Chapter 41: Let's watch the fireworks together next year

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"Well, I'm going to that. Lina and Vivien walked around the street, holding hands and sitting next to each other. Catherine and Pannis followed side by side behind the two girls, Catherine had a wry smile on her face, and she felt like she was taking two seven or eight-year-old children out shopping. Pannis looked indifferent, after all, he had seen a lot of creatures of other races, among which there were a few long-lived races that lived to be one or two hundred years old, but there was not much difference between them and five or six years old in their hearts, so there was nothing to make a fuss about.

Looking in the direction of Lina's finger, seventy or eighty people formed a circle, and in the center of the circle were several old strength testers, and several men were moving their arms exaggeratedly in front of the machine. The crowd was predominantly female, with women of all ages screaming as the men punched the tester with each swing.

"Tsk, not only do you want to hide your identity as a professional to participate in ordinary people's competitions, but if your strength is not as good as others, you will definitely secretly use your divine power to cheat. Pannisy pouted and teased, "How boring you are." ”

"Am I bored?" Lina glared at Pannis, and spouted to one of the arenas on the other side, "Aren't those two over there more boring?"

On the other side, not far from the four, a ring ring competition is being held. Five wooden dummies stand by the wall, each with a pointed wooden hat on the top of their heads, and the applicants are in groups of five, each with five rings, and throw the rings in their hands five meters away, and the person with the most wins wins, and can choose a prize from the prize cabinet on the side. If there is a tie between the two of them, the distance will be pulled to 10 meters and the competition will be repeated until the winner is determined. In fact, the cabinet is also full of some very common and cheap trinkets or ordinary dolls, but the advantage is that the appearance is beautiful, so it attracts many young people or parents with children to watch and participate.

The two people Lina said were a person who was preparing to participate in the competition and a friend around her. Both of them were dressed as ordinary travelers, and the makeup on their faces made them look ordinary and unremarkable, with nothing special at all. But if you look closely with the observation ability of a professional, you can see the beautiful faces of the two hidden under makeup and the perfect bodies covered by the wide travel cloak. The person who was ready to participate in the competition was expressionless even if he put on makeup, and his whole body exuded the temperament of no one else, while the other person who chose to watch from the side had a rich expression and was full of enthusiasm. From the frequently turned eyes of the contestant, it can be seen that her target is a doll hanging in the inconspicuous corner of the prize cabinet, a very ordinary doll is just a small bat, and the gray flutter is not cute at all, so it will be hung in the corner and has not been picked up until now.

"It's them. Pannis sighed helplessly: "They're boring enough." ”

"Who is it?" Catherine also looked at Pannis's line of sight, covering her mouth and laughing, "That's ...... Miss Indulgence? Who's the one next to her?"

"Welcoming. Pannis explained: "I met them the day before yesterday, but I didn't expect them to leave yet." ”

The communication between the four of them was not deliberately lowered to hide it, and it was no surprise that it was heard by the enthusiastic and indulgent two people who were not too far away. The two seemed to have discovered them a long time ago and did not show any special surprise, but when they saw their cheating behavior being seen by people they knew, although their enthusiastic faces were still expressionless, she could still see her secret embarrassment from her eyes that quickly turned away. Instead, he indulged and didn't care, and secretly made a vicious expression at Pannis, making a gesture to drive people away.

"Looks like we're persona non grata. Catherine also saw the indulgent action, snickered a few times, and pulled Lina and Vivien away: "Hurry up and go, don't disturb other people's two-person world." ”

Leaving the southern amusement area, the four of them went to the western trading area, where there were very few stalls selling food and snacks from all over the world, and most of the food merchants had sold all their goods in exchange for a good reward, ready to take advantage of the last day to buy some other local specialties to bring back to sell. So in the end, the main goods here have shifted from food to specialties from all over the world, and there are some strange and indefinite special items, many of which even the merchants don't even know what they are. It is said that someone once bought a metal plate engraved with the poems of the Golden Age for three gold coins from such stalls, and resold it for more than 100,000 times. Of course, this lucky exception is just a legend, and no one can confirm its authenticity.

