With corresponding professional knowledge, some relevant information about the mountain shrine was quickly deduced.
"The god of agriculture and grain is enshrined here. People in the Moon Country believe that foxes are the incarnation of this god." Aggie pointed to the two stone fox statues smeared with white paste around him and said, but after finishing his words After that, he looked at Priest Alfonso next to him. Both of them frowned and continued their discussion.
Although they understand Lamani, they speak too fast and all the vocabulary is relatively professional and not everyday language. Mira and Galeva on the side are confused and confused.
Of course, they turned their attention to the sage again, and while Henry simply visually checked the surrounding entrances and exits and whether there were any blind spots that could be hidden, he unsurprisingly gave the explanation in a way that ordinary people could understand. Answer: "The sacrifices are made to gods related to agriculture. To be more precise, they are gods that pray for good harvests."
"Although as the main god of the Moon Country and one of the traditional mainstream beliefs of the Crescent Continent, this god has shrines all over the place, but think about it." The sage turned back and looked at Galeva and Mira Two people: "What did we have for dinner in the village before?"
"Uh..." Galeva froze on the spot, while the Luoan girl frowned: "Dried fish, potatoes and carrots?"
"Well, that's what it is." The sage nodded. Mira pondered for a while, and then nodded in realization: "That's it." And the young porter said again in a daze: "What's going on? ? So what’s going on?”
"That means there is no grain at all." The girl from Luo'an rolled her eyes at him: "Because this place is too far to the north, the climate is not suitable for growing grains at all. Don't you think it's a bit strange to worship the gods who bless grain harvests when you don't grow grains? ."
"But in the empire and the kingdom, temples are everywhere in the north and south, right?" Galeva, who grew up in a strong atmosphere of monotheistic belief, still has not turned around. Mira, who was born in Avenella, understands clearly. But it was extremely difficult to explain to the young man. In addition, Lulu next to her tugged at the corner of her clothes again to find out what she was talking about. So the girl chose to ignore the dull Galeva and ran to talk to Lulu.
"Did I do something to make her angry?" Galeva scratched his head and looked at the sage, who shrugged slightly amusedly: "Who knows." He said this and waved. After leading him to check the surrounding environment, Mira also started to do the same thing from the other side with Lulu.
As we have said countless times: Stupid and impulsive guys are not worthy of being adventurers, or at least they cannot live to the moment of becoming famous, and they will turn cold in some corner early. corpse.
The so-called adventurers, although they are indeed engaged in actions that may seem extremely risky to ordinary people, they still need to use professional knowledge to avoid danger at all times.
Take what Henry and others are doing now as an example. When going to a new place that is not yet familiar to them, if there is enough time to prepare, our Mr. Sage will definitely explore and investigate the surrounding area.
Confirm the entrance and exit, and understand the surrounding terrain. This is not only to ensure that there are no potential dangers, but also to make the team more orderly when retreating, so that they will not become headless flies.
Although this kind of behavior is occasionally performed by people with similar scout duties in the army of Rigal Continent, it is more closely related to the professions of mercenaries and adventurers.
The reason for this has a lot to do with the nature of the mission—soldiers are more "focused" beings than adventurers. Their tasks are usually either offensive or defensive. Although there are various changes in tactics and strategies, they are basically still a single-specialty model.
In contrast, as a mercenary listed in a trade union, the tasks he accepts are all kinds of strange. In addition, the problem of mission location requires frequent travel in various areas. Compared with the infantry staying at the station, the adventurers' individuals or teams are separated from civilized society and their ability to survive independently without logistical supplies is even more valued. value.
Such professional characteristics and various types of tasks lead to adventurers usually tending to be generalists.
Check the locations in advance to eliminate dangers, observe entrances and exits, learn to hunt and collect food by yourself, and learn to treat wounds by yourself. It is even necessary to have a certain basic understanding of animals, plants, various monsters and minerals in order to identify the value and make a fortune at some point. All in all, after joining the industry for so long, she has been deeply influenced by the peers she has come into contact with and the nature of the tasks. Moreover, the Luoan girl who was born under the guidance of Henry, an outstanding person, has now integrated this kind of thinking into her every move. middle. The way he looks, the way he talks, and the various actions he makes, he has the demeanor of a first-class adventurer.
They quickly investigated the environment around the shrine, basically mastered the terrain, and then communicated this information with others to ensure that all team members understood the situation:
The shrine on the mountain is not at the highest peak, which they discovered after climbing up. At the top of the long, steep and winding narrow stairs, on the ground paved with stone slabs, at the entrance are two white fox statues that have been weathered for so long that they have lost their details. Next to them is an architectural structure made of red-painted wood, pronounced "Dolly".
According to Aggie's translation, the literal translation of "Dolly" in the language of the Moon Country is "bird" in Lamani. However, in restaurants in the central region, roast chicken is also pronounced as "Achidori". , so this term may be understood differently from the Lamani language. The "to" in the back means to live/live here/dwell. Of course, Aiji also talked about many things related to the religious history of the Kingdom of the Moon at length, but because it involved too many professional terms, it was a bit boring. Because of this, no one except the other two missionaries listened.
All they know is that according to the customs of the Moon Country, crossing the "torii" means entering the place where the gods are, and they must learn to be careful in their words and actions.
What only interested Aggie, the other two missionaries, and Henry were that this dark red torii was also hung with a straw braid and a thick rope with some white paper attached to it.
No grain was grown in the nearby villages, so it had obviously been brought from elsewhere. Coupled with the fact that it still doesn't seem to be damaged or rotten, it must have been mounted by someone recently.
