Age of Mysticism

   Another night passed, and the next day the Western Harvest Festival began.

   This is the biggest annual celebration in the western region. All the territories and tribes in the western region will bring their own season's output to exchange the commodities they need in Sunshine City.

  The city market in Sunny City could no longer carry more and more goods a few days before the Harvest Festival opened. Later, all the caravans were spread out in the wild on the west side of the city.

   They formed a circle in situ with their respective camel teams as units. In the middle is a propped tent for the accommodation and living of caravan members. The goods brought are placed on the outer layer of the circle, and a sunshade made of rags is propped up on it for the guests to choose from.

  Sunday City will send soldiers to maintain the order of the Harvest Festival, and will also send arbitrators to resolve disputes in the transaction.

  The caravan staff tried their best to sell the goods they brought.

There are food, fur, oil, and herbs in the market; there are magic books, alchemy materials, and mysterious props; there are locomotives, steam engines, and pedal sewing machines; there are treasure maps, unknown adventure notes, astrological maps, and potion formulas. …

  Here is a mixture of the advanced and backward of this era, including cunning, simplicity, philistine, and generosity. Some people want to get rich overnight, while others just want to sell the goods in their hands as soon as possible so that they can purchase the goods they need to go home.

  The Harvest Festival does not have an elegant and luxurious opening ceremony, but it allows everyone to feel the enthusiasm of the desert and look forward to returning from here with a full reward.

  Sandpaper was bouncing around in the market, tossing a few coins up and down in his hand, and the pink double ponytails were also bouncing and bouncing. From time to time, she stopped in front of a certain stall, either to buy some food, or to pick out interesting mechanical products.

   Along with the sandpaper came Kestrel and Abyss Leopard Sally.

  Kestrel is not interested in shopping. She prefers to spend her time practicing swordsmanship and meditation, or just sitting quietly and stitching together the memory fragments in her mind. So the kestrel just followed the sandpaper, she stopped and she stopped, she gave herself food and ate it.

   Abyss Leopard Sally is the porter. Sandpaper hung a large pannier on her back, and put all the things she bought into the pannier.

"Kestrel..." Seeing the Kestrel was not very interested in shopping, he gnawed on a candied cactus with sandpaper and said, "The governor said that we will leave here tomorrow and return, and we only have one day off to participate in the harvest festival. Don't look like an adult, we You are a child, you should do what a child should do.

   Boiling was injured, let's think about what gift to buy for him. "

  Kestrel is wearing a small swordsman uniform, with a rapier around his waist, sleeve arrow arm armor on his forearm, and a candied cactus in his hand.

   "Children will not come to the market alone. If Sally hadn't followed us, someone would definitely grab the coins in your hand."

  The sandpaper grabbed the coin and stopped throwing it. She looked around, and sure enough, many people looked at herself and the kestrel with malicious intent.

  If it weren't for the high-level alchemy puppet like the Abyss Leopard, they probably would have done it.

   Feeling that none of these people are his opponents, the sandpaper tossed coins again.

   "If someone dares to rob us, they will be unlucky. I think we can give Boiling a cloak. In future fights, Boiling will be absolutely majestic wearing a cloak."

   Kestrel said pragmatically: "During battle, the cloak will only be a burden."

  Sandpaper took a big bite of the candied cactus, and it made a crunchy sound: "This is going to test my design ability. It must be majestic and can automatically disengage in an emergency. Maybe the cloak can be designed as an offensive and defensive weapon.

  This requires an alchemist...

   No matter, now we go to choose a cloak for Boiling, what color do you think looks good? "

  Kestrel looked at the candied cactus in his hand: "Green?"

   "Does green look good?" Sandpaper imagined Boiling in a green cloak: "I think red looks better."

   "Red?" Kestrel was thinking seriously about how he would put on a red cloak.

   At this time, a voice sounded in front of the booth not far away: "Sister with red hair! Sister with red hair!"

  Sandpaper first saw a little boy shouting and waving excitedly. There was a lady beside the boy, who seemed to be his mother.

   "Is that guy calling you?"

   Kestrel turned his head and recognized the other party: "When I accompanied the governor to the slave corner, I asked him to redeem two slaves, and they were them."

The boy had already pulled his mother and ran over: "It's really you, red-haired sister. The adult came to the slave corner the morning before yesterday. I didn't see you following him. My mother and I were very disappointed. I didn't expect to see you at the harvest festival to you."

