PFC Chapter 144 Fire Post
Chapter 144 Fire Post
Lilith and her group were almost the last to leave school. Others had already left Goletia to pursue distant scenery or return to their warm hometowns. This independent city-state seemed to have been paused. The streets were no longer crowded with cars, and the intersections that were usually congested were now unobstructed. The area around the school was even more deserted, without the laughter and hurried figures of students. The school gates were closed, and the surrounding snack stands temporarily put away their signs.
However, this emptiness is not without meaning. While the city is resting, some tribes that do not want to interact with humans quietly visit...
While Lilith and her compatriots were busy packing, several older red-bearded dwarves appeared in Goletia with the help of Antonio's temporary teleportation array. They walked slowly and observed in this city that had only appeared in their ancestors' stories. They also went to the bar street and then walked into the academy.
"We made this decision not because of any other temptations, but because we didn't want to see our people behaving in secret." The sturdy dwarf chief spoke in a strong and powerful voice, and the priest next to him nodded and agreed with a serious face.
"That's right. We dwarves have never done anything wrong. We are free to come and go. That's what Principal Goletia promised us. Now that our people are willing to set foot here again, we in Blackrock are not a place that sticks to the old ways. We just hope that everything will be the same as before."
Even though Antonio was the guide of the dwarves, he was still dumbfounded when he heard these words. He never thought that just a jar of wine would lead to so many miraculous developments.
"What do you mean?" He asked before Simon, who was in a daze, "Dwarf, are you really going to come back?"
"This is only the opinion of the Redbeard Tribe. We still have to discuss it with other dwarf tribes after we return. Moreover, it is limited to Goletia. We have nothing to talk about with the Gaia Empire." However, the dwarf priest was very reserved and did not give a clear answer.
"Golatia is an independent city-state." Simon's brief words represented his promise.
The Redbeard tribe leader nodded and left with his people without delay.
Beside the pool in the center of Goletia, the ground was covered with mysterious and intricate circular stone carvings. The one in the middle was the coordinate used by all students when they went out and returned to the city. The stone circles nearby that Lilith had seen before had long since become dim, and some had even been eroded by wind and rain, becoming blurred. But just as Lilith and the others were leaving Goletia, a stone circle near the west side of the pool suddenly lit up with a strange light, flickering quietly on the deserted street - someone was repairing the broken teleportation array on the other side of the world.
The relationship between the various ethnic groups, which had not changed for nearly a thousand years, was as difficult to shake as a rusted gear. However, it seemed that just because a small jar of wine was poured on the rusted gear like a lubricant, it was pushed by fate and began to creak and turn again...
……
In the cold winter, a small town is like a shining pearl decorated with snow, exuding a unique liveliness and vitality.
At the entrance to one side of the town, the wooden gate was open, and the guards were wrapped in thick cloaks, holding spears, their eyes alert but also showing some concern for the lively scene. Carts loaded with wood and grain moved slowly forward, and the horses' hooves made crisp sounds on the cleaned and snow-free road.
The market was crowded with people, and merchants were shouting their wares loudly. The colorful felt, exquisite wood carvings, and fragrant hot fruit wine were dazzling. Housewives carefully selected ingredients for the winter and bargained with merchants. Children were laughing and playing in the snow. They built snowmen of various shapes and had happy snowball fights. Snowballs flew in the air, and laughter echoed in every corner of the town.
The church bells rang slowly, hitting Lilith's forehead one by one, making her head as big as a bucket. In such a busy street, a group of boys and girls appeared out of nowhere, standing stupidly on the street, watching the lively scene of welcoming the Festival of Lights, at a loss.
"Is this the snowy forest you mentioned? So special..." Sean exclaimed in amazement. Lilith had been describing the deserted beauty for many days, but when everyone was teleported, they landed on the bustling streets of a small town.
Lilith herself was also confused. She did tell the lady at the gate that she was going to the Afer Valley. "How could that gatekeeper make a mistake?" Lilith looked at the group of children running madly in the city and asked in disbelief, "Is it too late for them to go back and try again?"
"Impossible." Catherine calmly denied Lilith's guess, "That portal is said to be created by God. There is only one in the world. As long as the coordinates are recorded, they will never be wrong." It is much colder here than in Gloria. Catherine put on a thick rabbit fur hat and her little face turned red with cold.
"I say, can we talk somewhere else? The guards over there are starting to watch us." Lucas poked Lilith. He was extremely sensitive to other people's attention and didn't want to get into trouble.
There were more than a dozen of them in their group, wearing clothes that were very different from the local style. Because they had been standing on the street for a long time, two guards had been watching them and started whispering to each other, as if they were thinking about when to let these half-grown children in.
"Let's find a place to warm up." Lilith made a decisive decision, put down the small flag in her hand, and led the group to the inn in the town.
……
"Is this the fire post?!" The group finally settled down and gathered in the small hall on the second floor of the hotel. Lucas was sharing with them the information he had learned in a short period of time, and they finally figured out their location.
"Didn't they say that the fire post is outside the Afer Valley, and it's in a, uh, small village?" Jaina looked at Catherine in disbelief. The princess also has wrong information sometimes. Who would have thought.
"Sorry, I remember that's what was written in the book. Maybe I remembered it wrong." Catherine apologized.
"No, you didn't remember it wrong." Lilith slumped in her chair and said speechlessly, "This was originally an outpost where forest rangers were stationed. It has gradually expanded into a town over the years and has developed to the entrance of the valley. So the coordinates are correct. It just happened that no one from the academy has been here for many years, so no one knows about it."
"So this place used to be all forest? Wow, they are really good at cutting down trees." Lulu sighed, "But we have to walk a little further."
"I remember the last time the Sleepy Armadillo appeared was at the entrance of the valley..." Lilith was a little distressed, "Now it's all occupied by humans, they'd better not--"
"Maybe they are all extinct." Xiao Crow's Mouth En said loudly without caring about Lilith's life or death.
It’s over - Lilith closed her eyes in despair, then stood up directly, deciding that she couldn’t wait any longer and might as well set off now.
"What, leaving now? Don't you want to take a rest?" Sean was chewing on the cooked corn, which was a local crop and very sweet. He was reluctant to leave such a warm hotel.
"Stop talking! You've only walked a few steps, you must have flown here! Get moving!" Lilith went downstairs in a hurry.