It was almost evening, and Uhru had just finished his shower, took the towel handed by Spencer and wiped his hair with interest. He noticed that Spencer was already dressed in a gown and holding two masks in his hands.

"What is this?" Uhru was a little curious.

"Masks, new things made by the Swadiaans. It is most popular in the water city of Parabun. However, in Suno, only merchants and foreigners could accept such things, and some of the local conservative gentry rejected them. Spencer checked the lacing of the two masks in his hand, "These are made-to-order, and they are repeatedly polished with calfskin and oiled, and then painted and painted after the cowhide is fully oiled." These are precious things that you can't buy back home. ”

Spencer's words made Uhru's chest feel a little tight, but he couldn't tell his servant country what was going to happen, "Well, it won't be long before we can't buy Svadia's pretty things." ”

"Huh? Why? Because we're going home? Spencer took one of the dead buckles of the knot apart and retied it a little stronger.

"Huh?? Right. What is this yellow mask, so weird? Uhru asked Spencer curiously.

"Sun God. Did you know that, as is customary, only the sun god can help you get close to a woman as beautiful as the moon god, right? Spencer said with a smile.

"Haha, that's right." Ukhru was reluctant to attend such a red tape feast, even though he was a master of Swadia ballroom dancing. But when he heard Spencer's introduction to a certain young lady at the banquet, he was still moved.

My father's fate is hard to disobey, and I am about to leave Svadia, so I can go and have fun and relax.

At this moment a servant came and knocked at the door, "Sir, someone has brought a letter." ”

Spencer took it out and found that it was a note from Uhru's father's assistant, which read: "You two are quietly following the procession of the Mission. You have already been seated in the last carriage of the convoy in front of the hotel, so don't let the head of the regiment find out, and when you slip into the ball, avoid your father and have fun yourself. ”

Uhru got dressed with Spencer's help, and the two of them quietly got into the carriage in the confusion of the mission's men rushing out of the stairs to get into the carriage.

The convoy was extremely eye-catching, all the way straight to Plaza Street. The black walls of each carriage are polished to a black finish, with a well-veined openwork carving, and a gold lion nailed to the roof----- a symbol of Swadia. The horses are all solid colored horses, and the heads of the horses are decorated with bundled strings. The rear axles are freshly oiled, and the ride is smooth and noise-free. The coachmen were dressed in costumes, and the motorcade drove by, like the pomp and circumstance of the legendary Prince of Risarand.

Two horses pulled a cart, each of which seated four to six people, and a total of more than 30 people from the mission went to the ball, and a total of eight carriages came. Spencer and Uhru sat in the last carriage, and the assistant waited for them inside. The assistant smiled and explained to them the etiquette at the banquet, and Ukhru thought in his heart about something he didn't want to close at all. He had been trained intensively in these manners long before he came to Svadia. After the assistant curryed favor with the regimental commander, he found that Uhru did not react, and Spencer thanked Uhru instead of him, preventing the embarrassing scene.

The horse-drawn carriage drove all the way through the spacious and quaint streets of Suno, like a team of nimble swimming fish shuttling through the stream, pinpointing the final destination. When Uhru and Spencer looked out the window at the lively street market, they silently compared the street market in their hometown, and this contrast made Uhru a little dim. With the exception of the capital and a few metropolises, Kugit has a curfew in place, which makes the towns of Kugit fall into a deep silence at night, which makes the young residents feel depressed. And even in the first-class cities of Tulga and Elmoche, King Kugit also implemented the lifang system for the convenience of management, and the residents were divided according to the occupation of the head of the household, and after eight o'clock in the evening the various squares would be closed, although the squares could be freely passed, but the exchanges between the squares were strictly forbidden, which was tantamount to another curfew, but with a lighter intensity.

In the past, when I was in Kugit, I didn't feel the inconvenience caused by this system. But once you get used to the free air of Svadia, you find the ban unbearable. Ukhru looked at the bustling city and fell into deep thought, until his father's assistant told them: "Come to the place gentlemen." ”

Inside the car, a vague commotion could be heard outside, and as soon as Ukhru opened the door, a flood of voices poured in: welcoming music; the sound of servants going back and forth; the shouting of the stewards; the sound of coachmen calling for their horses; Greetings from passing guests. Along with this is the slightly cooler smell of autumn and the extremely bright lights that decorate the streets in the evening.

