Beneath the bottom of the sea at a depth of 4,000 meters, there are no waves, no sound, only a hazy halo of light, and an infinite silence, a deathly silence. Walk along the halo and enter the majestic underwater temple to feel the unique vitality of the human world. There is no day or night in the underwater world, and there are priests and priests in the temple who come from all parts of the Yarra world for 22 hours a day. Outside the temple, there are often intelligent beings with large bodies that cannot see the whole picture, and they will always shrink their bodies at the door and transform into human form, and then climb the steps of the temple step by step.

Although there is no day or night at the bottom of the sea, the priests of the temple need to rest, so in the clergy quarters in the backyard of the temple, there are clergy sleeping at every time of the day. It is precisely for this reason that the living quarters are always quiet, and no one makes a lot of noise here to disturb the rest of the companions, and this good habit also makes the entire residential area one of the closest places to the silence of the underwater world in the temple.

In contrast, the temple priests of the Sea Clan preferred to rest in a waterless environment. In the perception of the sea tribe, the fluctuations of the sea water will be converted into sound and fed back to the brain through their special auditory organs, and when resting in the sea, the ubiquitous undercurrent makes the sea tribe feel like they are in a noisy wind, although it is not noisy, but it will always bring some trouble.

In the rest area, the coral-made room was originally not well insulated, but after being strengthened by magic, the sound made in the room during normal work and rest will no longer disturb the others, which also brings convenience to the people of the adventure group. Since there have not been many worshippers in the temple recently, each of the five members of the adventure group has been assigned to a comfortable room as a place to live, but after the family dinner, the girls, whose schedules have been a little chaotic, are tired but still unable to fall asleep immediately, and the five of them gather together in Vivien's room to kill time.

"Why do you have to be in my room? Vivien lies flat on a large mattress made of sea animal leather and soft hypnet algae, which is said to have a calming effect on the soul and thus make people sleep more peacefully, and was once very popular with land races, and is considered an important part of the shore and sea trade. However, despite the reassurance of Hypnet Algae, Vivien still complained helplessly: "Go back to your room and play, I want to sleep." ”

"You complain that you can't sleep. Catherine rolled her eyes and said, "What's wrong with letting us stay for a while?"

"I'm going to think. Vivien said reluctantly, "You're going to interrupt my train of thought." ”

"I don't think your train of thought will be interrupted. On the big bed, Lina sat next to Vivien in a soft sea silk nightgown, her fair and delicate feet sneaking out from under the nightgown, swaying rhythmically from side to side. Since there were no outsiders, Lina threw away her glasses, snapped the book in her hand, and suddenly leaned over and put her nose on Vivian's nose and eye to eye: "When you guy doesn't want to be interrupted, he never cares about the situation around him." ”

"You go away. Vivien pushed Lina away, and the two girls immediately wrestled with each other and rolled on the big bed.

"It's still so lively, it hasn't changed at all. On the other side of the room, Catherine and Freya sat across a small coffee table with a pair of adventure chess on it. This is a relatively popular pastime among the nobility among humans, but few real adventurers can do it, and Vivien and Lina will not. Freya fiddled with the chess pieces and said softly: "You haven't changed, you are still so careful, you can think of this kind of detail, and you don't want anyone to feel left out." ”

"It's all my family, of course I have to care a little bit. Catherine smiled casually: "We are so familiar with each other, and we will always take care of each other habitually." ”

"I'm always worried that sooner or later you'll be exhausted. Freya's fingers were shaking inadvertently, the thickness of the fingers did not affect their sensitivity, and the chess pieces made of artificial crystals kept flying on her thick fingers: "Don't you feel tired all these years?"

"Quite the opposite. Catherine gently pushed the three chess pieces and said with a smile: "I only feel more and more pitiful in this house, and I never feel tired." Ha, I'll finish the third task first, you're going to lose. ”

"Hey, no, you're too cunning. Freya's eyes widened, and she said dissatisfiedly: "This step doesn't count, you sneaked up while I was distracted, and I want to do it again." ”

"That's not good, regretting chess is not what a lady should do. Catherine slapped Freya's hand toward her piece and smiled happily: "Remember our bet, if you lose, you will accompany me for fifty laps around the temple." ”

"Oh my God, why. Freya cried and muttered, "It's tiring to run at the bottom of the sea." ”

"Who told you to eat so much for dinner. Catherine refused to back down at all: "I said it, you have to strictly control the amount of food you eat. Since you've eaten too much for dinner, you're going to have to consume it for me. ”

"Wow, you've changed. Florya held her head and in the blink of an eye, she reversed her comment less than a minute ago: "You look like a demon now, it's terrible." ”

"Whew. Pannis, who had been sitting quietly beside him, playing with a shell relief in a daze, suddenly stood up and walked towards the door: "I'll go out for a walk." ”

"Yes. Catherine didn't look up and said, "Are you going to see Doris?"

