The City of Light, above the bell tower of the monastery. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

A figure sits on a beam with a bronze bell hanging from it, swinging its feet in the air.

It is more than 80 meters above the ground, almost 30 stories high, and the pedestrians on the street are only black dots the size of sesame seeds.

Even for those who are accustomed to living in tall buildings, it is unnatural to sit out of thin air on a beam with a bronze bell hanging from a place where there is no fence around it - just think about the consequences of a careless fall, and it is enough to be terrified.

But the young man didn't seem to have any unaccustomed feelings, and even hummed a song in his mouth, looking leisurely.

Tomorrow is the celebration.

The layout has been for such a long time, and it has gone through many efforts. Through Vittoria's connections and a large amount of gospel gold coins, Chen Yin finally got the opportunity to get close to Angel.

But how did you get in touch with Vittoria when she was singing?

Soul Link?

No, under the gaze of so many legends, I am sure that no one will be able to discover Chen Yin and Angel's small movements.

Hinting at her on the spot?

In the same way, it's hard not to get someone to notice when you want to send something in plain sight.

It seems that there really is only a note left.

Chen Yin sighed.

Vittoria's method was stupid and would have made others wary, but the note would eventually reach Angel's hand, and finally be justified in the name of a love poem or a confession letter or something.

While doing so leaves a huge flaw, it's also the only way to pass the message through without being intercepted by someone else.

Chen Yin sat on the high tower, dangling his feet, staring at the people who were arranging the celebration below, but his mind unconsciously recalled the whispering of the crow last night......

……

"Hey, wake up!"

In the haze, Chen Yin only felt that something was scratching his face.

"Don't make a fuss......"

He rolled over, covered his head with a quilt, and continued to fall into a deep sleep......

"Get up! Your uncle, I have something to say! Get up! Get up! Get up! ”

The crow scratched and chattered at Chen Yin's head through the quilt, and finally grabbed Chen Yin's quilt with two claws and flew hard, and the quilt was lifted up.

“……！”

A gust of cold wind blew, and Chen Yin shivered and became a little sober.

However, when he first got up, his blood pressure was low, and Chen Yin's eyes were a little dazed for a few seconds. But when he saw the crow dragging his quilt out of the window, his eyes immediately changed and became full of murderous intent......

“…… Do you want to die? ”

"That's exactly the question I want to ask you." As soon as the crow's claws loosened, the quilt was thrown aside, and he fell to the back of the chair and looked at Chen Yin with a mysterious face: "How much are you willing to pay in order to go home?" Are you willing to risk your life for that slim chance? ”

Crow Clinton said as he looked at Chen Yin's expression with interest.

“…… You can't change the fate of being strangled to death by me if you change the topic to this extent......" Chen Yin stood up, moved his wrist joints, and pressed his fingers separately, making a sound similar to "Kahler".

"I'm not kidding you." The raven said solemnly, "If you want to prove it, open your card book, and I will prove it to you." ”

“……”

Chen Yin looked at the crow who suddenly fell ill with a suspicious expression: "What did you get from Cthun?" Isn't he corrupting you? ”

“…… It's useless to talk too much, you just open the card book. Crow Clinton waved his hand.

Chen Yin hesitated for a long time, feeling that it was nothing to open the card album anyway, so he tried to try the mentality that if the crow deceived Chen Yin, he would kill it, and Chen Yin summoned his own card album.

"Yo~"

The crow cheered, and the swallow rushed into it like a homecoming!

"This!?"

Chen Yin watched in shock as the card album emitted a faint blue light, and then the crow actually flew in and disappeared!

Before Chen Yin could recover from the shock, the crow suddenly flew out again, this time with a pure gold card in its mouth.

"This is the key you have always dreamed of. However, each key needs to be approved by yourself and put in the right place by hand. When the five keys are in place, the door to your home will be open...... Oops! It hurts! ”

Without waiting for the crow to finish speaking, Chen Yin grabbed its neck, causing the lively crow to wilt suddenly.

