Chapter 2588

Xia De didn't know what the Baroness thought, but he knew that Mrs. Bennett was enthusiastically introducing a young man in military uniform to her two daughters who were not yet engaged, namely the second daughter Philly and the third daughter Linda.

Xia De narrowed his eyes to look at the other party's clothing and judged the rank from the epaulets:

"Second Lieutenant?"

This is the lowest level in the officer system, but for young people who are determined to develop in the army for a long time, Second Lieutenant is also the most important starting point for their career. Looking at the young man's age, being a Second Lieutenant is not a very low level, after all, "Second Lieutenant" is no longer in the ranks of ordinary soldiers and is a real officer.

But compared with the prominent status of the Bennett family in the local area, Mrs. Bennett's enthusiastic attitude is obviously wrong.

Xia De guessed that he had other backgrounds, so he asked the two ladies beside him for advice. But after all, they were not locals and couldn't know all the things in the local area.

Only Miss Bell mentioned:

"Vista Forest is considered a transportation hub in the northeast of Willendale, but because there is Huntington City further north to guard the capital, although the traffic location is considered important, there are not many troops here... After all, you can reach Willendale in one day by boat. Instead of placing troops here, it is better to place them in the suburbs of Willendale.

The current garrison in Vista Forest has three camps, managed by one colonel and two majors. The soldiers here all belong to the Second Division of the First Army of the Carsonrick Army, and most of the officers are young nobles from Willendale who come here to gild themselves."

Xia De nodded to show understanding, because it was inconvenient to keep turning his head to stare at others, so he turned back:

"I have a friend, I mean an ordinary friend, who is a Navy Second Lieutenant in Delarion. Earlier this month he wrote to me, saying that he might be promoted to Lieutenant Commander."

This refers to "Captain Eight Guns" Major Rads. As for being promoted just after arriving in the Navy, it seems to be because the fleet he was in achieved a major victory in encircling and suppressing pirates on the high seas. Plus he "has someone above him," even without deliberate arrangement, he naturally gets his share when the rank is promoted.

"Then what rank did Galina give you?"

Miss Winslett asked this deliberately.

"I am a Colonel now (Chapter 1569), but this is not given by her, it is my own work credit, plus I also helped the Church in the Ring Riding Competition."

Xia De defended himself, wanting to avoid being considered "eating soft rice," but this attitude made Miss Dannister cover her mouth and smile lightly on the side.

"Did you see the legs of that lady over there?"

Taking advantage of the fact that the concert hadn't started yet, Miss Winslett brought up a new topic. But this was not said to Xia De, but to Miss Dannister:

"Did you see the light and thin fabric she is wearing?"

The dress for the autumn evening party naturally covers the instep, and it is also quite impolite for ladies to expose their feet, but this does not prevent the observation of female Warlocks:

"I saw it, it's just white long stockings... But it does look very light and thin."

"I knew you lived in the north, you must not have heard of this! But didn't you stay in Moon Bay in the summer? Oh, it seems that the distribution volume in Moon Bay is much less than I thought."

The witch explained the characteristics of this elastic translucent fabric made of brand-new chemical materials to Miss Dannister enthusiastically, and praised its convenience and beauty. Of course, she liked this fabric so much because it could better set off the "beauty of the girls," which was very important for the artist.

Miss Dannister listened quietly. In addition to praise, Miss Winslett also complained, "My friend refuses to sell me the highest quality fabric generously. She says it's useful. Really, what use can it have? And I don't think those fabrics are easy to damage. Can't her followers always manufacture them?" and so on.

So when the concert was about to start, the red-haired girl poked Xia De:

"This wouldn't have anything to do with you again, would it?"

Xia De didn't know if she was referring to the birth of the brand-new chemical material or the damage to the fabric, so he blinked and didn't answer.

The gentlemen and ladies in appropriate attire soon took their seats one after another. At seven o'clock in the evening, this concert, which was expected to last for three hours, officially began.

According to the arrangement, there are nine programs in the 1854 Golden Music Hall Moon Dance Festival concert. The opening of the first half is the overture - "A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture," followed by the violin ensemble "Whispers of the Night," piano solo "For Elise," and soprano solo "Aria of the Starry Sky";

After a twenty-minute break, the second half opens with the classic Carsonrick dance music "Silver Fantasy" accompanied by dance, followed by the orchestral concerto "Autumn Rhapsody" and the Vista City Choir's grand chorus "Ode to the Nightingale."