Pannis's hand was stiff when he was about to push the door, and said with a dry smile: "Ha, ha, it's just, just go out and walk around, no purpose, haha, no purpose." ”

"I said when you first came, don't ask about the past, so we won't ask too much about what happened to you in the past, everyone will have secrets, we are all no exception, and when you feel that you can tell us, you will naturally tell us, we are not in a hurry. Catherine finally raised her head and looked directly at Pannis, and said seriously, "Just remember to come back." ”

Pannis held the doorknob and was silent for a while, then pushed open the door and whispered, "Of course, how can you not come back." ”

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Pannis, with his hands behind his back, seemed to wander around the temple aimlessly, and the clergy who met him by chance had already been notified, and when he saw him, he just nodded from afar, and no one went up to ask.

Halfway around the temple, Pannis, familiar with it, turned through a small door and came to a small courtyard that was also open, nay, exposed under the dome of the sea. The courtyard was empty, with only a colorful coral tree in the middle, and the air was filled with the smell of the forest. Doris sat under the coral tree, her long fishtail spread flat on the ground, and when she saw Pannis walk in, she smiled softly: "The taste of the forest, specially chosen for you, I remember you like this the most." Or do you want to change it to the smell of vineyards?"

"No need. Pannis paused, shook his head, and said, "I don't dare smell the smell of the vineyard now." ”

Doris smiled dotingly and shook her head, patting the position next to her, and the tail fin of the fish's tail also habitually slapped the ground: "Come and sit with my sister for a while, we haven't talked for many years." ”

"That's my pleasure. Pannis sat down beside Doris, his body habitually leaning back, lying on the ground with Doris's fishtail on his back.

"Poor Kyle. Doris gently stroked Pannis's short blonde hair, like a loving mother to soothe her scarred child: "What happened back then that made you depressed until now? Why didn't you come to your sister when you were in pain? Is it because your sister didn't go with you to help you?"

"No, I'm just hating myself. Pannis's self-deprecating smile was filled with indescribable amazement: "Because of my incompetence, fear of death, and despicability, I killed Nelly." Oh, I don't dare to meet any acquaintances, and I don't want any comfort, I just want to die quietly in a place where no one knows. ”

"You've hurt Nelly, and you regret it, do you want to continue to hurt other people who care about you?" Doris patted Pennis's forehead lightly as punishment, "Do you know that the two noisy birds and that elf have been sad for you and Nelly for a hundred years? Do you know that for the past hundred years, I have been looking forward to you coming to me every day? But you just don't come, and sometimes I worry about whether you are no longer in the world, who would have thought that you were for such a stupid reason. ”

"yes, I know I'm doing it wrong. Pannis sighed: "I will live well in the future until the final judgment comes." ”

"Final Judgment?" Doris fishtail curled upside down, as if holding Pannis in her arms, "Kyle little fool, who do you think will judge you, Nelly? Do you think she's going to hate you before she dies?"

"My actions are unforgivable. Pannis gritted his teeth and said, "She won't hate me." ”

"You've never really understood women, and you've never understood what love is. Doris pinched Pannis's face as if she had learned a lesson: "A woman in love will never really hate the person she loves, no matter what the lover has done to her." ”

"How do you know?" Pennis smiled wryly, "You don't even know what's going on." ”

"Because I love you and trust you just as much, and still do, I know exactly what Nelly is thinking. Doris looked down into Pannis's eyes, her long hair hanging down his face: "And don't forget, I'm a substitute for the gods, and I know a lot more than anyone else, although I can't tell you, hehe." ”

Pannis directly ignored Doris's second half of the words, and whispered, "So even if you know that I'm sorry for Nelly, even if you know that I'm no longer the reliable Kyle, do you still want to leave such an important thing to me ......to do?"

"Yes, because you're my favorite brother. Doris leaned over and gently kissed Pannis's forehead, "Even if I will fail in the end, even if I will eventually become a sinner of the Sea Clan, I hope my brother will tell me." ”

"What a cunning, sister. Pannis sighed, "Is it another responsibility and a burden on me?"

"My sister has always been so cunning. Doris patted Pannis's shoulder like a child falling asleep, and said softly, "Would you like to carry it on your shoulder, and take on this responsibility for your sister with your new friends?"

"We've already memorized it, haven't we?" said Pannis, closing his eyes, dreamily.

Doris didn't speak again, hugged Pannis, and sang softly, no lyrics, only simple tunes, but even if it was just a few notes, sung by Doris, it still carried a wonderful power. In the song, Pannis fell asleep peacefully for the first time without dreams. (To be continued.) )