The mother bowed to the kestrel and sandpaper, and then took out a money bag from her arms and presented: "Thank you, Miss, for saving me and Oak. Miss Mavesman provided us with housing and work. I have not touched the money. Now return to you.

   May I ask your name, Miss, I and Oak will always remember the kindness you gave us. "

  The boy also saluted the kestrel and the sandpaper in a dignified way: "Sister red hair, what's your name? When I grow up, I will definitely repay you for saving my mother and me."

Kestrel took the money bag and put it away, and said to the oak wood mother and son: "I didn't do anything, it is the adult who gave you freedom. The adult does not need you to repay, take care of each other, live well, it is the adult The purpose of giving you freedom."

  Sandpaper bought a candied cactus from the side and stuffed it with Oakwood, and said: "Her name is Kestrel, and I am her sister, Sandpaper. Please eat this, it is delicious."

   Oak received the candied cactus, and when he heard the mechanical sound of the sandpaper, he asked curiously, "Hi sister Kestrel, hello sister Sandpaper. Sister Sandpaper, is your throat sick?"

  Sandpaper said: "My throat has changed because of the secret technique, it's not sick."

"Wow! Secret technique!" Oakwood just took a bite of the candied cactus, and yelled when he heard the secret technique: "Master Mavesman said that as long as I train hard, I will use the secret technique when I am three years older. Improve my strength. At that time, I will become a powerful fighter.

  Protect mother, no longer be bullied by anyone. "

   Kestrel recalled the scene when he saw Mevesman last time, and asked Oak: "Mavesman accepted you as a disciple?"

"Yes, Miss Kestrel." Mevesman came over at this time, she put away her pipe and saluted Kestrel and Sandpaper: "Please forgive me for overhearing your conversation, we are here to participate in the Harvest Festival. Oak has shown more wisdom and tenacity than children of the same age. As long as it is taught carefully, it will definitely grow into a powerful fighter.

  Since I have decided not to do my previous business, I have the time and energy to train an apprentice.

  Thanks to that adult for forgiving the crimes I once committed. "

  Where did the sandpaper know the twists and turns inside, let alone Luke's layout in the western region. It's just that her intuition made her dislike Mevesman a little, and she felt that there was an uncomfortable sharpness in her slender eyes.

   Previous experience gave Sandpaper a richer experience than Kestrel.

   "The lord's forgiveness has nothing to do with us. I gave him a job as a repairman because of my promise, and the Kestrel was seconded to him temporarily, and I will return it when I run out.

   If you want to express your thanks, go to him directly. "

  Hearing Sandpaper's answer, Mavesman's expression really showed a little disappointment.

  The entire Western Territory is about to undergo drastic changes, and the forces of all parties will undergo a reshuffle. Anyone who is a bit ambitious and has some information in advance wants to take advantage of this opportunity to rise to the occasion.

  Mevesman, who participated in the reception of Luke throughout the whole process, knew that Sand Pirates would no longer have living space in the future West Territory, which belonged to Meteorite and Moonlight Royal Court.

  Maevesman took Oak as his apprentice, not only did he value Oak's potential, but also the relationship between Oak and Governor Meteor.

   He was, after all, a slave bought and freed by Meteor.

  If you can rely on oak wood to get close to the thigh of Governor Meteor, the western region will definitely have its own place in the future.

   As a result...Governor Meteor came to Slave Corner for the second time, and did not mention the oak mother and child that he bought.

  This time at the Harvest Festival, Oakwood's mother and son met the Kestrel by chance, and Mevesman felt that this might become an opportunity for him.

  The result... Kestrel was only seconded on a temporary basis, not a close aide of Governor Meteor, which also explained why Meteor went to the slave corner to sign the agreement for the second time, but Kestrel did not follow.

   She is probably a senior agent of the Imperial Secret Service.

   As for the other girl named Sandpaper. A repairman, who is indeed wearing a repairman's uniform, can be ignored.

Mavesman felt that there was no need to waste time on the two small characters, so he said: "I have the opportunity, I will definitely thank the lord in person. We are waiting for the mission from the Moonlight Royal Court, so we will not delay the tour of the two ladies." Yes. If you run into trouble at the Harvest Festival, you can report my name."

   "Moonlight King's Court? I heard this name several times on the road. What is it?"

  Sandpaper was puzzled when she heard the Moonlight Court. She and the Kestrel were busy repairing the boiling all day yesterday, and did not hear any news from the Moonlight Court and the World Tree.

   Mevesman didn't seem to be pretending when he saw the sandpaper, and Kestrel also looked like he didn't know the Moonlight Court.

