After seeing Vera off, Roy stretched and breathed a sigh of relief.

The business is done, and the next half day is free time, what should I do?

The Apocalyptic Day Ceremony, presided over by Her Highness the Holy Maiden, has come to an end, but today's revelry is not over yet.

Throughout the day, Sidenia is a sea of celebration.

Businesses in the city run various promotions to attract customers on the street.

People flock to theaters, restaurants, and the World Tree's teleportation point, to go on a date with a lover, or to go out on a trip with their families.

For example, the Irland Plains, which are on the first floor of the World Tree, are completely open to everyone, and unlike Sidnia, which has become a little cold in winter, the Irland Plains are like spring all year round.

Therefore, every winter, around the Apocalypse Day, there is always a large number of tourists who go to the Irland Plains to hid, hunt, or play local specialties.

The Irland Plains are suitable for grazing and horse breeding, and a horse racing sport was born, with a particularly large racecourse.

Not only can people watch the race, but they can also buy horse tickets at the racecourse, bet on the horse they think will win the championship, and if they can bet correctly, they can get a huge prize.

There are many amusement projects in Siddenia, entertainment is the eternal pursuit of human beings, even if the world tree "draws the ground as a prison", people can also entertain themselves in a limited space.

And the reason why he is particularly familiar with the entertainment of horse racing is also because his friend Harvey has instilled a lot of knowledge in him before.

After all, his Rudolph family is a well-known horse breeder in the Elland Plains, and the foals of their ranch will also race in the racecourse.

This time of year is also the time when their family is busier, and Harvey is definitely helping the family now, and he can't get out of it.

Before last year, he only had one friend, Harvey, so he had spent the Apocalypse festival alone in previous years.

Either snuggle up in the room and read a book, or take the Sebas butler out shopping with him.

But this year...... It's different!

Roy's eyes swept and he soon found Arya at the exit of Sidenia Square, talking to her colleagues.

Roy stepped forward, and it was none other than Reinhardt, the vice leader of the third squad, who was talking to Arya.

Noticing Roy coming over, Reinhardt smiled and nodded at Roy: "Good afternoon, Lord Roy, you are here to find the captain, right?"

"You looked so handsome on the stage just now, our captain was fascinated!"

"Oh?" Roy raised his eyebrows and looked at Arya teasingly, "Is it really that handsome?" ”

"Ahem!"

Arya blushed, glared at Reinhardt with some shame, and then stiffly changed the subject, "That, young master, is there something wrong?" ”

Roy shook his head: "I just came to you because I was fine, is your work over?" ”

"This ......," Arya's tone suddenly became embarrassed.

If there is no end to the work of the Knights, it is naturally not over.

This year's Apocalypse Festival is a special one, as the Knights have been stationed patrolling all over the city to ensure safety throughout the day in the city.

According to the previous plan, Arya's third squad of the Holy Knights was to continue to patrol the next location after the festival ended.

There was not the slightest break until the evening shift.

When Roy saw Arya's troubled expression, he knew that she was in trouble, and was about to speak, but Reinhardt on the side said:

"It's okay captain, leave the patrol task to us, you can go and accompany Lord Roy."

This was not his support for Arya's desertion, because Leon had promised Arya that she and her third team would not have to obey the orders of the Knights.

Therefore, even if she is doing her own private business today, it is reasonable to even give the team members a holiday, and no one has a reason to blame her.

"But ......"

Arya was tormented, "The Knights are currently seriously understaffed, and if we don't help, something could go wrong......"

Reinhardt's reminders and hints, she understood, she knew how much freedom and power she had.

Ten thousand steps back, even if the knights were short of manpower, she would just call her team to participate in the patrol, and there was no need to go herself.

But she wouldn't do it because she was the captain of the third squad.

The so-called "captain", in her understanding, is not a "superior" who only drives the team members to work, but a role model who takes the lead.

Only then will the team members love her, admire her, and support her from the bottom of their hearts – that's what she thinks.

