Surdak walked back to the room. In order to prevent the maid from knowing that Surdak had been lying in the bathtub all night, he reached out and messed up the extremely flat bed, and then looked at the items on the bedside table.
of two boxes of dresses.
He had already chosen a suit for the dance last night, and these clothes are still piled in the bathroom. Originally, Suldak wanted to continue wearing them today, but he didn't know what happened, and the clothes actually got wet.
There were water stains everywhere in the bathroom, as if I was learning to swim by flopping in the bathtub...
He looked at the bronze mirror and saw some bruises on his arms and shoulders, and seriously thought about whether the experiences in the sea of spiritual consciousness could cause the body to be injured as well?
If that was the case, I should have been injured more seriously!
Reaching out to rub the sore back of his neck, Suldak began to choose the dress he was going to wear today.
This time he chose a dress with gold thread decoration on the cuffs and neckline.
This time he did not choose a shirt that could be tied with a tie. He stood in front of the mirror and put on a white shirt with a stand-up collar and an open collar. The top button on the collar was just for decoration and did not need to be buttoned. The collar was open and could
You can vaguely see the faint dark lines on his throat and the corner of his wheat-colored chest. The exquisitely tailored dress makes him look particularly stylish.
When Suldak walked out of the room, even the eyes of the maid guarding the door lit up.
For a long time, Surdak would wear leather armor or full-coverage heavy armor to wrap himself tightly when he was not sleeping. He was more accustomed to the kind of attire that covered his whole body.
When Suldak walked into the restaurant, he heard Hathaway, Beatrice and Thea sitting together, chatting in low voices about how beautifying and caring for the skin the spa treatment...
Then the girls looked up and saw Suldak walking in from the outside, his face glowing with a marble-like luster...
"Ah!...Duck, how did you do it? Have you been doing skin care every night recently?" Beatrice shouted exaggeratedly.
Suldak sat across from Hathaway and said, "I recently discovered a secret to beauty and beauty!"
"What is it?"
"Say it quickly..."
"I would like to know!"
Suldak reached out and grabbed a piece of whole-wheat bread and said to the girls who were attentively preparing to listen to the secret: "When I was promoted to a second-level powerhouse, my body would activate some kind of recovery power, which not only repaired the hidden wounds in my body.
, and my whole body seems to be full of energy.”
Hathaway and Beatrice immediately showed disappointment.
"Hey! Hathaway, do you think we have a chance to become a second-level powerhouse in this life?" Beatrice said.
"This is even slimmer than your chance of receiving the blessing of eternal youth from the goddess of love..." Hathaway held her chin in her hands, squinting her green eyes and looking at Suldak.
"As far as I know, for us spell weavers, the second-level powerhouse only increases the affinity of the elemental power in the body, thereby transforming the body into a carrier of magic elements. Only when we are promoted to the third-level sea priest can magic be born.
The source, so as to use its own strength to transform itself..." Siya looked at Suldak with some doubts.
"Ahem... maybe it's because I am a paladin and have the power of holy light in my body!"
After saying that, Suldak stretched out his palm, and there was only a faint ray of holy light in his palm. It looked like a candle swaying in the wind, and it might be extinguished at any time.
"You are really using the power of the Holy Light to repair your body... I have never seen your Holy Light exhausted like this!"
Thea opened her eyes and said to Suldak.
Butler Kenneth came to the restaurant at this time and said to Hathaway: "Miss, the magic caravan is ready."
Hathaway nodded to Butler Kenneth and said, "Butler Kenneth, we'll be there right away!"
Obviously, Butler Kenneth's appearance in the restaurant at this time meant that it was time to set off.
Surdak quickly grabbed two slices of bread and stuffed them into his mouth. He drank the milk in the cup in one gulp. When he stood up, the maid behind him came up to help him wipe the food residue from his mouth.
The four of them hurried to the steps outside the house, where a magic caravan was waiting quietly at the foot of the steps.
A group of people boarded the magic caravan of Marquis Luther's Mansion.
…
The driver drove the magic caravan to the Heroes' Square in Bena City. It happened to be around nine o'clock in the morning.
A group of city hall staff were busy around the statue of the hero in the square. Someone was laying a red carpet on a high platform. Some city staff pulled out a separation tape in front of the statue of the hero. Some citizens had already gathered in the square.
