After the two people were separated, Catherine led the previous group to speed up the mountain, but she was still somewhat worried about her sister, and the sooner she returned to the monastery, the sooner she would ask the other sisters to come down and pick her up.

She was very familiar with every grass and stone on the mountain, and with her to guide the way, Jiang Chanji and they were able to go up the mountain from the most optimized route, avoiding many dangerous roads and detours.

Climbing up from the foot of the mountain, it is as if you have experienced three seasons of summer, autumn and winter in one day, the flowers bloom at the foot of the mountain, the autumn wind is bleak on the mountainside, and the wind is biting cold on the mountainside, and when you reach nearly a third of the mountaintop, it is already icy and snowy.

People who are not used to high altitude are out of breath, but the monocular infrared lens modified by Zixuan has been replaced with a glass that automatically turns gray when exposed to strong light, so that at least one eye will not sting to tears when facing the strong light reflected by ice and snow.

From time to time, Catherine reminds everyone to pay attention to the hard ice and snow under their feet to avoid slipping.

"Over there...... Is it a war?"

Layla gasped and pointed to the other side of the mountain, where their view would not be completely obstructed by the mountain since they had reached a great height.

Everyone stopped, resting and squinting at the past.

There are neither large cities nor any major industrial facilities in the vicinity of the Aare Mountains, the air is extremely pure, the visibility is very high, and they are condescending and have an incredible view.

On the other side of the mountain, in the plains and hills, there are a few clouds of smoke rising faintly, and it is not a city, so it is unlikely that there was a fire in the home.

Both the Ninja Suit Kits on No. 33 and No. 15 are equipped with small folding binoculars, which are only a few sheets of paper thick when closed, and look like toys when unfolded, but they are definitely much stronger than the naked eye.

They looked through binoculars.

"It's the tanks that are burning. Number 33 said.

Everyone's hearts are awe-inspiring, the war has spread to the sight range.

There was a faint flash of light that was fleeting.

"Another tank seems to have been hit!" No. 33 moved the telescope up and down, left and right, trying to find the killer who attacked the tank, but did not find it, and it may have been too far away.

With the exception of Luisa, everyone else had been so close to war for the first time in their lives, and even Luisa, the kind of war she had experienced as a child with Acre 47 and RPGs was tantamount to a village fight in the face of real modern warfare.

The real war does not have the spectacular scene of tanks lining up to bomb each other in the movie, the battle is already over beyond the line of sight, it is destined to be a one-sided slaughter, and there is no such thing as an equal match.

No. 33 stared at the tank that had been hit and caught fire, although only a vague outline could be seen from such a distance, but she was sure that no one had lifted the roof and escaped, and if the soldiers in the tank were lucky, it was better to be shocked to death the moment they were hit, or else they would be burned alive by 2,000 degrees of molten steel.

"If those tanks can't hold their positions, the front will have to advance to this side. Number 15 said.

Number 33 glanced at her and did not speak.

"Keep walking, the tank won't climb the mountain. Jiang Chanji took the lead in taking a step.

Although the tanks will not be able to climb the mountain, if the foot of the mountain falls, the nuns may have to be trapped on the mountain.

Not only the nuns, but how did they get down the mountain and leave safely?

"It's been eight lifetimes!" lamented Layla, "how did I get on this thief ship?"

"You came with you, we won't let you come, you still have to come, don't dump the pot on others!" Jiang Chanji took a preventive shot in advance.

The more Layla thought about it, the more she regretted it, she had a few chances to jump ship, she could have stayed on the plane after the plane landed, she could have refused to board the helicopter with them, or at worst, she could have retreated when she reached the bottom of the mountain, but I don't know how, she had this idea, but she didn't put it into practice.

She thought that she was bewitched by Jiang Chanji's nonsense, and believed that the head of the courtyard could handle all this or something, but in fact, she ...... In the face of this major crisis, people have the psychology of following the crowd and holding together, and subconsciously think that places with more people are safer, at least safer than being alone, which is why once someone flees by car and gathers to storm the airport, more and more people will follow suit, knowing that they will be blocked outside the airport and blocked on the highway, it may be better to stay at home for safety, but they just can't suppress the urge to act in a group.

