The train passes through the mountains and moves along the winding railway. The gray-yellow rock soil and green forests interweave, filling the scenery outside the window.
"Owl Mountain Range is ahead. I wonder if Mr. Tia still remembers it." A woman wearing a light brown windbreaker sat opposite Sylutia and spoke.
"I still remember, when we went to the Western Mountains for training, the first stop was Owl Mountain Range." Sylutia nodded.
Hearing such an answer, the woman opposite couldn't help but smile, and then continued, "Although I have graduated, Chief Tia left a very deep impression on everyone during the training. It was probably at that time that I admired Tia." The other party answered lightly with his finger on his cheek.
"Things from the past----" the girl shook her head. Looking back now, she had just joined Thetis Academy for more than a year, so she was very young.
"Imei, are you working in a newspaper now?"
"Yes, but my job is to collect longer and more in-depth stories."
"Usually, I will stay in a certain place for a month or two to visit, collect information, organize and analyze it, and finally summarize it into a report and send it to the newspaper."
"Secondly, this job makes money. The main reason is that this kind of travel is very helpful for accumulating Secret Speech"Aspect Power. Secondly, I also prefer to travel everywhere instead of staying in one place all the time." The other party introduced his work content.
"Compared to other newspaper members, my strength is pretty good, so I can go to some more dangerous places, such as epidemic areas, remote no-man's land, etc." Imei and Sylutia enrolled at the same time, as There is basically no mediocrity among students of the Thetis Academy. She has now entered Fifth Order, and is the Composite Aspect of Secret Speech·Alien Star.
"How are the others doing now?" Sylutia was curious.
"Reginson now works at Research Institute No. 4, a subsidiary of Ministry of Industry. It is a place where large war machinery is developed. He likes the atmosphere there very much."
"Muria returned to the country of his birth to assist the king in reorganizing the domestic industry and managing government affairs. I heard from him that in recent years, all matters related to spiritual practice have been abandoned."
"Marg has now joined Star-Piercing Guard. He is currently an army member Mage and often participates in clearing out powerful Magic Creature from various places."
"Spencer went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is now visiting Harp Flower Union as an envoy accompanying the delegation and working there."
"Stuka went to the department that develops flying vehicles. It is said that a heavy flying vehicle is currently being developed to quickly support the erosion that breaks out in various places. Magic Creature."
"The airship is still too slow. If it is just for transportation, it will not be delayed, but if it is used in wars that require quick response, a completely new flying vehicle is needed." Imei introduced.
"That's it." The girl nodded, and the two continued to talk and reminisce until a few minutes later, the train entered the city in the Owl Mountain Range and stopped here.
Sylutia led the members of Silver Radiance Church to support the local branch and help solve the backlog of problems here. During the process, Imei followed and visited, collecting and recording a lot of materials.
In the camp, Sylutia visited one by one to express condolences and check on the patients and their conditions.
Western Mountains is mostly inhabited by Orc. They have different body shapes and sizes. Some of them may have to occupy two human beds before they can barely lie down.
Some of the hospital beds were attended by family members who were taking care of them. When they saw this girl in a gray and white dress coming with someone, they stood up with gratitude and awe.
"Hello, sir." In fact, they didn't know Sylutia, but they felt that his status must be high enough to be followed carefully by so many big figures in the camp.
"It's okay, you guys sit down, I'm just here to take a look." Sylutia explained, but even if she said this, the people present could not relax and stood in some fear.
There are many Orcs infected by the Western Mountains, but compared to the prosperous cities where humans live, the proportion is much smaller. In addition, most Orcs choose Blood Law""Beast Fang" to advance, with better physical fitness and stronger resistance to the Plague virus.
Relatively speaking, they are more afraid of Grey Mud Plague or other Plague with milder symptoms. Because of their good physical fitness, the early symptoms of this type of Plague are not obvious. Most of Orc also have thick nerves. In the end, they can no longer withstand the outbreak. It is often already in the advanced stage and it is difficult for doctors to save it.
After completing a tour, Sylutia nodded slightly. The situation here is not bad. The infection of Plague is relatively mild.
Some have also been effectively treated.
Two days later, Sylutia left and continued to take the train deeper into the mountains. In the next month, he led Silver Radiance Church members to visit about ten Western Mountains cities, solving the epidemic problems in these cities one by one.
