Chapter 82: Childlike Paradise
As soon as you close your eyes and open your eyes, the children of the past grow up. Maturity replaces childishness, and innocence is gradually buried in the concern of false understanding. That's the duty of being an adult, but it's not a continuation of the original self. Something disappeared, and everyone didn't care. Because, as long as there are alternatives, people can survive.
This is the world I yearn for, and it was once my dream. I have forgotten all about whether I fantasized about such a place when I was a child. Now, a 28-year-old uncle is surrounded by a pile of stuffed animals, and most of the time he seems to others to be an imbecile or a deranged person. I'm supposed to be a normal person, I just like simple things.
"Yi Jiahe likes soft things very much. There was no malice in Xiao Hui's words, but his expression was as if he had seen a strange creature.
"Come?" I asked.
Xiao Hui looked around to make sure that no other boys were rolling on the stuffed animals, and then shook his head and declined.
Maybe I was too excited, or maybe I was desperate to pass on my inner happiness to others, and I jumped off the bear cub and grabbed Xiao Hui's hand and pulled him to the stomach of the stuffed animal.
"You are very happy, but you are very happy. ”
Xiao Hui made eye contact with me after speaking, and then he subconsciously turned his head away, because he was worried that I would blame him for talking too much.
In fact, even though I was really happy and the joy was getting stronger, somehow I just couldn't smile. One of the reasons for this is probably that my age doesn't match my current image – I feel lost when I think of myself as an uncle who is about to reach his old age. This mood and joy are fighting each other like a virus and a vaccine, and I can neither sullen nor laugh.
"Landing urgently, evacuate the personnel below!" Before the words could be finished, the brown-haired boy fell on the head of the stuffed bear.
"Josh Walker, it's dangerous to jump out of the blue. "Alex King, one block at a time, landed steadily beside us from top to bottom.
"Hey, no problem. Josh got up and aimed at Alex and lunged at him, "The Flying Mouse is coming, too." ”
"Whew, I'll fight. In the middle of the abdomen, Josh yelled "wow" and was kicked away by Alex.
It wasn't until Josh flew into the trampoline and was bounced out that Xiao Hui and I were shocked.
"Alex, Josh is a little naughty, but we're classmates, so it's too much to get a heartbeat, right?"
"What's the matter," Alex stepped onto the bearcub's arm to catch up with Josh, "we used to fight like that back home. Rest assured, the Earth Mage is in good health, and my blow will be like a massage to him. ”
"Really?" I looked at Alex and then at Xiao Hui, and saw that Xiao Hui's head was shaking like a rattle.
"It's true. Alex is convinced that his perception is not counterintuitive.
Watching Alex jump into the trampoline and chase Josh, who happened to hang on the spinning swing but was thrown away, Xiao Hui and I gasped for them.
"It's pretty energetic. "The owner of this fantasyland, Edward Williams, jumped out of the plane. I guess he tried to show us how handsome he was, but it didn't turn out well.
The Dark Arts teacher, who was lying next to us with his hips pouted, not only failed to make his appearance, but also ruined the image of his teacher in our minds. Then again, the way he looks is pleasing to my eyes, and at least it makes me know that the thick-skinned and contrived Edward has such a retarded side.
Quickly getting up and then sitting cross-legged as if nothing had happened, Edward pretended to be the big brother next door and asked the cold: "How is your body?"
"Thank you, sir, for your hard-hearted heart, if it weren't for your wanton reckless release of the night ghost of star four, we wouldn't have died for a lifetime. ”
Determined to die, I rushed towards the night ghost. I thought that the attention of the night ghost was on Xiao Hui, but who knew that it suddenly turned to me and galloped towards me, so scared that I didn't have time to brake and was thrown away by its arm.
Holding myself up in pain, I sensed the sight of the night ghost. Before I could stand up, the cold-blooded magical creature swung its dark palm at me.
When it was too late, Charlie showed up and hugged the night ghost and risked my life, but he became the first target of the night ghost.
Seeing the Night Ghost's fangs emerge from its dark face and stab at Charlie, I threw myself at the Night Ghost and threw him to the ground.
The monster of star four is so powerful that Charlie and I only restrained it for three seconds, and it bounced off before we could even find the opportunity to counterattack.
Charlie, who reacted faster than me, gathered flames on the soul device as soon as he adjusted his posture and fired four strikes at the night ghost.
