The Warrior of Love

"Well, I guess so." Jiang Liu glanced at the situation in the house, "After all, there are so many people...but why not hide from the blizzard in your own home?"

This is also the most strange thing for Jiang Liu. Logically speaking, in this kind of weather, people should choose not to go out and stay at home. Why are they all gathered in the hotel? It can't be that they are all travelers passing by!

"It seems that the three guests are from out of town."

The waitress smiled and said, "There haven't been any outsiders here recently... It's normal that you don't know. I wonder if the three guests noticed anything special before coming here?"

"Speaking of this..."

Heber and Aaliyah looked at each other and said, "This snowstorm... seems a little abrupt."

"Yes, it came suddenly without any warning. I was walking in the wilderness and suddenly found myself in a blizzard."

"At first I thought I had taken the wrong road, but this should indeed be the main city of Luoan... Besides, it's not the snowy season now."

"Yes, this guest has hit the nail on the head."

The waitress nodded. "Because it's not the snowy season now—at least three months in advance."

After arranging her words, she continued, "This city can barely be said to have spring all year round. Even in the deep winter, there will only be two light snowfalls at most.

But I don’t know what happened this year. It started snowing a month ago, and it’s getting heavier and lasting longer and longer. The sky has been light gray all the time, and there has been no sunny day anymore... Now this snowstorm has lasted for a day and a night.

Because they had no experience in winter, the weather suddenly turned cold and many elderly people didn’t make it through…

The firewood was quickly consumed, and there was no extra food left. In this weather, it was impossible to go out to find food.

Everyone could only wait to die in their own homes, but fortunately, places like inns and taverns generally had the habit of digging cellars to store wine and food. The church and the lord also sent some magic props that could be used, and everyone could get together to take care of each other and keep warm, and slowly it became what it is now.

Everyone is having a hard time, and my family is happy to help shelter you all.

But the food is very little after all, and we can’t supply it indefinitely… The accommodation fee I just mentioned is actually the meal fee. If you three just want to stay, you don’t have to pay.”

"I see..." Alia suddenly asked seriously, "Why did this change happen?"

"Oh, this guest is really something. I'm just an ordinary waitress. How could I know so much?" The waitress thought for a while, "However, if there is anyone in this city who knows what happened, it must be the Lord."

"Lord?"

"In the southeast corner of the city, the one with the brightest lights at night is the lord's mansion."

"it is good!"

"Ugh?"

The waitress covered her mouth and said, "Did I say something I shouldn't have? By the way, are you three adventurers from outside? I heard that the rescue team couldn't get in. How did you get to the city?"

"Um, I don't know how to answer this... Well, just treat us as adventurers, thank you."

Jiang Liu smiled and nodded, then said to Heber and Aaliyah, "Let's leave."

"Wait! With such a heavy snowstorm, where can we stay even if we leave?"

"Sorry, sorry, there are too many people here. I don't mind sleeping on the floor, but I have a female companion, so I have to consider..."

Jiang Liu grinned and gave the waitress a thumbs up.

"Anyway, let's go to the lord's house to find out the situation. Goodbye!"

Chapter 372: Hunger of the Gods

"Ah, my hero, you are here after all! The oracle was correct!"

Jiang Liu originally thought that it would take some effort to meet the person in power in this city, but he did not expect that as soon as he introduced himself at the door, the other party could not wait to welcome the three of them in without any doubt about their identity.

And the one waiting for them in the mansion was not a noble lord, but a blonde woman in nun's clothes, about thirty years old. She was so excited that she almost fainted after seeing Jiang Liu and the other two.

"Oracle?" Jiang Liu looked at Alia inquiringly.

The Goddess of Sealing had anticipated this: "There is a certain connection between the divine world and the underworld, which is convenient for guiding the heroes and providing certain conveniences for their adventures. Usually, this is done by telling the clergy in the church so that they can prepare in advance and save time."

"This is quite humane... Uh, who are you?" Jiang Liu turned to look at the blonde nun.

"My dear hero, I am the priest of this city's church, and I look forward to your coming every day."

The blonde nun clasped her fingers together in front of her chest, raised her head and prayed to Jiang Liu.

"Please save this city! If this continues, everyone will be frozen by the blizzard!"

