Just Everyday Life
"Let's go in and take a look."
Seeing the Barrier disappear, Frieren took the lead and headed towards the monastery.
The monastery covers a large area, but today, most of the wooden buildings are in a state of disrepair.
The ground was also covered with weeds that were almost as tall as a person.
Rienta and her group walked towards the church in the center of the monastery.
Fern asked with some curiosity, "What happened to the monks who used to live here?"
Xierhai knew this question was directed at him, and explained:
"Who knows? After all, it happened a long time ago."
"Nothing has been passed down about this monastery except for the legends from the Hero Himmel's Autobiography."
Time is truly merciless.
However, in just under a hundred years, such a large monastery could disappear without a trace.
Putting everything else aside, the fact that they were able to set up this [Barrier Magic] that lasted for decades is enough to show that there are capable people in this monastery.
A mage of this caliber shouldn't have any problem establishing a family in the Northern Plateau, right?
Leaving aside the immense power of the Norm Trading Company, which can control the grain transportation across the entire Northern Plateau, rebuilding a monastery in the central Trade Port City of Codoria Lake shouldn't be too difficult.
It can't be that they're monks and adhere to some kind of doctrine, so they just accept their fate.
It just doesn't feel right.
Rienta shook her head, suppressing her thoughts, and glanced around the interior of the church.
It's no different from other churches.
There are rows of seats on both sides, and directly in front of the aisle in the middle is a podium overgrown with weeds.
Strangely, the church in the very center of this monastery has no signs or statues.
Frieren and the others had already split up to search for the Hero Himmel's Autobiography.
Rienta thought for a moment, then hurried after Xierhai.
After a brief conversation, Xierhai readily agreed.
After handing fifty gold coins to Xierhai, Rienta turned and walked back to the church.
Just then, a doorway on the side of the church caught his attention.
Fortunately, no one had searched this room, Rienta simply walked straight toward the door.
Pushing open the door, a long-abandoned fountain came into view.
Behind the fountain is a very well-preserved building.
Rienta strolled slowly, past the fountain, and along the long corridor overgrown with unknown flowers and plants toward the building.
'This scene looks so familiar.'
A sentence suddenly popped into Rienta's mind, followed by a scene.
Under the gentle, orange-yellow sunset at dusk.
The long corridor, covered with wisteria blossoms, swayed gently in the breeze.
The long corridor is bordered by grass, and a fountain flows gurgling in the center of the grass.
People strolled leisurely along the corridor in twos and threes.
The dappled sunlight falling on my body was enough to dispel all my worries.
Given Rienta's current mental strength, she naturally knew that she had never been to such a place before.
But that image remains deeply etched in my mind.
Blurred, yet clear.
At the end of the corridor, a simple and straightforward wooden plaque stands in front of the building.
The words "Library" are faintly discernible.
Rienta knew that this was probably the location of the Hero Himmel's Autobiography.
Nothing more than intuition.
He didn't open the door, but turned and walked towards the pavilion next to it.
After using magic to clear the weeds and dirt from the stone table and chairs, he sat and waited for Frieren and the others to arrive.
Rienta didn't have to wait long; about ten minutes later, Frieren and the others arrived together.
The monastery looked very large, but apart from Xierhai, the people there were either mages or warriors.
Even though Rienta was slacking off, that was enough time to do a quick search of the monastery.
"Did you find anything?" Rienta as she approached the group.
Frieren shook her head and looked at the wooden plaque.
"Let's go in and take a look; it should be here."
With that, Frieren pushed open the door to the Library. The wooden door was old and dilapidated, and the creaking sound was sickening.
The group followed Frieren inside.
Rienta looked around; the layout of the Library was very simple.
Books embedded in the wall, a statue of the hero Himmel, and a skylight that acts like a spotlight, fixing the sunlight firmly onto the statue.
"There's also a statue of Lord Himmel here."
As soon as Fern entered the Library, his gaze was drawn to the statue.
Like her, Stark was drawn to the statue, and looking at its pose, he remarked:
"That pose is so cool!"
With one hand forming an "8" and placed on his chin, combined with Himmel's good looks, he certainly looked very handsome.
But what an outdated pose that is for taking photos!
Even if it's just raising a long sword high?
No, Lady Frieren seemed to have mentioned before that the hero Himmel left behind many statues during his journey.
In that case, it's understandable.
A thought flashed through Rienta's mind, and then he too began to feel troubled.
What if, like Himmel, your poses don't work when you're posing?
Frieren looked at the statue, which was exactly the same as she remembered, without any emotion. She put down her suitcase and walked forward.
She had already noticed a book at the foot of the statue, which stood out prominently in the sunlight streaming through the skylight.
Frieren picked up the book, which had yellowed with age.
"Found it."
She opened the book, and as she expected, it was indeed in Himmel's handwriting.
That is, the target of this commission: the autobiography of the hero Himmel.
The sound of pages turning filled the air; the content of the book was very simple.
They took a walk together.
They were there to shelter from the rain.
They drank together, but Heiter was the one drinking heavily.
They took a walk together on the beach.
They helped us explore the maze.
There was even an incident where, while crossing a mountain range, Eisen carried the drunk Heiter on his back as they climbed the mountain together.
As she watched, the smile on Frieren's lips grew wider and wider.
The story ends with a rest stop during a journey.
She was reading a book.
Himmel was watching her.
Frieren turned to the next page, wanting to continue reading, but the following content was blank.
She subconsciously flipped through a few more pages, as if searching for something.
Frieren stared blankly at the blank notebook in her hand.
A moment later, she remembered that her autobiography had been lost by Himmel, and naturally, there was no further development.
Frieren looked up at the statue.
Himmel in the sunlight looked exactly like she remembered.
The difference is that he seems to be glowing right now.
Frieren smiled slightly, turned around and walked towards the crowd, her gaze fixed on the autobiography in her hand.
What was recorded in the diary?
Fern rarely saw Frieren with such an expression, and asked curiously.
"Just some trivial everyday stories from my journey."
"It's just everyday stuff."