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Sitting in front of him was a little girl who was dedicated to being a matchmaker. Ran Wenyu was exhausted from eating this breakfast. More importantly, because he was in the other party's base camp, Ran Wenyu didn't dare to categorically refuse, so he could only drag on ambiguously. What a mess.

Ran Wenyu heaved a long sigh of relief after eating the disgusting breakfast. As soon as he stood up, Martha immediately followed him, bouncing to his side: "Mr. Ran, what are you going to do today?"

Ran Wenyu hesitated for a moment, he didn't know what he was going to do without amnesia, but considering his desire for magic and not wanting to waste the things he studied hard in the morning, he touched his chin: "Anfeier has something to do today. Is it empty?"

Hearing that Ran Wenyu wanted to find her own priest, Martha's eyes lit up, and she wanted to agree immediately, but the priest would obviously be busier with the ceremony coming up, and she wasn't sure if he was free.

"Then I'll take you to see the priest." Martha smiled and grabbed Ran Wenyu's wrist, as if she was afraid that he would repent, and led him forward quickly.

The priest's office is also on the outer floor of the temple. Ran Wenyu was dragged into a room by Martha within a few steps, and Anfeier was sitting at a large desk, holding a quill on the white paper in front of him What is written.

Seeing Martha rushing in, Anfeier frowned slightly, with a bit of displeasure at being disturbed, but soon, when Martha moved away, he saw Ran Wenyu following Martha.

Immediately, the brows that were originally slightly frowned were relaxed, and Anfeier stood up directly from the table, and greeted him impatiently with a smile on his face: "Wenyu, why are you here?"

Martha has long been used to the differential treatment of her priests, she just shrugged her shoulders indifferently, and stood aside sensibly, acting as a well-behaved background board, and Ran Wenyu also saw Anfeier's quick face-changing speed In the eyes, I couldn't help but beat the drums in my heart.

This Priest of Anfer is a cold and indifferent guy at first glance, but he treats him with extraordinary enthusiasm. Could it be that he really had an affair with him before he lost his memory?

——Yes, if it is not a particularly close relationship, why would the other party take the initiative to teach him the song of Hastur?

——But if I really have that kind of unclear relationship with Anfeier, then why when I see Anfeier's face, besides the amazing instinct of human beings for beauty, there is also a kind of hairy feeling, Not feeling well all over?

Ran Wenyu was thinking wildly in his heart, not sure about his attitude towards Anfeier.

Fearing that the other party would notice something strange, Ran Wenyu tried his best to put on a natural smile: "Are you busy?" As he spoke, he glanced at the paper on the desk and found that it seemed to be a half-written letter, but the specific content was different. can not see clearly.

——In this era of advanced Internet, it is really fascinating that such an ancient communication method is still used.

"It's a small matter, and it will be over soon." Anfeier laughed.He waved Martha back, dragged Ran Wenyu into the room, arranged him to sit on the sofa not far from the desk, and asked again, "You came to see me, what's the matter?"

Although Anfeier's attitude was enthusiastic, he restrained his words and demeanor and kept a distance, which really relieved Ran Wenyu a little - he was really afraid that the other party would hug him without any scruples, and then give him a hug.

Sitting on the sofa, Ran Wenyu shrugged slightly: "You only taught me half of Hastur's song yesterday."

Anfeier showed a dazed expression—although Ran Wenyu didn't know anything about psychology or micro-expressions, he was keenly aware of the falseness behind this expression.

Ran Wenyu immediately poked KP privately: "KP, vote for psychology for me? I want to see how Anfeier is feeling now."

KP secret cast: [From Anfeier's expression, you can see that he is not surprised by your arrival at all, but rather complacent that his cleverness got what he wanted. 】

Ran Wenyu: "……………………"

——This priest looks cold and conceited on the surface, but he is actually a playful person.

