Chapter 9: Airships

Daun Dantès stepped out of the carriage and showed the colonel's handwritten letter to the base personnel, and under the guidance of the lieutenant, the new member of the Beckland military carried his two suitcases to a square with a rammed ground.

Even without Zoya and Arodes' reminder of Amun's entry into Beckland, Klein had already finalized his plan to go to West Bailand and cooperate with the military to sell a shipment of armaments to West Bailland, which was a key opportunity for him to integrate into military interests and an excellent excuse to leave Beckland.

The mode of transportation is also arranged by the military, and it is necessary to first arrive at the Gulf of Desey by airship.

Before this, Klein had only seen an airship from afar, but he had never ridden such a huge flying object tens of meters in length. The airship's braking mechanism is still a high-phlogistin steam engine, and it is equipped with a sound weapon system, including machine guns, bomb droppers, and artillery openings.

After verifying the documents and identification, Crane stepped on the iron ladder frame and walked into the airship, which was similar to the cabin structure, divided into three levels, the upper, middle and lower levels, the top floor was the machinery and cargo warehouse, and in the middle there was a hall wide enough to hold a ball and a lounge of different sizes, which contained a separate room for Dantès, which was Crane's destination.

Without any intention of snooping into the details, Crane quietly walked past the soldiers with rifles, found the rest room where he should go, and sat down on a comfortable one-man sofa.

He picked up a glass of water and relaxed for a few minutes, recalling in his mind the arrangements and plans for the trip.

After noticing what seemed to be movement outside the window, Klein stood up and walked over to see more clearly, only to find a group of fellow passengers who surprised him:

Most of them, dressed in thin black trench coats, with conspicuous red gloves on their hands, and carrying suitcases of various sizes, walked steadily through the square and approached the entrance of the airship.

However, one of the ladies was dressed in a more unusual way, wearing a patterned psychic robe, and wearing a very cold blue eyeshadow on her face, but did not wear the rest of her makeup.

The woman's green eyes were smiling, and she carried her suitcase in one hand and the man next to her tightly in the other, as if she were afraid that he would break free, and occasionally leaned her head over and said a few words.

The gentleman wore a silk top hat on his head, slightly obscuring the upper part of his face, but judging by his slightly moving lips, his smile was helpless, whispering something to the lady with whom he was close to him.

Walking behind the two was Leonard Mitchell, who had a subtle demeanor, his steps were a little sluggish, and he didn't seem to want to follow the two in front of him, but the rest of the people were very fast, and there was not much room for Leonard to evade.

Suddenly, Leonard quickly raised his head and looked at the window on the second floor of the airship.

A man with black hair and white sideburns stood behind, dressed in a formal bow tie, with a smile in his dark blue eyes, his smile was pleasant and sincere.

The moment he made eye contact with Leonard, Dawn raised the cup of water in his hand and raised his glass in salute.

Leonard raised his eyebrows slightly, quickly retracting his gaze, and no one noticed his movements.

Even seeing the doubt in Leonard's eyes didn't affect Klein's good mood.

He glanced again at the pair of figures walking in front of Leonard, the lady almost showing off her face.

Crane smiled and left the window and sat back in his couch-like seat.

The smaller suitcase was placed on the table by him, and after hearing the sound of Crane sitting down again, a faint chirp came from the hole in the edge of the box, and Crane lowered his voice:

"Not now, I can't let you out until I land, don't make a sound, okay?"

He tapped the box twice, and there was a soft sound of response from inside the box, indicating that he understood.

——

The night watchmen had their own large common room, which was not shared with the other rooms, and a junior officer was left in a corner of the room, who would provide services or guide the special personnel of the official church when someone needed help.

The members of the "Red Gloves" found their place, and in the pre-departure preparations, some of them were extroverts, and they chatted with people they knew well.

Except for one or two people - compared to a conversation to pass the time, Leonard will insist that they are flirting, anyway, the conversation will always end with some intimate little encounter, and there is absolutely no room for outsiders to interject.

Dunn Smith took off the top hat that covered his hairline and placed it on the suitcase at his feet: "Give me your suitcase too, put it together." ”

Dalie Simone had a big smile on her face as she handed the suitcase to Dunn.

After Dunn had lowered his heavier suitcase, Daly pulled him over and sat Dunn on the couch next to her, then put her hand on Dunn's hand, pressing a silver ring on top of the other so that anyone passing by would know about their relationship.

Even if she didn't, Dunn would just sit here, but Dali would be more willing to take the initiative. After not seeing each other for a few days, the longing also soaked Dunn's reserve, and even after returning to Beckland for two days, Dali looked particularly pestering, and Dunn blindly indulged her intimate behavior.

