The overjoyed young man immediately urged: "Without further delay, let's go find something to eat. Once we're full, we can hit the road."
In this way, he and Nia would have a chance to be alone, and they could also explore the surrounding environment, so they would be confident of escaping from this killer.
But Mingdie came over and patted the young man on the shoulder and said, "Yes, we should hurry up, but this "we" does not include you."
"What?"
The boy felt bad.
"Little sister Nia and I are going to look for food. As for you... stay here."
"Huh? Why?"
"Why? I don't know how to comfort a crying child, or should you just leave this little baby to me alone?"
"Um, is there this option: Nia and I take Lianna to run errands and find food, and you, the old man, are here to look after the luggage?"
"Oh, what do you think? How could I let you kids wander around in the woods?"
As Mingdie spoke, he increased the strength in his hands, and the young man suddenly felt his shoulder blades groaning.
The message she conveyed to the boy with her "friendly" body language couldn't be more obvious: No matter what your thoughts are, you have to figure it out yourself.
"Okay, I'll stay here. You guys should go and come back early."
Is that really the case?
After receiving a satisfactory reply, Mingdie walked away, but the boy who was rubbing his shoulders couldn't help but sigh. He knew that nothing good would happen, and he would have to find another opportunity if he wanted to have personal contact with Nia.
Perhaps seeing the young man's disappointed look, Nia said: "But if Verus and Liana are left here, what if they are in danger?"
"When the time comes, he can just shout for help, I can hear him."
As a night elf, Mingdie is certainly sure of this kind of thing. Her pair of long elf ears are not just for decoration.
"That's it: Little Sister Nia and I are looking for food, and you stay here to look after the luggage and take care of Little Sister Nia's sister."
After announcing the decision, Mingdie grabbed Nia's shoulders and dragged her, who was still confused, into the deep forest. Before leaving, the night elf turned back and shouted: "Don't walk around alone! You know what will happen."
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There was no room for negotiation on this matter, and the boy was left behind. Now there were only the black-haired boy and a baby girl who was still crying because of hunger in this temporary camp.
The boy walked to the baby's rattan basket and didn't know what to do for a moment. Of course he understood the meaning of the last sentence: Nia was a hostage now, and he couldn't act rashly.
But now that Ming Die has left, he has three choices before him:
One, take advantage of Mingdie to leave, and run away quickly; second, take advantage of Mingdie to leave, pick up the baby and run away; third, do nothing, just take care of the baby and wait for them to come back.
To be honest, the young man really wanted to choose one. He knew very well what he was dealing with. Following Ming Die would only make him a pawn of the organization again. Once he was under the control of the organization, he would definitely lose what he had worked so hard for.
Become a free body, and then return to your previous life of a walking zombie.
That was purgatory, and he no longer wanted to have any memories of that place.
If he runs away on a dark horse now, even Mingdie, who ranks fourth on the killer list, won't be able to catch up. In this way, a lot of troubles can be thrown away, and he doesn't need to worry about anyone. From now on, he will be alone
A person should only consider himself in everything.
The young man grasped his hair tightly with his right hand and completely messed it up.
But... in this way, the girl and her sister were completely in the hands of Mingdie. Who else would help them except herself?
Thinking about the second choice is not advisable. He and Ming Die have no deep hatred, so there is no need to obstruct her like this. And in this way, Nia, who is forced to stay alone with Ming Die, is likely to become a tool for her to vent her anger. Although it will make her angry.
The baby was out of danger, but he didn't have the consciousness to take care of a baby under one month old during a hurried journey.
As for choosing three, that is a decision made by the stupidest people. They clearly have the opportunity in front of them but waste it in vain. If they do nothing, it is very likely that none of the three of them will be able to escape.
So among the three choices, which one should he choose?
The young man took a deep breath, bent down to pick up the baby in the rattan basket, and then sat on the bank of the river with the baby in his arms. He made the baby happy by humming non-nutritious songs or making ugly faces.
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In the end, the boy chose three.
It was not something he could do to run away alone regardless of the safety of the sisters. If he wanted to save them all, he could not leave anyone behind.
So although now is an opportunity, it is not the best opportunity.
