Superpowers of Sky City

Chapter 334 Distance
"I thought you were going to take me to the Knights' canteen."

"I'm guessing you'd rather go to a local restaurant."

"For what reason?"

"Your character."

This is an impeccable argument.Gongsun Ce couldn't find a point to raise the bar, so he simply turned his head aside.

In the afternoon, the sun was weaker, and according to the unmelted snow on the roadside, people in the inner city wore scarves and overcoats to and fro. The heels of leather shoes and boots knocked on the road, and the sound was powerful but not impatient, like this urban area. Equally elegant and dignified.

The current time is 03:30 in the afternoon, the lunch market in most restaurants has ended, and the dinner market has not yet started.Fortunately, Wangdu is very big. For locals who are familiar with the environment, there are places to eat at any time.The restaurant that Elandia brought him to was not far from the headquarters of the Knights Order, and it served all day on weekdays.Gongsun Ce glanced at the small menu with only common language characters, feeling rather uncomfortable.

"Don't the menus in this place have pictures..." Gongsun Ce muttered, "What is Sunday Roast? Sunday Roast Meat Set?"

"A traditional dish of the kingdom, sliced ​​roast meat, baked potatoes, seasonal vegetables and York pudding." Elandia explained.

"It sounds pretty good. I thought the only dish in the kingdom was fish and chips."

"It's a common stereotype."

Is this really a stereotype?There are so many restaurants in Cangdu, but few of them serve the orthodox Kingdom dishes. Most of the Western food cooks pizza and burgers, which are all things from Hezhong.

Gongsun Ce greeted the waiter and ordered, "Have a serving of this barbecue."

"Thank you." The boy jotted down quickly with his pen, "And you, ma'am?"

The Dawn Knight handed back the menu: "One fried fish, french fries replaced with salad."

Gongsun Ce had just taken a sip of lemonade when he heard this and coughed violently, hammering his chest hard with his hands.The waiter asked worriedly: "Are you all right, sir?" He waved his hand to indicate that he was fine, finally caught his breath, stared and said, "You eat this?!"

Elandia blinked: "Yes."

"I rely on Miss, can you be more dignified?! You, your status, your aura, such...is it appropriate for civilian stuff?!"

"You may have misunderstood, Mr. Gongsun. I am not a nobleman."

"do not you?"

The beautiful filter in Gongsun Ce's heart shattered.He always thought that Elandia must be from a great family with elegant demeanor and high strength. When she introduced herself, she had a bunch of messy titles and had seven or eight servants to serve her.Thinking about it carefully, it seems really unreasonable for a detective who walks the streets every day to say that he is of noble origin.But miss, with your appearance and aura, eating fried fish is really... reckless...

Gongsun Ce raised his hand and said weakly, "Help me replace the barbecue with fish and chips, thank you."

The waiter looked at him rather strangely, took the order and left.

Gongsun Ce lay faceless on the table, looking at the lady opposite him with eyes full of resentment.Elandia asked the waiter for a newspaper and began to read.The newspapers blocked his view except for a brown deerstalker hat.

"...Let me say, Elandia." Gongsun Ce had nothing to say, "You should be quite famous in the capital, right, but we haven't seen anyone asking for your autograph for so long."

"I'm wearing a hat."

Well, it seems that your hat is also a mind-arm, after you put it on, you will be unrecognizable like Superman wearing glasses.Is it normal that someone greets you when you go out? Hey Elandia, what a coincidence, you not only look like the Dawn Knight, but even your name is exactly the same as her.

The Dawn Knight didn't seem to intend to chat. Gongsun Ce boredly imagined the scene where Elandia took off her hat and everyone fell down in shock, until the waiter brought their lunch.

"My grass..."

"You can try a more elegant interjection, Mr. Gongsun."

"King Morton's mother."

"More refined, not cruder."

The things on the plate really exceeded Gongsun Ce's expectations. The fried fish in his impression were sections of fried saury or small strips of fried yellow flowers, but those cute little fish can be described as beautiful compared with this thing: two A large piece of fish stick, as wide as a steak, is firmly wrapped in golden thick batter, and the surface reflects the fresh oily light.Its visual impact is as great as two sledgehammers hitting the brain directly, which made him feel awe, and he almost wanted to stuff this thing into his elder brother's mouth and run away.

Next to the fried fish was a large pile of freshly baked thick French fries. Gongsun Cegan ate two of them, comforting himself that at least the French fries tasted normal.With the courage to challenge the highest mountain in the world, he picked up a knife and fork, cut the fish into a small piece, squeezed some lemon juice and dipped it in white tartar sauce, and put it in his mouth.

