foreigner's journey

Chapter 444 The Carnival Begins

The next day, February 2th, the Melysis Carnival officially kicked off.

This has a history of more than 180 years, the largest carnival in Greece, and now it is the grandest and most spectacular carnival in Europe.

During the period, there are many special activities such as traditional kite flying, chocolate war, treasure game, masquerade ball and Greek food festival.But if you really want to list one of the most distinctive events, then both Greeks and tourists will be the first to recommend [Carnival Float Parade].

More than 4 people participated in the celebration parade that lasted from 2:19 pm on February [-] until late at night.

The entire Central Avenue was flooded with crowds, mobilizing the full potential of the city. Nearly 4 participants tirelessly set out from the old city, crossed the city of Melises along the Central Avenue, passed the Melissa Bridge, and finally arrived at King Harbor.

In the St. Nicholas Square in King's Harbor, people will hold a grand closing ceremony carnival, burn the largest float crowned with the title of "float king", set off fireworks, and then the whole city will begin to stage gorgeous concerts and fake festivals. face dance until late at night.

But this morning, as people rushed out of their homes and hotels to enjoy the joyous atmosphere of the carnival, they found a faint burnt smell in the city.

Onlookers gathered around the central square where one of the landmarks of the city of Merisis, the 'Boulder Hotel', burned to the ground overnight.

Heather stood among the crowd, looking at the hotel building that was completely burnt black and only half of it remained.Up to now, the building is still emitting a little black smoke, the top five floors have completely disappeared, and even the glass of the entire building has been shattered or burned, and the carefully manicured green garden and open-air plaza below have become burnt ruins.

There were also discussions from people around me——

"I heard it was a gas explosion. It's terrible."

"Are gas explosions so powerful?"

"Maybe the pipeline exploded directly? Oh, I don't know if there are any casualties."

"I heard from the fire brigade that all the people in the hotel went out to prepare the floats for the carnival last night. They were lucky to escape and no one was injured."

"How lucky! What about the passengers who live there?"

"It seems that out of curiosity, I followed the past to watch the production of floats, and there were no casualties."

"It's a miracle!"

Hearing the comments from the people around her, Heather couldn't help curling her lips slightly. It was a 'gas explosion' again, such an old-fashioned reason.

After turning around twice, Heather returned to a cafe next to Central Street. Reiner and Roxana were sitting in a booth in the corner, eating and drinking while waiting.

I saw Leiner, who was fully wrapped up, looking back and forth vigilantly, like a woodcutter just out of its hole.Roxana, on the other hand, was heartlessly gnawing on a bucket of chocolate popcorn.

Seeing Heather push open the door of the coffee shop from a distance, Roxanna immediately waved her little hands excitedly, and yelled 'ahhhhhhhhh' in her mouth.

Roxana's deafness was caused by a high fever at the age of two, so she is still unable to speak until she is eight years old.But this does not hinder the communication between Heather and Roxana. Even if she yelled indiscriminately, Heather could understand the meaning of Roxana's words.

Heather came over and sat next to Roxana, rubbing off the crumbs of popcorn sticking to the corner of her mouth bit by bit: "You left me half of the chocolate popcorn? Thank you, but I don't like popcorn, this thing It's not a fun thing, I'll take you to play on the street later, okay?"

Seeing that her favorite RIDER didn't intend to share the bucket of popcorn, Roxana was a little downcast, but became happy again after getting the promise to hang out together.

Afterwards, Heather looked at Reiner: "She is in the stage of changing her teeth, and if I see you buying popcorn for her again, I will pull out all your teeth one by one."

The earnestness in the words made Reiner tremble, and his head dropped even lower.

Through the glass windows, the streets are full of jubilant tourists and marchers, most of them wearing masks and festive costumes, dressed up as various mythological or anime characters.Countless ribbons and banners were hung on the houses on both sides of the street, and fireworks exploded from the sky from time to time and countless sequins fluttered down.

The TV above the coffee shop counter is broadcasting a live broadcast of the Carnival in Melissa City, and the host is standing in the center of St. Nicholas Square in Port of Kings, introducing the ongoing [Food Festival] event.

The scene was very lively, because a shop selling honey pancakes was found by customers to be infested with mice in the back kitchen, and the scene was very chaotic for a while.The host was not so much mediating as he was watching the fire and watching the excitement. Many customers were angrily denouncing the store and demanding compensation for mental damage.

"It's really unprofessional." Heather also hates this kind of store that doesn't care about the hygiene of the back kitchen. He looked at Reiner: "Continue with the previous topic, what other organizations does the Magic Association have besides the clock tower?"

"Generally speaking, the Magic Association refers to [Clock Tower], but there are actually two other organizations that compete with the Clock Tower, namely [Wandering Sea] (Baldanders) and [Atlas Institute] (Atlas Institute)."

When the topic came to his major, Reiner's back straightened a lot:
"There is very little information about these two magic organizations, because compared to the Clock Tower, which recruits talents, they are very exclusive, and it can be said to be a typical closedism.

【Atlas House】, the house of accumulation and measurement, is called 【Giant's Cellar】.Located somewhere in Egypt, the specific location is unknown, and the specific access method is unknown.The magicians there are not good at driving elemental magic, but are proficient in alchemy.It is said that if one holds one of the seven contracts issued by the Atlas Academy, one can apply for secondment of an alchemist from the Atlas Academy.But this is just a rumor, no one knows what the so-called 'contract' refers to.

[Wandering Sea], the prototype of the Magic Association, has a different name of [Moving Stone Coffin]. It is said that the base camp is located in Northern Europe, but the exact location is unknown.Its research content seems to be mainly the transformation of the flesh (human body), but the details are unknown.There are gossip reports that Wandering Sea will remove the "inheritance defense" on December 12 every year, and open the door to recruit talents. "

"Well, the Clock Tower is in London, the Atlas Academy is in Egypt, and the Wandering Sea is in Northern Europe. Are they all part of Europe, and there is no related magic association in Asia?" Although it has nothing to do with the Celestial Dynasty of this world, Hai Se was still a little upset.

"Well, there are actually. There are two magic organizations in Asia, namely [Mountain Court] and [Spiral Pavilion]. I also heard these two names from the monarch Meastia. There is no more relevant information. Oh yes, according to the ruler Meastia, Asia’s basic magic disk is different from that of Europe, and it is a unique [thinking magic].”

"Thought magic? What's that?"

"Sorry, I don't know either. I just heard the name mentioned by Lord Meastia."

"What about Japan? Could it be Onmyoji?"

"The Japanese learn from European elemental magic, which they call 'Western magic'. There are two local families in Fuyuki City, and I heard that they stole the limelight in the third Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City. Unfortunately, because the Holy Grail was destroyed, those families Native families also declined rapidly."

Reiner guessed why Heather wanted to ask about the Asian or Japanese magic system, and tentatively asked:

"You asked about Japan's magic system because of the ASSASSIN who looked like a bird yesterday? The master and the servant are not related because of nationality or magic system. A follower related to the legend of the relic."

Heather didn't speak, just lost in thought.

Even the ASSASSIN class with the weakest frontal combat ability is too easy to be killed without even releasing the Noble Phantasm.

(End of this chapter)