Alien Knights

　　 white snow hills, red tiles and yellow walls, light green countryside.

　　 The horse-drawn carriage drove on the rolling country roads, the fields exuded the refreshing sweetness of melting snow, and the sea of ​​clouds embraced the stone enclosure of the town’s houses.

　　 Todd put his head out of the canopy window, enjoying the spring breeze and touching his face. What I see before my eyes is like a fantasy reverie in novels and movies, like a famous oil painting that has been handed down for thousands of years. All this is unimaginable for modern people living in the steel jungle.

The coachman who received a high salary was extremely happy. The busy farming anecdotes, festival celebrations, and noble family affairs in the Kingdom of Silver Ring, which originally sounded boring and dull, became vivid and jokes after his mouth. Hundreds of times.

　　 Karin was attentive, listening to the humorous words of the driver, and leaning forward and backward with a smile from time to time, completely forgetting the unhappiness of being suitable.

　　 As if to better let the guests appreciate the beauty along the road, the coachman deliberately slowed down the horse's speed. It took 40 minutes to travel from Baima Station to Shouwang Town.

　　 After finally arriving at the destination, Todd got out of the carriage, reached out his hand to catch Karin, and looked at the towering mountains and deep-walled castles in the distance.

　　 "Shouwangbao" is close to the Falling Star Mountain Range, built in 366 years of education, and its history even predates the Silver Ring Kingdom.

　　 Originally, there was no fortress here, only a military camp and a camp surrounded by a wooden fence. At that time, this place was still called "Watchman".

　　 For hundreds of years, in order to resist the barbarians from the northern mountains and snowfields, successive kingdoms and the Heavenly Father’s Church built fortifications and other fortifications and stationed troops here. With the increase in the number of soldiers in the fort, the families of the sergeants and the traveling merchants who discovered opportunities gradually gathered and settled on the side of the fort, forming what is now the "Shouwang Town".

　　 Todd got out of the carriage, walked out of the post, stretched, raised his head and looked ahead.

　　 The entire town is built on hilly areas, scattered with the ups and downs of the mountains. If Shouwang Fort is a model of solemn and solemn architecture, then Shouwang Town is a masterpiece of art combining commerce and culture. The planning and design of the town is very complete and exquisite. Although you can go shopping in a short time, there are noisy taverns, ancient churches, quiet gardens, lively markets, all the facilities and entertainment you can think of, here It has everything, no wonder it has become Karin's first choice for travel.

　　 The time was approaching 11 o'clock in the morning, and the hungry two had to find a place to eat first.

Walking slowly along the commercial street, Karin stood at the entrance of an upscale tavern called "Riduo" with exquisite decorations and gorgeous accessories. She pressed her right index finger against her lower lip, watching the movement inside the bar. guest. After tilting his head and thinking about it, he turned and pointed to a mobile street vendor selling "Seafood Biscuits" (putting seafood, minced fish, and vegetables into wheat crackers for baking) in the middle of the street, and said, "Eat that."

　　 Todd touched the bridge of his nose, laughed, took her hand, and involuntarily entered the "Ridor Tavern".

　　 found a table near the window, which was well-lit and well-ventilated. Under Karin's surprised gaze, the other party pulled a chair away and invited the girl to take a seat first.

　　The waiter quickly came to the table, took a look at the clothes of both parties, raised his eyebrows, put down the wooden menu, put his finger at the bottom, and said, "Today's special offer is "Potato Fish Steak"."

　　 calmly picked up the menu, handed it to Karin, and Todd motioned for her to decide.

　　 This abnormal behavior made the waiter look at the girl more.

　　 The gorgeous rhetoric of the dishes, and the high price marked at the back, made Karin dazzled and froze her face.

　　 reluctantly handed the menu back to the other side, the girl made a hidden gesture, hoping to leave here immediately.

Picking up the wooden board, and pretending not to see the other person's movements, Todd began to place an order: "The appetizer soup is fish and mushroom soup with sour sauce, the cold cut is pickled herring, the main course is bay leaf lamb with mashed potatoes, and dessert is for Bake apple pie. By the way, what brands of pre-dinner liqueur do you have here?"

　　 The waiter was stunned. Maybe he didn’t respond, maybe he didn’t keep up with the guest’s speaking speed, and quickly apologized in a low voice: "Sorry, sir, please say it again..."

　　 After ordering the food, Karin looked at the opposite side dumbfounded, and asked in a low voice, "Have you been to this place?"

　　 In his previous life, almost every week, Todd had to accompany the corporate representatives of the project sponsors to a western restaurant to dine, report on the progress of the research, and compare financial statements. Speaking of which, he prefers Chinese food that is delicious in color, fragrance, and flavor compared to this kind of stereotyped place. Of course, there is no way to tell her, but she shook her head with a smile: "I just heard others say."

　　 The girl was suspicious, with a question mark on her face.

　　The dishes were served quickly. Todd picked up the knife and fork, and naturally used the fork to fork the meat from the left side, and then used the knife to cut the meat along the right side of the fork. When using a knife, the strength of the shoulders, the arc of the wrist, and the height of the elbow should be just right.

Originally sitting at the table next to him, the vendors dressed up as customers saw this set of impeccable dining etiquette, and they did not consciously imitate the usage of knives and forks. UU reading www.uukanshu.com even slowed down their meals. Down.

　　 Todd looked across, Karin was a little at a loss, looked at the lamb chops in front of her, gestured a knife and fork, but didn't know how to start.

　　 approached the other party's dinner plate slightly to her, gave her a relieved look, then picked up the spare knife and fork, carefully helped her cut the food into small portions, and then handed it back.

　　 The girl lowered her head, pursed her mouth lightly, and gave him a grateful look.

　　 After the meal, she came out from the tavern. The girl sighed with relief, raised her arms, twisted her waist, and said contentedly: "It's delicious! The craftsmanship is so much better than Uncle Boge, the cook of the circus!"

　　 Todd looked at her slender figure, felt the breath of the sun, closed his eyes, and sighed in his heart, he couldn’t remember how long he hadn’t enjoyed, such a comfortable and relaxing day...

　　 took the hand of the person next to him, Karin happily pointed to the front: "I know there is a puppet show in the square! Different stories will be performed every day!"

　　 Todd looked at the little hand in his palm, smiled and nodded. When he was about to take a step, a familiar figure suddenly passed him.

　　 Grey monk robe, old steps, rickety body.

　　 His mind was tight, he stopped, and looked behind him in shock, but there was no shadow in the crowd.

　　 found that his expression was wrong, Karin also turned to look back, and asked, "What's the matter?"

　　 Todd frowned, took a deep look at the distant street, shook his head and said, "It's nothing, maybe I've read it wrong..."

　　 quickly forgot this episode, and the two walked into the square talking and laughing.

　　 The distant mountains, the snow-covered peaks, dark clouds cover the sun, and the shadows spread.