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Chapter 15: The Clock Tower and the Lighthouse
Chapter 15: The Clock Tower and the Lighthouse
Lin Sai decided to take Red Moon's suggestion.
He knew that keeping his emotions bottled up wasn't healthy, so he set off without delay.
However, his trip to town wasn't just for leisure.
As he made his way to the town, he jogged, pulling a small wooden cart behind him, borrowed from the carpenter.
With this effort, Lin Sai's Constitution experience bar increased slightly.
His Agility, which was already progressing well, also broke through.
【Agility: 3】→【Agility: 4】
The improvement in Agility was more noticeable than that of Constitution.
Lin Sai's speed increased, and he felt lighter on his feet.
This lifted his spirits.
By the time he reached the town, the sky had grown darker.
Lin Sai did see children around his age.
But these kids... were playing hide-and-seek.
At his age, he couldn't bring himself to bully them.
"I want to play a game, but not this kind of game."
"Even a game of Spider Solitaire would be better than this."
Lin Sai scratched his head.
He was already considering making a deck of cards and playing some small games like FreeCell.
He probably wouldn't have the chance to play the video games he loved in his past life ever again.
However, through these simple things, he might find some solace.
Lin Sai watched the children playing happily for a while, but he felt a mix of emotions.
He decided to drag the cart towards the carpenter's house to return it.
Knock, knock, knock—
Lin Sai knocked on the door, and the carpenter, dressed in coarse cloth, quickly opened it.
"Little brother, it's you!"
The carpenter's expression lit up with surprise upon seeing Lin Sai.
Seeing the person he had helped keep their promise and take the matter to heart would surely make anyone feel satisfied.
"How is Red Moon? Is she doing well?"
Lin Sai smiled back:
"She's in good spirits. Today, she even guided me in fixing the graveyard's fence."
At these words, the carpenter's face paled, his eyes filled with a mix of guilt and regret.
"Oh, it's all my fault!"
"The fence was broken, and I should have gone to fix it."
"But the last few times I went to repair it, Red Moon insisted on paying me, and I felt too embarrassed to accept. I never thought that after a few refusals, it would end up like this!"
After his regret, the carpenter wanted to make amends.
Coincidentally, the nun's disciple was right in front of him, so he devised a plan to invite Lin Sai to stay for dinner.
"Kid, the food is just ready. Come, let's eat together."
Lin Sai shook his head in refusal:
"No, thank you. I've already eaten, and I need to head home soon."
"Home... that's wonderful, to have a home."
The carpenter's eyes revealed a hint of nostalgia.
The Hidden Frontier was home to many Awakened, but before the teleporation ability became ineffective, most ordinary people had migrated from other places.
The carpenter was one of them.
Lin Sai's response naturally reminded him of his hometown.
However, after the world became completely isolated, there was no way to fulfill his homesickness.
Lin Sai didn't realize this at the time.
After returning the wooden cart to the carpenter, he bid farewell and returned to the town, his gaze wandering around.
"Entertainment, what kind of entertainment can I find?"
Lin Sai felt a bit lost.
He began to wander aimlessly through the town.
The town in the Hidden Frontier was several times larger than Anville Village.
He continued along the gravel path, passing through a small square, and saw a stone sculpture.
It depicted a man in rugged clothing, holding a walking stick, with a confident and cheerful expression.
The sculpture's details were meticulously polished, as if telling a story from the past.
Lin Sai moved closer to read the inscription on the statue's base.
【The Great Explorer - Polo Will】
"The Great Explorer..."
To have a statue erected in the Hidden Frontier, the owner of this name was likely no ordinary figure.
Lin Sai continued to explore the town, still captivated by the novelty of this unfamiliar place.
As he wandered, he eventually reached the western edge of the town, where a tall, grayish-white tower caught his attention.
It was the tallest building in town, an ancient clock tower.
The stone exterior, weathered by time, exuded a unique sense of history. At every hour, the large clock on the tower chimed the corresponding number of times, its sound echoing throughout the entire town.
Lin Sai was drawn to it and walked over.
