Chapter 40: The Night of the Harvest

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Lina, dressed in a solemn sacrificial robe and holding a sacrificial scepter, stood outside the back door of the temple, looking a little anxiously waiting.

"That guy, before leaving, he said that he would try to come back before the festival started. ”

Lina looked up at the sky that was getting darker, and was a little sullen: "One by one, Vivien is not coming, Catherine is not coming, Pennis is not coming back, if no one comes to see, what is the point of presiding over the memorial." ”

"Oh, Katerea, don't make trouble, I'm very ethical, and since I promised, I'll definitely complete the task. ”

Lina shook her head and spoke to herself: "So, I won't run away just because I'm bored." ”

Lina circled around the back door of the temple, the sky was getting darker and darker, and Lina's heart became more and more disappointed, and finally she could only sigh and shake her head, turn around and walk slowly back into the temple.

As soon as he walked a short distance, he heard the roar of machinery behind him.

Hearing the voice, Lina didn't look back, and continued to walk towards the temple, still muttering: "At this time, there are still people riding motorcycles outside, and it looks like they are specially here to attend the ceremony." ”

"Girl, yo. ”

Pannis's voice sounded behind him with a roar: "Excuse me, we are going to the end of the harvest festival, and we are not going down the wrong path." ”

"Ha, Pannis, you're finally back. ”

Lina quickly turned around, and then pounced on her with an exclamation without surprise: "Wow, Vivien, and Catherine, I miss you guys." ”

"Stupid Lina, you're going to get me away. ”

Vivien awkwardly reached out against Lina's mouth to kiss her face, pushed Lina outward, and shouted as she pushed, "You guy won't bring me to play, hum, I won't let you kiss." ”

"Don't do that, I've got a gift for you. ”

Lina grinned and said, "An obelisk, a magical creation of the Goblin Age." ”

"Really?"

Vivien's eyes lit up, and she didn't care about pretending to be angry, and said loudly: "Where, show me." ”

"The backpack is in the room, let's go, I'll show you. ”

Lina took Vivian's hand: "Sister, Pannis, let's come in and rest first, the festival will start in an hour and a half, and we will have a good night after the festival is over." ”

Catherine smiled as she watched Lina take Vivien's hand and walk in front, and whispered to Pannith beside her, "Thank you, Pennis." ”

"Huh?"

Pannis scratched his head: "It's just to bring you here, it's not hard at all." ”

Catherine smiled faintly and shook her head: "The two in front are stupid people who don't think deeply. Yesterday I am afraid that you were like Lina, you didn't sleep all night, and today you ran more than 300 kilometers back and forth between the two cities, and you have to send Vivian back at night, and tomorrow morning you have to accompany Vivian to class, for three days and two nights in a row, and you still say that it is not hard? Anyway, you bothered, thank you. ”

Pannis shrugged his shoulders and said very easily: "The body of a professional is not exhausting. And you've done so much for me, I've never said thank you. ”

Catherine tilted her head and blinked, thought for a while, and nodded: "Okay, just keep the words of gratitude in your heart, and have plenty of time to express it in the future." ”

"yes, there's going to be a lot of time. ”

Pannis looked up at Lina and Vivien, who were huddled together in front of her, and felt a warmth of home that she had never felt before.

"Look at Lina's crazy look. ”

Catherine whispered, "In the past few days, she told you about the past?"

"Said it, and then it was revealed in his true nature. ”

Pannis replied with a wry smile: "It's hard to believe that she usually has a noble and holy temperament, but she is so ...... in private Uh, lively. ”

"What do you think it would be like for someone who has locked himself up in a dark library for ten years?"

Catherine sighed: "Actually, she hasn't grown up, and she's essentially a child. In fact, even Vivien is more mature than she is a lot of the time. ”

"What's going on with Vivien?"

Pannis asked, "All I know is that she is likely to ......"

"I won't tell you, but when I have the chance, let Vivien tell you herself. ”

Catherine smiled slyly, stepped forward quickly, stepped between Lina and Vivien, grabbed the arms of the two girls and shouted, "Let's go, go back to your room and dress up, and we'll go to the bonfire party later." ”

"It's cunning. ”

Pannis grunted, but instead of following the three maidens, he turned and pushed the magic cart towards the stables.