"Haha, Uncle Merchant, meet again. Lina suddenly found a familiar person and rushed over and said excitedly.

"Ah, it's Miss Pastor. The merchant who had carried Lina and Pannis outside the village for a while greeted him with a simple smile: "Haha, don't turn it over, I really don't have a wolf hiding here." Miss Pastor is still so energetic. Speaking of which, it really scared me that day, I didn't expect the priest who had been in my car to be so powerful, it was actually the priest of the harvest festival, and I will tell Herro about this experience when I go back, she will definitely envy me. ”

"Hehe, Uncle praised me too much. Lina scratched her hair and smirked and said, "Uncle, come on, let's go shopping elsewhere." ”

"Huh? Look over there. Catherine suddenly grabbed Lina and Vivien and said to Pannis, "Look at those two. ”

"Is that?Rachel?" Vivien was stunned when she saw the people over there, and whispered in surprise, "And Nicole." ”

The two ladies who had been rescued by the four were setting up a small booth in a corner of the trading area, behind which the gunman Rachel was unaccustomed to standing unskillfully and unskillfully receiving the occasional stop in front of the stall. Mage Nicole crawled around on the open carriage behind the stall with her hands and feet in a non-figurative manner, and although she looked impatient, she continued to deliver various items according to Rachel's instructions.

"Hey, Rachel, Nicole, see you again. Catherine thought about it, but still stepped forward to greet the two ladies: "I haven't seen each other for a while since we broke up in Kanzir Town, why are you ......?" she said, gesturing to the stall.

"Ah, Catherine, and Lina and Vivien, and hey, Pannis, too. Rachel was not embarrassed, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and replied with a smile: "I discussed it with Nicole, and I was a little tired of the adventurous life, so I decided to retire and open a store." Some time ago, it took a few days to distribute the public finances of the regiment to their families, and then they have been preparing for it. However, we don't have much savings, and if we buy goods and rent a store at the same time, it will not be enough, so Nicole suggested that we do business for a while to accumulate funds. No, just in time for the Harvest Festival, Angus Village is the largest harvest festival in the southern part of the Holy Capital, so take this opportunity to make more money. ”

"Don't have a lot of savings??, your team funds?" Catherine was stunned, it stands to reason that Rachel and they used to be a silver-level adventure party, and a team of this level will not have too little team funds, and it is impossible to not even be able to rent a shop. But thinking of the other party's dead teammates, Catherine suddenly said: "Oh, it's not evenly distributed, it's all distributed to their families?"

"yes. Seeing the acquaintance, Nicole also climbed down from the carriage and said breathlessly: "After all, we are lucky to be alive, and we still have the opportunity to earn money on our own, so we don't want our share." Actually, it's nothing, it's just that it's a little harder at first, and it will get better later. ”

"That's good. Catherine nodded approvingly, and then asked, "What are you going to run?"

"Ancient objects. Rachel said. The Antique Item Shop is a special kind of shop in the world of Yara, similar to the Antique Shop, which specializes in acquiring ancient items excavated from ruins of unknown or irreproducible use. Some adventurers or mercenaries, or even some lucky ordinary people, like to take the things they find in their adventures or pick up by chance that look like ancient items to be sold in such shops at their own expected prices, and the pricing power is controlled by the seller, not the store. As for the store, you can also choose whether to accept it or not, and the two sides of the transaction are established, and no matter what happens, they can no longer repent. After the store acquires the item, it will appraise the item and sell it to the desired customer, but unless the product is not of unknown use, if it does not match the description of the product, the buyer can go to the business association to file a complaint against the store or even apply for arbitration.

"Hah, that's perfect for you. Vivien leaned over and said, "Rachel, you are a spar gunner, you must have a certain understanding of ancient machinery and ancient technology, Nicole you are a mage, and ancient magic items are your strengths, and you two work together to run an ancient item store will definitely be very smooth." ”

"That's what we think too. Nicole smiled a little shyly: "Let's go step by step." ”

"Come to us, six Fox Avenue St. Catherine thought for a moment, looked up and said, "It just so happens that the lease of one of my shops has expired, and the owner is going to develop in a more prosperous commercial area, so that the shop is vacant and leased to you, so that you don't have to work very hard to be a trader, and ancient items are not suitable for traders." As for the rent, you can be allowed to settle the rent after half a year. ”

"This ......" Catherine's proposal was very attractive, but the two ladies who had already received the great favor of the adventure party were a little hesitant, and did not want to continue to trouble Catherine and receive the greater favor of the adventure group.

