Wizard of the Pendulum Forest

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"You're 16, you're a big girl—forgive me for not buying you anything for your birthday, do you mind?"

"Of course not, Moka, I didn't give you a gift when you were 16 years old."

"How old were you then...how about where we go today? It happens to be the upper reaches of the river." Moka spread out the map and drew a thick solid line on it with a charcoal pencil.

"It's a great place! Let's go!"

They carried simple backpacks and leaned on long branches with one hand. The sound of the bottom of the branches being inserted into the soil was dull, while the sound of falling leaves under their feet was crisp.They held hands and worked hard to climb up together, even if it was slightly inconvenient, they did not intend to let go.Kexilia looked at the hands they were holding together from time to time, feeling the touch of Moka wrapping her hand in the palm of her hand, feeling some sweetness and complacency in a trance, she thought: "You really deserve to be a wizard. So it is like this Is it?"

The little princess was thinking about these words over and over again, when suddenly Moka paused in front of her, she immediately noticed it, and leaned over to whisper: "What's the matter...is there a prey?"

The young man in front paused for a few seconds before nodding hesitantly: "Hmm..."

They approached lightly, and after a while they saw a trap, in which lay a gray rabbit with its feet bound by wire.

"I can't believe it...I mean, this is a trap I set up a week ago, and now I can still catch a rabbit. It's very rare." Moka seemed relieved, and went to deal with the prey carefully. , and then continued to move forward with Kexilia.

It is just afternoon, and there is a vast expanse of white sunlight outside. However, the most indispensable thing in the forest is ancient trees. The tall and large canopies are layered on top of each other, and the soft light like silk falls from the tiny gaps, illuminating the forest. A small patch of moss underfoot.

They crossed several slopes, and Moka suddenly stopped in front of a cave whose entrance was covered by vines. Without saying anything, he opened the vines and walked in. What happened to Moka? Seeing Moka enter the cave without looking back, he couldn't help feeling a little bit at a loss, so he had to follow closely.

The cave was very dark, and Kexilia squinted her eyes hard, but she could only see the back of Moka in front of her. This made her a little anxious, and after a long while she hesitated, she called out in a high-pitched voice: "Hey Moka——"

At this moment, they just turned a big bend, and before Kexilia could finish her words, she was stopped by the scene in front of her.

Countless luminous insects are flying on the roof of the cave, forming a bright galaxy with the hazy light on their wings, flowing slowly from one end of the cave to the other, constantly flickering under the flapping of the wings.The cave wall is also inlaid with countless irregular transparent crystals, emitting a soft halo, extending all the way to the depths of the cave, illuminating the originally dark cave as bright as day.

"Sorry, I can't let you see the natural ones. I really couldn't find enough light-emitting insects, so I had to go to Mr. Ferdinand to buy a spot potion... But fortunately, the effect is not bad." Moka's voice A muffled sound came from the front.

"You...painted one by one?" Kecilia felt her throat choked up, she stretched out her hand, and let a slender insect withdrew its wings and landed on her hand.

"It's easy, and it will be done quickly. Kexilia, today is your birthday. I can't give you any decent presents, so I have to make some gadgets myself." Moka turned around slowly. , the ears were a little red, he took out a necklace from his pocket with a small pendant box hanging on it, Kecilia took it and found a small gemstone inlaid on the small pendant box, inside was This small white dove statue is really a bit crude, but this does not prevent Kexilia from holding it tightly in the palm of her hand.

"You said, you said you didn't prepare a birthday present for me." She sobbed.

"I just wanted to surprise you..."

"Don't...don't...don't cry..."

The author has something to say: There seem to be a lot of typos in the front...Forget it and fix it slowly after writing