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"You don't want me, the teacher, to teach you how to change clothes, do you?"

If this kind of words come from other people's mouth, then it must have some special meaning and implications.

But the same sentence was spoken by Wei Lin, but it seemed that it only had a literal meaning.

For a moment, Xiuge really wanted to give a positive answer.

For no other reason than to see how Wei Lin would react to such an answer, but the reason deeply rooted in his body finally stopped this weird impulse, so he returned to himself with the box in his arms. in the cabin.

While Xiuge was busy changing his clothes into this more formal mage uniform, Weilin found other members of the Dawn Society in the team and briefly reported the problems that she and others might need to face.

These members of the Dawn Society, or the "Sword of Dawn", are responsible for a variety of different responsibilities during this trip. They not only need to record and report on Merlin Lehe's meetings like normal mission officials. , and also need to learn "anti-mage skills" under the leadership of the sword-wielding hermits within the Legal Committee.

This is the arrangement that Dawn Society has negotiated with Merlinle.

For the Dawn Society, this special knowledge and skills that have been monopolized by Merlin Lehe for thousands of years are naturally extremely important. Without these things, it will be difficult for them to succeed in the subsequent confrontation with the Black Sun Society. Gain the upper hand.

For Merlin Lehe, this is an important opportunity to win over the Dawn Society as soon as possible and exert sufficient influence on this organization - although now, the two seem to be in a relatively equal position, but within Merlin Lehe In the eyes of some important people in the country, the Legal Committee's status in Van En still cannot be shaken by the outside world. They believe that the so-called cooperation and support are ultimately just the basis for annexation and integration.

These members of the Dawn Society who traveled with Shuge were carefully selected by Daswell and Felix. They were all very smart and determined enough to fight against the Black Sun Society.

Logically speaking, they also need to be Shuge and Weilin's "bodyguards" during this trip, but after setting off, Shuge relieved them of this task and instead asked them to better protect themselves.

These members are destined to play an important role in the future development of Dawn Society, so their own safety is equally important.

Xiuge believes that if these talents are involved in high-intensity disputes and die as a result, the Dawn Society will suffer even greater losses than the direct blow from the Black Sun Society.

Ten minutes later, Xiuge, who had already put on a complete set of clothes, walked out of the cabin.

Wei Lin was already waiting at the door. When she saw Xiuge coming out, she took a step back and looked at Xiuge carefully up and down.

This kind of gaze made Xiuge feel a little uncomfortable.

Fortunately, the strict female scholar finally showed a faint smile. She pursed her lips and walked up, reaching out to straighten Xiuge's collar a little.

After doing this, she tilted her head towards the other end of the corridor: "Let's go to the banquet hall...it's about to start."

Then the two of them walked forward along the corridor together.

There were not many people here at this time, and most of the passengers had already gone to the banquet hall, so Xiuge finally got a chance to observe the surrounding environment.

However, while he was busy analyzing the surrounding secret rituals and magic circuits in his mind, Countess Alexandra's voice suddenly rang in Shuge's mind.

"My child, it is very bad for you to treat a young and beautiful female companion like this... The time before attending a major banquet is precious."

She pretended to be an experienced person and persuaded Xiuge very patiently: "No matter what the relationship between the two of you is, as long as you walk into the banquet hall, everyone will naturally put you together... This At this time, you need to show enough tacit understanding, and it is best to be closer, so that you can be more comfortable in communication and choice of words."

Shuge couldn't help but roll his eyes, but the Countess's words were endless: "If you look at it from your personal point of view, you should take the initiative to find some topics..."

"Madam, your suggestions are not applicable to me, right?"

"Ha, kid, this isn't the time to be silly!"

As if she hates iron, Alexandra's speech speed increased a lot: "We all saw it just now. Don't you know what this girl is thinking? You have obviously written so many works. , you can’t still think that the relationship between you is a simple teacher-student relationship, right?”

"Wait, did you see it? What did you see?"

Then another female member of the Ernst family took over. She suppressed her smile and said, "Sorry, we just happened to pass by here and accidentally saw her helping you adjust your collar. On the plateau, it can be regarded as a very important hint and signal for girls!"

A series of words gave Xiuge a headache. He quickly mobilized a little magic power to completely isolate the voices of these old-hearted Ernst female nobles. After his mind cleared, he turned his head again and looked to his side. The female mage looked.

Then Xiuge discovered that what Weilin was doing seemed to be exactly the same as what he had done before.

As she walked along the corridor, she focused her gaze on the walls that were not wrapped in blankets. In these places, she could clearly see the magic circuits in operation, and her palms rested on the side of the corridor. On the armrests wrapped in soft fabrics, they are obviously trying to feel the magical secrets set here.

As if feeling Xiuge's gaze, Weilin turned her head. She looked like normal, and her eyes even shone with the light of thought.

"It seems that in order to deal with those potential troubles, the Legal Committee has made a lot of preparations... They actually made considerable changes to these common magic circuits in such a short period of time. Hmm, they are somewhat sincere. .”

Wei Lin withdrew her finger that was pressed on the armrest: "Did you just want to say something?"

"nothing……"

Shuge shrugged: "I just noticed that you don't seem to like eating fish very much? But on this trip, I'm afraid I can't avoid seafood."

As if she was a little surprised by the topic Xiuge was talking about, Wei Lin raised her eyebrows slightly, and then she said: "It's okay, I don't hate fish that much, but many times, chefs can't remove the fishy smell inside. It’s just a taste.”