"Calm down, big sister priest." Heber nodded. "Although the situation is urgent, you can't solve the problem just by worrying here. Let's serve two cups of hot tea first to warm us up, and then you can tell us the details of the situation."

"Oh, this is so rude, I actually forgot such an important thing!"

The blonde nun bowed and apologized quickly: "I am the priestess Isini. I believe you must have had a hard time on the road. I will prepare a reception for the hero and the goddess right now. Please come this way."

"Hmm...Excuse me, why are you the only one here?" Alia glanced at the servants in the mansion, "This should be the lord's mansion, right?"

"This is exactly what I will report to the Brave Master later."

Isini gave a bitter smile: "The Lord is... gone..."

-

A month ago, when the climate just began to change, no one realized the seriousness of the matter, but the cold wind and snow almost destroyed the entire autumn harvest, and the wild beasts in the nearby mountains and wilderness all fled. The city soon fell into a situation of eating up all the resources.

Although there is still some food stored, it is obviously not enough to last the entire winter...Besides, no one knows how long this horrible weather will last.

It was at this time that the crystal ball used to report the territory's situation to the imperial capital became unusable, and the other magic tools also became ineffective, and the city fell into a state of isolation.

The lord sent out soldiers to seek help from the nobles in the surrounding territories, but for some unknown reason, none of the messengers he sent out returned.

On the twentieth day, the lord had basically given up on the terrible weather and knew that he could not just sit there and wait for death with a fluke mentality, so he assembled an elite force, took out some supplies from the limited material storage, and equipped himself with magical props for identifying directions and lighting, and raided the nearest city in the hope of spreading the news.

Before leaving, the lord handed over the power and the mansion to the priestess and asked her to take over his work.

However, after only one day, the lord returned... Strictly speaking, only the lord's "body" returned.

There were more than fifty elite troops when they set out, but only seven or eight returned, and the "remains" they brought back were just the lord's right hand and a ring engraved with the family crest.

According to the surviving soldiers, they were attacked by a "dragon" on the way. Although they fought bravely, they were crushed by the despairing gap in strength. After just a few rounds of fighting, they were almost wiped out, and the rest fled back for their lives.

But for some reason, the ice dragon only killed the soldiers who wanted to leave this damn place, and did not chase after those who fled back to the city, allowing the remaining soldiers to successfully return to the city.

Because the news was too sensational, the lord's death would shake everyone's confidence, and if they were not careful, the already extremely fragile social order in the city would collapse, so the grief-stricken priest did not announce the lord's death to the public.

Because of the windy and snowy weather, almost no one went out to communicate, so the news was intentionally controlled and did not spread. It was a blessing in disguise.

The priest gathered the city's residents in places like inns, churches, and adventurer's guilds, carefully distributing the remaining supplies, barely supporting everyone's survival.

In order to prevent people from falling into despair, she did not tell the residents the truth that supplies were about to run out, but only called on everyone to tighten their belts.

She also said that they had made contact with the outside world, but the rescue team could not break through the snowstorm for the time being, and they were mobilizing royal mages from the royal capital to dispel this natural disaster, so they only needed to hold on for a while.

——This is a bubble of lies that will burst at the slightest touch.

However, using the identity of the "lord" to say this was indeed very convincing to the residents in the city. After all, in their opinion, since the "lord" was still here, there was still room for redemption, otherwise the nobles and bigwigs who cherished their lives would have fled long ago...

Therefore, although the living conditions were difficult, people in the city were still able to survive, the residents did not panic, and places like hotels even had the mind to do business.

Well, actually, even if you don’t have money, the hotel won’t kick you out. They just think “it’s a good idea to make some money”… Everyone basically knows each other, so they only ask the rich people for money and leave the ordinary people alone.

Looking back now, when Jiang Liu and the other two entered the hotel, many people cast curious glances at them. It was probably not just because of Heber and Alia's appearance, but also because they might have thought they were adventurers from outside who came to explore the way.

The reason why the priest dared to tell such a big lie was mainly because she had received the oracle of "the coming of a brave man" and knew that the brave man would pass through this city when he went to the royal capital, so she was betting on whether she could hold on until that time.

