Ark Undead

"If you ever have the chance to go to the Great Wall, you'll understand what a desperate situation truly means."

Ling stood up from the ground, picked up his wine gourd, took a sip, then reached out and tugged at his slightly disheveled collar. He came to Nian's side and looked out at the snow scene with her.

"It must have been snowing only recently, so that under the faint glow of the setting sun, the desert, which had just been covered with a layer or two of snow, would reveal golden sand dunes. They would shimmer together in the fiery glow of the setting sun."

Ling sighed; the Great Wall in her mind had fermented into its most beautiful form.

"Of course, it's not that Yumen is unattractive, but the peaceful and tranquil atmosphere is indeed different from that vast and magnificent desolate place. However, compared to war, a peaceful and prosperous era is still better."

Ling rubbed Nian's head, then turned back and sat down by the campfire, reaching out to dispel the chill he had just caught from the window.

The immortal also glanced in the direction of Nian.

Such a snowy landscape always reminded him of his time in Shelag, and even earlier, of the world within the painting.

It was snowing like this back then, and Skadi and Kroos were with him.

I wonder what Skadi is doing now, is she still looking for a way to cure Specter?

"Speaking of which, today is New Year's Eve."

Nian leaned against the windowsill, watching the people coming and going below early in the morning.

"Even Yumen doesn't maintain that serious atmosphere all the time; today is a very relaxing day."

"Don't think that soldiers don't get holidays. Even though the fire-worship ceremony is the day after tomorrow, they will still rest on New Year's Eve. However, some soldiers will still be guarding the border to protect the city."

Let him say.

"Shangshu and the capital are the same. Even the Embroidered Uniform Guard will have people resting and people drawing lots to stand guard."

Undead have little concept of the Extinction Order.

In his memory, Lunar New Year's Eve should be a special festival of the Great Yan Dynasty, just like the day of the Casimir Major, a carnival that takes place every year or every few years.

Is New Year's Eve really that important?

The Undying Asks the Way, and learning about some other stories is quite interesting.

"Huh? You even forgot about New Year's Eve?! That can't be true, can it?"

Year turned around in surprise and looked at the Undead.

Instead, he spoke up and defended the immortals.

"Don't forget, we only set the date for New Year's Eve after he left. He ran away on his own not long after the war ended, and we haven't heard from him since."

"That's true. Now that you mention it, it's quite normal that you don't remember."

Nian nodded, returned to the campfire and sat down, then began to give the undead a serious lecture about New Year's Eve.

"Well, the New Year of the Great Yan is a bit different from the normal Terran calendar. The New Year of the Great Yan has its own set of calculation methods."

"Based on the seasonal changes in the world observed by the Celestial Masters from the True Fire, a year was converted into 12 months and 24 solar terms. Finally, the day the war ended and the Great Yan Kingdom was founded was taken as the first day of the new year."

"In other words, tomorrow, tens of millions of years ago, was the first day of the founding of the Great Yan Dynasty. Today is the last day of the old Great Yan Dynasty."

Nian counted on his fingers as he spoke.

“I can’t remember exactly how long it was. But not long after the war ended, the new Great Yan came into being, and you were no longer here by then.”

The immortal nodded, and then asked another question.

"So, Xi committed a crime back then? Why did they have to get rid of her?"

"..."

Ling was momentarily speechless after hearing that sentence.

"No, I didn't mean to beat up Xi on New Year's Eve. But speaking of which, why are you so obsessed with Xi? There's a reason she's afraid of you..."

Ling waved his hand and continued.

"The word 'xi' in the ancient Chinese of the Great Yan Dynasty means the past or old things. The meaning of New Year's Eve is to sweep away the past, leave all misfortunes and bad things behind, and welcome the new year."

"I see."

The immortal nodded in sudden realization; it turned out that New Year's Eve wasn't about beating up Xi.

"So, on New Year's Eve, everyone happily forgets the troubles and worries of the past year. They are cheerful and greet the new year with a brand new self. In short, just have fun. No need to work, no need to worry about anything else, just clear your mind."

Ling explained it to the Undead for a while, which at least gave the Undead a completely new understanding of the New Year of the Great Yan Dynasty.

Unlike Victoria and Casimir, where the New Year marks the start of a new cycle in the calculations.

The concept of the New Year has a unique meaning in the Great Yan Dynasty.

"So! Let's have some fun today!"

Year clapped her hands, and she looked intently at the Undead, Onstan, and Ling.

"Let's go out and have some fun! I just saw a temple fair from the window!"

"Don't go."

"never mind."

"Go ahead."