Perhaps Charlie's long-range magic didn't hit the fire, and two of the four hits missed, and the night ghost easily dodged one time, but the remaining one completely hit the night ghost, causing it to fall to the ground.
I was overjoyed and wanted to step forward and give it a kick so that it could no longer be arrogant. However, as soon as I took the second step, the night ghost stood upright like a zombie, and then shook its head in place with no intention of attacking.
"Unfortunately, the time has come. Edward, who was watching the big play, said as he walked, "Brother Night Ghost, thank you for your help." Then you can return to your habitat with the rabbit. ”
The night ghost seemed to understand Edward's words and left the arena under the leadership of the rabbit.
"This guy is good, as a cannibal magical creature willing to leave his own race to assist me in lecturing. But it's not good to trouble people all the time, after all, it's a night ghost, and there's probably no next time. Edward looked at us with a smile.
Picking up the injured Charlie, I took a deep breath after making sure he was okay, and then punched Edward in the face.
Edward dodged, and turned his back to me and clapped his hands to the classmates and announced, "Everyone, this is the end of the actual combat simulation of this class, I wonder if you have any ideas?"
Everyone's mind is on the amusement facilities of the park, how can they watch our hard battles seriously.
"Yes. The answer was the girl who had asked her to play, "Mr. Williams, can we move freely?"
The donkey's lips are not on the horse's mouth, and the answer is not what he asked.
"As long as you summarize this actual combat simulation well, you will be able to move around here for the rest of the time. ”
"Charlie, a second-class person, deserves a commendation for protecting his companions, bravely facing the dark magical creatures of Star Four, and inflicting heavy damage with fire magic. Although Xiao Hui of the first level does not know how to use magic to fight, he uses magic tools to assist his companions in restraining the night ghosts at the right time. Yi Jia and ...... of Class 2 No comment. ”
Don't think that I will be discouraged by this, how can my dignified man be depressed because of your words?
"If Yi Jiahe unleashes fire magic, they will defeat the Night Ghost faster, and Charlie will not be injured to protect Yi Jiahe. "I was speechless when I was added.
I was embarrassed by the discussion of my classmates. I'm sorry I'm useless, I'm sorry I didn't protect my comrades.
"Yi Jia and his classmates also have merit," Edward said to the crowd, "If he hadn't stopped the night ghost at the end, I'm afraid Charlie would have died." ”
In the midst of everyone's approval, I felt grateful to Edward - wait, it's all the bastard's fault. As a teacher who pushes students into danger, let the three of us deal with the night ghost who even the third-level Ma Chao is willing to bow down, Edward, your brain has also been modified by the Gollum Pig.
"How's Charlie?"
After the disbandment, the elated classmates disappeared at once. The paradise called Paradise of Innocence seems to be visible at a glance, but as some of my classmates get farther and farther away, I realize that this place full of innocence is no smaller than the class paradise.
Edward stretched down and replied, "I used light magic to heal his internal wounds. Originally, his condition was not serious, and it didn't take much time to recover. ”
While Edward was recuperating with his eyes closed, I crawled close and punched him in the waist, only to be dodged by him.
"What's going on, why the night ghosts suddenly stopped attacking us, does it have anything to do with what you said the time was up?" I sat cross-legged as if nothing had happened.
"Magical creatures freed from the Soulbound Order have half the freedom, and as long as the mage does not endanger their lives, they will follow the mage's instructions for as well as possible for a certain amount of time. This time limit varies, and is mainly related to the strength of the mage. This means that a powerful mage can control a magical creature even with a soulbound order to keep them strictly obeying his commands, while a weak mage can get a magical creature out of his control if he is not careful.
"Most magical creatures, even if they break free from the shackles of the Soul Binding Order of their own will, will not mess with the mage, at most intimidating. If a weak mage happens to catch a high-star magical creature with a soulbound order, it would be tragic. Once they become hostile to a mage, with their great strength, the weak mage will not be able to control them easily, and tragedy may ensue.
"Therefore, even if you have a magic tool to control magical creatures, you still have to practice more to improve your strength. ”
"Where's the Soul Binding Spell?"
Edward turned slightly to confirm, "Soul Bondage?"
"I listen to Brother Liang...... The Guardians of our class have said that the Soulbound Charm is a malevolent magical tool that is more potent than the Soulbound Order, and can bind magical creatures for a long time. ”
"Malevolent...... I think the Soulbound Charm is a good magic tool. ”
As Edward turned around, I lifted my leg to kick him in the waist.
