Arcane splendor begins with the throne

Chapter 147 Moon Festival
Looking at the properties of the pendant, Brian gasped.

At this moment, he finally understood why those beings from the upper plane, the Heavenly Boundary Mountain, had such powerful weapons against evil creatures.

This is simply a kind of blood pressure. No wonder those angels' shining swords make undead creatures or demons very afraid.

This made him realize that the princess in front of him might become the most powerful weapon of Odyss's undead sect in the future.

Although this powerful bloodline binding equipment was made by him, in the final analysis, he just made a container to carry the sacred energy, and it was the celestial bloodline activated by Kearney's awakening ceremony that really played a role.

And, Brian had a hunch.

If Korni's strength improves and the quality of her own bloodline improves, the quality of this piece of equipment that is completely bound to her bloodline will also improve accordingly.

Because in essence, this piece of equipment has been linked with her blood and heart.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel happy for her, and at the same time secretly glad that his efforts were not in vain.

After all, in order to make this piece of equipment, not to mention the magic energy and experience points consumed for the time being, the materials consumed alone emptied one-third of his 30000 gold coins in the competition.

If he fails, he will feel distressed for a long time.

"Do you like it?" Looking at the pendant shining on Kearney's full chest, Brian stroked her soft long hair and asked with a smile.

He didn't tell her about the message he had hidden in the pendant and the spell to activate the message.

Because he believed that with the improvement of Kearney's knowledge of magic, one day she would discover this secret, which could be regarded as a small surprise for her.

"Yeah, I like it very much." Kearney nodded happily, leaning against Brian's arms, letting his palms stroke every curve of her body.

"It's getting late, shouldn't we go back too?" Brian reminded looking at the dark sky.

"Bryan, I don't want to go back." Kearney got out of his arms, winked at him, and said mysteriously: "Can you accompany me to a place?"

"Where?" he asked subconsciously.

This made him realize that the fact that Kearney disappeared from his sight before was probably not for fun, and probably had something to do with this place.

"Come with me." Kearney didn't answer, she took Brian's hand and walked towards the mountains.

Brian shrugged and followed.

When the sun disappeared from the western horizon, the two stood together on the low hillside facing the cool breeze, and the afterglow of dusk gradually disappeared, and their shadows became longer and longer.

"Where is this place?" Brian asked.

"This is Silvermoon Town." Kearni stroked her wind-torn hair and replied.

"Silvermoon Town?" Brian looked dazed for a moment. For some reason, he somehow thought of Silvermoon City in the main material world.

Silvermoon City was the last place he stayed when he came to this world, he never thought it would be such a coincidence.

He stood with his hands behind his back, overlooking the dusk of the small town, like a golden moon falling in the sky, kissing the countryside, and from time to time, a few dogs barking and chickens could be heard from the smoky village, as if it was a distant, hazy scene. Dream.

"Why is this place called Silvermoon Town?" Brian asked again, clearing away the distracting thoughts in his mind.

"Actually, the town's name was originally: Garland Kingville." Kearney said slowly, "Brian, do you know what the name of this town means?"

"It's Elvish." Brian frowned, looking thoughtfully at the small town down the hillside: "Could it be Moon's Whisper?"

"That's right. It means 'Whisper of the Moon'." Kearney gave him a surprised look, "Then it was translated into 'Silver Moon' in the common language of the mainland. This is where the name of the town comes from."

"But I didn't see any buildings related to elves." Brian only saw a lake shimmering with silver light.

"That's because the town of the elves disappeared thousands of years ago, and humans built it on the basis of the original." Kearney looked at the lake thoughtfully and sighed, whispering:
"There is a legend that, thousands of years ago, here was a legendary elf town: four slender spiers soared from the four corners of the town, and the white marble buildings shone with dazzling silver light, Elegant arch bridges leap from spire to spire, drawing beautiful arcs in the air.

Until one day, the magic of the whole world suddenly broke free and tore the earth apart. This beautiful town was invaded by an abyssal demon. A woman named "Daughter of the Laughing Star" named Inledra Galanas In order to save the town, the female elves rushed out of the demon's siege and went to other elf cities to seek reinforcements.

However, when she came back with reinforcements, the town had already been infected by the power of corruption. Because the plants died, the animals could only curl up in the corner and let them be slaughtered. Countless noble and proud elves died in this disaster. The beautiful homeland has also been reduced to ashes, becoming a place shrouded in eternal shadow.

The female elf, immersed in anger, despair, and grief, chose to seek help from the Moon Lady, and at the cost of her own life, purified the corrupted land of the abyss demon.

