Chapter 643 Companions reunited after early spring
"Oles, what are you looking at?"
In the room, Heshia was sewing new clothes for spring with white gauze-like fabrics, while Orles was lying by the glass window, looking at the falling snow and the streets outside.
"Looking at the snow." Orles replied, then walked down from the windowsill and came to Heshia, looking at the new clothes curiously.
"Mine, is it?" she asked.
"Yes." Tilan's fingers flexibly threaded the needle, and some ice crystal snowflakes were embroidered on the corners of the skirt. Although there were not many, they were just the right embellishment, adding a bit of beauty.
"I like it, Tilan." Orles replied happily.
While the two spent this warm and quiet winter day in the house, the land was not peaceful. Because of the order of Shilin Mountain Fort, various settlements and strongholds began to invest in the process of fighting against insects.
At first, most settlements did not take this notice seriously because they did not find anything unusual, but as half a month passed, some settlements began to see "insect fog" that bit people. Many people had to panic and run to the Stone Forest Fortress for help after being bitten by insects. This caused some panic and alarm.
During this stage, Heshia was often invited by the Gray Feathers to assist, treat and examine these special patients.
After her treatment, many dying patients were pulled back from the brink of death, and then she also taught the sorted detection methods to several Gray Feathers doctors in the mountain fortress, which made them feel much more relaxed.
Time and time again, "insect fog" broke out in scattered settlements. Some of them were handled by the local settlements themselves, and some could not resist and ran to the Stone Forest Fortress for help, and were handled by the fully armed Gray Feathers.
In this way, after two months of strict defense, the outbreak of insect fog gradually decreased, and before the beginning of spring, it finally disappeared.
On a new morning, Tilan was awakened by the sound of dripping water outside the window. The snow and icicles that had accumulated on the roofs of the mountain fortress for months began to melt. The sound of dripping water could be heard everywhere, and the ditches on the streets merged into shallow streams.
After two months of hard work, many people were mentally exhausted and depressed. The gradually warming weather brought some hope and a light breath.
New green buds sprouted from the branches again. After the warming, the animals that had been hiding underground and in caves reappeared, and even the desolate wilderness became more lively.
After a few days of warming, the ban orders of various settlements had to be lifted, because at this time, many settlements had little food reserves, and whether it was planting, hunting, or fishing, they all needed to go out for activities.
Praying that the insect infestation would not recur, Shilin Mountain Fortress cautiously lifted the ban, allowing the surrounding settlements to return to normal.
In the early morning, Tilan was wearing a light dark brown coat, walking on the streets and the market with her horse, looking for and buying things she was interested in. After taking off her thick winter coat, the girl's graceful figure was highlighted by her waist, attracting the attention of some passers-by.
Some eyes of admiration, curiosity, greed, and eagerness swept over her, and some even stepped forward to block the girl's way.
"Hey, my name is Rune, a powerful warrior." The bald and thick black man clenched his fist and bumped his shoulder, showing his strong physique and muscles.
"Come back with me, there will be endless food and sugar, and you will have a strong man to rely on." He stared at the little white skin on the girl's neck, his eyes were fiery.
"No, please get out of the way." The girl looked up, and her transparent and clear eyes simply swept over the other person.
"Heh." The other person didn't care at all, and directly reached out to grab the girl's shoulder, but was lightly stepped back to avoid it.
Seeing this, the man thought that the girl was lucky just now, and took another step forward, ready to grab Tilan's hair and make this beautiful and delicate girl surrender.
"Pah."
The juice and pulp of the melon slowly slid down the man's head, and the action of grabbing Tilan was blocked by the juice covering his eyes.
"Who! Who dares to hit me?" He wiped the juice on his face with his arm, turned his head with an angry expression, trying to find the person who stopped him.
"Yes, look here, it's me." A young man with golden hair and a little white waved and walked over. Behind him was an extremely tall figure. The three-meter-tall body blocked the rising sun, leaving a large shadow.
"You..." The man's eyes were jealous, but looking at the tall moose behind the other party, he didn't dare to really go forward and get angry.
"Yes, it's me, get out of the way, don't scare the beautiful girl behind you, she is my friend." Guy approached, patted the other party on the shoulder, and walked past him. The man shook off Guy's wrist and was about to slap him, but a giant hand fell from the sky and grabbed his whole body, making him unable to move.
After a winter of rest, the moose boss Ori finally regained his former powerful fighting power.