As she spoke, she flipped her fingers gently and took out a transparent alchemy jar as thick as a finger from somewhere. Under the light, the crystals contained in the container gave off a faint yellow glow.

"What's this?"

"Hmm...a kind of seasoning brought back by sea traders. It is said to be made from several spices from the Eastern world mixed with sea salt. The countries over there have been plunged into war, so these things have become scarce. ”

Wei Lin shook these crystals with some pride, and then put them away: "I have tried them. They are very effective for seafood, and they contain a small amount of magic power, which is also slightly helpful for the spirit. "

After saying that, her eyes were fixed on Xiuge's face: "Why do you have such an expression? Is something funny?"

"No, it's nothing."

Xiuge quickly shook his head: "I was doing similar things just now, but I just thought it was a coincidence, so I asked..."

"Well... this is a good habit. As a spell caster, especially a scholar who prefers the direction of lakes, you always need to learn as much knowledge and important information as possible from the surroundings. This is set up on the Windless One The secret ritual and the circuits laid out are very representative, you should pay more attention to them, they might come in handy next time.”

In this way, Wei Lin naturally took over the initiative of speaking, and then came the series of terms related to magic academics that Shuge had long been accustomed to, and the discussions that emanated from them.

Before the banquet, Shuge did indeed start a high-frequency conversation with Wei Lin, but the content of the conversation seemed far from what the experienced Ernst family would have thought.

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The preparation work of the Legal Committee has been very thorough.

Those mages who were extremely arrogant in the past did not reduce the treatment provided because Dawn Society was a new Van En organization, and even provided treatment that exceeded the standards.

The banquet hall of the Windless One is basically similar to the banquet halls and restaurants on most Vann cruise ships of the same specifications. It is generally long and strip-shaped. At first glance, it seems to be quite similar to those large restaurants with better decoration in the city. However, in order to adapt to some rules and traditions on the ship, some adjustments have been made to the layout.

Some relatively simple desserts, snacks and drinks are placed on the huge dining table fixed on the side of the restaurant. Most of these things can be replenished at any time, and passengers can take them at any time. As for more meal needs, You can order it by calling the waiter on the ship.

The two tables belonging to the Dawn Society are located at one end of the restaurant, next to the tables where the captain, first mate and others sit. In order to mark the ownership of these two tables, the waiter specially planted two temporary flags of the Dawn Society on the tables. Next to these two dining tables is a table marked with the Lakes and River Valley emblem of the Legal Committee, which belongs to several well-known magic scholars in the Principality of Bult.

These three tables are obviously the most important, and the rest of the tables after them are arranged for officials and nobles from the principalities and the Kingdom of Deland - they also need to go to Meilingle and participate in that important multi-party meeting .

After all, Xiuge and others arrived a little late, so when they walked into the banquet hall, they naturally attracted the attention of all the passengers present.

As on other occasions, humans are the majority here, but other races are also present.

With just one glance, Xiuge saw several giant-eared goblins dressed in the official uniforms of the Bult Principality. Then he saw several plain elves dressed as scholars on another table not far away - and they were the same as those on the plateau. Unlike the mountain elves, these plain elves often have some green and narrow marks on their faces, which look like leaves falling in the woods. This special mark adds a bit of strange beauty to them.

The big-eared goblins and the plain elves are quite friendly towards Shuge and others who represent the Dawn Society. Among them, the big-eared goblins who serve in the Principality of Bult are particularly enthusiastic. One goblin even stood up and took the initiative to move towards He raised his wine glass in Shuge's direction to welcome him.

Compared to the gentle and enthusiastic elves and goblins, the plains dwarves sitting on the other side behaved relatively coldly.

Most of them are famous alchemist masters and weapon craftsmen. This time they were also invited to Merlin Lehe. The special profession of the dwarves led them to have a deep understanding of the previous wars. Therefore, when they saw the people with the blood of the Ernst family, When cultivating his character, he behaved very cautiously.

In addition, there are the human elites.

Compared to how they looked in the cruise ship corridor before, they now looked more restrained. In addition to the superficial enthusiasm in their eyes, there was also a bit of prudence in their eyes.

The gaze brought a lot of pressure to everyone in Dawn Society.

Weilin, who usually only attended meetings and academic occasions, was not used to this kind of scene. Although she was not timid, her movements became somewhat stiff. As for the members of the Dawn Society, they behaved more cautiously. While observing their surroundings, they silently recorded some details in their minds that might come in handy in the future.

Xiuge noticed the changes in the people around him, so of course he quickened his pace and came to the front of the team. His huge memories began to be mobilized quickly. Those memories that had escaped from Salem City were deposited like sand and stones at the bottom of the sea of ​​memory. The following clips are translated directly.

The knowledge that rarely had the opportunity to be used under normal circumstances was clearly presented in his mind. These skills from different nobles, officials, and scholars were integrated in an instant, and were smoothly used by Xiuge.

At this moment, Xiuge chose to surrender his body to the powerful inertia hidden in these memories.

When he greeted the toasting giant-eared goblin, he skillfully gave him the motto "God of Commerce and Wealth". When he passed by the elves, he raised his left hand and gently brushed his left side. Eyebrows are a simple etiquette used by plains elves to express daily greetings and goodwill.

Facing all kinds of officials and nobles, Xiuge gave different greetings and etiquette, each of which could appropriately meet the traditions and customs of the other country and region.

As for those cold-faced dwarves...

Xiuge knew very well that if he wanted to win the favor of these guys, it was not enough to just rely on etiquette and greetings. He might need to find a time to drink two glasses of wine with them and have a good chat.