So, if her teammates are going on patrol, she wants to go with them, which is the rule she has set for herself as a captain.

However, if Roy must go on a date with her, she can't refuse, because she is not only Roy's fiancée, but also his knight.

As a knight, you naturally have to listen to your master.

This made her feel torn about it.

On the side, Roy couldn't help but smile and shake his head when he saw Arya's troubled expression.

As Reinhardt said, at this time, it would be good to send a team member to patrol, and there would be no more people guarding Sidnia, and no less than her.

Reinhardt is a seventh-order holy knight, as long as there is him, there will be no accidents, and it doesn't really matter if she is not there.

But she is still ready to patrol with the team members, nothing else, just to be worthy of the word "responsible".

This girl is so serious and cute.

Thinking of this, he nodded and said, "In that case, I'll accompany you to the patrol." ”

"Huh!?"

Not only Arya, but even Reinhardt was shocked, "Are you serious?" ”

"Why, didn't you say there was a shortage of manpower?"

Roy walked out on his own, "Anyway, I'm idle now, it's okay to help you, what are you doing in a daze, let's go." ”

"Oooh!"

Arya reacted at this time, followed quickly, and said quite embarrassedly, "Young master, I always feel ...... I'm sorry! ”

She folded her hands and looked miserable, and Roy smiled dumbly: "What is there to be sorry for.

"Serving the people, sacrificing your rest time to protect everyone's safety, haven't you done a very powerful thing?"

Seeing that Roy wasn't talking angry, Arya relieved herself and showed a silly smile:

"It's not as good as the young master said, I'm just doing what I should do."

The area that Arya Team is tasked with patrolling is a shopping street, just off Sidenia Square.

As the festival ended, the crowds gathered around the square began to flow into the nearby streets, making it extremely congested.

However, the huge foot traffic also brings a lot of business opportunities, and people often buy some souvenirs to take home as they pass by, or choose a local restaurant to solve their lunch.

As a result, business on this shopping street is particularly good, both by the roadside stalls and in the halls of the shops.

The bosses were shouting and looking for change in their hands, and at the moment they only hated that they didn't have three heads and six arms, and their faces were full of busy and excited smiles.

"This is it."

Arya led the members of the third team over with Roy, "It's a patrol, let's just stand here and watch."

"We only need to intervene in quarrels, brawls, or traffic jams and accidents caused by carriages and crowds."

As he spoke, the rest of the team dispersed according to the predetermined plan, standing one person at intervals, and in this way the entire street was paved.

Seeing Arya dressed in the uniform of the Knights, meticulously standing in a standard posture watching the crowd coming and going, Roy asked with some curiosity:

"Won't you get bored standing like this for an afternoon?"

Arya thought for a moment and said, "Not for me, and I even feel a little nostalgic." ”

"Nostalgia?"

"Hmm." She nodded, "My father...... He was also a member of the Holy Order during his lifetime.

"But because he has no Awakening Inheritance, he can only become an ordinary knight at the lowest level, and his daily task is to patrol the streets.

"When I was younger, I would occasionally stand on the side of the road with my father, and I would stand for an afternoon."

"It's amazing." Roy sighed, "If it were me, I would definitely be too lazy to do this." ”

"Hey, what's the big deal." Arya touched her cheek with some shame.

"My father stood guard all day, and the uncles and aunts on the street would stuff me with all kinds of delicious and fun because of my father's relationship......

"I'm not going to hide it, that's why I'm on patrol with my father, hehe......"

As she spoke, she fell silent and slowly fell into her memories.

At this moment, a little boy on the side leaned over cautiously with a bag of snacks.

His gaze kept wandering over Arya and Roy, as if he wanted to say something.

Seeing this, Roy took the initiative to ask, "Is there anything we can help you?" ”

was accosted by the initiative, the little boy was a little at a loss for a while, and hurriedly pointed to the snack bar on the side and explained: "That...... My family sells snacks, and it's right there!