Because of the sudden accident of the Bakerland smog at the beginning of the year, the wedding of the two has been postponed until May.

However, before the newlywed honeymoon was full, Dai Li advanced potions to promote the "gatekeeper" of Sequence 5 in order to investigate the mission of the Southern Continent Spirit Order, and went to the Night Church in Wintershire, and did not return to Beckland until the day before yesterday.

Although she kept her last name, Daly didn't mind being called "Mrs. Smith", but Dunn was easily embarrassed by it.

At first, Leonard would joke with this title, but Daly didn't care, she would always proudly comb her sideburns with her right hand, revealing the shiny new ring:

"Yes, Mr. Smith is my husband, is there any problem? Are you jealous? ”

Dunn's face would be redder, Leonard's mouth would be closed, and Daly would triumphantly drag her "Mr. Smith" away, leaving Tingen's old colleagues alone and left him alone.

It didn't take much for Leonard to realize that if he made a joke about the newlyweds, he must have been the one who would be hurt in the end.

Leonard once asked Dunn why he wanted to be the "Red Glove", and after the two got married, Leonard thought they would opt out or move to a more secure team instead of staying and continuing to move through the ranks.

Dunn's answer to Leonard at the time was, "I was so close to death that I thought I could only regret it." Now that I have the opportunity to cherish my life, I hope to spend more time with her instead of delaying her. So I had to improve myself and be as close to her as I could and let her know that there was always someone to fight with.

"I know you joined the Red Glove, more for revenge. But for me, it's not about revenge, it's about continuing to guard. ”

Leonard buckled up and looked at the two opposites.

Daly rested her head on Dunn's shoulder, and in order to make her more comfortable, Dunn had to lean over the edge of the couch, and Daly's arms wrapped around his arms, holding him tightly.

"You don't have to hug so tightly, I won't run." Dunn whispered to Daly.

Dai Li closed her eyes, but her hands were more forceful: "No one can say well, I can only feel at ease when you are closer." ”

The sofa seats are all fixed to the ground, and they are all attached to the armrests, and the two of them can still stick like this after fastening their seat belts, and Dai Li's refusal to let go is also the main reason.

"Well, I'm just worried that we'll not be able to sit still when we take off......" Dunn sighed, already trying to give up trying to convince Daly.

Dai Li opened her eyes, stared at Dunn's side face for a few seconds, and lowered her voice: "Then you come over a little more, I have something to tell you, whisper." ”

Dunn was stunned for a few seconds, and then his face blushed even more, but he tilted his head obediently: "First of all, don't say strange things in front of your colleagues, this is a business occasion......"

Daly pursed her lips, but she didn't say anything, just a quick peck on the side of Dunn's face like water. Daly then quickly let go of Dunn's arm and returned to her seat, readjusting her seatbelt that she had deliberately not fastened.

Dunn lowered his gaze, his palm on the place where he had been kissed, and looked at Dali, "I'll be back next time." ”

The corners of Leonard's eyes twitched, and he looked away, and there was no wave in his heart.

If you watch too much, you will be numb.

Soon, the airship was taking to the skies and heading south.

When Dalie's inspiration was touched, she was leaning back in her chair and quietly listening to Dunn read her a book of poetry.

I don't know if it was intentional or unintentional, most of the poems in this borrowed book are love poems, but since Dunn agreed to Dali, he could only read it to her slowly with red ears and a low voice.

Occasionally, Daly chuckled, repeated a sentence, or named a parable she liked, and kept her eyes on Dunn with her happy eyes, and when Dunn heard Daly speak, he would turn his gaze to her and respond gently.

The original owner of the book of poems was sitting across from them, holding another newly published copy, trying to ignore the affectionate whispers of the two men.

Leonard restlessly shifted twice in his chair, folding his right leg onto his left, trying to keep the book in front of his face.

He had already regretted choosing this position, when he sat down with the captain and Daly, Leonard hadn't thought too much about it, and now he just felt that this sofa was uncomfortable anywhere.

When Dalie suddenly turned her head, Dunn, who was paying attention to her, immediately stopped reading, Dali leaned into Dunn's ear and whispered something, Dunn thought for a moment and nodded:

"But it's not right now, we have to wait for a chance. It's better to be later, and if I have the opportunity to talk alone, I'll go and see how it goes. ”

"Okay, you're up to the cracks."

Daly winked, and Dunn coughed lightly, looked back at the book in his hand, and continued the leisure activities that the two of them had discussed.

Considering the bitter tone of the book, this chapter contains a little bit of a snippet of Mr. and Mrs. Smith (crossed out) Dunn and Dalie, in short, if everyone doesn't dislike it.

(End of chapter)