December 30, 291, the imperial calendar of the Britannian Empire.
Britannian Empire, Pandragon.
The weather in Pandragon tonight was not very good. It was snowing heavily, and the snow decorated Pandragon into a silver city.
A carriage was struggling with wind and snow, marching on the already snowy street.
In the carriage, Su Cheng rubbed his hands while venting his cold hands no matter how hard he rubbed them.
Su Cheng, who really couldn't stand the cold, shouted to the driver:
"Mr. Coachman! Can you make the carriage run faster? Even for a second! I want to get to the warm Baiyang Palace soon!"
As soon as Su Cheng finished speaking, he heard the coachman sigh helplessly:
"If possible, I want to drive the carriage faster, but the road is full of snow and it is difficult to move forward. Now it is the fastest."
"Oh..." After listening to the coachman's words, Su Cheng knocked on his head and said in a volume that only he could hear clearly, "If I could not attend the year-end dinner..."
Su Cheng returned to the imperial capital this time to attend this year's end-of-year dinner.
At this time last year, because he had just become the new leader of the Knights of Michael, he had a lot of affairs to deal with and had no time to join the year-end dinner, so Su Cheng did not attend the year-end dinner last year, that is, the year-end dinner in 290.
With Su Cheng's current status as noble, he must have a invitation letter to the year-end dinner every year.
Sure enough - in one and a half months, Su Cheng received an invitation to this year's end-of-year dinner, that is, 291.
In fact, Su Cheng didn't really want to attend this year's end-of-year dinner at the beginning, because the distance from Avalon Fortress to Pandragon was too far. Even if he was rushing, it would take about a month to travel back and forth.
People like Su Cheng who happens to be in remote areas can refuse to attend the year-end dinner, and no one will say anything about you, because there are many people who refuse to attend the year-end dinner every year because the distance is too far.
However, after thinking about it for a while, Su Cheng finally decided to attend this year's end-of-year dinner.
Because Su Cheng wanted to meet Jacob, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
Su Cheng's feelings for Jacob have always been complicated.
Jacob is an indelible contribution to his achievements as high as he is now.
It can be said that without Jacob, there may not be Su Cheng, the current 30th leader of the Knights of Michael.
Su Cheng has always had gratitude, respect, and a faint...family affection for Jacob.
In Su Cheng's eyes, Jacob was his boss, benefactor, and also a father-like existence.
Since the military parade at the beginning of this year, Su Cheng has never seen Jacob again. Su Cheng, who missed Jacob, decided to take advantage of this year's end-of-year dinner to go back to the imperial capital to meet Jacob's house.
Su Cheng originally wanted to bring Alan, Alisa and Kylor over with him.
Alisa is Issel's daughter. As the daughter of the Earl, she, like Su Cheng, receives invitations to the year-end dinner every year, so she can also attend the year-end dinner.
Guests with honorable status like Su Cheng can bring up to two relatives to the year-end dinner, so Su Cheng just happened to bring Alan and Kelol.
So—Su Cheng’s original plan was to wear Alan, Kelol, Alisa, and four people went back to the imperial capital together, and then four people ate and drank at the end of the year dinner together.
However, in the end, Alan, Kelol, Alisha and the others did not come, and only Su Cheng returned to the imperial capital alone.
The reason is that this winter is too cold.
The climate has been somewhat abnormal in recent years, with winter coming earlier and colder.
This year is particularly serious.
Although the arrival of this winter is similar to previous years, this winter is much colder than in previous years.
Alan, Kelol, and Alisa were directly impressed by the "power" of the severe cold this year, and decided not to go anywhere and stayed in the Avalon Fortress for winter.
Therefore, Su Cheng could only return to the imperial capital alone and faced the cold and attended the year-end dinner...
Although it is a bit embarrassing to say this, Su Cheng now regrets returning to the imperial capital to attend the year-end dinner...
"This is damn weather..."
After cursing in a low voice, Su Cheng rubbed his hands again so that his hands could warm up.
At this moment, a loud shout came from behind his carriage:
"The carriage in front! Is it Su Cheng's car?"
——Hmm? What is this sound?
After hearing this sound, Su Cheng's eyes lit up.
He opened the car window beside him, and the cold wind immediately poured in along the window.
Su Cheng leaned out his head and looked behind the carriage, beating the cold wind that poured in through the window.
I saw a carriage located behind his carriage, and a middle-aged man with half-white hair, like Su Cheng, was looking half of his body out of the car window.
After seeing that the person sitting in the carriage was Su Cheng, the middle-aged man with gray hair and blue hair immediately waved to Su Cheng with a hint of excitement.
"Mr. Albert?"
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"Oh, this winter is so cold."
Albert rubbed his hands while boarding Su Cheng's carriage.
This middle-aged man with half-white hair, with a half-white hair, is Albert, the current leader of the Knights of Rachel and the second in command of the Imperial Army.
Su Cheng likes Albert, a warm, open and careless uncle, so his personal relationship with Albert is pretty good.
After seeing Albert, Su Cheng immediately sent an invitation to Albert, inviting Albert to ride in a carriage with him.
This not only makes it convenient for us to talk about the past together, but also makes the carriage warmer if the two of them ride in the same carriage.
Albert, who seemed to be unable to bear the severe cold this winter, immediately agreed to Su Cheng's suggestion, gave up his carriage, and then boarded Su Cheng's carriage, and rode the same carriage with Su Cheng.
After Albert boarded his carriage, the carriage immediately became much warmer.
"I wouldn't have come back if I had known Pandragorn was so cold now." Albert vented at his already frozen hands, "Huh... I'm really cold to death..."
"I thought at first that Pandragon was located in the south of Avalon Fortress, maybe it would be warmer." Su Cheng smiled bitterly, "After I arrived at Pandragon, I realized that it was as cold as it was! And because Pandragon was heavier in moisture, Pandragon was even colder."
"Su Cheng When did you arrive in the imperial capital?"
"I just arrived in the capital this afternoon. Because I was too lazy to take care of my long-deprived home, I am currently living in Mr. Issel's home. I just moved into Mr. Issel's home in the afternoon and came to attend the year-end dinner before I had already rested for a long time."
Speaking of this, Su Cheng paused for a moment and then smiled:
"I went back to the capital to attend this year's year-end dinner, in fact, mainly to meet Mr. Jacob, who has not been around for a long time. I don't know how Mr. Jacob is now, and I don't know if Mr. Jacob is still in good health now."
"Oh? Coincidentally, I went back to the capital this time, and I actually wanted to come and see Jacob, who I haven't seen for a long time. After all, he is also my friend. Su Cheng, you don't have to worry about Jacob's body. Jacob's body is much stronger than you imagined. In terms of physical functions, it may be inferior to some knights in the army."
Speaking of this, Albert changed into a weird smile and continued:
"Su Cheng, do you know what Jacob's title was when he was young?"
"Mr. Jacob's title when he was young? I don't know."
"It's normal for you not to know. After all, because this matter has been too long, and Jacob himself doesn't like to mention more about his youth, so many younger generations don't know Jacob's past deeds. Su Cheng, you should know that Jacob once led soldiers when he was young, right?"
"Well, I know this. I've heard it from other people."
"Jaco had been a knight before. He first became famous as a military officer. Not long after being named the New Gui Knight for his merits, he voluntarily resigned from his position as a knight, became a civil servant, and then gradually became famous as a civil servant."
"Mr. Jacob was once named a knight?" Su Cheng looked shocked.
"That's right." Albert nodded, "But--in fact, Jacob had already become famous before being named a knight."
"Before joining the army and becoming a knight, Jacob had a very loud title - the Sword Saint."
Chapter completed!