There's still a lot to do when you enter the longhouse, and despite the snow and wind keeping the thick log walls out, the temperature inside is still not comfortable.

The Luna Country-style house is very different from the mainland of Rigal, and is built with wood rather than stone. The longhouse, which has a simple internal structure, is quite large, from the wooden door that has been re-locked at the entrance to the wall at the other end is about 17 or 8 meters long, and the width is about half the length.

The place where the little unicorn stands and sleeps at night is the entrance to this unfashionable mud floor, and from here after a distance of about 3 meters, it is lifted about half a meter of wooden planks - it is made of multiple layers, supported by thick logs that crisscross horizontally and vertically, and then smaller logs are laid on top of it as a frame, and finally covered with flat planks.

In the center of the room is a large hanging pot with the characteristics of the country of the moon, this pot is so large that Lulu's people did not take it with them when they evacuated, but it is convenient for them now.

The large iron pot hangs from the end of a huge wooden pillar hanging from the beam, this part is reinforced with ironwork, and the jagged iron bar is connected by a movable pole, and the distance between the cauldron and the fire source can be adjusted up and down by pulling it by hand, and the heat can be controlled.

The wooden floor under the cauldron has a large square hole, which is lined with bricks and surrounded by stones, which is called the "fire pit" in the local language. Because of the years of use, the wood and stone next to it have been blackened, and a thick layer of wood ash has accumulated.

"Click-" A few smaller pieces of wood were thrown in, and then they sharpened some smaller sawdust to ignite. It was not easy to make a fire in cold weather, but fortunately the torches were still not burned out when the group came in, and with the blazing whale oil torches, a small bonfire was quickly lit.

"Wow—" The experience was evident again, and the groups of scholars and missionaries all disgracefully dropped their backpacks, took off their warm gloves, shoes, and cloaks, and threw them aside, and then gathered around the fire to keep warm.

Henry, Mira, Caleva, and Lulu, who were more accustomed to work, continued to work after taking off their warm clothes and changing their shoes.

The wood that is hoarded to dry on the side of the longhouse is basically large logs, which the Aborigines cut into shapes with saws after felling, and then split them into several pieces with large axes and store them. Due to their size, they cannot be burned directly, so they have to be further divided into smaller ones with a smaller axe.

Naturally, the job was given to Henry and Galeva, and there were no tools in the longhouse, and the axe, a useful tool, was taken away by them when they moved.

But the group that had been prepared for a long time also brought it, and Kramer in the hands of the sage finally did not have to work part-time to cut wood, which also made Mira breathe a long sigh of relief.

The sound of "Click!Click!" rang out in the longhouse, which had only a small fire in the center, and after the wood had been split and made smaller, the Roan Maiden carried the whole pile of wood to the fire pit, and then slowly added it to make the fire bigger.

The missionaries and scholars, whose bodies had begun to warm up after a while, were finally embarrassed at this moment, and they all got up from the ground and began to organize their equipment, and took out the bedding and various tools. Mira picked up another small piece of wood, picked up a small piece of wood, picked up a small axe, first chopped it into the wood, then held the handle of the axe with her hand, and then smashed it on the dirt ground to separate it.

This method is a small skill that only those who are familiar with chopping wood will master, and you can no longer stand on the ground by yourself with such a small piece of wood, you have to hold it with your hands. And in this kind of cold weather, it is common to accidentally cut your own hand.

This is safer and more efficient, if not more effort-saving.

"Whoa, that's for me. Lulu held out her hand, and these simple words were already understandable to Mira. She handed the small wooden block in her hand to the other party, and Lulu used the short knife in her arms to dig out the wooden flowers, and placed them in a square structure made of mortar and bricks under the wooden floor, then stacked some more wooden pieces, and then ran to the fire pit and took a piece of burning wood and ran back.

The flames lit up, illuminating the things below, and Mira, who was watching Lulu do things, immediately realized what it was - it was obvious that the underside of the planks that were isolated from the ground was not completely exposed, and they had built some flues of masonry underneath them, and when the flames burned at the entrance, the hot smoke would pass through from underneath and heat the floor.

These flues are sealed with mortar and masonry, and stones are placed inside to keep them warm for a longer period of time. The exit of the flue is on the other side of the house, so you don't have to worry about choking on a too closed interior in winter.

The flames soon warmed the floor of the longhouse, and a third of the wood in the house was turned into burning wood under the efforts of the able-bodied Henry and Kaleva. This is enough for them to use for at least two days, and there is no need to burn a fire to heat up during the day, and the part of the heated floor below can be saved a lot.

The snow was still falling outside, and it was almost 9 o'clock in the evening, but the snow showed no signs of stopping, but continued to increase.

In this case, they may have to stay in the Lulu clan camp for a short time.

The scholars and missionaries placed their cloaks and wool blankets on either side of the fire pit near the walls, and as the wooden floor warmed up as the fire warmed up, their frozen feet began to recover, and Mira asked Lulu to call Lisa to put on her cloak and run outside with the container to fetch water.

They didn't go far, there were a few large vats with huge wooden lids on one side of the longhouse that stored fresh water, and the snow on the ground, although it could be burned for drinking water in a critical situation, could contain impurities such as small stones and was too wasteful of fuel, so it was better to use it directly when water was available.