"Put me down, I'll call the guards. You are openly trampling on the laws of the mountain fort and will be punished!" The other party couldn't break free and began to shout anxiously.
Obeying his opinion, Ori loosened his fingers, and the man fell from the air and fell to the ground. He hurriedly climbed up with his hands and feet, cursing and running away.
This scene was seen by many people in the market, causing a burst of laughter.
On the other side, Heshia also looked at Guy and the people behind him with a little curiosity. Among them were not only the moose Ori, but also several new faces.
"This is Mimi, the companion that Sura mentioned before." Guy led a young and lovely cat-eared girl with light green hair next to him. The girl's short leather skirt had a flexible tail that was tilted up behind her, changing direction from time to time.
"Hello, I'm Mimi." She blinked, and her amber eyes looked at Heshia curiously.
In the eyes of several people, although this girl was wearing a simple brown hooded coat, her well-proportioned figure, slender legs, and exceptionally fair and moving face were still particularly conspicuous.
"Hello." Tilan bowed and saluted, then raised her head to talk to Guy.
"Are these new members of the settlement?"
"Yes, in the winter, the Red Pomegranate Settlement also had an insect infestation. In order to prevent the people in the settlement from being infected and parasitized by insects, Chizhi evacuated many members, so Mimi returned to our settlement."
"After the spring, even if the Red Pomegranate Settlement resumed production, there was probably a shortage of food, so they simply settled down in our settlement." Guy replied.
"This time I came to the Stone Forest Castle to buy some daily necessities for my future life, and also--" He changed his tone and looked far behind.
"Sura!" The voice of calling spread in the noisy market.
Soon, a figure broke through the crowd and ran over quickly.
"What's the matter? Why are you calling so urgently?" Sura panted and supported his knees, looking at Guy.
"Aren't you worried that you can't find Heshia in the castle? We just happened to meet." Guy said with a smile.
"Wow, Heshia, you didn't leave, you're still here." Sura was particularly surprised and happy to see the girl, and trotted over.
"After all, I don't know which direction to go home, so I didn't move." Tilan lowered her head and took Sura's arm with both hands.
"You must have something to come to me this time." Familiar with Sura's character, Tilan guessed that the other party must not simply miss her.
"Yeah, do you remember the address of the ruins I got from Fran last year? I want to go on an adventure this time, but I lack reliable partners, hehe." She felt a little embarrassed as she spoke, after all, this kind of thing still involves certain risks.
"Ruins..." Tilan remembered something. According to the information and books she had read in the Stone Forest Castle in the past few months, many of the ruins were built before this planet left the galactic route, which means that there should be a lot of information and technology left over from the Fifth Era.
It would be great if she could find a way to return to the Federation in advance. Even if she couldn't, she could get information about the Fifth Era and have a certain understanding of her life experience. Thinking of this, Tilan was also slightly moved. With the power and strength she possessed, there shouldn't be many people on this planet who could threaten her life.
"Then let's go together."
Seeing Tilan's agreement, Sura jumped up excitedly, feeling particularly happy, and the emotion almost overflowed.
"Great~!"
"I'll go prepare now, purchase various things for the road, and make tools and equipment." She walked back and forth on the ground, talking about her future plans.
Seeing this, the few people accompanying her also smiled.
After that, they went to the restaurant in the castle for dinner together. During the meal, Guy and Mimi talked about a lot of things that happened in winter.
"After winter began, the first month was relatively peaceful, but something happened in the second month," Mimi recalled, with a few grains of rice still on the corners of her mouth.
"At that time, Tiebang discovered that someone was stealing food, and the food reserves in the settlement were reduced."
"Lord Chizhi ordered people to search for who stole the food. After that, conflicts broke out in the settlement. The settlement was divided into several groups and attacked each other, saying that the other side took it. My companions and I did not belong to their group, so we could only hide aside and did not dare to offend any faction."
"Such quarrels made Lady Chizhi very angry. She directly punished the leaders of several factions. Originally, this matter was about to pass, but soon the insect infestation broke out again. Many people in one faction died painfully after being parasitized, and their bodies were also burned." "
The rest of the people suspected that the other two factions had poisoned and assassinated them, so they fought directly. People almost died in the middle of the fight. It was still Lady Chizhi who forcibly suppressed the unrest and separated the groups of people."
"After two months of suffering and tense life, winter was over, but the people in the settlement had lost their morale. Seeing this, Lady Chizhi became a little discouraged, and simply let some dissatisfied people take some of their property and leave directly."