Catherine waved her hand and said very domineeringly: "You owe us a favor, so you have to accept the conditions of leasing our property at a high price, and you are not allowed to refuse." ”

"Poof. Rachel was amused by Catherine's words, bit her lip and nodded, "Okay, thank you, I really don't know when I will pay it off." ”

"That's it, remember, 6 Fox Street, don't come. Catherine smiled too, reaching out and patting Rachel's arm: "We've fought together, don't be so polite." ”

As he spoke, a commotion began to spread from a distance, quickly coming to this side.

"It looks like the fireworks show is about to begin. Catherine looked into the distance and said with a smile: "Let's go see the fireworks, come on, I'll wait for you." ”

The four of them left Rachel's stall, but instead of following the flow of people to the northern area, they went against the crowd and walked farther and farther. This is because Catherine said in advance that if you watch fireworks, it is not as close as possible, it is crowded and noisy when you get closer, and there is no difference between the visual effect and the distance, so the four of them decided to go outside the village to see it early.

The farther you go, the sparser the crowd becomes, and when you get closer to the outside of the village, there is silence all around, only a faint commotion can be heard in the distance.

"Whoosh. "The first fireworks burst into the sky, and then colorful fireworks shot into the sky at the same time, illuminating the sky brightly. The girls sat quietly on the ridges, snuggled together, and stared at the splendor in the distant sky. Pannis stood behind the girls, staring into the distance without saying a word, not knowing what he was thinking.

"It's beautiful. Vivien muttered in a dreamy tone, "I saw fireworks once when I was a child, but I didn't feel it at the time, it was so beautiful. Sure enough, the sooner you are about to lose, the more you will cherish it? I really wish that time would always stop at this moment. ”

"Next year, next year we must watch the fireworks together. Lina suddenly reached out and hugged Vivien's body tightly, lowered her head and said with a choked voice: "I want you to swear that you will accompany me to watch it next year." ”

Vivian was stunned for a long time, her eyes were slightly red, but she nodded very firmly and said, "Okay, I swear, I will accompany you to watch it next year." ”

Catherine reached out on the other side and hugged both of them at the same time, and the girls hugged each other.

"Thank you, Pannis. Vivien suddenly turned back to Pannis and said, "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to see such a beautiful sight, this is my happiest moment." ”

Pannis shrugged and pointed to the sky in the distance: "Now is not the time to say kind words, now is the time to enjoy it." ”

Vivien bit her lip and thought about it, then suddenly reached out and drew it in the air for a while, then turned her head shyly and continued to look at the sky. But where she was drawing, there was a sudden glimmer of magic. The energy of magic condensed into a thin line in the air, outlining a three-dimensional avatar of a woman, the portrait was very mature, but it vaguely had Vivian's shadow, which seemed to be Vivian's appearance when she grew up. The avatar hovered in the air for a moment, leaned in front of Pannis, and kissed him lightly on the face.

Pannis opened his mouth dumbly, touched the place where his face had been kissed, and looked at the avatar in front of him in surprise, but the avatar suddenly exploded into a cloud of sparks and completely disappeared into the air.

"I actually attacked Vivian, and I looked very intoxicated. Catherine said leisurely.

"Beasts. That's Lina's assessment.

"I don't even let go of children. ”

"Perverted. ”

"Hey, hey. Pannis came back to his senses and protested loudly, "I didn't do anything, it's not my responsibility." ”

"I still want to shirk responsibility. ”

"Scum. ”

Pannis, who wanted to cry without tears, lowered his head in despair and said in a muffled voice: "Forget it, whatever you say." ”

"Hahaha. The three girls let out a pleasant laugh, and three very different pretty faces, but with the same beautiful smiles, pressed tightly together.