The expedition camp was filled with cheerful organ sounds at night, and a bonfire was lit in front of the empty space at the camp gate. Countless torches circled the square, making the night appear brightly lit. The only drawback was that the temperature on site was too hot.
This was a dance planned and organized by the Expeditionary Force War Room. The atmosphere was very lively, but these young nobles did not consider lighting so many torches on such a summer night and making the dance look like a barbecue.
The heat made the preparers sweat profusely early on. In the end, they removed all the surrounding torches and turned the entire hillside outside the camp into a dance floor, which made them feel much better.
He Boqiang never thought that there would be so many nobles in the expeditionary camp. In addition to the nobles holding the positions of captain and above in each regiment, there are also a large number of young nobles in the war room, as well as people like Laurent Goss.
The little nobles who came to the gilded battlefield.
Everyone wore aristocratic dresses to attend the ball at the same time, which was an eye-opener for He Boqiang.
It’s a pity that the female swordsman tour group.
……Oh no!
This time, the training group sent by the Swordsman Academy only had about forty female swordsmen. It was obvious that the ratio of men to women at the ball was imbalanced. At the ball, the forty or so female swordsmen were naturally eagerly sought after by the young nobles.
Hundreds of pairs of eyes were staring at the female swordsmen dancing on the dance floor to the music. They were probably thinking hard about what kind of reason they should find to invite them to the next dance after the music ended.
These female swordsmen seem to have carried gorgeous palace-style evening gowns with them. The belts of those evening gowns are very powerful. In He Boqiang's opinion, this kind of belt can even squeeze out a vast grassland.
The breasts and cleavage are visible, and the waist as thick as a bucket is narrowed into the thin waist of a willow. However, under this kind of attire, the women dare not speak loudly, let alone take a deep breath, as if they will faint from suffocation at any time.
The men attending the ball all wore rapiers or knight's swords around their waists, which was very inconvenient when dancing. However, since this is the forefront camp of the expeditionary force, wearing weapons to the ball is also a must in the military camp.
Unwritten rule.
He Boqiang and Suldak stood next to the bonfire, took out their peeling knives and quickly cut off large pieces of browned lamb leg meat on the barbecue grill. Then, holding wooden trays, they took some smoked beef from the bacon area.
After filling two large trays with cakes, they walked to the outer edge of the dance with satisfaction. The two of them found two wooden piers and sat on the wooden piers, eating barbecue with relish while watching the lively dance scene.
Suldak carried a plate full of barbecued meat and put it into his mouth with a peeling knife. The corners of his mouth were oily after eating, and his eyes were full of longing. He said to He Boqiang:
"Little Duck, after I officially become a knight, maybe a noble lord will be willing to marry his daughter to me. If he has no son to inherit his title, then I will be qualified to become a noble..."
He Boqiang heard Suldak talk about his wife at home countless times, and heard him talk about them hiding in haystacks and counting stars, sitting on the ridges of wheat fields...
At this time, He Boqiang unexpectedly mentioned that he wanted to marry the daughter of a noble lord. He Boqiang looked at Suldak speechlessly and pointed to the wedding ring on his left ring finger.
"Are you reminding me that I am already married and should stop dreaming of marrying the daughter of a noble lord?"
Seeing that Suldak finally correctly interpreted He Boqiang's simple gesture, He Boqiang nodded.
Then he stuffed another piece of tender mutton into his mouth, and then poured the rest of the roast into a leather bag.
These barbecues are for the soldiers of the second team. You can't eat them here until your mouth is full of oil. However, the soldiers of the second team need to wait until tomorrow morning to eat dry baked wheat cakes.
Probably because after drinking a glass of ale, I knew that I shouldn't give this guy a drink. I have never seen such a light drinker. Once he drinks too much, he will chatter endlessly.
Surdak sighed at this time: "If I can become a noble, it doesn't matter if I get married. As long as I can afford to support them, I can actually marry a few more. Who doesn't have a noble dream..."
"...I hope to own a manor and a farm near the lake in the future. When the time comes, I can build two exquisite villas in the manor, and you can choose one of them..."
He Boqiang sometimes wanted to sew his broken mouth shut, so that at least half of his world could be clean, and the other half was brought to him by Red Stockings and Augustus.
Speaking of the latter part, Suldak couldn't help but hold He Boqiang's hand and not let go:
"I know! If it weren't for you, I would be the captain of the second squadron at most in the fifty-seventh regiment. But now I have become a reserve knight and the deputy squadron leader of the sixth squadron. I never dared to think that this would happen.
There will come a day..."
As he spoke, Suldak's eyes that had been a little drunk suddenly became sober. He suddenly straightened his chest and greeted the young man who walked through the noisy crowd with a smile:
"...Hi! Sir Laurent Goss, I just saw you dancing with a beautiful female swordsman."
The man in front of him turned out to be the young nobleman who was conducting the reserve knight assessment with Surdak. He Boqiang heard from Surdak that this guy was a distant relative of Count Mond Goss and a third-class baron.
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Baron Laurent Goss came over with a glass of wine and greeted Surdak: "Hello, Knight Surdak."
He was wearing a somewhat worn aristocratic dress tonight, and his whole person was filled with a sense of decadence. His mental state was not very good, as if he had not yet recovered from the shock of the reserve knight assessment.
He sat on the tree stump opposite Surdak and complained to Surdak: "This dance is really boring. These guys are like beasts exuding male hormones. Look at the desire in their eyes.
It's so ridiculous to be so unscrupulous under the firelight, even the last bit of reserve has been wiped out. Where are their aristocratic etiquette?"
He spoke a little excitedly and always liked to wave his hands back and forth in front of his face. His meticulously combed hair was also a little messy.
He Boqiang listened to his righteous criticism of the aristocrats dancing on the dance floor, and he felt as if the grapes were too sour.
At this time, I heard Suldak pointing in the direction of the dance floor and reminding Laurent Goss:
"Ahem, Sir Laurent Goss, there is a noble lady over there who seems to be looking at you..."
Laurent Goss turned around suddenly and saw at a glance the female swordsman with some sweat on her face under the light of the bonfire. She smiled tenderly at him and squatted down slightly while holding up the skirt of her evening dress.
Laurent Goss seemed to be filled with energy in an instant. He straightened his body suddenly, drank the unfinished wine in his hand, and then put the wine glass into Suldak's hand, his eyes became bright.
Looking at the female swordsman, her eyes were a little straight.
Said to Suldak: "Actually, I want to say that this dance is quite interesting!"
"..."
He Boqiang wanted to know now whether he would become so neurotic after becoming a noble.
Then he glanced at Surdak, and the Surdak in front of him had this development trend.
"Why are you looking at me with that disgusting look..."
Suldak asked He Boqiang confused.
He Boqiang also saw Baron Sidney and his beautiful fiancée Miss Hathaway at the ball.
But until the end of the dance, the two people seemed to have just danced. Although the two people appeared to be so well matched in front of outsiders, He Boqiang could feel that the relationship between them was not as good as