The three people gave almost the same answer, and Nian's face immediately fell.

"Huh?! Why? Didn't I say we were going to have a good time on New Year's Eve?!"

"No, it's just a habit."

The Undead shook his head. For him, "playing" was just about finding a different place to rest.

It's better to stay with your own campfire.

"Moreover, once we get outside, the campfire might go out."

He also had to make sure his campfire always had enough firewood to burn. Otherwise, it would be quite unpleasant if the fire went out.

Onstan, however, was not very interested.

"Although I do want to go out, I don't really want to. So I'd rather not go out. I don't know what to do if I go out, and with my size, I might scare a lot of people."

Ling is even more straightforward; she's just lazy.

"We're going to the fire-worship ceremony in a couple of days, and I don't really feel like doing anything these days. I'll see if the innkeeper has any activities planned. If it's just at the inn, I can manage to go downstairs."

The year was both laughable and frustrating.

What's wrong with these people? Were they infected by Xi? They're all so lazy.

Since none of the three of them were going out to play, it would be too embarrassing for one person to play alone, so Nian gave up the idea of ​​going out to play.

He could only lie listlessly by the campfire, like a salted fish that had lost its dreams.

Rhodes Island, a thousand miles away, has a completely different atmosphere.

"Quick, quick! This thing is crooked over here! Oh, a little more to the left, yes, yes, that's it!"

Katie seems to have found a new job, directing her team of two... no, three male members to put on stickers.

"Wow! It looks like it's pasted perfectly! As expected of us!"

Andercher and Stewart clapped their hands and successfully pasted a pair of Spring Festival couplets on both sides of the door.

These are Spring Festival couplets I got from Ah Xiao.

Ash is one of the new operators who came to Rhodes Island to work after the Lungmen incident, recommended by Officer Chen.

She used to be a member of the Lungmen Fire Department and offered her opinions on many of Rhode Island's construction plans.

Suggestions include things like adding five fire sprinklers to the passageway and ensuring that a fire-fighting facility is placed every twenty meters.

While it could indeed enhance fire safety to some extent, it was simply too cumbersome, so Kal'tsit only listened without having any concrete plans to implement it.

After all, Rhodes Island is not such a fragile facility; its overall materials have high pressure resistance and fire resistance, so there is no need to do anything more about fire safety.

Simply place the water spray points where necessary.

Although celebrating the Great Yan New Year seems to have little to do with the people of Rhodes Island.

However, on Rhodes Island, where much new construction has been completed, the New Year of the Great Yan also gives the operators a reason to take a temporary break. Therefore, many operators wholeheartedly support the proposal to celebrate the New Year this time.

Even the professor slept in late, a rare occurrence, and hasn't gotten up yet.

I heard that Kal'tsit had called for the Doctor several times. But considering it was a holiday today, Kal'tsit didn't knock on his door and let him rest.

Kal'tsit remained the same as always; even during the New Year, her schedule remained unchanged, and she was still busy as usual.

"Everyone, thank you for your hard work! I've already made breakfast!"

Melantha poked her light purple head out of the kitchen, her two ears twitching.

Along with her, a golden head peeked out. The silly dog ​​sniffed it, then nodded emphatically.

"Eat! Eat!"

So the six of them happily gathered together in Melantha and Katie's dorm room to enjoy the breakfast Melantha had made.

It's a classic Victorian breakfast, a combination of bread, butter, vegetables, and fruits.

The only difference is that the portions of meat and vegetables are larger than those offered in restaurants. After all, we are all people who expend a lot of energy, and we are all young people, so eating more is essential for our growth.

Besides, with a Ceobe watching over them, they naturally ate more.

"I heard there's an event on the deck today. Ace and the others were busy until late yesterday to set up the event area."

"It's not on the deck, it's in the commercial area where many businesses hold events. We also have some events planned for our dessert shop, so I'll have to get busy after breakfast."

Stewart and Andreichel's conversation briefly diverted everyone's attention from the breakfast in front of them.

"Hey? Andercher, are you still busy today?"

Katie asked curiously.

"I thought everyone would be taking a break?"

"I wouldn't call it busy. I'm just doing what I'm interested in, and many of my seniors are very happy about it."

Andercher smiled and said.

"Senior Blue Poison also volunteered to participate in today's dessert giveaway. She said that if Mr. Onstan were still on the island, she would have taken this opportunity to teach him how to make desserts together. After all, Senior Onstan really enjoys participating in these kinds of activities."

"That's true. Although Mr. Onstan looks a bit intimidating, he's surprisingly a thoughtful and gentle man."