Chapter 19: After the Disaster

"When, when, when, when".

The morning bell rings, waking up the sleeping Rose City.

It's hazy and the morning light is light, and for most of us, it's still time to enjoy sleep in bed, but for this beautiful city, a new day has begun.

"Squeak", the inner city and the city gate opened at the same time, the wheels rolled, and the convoy and crowd that had been waiting outside the city began to slowly pour into the city.

"Click, click", the sound of gears and machinery rubbing under the ground, the four watchtowers on the edge of the inner city began to slowly retract into the ground, and the ground immediately closed as if it had never existed.

The street lights went out, the shops that had been open all night were closed, and pedestrians slowly appeared on the streets, and the early risers hurriedly began their day's work.

Soon, the first black smoke came out of the artisan quarter, which was like a signal, and soon, several furnaces were lit one after another, and then there was a tinkling sound of thrashing, and the smoke began to rise on the commercial street, and the aroma of bread wafted into the street with the smoke, arousing the appetite of the passers-by.

The sounds of the city gradually became noisy, and the silence of the early morning was completely shattered, and as time passed, more and more citizens came out of their homes, making the city lively.

Every morning in the City of Roses is like this, but today is a little special.

Today's city has a solemn atmosphere.

All the people who went out wore plain clothes, and the brightly colored signs in the shops were not hung up, and most of them did not have any smiles on their faces, and they were not interested in talking to each other when they saw each other.

Everyone is mourning in their own way for the tragic deceased last night.

There is no way, although there are strong people who are desperately trying to block it, and there are fighters who are concentrated on guarding, but last night's big rift broke out, and the number of void evil spirits that came out of it was too much, no matter how hard the fighters worked, it was inevitable that there would be fish that slipped through the net.

Thus, within half an hour between the outbreak of the Great Rift and the eventual calming of everything, a total of thirty-four ordinary people lost their lives.

For the Parvatiga, this is actually a very fortunate result, not to mention the perilous territory, even within the city, they often face all kinds of dangers, this scale of the large rift erupted, only thirty-four people died, for a huge city of nearly 100,000 people, it is simply a staggering few.

But no matter how you say it, the deceased are all innocent, and if you change your heart, no one wants to be the unlucky thirty-four people, and the others are still opening champagne to celebrate, so everyone spontaneously mourns the deceased in a vegetarian way for a day, which is also to calm the fear in their hearts.

The atmosphere in the Rose City was busy and solemn, and so was the atmosphere in the City Lord's Mansion.

Messengers kept running out of the palace and galloping wildly, delivering letters to various departments in the city. In the palace, the magic information channel with the magic district has also been activated, and last night's situation, through the rapid communication between the magic towers, was sent to each city of the dukedom, and then further transmitted to the royal capital of Kora.

Rose's direct bloodline is going crazy, and although there weren't many people who died last night, the loss of property was unexpectedly large.

No one expected that the strength of the Great Rift was extraordinarily strong, and even affected the cities below, so that in just a few seconds of eruption, the strong suction force led to very serious consequences.

In addition to the hard objects, a large number of items were broken, and every household suffered a lot of losses, personal belongings are good to say, many equipment in public facilities have been damaged, and a large number of buildings have been hit by flying heavy objects and need to be repaired urgently, the problem of money is on the one hand, the key is that all the disaster relief chores must be dispatched by the City Lord's Mansion, it is conceivable that the next few days will be a hellish nightmare for the Rose Bloodline.

There are also more leisurely ones, such as underage rose seedlings.

It's just a little bit more leisure.,As a rose bloodline.,Enjoy the benefits of identity while taking responsibility.,Even if you're underage.,You have to start taking on some tasks early.。

Of course, they can't be in charge of too important work, most of them come forward on behalf of the Rose family to appease the various forces in the city, and the specific issues are handled by the officials who accompany them, they only need to represent the Rose.

The more important the force, the closer the bloodline of the people sent, and the more noble the identity, like the three sons and daughters of the eldest son of Rose, who are in charge of the most important forces.

Layla is one of the three most noble young roses.

At the age of nine, Layla was the youngest of the three young roses, but she was also the most favored by the Duke of Rose, for which the old duke even issued a public order to strip her of the right to inherit the title.

That's right, this is a special way for the nobility to show their affection.

Since then, all the brothers and brothers have a very good relationship with her, and the elders are also very kind to her, after all, they are all a family, and after there is no conflict of interest, everyone is still very close.

Escorted by dozens of soldiers, the carriage slowly drove towards the outskirts of the city, and the girl poked her head out of the window, curiously looking at the world outside the inner city.

Unlike the inner city, the houses here are much more spacious, the flow of people is far less than that of the inner city, and there are large areas of green vegetation on the roadside, all of which make the children who have not left the inner city a few times in nine years full of novelty.

