Chapter 13: The Same Day That Was Not Peaceful
"When, when, when, when~~~~"
Four long bells, echoing over the city, for Pavatiga, who is twenty-two hours a day, four o'clock, heralding the end of the afternoon.
In the magic area, a pointed cylindrical magic tower floating in mid-air flashed with magical brilliance, slowly falling from the sky, and the huge building slowly touched the ground, without making a sound. A kilometer away, another magic tower rose from the ground as if it had received a signal, and the newly raised magic tower was in the shape of a four-sided cone, with a golden surface, reflecting a dazzling light in the setting sun.
Obviously it is a huge building, and whether it can fly or not will not be discussed, and the fact that the wine bottle does not need a foundation at all already violates almost all architectural perceptions. However, people have long been accustomed to the fact that the world of magic is a world of mysteries, and like the realm of gods, there is no need to be surprised when anything happens in this world.
Pedestrians passing nearby stopped and watched with interest throughout the process, and the four magic towers in the magic area of the Rose City rotated every few hours, which has become a scenery in the Rose City. Even the residents of the city who have seen it countless times are interested in seeing it again, let alone travelers who come and go here.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz. ”
In the middle of the city, the heart of the city suddenly flickered three times, and then changed from pure white to mysterious lilac, although ordinary people can't do it, but those professionals who can sense the energy can clearly perceive it, and at the same time of changing color, the protective power exuded by the heart of the city is stronger.
"When, when, when, when".
Four more bells.
In the artisan quarter, the black smoke of the stove in the chimney began to go out one after another, the tinkling that seemed to never stop during the day gradually disappeared, the flying sawdust and sawdust were put back together, the scissors were closed, the leather racks were covered, and even the strange smell of herbs and glass bottles were taken back into the cabinets.
As soon as four o'clock is over, the artisan area is closed, so the craftsmen who have worked hard all day will not work overtime at night, and the night is the time to enjoy life.
"Click, click", the huge metal gear in the center of the craftsman's area began to slowly turn, and as the gear turned, the dull sound of machinery running sounded underground.
Soon, at the edge of the circular city wall with a radius of ten kilometers, four arrow towers tens of meters high slowly drilled out from the ground, and three black and thick cannon barrels were placed on the top of each arrow tower facing the outside of the city, and from the cannon barrels, the violent hedron energy could be clearly sensed.
The Crystal Cannon, the most powerful offensive weapon in the world of Pavatiga, can be freely operated even by ordinary people, and it is extremely powerful.
Yes, it is extremely powerful, even those demigods who are at the top of the peak are not willing to easily shake the high-power crystal energy cannon head-on, after all, even if they are bombarded, they will be very embarrassed, not to mention that they are far inferior to their ordinary high-level fighters.
Such a huge power, of course, also has to pay the same price, the consumption of the crystal cannon is extremely terrifying, even the smallest power, even ordinary gold or even silver rank fighters can easily block the crystal cannon, the number of crystals consumed by firing a single time is enough to make the heart of two new pastors of a poor church stop.
What's more, what rises from the ground inside the city wall, but the high-end goods with great power, one shot means the consumption of gold coins in tens of thousands, which is simply astronomical for them.
However, the crystal energy cannon is definitely not consumed there, it is just a precautionary measure, a precaution against the arrival of night.
The range of the Crystal Cannon is very long, and if it is operated by a mage, it can even cover up to ten kilometers through magical observation, which is exactly where the outer city walls are located. A little further afield, vast farmlands and lonely barracks towers, as well as perilous out-of-town worlds.
"Woo~~~~"
The horn was low, spreading outward from the edge of the city wall, station by station, until it reached the outer city, and as the horn sounded on the outer city wall, the peasants working outside the city put down their farm work as soon as possible, and returned to the protection of the city wall with their agricultural tools.
At five o'clock, the gates of the outer city closed on time, and the soldiers climbed the city wall and began their routine daily guard work, and the guard towers on the edge of the city were lit in turn, waiting for the night to fall.
As the hours get later and darker, the world outside the city gradually falls into a deep sleep, but inside the city it is the opposite, as if it has just woken up.
The street lights are lit up, and the Crystal Network is emitted from the magic area, spreading all over the city like cobwebs along the large and small roads, supplying sufficient energy for the Crystal Street Lights, and under the incandescent light, the streets are brightly lit, like a city that never sleeps.
On the commercial street, some of the shops that were originally open have been closed, but those storefronts that look dull during the day have been completely revived, with brilliant lights, soft music, wafting aromas, and bright lights, which make people can't bear to leave.
