Yarra's Adventure Notes-Chapter 119 - 41 - Let’s Watch the Fireworks Together Next Year_1

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"That, I’m going to participate in that one." Lina and Vivian were holding hands closely together, wandering aimlessly on the street. Catherine and Pann were standing shoulder to shoulder behind the two girls; there was a wry smile on Catherine’s face, as she felt like she was taking two seven or eight-year-old children out for a walk. Pannis, however, didn’t seem to care. After all, he had seen many different races of beings before, including some creatures who may be hundreds of years old but were mentally similar to five or six-year-old humans, so he was not easily surprised anymore.

Following the direction Lina was pointing, they saw a group of seventy or eighty people standing in a circle. In the middle of the circle were several old strength-testing machines. A few men were ostentatiously flexing their arms in front of the machines. The majority of the spectators were women. Women of all ages screamed every time the men punched the machines.

"Tsk, tsk, not only do you want to hide your identity as a professional and enter a competition for ordinary people, but if you are not as strong as others, you will definitely cheat using Sacred Power." Pannis derisively said. "You must be really bored."

"Am I really that boring?" Lina gave Pannis a sidelong glare and nodded her head towards another competition. "Aren’t those two even more boring?"

Not far away from the four of them, a ring toss competition was being held. Five wooden mannequins were set up against a wall, each one equipped with a pointed wooden hat. The contestants, grouped by five, each had five rings, and the person who tied the most rings from a distance of five meters won. They could pick a prize from a cabinet. If two people tied, the distance would be extended to ten meters and the competition would continue until a winner was declared. In reality, the prizes in the cabinet were just common, cheap trinkets and ordinary dolls, but they were pretty and therefore attracted quite a few young people or parents with children to participate.

The two people referred to by Lina were a woman who was preparing to participate and her friend. Both were dressed like ordinary travellers, and their makeup made them appear very typical with no distinctive feature. However, if someone were to observe them more carefully using professional observational skills, they would notice their pretty faces hidden by the makeup and the perfect figures hidden under the capes. The woman who was entering the competition had an expressionless face as though she was wearing a mask, and a demeanor of unapologetic aloofness. Her companion, however, was the complete opposite. Full of enthusiasm, she watched from the sidelines. The competitor’s frequent glances betrayed the fact that her goal was one of the ordinary dolls in the prize cabinet in a neglected corner. It was a simple grey bat, not particularly attractive, which was why it was still in the prize cabinet, unwanted and unnoticed.

"It’s them." Pannis sighed with frustration: "I can’t believe they are having such a boring day."

"Who?" Catherine followed Pannis’s gaze and burst out laughing: "Is that... Miss Indulgence? And the woman participating?"

"Passion." Pannis explained. "We met a few days ago. I didn’t expect they would still be around."

The four did not intentionally lower their voices, so naturally, Passion and Indulgence, standing not too far away, heard their conversation. The two women seemed to have already noticed them earlier and did not express particular surprise. However, Passion felt awkward when her cheating actions were discovered by people who knew her, even though she kept a stoic face, which was evident from her gaze shifting away swiftly. Indulgence, on the other hand, seemed unbothered and made a threatening face behind Pannis’s back, gesturing them to leave.

"We seem to be unwanted here." Catherine noticed Indulgence’s antic, snickered, and pulled Lina and Vivian away. "Let’s go and leave them to their private world."

After leaving the southern amusement area, the group arrived at the trading area in the west. Stalls selling food and snacks were scarce as most of the food merchants had sold out all their merchandise, having made a generous profit. They planned to use the last day of the festival to buy souvenirs and other local products to sell back home. Therefore, on the final day, the main items on sale were not food but various local and unusual products of uncertain value. Some stall owners didn’t even know what they were selling. It was rumored that someone had bought a metal plate engraved with a poem from the Golden Age for three gold coins and made more than a hundred thousand times profit when they sold it. However, these lucky stories were merely tales as no one could confirm their validity.

"Haha, Trader Uncle, nice to see you again." Lina recognized someone and enthusiastically rushed over.")]

"P Ah, it’s Miss Priest." The trader who had once given Lina and Pannis a lift smiled warmly. "Haha, don’t worry, I’m not hiding any wolves here. You’re still as vibrant as ever, Miss Priest. To tell the truth, I was quite shocked the other day. I never knew that the priest that rode in my carriage was actually the main priest of Harvest Festival. I’m going to tell Herlow about this when I get back, she will surely be very envious."