Looking at Lily's dizzy face, Hao Ren knew that the maiden did not know what had happened just now. "Just now, Raven 12345 came in through the gap that you 'smuggled' in and possessed you to say a few words to me."
Lily did not feel uncomfortable at all when she heard that she was possessed. She even laughed. "Ow ow? What did the goddess say? "
"We may have 'helpers' in the future," said Hao Ren. "As I go back in time, the sealing of the distorted space and time will be reduced. If we happen to meet other acquaintances in the historical trajectory during this process, we can let them 'smuggle' in like you. But since you are all entering with your consciousness, you can't bring in the equipment and power of the later generations. So, you can only maintain your combat power in the historical stage. "
Lily easily understood what Hao Ren meant. She looked down at her hands and suddenly realized something. "I was wondering why this body feels so weak. I tried to summon my claws but failed."
As she spoke, the usually careless husky showed a trace of emotion. "I really miss the days in the Siberian snowfield. When I came out of the village, I wandered all the way, full of exciting ideas. I never worried about anything and never thought about making a living in the human world. Although I got lost, I was happy with a pack of wolves every day. Mr. Landlord, do you know, I actually went all the way to the Arctic Circle, and then I was blocked by a glacier. When I found that there was no road ahead, I turned around and went back. "
Hao Ren pursed his lips. "I know. You've been like this since more than half a century ago."
Lily smiled, reached into her clothes, and finally pulled out the tattered thread-bound book with pictures of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
"It's really here … I didn't return this book in the end." She shook her head. "I took it with me to many places. I flipped through it countless times while wandering in the snowy plains. Later, I looked for food in human cities, fought with people, did odd jobs, and joined gangs. Then, I wanted to study and become a cultured person, so I went to Beijing to study. At that time, I also brought this book with me … When I graduated from Peking University for the first time, I finally remembered to go back to that small village, but there was no longer a village there."
Lily said and sighed. "Probably I can never return it. The old man must have scolded me."
Hao Ren looked at her in surprise. After a long time, he hesitantly asked, "Are you … crying?"
"Of course not." Lily looked up and bared her teeth at Hao Ren. "I've been used to this kind of thing since half a century ago. It's just a little emotional. I didn't expect to relive it again in this form. Mr. Landlord, let's not waste time here. Let's go out and see what era it is outside. We still have to finish the mission. "
Hao Ren looked at Lily a few more times and felt that the usually heartless husky maiden could have such a sentimental moment. He then nodded and came to the wooden door that was faintly glowing in yellow.
Outside the wooden door was another fragment of space and time, and on the other side of the wooden door was the hunter's hut in black, white and gray. Hao Ren stood at the door, took a deep breath, and then pushed the door open without hesitation.
In an instant, the extremely quiet time and space seemed to suddenly move. The warm sunset sprinkled on his face. In the sunset, he could see a few sparrows that were startled into flight. All kinds of sounds also came from all directions, mixed with the creaking sound of wheels rolling over the stone road and the sporadic voices of people in the distance. Hao Ren took another step and stepped into a new space and time.
He found himself in front of an old street, a wet gravel road stretching from south to north. Dirty and smelly sewage flowed on both sides of the road. On both sides of the street, there were low, cramped houses lined up next to each other. Most of the brick walls looked very old. The lower half of the wall was covered with moss, and the upper half was mottled and peeling. The tallest building in sight was only two or three stories. The sunset, which was about to sink into the horizon, hung on the roofs across the street, and the light was cut into pieces by the uneven roofs.
Perhaps it was because it was close to dusk that there were almost no pedestrians on the street. Occasionally, a few figures could be seen from afar, but they were all wearing old, coarse clothes. It was rare to see a neatly dressed person passing by. The pedestrians who passed by in the distance had numb expressions on their faces as they hurried along. It seemed that no one had noticed the two strangely dressed people who suddenly appeared on this side of the street. Occasionally, a carriage filled with miscellaneous goods would pass by the intersection in the distance, and the driver would shout at the animals with a heavy local accent, which added a gloomy and chaotic feeling to the street.
Hao Ren looked back and saw that the 'wooden door' that he had pushed earlier had not disappeared. It was abruptly embedded in a moss-covered wall, and next to it was a slatted window covered with grease and reinforced with an iron frame. Above the slatted window hung a dim yellow lamp, which was gently swaying in the evening breeze, making a slight squeaking sound.
