Chapter 40: The Vanishing Light

In the depths of the sky, after the remnant sun had faded the last trace of blood, the night gradually thickened, and the moon was obscured by clouds and mist, with only a faint yellow light.

As time passed, the cold night wind became more and more intense, making the rocky beach by the sea blow and rattle, and the moonlight gradually dimmed, and the light band turned into silk, and the silk was sometimes in a trance.

On this night, the night view of Rhode Island was eerie.

The residents living here are accustomed to the warm and humid climate, and they are very disgusted with the cold, and this kind of ghost weather is rare in a century, and most of them are comfortably nestled in their homes, facing the fireplace to warm themselves.

Tourists are devastated in their hearts, except for a small number of rich and idle rich people, their time is limited, and their expenses are also limited.

Many people finally saved enough money to play happily, but first bumped into the snake in the atrium and went on an expedition, and then the empire issued a general levy order, and finally landed on the island and encountered a cold storm that has not been seen in a hundred years.

It's another war, it's a natural disaster, where are ordinary people still in the mood to have fun?

However, there are exceptions......

"It's not a good time. Charlene strolled along the seashore against the wind, carefully avoiding the rocks that littered the ground, and muttered to the inky darkness of the night sky.

After Yalei's expedition, the green-haired girl felt that she was idle, and she didn't want to go home immediately, so she set foot on Rhode Island alone, and of course she was very disappointed.

In an instant, it was dark again.

"It's boring to be alone, go back. ”

She glanced at the dark night sky, and felt that the sky was like a huge tarpaulin, covering the earth tightly. I was so depressed that I couldn't breathe.

Just as Charlene turned around. When you are going to embark on the journey home. Three young tourists dressed in turf coats and carrying an oil lamp each walked slowly from a distance giggling.

These people also obviously noticed that there seemed to be someone on the other side, but they couldn't see it really, so they waved at her excitedly, and let out a friendly and excited shout from their mouths.

This kind of person knows at a glance that he has a strong curiosity, coupled with the pain of idle eggs, and is unwilling to waste precious vacation time. So he joined the adventurous (two-forced) youth who were making death.

It seems that this country feels too safe......

Charlene sighed silently in her heart, and continued to move forward expressionlessly, out of the horseman's own sense of responsibility, at the moment when she passed by a few people opposite, she forcibly resisted her fear of men, and kindly reminded:

"It's too dangerous at night like this, so let's go back indoors. ”

After speaking, the green-haired girl hurriedly quickened her pace and walked forward without looking back.

......

Three young men holding oil lamps stood stiffly in place with trance-like faces. I almost forgot where I was.

A glimpse of the light in his hand, the other party's lips were as beautiful as petals. The skin as delicate as porcelain, and the emerald green hair floating in the wind, burned into their hearts like a fiery red brand.

When they came back to their senses, Charlene had already walked out dozens of meters away, and the three of them hurriedly turned around to look, and the back of the female knight had become a swaying white line, and she suddenly showed a stunned expression.

"Eddie, did you see it, that kid is so beautiful, it's worth it for us to come here on this broken island. ”

"yes, yes, uh, it's not going to be a girl if it's so cute, right?"

"Idiot! mediocre, nothing, how can it be a girl!"

"You're stupid, some girls' boobs just never grow!"

"That's it, have you ever seen a girl in a white shirt and straight-leg pants!"

......

As the second daughter of the Tudor family, Charlene has a beauty that does not belong to her brother, but this beauty will always cause all kinds of misunderstandings due to personal dress and stunted development in some aspects.

With a large amount of cash left behind by Yare, plus her own savings, the green-haired girl has a lot of money on hand, so the hotel where she stays is also of the highest standard - directly behind the colossus of the sun god Tion.

The name Teion, named after the sun god worshipped by the indigenous people of Rhodes, is a symbol of the unity of the indigenous people who live on the beautiful Mediterranean island of Rhodes.

The image of the deity is of a bronze giant holding a torch and stepping on both sides of the river, facing directly to the sea, and the torch in his hand is used as a lighthouse, day and night, to guide passing ships.

Soon after its completion, it collapsed due to a major earthquake, but it still did not lose its magnificence, and the self-proclaimed sun god Pharaoh Makmuk gave money to repair it, but the Rhodes refused due to the oracle, and was subsequently broken up and looted by the Holy Army of the Achaemeni Empire.

After the conquest of the Kingdom of Makmuk by the Imperial Army of Rosevia, the conflict between Catholicism and Orthodoxy became more and more intense, and the contradictions could not be reconciled, which directly led to the outbreak of the Second Holy War.

The war ended with the victory of the Imperial army, and Emperor Vitellius completely consolidated his rule over the territory of the Kingdom of Makmuk, gained all the accumulated wealth of this ancient kingdom, and forced the Pope to recognize the legal principles of Rosevia for the region.

With the unprecedented prestige of the victory over the Papal States, the whole of Rhodes was annexed to Rosevia in exchange for a certain amount of autonomy, and in appreciation of the wise choice of the city-states on the island, the Emperor ordered the reconstruction of the Colossus of Theon.

Hundreds of years later, the Colossus of Theion once again stands on this beautiful island, only this time, the inhabitants of Rhodes call the light of the idol's torch - the First Light.

However, tonight, the light of the Eternal Flame was also obscured by the night sky, sinking into the distant darkness, perhaps this is some kind of hint of the thread of fate in the underworld, to the darling it loves.

"Stupid stupid stupid! Aree is a big stupid! What's the point of visiting Rhodes alone!" Charlene puffed out her cheeks and crouched in front of the desk in the guest room, dipped her quill pen in ink, and quickly scribbled on the white paper.

At that time, the green-haired girl supported her lover's expedition, which was also the tradition of the fighting nation of Rossevia, and it didn't take long for her to wipe her tears and regret it. But it has come to this point, and it is useless to regret it, Charlene can only find something else to do to distract herself.

Soon, with the light jump of the quill, the ink gradually sketched a concise male outline on the paper, clearly the appearance of Yare, well...... Full of majesty.

"I feel like it can ward off evil spirits, this black pattern is too ......" The green-haired girl held up the painted avatar and couldn't help but stick out her tongue playfully.

"Black vein...... Black veined ......"

Suddenly, Charlene looked at the scroll in a daze, and a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, and she tore it to shreds, and returned to the bookcase, quickly drawing another picture in her hand.

"Wow, that's so handsome!"

The green-haired girl spread out the picture again, her eyes instantly glued to the paper, and her eyes almost turned into pink hearts. This time, she deliberately didn't draw those black lines, but she didn't expect the result to be unexpected.

Under the clear white light, Charlene stared at the lover in the painting, her gaze became softer and warmer, her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and she slowly held the portrait in her arms.

I don't know how long later, she raised her head, looked deeper into the distance through the night sky, her thin lips opened one by one, and whispered faintly:

"Come back alive, bastard. (To be continued......)