Suldak and Karl arrived at the guard camp and found that the originally empty courtyard was already crowded with knights from the guard camp waiting to set off.
Many knights crowded in front of the service window of the logistics office, trying to replace their worn-out armaments during this last period.
The two of them saw the busy figure of Miss Wingedolin standing in front of the service window from a distance. Facing the knights of the guard battalion who were about to rush to the plane to perform an emergency mission, the logistics department of the guard battalion also made great concessions.
All of a sudden, the supplies warehouse was bustling with people.
Surdak followed Karl at the window to receive seven-day marching rations, but he currently has three magic pockets, carrying sleeping bags, tents, ropes and many life-type magic scrolls, including water gathering scrolls and fire gathering scrolls.
I also bought some wheat cakes and canned luncheon meat at the grocery store, so I was quite well prepared for this trip.
This time, the Halanza Guard Battalion has transferred nearly 500 knights from various groups. Among them, the First Brigade led by Captain Sauron is the most elite knight group in the Guard Battalion. Captain Sauron has transferred two knights from the First Brigade.
There are 100 knights, and the remaining 300 knights are equally shared among the other four brigades.
Because he was injured, Captain Sauron was unable to participate in this plane mission, so he stayed in Helensa City to handle the daily affairs of the guard camp. Viscount Emmett, the captain of the second battalion, became the guard battalion of Helensa.
The top commander of the dispatched army. As one of the few Constructed Knights in the guard battalion who is close to the second-level strength, the captains of the third, fourth, and fifth brigades will also set off with the regiment.
There are a total of twenty-five squadron captains in the guard camp, nineteen of whom are junior construct knights. The remaining six squadron captains were selected as civilians and had no family support behind them. They were unable to afford the high cost of magic pattern constructs, so they could only become
An ordinary knight.
Squadron Leader Karl spent all his savings a week ago to buy a set of junior power-type magic pattern constructs and became a construct knight.
Of course, if the Casement family hadn't been responsible for most of the magic crystals, I'm afraid Karl would have been heavily in debt by now.
For Surdak who returned a set of 'Earth Shield' magic pattern structure after a single mission, Karl could only express his envy in a slightly sour tone. After all, if Surdak hadn't successfully killed
If you drop the black magician Marion, Karl and Captain Sauron, you may not be able to return to Hiranza City safely.
The five captains of the guard battalion stood on the steps at the door at the same time. This was the first time that Suldak had seen this scene.
Each captain has a faint aura all over his body. In addition to the power brought by the magic pattern structure, their own strength has almost reached the peak of a knight. Among them, captain Sauron has the most momentum.
There was a crowd of knights standing in the courtyard. Nineteen armored knights stood in the most eye-catching place. The scene looked very spectacular.
After the five captains appeared at the same time, the knights on the field gradually became quiet.
Captain Sauron looked around, looked at the group of knights in front of him with sharp eyes, and said in a calm voice: "The carrying capacity of the magic airship this time is limited, and there is no way to bring the horses there. Duke Newman of Bena City will make unified arrangements.
.”
His voice was not loud, but basically everyone in the yard could hear him, and the yard immediately became silent.
Captain Sauron glanced at the four captains around him again before saying: "This mission is urgent. There must be a big mess in the Maka plane. I have nothing to warn you. I can only say that in case of trouble,
Be more careful. I hope you can all return safely. In addition, don’t do anything that is inconsistent with your status as a knight and discredit our city of Helensa. War is like this. Danger and opportunity coexist. Who feels that they don’t want to carry out this mission?
You can talk about the mission now, or you can talk to me in private later. It’s the price! After taking off the guard camp knight uniform, I can sign and release you anytime and anywhere."
The knights in the yard fell silent. It was obvious that someone had made a choice between "going or staying".
Captain Sauron took a step forward, pulled out the sword from his waist with his uninjured hand, and said to the knights: "But since you have decided to follow the guard battalion dispatch team to the Maca plane, then you must
Comply with the regulations and rules of the guard camp and obey the command of Viscount Emmett. If anyone dares to disobey orders in front of the formation, he will be dealt with according to the military law."
He stood on the steps with a solemn expression, and the reputation he had accumulated caused the knights in the guard camp in the yard to remain silent for a moment.
Then he invited Viscount Emmett, who was beside him, to come forward.
As the captain of the Second Brigade of the Guard Battalion, Viscount Emmet rarely shows up in the guard camp. The security area responsible for the Second Brigade is very limited. Viscount Emmet usually travels extensively and most likes to hold events in his own manor.
During the ball, Karl once took Suldak to a ball held by Viscount Emmett. I remember that Suldak also met Miss Brenda at the ball.
