[Hunter] Flowers and Hymns

They finally came here, the capital of the wind country, Astasia.

If the Principality of Castile is the crown of the desert, then this capital is the jewel in the crown.Desert roses are planted everywhere in the streets and houses. This flower is the national flower of Castile, and the queen who founded the country even used it as her family coat of arms.

In this land full of flowers, the century-long dispute between Protestantism and Orthodox Church caused endless blood to flow. It was not until the great-grandson of Queen Marianne promulgated the Act of Freedom that the flower of peace finally bloomed on countless corpses. put.Therefore, in the city of Astasia, the dignified and gorgeous buildings of the Orthodox Church and the elegant buildings of the Protestant notation complement each other.The flames of war that once destroyed Atlan, the opera capital, did not reach this pearl, and Astasia is still the most prosperous city in the Jorubian continent.

"It's ironic to say that it is clearly the capital of the dictator Iberia, but when people mention Astasia, they think of Queen Marianna."

Veronica walked beside the two carrying the suitcase, and pointed to the wide river in front of them.

"This canal was excavated on the order of Queen Mariana in the fifth year of her reign. Astasia is a unique seaport city. Iberia moved the capital here with such considerations, and it was Queen Mariana who gave this unique The advantage of her was brought into play. After she dug this canal, ships could sail directly into the capital, which greatly promoted the prosperity of the economy, making Astasia one of the largest economic hubs in the world within ten years. one."

Xiaojie and Qi Ya are quite interested in this kind of historical topic. The royal family tomb they are going to excavate is from the time of Marianne.

But compared to this, Xiaojie is more worried about...

"Veronica, is your body okay?"

"Well, it's much better after taking the medicine."

After the three of them arrived in Astasia, Veronica quickly bought herself the inhibitors she needed.After taking the medicine, she became much more energetic, and the irritability that had clung to her body for the past few days also disappeared.After a day's rest in the hotel, Veronica was able to go out and walk around with them.

"Speaking of which, did Veronica find the clue your sister left you?"

"Not yet, I plan to go to Marianna Square to look for it, do you want to come together?" Veronica lowered her eyes and smiled, "My sister always likes to be lively, maybe she will be there."

Qi Ya looked at her and said nothing, Xiaojie thought about it and nodded.

"Then let's go with you."

Veronica raised her face and smiled at them without any haze.

"Okay."

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Walking through the long stone bridge, the sunlight casts faint shadows on the three holy statues on the stone bridge, and the snow-white marble statues shine through. The origin of the statue, when the last one is introduced, the square with the huge statue of Queen Mariana is less than 110 meters away from them.The statue of the queen is holding a book in one hand and holding a sharp sword in the other. Behind it is the scale that judges good and evil. The sun pours down on her, coating the statue with an unreal glow.

Veronica bought three servings of ice cream from the ice cream truck beside the square. The snow-white creamy ice cream was poured with vermilion jam, which was extremely attractive in the sunlight, and the one handed to Kiya was especially poured over.Qi Ya took it and took a bite, his eyes suddenly turned into cat eyes of surprise.

"good to eat!"

Veronica smiled and lowered her head to eat her share.

"The last ten days of September is the season when the desert rose fruit is ripe. This fruit has a very high sugar content. The Castilians will make it into jam. In winter, it is the best source of energy. Of course, watering it like this It’s also a great way to serve it on ice cream.”

Because of the ice, the girl's lips showed a bright red like a rose, and when she sipped it slightly, she was extraordinarily moving.Qi Ya's gaze stayed on it unconsciously, and then moved away as if suddenly awakened.

"Speaking of which, it's so lively here." Xiaojie looked around and said suddenly, "It looks like there are a lot of people."

"Because it's the weekend." Veronica smiled, "Of course there will be many people in the square."

Marianna Square has the largest fountain in the world. This is the feat of Queen Marianna who pushed the country to the top when the country was the strongest.The location of the fountain is facing the statue of the Queen. It was built by the best architect of the Principality of Castile at that time, and the fountain will be on every hour.Around this fountain, a group of people are having a carnival.

