Chapter Ninety-Nine: Moon Celebration
In the end, Hotlier didn't stay to have dinner with Ye Qi, and with a wry smile, the 'Extreme Blade' left a wry smile and left a message: 'I will bring real evidence before the Moon Celebration!' After that, he dodged and left the room - Ye Qi didn't pay much attention to Hottellier's words.
In fact, Ye Qi is not completely ignorant of the key to 'immortality', at least, the "Book of Death" in Merlin's young witch is a key to 'immortality', and it is an absolutely powerful one—but the 'side effects' inside are also unbearable for ordinary people.
According to the strange wolf, it is to 'give up the existing life and face the new difference' - in short, it is a choice that gives the desperate person the most hope at the end; Of course, the price was everything he had, including his soul.
With such a lesson from the past, it was hard for Ye Qi to imagine which key to 'immortality' Hotlier had found, which was truly harmless? It's still the same as the Book of the Dead, and you have to pay a price - if it's the latter, not only will it have no value, but it will also brew countless troubles.
As for having dinner with Hotlier?
For a middle-aged male man, Ye Qi really didn't have much interest; Of course, it also includes the sloppy female disciple of the other party.
When it was completely dark, the innkeeper came up with a candlestick with a candle the thickness of a child's arm, nearly half a foot long, which would undoubtedly make it burn all night; In addition to the candles, the innkeeper brought dinner, which was given by Yedge after Hotlier had left. He said he wanted to eat in his room. Instead of going to the lobby of the inn. As for the reason?
The inhabitants of the town on the other side who flocked into the lobby of the inn. It's the best reason - Ye Qi is clear about their thoughts, after all, the innkeeper has already had an accurate performance before; Therefore, Ye Qi simply asked the innkeeper to give these people a clear answer in his place.
However, these people did not disperse.
On the contrary, they gathered more and more - that kind of eager gaze and expression made Ye Qi naturally think of a scene like a monkey at a meeting, such a scene was not funny. Especially when you become that monkey.
Therefore, it is necessary to change the environment in which you eat.
"It's corn, potatoes, and venison from Wintercastle, and some special cooking wine, although you don't drink alcohol, but if you want condiments, it should be okay!" The innkeeper put down the lunch box and brought out two plates from it—the corn was roasted, the potatoes and venison were stewed together, and the cooking wine was naturally placed in the venison. Ye Qi only needs to move his nose to be able to smell it.
At the bottom of the box are smaller plates filled with honey, cream, and pepper.
No bread appeared for dinner. The innkeeper explained, "Since tomorrow is the Moon Festival, all the flour has been collected and roasted to Mayor Terry for tomorrow's celebration!" ”
"What does the Moon Celebration look like in the town on the other side?"
Ye Qi sat there and asked curiously.
The original Moon Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, is one of the last festivals of the year; This marks the arrival of winter and is also a day when people pay homage to the dead – graves are blessed and ceremonies are held, and people talk about the deeds of those who have passed away until late at night. Most of them are heroic deeds and treasures buried in the ground.
However, after the Holy Age, especially the Age of Freedom, this Moon Celebration has been very different - although it is not like the Sacred Age when it was a completely religious ceremony, but it will not simply be to pay tribute to the dead, Shak Every year during the Moon Celebration, the Daslick Grand Theater is thoroughly developed, inviting famous artists from all over the world to perform, and preparing unusually rich gifts for the winners in return.
Therefore, in Shak, the Moon Celebration people pay the most attention to these artists, competing for the best and performing on stage.
In the case of Dude and Douha, it is the all-night revelry, beer, barbecue, and grand parades—under the rule of the supreme government, every festival is more or less the same, but it is precisely because of this similarity that people will completely abandon the burden of their hearts, and look at the people who are drunk on the streets the next day.
As for some other places, with the exception of the Sacred Grove area, they all have their own different celebrations, but they are always inseparable from the revelry.
However, it is clear that there is something different about the town on the other side.
"We need to pay tribute to our loved ones who have passed away, and then, we need to hold a joust contest where the winners will be rewarded, and then there will be a big party – the next day, everyone will give themselves a day off and rest, and the hardest people will be no exception; So, tomorrow's food must be well prepared; Old Terry is probably still worried about meat and wine; After all, meat and wine are more popular with young people than flour! ”
The innkeeper introduces Ye Qi to the Moon Festival in the town on the other side.
"Tournament?"
Ye Qi asked about the topics he was interested in.
"Yes, a joust that encompasses the whole town of the other side; In fact, at every festival, we hold jousting competitions here, Midwinter, Green Grass, Midsummer Night, Harvest Festival, and Moon Celebration, without exception; However, in this Moon Festival competition, those young people before were disappointed! ”
Speaking of the innkeeper, he looked at Ye Qi; Immediately, Ye Qi smiled bitterly - there is no doubt that this competition, people will pay attention to his duel with the Howling Moon Wolf King, even those who may participate in the competition.