Just yesterday, the food in the manor and the church had basically run out, and the next step would be to kill large livestock such as horses and oxen. But if they continue to think like this, they will run out of food sooner or later.

The priest felt powerless and was gradually despairing. Fortunately, the oracle before him came true at this time - Jiang Liu broke through the blizzard and arrived here!

"That's it. If you don't come, brave man, I will... wooooooo!"

"Uh..." Jiang Liu originally wanted to touch his head, but when he thought about his current youthful appearance, which was so much younger than the other person, the scene was really funny, so he hesitated for a moment and put his hand down.

Instead, Alia stepped forward and took the hand of the priestess Isni, and said to her gently: "Don't worry, we will overcome this desperate situation together."

"Ah, you really are the real goddess..."

"But what are we to do?"

Heber spread his hands and asked, "Anyway, I can't conjure food out of thin air to feed the whole city."

"This..." Alia hesitated and couldn't think of any good solution for a while.

Jiang Liu suddenly smiled and said, "Alia, open the door to the divine world."

"what?"

"Let's go to the dining hall - the gods won't starve to death if they skip a meal or two."

-

"Hmm... This is such a headache, which one should I choose?"

In the dessert area of ​​the cafeteria, a cute boy with black hair and black eyes was hesitating.

"Ah... As expected of a god-level chef's work, every one of them looks delicious, it's simply a work of art!"

The "God of Pastry" wearing a chef's hat behind the counter raised his lips slightly when he heard this: "Oh, kid, you are very knowledgeable. What do you want to eat? Uncle can make it for you now."

"Well, this is so confusing. I really want to eat all of this, but I only have one stomach. Sigh..."

"It's not good to eat too much dessert."

The God of Pastry looked at the young man and felt that he looked vaguely familiar.

I used to like desserts and there was a little silver-haired girl who often came. This boy seemed to be the little girl’s companion. I remember he seemed to be a hero?

Well, never mind, as long as you like his work, you are a good kid!

"I'm going back to the netherworld to save the world after this."

The black-haired boy showed a melancholy expression: "The food from that world... Alas, I don't know when I can taste such delicious pastries again. When I think about this, I feel extremely depressed... It's really too sad."

“This kid really likes the snacks I made!”

It feels great to be recognized!

"It's okay..." The God of Pastry smiled amiably, "You can bring a few more pieces. If you can't finish them, take them to the underworld and keep them for later."

"Hey, won't it break?"

"How is that possible? This is my work, no, a work of art! It's made from raw materials from the divine world, so it won't go bad even if it's left for a year!"

"Wow, so amazing, you are worthy of being God!"

The young hero's admiring gaze made the God of Pastry feel so comfortable that both sides of his beard stood up.

"Then...can I take a little more? I want more people to enjoy your craftsmanship, no, your artistic attainments!"

"Of course!"

The God of Pastry waved his hand and said, "Hahaha, take as much as you can!"

"Then I won't be polite?"

"Go ahead and take it. You're just a kid, even if—eh?"

Coming to his senses, the God of Pastry suddenly discovered that dark holes had appeared on the counter where the pastries were placed, swallowing up the delicious pastries one after another.

Originally, the food was prepared for the gods in the divine world, so the quantity was very sufficient, but now it all disappeared in the blink of an eye!

When I looked down, the black-haired boy was nowhere to be found.

The God of Pastry turned around blankly, only to see that all the raw materials such as flour, eggs, and butter in the kitchen were swept away...

Soon after, puzzled voices were heard from other counters.

"what happened?"

Chapter 373: Do it!

All in all, the problem of food shortage was solved first, although the gods in the divine world might go hungry for a few meals...

But they should feel relieved that sacrificing their own rations can save so many humans - probably.

Anyway, Jiang Liu has no plans to return to the God Realm recently, so just let time dilute everything.

After Jiang Liu took out a huge amount of food from the dark space and filled up an entire warehouse, the priest who had been worried about the residents finally felt relieved and almost fell to his knees.

After he came to his senses, he grabbed Jiang Liu's hand and kept saying things like "thank God" and "miracle".

Well, in a sense it is indeed a miracle...

After the priest calmed down a little, everyone came to the warm hall and began to discuss how to resolve this incident.