Viscount Emmett has a very casual personality and speaks very gently. Even though he is wearing a suit of magic-patterned leather armor, standing on the steps looks more like a bard who loves art and poetry.
He stood upright, his figure was far less burly than Captain Sauron, and he had a very good command of the rhythm between his sentences. Just listen to him say: "You don't have to worry too much about the complicated situation in the Maca plane. This time, Bena Province is ten
Seven cities have received dispatch orders from Bena City, which also means that seventeen dispatched armies, almost the same as ours, are about to rush to the Maca plane, and the total number of troops to reinforce the Maca plane this time will not be small.
With 20,000 knights, the situation in the Maca plane will change quickly the moment we enter the portal."
"Except for those who are originally members of noble families, there will not be more than twenty people here who have received knighthoods as civilians. Our trip to the Maca plane should be said to be the best among you who can obtain knighthoods.
Opportunities, so I will lead you to create as many meritorious deeds as possible while ensuring safety. I hope you can trust me."
“Let us fight side by side for the glory of the empire!”
Hearing Viscount Emmett shout this, the originally quiet courtyard exploded with a bang. Apparently, the pie drawn by Viscount Emmett was a bit big. After saying this, the knights on the field became excited and started shouting.
He raised the knight's sword in his hand and shouted loudly: "For the glory of the empire..."
The other three captains stood aside to express their support for Viscount Emmett, and the pre-war mobilization ceremony of the guard camp ended in a passionate atmosphere.
There were more than twenty magic caravans parked on the long street outside the guard camp. The magic caravans were lined up all the way to the square of the city hall. The knights lined up and boarded the carriages one after another. The front carriage had already driven out of the Central Street, and the ones behind it
The carriage slowly drove into the gate of the guard camp.
…
By the time Suldak and Karl rushed to the Helensa City Airport Terminal, the sun had already set in the west, and thick clouds had accumulated on the sky, which seemed to be rimmed with a light gold under the sunlight.
The airport terminal where Halanza City is located is located at the highest point in the northwest corner of the city. Two nearly 100-meter-high observation towers are built here, and the top of the tower is the airport terminal.
A magic airship arrived belatedly, circled out from behind the gold-rimmed clouds, and slowly docked at the airport dock in Helensa. Karl and Suldak were waiting on the dock platform, and all the knights from the guard camp were there.
Waiting to board the ship, the side of the magic airship was also crowded with people. These people looked curiously at the mountain city below them.
I am afraid that the wedding dinner of Tax Collector Bird has already started at Christie Castle. I was unable to attend the banquet of Tax Collector Bird. I can only regretfully say one sentence in my heart: I'm sorry.
Suldak felt someone pat him from behind, and when he turned around he realized it was the young magician Lance, and asked with a smile: "Lance, why are you here too?"
The young magician pointed to the mage camp not far away. A dozen young magicians were gathering there. They were gathered together and wearing magic robes, which made them very eye-catching in the crowd. Lance said to Suldak and Karl
: "The recruitment order has not only arrived on the desk of your guard camp, the Magic Union of Helensa City has also received a summons order from the Bena Provincial Federation of Trade Unions. We are also going to Bena City by airship."
Seeing the fellow magicians over there waving vigorously to Lance, a group of magicians were already walking towards the stern of the ship. Lance quickly called to Suldak and Karl and said: "You two, don't wait here stupidly, come with me."
Get on the boat and maybe stand in the cabin where it’s more comfortable!”
Karl quickly dragged Suldak to follow the footsteps of the magician Lance. While other knights from the guard camp were still waiting for other passengers to disembark at the airport terminal, Suldak had already mixed in with the crowd of mages and passed through the special passage for magicians.
Boarded the magic airship.
The deck of the airship was full of passengers waiting to disembark. Many people carried large and small bags and saluted, and one after another they stepped off the ship.
Surdak boarded the airship and climbed to the top of the building behind the magic airship. Standing on the observation deck on the top of the building, he had a panoramic view of the entire magic airship. The airship was more than eighty meters long, with two decks on both sides of the deck.
There are seven flotation devices. At this moment, the flotation devices are in a closed state. The entire airship can float in the air thanks to the buoyancy provided by the huge shuttle-shaped flotation bag above its head. The crew is throwing the cable to the airport terminal. Work on the dock
The personnel tied the cables to the iron piles of the pier.
In the crowded crowd on the deck, Suldak seemed to see two familiar figures flashing past. When he tried to look for those two figures in the crowd again, those two figures had disappeared.
Traces.
