"Then I'll eat it first." Unable to resist, she reached out and grabbed a crab's leg, lifted it up and placed it in front of her plate, and began to chew it happily.
Luo Lanxier and Wei Lengyan also started, but these two were much more polite.
The three of them ate while enjoying the comfortable night breeze. At the end, they gradually slowed down, and the topic of conversation slowly turned to Wei Lengyan's past.
"I remember Shuizhuzhou was quite prosperous. Why do you want to work so far away from home, and you're a girl?" There was no custom of working outside the home in the Plantagenet Dynasty, and most people would not go too far from home.
"Because of insect plagues and famine." Wei Lengyan talked about what happened more than ten years ago.
"Shuizhuzhou was indeed very prosperous in the past. Not only was vermilion dye, red paper, and red cloth famous, but the locals also had a unique style of 'dot vermilion' painting, with many famous painters."
"It's just that ten years ago, when I was still a child, a very special kind of insect appeared in the mines in the continent."
"These insects seem to feed on cinnabar gravel. When they were dug out of the mine, they were so densely packed that it was quite frightening. Although everyone was a little surprised at the time, they didn't take it too seriously."
"But soon, these bugs appeared all over Zhou County. Then they were not limited to the mines, but also drilled into every household, especially into food."
"Many granaries were destroyed by insect pests, and many ordinary people's rice jars were also eaten by insects."
"Ordinary vats, stones, and walls can't stop them. They can chew rocks, so they can chew these too. Once they get into the rice warehouse, they multiply in large numbers, producing all sorts of dirty, poisonous stuff. Even if we find them later, the grain is ruined."
"And so the famine spread rapidly, spreading throughout the state."
"How was it resolved later?" Loran Hill asked with a little curiosity.
"After the local officials reported the situation, the dynasty first dispatched members of the Jingyifang under the Dongguansi, and then the two major nearby clans also participated in the assistance."
"The Burning Sun and Yellow Feather Sect of Huilu Continent dispatched approximately 5,000 fire-breathing masters to incinerate all the insects on the ground. The entire continent was practically a sea of fire, with figures lighting fires and fire-breathing masters in red and yellow robes everywhere."
"After a while, Wan Zi Qian Hong Valley developed a special insecticide powder and spread it throughout the state, which finally eliminated the insect plague."
"Although the insect plague is over, Shuizhuzhou has become a ruin. Many people have been forced to leave their homes and seek a living elsewhere. That's how I followed my eldest brother to Nanfengzhou."
Listening to Wei Lengyan's story, which included the story of the Xiangyu Sect, Loran Hill became more curious and continued to ask some questions.
Fire-breathing master, she had heard of this profession before in the Xiangyu Sect, but she didn't expect there would be so many of them, and they were also dispatched and controlled within the faction.
It is said that although the fire-breathing master is an extraordinary being, he is not a very high-ranking existence. His status is similar to that of a butcher in the village. He is usually not seen and will only be invited when needed.
They are often only of Sequence 1-3, proficient in various fire spells, and can also use gunpowder and the like. They are generally used to drive away wild beasts in the mountains, small monsters and demons, and occasionally work part-time to perform rituals such as exorcism and dispelling evil spirits. Fire breathers will appear at funerals in many villages and small towns. They will be responsible for writing eulogies, hanging them up to burn, and finally cremating the bodies and placing them in cans.
"Then you didn't think about going back? How is Shui Zhuzhou now?"
"Not at first, because the fire was so thorough that it blocked the river and dried up the riverbed and streams. Walking on the ground was all cracked and hardened, making it impossible for people and crops to survive."
"Later, I guess it gradually got better. I went back three years ago to visit my relatives, and by then, some villages and towns had reappeared."
"Many people no longer call it Shui Zhuzhou, but 'He Zhuzhou', because there is no water at all." Wei Lengyan said as he slowly put down his chopsticks. He was full now.
"The Land of Dried Up Fire." Loran Hill sighed and said no more.
In the ancient times before the establishment of the Plantagenet Dynasty, Huilu Island, the Flint Mountains, the Flame Ray Island, and several surrounding counties were all the territories of the Fire Country. Due to the long-term dryness and fires, the population of these places was small and they were relatively poor.
It was not until the Phoenix was born and the dragon veins of the mountains and rivers were regulated, greatly changing the environment, that these places gradually became prosperous. However, time has passed, and now not many people remember this ancient past.
When the three were about to finish dinner and leave, a burst of surprised shouts rang out in the restaurant.
"Is this... Xiao Ling?"
A very strong man walked up to this floor of the restaurant, followed by a dozen swordsmen in black, who looked quite powerful.
"Hey, are you calling me?"
Ye Ling raised his head and looked at the big man with a puzzled look on his face. It seemed like a long time before he spoke: "Are you the fifth brother?"
"Of course it's me. It took you so long to recognize me." He strode over. His tall body seemed to carry a gust of hot wind, and people couldn't help but feel the surging power under his thick muscles.
This was the feeling of overflowing magic power. It seemed that Sequence 6 had been completed. Loran Hill also looked at the bronzed man who walked in, and felt that he seemed a little familiar.
"I'm your fifth brother, Ye Nan Ke."
"Ah, yes, yes, I understand." Ye Ling nodded vigorously, then raised her hand to stop the burly man who was about to touch her head.
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