"Don't tell me you risk your life to get the approval of the keys, right?" Chen Yin looked at the crow with ill will.

"Of course! How can you get a return if you don't pay? The crow slammed into a black mist in Chen Yin's hands and gradually disappeared. Only its voice remained, still lingering in Chen Yin's ears:

"This card is yours, think about it!"

Chen Yin picked up the golden card on the ground, stunned at the empty room for a while, and then dragged the quilt back to the bed.

……

On the top of the bell tower, Chen Yin, who was playing with the golden card, was interrupted by a soft sound beside him.

"Done?" Chen Yin didn't turn his head sideways, his eyes still looking at the busy crowd below.

"Well, the last one was also convinced by me." Vittoria walked a few steps on the beam, walked over to Chen Yin and sat down like him.

"What? Still thinking about what the Golden Crow said? Of course, Vittoria saw the golden card in Chen Yin's hand, and Chen Yin had told her the original before.

"Hmm. You said...... Is that guy Crow reliable? The golden card gently circled around Chen Yin's fingertips, like a golden butterfly dancing around Chen Yin's fingers.

"I think...... At least there is no need to lie about it. Vittoria shook her head, "As for what its purpose is, I don't know. ”

"Whatever the purpose, it has something to do with the handle of the rod that sealed Cthun." Chen Yin asked, "Don't you have any information about the handle of the rod?" ”

"Nope." Vittoria shook her head, "That's why I came to the City of Light. I remember that the Light's servers seemed to have some similar information stored in it. ”

"At first, I didn't think these old things were useful, and it took a lot of resources to reproduce the materials, so I didn't copy the original materials in the end......"

Vittoria said with regret.

"Then you ...... now"

"Of course it's no fun! First of all, I'm no longer a saint, not to mention that my permissions have been cancelled, and I can't even enter the inside of the holy mountain! And those guys who have the authority to inquire are like shrunken turtles, and they don't dare to help me check ......"

"You're exposed!?" When Chen Yin heard that Vittoria had already been in contact with the people of the Holy Light Church, he couldn't help but widen his eyes, "Aren't you afraid that they will report you in the inquisition?" ”

"Afraid of what!? In other places, I might have hid and been caught and killed by them, but here...... The Holy Light has everything in its hands, even if it really catches me, it can only follow the procedure, and the Holy Light will not watch a primitive person being killed......"

Vittoria smiled a little smugly.

"You, it's better to be careful." Chen Yin frowned and said, "Even if they don't kill you, it's ...... if they catch you."

"It's okay, they're all neutrals, and no one dares to offend. You must know that I am a papal faction, and if His Majesty returns in this millennium, those who participated in the targeting of me will not end well. ”

Vittoria waved her hand, looking unconcerned.

“…… Will the prophet give you your back? Chen Yin was a little unconvinced.

"It doesn't matter if it will, as long as they believe it...... Then no problem! ”

Vittoria winked at Chen Yin. Chen Yin thought about it for a long time before he found out that this chick was actually using the ancient trick of "fox fake tiger might...... And it's a tiger whose life and death are unknown!

“…… It seems that the prophet must have had great prestige when he was a pope. ”

"Of course!" Vittoria raised her chin pride.

The crowd below the bell tower was still busy, both commoners and nobles alike excitedly commenting on the celebration that would take place tomorrow.

Everyone's faces were filled with smiles of excitement and anticipation, looking forward to the carnival feast that takes place every five years......

……

The next day, the City of Light.

The festival that has been prepared for a long time has finally begun.

When the sun just rises, the Avenue of Light from the main gate of the City of Light to the Holy Mountain is full of people.

For a time, the alleys were empty, such a spectacle would be seen once every five years, and everyone who lived here put aside their worries and unhappiness in life on this day, and devoted themselves to this grand celebration.

