Sacred Calendar 2005.

The Oslan Empire is close to Covetan, a small seaside town in the north.

Business at the Covetan Casino is doing very well today, with a full number of guests and a lot of people.

Tables large and small are filled with all kinds of people. The vast majority of traders are outsiders passing through here, and there really isn't much else to spend in this small harbor town, so businessmen who pass by on high-end cruise ships or modest cargo ships will come here during their stay to stop by and taste the homemade whiskey spirits of Covitan, and of course it would be a blessing in life to meet the proprietress here.

It is said that the proprietress is a famous beauty, and the most important thing is that when she was young, she was a popular red card actor in the Royal Song and Dance Theater of the Holy Capital, and I heard that even now she still maintains a devilish figure, a girlish appearance, and the word charm is still there, which is definitely more than enough for her.

In fact, the proprietress will sit on the private seat in the attic of the casino every day, observing the lively casino below through the carved glass through the falling tulle curtains. She is very good at reading words and feelings, judging from the accent of a guest, the clothes he wears, the jewelry he wears, and even his words and deeds, his wealth, status, and even the profession or business he is engaged in. She loved to observe them, whether it was a noble marquis or an ordinary sailor, she never missed a single detail.

Whenever a big guy showed up, she would show up in the casino with a big smile on her face and personally invite the big guy she had chosen as her prey to go to the VIP room to play a few poker games or roll two dice. Of course, her gambling skills are as good as her looks. Every time the nobles who come out of the VIP room don't look too good, but every time they can't refuse the invitation of the proprietress to do so, although many times the invitation is just a charming look. Back and forth, this elegant and scheming proprietress became the talk of the aristocratic businessmen along with the Covetan casino.

Today's proprietress is no exception, leaning against the soft sofa in the attic, her long slender legs intertwined at random, holding a fine white porcelain teacup in her hand, and the rising heat carries a vague fragrance, mixed with a hint of honey-like sweetness, which is the finest black tea from Cortia, the golden butterfly. But the proprietress didn't seem to be moved by the seductive scent of the golden butterfly, her carefully groomed eyebrows and eyes looked charming and bewitching, but her sharp eyes were more like a sharp blade out of the sheath, and through the falling tulle curtains always wandered in the casino below.

"Madam, are you going down to-day to meet that Baron Sturla? I see that he has been here for three days in a row, and he stays here for seven or eight hours every day before leaving, so maybe he is waiting for you?" said the white-clad maid pursed her lips and quipped.

"Oh, that Stura, I'm afraid there's no family worth cheating, so I'd better let him go." The proprietress looked a little sad and helpless, "It's been a long time since there has been a big person, it's really getting more and more boring......"

Before the proprietress could finish sighing, she let out an exclamation of "huh", and her eyes fell on the young man who had just entered the door.

It may not be appropriate to say that he is a teenager, his tall and straight figure even exceeds that of many adult men, but his handsome and unruly face clearly reveals a faint immaturity, and there is a bit of evil in the immaturity, and he looks like he is seventeen or eighteen years old, but the aura exuded from his body is unexpectedly depressing, aggressive and at the same time has a chilling atmosphere.

His tall body was wrapped in a pure black trench coat, the high neckline was erected, and there was no expression in his cold face, only a pair of deep blue eyes looked back and forth in the narrow eye sockets, exuding a breathtaking cold light, like a sharp sword out of the sheath. What puzzled the proprietress the most was the ring he wore on his left index finger, the ring was not made of rare materials at first glance, but its surface was carved with a golden pentagram pattern, in which a hideous snake head was carved, two venomous fangs were exposed, and his eyes were fierce and cold, which was unexpectedly similar to the young man's aura.

"What's the origin of this guy?" the maid followed the proprietress gaze, and naturally noticed that the person who came seemed to be extraordinary, and she could feel that he was different just by that arrogant temperament.

The proprietress pressed her temples thoughtfully, and said with some distress, "If my guess is correct, this guy is a member of the military department, codenamed [Viper], and..... I always feel that the military rank is not low. ”

The people who come and go to Covetan go up to the hereditary princes and nobles with knighthoods, down to the ruffians and hooligans who sneak and abduct, and the proprietress is naturally not strange, but there are still very few people who appear in the casino in a disciplined department like the military department, even if they pass through Covetan, they will not come to the casino, at least they will not blatantly wear the military badge to enter the casino, and the cold arrogance of the young man in front of him does not look like a gambler who came to the casino to play two hands.

"High-ranking officer of the military department, that guy is in his twenties at best, right?" the young maid was slightly stunned, showing a look of surprise.

"Yes, there is some surprise! What is the purpose of the words of the high-ranking officer suddenly appearing here?" The proprietress gently put down the white porcelain tea set in her hand, carefully covered the teacup, looked lazy and bitter, and instructed the maid on the side, "You hurry up and inform the Marquis of Creek, just say ...... There are distinguished guests visiting. ”

"Yes!" said the maid, and hurried downstairs.

"Yo, what is this VIP called? It's your first time in Covitan, what do you want to do? I'll show you around?" said a casino waiter who greeted him warmly.

The boy was looking around the casino to himself, and he didn't seem to hear the warm greeting from the waiter beside him.

"I don't know your guests—" The waiter coughed dryly a few times, and raised his voice a little in embarrassment.

