Calamity Dance

Chapter 13 The Sanctuary
The space in the house is much larger than Xu Qingquan imagined.The lobby just entering the door is already much larger than the Rennes machine repair shop Xu Qingquan stayed in before.The hall is as high as three floors. The smooth marble floor reflects the sunlight coming in from the window as if it had just been scrubbed clean. In the center is a huge stone sculpture of a planet. Rotating, but the continents carved into the planet seemed very strange.A string of gorgeous chandeliers hung from the ceiling directly above the stone planet, which looked like rice spikes in appearance, very similar to the rice spike logo on Xu Qingquan's clothes.There are four doors on both sides of the hall. There should be other rooms on this floor, and there are two left and right stairs spiraling up to the second and third floors.Different colors of flowered glass are used to form different patterns on the wall of the hall, and there are people and animals in the patterns.A whale out of the water, a golden bull with its front hooves raised, a knight driving a carriage, two dogs with firm eyes, a roaring lion and a fairy with wings form the six patterns on the left, while on the right are a big snake, A strong man holding a giant snake, a half-man half-horse warrior, a soaring eagle, a winged Pegasus, and two fish connecting head to tail.

Xu Qingquan was speechless by the gorgeous scene in front of him, standing at the door and staring blankly.Orianna walked to the side of the stone planet sculpture, turned around, and said to Xu Qingquan, "I said it's enough for you to live in!" Xu Qingquan nodded and asked, "Why does it look so small outside? There is so much space inside?"

"This is space scaling. In the words of your scientific world, it means that the distance between molecules or atoms is reduced, but the things are still the same. The moment you enter the door, you are almost reduced in the same proportion. Here It’s a miniature world, it looks like a small wooden house on the outside, and inside is one of the twelve sanctuaries of Fasalin.” Orianna explained.

"There are twelve sanctuaries, there are exactly twelve beautiful patterns on the wall, don't they correspond one by one?" Xu Qingquan asked looking at the pictures on the wall.

"The boy is very smart. The twelve sanctuaries are located in different places on this planet. There is no special name. You can call them whatever you want. I am in charge of this place, that is, the one holding the snake." Orianna While talking, he pointed to the pattern of a strong man holding a giant snake on the wall.

"That's the branch of your Fasalin College?" Xu Qingquan said, "Then you are a woman, and the one holding the snake is obviously a man. Why don't you match them one by one, and you go to be the one with wings. Pretty much a fairy."

"It's just my duty. I'm a doctor, and I'm a representative of Fasalin's medical skills. The smuggler who holds a snake is also a symbol of medical skills." Orianna continued to explain, "You don't need to pay too much attention to these, but they are just some that have been handed down from your ancestors. It’s just symbols and legends, you just need to know that different sanctuaries have different functions of Fasalin mages who are in charge.”

"What are these sanctuaries used for? Defense against foreign enemies? Does the empire know about these?"

"Of course the empire knows, but we don't participate in factional disputes, and we don't cause trouble for the empire. It's just a gray area anyway. You don't have to worry about it. Eswald is like this, so don't worry too much about it." Orianna wrote She pouted, expressing disdain.

"Eswald?"

"It's the Seminary, where your boss, Ryan, came from."

"Oh, I understand, so what kind of mages and wizards are specially trained for you, right?"

"Basically, everyone can become a mage. The powerful ones can cast spells with bare hands, and the rest can use spell-boosting props. As long as you use them properly, you can too." Orianna held the base of the stone planet with her hands , Said to Xu Qingquan.

"You still didn't say what these sanctuaries do." Xu Qingquan was not that interested in the magic part.Since the sanctuary is mentioned, and it is distributed in various mysterious gray areas on this planet, it may be related to what he heard from the mysterious man before, perhaps it is a bridge or passage connecting the various fields that the mysterious man said.

"It's enough to guard against the bad guys, there will always be people who have ideas about this world." Orianna spread her hands and said lightly.

"Okay, where do I live?" Xu Qingquan felt that Orianna would definitely not tell him for a while, so it's better not to be too anxious, and she will eventually understand.

"Follow me." Orianna walked up the stairs and directed Xu Qingquan to come.Xu Qingquan looked at the pattern on the wall next to him while walking, and thought about the shrinking of the world that Orianna said, and still felt incredible.

"The second floor is where we live. There are many empty rooms, and every room can be exposed to the sun, so it doesn't matter which room you choose, just go to the one in the middle." Orianna pointed to one of the rooms. .The overall layout of the second floor is like an apartment, with at least a dozen rooms on both sides of the corridor.Xu Qingquan thought, only Orianna and her two students live here, so there are so many rooms left unoccupied, wouldn't it be eerie and scary at night.He thought of his time in the orphanage.The orphanage also has so many rooms, and the orphanage was originally a converted castle. The damp atmosphere combined with the dark corridor lights always made Xu Qingquan hide in the room and dare not go out after dinner.Xu Qingquan was also very unwilling to participate in the activities organized by the orphanage for the children at night, unless Mr. Xiao Nan took him out, he would rather stay in the small room and read the books of fairy tales.