As the upbeat music played, the floats that had been prepared outside the city last night drove in!

At the bottom of the statue, the shape of an inverted bowl is emitting a dazzling white light, and countless gray orcs with roe deer eyes are scurrying on the pitch-black ground, and in the sky, above the white light, is the focus of this float: a huge mushroom-like cloud that is extremely spectacular.

God knows what they made of, the cloud looked like it was made of wool or something, but on closer inspection it was still rolling slightly, as if it was going to grow bigger and bigger into the sky.

Along with the floats came a row of majestic paladins.

The knights wore white armor trimmed with gold trim, and the horses under their crotch were so white that they did not have a hint of variegation. 10 paladins dressed in golden glitter in two cars in a row, with their crotch mounts walking in a neat pace, followed the "mushroom cloud" float forward.

In addition to the first theme float and the majestic paladins that followed, the third one was made by nobles, merchants, townspeople, and social groups.

The second car's sea monster and beauty won a lot of applause - of course, this may have something to do with the beauty who was so cool that she was only in her underwear, with her blonde curly hair and perfect body, and then set off by the ugly and stout sea monster, giving a strong visual contrast.

Then the third, then the fourth......

Beautiful music and one float after another ignited everyone's emotions, and petals of various colors began to fall in the sky, and people standing on the street and rooftops would not hesitate to scatter their petals whenever they saw their favorite floats.

Legend has it that the float with the most petals will be blessed with good luck for five years until the next celebration begins.

Whether it's true or not, even if it's an excuse - it's a great feeling to laugh and forget all your worries without thinking too much. Maybe that's why people are so fond of celebrations.

The procession of floats slowly drove to the end of the road.

There, this huge grandstand was erected. If you don't look closely, it's hard to see that this ornate grandstand was actually improvised.

Behind the stands is the main entrance of the Holy Mountain, and opposite the stands is the square of the main entrance of the Holy Mountain.

In this makeshift stand, countless dignitaries and dignitaries who are rarely seen in ordinary times have shown their true faces.

For example, the amiable Archbishop Ferenni, such as His Excellency Saint Asso, who has been handsome for thousands of years and will continue to be handsome, such as His Excellency Ellis, a drunken poet who usually sees the dragon, and even the famous Miranda will wear a sexy and sultry short black gauze skirt, sitting in the stands and waving to the citizens around him......

Of course, the most eye-catching thing is the saintess sitting in the middle of the stands, wearing a pure white dress, a wide golden belt, simple jewelry, and a little powder.

Not only are the citizens constantly cheering for the name of the saint, but even the other big people in the stands will unconsciously look at the holy and beautiful girl.

The eyes of almost everyone present were focused on the slightly restrained girl, until the first float drove in with a solemn drumbeat. People's eyes were finally attracted by the colorful floats, which also made Angel breathe a sigh of relief.

In the huge square, the floats walk past the stands one by one, and after showing the theme they want to express to their heart's content, they will go around in a circle and stop in the open space next to it.

Only after the most honorable lady has chosen her favorite float, the others are eligible to choose the remaining floats.

However, the Holy Maiden seemed to be a little absent-minded today, and the procession of floats had already entered the venue more than halfway, and she had not yet picked any of them.

A girl in a priest's uniform crept up to the Holy Maiden, leaned down and whispered something in her ear, and then the Holy Maiden nodded slightly embarrassedly, and casually pointed to a float that had just passed.

As the saint appointed the float, huge cheers burst out from all directions.

Angel sat on the float she had chosen, amidst the cheers of the crowd. The other gentlemen who came to participate in the celebration also began to choose their favorite floats to sit on.

Finally, when the last float entered the square, and the last Lord sat on the float, the float on which Her Highness rode was the head, followed by the paladin escort, leading all the floats around the city, receiving the cheers of the citizens along the way.

This goes on for a whole day.

(To be continued.) )