Chapter 552: Sieglei's Dream of a Gentle Place

A few days later.

Hector City, the orc city-state in the deepest part of the Land of Eternal Night, is also known as Little Night City.

On the edge of this snowy field, the city-state of Little Night stands peacefully in the eternal twilight, as if it is the end of the world.

Here, daylight looms only at noon, just a brief interlude of night.

The city-state is located in the vast snowfield closest to the entrance to the Demon Realm. It is surrounded by majestic mountains like guardian gods. Their backbones are covered with thick snow and turn into a group of gray giants.

The city-state itself is often covered with snow, covered with white snow, and embraced by the eternal winter.

The core of the city-state of Little Night City is a large square, with a tall tower-like building standing next to it. It is carefully constructed of dark stone bricks. Its conical roof is often covered with snow, like a silver-white cloak. There are crystal wind chimes hanging under the eaves. Swaying in the wind, accompanied by a light sound.

This is the most famous hotel in the city-state. In addition to wealthy businessmen who are willing to pay high prices to stay here, it is also used by big lords to entertain distinguished guests.

A spacious executive suite on the top floor.

No matter how harsh the wind and snow are outside, the interior is always bathed in soft light.

Occasionally, the pages of the book next to the round tall wooden table were gently turned, accompanied by a subtle sound.

"Today is the thirteenth day of your new job."

"News has come from the front line of the neighboring Kingdom of Bliss, and you are very anxious."

"But you know there's nothing you can do but focus on the job in front of you."

Suddenly, Lan Qi gently pressed Boss Cat's head, and he became silent.

Now Boss Cat will broadcast it once a day.

Baked noodles were being baked in the oven, and Boss Cat came over to speak to Lan Qi again.

Although Lan Qi thinks it's good that Boss Cat has more functions, he is reading a book now.

And on the chair on the other side of the round table.

Sigre was sitting, lying on the edge of the table, falling into a deep sleep, snoring slightly from time to time.

Boss Cat nodded.

It didn't even notice that Sigre fell asleep all of a sudden.

Along their journey, Sigre had very little sleep time and spent most of her waking hours concentrating on driving at high intensity on a snowy night. An ordinary person would have collapsed from exhaustion long ago.

But she could still concentrate on her work.

Only during this kind of free time, Sigre would take the time to rest more.

This morning, Lan Qi has successfully repaired the statue of the God of Night and Silence. It is also the statue of the last city-state among the six more prosperous city-states in the Land of Eternal Night.

Now Lan Qi and Sigre took a short rest in this Little Night City. After lunch, they were about to embark on the final journey to the Demon Realm.

There will be no city-states that can be settled along the way, and we will probably arrive in the Demon Realm at dawn tomorrow.

"I didn't expect that your affinity for small animals would also be effective for the orcs."

Boss Cat climbed onto Lan Qi's shoulder and whispered in his ear.

This way, Sigre won't be woken up.

"..."

Lan Qi tilted his head, looked at the little black cat, and smiled slightly.

Maybe it's not affinity, but that they naturally like themselves.

For example, Lord Argom in Little Rock was not very close to him at first, but later he felt that the Lord became as cute as a bear in front of him.

Coming to this area, the rabbit orc residents of Little Night City are accustomed to long nights and short days, and the rhythm of life is also accustomed to the dark night. However, because of the city-state's unique geographical location and rich natural resources, it will still attract scholars, hunters, Explorers and travelers find temporary habitat here.

In addition to the rabbit people who control this city-state, demons can also be seen in the city-state.

And this place is far away from the human kingdom. If humans are not strong enough, or there are no bodyguards, it will be very dangerous.

Fortunately, Lan Qi formed a good relationship in Little Rock from the beginning, and every subsequent lord's initial impression of him became much better. And when he finished repairing the statue and communicated with the big lord, everyone The lords became very fond of him and gave him a lot of help.

So the six days from Little Rock City to Xiaoye City can be said to have been quite smooth. There were almost no accidents or waves. At most, the mountains became more mountainous in the second half of the journey. The two of them encountered a sudden snowstorm and were forced to Briefly escaped an avalanche in a cave.

Perhaps it was because Sigre saw his work of repairing the statue that day, and while packing her luggage, she became curious about his painting tools and carving works.

Lanci also patiently introduced her to the purpose of each tool and his experience in using them, as well as the appreciation of art.

Anyway, the two of them talked most of the time on the road. No matter what they were learning or teaching, it could speed up the flow of time in their perception.

