In the black cavern, Fam was concentrating on his work.

Infuse faith into the sacred "hand lamp".

Fam's level of knowledge was not sufficient to understand what is called electricity, and in fact, in the language of Elis, the word electricity itself is derived from the divine. The name "flashlight" should be called the sacred hand lamp in the language environment of the Elis people.

The source of this divine light is said to come from the piety in each person, and many people have sworn that the more devout and harder the person who works, the purer the "sacred" injected, and finally the brighter and more lasting the light emitted by the hand lamp.

In a world that has fallen into complete darkness, this kind of light source that does not need to be ignited by a fire and turns on and off has become the most important guarantee for everyone's survival.

The patrolling men outside the cavern returned, and Fam picked up the charged battery and stuffed the protruding side inwards into the Holy Hand lamp. He cautiously opened it against the wall, and the bright pillar of the hand lamp immediately cast a circular spot of light on the wall. Then he turned it off again and walked outside along the path in the cave.

The door panel of the wooden door of the cave was still carved with dense nicks, Fam picked up the knife he carried, carefully carved a new mark under this nick, and after finishing, he counted the numbers carefully, and then shouted loudly: "The 27th day!" ”

"Blessed by the God of the Land!" Everyone in the cave shouted in unison, "May the light return!" ”

The calendar now adopted by the Divine Kingdom of Elis was calculated from the day the Divine Envoy left, and according to the new calendar, they should now be on the twenty-seventh day of the Holy Calendar and the thirty-first day after the calamity.

The ash had stopped falling twelve days earlier, but it was still dark, and the world had completely entered the night.

Of course, this kind of life is very uncomfortable for Fam, and even when he can't see the sunrise for the first few days, he will cry secretly in fear - many people say that the sun god was devoured by demons. But, with the Heavenly Messenger's public speech, there was no longer a market for such rumors - the Divine Envoy promised them all that all would pass, that the clouds in the sky would be temporary, and that the dark days would be temporary, and that these would be tests from God.

I just don't know how long it will take for this test. Famm thought to himself as he walked towards the mountain.

Three days ago, a rain had fallen, washing most of the ash off the mountain. This made the road of Fam's patrol much easier. Fam moved forward little by little along the ridge and the footprints left by the patrolling men in front of him. Soon, the first place he needed to stop and observe was a large pile of charred trees that had fallen here. The torsos of these large trees were laid horizontally to the ground, besieging large and small rectangles and polygons.

Fam scanned the area enclosed by these large trees with a flashlight, and soon found that a large area of white mushrooms had grown in the middle of the pure black volcanic ash.

Fam immediately took his backpack off his back and rushed into the land almost like a charge, and began to desperately pick the mushrooms that were large enough.

It was an easy task, and in a few moments, Fam's entire backpack was full. This heavy feeling made him feel unusually grounded.

After making sure that the backpack could not hold more mushrooms, Fam opened his mouth wide and shouted at Yamashita, "Mushrooms! Mushroom harvest! ”

Fam followed the patrol route, and when he had gone far enough, he looked back and saw that the mushroom farm left behind by the oracle was already crowded with people who had come to pick them. The pillars of light produced by those sacred hand lamps swayed around in the darkness, causing the originally silent and dark world to begin to have some life.

Soon, Fam came to a second patrol observation point, which was also said to have been left behind by the divine envoy. Fam opened the small wooden board containing the artifact and looked closely at the small red line, which was slightly higher than it was yesterday.

Just a little bit.

Fam didn't know what the red lines meant, but he vaguely understood that every time the lines fell, it was when it got colder, and the more they fell, the colder it became. From the time the oracles left until now, he came to observe every day, and the lines were descending every day. Today was the only day that did not fall.

Fam respectfully closed the small wooden door, and in front of the artifact, prayed twice sincerely, and repented—he took the mushroom first. Although it was not a crime and the mushrooms were left to everyone by the oracle, he repented. Fam knew very well that the food left behind by the oracle was running out, and that the amount of food that everyone could get every day was beginning to dwindle, and that these mushrooms were important to everyone.

The same is true for Fam.

The last patrol point was a long way to go, and as Fam walked all the way, he took the freshly picked mushrooms from his backpack and chewed them in his mouth.

Fresh mushrooms are tender and crispy with every bite. The soil of the volcanic ash did not smell bad, which was very different from the silt field he had cultivated. Just eat and walk at the same time. Fam couldn't tell how long he had been walking by the sun or moon in the sky, he could only guess by the pain in his legs and the undulations of the terrain. Every time he walked over a hill, he took a break.

