Dragon and knight Ji gl

January 930rd, [-], eighth year of the Temple Calendar, Slepat Grassland.

Outside the capital? Several yurts formed a small inn for people to rest temporarily.Leif was in one of the felt bags.

"The roast beef you want, bread, and the cow in the water." The guy in the felt hat pushed the door and walked in. After the curtain was half-opened, snowflakes as fine as salt powder were blown in.The man couldn't help but look at the foreign girl in front of him. She bought a yurt all by herself, but she ordered the cheapest beef.

Since Leif left the southern country?, I can no longer feel the same heat as summer in the daytime, but it is getting colder and colder at night.

The climate in the southern country is hot, and only in the area close to the north can there be occasional snow.Leif had been waiting for the first snow since last winter, and it was not until today, after the end of the new year, that she encountered it on the Slypart Grassland.

On the first day she came to this world, when Grandma Samantha picked her up, it was...a winter night with the first snow falling.Grandma Samantha has a bad memory, and she doesn't remember the date of that day, but only remembers that the first snow fell that night, so? Just? Celebrate her birthday every year when the first snow comes.

Leff cut the bread, put the offal in it, and spread the sauce on it, tasting the familiar taste.

In the first 16 years of this world, she was very poor and could only eat some meat on important days.Meat won't be the best part. You can only pick up the offal of cattle and sheep that most people don't want to eat.On the last birthday, Grandma Samantha had just passed away, and she didn't even have a chance to eat a bite of cow.

The snow fell heavily that night, and the wind was also strong. Leff was shivering in the house wrapped in old cotton wool, not daring to fall asleep, for fear that the house would be blown down before seeing the sun tomorrow.Finally, it was too cold, so she led the lamb Lily from the sheepfold into the house, and curled up under the belly of the sheep.Rubbing the soft, smelly wool—Live's biggest dream at the time?was?just?a sweater to keep out the cold.

She now finally has the sweater on.

Over the past year or so, too many things have happened.More than a year ago, Leif, who was afraid that she would freeze to death, absolutely? Couldn't imagine? Imagine that on her next birthday, there would be such a large, thick, complete piece of beef, shiny with oil, and burnt red. The epidermis was still sizzling a moment ago.

On the side of the low table, there was a stove burning, and the orange flame reflected Leif's face flushed.

so warm? ah.

Lev narrowed his eyes comfortably, and comfortably took off his feet from the boots to warm themselves by the fire.She cut the beef, put it to her mouth and ate it directly with the fork of the knife. Since there was no one else in the felt bag, she didn't care about the dining etiquette.After taking a few bites, I suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes not far away.

After a while, an uninvited guest came to Laif's little felt bag.

"Meow, meow..."

Leif thought it was? The clerk went back and forth, looking for her to pay the bill, and retracted his feet into his boots in order to take a little decency into account.

She first saw the long and wide black robe, then looked up, and saw a walking stick, a cloth bag, and a black cat with green eyes in her arms.The sunken mouth, the long protruding nose, the wrinkled brown skin, the half-open eyes under the drooping eyelids, the black pointed hat—is it? She once? An old woman who stands for divination.

"You, ahem..." Leff couldn't help but put down the knife in his hand, and became nervous, "You went wrong."

"That's right? I went wrong. I just came to look for you." The old woman smiled at her, then sat down with the black cat in her arms.The cat stuck out its tongue and yawned.The old woman stretched out a wrinkled bark-like hand and picked up a piece of Leif's leftover beef lung.The black cat arched its back, licked and bit the cow's lungs in her palm.

"But...I've already told the shopkeeper that I don't want anyone else to come in..." Leif declared the power she should have, but the tone seemed to be discussing.

She was really frightened by the man in front of her.

Just like the previous 16 years of poverty experience had an indelible impact on her eating and living habits, those horror stories that frightened children also left a lot of shadows on her.Among the images created by those stories, what Leff is most afraid of is a character like a witch, and the old woman in front of her has a face that looks the most like a witch that Leff can imagine. .Although Leif is? not? a child now, but? when he saw this old woman, he still? couldn't help being afraid of being taken by the witch to make soup.

The black cat ate up the beef lungs, and when it heard the movement, it opened its green eyes and looked at Leif.

"Don't worry, isn't it? I want to take advantage of you." The old woman finally raised her drooping eyelids. Only then did Leff finally see her eyes, which were green like a black cat, "I've already? I paid the bill for you." He said with a smile.

After laughing? It was even more scary.

Lev couldn't help but took a step back towards the door, and the curtain behind her was lifted again, and she bumped into a warm embrace, her nose was filled with the faint scent of lemongrass.

"Miss Knight? Is this how you welcome me?" Natia Vida raised her hand, wiped the corner of Leif's mouth with her sleeve, and there were some oil stains on the white cuff, "Little dirty cat..."

Leif's fear of witches is different from his fear of dragons.The fear of the latter is like the fear of tigers and lions. The fear comes from the fear of being hurt once the other party is in a cage, in a painting, or has teeth pulled out and... Claws, in short, after confirming that she will not pose a threat to herself, the fear disappears, and she can even begin to appreciate the furry naivety; and the fear of the former is closer to some people's fear of insects , this kind of fear is not caused by the fear of being hurt, even if you know it is a harmless bug, even if you know that the other party's power is far inferior to yours, but after seeing it, it is still I'm afraid, I just want to run away.

