Chapter 319 People with lofty ideals, unfinished business

"Sea Return Ceremony?"

"Um."

The owner of the hotel is an uncle who looks to be in his thirties. Hearing that Chen Mo wanted to inquire about the fruit shop opposite, he hesitated for a moment, and then chatted with Chen Mo about a tradition in Crescent Town.

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"Maybe you know, Mr. Mo, that our Crescent Town relied on the fishing industry to develop in the first place. Our ancestors were a group of fishermen who lived a very simple life. They used boats as their home every day and wandered on the boundless sea for a long time.

Relying on the resources in the sea, we have fed generations of Crescent Town people."

"When I was very young, my grandfather warned those of us in the younger generation: We should be grateful to the sea and be fearful. In order to survive, we plunder the sea and ask for what we need. Then, we will always

One day, we should return ourselves to the sea, otherwise, we will face the wrath of the sea."

"It sounds complicated, right, but the actual operation is actually very simple. In short, the sea has raised us, and when we die, we need to return our most important bodies and souls to the sea."

"The ancestors of Crescent Town believe that in this way, a relatively balanced relationship between humans and the sea can be maintained, and the sea can continue to protect the people here in the years to come."

"Later, this tradition gradually got a name, which is what I just mentioned - the sea return ceremony."

Chen Mo nodded, his expression thoughtful.

The audience in the live broadcast room was also talking a lot.

[The so-called sea return ceremony is what we usually call sea burial, right?]

[Perhaps some compatriots in inland areas who pay attention to "burying oneself in peace" may not understand it a little bit, so I, who live in coastal areas, would like to briefly mention that although burial at sea is not popular in our country, it actually has a certain historical origin.

, In ancient times, people sent the bodies of people after death into the sea. The main reason was to make future generations respect nature, and also to warn future generations not to overfish fish.】

[I understand this, which is the secret of the natural way. People come from nature and should return to nature after the end of life. Hahahaha, fellow Taoists, I understand! 】

【Don’t go crazy here!】

After a pause, Chen Mo asked again.

"Those government officials came to see Ms. Qin just for the return ceremony?"

"Yes."

The hotel owner nodded, looked through the door of the hotel, and glanced at the fruit shop that had closed its stall.

"About half a year ago, a big event happened here. Many wild elves living in the sea suddenly broke into the town."

"I know this."

Chen Mo agreed, an idea had popped up in his mind.

The innkeeper sighed softly.

"Unfortunately, Aunt Qin's son died in that disaster."

"..."

Chen Mo didn't say much.

According to what the hotel owner said just now, he had actually guessed this result.

"After the disaster, the relevant personnel found out the identity of each unfortunate victim, and most of the remains were claimed by their families. The return ceremony was completed, but Aunt Qin refused to claim her.

My son’s remains, the obvious reason, Teacher Mo, you may have heard it upstairs just now, every time you said you didn’t recognize such bones, and then drove away the relevant personnel sent by the government.”

"The obvious reason?"

Chen Mo caught the key words in the hotel owner's words.

"Yeah, the obvious reason."

The expression on the hotel owner's face was complicated.

"There are many rumors in the town about Aunt Qin's unwillingness to accept her son's remains. Some people say that Aunt Qin is resentful of her son's overestimation of his abilities. Others say that Aunt Qin is resentful of our town.

Everyone.”

"Sounds weird, doesn't it?"

"But if you knew what kind of person Aunt Qin's son was, you would probably be able to understand."

"Qin Kaicheng, this is the name of Aunt Qin's son. He is about the same age as me. He is a very righteous person and acts very free and easy."

"When the elves first came to this world, the people in our town, like most people in other places, were deeply wary of the elves. During that time, the fishermen in the town even reduced the number of daily trips to sea.

There has been a lot of growth, and our place depends on the fishing industry for survival, so naturally, the economy has slowly declined."

"It was at this time that Qin Kaicheng, led by a man named Yu Heguang, began to promote with some people in the town, 'Don't be too afraid of Warcraft. If we don't take the initiative to harm Warcraft, Warcraft will not hurt us.'

Such remarks.”

Chen Mo was stunned.

The barrage in the entire live broadcast room also exploded instantly.

【real or fake!?】

[It seems that this person named Yu Heguang is obviously a fan of Teacher Mo, right? 】

[Brothers in the front, what are you thinking about? Pay attention to the timeline. Teacher Mo started live broadcasting in February this year. It was also in early February that Crescent Town was invaded by wild elves. According to the current situation of the hotel owner

According to the statement, the publicity activities carried out by Yu Heguang were obviously earlier!]

【Things are starting to get interesting...】

Chen Mo was slightly shaken in his heart, but quickly calmed down.

There is always no shortage of enlightened people in this world.

Although most people are deeply hostile to the sudden arrival of extraordinary beings like elves, there are always a small number of people who realize that elves are not as evil as ordinary people imagine.

Chen Mo had actually come into contact with such people a long time ago.

That's right.

It is Professor Zhou who gave Chen Mo a lot of conveniences and is still fighting for the common future of humans and elves at the United Earth Conference.

For Chen Mo, they are the real pioneers.

A slight hint of respect arose in my heart.

The innkeeper continued to talk.

"They also invited me at that time, but I was too scared, so I refused. Now that I think about it, they were really a group of guys who had to do it. Before we could think about it, they had already taken the most important step.

That step, even in order to show the harmlessness of elves, many people inside took the initiative to raise elves."

"It's a pity, it's really a pity."

The innkeeper told two surprising things.

The top eight players in the Pikachu Cup, Gao Tianming, is a member of that team and the youngest among them.

When the wild elves in the ocean invaded Crescent Town, it was this group of people with lofty ideals who stepped forward, brought their own elves, and tried their best to prevent the destruction of the wild elves.

It's just that the result was not as good as imagined.

Except for Gao Tianming, who was not in Crescent Town at the time, everyone else, including the team leader, Yu Heguang, died in the disaster.

The atmosphere in the live broadcast room became much heavier with the hotel owner's description.

【I don’t know why, but I suddenly felt very uncomfortable.】

[Everyone may have forgotten that before Teacher Mo was born, the situation in Zhuxia was such a mess. If you don’t believe it, you can go and look abroad and you will know how bad it was.]

[No, no, no, what makes us uncomfortable is not how much better the current situation has become, but that Yu Heguang and Qin Kaicheng of Crescent Town at that time clearly advocated harmonious coexistence with the elves, but in the end they died at the hands of the elves.

Yes, it sounds too ironic.】

[Evil elves! Can Teacher Mo punish them? No, it’s been so long. The original group of elves may have disappeared long ago...]

[So, why did those wild elves living in the sea suddenly attack Crescent Town? 】

[It’s not good. There are foreigners watching the live broadcast room. This wave may have a big psychological shadow on them. Ahem, I hope foreign friends don’t panic. Most elves are actually very friendly.

】

[Feeling sorry for Gao Tianming, I feel that Gao Tianming’s performance in the Pikachu Cup has always been very sunny, but I didn’t expect that he actually has such a past...]

Chen Mo also sighed slightly in his heart.

He glanced at the fruit shop across the street, and then looked at the innkeeper again.

"Is that charming cat the elf that Qin Kaicheng used to be?"

"Um."

The hotel owner nodded slightly, his expression full of guilt.

"After the large-scale invasion of elves occurred, the residents in the town who had changed their views on elves once again became extremely disgusted with elves. Together with the group of elves who once protected us and belonged to Yu Heguang and the others, they were also disliked by us.

He was expelled from the town, but Charming Meow was adopted by Aunt Qin at the time."

"Um…"
To be continued...