The Church in the Land of Spirits.

More of an administrative unit than a church, this area is strictly a religious state.

The leaders of the entire region are the leaders of the religions.

That is, the Great Gardener.

Elsewhere, the administrative unit is the local church, and the officials are the pastors.

Arka took the two of them into the church.

A young girl in a pale white robe embroidered with flowers had been waiting for a long time when she saw Arka come in and nodded at him.

"Please follow me."

Led a few people to a huge flowered building next to it.

As soon as a few people walked in, there were dense books here.

Many people dressed in floral robes came and went inside.

Obviously, this is the island's library of knowledge and materials.

"That bookcase, there might be something you need." After saying that, the girl said goodbye and left.

The Arka men came straight to the bookcase she had spoken of.

Lucilia casually asked Arka to take out a copy and briefly flipped through it.

The text is also the text of the language they speak, but there are some revisions that are a little more cumbersome and have not been simplified in the later stages.

It makes reading a little harder, but it doesn't affect it.

"In ancient times, it seems that this place was once indeed called the Land of Flowers." Lucilia said, looking at the book in her hand.

"So they're so good at divination?"

Arka couldn't help but ask.

Although through divination, it is not known why they want these things.

But being able to divinate what they want with more precision is already very remarkable.

At least for others, knowing the purpose is enough.

Alka felt that way.

"There is a god, isn't it?" Shadetti said, winking at Arka.

Said ...... That's right.

That's right, after all, there is a god hidden underneath, and the god who has fallen and resurrected is also a god.

After a few small talks, the three of them began to read around the area, looking for the historical materials they needed.

That's right, this area isn't just for them.

It's because this area is very clearly marked with ancient history.

And there are some books that are preserved with mantras so that they don't break down due to time.

It can be discerned from some materials and sacrificial techniques, and some of these books are outrageously old.

There were really just three of them in this area, and almost no one else came to the area in search of books.

After a while, the area fell silent, except for the sound of a few people flipping books.

"Symbols of Summer: Heat, Fire, Sunshine, Growth."

Shadetti took what he saw in the book to Alka's side and muttered softly.

Look at the symbols that appear in this book.

Arka took it and looked at the entire book and the context.

This book is a study of ancient characters, as well as various strange narrative techniques to express the meaning, from the book cover and writing habits can be seen to be nearly a hundred years old.

There are also many people's annotations and interpretations on it.

The symbols here are the ancient symbols that the author interprets, that is, tens of thousands of years ago, in the age of the gods.

"If this is accurate, could it be that Vasteva needs the same symbol of summer as it is shown here?"

Arka asked, turning his head.

Faced with Alka's question, Xia Daiti shook his head helplessly, no one dared to guarantee this.

"Wouldn't you just have to find the symbol of winter to be sure?" Lucilia looked up beside her and said, then went on with her business.

Yes.

At least they now have a treasure that is almost certain to symbolize winter.

And it's a similar abstraction.

It symbolizes the withering of winter.

With this in mind, Arka went on to start their rummaging business.

Symbols of the other seasons are found in the book.

Symbols of Spring: Recovery, Rebirth, Wind, Hope.

Symbols of autumn: harvest, earth, aging, pregnancy, inheritance.

Symbols of Winter: withering, snow and ice, tenacity, cold.

If you see withering in the symbol of winter, then other related treasures can be found according to the characteristics on it.

Make a note of this paragraph and start looking for additional information. Any information related to the words "Flower Country" and "Hochalmera".

After all, these two were the only words they knew about treasures.

The flower town is actually relatively easy to find.

You can find this term if you look for the kind of books that record the most ancient information.

"I see." Lucilia nodded and called the two of them over to look at the books beneath her.

"Look here."

The two of them carefully followed Lucilia's guidance and looked at the book in front of her.

The land of flowers.

The island at their feet used to be named the way it used to be, and it used to be the mainland. Flower Country is the name of this entire continent.

It was named because it was ruled and governed by the flower fairy.

In ancient times, it was also able to be called the kingdom of gods on the earth.

The fragrant flower land was shattered by the war of the gods, and the flower fairy slumbered because of the war.

This paragraph almost expresses the overall concept of the flower town.

"There are many words for the land of flowers, and I don't see the word Hotzalmera once." Lucilia shook her head and said with some regret.

According to Alka, this word is much more important, and it may be the key to finding reassurance.

Because Arka knew that the name of this treasure was Hotzalmera.

It is a personal item belonging to the person named Hochalmera.

In this way, they continued to devote themselves to the cause of reading.

All the way to see the night cover the sky again.

"None? Why? ”

Arka asked tiredly as he leaned back in his seat.

The three of them had almost flipped through the history books here, just to search for the word and related information.