"Ah, I forgot." Veronica patted her forehead suddenly, "Today is the Harvest Festival!"

"Harvest Festival?" Xiaojie asked curiously.

"Didn't I say it before, in late September is when the desert rose fruits in Castile are ripe, and there will be a three-day harvest festival from September [-]th to [-]th. How could I forget this?" Veronica tapped her forehead with her fingers, "It's really...it doesn't help, it doesn't help."

"There are so many people, it's hard for you to find your sister." Qi Ya suddenly said.

Veronica was taken aback, then smiled.

"It's okay." She shook the cross in her hand, "I can find her."

"..."

Qi Ya paused, and said nothing else.Veronica smiled and waved to the two of them, ran towards the peddler on one side, and ran back with two red fruit bracelets, and handed the rosehip bracelet to the two of them.

"Here, you can participate in the Harvest Festival by wearing this." She shook her wrist, and the vermilion fruit on her wrist made her wrist white, "Shall we come together?"

Xiaojie nodded, took the bracelet and hung it on his wrist, Qiya hesitated for a moment, and just held it in his hand casually.Veronica stretched out her hand to pull the two of them with a smile, and ran towards the crowd holding each other's wrists.Qi Ya only felt that her fingers were glowing with a strange heat, and that wonderful touch was transmitted from the wrist to the shoulder, which made him move his arm uncomfortably.

The common people's dancing has always been lively and casual.The nation of this desert country is full of enthusiasm brought out from the blood. Several old men leaned together, playing bagpipes, guitars and tambourines, which is a warm and lively melody.The people around them sang and laughed, held hands and danced cheerfully, which was extremely lively.There is a lot of ale on the stone steps, which can be taken by anyone. The enthusiastic Astasian people always use spirits as white water to quench their thirst. When they are tired from dancing, they just pick up a glass and drink it, and then continue dancing and singing.In such an environment, you don't need to know who is around you, and you don't need to remember who you are.The smell of bad wine and sweat steamed in the sun, and the carnival seemed to be contagious, bringing smiles from one face to another.

Everyone is smiling.Qi Ya was a little annoyed that he couldn't dance, but he paused when he saw Veronica's bright smile, as if he was infected by that smile, he couldn't help laughing.

"What, it's just like an idiot."

In such an atmosphere, Xiaojie was like a fish in water, and he had already disappeared after a while.Veronica looked at Qi Ya with a full smile, his amber eyes were filled with his shadow, he had never seen her smile like this before, and he was a little dazed for a while.Veronica put her right hand in his wrist, pulled his left hand over her waist, and looked at him face to face. The lines at the end of her eyes became longer and softer, and her eyes were tender.

"That's the way to dance."

She led him to spin around gently, Qi Ya's footsteps were a little messy, she didn't seem impatient, just holding him with a smile.She put her hand on his waist, guiding him around.Qi Ya's athletic talent is excellent, and he will be able to step on the rhythm in a short time.Veronica laughed and twirled with him.

Cheerful singing and laughter fluttered together.Veronica's cheeks were as red as a rosebud.She gulped down the frothy ale, and when she put down the glass, her lips were white, as if she had grown a beard.She wiped it casually with her sleeve, pointed at Qi Ya's face with a white beard and laughed loudly.Qi Ya rolled her eyes at her while wiping, and she raised her wine glass as a gesture of surrender, and smiled for Qi Ya to wipe off the foam that was not wiped off the corner of his mouth.Probably tired of laughing, she supported Qi Ya's shoulder with her hands, leaned over, panted on his shoulder for a while, and when she raised her head again, the smile still couldn't stop gushing from the corners of her eyes and brows.

Qi Ya completely ignored her.

Seeing that Qi Ya seemed to be really angry, Veronica smiled and bumped his shoulder with her shoulder, and looked at him with her head tilted.

