The three Annick brothers and sisters returned to the Poseidon, half wet. No one expected that it would suddenly rain at night. Fortunately, the Poseidon was not far away, and the three brothers and sisters ran back to the first class cabin.

"You guys go take a hot shower first, don't catch a cold." Annick ordered. Naturally, the first class cabin has a 24-hour hot water supply. The only regret is that there is only one bathroom.

"It doesn't matter?" Irena asked.

"I'll borrow it next door. Mr. and Mrs. Master should be easy to talk to."

Carrying a change of clothes and towels, Annick knocked on the door of the Masters and his wife in Room 9 next door.

"Why are you knocking on the door now? Didn't you agree to take action tonight? What time is it?" Mr. Master's words came from the door.

Action? Annick was a little dizzy, but he didn't think much about it. Mr. Master opened the door and looked outside. Annick hesitated.

"Are you Mr. Annick from the next door room? Do you have something to do with us?"

"It's like this. We were caught in the rain just now and we wanted to use your bathroom." Annick said a little embarrassed.

"Oh, no problem, please come in." Mr. Master opened the door.

Annick entered the house and noticed that there seemed to be only one person's luggage in the master's room. "Henry, what's wrong? Who's here?" Mrs. Master's words came from the servants' room.

"Mr. Annick from the next room, come and borrow the bathroom." After Mr. Master said that, he opened the bathroom door and Annick walked in.

Ten minutes later, when Annick came out, Mr. and Mrs. Master were already sitting together in the master room. Annick noticed that there was an extra suitcase in the room.

"Thank you both, I just heard Mr. Master, you said that there will be action tonight?" Annick asked tentatively.

"You heard wrong. My husband said there is a party tonight. His Excellency the Viscount of Room 1 invites everyone to a party in the recreation room."

"Oh, I understand, thank you both."

Back in the room, the two sisters had not finished washing, and Annick started to put on his only decent clothes.

"What's wrong? I'm going to see that young lady dressed so formally." Irena still didn't forget to tease her.

"Put on your most decent clothes. The proud Mr. Viscount will invite everyone to the party tonight." "I am afraid that Mr. Viscount is not here to invite you to the event." Of course, after all, the two sisters still drove themselves away.

Leave the room and start changing clothes.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the party organized by the Viscount started. In fact, it was more like a chat between old friends. People who had only known each other for less than two days were already sitting together to entertain.

Viscount Campbell and Lieutenant Colonel Arnold, arms dealer Cheddie, were sitting at the card table. There was still one person left to play cards with them. The Viscount's servant came to invite Annick. Looking at the banknotes in his pocket, Annick decisively excused himself that he didn't know how to play.

Pai refused, and finally roped in civil servant Harman to gather the four of them.

Salesman Cafu, lieutenant colonel adjutant Khadgar and secretary Quinn played table tennis, which was similar to table tennis on Earth, but with solid rubber balls.

The remaining ladies gathered around chatting and laughing from time to time.

"Want to try? I see you seem to be very interested in table tennis." Mr. Master asked, holding a wine glass.

Annick, who was standing in front of the pile of pastries, decisively refused. "Forget it, I don't have any athletic talent, so I won't be embarrassed." As a big foodie in the national football team of the Empire, and with his current physique, Annick felt that he would have to fight with those three rookies.

It is estimated that it can be sealed.

The Viscount paid for the party, and the cakes and cookies were all free, as well as freshly cut fruits by the first-class maid. Annick decided to eat more and read the newspaper to pass the time in the evening.

The biggest news in the newspapers this week is that the Royal Navy has decided to abandon sail warships and start using steam and iron hull configurations. The navy seems to have the support of the Whigs.

The bill won by a high vote in the House of Commons, while the House of Lords barely passed it by 49 to 51. It seems that the level of scientific and technological progress in the world is slower than expected. It may be due to the suppression of the extraordinary power of science and technology.

At ten o'clock in the evening, the thunder and rain outside became louder and louder. Captain Booker also came up for a drink, and by the way went up to play a few cards instead of Harman.

The maid carefully pushed a dining cart and poured champagne on it.

"Here's a glass for you. This is the champagne that Captain Booker has collected for many years." Mary handed over a glass of champagne and explained. Now that she couldn't help but drink it, Annick took off his hat to show his satisfaction and drank it all in one gulp.

The cool and refreshing touch combined with the rich fruit aroma is indeed a treasured champagne. Although Annick doesn't understand wine, the glass of champagne in his hand is indeed good.

The rain continued to fall. After reading the newspaper, Annick sat on a chair and observed everyone out of boredom.

At the poker table, it seemed that the arms dealer Cheddie had won a lot, and the chips in front of him were piled up very high. The three people playing cards with him didn't seem to pay much attention, and they were still playing cards calmly.

Are civil servants so rich? No wonder Old John let me in. I feel that at least these four people are not complete strangers, arms dealers and soldiers? Plus, civil servants are prone to making blind decisions.

What if there was another wealthy nobleman engaging in private arms trade? Annick couldn't make a judgment.

The ladies' side seemed much more normal, and the popular stars were naturally the focus. The two sisters even pointed to their own side, which caused a burst of laughter.

The trio who were playing chess also stopped and started playing chess. But they were a little careless. The salesman Cafu didn't seem to understand the rules, so he and his secretary played against the adjutant.

After the maid distributed champagne to everyone, she stood by the fruit and waited for service. It seemed that only Mr. Master was relatively isolated from himself, and Master was reading a book by the window.

At half past ten, Captain Booker left the card table. "You guys have fun, I will lead you back tomorrow morning, so I will rest first."

After Captain Booker left, a wave of tiredness swam over him. Irina walked over, supporting Irina who was already a little dizzy.

"Smelly brother, let's go back to sleep. Irina has already drunk a little too much."

Looking at Irina whose face was flushed, Annick held his forehead and said, "How much did you drink? I forgot to keep an eye on you."

"Irina was naturally a little excited when she saw her idol, but I was also a little sleepy."

Annick walked to Viscount Campbell to express his gratitude, and then helped his sister back to the room. During this period, the arms dealer Cheddy also called his secretary Quinn to continue the game on his behalf. Even the chips on the table were left to the secretary without caring.

Quinn.

Annick was lying on the bed, tiredness constantly attacking his brain. Something was wrong tonight. He had always been a night owl. It was not even eleven o'clock and he was already very sleepy. He even heard the two sisters next door snoring.
Chapter completed!