Does the mechanical girl dream of the Messiah?

"This is……"

She didn't take it seriously at first, but when she looked carefully at the sky, she discovered some clues.

Streets and buildings, they do not seem to be arranged simply according to a lack of rules or based solely on the factors of "price" and "topography". Some more specific rules limit and arrange their distribution. Their current location is by no means the optimal solution in the economic sense, but the result of some kind of willful planning.

They vaguely formed a certain pattern. It was not a magic symbol that Ella Heper was familiar with. It seemed that Lunicia did not know its specific origin, but she might have come into contact with something similar, so she felt familiar with this pattern. In this way, it seemed that this was probably some kind of religious symbol belonging to the Twelve Gods.

"I see. If it is a mark possessed by one of the Twelve Gods, then it is possible that I have seen it."

"Ms. Luna, can you determine who it belongs to?"

"Unfortunately."

Lunicia shook her head.

This is not necessarily a very important matter. After all, the city now looks safe and peaceful. The symbol belongs to one of the true gods and is unlikely to be a dangerous symbol. Myuland's main faith is focused on Shahar, Lucy and Alexander. They are not strangers to Lunisia, and because of this, Lunisia trusts them quite a bit.

The person who made this arrangement is undoubtedly someone closely related to this city. The founder of this city, or the ruler of this city, no matter which one of them, normally would not be full of conspiracy to harm his own people.

"Where's Ash?"

"Ashe doesn't know the Twelve Gods, and she has no impression of the Twelve Gods' relics."

"Really--"

This kind of conversation might sound incredible to others, but it was totally unimportant to the three of them.

The girl favored by God, the ancient mechanism, the magician with a deep heart, no matter which one, may be difficult to get along with in the eyes of others. Will it be because they are too close to God that they lack human feelings, arrogant and difficult to adapt? Will they just wear human skin on the surface, but are murderous monsters inside? Will their souls be corrupted by Zhongbei's dark magic, and everything in her eyes is just a test subject and consumable?

Contrary to any assumption, the three girls who were strolling on the stairs and gazing at the scenery outside the glass in the elevator got along so well with each other.

"First, buy armor?"

"It's to repair the armor."

Lunicia had to correct Ella's wrong perception, otherwise she might really have to reluctantly throw away this silver armor that not only pleased her but was also not cheap at all.

"As for money..."

"I'll take care of all this, since it was my fault that it got ruined."

Ashlee looked like she wanted to say something, but after thinking for a while, she chose to remain hesitant. In her opinion, this was probably a good thing for now.

While sighing and asking around, Lunicia finally found out the location of the "Silver Thorn" store.

In the turbulent undercurrent of Nosavri, "Silver Thorn" was still able to operate normally. Lunisia was very sure that this chain of armor stores for women must also have a branch in Muirand. The two places were not far away, so it didn't make sense to find it in Nosavri but not in Muirand.

As he walked forward, he reached into his waist bag, looking for what he needed.

The customer service system of "Silver Thorn" is very complete - as long as you keep the purchase receipt, you can repair the armor within one year of purchase at only half the annual maintenance fee, and provide free maintenance services. The latter is not needed now, but the former is what Lunicia urgently needs now.

This was not a problem, as long as we found the exaggerated cursive small Zelan language sign, everything would be solved. Customers' needs are the top priority, especially in a store with a relatively high positioning like "Silver Thorn".

To be honest, this made Lunicia feel relieved. She was very happy not to have to spend extra time on negotiations.

The material used to make her silver armor is not just ordinary steel. Ordinary alloys cannot provide such decent protection. Mithril is added to these silver armors to ensure that the final product is light enough, and advanced refined gold plating technology is used. Even if the plating is not a complete refined gold layer, it is enough to increase the strength of the armor. It is really too much to ask Lunicia to find a way to repair this armor by herself.

The armor repair was agreed to immediately, but even if it was expedited, it would take at least three days - this speed was not slow, and it was very reasonable for the fine armor on Lunicia. In addition, Lunicia did not think that she would encounter any dangerous situation in Muland. Even if there was, she should be able to hold on until the city guards arrived with her greatsword. So she simply handed the gauntlet and leg armor to the clerk, and had them fully maintained while the breastplate was being repaired.

Not until the group left happily and cheerfully did the dwarf craftsman who was in charge of inspecting the damage to the armor cast a complicated look towards the door, staring in the direction the girls left.

To be honest, after seeing what the craftsmen were going to repair, he couldn't help but become extremely curious. The huge wound, the arm armor that was almost torn off, the large-scale burn marks... each of them might not be fatal, but they were so densely piled together, on this armor that had only been bought for a short time. What kind of person could survive such a fatal injury?

Even looks intact?

Of course, Lunicia didn't know about these things. At most, she would just sneeze when others talked about her behind her back. Even if they really asked her, she had no idea how to explain it. It was better to just pretend that nothing happened.

The armor was sent directly to the workshop for repair, not in the "Silver Thorn" shop, so even if Lunicia came to pick up the armor halfway, she would return empty-handed. She didn't care about this when she heard about it, or she had actually already focused her thoughts on what to do next.

"Next is..."

