Positive little sun, magical girl, I am awesome

Traveling during the day and resting at night, Lilith spent seven days swaying in the carriage, and Hoffman finally came to inform her that they had entered the territory of Tanding County.

Lilith's mood also became more and more relaxed and lively. She thought that by now, the priests from the High Court might have arrived. She had successfully avoided contact with the Church of Light, and at least her life was saved.

"The road ahead is very easy to travel. The benevolent Lord Freyr has sent people to repair all the main roads in Tanding County in the past few years." Hoffman said excitedly, as if it was his own achievement. "Tanding County is stable and prosperous. Agricultural taxes have not increased for many years. All residents praise your father's generosity."

"..." Lilith was speechless. No wonder he could become the chief male servant. He had to try hard to flatter his master even when the master couldn't see him.

“Do these people also sing praises?” Lilith nodded with her chin. Not far away in the front right corner of the road, there were a few ragged pedestrians who were taking shelter from the heat in the shade of a tree.

Hoffman followed her gaze, his eyes showing embarrassment. "These...are not considered as your subjects. They are just some wandering sea people. But our lord is kind and has taken in many sea people and let them work in the mines in exchange for food. Therefore, more and more sea people have come to Tanding County."

Hoffman bowed and said, "It is my fault for letting these lowly sea dwellers pollute the young lady's eyes. I will send someone to drive them away right away."

"No, sir. I'm not disturbed. Just leave them there." Lilith waved her hand and secretly looked at the sea people Hoffman mentioned. This was the first time she heard of this term. It was never mentioned in the book. Shouldn't sea people live on the sea? Tanding County is a place where agriculture is the main source of taxation. The terrain is flat, the rivers are sparse, and it is not connected to the coastline. Why did they come here?

She turned to Ram and said, "My back hurts after lying down all day. I want to walk more. Ms. Ram, can you get two cans of water?"

After spending a few days together, Ram knew that this was a curious lady. He knew what she was about to do, so he immediately went to get some water. "It's a bit stuffy in the carriage today. Please allow me to walk with you, miss."

Lilith nodded, jumped off the carriage, raised her small parasol, and slowly walked forward.

Ram followed closely behind them, holding a water pitcher. When they passed the Knights, they signaled a knight to follow them.

The sea dwellers had actually seen this huge procession a long time ago, and had long been numb to the contempt and rejection of the inland people. It was just that they were too tired after a day of walking, and if no one drove them away, they were too lazy to move. Unexpectedly, at this moment, a little blonde girl walked out of the crowd and slowly came to them.

"Good day, gentlemen." Lilith had already walked closer and carefully looked at the six or seven people in front of her, who were called Sea People. She found that this group of people, regardless of age, were all men, and there were no women. "It is fate that the gods have guided us to meet on our journey. Here is some clean drinking water, I hope it can relieve your fatigue from the journey."

The leader was an older man, probably in his forties. He looked at Lilith silently without saying a word. The others looked at him and did not dare to speak.

In fact, these people have seen everything along the way. Some nobles like to tempt them with food and then play some pranks for their amusement. If it is the hardest day, they don't mind being a clown in exchange for food. But they will reach the mining area in a few days. If they get injured at this time and affect the recruitment of workers, it will not be worth the loss. The best way is to pretend to be stupid and slow, so that the nobles will lose interest in teasing them.

"Uh..." Lilith didn't expect them to be so indifferent. Their mouths were cracked and red flesh was exposed, but they only looked at her with numb expressions. Did she look like a bad kid? The atmosphere was a little awkward for a while.

"Hmph." The masked knight who came with Lilith and Ram took a few steps forward, took a can of water from Ram, unplugged the cork, tilted the bottle mouth, and the clear water poured down, rushed into the mud on the roadside, and flowed away. Lilith clearly saw that the people on the opposite side swallowed their saliva almost at the same time. A can of water is not light, but Mr. Knight poured it very generously, and it was all poured out in a short while. He took the second can from Ram and unscrewed the cork. "This is the last can. This is the mountain spring water we brought for Miss Freyr. If you still can't learn to be grateful, it's better to water the weeds on the roadside." Then he pretended to continue pouring the water from the bottle mouth.

