Chapter 115 Stone Castle

When the night was still deep black, Lanqi, driving a deer-drawn carriage with Sigrid and Talia, finally saw the independent city-state called "Glet Stone Castle."

This city was also the first orc city-state he and Sigrid had ever visited, Little Stone City.

"It's been a long time since I've been here. It doesn't seem to have changed much from before."

Lanqi had been a driver in the Eternal Night Land for several hours, and now he was almost ready to rest.

"Indeed, after experiencing the ravages of war and reconstruction, it seems they've tried their best to restore it to its original appearance."

Sigrid also leaned forward on the back of the front seat, gazing at Little Stone City ahead.

"I'm so hungry."

Talia touched her stomach and said.

After a long journey, seeing the outline of the city-state, she knew that the long-awaited breakfast time was coming.

"Little Stone City has some pretty good specialties. We can rest here for half a day and buy some more snacks to eat on the road."

Although she never thought that Kariera would directly give up one day, the languid form of Kariera was also strangely cute, like a small animal waiting to be fed.

"The friendship forged by repairing the statues, you respect their beliefs and help them with all your strength, and they will reciprocate accordingly. This is the case with several orc city-states in the Eternal Night Land."

Lanqi agreed from the front seat.

At that time, the Po Landt Empire, mired in a difficult situation, was facing the army of the Horning Empire and urgently needed to ally with the Demon World. At the same time, the several orc city-states along the way in the Eternal Night Land were also particularly important as transportation strongholds.

Therefore, in order to show the sincerity of the Po Landt Empire's royal family, Lanqi, as a royal craftsman, repaired the statues most cherished by the orcs for several orc city-states along the way and won the friendship of the orcs with his sincerity.

Lord Algom was the leader of the Bear Clan in the first orc city-state.

I wonder how this simple lord is doing after twelve years.

"That's the spirit."

Talia's eyes immediately lit up a bit, and she looked at Little Stone City with expectant eyes.

Darkness enveloped the city-state, with only the afterglow and lights illuminating the way forward.

Under the towering city gate, pure white snow was spread all over the ground, reflecting a faint light.

Several minutes later, they successfully passed through the entrance gate of Little Stone City with their documents.

Just inside the city gate was the post station.

With only a small fee, resting places could be provided for the mounts of travelers entering the city.

Sigrid skillfully jumped down from the back seat and handed the Snowfield Nether Deer and the sled to the personnel of the Holy Po Landt Church at the post station.

These seemingly newly appointed caretakers quickly fed and groomed the Nether Deer, ensuring that they would be well taken care of tonight.

"It's already seven in the morning, but it's still like twelve at night. Daylight is really a luxury in the Eternal Night Land."

Lanqi got off the sled, took out his pocket watch, glanced at it, and said with emotion.

In Little Stone City, even in summer, there were very few daylight hours, let alone in winter.

This was also the reason why this snowfield was called the Eternal Night Land.

Previously, he had traveled far to Banderra City, the northernmost city of the Protos Empire in the Northern Continent. If he went further north, he would enter a similar region known as "Eternal Night."

Aske Sang came from "Eternal Night."

If there were a legendary sealer sitting in the Eternal Night Land in this era, then probably no blood clans would dare to set foot in the snowfield casually.

Nostalgic.

"Laosang seems to really restrain blood clans. A blood clan marquis, one-on-one, might be eaten alive by Laosang."

Talia replied to Lanqi in her heart.

Since understanding what Laosang was, she no longer had to listen to Lanqi's riddles every time and could join his topic.

"Who are you thinking about?"

Sigrid seemed to have discovered that Lanqi was thinking about someone now, but she couldn't guess who Lanqi was thinking about.

She was puzzled.

This was the first time she couldn't see through the Holy Son's thoughts.

His mind seemed a bit chaotic.

"Someone who brought me a lot of happiness."

Lanqi replied with an undisguised smile.

"..."

Sigrid still couldn't guess.

But she didn't delve into the question.

It must be someone she didn't know, which was why she couldn't guess, and not that the Holy Son had gone mad.

The Holy Son had never been like this before in the Northern Continent. What he was thinking about was always his teacher in the Southern Continent.

One day she would figure out the answer.

"On the bright side, in the Eternal Night Land, you can easily fall asleep at any time and not be easily awakened by the sun. You should rest well later. Thank you for driving all the way."

Sigrid had already taken a step ahead of Lanqi and began to move his luggage, like muscle memory, and returned to the previous topic.

Since Lanqi didn't bring as many tools for repairing statues this time, the luggage was no longer as heavy as last time. Adding her own luggage, there were a total of two boxes. Kariera, on the other hand, only brought a very light small handbag, probably containing only a change of personal clothing.

"You don't have to take all of it. Last time, when you were still a child, you carried four large boxes by yourself. I felt a little embarrassed."

Lanqi didn't let Sigrid do all the work and took the box from her.

One of the reasons Secretary Elm strongly recommended Sigrid to him back then was that she possessed super strength and stamina, and could almost ignore the poor visibility and snowy weather at night, and deliver the employer to their destination as quickly as possible.