"buying clothes."

As the original initiator of the proposal, Ashlee was very diligent in reminding Lunisia.

Ella didn't seem to care. Her only thought was that Lunicia was happy. Since buying clothes was something Lunicia was happy about, she certainly wouldn't have any objection.

Food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and fighting. These seem to be indispensable to survive in this world, and stores with these as the core will exist in this world along with the needs. Needs and needs are not the same, and people's needs are different. There are always some that are more preferred and some that are more indifferent.

In Nosawi and Twek, fighting has become a necessity. Armor and weapons can even be more popular than food - people can use these things to obtain food, or simply turn other people into food. In Myurand, you can survive even if you can't wield a sword. The need for socializing has made a variety of transportation and clothing popular. In front of Lunicia and her group, the rows of clothing stores look so... shocking.

This made both of them back off in their hearts.

The feeling of visiting a store that they are completely unfamiliar with seems a little unimaginable.

"What are you doing?"

With Ashetherin around, these things were no problem: she just pushed the two of them forward with one hand each, towards the magnificent, brightly lit clothing store, which brought them no less pressure than the undead army.

"……Um……"

"..."

Lunicia could still manage to hum a few times, but Ella simply fell completely silent.

Not to mention their nervousness and helplessness, even if they felt that the adventurer's clothes they were wearing were out of place with the surroundings, it did not prevent them from feeling the deserted feeling emanating from these clothing stores.

Today doesn't seem to be a holiday - it's true that the airport has suspended operations, but they don't seem to have just opened today. I'm afraid the holiday has started a long time ago for them, but in other places, it is obviously not as popular as the holiday. Even in the commercial district in the city center, there are not as many people as on holidays. Even though Lunicia has never really seen what kind of traffic there is in a big city during holidays, she can still roughly judge this.

But it's still too little.

After all, some people have started their vacations now, and some people simply don't need to consider the changes of rest days and holidays, but the current market is still a little depressed. Maybe tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, the scene will be much better, but Lunicia still feels that this is still quite different from the scenery it should be.

The receptionist's attitude was still very polite, and a simple conversation allowed Lunicia to understand the recent situation more clearly.

In fact, unlike the situation in Mariai, this place is not like the territory ruled by the Ivanov family. Due to the problems of rebels and refugees, people are keen to arm themselves and stockpile food. This trend has lasted for quite some time. The safety of the countryside can only be maintained by local militias. Even those villages and towns may not know whether they still exist. It is different in Muirand. The situation here seems to be quite stable, and naturally there should not be many people hoarding weapons and armor, buying food and so on.

In reality, the citizens did not seem to do such irrational things, and the market did not fluctuate much on the surface. However, the sales of mid- to high-end clothing stores fell abnormally during what should have been the peak season, and the price of gold was rising for unknown reasons. If Lunicia went to exchange gold coins for currency now, she could get a few more points than when she was in Mari.

It was not easy to get this information from the shop assistant. At least, it was only after Lunicia and Ella picked out a dress for themselves that the shop assistant was willing to talk to them about these things in detail.

After packing up the two sets of clothes and leaving the store, Lunicia felt a sense of emptiness.

That is the emptiness caused by the loss of money.

"Ella."

"What's wrong, Lady Luna?"

"Money is something external to oneself."

"Ok?"

"But if I use it, I will still feel sad..."

"Well, if Lady Luna doesn't want you to, you can use mine next time. My wallet is Lady Luna's wallet."

"No, no, forget it..."

Lunicia turned her gaze to Ashtherin again.

She now changed from half lying in the air to sitting up in the air. Even though Lunisia and her group had been walking continuously for most of the day, she still looked comfortable and was quite satisfied with the dress she bought under her "guidance". Lunisia didn't know whether the construct had such a thing as mood. She herself felt that there was, and Ashethelin was undoubtedly in a good mood now.

"Won't Ash buy himself some clothes too?"

"As for Ash, that's not necessary."

"Hey?"

Without even moving her fingertips, with a faint light, the transparent coat on her body disappeared, and was replaced by a white dress with light blue floral patterns. With another faint light, she changed into a formal lake blue evening gown. It seemed that she did not need to worry about the clothing issue at all.

"This feels similar to making weapons..."

"Luna guessed right."

"so good."

The group still looked so relaxed.

Is this city friendly or sinister? At least in their opinion, it should be the former.

Chapter 23: Buying Everything

Let’s put the clothes we bought aside for now and pretend they don’t exist.

All the armors have been sent for repair, so let's just pretend they don't exist.

Now Lunixia was not used to it. She would look at her body from top to bottom, from arms to toes. She was not covered by silver armor. She was just wearing a white dress she had just bought. It had a yellow wheat ear pattern on the hem and neckline, which was as beautiful as a laurel wreath. When she stepped on it, there was no metal collision sound that was unique to heavy armor. Now, the only thing left was her pair of light brown boots. They were not broken after a long time of use, and as a gift she had received before, they looked pretty good.

The lack of the quality of the armor on her body was really hard for her to get used to.