A younger boy among the sea people could not sit still. He took out a huge shell from his bag, rushed over to catch the sweet spring water that was about to be wasted, and shouted awkwardly, "Thank you, thank you Miss Friel, thank you..." Then he could no longer resist the desire for water, buried his head and drank a few mouthfuls, then took a deep breath in comfort.

The leading man finally spoke at this time, his voice was a little hoarse due to lack of water, "Thank you... honorable lady." With his words, the others could no longer hold back and rushed forward. Ram nervously pulled Lilith back a few steps.

"镪——" The knight pulled out a piece of his sword and shouted forcefully, "Stand back! Stand on my side, one by one." Finally, the somewhat chaotic scene was stabilized. The sea dwellers were quite cooperative, and one by one they took out their shell bowls and lined up to get water.

Ram breathed a sigh of relief and let go of her hand. Lilith winked at her playfully, calmed the nervous maid, and walked towards the first boy who drank water. He looked two or three years younger than Lilith. He had already drunk enough water and was the first to sit back and rest.

"Your shell is very beautiful. Is it a giant clam shell?" Lilith took the initiative to strike up a conversation.

The little boy didn't expect this beautiful noble lady to talk to him, and he was so nervous that he stuttered. "Yes, yes, miss, it's a giant clam."

"You sea people all use shells to make utensils? That's really interesting. Did you pick this giant clam yourself?" Lilith continued to make small talk.

The boy shook his head, "I have never seen the sea. This is a gift from my father." He shook off the water stains on the shell, stuffed it back into his arms, and said embarrassedly, "Miss, this is the only one I have..." This lady from a noble family seemed to be very rich, so why was she always asking about his bowl? If she took it away, he would have no food to eat.

Lilith: “…………” That’s not what she meant.

"This is indeed the custom of the sea people, my dear lady. If carefully preserved, they will last much longer than pottery bowls." The leading man had also drunk the water by this time, and came over to pay his respects seriously. "Please forgive his rudeness, this child knows nothing."

Lilith waved her hand to indicate that it was okay, and decisively changed the person she was talking to. "It seems that you sea dwellers are all good at diving. Why do you come here to make a living?"

"..." The middle-aged man silently estimated Lilith's age, and thought that she might not understand yet. He patiently explained, "More than ten years ago, our hometown was identified as a God-forsaken land by the Church of Light. All residents of the fishing villages on the east coast, no matter which county they belonged to, had to move inland."

"The land forsaken by the gods?" This was the first time Lilith had heard this term.

The man lowered his head. "The Church of Light believes that we are disloyal to the God of Light, which is why the sea water has turned gray and the fish have become extinct. Fishermen can no longer go out to sea, and the east coast is no longer suitable for human life."

Lilith touched her hair, feeling a little depressed. After leaving Shelley Town, she realized that she knew too little about this world. Apart from the history mentioned in a few sentences in the book, she knew almost nothing. If Shelley Town was considered a novice village, it meant that she was still level 1 when she left the novice village. It was a headache to think about it. She could only absorb information from different people bit by bit like a sponge, and then collect and organize it.

"I heard that seawater has the ability to heal itself, but it just takes time. I believe that one day you can return to your homeland." Lilith tried to comfort them. Although she knew that these words had no practical meaning, she just wanted to give some comfort to the tired traveler.

"Thank you for your blessing, miss. ... God will surely bless kind people like you." said the man.

At this time, a gust of wind blew by, and the trees on the roadside seemed to be finally freed from the cage of the scorching sun, swaying left and right like dancing and rustling.

The man looked at the waves in the sea of trees for a while, then came to his senses and said, "I suggest you keep going, young lady. There will be a heavy rain in about two hours, and at your speed you should be able to reach the town ahead."

"You can predict the weather?" Lilith thought it was a little strange. A meteorologist, could he only be a miner?

"It's just that I'm more sensitive to wind and rain." The man didn't show off. He turned around and squatted down to search in his bag for a while. "I have nothing to give you in return. Since you like shells..." He raised his hand, "Please accept this small gift." He opened his palm, and a pink-blue shell fell into his palm, looking very dreamy under the glow of the setting sun.

Lilith liked it after just one look and took it generously. "Thank you, sir. I wish you all the best." Now that she knew almost everything she wanted to know, Lilith turned around and motioned for Ram to leave together.