Julius and Romuona walked side by side. They had been strolling in the bustling city for some time. They saw a lot of things that they couldn't see in the King's Castle — the people here were different from other places. The things and things looked a bit special.
"Those headscarves look heavy. Why do they have to wear such a big … bag on their heads?" Julius asked Romuona beside him.
When they first entered the city, he saw these strange headscarves — or could it be called hats — on the carriage.
Those headscarves, which were wrapped with a long and wide strip of cloth, did indeed look like a big bump on the head. It was really eye-catching.
"It's very interesting, right?"
Romuona replied, "Those people seem to come from the East, which is farther than here. They have to go through thousands of miles of mountains to reach their hometown.
It's surrounded by mountains on three sides and the boundless sea in the south. It's spring all year round. "
Seeing Julius's amazed look, Romuona continued, "But I've only heard about it from others. I haven't really seen that kind of place."
"A place where it's spring all year round. What a magical place …" Julius imagined such a scene, but he couldn't imagine it no matter how hard he tried.
In his understanding, this world should have four seasons to be complete. What would a place with only spring be like?
There were too many new things that Julius had never seen before. And in the distant East, it seemed that he had no chance to see all this.
These people wearing headscarves didn't seem to be from the East. There were also travelers from the Sand Land in the South. Some of them weren't even from this country. They were outsiders.
Just now, the two of them stopped in front of a foreign merchant's carriage. While looking at those strange goods, they chatted with the merchant and learned that the merchant came from the South and the East.
If he hadn't talked with the merchant, Julius wouldn't have known that on the other continent, there was more than one country like the New Moon.
In the mountains of the east, there was a highland empire. In the south, there was also an empire surrounded by sand … Julius wouldn't know about these things if he didn't chat with others.
As they chatted, Julius couldn't help but buy some gadgets.
He felt that it was too embarrassing for the merchant to chat with him for so long while he just looked and did not buy anything.
Although he didn't have much money in his hands, the things that the merchants sold weren't expensive. If they were rare things, they wouldn't be placed directly on the ground for people to pick.
Julius was still holding the gadgets in his hands.
They were two rough glass balls the size of eggs, but not as clean as eggs.
The surface of the glass ball was covered with lumps, and on the surface, there were solidified bubbles and all kinds of strange impurities.
It wasn't a very beautiful thing, but it was something that could be bought with a little money.
But for Julius, this kind of interesting thing was the first time he owned it. It didn't come from anyone, nor did he get it from anyone. It was something that he obtained and owned.
"Is that kind of glass ball interesting?" Romuona asked when she saw Julius fondling the rough glass ball.
"It's not a beautiful thing, but it feels very comfortable in my hand." Julius smiled. "It feels cold." In his palm, there was indeed some coldness, as if it was going to penetrate his palm and enter his body.
It wasn't really a mysterious thing, but Julius had such a feeling. Maybe it was because he was very happy that he became like this.
If Romuona wasn't by his side, he might not have such interest.
Romuona didn't say anything more.
She had seen a lot of things like glass balls before, and they were more exquisite and valuable than the one in Julius's hand.
She wasn't the kind of person who would show off this kind of thing, whether it was in the past or now.
On the contrary, she was a little envious of Julius. He was a person who could be very happy because of a little thing or a little thing. Romuona admitted that she couldn't be as carefree as Julius.
And seeing Julius like this, it always reminded her of someone who was lying in bed sleeping.
This carefree appearance was very similar to Lulunaka. Maybe Julius wouldn't admit it, but he did seem to be greatly influenced by Lulunaka, and became more and more different from before.
She was alone, and seemed to be left far behind. This feeling …
"Romuona?"
Julius's voice brought her back to reality, and she found that he had already walked in front of her. "What's wrong?
You look absent-minded. "
Romuona shook her head and followed Julius. "It's nothing, I just remembered some things from the past.
At that time, I also had a glass ball like this, but I wasn't as happy as you … "
Romuona and Julius walked further and further away, and behind them, Lulunaka was holding a rough wooden figurine in her hand. She looked very excited as she listened to the merchant's story.
"So, this is the goddess of the moon!"
The merchant had just finished telling the origin of the wooden figurine, and Lulunaka was very satisfied. "But an existence like the goddess of the moon doesn't have a statue, right?
And in the Crescent Empire, there shouldn't be a tradition of leaving behind an image for the gods. "
The merchant didn't expect a little girl like Lulunaka to have such knowledge. He was stunned for a moment, and then continued to speak with a smile. "There is a difference, little girl.
The goddess of the moon and the goddess of the moon are different existences.
The goddess of the moon doesn't have a physical form, but the goddess of the moon has a physical form, because she is not the goddess of the moon that the people of this country believe in. She is only a goddess that exists in myths. "
"She exists in myths."
Lulunaka was like a studious child, and she listened to the merchant's words. She didn't refute or question him, as if what the merchant said was true.
"So this is what the goddess of the moon looks like."
"The goddess of the moon and the hunt, it's talking about her."
The merchant smiled. "So wearing animal skin, holding a bow and arrow, and carrying a quiver on her back, these are the symbols of a hunter."
"She does look like she's going out to hunt."
Lulunaka lifted the wooden figurine, her eyes shining. She looked at the wooden figurine as if it was a treasure. "It's as if there really was such a goddess in the past …"