"Yo," Edward said abruptly, causing me to almost reveal my intentions, "Soulbind is a hateful existence for magical creatures. As you mention, once magical creatures are bound by the Soul Binding Spell, they can hardly escape the fate of serving the mage for the rest of their lives. ”
"That's the same as I said. ”
Edward sat cross-legged again and faced me, "Did you Guardians tell you that it is difficult to restrain magical creatures with Soulbind Charms?"
"Because they don't want to be tied down for long?"
"That's a point. Do you remember how mages can make soul contracts with magical creatures? The difference between the two is that the Soulbound Charm can be unilaterally decided by the mage, and the other is that in order to use the Soulbound Charm to capture magical creatures, the mage must have sufficient strength.
"Weak mages can't use the Soul Band Charm. On the one hand, they don't have enough magic to unleash the Soul Band Spell, and on the other hand, as you said, magical creatures hate the Soul Band so much that even if they die with the mage, they will not be bound by the Soul Band to be a lamb to the slaughter.
"Then again, as long as you can catch magical creatures with the Soul Bend Charm, then they're all they have to do. If a mage does not destroy the Soul Binding Spell for a day, the magical creatures bound by it will not be truly free.
"It's hard at first, and it's not easy to capture magical creatures with soulbinding. After all the hard work and capture, it is equivalent to having a long-term servant, even if you are injured by the resistance of the magical creature beforehand, it is worth it. As a result, there are many mages who risk their lives in an attempt to capture powerful magical creatures with soulbinding spells, and there are many low-ranking mages who want to ascend to the sky in a vain attempt to capture high-star magical creatures. ”
After listening to Edward's explanation of the Soul Binding Spell, I sighed.
"What's the matter, the weak Yi Jia and his classmates want to use the Soul Binding Charm to capture powerful magical creatures?"
"I wouldn't use the Soul Band Charm - I'd rather make a soul pact with magical creatures at their will, rather than selfishly impose control on them in my service. ”
Edward applauded: "It's good to have ambition, but are you sure?"
"What do you mean?"
"It's only about ten days before the promotion exam, in such a short period of time, you want to rely on your insignificant ability to fight against the crowd with memory loss? Do you think that the promotion exam is just a simulation of our actual combat?"
"Of course, I know the meaning and rigor of the promotion exam," I was confident on the surface, but in fact I was not sure that I would be able to advance, "but even if the road ahead is difficult, I can't let my nature get lost in the torrent of filth." Perhaps, this sincerity is nothing compared to everyone's enterprising spirit, like a drop in the ocean. But I wanted to be strong – I had a reason to be strong. "I want to be a reliable person and protect my loved ones.
The warm palm caressed my forehead, and Edward's kind smile melted my heart, but it couldn't stop me from wanting to take revenge on him.
Like Alex's strange shout "I'll fight", I used my iron head to hit Edward's heart.
"Yi Jiahe?" Probably worried that it would affect my communication with Edward, Xiao Hui, who was lying on the side with his eyes closed, was awakened by me, "Hey, what about sir?"
I pointed down: "It's okay, it's just falling." ”
"This lying stuffed bear cub is almost two meters tall, is it really okay sir?"
I climbed to the side of the bear cub and fell below Edward seemingly unconscious.
"It's okay, he's fine. Hui, let's go over there and have a look, maybe we can meet Charlie. "I tried to break away from Xiao Hui.
"Charlie's words, probably at the Ferris wheel. "I was really startled by the sudden stumbling up of a panting Edward.
"Then, Hui, let's go ride the Ferris wheel too. ”
"I'll go too. Edward, who was not ashamed, wanted to ride the Ferris wheel with the boys, and he didn't want to see how old he was.
The familiar line of "Little Devil Head, White Master is here" came from high in the sky, and we saw the fat rabbit fall on the stuffed bear cub, and by the way, bounced Edward back to the ground.
"Where's the little ghost?" the unsuspecting rabbit looked dazed, but it didn't take long for him to turn his gaze to me.
"Hey, you want to ride the Ferris wheel?"
"So what?" Uncle Rabbit's ears are really smart.
