my stealth fighter

Chapter 496 Peach Blossom Spring

After the two people separated, Catherine led the first group to speed up the climb. She was somewhat worried about her younger sister. The sooner she returned to the monastery, the sooner she asked the other sisters to come down to meet her.

She is very familiar with every grass and stone on the mountain. With her guidance, Jiang Chanji and the others were able to go up the mountain along the most optimal route, avoiding many dangerous roads and detours.

Climbing from the foot of the mountain to the top of such a high mountain is like experiencing the three seasons of summer, autumn and winter in one day. The flowers at the foot of the mountain are in full bloom, while the autumn wind is bleak on the mountainside, and the wind is already piercing on the mountainside. It is already a world of ice and snow.

The people who were not used to the high altitude were panting, but the monocular infrared mirror modified by Zixuan was replaced with glass that would automatically turn gray when encountering strong light. At least one eye would not be hurt by the strong light reflected from the ice and snow Pain to tears.

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

"Is... is there a war over there?"

Leila gasped and pointed to the other side of the mountain. Since they had reached a very high altitude, the view would not be completely blocked by the mountain.

Everyone stopped and squinted their eyes while resting.

There are neither big cities nor any large-scale industrial facilities near Ararat Mountain. The air is extremely pure and the visibility is very high. In addition, they are condescending and have an unbelievably wide field of vision.

In the plain and hilly area on the other side of the mountain, there were several thick smoke rising faintly. It is not a city, and it is reasonable to say that it is unlikely to be a fire at home.

The ninja suit kits No. 33 and No. 15 are equipped with a small folding telescope, which is only the thickness of a few sheets of paper when closed. Although it looks like a toy when unfolded, it is definitely much stronger than the naked eye.

They looked there with binoculars.

"It's the tank that's burning," Number 33 said.

Everyone's hearts are awe-inspiring, the flames of war have spread to within sight.

There was a faint flash of light that was fleeting.

"Another tank seems to have been hit!" No. 33 moved the binoculars up and down, left and right, trying to find the killer who attacked the tank, but he couldn't find it, or it might be too far away.

Except for Luisa, everyone else was so close to war for the first time in their lives, and even for Luisa, the kind of war she experienced when she was a child with Aka 47 and RPG rocket launchers was no different from a village in the face of real modern warfare. head fight.

A real war does not have the spectacular scene of tanks queuing up and bombing each other in the movie. The battle is over beyond the line of sight, and it is destined to be a one-sided massacre.

No. 33 stared at the tank that was hit and on fire. Although she could only see a vague outline from such a distance, she was sure that no one had lifted the top cover to escape. If the soldiers in the tank were lucky, they had better He was shocked to death the moment he was hit, otherwise he would be burned to death by [-]-degree molten steel.

"If those tanks can't hold their positions, the battle line will advance here." No. 15 said.

No. 33 glanced at her, but didn't speak.

"Go on, tanks can't climb mountains." Jiang Chanji took the lead.

Although tanks can't climb mountains, if the foot of the mountain falls, the nuns may only be trapped on the mountain.

Not only the nuns, but how did their group get down the mountain and leave safely?
"It's really bad luck for eight lifetimes!" Leila lamented, "Why did I get on this thief ship?"

"You came here by yourself. We won't let you come, but you insist on coming. Don't blame others!" Jiang Chanji vaccinated in advance.

The more Leila thought about it, the more she regretted it. She had a few chances to jump off the ship. After the special plane landed, she could stay on the plane and refuse to get on the helicopter with them. At worst, she could retreat when she reached the foot of the mountain, but For some reason, she had this idea but didn't implement it.

She thought she was bewitched by Jiang Chanji's nonsense, and believed that the dean could handle all of this, but in fact... people have the mentality of following the crowd and sticking together in the face of such a major crisis, subconsciously thinking that there are too many people It is safer, at least safer than placing orders by yourself. This is why once someone flees by car and gathers a crowd to attack the airport, more and more people will follow suit, knowing that they will be blocked outside the airport or on the highway. , it may not be as safe as staying at home, but I just can't restrain the urge to act in groups.

"Hold on, it's almost there." Catherine comforted Louisa, who was the least resistant to the cold, her face was about to turn pale from the cold.

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

[This is the first time I have had close contact with the head of the school, the head of the school is much more kind than I imagined!I thought it would be the cold and unkind Miejue Shitai! 】

"Do you believe I told this to the dean?" he responded in his head.

【Don't don't!Senior sister Chanji, you definitely won't make small reports, right?The dean also praised me for my ability, hehe! 】

"It's very powerful, very annoying. Look at your three sentences, two of which are nonsense."

[Cut~ I think Senior Chanji, you are jealous of me!Ah, the dean asked where have you been? 】

Judging from Fu Su's tone, she seems to be in the dean's office. If she really gets to know the dean, if she stays in the dean's office in the future and becomes the dean's mouthpiece...you must trouble him to death No.

"We were delayed at the airport for a while, and we are already climbing the mountain now, so we should be there soon."

While talking to Fu Su, Jiang Chanji walked dully, when suddenly he heard a strange voice from ahead.

"Who? Stop! Can't go any further!"

Two young women in white cotton robes flashed ahead, blocking the way.

"it's me."

Catherine came up behind him.

"Catherine! You're back! Where's Arabella?" The two women immediately relaxed.

"In the back, I asked the sisters from the monastery at the bottom of the mountain to take refuge together, about half a day behind us." Catherine replied.

"Refuge? What kind of refuge?" The two nuns obviously knew nothing about the disaster that was happening down the mountain.