The thick rope hung up with so much trouble obviously had some special meaning, but the four people who noticed this chose to remain silent and did not mention it, because some of the team members were already depressed after what they had experienced before, and they could not throw it out now. Determining whether something is true or not is obviously harmful rather than helpful.
Aggie, who was timid and impulsive before, seemed to have changed a bit after O'Neal's death. Maybe it was the actual death that gave him a real sense of crisis and realized that his panic was of no use. Maybe he was forcing himself. Others don't understand it right now, or even if they know it, they don't have a good way to deal with it.
All in all, after passing the torii, the entrance is a road paved with flat stone slabs and with carved stone lampstands on both sides. At the end of this short road is a box in front of the shrine itself, which has only one floor and is very different from the glorious temple of the Rigar people.
The parts extending out on both sides of the shrine are not very wide, and Henry and the other four people who walked to both sides to check confirmed the fact that the sides are quite steep. In other words, it is generally unlikely that any unexpected visitors will appear from here.
The group of people who continued to walk forward saw a pond that was not very big, and there was some reclaimed land around it. However, this was not a vegetable garden, but a garden area of a shrine. It only served an aesthetic purpose, but it looked sparse. It's a bit messy to take care of.
Then, going forward, there is a mountain road without stone slabs, leading to the higher reaches of the dark blue coniferous forest.
Because it is a simple and clear one-way street, the inspection of dangerous areas is also very fast. However, after the inspection, the Luoan girl noticed a strange point: "It seems that there is no place for people to live here?"
"Well, the shrine is a place where gods are worshiped. The clergy do not live here." The sage nodded, and Galeva next to him also said: "There is no cemetery."
"Kazuto believes that burying the dead in the realm of gods is blasphemy." Lulu, who had been asking Mira to help translate, spoke after listening, and after returning to the front and telling the three missionaries the information, They also started discussing some things again.
"People are not allowed to enter the shrine. How should I put it? Although it is not the same system as the church, as a religious person, I still want to respect it as much as possible..." Aiji fell into a tangle. The reason was the tradition of the Kingdom of the Moon. The particularity of belief - in their view, buildings such as shrines are on the one hand a place to worship gods and pray for blessings, and on the other hand they are also considered to be the residence of gods.
Therefore, the entry of mortals is a kind of blasphemy. Even though six of the seven people in the team are foreigners and Lulu is also a minority who does not believe in the Moon Kingdom's pantheon, Aiji still seems a little tangled.
This is because he is still young and immature. Compared with the indecisive Aggie, after weighing the pros and cons, in order to have a deeper understanding of the situation to avoid being passive, the older Alfonso priest with decision-making power and the wise man The visitors looked at each other and decided to enter the building.
"The situation was sudden and we had to do this. Please forgive me." Before entering, they followed local methods as much as possible and followed some etiquette and asked for forgiveness, and then opened the door in a cautious manner.
But what was behind the door was beyond most people's expectations. Even if they had guessed that there might be a written answer here, no one expected that these things would be placed directly on the ground like this.
"It looks like they evacuated in a hurry due to some situation." Henry glanced at the scene indoors and quickly came to a conclusion. The ink block and paperweight for writing were placed on the small table aside and did not move. However, the bamboo pen holder and ink tray were knocked over, and the brush rolled onto the straw mat. The ink stained a lot of the paper and also deeply stained it. It sinks deeply into the texture of the mat.
Papers with various messages densely written on them were scattered everywhere, as if they had been dropped in a hurry. The sage looked at it, then turned around and picked up a small cylindrical object from a corner.
"It's a fire fold." He raised it to the sun, and the priest Alfonso next to him said.
"It looks like someone was packing up things, scattering them on the floor in a panic, and then planning to set fire to destroy the evidence of the shrine's destruction, but it was accidentally extinguished." Mira pondered: "But in that case, the door is Why was it shut down so well?"
"Is there anyone who came here afterwards?" The sage squatted down and began to check the traces on the ground. Compared with the hard frozen soil outside, if you look closely inside, it is easier to find traces of people stepping on it: "But they didn't come in. , because the inside is clear at a glance.”
"That is to say, the things we are looking for are not these documents, and we are not interested in destroying these things at all, or at least it is not the top priority...?" Priest Alfonso thought thoughtfully beside him. Di said: "Anyway, let's sort out and check these things first to confirm whether they have enough information value."
"Yeah, okay." Aggie and the other missionary also nodded. Galeva, who seemed to understand but didn't understand, also followed suit, but received a blank look from Mira.
"Teacher, I always feel that this matter is a bit weird. Are we going to run into muddy water again?" She approached the sage and said this, and Henry shrugged: "Again?"
"Well, again." Mira sighed.
"Nine times out of ten." The sage shrugged again, and as soon as he finished speaking, Aggie, who was checking the paperwork on the other side, shouted "Wow".
"This, this, this, this." He was a little speechless, and the sage stepped forward and snatched the document from Aggie's hand, and read it quickly.
"We all the people with lofty ideals are gathered here. The time has come. The wise king our country longs for has been waiting until now. This is the direction of the world and the hope of all the people. May the light of the full moon shine on the earth forever. Hypocrisy The gods and their spokesmen will surely lose their trust in the world and will never recover."
The language of the Kingdom of the Moon written in classical terms was actually very good at reading by the sage. This made Alfonso and others cast a strange look at Henry, but these details were not as exciting as the content of the document - in Henry's translation After that, there was a temporary silence inside the shrine. After a while, the Luoan girl spoke with some hesitation:
"Is this a letter from the rebels?"
"It looks like it probably is." Henry shrugged helplessly.
"It seems we know something we shouldn't know."