She felt her body was too light, as if she could break free from the influence of gravity and fly into the boundless sky with just one push. The only thing she had was the weight of the giant sword from behind, preventing her from getting lost and forgetting that she was standing on the ground.

Ella's armor was not sent for maintenance. Her leather armor itself was not something that required special care. It was neither expensive nor complicated and could be replaced at any time. She now changed into this standard three-piece suit of windbreaker, shirt and trousers, simply to match Lunicia, after all, the latter was just wearing casual clothes now.

"But, Lady Luna, I still have to ask."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"Aren't you cold...?"

The lower body is not so bad, as the thick cotton tights are probably good for keeping out the cold, but the upper body is another story, as the thin dress even leaves almost the entire arm exposed, which doesn't seem to be "warmth-keeping" at all.

"Ah, this."

Turning in a circle, Lunicia examined the dress she was wearing.

"I think it's okay? Yeah, it's fine."

…No matter how cold it was, she seemed determined not to take off her clothes.

How can I put it? She simply couldn't let go of the outfit she was wearing. Although the experience of wearing armor for a long time distorted her body sense, it didn't seem to distort her aesthetic taste. This is not to say that the armor she chose for herself was not good-looking, but she still had a preference for casual clothes. At least for her, wearing a skirt was always a happy thing.

"The temperature is normal."

Ashlee floated over from the side and circled around Lunicia.

"It's not like she has an excessive fever...Luna has a very good physique."

“Yes, that’s right.”

This is the result of adventurer training.

For an "official adventurer" like Lunicia who has spent more than ten years under the professional training of the Glorious Temple, both the intensity and effectiveness of the training are much higher than the so-called "wild ways". Moreover, whether it is the High Priest Sieli or the Holy Knight Sestin, their preference for Lunicia is visible to the naked eye. As a result, Lunicia's current physical fitness is exceptionally outstanding.

The benefits of training such as improving cold resistance through diet are not only reflected in the "cold resistance" itself. The loss of physical energy in cold conditions will be suppressed, and it is less likely for people to get sick due to cold than ordinary people. In addition, armor can also be adjusted accordingly according to physical fitness. Ordinary people who want to move in ice and snow must at least add a lining of sufficient thickness to avoid a series of problems caused by excessive loss of body temperature. For a physique like Lunicia, the most basic thing is to avoid contact between armor and limbs, and the lightness and mobility will be greatly improved accordingly.

After all, physical strength can only resist the cold, but cannot prevent metal from sticking to skin.

Ella Hepper naturally understood this truth, but she was just more of a worrier.

This kind of personality is naturally not obvious when she is alone, but once there is someone she needs to worry about, it is inevitable... well... that's about it.

At first, Lunicia was still adhering to the concept of thrift and decided to buy the dress that Ashlee suggested and then go find a hotel. But she couldn't stop. In Nosavi, it could be said that she kept a close eye on her wallet. After buying the armor, she was immediately pulled back by the strong pain in her body, forcing her to give up the idea of ​​buying other things. This time should have been the same, originally...

After leaving the clothing store, Lunicia asked Ella Hepper how much travel money she had left out of curiosity and concern.

As a result, she was nearly blinded by the light.

Although dimensional bags are not common, according to Ella, they are not expensive, so Lunicia did not pay too much attention to these plain-looking brown cloth bags. What almost blinded her eyes was the contents of one of the bags: a large number of gold bars with emblems she did not recognize, scattered gemstones of various colors, and some jewelry that looked very historical... These things sparkled in the space of the dimensional bag, and Lunicia almost covered half of her face and shouted "My eyes!"

Ella seemed to have no intention of explaining where the "travel expenses" came from, so Lunicia did not ask.

Not asking does not mean there are no guesses. At least these things should not be obtained by Ella through channels such as the market: whether being an adventurer to get rewards, or selling something for profit, what is finally obtained should be the local currency. The specific style is determined by the region where the reward is obtained, but it is generally the same.

But Ella's jewelry is different from the "travel expenses". It seems that they were either owned by Ella when she started her journey, or she robbed a vault or ruins. The styles of the jewelry are similar, the cutting and polishing process of the gems can be seen, and the gold bars even have the same emblem. These are all evidence that they were obtained by Ella Hepper at the same time.

Lunicia raised her head, and floated over and looked around in the air, then circled back and said to Lunicia: "Those are the national emblems of Hyperborean."

"Oh."

There was nothing surprising about this response. After all, this answer itself was within Lunicia's expectations.

Ella didn't say anything special, as if it wasn't a big deal.

But this was just the beginning, because Ashlee then lay on Ella Hepper's shoulder and whispered something in Ella's ear without Lunisia being able to hear. Lunisia didn't know what they said to each other, she only knew that Ella trotted away in silence, she wanted to follow, but Ashlee persuaded her to stay where she was, fortunately, Ella trotted back again not long after, and Lunisia had no idea what she had done.

Everyone knew that this was only temporary - Lunicia would soon find out what Ella was doing.

Next, she was dragged away by Ella and Ashlee on her left and right, and began their long shopping trip.

First up is the jewelry store.

"So, just using the Holy Emblem..."

"That alone is not enough to highlight Lady Luna's temperament - Ashlee, how about this one?"