And that beautiful elven town finally became the current lake under the action of purification power. After this land was occupied by humans, a Silver Moon Town was re-established on the shore of the lake based on the elven relics that had been left behind. .

It is said that the first batch of humans living in Silvermoon Town, they would hear elves crying from the lake every year on the 1st of the Rotten Leaf Moon, that is, the night of November 11st.

A knowledgeable human wizard told them that every year on this day, the barrier between life and death will become very weak, and ghosts of elves killed by demons will float in the lake, repeating what happened to them during their lifetime. disaster.

This human wizard taught the residents that when the first day of the Rotten Leaf Moon comes, a huge scarecrow will be burned by the lakeside where the silver light shines. When the fire-breathing giant illuminates the dark sky, these elf ghosts will gradually subside... ..."

"So that's how it is." After hearing this legend, Brian showed a sudden look.

He finally realized why he burned a scarecrow every time he participated in the moon celebration in the main material world.

The source of the whole incident came from here.

This made him even more sure that the lord of Silvermoon City whose family surname is 'Moon's Murmur' Jialanus definitely came from this world.

And the other party burns scarecrows every year at the festival of the moon, just to calm the ghosts corrupted by ancient evils in the entire Asno continent.

Although it is useless, the other party has been insisting, perhaps just to satisfy the comfort in his heart.

Brian clenched his fists and made up his mind that he must not let the Asno Continent repeat the same mistakes.

For his promise, for his princess, for countless innocent people, and even for the magical kingdom he dreamed of.

"This tradition has been handed down in Silvermoon Town to this day." Kearni noticed Brian's unusual expression. She seemed to have guessed something, took the initiative to hold his hand, stroked the back of his hand, and continued:
"When the scarecrow is lit, anyone can approach the burning giant and throw a branch into the fire where it was incinerated, in order to show that they have 'burned' all that they do not want to carry, From then on, you can easily enter the quiet and peaceful winter."

"Elves are good at decorating everything with beautiful rhetoric." Bryan sighed softly, and said, "This is not a legend, but just an episode in the 'Arcane Cataclysm', so many things like this happened a thousand years ago. "

"But at least this legend is wonderful, and I like this kind of story better." Kearney smiled.

"You brought me here to participate in this festival, right?" Brian suddenly noticed the scarecrow by the lake and guessed her purpose.

"Yes, don't you like it?" Korni looked at him nervously.

"Of course I like it." Brian smiled and said, "Let's go."

He really liked it very much, because even he didn't know that after more than 20 years, he was able to experience this familiar festival again.

The only pity is that there are no familiar players here.

Brian still vividly remembers the last moon festival he participated in in Silvermoon City of the Northern Alliance.

Players like them who live in the depressive real world build a big stage with tree trunks in the firelight of the scarecrow, and the gorgeous magic shines dazzlingly on the stage. The figure is like a duckling that has just learned to walk, with its feet swinging from side to side.

They waved the branches with flowers and vines in their hands, their robes and the flowers on their heads fluttered in the wind, shouting and venting all their emotions...

As night fell, Kearney had brought him to the town.

Residents of the entire town had apparently been gathering by the lake since late afternoon.

Some people from other places, especially elves, even brought picnic gear, ready to enjoy the late autumn scenery by the lake in Silvermoon Town.

When Kearney brought him to the lakeside, cheers immediately rang out from the crowd.

The beautiful princess stopped, took his arm affectionately, and waved to the crowd, accepting their applause.

It can be seen from this that the residents of Silvermoon Town have long been aware of the arrival of the Princess of West Kingdom.

Brian even saw many guards standing nearby arranged by the mayor of Silvermoon Town.

No doubt they were wary of possible problems with large crowds, and the safety of the princess.

Brian looked at the princess who was completely different from before in surprise.

The little princess who likes to be shyly buried in her arms, the charming demeanor and mature temperament displayed at this moment, is completely worthy of the status of the heir of the kingdom.

Amidst the cheers of the crowd, she, who was so cute in contrast, led herself to the huge scarecrow with a calm demeanor.

The breeze blew up Princess Kearney's long, smooth hair. She turned to face the crowd, raised a hand, and signaled the crowd to be quiet with a smile on her face.

After the crowd quieted down, she said in a contagious and beautiful voice:
"People of the Griffin Kingdom, I will celebrate this most memorable festival with you. On this night, we will remember those who are no longer with us, throw away those things that hinder our progress, and forget the things we have missed countless times. once.

Because time is like a journey full of farewells. If you have never experienced parting in life, you cannot understand the cruelty of time.