"Cheng, I'll take you there. ”
"No, I want to go with my classmates. ”
The big rabbit's face was gloomy, and after thinking about it for only three seconds, he said to us, "Cheng, the three of us will go together." ”
"You're so fat, can you ride the Ferris wheel?" I was skeptical that the College Daily would have published a report that the Ferris wheel had collapsed and the two rabbits had returned to the west.
"Little one, you look down on me?"
Originally, the big rabbit was quite majestic, but when he showed his two front teeth, I couldn't help but laugh.
"I'm sorry, Uncle Rabbit, we'll ...... another day"
The magical creature flickered, and I soared into the air. Strictly speaking, I was picked up by him – held hostage by him. Naturally, it was Xiao Hui who was in the same situation as me, and until I realized what was happening, he apparently didn't know he was being held by a rabbit.
"White, wait for me to ......" Edward's call from the rear became farther and farther away.
We were carried by the White Rabbit in the wind, past Josh who was hanging on the spinning swing at some point and Alex who looked up at him with a depressed face, Adam who was sitting on the dome and glancing at us, and Park Ji-woo and Kojiro who were sitting on the roller coaster looking at us in amazement, and finally reached the Ferris wheel.
"Do you want to?" asked the White Rabbit, grabbing a handful of balls in a large basin.
I picked up a ball, "What's this?"
"Candy. ”
Lick it, it's a candy ball.
"And chocolate. With that, the white rabbit ran to the side and brought a thick bear cub.
From the looks of it, it could be made of chocolate. Lick it a little, and sure enough, it's chocolate.
"How?"
I replied to the white rabbit in embarrassment: "Well done, I can't bear to eat it." ”
"What's there, things like this are everywhere in this paradise. ”
A milky breeze blew, and a few soft things floated over, which should be catkins. Reaching out and taking it, I touched it, and it was sticky. I wondered if it would be, I licked it carefully, really.
"Don't tell me there's a river of milk. "I recall my childhood fantasies.
"Yes, but it's a little far from here. ”
"Do you have a candy tree?" this is probably Xiao Hui's childhood fantasy.
"Yes, in pieces. ”
"Will it rain candy?" I asked.
"How could it be. However, it is possible to artificially rain candy. ”
Xiao Hui and I were amazed.
The triumphant white rabbit waved his hand and said, "Childlike paradise is a paradise for children. Having said that, as long as you are innocent in your heart, you can visit even in the year of the sixtieth year. On the other hand, greedy and selfish people are not welcome here, and even if they happen to enter, they will be kicked out. ”
"No, people like Edward, haven't they been kicked out yet?"
The White Rabbit suddenly turned around and pressed his fat finger to my nose and said, "Those who can spend more than a minute in the Paradise of Innocence are the ones who are recognized here." No matter how inferior you are, the truth cannot be tampered with - you are a childlike person, even if the feelings are so small that you don't even notice it. ”
"Hui, what kind of magical creature is this white rabbit?" I changed the subject.
"Master Bai, I'm a light-attribute magical creature of star five, Ruitu. ”
"Light attributes?" I was taken aback.
Rabbit seemed satisfied with my surprise and made sure with his head, "That's right, I'm the boss of this paradise." ”
"I see. The two were amazed.
"Master Bai," I asked the question that came to mind as soon as I entered the park, "what is the Paradise of Innocence, why is it so wonderful, there are so many toys and rides, and so many strange desserts." ”
"Of course, that's the whimsy of the little masters......," said the White Rabbit after a pause, glancing at us and coughing, "Innocence is there, fun is there." Children's minds are always innocent and funny, and they are supposed to be a source of joy in the wizarding world. ”
The blue artificial sky suddenly glows red, and Ruitu tells us that the paradise of innocence is about to close.
Through the door in the square, we return to the entrance. Everyone is still not happy, and they don't want to leave.
"Sir, can we still come here?" the girl asked.
"I don't know. ”
One of the boys said, "Mr. Williams, isn't this your paradise, and in that case, you have the right to let us in at any time, right?"
Edward shook his head, "This is not my paradise...... I should say that this is not my paradise alone. ”
The students were talking.
The girl said, "Sir, can you tell us who the owner of the paradise is, so that we can revisit the paradise of innocence after asking for their permission?"
Edward smiled: "I'm sorry, there's really nothing I can do. "Don't forget the latest chapter of the "Don't Forget the Blessing and Claw Book House of the Past in the Past" is free to read for the first time.