Hao Ren pushed open the door of the hunter's cabin again and found that the black and white still space behind the door was still there, and he could not find the window next to the slatted window. There was no doubt that this was an abnormal spatial phenomenon.
The cabin seemed to be 'embedded' on the edge of this space and time, becoming something like a stronghold, and the only connection between it and this space and time was the flimsy-looking wooden door.
Before coming out with Hao Ren, Lily had retracted her ears and tail and turned into a human. She curiously looked at the rather old street in front of her, and after a moment, she made a guess. "It looks like Europe … Europe from 600 to 700 years ago."
"The late Middle Ages, I can't believe we've suddenly jumped to this point in time." Hao Ren nodded. "But it makes sense. Vivian's hibernation cycle is two to three centuries. This is my second time traveling, so it's normal that I'm here."
"Medieval Europe, the most memorable thing is the burning of witches." Lily wrinkled her nose as if she could smell the disgusting burnt smell in the air. "We've really come to an incredible era."
Hao Ren shrugged. "The Dark Ages created by humans. At this time, the Mythological Era has ended, but humans have tormented themselves into a stage worse than the Mythological Era. We'd better find a set of local clothes first. This is too eye-catching to walk outside. This is not an era that accepts performance art."
Lily wiped the sweat on her forehead. "I agree. I'm still wearing a Siberian survival suit. It's so hot …"
Hao Ren silently looked at Lily, thinking that this girl was honest.
The two of them were agile. They quickly went around a deserted alley and got a set of local clothes from a clothesline in a house. Although it was not comfortable, at least it solved the problem of different styles. In fact, Hao Ren was not too worried about attracting the attention of the local people. The threat of ordinary people to him and Lily was almost zero. He was worried that the two of them would attract the attention of the demon hunters. In this special period when the Mythological Era had just ended, supernatural forces still deeply affected human society. The demon hunters were also almost semi-openly watching or monitoring the world. Although they did not care about humans, they would bribe or threaten ordinary people to be their informants. This was especially so in Europe, where the Mythological Era ended the latest. There were many pairs of eyes watching everyone in the dark and dilapidated streets. Any movement in the corners would eventually be sent to the demon hunters.
The surveillance and high pressure had also given birth to a lot of fake demon-slaying organizations and individuals, and then a lot of informers who worked for these imposters. The "witch hunting" farce in Dark Europe that was raging like a raging fire had to be one of the results of these guys adding fuel to the fire.
Of course, the most important reason for the witch-hunting farce was the church during this period. The church was once a symbol of human resistance against supernatural forces in the Mythological Era. It was the only armed force that had grown up, and it was also an important medium for the contact between the demon hunters and humans. But after the end of the Mythological Era, the real threat of the otherworldlings (or in the words of the church, the 'threat of heresy') disappeared. The demon hunters also lost their only positive contact with humans due to the cooling of their hunting instincts. The activities of the church quickly became out of control, which became the biggest source of the witch-hunting movement completely out of control.
But to Hao Ren, none of this mattered. He was just a passer-by who went back in time. Everything that happened in this time and space was just a stage play deduced from Vivian's memory and the mirrored Earth. He walked on the stage, looking for the 'heroine'.
"Mr. Landlord, I think it's very troublesome to fight in this dress," Lily complained as she tugged at her coarse dress. "Can't medieval European women wear something more convenient? This is like a sack."
She got herself a gray coarse dress with a hem that almost reached the ground and two ruffled sleeves. Although the style was extremely simple, it was obviously too cumbersome compared to the light clothes she was used to wearing.
"Well, don't be picky if you already have something to wear. The economic conditions of this place are obviously not that good. How many clothes can a family have for you to choose from?" Hao Ren said as he tidied up his short robe. The clothes he got were a black short jacket and a pair of coarse pants. There was also a short robe with a hood over the jacket. He did not know the correct way to match and dress standards of this era, so he could only put on his clothes based on the impression of a few pedestrians he saw from afar. "It's getting dark. When it's completely dark, let's start asking around. Let's try to figure out where this place is and what year it is."
As he spoke, he gently pressed on his waist, and the hard and cold sensation of the metal was transmitted to him.
He knew that there was a sacred silver dagger hanging there — the standard demon hunter gear, 1315 model, sponsored by Hasse.
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