Chapter 7: Variables (16)
"Were you calling me just now?" Meitang's energetic voice came with the sound of his thumping footsteps, and he jumped off the edge of the boat, a small cloth bag in his hand.
"I ...... I just saw the amazing big ship there and couldn't help but shout out. ”
Mei Tang looked in the direction of Sha Ting's finger, and in the drifting mist, the brown-green corner of Jinwu Island could be faintly seen, but there was no shadow of any ship.
"Did you see a mirage? The lake of flames did have a mirage before Advent. An old boatman told me that he had seen a whole rolling dune emerge from the lake, and that there were people moving rapidly on the dunes on a four-cornered monster he had never seen before! Meitang made an exaggerated "tsk" sound.
"No, it's not a vision, I'm sure it's a real ship, I, I can hear the oars paddling, the hull is amber, and there's a spring on the bow, and there's a ...... standing on it."
"Spring water pattern?" Mei Tang's voice suddenly raised, and he excitedly interrupted Sha Ting's words, "That must be the 'Hot Spring'!" It is the ship of the Lord of the Onsen Temple! The boat only sails on the lake of fire every year on Advent Daying, do you really see it paddling there? Seeing Sha Ting nodding, Mei Tang carefully lowered her voice and said, "So the rumors are probably true!" Although it is not visible on the list, it is rumored that the daughter of the hot spring hall is also a new student this year! Although there was such a saying last year, it was actually the daughter of Lord Whale Bodian who came last year, the girl from Seagod Island—" Mei Tang pouted, "It's not an ordinary person!" But no matter whether the daughter of the hot spring hall comes or not, this year's students have already confirmed the arrival of the big shot! Yesterday afternoon, one of our ships had already taken her to the island. Hey, the hair is red like fire, and the two knives are on the back like that! Everyone was looking at her, and she threw out the admission letter with a 'snap', and guess what?! Her name! 'Hades, Hikari, Sara Hunting'! God forbid, there really is someone who can have two prefix surnames, this is the first time I've seen it! They all said that it was the daughter of the lord of the alder! He shook his head in admiration, "God bless, if the daughter of Lord Onsen Hall will also come to Jinwuin this year, then this class of students is really amazing!" ”
Mei Tang's words reminded Sha Ting of the distant past, on the square of the God of War Island, across the sea of people, her mother once pointed it out to her.
"In the middle of the red dress is our hot spring hall-sama, and her daughter is standing beside her, as if she is not as tall as you. The one dressed in white was Lord Alder, and standing with her was her husband, who was supposed to be the commander of the Burning Legion. The one waving the battle flag seemed to be their child. Is it a son or a daughter? ”
"The daughters of the two shrine maidens of the town hall?" Sha Ting muttered, searching her mind for the two vague figures, trying to connect them with the girl on the giant ship and the red-haired girl in Meitang's description.
Seeing Sha Ting's confused look, Meitang misunderstood, and he hurriedly explained to her, "Hey, I was talking to myself just now, don't take it to heart." We are the boatmen who are responsible for picking up and dropping off the students, so every year at the beginning of the school ceremony, everyone is like this, talking about which special students they have received, and talking about the newcomers who have gone to the island. What kind of reputation, surname, powerful is powerful, but no matter how powerful a person is, he is just a student of Jinwuyuan when he goes to the island, and there is nothing to worry about. Our Lord of the Hot Spring Palace, until now, has only a single name and no surname, but on these five islands, who doesn't respect her? As he spoke, Mei Tang untied the small cloth bag in his hand and pushed it on the edge of the boat in front of Sha Ting, "Oh, this is for you." "The cloth bag that was opened revealed was a linen Jinwu courtyard uniform, which looked very new." It's a pity that there is only a jacket and no pants, and one of the students accidentally forgot it on this boat. This is the one that is issued by the Golden Crow, but as far as I know, most of the students wear this one. He smiled brightly at Sha Ting.
"This ...... I can't ......."
"Don't do this, that, it's on the shore! If you come late, you have to go directly to the wings to participate in the opening ceremony when you go to the island, and you don't have time to get the hospital uniform, so wear this! If you don't think it's right, just send it back when you cross the lake by boat in the future! He hung the hospital uniform on Sha Ting's shoulder, picked up the luggage on the boat board and stuffed it to Sha Ting, "Quick, stand in the middle of the boat, after getting off the boat, go west along the red brick trail, and soon you will find the wing booth, people are gathered there this morning, the wing booth is facing the team of new college students, you have to run faster!" ”
Sha Ting followed Mei Tang to the center of the sampan, and Mei Tang raised an oar to stop the others behind her, "You can't go ashore until the person who led you to the winging platform arrives!" Back and back, all waiting in line behind the oars. Then he pushed Sha Ting and said loudly, "New students can go ashore!" ”
The wooden boardwalk of Jinwu Island is just a few steps ahead, and the sampan boats are wobbly approaching. Meitang opened a trapdoor on the edge of the boat, and Sha Ting jumped ashore, trotting a few steps to the end of the boardwalk. She didn't rush along the red brick trail, although she saw students in their uniforms running in the distance.
Turning a corner, Sha Ting lightly jumped on the damp depression covered with stones, and came to the edge of the lake, she took off her gray coarse linen short sleeves, leaving only a gray-green vest, picked up the cool lake water and quickly washed her face, neck and arms, wet her hair and parted it equally, and skillfully braided two twisted braids that hung down to her chest. Then, she shook off her white and purple uniform and put it on carefully. The clothes emitted the damp scent of lake water and planks, and they were slightly wide when they were first put on, but they fit when the belt was tightened. Sha Ting lowered her head and examined her reflection in the lake———— her clothes wrapped around her slender body, clearly a beautiful girl. Her fingers brushed over the protruding vine embroidery on the neckline and belt, undoubtedly the best garment she had ever worn. It was still given by someone else, but it was many times better than the vulgar dresses that Serenne had casually thrown at her, or the voluminous robes that Gülen had left behind. Sha Ting sighed in satisfaction, and looked up to see the young boatman surnamed Mei Tang standing on the bow of the rickety sampan looking at her. She waved vigorously at him, showing the corners of her hospital uniform, and a rare, heartfelt smile bloomed on her face.