Academic Gathering with Lich Colleagues

Chapter 246 The Right Gift

When the guards wearing golden and red armor appeared in the patrol team of the holy city of Lokarot, the residents of this city had already immersed themselves in the carnival.The palate torment of previous fasts may not be unique to travelers like Lyle.The affable-looking, smiling residents held glasses of wine, reveling in a morbid joy that Lyall believed included a release from a long-repressed self.Regardless of the method, Locarrot has entered the carnival of the Holy Light Ritual.

Whenever they encountered patrolling guardians, each reveler offered wine and food as if they were surrendering to the Holy Light.The guards took off their helmets, filled their helmets with wine and food, and smiled like everyone else on their exposed faces.

"The holiness I imagined is very different from the reality." Lyle liked the gentleness of the guardians, but when they were covered with praise and delicacies, the purity of the Holy Light was also a little shaken in his heart.In this city, there are still people who are being disliked. Those meat steaks hanging from the corners of the overflowing helmets that are about to fall are simply ironic sharp knives piercing Lyle's eyes.

"Yes, Lord Lyle, when I witnessed this behavior for the first time, I also had doubts about the guardians. It seems that they did not follow the thrift of the Holy Light. For this reason, I asked my lord father," Kallen said The visor of the helmet lifted, and the mouth came close to Lyle's ear. "The thanksgiving activities of the Holy Light Ceremony are not one-way. This is why I respect His Majesty Rafael Bedmon the most. Lord Lyle, please follow me closely."

He said he was following closely, but Karen’s iron-like palms did not give Lyle the right to choose at all. He was dragged to a restaurant, like building blocks embedded in a remote alley, surrounded by white walls. If it wasn't for Karen leading the way, Lyle wouldn't even come to such a restaurant.Although the store is very lively now, with a large number of people, the density of paladin guards is too high.

"A restaurant that specializes in serving paladins?" Lyle watched the guards holding helmets walk into the restaurant one by one, but never came out again. Maybe they were enjoying the food?
"Let's go in quickly, Lord Lyle."

Lyle was dragged and squeezed in from the line of guards. The guard who was pushed away by little Kallen didn't have any dissatisfaction. Under Lyle's apology, he smiled modestly at him.

Kallen takes Lyall to learn about the Guardians.

Some new Guardians also need to know themselves.

Nelson Kano only joined the Guardian Legion five months ago. Before that, he had been a reserve paladin in Duvenshire, and it had always been his dream to become a crusader.Therefore, on this trip to the holy city, he was strict with himself.Nelson followed his captain and stood in the middle of the road, expressing his sincere thanks to the residents who gave food.His muscles were twitching, and his face was numb from laughing.

His captain, Pierre, is a straightforward and rough man. He took great care of Nelson as a rookie and gave him a lot of physical guidance.Nelson doesn't blame him. If he wants to learn how to beat someone, he has to learn to be beaten first, especially when he finds that he is getting stronger and stronger with the pressure. The joy of growing up makes him respect this senior who doesn't seem much older than him. .

"Keep smiling, boy! We're eating other people's food."

Nelson looked at the meat steaks stuffed in the helmet, the smell of dripping fat spread from the helmet, and it was full. "Mr. Pierre, my face is almost numb, and we get too much food. We don't need so much food." Nelson still had nothing to say in his heart.

"As a paladin, to accept the favor of the object of protection without limit, violates the humility of the paladin? You think so?" Pierre's smile remained unchanged, "Obey orders, soldier, this is our duty. "

"Yes, sir."

Holding a full bag of food, Nelson followed behind Pierre, just like other paladins, they shuttled through the deep alleys, away from those praises and hustle and bustle.Maybe find a place to enjoy where no one is paying attention, Nelson smiled self-deprecatingly.

They came to a restaurant, and it was already full of people. The paladins, who were full of food like themselves, crowded into the small space. All the seats were filled by the paladins. Steaks are stacked on a dinner plate.There were also some guards holding food in their hands and queuing up one by one. Nelson noticed that the crowded long queue led to the back kitchen.Feeling baffled, Nelson followed the flow and entered the queue.

Then Pieretti snatched him out, stuffed Nelson on the seat, and squeezed himself into the line leading to the back kitchen. "The back kitchen is too early for you, newcomer, start with the basics first."

