The dead sea of civilization

The sea breeze brushed by, she was piercing, but Clooffi felt nothing, having drifted on the sea for three days, he was numb. He took out the Rian stone, he remembered the words of King Yong'an and Meiyu Jincu, but he seemed to forget himself, forgetting that he was a sailor, a lone wanderer who had been through many hardships. At this moment, the opposite horizon was faintly visible, the sunset was sour, pouring out from the container, corroding everything, but fortunately, his heart was alkaline, turning into fresh water together with the setting sun.

On the boat, there was nothing to say, no one to say it to, echoes of the past rang in his ears, the sound of the waves surged from all directions...

"Leave her, Johnny, leave her..." The cheerful laughter, the singing came from the distance, penetrated into the cockpit, injected into his empty eyes, gradually, began to shine.

The skyline began to sink, a gray line slowly stretched from a point, the sunset dispersed to both sides, forming two thin barriers.

It is land.

It is home.

Tears covered the corners of his eyes, rolled down his cheeks like a roll of delicate silk. "Home..."

The mountains began to clear up, the outline of the city in the clouds was clearly outlined by the sun, slowly approaching, slowly entering the harbor...

There was not a single horse at the port. Clooffi felt something was wrong. The original port was nowhere to be found.

Following the river, flowing into the mountains, undulating, he raised the flag of the sun and the moon, his heart surging, he wanted to shout out loud! The people who returned home! The brave of the Yikalan Forest!

Houses faded into view, Ponyville, coming. A purple shadow stood on the riverbank, which made him wonder, but then returned to calm. 175 years, there are always changes, this purple castle must be the masterpiece of the ruler, and Princess Celestia would not build a new castle unless it was necessary. An unbelievable thought was brewing, and the ship was rushing forward...

The castle was getting closer, looking around, Ponyville had many more ponies, different from what he knew, at that time the pioneer team had just arrived at this place, he was not yet 3 years old, following his father here, and over time it became his hometown.

The wooden port was at the edge of the endless forest, the port was not far, the humid air of the forest surrounded him, when he docked, most of the river was blocked by this ship, the ship swayed, suddenly hit the shore, the waves stirred up fiercely, startling a group of birds pecking at food.

Just as he was ready to pack up, plan to go home, a sweet voice like a stream flowed into his ears, perhaps with a bit of responsibility, it seemed a bit turbulent.

"Why would you park such a big ship here, it would scare the animals in the forest."

Clooffi looked for the sound, and a mare with light yellow hair and light pink was in front of him.

"Sorry, what did you say?" Clooffi pressed his eyebrows at this time, turned over the ship, and walked straight to that mare.

Seeing Clooffi like this, the fear in her heart rose like the water in a low dam, Clooffi took a step, she retreated a step. Clooffi was very suspicious of this horse: if you have something to say again, I didn't hear it clearly, why are you always retreating? But she really seemed very timid, her pupils gradually narrowed, her breathing rate increased, Clooffi noticed it very clearly.

But the mare was not the same, she looked at such a strangely dressed pony, dragging a dark green short robe, and there was something hanging around her neck that she didn't know what it was, her most direct feeling was that this horse was threatening herself.

Suddenly, the mare's hind leg stepped empty, the whole body fell to the ground and slid backward, a 10-meter high pit was entrenched behind her, sand and dust rose, the demon horse desperately dug back with the front hooves, but it was useless, the whole body was still falling backward, "Help! ——"

A hoof held her, the little horse who stretched out the hoof was panting, he was still complaining: "Princess Celestia on top, when did the ponies here become so silly." The mare widened her eyes, Clooffi pulled the mare up with force, her whole body collapsed at the edge of the cliff, gasping for breath, this may be the biggest amount of exercise he has had in 175 years.

"Why are you retreating?" Clooffi asked again, the mare seemed to be scared, and she couldn't speak. Clooffi was confused, and wanted to continue asking, but it was estimated that this horse wouldn't say anything, so he got up, patted the dust on his body, and gave a reproachful look at that little horse, and then didn't say anything, ready to return to the ship to continue packing his things. But when he was about to board the ship and pull down the flag of the sun and the moon, that slender voice suddenly floated behind him again, this time the tone was full of apologies and helplessness,

"Uh... Uh, thank... Thank you, my... My name is Fluttershy, but you can't do this, scare... Scare those little animals in the forest, right."

This time Clooffi was startled, and there was no horse that would sneak onto the ship quietly, but he was still calm, turned around and looked at that mare, and unexpectedly made her blush.

After a while, things were packed up, and Fluttershy was still there.

"What do you want to do?" Clooffi was impatient, he didn't like the feeling of being watched by a horse.