"Grandpa, is there really a Dark Moon?" the little girl's clear blue eyes flashed with curiosity, "Why can't I see it?"

The girl asked about the old man in another carriage driving side by side, and the old man smiled kindly: "Because it's the dark moon, it's so dark that you can't see it, but it does exist, look, there is her temple in front of it." ”

Yes, the most important people to visit today are the few strong people who participated in the battle last night and the forces behind them, these strong people are the most valuable resources for the city, and they must not be neglected. What's more, yesterday they spontaneously came forward to meet the enemy and solved the huge trouble for the Rose Capital, so it is reasonable that the Rose family will officially visit to express their gratitude, otherwise it will really chill the hearts of the strong, and no one will intervene next time.

"Wow, was yesterday's disaster so great? As soon as she got out of the car, the little girl Layla let out an exclamation.

"Well, it's pretty much in ruins, kid. Remember not to talk nonsense from now on, if you say that inside, they will dare to follow your word and ask us to rebuild all the buildings. The old man sighed, and walked side by side with Layla towards the temple with a group of guards.

Temple guards? Surely not. Priests or nuns waiting in the prayer hall every day? Of course, no. How could a preaching pastor in a pulpit hall exist? At the entrance of the temple, there was only a little boy dragging his snot dozing.

The little boy who was awakened by the sound of a voice only glanced at the group of people from a distance, turned his head and ran away like a ghost, and shouted in his mouth: "Aunt Meria, it's not good, the guy who came to ask for the debt the day before yesterday is back again, and he has brought a large group of people, they must be here to move things to pay off the debt, quickly hide all the valuable things." ”

"Huh, grandpa, are we here to ask for a debt?" the girl looked at the old man beside her in surprise, "And you came the day before yesterday to ask for it?"

"Ahem, as long as someone comes to the door, it's basically their fixed process. ”

The old man who accompanied him, of course, was the Marquis of Reuben, who was most trusted by the Duke, and only the Marquis of Reuben could let the old duke rest assured that he would entrust his granddaughter to him, and only he was qualified to be parallel to the young rose all the way.

Knowing the inside story, Marquis Ruben didn't wait in the prayer hall, and after a brief salute in front of the Darkmoon Icon, he left the guards in the prayer hall and led Layla to the depths of the temple. However, as soon as she passed through the prayer hall, she had not yet reached the next ruin, no, the next building, and Sister Talina hurried out with her two children.

"Lord Marquis, and this is ...... Miss Rose, in the name of the Lord, welcome you both to the Darkmoon Temple. ”

Today, Tarina and Merial have changed into formal priest robes, and although they have not yet mastered the divine arts, at least their identities can be determined first. With her new identity, the new priest Tarina even looked much better, facing Marquis Ruben and Layla, as opposed to yesterday's restraint.

"Praise the gods, praise the dark moon. "In the end, it is the blood of roses, once it comes into contact with outsiders, it immediately enters the state, and the girl Layla elegantly carries the hem of her skirt and salutes, "Rose descendant Layla, on behalf of the Duke of Rose, on behalf of her grandfather, Duke Rose, to pay tribute to the Lord of the Dark Moon." I came here this time in the hope that I could meet your bishop...... and the priest, thank you to the two adults in person. ”

"Sure enough, no, I mean, Miss Laureira and the Marquis have bothered. Tarina almost said what was in her heart, but fortunately she covered up the past in time, "But unfortunately, Lord Lisa and Lord Shul are not in a convenient position to meet with the two of you right now. ”

"Huh?" Both the Marquis and the young Layla were surprised, and it made sense that this visit should not be denied. They are coming to thank you and not seeking revenge, no matter how bad the relationship is, they should maintain a minimum of etiquette, so as not to turn away the person who thanked them, not to mention that the relationship between the two parties is quite harmonious.

"Don't get me wrong, the Sanctuary didn't refuse the Duke's kind intentions. "It's just that Lord Shull was seriously injured last night and is still bedridden, and Lord Lisa has been helping Lord Shull to treat, and she can't get out, so she can't receive the two, so I can only say sorry to the two." ”

How much do you hate your priest, so that when he is bedridden and exaggerated as if he is about to die at any time, he still has a jubilant atmosphere, can you be more dedicated to telling lies?

Secretly slandering, Marquis Ruben sighed deeply, and said helplessly for Layla: "Thank you Mr. Shul for the price paid for the city, he was seriously injured for the city, and we should visit in person to be polite, please rest assured, I have understood, we will not bother for too long." ”

"Then the two of you, please. Tarina forced a smile on her face, "Please sit in the reception room for a moment, Lord Lisa and Master Shull will be here soon." ”