The symphony "Night of Victory in Anjou" by the Willendale Royal Orchestra appeared as the penultimate program, and finally closed with "Moonlight Waltz."

Xia De originally thought that Miss Dannister and he were both ignorant of classical and trendy music, but he didn't expect that this red-haired girl also had quite good musical cultivation, which led to him becoming one of the few guys in this concert who didn't know how to appreciate it.

It is not correct to say that he doesn't know how to appreciate it. Although the outsider's artistic cultivation is not as good as his science and mysticism cultivation, at least he still has some appreciation level.

This concert can be considered the annual music festival of Carsonrick, so both the repertoire and the level of the performers are the top in this era. The opening overture "A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture" was created thirty years ago and is a peerless masterpiece born among musicians of a generation earlier than Miss Winslett.

Violins, bassoons, clarinets, horns, triangles, timpani, and various instruments that Xia De couldn't distinguish combined to bring rich timbre and diverse expressive power.

While appreciating, he also thought of his sorcery 【Sound of Music】. This sorcery could originally only record one kind of music, but with the increase of Xia De's level, this unique sorcery also increased the number of recorded music.

He wanted to "record" the tracks he liked in this concert and hum them to Dorothy and Princess Lei Qianya after returning to Tobesk, but then thought that the sorcery also recorded the singing of that "God of Travel." Vanessa was promoted to the twelfth tier because of that singing voice:

"I don't know if it's useful to Miss Winslett."

As his thinking gradually dispersed, sleepiness emerged very naturally. With Xia De's current mental power, he could actually not sleep if he wanted to. But he thought that since "A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture" has the word "dream," maybe closing his eyes to listen would have a better effect.

So...

"Don't fall asleep."

The red-haired girl beside him patted his leg, and Xia De immediately became energetic. It was just that there was still some doubt in his heart. The sleepiness just now and the active spirit tonight seemed a bit wrong. But this shouldn't be a bad wrong, he just had a premonition that something was about to happen.

The opening overture "A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture" was to Xia De's taste, and Xia De remembered that he heard the violin ensemble "Whispers of the Night" as background music in a certain opera when he went to the opera house with Princess Lei Qianya, but even with his memory, he didn't remember what he went to see at that time.

【That time when testing Emma Sylvia's highest-grade fabric, whether it could hang the standard-sized princess kun//bang four limbs up.】

Xia De remembered it then. At that time, he only relied on "Living Rope Trick" and "Moving Objects" to make Princess Lei Qianya realize suspension. Later, this method was also used by him on the day he reunited with Megan and Audrey in Moon Bay, that is, the time they took out the wine glasses, and the wise great witch also praised him for being very creative.

The piano solo "For Elise" is one of the few tracks in this concert that has no direct relationship with "Moon/Night/Autumn." This is actually a track dedicated to a lover, and it has become a classic in classical music with its affectionate and beautiful melody.

In the contemporary era, that is, in the works of Dorothy's generation of writers, "For Elise" is often considered romantic when played under the moon, so it has a connection with "Night." Xia De guessed that this piano piece was selected for this reason.

And when the soprano solo "Aria of the Starry Sky" just started, Xia De bent down and stood up:

"I'm going to the washroom."

He said to Miss Dannister in a low voice, but even Miss Winslett and Miss Bell looked over. The solo ended with a break, and he said he was going to the washroom now, so he definitely wasn't going to the washroom.

Concerts rarely turn off the lights, at least this Moon Dance Festival concert didn't turn off the lights, so a small number of people noticed Xia De getting up and leaving the hall to the corridor. Therefore, five minutes later, Xia De, who was on the red-carpeted corridor, waited for Eric, the older of the twins.

The latter nodded to Xia De, and the two didn't speak, but turned into another remote corridor together.

Xia De had checked the vicinity, and "Heart of Stone" couldn't hear the heartbeat. So after dropping the silence spell, he leaned against the wall and said:

"Long time no see. I saw your mother in Moon Bay. She helped me, but I couldn't find her after that battle. Is she okay?"

Although Xia De's tone was very kind, Eric Folen knew who he was facing. The two sides did have kinship, but his tone when speaking was still surprisingly respectful:

"Mother is fine. She even wrote to us some time ago. In the summer, the 【Dragon Feast Cult】 suffered a crushing defeat in Moon Bay, and mother and a few cult members who escaped went into hiding. At least their generation will not cause other things again."

He was worried that Xia De wanted to completely eliminate the 【Dragon Feast Cult】. This was not out of concern for those cultists, but mainly considering his mother's affairs.