"However, I think this disappointment is short-lived and in the past, and they are all waiting impatiently!" The innkeeper said jokingly, looking at Ye Qi, who had already finished dinner, he stood up, "Lord Shak Dragon, please rest well, I will prepare breakfast for you tomorrow morning!" Have a good night's sleep and good night! ”
"Well, good night!"
Ye Qi nodded. The door was closed again.
A celebration of the town of the other side. Ye Qi only thought about it for a moment and understood the key - to be close to such a special place as the bridge on the other side. Naturally, we must respect our strength; Therefore, some forms of fighting will be very natural, and even continue to the whole daily life.
The environment makes the form.
Ye Qi will not deny such words.
In the same way, Ye Qi will not admit too much - at any time, people always need to look at themselves, and if they shirk the responsibility that originally belonged to them to other people, things or things, it is just an escape; And once there is an escape. Life may not be over, but it is definitely not as easy as imagined.
Because, your dreams will always be exhausted in such an escape.
Dreams need to be persevered, and life is the same.
Ye Qi naturally has dreams, of course, the lawyers and doctors who decided to draw lots before are not counted - the initial dream was to protect himself, and then it became to protect his friends and lovers in addition to protecting himself, and then he was the person he cared about; It's the same now.
Such a dream. Ye Qi thinks he won't change.
So, at this moment. Ye Qi began to plan and plan again—the initial [Nameless Technique], and then Professor Strange Wolf's [Perceiving the Void].
[Perceiving the Void] is Ye Qi's own name, which has no more meaning, but it is appropriate enough; After all, from the very beginning, until now, he has been perceiving the void that belongs to him - although he still can't figure out what existence this void is, but it belongs to himself, but it is real.
Ye Qi could really feel it.
Whether it is the [Nameless Technique] or the [Perceiving the Void], they are all extremely boring, far more boring than simple knife drawing training; Compared to the [Nameless Technique] and [Perceiving the Void], the sword drawing training is a heavenly feeling, after all, it will allow you to have the coordination of body shape and pace, but the first two are dry sitting.
Although the senses are moving, the body is motionless - as if you have woken up in your sleep, but the body cannot connect and move; The suffering is self-evident.
However, for the sake of his dreams and his own life, Ye Qi chose to persevere.
Just like everyone else.
Maybe the initial drift with a hint of debauchery, and when these debauchery are deposited, there is naturally a different understanding - the heart of the strong, isn't it such perseverance?
The moonlight dispersed into the room, Ye Qi sat on the bed, silent in the moonlight, his breathing became more and more soothing and long, and in the [Perception Void], at this moment, Ye Qi's perception was rotating in three golden points of light - [Praise of the Secondary Sun], [Protection of the Secondary Sun], and [Radiance of the Secondary Sun] The three special specialties exude their own light in an extremely stable situation.
Perception wandering among Ye Qi can distinguish which specialty is which, although the state they show is very special, but just like reading pictures and literacy, Ye Qi can distinguish in his instinctive feelings; In the same way, in Ye Qi's instinctive feeling, there seemed to be something missing from these three golden points of light.
It's not the instability that the previous lack is about to be broken, but a foundation that is sufficient, but can not be further lacking!
That's right, in this void, Ye Qi can clearly feel the three special specialties of [Praise of the Second Sun], [Protection of the Second Sun], and [Radiance of the Second Sun], and he can go further, but he doesn't know how to go further—it's like when faced with an unfamiliar mathematical formula, you know that the Tao can solve a certain answer, but you don't know the process of the Dao, and how to solve it.
Sensing Ye Qi hovering in it, looking for a way to solve it, but when the moonlight turned into sunlight, there was still no clue.
"Sure enough, I'm a guy who fails math, it's hard to have any breakthroughs!"
After opening his eyes, Ye Qi laughed bitterly at himself, then directly picked up the Enma Knife on his lap and began another daily routine wiping - today is destined to have a difficult battle, and all he can rely on is the long knife in his hand.
……
From the dawn of the sunrise to the morning sunshine.
The temperature in the town on the other side is rising rapidly, although it is far less hot than in the desert. But it's also enough to make people sweat; But. The people of the town on the other side didn't care in the slightest. In addition to being used to it, it is even more important that today is a special day: the Moon Celebration.
Every year's Moon Celebration is something to look forward to for the residents of the town on the other side, especially this year—although they had doubts about such expectations before, but yesterday's battle made them understand how superfluous their doubts were; It was definitely a battle of people they knew well, a more exciting scene.
The town on the other side has a population of more than 4,000 people. But for those who live here, people are already familiar with each other - who is strong and who is weak, there is almost no need to think about it; However, even some of the strongest beings in this area are not worth mentioning compared to the battle they are expecting from the Dragon of Shak and the Wolf King of the Howling Moon.
