The terrifying snowstorm that swept across the northern coast had just dissipated, but the spectacular aftermath was clearly visible within the borders of a vassal state called "McDowell" on the coast of Sardinia.
The previously gray sky seemed to have been washed away by the power of the storm, revealing the sky blue behind it like the background of an oil painting. The sea surface was now covered with broken ice of different sizes, blowing from the shore.
The debris of wood and earth underneath proved the terrifying destructive power of the previous storm.
The tetrarchy of McDowell is the border of the Kingdom of Sardinia. It is famous for the frequent storms and natural disasters along the coast. It is also the port for exchanges with Swali in ancient times. However, after entering the modern era, Swali and the Kingdom of Sardinia
The main interaction ports have been moved to the territory of the Hammond feudal state with more complete facilities.
At this point, the borders of McDowell's vassal state were no longer lively, leaving only the recurring natural disasters year after year and a quiet life.
"Winter! Winter! Winter!"
Just outside the city of Hearth Castle, the southernmost city of McDowell, there was a ringing of bells near the coast, just like an alarm clock waking up a sleeping person at eight or nine o'clock in the morning.
The quiet atmosphere outside was broken.
Looking carefully, it turned out that the place where the bells rang was a dilapidated church. The entire church was made of moss-covered stone bricks. Time had left extremely obvious traces on the church, but even so,
However, it still survived the storm in the north until today.
It is worth noting that there is no feather symbol often enshrined in religious places in the north on the church. What appears on the church is a full moon-shaped symbol, indicating that the owner enshrined in this church is not the Frost Phoenix.
But the mother goddess of the Western Continent.
"Winter! Winter! Winter!"
As the bell rang three more times, the heavy stone door of the church slowly opened, and the sunlight that became clear outside was able to shine in, illuminating the neatly maintained prayer hall and mother-in-law.
The statue of the god came, and at the same time, a delicate figure appeared in front of the stone door, and the long rabbit ears swayed slightly above the figure...
"Huh huh huh~"
It was a demi-race wearing a traditional black nun's robe. The classical nun's robe was very close-fitting and elegant, very much in line with the ascetic and pious image of the classical church members. However, according to historical changes, today's church members rarely wear such clothes.
Instead of classical styles, they now prefer improved styles that combine modern clothing.
But the demihuman with a pair of long rabbit ears in front of her still wears the usual ancient style, which embodies her temperament as pious and elegant. Coupled with her cute and pure face, she can fit in with the "nun" no matter how she looks.
Such an identity... It would be fine if the pair of rabbit ears on her head were ignored.
Because there are no demi-humans serving as clergy of the Mother Goddess anywhere in the world, but for some unknown reason a demi-human nun appears here.
The unnamed demi-human nun's long golden hair was wrapped under the black hood of the nun's robe. Only two holes were roughly opened at the position of the rabbit ears so that it could pass through this layer of hood, and
Different from ordinary rabbit ears, there is a half-moon-shaped gap at the end of each ear, as if the incomplete moon in the sky was taken off and temporarily placed here.
She carried a small basket and skipped towards the seaside, walking along the muddy road outside the dilapidated church towards the seaside. The mess rolled up by the manic storm looked shocking. She stood there and was blown away by the wind.
Outside the crooked forest, he looked down at the basket in his hand with a troubled expression.
"Well, the wind is so strong, the wild vegetables outside have been blown away... What should I eat today, Yin Luosi. Ah, by the way, go to the beach to pick up some shells and make soup."
The nun who called herself "Yin Luosi" looked at the crumbling forest in front of her, then turned to look at the ocean that was gradually calming down, and decided to try her luck there to see if she could find something to eat.
The rabbit ears on her head were dangling, and in her rather brisk footsteps, she arrived at the beach that she had seen countless times before.
The beach in the north is quite white, but overall it is very hard. The cold makes the seawater immersed in the sand condense, solidifying the beach into a large piece of white hard sea salt that is integrated into one piece.
On the normally flat beach, in addition to the traces of strong winds, there were also many wooden fragments. These were of various sizes and looked like the remains of a ship that had broken apart.
But Yin Luosi didn't care. There were too many things blowing from the sea. Last month, a huge stranded whale blew here. If it didn't swim back to the sea after the tide rose, Yin Luosi wouldn't need it today.
She came out to look for food again... She had never tasted whale meat.