"Hold on, it's almost there. Catherine comforted Louisa, who was the least cold-tolerant of all, with her face about to be frozen white.

The head of the college has already negotiated with the airport, and the other party has agreed to let some children enter the airport, and children from the same family can be accompanied by an adult. Fu Su's voice sounded in Jiang Chanji's mind.

[It's the first time I've had close contact with the head of the house, and the head of the house is much kinder than I thought!

"Do you believe that I relayed this to the head of the house?" he replied in his mind.

[Don't don't, don't!Sister Chanji, you definitely won't make a small report, right?The head of the academy also praised my ability very well, hehe!]

"It's very powerful, it's annoying, you see that two of your three sentences are nonsense. ”

[Cut~ I think Senior Sister Chanji, you are jealous of me!Ah, the head of the academy asked where you are?]

Judging from Fu Su's tone, she seems to be in the dean's office, if she is really familiar with the dean, in case she stays in the dean's office in the future and becomes the dean's mouthpiece...... I'm going to have to trouble him.

"We were delayed at the airport for a while and are already climbing the hill and should be almost there. ”

Jiang Chanji was talking to Fu Su while walking with his head bored, and suddenly heard an unfamiliar voice sounding in front of him.

"Who's there, stop! Can't go any further!"

Two young women in white cotton robes flashed out in front of them, blocking the way.

"It's me. ”

Catherine caught up from behind him.

"Catherine, you're back, where's Arabella?" the two women relaxed.

"In the back, I asked the sisters of the monastery at the foot of the mountain to take refuge in the mountain, which was about half a day's walk behind us. Catherine replied.

"Shelter, shelter, shelter?" the two nuns apparently had no idea of the disaster that was taking place at the foot of the mountain.

"There's a war, and the war may spread here, so it's too late to say more, I have to see the pastor as soon as possible...... These are messengers from the Momiji Academy and the Ninja Academy. Catherine said.

"All right, go up, and we will go down to meet Arabella and them. When the two nuns saw Catherine's awe-struck expression, they guessed that something might be wrong, and ran down their path like two white swifts.

Catherine led the group on their way up, and after a short walk, they turned a headland and led them to a hidden cave entrance, which was also guarded by two nuns.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Chanji noticed Catherine's embarrassed expression.

"I forgot to mention that according to the rules of this hospital, outsiders need to pass through this tunnel blindfolded......" she muttered, "but there is no precedent for envoys from other organizations to visit before, and I am not sure if I can make an exception......

"This kind of thing doesn't matter, what do you take?"

Jiang Chanji took the lead in expressing his position, and the others had no objections, most of them were choked by the mountain wind, and they couldn't wait to enter the cave to escape the cold.

Catherine gave each of them a scarf, and when they were all blindfolded, she brought them a long rope to lead them into the cave.

It was still cold outside, but inside the cave was full of spring, and the sound of chaotic footsteps echoed between the cave walls, and Catherine would sound a warning every time she turned a corner or where the terrain was dropped, so the group walked smoothly.

After walking in the cave tunnel for about ten minutes, their footsteps suddenly disappeared, as if they had entered a wide space, and they even heard the sound of birds, which was at least three or four thousand meters above sea level!

"Okay, I've wronged everyone, you can take off your blindfold. Catherine said apologetically.

The moment everyone took off their blindfolds, they were stunned by the sight in front of them.

A passage poured into Jiang Chanji's mind - the mountain has a small mouth, as if there is light. Drop off the boat and enter from the mouth. At the beginning, it is extremely narrow, and only then can it be passed. After dozens of steps, it suddenly became clear. The land is flat, the houses are like that, and there are good fields and beautiful ponds and mulberry bamboos. Qianmo traffic, chickens and dogs smell each other...... This is like a living peach blossom source!

Those who have not been here in person would not have imagined that there is a world in the belly of this dormant volcano, rows of lush fruit forests, streams formed by mineral-rich hot springs flowing with white air, some nuns picking fruits, some reading, and some nuns giving open-air lessons to smaller nuns.