He knew the risks of option three, but what could he do? He couldn't abandon anyone.
Sure enough, he is the stupidest person in the world.
In the forest, the two people who went to search for food went smoothly.
However, Nia had no container to hold the picked wild fruits, so she had to wrap them in her skirt, which made it difficult for the girl to carry her skirt while walking.
"Nia, please wait a moment."
The night elf walking behind Nia suddenly stopped her.
"Um?"
Nia, who didn't know what it was called, just stood there, turning her head to watch Mingdie's next move.
Mingdie placed her fingertips on a rattan. After a brief chant, the rattan began to twist and deform, and soon it woven itself into a simple rattan basket.
"Here, little sister Nia, use this to hold what you want."
Mingdie handed the newly made rattan basket to Nia. By the way, baby Lianna's rattan basket was also made by Mingdie.
Although Mingdie is a night elf, her specialty is not magic, but she can also do some simple spells.
"Awesome! Sister Fred."
Even though she had seen it once, Nia still found it amazing. This rattan basket felt very sturdy just in her hand. It would have taken Nia a half-day to weave it by hand, but Mingdie actually made it in just a moment.
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"This is just the basic spell of the forest priest. Nia, have you never seen a human mage?"
The girl's praise made Mingdie feel satisfied, but her ignorance of the girl was also a bit strange.
However, Mingdie forgot that the things she came into contact with on a daily basis had almost nothing to do with the things that Nia could come into contact with on a daily basis. Nia's scope of knowledge was only the remote border village of Difenni Village, and Mingdie traveled all over the world.
Having visited almost the entire continent, there is no comparison between the two in this regard.
"No, I heard from the village chief that all magicians live in tall magic towers..."
"Huh? That was hundreds of years ago. Is the news in your village so backward?"
In the golden age of magic, powerful magicians (wizards) would indeed build a magic tower for themselves to practice magic and specialize in magic, but that was only in the golden age. The underworld butterfly was active in human territory, and she was very
It's clear that no magician would do this anymore.
The magic tower is a special magic building, and it is also a luxury item that consumes a lot of money and materials. Although magicians are still respected now, they are no longer supported by the state, and magicians who are not well-off can no longer afford to build it.
Moreover, it is said that there is a vacancy in an important link in the construction of the magic tower, so that the newly built magic tower loses the function of gathering elements to assist spiritual practice and becomes a mere "tower".
So now, the human mage's magic tower has disappeared.
The village chief's words were just to coax the children.
"Well! You humans really don't have many mages. It's normal that little sister Nia has never seen one."
The topic mentioned the old village chief who passed away not long ago. Nia's mood was a bit low. Ming Die noticed the girl's emotional changes and she immediately cut off the topic.
"Sister Fred, have you and Verus known each other before?"
"know."
There will be no shortage of topics among women. Even if Mingdie doesn't speak, Nia still has something she wants to know.
"Was he also a ranger before?"
"Well...it's considered an apprenticeship."
"What do you (rangers) usually do?"
"Doing some cleanup."
"Is it cleaning up the garbage? Isn't this the janitor's job?"
"It's different! Little sister Nia, we only clean up what the employer considers to be 'garbage'. We are not cleaners who have to clean up all garbage."
"Anyway, you are doing good things, right?"
The words that suddenly popped out of the girl's mouth made Mingdie stunned for a moment. After she came to her senses, she couldn't help but laugh.
"Haha! Yes, at least our employer thinks so."
From Mingdie's perspective, there is nothing wrong with her "job" in this sense. After all, her profession itself is to "solve problems" for customers with special needs.
"Then Sister Fred, why did you come to help us?" This was Nia's doubt from the beginning. She never knew why such a companion suddenly joined.
"Well...it's because you are my employer."
"how come?!"
Nia couldn't believe it, but the night elf didn't look like he was joking.
"Well, if Sister Fred is so powerful, it would cost a lot of money to hire you, right?"
"Don't worry! Little sister Nia."
Ming Die smiled and touched Nia's hair. She did become somewhat interested in this girl who was a little too naive.
"I will protect your safety along the way until... we arrive at our destination."
"Then?"
"You will naturally pay me enough when the time comes."