Chapter 258 Dusk Wolf Returns Home
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Thick clouds floated above the ermine sky, making it even darker than before. The world before our eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of dilapidated and decadent filter.

It was a continuous rainy day, with so little splashing water that you couldn't even see it if you didn't look carefully, but when you stretched out your hand, you could clearly feel your palm getting wet.

"It is raining again."

Myvana rubbed her fingertips, her golden eyes a little dazed.

Having stayed in the barrier of [Circle of Clear Sky] for too long, she almost forgot what a rainy day was like.

But her hometown is still her hometown after all. As soon as she set foot on the land of Mu Deng Ling and found herself under the decadent drizzle, her dusty memories were immediately unlocked.

“Yeah, it’s been raining here.”

Mivana walked on the muddy ground and the stone road in the forest. Because she went straight through the Kingdom of Eternal Mist, after she entered the Dusklight Territory, she could soon see the outline of the town in her field of vision.

Around the broad city walls are scattered farmlands, and behind the walls are low houses built with stones and wood. Even during the day, due to the lack of light, dim kerosene lamps are hung on the lampposts in front of every household.

The people coming and going all have animal ears and tails, be they wolf, cat, deer antlers or fox tails. These are quite rare in the outside world. The orcs, who are regarded as "vulgar and barbaric" by the world, appear hardworking and sincere here.

Farming, small handicrafts and a small amount of service industry constitute the town's industry.

Compared to the stunning and spectacular ideal city that Qinghui Territory rebuilt with great fanfare, the appearance of Mudeng Territory can be described as primitive.

However, if you look at the entire Kingdom of Yonglan, it is similar. The painting styles of each country are really different.

If the Kingdom of the Sky is a futuristic society full of science fiction, and the Empire is a country between modern times and the present, then the Kingdom of the Eternal Mist is extremely consistent with the stereotype of the "Middle Ages of swords and magic".

The wolf-eared girl was obviously not the kind of person who looked down on her hometown in the countryside just because she had made it to the big city. Instead, when she saw the buildings full of simple style, she showed a gentle expression of nostalgia.

A group of orcs poured out from the city gate, all holding flowers in their hands and walking solemnly towards the outside of the city.

This is?

Mivana was stunned for a moment, then seemed to suddenly remember something. She quickened her pace and took off the hood on her head at the town gate.

The wolf-eared girl dressed as a knight immediately attracted attention.

A wolf-eared orc who had just left the house froze in his place, then said in a trembling voice:
"Myvana is Myvana?!"

This sound immediately caused a fierce reaction from the other orcs.

Myvana smiled and nodded:
"Brothers and sisters, I'm back."

After seeing the purple-black wolf-eared girl, cheers immediately broke out all around, and the orcs, no matter what they were doing, all swarmed over to surround her.

"It's really Myvana."

"Myvana is back!"

"Everyone! Myvana is back!"

"Our patriarch is back!"

A cat-eared girl ran too fast and almost fell to the ground. Myvana quickly helped her up. Petals fell into Myvana's palm. The wolf-eared girl pinched the soft petals and said:
"Are you guys going to pay tribute to the teacher?"

"Well, it's about time. We were planning to go to the lake."

Miwana: "That's great. Let's go together. I haven't mourned for two years."

"Of course, you should be the one hosting this."

The knight lady's request was naturally not rejected. The orcs were very happy about Mivana's return and surrounded her to the big lake outside the town. Under the gloomy sky, there was a gray-green light and a sweet wind blew towards them.

A pale altar stood beside the lake. The orcs placed white flowers around it and knelt on one knee in front of the altar with their hands clasped together.

Myvana even placed the knight's silver sword on the altar, knelt on one knee, and remained silent.

They were honoring a fallen hero.

【Sword of Star Lake】Viona.

If this great knight had not subdued the runaway Myvana and brought the Dusk Lantern Territory under his jurisdiction, all the orcs in the Dusk Lantern Territory would have been left alive.

She said that she did not believe that anyone was born noble or born with original sin, so she decided to educate the orcs herself.

Build towns, teach children, spread civilization. Before Viona came, Dusk Lantern Territory was just a barren land occupied by a group of barbarians who ate raw meat and drank blood. But after Viona passed away, it has become a civilized place.

She said that even orcs who are forbidden creatures should have the right to receive education in Yonglan!
[Sword of Star Lake] did it. Under her teaching, the orcs of Twilight Territory had characteristics that were almost completely different from their compatriots in the outside world: gentle, rational, and peaceful.

So much so that after Viona's death, the orcs never stopped commemorating her.

Myvana raised her head slightly, looked at the altar and the tombstone, and clenched her fists.

After a long mourning, everyone scattered flowers into the lake, and then set up a camp by the lake. Even though it was not yet evening, they lit a bonfire for lighting.

The crowd danced, sang an unknown song with a deep tune, and clapped the flames. One group of people were crying, another group was silently chanting something, and the eyes of the orcs were shining with pure and reverent light.

The orcs shared food around the campfire. Myvana also took a cup of rice wine brewed in her hometown and sipped it while sighing:

"It's so lively."

Just then, a pair of orc siblings who looked similar came over. The latter had brown or black wolf ears and were obviously from the same clan as Mivana.

Two wolf-eared orcs sat beside Myvana and sighed:

"Myvana, you're back so soon? We thought you might not be back for a year or two."

Mivana said softly:

"Planna, Milburn. How can I feel at ease after receiving your letter? Has the expeditionary force of the Knights arrived at Dusklight Territory?"

"No, how could it be so fast?"

The tall orc named Milburn shook his head and said:
"We just heard about the Knights' Expedition. The Dusklight Territory must be on the way, but it will take several months to raise funds for the expedition. By the way, the God Ancestor has really..."

"Did you guys know that too?"

Mivana tilted her head and said, "It's true. All the gods have been isolated from the mortal world, including the [Eternal Mist Rider]. This will be a catastrophe."

The difference between the Kingdom of Yonglan and other countries was revealed here. Faced with the disaster of isolating gods and mortals, the first thing they did was not to cover up the news, but to acknowledge the news openly.

And soon after, he announced a massive chivalric expedition.

This is not only to rally the hearts of the people in the country, but also to prove one's bravery to the God Ancestor.

However, this knights' meeting also discussed another purpose, which Westhead knew of course and told Myvana.

In order to get back their own God-Ancestor, the Kingdom of Order tried more and more abstract methods, and the decisions made by the Knights were even more outrageous.

It is to prove one's faith to the God Ancestor by a grand expedition to cleanse the mortal world.

(End of this chapter)