I weave fate in parallel time and space

Chapter 48 Drunk in one gulp! ! !

"Do you really want to go?"

Arthur turned his head, and Char was standing behind him, wearing a dark red coat with a pair of boots.

"Actually, it's not impossible to go," he said.

Hearing this, Arthur opened his eyes slightly, with a look of anticipation on his face.

"really?"

"There are a lot of people in the town now, and with more people, it is easier to fish in troubled waters." Xia Ya said.

Joining in the fun comes from the racial instinct in his blood, how could he miss such a big festival.

jingle.

With the ringing of the four-color roulette, the door opened, and Alicia walked in from the gate of the imperial capital, carrying some vegetables and meat.

She complained, "The prices in the imperial capital are too expensive."

"Alicia!" Arthur said excitedly, "Shaar said we can go to the Dionysus Festival!"

Alicia looked at Shaar with some doubts, "But what about the Witch of the Wilderness?"

"So we have to pretend." Xia raised his hand and patted his clothes, and her appearance began to change under the gaze of the two.

The hair has become longer, and it is simply tied behind the head by a belt. There is also a well-groomed mustache on the face. The whole person looks like a middle-aged gentleman in his 30s.

Shaar raised his hand and tapped Alicia with magic power, and the clothes on him also began to change rapidly, turning into a long gray dress.

Her hair has turned black, and the wrinkles on her face have decreased a lot, and she has become a woman in her 40s with a still charming charm.

Seeing the two people who had completely changed their appearance, Arthur shouted excitedly.

"What about me?"

"The Witch of the Wilderness doesn't know you, so why change?" Shaar said.

"what"

Arthur hunched his back, bent his neck, and replied in frustration.

"It's not a masquerade party, what are you doing in disguise?" Alicia said amusedly.

Xia turned the doorknob with a smile, and the sound of the crowd on the street came from outside.

"Let's go."

"You're going to leave me here as a demon again." Calcifer seemed a little unhappy.

"After all, we can't take you away, can we?" Alicia said, "Don't worry, Calcifer, we'll be back soon."

Calcifer snorted twice, but didn't respond.

They can't participate in the float parade, and they can't squeeze in the turbulent crowd, but they can still participate in the carnival.

Fortunately, they have been here for a few days, so they are quite familiar with the road here, and they can directly cross the crowd to the swamp.

They walked through the alleys, but it was already afternoon when the floats paraded, so night had fallen at this moment.

They continued on, through the streets, gradually leaving the brightly lit town behind them.

The night was getting darker, and the swamp was cold and damp, smelling of earth and salt.

Under the light of the moonlight and the Milky Way, the sea water flickers and flickers, and the sea water rushes back with a soft salsa sound.

The endless plain unfolded in front of them, Shaar couldn't see clearly, it was more of a feeling.

He saw the pale mist and the pale gleam of the pools, one after another forming a shallow skyline in the distance.

They were surrounded by a vast, vast sky, the Milky Way like a cloud of mist rising from a swamp, and the stars twinkling in it.

Although the swamp is called a swamp, it is still safe near the town. The real swamp that can swallow people is some distance away.

In a huge open space not far away, the lights were brightly lit, and many torches were inserted at the edge. The open space was covered with a long cloth, and the cloth was full of various foods, mostly meat.

A banquet refers to a banquet on the ground.

In the open space in the middle, a lot of wood was built into a small tower.

Case after case of fine wine was moved to this venue, Xia Ya also saw Mr. Foster whom he saw yesterday.

While moving the wine barrel to the designated place, he chatted with the old man sitting on the cloth not far away.

"Uncle Foster!"

Hearing the voice behind him, Foster turned his head and saw Arthur.

"Yo, Arthur, where's your family?"

"They didn't come," said Arthur.

"You come to the Dionysus Festival alone?" Foster frowned, "This is not a place where children can come alone."

"I came with them." Arthur pointed to Shaar and Alicia, "They are my relatives, and they came here specially to participate in the Dionysus Festival."

Foster nodded to Shaar and Alicia, "Hello, my name is Foster."

"My name is Allen." Char said.

"My name is Sia," Alicia said.

Shaar looked at the pile of wine barrels behind him and said, "You are very lucky, I saw you moving yesterday."

"The owner of the winery here will pay our wages." Foster said with a simple and honest smile, "After all, I will have a child soon, and I always want to make more money for him."

"Speaking of children." Foster pointed to the old man beside him, "His name is Hank, you are from the imperial capital, right? Old Hank's son is also studying at your imperial capital's School of Natural Sciences."

"School of Nature?" Alicia raised her eyes in surprise, "That's the school second only to noble schools."

Hank didn't speak, just smiled cheerfully, and it seemed that he was very proud of his son.

He looked about 60 years old, with black hair, wearing a worn white shirt, his body was covered with sweat, his face was tanned by the sun, his grinning mouth had sparse yellow teeth, and he had a simple smile.

