Chapter 3: The Church of the Earth Goddess

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"Wow, Pannis, you can make breakfast. Lina sat at the dining table, holding her chin and looking at the four breakfasts brought by Pannis, and exclaimed: "Breakfast will be made, and it must be no problem to come to lunch and dinner, decided, you will be the exclusive chef of our group in the future." ”

"Why don't you eat it?" Finding that Lina and Catherine were sitting together looking at her, and the food on the plate in front of them had not been touched at all, Pannis couldn't help but ask strangely, "Isn't it to taste?"

"I'm waiting for you. Lina didn't know which character from the book to change to at this time, and she didn't care about the image and politeness at all, and said while waving her knife and fork: "Eating is about everyone sitting together, so that it tastes good." ”

Pannis opened his mouth, but finally said nothing, looked around and asked, "Vivien, why don't you see anyone?"

"Leave her alone. Seeing that Pannis finally sat down and picked up the dishes, Lina cheered, and couldn't wait to launch an attack on the food on the plate, although the action was rude, but there was a blunt and innocent in it, which was hard to hate.

"Tsk, who's it this time? Pannis looked at Lina's actions and asked, "I haven't seen it." ”

"Woo woo woo. Lina, who had food in her mouth, muttered.

"Well, don't tell me. Pannis shook his head and asked Catherine, "Don't you really need to call Vivien? ”

Catherine was eating breakfast very elegantly and ladylikely, and when she heard Pannis's question, she was not busy answering, she put down the knife and fork slowly, slowly swallowed the food in her mouth, pinched the napkin and wiped the corners of her mouth gently, and then slowly replied: "No, her living habits at home are completely different from ours, and she doesn't necessarily get up when she gets up every day, sometimes she sleeps for thirteen or fourteen hours, so as Lina said, don't worry about her." ”

Pannis frowned: "Is it okay? This life has been too long, and her body ...... It's not good in the first place. ”

"No problem. As for her body......" Catherine groaned for a moment and said, "By the way, there is one thing I forgot to tell you. ”

"What's the matter?" said Pannis.

"Something you should enjoy. Catherine picked up a glass of milk next to the plate and shook it gently in front of her: "There is a rule in our adventure group, don't ask about the past, don't ask **." To put it bluntly, among the four of us, everyone has a past and ** that they don't want to mention, if they are willing to take the initiative to mention it, of course, it's no problem, but if they don't want to take the initiative to mention, then, don't ask is the most basic principle. ”

"Understood. Pannis looked at Catherine, who had a stern face, and then at Lina, who seemed to be completely ignoring the conversation between the two, and nodded, "I'm sorry, but I'm too curious." ”

"You're just concerned about Vivien. Catherine smiled shallowly, stood up and picked up the empty plate and walked towards the kitchen, saying as she went, "Lina, what are your arrangements for today?"

"I'll go back to the temple in a moment, I've been busy since I got home the night before, and I haven't had time to go back and say a word. Lina gathered her plate with the one in front of Pannis, picked it up and followed Catherine into the kitchen: "Then I'm going to go to the North City to see those two little ghosts, and promise them to come back to see them when I leave." ”

"What about you, Pannis? What are your plans for today? Don't do what you did yesterday again. Catherine's threatening voice, accompanied by the sound of water and the slight clashing of plates, came from the kitchen.

"I? no. Pannis seemed to be very unaccustomed to the ordinary life in front of him, and watched the two girls tidy up the dining room and kitchen as they were accustomed to.

"Then you can go with Lina. Catherine said, "By the way, you should be familiar with the environment, after all, this is the base camp of our adventure group." ”

"Ahh

Lina looked out the window at the sky, grabbed her coat and said, "It's almost seven o'clock, let's go." ”

Walk out of the metal fence door of the Western-style pavilion and you will see the quiet and peaceful Fox Street outside. On both sides of the four-meter-wide street, tall silver-scaled trees are neatly arranged, and the yellowish leaves fall in the early autumn breeze, giving the stone blue ground a golden coat. On both sides of the street, there are small shops, and pedestrians come and go in twos and threes, adding a bit of noise to the quiet Fox Street. In the quiet streets, the occasional crisp whip and the shouting of the coachman are heard, and horse-drawn carriages carrying people or goods pass by with the sound.

"It's so quiet. Pannis was infected by the environment and yawned lazily: "I want to sleep again." ”

"Don't even think about it, my eldest sister told me, don't want to go to sleep on someone else's tree again. Lina gave Pannis a blank look: "It's like this in the morning, it's quiet, and it's lively at noon." ”

"Hum", a low roar came from far and near, from the end of the street. A rider rode a two-wheeled mechanical cart and drove quickly past the two of them with the sound of wind and the roar of machinery.