As he prepares for his third break, as before, Fam sees his destination—a watchtower perched atop a cliff.

The sentry in charge of his rotation was a young man in his early twenties, who was said to have been newly married a few days ago—the woman he married was said to be a maid of a noble family in the southern diocese of Xiaoyang. After seeing Fam, he hurriedly handed over everything to Fam - he had already prepared fuel for Fam's overnight heating, repaired the gate of the watchtower that was damaged by the wild boar last time, and even left him a few uneaten cans - which was really rare.

Fam also gave him a lot of mushrooms as a thank you. As the lad hurried away, Fam reminded him: "It's just raining, the road is slippery, watch your step." ”

"Got it."

The watchtower is located in the northernmost part of the entire mountainous area, on the line between the disaster zone and the safe zone. Fam's task is to come here every seven days to be on duty to observe whether there are new disasters in the north, whether there are people, and most importantly, whether there is sunshine.

"Yes! Law! Governess! Why! ”

No sooner had Fam sat down than on his right, on the top of another hill to the east, a soldier on the same duty as he had called out to him.

"Yes!"

"Yes! Good! Vanish! Cease! Why! ”

"Mushrooms! Mushroom! Abundant! Harvest! ”

"Hey! Mushroom! Mushroom! Abundant! Harvest! The soldier was quick to relay Fam's good news to the guard tower farther away.

"Also! Yes! Why! ”

Fam thought for a moment and shouted again, "God! Gas! Change! Warm! ”

"Oh my God! Gas! Change! Warm! ”

"Oh my God! Gas! Change! Warm! ”

One by one, it was conveyed in turn, as if the echo produced by the sound of Fam lingered in the air for a long time. Listening to the sound in the air, Fam suddenly felt that his whole body was full of strength, and the fatigue of this journey was completely gone, and the cranky thoughts of staying in the cave all day were also gone. Just as the oracle said to everyone on the day he left—they could overcome the darkness, they would overcome hunger, they would overcome the cold. God will be moved by their persistence, and the light will return to the earth.

The fire in the house has been lit for some time, and it is burning vigorously, and the whole room is warm. Fam added a few pieces of firewood, opened the doors and windows, and after making sure that the room was ventilated, he lay down on the bed that still had his body temperature left, and fell into a deep sleep.

When I woke up, the fire was already out and the air was a little chilly. Fam lit the fire again, ready to make a roasted meal of mushrooms while the mushrooms were still fresh. After another day or two, the mushrooms may become unpalatable.

The iron boxes that the divine envoys gave them for eating were very useful, whether it was boiling water, making soup, or roasting meat, they were very practical. Fam carefully spread the mushrooms flat at the bottom of the box, and while smelling the burnt aroma of the mushrooms, he carefully sprinkled the condiments on them. After the first batch of roasted mushrooms was finished, Fam was about to eat when he heard a sound outside the house.

It was a shouting from a long distance, and it was so far away that it was faintly audible.

Fam waited patiently as he munched on the delicious mushrooms, knowing that the sound would be repeated by the closer tower, and would not stop spreading until the next tower was sure to call out the same message. Once he arrives, he will dutifully deliver the same message to the mountains to the west.

“…… Appear! ”

“…… Appear! ”

The word in front is still vague, but the word that appears later can already be determined. At this time, Fam was no longer in the mood to eat mushrooms, he put all the food aside, and the man walked out of the room and looked carefully to the east.

"Dayang appears!"

"Dayang appears!"

It was the voice shouted from the third hill to the east, and though it was faint, Fam was sure it was the word.

Fam impatiently climbed to the top of the outpost and looked at the eastern horizon, which was still black, but Fam could feel that there was a light there, almost imperceptible, but it was light compared to the sheer darkness.

"Dayang appears!"

"Dayang appears!"

The second hill to the east repeated the whole message again, and it was already confirmed.

"Dayang appears!"

"Dayang appears!"

Fam turned to his west, exerting all his strength, repeating like the West.

"Dayang appears!"

"Dayang appears!"

On all the hills, the beacon fires were lit, and by the time Fam lit the beacon of his watchtower, he could clearly see that a white light had appeared in the darkness of the sky. He watched as the white light grew brighter and brighter, like a sharp sword, piercing the darkness that had lasted for a month, and when Fam's eyes came into contact with the light, the blinding burning heat instantly filled his eyes with tears.

It's over! We are saved!