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"Harvest ~~~~~~"

"Harvest ~~~~~~"

"Harvest ~~~~~~"

A long, loud shout echoed under the blue sky.

This is the village of Angus, a medium-sized village located between the City of Knowledge and the Free City, about 150 kilometers from the City of Knowledge.

The middle-aged laborers of every family in the village stood at the edge of their fields, shouting loudly to the fields one after another, and the shouts full of joy spread farther and farther in the early autumn breeze.

"Harvest ~~~~~~"

Children, women, and the elderly, as well as travelers and tourists passing through, gathered in the small square in the center of the village, and heard the shouts of the beginning of the harvest festival, and the same shouts were heard, and the toil and fatigue of the year were completely released in the shouts. What were the days before? What will happen after that? Now all we need to think about are these three days, the three days of happiness.

Nearly 400 households, nearly 2,000 people, shouted in unison to every corner of the village.

In the shouting, on the side of the square, in the direction everyone was facing, the door of the temple of the goddess of the earth slowly opened, wearing a sacrificial robe and a crown made of wheat straw, a silver-haired girl slowly walked out of the temple, stopped in front of the stairs outside the gate, and looked down at the crowd that had become quiet under the stairs.

Suddenly, a gentle smile appeared on the girl's face, her hands were raised high, and a water vapor with a faint goose-yellow light flew from the girl's hands into the air, slowly falling on the heads of everyone in the square.

"The Goddess is with us. The girl's voice is not high, but through the blessing of amplification magic, it clearly reaches everyone's ears.

"The Goddess is with us. The earth-shattering cheers followed, and countless hands were raised above their heads, waving towards the sky.

The most prestigious elder in the village, holding a tray in his hand, slowly walked out of the crowd, walked to the front of the steps and slowly knelt down, held the tray in his hand high, and shouted, "Thank you for the kindness and mercy of the goddess, this is the heart of everyone dedicated to the goddess." ”

The girl lowered her head and looked at the tray, where a dozen plump golden ears of wheat were entwined in the black lacquered tray, each of which had been carefully selected, full of devout faith and deep gratitude.

The girl smiled, bent down to take the tray with both hands, turned around and walked back to the temple in silence, knelt down in front of the statue of the goddess in the center of the prayer hall, and gently placed the tray in front of the statue, clasped her hands in front of her, touched her fingers lightly on her forehead, and silently prayed to the goddess of earth and love.

During the prayer, the white idol gradually condensed into a soft light, and the light became stronger and stronger, and finally turned into a pillar of light, which reached into the sky through the roof of the temple, and the ears of wheat on the tray also disappeared with the flash of light.

"Holy, holy, holy, holy Coming, a Holy Presence that has been rare for decades. When the elder who had already stood up saw the scene in front of him, his eyes widened wide, and he shouted uncontrollably, and quickly covered his mouth with his hands, for fear of interfering with the ritual.

The radiance of holiness has not changed because of the old man's abruptness, and it still connects the horizon with the statue of God. After a long time, the light on the statue burst open, turning into countless points of light, as if the temple did not exist, and spilled through the temple in all directions. Even in the harsh sunlight, you can clearly see countless points of light flying in the air and landing on the ground, covering the entire Angus village and most of the farmland outside the village.

The point of light disappeared, and the maiden ended her prayer, kissed the toe of the statue of the goddess and slowly got up, walked out of the door of the temple again, met everyone's expectant eyes, showed a holy smile on her face, and shouted loudly: "The goddess likes your gift very much, the goddess blesses you, now is the time to celebrate, let us celebrate with the goddess." ”

"Oh!!!" The cheers of countless people condensed into a sea of sounds, sweeping over the village of Angus, and farmers, tourists, and travelers merged together to celebrate the three-day festival.

"That's good. Inside the temple, Pannis applauded Lina, a silver-haired girl who closed the door and walked in, "Very professional. ”

"I'm sorry, Pennis. Lina smiled softly, folded her hands in front of her thighs and bowed slightly: "I've kept you waiting." ”

"Well, I'm fine, but Pastor Milak has been worried. Pannis gestured to the middle-aged pastor beside him.

"Haha, I'm sorry, I should have thought of that. Priest Milak rubbed his hands together and said with a smile: "The lady invited by the Holy Capital of Knowledge to preside over the ceremony in place of the Lord Priest will not have a problem even if it is not a priesthood." I should have thought of it, I really, really, alas, Mistress Lina, I'm so sorry. ”

"It's okay. Lina's smile was indescribably holy and simple: "I can understand your anxiety, for my profession, your anxiety is completely understandable, you don't have to feel sorry, I'm nothing." ”

"Thank you, thank you. Milak was still embarrassed and said, "It's been a hard day." ”

"It should be done. Lina bowed to Milak again: "Then, Pannis and I will leave first, let's go around for a while, and we will come back to discuss with you before the ceremony at the end of the festival the day after tomorrow." ”

"Have a nice day. Mirak was grateful for Lina's gentleness and generosity, and asked kindly, "Do you need me to introduce you?"

"No need. Lina turned and walked towards the changing room of the temple: "Let's just take a look around ourselves, don't bother you, you can rest too, goodbye Mr. Priest." ”

Walking out the back door of the temple, Lina changed back into her old leather armor and followed behind Pannis with a gentle smile. Pannis, who was not used to it, looked back and asked, "Well, what do you call you?"