Pannis frowned, looked at the car in the distance and said, "There are also people here who play magic motor cars, no, it's not magic motive, it's actually a crystal locomotive, tsk, it's really rich." ”

"It's a crystal locomotive, and it costs a 5,000 terre of spar to activate the charging circle, hehe, that is to say, a charge costs 1,000 gold coins, and it can only run 500 kilometers at most after charging. Lina pursed her lips and said disdainfully: "And even these families don't dare to really drive out of the city, after all, just run a few streets in the city to show their wealth, and you may not be able to run 500 kilometers for a month, if you really drive out of the city as a means of transportation, the cost of these families will not be able to bear it." ”

While chatting, the two walked side by side on Fox Avenue in the morning light, while the shops on both sides kept poking their heads out to greet the two of them.

"Miss Lina, are you going out for a walk, is this your new resident?"

"Sister Lina, morning, wow, ah, ** you go away. ”

"Good morning, Miss Lina, hehehe, don't worry, I'm not old, I can work for a few more years, I've been busy all my life, and I can't be idle. Is this the legendary Mr. Pannis? Hehe, I'm glad I will, and I'll have the opportunity to come to the store more often. ”

"Poof, poof. Lina smiled secretly while greeting people all the way, and when she couldn't help it, she said to Pannis: "Pannis, you were really good yesterday, in one day, most of the merchants on the street know you." ”

Pannis was not embarrassed at all, but said proudly: "You see, I'm still quite popular." ”

"Forget it, don't comfort yourself. Lina rolled her eyes, then suddenly turned back and beckoned to the center of the road, "The car is coming, the car is coming." ”

A four-wheeled carriage with a carriage saw Lina waving and slowly stopped beside Lina, and the coachman in his forties waved to Lina very energetically: "Miss Lina, you are back." Are you going to church today?"

"Yes, Uncle Harry, are there any seats available?" Hearing the driver's affirmative reply, Lina pushed Pannis towards the side door.

The carriage was very empty, and there were only two people in the carriage that could accommodate at least ten people, and after Lina got on the carriage, she pulled Pannis to a corner of the carriage and sat down: "Look at you stupid, haven't you ever been in a public carriage before?"

"Nope. I've just heard of it, but I've never sat on it. Pannis shook his head: "I used to go out on horseback directly. ”

"Okay. Lina patted her forehead: "That's just right, let you sit once, and you won't know how to sit when you go out by yourself in the future." ”

"Speaking of which, you must have a magic car, too. Pannis opened the small window next to the seat and let the morning breeze blow on his face: "Why didn't you use it?"

"There's no need. Lina looked at the scenery outside the carriage and replied casually, "It's like going to the Weeping Cave this time, the road is too far, even if Vivien and I can recharge the magic car, it will be very hard." And a magic car can seat two people at most, before we had three people, one couldn't sit down, and two were wasteful, so we just took a carriage to take a float or a boat. Unless it's a matter of urgency, we don't usually ride a magic bike. ”

"That's right. Pannis nodded, and suddenly pointed out the window and said, "That's the Knight Academy, I'll look at the logo statue." When will there be a knight academy in the City of Knowledge?"

Lina glanced at Pannis strangely: "It is said that it was established forty years ago, this is only the most basic knight academy, for the children with knightly talent in the vicinity to study nearby, just to lay the foundation, if you really want to become a knight, you still have to go to the main school of Farrar to study." How long has it been since you've been to the Holy Capital, and you don't know any of that?"

"Hmm, I was too tight last time to pay attention. Pannis casually said a few perfunctory words, but fortunately Lina had no intention of delving into it, so she covered up the topic.

There was a whip sound, and the voice of the coachman Harry came: "Miss Lina, the Earth Temple has arrived." ”

"Thank you, Uncle Harry. Lina dragged Pannis out of the carriage, threw a silver coin into the coachman's hand, and waved goodbye to the coachman.

The Church of the Earth Goddess in the City of Knowledge is not the headquarters of the church, and the Earth Goddess, the most popular deity of peasants and travelers, does not have many followers in the City of Knowledge, so the size of the church here is small. However, although the scale is small, the facilities and buildings that should be there are complete.

As soon as you enter the church gate, there is a prayer hall for believers to pray for blessings, and in the center of the prayer hall is a five-meter-high statue representing the gods, but the stone statue faintly carries the majesty of the gods. There were no worshippers in the prayer hall at this time, except for an elderly nun sitting in the depths of the hall with her eyes closed. Lina walked into the prayer hall without speaking, walked straight to the idol and slowly knelt down, touched the idol with her forehead, and kissed the toes of the idol with a reverent face.

With a pious kiss, a pale yellow holy light appeared out of thin air and spilled from the top of Lina's head, bathing Lina in divine light.

"Oh, Denya, Divine Blessing, who is the one who induces the divine grace?" the old nun felt the unique divine power of the goddess of the earth, opened her faint old eyes and struggled to recognize it for a while, before she suddenly realized: "It is Lina, welcome home, my child." ”