"Wow, this is so pretty. The six-year-old girl in the sackcloth robe stared at a crystal clear ball of crystal, and in the transparent ball, white debris continued to fall automatically, landing on the small model of the house below, making people feel as if they were in a heavy snow.
"Sister Bishop, can I touch this?" The girl named Helen is one of the six orphans adopted by the Darkmoon Temple, and although the little one is the youngest, she has always been well-behaved and cute, and rarely asks for it like she does now.
"Absolutely not. Before the bishop's sister could speak, the most hateful demon in the eyes of the children, who had always followed her, spoke first, "It's best not to touch this kind of extravagant toy, in case it breaks if you don't hold it steadily, two gold coins, are you ready to compensate yourself, or let the church compensate for you?"
To put it simply, three gold coins are enough for a family of three to live normally for a month, and the toys of two gold coins are indeed very valuable, of course, for wealthy families, it is an acceptable price.
"Slightly. Helen turned around and grimaced, and stopped looking at the shiny spar ball, hum, if you don't touch it, you won't touch it, what's the big deal, when I grow up and carry forward the church, I will buy ten and put it next to the bed, and I won't let you touch it, hum.
Holding the hand of the bishop's sister, the little one pouted and wanted to leave, but was surprised to find that Sister Lisa did not take a step, but was still standing in place, looking at herself with sparkling eyes.
"Helen, you haven't answered my brother's question yet. Lisa's voice was very gentle, a few years older than she looked, but with a mother-like momentum, "Not only Helen, but you too, my brother is asking you, if anyone fails to hold it steady and falls, who will be responsible?"
"I'm in charge of myself!" Eddie, who is already eight years old and the oldest of the children, replied loudly on behalf of his younger siblings, "I will take responsibility for what I do wrong, and I won't drag down the church and my sisters." ”
"What are you responsible for?"
Lisa's questioning made Eddie stunned, yes, it's easy to say, but what am I responsible for?
"And who is going to put you responsible? They could only be the church, my brother and Tarina Meria. ”
"Think about it carefully, my brother actually just wants you to know that none of us are isolated individuals, we are all a family, and we all form the Dark Moon Church. ”
"We are not ordinary people, we are people who serve Lord Darkmoon, and each of our actions represents not only ourselves, but also the goddess, the church, and all of us, even if you don't admit it yourself, others will see it this way. ”
"Remember, the Darkmoon Church will stand behind you for every action you take, and in the same way, you will be responsible for every action you take to the church and to others. So think more about the consequences before doing something next time, and think more about what impact it will bring to everyone, so that you can truly feel like a close family. ”
"We get it. The six children nodded vigorously, the orphan was always precocious, and although they did not understand the truth very well, they had taken Lisa's words to heart.
"Miss Pastor, although I am not very opposed to you teaching the children, you are lining up in front of my shop, which is very disturbing to my business. ”
As soon as I turned my head, I saw the owner of the grocery store standing in front of the door with a bitter face, and it seemed that he had been standing for a while.
"Ah, sorry, sorry. The girl smiled awkwardly, "We'll leave right away." ”
"Wait, the scene you were reasoning with the children just now is so similar to when my eldest daughter taught her younger siblings, I feel like I saw her before she got married. Thank you for reminiscing about the past, so let's give you this little toy, although I don't know which church you belong to, but I will donate a little heart. ”
"Oh?" the girl looked at Shuer, then at the shopkeeper, smiled thoughtfully, and nodded lightly, "Then thank the shopkeeper, on behalf of the Moonless Light, for your generous gift." ”
"It should be, it should be. The shopkeeper pinched the extra gold coin in his pocket and smiled innocently.
"The Lord is merciful, devout in faith, and will receive the gift of the Lord. Holding the hedron ball, Lisa slowly drew circles on her chest as earnestly as a true priest, "Your Majesty, the Goddess, is grateful for your piety and loyalty, and has given you the things you most desire by the hand of a stranger. ”
"Praise the Lord, praise the Dark Moon. The children had long been accustomed to how to respond, and they lined up in a row with their heads down and responded with the same gestures, "Thank you for the kindness of the Dark Moon, thank you for the gift of our Lord, may the Dark Moon hang in the sky forever." ”
"Brother, can you give this to them?" The girl stuck out her tongue mischievously at Shul and smiled slyly.
"What they gave you is not for me. If it was for me, I wouldn't give it to these dead kids. ”
"Hee-hee, brother, you do this every time. Little ones, my brother said yes (hey!), but leave it at my place for now, and when I get home from dinner......"
The girl suddenly couldn't speak, because the originally dim sky suddenly caused a wave of energy fluctuations in her perception, and at the same time, a dazzling light flashed at the top of the magic tower floating in the distance.