No matter how beautiful the butterfly is, it still cannot fly over the sea. No matter how good the memory is, it will only increase the sadness and melancholy. Those who have long passed away are just broken phantoms after all.

Now we burn this scarecrow to show that the old year is over, just as a farmer burns the remnants of his crop on a harvested field.The ashes from the stalks in the flame will nourish the soil, and today's ceremony will 'burn' all the memories we don't want to continue to carry, so that the burning flame can nourish our souls and welcome a new future.

I am delighted to see you all gathered here tonight, and it is an even greater honor to hand over the right to light the Scarecrow to my future husband, my forever beloved Mr. Brian. "

Brian stared at the radiant princess in front of him in surprise.

Under the moonlight, her beautiful face is like a delicate silver plate, and her light blue dress dances with the wind, like a goddess falling from the mundane world.

Kirni's words seemed to be addressed to the residents of the entire town, but he felt more like they were speaking to himself.

In this soft moonlight, he felt the trembling of mysterious things, the throbbing of unfathomable hopes.

Her words were like a stone falling into the bottom of her heart, splashing waves of touching ripples.

Corney turned to him, winked playfully, and gave him a playful smile.

Brian came back to himself and smiled.

"He is the Purple Dragon Duke of Tigrila, a powerful swordsman, and a wizard with magical power. I think it is the most correct choice for the scarecrow to be lit tonight by this kind of arcane manipulator , do you agree?"

The crowd roared with joy and blessings, sending their names into the sky.

Bryan also found that those elves and half-elves who didn't fit in sociably also actively joined the cheering chorus because of his participation.

Seeing that everyone agreed with her proposal, Kearney stroked a strand of flying hair from her forehead behind her ear, turned to face Brian, gave him a warm hug, and took the opportunity to stick it to his ear, whispering: :
"Dear Brian, give everyone a beautiful fireworks display, they like real magic, of course, I prefer the way you release magic."

"As you wish, my princess."

Brian nodded slightly, kissed her cheek, then calmly turned to the crowd, and the cheers immediately became louder.

He unhurriedly stretched out his right hand, spread out his palm and raised it to the sky, closed his eyes and concentrated on it, and calmly chanted spells after getting rid of the noise of the crowd.

"The tongue of the bat, the smell of sulfur, please allow me to speak these mysterious words, I hope that there will be flames bursting out of the pure air!"

With the light dance of his fingers in front of him, he quickly drew out the posture of the spell, and the completed spell quickly formed a fireball, successfully condensed in his palm, and slowly rose to the sky, flashing dark orange in the night. The rays of light cast orange-red sun shadows on the rippling lake surface.

With a thought, he manipulated arcane energy with ease, and added "spell enhancement" and "divine-like spellcasting" to this bright fireball at the same time.

In an instant, arcane winds lifted his long hair, and the air vibrated with the deafening screams of the crowd.

In the incredible exclamation of everyone, the brightness of the fireball increased rapidly, became larger at a speed visible to the naked eye, hissed, and burst into flames.

Its heat even burned the nearest melon-eaters, causing them to involuntarily start to retreat.

The onlookers exclaimed in unanimous agreement about the changes in the fireball, and immediately burst into thunderous applause.

In an instant, this fireball, as dazzling as the sun, fell from the sky.

The onlookers shouted and subconsciously shielded their eyes.

The fireball flew across the stunned crowd, roaring towards the scarecrow, and then burst into a blinding white flash.

Infinite energy sprayed flames and swept the huge scarecrow from bottom to top, drowning it in an instant.

"boom!"

The scorching fire was like a fire dragon, roaring and soaring into the sky, illuminating the dark sky.

Hearing the sound of applause and cheers, Brian calmed down his disordered breathing, wiped the sweat from his forehead, waved to the crowd, and showed a cheerful and satisfied smile.

"Bryan, if possible, I hope to accompany you to Silvermoon Town to participate in this kind of celebration every year. They will definitely ask you to light the scarecrow."

Korni looked at Brian's smile that was filled with the radiance of life and touched his face gently.

She couldn't help being stunned, because she had never seen such heartfelt excitement and smile from him.

Although he occasionally laughed, Korni, who was extremely sensitive to everything, knew very well in her heart that it was more like a perfunctory smile.

This made her realize that the choice she made tonight was simply too correct.

"That's my honor."

Brian turned around and stared affectionately at the princess in front of him. He didn't have any distracting thoughts in his mind, just nodded with a smile.

The firelight danced across her face, illuminating her beautiful face and making her long loose hair shine.

Brian knew that he had fallen in love with her thoroughly.

Because this beautiful princess who broke into his heart brought him a whole new light.

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(End of this chapter)