Not to mention the word, I didn't even see a single star of relevant information, as if the name should not be related to the history of the flower country.

Moreover, these so-called history books have always introduced the general situation of the past world.

There isn't much history about the real flower town, and almost every book only mentions it in a few sentences.

After all, it was the world of 10,000 years ago.

Look outside as the stars have entered the night.

Arka thought as he held his hand.

Assuming that Hochalmera is a personal name, then this so-called star is his treasure.

No, there was no such thing as a treasure in those days. That is, if he is a human being, then he is most likely a divine being.

The current level of the treasure is known. In that era, it basically represented the strength of a divine creature.

Most of the divine creatures related to the Holy Grail level are some dangerous and deadly magical beasts, or a group of intelligent beings whose strength is definitely not at the top.

At that time, when most of the gods rewarded their powerful mortal subordinates, it was the divine essence of this powerful beast.

Once the divine creatures associated with the level of the scepter are in the information that Arka knows. Most of the representatives are divine beings who defend one side, or even dominate one side.

Such divine beings are usually the first children of a true god, or something like that.

If this divine creature is in the land of flowers.

The territory of one true God.

Is it possible that he is a subordinate of this god?

Arka sorted out the thoughts in his head and began to reason in order.

All sorts of possibilities popped up in his mind.

"So, these church members divinate us, just thinking that what we should need is history."

Arka said suddenly.

Hearing this, Xia Daiti raised his head to look at him and nodded.

What they need is indeed history.

"Let's go read the canon."

…………

The three Jasons, at this time, were in the knight's camp.

It's just that Juan Lu is not with Jason and the others, but in the camp kitchen watching how the chefs here make various flower dishes.

He is learning with an open mind.

Simon was researching what materials and methods were used to make the weapons and equipment in the camp.

Prepare to steal their smelting methods.

Jason was the only one there, looking through the materials.

And chat with those soldiers and knights.

"How?" Simon seemed to have finished his research and asked as he came to Jason's side.

Jason sorted out the materials in his hand and put them aside.

After all, they were helping the knights and soldiers here, so as long as he asked questions and information he needed, the camp would provide him with as long as there was one.

"There's progress, but it doesn't have much to do with catching people. What about you? ”

Hearing this, Simon nodded and replied: "These soldiers and knights, the casualty rate is not low, and the object they fight is indeed the enemy at the junction of life and death as they say.

Don't look at the fact that we repelled the attack of the junction of life and death in the Emerald Fortress, in fact, in some special areas, the junction of life and death has never stopped.

It's just that they don't hype it up, and the powerful natives know it.

It is precisely because of the intensity of the fighting here that most of their forces have been held back. ”

This was deduced by Simon through the number and timing of the blacksmith and its weapons, plus some information Jason had just obtained.

Because the soldiers only replied that Jason had information about the cultists.

A little deeper, they are less willing to communicate.

"It's time for Alka." Jason complained.

As soon as he came and lit up that thing on his forehead, who would dare not say it?

Of course, he was just whining, and these people were already very cooperative.

"There is a group of wounded." Juan Lu came to the two of them at this time and whispered.

Although he learned the craft in the kitchen, it did not prevent him from learning information based on some details.

Eating so many people is a big problem, just look at the intensity of the chef's work and the food in stock.

"Based on the availability of ingredients and the conversations of those people, a group of wounded people came back."

Hearing this, Jason nodded.

"This land of spirits is much more difficult than we thought."

The information they had received in the barracks today seemed to be very small, and Jason only asked the soldiers for some information about their goals.

But staying in this kind of place that is relatively secret, as long as you observe carefully and pay attention to some details, it is easy to detect all kinds of problems.

For example, this barracks occupies the edge of the island, a whole corner, and there is a separate harbor here.

The problem is that there is a serious mismatch between the soldiers and the size of the barracks, and more than half of them are new recruits in training.

You know, the island is now open for the most important festival of the year.

Blooming Festival.

Those who can come back on such an important festival should be put back to rest.

Not to mention such a grand festival, it also needs enough soldiers to ensure safety.

But even in this case, the forces on the island seem to be insufficient.

It's about a few hundred smaller.

For example, the incident that happened to Jason yesterday.

From the monster erupting to Jason, they suppressed the monster and waited for the soldiers to come.

The whole process took about 15 minutes.

It's the Blooming Festival.

Fifteen minutes is enough to tell the story.

"Two months ago, the harassment of this cult team was very arrogant.

But it's been very little lately, and what we saw yesterday was only because ......"

Jason's eyes were slight when he said this, and he seemed to think of a very problematic point.

Turning his head sharply, he looked at the two men and asked.

"If that man hadn't been arguing with the rest of the tavern yesterday, would he have become that ghost?"