"Several major factions left, and the few of us who were left couldn't fight those who were in groups, so we just left." Mimi finished talking about her experience this winter.
It seems that the settlement structure on this land is very fragile. Any accident during difficult times may lead to the outbreak of conflict, Tilan thought.
After lunch, the group followed Sura to the market to purchase the necessary supplies, and returned to a corner of the square in the afternoon to gather.
"This time, I, Guy, Heshia, Shirley, and..." Sura dragged out his tone slightly and looked in the direction of the street in the distance.
"Fran." She called out to the young man with a backpack on his back.
"Yo, I haven't seen you for a winter, and you are all lucky to have survived." Compared to a few months ago, Fran's hair was cut shorter, and he was wearing more high-tech jackets. Judging from the things hanging on his waist, it should be ammunition boxes and other supplies. There was also a dagger tied to his thigh with a belt.
"I found the nearest Slami Association base, submitted the previous report, and exchanged a lot of useful things." He shook the backpack in one hand.
"I heard that a lot of things happened in Stone Forest Castle this winter. If I had stayed earlier, I could have come up with another excellent report."
"Staying here may not be a good thing. You might be parasitized by insects and die in the winter night." Guy smiled and hugged his shoulders.
The five people gathered together, and Sura introduced each of them as they walked.
"I won't mention Guy and me. Heshia is a partner I met last fall. She is good at medicine and can sew wounds as carefully and cleanly as sewing the best clothes. Fran is an investigator from the southern continent, and Sherry is a warrior from the Red Pomegranate Settlement. He reacts quickly and is very good with a knife."
Finally, Sura introduced the cat-tail warrior that everyone had just met. He was thin and had red and green tattoos on his arms. He looked very capable. The other party grinned and showed a refreshing smile.
"I need money. I will live in the Stone Forest Castle in the future. If you find anything valuable in the ruins this time,
you have to give me one third." "I don't care about records and information. Just make up the difference for me." In the eyes of the other party, this time he was hired to work, and he couldn't work for nothing.
"No problem. If you find valuable information and cultural relics, the foreign guy next to you can buy them for a lot of money." Sura waved his hand.
"Since the manpower has been confirmed, we will replenish the things tomorrow and set off the day after tomorrow."
"What about Mimi and the others?" Tilan asked.
"They will go back with the moose boss tomorrow. With the moose boss here, there is no need to worry about safety on the road." Sura replied.
"Is that so." Tilan thought of Orlesi at home. Before going out this time, he had to explain to her and even make some props as a reserve.
"Then see you tomorrow, adjourn the meeting!" After Sura announced, everyone left.
Late at night, Tilan sat in the workshop on the second floor, slowly making a special necklace. The silver chain body had been completed, but the last special sapphire was still under construction.
A faint halo circulated in her eyes, and the gem in front of her was quietly suspended in the air. The extremely delicate white silk thread was constantly imprinted inside the gem, outlining a complex pattern.
As the eldest daughter of Gray Dust Crystal, Tilan had a deep understanding of the processing technology of crystal stones. In addition, when she made rhythm crystals and singularities before, she also passively learned a lot of related knowledge, so she can now make some gems with special effects on her own.
Half an hour later, the imprint pattern inside the gem was finally completed. After emitting a faint glow, it was fixed and fell on the table. After putting
the gem and necklace on, Tilan took them up, returned to the bedroom, and woke up Orlesi who was already asleep.
"Come, put this on." She lifted Orlesi up, hung the necklace around the neck of the ice elf, and buckled it carefully.
Orlesi opened her eyes with a little curiosity, constantly looking at the gem on her chest, and carefully touched it with her fingers.
"If you encounter danger in the future, you can activate the gem. You just need to input magic power. In addition, I can also sense it." Tilan told her so.
"I know, Tilan." Ores nodded, and then she was very happy because Tilan made something for her again.
"Tilan, OK." She hugged the girl's arm and said a few more words, and then fell asleep again under Heshia's comfort.
Looking at Orles, whose breathing was stable again, Heshia thought about it. Before leaving, she would probably have to ask Sigmund to look after her to prevent others from rashly breaking in and disturbing Orles.
After arranging these, it was almost done, and she could explore the ruins with peace of mind.
I don't know what I will encounter on the way. It would be great if the ruins recorded the specific origin of this planet and which dark sun hid it in the end.
Since the other party did this, there must be some purpose, and they should have left a backup plan. If we can find the solution, we can probably get the superluminal starship and spacecraft to leave the planet.
(End of this chapter)
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