Almost every year during the Winter Veil Festival, it would snow, and this year was no exception.
Early in the morning, Icestone City was already covered in heavy snow, and gusts of bone-piercing cold wind blew through the dark sky.
In such terrible weather, the merciful Lord did not let the slaves go out to work.
They all huddled together in the refugee camp that had just been built, relying on each other's body heat to stay warm.
Suddenly, the camp became lively again, and all kinds of surprised shouts could be heard. This was because the merciful Lord had actually let the soldiers deliver wine to the slaves.
Of course, the wine was not good wine, and it was also mixed with a large amount of water, but to most of the slaves who had never tasted wine in their entire lives, it was like nectar from heaven.
The spicy wine dispelled the cold, and countless slaves prostrated themselves on the ground, loudly praising the Lord's benevolence.
And at this moment, the merciful Lord was still lying in his warm bed.
It was snowing heavily outside, but the inside was as warm as spring.
The flames in the fireplace had been dancing all night, and the heat it emitted made the entire room exceptionally comfortable.
Cathy quietly walked in and stuffed a few pieces of dry wood into the fireplace. Just as she was about to leave, she saw Colin sit up from the bed.
"Sir, you're awake."
"Mm."
Actually, Colin had woken up a long time ago, but lazing in bed on such a snowy morning was a kind of remembrance and remembrance of his previous life's habits.
"Happy Winter Veil Festival, Lord Viscounts! I'll go prepare some water for you to wash up and have breakfast. "
Cathy had specially dressed up today. She wore a white dress with a flouncy apron around her waist, and her long chestnut hair was tied up with a red headscarf, making her look simple yet elegant.
Her watery eyes, pointy ears, and delicate facial features made her exude a delicate temperament.
"Happy Winter Veil Festival!" Colin smiled as he greeted the half-elf maid.
Then he got off the bed and walked to the window, looking at the world covered in snow outside, his thoughts drifting.
The Winter Veil Festival was a festival unique to the Radiant Empire. It lasted from the middle of December to the beginning of January every year, and was the biggest festival of the year.
On the snowy ground in the castle, there were three children playing.
They were all collateral members of the Angele family. Colin was not familiar with them. It took him a while to remember the name of one of the boys. As for the other two, he could not remember them at all.
Listening to the innocent laughter of the children, an indescribable sense of loneliness suddenly welled up in Colin's heart.
Hu — —
Colin suddenly pushed open the window.
The biting cold north wind mixed with snowflakes blew in their faces, bringing with it an icy chill that seemed to penetrate deep into their bones and freeze their blood.
However, Colin did not care at all.
After being promoted to a fourth-grade knight, his heart, which had been dormant for a long time, suddenly burst with vitality and started beating again. This time, it was even more powerful and surging than before.
Driven by this heart, all the blood in his body flowed and surged like a torrential river. The heat emitted from his body caused the snowflakes in the sky to melt into water before they even touched his skin.
"Ah! Viscounts, why did you open the window? Be careful not to catch a cold. "Cathy came in with toiletries and could not help but exclaim in surprise.
Colin smiled and closed the window again. He turned back and let Cathy help him wash up.
"Sir, do you want to have breakfast here or go to the dining hall?"
"Let's eat here."
"Yes."
Soon, Cathy came in with a tray.
The breakfast was sumptuous. There was grilled tilapia, cream tomatoes, almond gingerbread, and a cup of eggnog wine.
However, Colin frowned, "Eggnog wine? Didn't I tell you to prepare deer blood wine for every meal? "
Cathy explained in a low voice, "Sir, this is the first meal of the Winter Veil Festival. According to tradition, there must be almond gingerbread and eggnog wine."
Colin then remembered that it seemed to be true.
"Sir, if you insist, I can go to the kitchen to prepare a cup of deer blood wine."
"Forget it." Colin waved his hand.
It was fine if he did not drink deer blood, he was too lazy to let the kitchen go through the trouble.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Colin could use this food to experience the atmosphere of this world's Winter Veil Festival.
"How do you half-elves celebrate the Winter Veil Festival?" Colin asked casually as he tasted the wonderful reaction of the gingerbread and eggnog wine in his mouth.
Cathy who was standing on the side smiled, "Actually, the half-elven kingdom's Winter Veil Festival is no different from the empire. The only difference is that we have a bonfire party at night."
"Bonfire party?"
"Yes, it can also be called a bonfire party, but the dancers are all male half-elves. They will show their talents at the party to attract the attention of the female half-elves."
"Won't they invite the female half-elves to dance with them?"
"No, that is the custom of your human empire. The half-elves usually dance alone. At the end of the party, there will be a judge made up of respected elders to choose the male half-elves with the most beautiful dance. "
At this point, Cathy seemed to have recalled something, and her little face instantly turned red, making her look exceptionally adorable.
Colin was speechless.
"The male with the most beautiful dance …"
This description gave Colin goosebumps all over his body.
But as a gentleman, Colin suppressed the discomfort in his heart and smiled, "Then what reward will the winner receive?"
"He will receive the title of 'Moonlight Dancer'." Cathy's eyes were full of envy and reverence, as if she yearned for this title.
Colin nodded, suddenly becoming interested in the Moonlight Dancer. He wanted to see how beautiful their dance was.
"This custom of yours should have been passed down from the elves, right?"
"Yes." Cathy nodded, "Moreover, before the elves disappeared from the Radiant Moon Forest, there would be elven representatives participating in the Moonlight Dancer selection ball in Silvermoon City."
"Oh? Then, when did the elves completely cut off contact with you? "
Cathy muttered to herself for a moment before replying, "I've seen the records of the Savoy family. Around eight hundred years ago, the elves completely disappeared from the depths of the Radiant Forest and never contacted us again."
Colin had already finished the food in front of him. He picked up a napkin to wipe his mouth and asked curiously, "Have you half-elves never tried to enter the Radiant Moon Forest to look for traces of the elves?"
"Of course we have. In the first few years after the elves disappeared, many half-elven nobles in Silvermoon City who had close ties with the elves panicked. They sent many rangers and soldiers to the Radiant Moon Forest in an attempt to find traces of the elves.
But … none of the half-elves who entered the Radiant Moon Forest ever came out … "
"Never came out?" Colin frowned.
He suddenly felt that the disappearance of the elves wasn't that simple.
That mysterious and dangerous Radiant Moon Forest should be hiding some unknown things.
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