Suldak, Hathaway and others walked across the square. Suldak showed his noble badge and expressed his identity before being taken to the preparation area for the investiture ceremony by the staff.
As spectators, Hathaway, Beatrice, and Thea were arranged to the aristocratic viewing area. The only difference between that area and the civilian viewing area was that there were seats. Rows of seats were lined with backrests. At this time
Many people had already sat down, and Hathaway also saw some familiar aristocrats and ladies...
Suldak was not the first one to come, and certainly not the last one. With the reminder from Butler Kenneth, he came at just the right time.
As for these young earls who were awarded the title, Suldak had already met them at the dance last night, and now they gathered together to say hello casually. After all, they are all viscounts and have equal status, and no one looks down on the other.
.
Although some are arrogant, some are kind, some are hypocritical, and some are serious, when these young nobles gather together, either their families have huge territories and industries, or their families have a huge army of lords...
Seeing Suldak coming over, the municipal staff first confirmed his identity, then took a copy of the ceremony process and began to explain the entire ceremony process to him in detail, as well as the matters that needed to be paid attention to in each process.
Because many nobles and civilians came to watch the ceremony in the Heroes' Square, every step must not go wrong, otherwise once it makes a fool of itself, it will become the laughing stock of people.
Later, the staff also revealed to Suldak that there were special etiquettes leading the way during the ceremony.
It was only after Suldak had received this series of temporary training that the young people participating in the medal ceremony gathered together.
This time everyone looked at Suldak with less cold eyes than last night.
"I know you, if the war in the Ganbu plane hadn't ended so quickly and I really couldn't get away from the Loki plane and rush back, I'm afraid I would have joined the coalition to conquer the demons. I heard that the Ganbu plane That battle was very exciting, and the army was able to recapture the lost ground like a maelstrom. The entire Sai Ruoman Plateau was actually divided into four armies, and they were recaptured by you all the way."
A young nobleman's eyes were filled with unconcealable envy, and he chattered to Surdak.
He didn't look like this last night. His chin was on top of his head and he was so smelly.
Another young noble also took the opportunity to say:
"I heard that Lord Macdonald was bewitched by the devil, so he publicly announced the independence of the Ganbu plane. Emperor Charles has already signed the death penalty notice. Now the death penalty notice is in the military department. It is said that he will wait for Macdonald. The war criminals from the Nye family were sent to the guillotine together."
I don't think Surdak, who has a close relative in the family who is a senior military official and the controller of the Ganbu plane, doesn't know these details.
"That's great. When will he be sent to the guillotine?" Suldak asked.
"The specific time has not been determined yet!" said the young noble.
The young noble who spoke first then asked:
"Viscount Surdak, where is the battlefield your army is going to fight next? I mean, if you have a good goal, why don't we all form a coalition, so that we can have an absolute advantage in strength, even if When unpredictable things happen on the battlefield, everyone can share the losses."
It seems that this man wants to continue to gain some military glory. Obviously he is not satisfied with his status as a count.
However, if you want to be promoted from earl to marquis, you can't do it in just one war.
Surdak scratched his head and replied seriously:
"Well, the army I formed before was part of the military establishment. Now it has been taken back by the military, so I don't have an army to command for the time being. The only cavalry battalion is still performing garrison duties in the Bailin plane. Ganbu This side of the plane is just recruiting new troops, so there are no plans for a campaign yet."
The young noble who suggested joining forces had a look in his eyes, "It's a waste of time without an army...", but he said with great regret, "That's such a pity..."
Then he asked sincerely:
"Viscount Surdak, if you have no battle plans for the time being, are you interested in joining my regiment as deputy commander? As long as you can train my heavy armored infantry regiments into the state of your 20,000 heavy armored infantry warriors, I can pay you a sum of gold coins, magic crystals or black magic crystals, it’s your choice.”
Suldak stretched out his hand and rubbed his forehead. He was indeed a rich man...
Perhaps they had already shown what they thought was the most sincere and friendly attitude, so Suldak had no choice but to explain: "I may accept a call from the military in the near future and will go to the big battlefield to train there for a period of time."
"..."
Quiet, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.
It's like a big rooster appears among a flock of quails...
It turned out to be a second-level powerhouse, and the eyes of the young nobles finally showed a hint of admiration...