At the base of the clock tower's main entrance, two guards sat on the steps, chatting and joking with each other.
What a coincidence, this was the very person who was supposed to take Lin Sai away in the morning.
At this moment, when the two sides met again, they were no longer as flustered as they were when they saw the nun in the morning. Instead, they waved and greeted Lin Sai with a flattering smile.
"Little brother, you're here."
"Congratulations on becoming the Red Moon Lady's disciple!"
Lin Sai was also happy to chat with them and learn more about the situation here.
"Thank you, I'm also very happy to follow the mentor."
"But I'm still a little curious. It seems that everyone in town respects my mentor?"
The guard answered directly, "Of course!"
"Whether they are Awakened or ordinary people, the Red Moon Lady treats the deceased of every family with a serious attitude, making no distinctions. She is truly a respectable person!"
Lin Sai then asked about the bell tower in front of him:
"Why is this bell tower built on the edge of the village?"
"Shouldn't a clock tower be built in the center of town?"
Hearing Lin Sai's doubt, the chubbier guard smiled and pointed to the west:
"Little brother, do you know what's over there?"
Lin Sai looked to the west.
The sky stretched to the horizon, dyed orange-red by the setting sun.
But looking down, there was neither a forest nor a small town.
"The end of this world?"
"That's right," the fat guard nodded and then pointed at the bell tower, "You see, it's a clock tower, but it faces the town. On the side facing the end of the world, it's actually a lighthouse."
"Whenever night falls or the weather is bad, the yellow sapphire on top will light up, guiding the way for the important figures who don't know when they'll return."
Lin Sai continued to ask:
"I heard that many powerful Awakened ones want to find the world that exists on the other side."
"Maybe, but that was also more than a hundred years ago."
Lin Sai had thought that the guards would be in awe of the Awakened, but their actual views were quite different.
After the fat guard's complaint, the thinner one even started to grumble:
"Really, I don't know what's the point of continuing to stay here. It's keeping us from going home. No matter how powerful the Dragonbeast is, there's only one of them, and they can't watch over the entire Black Mountain World. With the Lord here, can't we find a way to sneak past?"
As the guards complained, Lin Sai's gaze turned to the distance.
That was the border of the Hidden Frontier, the edge of the entire known universe, the westernmost end of the far frontier.
An indescribable urge surged in Lin Sai's heart.
It was human curiosity about the unknown.
He felt that beyond this void, there must be a world on the other side, not some desperate abyss of nothingness.
One hundred and twenty years ago.
Powerful Awakened ones from various worlds came here, and from here, they set out, never to return.
What was it that kept them here, preventing their return?
Terrible dangers, great temptations, or perhaps some significant matters.
Or even death? Lin Sai stood at the bell tower for a long time.
Even after the guards left, he didn't move, but continued to stand here, gazing into the sky.
His heart completely relaxed in this tranquility.
Until the night was about to fall.
Lin Sai left the bell tower and ran back to the chapel.
By the time he returned home, out of breath, with an experience bar that had grown by one segment, the sky had completely darkened, and in the east, a white moon rose.
"Mentor, I'm back."
Lin Sai had thought that this day would be full of passion.
But in reality, it was an eventful yet uneventful day that passed by so simply.
Until just before the lights were turned off and he went to sleep, after Red Moon finished her prayers in the graveyard, she called Lin Sai to her and gave her final instructions for the day:
"Lin Sai, tomorrow morning, after learning the script with me, you need to go to the Lord's manor."
Lin Sai was unaware of the afternoon's discussions in the chapel.
Hearing this, he subconsciously thought that the Lord was going to cause trouble again, and his heart tensed up:
"Is this Lord going to target me again? Does this mean you'll have a big conflict with him?"
Red Moon shook her head and explained the specific arrangements:
"There won't be any conflict."
"The Hidden Frontier has difficulty replenishing new Awakened ones, so he will teach you some useful things, hoping to help you advance in the War Sect. Others in town will also teach you."
In Red Moon's words, this was just a competition between Lord An Rui and the other Awakened ones in town.
She didn't mention it.
This opportunity was entirely due to Red Moon's help.
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