After getting Ran Wenyu settled, Anfeier returned to the desk, hurriedly wrote the second half of his letter, then put it in an envelope, sealed it with wax, and rang the bell to hand it over to the attendant who came in.

After finishing his work, he walked back to Ran Wenyu and sat on the same sofa with him: "I still have time for the past two days. I have basically made arrangements for the festival, and now I just wait for everyone to follow the instructions." My request is the end of the preparation stage, but from time to time someone will come to me to report something, if you don't mind being interrupted, I can start teaching you now."

Of course Ran Wenyu wouldn't mind, and immediately nodded in agreement, and gave Anfeier a grateful smile.

And the next two days were spent teaching and learning like this.

Every day, Ran Wenyu would come to Anfeier's office.When Anfier was free, the two would study Hastur's song together; while Anfier was busy with work, he sat quietly on the side, repeatedly understanding what Anfier said, and even took out his own I prepared the "teaching plan" by myself, and secretly took notes.

Anfeier also saw Ran Wenyu's "teaching plan". Instead of blaming him for recording such an important magic without authorization, he praised his lesson plan for being simple, clear, easy to understand, and very helpful for learning magic. He even half-jokingly hoped After Ran Wenyu finished compiling his study records, he allowed him to copy a copy, bind it into a volume, and put it in the library for believers to read and study.

Ran Wenyu looked down at his cheat sheet, and thought about the books that were enshrined on the bookshelves in the library. In a trance, he felt that he seemed to have written a very great magic book—I don’t know if this can be regarded as a magic book. Mythological classics, the kind that will make people lose SAN after reading.

If you think about it, it's quite interesting to think about.

From the beginning of learning Hastur's song to the end of the module, Ran Wenyu only had more than three days, which can be said to be very urgent.Since in the last nightmare, the king in yellow seemed to have seen through his identity as a pagan, Ran Wenyu didn't bother to focus on losing his memory.Firstly, repeated amnesia really affected his learning progress, and secondly, his SAN value really couldn't stand such extravagance.

Fortunately, the king in yellow clothes didn't seem to intend to announce his real identity and black history, which made Ran Wenyu heave a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he couldn't help but feel like he had done a white job, tossed for a long time, but it was useless. heartfelt.

However, it is very common to do useless work when running a group.After all, investigators are most likely to make two mistakes in the mod: first, thinking too little; second, thinking too much.

The former one is easy to understand. The various clues given in the module are fragmented. Investigators need to have enough imagination to connect them together in order to understand the real situation, otherwise they can only be like It's like a headless chicken being led by the nose by KP, either clump together in a daze, or be torn apart mercilessly, and it's still unclear what happened at the end.

As for the second kind of "thinking too much", it is that the investigators, in order to find more clues, can easily dig into the corners of the unimportant places, thinking they have found the Huadian, but actually touched the KP without careful consideration. KP had to rack his brains to fabricate things on the spot, trying his best to bring the off-track investigators back on track.

——The most frustrating situation when working as a KP, apart from encountering investigators who like to make trouble, is probably spending a long time thinking about the development of modules, thinking that everything is arranged clearly, and waiting for investigators to drill into it, But when they actually ran, the investigator took a detour and decided to follow a plot that KP hadn't prepared for at all. This not only made KP's hard work go to waste, but also easily led to the complete loss of control of the module.

This time, Ran Wenyu obviously committed the problem of "thinking too much".

After losing his memory once and fooling around with the memory test of the gods, Ran Wenyu felt that this was his only way to survive, so he went all the way to the dead end of "amnesia", but he didn't know that it was useless at all, and instead made himself lose his SAN value , on the verge of complete madness.

Ran Wenyu felt that seeing him being so foolish and smart, KP probably laughed secretly until his intestines were knotted—oh, no, KP didn’t even have intestines—until he only had 10 SAN points left, and the other party Only then did he mercifully hint in the nightmare, letting him know how stupid he was.

Thinking of this, Ran Wenyu really wanted to bite this wicked KP hard!

