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call!
A slight wave of heat swept over them, instantly invigorating them. The burning flames illuminated their faces. Latis looked up at the bright torches and exchanged a glance with Jennifer.
“We’re on the second level from the top. It seems like the Moth Prophet’s cave is up there.” Jennifer’s fiery embellishments on her gown swayed gently in the warm air of the sacred fire. Holding the ceremonial object, she took a step forward, looked down, and then said with a smile:
"Hey, look, it's so lively down there!"
Latis peered out and saw moths of all shapes and sizes standing in twos and threes, discussing something animatedly. Some moths were sitting around the edges of different floors, shouting and yelling at their companions below.
Some of them held small clumps of liquid in their hands, brought their heads close to inhale, and then began to shake their heads and wiggle their tentacles. It seemed to be something like ale, and it was unclear how it was extracted, but it was so thick that it could be held directly in one's hands.
The moths' somewhat rough and thin voices coalesced, creating a sound reminiscent of thunderous applause. This lively scene brought a smile to Jennifer's face; she quite enjoyed it. She immediately turned to Latis and called out:
"Lazi! Let's go down and take a look!"
"Hey, aren't we still looking for Leafa and the others...?"
Before Latis could finish speaking, Jennifer grabbed his hand and pulled him down the connecting staircases of each floor.
……
"Including this time, Lord Radiance has probably saved our people from the clutches of beasts more than a hundred times!"
"Absolutely not! I've only lived for a little over seventy years, and I've already heard about it more than a hundred times. Lord Radiance has been in our tribe for hundreds of years, so the number must be far greater than that!"
"Oh my god..."
"Actually, most of the time Lord Radiance is also aiming to hone his skills, but that doesn't diminish the contributions he makes to us."
"Praise be to Lord Radiance."
"Oh, behind you are the boy and girl who are hosting the celebration. Quickly make way for them."
"Okay... Good luck, I'm counting on you two today!"
"Alright, alright..." Latis and Jennifer squeezed past the two fat moths chatting in the hallway with great effort, and then rushed out of the hallway in three steps at a time.
"Wow... there are so many moths..."
Jennifer took a deep breath of the fresh air in the square and couldn't help but complain:
"I should have just jumped..."
"Is our love like a drop tower...? The ceremonial vessels will shatter!" Latis shook his head helplessly, glanced back at the moths still gesturing with their wine, scratched his head, and muttered:
"Brother has turned into a virgin boy and girl, how novel..."
Just as they were about to find a crowded place to ask for information, a relieved voice suddenly rang out from behind them:
"Master and Grandmaster! You're here! That's wonderful..."
"Huh? Leafa..."
Latis, holding Jennifer's hand, turned around and looked over. He opened his mouth to say hello, but then he froze.
"Leafia, you..."
Jennifer took a step back in shock, her eyes glazing over for a few seconds. Seeing Leafa lower her head, looking utterly aggrieved, she snapped out of her daze, gave an awkward smile, exchanged a glance with Latis, hesitated for a moment, and asked:
"It seems your master and I have become the hosts of the celebration. By the way, what's this all about..."
"I……"
Leafa, carrying a huge snail shell on her back, burst into tears, crying out sadly:
"I am the order manager for the celebration..."
……
"Oh, so this is armor forged by the Moth Tribe in imitation of the Snail Tribe's appearance..."
Latis examined the snail shell with a serious expression, reaching inside to feel around. He found that the inside was quite spacious, easily accommodating the body of a moth.
He returned the snail shell to Leafa, suppressing a laugh as he asked:
"Little Leafa, could you perform that again? Like that one from before..."
"...Master, how could you be so mean!"
Leafa wiped away her tears with a sob, took the snail shell with a pout, hesitated for a moment, then slung it back over her shoulder, glared angrily at Latis, then squeezed her eyes shut and shouted angrily:
"Rolling snail shell!"
With Little Leafa's cry, she instantly retreated into the snail shell, which then began to spin rapidly. She extended her hands from the openings at both ends of the shell, holding a short sword and round shield, and shouted:
"Eat...eat my shield stab!"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Latis burst into laughter. Looking at Leafa, who had awkwardly crawled out of the snail shell and was glaring at him with a wronged expression, he couldn't help but shout:
"Sorry, haha... but the Moth Clan is just so creative, hahaha..."
Leafa immediately clutched her head and howled in pain, rushing to Jennifer's side and grabbing her arm, accusing her:
"Master!! Look at Grandmaster!"
"Alright, alright, it's nothing..." Jennifer suppressed a laugh, ruffled Leafa's hair, and helped her remove the snail shell. Then, looking at everyone around her, she said:
"So now, everyone's identity is that of a member of the celebration, right?"
