There will be a festival that will last for six or seven days, and after the first day of the festival, which lasts until two or three o'clock in the morning, many people will leave early the next morning.

Most of the tents that had been erected for only a dozen hours had also been removed, and except for a few lazy people who were still sleeping drunk, most of the artists had already hit the road, ready to take their seats early to continue the day's various performances and earn money.

But a day and a night of glory. Before the first rays of golden light fell in the morning, there were only dense footprints on the dirt floor and clogs left behind by unknown people, reminding those who stayed behind that nothing was a dream.

After the performers got up early and left in the dark, the second to set off was the team from the neighboring village that came to carry the portable shrine. But not everyone will leave early in the morning, but most of the tourists who come to watch and participate have a lot of fun and sleep until almost noon, and many of the vendors who have been eyeing these people's purses naturally stop for the time being.

Most of these people are artisans selling small handicrafts, and a few are food stalls that failed to sell their food last night and are being reheated and sold at half price.

Although they attend the festival every year, these people don't really care about the festival itself. Many of these vendors really hope that they can sell all the things they brought in the first two days and return to their hometowns in exchange for silver taels.

It is true that the festival will go all the way to the bigger cities in the future, and the larger the town, the more potential sellers there will be, but the competition will increase accordingly.

People always have to do what they can, and they can live more easily with self-knowledge. Most of these vendors know they can't compete with the bigger ones, so they're only targeting smaller festivals in the first day or two. Unless it is not possible to sell out of things in these two days, it will not continue to follow the large army, because the further back it goes, the harder it will become.

There were about 200 people left, except for the merchants who brought their own tents or stayed in people's houses, some of the travelers stayed in hotels like Henry, and many more lived in the woodhouses of farmers' houses at low prices.

I had been at midnight at the festival last night, but the three of them didn't sleep too late because they still had a lot to do.

After waking up early, the trio sorted out their new outfits: each of them bought two sets of local men's clothing, both inside and out. Even Mira and Sakura are the same. Oiran wrapped up her torn dress and lost it somewhere without any regret. However, some hair accessories and the like were kept, and she received them in a small bag.

Later, they had bought a rattan basket, which was similar to the one they had bought for Kaleva at Suomir's side, except that it looked a little pitifully small and funny to the Loan girl when it was the size of a man's back on the sage. Some of the original Rigalese-style objects were placed in the baskets, while the two women, who were less able to carry weights, wrapped their bags in cloth and carried their belongings.

The cloak was still available, and in addition to that, they bought three bamboo hats to wear on their heads to cover as much as possible. Because masks can be used for a limited amount of time, wearing a mask outside of festivals is more noticeable. The hats that are covered with black lacquer to protect from the rain are basically carried, and then they need to go to many places, and it is quite important to be unobtrusive.

This kind of caution is actually a bit exaggerated. Even with a unique foreigner's face and tall figure, locals don't really care too much. People everywhere are the same, always busy with their own lives, and there are very few people who come and go every day to pay attention to strangers who glance in a hurry. Even if the appearance is very unique, at most, it is a few more glances to go home and add some talking points, and a while will pass.

And fundamentally, Crescent Island is a vast continent, and even among people, there will be people with high noses, big eyes, or superior height. In addition, the Yi people are mostly closer to the faces of the Rigal race than the local people.

The Yi people can move freely within the territory of the Moon Country, and although the government will now ask them to surrender or something, it is not to the extent that they must be exterminated when they meet. In fact, most of the persecution of ethnic minorities is carried out by local officials in an excessive, and Xinjing itself does not have this intention.

They just wanted these people to prove that they were in peace, and they didn't intend to kill them all.

Of course, this is not to say that Xinjing would care if he knew. After all, he is a peacemaker, even if the means are biased, Xinjing will at most send a fluttering letter to scold a few words.

To sum up, based on this background, the reason why the sage and his party wanted to cover their appearance was largely not civilians, but rebel hunters who might still exist. After all, they didn't know how far they were from the swamp village, and if anyone would still be looking for revenge.

And the information about this is what they get up early in the morning to solve.

No matter what country or continent they are in, the foot traders are always the most well-informed. If the lord of a certain land was fond of archery, he would bring a good batch of bows and arrows to his liking, and if the peasants of a certain land lacked iron tools for cultivation, they would buy them from the craftsmen and sell them to them. People who know where they need what they need to sell what they have for money to continue living. They make a living from it, and the ill-informed will be eliminated by the industry sooner or later, which is the foundation of this line of work.

Therefore, if you want to inquire about all kinds of news and find suitable vendors, it is naturally the best choice.

This task was taken out by Sakura and solved without any suspense.

As the former Oiran of the swamp village, she doesn't just have a pretty face. Discourse is very important in the social circles of any country, especially in a place like the Land of the Moon, where the class concept is strict. Even if she loses the wealth and status she has worked so hard for, she is still the woman who has the ability to climb to the second place in the swamp village.

Henry may be a sage, and our Luoan girls have a great ability to learn, but they are not the natives who grew up here.

