Chapter 129: Preparations Before the Ceremony
When I woke up, it had been dark for a long time.
The old militiamen had already had dinner, but they left some hot soup for the pandas.
Although they all know that this orc adventurer named "Panda" has a lot of money, and there is definitely no shortage of food and drink. But the old militiamen felt that at least some hot soup for him would make his dinner more comfortable.
After thanking the panda, he was content to eat a hot and hot supper β or breakfast, which didn't matter anyway. Then he said goodbye to the loyal old militiamen and set out for the mountain.
When I arrived in Raccoon Town, I saw that the celebration had not yet ended. People are still singing, dancing, eating, drinking, and the scene is very lively.
He frowned and found Aaron sitting in the corner.
"Did you notice anything special today?" he asked.
Aaron shook his head: "Nothing special. But according to the villagers, the climax of the celebration will be when the moon is in the middle of the sky in the early hours of tomorrow morning. Whatever the oddities of this celebration may be, the time will tell. β
The panda looked up at the sky, and although there were a few dark clouds in the sky, he could still see the sky clearlyβthe moon had just risen, and it should be at least two or three hours before the "middle of the moon".
He opened the system panel again, frowning.
"According to the system time, when the moon is in the middle of the sky, it should be exactly midnight. He asked, "Isn't this day also specially chosen?"
"It should be. Aaron nodded, "I discussed it with Alfiin, and she used her occult skills to analyze it and determine that it would be a powerful time at midnight tonight, when the two days alternate. Although she herself couldn't figure out where the 'power' was, she was sure that it would be powerful at this moment. β
"The profession of folklorist is really full of slots, which is too vague!"
"No, she's complained about it herself. β
"What is she doing now?"
"Prepare. She felt that something was going to happen tonight, so she needed to make some preparations in advance to save time for scrambling. β
Panda frowned, "She means - there will be a fight tonight?"
Aaron smiled: "I guess that's what it means." β
"Have you informed everyone?"
"It's not too late to wait for the notice. Aaron said nonchalantly, "Anyway, the only thing we don't have to worry about is fighting."
Panda sighed: "I hope we can not fight, although we are not afraid of fighting, but it will affect civilians......"
"No one wants this kind of thing, but as the saying goes, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and people have good and bad luck. If they are unlucky, then no one can do it. Aaron still said nonchalantly, "We can't just stop fighting the battle we should fight in order not to harm them, right?"
The panda nodded, but still a little worried.
He asked himself if he was not an unconditional self-sacrificing mother, but if he could, he would still like to reduce the number of innocent casualties as much as possible.
Moments later, the panda left worriedly. Aaron looked at him worriedly, shook his head, but said nothing.
Everyone thinks differently, and it is useless to say more.
Let alone...... It's not a bad thing to have a friend who is willing to worry about others. It's better to be enthusiastic than cold-blooded, if everyone were people like themselves, the team would have dispersed long ago.
He smiled, and quickly returned to his usual indifference, his eyes slightly closed, pondering the content of his research.
He didn't take the ceremony a few hours later to heart.
Although he knew that the ceremony must be strange and that there would probably be a fight, he didn't think it was worth paying attention to.
In folklore, the gods and goddesses have clouds that "there is no major event other than life and death", for the traversers, life and death are no longer a matter, so what else is worth paying attention to?
In addition to his hobbies, there is probably only friendship or something.
As for this mad god world, or these residents of Raccoon Town, Aaron doesn't care.
In fact, if he hadn't been worried about upsetting the decent people like Panda, he would have just poisoned all the residents of this town with some poison, and he would have ended up clean. Save Xingzhao and Alfiin from tossing and turning around those meaningless things all day long, delaying everyone's time. If you go home early, you can play your own way, so that you can be at ease.
Of course, the panda didn't think so much about Aaron, he walked around the crowd, found one traverser after another, and told him to wait for a possible fight.
Hearing his reminder, most of the traversers were startled, and then they said that they would be ready and would definitely not drop the chain. But there were also people who were not interested in this and asked if they could avoid the fight.
...... After all, in addition to the activists, there are also many lazy people who were invited by Alfien and Xingzhao. They don't really have much interest in adventure and combat, they are only invited because they have unique specialized skills, and they will not refuse to participate in battles and adventures due to the friendship of their peers, but if they can avoid fighting, they mostly prefer to stay in a safe place and do some light and simple side work.
Fortunately, everyone is still oriented towards their own people after all, and when Panda said that "things are not clear for the time being, I just hope everyone will prepare first", even Harmony, who hates fighting the most, said that he will definitely be ready - of course, it is best not to fight.
After some notice and negotiation, before I knew it, a long time had passed. Seeing that the moon was approaching the zenith, the singing and dancing on the stage stopped, and the residents of Raccoon Town gathered in the square and stood silently.
If you look closely, you can see that they stand very regularly, the young and strong ones stand closest to the celebration platform, the older ones stand on the field road, the older or younger ones stand on the small square, and as for the middle-aged people, they stand on the edge of the small square with their children.
"Strange, why don't you see the old man and the baby?" someone asked, confused.
"The old man left the house with the baby. Sean, who was slightly pale, replied.
Probably because she didn't drink enough, or maybe the "fire wine" was really strong enough, and she had been groggy since she got drunk last night, and she hadn't fully recovered until now.
More than one person had used spells that could dispel ailments on her, but none of them worked very well. Alfien therefore wondered if "Fire Wine" was one of the spells of the folklorists, and she checked her occult knowledge, only to find that her skill level was not enough to search for relevant knowledge.
As a traverser who can rely on the system to improve his profession and skill level, Alfien has grown much faster than ordinary folklorists, but because his ability is all based on improvement, unlike ordinary folklore scholars like the village chief, who can master higher-level abilities in advance through learning. Which is better or which is bad is difficult to determine.
Hearing Sean's words, the panda remembered the old militiamen guarding the pass at the bottom of the mountain, and couldn't help frowning, turning his head to look at Alfiin.
Alfiin smiled, nodded, and whispered, "Don't worry, it's not a big problem." β
Only then did the panda relax slightly.
But soon, he felt that he had been reassured too soon......