"There is a war, and the flames of war may spread here. I don't have time to say more now. I have to see the dean as soon as possible... These are envoys from Hongye Academy and Ninja Academy." Catherine said.

"Okay, you go up, let's go down to meet Arabella and the others." Seeing Catherine's serious expression, the two nuns guessed that something serious might happen, and ran down the way they came from like two white swifts.

Catherine led everyone to continue to go up. After walking for a while, they turned around a promontory and led everyone to a hidden cave entrance, where there were also two nuns guarding it.

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

"I forgot to mention before, according to the rules of this hospital, outsiders need to pass through this tunnel blindfolded..." She hesitated, "But there is no precedent for envoys from other organizations to visit, so I'm not sure if I can make an exception..."

"This kind of thing doesn't matter, what's the use?"

Jiang Chanji was the first to express his opinion, and the others had no objection. Most of them were terribly frozen by the mountain wind, and wished they could go into the cave earlier to avoid the cold.

Catherine distributed a scarf to each of them, and after they were all blindfolded, she brought a long rope for them to lead, leading them into the cave.

It was still freezing outside, but the cave was full of spring, and the sound of chaotic footsteps echoed between the walls of the cave. Catherine would remind them every time there was a corner or a drop in the terrain, so the group walked smoothly.

After walking around in the cave tunnel for about ten minutes, their footsteps suddenly disappeared, as if they entered a wide space, and they even heard the sound of birds. This is at least three to four thousand meters above sea level. !
"Okay, I've wronged everyone, you can take off the blindfold." Catherine said apologetically.

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

A passage of text flooded into Jiang Chanji's mind - there is a small mouth in the mountain, as if there is light.Then she left the boat and entered from the mouth.At the beginning, you are extremely narrow, and you are able to understand people.Go back dozens of steps, suddenly see the light.The land is flat and open, and the houses are just like the genus of mulberry and bamboo in Liangtian Meike.The traffic in the fields, the chickens and dogs hear each other... This is like a living peach blossom garden!

Those who have never been here in person would never have imagined that there is a special world in the belly of this dormant volcano, with rows of lush fruit forests, streams formed by mineral-rich hot springs flowing in white streams, and some nuns They are picking fruit, some are reading, and some nuns are giving open-air classes to younger nuns. All you can see is the tranquil and elegant pastoral scenery. If this is not a paradise, a fairyland on earth, where else is it?
Everyone looked at Catherine enviously, it's so cool to live and grow here!Not to mention extraordinary people, even ordinary people will live ten years longer if they come here, right?

Catherine smiled wryly. The life in the monastery looked beautiful to outsiders, but it was like city people going to a farmhouse to experience life. They would feel all kinds of good things if they stayed for a short time, but if they wanted to live in the countryside for a long time, they would experience There are many inconveniences in the countryside... There is no WiFi or signal here, and you see familiar faces every day. Even if you stay in a good place for a long time, you will feel bored. Otherwise, Arabella won't want to come back after going down the mountain?
If ordinary people live here, they will definitely prolong their lives, but it must be far less interesting than the outside, and even eat the same food every day, so it depends on whether you are pursuing the length of life or the breadth of life.

The surrounding mountain walls slope slightly inward, shaped like an upside-down funnel, and the open crater is just above the central position. Outside the crater, there are always clouds and mist formed by water vapor.

It was almost noon, and the sun shone straight in from the crater.

There are no houses here, and the center of the open space illuminated by the sun is a stone monastery, rough and solemn, with the cross on the top bathed in the sun, looking extremely holy.

"please."

Catherine led everyone to the stone monastery.

When the surrounding nuns saw Catherine's appearance, they all waved to her to greet her, while the younger nuns stretched their necks to look for Arabella, because Catherine was still too majestic.

Catherine notified the arrival of envoys from other organizations in advance, so these nuns did not panic when they saw so many strange faces at once, but looked at them curiously.

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

The heavy door opened, and Jiang Chanji and the others followed Catherine into the interior of the stone monastery. To their surprise, there was electricity here. In their imagination, the interior of the monastery was lit by candles...

"There are geothermal generators under the monastery. Don't think of us as...cough!" Catherine wanted to say the word "primitives", but suddenly remembered that Luisa's tribe did not have electric lighting, so she swallowed the words again. Go back, but fortunately she said it in Chinese, Luisa couldn't understand.

The monastery was extremely quiet, and it seemed that they could even hear their own breathing, and the sound of their footsteps was particularly abrupt.

Catherine led them straight. Jiang Chanji estimated based on the size of the monastery that they were now very close to the center of the monastery.

Another door appeared in front of it. Compared with the quaintness of other locations in the monastery, this door was quite ornately decorated, with exquisite reliefs on the door carved with the theme of biblical stories.

The door was closed, and Catherine turned her head and said, "This is the meditation hall where the head pastor is. I will enter first and let you know."

She pushed open a crack in the door, and then closed it behind her.

Jiang Chan took the opportunity to tidy up his clothes. When he represents himself, he can play around, but now he represents the school.

Luisa also took out her bone scepter from the bag.

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

Jiang Chanji and the others walked in one file at a time, and he was the first to walk in. Immediately after entering, his eyes widened in surprise.

He originally thought that it was a miracle that this monastery built in the middle of the volcano could be built, and it would be difficult to make exquisite designs if it was not necessary. Now he found that he was wrong, at least the design of this meditation hall is impressive. My eyes lit up.

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

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

A woman wearing a nun's attire sat on the throne, watching them calmly.

This is not over yet, the top of the innermost circle is a glass roof, and the sunlight from the crater penetrates the monastery vertically. shrouded god.

(End of this chapter)