Everyone looked at Catherine enviously, it's not too cool to be able to live and grow here! Not to mention the transcendental, even ordinary people come here, and they will live for ten more years, right?

Catherine smiled bitterly, the life of the hermitage seems very beautiful to outsiders, but it is like a city person going to a farmhouse to experience life, a short stay will feel all kinds of good, but if you want to live in the countryside for a long time, you will experience the many inconveniences of the countryside...... There is no WiFi here, no signal, every day I see familiar faces, no matter how good the place is, I will feel bored after staying in the best place for a long time, otherwise Arabella will not want to come back after coming down the mountain?

If ordinary people live here, they will definitely prolong their lives, but they are definitely far less interesting than outside, and even the things they eat every day are almost the same, so it depends on whether they pursue the length of life or the width of life.

The surrounding mountain walls slope slightly inward, shaped like an inverted funnel, and the open crater is just above the center, and the clouds of water vapor are constantly shrouded outside the pass.

It was nearly noon, and the sun was shining straight through the crater.

There are no houses here, and in the center of the sun-drenched clearing is a stone monastery, rugged and solemn, with the cross at the top bathed in sunlight and looking extremely holy.

"Please. ”

Catherine led the group to the stone monastery.

The surrounding nuns saw Catherine's appearance and waved to greet her, while the younger nuns craned their necks to look for Arabella, because Catherine was still too majestic.

Catherine had informed the other messengers of the arrival in advance, so that the nuns did not panic at the sight of so many unfamiliar faces at once, but looked at them curiously.

Catherine whispered a few words to a nun who might be in charge, who nodded and sent a few nuns down the mountain to meet the group behind.

The heavy door opened, and they followed Catherine into the stone monastery, and to their surprise, there was electricity here, and in their imagination, the inside of the monastery was lit by candles......

"There's a geothermal generator underneath the monastery, don't think of us as ...... Ahem!" Catherine wanted to say the words "primitive people", but suddenly thought that Louisa's tribe had no electric lighting, so she swallowed the words back, fortunately, she said it in Chinese, and Louisa did not understand.

The monastery was so quiet that it seemed that even their own breathing could be heard, and their footsteps seemed very abrupt.

Catherine led them straight ahead, and according to the size of the monastery, Jiang Chanji estimated that they were now very close to the center of the monastery.

In front of it there is another door, which is ornately decorated compared to the rest of the monastery, and is carved with elaborate reliefs on the theme of biblical stories.

The door closed, and Catherine turned back and said, "This is the meditation hall where the head of the house is located, and I will enter first, and you will wait." ”

She pushed open a crack in the door, and when she entered, she closed it again.

Jiang Chanji took the opportunity to tidy up his clothes, he could be a hanger when he represented himself, but he was now representing the school.

Luisa also took out her human bone scepter from her bag.

After a while, Catherine opened the two doors completely and said, "Please come in." ”

Jiang Chanji and the others walked in lightly, he walked first, and his eyes widened in surprise immediately after entering.

He had thought that it would be a miracle that this monastery built in the belly of a volcanic mountain could be completed, and that it was unnecessary and difficult to do any more elaborate design, but now that he had found himself wrong, at least the design of this meditation hall was eye-catching.

The hall is circular, and the ground is paved with two colors of stone slabs, one white and one black, in the shape of an ancient European nautical compass, with four thicker sharp corners pointing to the east, south, west, and north, and four thinner sharp corners pointing to the northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest, which is very beautiful and at the same time implies a strong sense of order.

The compass-shaped floor has three inner circles, which are raised step by step, and the center of the innermost circle, which is the center of the entire meditation hall and the center of the entire monastery, is a stone throne.

A woman dressed in a nun's garb sat upright on a throne, watching them calmly.

And that's not all, the inner circle is above the glass roof, and the sunlight from the crater shines vertically through the monastery, and the edge of the sunlight overlaps the inner circle, and the patriarch sitting on the throne seems to be a god shrouded in holy light.