In the early morning of the next day, Rachel and Todd packed their bags, used all their belongings to buy a camel from a traveling merchant, and continued their journey towards Anunda Port in the west.
The desert is boundless, and as far as the eye can see there is endless yellow sand.
Todd, who was holding the reins with both hands and sitting behind the woman, looked into the distance into the hot air and said, "Rachel, in your impression, what does my hometown look like?"
"You mean heaven?"
Rachel held her chin with her right hand and said while thinking: "It is a picturesque but highly developed world. People live in cities on the clouds, and there are all kinds of magical machines and food in their lives.
and the drinks are unimaginably delicious. Also, the people there love to sing, dance, have adventures, research and learn.”
Todd asked with a wry smile: "These messages are all what you saw from the soul space?"
"Yes, there are many images from a channel called Discovery, which introduces the natural scenery and customs of the Kingdom of Heaven in great detail. I have basically watched every episode, and I can still clearly remember many places."
Todd nodded helplessly. In his previous life, Discovery Channel was indeed his favorite program, so it is not surprising that a large number of related videos are stored in the soul space. But the problem is that most of the programs Todd watched in his previous life
The programs only mentioned the beauties of the earth, and rarely touched on the history and society. This also caused Rachel to know very little about the war and people's livelihood on the earth in her soul space.
Talking about the natural scenery, Rachel stretched out her fingers and pulled them one by one, recounting her treasures: "If I could reach the Kingdom of Heaven, the places I would like to visit include Santorini in the Aegean Sea, the snowy mountains of Tyrol in Austria,
Lake Como in Milan, Italy...and..."
Rachel turned her head, chuckled and kissed Todd gently on his chin, then snuggled her body into his arms and whispered: "The place you lived, the place you worked, you
All the places where I have left my footprints..."
"Todd, do you know? You and your world are the only hope to support me in going forward."
Todd felt the presence of the woman in his arms, and his heart seemed to be penetrated by sunlight. His whole body was immediately wrapped in warmth, and his fatigue and sleepiness were swept away.
Unable to bear to destroy the beauty and longing in Rachel's heart, Todd lowered his head and said softly: "On the street where I live, there is an old shop that has been open for more than ten years. The pastries made by that old couple are special.
Delicious. Also, in the university where I work, there is a lake called Late Autumn. There is a pavilion in the middle of the lake. In summer, you can see the pond full of lotus flowers, which is particularly beautiful..."
Rachel didn't speak, just listened quietly to Todd talking about everything about his previous life.
Those unforgettable scenery, those irresistible delicacies, those hilarious past events...
Two people, a camel, and a vast desert were thus fixed into a permanent picture that remained in eternal memory.
The journey will eventually come to an end.
When the sun went down, Todd and Rachel finally arrived at Anunda Port in the Ayyubid Empire.
As the largest port on the west coast of the empire, Anuda Port has experienced countless wars. Its population of 260,000 and the hundreds of ships parked in the port all demonstrate to the world the unimaginable vitality of this city.
Riding a camel to the city gate, Rachel pulled Todd's sleeve and signaled the latter to stop first.
Todd asked strangely: "What's wrong?"
"Something's wrong." Rachel frowned and said, "The number of guards at the city gate is much more than before, and the intensity of inspections is also much stronger than before. Looking at it like this, I'm afraid it won't be possible to enter the city easily.
inside."
Todd asked in a low voice: "Is it because of us?"
Rachel shook her head: "It's unlikely. The news that we escaped from the Presbyterian Church couldn't have spread here so quickly, and Eleanor is not that capable of using the empire's troops... There must be something.
What other reasons."
Todd patted the camel under him and suggested in a low voice: "How about we change the route? Take a boat to the north from another port?"
"The closest port to Anunda City is also 300 kilometers away. It will take ten days to get there. What's more, the longer we stay in the empire, the more dangerous it will be." Rachel got off the camel.
Jumped down: "And, in this city, there is also the person I am looking for."
Rachel wrapped her scarf tightly, motioned for Todd to get off the camel first, and then walked towards the vendor area at the city gate.
She found an old farmer who was over fifty years old and chatted with him for a few words. The old farmer glanced in Todd's direction, then stood up and left the stall, and found another businessman wearing silk.
A businessman with a white scarf on his head and a mustache followed Rachel and walked slowly over. Without even looking at Todd, he walked around the camel and casually gave a number.
Rachel shook her head vigorously, argued with the other party for a long time, and finally reached an agreement.
Rachel first handed the camel's reins to the merchant's hands, and then waved to Todd to follow the merchant's footsteps.
In this way, the two of them blended into the merchant's convoy, passed the inspection at the city gate, and successfully entered Anuda City.
Walking on the bustling streets of the city, Rachel looked at Todd's curious look, smiled and whispered: "I told the businessman that we are a Semitic couple. Due to the war in the south,
Because of my relationship, I had to leave the tribe and go into the city to seek a livelihood. As a result, I sold the camel to the businessman at a low price, and the businessman agreed to take the two of us into the city."
Todd asked in surprise: "You speak Semitic?"
"It's not much, but it's enough." Rachel walked through the city with ease. Every path and every secret door seemed as familiar to her as the back garden of her home.
The two spent about half an hour and finally arrived at the door of a dilapidated tavern.
He looked at a drunken man lying at the door of the pub, coughing loudly while holding a bottle of wine, with vomit flowing out from the corners of his mouth.
Todd tightened his mouth and nose, trying his best not to let his stomach and intestines be affected by the sour smell in the air.
Rachel opened the door and walked into the tavern. In the dark and simple shack, she walked behind the bar and shook the sleepy tavern owner awake, and whispered a few words to the latter.
The bearded and depressed tavern owner suddenly became energetic. He quickly walked to the back kitchen and knocked on the floor a few times.
Todd, who was watching all this, was quite curious. He had now begun to repeatedly guess who the person Rachel wanted to see was.
Following the tavern owner, Todd and Rachel entered a secret passage in the vegetable cellar, and finally came to a collapsed basement.
Pushing open a wooden door that was ajar, a plainly dressed girl poked her head out from the crack in the door and looked at the people outside.
When she saw the faces of Rachel and Todd clearly, the girl couldn't help but widen her eyes and exclaimed in a low voice: "Oh my God!"
Todd looked at this strange-looking girl and asked strangely: "Do you know me?"
"The ruler of the Muxi Kingdom, the son of the gods in the northern land, the savior of the alien race..."
The girl gave Todd a standard good-day greeting and said with a smile, "We meet again."
Just when Todd looked confused, Rachel revealed the answer: "This is the third candidate in the Legion of Discord, an old acquaintance of yours—Sabrina."