Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 249

Chapter 249

Chapter 249: Temples

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Anfey did not think this world was too fun . There was a huge difference in development between this world and his world . A few people’s wonderful ideas could not make up the huge difference in those two worlds . No matter how unique the pubs in this world, they were no comparison with the modern clubs . The stories told by bards were not as interesting as television and movies . Anfey’s eyes only lingered on sprites with pointed ears and slender bodies .

The so-called shopping was to constantly look for items people were interested in and purchase them with affordable prices . Punk City was not their home . Shopping maniac Niya had to give up a lot of stuff she liked and only bought small stuff that she could carry with her .

There were fewer pedestrians on the street than before . It was getting dark when Anfey and his group walked out of a clothing store . Niya kept looking back and did not want to leave . Anfey had told them this was their last stop for shopping, but Niya had not gotten enough of it yet .

At the end of the street, suddenly there were many lights . Many people with torches slowly walked toward them as women chanted old folk rhymes . Anfey was shocked and immediately held his arm out to block Niya .

There was heavy breathing behind them . The owner of the clothing store, a middle-aged women, tried very hard to drag a one-yard long trunk and slowly moved to the door . It was strange that two kids who worked for her were just standing there and watching her dragging that heavy trunk . They did not go and help her .

"Let me help you . " Christian offered help to the woman with the heavy trunk, but the woman looked panicked and kept shaking her head . She had been good at convincing and bargaining before, but now she was so quiet .

"Master!" One of the kids immediately stopped Christian and tried to explain with a smile . "She has to do her business on her own . Thank you for the help though . "

"Ok . " Christian shrugged and slowed retreated to the group .

The doors of shops on both sides of the street opened one after another and handfuls of pedals were tossed in the air . The pedals looked like rain drops in the air . That middle-aged woman finally dragged the trunk to the door and opened it . The trunk was filled with wet pedals . She sincerely held the pedals in her hands and tossed them to the street .

"Huh, today is the Sabbath," Christian suddenly realized .

"What is Sabbath?" Anfey asked .

Christian looked around before he pulled Anfey to the side . He said in a low voice, "Sabbath is the day the Goddess of Nature died . I did not know this city had so many followers of the Goddess of Nature . "

"Followers of the Goddess of Nature?" Anfey hesitated for a second and asked in a low pitch, "Are they similar to church goers?"

"Yes, as faithful and maniac as them," Christian said .

"Wouldn’t churches interfere with them?" Anfey asked .

"They could not . " Christian lowered his voice even more . "All the countries seemed to get along with churches, but they secretly helped other religions . They did not want their throne being threatened . Although popes in different times tried to unite the religions, they failed because it was not realistic to hope they could do so . First of all, they had to make all the kings believe God of Light on their own, and then they could start to talk about wiping out other religions . "

"Why was Bruzuryano with the priests? Shouldn’t Druids believe in the Goddess of Nature?" Anfey asked .

"The church’s strategies had changed a lot . They treated other religions as their enemies, but became allied with some religions to fight with others . Right now church is ally with Druids . Of course, it is for the time being . " Christian turned to look at people on the street . "We have to be careful in front of maniac believers . "

There was strong flower fragrance in the air . With the chanting, it did feel holy in some sense . Finally people had walked close to them . Under the light of torches, they could see the sincere and serious look on people’s faces . Today was not a festival for the believers of the Goddess of Nature . Easter in the spring was .

People still kept tossing petals in the air while the petals fell on people’s heads and bodies . None of them looked around . They were all quietly showered under the petals . They kept walking and passed Anfey and his group .

Some shops had finished tossing petals, while others repeated that one action of tossing petals in the air . Anfey turned half way to look into that woman’s trunk . It was still full of wet pedals . She only tossed out less than one tenth of it . It would take her a while to toss the whole trunk . The middle-aged woman looked happy with what she was doing . She seemed to enjoy it .

