Chapter 607: Flotz
North-central Farajo, Floz.
It was still cold in January, and the sky was still cloudy with a faint ray of sunlight shining on the huge city buildings below. The breeze blew through the streets and alleys, and finally gathered on the huge square in the center of the city.
Surrounded by countless neat buildings, a wide and huge square appears in the center of the city. Large areas of neat stone slabs are paved together and extend to the vast distance. Green spaces with short trees and lawns are dotted everywhere, and countless citizens come and go.
On the north side of the square, a tall church building stands out. On the outer wall of the church, there are more complicated carvings than churches in other countries. In the center of the square is a bronze statue of a girl wearing simple clothes, holding a long sword, dancing with her long hair and bare feet, smiling. In the whole square, this bronze statue seems to be the most eye-catching and it seems to be a landmark building here.
"Is this... the so-called victory dance statue? This is the first time I've seen it up close. It's quite spectacular..."
Dorothy was standing in front of the huge bronze statue in the middle of the square. She was wearing a black and gray windbreaker, a small lady's hat, and her long silver hair was tied up. She looked up at the towering building and couldn't help but sigh. Next to her, Adele, who was also wearing a cold windbreaker and sunglasses, couldn't help but speak slowly as if explaining something.
"The Victory Dance was built by the Bourbon Dynasty to commemorate the miraculous victory over the Putt's army in the Black Forest during the War of the Successors. It is said that King Henry, who was then the Duke of Bourbon, lost his way in the forest when he led his troops. He then met a young dancer who guided the lost King Henry with her dance, so that he not only escaped from the forest but also miraculously appeared behind the Putt's army. King Henry did not miss the opportunity and led his troops to launch a surprise attack on the enemy, winning a great victory.
"Afterwards, King Henry publicized this incident and, with the support of the church, declared that the girl was a messenger sent by the Three Saints to save Farajo. After the establishment of the Bourbon Dynasty, various symbols and signs related to the Victory Dance began to become popular in Farajo. This Victory Dance statue is the largest of them. It was built by Charles, the 'King of Costumes', the father of the Greedy King Robert. During his reign, the Bourbon Dynasty ushered in its last glorious period."
While the meeting was going on, Adele was describing the origin of the huge bronze statue in front of them. Hearing Adele's words, Dorothy couldn't help but nodded with interest.
"In other words... is this thing a witness to the final glory of the Bourbon Dynasty in some sense? Interesting..."
Dorothy said this, and then she shifted her gaze to another place not far away, at the foot of the bronze statue of victory dance, where a large group of figures gathered. Someone built a small platform with wooden boxes and stood on it, more people surrounded the edge of the platform, and the old man standing on the platform was cheering excitedly to the people around him.
"My compatriots! My dear brothers and sisters! Please listen to me! We, Farah, have gone through countless hardships until now. Suffering and sacrifice are the backbone of our nation! The heroes who dedicated themselves and struggled have written one epic after another for our nation...
"Ah... Victory Dance! This is the dance of the Farajo people! It is the dazzling flames that burst out from the suffering and adversity of our martyrs a hundred years ago, and it is a glorious testimony that we once hit the Putin head-on! It is the unyielding glory of the entire Farajo! Every one of us Farajo people has heard the story of the dance of God guiding King Henry since we were born. This is our common memory...
"And now...someone actually wants to destroy this memory! Those scoundrels hiding in the parliament are trying to deny it, deny the spirit of Faraday! This is something we absolutely cannot allow! That group of bastards headed by Samson! They are ordinary people! They are trying to destroy our country..."
On the wooden platform, the frail old man looked excited and called out loudly again and again. He gave a passionate speech to the citizens and the audience below the stage. Many of his audience members were also very indignant and occasionally responded loudly to the old man's words. Applause continued one after another.
"What are they doing?"
Looking at the scene in the distance, Dorothy couldn't help but speak out of curiosity, and Adele, who was standing beside her, responded lightly after seeing it.
"As for street political speeches, this is very common in Faro. After all, everyone is in good spirits and doesn't care about anything~"
"oh……"
Listening to Adele's words, Dorothy nodded in response, then she looked up at the sky, reached into her pocket, took out a pocket watch, opened it, checked the time, and then continued to speak.
"It's getting late now. We've almost finished shopping. It's time to get down to business."
"Oh my, time has passed so quickly. Let's wait."
After saying something softly, Adele and Dorothy slowly walked away, leaving the tall bronze statue of the Victory Dance and heading towards the edge of the square.
After walking a few steps, Dorothy and Adele reached the edge of the square. At this time, a group of young men in simple clothes were gathered at the foot of the roadside building. When they saw Dorothy and Adele approaching, they immediately came over, smiling and taking out some small gifts and small items.
"Oh...wait a moment, two beautiful ladies. You are tourists from other places, right? Are you interested in buying some souvenirs?"
"Look at me, look at these two ladies. Our store is in cooperation with the church. Every souvenir you buy is a donation to poor street children. Please show some mercy!"
Amid the chatter, several groups of young men selling souvenirs slowly surrounded Dorothy and Adele. They seemed not to let them go until they sold something. Faced with this situation, Dorothy sighed slightly, while Adele smiled slightly and then spoke.
"These things... are all very finely made. Not bad. I finally come to Flotz once, so it's nice to buy some as souvenirs. But there are too many here. I can't buy so many at once, so what should I choose? It's really a headache..."
After taking a quick look at the products being sold by the men in front of her, Adele spoke in fluent Farario, with a hint of need but hesitation in her words. Her eyes seemed to have some kind of magic that immediately aroused the nerves of several men at the scene.
"My, my, come and buy my things, miss. Those things are all cheap fakes and are not worth anything."
"What! You, a fake charity guy, have the nerve to say that to me?!"
"Get out of here, all of you! This land belongs to me!"
Suddenly, several men who were selling things started arguing with each other. Their words became more and more heated, and eventually it escalated into a physical conflict. They started fighting each other, and the scene was very chaotic for a while.
When several hooligans were fighting fiercely, Adele, the culprit, smiled slightly and left the scene with Dorothy. After looking back at the fight scene behind her, Dorothy couldn't help but speak calmly.
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