Parking the locomotive in the stable, Pannis patted the horse he was riding next to him, and then patted the magic cart: "I know that you are a stallion, but you must not have bad illusions about this beautiful metal lady, do you hear? ”

"Well, Brother Kyle, how boring you are right now. ”

The air behind Pannis fluctuated, and a pair of twins in black and white dresses appeared behind Pannis, pressing their foreheads with a headache expression in unison: "Actually talking to a horse, if Sister Nelly is still alive, she will definitely cry." ”

"If Nelly is still here, she will be happy to see me now. ”

Pannis smiled and shook his head, sighing: "Maya Tya, you have worked hard for me for a day. ”

"No, it won't. ”

Maya, who was dressed in white, said: "That junior is very powerful, I only said it once, and she understood it herself, which scared me, I'm afraid you have experienced a very fierce battle, otherwise it would be difficult to comprehend so quickly." ”

"It's okay, in fact, her own accumulation is also sufficient, so she will push behind her back, thank you very much. ”

Pannis thought for a moment and kicked the big dog at the girls' feet: "Thank you, big dog, transport." ”

"Get out. ”

The big dog's mouth spoke human language, but his voice had become old, and if he looked closely, the hair on his body had turned a little gray, obviously even if it was calculated according to its race, it had already entered aging: "How many times have I told you, Lao Tzu's name is Dilly, Lao Tzu is a manticore, not a means of transportation, and it is not a big dog." If you dare to call me that again, Lao Tzu will bite you to death in minutes. ”

Pannis laughed and squatted down to look at the manticore: "Old friend, I haven't seen you for a hundred years, your hair is a lot whiter, I'll help you pluck out your white hair." ”

"Fuck off, you're going to pull out Lao Tzu's baldness. ”

The manticore turned to the Maya sisters and yelled, "Hey, let's go quickly, I can't stand this idiot anymore." ”

"Hee-hee, Brother Kyle just likes to bully Dilly. ”

The black-clothed Yaya covered her mouth and smiled: "Brother Kyle, then let's go, don't forget what you said." ”

"Don't worry, I won't forget. ”

The smile on Pannis's face faded, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a cold voice: "Antuin also mentioned this matter to me, saying that it was Flar who told me. If that's true, hehe. ”

"See you again then, Brother Kyle. ”

The two girls waved their hands and took a step forward.

In just one step, the two of them and the manticore disappeared into the twilight at the same time.

"It's a luxury to use the spiritual realm to travel. ”

Pannis looked up at the three moons in the sky, and his voice was flat and resolute: "If this thing is true, the people behind the scenes, no matter who you are, I will not let you go." ”

—————————————————— "Boom. ”

With the help of pine resin, a fire of at least ten people embraced was lit up with the torches thrown by Lina, and the light of the fire illuminated the central square of Angus Village in the night, and the square was completely different from the previous two days.

In the very center of the square is a huge fire, which is also the site of the ceremony that has just taken place.

After nearly ten minutes of prayer recitation, as is customary, the villagers presented the goddess with a barrel of carefully brewed wine and all the crops grown in the village.

When Lina accepted the gifts from the villagers on behalf of the goddess and the temple, giving back a wide range of healing and purifying magic, and lighting a flame representing the harvest, the three-day harvest festival was officially over, and the next was a few hours of revelry.

On the periphery of the giant fire are ten small fires in a circle.

It is said to be a small fire, but in fact it can be used by twenty or thirty people.

Around the fire, the villagers took out their own dishes and exchanged them with each other.

Guests from other towns can join in with the villagers for dinner in exchange for food, and enjoy the joy of the end of the harvest festival.

To the east of the circle of ten small fires, a large stage was set up, where the annual beauty contest was held, and both villagers and original tourists, as long as they were young girls and paid fifty silver coins, participated in three rounds of juò to determine the winner.

The girl who becomes the champion will receive a mysterious gift prepared by the villagers, and last year's gift was a wheat-ear-shaped silver head flower made by craftsmen salvaged from a nearby lake, which is not expensive, but it is very memorable.

In the western part of the circle, merchants from all over the world are showing the last madness of the year.

All the merchants who had not sold out of goods gathered there to sell in tears, and the prices were much lower than usual.

Of course, it is dark and the light is poor, and it is difficult to say whether you will buy a fake.

In the south, it was temporarily converted into a small playground, where all kinds of recreational competitions could take place, such as wrist wrestling, archery, darts, sprinting, high jumping, boxing (strength test, non-martial arts) and a series of other activities, although there is an unwritten rule that professionals are not allowed to participate.

The final north, surrounded by a curtain of cloth, is said to be a group of goblins busily preparing for the fireworks display at twenty-two o'clock in the morning.

Catherine, Vivien, and Pannis, standing not far from the giant fire, watched Lina light the fire with a smile, and after announcing the start of the carnival, they quickly changed into their priestly robes, threw them into the hands of Milak with a wry smile on his face, and ran towards the three of them with a light and cheerful smile.

It's still the familiar leather armor, it's still the familiar Lina, Lina's smile is no longer as solemn as in the ceremony, but happy from the heart.

"It's great to finally be able to celebrate the harvest festival together. ”

"Happy holidays, everyone. ”