Sigre is not as tired of learning as she appears to be. She just pursues efficiency in many things, such as her speaking habits and her work style.

Lan Qi thought.

"Meow meow, what are you looking at?"

When the cat boss saw Lan Qi ignoring him again, he leaned close to his cheek and followed his gaze.

I saw that Lan Qi was still reading "Genesis" from this era.

There was no suitable environment for him to study when he was traveling in this land of eternal night, so it was very rare to have some leisure time in the hotel while waiting for the meal to be baked.

The little black cat also stood aside to watch.

There are many human interpretations of the translation of Genesis in this era that are different from the current world, although most of them are fairy tales and legends, and have nothing to do with magic itself.

For example, no matter which version of the Genesis, there are 33 chapters, of which the first chapter is the chapter of origin and blankness, and the last chapter is the chapter of fate and reincarnation. There is no magic left in these two chapters, and the remaining 31 chapters all record the magic that can be interpreted.

But the last chapter says that the goddess of fate sometimes gives gifts to the people who pray to her.

This is exactly what Lanqi heard from the three clergymen at the dinner of the evildoers in the temple-

The divinity of the goddess of fate lies in that as long as you pray to her, she has the power to slightly interfere with your fate, and the more pious and longer you pray, the more your voice will be transmitted to her.

The oath to each god must not be spoken casually, regardless of whether these gods still exist and whether they can interfere with the world, they may have a cause and effect.

Therefore, according to legend, there is a protective stone called the reincarnation gem.

It may be any stone related to the Church of the Goddess of Fate. As long as it is used as a medium, the gods can slightly interfere with the world from the conceptual side.

The reincarnation gem is a gift for the destined person. As long as you pray to the goddess of fate sincerely, she may let you have a beautiful dream, maybe by chance, or maybe it is a dream from the past.

But this kind of thing is mysterious and cannot be proved, so it is more regarded as legends and fairy tales.

"Meow meow meow, is there really reincarnation?"

The cat boss looked at the translation of "Genesis" that Lanqi was about to finish reading and asked softly.

It didn't understand these things very well, but it was right to ask Lanqi about things it didn't understand.

"If you believe it, it exists. If you don't believe it, it doesn't exist. Whether there is reincarnation depends on your personal thoughts."

Lanqi answered in a voice that would not disturb Sigler's sleep.

"Even if there is a past life, the so-called letting go of obsession means not being obsessed with the past self, not being anxious about the future self, not being affected by the current things, and disturbing the sense of proportion. When you want to understand this problem, why do you need to keep half a shadow of the old dream?"

Of course, this is just the selflessness, doing what you want, and not going beyond the rules. It is not that there is no desire, but controlling desire and transcending desire.

Don't be obsessed with other people's opinions. Others are hell. This is the non-human aspect.

The non-being aspect is for the equality of all beings.

The non-life aspect is for the understanding of life and death and the meaning of life.

"If you can understand the non-four aspects, you will find that reincarnation is true or false. There is no difference."

"Don't think, don't think, I want to be saved by you, meow."

The cat boss raised his paws to cover his ears and muttered.

It is just a little cat and can't understand what Lanqi said.

Soon the cat boss jumped off Lanqi's shoulder and went to the kitchen. Only the slight breathing of Sigler lying on the table can be heard.

Her face looked rare and comfortable in peace. She was no longer as alert as when she was working. Her eyelashes trembled slightly, as if she was wandering on the edge of a dream.

Until she took a breath and slowly opened her eyes.

To be honest, she had never been to Little Night City before.

The interior decoration in front of her was all warm-toned logs, bringing a unique warmth to this severe winter.

Siegler's eyes quickly fell on the figure sitting on a chair not far away.

He was a man as elegant as a principal, holding a book in one hand, with a solemn and calm posture.

In the dim light, his figure looked particularly tall, wearing an unconventional dark suit with a straight collar.

His eyes were deep, with the brilliance of vicissitudes and wisdom, as if he was gazing at a deeper world. His left hand firmly held the spine of the book, immersed in the ocean of words, occasionally gently turning the pages of the book, and the sound was particularly clear in the wooden house, like the whisper of time.

"Are you awake? Dinner will be served in a while."

Lanqi asked softly.

He slowly turned his head, and his eyes reflected the warm light of the room and Siegler's sleepy eyes.

"Sorry, I fell asleep."

Siegler felt very cold when she woke up in this weather, and just wanted to get into the warm quilt, but she couldn't be willful. She should stay awake for her work, even in such a safe place.

She shook her head vigorously, trying to wake herself up.