It's a pity that until now, it is still extremely difficult for Ran Wenyu to maintain his precarious SAN value.After the last nightmare, the curse of the Yellow Seal that Ran Wenyu received has not faded away. Every night when he falls asleep, he needs to make a sanity check that reduces 0 for success and 1 for failure. DEBUFF, on the day of the ceremony, Ran Wenyu only had a SAN value of 8 left.

——Holding his single-digit sanity value, Ran Wenyu shivered, really wondering if such a fragile self could survive the final festival day.

——You know, he is going to participate in the real ceremony and meet the king in yellow!Even the meeting in a dream scares off so many SAN values. If he witnesses it in reality, Ran Wenyu feels that his fragile mind really can't bear it.

The only good news is probably that on the night before the ceremony, Ran Wenyu finally learned the song of Hastur successfully. Even under the guidance of Anfier, the high priest who didn’t know if he was the king in yellow, he didn’t need to be in the sky at night. If you find Aldebaran in the book, you can release the magic, which can be regarded as an advanced version of Hastur's song that you have directly learned.

If you can learn one more spell, even if you tear the card, it's worth it... right?Ran Wenyu comforted himself in this way, collected himself, and finally stepped out of his room on the day of the ceremony.

The real ceremony will be held in the temple at night, but during the day, the entire Sabos Island has become a sea of ​​joy.

Usually the temple is solemn and solemn, even if people come and go, everyone try their best to keep their footsteps light and keep their voices down. The only one who can run around in the temple and laugh and play is the saint Martha.

However, today, as soon as he stepped out of the room, Ran Wenyu felt a completely different atmosphere. Everyone's faces were filled with anticipation and joyful smiles, and the voice of the conversation was amplified a lot. The hurried footsteps echoed in the temple, filled with The islanders couldn't wait.

Ran Wenyu followed the crowd to the entrance of the temple, and found that Martha and Anfeier were already waiting outside the door.Seeing him come out, Martha showed a bright smile and waved her hand vigorously, while Anfeier also smiled at the corner of her lips, and extended her hand to invite Ran Wenyu to go with her.

The daytime festival is held in the village, or it is more appropriate to call it a "celebration".Although they also pray to the gods who protect them and hope that they will give them a better life, the daytime celebrations are more inclined to celebrations between people rather than communication between people and gods.

Only a few attendants were left guarding the temple, and the rest of them all went through the jungle and returned to the village.

When they came to the entrance of the village, the islanders had all gathered together, singing, dancing, and laughing.Upon discovering the arrival of the priest and the saint, they stopped immediately, put their hands on their chests, and bowed to them with full sincerity and admiration.

Martha looked at Anfeier as if asking questions, and seeing him nod slightly, she immediately walked towards the high platform standing on the east side of the campfire in the middle, while Anfeier boarded the slightly lower platform next to the campfire.

After the two left, Ran Wenyu finally had time to observe the full version of the celebration scene.

Compared with when I arrived on the first day, the central square obviously has a lot more things. The wooden high platform where Anfeier and Martha are located is only the second. What attracts more attention is the nine thick wooden platforms standing around the square. wooden pillars.

The wooden pillars are arranged in a V shape, and the corners are facing the bonfire in the center, on which are carved the king in yellow flying in the air and the human beasts who worship him—Ran Wenyu has seen their semi-finished products before, and now he looks at them again , I still feel very shocked.

When Anfeier and Martha stood on their respective platforms, an islander held a lighted torch and walked towards the tall pile of firewood in the center.Fire oil had been sprinkled on the firewood in advance, and the islanders just threw the torches on the firewood, and the monstrous flames suddenly exploded and shot straight into the sky.

Even though it was daytime, the light was strong, but the burning flames were still eye-catching. The rising heat wave instantly ignited the atmosphere of the scene, and the islanders surrounded by the fire let out deafening cheers, signaling the official start of the celebration.