…
Hathaway and Beatrice stood on the deck, their noses turned red by the biting north wind in Helensa City. Hathaway pulled her cashmere scarf to her face and slowly followed the flow of people.
After getting off the ship, Beatrice saw a look of disappointment in the slightly crude airport terminal with only two tall towers.
The city below is built against the mountains. The buildings on both sides of the long street are very dense. Many buildings on the street are almost tightly connected together. You can clearly see that the city is divided into several areas. Hathaway is deeply moved.
I took a breath of cold air, slowly closed my eyes, and felt the smell of this strange city.
“Finally arrived at the city of Halanza.”
She said softly to Beatrice, a faint smile flashed in her light green eyes, imagining in her mind the faint surprised expression on her face when she met Suldak.
Holding her long skirt and walking on the deck with guardrails, Hathaway walked to the airport pier. She unexpectedly found a neat row of knights standing on the pier. These knights seemed to be waiting for passengers to disembark. Many of them were wearing guard camp uniforms.
Although Hathaway's eyes swept across the faces of these knights, she looked at them more carefully than ever before. With the sharp intuition of the swordsman, she did not see that familiar figure in the crowd, and she exhaled slightly
One bite.
At this time, Beatrice was standing by the railing of the airport terminal, leaning her body outside. The cold wind blew her beautiful long hair away, but she didn't care and let her long hair fly in the wind.
, looking at the long street in the city at his feet with great concentration, he said with a puzzled face: "I have seen this mountain city in a knight's biography. That book said... A ray of evening breeze blew through the oak forest.
, stepping on the fallen leaves as thick as a blanket on the forest path, and walking up the stone steps... Why didn’t I see that poetic scenery?”
“Come on, that should be in the autumn!”
Hathaway covered her forehead and whispered to Beatrice.
Beatrice said somewhat unconvincedly: "Then at least you can see the 'forest mountain path going up the stone steps'!"
“Hey! Beatrice.” Hathaway looked seriously at the middle-aged beauties around her.
Although Beatrice didn’t know what she had done wrong, she still changed the subject and said: “Okay, okay! Have we settled on a place to stay tonight?”
Hathaway said to her friends: "Of course, I have already booked a hotel."
Beatrice's eyes lit up and she praised: "Hey! Then enjoy this unforgettable winter trip! I heard that there is a very good restaurant in Helensa..."
…”
Hathaway suddenly didn’t want to talk.
…
Dacy Christie learned that the guard battalion had received an urgent mission and would leave Helensa City on the magic airship that night, just as the dinner was about to begin.
Then she paid attention to the guests attending the banquet. As expected, many knights from the guard camp did not attend the banquet. She stood beside Hoyle a little distracted. As a sister who usually talked about almost anything, Hoyle soon discovered
Darcy was acting strangely. Seeing that Darcy Christie had lost her usual decisiveness, Miss Hoyle pulled her to a corner of the corridor and looked at her with questioning eyes without saying a word.
Darcy Christie looked at Miss Hoyle with some embarrassment, and Miss Hoyle immediately said to her: "Whatever you want to do, go quickly, don't wait until it's too late, and it will be too late to regret and cry..."
Darcy Christie smiled apologetically at Miss Hoyle, gave Miss Hoyle a big hug, and said: "Have a good time tonight, happy wedding!"
“Okay, if you have anything to do, go and do it quickly!” Miss Hoyle patted Darcy Christie’s face and said.
Just like that, Darcy Christie only made a brief appearance at Hoyle's wedding dinner, and then disappeared as if she had evaporated from the world.
Only a few people discovered that the chief best man and chief bridesmaid at the wedding were missing at the same time, but no one mentioned it in a happy atmosphere.
A magic caravan quickly drove away from Christie Castle against the afterglow of the setting sun.
…
In the cold wind, Darcy Chris stood on the long street outside the airport terminal, watching the magic airship slowly sailing away from Helensa City. It felt like she was hit by a heavy punch in the heart. At this moment, she wanted to face the street lamp in front of her.
Cut a few swords to vent some of the irritable emotions in your heart.
People were coming and going on the street. She suppressed her temper and boarded the magic caravan, preparing to rush back to Castle Christie immediately. However, she saw Hathaway and Beatrice walking out of the airport terminal. The two stood curiously.
Outside the gate of the airport terminal, there was no feeling of depression at all because of Surdak's departure, nor did he follow Surdak back to Bena City...
An idea flashed through Darcy Christie's mind. Maybe they didn't meet at the airport terminal at all, and they didn't know that Suldak had just left on this airship.
Suddenly, Darcy Christie didn’t feel so uncomfortable anymore...