"Wow……"

The most intuitive first impression is that it is greasy, and the thick batter intensifies the unique flavor of this dish to a considerable extent. The fish in it is soft and tender, but it is almost tasteless.The seasoning of the whole dish depends on the sauce and lemon, which is a formidable challenge even for Gongsun Ce's well-informed stomach.Holding a fork in his mouth, he said in agony, "If I committed a crime, God should strike me with a bolt of lightning instead of letting me eat this."

"You chose this yourself, Mr. Gongsun." Elandia reminded.

"I know!" Gongsun Ce gritted his teeth and solved this big dish, "I really don't understand why you like this..."

"It's not difficult to find that most people in the kingdom and the people will not like your hometown cuisine. Aesthetics are always formed by personal experience, and habit is the best seasoning in the world."

Gongsun Ce ate half of it with a bitter face, and sadly found that he was getting used to the taste.He raised his head inadvertently, and found that Elandia was watching him, with a rare look in his eyes that was different from usual.

"what happened?"

"I used to come to this restaurant with Jane." Elandia said, "Sit in this seat."

Gongsun Ce stared: "Do you know what the most unappetizing topic is when young men and women go out to eat?"

"do not know."

"About who the other party has been here with before." Gongsun Ce said with a sneer, "It will make people feel like a substitute, a cheap meal replacement."

"I see." Dawn Knight nodded, "She never ordered fried fish, because she didn't like the time when she was poor."

Gongsun Ce lamented: "I rely on me to say so bluntly, you still say it?"

"But you changed your mind midway. So I wonder why you did that."

Elandia said it seriously, as seriously as she was looking for evidence at a murder scene.At first, he was a little surprised that such a trivial matter was not worth her attention, but when he thought about it later, he found that this woman seemed to have always had this attitude since he met.She is as serious to friends as to enemies, and has a face both at work and in life.She is as straightforward as a machine, saying what comes to mind.

"That's it, it's nothing." Gongsun Ce waved his fork, "I saw that you ordered it and was very curious to try it... I want to eat the same thing as you, that's it."

"Why?" Elandia said, puzzled.

Gongsun Ce suddenly became embarrassed.What else can he say?He can't say that Miss Knight, I really admire you, I want to get closer to you, so that maybe I will have a chance to establish a friendship or a relationship in the future... But in that way, the trust that has been so hard to build is probably not enough. If it fell through, Elandia might subcontract this task to Yulia in distaste...

"What why, no why! I can't be curious!" He stuffed a large piece of fried fish into his mouth, and hurriedly changed the subject, "By the way, how did you think of the method in the case in the morning? I was No idea at all."

The topic of the case seems to be the right one, which can attract the attention of the Dawn Knight more than a little boy's little thought.She gave an unclear answer: "Observation."

"what?"

"Get details through observation, and draw conclusions through details." Elandia scratched the table lightly, "The traces of cutting indicate that the viscount may be left-handed, but the viscount we saw is right-handed. It made me have initial doubts. His performance in all aspects also contradicted his identity."

Gongsun Ce raised his face, and habitually raised the bar: "I think he acted very well, those words sound like nobles."

"His body leans forward slightly, and he should often work at his desk; his eyes are habitually downward, and he is not as domineering as he looks; his hands don't have calluses, but his movements seem to be holding a pen all year round. These are details worth thinking about."

Gongsun Ce was stunned.He didn't notice any of this, he just noticed Lefty.

"You're all an afterthought." The young man said unconvinced, "In fact, it is impossible to determine a person's identity by observing a few times."

"I don't think so." Elandia shook her head, "What do you think of that waiter?"

"It's just a waiter."

Elandia pointed her finger at the brim of her hat: "He is studying at the Royal Academy of Art, most likely a freshman. He may be a music department, at least he likes music."

Gongsun Ce raised his hands in greeting without saying a word, and the waiter walked over quickly. He concentrated his attention, and vaguely heard the waiter seem to be humming.

"How can I help you, sir?" The waiter smiled.

"Add a piece of this fruit soufflé." Gongsun Ce asked pretending to mention it casually, "By the way, buddy, are you from the Royal Academy of Arts? A freshman?"

The waiter was a little surprised: "Yes, the music department... are you our young alumni?"

"Oh no, I seem to have met you when I passed by your school gate last time." Gongsun Ce smiled.

The waiter went away humming a song, Gongsun Ce held back for a while and said, "...I noticed the song, what else?"

Elandia pointed out the details: "His shoes are obviously new, with the school badge and initials on the side, which are the benefits of the student union for new students."

"I'm convinced." Gongsun Ce was convinced, "You are really amazing, Elandia."

"It's not difficult, as long as you are good at observation. Mr. Gongsun, your observation ability is already keen, and you can do the same thing."

"I kind of want to try what you said." Gongsun Ce was eager to try, "Why don't you try...that guest over there? I guess he's an engineer."

