Planetary Museum

In the black cave, Fam was concentrating on his work.

Infuse faith in the sacred "hand lamp".

Fam's level of knowledge is not enough to understand the so-called electricity. In fact, in Elis' language, the word electricity itself is derived from the divine.The name of the flashlight should be called the sacred hand lamp in the language environment of the Elis people.

The source of this sacred light is said to come from the piety in each person. Many people have sworn to prove that the more pious the worker and the harder he works, the purer the "sacredness" injected. Finally, the hand lamp The brighter the light, the longer it lasts.

In a world that has fallen into complete darkness, this kind of light source that can be turned on and off at will has become the most important guarantee for everyone to survive.

The patrol outside the cave came back, and Fam took the charged battery, put the protruding side inward, and stuffed it into the sacred hand lamp.He opened it carefully against the wall, and the bright beam of light from the hand lamp immediately cast a circular light spot on the wall.Then he turned it off again, and walked outside along the path in the cave.

The door panel of the wooden door of the cave was engraved with numerous notches. Fam picked up the pocket knife and carefully carved a new line under the notches. After finishing, he counted the numbers seriously. Then shouted: "Day 27!"

"Bless the God of the Earth!" Everyone in the cave shouted in unison, "May the light reappear!"

The current calendar adopted by the Holy Kingdom of Elis is calculated from the day when the envoy left. According to the new calendar, they should now be on the 27th day of the holy calendar, which is also the No. 30 day after the disaster.

The ash had ceased falling twelve days ago, but it was still dark, and the whole world was in full darkness.

This kind of life is of course very uncomfortable for Fam, even in the first few days when he could not see the sunrise, he would secretly cry in fear—many people said that the sun god was swallowed by demons.However, after the angel spoke publicly that day, there was no market for such rumors anymore - the angel promised all of them that everything would pass, that the clouds in the sky were temporary, and the dark days were temporary, and these were A test from God.

I just don't know how long this test will take.Fam thought to himself as he walked up the hill.

It just rained three days ago, and most of the volcanic ash on the entire mountain was washed down.This made Fam's patrol much easier.Fam moved forward bit by bit along the ridge, following the footprints left by the patrolling people in front.Soon, he came to the first place where he needed to stop and observe. It was a large pile of scorched black trees that were specially laid down here.The trunks of these big trees were laid horizontally on the ground, encircling the city with rectangles and polygons of various sizes.

Fam scanned the area surrounded by these big trees with a flashlight, and soon discovered that there were large white mushrooms growing in the middle of the pure black volcanic ash.

Fam immediately took the backpack off his back, rushed into these lands almost like a charge, and began to desperately pick those mushrooms that were big enough.

The labor was easy, and within a short while, Fam's entire backpack was filled.This heavy feeling made him feel extremely at ease.

After confirming that the backpack could not hold more mushrooms, Fam opened his mouth wide and shouted down the mountain: "Mushrooms! The mushroom harvest is here!"

Fam moved forward along the patrolling route. After walking a long way, he looked back and saw that the mushroom farm left by the envoy of God was already crowded with people who came to pick it.The beams of light produced by those sacred hand lamps swayed in the darkness, bringing life to the originally silent and dark world.

Soon, Fam came to the second patrol observation point, which was also said to be left by the envoy.Fam opened the small wooden board containing the artifact, and carefully looked at the small red line—compared to yesterday's position, the position of the red line is a little higher today.

Just a little bit.

Fam didn't know what the red lines represented, but he vaguely understood that every time these lines descended, it was when the weather became colder, and the more they descended, the colder it became.From the time the envoys left until now, he came to observe every day, and the lines were dropping every day.Today was the only day that didn't drop.

Fam closed the small wooden door respectfully, prayed devoutly twice in front of the artifact, and confessed that he took the mushroom first.Although this is not a crime, these mushrooms are left to everyone by the envoy of God, but he still repents.Fam knew very well that the food left by the envoy was running out, and the food that everyone could get every day was gradually decreasing. These mushrooms were very important to everyone.

Same goes for Fam.

The last patrol point required a long walk, and as Fam was walking, he took out the freshly picked mushrooms from the backpack on his back and chewed them in his mouth.

The fresh mushrooms are very tender, and every bite is fragrant and crunchy.The soil of the volcanic ash has no unpleasant smell, which is very different from the muddy land he once cultivated.Just eat and walk like this.Fam had no way of judging how long he had walked by the sun or moon in the sky. He could only guess roughly by the soreness of his legs and the ups and downs of the terrain.Every time he walks over a hill, he takes a break.

