Xiling Empire Chapter 1578: City in the mountains
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Shandora and I stayed at the edge of the galaxy for almost a day, plus the previous time that the Admiral was delayed, so basically it was "lost" for a whole day, but because of the slight departure I have been vaccinated with Celine, and the latter did not doubt our whereabouts this day. This is very rare, and it fully proves that this fighting nun trusts me and Shandora's-after all, it is a very special period. The trainee priests on the train were all panic-stricken, and the entire town was almost forbidden from entering or leaving.
And Shandora and I also got good news soon after returning: the decree of the Pope from the Holy Capital of the Holy See has been issued, Celine has the opportunity to face the Pope, and as she expected, Shandora and I have to follow A trip.
In fact, it does n’t matter whether there is this invitation or not. I and Shandora are in a big deal to directly find people in the airborne saints, but it will inevitably be a bit confusing and troublesome, so we have been waiting until today. And it turns out that this kind of waiting is valuable: if we do n’t wait patiently, we wo n’t know from the female leader of the technical revival that the Pope ’s 100-year change, the real secret may be in the hands of the cardinal, and we will find the wrong time. I'm afraid people have to waste a lot of effort. Now I do n’t need to think about anything. The invitation letter to the Santo has been sent to me. Shandora and I can just go away after waiting for.
At dinner, Celine announced the news of "The Pope's Summoning". The single mother mom fighting nun who had entered the working state had the biggest change compared to a few days ago. It's a tired expression that didn't wake up, but she really has a tendency to talk and do things. I doubt that she must be like that when she was an adventurer. The kind of lifelessness when she saw her a few days ago Needless to say, the atmosphere is only brought about by the hard life these years.
"Leave the day after tomorrow, only one day tomorrow is ready, the time is tight, but you should not have any problem when you travel abroad often," at the table, Celine gave me the little girl Alu cut dough while facing me and Shandora nodded It was the Pope who summoned us personally that we could ride the church ’s Imperial Eagle, which saves time and counts the intermediate breaks and transfers to the Holy City in two days. But should n’t you ever ride that kind of monster? I am afraid that the opportunity to fly in the air is not so easy. I will apply for you to prepare a giant eagle with a closed pod. Miss Shandora looks ... very light, and you two together will not be afraid. "
"It's okay, we're not afraid of flying," I waved my hand, thinking that Yufeng Juying should be a means of transportation for the high-end crowd of World. It seems that after losing the super science and technology, the church had to find a partial replacement from the beast Products, but its popularity must not be very good. At least official clerics like Celine can only obtain "flight permits" when the circumstances are special. "You see Shandora, she has been flying around all the time, I am also very With flying experience. "
The Shandora ball is soaking lazily in a huge soup pot at this moment, she is used to satisfy her appetite from a spiritual level, but I still feel like she is a big balloon floating on the vegetable soup anyway. ——Of course, this can't be said, otherwise she will inevitably jump on the spot angrily and splash all the dishes in the room. Her Majesty the Queen hum hum wobbled a few times: "Yes, flying is a very common thing, in fact, I am definitely flying faster than your imperial eagle."
Celine looked at the strange Shandora ball of life, and then looked at my mysterious "adventure and scholar" who married a ball as his wife. He looked down at the corner of his mouth and seemed to be not planning to follow us. This is abnormal. The group continued to communicate.
"Mom, can I follow you?" The little girl Ai Lu lowered her head to be a good child for a long time, at this moment finally couldn't help but say, she looked at the Celine at the table, the big eyes was full of expectations, " I want to see the pope. People say that the pope ’s height is eight feet, and his waist is eight feet ... "
"Do n’t talk nonsense, keep respect for the Pope," Celine immediately gave him a stern look at daughter|girl, then shook his head, "This is not going out, it ’s the same as before, you go to Aunt Aisali, I have already Arranged, you live in Aisari's house for half a month. But I will probably come back before that, just to report some things, the specific actions of the upper church should be nothing to me. "
It seems that Ai Lu is not the first time he has been left at home. Celine probably has to go to the Diocese or Santo every a period of time to report something (she said she is also the person in charge and usually has no work, Every year, enmity always has to get a card to get a salary or something), but the little girl still tries to show what she owes her 8 million all over the world: "But the bread made by Aunt Aisali can almost knock the teeth off Ah. "
Celine's expression is stiff, and then don't look away, the tone is not very confident: "... it can't be said to the aunt's house, you can always be taken care of by her from childhood to age. But she does bake bread. There is a problem ... would you like to change it temporarily and go to your uncle Ford? "
Ailu's face turned green immediately: "No, Uncle Ford lied to me to eat spicy green vegetables, which can be spicy or spicy."
It ’s a harmonious and friendly mother and daughter. Speaking of Shandora, have you made enough? Have you made enough to let my noodles go in and bubble up? Chewy noodles choking the dead guys!
