Angel on earth

In the early morning of the next day, the seven people lit a fire and ate some hot porridge, then pulled out the ox cart and continued on their way.

Aaron now misses the clothing style of the Federation, especially at this time, and he regrets going to the tailor two weeks ago to make this Noren-style suit.Don't talk about sitting down, if you take a big step, your ankles will be exposed to the cold air, so what's the use of wool socks!

I knew he should wear a pair of fleece boots.No, he ordered, but the production cycle of boots is long, and there are many orders from the shoemaker in winter. He ran away before picking up the goods, so he still blames the church.Change this sentence, it should be: I knew I should buy a pair of cotton boots produced by the factory for emergency.

In any case, Aaron was terribly cold, and wished that he could really pass through the whole winter unconsciously with his eyes closed like the legendary vampire.

After the sun rose a little higher, he slowed down a bit, his ears pricked up, and he heard the woman secretly tell her husband that the young master's face was really pale, what if he died in the car?The guards will definitely think that we are murdering for money!

I don't act where I should act, but I start to work hard when it is not necessary.Aaron touched his nose depressedly, raised his head and threw out a silver coin. Anton's eyes were like lightning, and he stretched out his bare feet to pinch it precisely—today he and Aaron shared the same car.

An unskilled and flattering smile appeared on the boy's face: "What's your order, young master?"

Aaron said, "Do you know The Magic Flute?"

"No." Anton said, "What is that?"

"It's been popular in the past two years. Don't forget it." Aaron didn't like Anton very much, and said, "—what about "The Passion of Matthew"?"

"What's that?"

"Did you not go to church?"

"Hey, if it's a hymn, you have to give me a hint. We go to church on weekdays, sing a few lines at random, get a glass of sour wine, and eat some cake crumbs. Who knows that those songs have names?"

After Aaron hummed two tunes, Anton raised the pan flute and began to play it seriously. It looked pretty good, but the silver coin was still stuck between his toes.

At noon, Anton and Aaron asked for sweets. On the plain not far ahead, a large group of cavalry rumbled across the ground. The ground trembled violently, and the noise drowned out Anton's voice.It's not that Aaron didn't hear it, but he was a little wary of the sudden appearance of the cavalry. It stands to reason that the church doesn't need to reinforce Bronzini's frontline troops?

A few peasants were not afraid of these officers and soldiers, they built awnings on their eyes and looked ahead, chattering.The driver at the front waved his hands and turned around and shouted: "Storm, storm is coming!"[2]

Anton jumped onto the roof of the car and waved his arms frantically: "Don't lose to the wind, don't lose to the rain, don't lose to the storm!"[3]

People roared and started to move, but even the clouds in the sky were still sparse.Aaron sighed, scratched his hair helplessly, raised his head and took off his hat in greeting:

"Candy Kane."

The laughter of the people paused for a moment, and another bottle of spirits was opened.With a strange cry, Anton stretched his thin legs and slid down from the top of the straw pile, sitting right on top of his medicine box.

Candy Kane tilted his head slightly, grinned, and said happily, "Long time no see, Aaron."

"Anton" turned into a short, barefoot girl in worn-out nun clothes, her slightly hoarse voice was different from Aaron's bad voice, it was deep and mysterious, and it was different from those big, round, lifeless Dark eyes to match.There was a yellowish white headband in her neat bangs, but the black kerchief was gone, and her thick black hair was spread straight and messy on her back.

The witch's right hand has six fingers.Aaron had heard from her that when she was in the convent, the nuns cut off her extra little finger, and it grew back a few months later, and she had to ask a friend to help cut it off again, so that she could use it as a baby finger. The adopted orphans stayed in the monastery to eat and drink, even if there was only a small piece of black bread and a glass of water for each meal, they were often beaten.Aaron wanted this ability very much, but it was a pity that she couldn't transfer it.

Aaron said, "Aren't you dead?"

"How could I die?" Candy Kane didn't care about his rudeness, "Icarus is dead."

"Icarus? Michael Caleb of the Kingdom of Eden?"

"What Michael, that's a little Mithra."

"Aren't they all the same? Michael means 'similar to God'."

"Mithra's hair was golden, his eyes were red, and his skin was as white as the most blazing light. St. Michael came many times before the age of the gods, and his hair color is recorded as gold and red. , however, the prophets record him as having blue eyes and holding a flaming sword."

Aaron smiled: "Is that Michael? That's Micah."

"Well, speaking of Micah, I met him at Escao last month, and Count Ivory was inviting him to dinner, and he invited me to dinner too. Oh! Bronzini's chocolate pastries are delicious."

Aaron complained, "You know I can't taste it."

"Oh, I'm sorry, Aaron." Candy Kane said, "Anyway, Micah is going to do a big job someday, and it seems to have something to do with you..."

"Do I need to add money to this prophecy? I don't have much left, so I have to go to the next town to collect donations."

"It's not a prophecy, you know that fool Micah can't hide things."

