not stop teaching for him, but continued to draw triangles with chalk on the blackboard.

These were very simple geometry knowledge for the gifted Dalí, who had learned it as early as his early tens, but he did not dare to take it lightly, and stared at the blackboard seriously.

After class, the classmates noticed this strange visitor, as the receptionist said, this class is full of children of great nobles, they are all about the same age as Dalí, but their temperament is different, much calmer and calmer than him, a country nobleman, although they don't know who he is, they still smile politely at Dalí.

The first to speak was a tall, athletic gray-haired lady with a magnetic, high-pitched and loud voice, full of vigor and enthusiasm:

"Presumably this is Mr. Dali Einfurt mentioned by Principal Simon, hello!"

"Hello everyone!" Dali was still a little nervous, his movements were a little restrained, and his legs trembled slightly.

The gray-haired lady smiled at his timid look, her energetic voice echoing throughout the room:

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am honored to introduce you to this new companion, he is from Tagarvi City, the county of Herbes, the Einfoot family has a long history, is a well-documented blue-blooded nobleman, and like my Midknights, they are all ...... of the ancient Valstad Empire."

The rest of the words Dali had no time to listen to, because her surname shook his heart:

(What?) Midknight? Children of the Midnight Family? This girl is a relative of Lord Duke? ）

Even more shocking than the Duke's surname was the gray-haired lady's appearance, some of her characteristics that awakened Dalí's senses, which were already extraordinary.

She was extremely beautiful, but completely different from ordinary people's beauty, a wild beauty that made people feel mysterious, and her gray hair and gray eyes seemed to be the same as the Duke himself whom she had seen the other day, but she was completely different in temperament.

She has a slightly wide goose-egg-shaped face, and her thick gray eyebrows make her look heroic.

Her eyes are not very large like Jian Ning, revealing a lot of whites, her silver-gray eyes are only slightly larger and a little slender than ordinary girls, under the heavy eyeshadow makeup, there seems to be some power in those eyes to attract Dali's attention, and the pupils emit a faint light, which makes Dali can't help but think of the old man he saw on the lighthouse of the other world.

Beneath the high nose and deep eyes are two extremely thin lips coated with an unusually bright red lipstick. The thick gray hair was tightly braided together, and the rest was braided into two thick braids and flung at the sides, staggered in the shape of a hemp knot, and tied with a black metal ring at the ends of the hair.

Her neck was long, and an old collar could be vaguely seen on the snow-white neck under the hard red collar badge on her school uniform.

Both male and female classmates looked at her with adoring eyes, and the male classmates' eyes showed obvious strong desire, Dali knew that this fatal attraction did not come entirely from her shocking beauty, there was definitely something unusual about her body, the degree of abnormal feeling was so strong, even more powerful than the self who had been resurrected by merging with the flesh and blood of the gods.

After she introduced her new partner, his classmates applauded and welcomed him, and by this time he was already sweating inside Dalí's neat uniform, and he was terrified by the wild aura of the gray-haired lady in front of him.

She seemed to notice Dalí's inner uneasiness, and a sly smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and she said in a relaxed tone:

"Oh, I'm sorry. I almost forgot to introduce myself, my name is Sarantos Midknight, I am the youngest daughter of Duke Easter Midknight, it is an honor to study military knowledge with young talents like you, if you need help in the academy, you can always come to me. ”

It finally dawned on Dalí that he had often heard this name in the neighborhood after moving to a new home, and that the lady who exuded an unsettling aura was the famous princess, the one who was known as the "princess in disguise" by the people.