There is no need to repeat the preparation for the next day ’s travel. Anyway, I did n’t have much to prepare with Shandora. I just took a travel bag and pretended to have my luggage. Anyway, I could get out of this travel bag for anything I needed on the road. There is no problem from the wild survival knife to the wild survival island. Early in the morning on the third day, Celine sent Alu to a friend's house, and then locked the hotel door and led us to the square in front of the church. Some huge "eagles" and several black monks were already there. This is waiting.
Yufeng Giant Eagle ... Actually not as mighty as the eye-catching imagined. Although it has the name of "Eagle", it actually looks more like a weird vulture. This kind of giant bird with a length of several meters does not know if it is Not a creature originally on the planet, or a product of the original ancient civilization (after all, their shape is not like the result of natural evolution), in short, they are the alternative means of transportation after the World lost the aircraft and empty boat , And it seems to be the fastest. Each giant eagle has a seat fixed on its back, which comes with a reliable strap and an original parachute backpack (how does the God knows effect). This group of royal wind eagles was transferred from the neighboring diocese, and the black robe who came here together were the "air knights" of the church. They served as guards and guides along the way. These sky knights are equipped with advanced weapons as expected. This World person calls it a holy suit, which is actually something like a particle rifle.
I imagined a group of medieval-style monks in divine robes riding on a fantastic eagle, shouting the **** ’s slogan while fighting with particle rifles and small rockets. This scene is really a bit of a feeling!
It is obvious that this kind of eye-catching thing rarely appears in this small town. Several imperial eagles attracted civilians and bear children who are full of pits and valleys to watch. The little girl Ai Lu was rushed away by her mother in advance, otherwise at this moment must also be messing with the scene. But all the civilians are standing far away from the imperial eagle, and even the bear children voluntarily come together, it seems that people are quite afraid of these fierce creatures.
"It's been a long time since I've ridden this thing," Celine looked at the huge raptor in front of him and couldn't help showing a nostalgic look. "General adventurers don't just have the chance to fly casually, I It was still when I was in the church that every clergyman had to learn to fly before riding the a period of time giant eagle. But what I learned in those days was the skills that I would use when fighting. Ordinary people simply ride on their way ... No difficulty, overcome fear, keep warm, make sure to tie the rope, close eyes waiting for and reach the destination. By the way, your giant eagle is the one next to you. Although you said that you have had flying experience, Mr. Scholar, the church is domesticated The giant eagle is much faster than the rental giant eagle that the adventurer can reach. Remember to check the tie rope carefully. "
"Oh, no problem," I came to my giant eagle, and couldn't help but pointed to a covered small basket beside the seat. "What the **** is this for? Other people's giant eagles?" Why don't you have it? "
"Uh ..." Celine's face was slightly embarrassed, "This is the 'seat' for Miss Shandora, and the church colleagues haven't figured out how to prepare a seat for a ball all night, the usual tie rope It seems that it is not very safe. Let you hold the fly all the way. We are worried about accidents or make you too tired, and then ... not good? "
I thought for a while and did n’t dare to let go of holding Shandora (afraid that Her Majesty the Queen Junwei rushed out and smashed his head): "Oh, thank you for your kindness-but I think it ’s enough to hold her, and Shandora can fly by itself, please Be sure to believe that her flying skills are not worse than these birds. "
Although I feel that there are too many slots, after all, these church members are also kind. It is also difficult for them to study to prepare a seat for a ball. Maybe how many sky knights almost caught their heads in the face of this incredible request last night. It's bald, so let's laugh a little bitterly, I believe that the Shandora ball Queen will not care about such a small problem.
Celine has a weird expression (in fact, she often has a very weird expression when she sees the bizarre duo of me and Shandora), then nodded, and then flips the bird very chicly and waves his hand with great momentum: "Go ! "
We have embarked on the journey to the Holy City of the Lost Gods in legend, the time is like an arrow, the sun and the moon are like a shuttle, and in a blink of an eye ... Well, two days later, the group of people arrived at their destination so smoothly and without danger. Ground.
I ’m not convinced that this is a smooth journey! As a epic class forced to encounter something every time I rushed for several years, this way I did not encounter natural disasters, human disasters or pagan hijacking, except that the Shandora ball fell from the sky several times. Shandora also proved with actual actions that he did fly very fast), do you dare to believe?
If you do n’t believe it, you have to believe it. Anyway, we are here: a great mountain city, a holy capital.
The city is located in a cold place close to the northern mountains. A semi-circular mountain range isolates it from the ocean. Crossing the mountains is the ocean. On the opposite side of the ocean is an island chain called the Magic pearl and the mystery inheritance. It is said that there are many ancient Magic products on the large and small islands. The base of the lost gods is located on the other side of the mountain. Land, surrounded by mountains. The warm monsoon from the ocean is blocked by the mountains, and Santo is located right in the middle of the mountain where the temperature is lower. Half of the year is winter, but the time we came is quite good. It is the whole summer of Continent, San Both sides are like snow and ice melting trees and trees every spring.
