Arad's unruly savior

Chapter 3943 He's mute now, please let him go.

Chimera and Pai's Willy Staff, the two super chatterboxes were locked in a room. Once the door was closed and a soundproof barrier was set up, the whole world became much quieter.

It was as if they had suddenly moved from a bustling, crowded market where people were haggling over prices to the solemn and quiet confessional of the Remidia Cathedral. The stark contrast made Pai and the others feel that the air had become much calmer.

The nave, side aisles, gardens, chapels, etc. of the Remedia Cathedral are not necessarily quiet; people may be praying and singing praises to God. Only the confessional is an absolutely quiet place. Even the archbishop will walk softly when passing by, for fear of disturbing the souls who are repenting.

Every penitent who comes to the confessional will instinctively lower their voice, as if this can lessen the sins they have committed. It is also a sign of guilt and weakness.

If a criminal comes to the penitent with an arrogant air and boastfully recounts the sins he has committed, the clergy on duty will immediately judge this as a provocation against God's majesty and local law, and that the person may commit further crimes. They will then ruthlessly suppress him.

When necessary, the Inquisitors will act, and to be more serious, they will send out the arsonist Lucille.

While it is a generally accepted rule that clergy will not lay a hand on penitents, and God is always with us and has mercy on every sincere penitent, in special circumstances, clergy can flexibly judge the standards based on the situation.

Historically, there have been instances of guilty individuals in confessionals who acted arrogantly and brazenly, proclaiming repentance while actually satisfying their morbid criminal psychology and desire for ostentation by challenging universally accepted justice. In response, the clergy listening to their confessions couldn't help but kick open the partition in the middle, silencing them forever in the name of God.

After all, rules are inanimate, and so are people.

"Pay, how about we make another one and give it to Sister Niwu and Aunt Katie?" Bibi suggested, so they could see that we've grown too.

"Ah."

Pai nodded. She still had flour, butter, and sugar. Having had a successful experience before, baking a new batch would be easy.

Watching Pai stride into the kitchen, diligently preparing for another round of baking cookies, Bibi picked up a half-person-tall frost snowman plush toy from the sofa, kneaded it, and praised it:

"Pai, you'll definitely be a great pastry chef."

The frost snowman doll was rather crudely made, with obvious stitching marks and an overall unattractive appearance, but it was one of Pai's favorite things, and he almost always carried it with him.

This was the first gift Pai had ever received from anyone other than his parents.

Pai seemed embarrassed by Bibi's praise, blushing slightly. He reached out and closed the kitchen door, keeping the noise out.

Pai's small goal is to strive to make desserts that everyone likes, so that everyone can have desserts to eat.

"Sugar is common in the Arad Continent, but it was a very precious thing in the Demon Realm in the past." Bibi peeled a peanut candy and put it in her mouth, savoring its sweet taste.

She had heard Aunt Katie tell a story about a little, innocent child in Central Park who stood in front of a grocery store, gazing longingly at the candy in a clear jar on the shelf. His little face was slightly dirty, and his eyes were full of longing.

The child's mother was short of money, thinking that her husband, who was working away from home, had not yet sent any money back. She could only plan how to spend every penny she had left, and she really couldn't afford to spend extra money on snacks for her child.

But then she saw the longing in the child's eyes and couldn't bear it, so she went to the child's grandfather and asked for some money to buy candy for the child.

However, the child's grandfather favored his other son's child and was indifferent to her, leaving her embarrassed and empty-handed.

Later, she drastically reduced her own food rations to buy some candy for her child. She would always hold her bowl while eating, saying that it would be cooler to eat outside. Later, when her child finished eating and was eating the candy, he saw his mother licking the rice grains from his bowl.

Later, the child's father sent money back in time, and the child overcame the crisis.

After listening to her slowly unfolding story, Mo Mei felt a sharp pain in her heart, as if pricked by needles. She asked softly, "This child, could it be Katie or Pai?"

Mailu slowed down her eating of dessert and chewed more carefully.

“No, that’s not it. Pai has exceptional magical talent and is well cared for by adults. He’s a friend of Aunt Katie’s, probably around the same age. He works in the sugar industry now.” Bibi shook her head.

She had seen the candy maker once; the candies he sold were colorful, came in many flavors, and were all very cheap.

