Chapter 99 Chapter 96 Harvest Festival, Someone from the Lord Mansion Arrives (Additional 6/65)
Afterward, the priests hurried to treat the injured players, and Kael brought those Twin Headed Shadow Wolves, placing them on the supply carts the rangers had dragged along, having them pulled back into town.
As they neared the town, he suddenly remembered something and turning his head to look at Old White, he asked, "Grandpa White, when I came out today, I thought I saw a lot of activity at the Earth Mother Goddess Church. Is there a festival coming up soon?"
Old White nodded and said, "Yes, the Earth Mother Goddess Church has been preparing for the Harvest Festival. Tonight, the priests and nuns have cleared a space in front of the newly built church to have a small celebration, and I have agreed to it as well."
Hearing this from Old White, Kael recalled that, indeed, it was the time of the Harvest Festival.
This was one of the most important festivals for the followers of the Harvest Goddess. They held a festival to celebrate the harvest on the third week of late autumn every year.
If the year's harvest was good, the worshipers of the Harvest Goddess would buy a batch of grains, fruits, and meats for the residents to consume until all was eaten.
If the year's crop yield was poor, the Harvest Festival would involve prayers to the Goddess for a full granary next year. After the prayer ceremony, people would go to the fields to condition the soil, using extraordinary power to restore the fertility of the soil, reduce pest and plant disease outbreaks, and thus improve crop yield.
Therefore, the non-competitive Harvest Goddess Church always had a good reputation among the common people.
emmm~ This situation had continued until the players arrived, which then saw a slight decline.
As soon as Kael and his group entered the town, the nearby residents and players were drawn to the cart that Kael had brought back, which was piled high with Twin Headed Shadow Wolves like small hills.
"Damn, those are some big wolves, and why do they have two heads each?"
"What's going on?! I just heard someone yelling that monsters had broken in, and I was about to go out and take a look!"
"Shh, what have these wolves been through? They're either throat-slit or scorched."
The uninformed residents and players spoke irrelevantly, with one player, who boasted of being a social ghost, running up to the ranger on horseback and shouting,
"Big brother, where did you catch such a huge wolf?"
The ranger glanced at him, clamped his legs around the horse's belly, leaned slightly forward, and said, "It ran out from the Dungeon, it killed an Undead outside, and several people were injured."
"Is this thing that fierce?!"
"Hey, I heard that there might be a beast wave happening soon, Lord Kael will probably make some arrangements after that, but for now, just killing them will do."
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Kael did not prevent the ranger from telling the players this information, on the contrary, it was exactly what he wanted.
After displaying these wolf corpses around half of the town and attracting many people's attention, Kael finally clapped his hands together, gathered everyone's attention, and declared loudly to those crowding around,
"Everyone, recent times have seen frequent wolf disasters, which have already threatened the safety of Titan Town. For some time now, the rangers will narrow their patrols to the outskirts of the small town to prevent monsters from entering the town.
Everyone should also be more cautious during this period, and avoid going out at night unless necessary.
As you can see, today outside the town we have captured a batch of what can definitely be considered monsters, the Two-headed Shadow Wolves.
It was only with the combined efforts of the Academy Mages and the Undead from the Royal Capital that the invasion of the Twin Headed Shadow Wolves was stopped, and these are the fruits of their battle."
Kael said, pointing to the wolf corpses that were still bleeding. After coughing once, he continued,
"Considering that it is the harvest season, and appropriately tonight, the Earth Mother Goddess Church will hold a Harvest Festival, the Lord Mansion will arrange for cooks to handle the wolf meat.
"I will have the wolf pelts skinned in advance as one of the rewards for tonight's Harvest Festival, and hand them over to the Earth Mother God Church to handle."
"Before Titan Town enters a state of martial law, let us celebrate this year's harvest with a joyous celebration."
"Oh!!!" As soon as they heard there was an event, the players got excited.
The residents of Titan Town gave the Undead a look as if they were seeing a madman for the umpteenth time, until one of the natives unconsciously howled along.
Then somehow, gradually, more natives started to howl along as well.
It was as if blogger Pandora opened a lousy box, spreading the atmosphere to more people, and soon the streets were filled with joyful shouting.
Residents of Titan Town: I don't know who I am, I don't know what I'm doing, but anyway, just shouting along seems right!
Watching this lively scene, Kael felt somewhat dazed for a moment, as if, for a split second, he had returned to a previous life when he was still a player.
Reflecting on it now, it truly was a strange and lengthy period!
It's just a pity... after all, there is no going back. Recalling those times still feels a bit lonely.
After all, speaking of now, he is probably neither a native nor a player anymore.
He shook his head. Why think so much? Having such messy thoughts really is just boredom.
He didn't dwell on it further but instead spread his arms in an embrace and laughed loudly:
"Everyone, there is no true justice in the war between us and the dungeon races; regardless of whether we win or lose, the side that survives will have to embark on a long journey of continuous resistance against the aliens.
This will also be our second time as citizens of Lancaster to embrace the invasion from the dungeon.
Before we officially start our counterattack against the dungeon, let us wish for our martial prosperity with this harvest festival. That's all!"
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As the crowd gradually dispersed, Kael had the Rangers take a cart to the life professionals who could deal with the monster pelts, while he himself returned to the Lord Mansion.
"Grandpa White, have all the people been notified?" Kael turned to look at Old White.
Old White nodded and said, "I had the nimble-footed young lads go and notify them, but those on the borders probably haven't arrived yet. You know, Lord, although that side is being held back, the situation is quite troublesome."
Kael nodded and walked into the courtyard.
Soon, seeing two horses tethered in the stable of the courtyard, he knew someone had already arrived.
Indeed, upon entering, Kael saw two knights in light armor sitting there, their eyes still carrying an unsettled fierceness.
Upon seeing Kael approach, the two immediately stood up, wanting to salute him.
"That's enough, we're all friends here, there are no outsiders present. Sit down first, I'll go change. You two also relax a bit; someone who doesn't know might think we're about to duel here."
"Sorry, Lord Kael." The two knights took a deep breath and bowed their heads.
Kael nodded and then called Hassaka to head to the changing room.