The city is not as a whole as I thought, but it is divided into several areas and distributed along the mountains, just like a large mountain is cut into sections and built into a city, those hidden in the mountains The magnificent building is less prosperous due to its dispersion, but it adds a bit of atmosphere to its integration with the mountains. The eagle eagle we took landed smoothly on a rocky platform above the Santo. Since the transfer was once in the middle, this eagle eagle was not the group at the time of departure.
"This is the windcaller stone platform, the church's wind eagle group is managed by the Magic faction, so you will see a lot of Magic creations on the windcaller stone platform, Miss Shandora's 'egg curse' It will definitely be solved by the cardinal of the Magic faction. "The two days of running did not seem to make the seemingly weak fighting nun Celine tired. When everybody landed, she began to introduce us happily. Here comes the situation. Because I was afraid of leaking, I and Shandora confessed that I had never been to the Holy Capital, so she felt that as a church member and "introducer", it was necessary to act as a half guide, "We rest here for a long time, then Go directly to the cathedral in the city. Oh, you can see the cathedral from here. The biggest black and white building is, is it amazing? "
Celine pointed happily under the stone platform and walked in the direction of her finger. I saw a large group of buildings in the shadow of the mountain, and the most conspicuous thing was the gods known as the "Crown of Knowledge" The highest palace. It was a huge building with a rounded tower arch guard and a style somewhat like a Baroque church. The most striking thing is its color scheme-half black and white, divided into two halves from the middle, like two churches. Putting it together!
"White represents science and technology and black represents mystery. Pope science and technology and Pope Magic jointly exercise the power given by God in the" Crown of Knowledge ", supervise the direction of knowledge of World, and guide believers how to be cautious about contacting ancient wisdom," Celine drew a strange symbol on his chest, with a happy look on his face, "When Ailu grows up, maybe she should be brought here to meet the world, the girl is at home all day long thinking about things that are not on the edge, she After all, I ca n’t stay in the country. In fact, I have a plan-I will take her to settle in Santo after she reaches adulthood. Anyway, the remains of the ancient tower have been opened, and it will become an abandoned place after a few years of excavation. The mission was completed. After Leif left, there was not much place in the town to be nostalgic. It is better to go back to the Holy City. This is where I grew up. "
After a few days of contact, I have found that Celine is actually a very good-spoken person, with a gentle personality and not dull, and it is easy to open up to those who trust. This is a normal single mother: life is a bit difficult, there is still some sadness in her heart, but there is a cute child as a support, the burden of life may be heavy, but she can still support it, she lives normally. She works in a normal way and cares for her children in general. She wo n’t know that she has witnessed history unintentionally, or even that she may become a pivotal part of history. In other words, Shadow City has been expanded. Maybe she can let her and Ellu try to settle down in a more prosperous and magical place? At least those weird ideas in Ai Lu's head will definitely not be regarded as strange in Shadow City.
Windcaller Shitai is called "Shitai". It is actually a very large irregular square. On one side of the square is an open area facing the sky. It is a place where giant eagles and other flying camels land, and its edge is also built. There are facilities like an observation deck, and the other side of the square is basically houses and shops. Most of the people living in this city are members of the church, but due to the strange rules of the lost religion, even church members have to follow Ordinary people live and discuss their lives, so they still have to work and do business in their cities. The conversation most often heard on the streets is this: "The God of science and technology is on, Cardinal Joseph Ankang, you radishes?" "Magic The **** is on, and Archbishop Roland looks pretty good-five catties a catty. "" Why is it more expensive than yesterday? "" Oh, Cardinal Wilson, who delivered food to the market, knelt and rubbed his board at home. I hired this dish. The car pulls itself up from the mountain, you have to make me earn hard work of a copper plate ... "" Hey, you old trick, in the name of the **** of science and technology, spare two corianders. I go back to the following article. "" God of Magic Up! Are you two? "
Basically, this is the rhythm.
The Pope meets visitors at night, so the church has arranged a place for us to rest. After all, it ’s a very tiring thing for ordinary people to blow natural wind in the sky these two days (fighting monks and fighting) The nuns said it was n’t superman). We were led by several monks to a hostel in the inner layer of the windcaller ’s stone platform. This seems to be specially prepared for the pilgrims who come to the Holy City for sightseeing. It is not a festival, and there are no tourists here. The hostel surroundings is naturally very deserted.
But it seems that there is any activity on the side of the Holy City?
Because the wind caller Shitai is very high, I can easily see the scene in the city below. I found that there are many black robes or red in a hurry on the wide roads that are dug or piled along the mountain. Robe monks, clergymen only dress like this when they perform tasks or go out as **** spokespersons. They usually wear casual clothes on weekdays (just like Celine when they first met), so these are hurrying on the mountain road The monk was obviously called up for something.
They are all converging in one direction: the cathedral in the center of the holy city.