Occasionally, some drift bottles floated here, and there were many words on the paper that Yin Luosi couldn't understand. I don't know if it was the guidance passed down by the Mother Goddess. She took those bottles back to the church. If Sister Xia Lu still
If you are here, you can ask her...
In short, Yin Luosi did not pay any extra attention to the wooden wreckage floating on the shore. These things were inedible, and she had already chopped enough firewood for this winter, and she no longer needed these wood... Wait,
What's this?
Just when Yin Luosi was squatting on the beach to check whether there was any meat in the shell she was holding, she suddenly caught a glimpse of the outline of a book lying among several pieces of wood debris from the corner of her eye.
"Puff puff!"
As the waves rose and fell, the sound of water flowing like a fountain also came from there.
The rabbit ears on Yin Luosi's head swayed slightly, and then she carefully held the wooden basket in her hand and walked towards the book. She didn't know it, but she was startled at first sight.
I saw that there was a strange eye and a mouth on the cover of the book. At this moment, the eye was slightly closed, but strands of turbid seawater kept pouring out of the mouth. I don't know if it was an illusion.
, the sea water seems to be shining with golden light. If you look carefully, there are actually words floating in the sea water that are shining with golden light.
"What an ugly book..."
"..."
She lowered her head and murmured, and after hesitating for several seconds, she slowly reached out and picked up the sand-covered book on the ground. She didn't know what kind of item it was, and she seemed to have no idea about the concept of relics.
, I just roughly know that this thing is not simple.
Yin Luosi threw the book in her hand into a wooden basket filled with many shells as if she had found a treasure, and then looked down at the beach around her, ready to see if there were anything else as interesting as this book. She
Take them back to the church.
Life in the church was so boring, and she felt that she could not alleviate the loneliness when she was alone, even if she studied and read the Book of Creation several times.
Yin Luosi immersed herself in searching for the treasures on the beach. She even forgot about digging for shell meat, because she found another strange wooden walking stick, which she had never seen anyone else use.
However, it seems not suitable for drying clothes.
No matter what, just put it away first...
Next, Yin Luosi found another black hat and a white dress, but they seemed to be too big for a girl of her size. Then she found another person...
Um?
people?
The rabbit ears on top of Yin Luosi's head shook a little, and she looked down blankly at the man lying quietly among a large pile of wooden debris.
His upper body was naked, and his strong body was stained with a lot of sand. He seemed to have been washed ashore, and for some reason he was not wearing any clothes...
Yin Luosi raised her right hand holding a white shirt and thought for a second or two. Then she understood something belatedly, her face turned rosy, and she seemed a little embarrassed.
Could it be that the things she picked up just now belonged to the man in front of her?
She squatted down next to the man crawling on the sand in shame, and glanced at the things collected on her body with some reluctance.
"Bless the Mother Goddess. Greed is the original sin. Now I want to return everything to this man..."
While she lowered her head to pray, she struggled to put the shirt in her hands on the man's body, but after she paused for a second, she suddenly thought of something.
"By the way, the Mother Goddess said, 'People come cleanly and go cleanly'. Is he still alive? If he is already dead...no, he has ascended to heaven, so I don't need to return it to him!"
"
Yin Luosi's eyes flashed with wit. After clapping her hands, she quickly snatched back the white shirt draped on the man. Then she turned the man lying on the beach over, revealing his original appearance.
It turned out that he was a very handsome human man. Even his quiet sleep and a lot of sand on his face could not hide his outstanding appearance. His black hair was stuck to the corners of his mouth, which was unbearable.
I couldn't help but want to reach out and touch to remove the little bit of black from his lips.
Yin Luosi's long ears twitched, her eyes flickered around the other person's strong body and handsome face, and then she quickly shook her head and prayed,
"The Mother Goddess witnesses the purity of my will...I'm sorry, sir, I'm going to be rude!"
She pursed her lips and gently put her hand in front of the man's nose. While her fingers were moving forward, her head was moving away in the other direction, as if this could keep a safe distance. After feeling a little bit of hot air,
She breathed a sigh of relief and quickly retracted her hand.
It seems he is still alive...
Yin Luosi sat on the beach and glanced distressedly at the unconscious man lying on the ground.
The wind from the north suddenly rose, blowing from the direction of the snow-capped mountains, causing the nun's robe on her body to tremble wildly. The church bell rang again, once again breaking the tranquility here, as if nothing new had happened in a long time.
The ancient church in the air is once again full of life.