On the night of September 15, 1702, Fort Midknight, capital of the Duchy of Valstad.

The 100th graduating class of the Valstad State Military Academy gathered in the auditorium of their alma mater, where they wore neat military uniforms for the solemn graduation ceremony.

Despite the current state of the war, the Duke of Easter Midknight was present to congratulate him as usual. The meetings held for several days made him physically and mentally exhausted.

Abbot Simon Gallieni stood by the Duke, who had been on his way back from a mission to suppress bandits for several days, and had been attending several high-level meetings as the Duke's chief military adviser to discuss with the Duchy's high-ranking officials how to respond to the coalition attack.

In the end, they made the most prudent choice, which was to keep the previous deployment of military units and strategic plans altogether, and to mobilize only more reserves in the rear.

Recruit recruits for 1703 months in advance, increase military spending, speed up training, order more ordnance and uniforms, leather boots, and prepare for a long war.

Constant people came forward to toast the duke, and the nobles present praised the duke for educating his children and the successors of the duchy.

The reason why I congratulated him was because the Duke's daughter was the best of this graduating class and the protagonist of this graduation ceremony.

Most of the people congratulated them in a simple way, but in reality, they knew very little about the eccentric princess.

Little did they know that the wild and flamboyant princess had earned this honor for her undisputed strength and performance, and had never relied on her father's power.

Only his cronies, who frequented the court, knew the truth, and the duke treated his two sons harshly, but pampered his only daughter, and never forced her to do things he didn't like.

Let her wear a trumpet military uniform like a rough boy and dance with a knife and a gun, and let her run around the palace on horseback, and I don't know from whom this child's hobby was learned.

The Duke had high hopes for his daughter, expecting that she would grow up and become a lady.

Just three years ago, he had planned to marry this beautiful daughter to the crown prince of a powerful country in the eastern part of the mainland, but he didn't expect that this child would insist on embarking on the road of joining the army, and if he refused to turn back, the plan would be ruined.

The Duke did not give up, he has been planning how to marry his daughter.

Several crown princes who have visited the principality are extremely satisfied with their daughter's appearance, and it can be said that they have been completely fascinated by her, not to mention the rich dowry promised by the Midknight family can almost buy a small country.

But none of the princes' parents wanted such a rough lady with an eccentric personality to be their daughter-in-law.

All the suitors had no choice but to cancel their engagement and reluctantly returned to China, and it is said that several of them also suffered from lovesickness.

The Duke smiled politely, and he raised his glass to thank the crowd for their congratulations, and praised his daughter's bravery, and only Dean Simon knew the bitterness behind the smile.

Pity the great monarch, who only wants a good daughter who can make a political marriage, not a brave female warrior.

The second best graduate after the Princess in Uniform was Dali Einfurt from the Earls of Herbes.

Dali himself was not tall, he had a long face that was too serious, he was a little dull and serious, he didn't look attractive, and he didn't have many friends in the academy. Surprisingly, several classmates gathered around him.

Because the graduation ceremony also invited the graduates' families to attend, Dali did not come alone.

The reason for the attention is none other than the family brought by Dalí, his beautiful sister - Janen Winsted.

His classmates had only heard him say that he had a sister with a foreign surname who had been adopted by his father, but had never met her in person.

This time, she was finally able to catch a glimpse of her, holding Dalí's arm, looking around timidly, as if she was extremely unfamiliar with the social scene.

She was slender and tall, wearing a very ordinary floral dress, her red curls hanging down to her shoulders, and her amber eyes as gentle as a hind flickered to observe everything around her.

Some young people were very interested in her, and this gentle and shy lady was so beautiful and so lovely that people couldn't help but want to protect her, so everyone commented.

They involuntarily approached, causing the people around Dalí to gather more and more.

Playboy Poigny was the first to speak: "Hi Dali, I don't know if you mind, I want to meet your pretty little girl."

Dali said generously: "Haha, my little sister has been home alone all the time, and she is a little shy.

Janening, let me introduce you, this gentleman is Mr. Poigny Farris, the son of Baron Faris, and my classmate at the Academy. ”

Poigini immediately stepped forward, bent down diligently, took Jian Ning's hand, and said in a magnetic voice:

"You really deserve to be a young lady of a noble and ancient family like Ainfurt, and your temperament is not ordinary, just as beautiful as a tulip in bloom.

From the first second I entered the auditorium, I was hooked on you! I can't take my eyes off you, noble lady, can you enjoy the light and dance with me? ”

This remark was a little embarrassing, like a line from an opera, which made everyone next to him laugh:

"Hey, Poigny, you sweet-talking fellow, listening to you is like listening to a singing opera!"

Jian Ning's pretty face was flushed with shame: "Pu ...... Mr. Poigni, I'm sorry, I can't dance, and ...... I'm not a noble lady either, I'm a child adopted by my father, and I don't dare to trespass, I only regard myself as a servant of Master Dali, a noble young master like you...... It is reasonable to have other ladies of noble birth as your dance partners. ”

The flamboyant Poigny quickly changed his words: "It doesn't matter, beautiful lady, it's not about family blood, what I admire is you as a person, I will teach you some basic dance steps, don't worry, please, give me some face!" Everyone is waiting to see my jokes! ”

"Good...... All right. ”

Dalí smiled as he watched the two walk onto the dance floor, Janine's clumsy dance in contrast to Pooyni's serpent's agile dance steps, making his brother laugh.

Suddenly, Dali felt a powerful aura getting closer and closer to him, a familiar and unsettling feeling that could only be...... She......

"Hey, Dali, don't you have a dance partner?"

Still in the same familiar high-pitched voice, Princess Salantos Midknight quietly arrived, and unsurprisingly, she changed into another gorgeous military uniform and drank the honey wine in her hand boldly.

