Autumn is a good harvest, and the Frost Festival is a festival to celebrate this year's harvest and pray for a good harvest in the coming year.

According to the custom of the past, the festival was held under the auspices of the church, a wooden statue of the god of light was made, a procession carried around the city with a statue, placed in the central square before dark, people offered blessings and prayers, and finally the wooden statue was lit, around which people would dance a bonfire, and the Portians believed that in this way their prayers would be conveyed to the heavens, so that there would be a good harvest in the coming year.

Even now that there is no church, the city is overrun by the Marstons, who do not believe in the gods at all, the customs of the Frost Festival have been inherited, except that all activities related to the gods have been cancelled, and bonfires are still held in the square, and food is distributed throughout the city, and there are open-air performances, and the whole city will have about three to four days of revelry.

No one doesn't like the festival, after all, students and workers can take part in the carnival during the holiday, and the merchants can also make a lot of money from it, so the Marston people from the north also followed the tradition of the frost festival.

What began as a celebration and prayer for a good harvest is now a day of relaxation and relaxation, with Santa Fes College on full vacation, with teachers and students having three days off.

Zhou Lie has been living in Auslin for two years, this is the third year, which means that he has already experienced two frost festivals, so he is very clear about the next arrangement, for these noble students, they will not participate in the entertainment of the commoners in the square, they will usually return to their homes and spend this festival with their parents, and for Zhou Lie, who only has two loyal servants here, he has participated in the dinner of their Orlando family with Ania for the first two years.

I guess this will be the case this year.

After the last class on this day, the old-fashioned professor on the podium did not say a few words for the first time, and explained the problem in the last few minutes, but began to talk about his plans for the Frost Festival with a pleasant face, and at the same time told the students about the holiday arrangements for these days, these words are heard by the students once a year, but every time they will be excited and happy about it.

"Zhou Lie, I don't plan to attend the family dinner this Frost Festival, let's attend the bonfire party in the square together!"

"Hmm, aren't you going to go home for the holidays this time?" Zhou Lie asked with some surprise.

"Yes, I want to be with you all this time. Ania said, "The student council is almost over, and the members of the sex are all elected, so this is not the last time we will have the Frost Festival, so we thought we would just go to the bonfire party in the lower square together." ”

"I'm not against that. Byron on the side put his index finger on the bridge of his nose and said, "There are still a bunch of rituals for the festival at home, and I have to visit the big nobleman's house at night, and I don't want to spend the holiday at home." ”

"What about Stella?" asked Aniah.

"I have already agreed with my family that I will invite Master Wilson and his students to my house this time. Stella said apologetically, "Wilson agreed to let me be her apprentice not long ago, so this is a formal reception." ”

"Oh?" said Ania in disbelief, "I thought Stella would love this kind of event." ”

"I can't help it. Stella said a little frustratedly, "Isn't this something I said not long ago, since I invited my teacher to come to my house, I can't help it." Stella sighed, in fact, she also wanted to participate in the bonfire party in the square, every year she would imagine herself holding Zhou Lie's hand and dancing around the bonfire, and now it seems impossible this year.

"Poor Stella. Ania stepped forward and hugged Stella's shoulders and rubbed her face in comfort.

"I think you could try to invite Wilson to a bonfire. Zhou Lie suggested on the side: "I think as a magician, he should also find the various etiquette of the nobility very troublesome." ”

"Is that good?"

"Anyway, the bonfire party doesn't start until midnight, so I don't think there will be any problem if you send out an invitation and ask for the other party's consent before then. "After all, my parents agreed that I wouldn't attend the dinner, so if you can convince your teacher, I'm sure the Magister will be able to allow you to go with you." ”

"Okay, then I'll try to come to you as soon as possible. Stella agreed.

"Okay, let's plan our dinner party then. Ania continued to tell her friends about her holiday plans in high spirits.

For Augustus, the festival is indeed a good thing, although the person who attacked them two months ago has not been caught, but this does not prevent Augustus from continuing to push the executive order, and after that, the prime minister has asked him to stop worrying about this matter, thinking that it will not be long before his successor arrives, so it is better to do the things agreed between himself and Fox before this.