No matter how standard the pronunciation of the Sage's Moon no Chinese dialect is, others will feel very rigid and stiff when they open their mouths. Because he learned Japanese, which was spoken more than 100 years ago, many words have been abandoned over time, not to mention the dialects of the native people in the north and many slang words.

Without Oiran's help, many of the things they faced would not have gone as smoothly as they do now.

We've repeated this concept countless times, and that's one of the reasons why the Sage agreed to return to save Sakura.

It is because she has use value and can be mutually beneficial.

Henry understands this, Mira understands this, Aya who made this request in the first place understands this, and even Sakura herself understands this.

Saving lives doesn't have to be a great feat of sheer kindness that doesn't seek anything in return. In fact, as far as the three people themselves who have experienced a lot of events are concerned, if such a person really exists, then they will wonder if it is a demon or a monster in disguise. I don't ask for a reward on the surface, just to get my soul later.

The simple and clear community of interests is the most relaxed. Mutual help and mutual benefit, everyone uses their strengths to show their abilities and make a living together as a group.

In fact, this is more useful to Sakura than mere sympathy.

Having lost everything, the last thing she needs is someone to jump out and show mercy at such a time, compassion is the cheapest human emotion, and it is often presented through the mouths of those who have nothing to do with it, and even in the form of words that have no effect on things at all, or even like pouring salt on wounds. As a proud former Oiran, if Sakura was treated like this, she might rather die.

"You still have value, let's use each other. ”

This kind of statement, which would sound too cold and heartless to the ears of a good person who thinks she is a pity for the jade, is what she really wants to hear.

The reason why Aya wants Henry and Mira to save Sakura is because even if this Japanese woman survives as a dependent man that Miss Doctor least wants to see, she is actually self-reliant in her own way.

At the end of the day, they're the same kind of people.

Sandwiched between the hierarchical society of the Moon Country, their peers struggling to survive in ways that are actually more overlapping than both sides would like to admit.

"The news of the burning of the village has spread. But many people here think that it is a den of thieves and deserves to be burned, but they feel happy. As the former leader of the swamp village, Sakura looked a little crying and laughing when she recounted the news she had inquired about: "Although many people know that low-priced items are going to the swamp village, they don't feel like they're doing something bad when they go there to buy things that they know are stolen. But is it true that the tree is falling and scattering? ”

"Now they are all starting to say that they are all adulterers, ** men and women thieves, and they deserve to die. ”

"So how far is it?" Mira asked as she turned to Sakura.

"About two days away, the news spread by the people who escaped by speedboat by water. Oiran stroked his messy hair, then was stunned, as if he was still not used to the fact that it had become short hair, and then sighed: "Although the eldest son of the Kaga family is a little stupid, the family above is not stupid. ”

"They directly fooled it in the name of suppressing bandits for Xinjing, and it seems that they also plan to buy this account. After all, everyone is a well-known Chinese, and the credibility of the words in their own social circle is much higher than that of the rumors outside. After Sakura finished speaking, Henry frowned: "What about the armor?"

The sage's focus is as sharp as ever, Aya knew at a glance when she first saw those red-armored samurai that they were rebels, and the soldiers directly brought by the eldest prince of the Kaga family were all wearing red armor, as long as someone mentioned this matter, it could obviously become a point for the rebel plan to be leaked.

"Fooled by the night and the firelight, besides, who lives in the village?" Sakura shrugged.

"Male thieves and female prostitutes. Mira repeated her newly learned vocabulary.

"So, the rhetoric is not very credible. Sakura sighed with mixed emotions.

"Why are they so obsessed with color? I've seen a lot of people wearing red armor along the way, and it's to be made, right? If the craftsman or an eyewitness leaks the news, won't it affect the plan?" and the girl again questioned a point that had been difficult to understand.

"Ritualization, righteousness. In this country, even if you want to start a rebellion, you must strictly follow the rules. If they don't follow the rules, then even if the royal family is overthrown, the wealthy family and the people will not recognize it. This time it was the sage who answered her, and Oiran glanced at him because of Henry's knowledge of the system of the Moon Country, but kept it to his heart as always.

"Anyway, that's something I know. Then I bought a map for 10 copper plates, and looked at it, and the nearest town near us by the water was here, Qingzhi Town. It's going to merge with the others, that little girl of Dr. Xingyong. Sakura pulled out a map made of paper, and the girl couldn't help but say something like "It's cheap".

The knowledge penetration rate of the Moon Country and the abundance of pen and paper make the price of books and other information carriers in this country very low compared to Rigal.

"Then let's hit the road. After sorting out the information and reconfirming the goal, the group of three walked down the country road wearing the breathable straw sandals they had just bought and changed.

But they had not gone far before they stopped again.

"We should have said no. Henry sighed and turned his head: "Lord Sojiro." ”

"Hey, but the old man is not the kind of person who gives up easily. "The strong man who came obviously prepared was dressed in a brigade uniform and carrying supplies, but there was no attendant by his side.

"What's the matter, isn't it possible that the old man can't just be on the same road as you? The Swamp Tiger grinned.

"I'm sorry for you. Sakura turned her head away from him.