Natia Vida is now like a tame lion to her, and the old woman is like a soft caterpillar to her.

Seeing Natia Vida blocking the door, Lev subconsciously shrank into the embrace of the latter. Hearing Natia Vida's chuckle, his chest trembled for a while.She suddenly remembered the words Natia Vida said during the last parting, about "laying eggs", "casually", and "preparation"...

So? Like? being scalded, it bounced off Natia Vida's body.

A demon dragon with full teeth was blocked at the door, and an old woman who looked more like a witch than a witch sat in the yurt.

Leif secretly yelled "Damn".

"Well, it's really rare to show such an expression after throwing yourself into a hug." Natia Vida smiled, "You should get to know her formally, she can be regarded as one of half of the employers for this mission." one."

In addition to Natia Vida and Leif, the only person left in the felt is the old woman holding the cat.Leif was supposed to be? This old woman? A non-player character living in the south. The purpose is to provide some information and decorate the scene. Who knows that it is related to? This time's mission-should be? ?Affected by the "players".

Natia Vida seemed to be quite familiar with the old woman, "I'm afraid I'll have to look down and see you before the mission is over."

"Half the employer, before the end of the task..." Leff recalled that in the two letters sent to her by Lord Deborah this time, there was no mention of the existence of this old woman at all. "What means?"

Natia Vida pushed Leif into the felt bag as she walked.Leif wanted to keep a distance from her at first, but now that she was getting closer and closer to the witch-like old woman, she would rather stay beside Natia Vida.

Natia Vida replied: "Half an employer, meaning? The reason why I came to this grassland is? I was entrusted by this person."

"Commission...entrust?" Leff thought about the countless treasures of the magic dragon, "who can entrust you? Even if you want to entrust, you can't afford the price."

The old woman raised her head and gave Lev a meaningful look: "It's all thanks to you, Lev. Hehe."

Leif's hairs stood on end, and he turned his head away from the old woman.

"Am I? Greedy? Think? It's? Easy to entrust me." Natia Vida said, "She just? Gave me a few volumes of books that couldn't be sold, betting that these books will be useful to me. , she didn't lose, so I agreed to her request... In order to prevent Miss Knight from being alone when she was doing the next task, it was too lonely, so I specially collected information from all over the place and sent it to the temple No, it was so easy, we met again."

"Where are those messages?...you passed it to the temple?" Leif clenched her lower lip.

What is it? What kind of book can actually afford to hire a magic dragon?

Since the news was spread to the temple with the help of Natia Vida, then it is obvious that she knew about the existence of "players" earlier than Leif himself.

This magic dragon, as a non-player character who was beaten to death at the gate of Novice Village, showed too much initiative after escaping from death.

"Miss Knight doesn't think so," Natia Vida said, "Every time we meet, it's just an accident, right?"

"Once or twice is? an accident? Every time it happens, it can only be a deliberate arrangement." The old woman interjected, "I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Mainie Whittier. Girl, you can call me Grandma Minnie. Grandma Minnie has a lot of good things here, hehe, if you want anything, you can come to me anytime, the price is very fair, I guarantee you satisfaction..."

Leif flinched.

"The patriarch, priest, and former king's widow on this grassland is... a distant relative of this." Natia Vida remembered that she had played the role of the Holy Temple in front of Leif when she went to the Lilliputian Kingdom. Restrained witch character.During that period of time, Leif always showed a little bit of timidity when facing her, and he didn't overcome it after a long time.Natia Vida acted like that only if? Yes? Leif instinctively sensed the danger of the dragon.

But now it seems that there are very few knight girls who know how to fear. What they are afraid of is not a magic dragon, but a witch.

Lev made a bitter face, thinking to himself? Granny Minnie's distant relatives might also look like witches.

"Miss Knight, you should know that Minnie's distant relative has nothing to do with her, so she adopted the orphan of her late husband's younger brother, and prepared to train the little girl to take her place. But... the little heir He was abducted by someone. Our mission this time is to rescue the little heir from the hands of the villain. The little heir's adoptive mother is worried, so... let this one go with us." Natia When Vader learned that there was a third person involved in the mission, he was rather reluctant, but seeing that Leif would rather lean against the old woman in order to avoid her, he suddenly felt that such an arrangement was quite reasonable. Reasonable.

"That little girl, her name is Elena, I've seen it once before. Apart from being a bit stubborn, she is also suitable for this job?" Granny Minnie laughed fiercely as she said, she looked at Leif At a glance, I don't know what kind of cola I found again, especially? I was shaking with laughter.

The black cat in his arms jumped down, meowed, and rushed towards Leif.

Three witches, two big, one small, and three witches appeared in front of Leif's eyes. He couldn't help but sweat. When he saw the black cat rushing towards him, he subconsciously backed away.She hadn't been afraid of cats before, but...the black cat was by the old woman's side. It always made people feel that when the witch was making children's soup, she would also share a bowl with the black cat.

Natia Vida pursed her lips, stretched out her arm and patted Lev's shoulder.

"Okay, my old man and I will go out first." Granny Minnie stood up neatly, gathered the cloth bag, bent down and pulled the black cat that was holding Leif's trouser leg into her arms, and strode towards Walking outside the felt bag in the wind and snow, "Natia Vida said earlier that she wanted to talk to you about the future generations. Of course, this kind of thing is? It's better for you to discuss it alone. The old woman won't do it." People hate it, let's go first."