After everyone quieted down after cheering, Anfeier spoke slowly.He didn't say any words of congratulations, but just hummed a melodious tune. Although the voice was not loud, it had a strong penetrating power, as if it directly invaded the heads of everyone present and echoed in their minds.

——Ran Wenyu, who had been struggling with the song of Hastur recently, immediately realized that what Anfeier was singing was the song of Hastur.

As the melody from another world sounded in the square, Martha on the high platform also started her own dance.She has a light figure and graceful movements, and her snow-white long skirt flutters and swirls, like a butterfly fluttering its wings, or like a lily that keeps blooming and closing.

Gradually, the sound of music joined in.The islanders took out musical instruments that Ran Wenyu knew or didn’t know, and echoed the melody sung by Anfeier. The music was not as magical as the song of Hastur sung by Anfeier, but it was still melodious and melodious .

When the sounds of the instruments merged into a harmonious torrent under the guidance of his singing, Anfeier stopped, turned and walked off the stage.

With his departure, the sound of the music didn't stop. Instead, it suddenly became cheerful and resonant like a cub that had lost the care and restraint of its mother animal, swaying its endless energy and vitality to its fullest.Martha's dancing movements on the high platform are also getting bigger and more willful, as if she can break free from the shackles in the next moment and fly into the sky.

The rest of the islanders who did not play music also began to respond to the music, singing and dancing around the blazing bonfire. People laughed, danced, and hummed little tunes, wantonly expressing their joy and passion.

This celebration seemed so cheerful and beautiful, if Ran Wenyu hadn't clearly remembered everything that happened after he landed on the island, remembering the beyaki who flapped his wings and swooped down ferociously, and remembered the blood and corpses left behind by the monsters wreaking havoc, I'm afraid I have to wonder whether I have misunderstood this group of "warm and simple" aborigines.

Ran Wenyu did not join the celebration of the islanders, but stood silently in a corner not far from them, observing and feeling secretly.

Anfeier, who stepped off the stage, quickly locked onto Ran Wenyu, who was a bit out of place, walked quickly to his side, and took his hand: "What are you in a daze for? Why don't you come dance?"

The moment he was touched by Anfeier, Ran Wenyu shivered a little, and the squirming black tentacles and the king in yellow with the face of Anfeier suddenly flashed across his mind.Fortunately, he quickly restrained his thoughts and waved his hands helplessly: "No, no, I can't dance."

"Nothing will happen, everyone just danced around." Anfeier seemed to be infected by the festive atmosphere around him, his usual cold eyes were also filled with enthusiasm, and he even disregarded Ran Wenyu's wishes uncharacteristically , pulling him forcefully towards the bonfire, "Come on, let's dance."

Regarding Anfeier's actions, not to mention Ran Wenyu, even the surrounding islanders were a little flattered - it was obvious that Anfeier had always been aloof, cold and dignified, and had never acted so friendly to the people.

However, after being stunned, the islanders suddenly burst into greater enthusiasm. Ran Wenyu had no chance to refuse at all, so he and Anfeier were dragged by the islanders to the campfire and surrounded.

Looking at the people dancing around him passionately, standing in the same place dryly seemed even more abrupt, Ran Wenyu twitched the corners of his mouth, and had to wave his hands and kick his legs messily under the expectant eyes of everyone, barely letting himself move stand up.

Huge embarrassment arose spontaneously from the bottom of his heart, making Ran Wenyu's face flush, and even ignoring his fear of Anfeier and the king in yellow, he subconsciously turned his reproachful and complaining eyes to Anfeier beside him.

Receiving Ran Wenyu's complaining gaze, instead of being annoyed and introspective, Anfeier changed his mind when he knew his mistake, but suddenly smiled at him, his smile was wanton and bright, as dazzling as the scorching sun at noon.

The author has something to say: No surprises, this module will be finished in the next chapter... Oh my God, the length is far beyond my imagination OTZ I'm such a chatterbox...