Until now, people still remember the name and deeds of Deyakulo, but the wounds of war have been healed by time, so it is difficult for people in peacetime to appreciate the respect and worship of her at that time, and now Deyakulo is more like the protagonist of a story, distant and illusory.

In addition to these uniform customs, there are also some special customs in different places. Villages such as Kraya, near the Noras Forest, hold a ritual to the forest in the evening to thank them for the source of livelihood and gifts that the Noras Forest has brought to them.

Ciri and Nishizawa also had to prepare the sacrificial tribute, which had to be prepared this morning, because they would not necessarily have time to prepare when the guests in the tavern had to greet them.

Once everything was ready, the tavern guests got up and started their day with grace.

Disturbing mornings, busy afternoons, even though it is a miracle festival, places like taverns have never been idle. Mr. and Mrs. Nishizawa's Miracle Festival is also open for business as usual, not for money, and everything during the Tavern Miracle Festival has not increased as usual, but this kind couple has always adhered to the principle that as long as there are guests, they will never close for business, and they also sympathize with these lonely mercenaries who are homeless during the festival.

These mercenaries are also very grateful to the Nishizawa couple, except for meal time, they rarely go to the Nishizawa couple, and they don't have any special requirements.

Soon it was time for the evening sacrifice, and in addition to Bonnie being busy at home, Nishizawa took Ciri and Kayla out to the center of the village to sacrifice to the Noras Forest.

There are about 1,000 households in Craya Village, most of whom still rely on the cultivation of some staple crops for their livelihood, and as a village that has developed by relying on mercenaries, several high-status families in the village are merchant families who serve mercenaries. These include an apothecary that sells some basic adventure potions and simple pain treatments, an equipment shop that sells common weapons and equipment that can be easily repaired, a general store that sells forest adventure supplies such as torches, insect repellents, and flints, a local shipping store for Joseph's Carriage Company, and the Ciri's tavern that provides food and rest for mercenaries.

Basically, every year, these families jointly contribute money to prepare everything, and others only need to send people to participate.

By the time they arrived at the sacrifice site, many people had already arrived, and people from several other shops had already arrived.

"Yo, Ciri is back, and I've brought my beautiful daughter-in-law back!" As soon as Ciri put down the sacrifice, he was discovered by Bernie, the sharp-eyed equipment shop owner, and Bernie's mouth attracted the attention of several other shop owners to Ciri's side.

"Happy Uncle Bernie, Uncle Willie, Uncle Bunier, Uncle Otis, Happy Miracle Day. I have just come back for two days, and I have been busy at home, and I am in a hurry to visit your uncles who have not yet come, so please understand. This is my fiancée, Kayla. Ciri saw that Bernie was about to make fun of the two of them when he opened his mouth, so he apologized first, blocked the conversation, and introduced Kayla to these uncles.

Kayla also walked up behind Ciri and saluted the juniors.

This time, several bosses who really wanted to laugh at the two of them had no reason to laugh at the two, so they had to give up.

Counting the five shop owners in Nishizawa, they are the oldest in Nishizawa, so the sacrificial ceremony is usually presided over by him. Several others, among them, Willy from the freight department is the youngest, just a few years after marriage, and today he is the only one who comes, and his wife is still busy at home.

Bernie, the owner of the equipment store, is the one who just spoke, with the straightest temperament, five big and three thick, and a little mischievous son who is a few years old at home. However, their family is Bernie's gentle, soft, soft-spoken wife, who has the final say. Ever since your little naughty man caused trouble, Bernie's wife hasn't let this kid come over again and have a chance to make trouble.

Otis of the grocery store is a few years younger than Xirui's father, Nishizawa, and is an elderly man who lives alone when he moves from out of town. His son carried him on an adventure but died in an accident due to lack of preparation, and his wife died soon after, but the old man did not continue to do so, but opened a grocery store in Craya and lived alone ever since.

Buniel from the pharmacy brought his daughter Winnie, who has been kept at home all the time, with Winnie today, and when he saw Ciri coming, he led Winnie over: "Ciri, I heard that you stayed at the Flower Academy to work after graduation. Our family, Winnie, also enrolled in Fanhua Academy after finishing her studies, and she is going to study in Fanhua City after the year. In the future, you kid must take care of our family Winnie. ”

"Surely, I'm here, Uncle Bunier, don't worry, I won't let little Winnie suffer anything. "Little Winnie has just finished her studies, and she is still a teenage girl, a little shy and afraid to look up.

But after Ciri finished speaking, she still said weakly: "Thank you, Brother Ciri, Winnie will definitely listen to Ciri's brother." ”

"You're welcome, do you still like the Miracle Day gift that Brother Ciri gave you?" Ciri knew that little Winnie also had a talent for magic, so there were several books on the basics of magic in her gift to the Bunnier family.

"Yes, Winnie only watched a little, but she liked it. Winnie longs for the magical world of magicians depicted in the book.

"It's good to like it, and if you have anything to do in Flower City in the future, you will find Brother Xirui. "Ciri went straight to the big deal.

Winnie nodded slightly, as if she had heard Ciri's promise.

Since the sacrifice has not yet begun, most of the people around are gathered together to talk about something, after all, today is the last year of the year, everyone can talk about the gains and losses of this year, and talk about the plans and expectations for next year's life.

Soon Nishizawa saw that everyone was almost there, so he walked up to the high platform of the sacrifice and cleared his throat to signal everyone to be quiet. After everyone was silent, Nishizawa spoke: "The Noras Forest gathers us people, we cultivate the land of the Noras Forest, and we make a living from the mercenaries who come and go to the Noras Forest, so it not only raises those mercenaries, but also raises us people. Let us also be grateful to the Noras Forest that nurtures us and to all that Noras has given us in this feast of humanity celebrating our ancestral heroes. ”

After speaking, Nishizawa led everyone to worship the Noras Forest according to the ancient rites.

Having lived in Craya since childhood, Ciri is all too familiar with this ritual process. Although Kayla next to her also learned about this special ritual from Ciri, she was very curious about this slightly primitive and wild ritual since she was a child in Flower City. From time to time, she peeked with her eyes at those who were performing ancient rituals and reciting inexplicable sacrifices that she didn't know what they meant.

But everyone was concentrating on the worship, and no one paid attention to her, and even if they did, it was nothing, after all, this kind of sacrifice was just a ritual now, and people were mostly looking for a kind of emotional sustenance, rather than really believing that there was a spirit in the Noras Forest that was in charge of all this.

The process of the ceremony was not long, it was completed quickly, and then everyone left one after another.

As Ciri and the others walked back, they saw the celebratory flowers released by Joseph Town (a bit like fireworks, but the content was a variety of celebratory patterns and words released with magic props), which lit up half of the sky in a flash, although not as many and varied as in the big city, but because of their scarcity, they were more noticeable, beautiful and strange.

The celibate mercenaries in the Miracle Day Tavern also get together to drink and laugh, and many of the mercenaries find their partners in such situations.

On this day, everyone has the right to be happy, and everyone will be infected by the happiness of others. The last day of the year also marks the beginning of the new year, and may everyone be as happy and happy as the Miracle Day every day of the new year.