Man in the Ark: Revitalizing Kazdel

After Roy and Theresa's speeches, it was the turn of the dead soul ancestors to take the stage. Fremont had recently sorted out the past deeds of these ancestors and explained them one by one.

Reveal to the world the mystery of the dead souls in the furnace that has been circulating in the folk legends of Kazdel City.

The lich created humanoid bodies for the ancestors so that they could move freely, but he also cast witchcraft on them to limit their power, so as to prevent them from going crazy suddenly.

Some of the old ancestors usually didn't have a good face towards Fremont. They always used their age to suppress the old lich, which made him very angry.

Now they stood on the stage, facing the dense crowd below, but they all lowered their heads and remained silent, allowing Fremont to introduce them.

Only dark shadows kept emerging from the metal gaps in the humanoid bodies, indicating that their mood was not so calm.

Fremont was secretly happy to see that these old guys were silent, as he had finally saved some face.

In contrast, the elder dead soul, whose main body was not armored, was surprisingly the most talkative. He took the initiative to introduce the name and style of each dead soul.

Some names have been abandoned or forgotten, so we give them temporary names.

The elder then introduced to these younger generations the origin of the Soul Furnace and the reasons why they were leaving the furnace now.

Before this, the residents of Kazdel only had a vague understanding of the furnace that had been emitting black smoke since childhood.

They only knew that it was related to the mysterious dead souls. After all, they had never been inside the furnace, nor had they seen the dead souls with their own eyes.

Now, after the explanation from the old lich Fremont and the elder of the dead souls, they realized that the previous custom of knocking on the furnace and praying for the blessing of the dead souls was really useful.

The Sarkaz residents fear these dead souls who burn themselves to provide energy for the city, but they also respect and appreciate them. After all, they grew up watching the furnace, and their daily lives are inseparable from the energy provided by the furnace.

Especially in the cold winter, people would gather around the warm stove, roast bread and sweet potatoes, and sing tuneless songs.

For the Sakaz people, whose lives are monotonous and difficult, this is the most pleasant time of the entire winter.

The ancestors on the stage saw the gratitude and respect shown by the younger generations of the Sarkaz towards the dead souls, and they immediately felt that the grievances they had endured over the years were not in vain.

At least the younger generations know how to be filial, and their lives will be easier in the future.

The ancestors slowly walked down the stage amid the crowd's cheers. Some Sarkaz kids thought the ancestors' armor was very cool and wanted to touch it with their own hands, but they were too timid to dare to step forward.

The ancestors have all made their appearance, and now the real celebration has just begun.

All drinks are free tonight, barbecue is free to eat, there are some small activities in the square, you can get gifts after participating. There will also be a grand fireworks show to watch in a while.

Shining and Nightingale took the Doctor to participate in the mini-games, just to win some prizes for Amiya.

Roy held Theresa's hand and started to play in the square. In a corner of the square, he saw Askalon in a long skirt... standing guard...?

Askalon seemed to have noticed the arrival of the two princes, and walked forward to greet them in an awkward manner.

It seemed that she was not used to wearing a skirt yet, but Theresa was very happy to see that Ascalon was finally willing to wear the skirt she bought for her, and she pulled her to take a photo.

Unfortunately, no one had a camera, so Theresa had no choice but to let Ascalon go and agreed to take a photo together next time.

Continuing to walk forward, Roy noticed that a barbecue stall seemed very popular and there were many people gathered around it, so he pulled Theresa closer to take a look.

When I got closer, I found that the stall owner was actually Nian. She even pulled Kulushiel over to help her fan the charcoal. But looking at Kulushiel's cunning appearance, she might have some way to make money.

The seasoning added to barbecue in 2017 is very simple. In addition to oil, salt and spices, there is also a can of red sauce that looks very spicy.

The barbecue she grills does not have hot sauce by default. If you want it spicy, you can brush it on yourself.

Roy saw a tall Sarkaz who seriously underestimated the power of the hot sauce and painted a large skewer of barbecued meat red. In Roy's shocked and sympathetic eyes, he put all of it into his mouth.

"It's hell ahead..." Roy murmured in a low voice.

"Is there something wrong with that hot sauce?" Theresa asked curiously.

Before Roy could answer, the tall Sarkaz suddenly roared, his face turned red from the spiciness, and he opened his mouth and took deep breaths.

The big hand like a palm-leaf fan was still fanning his mouth, trying to suppress the burning sensation with the cold air.

I have to say that Nian knows how to do business. He specially prepared drinks to relieve the spiciness, but there is a charge for this.

After alleviating the intense spicy sensation, the tall Sarkaz actually began to enjoy the feeling of his mouth and stomach being burned by the chili peppers, and loudly praised Nian's cooking skills.

"Sure enough, in such a cold day, besides drinking, we should eat spicy food to warm our stomachs." The tall Sakaz ordered another spicy version of barbecue.

Roy and Theresa didn't want to challenge the spicy sauce, so they ordered a non-spicy one and ate it while walking.

“It must be said that Nian is worthy of being the god in charge of forging in Yan Country. His skill in controlling fire is impeccable.” Roy quickly finished the kebab in his hand. After all, it would not taste good if it was cold.

"This young lady's cooking skills are indeed good, and the heat is just right." Theresa wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and praised from the bottom of her heart.

"What would the people from Yan State Si Sui Tai think if they found out that their Nian beast was barbecuing in Kazdel?" Roy couldn't help but snickering at the thought.

......

On the other side of the square, there is an area contracted by the lich.

The liches sold some of the witchcraft props they had developed to earn funds for their research projects.

For Ermengarde, she was already a regular employee and daily food and clothing were no longer a problem, but she still came.

Neve, who went to play with her today, has now become a worker helping her promote and sell her products.

Ermengarde promised to give Neve one-third of the sales as her salary.

She herself sat down with Kalesa and began to discuss profound issues of witchcraft.

Corniv has not sold a single piece so far, and hopes she can get her salary tonight.

......

On the east side of the square, the sounds of various musical instruments and rough, high-pitched singing can be heard from time to time.

Most of the people who perform here are from Leithania, or have lived and worked there before.

They retained Leitania's custom of playing musical instruments during festivals, and today they took out their treasured instruments and played their most familiar music.

Arturo was attracted by the sound of the piano and came here with a cello in her hand. Outcast followed closely behind her, monitoring her every move.

Here, Arturo saw a strange duo.

A female Caprini holds a baton in her hand and stands in front of several rock statues with percussion instruments placed in front of them.

Behind the statue stood a female Sarkaz, who was staring at the baton in Caprini's hand very seriously.

Arturo couldn't understand what they were doing and stopped to watch.

Caprini waved the baton in his hand, and the Sarkaz standing behind the rock statue also waved his hands wearing silver gloves synchronously.

The rock sculptures came to life, striking the percussion instruments in front of them to the rhythm of Caprini's baton.