She Is Not a Witch Chapter 282: Jackdaw Harbor
Three days later, the airship stopped at an ice-free port in the north.
This is the northernmost point of Linhai in the north. If you want to go to the northern continent, this is the last supply point.
Stepping on the accumulated snow on the ground, there was a creaking sound from the soles of the boots, which was the sound of snowflakes compacting.
The air is very cold, and the exhaled air is covered with white mist. The cold wind cuts through the ears and cheeks like a knife, which makes people feel painful. There are not many pedestrians on the street, and most of them are wearing thick coats. Covered with a scarf and cloth.
The dilapidated iron plate hangs on the street beside the pier, with the words 'Jackdaw Harbor' outlined in the hollow shape on it, telling some travelers who have just arrived here the local name.
Passing through the blue stone streets, a group of people came to a hotel with a black and blue exterior wall. After opening the door, the warm heat wave from the indoor stove brushed over the coat, melting the frost and snow. Slowly soften up.
An elf scholar in the team stepped forward, and after discussing with the boss for a few minutes, the group went directly to the house behind the hotel and booked it up as a place to stay for these days.
"The overhaul and replenishment of the airship will take about five days, during which we will rest and stay here temporarily." Charlie trotted over and told Lorraine Hill the current arrangement.
After listening, the girl nodded to show that she understood. The room was arranged for two people, and she naturally lived with Xia Li.
After returning to the room, Lorraine Hill lit the fire in the fireplace. Slowly, the temperature in the room rose and became much more comfortable.
After Xia Li put down her things, she didn't stay for a long time, so she went downstairs to find something to eat. Although she was a forest elf, she seemed to like eating meat very much. She wanted to ask the shop about it. What kind of special food does the boss have here?
Lorraine Hill was not very hungry, so he didn't go with him, but lay down on the bench by the fireplace for a while.
This hotel has the local characteristics of the northern region. The walls are not painted with white and smooth paint gray like those of the mansions in the south, but are directly exposed, exposing the bluestone blocks.
The overall color of the stone is very dark, a kind of deep cyan, and there are a little white textures in it, which spread and distribute in the peeled section. If you are sleepy, half-open your eyes and look at these textures, it may be blurred Associated with many scenes and objects, there is a kind of rustic natural beauty.
Several dark brown hardwood boards are fixed on the stone by big nails, on which are placed some commonly used items in the room, including a large copper wine glass, a small smoke stove with an animal head, a dark gray stone vase and so on.
The curtains are very thick and rough to the touch. They seem to be made of hemp, and they are also dark blue. The most eye-catching thing in the room is naturally the white sheets. Compared with the dark blue, it seems extraordinarily clean and beautiful. .
Leaning on the bench, listening to the slow whirring of the flame in the fireplace, and occasionally sporadic crackling sounds, Lorraine Hill felt that the skirt was a little hot, but it was not enough to burn.
Just like that, she put her hand on the warm wooden armrest, looked sideways at the flame, and slowly took a nap. This sage girl has often become sleepy recently.
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It was getting dark, and it was evening.
"Squeak—" The thick wooden door was pushed open, and the sound of conversation in the corridor outside woke the girl up.
"Are you going shopping tomorrow, Xia Li?" It was a sunny and hearty voice, it seemed to be an elf girl of the same age as Xia Li.
"I'm going, I'm going, this is the first time I've come to the North, I must go out and have a look."
"Haha, then we agreed, we will meet downstairs at 9 o'clock tomorrow, don't forget to sleep."
"Yeah, I won't forget. I always get up early. Sleeping is such a waste of life. 24 hours a day is not enough for me." Xia Li patted her chest and finished speaking with several people before closing the door.
After approaching the room, Xia Li came to the girl and looked at Lorraine Hill, who was still sleepy, with a funny expression on her face.
"Wake up, Jialan, it's already night, don't sleep anymore."
"Woo... ah." Lorraine Hill sat up and stretched his waist, which made him sober up.
"Is it a new friend?" The girl remembered that Xia Li didn't know anyone else on the airship well at first.
"Yes, there is also a senior from the Land of the River Bend, who graduated from the school there before. We gradually got to know each other on the airship, and we talked about many happy things together these days~" Looking at Lorraine Hill admired Xia Li's cheerful appearance.
No matter the past life or the present life, this girl is a hard worker at socializing, and she will also be envious of the kind of expert who can make friends with anyone. I had no choice but to beg someone, so I felt much more relaxed and comfortable.
Let’s have as few friends as possible, and it’s quite relaxing to live alone.
"Do you want something to eat? I brought you something for dinner." Xia Li opened the bag in hand as she said.
"What is it?" The girl was slightly curious.
"It's not bread. The bread here is not delicious. It's hard and boring. It's a pastry made of some kind of fish." As she spoke, Xia Li took out the things wrapped in oiled paper and opened them on the table. The pastries are stacked like small bricks, exuding a faint heat and fragrance.
"Eat it while it's hot."
"Yeah." Eating the soft pastry, Lorraine Hill slowly savored the ingredients.
It should be a pastry made by cooking the fish, removing the thorns and skin, then smashing and chopping, and then mixing it with flour and eggs.
Unexpectedly, such exquisite pastries can be eaten in the north. When she first came to the north, she thought the food here would be very monotonous.
After eating the pastries, Lorraine Hill simply took a hot bath, and then fell asleep in his pajamas.
Outside the window at night is the sky with faint stars, the fireplace in the room still has a dark red fire, and the day in the north is spent peacefully like this.
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The next day, soon after dawn, Lorraine Hill changed into a black winter dress with a shawl and went out in light gray boots.
According to the letter some time ago, Yi Xue should arrive in these two days. She is going to the port to ask, pay attention, and by the way, learn about the living conditions of the people here.
Compared to when I first came here yesterday, the street today is a bit more lively. Maybe it's because many nearby villagers came to the city in the early morning, and they can always see aunts and old people walking by with baskets.
They used to wear plain gray and black clothes, because they were filled with a lot of cotton wool or old fur, so the clothes looked bloated and the shape was not very good-looking.
'Jackdaw Harbor' is one of the territories of the Duke of Trey~IndoMTL.com~ This is almost the northernmost place in the northern border, and there are no special products or resources around it. It is relatively barren, and the only thing that can be remembered , is the 'Jackdaw Fleet' stationed on the other side of the sea cliff.
For those who don’t know, I’m afraid it will be very strange why there is a fleet stationed in such a remote place, but if you talk about the origins of the nobles in the northern border and understand the history of the early empire, you may be able to roughly guess it. s reason.
That's right, this is where the remnants of Eternal Darkness Island landed and returned to the mainland in the past, and it is also the base where the empire monitors the ice elves to prevent them from going south and returning to the mainland.
It's just such a function. With the protracted peace, it was slowly forgotten, and this fleet gradually became a forgotten existence.
The warships built in the past are parked in the abandoned military port one after another. The long sails in them have long been leaking and dilapidated, and the originally black sunken wood has now turned gray under the wind and rain.
The tragic war between elves and humans has gradually become a distant and ethereal legend.
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