The white walls have a slight curvature, and the surface is smooth and white, reminiscent of shells on the beach.
Touching the outer wall of the temple, Lorraine Hill and a group of tourists stepped into the courtyard.
Surrounded by clear water, the sun shines through the shallow water on various underwater stones, creating waves of light.
This is a small temple on the seaside, but what is worshiped is not an angel or a god, but a sea dragon carved in white stone.
It is said that this sea dragon's name is Ruo Xi, and she is the grandmother of the sea dragons outside the harbor today. She once protected the harbor during a huge tide, so it is remembered.
Following the guidance of the maids in the temple, everyone walked quietly through the corridor, looked at the white carvings, and then closed their eyes and prayed by the pool. Some would also put some money into a special white jade water tank to splash some water.
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Both in the East and the West, it seems that there is a custom of giving money during prayers. Maybe the gods also want to eat...
When it was Lorraine Hill's turn to come forward, she saluted like everyone else, then took out a gold coin and put it lightly into the water tank.
"Thank you for your support. This is a gift from the temple. Please accept it." The maid looked at the gold coin and was slightly surprised. Then she took out a blue scale pendant with a white rope and gave it to the girl.
"Keep this in hand or beside you to avoid some small water monsters."
[Dragon Scale Pendant] (Excellent Bronze Level): Made of sea dragon scales. After processing, it has a faint breath of sea dragon, which can frighten small low-level monsters, but is ineffective against high-level and intelligent monsters.
After accepting the pendant, Lorraine Hill simply thanked her, and then said that she wanted to meet the Dragon Witch in the temple.
"I'm sorry, miko-sama can't just meet people." Upon hearing such a request, the two maids refused skillfully, as if they were used to it.
"Well, I know it's a bit intrusive, but I'm also from the East, so I'm a little curious and surprised to see the same existence."
After finishing speaking, Lorraine Hill blinked, a light red color like haze appeared in her clear eyes, and she exuded a little magic power of the dragon sequence.
Seeing the extraordinary ability of this girl, the two maids looked at each other and hesitated for a moment, then one of them entered the backyard of the temple to ask about the dragon witch.
Soon after, she came back and led Lorraine Hill into the side door.
"Please come with me." Then he took her to a pavilion in the middle of the lake in the backyard.
The light blue and clear lake water is covered with marble pools. A round pavilion stands in the water supported by several white stone pillars. Several beautiful swimming fish circle around the pavilion, swallowing a little food sprinkled on the water surface.
The dragon witch was sitting on the side of the pavilion at the moment. She put her legs into the water, swayed gently, and then sprinkled grains of fish food.
Her skin is snow-white, and her golden hair is simply tied up behind her head and divided into two bundles. It is very soft and elegant. The gauze skirt on her body is blue and white, layered on top of each other, looking cool and beautiful.
"Are you a witch from the east? I sense that you have an aura similar to mine." Seeing Lorraine Hill approaching, the dragon witch raised her head.
"She has been to the East, so she can be considered a famous dragon witch." The girl said a little embarrassed.
She has not practiced deeply in the Dragon Sequence, and is only at Sequence 3 now.
"Did you just come here recently?"
"It's been almost a year." The girl recalled the time.
"It will be soon. I heard that the sea routes have only been restored to a small extent, and the risks are very high." The dragon witch scattered the little bait left in her hand, and then stood up.
"I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Selen. I am the dragon witch of this city. I am currently at level 5." She pressed her sleeves in front of her and bent down to salute. Looking at this look, she seemed a little unfamiliar.
"Hello, my name is...just call me Luo Lan." The girl suddenly didn't want to use a pseudonym, since this name was not well-known in the Western Continent anyway.
"Loland? It's a nice oriental name." Selen nodded, and then invited Lorraine Hill to sit down.
"Are you coming to me because you are curious? Haha, many people come here because of this."
"Yes, because I also practice the Dragon Sequence."
"It is indeed different from other people in the Western Continent." Sai Lian looked at the girl and blinked.
The Western Continent is mainly dominated by dragons, and occasionally there are dragon riders. As for the other three lines, they are extremely rare.
"Can you tell me something about the East? Although I practice the secret arts related to the Dragon Witch, I have never left here, so I still don't know much about the outside world."
"That's it..." So Lorraine Hill recalled what he had seen and heard in the past and explained patiently.
From the scenery and customs of various regions in the East, to those magical and different dragons and monsters, festival celebrations, etc., it tells the establishment of the dynasty and the deeds and influence of the Phoenix of Five Virtues in the past.
Listening to the grand scene of birds and phoenixes playing on the mountains of the Yellow Sea, the dragon witch showed some yearning.
"It's great. I really want to go and see the wonders of the cave sky with different scenery, as well as the spectacular scene of thousands of birds flying across the sky."
"Can't you leave?" Lorraine Hill asked curiously.
"I can't do it for the time being, because there is no one to take over. Those big guys are very picky. I spent a lot of time to get familiar with them."
"Indeed..." The girl nodded, and then talked about a simple method.
"You can just take them to the east. This way you will have companions on the road and get a certain level of safety."
"That's true, but this city needs these sea dragons. If disaster happens because I take the sea dragons away, I will be worried."
"It doesn't matter, just find someone to replace you when you fail." The girl shook her head and encouraged slightly.
"Giggles, how can it be so easy to find, Luo Lan." She smiled and said the girl's name, and then talked about her thoughts just now.
"Actually, for a moment just now, I wanted you to take over from me, because your practice sequence is very pure and your mind is very stable."
"It's better to go, because there are more important things to do now."
"Then what happens next, will you go back to the East?"
"Yes." The girl nodded, thinking of the familiar friends of the Xiangyu sect, and a little nostalgia arose in her heart.
"When that time comes, remember to take me with you so that we can go along with you and take care of each other."
"But didn't you just say you couldn't let go?"
"It's true that it's not a small thing to give up, but people will eventually grow up, and maybe I will be great by then." Sai Lian lightly covered the corners of her mouth with her sleeves and smiled.
Next, the two exchanged a lot of things about cultivation, and through this, Lorraine Hill gradually became familiar with the Dragon Sequence.
A few days later, she was successfully promoted to Dragon Order 5, and Kalites' fleet finally slowly arrived at the shore.
"Sister Luolan~"
As soon as the roaring ironclad ship approached, a girl in a white dress jumped down from the side of the ship and waved to Lorraine Hill to express her presence.
Under the surprised and worried eyes of others, the girl opened her umbrella, and as if she was being held up, she slowly descended, and finally landed in front of Lorraine Hill.
"Do you still remember me, Sister Lorraine? I am the little girl hiding behind Uncle Triton. My name is Luna. It's just that she has grown up a lot now."
"I'm glad to be able to help Sister Luo Lan with more things. Today we also brought what you asked us to do."
She turned around, and heavy wooden boxes were unloaded from the ship one by one. These things seemed to be alchemical creations, like machines. If a student from Crancia came here, he would immediately recognize that this was exactly the same thing.
It is a new generation of production machinery.
In Crancia, where industry is gradually developing, such production lines are gradually spreading to various workshops and factories. With their assistance, production efficiency will be greatly improved.
Looking at these wooden boxes, Lorraine Hill breathed a sigh of relief. They had finally arrived. Compared with other supplies, these industrial machines were of particular concern to her.
With these, countless muskets and bullets will be produced by oneself, and with enough weapons, the conditions for all actions will gradually mature.
"Thank you for your hard work." She smiled and looked at Luna, who was now about the same height as herself.
"Welcome to a country full of war, maybe we also want to join this endless struggle."