  It's hard to imagine that someone in Sunshine City doesn't know what the Moonlight King's Court is, which also proves that these two little girls are not important roles, otherwise they should know about the Moonlight King's Court earlier than themselves.

  Speaking of the Moonlight Royal Court, Mavesman couldn't help but raise his head high, with a proud expression on his face.

   "You probably don't know the news of World Tree's revival. The new generation of World Tree grew on the remains of the previous generation of World Tree, and formed the Moonlight Royal Court together with the Moonlight Queen.

  The World Tree once sheltered the ancestors of the barbarians in the Western Region, and it is the spiritual belief of all the barbarians in the Western Region, but this belief was buried in our hearts as the World Tree was destroyed.

  The recovery of the World Tree this time has rekindled the fire of our faith, and the Moonlight Royal Court has given us a spiritual and physical destination.

  Yesterday, there was news from the grassland of the ancestors that Her Majesty the Moonlight Queen will lead a mission from the Moonlight Royal Court to Sunshine City to participate in the Harvest Festival, and will meet with Princess Agatha of the Golden Shield Empire to discuss the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

  We are not interested in the things at the Harvest Festival, we are waiting here to admire Her Majesty the Queen.

   I heard that His Majesty is a very powerful elf magician. She waved her hand, and it rained heavily; waved again, and it snowed heavily..."

  Mevesman looked very excited. Yesterday she felt that the World Tree answered her prayer, the drizzle was dripping on her body, and she could clearly feel an invisible hand soothing her.

  Love like a mother, dependable like a father.

  Before that, Moonlight Royal Court and World Tree might just be names for a barbarian like Mavesman. But when the buried faith was awakened, Mavesman could feel the piety left in his blood by his ancestors.

  It has nothing to do with the good and evil of individuals, they are connected with the world tree.

  Therefore, Mevesman brought the oak mother and son to the Harvest Festival early to welcome the arrival of the Moonlight Queen.

   Oak was also very excited to hear Mevesman tell about the Moonlight Kingdom: "I met an orc named Ham yesterday, and he said he had seen the Moonlight Queen.

  When the Queen of Moonlight passed through the Scorched Wood camp to go to the Primordial Prairie to revive the World Tree, she stopped at the orc Ham's tavern and gave him a bottle of water elemental essence.

  He said that a drop of water elemental essence can create two glasses of water.

  At that time, the Moonlight Queen and her entourage ate a kind of food called canned food, and Her Majesty also raised a talking cat. "

   Kestrel interrupted at this moment and asked, "Is that cat black?"

  Mavesman and Oak asked at the same time: "How do you know?"

  Kestrel and Sandpaper looked at each other.

  Water elemental essence, many magicians can do this, but canning is a cheap food preservation technology invented by Miss Clear Sky through secret techniques, and it has not been promoted yet.

  As for talking cats, there should not be many in the world, and they are black cats.

  Elf magician, rain, snow.

   Kestrel and sandpaper The Moon Queen is almost certainly Miss Skylight.

   But when did Miss Skylight become the Queen of Moonlight?

   At this time, someone shouted: "His Majesty the Moonlight Queen is here! Her Majesty the Moonlight Queen is here!"

   Immediately afterwards, the cry of the eagle resounded through the sky.

  A large group of goshawks flew from the western sky, and the earth gradually shook violently.

   Not long after, a group of cavalry galloped from the western wilderness. In the front is a cavalry consisting entirely of elves. They are wearing simple leather armor and bright red scarves, with characteristic lines on their cheeks.

   is a ferocious battle song. They once guarded the remains of the World Tree and hardly left the grassland of the ancestors. This ferocious battle song appeared on a large scale outside the grasslands of the ancestors, which is unique in history.

  Running at the front of the group of ferocious Warsong cavalry is a female elf, riding a black panther bigger than a war horse, with short green hair and a crown of queens.

  She is the Queen of Moonlight who revived the World Tree and established the Moonlight Royal Court together with the Moonlight Tree King!

  Everyone at the Harvest Festival heard the news and gathered together. They automatically gave way to the road into the city, and bowed devoutly on both sides.

  Moonlight Royal Court's team quickly slowed down after approaching, changed from galloping to jogging, and then lined up in a regular marching formation and walked into the welcoming crowd.

  The black panther carried the queen on a catwalk to accept people's worship in a proud attitude. When passing by the sandpaper and the kestrel, he even cast a wink at the two stunned girls.