"Yes."
Holnette, who had been leaning against the wall and smiling as she watched everything, nodded. She and Geeta were both dressed in close-fitting black shorts and had short swords at their waists, looking very capable.
“Gita and I are both on the outer guards. We’ll go outside to stand guard once the celebration begins.” She pointed to the empty space above the torch and said with a smile:
“We only realized after we went out that although the outside of the Moth Tribe was just a shallow layer of earth, the space was very narrow. It was probably because the terrain here was high, so it was almost touching the top of the shallow layer of earth.”
"I see."
Latis nodded, looked at Snyder who was standing to the side on tiptoe, and asked:
"And what about you, Snyder?"
“Replying to your question, sir,” Snyder said with a smile, lifting the hem of her skirt, which billowed like two small wings.
"I am the Prophet's assistant, and I will deliver messages to you both when you and Lady Jennifer make your offering to the Radiance."
“Oh… Moth Prophet’s assistant? That’s not bad. She must still be quite young, right?” Latis asked curiously.
"She is very young."
Snyder couldn't help but smile and said:
"The current Moth Prophet is still a junior prophet! My assistant is her predecessor, who should be her teacher."
"A little prophet?" Latis was taken aback, and couldn't help but exchange glances with his teammates before muttering:
"It's really hard to imagine what the Moth Prophet looked like as a child..."
“Master, it must have been the little prophet who summoned you just now.” Snyder blinked, ran to Latis’s side, stood on tiptoe, and pointed to an open space next to the sacred torch, saying:
"Look, it's right there!"
Latis looked in the direction Snyder was pointing and saw a small, round-headed moth standing next to an old moth covered in gray spots.
Seemingly sensing something, the little moth turned its head and looked around, then smiled and waved to everyone.
……
……
"In short, this is our first time entering the dream to try to find traces of the Radiance, and it happens to be a relatively safe setting. Although I can sense that using the Dream Nail will allow us to escape the dream, we still need to find a way to make the direction of the divine kingdom appear. Therefore, it would be best if we continued to advance the dream according to our respective roles."
Latis summarized in front of everyone, then paused, looked at his teammates who were nodding, and thought for a moment before saying:
"The Moth Prophet said before that the will of our team can share the pressure of the Kingdom of God. I guess this may mean that each of us will have our own task. Only by completing the task accurately can we share the so-called pressure. Anyway, let's try to follow the process of the dream first."
"I feel that's definitely the case."
Holnet rested one hand on the short sword at her waist, her legs crossed, leaning casually against the wall. Her beautiful figure was unusually free from the heavy armor and cloak, and her battle-hardened hands were finally unbandaged. So, she hummed a cheerful tune and began to speak:
“When I first woke up, I was in the outer guard team. I wanted to come to find you earlier, but the other guards suddenly gave me a huge sense of threat. It seemed that if I didn’t patrol with them, there would be serious consequences, such as fighting or falling out of the dream. So I didn’t come to find you with Gita until the patrol was over.”
"Is that so...? Actions that don't align with one's identity within the dream will lead to battle or exit from the dream..."
Latis nodded slightly, glanced at the little prophet approaching their group, and quickly addressed the others:
"Alright, let's go back to our seats. The celebration is about to begin."
"it is good."
Holnite nodded and led Gita toward the top of the Moth Tribe. Leafa hesitated for a moment before following Snyder into the crowd.
Latis and Jennifer exchanged a glance, each picked up a heavy ritual object, and walked towards the little prophet.
"You two, the hosts of this celebration representing the light, are you both ready?" the little prophet asked with a smile as he stood in front of them.
"It's all set up now, Your Excellency the Prophet."
Latis smiled confidently and showed off his huge biceps.
"Well……"
A glint of light flickered in the little prophet's eyes. He looked up at Latis and said with a smile:
"The power of dreams within you is very strong. I feel that you could definitely become the next warrior of our Moth Tribe."
"Fighter..."
Latis silently repeated the word, and was about to ask what it meant when a powerful pressure suddenly came crashing down on him.
He looked slightly startled and subconsciously took a step in front of Jennifer. Before he could figure out what was going on, he heard the sound of the Moth Tribe's corridor door being pushed open.
Latis turned his head and saw an extremely tall and strange moth slowly flying in from outside the door. It was radiating a powerful aura of light, with several greatswords floating behind it. Its face was covered by a strange helmet, so its features were not visible, but one could sense its bright, almost scorching gaze.
It was Radiance, the god of the Moth Tribe!
Chapter 417 The Celebration is in Progress
After a moment of silence, the moths in the square suddenly burst into cheers.
"Radiance!"
"The most powerful radiation!"
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