Chapter 62 Banquet
Author: Shenyou Buzhou Mountain
It wasn't until this day that Lu Yuan understood how fanatical the world of a single faith was.
On the day of the Mother Goddess' sacrifice, Lan'er Kingdom has turned into a sea of colors, buildings, tree trunks, crops, roadsides, and even people's heads are tied with colorful cloth strips.
Magic fireworks have been going on since the morning. Small alchemy puppets and magic elves dance in the air, playing beautiful music. Bacon, wine, and candies fill the imperial capital. The streets are crowded with people, and the carnival procession is endless as far as the eye can see.
"Praise the Mother Goddess, who has given me a mind as big as the sea..."
"Praise the Mother Goddess, who split the deep sea to reveal the earth, so that we can cultivate grain..."
"Praise the Mother Goddess, who is the god who created life and is also my beloved mother..."
The hymn is floating over the entire country, and even the roaring fireworks cannot cover it up.
In the magical world, including the day of sacrifice to the Mother Goddess, plus the seventeen days that follow, it is a customary holiday for all people to take a rest.
On the day of the Mother Goddess Festival, even if there is a war, it must be temporarily stopped. Violators will be severely punished by the "church" representing the Mother Goddess, and their royal family will even be deprived of all power.
When Lu Yuan opened the window, his head was spinning. The crowded scene made him feel as if he had returned to Earth.
Yesterday, Al Xi successfully won the title, obtained the crown made of gold, magic stone, myrrh, and agate, and was crowned [One Day Prince].
When he displayed the alchemy scroll on the high platform that could create a small dimensional space, Lu Yuan became familiar with the knowledge contained in it.
Building a small world under low-demon conditions was enough to open up a new alchemy school. Lu Yuan was equivalent to following the founder of the school, being personally guided and witnessing the entire process of making this kind of scroll.
If he wants to copy this alchemy to the earth, Lu Yuan still needs a lot of experiments, but the basic theory is already clear, and the remaining work is just a matter of time for Lu Yuan, who is already an alchemy genius.
But he still didn't leave immediately. For a semi-disabled person who had been living in a nursing home for a long time, the carnival like the Mother Goddess Festival was a lively event that Lu Yuan had not experienced for a long time. He still wanted to experience the atmosphere.
However, when he opened the window in the morning and saw the "wave of human flesh" below, he didn't really want to go downstairs.
"In this kind of environment... you won't get pregnant if you squeeze it, right?"
But just as Lu Yuan looked downstairs and grinned, there was a knock on the door.
"Xiao Yuan, are you there?"
"Yes, come in." Lu Yuan adjusted his expression and tone, turned around and stared at the young man who entered the room.
"Oh... He looks very handsome wearing a crown, Al Xi, but isn't it a bit too ostentatious?"
"Where..." Al Xi scratched his head and said embarrassedly:
"This crown has the ability to enhance the affinity of magic and comb the body. Every leader must wear it for at least ten days, because the Magic Saint and Magic Array engraved on it has a time limit."
Oh... the permanent blessing magic is the same type as the one engraved on the "Trialist's Ring". The girl secretly thought in her heart, leaning against the window and pointing to the street below:
"There are so many people, A'er Xi, can we not go down?"
"I'm afraid not... Don't forget, you are the dancing envoy of the Imperial Capital tonight."
"It's really troublesome."
"No trouble, the Mother Goddess Festival is very interesting. Here, here it is." A'er Xi handed over a few pieces of nine-color cloth:
"Tie it around your neck and hands, and tie it on your forehead."
"Okay, Your Highness the Prince." The girl bowed to Al Xi in a pretentious manner, with a strange tone in her mouth, but she still tied up the colorful cloth obediently.
The two of them came downstairs and squeezed into the carnival crowd.
Intelligent life that likes to live in groups can easily be affected by the environment. They soon started humming hymns and dancing to the beat of drums and unknown musical instruments, becoming part of the carnival team.
The girl didn't understand the many hymns to the Mother Goddess. At first, she repeated a few lines like Al Xi, but later, she simply made up the lyrics:
"Mother Goddess, I wish you can have beauty sleep every day and fall asleep as soon as your head hits the pillow."
"Mother Goddess, I wish you can eat hard and not gain weight, fish for fish and get a year-end bonus, get promoted and get a salary increase, and reach the pinnacle of life..."
She sang a lot of random songs, but the carnival atmosphere was too strong and the streets were too noisy. Except for Al Xi who was very close to her, no one else knew that the girl sang.
What the hell.
Al Xi did not stop the girl, but found it interesting.
Originally, hymns to the Mother Goddess were used to praise, so there is nothing wrong with using new words.
And most importantly, the way she talks nonsense is so cute.
"Mother Goddess, I wish you two in three years and three in five years..."
Al Xi's mouth twitched so hard that he almost slipped. With lightning speed, he took out a bunch of grilled fish balls from the vendor at the roadside stall and stuffed it into the girl's mouth.
"My sister-in-law, let's calm down for a while...Boss, this is money!"
"Uh! Uh!"
The girl's cheeks were bulging with fish balls, like a little hamster, and she glared at the instigator.
In this way, the two of them mingled in the carnival procession, singing, making noise and eating, from early morning to dusk, and then the sun completely set and night fell.
After nightfall, the Mother Goddess Festival once again approaches the peak of joy.
The carnival is even grander.
People are not satisfied with singing. Instead, they set up magic bonfires in small groups, take off their shoes, and dance and sing at the same time.
Fireworks, bonfires, singing and dancing.
King, merchant, commoner, extraordinary person.
Food, colorful waves, girly fragrance.
No one is celebrating, no one is praising.
The carnival of the kingdom is heading towards the peak of bliss.
"Prince for a day! Prince for a day!"
Suddenly, beside a large bonfire, Arxi's crown attracted people's attention.
"The leader of this term is a natural master of alchemy." This news had spread throughout the imperial capital last night.
The day before the Mother Goddess Festival, a real genius appeared in the Lan'er Kingdom, which was undoubtedly a good sign.
"Prince for a day! Prince for a day!"
The people's shouts soon became rhythmic, and the "human circle" around the bonfire deformed and expanded, surrounding Al Xi and the girl.
The boy's face turned red again. He pursed his lips and looked at the girl secretly.
Lu Yuan didn't take it seriously and said openly:
"Al Xi, can you dance?"
"I, I...I'm not very good at..."
"I'll teach you! Come on, let's dance here for a while. After a while, I will go to the high tower in the center of the city to dance."
The girl held Al Xi's hand and guided him to support her waist, which was slender than a willow tree.
"Come on, follow my movements. You can do whatever I do. It doesn't matter if you jump wrong. We can pose, haha..."
A'er Xi was led by a girl and danced among the crowd beside the bonfire.
If...this is a dream, please never let me wake up.
So the young man thought.
Chapter completed!