It's just that only half of the words are said before they are cut off abruptly.

"My young master, I can watch it myself, if I see it well, I will naturally bet on a few handfuls, if I don't see it well, we will leave by ourselves, so we won't work...... My brother bothered. It was a girl who was about the same age as the boy, and she followed behind the boy's tall body, and if she hadn't spoken suddenly, the waiter really hadn't noticed that the boy was followed by such a young girl. Compared with the majestic posture of the teenager, the girl looks petite and exquisite, and a black tight-fitting suit reveals her girlish figure, and the delicate lines outline the seductive curves. Diametrically opposed to the young man, there was not the slightest indifference and frost in the girl's face, on the contrary, the charm of her young and beautiful face inadvertently revealed could be said to have a kind of breathtaking temptation, and the young waiter who looked at it was at a loss for a while.

"Ah, you're staring at people so directly......" The girl apparently noticed the waiter's barely able to take her eyes off it, and reminded coquettishly, "Not really?"

The waiter smiled awkwardly, quickly looked away and stepped aside, bowing his head and saying nothing.

It's not a big casino, but it's not a big one in a small city like Covetan. It is estimated that in the space of five or six hundred square meters, there are full of large and small gambling tables, and the gameplay on each gaming table is completely different, but each gaming table is crowded with people, large and small gold and silver coins are randomly piled up in the corner of the table, the dealer shakes the dice cup in his hand with a smile, and his sharp eyes sweep over every gambler present, when the dice cup falls heavily on the gambling table, he bows slightly and makes a gesture of please.

In the southeast corner of the room, an intricately carved oak staircase leads deep into the second floor, which is set up as a series of luxurious private rooms, which are reserved for VIPs, and only invited guests are eligible to enter the lounge. Of course, in addition to the proprietor's wife, there are many professional bookmakers in the casino, who will conduct a quiet and exciting game for their distinguished guests in the VIP room.

"I heard that your proprietress used to be an actress at the Royal Cabaret?" the young man wandered around the crowded casino before turning his gaze to the waiter who had been silently following behind him, "Is that true?"

"This..."The waiter looked up at the sharp gaze cast by the young man, and for some reason suddenly felt a chill in his heart, just that kind of terrifying and sharp eyes seemed to be able to penetrate his body and reach the depths of his soul, as if everything had been seen through by the young man in front of him, but when it came to the privacy of the proprietress of the hostess, he still had some concerns after all, and he was embarrassed.

"Could it be that this well-known thing is also a secret?" Seeing the waiter's hesitation, the young man snorted coldly with some dissatisfaction.

"Yo yo yo, which noble son is this, is it also the one who came to see me, a half-old?" A crisp voice like a silver bell floated from the stairs not far away, and then the proprietress dressed up in fancy clothes came, dressed in a light blue silk skirt, a red silk bandeau, the exposed skin was as white as snow, wearing an expensive sapphire necklace around her neck, her long hair was coiled high, held by a transparent jade hairpin, and there was a faint autumn water flowing between her eyebrows。

"You're the boss?" the boy looked at the proprietress who was slowly walking down, a smile on his frosty face.

"Yes, is Brother Childe bored and wants to play a few poker games with his sister?, or do you want to roll two dice?" The proprietress leaned on the handrail of the stairs and looked at the somewhat arrogant and cold teenager with autumn joy, and said lightly, "But the stakes here are very large, I don't know if the money your father gave is enough to gamble?"

"Interesting, it's exactly the same as the rumors, beauty and style coexist, Heratim was once the most dazzling courtesan. The boy's deliberately lowered voice was full of metallic magnetism, with a faint provocation, "I began to learn dance at the age of four, entered the best art academy in Heratim at the age of seven, and joined the Royal Song and Dance Theater after graduating at the age of fourteen, and experienced more than 300 performances of all sizes, the best dance is ballet, which is called the most beautiful swan in history by the princes and nobles, but it faded out of people's sight when it was in its prime and career was popular." I really didn't expect to see you in a small casino in a small city in a few decades, it would be an honor!"

"Miss Suanli Bosaya?" the young man confided his last name, and his sharp eyes met the boss's eyes that contained autumn meaning.

The gamblers who were originally intoxicated at the gambling table looked sideways because of the appearance of the proprietress, after all, this proprietress is the most beautiful and rarest scenery in this casino, and the dialogue between the teenager and the proprietress naturally became the focus.

"Interesting? It's really interesting, at your age, when I quit the cabaret theater, you were at most a little kid running around in open crotch pants, but you knew everything about me unexpectedly?" I don't remember committing a major sin that would have alarmed the military department!"

"Military Department?" The young man's expression turned cold in vain, and he subconsciously stroked the ring he was wearing on his left index finger, "It seems that your wisdom is as outstanding as your appearance!"

"Really, I'm glad to be praised by you, but I'm still a little dull as a half-old, I don't know what the purpose of your visit is?" Su Anli pursed her lips and smiled slightly, "It can't be that some big people in the military department haven't seen me for so many years and start thinking about me, right?"

"Interesting!" the young man raised his feet and slowly approached the proprietress slowly, bowed his head slightly, and whispered in the proprietress ear, "Yes, someone misses you, and they also want to know what you have done in the years you have disappeared, and the same ...... as you."

"Lady Linna!" said the last four words in a deliberately low voice.