"Seeing that it's noon, my brother and sister shouldn't have eaten yet, right? My dad said, this is a little bit of our heart, thank you for keeping us safe here......"

I see, Roy nodded.

Since it was a piece of heart, Roy said thank you, took the bag of snacks, and smiled at Arya on the side:

"You said it was a coincidence, but it didn't take long for a kind person to come and bring us delicious food!"

Arya came back to her senses and turned to the little boy with a hint of a smile: "Thank you, I appreciate your kindness." ”

After speaking, she thought about it, and took out two silver soles from the money bag and put them in the palm of the little boy's hand: "Come, this is a reward for a good boy!" ”

Seeing such a beautiful young girl knight approaching him, the little boy immediately blushed and refused helplessly:

"No, no! That's not what I meant, it's free! And there are too many silver sols! ”

"I know." Arya laughed, "I wanted you to make us some more food." ”

As she spoke, she pointed to the knight standing guard not far away: "Those big brothers haven't had lunch yet, please go and bring them something to eat, let's just say that the captain has a treat."

"By the way, if two hundred sols is not enough, remember to take care of me again?"

The little boy was no match for Arya, so he took the silver coin and hurried back to his shop.

Roy and Arya shared the bag of snacks as they watched the little boy go in and out of the shop, handing the freshly made snacks to the knights standing guard on the street.

Each knight had a heartfelt smile on his face when he received the snack from the little boy.

Seeing these smiles, Roy also felt that something was touched deep in his heart, and said in a low voice, "You're right......

"Guarding these lovely people really won't get bored."

Bustling city with lively streets...... And, more importantly, people who help each other.

A knight is not great by his strength, he is ennobled only for his beliefs and ideals.

Even engaging in such a mundane patrol mission has its irreplaceable significance.

The people who are united for a better life may be the original intention of Sidnia.

After a while, the little boy finished delivering the last snack, and when he came back to deliver the errand, he also brought two souvenirs.

"Sister Knight still has a lot of money for me, and I used the rest of the change to buy two gifts for you."

The little boy held a leaf in his hand and handed them to Arya and Roy.

"Here, I wish the knight brother and the knight sister eternal health and a long life!"

"Thank you!"

Roy and Arya thanked each other as they took the leaf.

This is not a leaf picked up from the side of the road, but a souvenir that has been handed down from ancient times in Sidney to the present day, called "Leaves of the World Tree".

Of course, it wasn't really a leaf plucked from the World Tree, which was much larger than the palm-sized leaves.

This is just the selection of ordinary camphor leaves, with a special process to mold them into a leaf specimen that will never fade and wither, and then call it the leaf of the world tree.

Because the World Tree, located in the center of Shangcheng District, has been lush and green since the millennium, and it is closest to the "eternity" that people imagine.

Giving this leaf to others means wishing them eternal health and eternal youth.

Although the act of giving leaves seems very cheap, it is said that in the past, people did go to the World Tree to pick leaves and give them to others, and at that time each leaf was worth a thousand gold.

Because of the popularity of this practice, the temple later decreed that leaf picking was included in the felony of destroying the World Tree in order to prevent undesirable effects.

Although leaf picking was curbed, the tradition continued.

People have also changed from picking leaves from the real world tree to imitating leaves, because no matter how the carrier changes, what they want to convey is the same piece of mind.

Because of its cheapness, the aristocracy has now abandoned this gift, but the "Leaves of the World Tree" has also become the most common gift among ordinary people and even children.

Of course, Roy and Arya naturally don't dislike the little boy's gift because it's cheap.

It was the first gift Arya had received from a stranger, and she carefully put the leaves away and put them in her personal pocket.

"It seems that we have gained a lot from this patrol mission."

Roy sighed, "You are already a competent knight to receive gifts from others." ”

"Hmm!" Arya smiled brightly at him.

"If you can be such a knight...... That's it! ”

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Thank you gdy, dazzling stars, for the tip! The code was overdone, and the result was not released until 0 o'clock...... But this is a sufficient amount of 4k characters, please enjoy~

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