"Don't be angry."

Qi Ya... Qi Ya resisted the urge to turn around, and decided to continue ignoring her.

"Okay, okay... I'll show you something nice."

Veronica ran away after saying this.Not long after, he ran back with an accordion that he did not know where to get, and bowed gracefully to Qi Ya.

"Ahem!" She cleared her throat seriously, "The following song is dedicated to our proud young master Qiya!"

The playful melody of the accordion fluttered.But the crowd was unmoved, this song can only be heard by Qi Ya who is standing here now.The girl is like a ghost in the crowd, no one can see her, and no one can hear her voice.

But so what?She doesn't care.

Veronica smiled and bowed her body slightly, her amber eyes were fixed on Qi Ya all the time, she played a waltz, silently inviting Qi Ya.The silver-haired boy sat upright for a while, but still slumped his shoulders, laughed uncontrollably, stood up and bowed to Veronica.

"Shall we dance together?" she said to him with a smile.

The melody of the accordion turned to cheerfulness, Veronica and Chiya spun face to face, three left and three right, when they were tired from dancing, they went to drink ale and rest for a while, and continued to dance after resting, as if they were tireless, as if they could continue Same.

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After the bell rang six times, Veronica sat down on the edge of the fountain, put down the accordion and gasped for breath.He waved his hand vigorously at Kita.

"I can't do it anymore, I can't dance anymore... Qiya, you can play with Xiaojie by yourself."

"Your physical strength is too weak." Although Qi Ya said so, he still handed her a glass of beer, "You rest here, I will go find Xiaojie."

Veronica took the ale, smiled and nodded at him.

"Of course I can't compare to you two monsters!" She bit the rim of the cup and blinked, "Have fun."

Qi Ya turned his head away, turned and left.

Veronica slowly took a breath, picked up the ale and took a sip, the taste of the cheap wine was not bad.She stared at her own face on the water, and suddenly smiled for no reason.

Just as she was about to take a second sip from her wine glass, someone suddenly patted her on the shoulder from behind.

"Cosette?"

The author has something to say: BGM: KOKIA-《WhatAWonderfulWorld》

Isee trees of green, redrosestoo [I see green trees and red roses]

Iseethembloomformeandyou【I see them open for you and me】

AndI thinktomyself, what a wonderful world【I can't help thinking, what a wonderful world】

Iseeskiesofblueandcloudsofwhite【I see blue sky and white clouds】

Thebright blessedday, thedarksacrednight [bright and blessed day, deep and deep night]

AndI thinktomyself, what a wonderful world【I can't help thinking, what a wonderful world】

The coloursoftherainbow, soprettyinthesky【The colors of the rainbow in the sky are so beautiful】

Are also soon the faces of people going by [reflected on the faces of people in the past]

Iseefriendsshakinghands, saying'"Howdoyoudo?"【I see friends shaking hands and saying hello】

They're really saying "I love you" [They're saying: I love you! 】

Ihearbabiescry, Iwatchthemgrow [I hear babies cry, watch them grow]

They'lllearnmuchmorethanI'lleverknow【They'll learn much more than I'll know】

AndI thinktomyself, what a wonderful world [I can't help thinking, what a wonderful world]

The coloursoftherainbow, soprettyinthesky【The colors of the rainbow in the sky are so beautiful】

Are also soon the faces of people going by [reflected on the faces of people in the past]

Iseefriendsshakinghands, saying'"Howdoyoudo?"【I see friends shaking hands and saying hello】

They're really saying "I love you" [They're saying: I love you! 】

Ihearbabiescry, Iwatchthemgrow [I hear babies cry, watch them grow]

They'lllearnmuchmorethanI'lleverknow【They'll learn much more than I'll know】

AndI thinktomyself, what a wonderful world [I can't help thinking, what a wonderful world]

AndI thinktomyself, what a wonderful world [I can't help thinking, what a wonderful world]

☆、September 2003, 9, Astasia