Section XXVII
This morning, the north wind in the depths of winter blew through Tieshan Town with residual snow, blowing the tin houses to a whirring sound.
In an instant, a thin layer of snow covered the streets and alleys, turning the whole world white.
At this time, a tall and thin middle-aged man sat in the communication room of the Tieshan Town Autonomous Association. He curled up, with a cup of hot tea in front of him, and lazily stared ahead. His name is Old Flute, and he is the deputy captain of the Iron Mountain garrison and the butler of Sheriff Lena. In the winter, he had nothing to do. So every morning when he gets up, he makes a cup of hot tea and then comes here on duty.
It's on duty, but there's nothing to do, just staring blankly ahead, looking at the white expanse. At this time, most people are still under the covers, and no one wants to wake up early. Of course, it is useless to get up early, and there is no opportunity to make money in the deep winter of Iron Mountain Town. If you still have to go out at this time, you must not be ready for winter, and it is estimated that you are not far from freezing to death.
There was no movement on the street, as if there were only snowflakes scattered between heaven and earth. Lao Di took a sip of hot tea from his cup, then let out a "Ah......" sound and exhaled a mouthful of faint white mist. The mist clings to the glass window, blurring the vision. At that moment, something seemed to move in front of me! He hurriedly put down the teacup and wiped the glass with his cuffs.
In the wind and snow ahead, a vague figure walked towards him.
The man walked firmly, walking through the snow, as if nothing in the world could stop him.
Lao Di is well-informed, and he can see at a glance that people are not simple. That even and firm pace is not something that ordinary people can have. Only by experiencing the test of blood and fire and seeing the vicissitudes of the world can we have such a firm step.
Even from a distance, he could feel the momentum of the other party. Standing like a pine, sitting like a clock, and walking like the wind, this is the kind of person who stands.
As time passed, the blurred figure gradually became clear, it was a well-proportioned middle-aged man, dressed in gray shabby and shabby, wearing a large round-brimmed hat. He seems to be a traveler from afar, as the desert travelers in this area are not dressed like this.
Lao Di stared at the front intently, his body tensed involuntarily, and this superhuman perception had pulled him back from the brink of life and death countless times.
In the blink of an eye, distant travelers are getting closer and closer......
A pair of shining eyes swept over, and the deep gaze made Lao Di tremble, this is a person who really came out of the sea of swords and fire!
In his trepidation, the traveler came to the communication room, patted the glass window, and introduced himself, "The Courier of the North, begging to see Lena Eucles. The voice is not loud, but it is sonorous and powerful, and it is impossible to give birth to the idea of refusal.
"What's the matter?" The old flute asked wistfully.
"Send a message." The traveler replied.
"Just leave it to me." Lao Di explained, "This is the communication room of the Autonomous Council, which is responsible for collecting all letters. ā
"I came on foot from the ends of the world to deliver the letter to Lena Eucoris with my own hands." The traveler bowed slightly, and pleaded, "Please convey the insistence of the northern messenger." ā
"Lena is the president of the Autonomous Council of Iron Mountain Town, not everyone can see her, you must be clear about your intentions before I can arrange a meeting." The old flute persisted.
The traveler smiled slightly, raised his hand and gently placed it on the glass window. At this moment, the glass window was crawling with thin cracks! The old flute stared at him with wide eyes, his voice trembling, "What do you want to do!" This...... This is the territory of the Sand City garrison, you ...... What do you want! ā
"Send a message." The traveler withdrew his hand, faintly arrived.
Lao Di frowned and struggled for a while, and finally gave up insisting and went in to inform Lina. The traveler's hand fully demonstrated his unrivaled force. At least in this Iron Mountain Town, no one is his opponent.
A few minutes later, Lena met the traveler in her office.
The traveler took out a slender paper tube from the inner pocket of his corset, and then solemnly handed it to Lena with his hands level. After handing over the letter, the traveler turned and walked away, without a moment's pause.
"Do you want to check it first?" Looking at the back of the traveler's departure, the old Di Jian yƬ arrived.
"No, I don't." Lena narrowed her slender eyes, "If he wanted to hurt someone, he would have already made a move just now, and no one here is his opponent." With that, Lena carefully studied the paper tube in her hand.
The paper tube is made of kraft paper, a very old process that no one uses anymore. Twisting open the lid of the paper, there was an old yellowed scroll, tied with red satin, revealing an indescribable vicissitudes.
Lena and Lao Di glanced at each other, neither of them guessing the contents of the letter.
Opening the scroll, both of them were shocked at the same time, this turned out to be an admission invitation from the temple!
A few months ago, Lena sent an aluminum lunch box with the Holy Wolf badge to the Ancient Temple, hoping that the temple would verify the authenticity of the lunch box and learn about the origin of the iron slag. Unexpectedly, the temple did not reply for a long time, but sent such a letter in the winter.
The letter sincerely invited the owner of the Holy Wolf Badge to go to the Northern Temple for three years of training, two of which were in the North, and the last year was to study at the Central Silver City Military Academy.
