Bab 253: A Surprise?

"What's this?"

Walking into the hall, Rhode astonishingly gazed at the decorations that hung on the wall. They were oil paintings of familiar sceneries within Deep Stone City. With mountains reaching through the clouds, endless deep mine shafts, central parks under the clear blue skies, and even picturesque sceneries near the stronghold. He had to say that hanging such mesmerizing paintings in the middle of the empty big hall did bring along a heartwarming feeling.

But where did these paintings come from?

Rhode frowned as he thought of this question because he clearly recalled that he didn't purchase any of them. Could they be bought by Marlene and the rest? This wasn't likely too because, as a vice-leader, Marlene was serious in her work and wouldn't possibly do that.

"Do you know what happened?"