Chapter 127 The Sacrament of Fasting and Communion with God
In the days that followed, Rikka would often sneak back to the small mountain village during the day, hang out with the women, and learn home-cooked dishes.
Boom knows nothing about this, because he hides in the dense forest every day to practice. It seems that everything is a trivial matter to him, and the only way is to break through and advance as soon as possible.
Unknowingly, time has come to the last day of the Maixiang Month. This day is the sacramental day of fasting and divine communion in the Augu continent, but it has continued to this day and has become something that only a few people will remember.
However, tradition is always tradition. The bell of the Master Tower rang in the early morning, and people briefly stopped what they were doing, and lowered their heads to recite the holy text silently.
However, the village chief of Hook is a somewhat conservative Ogu man, so no one in this small mountain village went out hunting today, and the women kneaded the dough early.
Boom and Rikka looked at each other and finally decided to follow the local customs and participate in this so-called celebration. Boom knew about this custom, but never took it seriously.
However, Rikka, who was originally in a cheerful state, suddenly lost her face after hearing that she could not eat for a whole day. However, at this time, she was surrounded by women, who kept introducing the origin of the festival and precautions.
During the sacramental days of fasting and communion with God, people need to starve for a whole day to thank the gods for their kindness. And only bread can be eaten for dinner, not anything else.
But the advantage is that today everyone can drink wine, and it is the most natural wine, because it is said that the gods drank this kind of wine in the Hall of Valor.
During dinner, bread and wine must be present at the same time. Bread represents the body of the gods, while wine is regarded as the blood of the gods.
Depressed! Helpless! Rikka is not a believer in the gods, let alone those nuns. She likes to speak with a sword and kills everything she hates.
Rikka was sitting under the tree with the women. At this time, a small wooden basin was placed in front of her, which contained the dough. Rikka made a grimace and tried to leave several times with excuses, but was eventually pulled back. The men put the wine in the barn one after another. They had a rare rest today, so they naturally enjoyed their leisure time. As for Boom, no one dared to disturb him.
"How about I call Boom out too? It's too shameful for him to be alone in the house." Rikka muttered angrily, but the windows of the Tsuchiya were closed tightly from the inside.
"We'd better not disturb Master Boom. Magicians are all powerful people and they must be practicing hard." The women tried to dissuade him.
This is the truth, or who else can walk into that earthen house except Rikka. On the one hand, it is because of the identity of Boom Magician, but more importantly, it is because I am afraid that he will be angry and hurt others.
That night everyone saw with their own eyes the strength of the two. If Rikka hadn't been so easy to talk to, the villagers wouldn't have been able to talk to him like this.
But Boom is different. In the eyes of these villagers, Boom is a taciturn person who never takes the initiative to speak. He leaves early and comes home late every day.
The fragrant pancakes were steaming hot, but Rikka watched helplessly as the food was taken away. Rikka, who had nothing to do, returned to the Tsuchiya, while Boom was taking a nap.
"Ah! Brother, you are so mean! You asked others to go out to help, but you hid in the room and slept." Liuhua slapped the quilt with a surprisingly strong force.
"Is this your new swordsmanship? It's not very good." Boom leaned against the wall and stared at Rikka in a funny way.
"Everyone is going to starve to death. How about we go out into the dense forest and I'll make some delicious food for my brother." Rikka pulled off Boom's quilt and then put it on herself.
"Forget it, this is also a kind of learning. It's better for you to experience it once." Boom opened the window and watched the children playing leisurely.
After hearing this, Rikka stopped talking, turned over and lay on the bed, and instantly entered the dimensional space. Seeing this, Boom couldn't laugh or cry, so he had to take out a book and start reading.
As the sun set, the two sat in the barn with all the villagers, with Hook and the old man in the first place. The sun set, which also heralded the end of the fast.
Rikka remained motionless with a dull expression, while Boom watched the old man's behavior with interest, because this was also his first time to participate in the Sacrament of Divine Intercourse.
The old man was seen holding a piece of bread in his left hand and a jug of wine in his right hand. He walked towards Hook first, and Hook tore off a small piece of bread and then drank some more wine.
After doing this, Hook put his hands together and silently recited a sacred text to pray to the gods. After everything was over, he ate the bread on the plate.
One by one, the villagers quickly and skillfully completed the sacrament of divine intercourse. Even Boom learned it well after watching it twice.
But the problem still happened. As for who did it, it could only be Rikka who was next to Boom. And her behavior made everyone laugh.
Back in time a few minutes ago, the old man walked in front of Rikka and signaled him to complete the ceremony. But Rikka didn't know what to think and bit off most of the pancake in one bite.
He even reached out to grab the bottle of wine and drank it down. The last burp turned into a flame that ignited laughter.
The old man looked at Boom with some embarrassment, his meaning was self-evident. But Boom turned his head and suppressed a smile as if nothing happened.
Seeing everyone's looks, Rikka knew that she had done something wrong again. So she ran out on the excuse of going to the toilet, hoping to relieve her embarrassment.
Not long after, Rikka sat back down next to Boom again. Her plate was already filled with noodles, all filled with "full love" from the villagers.
This episode did not affect everyone's enthusiasm. Hook and the old man chatted about interesting things that happened in Augu City. The men talked about the herds of animals on the Miracle Plain, while the women refilled the empty wine bottles. p>
The sacrament of divine intercourse continued until late at night. Everyone got up and left, and Boom and Rikka also returned to the earthen house. The night owl cooed and the summer cicada murmured to the moon.
At this time, Rikka was looking at Boom with resentment. To be precise, she was staring at the food in front of Boom. Dried meat, white sugar cakes, and honey snacks.
A bell rang from the direction of Ogu City, which also heralded the official end of the Sacrament of Divine Intercourse. Boom raised his hand and pushed the food to Rikka, who already seemed impatient.
"Eat slowly, no one will compete with you." Boom filled Rikkasho's water glass and said softly.
"Well, the meat is still delicious, but those pancakes are too dry, harder to eat than stones baked by the sun." Liuhua ate hungrily, her voice a little blurry.
"Have you noticed that your appetite seems to be getting bigger and bigger recently? Is there any problem?" Boom frowned and asked worriedly.
"How do you know? Just eat it when you're hungry." Liuhua picked up a bacon leg again and started biting it.
It was night, and this situation happened one after another. Although the villagers did not eat as much as Liuhua, no one would stay with the noodles all night.
Boom and Rikka were lying on the bed. The former carefully dimmed the candlelight, while the latter had already fallen asleep. A book about contract beasts was slowly opened, and Boom was still a little worried.