"However, studying in the imperial capital is not cheap, right?" Alicia said.

"Yeah." Foster said, "Look at old Hank, he is only in his 50s this year, just like people in their 60s, he gets up to work at six o'clock every morning, and doesn't go back until twelve o'clock in the evening.

I am not willing to eat good food, and I don’t often change clothes. Whenever I have money, I ask someone to send it to my son. "

After a pause, he said, "But his son will come back this year. Naturally, those who graduated from school can go to work in the church at the worst. After that, they won't have to worry about food and drink."

Alicia nodded, "It can be regarded as the end of all hardships."

"It's okay." Old Hanke raised his eyebrows.

"Look at your pride." Foster scolded with a smile, "My son or daughter will definitely be admitted to the School of Natural Sciences in the future."

"Then you should save money earlier." Hank said, "You won't be as tired as I am."

While they were chatting, a gray-haired old man walked through them with a torch towards the center. That was the mayor of the town, Roger, and the woman next to him was his wife.

She is also very old, and she has gained a lot of weight.

Or, to use a crueler metaphor, an adult pig might not be as big as this one.

Xiaya felt that Dionysus would not like to marry her.

Rogert held the torch and threw it into the wooden tower in the middle, which was sprinkled with oil in advance.

At that moment, a huge pillar of fire rose into the sky.

The fire illuminated the swamp, illuminating the faces of the people who came from the town.

The originally empty plain became crowded.It is also a helpless move for the government to choose the banquet venue here, because there are too many people.

As the bonfire is lit, it also indicates that the carnival is about to begin.

Foster hurriedly pulled them to sit in the seat he had already occupied. Although the cloth is big, people can sit wherever they want, but there are more people, so if you don’t want to sit in the swamp and get your butt dirty, grab it in advance. A good location is the best choice.

Foster enthusiastically took a few large wooden wine glasses from one side, filled them with wine from barrels placed at intervals, and handed them to Alicia and Char.

Mrs. Foster obviously didn't come, she was just pregnant and it was not suitable for this kind of place.

The banquet started very quietly, and people enjoyed the food and drinks that the town had to offer.

But then, melodious music came from all around, and the orchestra that had just been on the float came here, and the Scottish organ and Irish whistle were particularly obvious.

The group of men and women who had just been on the float, dressed like Spartan warriors and women of the mountains and waters, came out amidst the cheers of the people, and began to sing this year's Dionysus hymn.

The rhythm was very cheerful, they sang and danced, walked into the crowd, and waved their hands to signal the people around them to sing along with them.

The people had already drank a lot, and under the stimulation of alcohol, they also danced and sang.

With the fragrance of wine gradually overflowing, the banquet is gradually restless.

"Get drunk like this, like Dionysus

In one hand is a wine glass, in the other is a scepter

In the transparent crystal wine glass, what is full of water is art
Art is wine, drink it and get drunk
Absolutely no so-called breath out sound

Until the sun comes up!

Until sleepiness hits! "

sing again
drink again
We are reborn! "

The cheerful singing and the gradually boiling banquet infected Arthur and Alicia.

They also began to get excited, singing and jumping with the crowd.

The singing came to a climax.

The singer shouted excitedly and enthusiastically.

"The pain of life!"

The people living in this town raised their wine glasses tacitly and shouted together.

"Drink it down!"

Then he drank the wine in his hand.

The singer continued to shout.

"Sadness of parting!"

This time, people from other places also learned, raised their wine glasses together and shouted excitedly.

"Drink it down!"

"All suffering!"

Everyone raised their wine glasses, and amidst cheers, they shouted excitedly and enthusiastically.

“Drink it all in one gulp!!!”

Xiaya watched all this quietly, the banquet reached its climax at this moment, the sound of music continued, and people twisted their bodies at will, using their best dance steps to vent their emotions wantonly.

The cheers kept coming and going, even overshadowing the music several times, but he liked the feeling of being quiet amidst the noise.

He originally thought that the Dionysus Festival was just an ordinary celebration banquet, but he heard the cheers of the people around him, as well as the lyrics.

Shaar felt that the Dionysus Sacrifice should have some special spiritual significance for the people in this town.

"You don't fit in with the rest of the people."

Hearing the sound, Xia turned his head and spoke to a thin and strange old man in his 70s and [-]s. His clothes were more worn out than Hank the porter, like a beggar.

He was sitting next to Shaar, lazily leaning against a large wine barrel, his face was reddish, he looked a little drunk, but his eyes were bright.

"I prefer to be alone and quiet." Shaar said.

But the old man shook his head, "No, no, your heart will be even more hollow."

From Xiaya's eagle-eyed perspective, everyone around is dim, but only the old man in front of him is an incomparably bright golden.

The mysterious light circulated around him like stars on the ground.

Xia also saw a similar golden color on another existence, his name is: Thanatos.

A little light flashed in Xiaya's eyes, but he didn't say anything...

(End of this chapter)