Aunt Katie said that the person never asked for candy again until he grew up. Later, when he was able to buy candy himself, he ate it with a solemn attitude every time, as if what he swallowed was not candy, but the past.

Similar suffering was common in the Demon Realm in the past. For example, Hailey's younger sister, Ronnie, used to be pitiful, malnourished, and as thin as a bean sprout, with only bones left on her body. Now, with her older sister taking care of her, she has become healthy and has some flesh on her body.

However, suffering itself doesn't need to be remembered or experienced too much; what we should do is strive for a better life.

"Aunt Katie often used this story to teach us that we should not waste things, because what we waste casually may be something that others can hardly obtain."

Although my aunt can be a bit talkative with the younger generation, her intentions are definitely good, and there is no doubt about that.

Even the younger generation she nagged, such as the Moon Witch Smira, eventually parted ways with her. In fact, it was just a difference in their beliefs, not because they were really annoyed by her aunt's nagging.

Just then, Bibi's phone lit up. Someone had sent her a message. Her phone was a girly pink color and had a cute charm... She opened her phone and glanced at it:
"Hmm, Muse asked me to rehearse a new song, saying it's a very rhythmic rock song. Um... have we ever written a song that's very clean, elegant, ethereal, and classical?"

Bibi, who was making fun of herself, jumped off the sofa and put on Ye Lin's water glass, which was also her boots.

"I'm going to rehearse now. Please give Pai a lot of praise." Bibi blinked her bright eyes and pointed to the kitchen.

…………

"Ye Lin, there's a letter for you. Judging from the address, it's from the God Realm. There's no sender; they probably forgot to write it down." When Celia returned, she casually retrieved the contents of the mailbox by the door. One of the letters was for Ye Lin.

She wasn't surprised that someone wrote to Ye Lin, but she was surprised that the letter came from the God Realm. After all, there was a Heavenly Realm and a large magic circle between them. Even if they took the route through the Eternal Continent, it would normally take more than ten days by ship.

Moreover, as far as she knows, there should be no mail service between the two places now, and the sender's information is not written down.

Therefore, there is only one possibility: the person sending the letter knew Ye Lin's address and then used a merchant ship to help carry the letter to the Celestial Realm, from where it was delivered to the Arad Continent.

Even if everything goes smoothly along the way, it will still take half a month.

The person who wrote this letter wrote it about two weeks ago.

Ye Lin took the letter and quickly opened it. He already had a pretty good idea of ​​who sent it. The first thing he noticed when he glanced at the end of the letter was the name "Camilla".

【Dear Adventurer, it's been a long time since I last greeted you...】

After carefully reading the letter, Ye Lin said, "It was sent by Camilla. She sent us friendly greetings and asked about Diana's recent news. That girl hasn't returned to the divine realm for several months."

Throughout the scorching summer, Diana never returned to the Forest of Awakening. She went back to the Divine Realm once, but only stayed for two days before riding Moz away.

That girl is just going through puberty, a rebellious phase, which is perfectly normal.

“Camilla? I know her. Didn’t you give her your phone?” Celia asked casually.

Camilla, a girl from the Forest of Awakening, is poised to become the next "Musician" and a musician. Especially as Muse embarks on her rock and roll journey with no turning back, happily forming a band and seemingly determined to stay in it for life, Camilla is getting closer and closer to becoming the leader of the Melody of Beauty.

Everyone has one important impression of Camilla: her skin is so good it's almost unbelievable. Her beautiful cheeks glow with a warm luster, as white and delicate as the finest jade, without a single flaw. It's so clean that even the gods would be jealous.

Ye Lin nodded and said, "I gave it to her, but she doesn't seem to be very interested in electronic products. She prefers traditional ones and doesn't use them much."

In contrast to Camilla, Yasha, another musician in the Awakening Forest, loves taking photos. Every day, she holds her phone and takes pictures of herself and the little mythical beasts.

"And don't you think that when a letter filled with feelings travels across oceans and thousands of miles to finally reach your hands, it is no longer just a letter, but an emotion, a soul, an indelible memory?"

"People nowadays have enjoyed the convenience of instant messaging for too long and have forgotten this beautiful, ancient way of communication."

He might not remember what Celia said yesterday, but he will remember this letter for a very long time and never forget it.