Nelson looked at a long table full of fellow paladins, and was unable to speak for a while.

"Don't worry, newcomer, it's very simple," the enthusiastic senior sitting next to him began to teach Nelson... how to heat food with holy light... "Yes, use the magic of the holy flame, the magic of this magic The temperature is just right for grilling meat, ah! Tilt your wrist, your posture is not right... The firepower has become lower, and the Holy Light should be more powerful. Very good, keep this temperature for twelve minutes. Alright, rookie, your task It's done, but your control over the Light needs to be a little more refined.

Nelson looked at the steaming steak in his plate, and the string in his head seemed to be snapped.

Holy Light cooking class?Nelson looked at the guards who lined up to the back kitchen, and his own terrible but real thoughts emerged in his head. Could it also be...

A pillar of fire shot out from the kitchen window, and the paladins released their protective spells one after another, still amazed. "It's Shengyan Stir-fry, my goodness, which master's delicacy is about to appear?"

Collapsed, Nelson's world view.So when a beautiful girl with a cute appearance and gentle personality came forward with some simple green vegetables, he just passed those green vegetables mechanically.

"Plates and garnishes are also very important. Beautiful design can affect people's appetite. This is an art."

The words of the senior guardian sitting next to him just made him feel irritated. Nelson fell into a feeling of humiliation and impatience. His view of the guardians changed. A recreational act, Nelson regretted it in his heart.Annoyed, he grabbed some lettuce leaves, shredded them casually and threw them into his dinner plate.

The nearby guards didn't stop him when they saw his behavior, they just cooked their food to perfection.

What's next?Goofy gluttonous feast at last?Just when Nelson thought he was ready for worse, one by one the guards stood up with their carefully prepared food, and they lined up towards the back door of the restaurant.There, the girl with a warm smile was happily chatting with other paladins.Behind her is a large pile of white masks.

It was Nelson's turn. There was a kind of pure light in the girl's eyes, like water drops on a lotus flower, shining in the sunlight.She handed Nelson a mask, her beautiful eyes twinkling like stars.

"Praise the Light, Lord Guardian. This is your mask."

"mask?"

The girl smiled, "Of course you don't need to wear a mask, it's a simple symbol of my compatriots, but I believe children will love you as handsome."

Behind Nelson, other guards had already put on their masks, "Newcomers, you'd better wear them, this is a respect for the victims."

Not being a prick, Nelson thanked the girl, donned a mask, and walked through the back door.

Behind the door is another world.

The world that cannot be illuminated by light is surrounded by shadow-covered walls, gravel and rubble are piled aside, and the walls are protected with uneven resin.Nelson and other guards stood on one side, and on the other side were a group of children wearing masks and shabby clothes with curious eyes.They hid behind the adults and looked at these adults in beautiful armor curiously.

The guard walked over with the food he carefully prepared.

One by one, the paladins bent their knees and handed them the food that exuded a strong aroma.

"My child, the Holy Light blesses you."

Two identical masks, one high and the other low, looked at each other.

"Praise the Holy Light, thank you, Lord Guardian."

The Guardians traded smiles for food, cooked them with the blessing of the Light, and finally, traded food for a smile, a hug, a small gift, and a compliment to the Light.This is what the Guardians do in the Ritual of the Light, helping those in need.

Nelson thanked his mask, and his face of shame was about to be known to the public.My Holy Light, I question my faith.He looked at the food in his hand that he had casually perfunctory, and finally understood the eyes of his companions at that time.They know that sooner or later they will regret it.

This humiliation is his own punishment.

However, I still have responsibilities.Nelson dragged his stride, knelt down in front of a child, watched his hesitation, and handed him his food.

"I'm sorry, child, my food is not taken seriously by me, but my blessings to you are as sincere and warm as those of my other companions. The Holy Light blesses you, child, I hope, you can accept my clumsy .”

The child was hesitating, and he took out an uneven stone from his back, "Mr. Guardian, this... this is a gift I am going to give you, this is an ordinary stone I picked up, but... but I didn't make it, I wanted to grind it into a smooth cobblestone, but I didn't. Praise the Light, will you accept my thanks?"

Nelson took his hand.

"Thank you, boy, there's nothing like it for me."

(End of this chapter)