If she were to be the coachman, the two of them could basically stop in an orc city-state every day, for a total of six, and on the seventh day, they could successfully reach the Demon World.

Now that Lanqi was at the sixth rank, he realized that he could also be a coachman and do one city a day by watching and learning from Sigrid along the way last time.

"Actually, I think it's good. That way, others can tell at a glance that we are the employer and the coachman, and not some father and daughter."

Sigrid stopped with a smile and said to Lanqi.

"Kariera, come this way, we'll take a carriage to the hotel."

She turned back and waved to the gray-haired witch.

In her dream, Sigrid wasn't actually happy with Loki when she first came to Little Stone City. However, the price offered by the other party was too high. As long as that deal was completed, it would be enough to ensure that the church orphanage had no worries for a whole year. Even if a war broke out, the nuns could lead the children to flee to neighboring countries without becoming refugees.

Looking back now, she felt that the memories of that dream were especially beautiful.

Her state of mind was also different when she came to Little Stone City again.

"Okay, Sigrid, you go buy some prepared dishes, and you two should have a good sleep after eating. I'll make dinner when you wake up."

Talia, as the person who had rested the longest on the road, was in good condition now, while these two hadn't rested much along the way, so they should replenish their energy.

Later, she would let Sigrid buy some Glet Stone Castle specialty foods, and they would be able to have dinner soon. When Lanqi and Sigrid woke up, she would also make some meals that were more in line with a balanced diet, and they could have another nutritious dinner before setting off.

"Huh? Kariera, you can cook?"

Sigrid heard Lanqi say on the road that Little Black Cat was about to be optimized, but she didn't take it seriously.

What she never expected was that the person in charge of the kitchen had become Kariera.

"Of course, let me take care of your diet for the next period of time."

Talia nodded.

"What am I dreaming of... Kariera cooks for me every day?"

Sigrid covered her cheeks in disbelief, and muttered to herself, looking at the sky.

She increasingly felt that Kariera had become the way she unilaterally imagined.

She was completely a virtuous and kind wife type of great demon beauty!

"..."

Talia read Sigrid's mind.

It was full of praise.

She had read Lanqi's mind too much, and had subconsciously felt that others might be thinking something impolite.

She never expected that there would be someone in this world who was so anti-Lanqi.

"I'll cook for you, I'll cook for you every day."

Talia looked at the treasure girl Sigrid in front of her with emotion, and promised.

"I'm so looking forward to it. I really want to taste what your cooking skills are like, a great demon cooking for me."

Sigrid immediately agreed.

Such a gorgeous, rational, and moving woman, powerful, dignified, and also knows how to be gentle, and also has an unknown virtuous side, and from time to time will make cute moves, I am increasingly fond of her.

"It's not... it's really not..."

Talia said in a low voice with her head lowered.

She didn't dare to read Sigrid's mind anymore. If Sigrid praised her again, she would be a little embarrassed.

Huberian also always praised her, but Huberian was more reserved and wouldn't be as intense as Sigrid.

This child was too straightforward!

"There aren't even any blood clans on the road this time, it's really comfortable. I'll definitely be able to sleep well later."

Sigrid exclaimed.

"I remember that such a small child could analyze the war situation at the time, and guess that the blood clans might first start infiltrating the east and west sides of the Po Landt Empire, the Fuke Luo Kingdom and the Itis Kingdom. As long as you cross these two kingdoms, you can reach the snowfield and plan ahead. At that time, I felt that she was definitely not an ordinary little genius, but someone who could be a commander."

Lanqi gestured with his palm to the height of eleven-year-old Sigrid, and reminisced with the light-haired, purple-eyed woman beside him.

"What are you talking about? Why can't I understand?"

Talia felt excluded and complained in a low voice.

"Ah, I was just talking about the things that happened when Loki and I first met in the Po Landt Empire."

Sigrid briefly explained to the gray-haired witch.

She looked at Lanqi again.

"Because I knew that the enemy was not only the Horning Empire but the blood clans, so it was easy to deduce the intentions of the blood clans behind the Horning Empire. At that time, you didn't know that I had wolf clan blood, but as a wolf clan orphan who escaped from the Moon God Temple, the holy land of the wolf clan, I was very clear about the cruelty of the blood clans and their overwhelming power."

Sigrid replied.

Before the war twelve years ago, many political enemies of the prime minister did not believe that the blood clans were the dominant force, but were more convinced that the Horning Empire was the main driver of the war.

"And logically speaking, I don't want to be a commander either. If I have to be one, give me your Pope, and maybe I'll be a little interested. That's the position that suits me."

Sigrid continued to talk to Lanqi.

"You can be it if you want. When I return to the Holy Po Landt Church, I'll give you the position."

Lanqi spread his hands casually.

"I want it and you'll give it?"

Sigrid asked in surprise, as if she had discovered something interesting.

After the Holy Son regarded her as Sigrid, he seemed to think that this was the last time they would meet, so he would be especially doting on her.

"I'll try to satisfy you as much as possible without violating any principles."