That is a kind of respect for the strong.
…
Around ten o'clock in the morning, Heroes' Square was already crowded with people.
The investiture ceremony was held in front of the statue of the swordsman Bernard in the center of Heroes' Square.
The nobles attending the ceremony sat neatly in the viewing area. Due to frequent plane wars in recent years, nobles died in battle every year, and new earls were born every year. Some of them were well-deserved, leading their families.
The army cut them out with swords and swords on the plane battlefield. Some people simply spent money to buy a large number of black magic crystals. There are definitely many people who are willing to sell unidentified black magic crystals.
Twelve young nobles who were about to be awarded the title stood neatly together in formal attire. These young nobles had a standard body shape, with only Suldak being slightly taller.
Behind them are the reliefs of the Pena heroes, and at their feet are a sea of spectators.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives in Bena City, Marquis Fred Dunstan, stood in the center of the high platform in front of the statues of Bena Swordsmen, facing the tens of thousands of spectators gathered in the square, holding a speech in his hand, and beside him
Located in the center of a huge magic circle, this magic circle has the same effect as the magic circle in the opera troupe, which is to gather the sound and amplify it before releasing it.
Speaker Fred Dunstan stepped onto the podium and faced the wave of applause. He raised his hands to signal everyone to stop. The surroundings became completely quiet before he preached loudly:
'The Bena Legion is an army with countless honors and victories.
In this era, our province of Bena has many heroes.
These young people all possess courage, justice, hope, wisdom and the spirit of not bowing to fate.
The flames of the plane war have now spread throughout the Green Empire.
Every battlefield is bleeding almost all the time, and soldiers sacrifice their lives every day. In the test of blood and fire, life and death, this group of young nobles have become the best among them...'
The speech was a bit long, and Surdak and the other eleven young nobles waited beside the high platform for a long time.
At the end of July, the sun was indeed very scorching, and Suldak was even worried that the Speaker would be overwhelmed and faint on the podium.
Fortunately, Suldak's prediction did not come true. After Speaker Fred Dunstan finished speaking, he awarded these young nobles the title of earl.
The young nobles lined up and walked onto the high platform.
Speaker Fred Dunstan said loudly: "At this moment, standing with you are the countless heroic ancestors of the Bena Province. I hope you can uphold their glory and continue to carry forward the spirit of the Bena swordsmen...
…”
Surdak whispered in his heart: 'I am a knight!'
Two young female assistants at the back, one holding an umbrella and the other holding ice water, stood not far away, staring nervously at the Speaker.
Speaker Fred Dunstan wore a thick speaker's robe. In order to show his nobility, the dress was cut from rune cloth. The thick robe was actually covered with a blouse, and there was a blouse on the outside that symbolized the identity of the speaker.
Red, white and gold ribbons, and a heavy crown on her head.
When he awarded everyone the Earl Medal, Suldak noticed that Speaker Fred Dunstan's face was a little red, which was obviously a sign of heatstroke.
Twelve young nobles stood together. Speaker Fred Dunstan stepped forward to shake hands one by one, said some words of encouragement, and personally put the earl's badge on the chests of the young nobles.
Surdak felt that the Speaker's eyes were more cordial when he shook hands with him.
After the awarding ceremony, there was a round of applause in the square...
Surdak was among them. For the Speaker, whose eyes showed a lot of kindness, he originally wanted to cast a Holy Light spell to make him feel better.
But there were a group of decorated companions around him, and he didn't want to be too independent. When he saw Speaker Fred Dunstan turned around and drank half a glass of ice water, and then drank half a bottle of light blue spiritual potion, Sur
Dark felt that Speaker Fred Dunstan would not have any big problems.
Just looking at him needing help even when walking, it is obvious that he is mentally exhausted to the extreme.
The investiture ceremony was successfully completed. The nobles watching in the square left early, and a large number of people also left Heroes Square from all directions.
Many people gathered on the streets of the city and loudly sang hymns to heroes...
But just when Suldak stepped off the platform and was about to join Hathaway and Beatrice who were waiting in the restaurant opposite the Heroes' Square, the city hall staff hurried over and joined Suldak's side.
He whispered in his ear:
"Marquis Luther sent us to invite you over. Speaker Fred Dunstan fainted and fell..."