Chapter 410: Moth
Conquer the northern shore of the sea, Navaha.
As the moon sets, the day comes. After an ordinary night, this seaside town welcomes the morning again.
In the morning, on a small hill in the northwestern suburbs of Navaha, there was a ruined area. Broken city walls and incomplete watchtowers stood among the scattered bricks and tiles. It seemed to be the ruins of some kind of building.
In this ruin, there were several figures looking around. They seemed to be one or two elderly people with a group of young people.
"Students, this is the ruins of a military fortress. Judging from the architectural style, it should be a product of the Fernando Dynasty more than 500 years ago. At that time, the Castile region was still in the midst of war..."
Walking among the ruins, Professor John from Tivian Holy Crown University was telling the students behind him about the history of the ruins, while the students behind him were listening very attentively.
Because of a serious accident on the ship to Ivig, the visiting students from Holy Crown University had to transfer to the church's ship and come to Navaha, a small Castilian city that was not originally in their plan.
Although the original plan was disrupted, the teachers on the study tour were not in a hurry. Their main goal was to go to the city of Ivigo and Adelaia to attend a precious cultural relic exhibition. There was still plenty of time before this cultural relic exhibition, so they were not in a hurry to find a boat to go to Ivigo again. Instead, they decided to stay in Navaha for two days, visit the ancient sites here, and experience the history and culture of Castile.
As Professor John was explaining, archaeologists from Holy Crown University were touring the ancient ruins that had been abandoned for who knows how long. Nefernis, who was standing at the end of the group, was one of them. As she looked at the desolate scene around her, she couldn't help but think in her heart.
'I didn't expect that the first place we visited during this study tour was not in Admiralty but in Navaha. I originally thought that this was just a small town with nothing worth visiting, but after careful inquiry, I found quite a few ruins...'
Nephnis was thinking this in her heart. She didn't expect that although the city of Navaha didn't look small, it seemed to have a profound cultural heritage.
"Last night... Miss Dorothy contacted me overnight and told me to pay attention to my sleep problems and try to use lucid dreaming. She said that there is a secret society related to dreams in this city... The secret society that Miss Dorothy could see appeared in such a small city. I think it may be related to the rich history here..."
While listening to Professor John telling stories about the history of Castile, Nephnis thought in her heart that at this time she already knew that there were hidden undercurrents surging beneath the surface of this city.
With a hint of worry, Nephnis looked at the ruins around her, and as she looked, she saw a girl standing next to her who was concentrating on reading a newspaper. It was none other than Emma, her roommate who came here to study and travel with her.
"Hey, Emma, the professor is talking about something. It's not right for you to look at other things like this."
Seeing Emma reading the newspaper, Nefernis walked up to her and whispered something. Emma paused slightly after hearing what Nefernis said, then turned to look at Nefernis and spoke in a low voice.
"Oh my, it's okay. It's just a small town. There's not much history worth hearing about. It's okay."
Emma said indifferently, then turned around and continued to look at the newspaper in her hand. Nephnis was slightly stunned after seeing her action, and said in confusion.
"Emma... I remember you don't usually read newspapers, so why are you so focused today? And you bought this in the city, right? Can you read Castilian?"
"My grandmother is from Castile, so I recognize her to some extent... Although I don't usually read newspapers, this newspaper today is different. Look, this is the first time that Thief K has appeared in a newspaper!"
Emma said this with a hint of excitement in her eyes. After hearing Emma's words, Nephnis was stunned again, then she blinked and spoke with a surprised tone.
"Mr. Thief K? You call her that?"
"Well then! A thief like K who is so handsome, elegant and graceful should be addressed with sufficient respect. Is there any problem with that?" Emma said as a matter of course in response to her roommate's question. Her reply made Nephnis a little flustered for a moment. She didn't know how to reply for a moment. After being stunned for a long while, she continued to speak.
"This is a big problem! Emma... that thief K is... is a thief! How can you call him a thief?"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk... If you, Neveu, simply regard Thief K as an ordinary thief, then you are too superficial. Have you ever seen a thief who sends a notice in advance to notify others before stealing? Have you ever seen a thief who dares to show up in public in front of so many people? Didn't you see what happened that night? She simply regarded the exhibition site as her own stage and performed there! Compared to a thief, don't you think she is more like a performer, an artist? And great performers and artists are worthy of praise, right?"
Holding the newspaper, Emma spoke to Nephnis as a matter of course, and hearing Emma's words, Nephnis didn't know what to say for a moment. She was stunned again for a long while before she spoke again in disbelief.
"Performer...artist...Is there such a term? He is still a thief after all. It is a bit inappropriate to call him that and give him such a name and evaluation..."
"Why is it inappropriate? There is no contradiction between being a thief and an artist. Besides, this statement is not my own. It was written in the newspaper. Look, here and here... They are all articles about Thief K. The author of the article is a well-known Farajo poet who was also on the White Pearl at the time. In the article, he highly praised Thief K's art of stealing and thought it was the best performance he had seen in recent years. He thought it was very romantic. I agree with his statement very much."
After listening to Nefernis's words, Emma explained to her rather unconvincedly, and pointed to the report in the newspaper as she spoke. After listening to Emma's words, Nefernis didn't know what to say. She obviously didn't expect that she would be commented on like this for stealing something. She felt it was incredible and at the same time, she felt weird in her heart.
"Also, there are such reports, such articles... Can they even be published in newspapers?"
Nephnis was speechless and spoke, and at this moment, Professor John in the distance looked over here and spoke with a stern tone.
"Ms. Boyle, Ms. Baker, it's still class time, please don't talk to each other casually. Not being in the classroom does not mean there is no discipline."
"I'm sorry, Professor..."
After hearing John's reminder, Emma and Nephnis looked flustered, and then immediately apologized. Emma beside them also immediately put away her newspaper, and both of them were quiet and prepared to start listening carefully.
After seeing Emma and Nefernis quiet down, John nodded, and then he continued to explain the sermon through a broken wall.
"Have you seen the relief on the wall? This relief shows a moth-shaped pattern. This moth-shaped pattern and another rarer butterfly-shaped symbol can often be seen in many ruins in southern Castile. Therefore, many people believe that this may be a group of nobles who lived in this area in the past..."
In front of everyone, John explained in great detail, and while listening to John's words, Nephnis focused her gaze on the extremely blurry relief of a flying insect with its wings spread out that John was pointing to, and couldn't help but think in her heart.
"Moths and butterflies..."
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