Hearing this, the two of them thought, to be honest, the two of them didn't know much.

The scene wasn't chaotic, but it did look like a drunken drinker fighting.

Without waiting for the two to answer, Jason said directly: "No, I saw their emotions at the time. ”

"The one who turned into a monster lost control of his emotions step by step and became angry. When his anger broke through a certain boundary, he turned into a monster. ”

Because of the crystal dragon, Jason has been able to see the emotional expression of intelligent life more clearly.

Although I can only see some of the more extreme emotions in the current situation, it is completely sufficient.

"So that incident was actually an accident, and it wasn't like this cult really wanted to riot, right?" Simon continued his words.

"That's right, if we leave aside this riot. Judging from the data, in these two months, there has not been a single voice of riots within the city. There was only a commotion caused by the cultists on the periphery.

For example, there have been two or three cases of looting of all kinds of materials transported to the land of fragrance. ”

Compared to the ordinariness of the harassment they had harassed two months ago, this has been much lessened.

But how is it possible to converge on such an important holiday?

Do they also celebrate the Blooming Festival?

Apparently not.

If he is the leader of the cult, he will definitely take advantage of this opportunity to rob wildly.

From the people who turned into monsters, they knew that they definitely had an internal connection on the island.

So the recent actions do look very irrational.

"You mean, they might be thinking of coming to Boda?" Juan Lu asked from the side.

Jason nodded.

"Yes, it's a possibility. But it's just a possibility, and even if we tell them now, it won't help. ”

Hearing this, the two did nod in unison.

Indeed, even if you tell the leader now, it's useless.

Because they no longer have enough soldiers in their hands to call on.

It's a dead knot.

It is likely that the wounded who were brought back would be used as soldiers to maintain order after they recovered a little bit and were able to move.

It is only fitting that this kind of low-intensity work is entrusted to these wounded who have not fully recovered.

It's all come to this point.

You'd be hard-pressed to call up more troops to defend the perimeter.

"Forget it, let's mention it, at least let them have some preparation.

Even if nothing happens, it won't affect anything. ”

Jason thought about it.

"It's time for us to go back, too, along the way."

With that, the three of them got up and left the flower room where they were, and found the female knight who had given them the commission before.

Told her their conjectures.

The knightess nodded and thanked the three of them.

"It seems that they didn't expect it, and they obviously thought of it too." You can tell from the expression and reaction of the female knight just now.

"You said they wouldn't entrust us, but they actually considered us as a supporting force."

Simon thought of something and said suddenly.

After all, if they were entrusted with catching these cultists.

If these cultists really have something to do against this city, they can't help but take action.

"Don't think about it so much." Jason patted Simon on the shoulder and said.

"Even if we hadn't been entrusted with something, we wouldn't have been able to run away if something happened while we were in the city, could we?"

When I heard this, I thought about it and seemed to be right.

After all, they were going to stay in this place for a long time, not to mention that Arka had directly received a commission from the god of flowers.

There's something going on in this place, and there's no way they're going to stay out of it.

Neither of them is good.

It's much better to have a stable city that gives them all kinds of supplies and resources than a chaotic area.

After all, they are only here to hunt for treasures and make a fortune, not to fight and kill people.

While the three of them were chatting, they took advantage of the night to return to the flower forest.

Just when I entered the flower forest, I met Arka and others who came back together.

It seems that they have also been busy for a long time today.

It was more than 20 hours from morning to night, and I thought they would have gone back a long time ago.

"Is there a catch?" Arka asked with a smile as he looked at the three of them.

Jason nodded.

"Yes, but it doesn't help us much to arrest people."

After speaking, he looked at the expressions of Arka and the others.

"It seems that you have gained a lot."

"Of course."

Arka said with a smile.

In the end, they found the holy scriptures of the church, which were related to the gods and were used for preaching, and they recorded some of the deeds of the gods.

You can see that most of them have traces of boasting.

But in addition to boasting about the gods, they will also boast about the great deeds done by the believers who believe in the gods.

Almost every god would do something like this.

Including Our Lady and Them.

Arka: The people on the ship had all read the books of their gods.

After all, it is for missionary use.

And then it didn't happen.

They saw the word they wanted to see most in the books.

Hochalmela, as they thought. This is a powerful saint, a strong man who has belonged to the flower fairy since the age of the gods.

His great deeds are recorded on it.

If he was still alive, this person could almost be called the agent of the flower fairy.

But it was clear that the man was dead.

After all, even the flower fairy has fallen, waiting to be revived in a dream.

Almost none of the well-known believers in the Holy Book survived.

Because they were looking at ancient texts.

The new version of these believers' deeds has completely changed, and most of them are the details of their heroic sacrifices.

(End of chapter)