Aaron took out a pipe made of ivory and agate found in a bishop's private storage room, filled it with dried ginger, ephedra, mugwort leaves, chuanxiong, cinnamon, and other messy herbs and spices, and shook his hands to light the fire Machine, took a deep breath, but did not exhale the smoke.Candy Kane looked at him curiously, and he handed her the pipe:

"It's not tobacco that keeps the cold out, but you have to remember to spit it out. Let's talk about Icarus later, it's so cold."

"After all these years, why have you become more delicate?" Candy Kane took a puff from the pipe, feeling hot all over, exhaled hot and choking smoke, and took another puff before returning To him, "Don't tell me, Icarus is quite beautiful. He has long golden hair and blue eyes like ice. When he is not smiling, he is like a statue of white jade. When he smiles, it makes people panic."

Candy Kane has many titles, one of which is the official title of the church, called "Fornication Witch".Aaron dared to swear on the Edwards family's ancestral grave that had probably been dug out long ago. This is an old maid. Of course, the church has never cared about this truth, and maybe they even knew it long ago.The origin of this title is roughly that she often travels on a rabbit-a rabbit the size of a pony, some people can see it, some people can't, and the ones who can see it are mainly children and fools.Rabbits are in heat all year round.

Of course, there are also factors that she is not a lady at all, she always mixes with all kinds of men and women, and even dares to share a cigarette holder and a teacup with strange men.Aaron had gotten used to it a long time ago, so he took back the pipe and continued to smoke the incense.He has always been tolerant of girls, and this old hag still looks like a girl.

Aaron commented: "Sounds like a vampire. We vampires have red eyes."

"Fuck," said Candy Kane. "Anyway, he sent me to the stake. While you and your Misha were at sea, he rebelled, crowned himself Pope, and locked Lasvit in prison." Into the dungeon."

"Sounds like your companion."

"Having the same small goals doesn't mean we're in the same group." Candy Kane complained, "Aaron, you're throwing a tantrum at me again."

Aaron blushed, pushed his glasses, and said to him from left to right: "Laswaite is still alive? His Royal Highness has proclaimed himself the Pope, and the church is always going to crusade him. Maybe Mikhail Kupala Keep going. Why keep hostages?"

"War requires food!" Candy Kane sighed, "War requires food and money..."

"I would also like to ask you to make a donation to support the reopening of the clinic."

"Shut up! I'm talking about Laswaite, who hinted that you paid the money? You're still crying with me, bah!" Candy Kane's slightly drooping eyebrows twitched suddenly, raised his hand and gave him a slap, "Laswaite is a good man. His greatest hobby is burning glass. Most of the glass on the market is rough and turbid, and the transparency is not good, but he can burn the glass to be clearer than crystal, and he can also make mirrors. Wan Wan from Lieyang City The Mirror Corridor is his handiwork, the church is really fucking rich... So, of course he is useful. If it is not for the disagreement, I would also like to win him over."

Aaron stomped his feet, stretched his hands into his sleeves, and retracted without a gentleman's manner: "Aiden's location is good, Aerys and Abaddon will block the church for her, and will buy goods—but Icarus Aren't you afraid of being besieged?"

Candy Cain giggled and said: "Abadon only wants the church to die, and Aerys' queen is Icarus' aunt. In fact, Icarus' biggest buyers were the nobles of Norn and Siegfried German Federation."

"Isn't it?" Aaron said in surprise, "Leaving aside such a small place in Noren, where did the Siegfried Federation get money as a defeated country? If Aiden's glass is so good and so cheap, I will give everyone The clinic installed a glass greenhouse!"

"The rich are always rich, and those who went bankrupt in the war are called the middle class and idiot nobles, not the rich." Candy Kane said calmly, "Besides, the nobles of Noren are just so virtuous. , I think the original Aiden handmade products are better. - over 200 years old, you should go home and see, Aaron."

Aaron was silent for a moment, then lowered his head.

The witch said softly, "Don't be angry with me, Aaron."

"I don't," Aaron whispered. "You're my friend, but there's nothing I can do for you."

"I know. You are also one of my few friends, and you have cured my leg." Candy Kane looked at him seriously with those dark round eyes, "But, Aaron, you have to face the reality."

"If what you are saying is that I was deceived by Tristan and asked me to visit the hometown of the steam engine, then there is no need." Aaron took a breath of herbal incense, and the silver chain on the side of his face followed the bumps of the ox cart Flickering, "I have seen enough along the way. There are so many factories in the headquarters of the church, do I still need to go to Noren? I know that Tristan lied to me, and I also know that he and Ashley are together The Gefried Federation killed a lot of people, I made them. But, Candy Kane, I don't regret it. My mistake was not teaching them, not saving them."

The author says:

[2] Gorky "Petrel"

[3] Kenji Miyazawa's "Don't Lose to the Wind and Rain", because the setting of this article is that there are no yellow people (except Lava Island, but they are not East Asians), so Aaron recognizes Candy here Kane (has been to the Eastern Heaven on Earth).Of course, there are no Miyazawa Kenji and Gorky in the setting of this article, even the times are ahead of them () Let’s treat it as a group of strange parallel worlds with literary giants (hey)