Lanqi answered frankly.

Anyway, he could only accompany Sigrid in this shadow world for twenty-one days, and he hoped to make Sigrid happy as much as possible.

Logically speaking, the position of the Holy Po Landt Pope would never be given away so frivolously like promising a child, but this shadow world was already incredibly comfortable, and Lanqi slowly adapted to this vacation mentality.

"Wolf Clan...?"

Talia murmured aside, as if she had discovered a keyword.

She had heard this word in the real world not long ago.

"Sigrid, you're a wolf clan?"

She stared at Sigrid and asked.

"Yes, even Loki didn't know that I was a wolf clan before. Later, on the seventh day of the journey, when we were about to reach the border of the Demon World, we were intercepted by a blood clan earl, and then he found out that I was a little wolf girl, ooh."

Sigrid deliberately raised her hands in a ferocious manner, pretending to be a man-eating wolf, and answered Lanqi and Talia.

"Sigh..."

Talia stared at Sigrid for a while, then looked away and pursed her lips.

If only she could bring Sigrid back to the real world.

That way, she could save her sister Ifatia.

When Huberian knew that her favorite Sigrid had saved her mother Ifatia, she would be even more delighted and would cling to this half-sister and not let go.

Unfortunately, the more she thought about it, the more Talia realized that the only regret in this shadow world was that she couldn't continue to be with Sigrid.

When the twenty-one-day shadow world ended, she would also be separated from this perfect girl.

"Kariera, why do you look a little lost?"

Sigrid stared at the gray-haired witch and asked her in confusion.

"It's all those damn blood clans who destroyed the Moon God Temple. If it weren't for them, if it weren't for them..."

The more Talia thought about it, the more she hated it.

Her sister would be seriously injured, the extinction of the wolf clan in the real world, and Sigrid would have a painful childhood, all thanks to those blood clans.

"Oh, it's a peaceful era now, it's not suitable to say such words that destroy world harmony."

Sigrid made a silencing gesture.

But she was still very grateful that Kariera was always willing to share her hatred.

The nightmares about blood clans had never stopped before, but they hadn't appeared recently.

According to the current international conventions and situation, on the eve of the fourth anniversary of the Seville Earth's peace and restoration, it was not good to say such inciting words. She had already been informed of this as a grassroots member of the church in the afternoon.

"It's okay, you don't have to have nightmares about blood clans anymore. With me protecting you, even if there are blood clans, I'll arrange them clearly."

Talia tossed her hair and said heroically.

She was the strongest.

"Kariera, my demon mom!"

Hearing this, Sigrid was a little disbelieving, and then happily hugged the gray-haired witch.

Having the ninth-rank Kariera around was indeed too reassuring.

Moreover, Kariera's confidence and domineering aura as the strongest among the demons had never changed. Even though Sigrid now had a strange feeling that Kariera had become weaker, she still had no doubt how strong Kariera would be once she got serious.

"Oh, how can you call me that..."

Talia looked embarrassed, but couldn't resist Sigrid's cute offensive, so she could only raise her hand with a slightly red face and touch Sigrid's head.

Huberian hadn't called her mom for so long, but Sigrid directly called her mom so soon, making Talia feel that the world was worth it.

"Speaking of which, don't you feel that this city-state is a little different now..."

Lanqi had been watching the streets since just now, and asked softly.

"Of course there is."

Talia replied.

This was the suburbs of Little Stone City, and even if there were any changes, it wouldn't be easy to see. What's more, after twelve years, changes were certain.

"Are you saying that there's a bit of a sense of incongruity?"

Sigrid quickly understood what Lanqi meant.

Normal changes couldn't be called incongruity.

On the contrary, a slightly strange change could be called incongruity.

"Yes, it's a kind of indescribable sense of incongruity, but I can't say exactly where the Little Stone City I see is different from before."

Lanqi agreed.

"Meow..."

Cat Boss poked its head out from the ground and looked around.

The more it heard Lanqi say this, the more flustered it felt.

Lanqi's observation skills and intuition rarely went wrong.

It also came to Little Stone City with Lanqi and Sigrid last time.

But it couldn't see where the change that made Lanqi feel vaguely incongruous was.

After chatting for a while.

Lanqi, Sigrid, and Talia waited for the vehicle in the city to pick up the guests. The human driver got out of the car and carried their luggage into the carriage, and began to take them to visit the new Little Stone City.

"Master, go to the Snow Bear Hotel."

Lanqi said to the driver.

"No problem."

The human driver smiled and replied to the three passengers, and then began the journey.

The scenery outside the window began to pass by.

The appearance of the prosperous urban area of Little Stone City was gradually revealed clearly under the streetlights.

Talia looked at the buildings in the city-state, mostly built of hard stone and specially treated wood, with a solid structure that could withstand the cold and blizzards.

She was very much looking forward to the delicacies of Little Stone City.

To be honest, this was the first time she had seen a tourism-themed shadow world.

It even came with two attentive guides, one to recognize the way and drive the car, and the other to keep her warm.

How could there be so many good things in the world.

(End of this chapter)