Pushing open the door of the tavern, Sylutia, dressed in black robe, walked in. Various noisy sounds could be heard in his ears, and the air was slightly turbid and a little warm.
There are not many residents in Mammoth Town, but the tavern is never deserted. It is probably the only entertainment and gathering place in the town. Both students and permanent residents love to come here.
Finding a quieter place to sit down, Sylutia took off her hood, revealing her pretty face and silver hair. At this moment, the tavern clerk also came to her.
"Classmate, what would you like to eat?"
"Give me a barbecue steak and vegetable porridge." She will want to eat something hot now.
"Okay."
After writing down the girl's request, the clerk went to notify the chef to prepare. At this moment, Sylutia was also sitting at the table, observing the situation in the store.
Many of the guests here are local residents. Their ancestors may have been early pioneers in World of Shadows and later settled here, so their descendants also live in various settlements.
Unlike the students who were all Transcendent, most of the descendants of these pioneers were ordinary people, and they also took over many mundane jobs in various settlements.
Compared with Surface World, because the residences are all under the jurisdiction of the Association, and Transcendents don't care about petty profits, the treatment given to these ordinary people is often much better than that of Surface World, and no nobles charge heavy taxes. If they can stay in a safe residence, most of them can live a safe life and then die around the age of fifty.
The clerks in the tavern, three men and two women, are all in their early twenties. They are also ordinary people who have not been able to condense Aspect Power. They are constantly going back and forth between the tables and the guests, almost without stopping. They are very busy, but judging from their appearance, although there is sweat on their foreheads, they are quite used to it and the process is proficient.
Occasionally, they would meet acquaintances in the town, stay for a while, chat for a few words, and then make an appointment to do something after get off work. Some of them would go fishing by the river, or play cards and have some drinks together.
The population of this small town is only more than three hundred, and there are almost no secrets between neighbors. Just by sitting here for a while, Sylutia heard a lot of repeated gossip and news.
So and so has fallen in love with each other again, what did that one do last night, or what new face has arrived recently?
In an era when information was underdeveloped, pubs were a rare gathering place for news. Even if nothing happened, everyone loved to come here to listen to gossip and kill boring time.
Twenty minutes later, the barbecue steak ordered by Sylutia was ready, and the cooked vegetable porridge was served.
She ate in small bites, occasionally stopping to drink some porridge to relieve her tiredness, enjoying the quiet time after the adventurous trek.
After finishing lunch, Sylutia stood up and moved his body a little. He felt a little sleepy, probably because he had not slept well in Spider Forest for many days.
She first led her horse to a hotel in the town to stay, then went to the arranged room, wrapped herself in a freshly laundered quilt and slept peacefully.
In this way, she slept peacefully all afternoon and night. At ten o'clock the next morning, the girl reluctantly got up from the bed.
Looking at the scenery outside the window, she realized that it was almost noon. Sylutia stood up, sat in front of the dressing mirror, and tidied her messy silver hair.
From this point of view, the sealing spider's core ability was still greatly consumed that day. On the way back, I never felt that as soon as I relaxed in the small town, exhaustion swept over me.
After briefly combing her hair, she went out to have lunch, then came back and took a hot bath, then went back to bed and continued to sleep.
Just like that, after sleeping for another day and night, Sylutia felt like she had recovered.
It's a new day, with a refreshing spirit. Sylutia comes to the Woodland Association in the small town to report the experience of this adventure.
"You mean, you went to Spider Forest alone and solved the third-order giant spider there?" The members of the Association didn't believe it and felt that the girl in front of them was talking nonsense.
"As a student of the Woodland Association, if you lie about this kind of thing, you should know the consequences, and please be careful in your words and actions." The other party had to remind this seemingly delicate girl.
"Alas." The girl sighed, then took out a special Mithril Badge from her arms and placed it on the table.
The badge is made of a metal base with a slight blue luster, and is engraved with a pure white crescent moon surrounded by Bellflower interlaced with white and blue. This means that the student is a true genius who has received the extremely high evaluation of the Association and is officially recognized.
"This should prove that my identity and words are not false."
Seeing this badge, the other party's pupils shrank, and he was shocked beyond words.
"I'm sorry, I was rude." Even though he was only at the second level, this member of the Association felt deeply frightened.
He immediately picked up the pen and paper under the counter, filled out the form according to what the girl had said before, and described the experience of this adventure.
"... Are you saying that you have found traces of Twin Snake Cult's past activities?"
"Yes, these are the remaining items found." Sylutia took out the broken Metal Snake Cup.
"Can you contact us to check the local information and history?" the girl asked.
"My knowledge is limited, but I can help you apply, and a scholar will handle the matter later." After saying that, he took out a special box and carefully put the cup into it and sealed it.
