Because Second Koyasan is a very famous scenic spot around Xinkuaiji City, Lawrence and the others easily found a short-distance carriage here at the public carriage station on the outskirts of the city, and then followed the travel instructions of Okita Sakura and Zhu Yan, who had been here before.
I chose a hot spring hotel with a pure Yingzhou style to stay.
After arriving at this hotel on the first day, they first had hot tea and Yingzhou-style desserts provided by the owner to avoid hypoglycemic coma, and then thoroughly enjoyed the slightly sulfurous place.
Tasty hot springs.
On the night of the second day after arriving here, Lawrence, Sephiel and Nora tasted a set of authentic Yingzhou-style banquets in their rooms together, which featured fresh ingredients and highlighted the original taste of the food. The most special ones were a few
The unique local hot spring eggs placed on the plate have a special flavor.
On the third day, several people visited some of the surrounding cultural landscapes, especially the small village called Hongye established by the first batch of immigrants on the edge of the valley at the foot of the mountain, and purchased some various items to bring to their relatives and friends.
Local specialties.
On the last day of the trip, Lawrence and the others climbed out of bed early in the morning. Then they prepared to climb the main peak of the second-highest mountain behind the hotel as planned. The mountain was not very high, but the scenery along the way was very beautiful.
Climbing the stone steps all the way up is like walking in a scroll.
When everyone arrived at the top of the Second Koya Mountain, a small but very clear lake appeared in front of Lawrence and the others. The lake reflected the clear blue sky, the white clouds and the lake reflected each other, and the world became as transparent as a mirror, like a fairyland.
A sense of tranquility arose spontaneously in the hearts of all tourists who saw this scene.
"What a clear lake." Saifei exclaimed after approaching the lake, holding up the red fence and looking down. Because there were sugar maples all around, there were many red leaves falling on the lake.
Above. The clear lake water makes these red leaves floating on the lake seem to be floating in the air.
"The scenery here is indeed very beautiful." Lawrence sighed as he looked at the river surrounded by a red maple forest. Then he summoned the book charm and said: "Give us a portrait."
After previously discovering that Shu Mei can draw text and pictures as quickly as an inkjet printer, Lawrence developed a new use of Shu Mei: allowing it to absorb a large amount of dyes of various colors and then quickly draw pictures, similar to Lawrence's Polaroid camera in his previous life.
Effect.
"——I say again, the things produced in this way have no soul. Only with a pen can you draw great works of art." Although Lawrence persuaded Shu Mei in the name of inkjet printing, which can record history quickly and accurately.
We provide color inkjet snapshot services for everyone, but every time I talk about my artistic and philosophical views for a long time before stretching myself out to start printing.
"Okay, okay, let's get to work!" Nora patted the book charm with her little hand to shut him up, then flew between Lawrence and Saphire and started posing.
Because this drawing process took about a minute, Lawrence and the others continued to appreciate the surrounding scenery after Shu Mei said that she had memorized the picture in front of them.
Of course, the little doll Nora still habitually sits on Lawrence's shoulder and looks around at this time. In her eyes, Lawrence's shoulder is her own exclusive throne, so she will sit on Lawrence's shoulder whenever the occasion is right.
Above. Fortunately, as an extraordinary person, Lawrence's body has been strengthened a lot, and his shoulders can bear the weight of the small doll.
Because she was in a relatively high position, Nora could naturally see more things than Lawrence and the others. Just when Lawrence and Saphire lowered their heads and began to admire the clear lake at their feet, Nora suddenly pulled her hand gently.
Pulling Lawrence's hair and pointing his other hand at the sky, he said, "What is that in the sky?"
"What?" Lawrence heard this and raised his head, only to see a baseball-sized metal ball with three pairs of wings flying towards him from the sky quickly. The three pairs of wings on the ball were vibrating rapidly, and they could not even be caught by the naked eye.
to see traces of their movements.
The ball flew very fast, and it flew in front of Lawrence in just a few seconds. Then the ball hovered in mid-air and spun around, then pointed it in one direction towards his face, and then opened a small piece of metal on the ball.
, revealing a pinball-sized black and white intertwined agate bead with a Dzi bead pattern on the small ball.
This agate bead, which looked black in the middle and surrounded by white, was spinning in the metal groove of the ball, as if a flexible eye was observing everything around it. At the same time, Lawrence felt some kind of non-threatening magic wave coming from it.
This agate ball was sent out and scanned itself.
After using this method to confirm Lawrence's identity, the ball fell into Lawrence's hand, and the wings were retracted at the same time. Then there was a click, and a crack opened in the middle of the seemingly integrated ball, and then it opened completely.
What's inside is revealed.
"This is?" The little doll sitting on Lawrence's shoulder lowered his head and looked, and unexpectedly discovered that the inside of the small ball was divided into two layers by a circle of metal sheets, the outside was a ball of white cotton, and the inside was balled up into two layers.
A letter from the group.
"It seems that someone is looking for me in an emergency." After looking at the rolled-up envelope, Lawrence immediately realized what the thing in his hand was. "This should be the highest priority emergency of the New World Railway Federation.
Letters were relayed throughout the New World through radio communication towers along railway lines, and then the letters were printed out at the station closest to the recipient and then delivered to the recipient's hands using alchemical puppets."
As he spoke, Lawrence took out the ball of white cotton, unfolded it for a moment and then quickly rolled it into a ball and stuffed it into his pocket. However, both Saphire and Nora saw at that moment that the ball of cotton looked like
A handkerchief with a little rabbit painted on it.
"Why is it a handkerchief?" Saphiel naturally couldn't ask about these things, but Nora asked without any inhibitions. "This method of delivery seems to be unconventional. Why would someone mail this thing?"
"Well, this is indeed a very rare method of contact, and the price is very expensive." Lawrence had only heard of this postal method by chance before. At that time, Priest Carter wanted to send a very important letter.
I wrote a letter to a friend of mine, but it cost nearly one yuan in postage for just over a thousand kilometers.
"This method of mailing requires something from the recipient as a clue to confirm the identity of the recipient for the final delivery of the alchemy puppet. Only in this way can the accuracy and safety of the delivery be ensured." Lawrence recalled when Priest Carter finished sending the mail.
After explaining what was said in the letter to Nora and the others, he took out the letter that was placed in the middle of his pants and took a look at it.
"As for this handkerchief, it was sent by my father, because this kind of magically constructed bird needs something with the recipient's breath as a guide. And this is the only thing with my breath that he carries with him." Lawrence
He shrugged helplessly, then raised his hand and let go of the winged metal ball that returned to its original shape after being taken away.
"That's right. According to the previously agreed time, Uncle Lambert should be training at the Great Salt Lake Temple now, so it's not too simple to find something with your breath." Saying this, Saifei suddenly frowned.
He frowned. "Aren't we going back by train in a few days? Uncle Lambert also knew about this before. Why am I suddenly sending you such a letter now? Has something happened?"
"Probably not. What could happen to him while he is training at the Great Salt Lake Temple headquarters?" Lawrence said, opening the envelope with some worry. "I hope nothing bad will happen."
"Don't worry, you're not Conan." Nora comforted Lawrence through her soul connection at this time, "Theoretically, luck won't be that bad."