"Electrical Engineer."

"Ah? Ah, the marks on the overalls..."

"Watch the bag, he has at least two kids."

"Baby toys and schoolbooks... makes sense..."

When the desserts ordered by Gongsun Ce came to the table, they had already guessed the few customers in the store.They then turned their gazes out of the window and looked at the pedestrians on the street, guessing their social status and real identity based on the short time they passed by the shop.

They ate fish and chips, talked about clothes, about hairstyles, about what was left of collars or cuffs.The speed of the conversation unknowingly increased, and their interest was aroused.Gongsun Ce was fascinated by the chat, and he never got tired of thinking games again and again. Those characters that only existed in the conversations shuttled in his mind, and he really learned some useful skills.

After a long time, Gongsun Ce still remembered this afternoon and the conversation at the dinner table.Those observation skills have never been forgotten by him, and they have long been engraved in his heart, but he can't remember who they guessed, or what they said specifically.All he remembered was the warm sunshine that afternoon, the soothing music playing in the dining room, and the sparkle in Elandia's gray pupils.Her lips opened and closed, uttering words that made him admire. She didn't do anything special, but she looked so beautiful.

There was a faint smile hidden in the corner of her mouth, as light as an illusion.

The distance between them seems to be a little closer.But at that time, he only felt sincere happiness in the conversation, but he had already forgotten his original purpose.

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Headquarters of the Knights, Mind Armor Workshop.

While Gongsun Ce was chatting with Ailandia, another superpower was having a passionate exchange with the uncles.

"Mr. Mo is really a young talent!" "Genius-like creativity!" "Will you consider establishing a long-term cooperative relationship when you return to Sky Capital?" "Yes, yes, we can force Gaffrey to allocate funds to you." You went to our Master Academy to recruit first!"

"Everyone praised it, everyone praised it." Mo Yuankai cupped his hands repeatedly.Apart from him in this room, there are a group of muscular uncles wearing turbans and an old mage leaning on a big wooden stick. The look with glowing eyes and the seductive tone made him feel strangely familiar in a foreign land. When he heard someone suggest It was only when I added a self-split module to the armor that I suddenly realized that the temperament was exactly the same as the white coat of the capital of the sky.

Is this the way of thinking that you all engage in scientific research?There won't be any fellow disciples of yours in those white coats, right?

"Tomorrow, I'll try to see if the enchantment center module can respond. If it succeeds, the feasibility of the plan should be verified. That's it for now. Goodbye everyone!"

Mo Yuankai quickly slipped out of the sweaty room and wiped the sweat off his head.The knight Rakel happened to pass by, and looked at him with grateful eyes, which made Mo Yuankai wave his hands again and again in fright: "It's okay, it doesn't matter, my side is almost there, where is Miss Orianna?"

"The knight Orianna is practicing sword, Mr. Mo." Raquel looked worried.

Mo Yuankai thought of the epee wrapped heavily in blood-colored cloth strips, and then remembered the myths he had heard on the plane.

"The holy sword that repels the dragon?"

"Yes, it is extremely powerful, and therefore very dangerous. Only the kindest and pure knights are qualified to wield the sword of the end..." Rakel led him to the practice field, "But even so, the It’s also very difficult to use.”

They came to Orianna's dedicated practice range.The wide field is surrounded by fully transparent materials, like a cage in a zoo.A dozen or so fully armed knights were waiting outside the transparent wall. On the ground of the duel arena, there were a series of complicated magic circles. The knight Orianna was wearing heavy armor and holding a giant sword, standing on one side of the arena.The blood-colored cloth strip that sealed the sword had been removed, revealing a shiny silver-white blade, as sacred as the weapon of King Morton in mythology.

A man in a dark blue military uniform stood opposite Orianna, with a cold face and a rapier in his hand.He put one hand behind his back and shouted, "Please, Seventh Knight!"

"Yes!"

Orianna held the sword in both hands, and slashed at the man in military uniform.Her movements were impeccable, exuding a taste of sophistication honed over thousands of years, but the sword itself had an abnormal reaction.A black light flashed in the center of the giant sword like a shadow, piercing Orianna's hands.

She didn't even get to actually attack.The giant sword came out of his hand on the way, and the powerful repulsive force knocked the Seventh Knight into the air, like a bird unfortunately hit by lightning.

"She is a person who loves peace from the bottom of her heart." Raquel sighed, "But the sword is a murder weapon."

The man in military uniform put down his rapier and sighed silently.Orianna fell to the ground and stood up on the ground with her hands.She didn't notice the onlookers coming, all her attention was on the sword.She picked up the greatsword and posed.She tried again, failed again, tried again.

Like a bird with broken wings, it still yearns for the sky, so it never gives up.

(End of this chapter)