How do you make a good relationship between two people who were originally hostile? Obviously, in the festive atmosphere, this feeling of harmony will spread in the crowd, and in order to dissolve the hatred of the Portians against the Marstons, and at the same time make the Marstians no longer discriminate against the Portians, oh look at the Portians, it is very important to run such a festival well.

"Knock knock. There was a knock on the door.

"Please come in. ”

A twelve or thirteen-year-old boy walked into the office, at this time Bashir no longer had the nervousness he had when he first entered, and at the same time changed into a clean set of clothes, and after that negotiation, Bashir became a secretary in the administrative hall, and now became a bridge between Fawkes and Augustus, and also laid the foundation for other Portians to come to work.

"What's the matter with Fawkes?" asked Augustus.

"The chief has sent their plans, and this festival is an opportunity, and I hope the archon will seize it. Bashir handed over an envelope and relayed the words of the messenger.

Augustus took the letter, raised an eyebrow, and laughed a few times.

"Although I can't create feelings similar to my comrades-in-arms, I am also committed to the maintenance of law and order, and I can also generate a sense of identity. Augustus shook his head and sighed, "Just according to what he said, but the command of his people will have to be given to me after they come, after all, only I can see the overall situation, I agree, how do you reply you know." ”

Bashir nodded, then exited the room and returned to his office to prepare a reply.

If you want to promote the integration of people from different cultures, it is one thing to change the concept, and the other point is to set an example, to create an atmosphere of "we should get along well", in fact, among the Marston people, they really dislike the knowledge of the Portians, and more people are also echoed because there are people around them who show this attitude.

The rapprochement between Marston officials and Portia's boys in the consul that governs a city was a good start, and now Bashir even made vulgar jokes with the soldiers who had brought him in at the beginning.

And in this festival, as long as you can show this to the people, I believe that it will be able to eliminate the mustard in the hearts of many Marston people, and the Portians will also give a kind answer because of the improvement of the other party's attitude towards them.

"The ideal is so beautiful, but I hope that the reality can be the same. ”

Although it is a festival, but for the guards and their consuls, it is indeed their duty to preside over activities and keep the city safe, it can be said that they are a hundred times busier than usual, at this time Augustus hopes that the person who obtained the fire star inscription will not come out to cause trouble, of course, now he hopes that the other party is no longer in this city, so that he can have less trouble.

After sending Brazil off, the dutiful consul once again buried his head and began to deal with the official reports, which were all extra work in preparation for the festival, and now Augustus had no time to be sentimental.

Wilson's injuries gradually improved after that, and this wandering between life and death indirectly contributed to the old mage's plan to take Stella as his apprentice, life was short, and his tone put hope on the illusory possibility rather than grasp what he saw now.

As he imagined, this girl with the adaptability of spiritual elements happily agreed to her request, thinking that in the next five years, as long as she cultivates her heart, this student will definitely be able to inherit her knowledge and become a great magician.

During the month that Wilson was bedridden, the three apprentices took turns to take care of Wilson's meal, while Layla had been following the patrol to carry out a secret search operation, although in the end nothing was found, but the sweeper's eyes also had a little more determination and determination, and at the same time, there were also some doubts, but these doubts, she did not tell anyone, not even her closest teacher.

"Layla, tomorrow we have to prepare, go to Stella and their dinner, you can prepare well. Wilson said to his disciples.

"Okay, I'll come back after my patrol today. Layla replied.

"No, the mission to track down that person was terminated by the Prime Minister. Wilson said, "And two months have passed, and I can't find it, but I can't find it." ”

"This is my first assignment and I don't want to give up halfway. Layla shook her head resolutely.

Seeing the resolute eyes of his beloved, Wilson sighed helplessly, took a step back and said, "Don't forget, the next is the Frost Festival, enjoying these special festivals is also one of the purposes of the experience, don't forget." ”

"I see. ”