"Mira, it's frozen. "Lisa, who was born in the middle of the empire, is not very good at the cold, and she asks our white-haired girl for help in the face of frozen water, and the girl Luo An comes and smashes it directly with the small iron pot she used to scoop the water in her hand.

"Click—" She snapped the frozen surface, and the two of them returned to the longhouse in the dim moonlight, carrying a full load of fresh water.

"Click-" The tenon was inserted into the granite threshold, and the wooden door of the longhouse was re-shut. The two of them felt the temperature change back and forth. Many people on the floor that had been warmed up inside had taken off their thick warm gloves and coats, cloaks and scarves, and when they saw Mira and Lisa returning, Lulu reached out and pulled the gears on the large iron pot "--bang-bang" and lowered the huge iron pot to the fire, which suddenly made the room a lot darker, because the fire was not able to jump so high.

"Uhh

"Where's the cheese?" asked Lisa, who had not seen it since she opened the burlap bag.

"Lulu can't get used to it. The sage replied succinctly that cheese made from fermented milk was very popular in the Rigal world, but Lulu, a native of Crescent Island, tasted it once on the Oriental Moon and said that she was "like a stinky girl" and had a stomach upset for several days.

The answer of "......" clearly made Lisa a little dissatisfied, and she frowned, while Mira on the side took this in her eyes.

Scholars are almost always people who are not good at interacting with people, as we have mentioned before. This is due to their personality and profession, but many of the things that make them feel this impression are related to their family background.

In the continent of Rigal, where the circulation of books and knowledge is restricted, and books and even pen and paper are expensive, even in a wealthy country like the Padrossi Empire, only upper-middle-income families can afford it.

With such a restriction of birth conditions, it is natural that the intellectual class of scholars will give people the impression of "young master and young lady", "not close to people", and "pampered".

Although they did not reach the point of reaching out for food and opening their mouths, the fact that they were able to summon up the courage to go on an ocean voyage with the ship has proved that these people are of good mind. But in some details, it still gives people a sense of the kind of self-centeredness that is common in the Raman upper class.

They are not good at thinking about others, and even team activities, like the previous scene, are even less contributive to the team. More often than not, it is out of a self-centered mode of action, believing that you are the center, and only others will cater to you, and there is no choice for you to let go of your body.

This mentality was very common in the upper class of the Padrosi Empire, because they were very proud and therefore had conflicts and estrangements from others. But Lisa's obvious dissatisfaction was noticed by her mentor, and the slender middle-aged Lamanite man was obviously a higher being of the city, and he spoke in time to reprimand Lisa: "Be mature and follow the customs." ”

The tutor said this, so that although the scholar was sullen, it was difficult to say anything more.

Lulu, who couldn't understand what they were saying, was concentrating on the cauldron, waiting for the water to gradually start to heat up before adding the ingredients to it.

A dozen or so people gathered around the fire pit to wait for the belated dinner, and in the process, Mira repeatedly looked at the scholars, and finally to her teacher, Henry, who shrugged her shoulders unsurprisingly.

A week's time.

A week has passed since Lulu informed Captain Francisco of the current political situation in the Land of the Moon.

During this time, the Oriental Moon sailed unhindered to the northern part of the Crescent, but it was at this place that they decided to separate after consultation.

Originally, the plan of the Sage and his party was to land directly with the Oriental Moon in the central harbor, but due to the missionaries digging into the wall, the group of religious personnel on the ship, including the young missionary whom Mira had taken care of and she felt a little cowardly, completely turned into street rats.

Other foreigners can still live a normal life if they keep to themselves, but the missionary who is the culprit will obviously not be spared. Captain Francisco gave them two options, one was to stay in the hold of the Oriental Moon, and live in the hold while they traded their cargo, waiting for the ship to return.

The other choice was given by the captain because he knew how strong or stubborn these transatlantic missionaries were in their beliefs.

That is, led by Lulu, who happened to board the ship, escorted by Henry and others, landed in the north controlled by the Yi people and the mainstream social forces were not strong, and then carefully went overland to join the white church personnel in the Moon Country.

Not to mention the dangers of the road, even if they merge with each other, it is impossible to change the overall environment that is hostile to them.

But these diehards just won't give up.

To put it another way, it is precisely because of this that they choose to embark on this path.

As for why Lisa's group of scholars went on the road together, according to the team leader, that is, Lisa's mentor, the tall and thin man explained, it was because they were very interested in the culture of ethnic minorities such as the Yi people in the north of the Crescent Continent, so they had to seize the opportunity to communicate and exchange after the encounter with Lulu.

But neither our Miss Luo'an nor Mr. Sage buy this much.

As we have been saying, the history of the countries of the world in Rigal is essentially inseparable from religion.

The history of religion is the history of war, and the history of religion is the history of politics. The relationship between the aristocracy and even the royal family and the church is difficult to explain in a few words, and although they sometimes have some internal contradictions, it is clear that it is more appropriate to think of all the Lamanites as a whole in the matter of a foreign land.

And when you switch to that concept, it's hard to believe that the Scholars are more than just cultural exchanges.

The struggle of the Church has made foreigners and minorities the target of persecution, and in this situation, they happened to meet Lulu, a minority. On the other hand, they decided to change the original research plan with the ship, and decided to make contact with the Yi people.

It is clearly intended to draw minorities who are also excluded from mainstream society to their side.

"Whoa—" The water in the cauldron finally boiled after a long time, and the flames below flickered.

Just like all the hearts of people in this hut.