Chapter 108: Advent Day
I have to say that the otherworld with magic is quite convenient.
After taking a bath, Andrea used the otherworldly version of the "hair dryer" to dry Tong Xi's hair, and then immediately lay down on the bed.
Just after taking a bath, perhaps because of the high water temperature, Tong Xi's skin was still a little red, lying on the edge of the bed and watching Andrea busy packing up the clothes of the two.
Towards the west of the Baconir Empire, as the temperature in the west gradually approached the continent, the temperature gradually became lower with the change of the region, although it was only April at this time, it was still summer in the imperial capital of Austin, and everyone was wearing summer uniforms with short sleeves and short skirts, but in Noah City, you could still feel a trace of coolness, especially the gust of wind blowing, quite a bit of the autumn feeling of the imperial capital.
In this climate, Tong Xi, who was huddled in the quilt after taking a bath, was of course reluctant to move around anymore, and used the quilt on the bed to roll herself into the shape of a caterpillar and watch Andrea in front of her busy work......
"Alright, I'll call you again at dinner." Andrea didn't wait for Tong Xi to reply, and walked out of the room with the changed clothes.
This kind of cool weather is actually the best time to sleep, Tong Xi curled up in the bed and fell into a deep sleep not long after, until Andrea woke her up.
If it was normal, even if she was called up, Tong Xi would quietly let others help her change her clothes in a daze.
But this is a hotel in Noah's City, not a warm Austin imperial capital, and the humble hotel certainly doesn't have the kind of magic array that regulates the temperature in the rooms of the Prince's Mansion.
In addition, Tong Xi was carried to the quilt just after taking a shower, and he was only wearing underwear, so the coolness of the quilt immediately woke up Tong Xi, who had keen senses......
Although Andrea was very caring and professional in baking her clothes slightly before helping her change them, at least the moment the quilt was lifted, she shivered with cold immediately......
"Hmm...... Can't you bring the rice over......" Tong Xi pouted and complained in Andrea's arms.
"Well...... It's not good to sleep too long, and besides, there's still activity at night, isn't it? Andrea laughed.
"Activities? What activities? Tong Xi wondered.
"Are you dazed?" Andrea smiled and pushed the door open, and the rest of the Austin team was all in the hallway, apparently waiting for a long time.
"It's slow." Ciel, leaning against the window, grumbled.
"Let's go." Bowen took the lead and went downstairs first.
"Huh? Isn't it eating......" After going downstairs, Tong Xi found that the reverse direction was not the direction of the restaurant, but the changes on the street immediately made her speech.
The street in front of her is obviously different from when she came! It was just a little sleep, and in about three hours or so, the streets immediately changed.
The houses on both sides of the street have hung all kinds of ribbons, all kinds of colorful magic lamps to make this street that has been close to night gradually dark, the shops on both sides of the street, the stalls are full of snacks, small toys, and there are passing children walking around with small lanterns with beautiful patterns.
As night falls, the whole street becomes more lively.
"This is ......" Tong Xi winked at the bustling street in front of him, but immediately reacted.
"O Advent! Noah City's Holy Advent Day, Xiaoxi, didn't you make a special trip for us to take a detour from Noah City? Andrea, who was holding Tong Xi, said.
Holy Advent Day, of course Tong Xi knows.
Legend has it that Advent Day was the birth day of the great Austin I, and as Austin I's status in the Austin Empire grew higher, gradually this festival celebrating the birth of Austin I was quickly promoted and became the second largest festival in the Austin Empire after the Chinese New Year.
And Noah City is the hometown where Austin I was born, yes, Austin I was not born in the imperial capital of the Austin Empire, but in this Noah City.
It is clearly recorded in the history books that when the imperial capital was set up, because the imperial capital was the core of the empire, it was necessary to build city wall facilities on a large scale, and Austin I did not want to see some of the culture of his hometown changed, so he did not set the imperial capital in Noah's City, the most prosperous city of the empire at that time.
As Austin I's status in the empire grew, the first to celebrate Austin I's birth was the people of Noah's city.
In fact, this is also very easy to understand, it is like a very powerful great person around you, so the relatives of this great person or even classmates, friends, neighbors, etc., will be very proud to say to others, "Who do you know, who is not?" I'm his XX! ”
And Austin I, who had a certain strength at the earliest, often returned to his hometown of Noah City to celebrate and hold some activities in the city, so many people in the next city would also come to participate in the celebration of Noah City on this day.
Then gradually developed to this day, on the day of the Austin Empire's birthday celebration of Austin I's birthday "Advent Day", the celebration of Noah's City, which has long had corresponding activities, is even more lively in the Austin Empire.
On this evening, when most of the people of the city have finished their work, the celebration begins.
Everyone's small household is lit up, and it is not a complicated decoration, but every household hangs the simplest and cheapest ribbon lanterns outside the door, and the whole street looks very beautiful.
The streets are lined with all kinds of snacks, as well as games from stalls such as lantern riddles.
On this day, when children go out in the evening, they bring small lanterns that have been prepared for a long time.
The whole street is bustling with everything you need to eat and have fun, and it is said that at 12 o'clock in the morning, which is the time of the next day, there will be a grand fireworks display.
As for the gunpowder used in the pyrotechnics, of course, it was also made by Austin I, who did intentionally use it for war when he made the gunpowder.
But then it was immediately discovered that if it was made into a gun, it would not even be able to penetrate the opponent's shield for a warrior or magician above the intermediate level, and if it was to be used in ordinary army warfare, the configuration of gunpowder itself was too limited.
Regardless of the price of the material, the difficulty of configuration alone is equivalent to the difficulty of a grade 5 agent, which also means that mass production is not possible.
It is ineffective against too strong opponents, and it is wasteful against too weak opponents, so in the end, the invention of "gunpowder" can only be used to make fireworks.
Although the difficulty of making fireworks today and the price of raw materials make fireworks not cheap.
But Noah's great celebration on the day of Advent can still be extravagant.
In other words, fireworks do exist in this world, but they are not common due to their price, which is one of the reasons why Noah City is so lively!