12. Chapter XII

As if hearing some joke, the beautiful and arrogant woman sneered, and her tone was contemptuous and contemptuous, "Just you? Don't joke, who do you think you are, and you can actually come back from the inner wall safe and sound? Do you know how dangerous Vegas Forest really is, it would be a mistake to just go into the perimeter and think that the inner perimeter is the same!"

She looked at the girl's gaze high, as if the gods were giving a charity to an ant, as merciful and arrogant, "Sue you, I have seen a lot of people like you, but it is just the arrogance that I say, and it is just a life to die in the face of danger." ”

Christina blinked inexplicably, "Oh...... Can you get out of the way?"

Seeing that she did not show a weak and frightened look as she imagined, the woman's face couldn't help but distort slightly, and then stared at the beautiful face of the girl in front of her, a trace of resentment flashed in her eyes, as if she thought of something and suddenly raised a gorgeous vicious smile.

"Didn't you say that you have been to the inner circle, since you have been there, you must be familiar with the route there, right?" Although she tried her best to be friendly, she still carried a lingering sense of arrogance, "Have you heard of the secret realm of Desmond, we are going to find this secret realm now, and now you will lead us there!"

However, at this point, she suddenly paused and softened her tone inexplicably, "...... I'm sure you're not going to say no, right?"

Christina: "...... "Is she really not sick?

She thought about it seriously and ignored the question of the woman opposite. And after not responding for a long time, the woman subconsciously thought that she was disdainful of talking to herself, and couldn't help but sink her face and stare at her coldly, and her expression was also indescribably cold and vicious.

How dare she look down on herself? This hillbilly who is just good-looking, and the rest of the hillbilly, who is useless and has no magic at all, dares to ignore her Anna Solofi?!

- It's just looking for and dying!!

And suddenly keenly feeling the woman's malice towards herself, Christina also immediately returned to her senses vigilantly, and her porcelain-white soft fingers covered the big tree standing calmly beside her, and her spiritual power was ready to be released.

The atmosphere between the two suddenly became tense.

"Anna, what about your etiquette?" Just as the war was about to break out, a low and calm male voice with a slight warning sounded, and a middle-aged man in a gray-black power suit with a face somewhat similar to a woman walked slowly towards them, frowning and scolding, "Don't you remember what I said before?"

"Father......" The woman named Anna suddenly turned her head in a panic, and when she saw the slightest displeasure in the man's eyes, she didn't even dare to defend herself, so she directly lowered her head and admitted her mistake with little confidence, "I'm sorry father, I shouldn't be so rude." ”

The man's face softened slightly, and then he looked apologetically at the beautiful girl who looked cowardly and obviously bullied by her own daughter, and asked as tactfully as possible, "I'm sorry, Anna must have caused you a lot of trouble, right?"

And the glutinous rice dumpling, who looked cute and soft and easy to bully on the surface, unconsciously withdrew his hand behind his back slightly, and reflexively raised a well-behaved and innocent smile, "No, she just asked me a few questions." ”

Damn, how did you suddenly remember that she and Sira were playing a prank at the time and happened to be caught by Sarayeta's father (●––●)

The man raised his eyebrows in surprise, was she really too naΓ―ve or was she scheming and didn't show it?

"Father, she just said she came out of the Vegas Forest. Anna exhaled deeply, holding back the resentment in her heart, and then her eyes flashed with a faint contempt, and her expression was still proud, "Let's let her join us, shall we?"

Barty was slightly stunned and shook his head as if he was a little amused, "Okay Anna, don't be vexatious, how can anyone come back alive from the inner fence of Vegasda Forest?"

You don't need to be so straightforward if you want to be framed, Anna is really too simple. Barty muttered helplessly, and looked at the girl who seemed to be stunned with guilt.

However, before Anna could explain, Christina spoke with some embarrassment, "I don't know how terrifying the Forest of Vis you are talking about, but it seems that we did come out of the forest behind us. ”

Tina must have been curious about the secret realm of Desmond, right?Carrera looked at the girl's unconsciously crystalline blue eyes, and guessed helplessly and amusefully.

Barty couldn't help but have a hint of surprise in his eyes when he heard this, and then a warm smile appeared on his face, "Have you really been to the inner circle?

Christina scratched her cheek, "De...... What is that?"

She couldn't help but think in her heart, why do people always have some names that are hard to remember? Just Jane, Tom, Jerry, or something, how good, how easy it is to rememberβŠ™ βŠ™

Man: "......"

"Sure enough, it's still a little girl. He sighed softly, patiently explaining with a smile on his face, "Then you should know Desmond, the ancient god of thunder, right? He is said to be the only thunder god who has survived the battle with the legendary dragon Silver Wing. ”

Silverwing?

Christina, along with the silver dragon in her arms and Carrera on the tree, all pricked up their ears.

"And the secret realm of Desmond I am talking about is the relics that Desmond left behind after his death. Seeing Christina's seemingly intrigued look, Barty smiled and continued, "And the reason we are really interested in Desmond's secret realm is that it is said that those who receive Desmond's soul inheritance will not only get all of his treasures, but also a rare magic weapon that he obtained from the Silver Winged in the first place. ”

Before Christina could figure out what a magic weapon was, Anna's eyes, who were just listening quietly, had become hot, even if she had known it before, she couldn't hold back the excitement in her patience when she listened to it again, after all, it was the magic weapon of an ancient legendary beast!

Looking at Anna's imperative expression, Christina silently swallowed back the question, pulled the corners of her mouth and said calmly, "It sounds so powerful." ”

So what the hell is a magic machine?

