The bright meteors in the night sky are extremely rare even on Earth in the vast universe, let alone in this world.
So now when they saw the meteor, not only were the children extremely excited, but even the knowledgeable Sivir was very shocked. As the meteor fell, she couldn't help but stand up and tiptoe, following the direction of the meteor to see clearly where it fell.
'Very close!! But also very far.'
Shiver thought so in her heart. This was not contradictory, because the fire brought by the meteor even made an area of the small town brighter.
However, very close is only a relative term. There is no such thing as "running to the mountain and killing the horse" but there is a similar proverb, which Sivir is very clear about.
"I wonder if this star is dead..."
Amid the children's excited play, Sivir muttered to herself, which was also heard by the children with sharp hearing, making the originally noisy playfulness suddenly weakened.
The kind-hearted children also felt depressed, because their group believed that many magical things were alive, including the stars in the sky.
Sivir watched the light of the meteor gradually disappear at the end of the earth, then looked down at the children and reached out to touch their heads.
"Okay, let's all go back to bed. It's getting late. The star will be fine. Maybe after resting on the earth for a while, it will find a way to return to the sky."
“Um…” “Okay!!”
"See you all tomorrow!!!"
"See you tomorrow, Nuonuo!!" "See you tomorrow, Xiaoshu!!"
…
The little friends jumped off the haystack, waved goodbye in groups of three or four, and walked towards their homes.
Sivir also walked down from the haystack, clapped her hands, picked up the oil lamp on the ground, picked up the lampshade, circled the wick with her fingers twice and touched the top of the wick. A faint flame lit up from her fingertips and the oil lamp was lit.
"Hu... Let's go, Nono, let's go home!"
Two figures, one big and one small, holding bright oil lamps, left the threshing ground under the light of stars and lamps.
Little Nuonuo was holding his grandmother's hand, a little absent-mindedly, and kept looking towards the sky and the east.
"Grandma, will Xingxing be okay? She fell from such a high place..."
Xiweier sighed softly and touched her grandson's head.
"It'll be fine. It's a star, not a mortal. It'll be fine!"
"Um!"
The child's mood was like an accelerating barometer, quickly turning from cloudy to sunny, and he started jumping up and down.
…
But compared to this peaceful valley, the world outside is much more complicated.
A large city far away from the quiet valley. The creatures living here are generally stronger than the blue-haired people in the valley.
There are two obvious keratinous protrusions on the temples of their heads, and their faces are relatively square. Their body structure and proportions are still human, but their skin color varies slightly from person to person and is darker and rougher.
From a human perspective, this kind of humanoid creature is still acceptable when viewed alone, but if compared with the creatures in that special valley, a huge gap will immediately appear.
Although this big city is prosperous, there are few entertainment activities that ordinary people can afford in the evening. It is already late at night and most residents have gone to bed.
Even the wealthy who were still enjoying themselves, drinking and singing, or the drunkards walking arm in arm on the streets, hardly anyone would look up at the sky.
However, there are always exceptions, and there are still many people who see meteors.
At the moment the meteor fell, a man on the platform looked mad.
"Stars!!! Stars!!! It's the stars!!! Which direction, which direction!!! Over there!!!"
“Hahahahahaha…the stars are really going to fall!!! The stars are really going to fall!!!”
The man was dancing and trying to get down from his own platform in a hurry. He missed a step and tumbled down, getting a bruised face and nose.
This situation also shows how rare it is to see meteors here. In fact, this is the first time that this man has seen a real meteor outside of the story since he grew up.
Before the next day arrived, the man from last night had already started packing his bags. He was going to find the star.
Although he didn't know the exact location where the star would eventually fall, he had his own plan and his own support. Although it was not very reliable, this kind of thing might not happen a second time in his life, so he felt that he had to go find it.
They started preparing before daybreak: daggers, kettles, food, fire starters, clothes, cloaks...
Each item he deemed necessary was checked and rechecked and then packed into the large homemade shoulder strap.
When everything was ready, the man sneaked out of the house, not wanting to alarm the neighbors.
I looked outside and saw that it was still dawn and the visibility was not much better than in the middle of the night when the stars were shining brightly.
The man was carrying a heavy bag on his back. He was excited and looked at the surrounding houses with disdain. Not many people here looked up to him. In their eyes, he was an incompetent shoe store apprentice who was good for nothing and even a little crazy. In addition, he had no money, so no girl was willing to marry him.
"Humph, I've already told you guys that when you find that I suddenly disappeared one day, it must be because I went to pursue a great dream!! This time, I'm going to find the stars back!!!"
After whispering these heroic words, the man looked at the empty street, and for some reason he felt both excited and a little disappointed.
After a while, he arrived at the city gate.
"Oh my god I'm so stupid!!!"
Looking at the closed city gate, Riva felt distressed because he arrived too early and the gate was not open yet.
He obviously hadn't done anything wrong, but the fierce soldiers standing at the city gate made him feel guilty, so he hid behind a house and didn't go out. It would be the same to wait here anyway, just wait until the city gate opens!
As a result, he repeatedly peeked at the city gate in a furtive manner and was discovered by the sharp-eyed sentry on the city wall. He was wearing a big cloak, carrying a big bag with unknown things in it, hiding behind a building and peeking at the city gate.
In the eyes of the sentry, the words "suspicious element" were already written on this guy's head.
So naturally, Riva was arrested.
…
"Go away, be quiet!!!"
"I'm not a spy... I really am not... Gentlemen, please let me go. I have something very important to do!!!"
Riva pleaded with a sad face, but was hit hard on the back, causing him to stagger.
After being beaten, Riva became obedient and wondered in fear whether he would be thrown into jail.
Now it was daybreak and the residents of the city had all gotten up. Many people saw Riva being beaten by the city soldiers, and even more saw him being escorted with ropes tied around his hands.
"Isn't this Riva, the apprentice that the shoemaker kicked out of his shop?"
"Haha, I've noticed this guy is acting strange and suspicious, turns out he's a spy!!!"
"Tsk tsk tsk... No wonder, were his deceased family members also spies?"
"Hey, hey, hey, do you know who that person is?"
"I know. I'm telling you..."
…
These discussions, some loud and some soft, drove Riva crazy, and when the escorting soldiers were trying to find a few people to talk to about the exact identity of the captured person, Riva exploded.
"Who are the spies? You are the ones, you stupid idiots with bad mouths!!! I was going to look for the stars!!! I was going to look for the stars!!! I haven't seen them for many years, but I saw them!! I saw the stars falling!!!"
“All of you who look down on me, just wait until I find the star!!! I can find it!!!”
Riva roared as if to vent his feelings, causing the surroundings to be quiet for a moment, followed by a burst of laughter.
"Hahahahahaha…what did he say?"
"Say I want to go find the stars!!!"
“Hahahahaha… the stars are falling back? You thought this was a children’s story!!!”
"Hahahahahaha, I'm dying of laughter. Riva can't be a spy, but he is definitely a lunatic!!!"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
…
This result made Riva even more crazy. He wanted to rush up and fight with the others, but then he was dragged away by the soldiers.
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