"Anfey, do you want to see the temple?" Christian asked .

"The temple for the Goddess of Nature?" Anfey asked .

"Yes," Christian said .

"Is it ok to go there?" To be honest, Anfey did not want to deal with those believers because he thought the believers could turn tame sheep into vicious wolves . They blindly believed it without any reason .

"Anfey, let’s go check it out," Niya said after hearing what Christian said . "Suzanna wanted to see it too . "

Niya was smart . She knew her words did not mean too much to Anfey, so she used Suzanna as an excuse .

"Didn’t you all see the temple of the Goddess of Nature before?" Anfey asked in surprise . He never saw it if only because he was not from this world . Niya and Suzanna were locals .

"No, we believed in Earth…" Suzanna said .

"Shhhhh!" Christian immediately put his finger on his lips to signal Suzanna to stop . "Suzanna, don’t say anything to offend them . "

Suzanna turned around to check that middle-aged woman . She was still diligently tossing the petals in the air and did not hear them talking . Suzanna stuck her tongue out and nodded to tell Christian she got it .

"Everybody, follow me . " Christian turned around and walked in the opposite direction of the people on the street .

"Christian, did you go the wrong way?" Anfey pointed with his finger . "They are going that way . "

"No, the temple is definitely that way . They are going to the field," Christian said .

This was their first time to visit Punk City, but it was pretty easy for them to locate the temple . They only needed to follow the petals on the floor and walk straight ahead . It did not take long before they arrived in front of a not-so-grand building . Religion had contributed so much to the arts . Different religions with different beliefs needed different arts to accommodate them .

The Church of Light stressed light, so they always made their buildings bright and roomy . The temple in front of them had a totally different feeling . There were two ancient trees with their roots exposed along the ground and branches high up on the top . They could not tell the exact ages of the trees, but their age had to be counted in the hundreds . The door was not wide, and there was only one path to connect the inside of the temple . The only path should have been very smooth, since so many people had walked on it, but there was moss all over it . It looked like no one had walked on it for a long time . The walls were green . With the help of ever-lighting light, Anfey and his group found that there was ivy everywhere on the wall .

"Why are there no guards?" Anfey asked quietly .

"This place does not need guards," Christian said and smiled .

Anfey gave Christian a suspicious look and slowly walked in . He was shocked by what he saw inside the temple . Countless branches and vines hung all over the whole building and covered all the walls . Anfey could not even see windows, not to mention a door . Anfey thought this whole building was a gigantic loaf of moldy bread . Of course, the mold was green .

"Where do we go in?" Niya looked around to find a door .

"We have Anfey, so we should be able to get in . " Christian smiled . "Anfey, you walk straight ahead of you . "

"Don’t fool with me," Anfey said, frowning .

"No, I am not . Give it a try," Christian said .

Trusting Christian, Anfey tested the ground and walked slowly forward . When he was only a few yards away from that gigantic green bread building, he suddenly stopped . He arched his back, like an alert leopard .

It moved! That gigantic green bread suddenly became alive . The branches were moving like crazy and created green waves in the air . The branches made a sound like they were talking in their dreams . Anfey had dumped the materialism ideology a long time ago when he was in Evil Abyss, but what he saw in front of him still made his hair stand up .

"They are welcoming you," Christian said, standing next to Anfey .

"Bulls#*t!" Anfey was not in the mood for joking . "How do you know what they are doing?"

"Do you forget about your Heart of Nature?" Christian asked .

Anfey was shocked for a second and slowly held his hand out . Those branches seemed to be able to sense him and started to wag . A few vines even gently brushed against his palm . Anfey moved two steps forward . The branches in front of him rolled up like moving waves . A stone door with runes showed up .

"I was not wrong, was I?" Christian asked .

"Unfortunately, it was not my Heart of Nature," Anfey said as he pushed the stone door . The stone door opened so easily that Anfey did not have to push with much strength . The palace inside the temple appeared in front of everyone .