"We got the news that the Desmond Secret Realm is in the inner perimeter of the Vegasda Forest, so we rushed over. Barty's smile was still kind, and his gray-black eyes were full of sincerity, "So if you can join us, it would be great." ”

Christina tilted her head slightly, and her crystal bright eyes fell imperceptibly on Carrera on the tree beside her, and when she saw Carrera flapping her wings and nodding, she bent her eyes happily, and her smile was ethereal and gorgeous, fresh as the pure white jasmine that bloomed at the beginning, exuding a faint cold fragrance in the dark night.

"Then please give me a lot of advice after that, uncle~" Her voice was light and elegant, with a soft baby voice, which made people's hearts soften when she listened to it, and she unconsciously smiled.

Barty smiled even deeper and nodded slightly, "You're welcome then...... Little girl. ”

"I'm Christina, just call me Tina!" Kristina suddenly got closer to Barty, hugged Xiaoyin and said with a smile.

"I'm Barty Solofi. Barty's voice softened, and as if unintentionally, she glanced at the animal in her arms that she couldn't see clearly, and asked suspiciously, "Tina, ...... this?"

Christina scratched her cheeks, looked down at Xiao Yin, who seemed to be sleeping, and was about to say something suddenly, her clear blue eyes flashed slightly, and her smile was pure and incredible, "This is Cedarmon, his name is Sver, but I prefer to call him Little Silver." ”

"Cedarmon?" Barty nodded and said with a smile, "This is a rare pet breed, I didn't expect you to be able to get him." After all, despite its petite body, it looks like a dragon, and can also spew small flames, which is very popular with the noblewomen and eldest ladies of the empire. If it weren't for the fact that she wasn't very powerful, I'm afraid the auction price would be even higher. ”

The "Pet Cedarmon", which received the new name Swell, closed its eyes and moved its ears a little unpleasantly.

Carrera, who was hidden in the tree, also breathed a sigh of relief, she didn't expect Christina to be so clever this time, and couldn't help but laugh comfortingly. Then I thought about it, no, does Tina know that this silver dragon is a silver wing?

…… Ξ£(βŠ™β–½βŠ™ "It's not because you don't know the race of the silver dragon, so it's nonsense, right?"

Carrera nodded with a deep face, feeling that she had the truth. But Tina actually knew about Cedarmon, which was really unexpected_(:з"∠)_

"Cedarmon?" Anna glanced at her with contempt, then looked at her somewhat gray clothes suspiciously, "It wasn't stolen from somewhere, was it?"

Barty's face sank suddenly, "Anna!"

Anna pursed her lips a little unconvinced, and said in a mean tone, "But father, she won't even say her last name, maybe not even her own name." I don't know anything, I don't even have magic, and look at her poor and sour appearanceβ€”how can I have the power or money to get a cedar beast?"

"Anna, what about your upbringing!" Barty seemed to be genuinely angry this time, and scolded mercilessly, "Is that how your mother taught you manners?"

Anna's face suddenly turned pale, and finally stagnated on the miserable whiteness, and she glanced at the innocent-looking Christina with a cold and resentful look, and then hung her head as if she had made a mistake, and apologized in a muffled voice.

"I'm sorry Tina, Anna's temperament was spoiled by her mother, but she is not bad. Barty said softly to Christina, looking guilty and reproachful, "I'm sorry that I've been away from home and haven't been able to take good care of her." ”

Anna's undisguised vicious expression was clearly reflected in Hailan's eyes, and Christina blinked, smiled and nodded as if understanding, "I know, it's okay, I don't care." ”

"Good boy. Barty complimented and smiled and invited, "Our team is stationed not far away, would you like to go and see it?"

Christina's eyes rolled, and the corners of her lips curled, "Okay, I just want to go see it." ”

Barty glared at Anna and led Christina to where the team was stationed. After briefly introducing Christina to his team, he led her into a tent and smiled thoughtfully, "We're probably going to leave tomorrow morning, and you must be tired now, so you can go and rest first." ”

Christina, who was indeed tired, smiled sweetly and grateful, "Uncle, you are such a good person!"

Barty's face stiffened slightly, and he couldn't help but smile wryly and shook his head.

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Early the next morning, the team set off on time for the Vegasda Forest. Christina walked in front and followed Barty closely, with Svir in her arms and Carrera on her shoulder, looking quite spectacular.

Barty also seemed to find it interesting, tilted his head and smiled, "I didn't expect you to have a bird, I don't seem to have seen a bird of this breed?"

Christina looked down at Carrera, who had changed her color to black, and said with a calm face, "Actually, it's just an ordinary night crow, because I grew up with me, so I took him out with me." ”

Anna pursed her lips in disgust and muttered quietly, "It's a hillbilly anyway." ”

Barty nodded abruptly, "I see." ”

Because Christina didn't have magic in her, he didn't suspect that she was an animal tamer.

"Hey, I've never been here. After the turn, Christina, who seemed to finally notice that something was wrong, couldn't help but say in surprise, "I remember that when I came out, it should have been all green woods, but this time I ...... all the way, "The scenery is so beautiful?"

The scenery in particular is particularly impressive.

The trees on both sides stand tall and steady, and the thin rays of sunlight spill through the cracks in the lush leaves, forming mottled shadows. A gentle breeze blows, and the grass mixed with colorful flowers gradually spreads with turquoise pale waves. Colorful butterflies flutter, beautiful fish swim in the clear pool ahead, and small waterfalls fall vertically to splash small water, and the refraction of the sun shimmers with a little starlight, which looks extremely beautiful.

"Could it be that we are on the wrong track?"

Barty frowned and thought, in fact, he was wondering why he had been safe all the way before, so he stopped and signaled the team to stop advancing, and called the vice-captain Watt. After Watt insisted that the direction was correct, Barty half-convinced the team to pick up the pace.