"The last stop is Giant Stone Fortress, which is the end of the Western Railway. It is also the only Western Mountains big city that we have not been to yet." Imei introduced.
"I heard that that place is also the most serious place during Western Mountains Plague."
Half a day later, the train arrived at the end of the trip, Giant Stone Fortress.
Before driving into the city, Sylutia saw a majestic natural mountain city about 100 meters high. The entire city seemed to be built on a huge and complete rock. No wonder it was called Giant Stone Fortress".
The fortress is built on the mountain, cold and towering. The buildings in the city are arranged in order, and some places are filled with thin soil to grow some small plants.
After getting off the bus, a group of people walked up the slope. The Silver Radiance Church members in the team, wearing gray uniforms with white edges, became a rare sight in this mountain.
The off-white cloaks and cloaks of the group were fluttering, reflecting the rocks beside them, creating a simple harmony.
After arriving at the fortress, Sylutia met the city lord and guard Mage. Among them, the city lord was an old Orc. His eyebrows and beard were white. It was said that he was Shaman of the Firewood Tribe. Among the surrounding Orc ethnic groups, Highly Respected.
The guard Mage on the other side is Fifth Order Mage from "Feast School", named Admandu. He is also built Sturdy, and looks more like a chef holding a hammer and a spoon.
Seeing Sylutia walking on the mountain road, the two of them led the people in the city to greet him. Sylutia's long silver-grey hair, styled into a high ponytail, was dancing with her back to the sunset. The residual light coming through the gaps in her hair reflected her cheeks. Her soft brows were half immersed in the darkness and half in the light. Her temperament was hazy and dreamy.
"I have heard about His Highness Sylutia for a long time, welcome to Giant Stone Fortress."
"I've kept you two waiting." Sylutia returned the favor, and then walked over. The three of them continued along the road and came to the heights of the fortress. Here, they could lean on the railing and overlook the mountains and forests below. It had a very cold scenery.
Sitting in this spacious place for a while, the three of them chatted about their current situation.
"Because Giant Stone Fortress is far away from the core area of the Alliance, transportation is very inconvenient. Medical personnel and medicines here have been in short supply. After Plague spread, we tried our best, but unfortunately we still couldn't control it." The old voice of the city owner sighed.
"Don't worry, we have brought enough medicine this time." Sylutia said a few words of comfort. At this time, the accompanying church members had already gone to the medical camp in the city and began to take over the local epidemic management.
"Thank you very much for His Highness Sylutia's kindness." The city lord thanked him again.
After that, Sylutia inquired about the local situation and listened to the reports from the members who returned from the medical camp to roughly sort out the situation here.
In fact, if Giant Stone Fortress had more medical staff, given the sparsely populated living environment here, it would actually be difficult for Plague to break out and spread. Unfortunately, most of Orc are uneducated, and doctors and Shaman who know how to diagnose and treat patients are always scarce in number.
"In these years, the local area has actually made some improvements. For example, at the request of the City Alliance, schools have been opened in various medium and large cities to teach many younger generations Orc." Guard Mage Admandu replied.
"Speaking of which, the first time I met Mr. Sylutia was from the local Orc child's textbook."
"Uh, textbook?" Sylutia was surprised, but soon remembered something.
It seems that there was such a thing. She visited Western Mountains and compiled the general origins and origins of each tribe in the Western Mountains, and then wrote a book "Song of the White Velvet Flower~Western Mountains Observations". At that time, the president of the Western City Alliance also said that it could be printed as a teaching material.
Originally, she thought that this was just what the other party said on a whim, and that the Alliance would have more official and comprehensive teaching materials in the future. But according to Admandu, these teaching materials were not withdrawn, but have been used for more than ten years. Now many young Orc know her name.
"That's what I wrote when I traveled here in the early days. Looking back now, I may still have some inexperience." Sylutia replied with some embarrassment.
"Haha, His Highness Sylutia, also known as Lord Hedra, why are you so humble?" The city lord stroked his beard and smiled.
"For you, it may have been an unintentional move at the time, but for many children, it was a window into the world."
"I've also read that book. It's very well written. It's said that you even found Grandma Azalanqi to study it. With such care, even I, the old Orc, can't find any omissions."