She handed her glass to the attendant beside her, and her silver-gray eyes stared at Dalí condescendingly, as if the night owl in her family coat of arms was staring at her prey.

Smelling the strong smell of alcohol emanating from the other party, Dali thought: (She must be drunk, God forbid, don't let her do anything out of the ordinary.) ）

"Your Majesty Princess, I'm not good at dancing, just watch from the sidelines, you ......"

The princess in costume interrupted him: "Does that mean there is no dance partner?" As it happens, I didn't find the right dance partner either! She didn't care whether Dali agreed or not, and directly used a brute force to pull him onto the dance floor.

The tall princess in military uniform pulled the skinny Dali in, and the dancer next to her got out of the way.

"Don't you know how to dance? How dare you lie to me, I'm going to punish you for two glasses of spirits later!" ”

Dalí felt the jealous gaze around him, and he knew that everyone wanted to approach the princess, but because of her noble status and wild nature, none of them succeeded.

Now that he, a small foreigner who is not good-looking, has been invited by the princess to be a dance partner, it really makes the noble children who pursue the princess angry.

He thought: (How it feels today...... Something strange. Her aura was several times stronger than usual, as if it was intentional, and the people around her were watching her as if they were fascinated, and even Powani, who was dancing with his sister, was peeking in this direction.

Just five minutes earlier, he had been fascinated by Janening. Even if this princess was born beautifully, she would not be so attractive...... Could it be some power in the blue blood? ）

Seeing Dalí's thoughtful expression, the princess seemed a little surprised, and she leaned close to Dalí's ear and whispered:

"You are so absent-minded, is it not my god's scent that attracts you in the slightest?"

"Oh my God, what are you talking about...... Divine scent? I don't know what it is...... Oops! ”

She deliberately stepped on Dalí's foot, and the force of her stamping was so great that she could feel the pain through the thick military boots.

She said softly, "This is to punish you for lying, Dali, don't pretend to me, you know very well that we are not mortals." ”

"Ah...... I'm sorry, Your Majesty, but I only learned a little bit about it by chance, and I really don't understand the principle of the god's breath you are talking about. ”

"Dali Einfurt, I've known this since I've looked you in the eye.

You've been there...... Death, your own blue blood has degenerated, you have received the gift of God, quickly say, which god is it? ”

Seeing that he could no longer hide from her, Dali had no choice but to get out of the way, and he whispered: "It is the old man on the library tower, the embodiment of wisdom, Otaku, who ripped off one of his tentacles, repaired my body with his own flesh and blood, and saved me." ”

"I see...... It all makes sense, no wonder your kid has such a good memory, and he actually surpassed me in the subject exam.

Dali Einfurt, I am jealous of you, you have the flesh and blood of God, and I will ...... you Shredded, eaten. ”

She bared her teeth and looked vicious, and Dali was so nervous that her legs went limp, and her dance steps gradually became chaotic.

He pleaded softly: "Please, I still have my sister to take care of, don't kill me, I will do everything under your command." ”

At this time, before the first dance song was over, the hearty laughter of the princess in military costume resounded throughout the hall: "My good classmate, don't be nervous, I'm scaring you." ”

She dragged Dalí off the dance floor, away from the crowd, to one of the walls of the auditorium.

"I can see that you love her." She gestured to Jannin, who was still on the dance floor.

Frightened and hostile, Dalí tries to find a weapon, but he has no chance of winning in the face of the strange power of the princess.

"It's a pity that I finally met someone who is so close to my bloodline...... I'm not kidding, Dalí, I'm interested in you, and if it weren't for her, perhaps, just today, I'd start a real relationship, I want you, I want you to be my lover.

But I am a fair and honest person, and I will not rely on my position to forcibly break you up and occupy you, and I have always had the expectation that you will take the initiative to come to me. ”

Hearing her confide, Dalí gradually lowered his guard, but there was still a trace of fear: "Your Majesty, the gap between our identities is too big for it to be impossible, you are drunk, please allow me to send you to the lounge." ”

"I was deliberately trying to get myself drunk." She muttered.

For the first time since Dali knew her, the princess in military costume showed a weak expression, and a strong person like her actually looked a little sad at this moment, and tears flashed in her silver-gray eyes:

"I naturally understand, born in the Wang family, I can't help myself. I love my father, I love his career, I love Valsta......

But how I want to have a love of my own.

Dalí, maybe your life has been rough enough, but you will never understand my sorrow, I want to live for the whole country and the nation.

I knew that my father had already found a political marriage for me, and I would gladly accept whoever it was, and that the Principality was in such a crisis that I could not afford to trouble my father any longer. ”

Unexpectedly, this wild and rough princess would also reveal her true feelings, and Dalí's fear gradually disappeared, replaced by pity and sympathy, no matter how extraordinary she was, after all, she still retained the delicate emotions of a woman.

"Your Majesty...... I'm sorry I've had a grudge against you for so long, and I have to admit that I'm afraid of you. But now, with all my heart, I am ashamed of your patriotism. ”

Princess Sarantos Midknight took Dalí's hand, and her words were never so soft and sincere:

"Dali Einfurt, you are an upright Valstad, use your blood ability, use your talent, and work hard for Valsta!

I'm about to fall victim to a political marriage, to the wife of someone I've never met...... But I beg you, please remember me!

I...... To you...... There have been feelings, maybe it's the mutual attraction caused by blood, I'm not sure, maybe it's possessive, but I swear that I'm completely sincere about what I have for you...... Love, please remember my words, remember me! ”

With that, she walked into a lounge with her forehead on her forehead, the door shut, locked, and no more movement came from inside.

Dali looked distractedly at where the princess had stood, and on the soft carpet, there was a small damp mark,

Is that

Her tears.