Thinking of this, Xu Qingquan couldn't help feeling emotional again. When he returned to the orphanage in such a state, he didn't know if Xiao Nan would recognize him.

"At the end of the corridor is my room. If you need anything, you can come to me. You go in and take a look at the room, wash up, and get familiar with it. Come downstairs and have a meal together in a while. It's almost dinner time. The two of them should meet at dinner." Come back." Orianna turned and went downstairs without taking Xu Qingquan into the room.

"Thank you!" Xu Qingquan said to Orianna at the stairs, and bowed slightly.There was no response from downstairs.

He opened the door and walked in. This room seemed to be the place where he would live for a long time in the future.

The layout of the house is very simple, and it doesn't look like there are any smart facilities, just a bed, a table, a chair, and a separate bathroom, that's all.But these are enough for Xu Qingquan, and he lives in Talim District. In order not to live with others and have his own space, he has to pay more than half of others' rent every month.

Xu Qingquan walked into the bathroom, turned on the tap, and wanted to wash his face.He looked in the mirror, this was the first time he had seen himself in the mirror for so long, and the feeling of loneliness deepened.My originally short hair has grown long and messy in the past month or so, and he has stubbled beard even though he never grows a beard.It turns out that I heard that hair will keep growing for a period of time after death, which is true.Although the face was not disfigured in the explosion, there is still an obvious scratch under the left cheekbone, which should have been cut by the flying metal pieces during the explosion.The wound has healed, but the scar is still there.Xu Qingquan took off his robe, and the body under the robe was riddled with holes, as if he had experienced a war.Xu Qingquan, who was not fat in the first place, now looks extremely thin.Seeing himself like this, Xu Qingquan fell into depression again, he stretched out his hand to support his forehead, and sat by the bathtub, not knowing what to do.

"Dong dong dong!" The knock on the door brought Xu Qingquan back to reality from his dazed consciousness.He hurriedly put on his robe again, walked quickly to the door and opened it.Orianna stood outside. "I think that no man has been here for a long time. There is nothing for you men to use. This razor and shaving fluid are left by Ren when he came last time. I think they are still new. You can use them, towels It's in the cabinet behind the mirror in the bathroom, and the toiletries are also complete, so clean yourself up." Orianna said, and handed Xu Qingquan an old-fashioned razor at the same time.

"Thank you! It was a great help." Xu Qingquan raised his spirits and said, and took the shaving supplies from Orianna, and closed the door.

Xu Qingquan hated the slovenly look, so he walked into the bathroom and began to shave in front of the mirror.Xu Qingquan hasn't used the purely manual razor for a long time, but it's better than not at all. Ren's long beard is probably also used to trim the beard on the side.However, it is still difficult for Xu Qingquan to get used to shaving with a razor with one hand. He always wants to use the other hand to support his cheek.Sure enough, accidentally, the razor shaved a small gash on Xu Qingquan's chin.Xu Qingquan stopped in pain, but what flowed out of the wound was not red blood, but dark blue liquid.Xu Qingquan was surprised at first, but he quickly realized that his blood was no longer his own, and now the blue one should be that unknown serum.

"I'm no different from a reptile," he said bitterly, wiping away the blood that flowed out.The healing speed of the wound also exceeded Xu Qingquan's imagination. In just a few seconds, the scratched area was completely healed, and the skin became smooth again.

After washing, Xu Qingquan opened the cabinet in the house. There were several coarse clothes inside. He couldn't distinguish between men and women. He grabbed one at random, put it on, and went downstairs.

"Hey, it looks pretty handsome!" Orianna was sitting on the sofa in the hall downstairs, and when she saw Xu Qingquan coming out, she said with a smile, "I'm afraid my two students will be fascinated by you." Already!"

"Don't make fun of me, Dr. Orianna! I'm a disabled person with scars on my face, but I'm still handsome. Haven't you guys seen a man for a long time?" Xu Qingquan touched his head, feeling a little uncomfortable Excuse me.

"Don't say that, girls nowadays like men with scars, they are much sexier than tattoos!" Orianna beckoned Xu Qingquan to come and sit down, "Come here, I just contacted, and the two girls will be back soon, There is one who cooks very deliciously, and we all count on her to live."

"It's been too long, let's not sit down." Xu Qingquan waved his hand, "What am I going to do here in the next few days?"

"You don't need to do anything, just stay here. If you are interested, follow them to learn spells, or go for a walk, as long as you pay attention to safety. Let's talk about it when Ren comes back, don't worry." Orianna said slowly , don't worry seems to be her mantra.

"Okay, let's make a decision for now, I'll be an apprentice." Xu Qingquan nodded.

(End of this chapter)