Episode 2: Prelude to the Harvest Festival
"Spring sleepy, autumn and summer napping, alas, I always feel unmotivated. [txtxiashu]" Alice stretched her waist widely, looking lazy.
"Who told you to sleep so late yesterday. Jessica said angrily.
The sky is clear and the sun is shining.
"It's a really nasty weather. Alice muttered quietly.
"Fire mages are the least qualified to say that!" Zero shouted. Although my right hand is still a little red and swollen, I don't feel pain if I don't touch it, and even if it is a little inconvenient, I can only endure it. [Monthly timepiece] good-looking novel debuted [] Monthly timepiece 2
"Isn't the harvest festival usually held in autumn, and why is this town of Beluk so special?" asked Zero, puzzled.
"Because it's watermelons that are abundant here. The erudite Icarus kindly answered Zero's question.
"Bingo! That's right, this is the largest watermelon producer in the Federation, and even exported in large quantities to the imperial capital Moonlight City. The watermelon here tastes sweet, with thin skin and few seeds, which is definitely a must-have to beat the heat~" Alice's eyes lit up~
"You foodie. Zero had already seen through Alice's essence, and his complaints became sharper.
"It doesn't matter what, it's not bad to be a happy snacker. Let me, sister, teach you the ultimate meaning of foodie. ā
"Flash aside. Zero kicked Alice away, thinking that this guy really had the qualifications to be a pervert.
"It's really ruthless, sister, I'm so sad. Alice pretended to cry.
The streets are full of people, but no one is selling watermelons, which makes people doubt the authenticity of the rumors in this watermelon country.
"Every family here is a melon farmer, so you don't need to buy it from anyone else. As for the ones that are sold to outsiders, they will probably not be put out until the festival begins. If the traditions here haven't changed much. Jessica was explaining to the crowd.
"And what are we doing now?" Kaos asked Alice.
"Of course, I'm going to find out the news. The Empire's pursuers will certainly not come to us through the Epireo Line, and you can rest assured. But it is not excluded that someone will intercept it in other places, after all, you have been invited to tea in the imperial capital. Alice looked disdainful, "Do you fool think we're free now? ā
"Miss Alice is right. Leonard added, "We can't return from the Empire, and since we can only go through the Federation, we need to find out what is going on along the way to make a relatively safe route." ā
"Is there a mercenary guild around here?" asked Ike suddenly.
"It's a pity that there aren't many people in this kind of small place, and it's nice to have a hotel for us to stay. Leonard said regretfully.
"It's about the same as Shuanglin. Ike remembered his hometown, and speaking of which, it had been a year since he had been away.
"Hey, Shuanglin is much stronger than here. The future city lord Kaos pushed Ike with a slight dissatisfaction on his face.
"Haha, too. Ike exhaled, and after Kaos made such a fuss, he also relaxed.
"There seems to be a lot of people gathered over there, it's so lively, let's go over and have a look. "Zero Mention YƬ Road at the forefront.
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"Excuse me, thank you. "Zero took advantage of his petite and flexible body to easily squeeze into the crowd.
"Did you hear that, that person seems to be an official of the central government?"
The sound of chattering kept reaching people's ears.
"No, look at that expensive costume, even the mayor can't afford it. ā
"What do you think is the matter with him, running all the way to a remote place like ours?"
"And there's only one person, not even the accompanying guards?"
"Maybe people are masters above level 4, and they are afraid that the little 'hairy' thieves on the road will not succeed?"
Zero listened to these words as he got into the innermost part of the crowd, and sure enough, there was a man standing in the center of the circle with a horse, and his noble temperament made the people around him dare not approach rashly.
Dressed in a white "color" suit, he looks very young, about 20 years old. The permed short silver-gray "color" hair made him look full of energy. At this moment, he was leisurely stroking his companion, the horse. It was supposed to be a very spiritual beast, standing there quietly.
The man apparently heard the gossip of the people, but he himself did not care.
Zero cares a little about his outfit, this kind of standard clothing is very similar to the previous Rolls, but his eyes don't have the anger and fanaticism of Rolls at all. The clear blue "color" eyes make people feel very comfortable to look at.
"Maybe I'm suspicious. Zero thought to himself.
"It's almost time. The man muttered to himself, stopping his movements.
"Get out of the way!" the loud sound was like a bell, and it shook Zero's ears numb.
People consciously dispersed into two piles, giving way from the middle of the road enough to pass five people at once.
But unfortunately, before Zero could figure out what was going on, it became the only obstacle, and the focus of everyone.
"Excuse me, haha......" Zero pulled out of the middle with a grin, as he "touched" his head.
"The little girl is a guest from out of town, so don't care. ā
Zero finally saw the appearance of the comer, this is clearly a two-meter-tall man, no wonder he is so confident.
"You're the mayor here, it's a pleasure to meet you. The man in white politely handed out his right hand to the giant man.
"Nima!" At this moment, there seemed to be tens of millions of saliva beasts (grass and mud horses) rushing through Zero's heart, "Bastard, shouldn't the mayor be a kind and kind old man, how can it be this, Li Dogan is not so strong!"
Of course, these words can only be thought about in the heart, in the face of this kind of super muscular brother, everyone will beat the drum in their hearts. [Monthly timepiece] good-looking novel debuted [] Monthly timepiece 2
"It's a big shame that we can't meet it from afar. The honorific is too exaggerated, and the contemptible person is just a village and a wild man, how can you be so highly regarded by adults. Spartan Belluk, you name it. Mayor Bent down to shake the young man's hand.
Zero suddenly felt like his whole person was Spartan.
"Well, Mr. Sparta, I'm a herald from the Central, Berry. You should be older than me, so you can call me by my first name. The man said with a smile.
"That's not respectful, herald. You've made the long journey here and want to be able to take a break from your stay. ā
Unlike Zero's first impression of him, this muscular brother has an unexpectedly gentle tone when he speaks.
"Don't bother, the order from the central government can be brought to me and flashed. You understand, it's good to call it a day early. Berry half-jokingly excused himself.
"That's a lot of work. ā
Berry pulled out a piece of parchment from his body, but instead of reading it aloud, he handed it directly to Mayor Sparta.
"Formalism is avoided, in fact, the old guys in the center don't like this either, but they have to force their hands to do it. ā
Then, Berry cleared his throat, "To put it simply, all the people in this town, from today onwards, the central government will exempt you from taxes!"
"What?!"
The voices of the people were boiling, and everyone was "chaotic". Sparta waved his hand, and suddenly there was silence below.