There are dark clouds in the sky. The presence of the plague not only scatters the sunlight, but also causes the weather in some areas to be always dark and cloudy, and maybe there will be rain. The dense air seems to stick people in place. This kind of The feeling of being wet and cold is one of the things I hate most.
"Amy, why are you so hot?"
Bai Yanghua, who was walking beside me, asked in surprise.
"This cold weather is so disgusting, I want to create a partially dry environment around me."
"But isn't it warm enough for you?"
"It doesn't just rely on temperature. Isn't there also a purification technique? The heating is just for comfort, so the child won't freeze."
"When did you become so caring?"
“I’m always so sweet!”
We walked along the river for a long distance, and it wasn’t until noon that we saw the shadow of the village in the distance. This little animal walked so slowly. The three of us walking on stilettos were ten times faster than her. I even thought Carry her away. But Sister Saiyi said that from now on we should behave as normal as possible, so we will not do these strange things if we can.
Like other ancient villages, this village is surrounded by large areas of farmland. However, I don’t know whether it’s due to the impact of the plague or the low level of farming. The crops all look wilted and messy. I can’t tell which ones are crops and which ones are weeds. Grass.
It is already morning, and there is still sunshine in the sky over this land that has not been affected by the plague. But when you look around, you can't see anyone working in the fields. Could it be that the way of farming here is to manage the crops but not to raise them?
"Amy, from now on we have to behave like people of this era, no drama, magic and obvious Holy Light prohibitions, do you understand?"
Sister Sai Yi took out a helmet and put it on her head. The design of this helmet was very interesting. There was a hole in the back to expose her single ponytail. Her armor looked quite simple, but this detailed design was still exposed. The truth about "looking goods" is revealed. Especially the two large bulges of the breastplate have a bullet-hole area in the middle. Practical armor will never be designed like this. The correct approach should be to make it a whole wedge-shaped armor, which has such defensive power. That's enough.
"I know, sister, my acting skills are definitely fine. Yanghua, the key is you. You have to control your emotions and pretend like a nun. Do you understand?"
I said in my head.
"Uh... why don't you change into mercenary clothes for us?"
"No! Can you die if you are not a lady?"
"Okay... I've never been very ladylike when I grew up..."
"Then start learning from me now!"
"Oh...but you are not a lady either..."
"I can do it if I want!"
"Amy, be careful to protect the child and don't let her die as soon as she comes up."
Sister Saiyi said something again.
"Okay, I won't let her get stabbed even if I get stabbed, don't worry."
I patted the battering ram that was covered by the nun's uniform and said.
"Amy, are you... interested in being stabbed? I don't mean anything else~ I just asked casually!"
Bai Yanghua looked at me with a strange expression, looking like she deserved a beating.
"Shut up!"
"oh……"
Compared with the previous village that was completely destroyed, this village is much smaller, about half the size of the former. All the houses are very short, and the tallest building is only a wooden attic about two stories high, which is probably The village chief's house.
There were no living people in the village, only some listless animals lying in the pen, as if they hadn't had enough to eat for a while. There was a dog-like animal lying on the big rock at the entrance of the village, and it didn't even bother to look up when we saw it.
I just snored twice and continued to pretend to be dead. I quietly took out a piece of cake and threw it over. The dog immediately jumped up, rushed to the cake and clicked it. It felt as delicious as eating meat.
"Where have all the people here gone? Didn't they all go to the next door together and unfortunately all of them died?"
"Bai Yanghua said something very wicked but very reasonable."
"How is that possible? If you listen carefully and look carefully, there are many living people, but they are all hiding."
I casually glanced at a window covered with broken wood, and a pair of frightened eyes immediately disappeared from the crack.
"Ah, I heard the noise! Why are these people hiding from us?"
"What do you think?"
"I don't know. I haven't studied the thoughts of ancient people."
"Because they're afraid of death, and we look like we're going to bring death.
"Huh? Aren't we wearing nun uniforms?"
"Are you stupid? This world is indeed as backward as it was in ancient times, but it doesn't mean that they have so little information that they don't even know that the village next door was massacred."
"Oh...so they knew the church was going to come and kill them all?"
"if not."
I gently patted the little animal on the shoulder, wanting to confirm something. She immediately raised her head, her expression numb.
"How many days did you hide in the basement?"
"..."
The little animal nodded and said he didn't know.
"How many times did you fall asleep like this?"
"..."
The little animal thought for a moment and stretched out one hand towards me, but then quickly stretched out the other hand.
"What's wrong with Amy? Can't she even count?"
Bai Yanghua asked in disbelief.
"No, she should be able to count, but she can't remember exactly how long she slept. Being alone in a dark basement, one's consciousness will be blurred."
"Oh...then I guess it's been two or three days, right?"
"Probably, judging from the burning conditions of the wreckage. The terrain here is very flat, and the burning smoke can be seen here, so the people in this village should know that something happened over there, and maybe they have sent someone to check it out."
"Send someone to look at it? Doesn't that mean... people who go there will be infected with the plague! And then they will bring the plague back!"
"I'm afraid that's why this village is so depressed."
"Seek death!"
"What does it mean to die? They are just a group of villagers who don't know anything. It is the most normal behavior to go and check if something goes wrong in the next village."
"Yeah...this is so sad..."
"Put away your sadness for the time being. When we came to this world, we were destined to be sad all the time."
"Can't we really cleanse the plague directly?"
"Yes, but Sister Saiyi is not willing, I accept her arrangement."
"Can the people who die here really find happiness?"
"Of course, for some worlds, death is indeed happier than living. We will collect those souls, believe us, Yanghua."
"Um……"
Baiyanghua lowered her head, her whole body became melancholy, and she lost all the noisy look before. I know it's hard to have her three views impacted, but this experience will definitely make her more mature, I mean real mature.
It's not like compromising life. Sister Aini taught me this way at the beginning. The process was very painful, but the results were very good. Without her, I would still be a child who hates death. I can't save the world if I can't stay rational. I have to
To overcome this problem, the same goes for Poplar.
"Sister, what should we do now? Can we arrest someone from a random family and question them?"
"Amy, don't be so rude, you are a nun now."
"Ah, I accidentally thought about the problem according to my habits..."
"We went to the village chief's house. Since he lives in the biggest house, he has the responsibility to solve the village's troubles."
"Well, it's really sad to say this about the village chief. It would be great if there was a brave man that he could call upon, haha~"
"You can actually laugh?"
"Okay...isn't it appropriate?"
"Even if you are a goddess, you should not laugh when you should be sad, unless you work hard to turn tragedy into comedy. Never lose compassion and empathy. This is very important to us goddesses."
"I... seem to have become a little colder recently..."
"It doesn't seem like it, it just is."
Sister Saiyi looked at me, her golden eyes hidden under the mask were extremely convinced.