Tomorrow's Ark is too real

Chapter 927
New partners, a new home, a new life, bagpipes describe very beautiful things.

For those of them who had broken free from the vortex of the Victorian Dark Ages, this was a much-desired blandness.

But for a warrior like Zenmaru who has just started his journey, it is too ordinary.

Sometimes people are like this. If you don't experience something, you will never appreciate the good side of things.

Just like a teenager with a dream, you don’t let him stay away from his hometown and challenge the cruel society. He always feels that he is a special existence and has the possibility of creating miracles.

He will be deeply missed when he is bruised all over his body by the blows of life, and when he struggles with thousands of his kind but can't see hope.

The life of eating at home and waiting to die is really delicious.

The trajectory of life is very strange, and such things as fate are not clear.

If Xia Feng met Zenmaru when Heiyu was at its most brilliant, Zenmaru would definitely join without hesitation, just like she would join Rhodes Island without hesitation in the future.

But now, it is absolutely impossible for Zenmaru to follow them to "retire".

On the carriage, Zenmaru looked gratefully at Bagpipe. To her, Bagpipe's sincere invitation was also very touching.

"Bagpipe, thank you, but I still have my own way to go."

The sun rose in the east and set in the west, and the caravan resumed its previous rush.

A few days later, I finally arrived at the destination of this trip, Nohara Town.

This medium-sized town is the last town on the west side of the entire Dongzhou region, and further west, it enters the territory of the Nishinomiya family.

Of course, Yeyuan Town is also a strategically important place, just like Yehua City where the border military region is stationed in southern Victoria.

In the town, warriors wearing light armor and long knives can be seen everywhere, and occasionally you can see majestic generals riding war horses.

After the caravan stopped, Xia Feng took off the luggage from the carriage and said goodbye to the caravan leader.

During the few days of getting along, they have experienced quite a lot, and naturally they have some feelings.

"Captain, we will part here, thank you for your care along the way."

Recalling the bandit attack late at night, the caravan leader was also a little emotional.

"Little brother, we should thank you."

Afterwards, the caravan leader took out a large package of tea from the carriage, and sincerely handed it to Xia Feng.

"If it weren't for your quick response that night, our loss might have been unpredictable, and I don't have any thanks. Heh, I don't think you are very short of money. Well, this is the new tea in early spring this year, so treat it as The whole caravan is a piece of mind, please accept it."

In the situation at that time, Xia Feng's reaction was completely self-help. Seeing that the caravan leader was so grateful at this time, he was also a little embarrassed.

"You are...too polite."

"It's not polite."

The merchant leader smiled honestly.

"Acquaintance is fate. You are going to Xichuan, and you don't know if you will have a chance to meet again in the future. This tea is not expensive. Let's take it as our blessing to you and Miss Bagpipe. I hope you will have a good relationship for a hundred years. Give birth to a precious son early."

Xia Feng snatched the tea leaves and replied awkwardly but politely.

"Thank you, it's getting late, then we will withdraw first."

Let's talk for a while, he is afraid that the bagpipes will go crazy again, so this "beautiful" misunderstanding will be like this.

in the afternoon.

Xia Feng, Bagpipe, Feng Bao, and Chan Wan, the four carried their bags and waved goodbye to the caravan members behind them at the intersection out of the town.

"Goodbye, friends, there will be a period later!"

"goodbye!"

Saying goodbye to the caravan, Xia Feng once again embarked on a journey to find a new home, but this time, the end is already in sight.

The garrison of Sakura Takeshi's family does not block the entry and exit of civilians, and they don't even have so-called registration and interrogation. As long as it is not a large-scale samurai team, they will let them go.

In fact, this is also normal. Dongzhou and Xichuan are adjacent to each other, and they are forcibly separated as a whole. If the Patriarch interferes with commercial interactions, it will greatly affect the development of the town.

Both the people of Dongzhou and the people of Xichuan understand one truth.

The owner of the iron-clad town and running water, the barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes, and there is nothing to take care of. Whoever treats the people well will live wherever I live, and whoever pays food.

After leaving Dongzhou, I don't know if it was a psychological effect, but Xia Feng felt that the sky was even bluer.

"Huh, the air in Xichuan is really fresh."

Tang Wan sniffed and sniffed.

"I don't think so, isn't it the same?"

"You do not understand."

After entering Xichuan, the map I bought before finally played a role.

The supplies in the luggage are quite sufficient, and Bagpipe's suggestion is that they no longer need to find a town to settle down. After staying away from Sakura Takeshi's house, they no longer need to worry about the only threat. They just need to go directly to their destination.

The so-called destination is the west coast of Xichuan, and Xia Feng felt that this was his ideal place to live from just looking at the map before making a field trip.

As the saying goes, if you rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, and rely on the sea to eat the sea, then in a place where there are both mountains and seas, you will naturally have no worries about eating and drinking.

The bagpipes always agreed with this choice, and then, the few people continued westward, following the route on the map, and started a pleasant wild tour.

Along the way, they met many people and many things happened, good things and bad things.

During the process, they met Xichuan people who were enthusiastic about guiding them, and they also stayed overnight in wooden houses in the mountains.

On dark and stormy nights, they encountered bandits who robbed the road, and in the bustling town, some people tried to cheat some money from them, "outsiders".

But no matter what, the unknown journey is full of twists and turns, but Xia Feng always enjoys it.

After entering the hinterland of Xichuan, the experience along the way also gave Xia Feng a better understanding of this region.

An old man basking in the sun at the entrance of the village once told him that the west coast of Xichuan is not suitable for seclusion, because there is the port of the Nishinomiya family there.