"In this case, I have basically finished what I should report." The girl thought for a moment.
"This is the applicant for the form. Please ask Ms. Sylutia to sign." The other party handed the recorded report to the girl.
After signing his name, Sylutia returned the watch to the other party, and it was collected by member the Association.
"Leave the rest to me, Lord Sylutia." The other party's title became more and more respectful.
"Well, that's it."
Sylutia Looking back, I had something else to do, but I didn't expect the other party to tell me in advance.
"The Association There is still your mail here. Originally, I had to wait for Mr. Reginson to come over next time to carry it to the Dark Mist Mountains. But since you are here, you can pick it up yourself first."
"Oh, is it for me?" Sylutia was slightly surprised.
"Yes." The other party brought two sealed boxes.
One of them has elegant and slightly artistic handwriting on it, while the other box has more neat and simple handwriting.
"This box is mailed to you by student Florella, and the other one is mailed to you by student Yan."
"Okay." Sylutia accepted the two boxes and took them back to the hotel.
She first opened the box mailed by Yan, which contained a brief letter and a pack of fungi.
"I'm sorry, Sylutia, I'm Yan. I was going to give you a gift to thank you before, but recently I was called to join a team for an adventure, so I was delayed for a while. After it was over, I remembered it.
During this adventure, we discovered a strange mushroom in a dark cave. When it grows up, it looks like a lavender jellyfish, exuding a weak power of Aspect Power.
At first we didn't know what it was, but the scholars in the team said that it was probably very rare, so we dug up part of it and brought it back, and I also kept a smaller part of it.
After inspection by the Association and Appraiser, this mushroom should be the rare "Mycelial Thread" Aspect Power. Their growth and cultivation are particularly difficult due to the weakness of "Mycelial Thread", but it is still very helpful for studying the evolution process of Aspect Power.
I thought you were a gardener and would be interested in something like this, so I mailed a small portion to you. I hope you don't mind that the gift is too simple.
--Your friend, Yan"
Is it actually "Mycelial Thread"? Sylutia picked up the shriveled mushroom and carefully inspected it. There was still some vitality left in it and it was not completely dead.
After carefully injecting a small amount of Emerald Nectar Aspect Power, the shriveled mushroom regained a little vitality, making Sylutia feel relieved.
After that, she picked up another box and opened the seal. As soon as she opened the box, she felt a long-lost sense of familiarity and intimacy.
Even though she had never seen him in this world, even though she hadn't seen the handwriting on the letter, this innate sense of closeness came to her mind.
Lying on the letter paper is a dried flower and several seeds wrapped in cloth below.
The petals had long since turned brown, but the vague appearance still told Sylutia that this was the "Cornflower" she had been looking for for a long time but had no clue at all.
Holding this withered flower, Sylutia's mood was ups and downs. The excitement was like a rising tide, filling his heart, but there was also a sense of trance and unreality.
As if it was a fateful encounter, this shriveled Cornflower came back to life in her hands, sprouting new leaves little by little from the withered stems, then taking root again and growing until the last brand new light blue flower bloomed.
"Happy birthday, Tia.
I don't know the specific time of your birthday, but since it's nearly a year apart, your birthday should be coming soon, or it may have passed.
It is difficult to communicate with World of Shadows and Surface World. My hometown is far away in the Second Continent, so it took a long time to find Cornflower. I hope Sylutia doesn't mind my late birthday gift.
I like Sylutia very much, and I am very happy to be friends with you. Since we are friends, of course I will help you fulfill your long-cherished wish.
Although there are a few clues, fortunately my family in my hometown are very interested in my letters. They also helped me find the elder and asked for a Cornflower flower and a small amount of seeds.
I don't know if this is what you have been looking for. It would be great if I could help Sylutia.
I heard that you performed well at Golden Radiance Plain and won praise from the teacher. I will also work hard in the orchard. Next time we meet, I must give Sylutia a taste of the fruits I grew.
Looking forward to seeing you next time!
--Your friend, Florella"
After putting down the letter, Sylutia turned over the outer shell of the box again and saw the seal writing on it. The box should have arrived at "Golden Radiance Plain" first, but she found that she was not there, and then the Association transferred it to "Mammoth Town".
Cloud Sea Canopy, who had gone through so many journeys and passed through so many people along the way, crossed several continents, was finally sent to this extremely remote town and came into her hands.
Although it is just a small box, Sylutia makes me want to cry.
Obviously I just mentioned a few words at the time, but the other party cared so much about it and remembered it, and later spent so much thought and energy on helping me find it.
No matter in her past or present life, she had lived and acted alone for a long time, and she had never felt this way before.
This hot sincerity made the faint loneliness deep in her heart melt slightly.
Thanks to Draculasismong, Youxie Q, My Brother's Chunibyo, for the reward