As he was about to take his third break, Fam saw his destination, as before, a watchtower on top of a cliff.

The sentinel who was in charge of rotating with him was a young man in his early twenties. It was said that he had just married a few days ago—the woman he married was said to be a maid from a noble family in the Xiaoyangjiao parish in the south.After seeing Fam, he hurriedly explained everything to Fam—he had prepared fuel for Fam to keep warm overnight, repaired the gate of the watchtower that was hit by a wild boar last time, and even left him A few cans left uneaten—a rarity indeed.

Fam also gave him a lot of mushrooms as thanks.When the young man left in a hurry, Fam also reminded him: "It has just rained, the road is slippery, watch your step."

"understood."

This watchtower is located in the northernmost part of the entire mountainous area, and it is also just at the dividing line between the disaster area and the safe area.Fam's task is to come here to perform duties every seven days, to observe whether there are new disasters in the north, whether there are people, and most importantly, whether there is sunshine.

"Yes! Fa! M!!"

Just as Fam sat down, on his right, on the top of another mountain to the east, a soldier on duty like him called out to him.

"Yes!"

"Yes! Good! News! News!!"

"Mushroom! Mushroom! Plenty! Harvest!"

"Hey! Mushroom! Mushroom! Harvest! Harvest!" The soldier quickly passed the good news of Fam to the guard tower farther away.

"Also! Yes!!"

Fam thought for a while, then shouted again: "God! Air! Change! Warm!"

"God! Qi! Change! Warm!"

"God! Qi! Change! Warm!"

One by one, it was conveyed one by one, as if the echo of Fam's voice lingered in the air for a long time.Listening to the voice in the air, Fam suddenly felt full of strength. The exhaustion from walking all this way completely disappeared, and the wild thoughts of staying in the cave all day also disappeared.Just like what the angels said to everyone on the day they left—they can overcome darkness, they can overcome hunger, and they can overcome cold.God will be moved by their persistence, and the light will surely return to the world.

The fire in the house has been lit for a while, and it is burning vigorously, making the whole room warm.Fam added a few pieces of firewood, opened the doors and windows again, and after making sure the room was ventilated, lay down on the bed still warm, and fell into a deep sleep.

When I woke up, the fire was out and the air was chilly.Fam relighted the fire, ready to make a mushroom roast while the mushrooms were still fresh.After another day or two, these mushrooms may become unpalatable.

The iron box given to them by the divine envoy is very useful, whether it is for boiling water, making soup, or for grilling meat, it is very practical.Fam carefully spread the mushrooms evenly on the bottom of the box, and while smelling the burnt aroma from the mushrooms, he carefully sprinkled seasonings on top.After the first batch of roasted mushrooms was done, Fam was about to eat when he heard a sound outside the house.

It was a shout from a very far away place, and because it was too far away, it was very indistinct.

While chewing the delicious mushrooms, Fam waited patiently. He knew that the nearby sentry tower would repeat the sound, and it would not stop spreading until the next sentry tower shouted the same message.After arriving at his place, he will also dutifully send the same message towards the western mountain.

"……Appear!"

"……Appear!"

The former word is still very vague, but the latter word can be determined.At this time, Fam was no longer in the mood to eat mushrooms. He put all the food aside, walked out of the room, and looked carefully to the east.

"Dayang appears!"

"Dayang appears!"

It was the voice shouted from the third hill to the east, and although it was faint, Fam was sure it was the word.

Fam impatiently climbed to the top of the outpost and looked at the eastern horizon. It was still dark there, but Fam could feel that there was light there. Although it was almost imperceptible, compared with the pure darkness , it is bright there.

"Dayang appears!"

"Dayang appears!"

The second hill to the east repeats the whole message again, and it is certain.

"Dayang appears!"

"Dayang appears!"

Fam turned to his west, and with all his strength, repeated like West.

"Dayang appears!"

"Dayang appears!"

On all the hilltops, the prepared beacon fires were lit, and when Fam lit the beacon fire of his watchtower, he could already clearly see white light appearing in the darkness of the sky.He watched the white light getting brighter and brighter, like a series of sharp swords, piercing the darkness that had lasted for a month. When Fam's eyes came into contact with the light, the dazzling heat filled his eye sockets instantly. tears.

it's all over!We are saved!