Compared with other countries in Terra, although the technology of Dongguo is backward, the fishing industry is very prosperous. After all, it is an island country surrounded by sea.

The residents here don't seem to have heard of the disappearance of the oil tanker decades ago. Of course, it is not very clear to them what a cruise ship is.

Dongguo's fishing boats never go to the far sea, they only fish in the near sea, and almost return on the same day when they go to sea, and there are a large number of mariculture areas and salt fields along the entire coastline.

The west coast of Xichuan can be said to be the lifeblood of the entire Xichuan, and according to rumors, because of the appointment of the new Patriarch, the Xigong family has deliberately broken the closed mind and is gradually gaining trade with Longmen.

All that said, the west coast is not a suitable place to live.

According to the old man, if they want to live in seclusion, there is a relatively better choice, and that is the south coast of Xichuan.

Compared with the west coast, the south coast is separated by a natural moat, the traffic is almost completely choked, and the carriage cannot go at all.

The entire coastline stretches for hundreds of kilometers. Except for a small number of local native villages, it is almost in the most primitive state, and because of the geographical location, the Nishinomiya family, as the head of the family, is completely laissez-faire and never collects food.

Because the Nishinomiya family knew that those hermit villages had no food at all.

Even if there is, it is difficult to transport it out, and because the village often changes locations due to typhoons, it will take a lot of manpower and material resources to find it.

However, the Nishinomiya family gave up on the south coast, and Xia Feng seemed to have found a treasure.

For him, the area at the southernmost end of the map has only two words in his eyes.

perfect.

More than half a month later.

The map has lost its function. In the mountain forest with no roads at all, they only need to go all the way south.

In the end, after crossing the complex mountains and walking a road that is simply not traveled by people, after countless days and nights, Xia Feng and others finally saw the vast scenery.

Although the coast has not been seen yet, the salty and humid smell unique to sea water has appeared in the air. All kinds of phenomena indicate that they have crossed the sky.

"Xia Feng!"

"kindness!"

"Wang Wang!"

After descending the mountain, the road in front of them was flat, and several people looked at each other and smiled, their expressions were full of relief.

Zenmaru carried the naginata on his shoulder and said in surprise.

"I didn't expect there to be such a place in the Eastern Kingdom. It's really a hidden paradise."

Xia Feng is not sure whether it is Xanadu, but at least, he feels that it is impossible for outsiders to disturb him in this place.

There is flat grass under their feet, the wind blows softly across their faces, and the group of people continue to move forward.

The reason why Dongguo is called the country of cherry blossoms is precisely because the unique climate is very suitable for the growth of cherry blossom trees.

a few hours later.

Standing in front of a huge cherry blossom forest, several people were stunned.

"There are so many cherry blossom trees!"

"It's spectacular!"

"Wang!"

Even Zenmaru, who was born and raised in the Eastern Kingdom, was the first to see such a large-scale wild cherry blossom forest.

It's just that it's midsummer, not the time for cherry blossoms to bloom.

But just by imagination, you can know how spectacular it will be when the endless cherry blossom trees are in full bloom at the same time when spring comes.

Everyone was amazed at this natural cherry blossom forest. Among them, only Xia Feng looked a little dazed.

For some reason, some fragmentary images flashed in his mind, as if he accidentally recalled a movie he watched a long time ago.

This feeling is similar to the feeling he had when he pulled out the Red Demon Sword on the snow mountain at the junction of Syracuse and Minos.

It's like a sense of déjà vu that can't be figured out.

It's like a nostalgia for a friend.

"Xia Feng, do you think someone will take care of such a large cherry blossom forest? There should be an original village nearby."

Withdrawing his thoughts, Xia Feng let out a deep breath.

"The current village probably won't take care of it. If the reason for the formation of this cherry blossom forest is man-made, then it should be a long, long time ago."

Bagpipe felt an inexplicable melancholy from Xia Feng's tone.

"what happened to you?"

"It's nothing, huh, I don't know either."

"Are you OK."

Xia Feng smiled easily.

"Of course it's okay, but I seem to remember something, and I can't say it. Forget it, let's continue walking forward."

"kindness."

This cherry blossom forest is very deep, and everyone walking in it seems to be in a special space isolated from the world.

However, besides the cherry blossom trees, there is something else in the forest, so old that it seems to go back to the first cherry blossoms.

The deepest part of the cherry blossom forest.

"Xia Feng, this."

Standing in front of a row of tombstones, Xia Feng's expression showed relief.

Contrary to Bagpipe's reaction, there was no surprise or astonishment. The moment he saw these tombstones, he already understood something.

With a relieved smile on his face, he whispered to himself.

"Xina, so you have been here too."

The large tombstones in the deepest part of the cherry blossom forest all bear the same surname.

Xia Feng is no stranger to these people. Although he has never seen them before, he knows that these are descendants of the Xiao family.

The original name is engraved on the tombstone that has been destroyed by the years at the front.

【Xiao Li's Tomb】

That night on the roof of the Black Feather Grill, the stories Xiao Ye told about Hina were all true.

This cherry blossom forest is the place where Xiao Li, the ancestor of the Xiao family, once accompanied Hina, and this Xiao Li's tombstone should have been more than 400 years ago.

However, next to Xiao Li's tombstone, there is another stone tablet that has been weathered to the point that no writing can be seen at all.

Xia Feng knew that the person buried under this stele was the one Hina truly loved.

That story happened a long, long time ago.

It has been so long that this world has no name.

It wasn't until the intervention of Styx that the story of the undead really began in this doomed desperate world.

Until this moment now.

(End of this chapter)