This is a coveted opportunity, studying at the Central Yincheng Military Academy, even if you don't have a graduation certificate, your identity and status will be greatly improved!
Looking at the quaint font, Lena couldn't help but think.
Will he still remember me that day?
Just when Lena was thinking of someone, there was also someone in the rain temple of Silver City 13 who was thinking about the same as her.
The fire flickered in the temple's study, and the heavy oak cabinets reflected the warm orange light. There was a dignified goddess sitting beside the fire, leaning on the armrest of the sofa with one hand, propping up the side of her white face, and flipping the books on the armrests with the other hand.
Her gaze was not in focus, and it was clear that she was not there, but thinking about things.
At this time, a black-robed nun came over and whispered to the goddess official on the sofa, "My lord, the second young master of the Soros family invited you to tonight's birthday party, he is waiting at the door now, what do you mean......"
The goddess officer stared at the firelight in front of her, faintly, "Lily of the valley is the maid of the rain god, and she will serve the rain god for the rest of her life, let him go back." ā
"But...... Can you ...... face to face when he's already waiting for three at the door?"
Mu Yu Lily of the Valley raised her head and smiled faintly at the nun. She knew that this nun must have accepted the other party's benefits, otherwise she would not have said so much.
"Okay......"
Looking at the persistent gaze of the goddess official, the nun sighed, performed a nun salute, and then turned to leave.
After the nun left, Mu Yu Lily of the Valley stood up and commanded in the corner of the study, "Qing, prepare the car." ā
As soon as the words fell, a girl with short hair with ear-length ears came from the shadows and smiled at her, "Sister Lily of the Valley, are you going to see the snow again?" The orange-red firelight reflected the girl's pretty face, and the smile was both beautiful and a little bad......
"Hmm." Mu Yu Lily of the Valley nodded.
"Are you going to see my sister's sweetheart?" The girl showed an innocent expression and asked stupidly. But anyone with a discerning eye can see that she is pretending!
"Lily of the valley is the maid of the rain god, and she has no sweetheart ......" Mu Yu lily of the valley replied lightly, but the girl interrupted her and shouted coquettishly, "I am also the maid of the rain god!" ā
"We are bathed in the blessings of the rain god together." The goddess official arrived religiously.
"Sister, will your rain god bless the lying girl?" The girl asked aggressively.
"The all-knowing and all-powerful God will forgive a single sin." "Does it include a weak heart?" "One qiÄ." "Does it include a blush and a heartbeat?"
"Okay, you're hit, but we can't talk about it anymore." The goddess finally couldn't resist and admitted, but she continued, "I am not from the same world as him, and I can't bring danger to him. ā
"Do you like him?" "I don't know...... When I see him, I think of the time and my mother. "But why are you so nice to him?"
"Am I good to him? So far, I've only given him two pieces of cheese bread, and it's still mass-produced......"
"They, you blessed him with the Guardian Knight."
"Is there one?" Mu Yu Lily of the Valley looked confused, as if this was really a rumor.
"Their ......," the girl replied timidly.
"Qing, as a preparatory priest of the rain god, you should watch more when you have time, instead of gossiping with worldly women." Mu Yu Lily of the Valley straightened her face and arrived seriously.
"I'll go prepare the car......" After finishing it, he left the study like a sunny escape and hurriedly went to the basement to pick up the car.
A few minutes later, Muyu Lily of the Valley walked out of the back door of the Rain Prayer Temple. A pure white sedan drove up, and she got into the car and headed north. It didn't take long for the white sedan to arrive at the edge of the northern part of Silver City 13.
It is a paradise in summer and a cemetery in winter. In the summer, the residents of Silver City like to come here for picnics. They blew the cool wind, ate delicious food, and looked at the people on the ground. In winter, they prefer to gather around a warm fire and chat.
The sky was covered with snow. Muyu Lily of the Valley got out of the car and walked to the edge of the city. Looking down from here, the ground is white, as if everything in the world has been buried by ice and snow.
She stared into the distance, as if she could see through the snowflakes flying in the sky, see the mountain, see the person......
"It's cold." Qing wrapped her clothes tightly and squeezed Mu Yu Lily of the Valley.
"If we feel cold, then his world will be colder."
"He won't be cold, listen to him and be rich, at least on the ground." Sunny suddenly arrived.
"Rich? What rich people? ā
"Uh...... Just listen...... Maybe I heard it wrong......" Realizing that she had said the wrong thing, Qing quickly changed her words.
Looking at Qing's wandering gaze, Mu Yu Lily of the Valley felt a deep chill. Although Haru likes to talk to the nuns, she won't if she shouldn't, which is the basic quality of a pre-priest. But now, Qing seems to be hiding something. And the iron slag is just an ordinary person on the ground, and it is impossible to attract the attention of Yincheng. How could his news reach Silver City Thirteenth?
Who is paying attention to him, and why?