Fluttershy thought for a while and asked, "I've never seen you in town, what's your name?" Clooffi doubted for a while, this sentence may be the greatest courage she had, it would be impolite not to answer, but he still weighed it, and said, "Horizon at Dusk."

"Wow, this name is really good." Clooffi sneered in his heart, he now began to doubt his own evaluation standards for this name.

"Do you have a place to live?"

This sentence was to the point, Clooffi hesitated for a while, maybe his house was still there, but judging from the appearance of the dock, it should be gone. This thought was like a sharp knife passing through the heart tip, tears fell out. Fluttershy saw Clooffi's sad look after hearing her question, and she couldn't help worrying, "Oh, I'm really sorry, it made you think of something..."

"Nothing, if you have a good place to live, then tell me." Clooffi took a long time to ease.

"Oh, okay, my house is not big, but there are many empty rooms in Twilight's castle, I can take you there."

Clooffi felt something was wrong again in his heart, he had never heard of anything shining, but since it was like this, he would live in her house, and it would be better to ask more when he got there.

"Okay, take me there first."

Then the two horses left the endless forest silently, walking towards the green lawn on the edge of Ponyville.

On the way, Clooffi seemed to witness all the architectural changes in Ponyville in the past 175 years, completely different from what he was, at that time the houses were all made of pure wood, with very few paints, the ground was covered with yellow soil, and there were ruts rolled out by horses pulling sand and mud carts everywhere.

This change is really too big, as if... this is not Ponyville.

The purple castle he saw before was already standing in front of him, this castle was actually made of crystal, he had never seen so many crystals in his life, the ruler living inside, Clooffi had already guessed the character of this ruler with four words: extravagant and extravagant.

Fluttershy went up and knocked on the door, then the dark purple door made a heavy sigh and gradually opened.

A purple and green dragon came out, seeing guests outside, others shouted, "Twilight! There are guests! It's Fluttershy! And..." He looked at Clooffi with a puzzled look,

"Horizon at Dusk." Clooffi stepped forward and said.

"It's okay, Suri, he saved me."

Suri saw Fluttershy say this, and the guard line in his heart naturally lowered.

Then a purple figure slowly came out from behind the dragon, Clooffi glanced over, and the result was exactly as he guessed, it was a unicorn.

"Hello, two, if you have something to say, come in and talk." Twilight kindly invited them to the map hall and let them sit down separately.

Clooffi was really surprised in his heart, as soon as this door opened, the space inside was far better than the outline seen from the outside, which made him a little suspicious whether it was horse-made or some kind of magic.

"Do you two want tea?" Twilight used magic to drag a pot of tea and three tea cups, opening her big eyes, full of expectation for their replies, more for the one she had never met before.

"Uh, yes..."

"Do you have any brown ale?" Clooffi suddenly asked, which surprised Twilight Sparkle a bit. After all, brown ale is very rare now, and it's only kept in a few bottles in those century-old taverns, and she might not be able to conjure it up with magic.

"Oh, I'm really sorry," Twilight said with an embarrassed smile. "The kind of drink you mentioned is very rare on the market now, and it's not produced in large quantities anymore. How about some wine?"

Clooffi thought for a moment and nodded firmly, and a small cup of reddish-brown liquid was magically brought to him.

"Alright, Fluttershy, what brings you here today?"

Fluttershy mumbled a few words first, Clooffi poked her, and then she detailed the entire event from their meeting to now, ending with a request.

After listening, Twilight's face showed no signs of tension or anxiety.

"Sure, you can stay next to Suri from now on," she agreed quickly, feeling very excited inside, finally, there was a roommate in this castle.

Clooffi feigned a smile, then pursed his lips, his eyes becoming serious, causing the surrounding air to gradually condense, and Twilight noticed that this one was about to ask a question.

"Excuse me, Twilight Sparkle..." he glanced at Fluttershy next to him, who was looking at him with a puzzled look, sighed in his heart, "…Princess, may I ask who is currently ruling Equestria?"

This question immediately made Twilight Sparkle curious about the earth pony in front of her, but she still answered truthfully, mixed with her own complex emotions, "Of course it's Princess Celestia, and Princess Luna."

"Princess Luna? Who is she?"

The following question did indeed shock Twilight and Fluttershy a bit. Who in Equestria would ask such a question? Even if they are not concerned about the current affairs, every pony knows this most basic common sense. At this point, Twilight Sparkle began to ponder, what kind of horse is he, he saved Fluttershy, does he really want to save her? These doubts prompted the clarity in Twilight's eyes to gradually dissipate, revealing the temperament of a scholar, which Clooffi also noticed.

Clooffi also understood in his heart that this purple young woman definitely has extraordinary talent, perhaps relying on this, she has won a seat on the throne, countless suspicions sprouted in Clooffi's heart.