“Heh…” Celia raised a long, slender middle finger at him and said calmly:

"Then we won't talk to you anymore. If you have anything to say to you, just write it down in Huttonmar's mailbox."

Ye Lin returned to his room and carefully wrote a reply. He then handed the letter to Ludmila or Riel in the Celestial Realm, and then returned to the White Sea of ​​the God Realm via the trade airship, before transferring to the Forest of Awakening.

That night, Celia stood upside down, her body trembling slightly, her skirt covering his head which he was so engrossed in talking about. She pressed her fingers firmly against the top of his head, breathing slowly, and said:
"Come with me to the realm of gods tomorrow; the Inventors' Conference is about to close."

……

Sometime in the evening, Chimera opened the door, skillfully went to the kitchen, grabbed a loaf of bread and a bottle of water, and went back inside.

……

The next day, at breakfast.

The door to the room where Chimera and Willie were imprisoned was opened from the inside. Ye Lin had set up a soundproof barrier but did not restrict entry or exit, so the two could open the door at any time if they wanted to leave.

Chimera looked slightly tired, gripped the body of Willie's staff, and with an expression of regret for not having met her sooner, she said in a hoarse voice:

"You are such a good friend of mine."

Willie swayed and shouted back:
"Chimera, I've never met anyone as interesting as you. You're just my type."

The two chatterboxes talked all night and half a day, from the realm of gods to the realm of demons, from Pai to Ruiqi, from the Dragon King to monsters... It seemed like there was always something to talk about, and there was never a dull moment. Moreover, their conversation was very dense, one sentence after another.

"Chimera, I think we're a good match. Do you have any fighting partners?" Willie was considering switching allegiances.

Compared to Pai, who is shy and stutters when speaking to unfamiliar people, and is awkward and has no topics to talk about, the talkative Chimera is more to its liking.

Chimera shook her head and politely declined:
"It's a pity that my weapon is a bow instead of a staff. If you were by my side, my true power would be obscured."

And there's something she didn't say: while Willie was very much to her liking, her true love was only one thing: the Rubik's Cube.

If I spend all day chatting with Willy, I'll definitely spend less time with the Rubik's Cube.

“Is that so? That makes sense. The brilliance of two heroes together will only overshadow each other.” Willie didn’t see anything wrong with it, believing that this was just the helplessness of the world. Suitable partners may not be able to be together, and regret is a kind of beautiful art.

Chimera nodded, encouragingly:
"Although we cannot be partners, I believe that we will hear each other's stories from opposite sides of the sky."

The sound of Willie's staff rose higher, and his state of mind seemed to expand accordingly, as he said:

"At that time, we, who have become close friends, will drink and talk about the world, the sky, and the universe."

"Yes, yes, it's just you and me in this world..."

"Are you two never going to stop? Come down and eat." Ye Lin interrupted the two guys' chatter. If he didn't stop them, they would probably be chattering away all morning.

He really didn't expect that Chimera and Willie could chatter for half a day and a whole night. Those stories of drinking and talking all night were mostly exaggerated descriptions, or rather, a lot of information driven by an important topic.

The way these two chatted casually is quite rare.

The Willy Staff has its own intelligence. Although it doesn't feel hungry, it likes to ingest some pure energy. Ye Lin threw it a bunch of colorless small crystals, and it shut up after eating them.

Chimera got a free breakfast, which included fried eggs, milk, bread, jam, eggs, boiled beans, bacon, and so on. There was also soy milk and fried dough sticks, as well as crab roe soup dumplings, which Sophie bought early in the morning.

"Master, my voice is hoarse." Chimera pointed to her throat; her vocal cords were damaged from talking all night.

"Use the portal to Elwyn Line and get some medicine from your sister Selmin."

Chimera, wanting a faster effect, said in a hoarse voice, "Can't I use magic? Or can you ask Sister Yuena or Sister Yimiwu to heal me?"

Ye Lin refused: "Our family tradition is that magic is not necessary, so we don't use it." Then the two of them went out and weren't home.

Chimera, unwilling to take the medicine, suddenly had a wild idea and became bold enough to try to treat her vocal cords at the atomic level using a Rubik's Cube.

A moment later, Chimera waved a sign with writing on it in front of Ye Lin:
"Master, I've completely lost my voice."

(End of this chapter)