Twilight had fallen, and John had put out the fire in the iron furnace and cleaned up the shop inside and out, and then locked the door.

This is Momiji Town, a border town of the Sarazan Empire, which borders the county of Grosch and can only be reached through a large autumn leaf forest, which is extremely remote.

John was the only blacksmith in the town, and he had to revolve around the hot iron furnace almost every day, but when he thought of his gentle and quiet wife and newborn son, John didn't feel tired at all, and even a hundred times more energetic!

John finished work early, today is the last day of the year 9999, he has to rush home early to pick up his wife and children, go to the town's New Year's Eve ceremony, and count down the bells to the new era.

"Yo, John! "They were approached by the neighbors Philip's family, who were walking in the direction of the rally. "yes, pick up Erin and the kids, I'll come back to you later!"

John smiled goodbye to Philip and hurried in the direction of home. At this hour, the surrounding neighbors were already gone, and only a warm yellow lamp was still lit in the snowflakes. He pushed open the door, and in front of him was the gentle smile of his wife Irene, and the newborn child was lying in the cradle dancing as if welcoming his father home.

"I'm back. ”

"Well, I made it early today, but I didn't expect everyone to be extra early, and I just met Philip's family and was already going over there. ”

"It's okay, take a break and have a cup of hot tea to warm up. ”

Erin pulled John to sit down and poured him a steaming cup of tea. Holding the teacup in his hand, John couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "I'm so happy." ”

At this moment when the family of three was happy, there was a knock on the door. John and Erin looked at each other suspiciously, at this time, almost everyone went to the square in the center of the town, who could it be?

Erin was about to get up when John stopped her and motioned for her to open the door.

Upon opening the door, John saw a tall, lanky man in a black swordsman's suit, draped in a torn cloak, and carrying a heavy sword behind his back. What moved John was that the man was holding a baby in his hand, and he was freezing and huddled in the woolen blanket, and the dark red marks on the blanket exuded a faint smell of blood.

"Hello, take the liberty to interrupt, my name is Harvey, my child and I met robbers in the Grand Canyon, fortunately survived, but this ice and snow, the child is almost unable to hold on, can you give me some warm goat milk, let me and the child take a nap. ”

Looking at the people who came, John always felt very strange in his heart, at this time Erin had already walked over, and saw the baby that was already frozen and shivering in Harvey's hand, and was very distressed, without waiting for John to answer, Erin had already spoken first: "Of course you can, come in, it's too cold outside the house, look at what the children are frozen." ”

Harvey nodded with a smile and walked into this warm room, sitting by the fire under the leadership of John, Harvey felt the chill on his body be driven away at once, and even the baby in his arms no longer shivered.

"Mr. Harvey, you and the child warm up first, and the goat's milk will be fine immediately. After John finished talking to Harvey, he went to look after the baby in the cradle. After John left, the smile in Harvey's eyes disappeared instantly, and he indifferently glanced at Erin, who was warming the goat's milk in the kitchen, and John, who was taking care of the child in front of the cradle, and after retracting his gaze, he gently patted the baby in his arms and whispered:

"They all say that I am cold and ruthless, but they don't know that they themselves destroyed my true feelings. ”

"Right or wrong, I've never regretted it. ”

After saying the last sentence, Harvey picked up the short staff and whispered a magic spell, which is a high-level spiritual spell that can confuse others, and the more powerful the person who uses it, the more powerful it is, and even replace the memory.

After chanting, the blue light rolled towards John and Erin, who stopped moving, their eyes glazed. The room was instantly silent, and Harvey walked to the cradle with the baby in his arms and replaced the baby in his hand with the child in the cradle. Looking at the baby lying in the cradle and gradually falling asleep, Harvey smiled wryly.

"Little one, you have to go your own way. ”

As if sensing something, the baby in the cradle woke up from his sleep, looked at Harvey's face and danced, and wanted Harvey to hug him.

"Live well. ”

As soon as the words fell, Harvey turned away, never looking back, and soon disappeared into the snowstorm.

At zero o'clock, the Holy Bell of the Sarazan Empire rang for the first time, and with a ---- bang, the long tail sound lingered, shocking people's hearts. At the sound of the bell, Erin came to her senses, and the goat's milk on the stove was almost dry, and she hurriedly wrapped the pot in a damp cotton cloth and served it. "Strange, what am I doing with warm goat's milk?"

At this time, there were bursts of crying, Erin hurriedly walked to the front room, gently shaking the cradle and coaxing, "Don't cry, don't cry, mom is here." ”

Suddenly, a rattan skin water bag leaning on the edge of the cradle fell, and Erin picked it up and unscrewed it in confusion, and there was still half a bag of cold goat's milk inside.

"John, did you buy this for your child?"

"Ah..... Uh-huh...," John replied to Erin, feeling dizzy, but he couldn't say anything was wrong, just staring at the few snow stains left in the doorway.

"Erin, I'm a little dizzy... It doesn't feel like something is right with your body..."

"Did you catch a cold when you came back? It's been really cold this year. ”

........

The child in the cradle gradually fell asleep in this warmth, and stopped crying. The last ring of the Imperial Sacred Bell has also struck, a full twelve, which means that the Yunfu Continent has officially entered a new era. "Long live Sarazan!" "Sarazan glory endures!" The people of the Salazan Empire let out the most loyal cheers from their hearts.