Uhru and Spencer slipped through a wooden door into the preparation room on the side of the ballroom, which was filled with curtains found in small theaters, props such as city gates or castles, wicker-lined paper armor, weapons, and a dozen stools. The assistant took them to the lounge next door and told them, "On the left is the dressing room, on the right is a porch, and then inside is the dance hall, so it's fun." I'll be the last one to leave today, waiting for you to get on the bus at the old place. ”

Ukhru looked around curiously, but when he heard this, he thanked him and went on to study the cheap landscape paintings posted on the walls of the common room. The assistant felt a little lost that he was not liked by his boss's son, but he still pushed up his smile and said goodbye. Spencer briefly rebuked Uhru after he left, and Uhru should pay attention to the basic politeness of such occasions.

Uhru pondered deeply: "Oh". Spencer shrugged his shoulders as usual.

Shortly after the assistant left, music came from the other side of the wall, and the dance had begun. Spencer was worried that someone from the mission would come and change his clothes, so he urged Uhru to change his clothes: "Come, put on the mask of the sun god, and let us go and see how beautiful the moon is." ”

Uhru laughed and followed Spencer to the dressing room, when three people who had finished changing clothes walked out of the dressing room, and the two groups nodded slightly to each other and passed by. Ukhru heard one of the three say, "Jill, what are you trying to do so well?" ”

"Haha, Wright, Jill is probably here to meet his mother."

When Spencer was helping Uhru put on his clothes and mask in the changing room, he said to Uhru, "All the young people in the world are the same, haha, the motivation to pursue love is like boiling water, I hope you and the guy named Jill will succeed." ”

Ukhru pouted: "I just want to see what the woman you blew up looks like and what she pursues love." ”

Spencer didn't argue with Uhru, and after the two of them had finished dressing, they walked through the lounge together, turned the porch, gently pushed open a door, and entered the hall where music was blowing, and they disappeared into the crowd.

Hal was about to go crazy, and he united a dozen merchants to rent the ballroom, which cost a lot of money, but thinking about the possible benefits in the future, Hal felt that it was all worth it.

He greeted the dignitaries at the door, and among the government officials he invited the tax collector and the sheriff, who would have the most direct impact on his business, and he had to entertain them with great hospitality. Without their help, many of the things that the Kugit asked for would not be able to be bought, and even if they were bought at a higher price, they would not be able to be shipped across the border. In the Kujitt's purchase list, this year's purchase items are much less textbook books and templates for various tools than in previous years, and there are many more disturbing things, and there are even thirty crossbow machines, which only Hal knows. But since the Kugit have paid him handsomely, he has nothing to be picky about. He was determined to make today's ball a successful sorority.

When a waiter at the door told him that all the guests on the invitation list had arrived, Hal sighed that the first step was finally completed. He told the waiter to stay at the door to deal with emergencies. The waiter knew that the grooms often got into arguments with each other because they couldn't find a proper parking spot, making a mess of the scene.

Hal walked into the antechamber and walked steadily towards a wooden door, where he knocked and said, "Are you ready, honey?" ”

"Come in, Daddy."

Hal pushed the door open and saw his daughter tilting her head to put on a small earring.

"Dad, it's already okay. Shall we go out now? ”

"Yes. You're so beautiful today. It will make a lot of people go back and be distraught. Hal walked over and took his daughter's hand, straightening the silk gloves for a moment. Then he hugged his daughter's head and kissed her forehead, "I hope you have a good day, Dad is too tired this time, I hope to see young people have a good time, and I can relax myself." Those Kujit people are all Dad's business partners, and there are two adults I can also introduce to you, but it's a pity that they didn't bring their sons, otherwise... Hehe. ”

Hal muttered to himself. Elune had become accustomed to her father's inadvertent revelation of a businessman's mind.

As the music played, Hal finally straightened his collar and led his daughter out. Hal deliberately passed through the most crowded central axis, proudly greeting people he knew all the way, and Elune only smiled faintly in return, looking a little shy. Elune looked at the pedestrians in the middle of the road, and they all looked at her, whispering and talking, 'I don't know which family is blessed to give birth to such a beautiful daughter.'

Coming to a corner, Hal stopped, turned to his daughter, and introduced, "This is the tax collector and the sheriff. ”

Hal cautiously greeted the two dignitaries and asked if he could join in the conversation. The tax collector is introducing Huo to the sheriff. Arcadio and his friend Wright, Jill stood aside with some unease. Hearing Hal's request, the tax collector smiled slightly, twisted away and made room for Hal.

Hal's sudden arrival attracted a lot of attention here, and the tax collector wondered why the attention around him was suddenly focused on this place, and when he saw the girl with Hal on his arm, he knew the reason at once, and at the same time sighed at the beauty of Howl's daughter.

Jill was shocked and looked at Elune, who was on Howl's arm. Elune also saw the embarrassed Jill, and Jill's somewhat overwhelmed look was funny, and Elune's heart rippled.