Seeing that Sylutia was a little puzzled, Mage Admandu guarded Azalanqi and added, "Grandma Azalanqi is a living legend in the Western Mountains Orc's heart. She was once famous throughout the Western Mountains and is now the most senior Orc Shaman, although she has been living in seclusion on the mountain, occasionally some tribal leaders will still climb up and ask the old man some questions."
"That senior is indeed worthy of respect." Sylutia Looking back on those days, the old man also taught her some Shaman skills. Although they were not many, they were quite practical and he was a person worthy of respect.
In the evening of that day, a grand bonfire dinner was held in the mountain city fortress. The residents of the city took out their hunting harvests to entertain the guests from afar. The animal skin drum beat by the spring fire, the rough mane strings plucked, and bursts of ancient melodies flew in the evening wind and sparks.
After receiving personnel and medical assistance brought by Sylutia, the local Plague was quickly brought under control. People were immersed in joy, dancing and singing. Some residents even invited these Silver Radiance Church members to stand up and join hands to dance around the fire.
In the night breeze, Sylutia let down the hair on the back of his head and simply scattered it on his shoulders and the wind. He held the wine glass and responded to the local Orc who came to thank and toast one by one. Then he drank the still warm wine slowly, and his cheeks turned slightly red, looking a bit cute.
Halfway through the bonfire dinner, at the foot of the Giant Stone Fortress mountain road, several people were walking up the steps.
"It's so lively tonight. You can hear cheers and drums from such a distance." One member looked curiously at the fortress on the top of the mountain.
"Maybe Plague has been solved. Now only such a thing can make everyone relax and celebrate." Another companion replied, he weighed his backpack, and then continued upward.
"We have to speed up, maybe we can catch the last trip and have some delicious food."
"Haha, that's true." Listening to the music and drumbeats coming from the fortress, the few people who had been tortured by the epidemic during this period were in a better mood, joking and joking.
At this moment, one of them looked at the slightly petite figure at the end of the team. Seeing that the other person had not spoken a word, he couldn't help but ask with concern.
"Master Anali, can you still hold on for now? We will arrive at the fortress soon."
Hearing someone calling her, the girl with animal horns raised her head and said, "Uh-huh, I can still hold on. It's actually nothing. I was just thinking about something."
"That's good. You've worked hard during this period. You followed us to various tribes to dispose of the corpses. This kind of thing really doesn't feel that good." The other party responded slightly apologetically.
"It's okay, it's okay, you don't need to say that, everyone is the same, and besides, I also grew up in this land." After saying that, she stopped and looked back at the dark land behind her, her voice full of nostalgia.
"It's just a little sad." During this period of time, she had seen too many separations between life and death, and it was inevitable that she would be a little touched.
Although she is Mage who is practicing the "Dead Ember" path, she was really exposed to the scene of a large number of people saying goodbye before their death, which also brought her a lot of Impact.
Since helping the local Orc who died more than a year ago to carry out the requiem ceremony, she has been approached frequently for similar work, hoping that she can help send the dead Orc to their last journey.
The reason why I chose her is actually very simple. In the Western Mountains, Transcendent who learn the "Dead Ember" path are extremely rare. Moreover, she has Fifth Order and is also a member of Orc, so that the local residents do not reject her.
Responding to the requiem of the deceased is a very private ceremony in ancient tribal traditions. Generally, only the Shaman of the tribe are qualified to hold it, but how can there be so many and powerful Shaman nowadays to hold ceremonies for the deceased, so many tribes have sent invitations to her after hearing about her reputation. So this year, she had to frequently rush to one mountain tribe after another to witness the scenes of those relatives passing away and saying goodbye.
To put it bluntly, it was probably this kind of action that unintentionally satisfied the Law of Three Phases balance of Dead Ember"Aspect Power, making her understand the concepts of death and passing more deeply. The Aspect Power on the Dead Ember" path also quickly accumulated. She was originally in the early stage of Fifth Order, but in just one year she entered the middle stage of Fifth Order, and was able to learn some more profound and advanced faction secrets.
Solitary Purple Soul-Calming Shaman"Anali, this is her current title in the Western Mountains. It is said that it was the nickname given by the elder Grayfang who invited her for the requiem ceremony for the first time. It has gradually spread. Even if Anali doesn't want to recognize it, she is often called that by others, and she is even used to it now.
Although it was a bit unexpected, Anali gradually accepted this title in her heart. Maybe this is the path and destiny she will take.
Born here, walked here, slept here.