Didn't you see that the most powerful existence in the younger generation was only glared at by the Howling Moon Wolf King. Has he fallen to the ground with serious injuries and has not recovered until now?
So. For this moon festival competition, the residents of the town on the other side are looking forward to it.
Of course, this is also after the completion of a series of rituals of the Lunar Celebration - paying tribute to the souls of deceased loved ones, which is also a matter of great importance and no one can forget.
In fact, most of the people started to get busy after midnight yesterday for this memorial service; They did not immediately go to the cemetery, but took out the relics of their relatives again and wiped them one by one; Aim to make it shiny new and put it in an oak box – a must-have for the Moon Celebration and ready for every household.
When the moon goes down, they will hold such a box, stand in front of the tombstones of their relatives, and begin the ritual - such a ceremony is not organized by the priests, but presided over by the local elders of high moral respect, and there is no need for lengthy sacrificial words, just a few simple words of remembrance.
However, all the nostalgia is dissolved in these few words of remembrance.
However, this is after the sun has set, and now, people are still doing their own thing—rarely resting, sitting together, chatting, and having dinner; However, it is not permissible to drink alcohol until the sacrifice is completed; Other than that, there are no taboos.
However, this time, the residents of the town on the other side did not flock to the only inn in the town, as in previous years, although this inn could not accommodate so many people, but it still could not stop the enthusiasm of the townspeople - even if they sat at the door of the inn and on the side of the street, they were extremely willing.
And the innkeeper who was instructed by Ye Qi tried to explain several times, and after saying that his mouth was dry, after seeing that there was no effect, he asked Ye Qi again again, and then gave up very simply - looking at the crowd gathered in his hotel, the innkeeper felt helpless for the first time because of the large number of people.
Because, he knew very well, there was no one here who came to patronize his business.
However, soon, such helplessness disappeared!
When the first person took out the magic crystal in exchange for asking about the Shak Dragon, more people chose to do the same.
What made the innkeeper even happier was that the Lord of the Shak Dragon had allowed him to do so.
The innkeeper had no suspicion of the sudden sound in his ears, or rather...... When he was faced with a magic crystal that he couldn't even think of, he didn't want to doubt it at all.
In this regard, Ye Qi couldn't help but shrug his shoulders - Ye Qi, who has [Blind Fighting Perception], can completely guess the situation in the hotel hall at this moment by virtue of the fluctuating changes; However, his attention was more focused on the body of Hotlier in front of him.
Just as he said yesterday when he left, he brought real evidence before the moon celebration—something unknown that could not be perceived in a special metal box.
Ye Qi felt sincere admiration for the 'Extreme Blade''s words, or persistence, he pointed to the box in front of him and asked, "Inside?" Can it be opened? ”
"Inside! It's open here, no! ”
Hotlier replied truthfully.
"So, where to go?"
Ye Qi asked.
"Please follow me!"
Hotlier walked towards the outside of the room, and Ye Qi followed closely behind - since the other party showed his sincerity as promised, then Ye Qi would naturally fulfill the agreement; Of course, this still requires him to check the 'things' in the box before he can count them.
However, Ye Qi did not think that Hotlier was using such a thing to deceive him.
This kind of lie, which can be broken at the first poke, is really unnecessary.
What's more, just this box that can isolate perception says a lot about it; At the very least, there is a 'thing' in it that cannot be known to others.
There were a lot of people in the inn, but no one found out about the departure of Hotlier and Ye Qi - Groning, the only one who found Ye Qi's whereabouts, also kept quiet under Ye Qi's signal.
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Item Additions (1) -
Item: Book: Fureka's spell book - Eye of Maumo.
Samikina's Exorcism (Hallows Weapon)
Abigail's Diary – The magical diaries of sixteen wizarding emperors.
Firearms: M500 Revolver upgraded Blue Rose (from the original large revolver M500, modified from Colt; Specially matched bullets are needed to maximize their power. )
Cold Weapon: Enma Knife (Forged by Blanc, the Lord of the Relic Tower, after the short knife given by Old John broke)
Costumes: Several gold-edged Apostle trench coats, a set of magical equipment similar to the outer garments of the Apostle trench coat (damaged).
Accessories: a silver flask (presented by Old John), a tattered belt (presented by a profiteer) and a negative ring
Hallows: Enma (long knife, Solar), Bronze Guardian (left bracelet, starlight; Unloaded), Emerald Leaf (Trinket, Starlight) Imprisoner's Claw (Left Glove, Starlight; Remove) Blue Star Streak (Right Glove, Moonlight), Wind Wings (Leather Boots, Moonlight) Wizard's Crown. Sun (Legendary)
Special Items: [High Dimensional Bag], [Dimensional Bag] (Storage), War Horn (to be continued......)