"When we first met, I was the Priest of Cateria. Lina didn't bow this time, but smiled faintly: "Actually, I'm still Lina, of course, it's not Lina, I can't figure it out, but you still call me Lina." ”

"Hmm, can you explain?" Pennis looked at Lina with some concern, "I always feel very uneasy. ”

Lina pursed her lips in embarrassment and thought about it, then said hesitantly: "Actually, I can't tell, even if you do, you may not be able to understand, I'll try to explain." I'm fantasy, but I'm also real, I do exist, but I don't exist either. We are attached to Lina's consciousness, but we are independent of Lina's consciousness. She has lived with all of us since she was eight years old, and she is our favorite little sister. We have a strong influence on her, and she always imitates the behavior and habits of all of us. But this time it was different, and this time she was worried that she wouldn't be able to cope with the situation just by imitating me, so she asked me to come out and help her. Although I don't believe in Goddess Denya, I am also a senior priest. ”

"You're not a disciple of Denya?" said Pannis, surprised, "and how do you preside over the ceremony?"

"I don't know. Lina winked mischievously: "Lina doesn't know, we are in such a special state, who knows? But the goddess Denya knows, she said to Lina that it's okay, the goddess doesn't care, why should we care?"

"Well, I really shouldn't have cared. Pannis grinned in a daze for a long time before shaking his head: "But your current state always feels like a very dangerous behavior." ”

"Actually, it's fine. Lina saw Pannis's expression, covered her mouth and chuckled, "It doesn't matter if we don't have ill will towards her." And it's not the first time, you were there last time. ”

"Last time?" Pannis was stunned.

"You forgot the other day when you were on your way to meet two awkward little girls? Lina whispered, "It was the same as this time, but this time she was running away, that timid little fool." Okay, I'm going back, and it's nice to talk to you, but I'm still not used to being in a crowded place, goodbye, Pannis, maybe we'll meet again later. ”

"Goodbye. Pannis waved.

"There is no need to say goodbye. Lina lowered her head and straightened her clothes: "Let's go." ”

"Now you're ...... Lina?" Pannis looked at Lina, who at this time still had the same holiness, simplicity, gentleness and shyness as before, as if she had the same charm as before, but she lacked the charm of her previous gestures.

Lina shrugged: "I've always been Lina. ”

"Okay. The equally confused Pannis shook his head: "In order for me not to go crazy, I still don't think about this problem." So, it's none of your business down there?"

"Well, not for the time being. Lina nodded slightly: "In this area, the ritual process of the harvest festival is very simple, the first step is for me to preside over the ritual ceremony, and after the sacrifice ceremony is over, the second step will begin." In the beginning, during the second step, all the strong laborers of the farmers began to go to the fields to harvest, and the old people and women exchanged their own products with each other in the square, which was considered a village market. Later, well, how to say it, in fact, the harvest festival originated in the Neville Federation, but in the last few hundred years, their harvest festival has been too commercialized, and it has not been the original appearance, but the neutral land has maintained its original simplicity. So in the past few hundred years, tourists who are greedy for novelty have come here. As there are more tourists, there are more merchants, and at this time, the larger villages are probably full of merchants and tourists, so that what was originally just a market for villagers to exchange with each other has become a large-scale trade fair, and goods from all over the world may be encountered here. The second step takes three days, and on the third day, the night after tomorrow, the fields that should be harvested are basically finished, so there will be a bonfire party for the whole village in the evening. At that time, it is the most lively time, there are many bonfires lit in the square, and everyone walks around the various bonfires, and everyone sings and dances freely, which is the happiest time. By the way, in the last 300 years, there will be a goblin spar fireworks display before the end, although it is a bit expensive, but most villages are still willing to set off fireworks once a year. ”

Looking at Lina's enthusiastic introduction, Pannis said with a little teasing, "It looks like you're very experienced." ”

"Huh?" Lina's eyes fluttered around, and she said, "Actually, it's the first time I've participated in the harvest festival, and I found all the information from books. ”

Pannis nodded knowingly: "No wonder you have envy in your words, but you finally have a chance." ”

"yes. Lina sighed: "A few years ago, I happened to be not here at this time every year, and I couldn't participate if I wanted to, so I originally made an appointment with Vivian to participate together, but it was a pity that she couldn't come this time." Next year, this time next year, you must not go on a mission, you must come and have a good time with Vivien for a few days. Alas, hopefully there will be a chance next year. ”

"Why is it so urgent?" asked Pannis, "Isn't the harvest festival every year?"

"Vivian, she ......" Lina wanted to say something, but she shook her head again, reluctantly changed the topic, and pointed to a stall that had been set up not far away: "Look at those two little girls, they are also twins, but the colors of the clothes are completely opposite, it's really funny." And they also brought a dog, well, what kind of dog is this, it's so ugly. ”

Looking up, it is true that a pair of twin girls stand side by side in front of a stall, happily picking out souvenirs. The two girls also had long light blue hair, one was wearing a pure black dress, the other was wearing a pure white dress, except for the color of the clothes, the two girls were exactly the same, there was no difference. At their feet, a brown animal the size of an adult dog lay lazily beside them, occasionally licking a ring of mane around its neck, and occasionally flicking its tail in boredom.

"Whew. Pannis patted his forehead and sighed, "It's ugly, we usually call that kind of dog a lion." ”