3. Growing pains
Someone grabbed me in the thigh, and then I was squeezed so hard that I woke up screaming.
It's Lamia.
I said, "What do you do?" I almost died! ”
With a smile on her face, Lamia said, "I didn't touch your bad thing, get up, it's already noon, you forgot what day it is?" ”
I tried to recall the dream, but in vain, I just felt that the dream was so long, that something important and urgent had happened, but what was it?
I asked, "What day?" ”
Lamia said: "Little Aru's birthday party! ”
Little Aru, the first child to be born since I became mayor of this place, Lamia suggested that a banquet be held for her to be celebrated by the entire village, which is a symbol of some kind of beauty, a symbol of our renewal.
I hurriedly said, "Hurry up and hire my makeup artist and stylist!" ”
Lamia was amused by me and said, "That's all me, I'm right here, come here, I'll fix it for you." ”
I said, "I... Want to be professional. ”
Lamia said with a straight face: "No money, I can't afford it!" ”
Her words were really heart-wrenching.
I can make some money by selling it to Tifeng Ember Mine, and her price is fair, and I can also make some money by converting Charon Heavy Industries into a gun factory, and we can also sell some water to the Black Coffin. But we had to procure a lot of supplies from the black coffins, such as steel, wood, ornaments, medicines, food, gold dollars, and even the technical experts and skilled workers they sent were very expensive.
For a few months, I thought we were going bankrupt, but the loan that Tiphon gave me relieved me. Lamia proposed that I slow down the construction of the city and be content with the status quo, and in the long run, Tiphon sent a financial team to clean up the mess for me, and sent another security team to contract the city's security and defense work at a low price. These measures have brought us back to life.
But now, I feel that I am tied down by these various teams, and I don't understand some of the technical terms they say, so I simply let them deal with it all.
They had feared that I would threaten the Black Coffin's dominance by force, but now I had been completely conquered by their peaceful means.
I was like some kind of theocratic figure, and the people of the village adored me, but if I didn't have the help of the black coffin, I felt that I would be at a loss and would not be able to achieve anything.
It's really annoying.
But there are also good aspects, such as I can hold Lamia and sleep until noon, and after 6 o'clock in the evening, when we have digested the food for dinner, we can practice the sword to our heart's content.... Practice the sword technique.
Forget it, it's not a hurry, Rome wasn't built in a day, crying will become a miracle on a par with the black coffin in the future, now, we can take our time.
Lamia shaved my beard, combed my hair, and changed into a robe with a strong sense of the devil, which made me feel like a swaggering liar... In a sense, I am, but I just don't feel good.
The dinner robots built an indoor garden out of ember crystals, about a thousand square meters, and there are not many kinds of flowers in it, but they can survive through some kind of chemical reaction of embers, and I don't understand the principle that the banquet will be held here. The garden is illuminated by sunlight filtered by ember crystals, and the environment looks quite elegant.
The staff of the town hall brought in high-end tables and chairs purchased from the black coffin and arranged them neatly. But in fact, they are not high-end, they are all used in about 30 floors, but they have become a luxury in the Crying Village, using information asymmetry to sell at sky-high prices, I heard that this is the old method of the last century, and it is not new, but I can't imagine that the blood clan of the black coffin uses this trick to suck my blood, and I have nothing to do about it.
The time was almost up, and the whole village couldn't wait to flock to the cook, who hurried to bring some cold dishes and drinks to the table. People went crazy, like Thanksgiving rush purchases, like zombies in blood, rushing to the table.
I shouted, "This is a time to celebrate, please keep order!" ”
They immediately got in order, and Verin and the vigilantes began to maintain law and order, and people took their plates and ate in an orderly manner.
Theocratic figures also have their benefits, at least to make people obedient.
I stood on the podium and started telling jokes that amused the people. Admittedly, I'm the kind of person who is good at dealing with people, I was born with that talent, and now my oratorical level is not inferior to those demagogic bloods.
Verin accompanied little Aru's parents, and they carried little Aru herself and also walked to the podium. I picked up little Aru and shouted, "What a cute little baby!" Isn't it? You are the luckiest child of the whole village today, no, the whole city, you have brought hope to our city. I declare that this day of the year will be Ajou Day from now on! ”
Verin and my fans were the first to chant, hot dishes were served, and people began to party.
Lamia took the child and hugged her intimately for a few moments, which made me feel a little embarrassed, and finally, she handed the child back to his parents, and we walked off the podium hand in hand.
Lamia whispered, "Use your telephonic blade to light the candle of the cake." ”
Yes, I have to do this, just as Jesus did his miracles, and I want them to have faith in my divine power, and to do small things with the mind blade that can have unexpected results.
I held out my finger towards the candle and used a small amount of Extinction Blade, and the candle was struck by electricity, and the flame rose. The people applauded me frantically, and I gave them a slight gesture and left the garden with Lamia.
Lamia took my arm and leaned so tightly that I felt her tremble and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
Lamia said, "Nothing, I.... It's just that... It's just that when I saw Xiao Aru, I felt a little touched in my heart. ”
I said, "I don't really feel anything about babies, they're noisy and annoying. ”
Lamia sat down with me on a chair on the side of the street and whispered, "Are you just saying this to make me feel better?" ”
I asked, "What's this?" Whatever I think in my heart, I say it on my lips, and if I have something to say, it is my way of forbearance.... Ahem... Wrong. ”
Lamia said firmly, "I want a child." ”
She made me feel like pins and needles, we tried, tried for a long time, kept trying, but no progress. I've heard that it's hard for people with strange bloodlines like us to have children, and Lamia's body... It's man-made, and with the current level of medical care in the world, I really don't have much hope.
Lamia said: "I want to hold that little life, pinch his soft body and face, listen to him call me mom, call you dad, we play with him, grow up with him, and celebrate his birthday." Just like little Aru... Oh Cain, how I wish she were mine..."
Seeing that there was no one on the left and right, I whispered, "I can take that child for myself." ”
Lamia glared at me and said, "What the hell is your idea?" ”
I said, "As soon as you nod your head, I'll buy the kid at once, and even if I just say a word, they'll do it at once, and don't forget, I'm the embodiment of God in this city." ”
Lamia smiled bitterly: "No, don't keep engaging in this kind of crooked ways, you don't understand what I mean, I just think I can't raise children for you, I'm sorry for you." ”
I said, "I see, it's all because you love me." I heard that Michael founded an orphanage in the black coffin, and if you don't mind, in a few days, I can accompany you to adopt. ”
Lamia thought for a moment, nodded, smiled with relief on her face, and said, "That's fine, sometimes, we have to accept our fate, right?" ”
I kissed her, and she leaned on my shoulder, and I let out a long sigh of relief, secretly rejoicing in my wit.
If you want to open the window and the people in the room don't agree, they say they want to smash a hole, and the opponents will probably agree to open the window.
I was lazy with the mutated sun, and I was about to waste my time when a patrol of Rangers approached me.
This group of light bulbs.
The captain was a second lieutenant named Cai Wenruisi, and he led the soldiers to stand up to me and said, "Mr. Fishbone! There is a condition! We would like to ask for your help. ”
The Rangers adored me, and I was a little light-hearted, but it also caused trouble, and they came to me for help at every turn, which was not really a big problem, just to find an excuse to see me use force with their own eyes.
Thankfully, I've practiced the Mind Blade more diligently than ever, and I've always been able to satisfy them. Even if sometimes it wasn't amazing, they just thought I was keeping a low profile.
I asked, "Help?" What's up? ”
Cai Wenruisi said: "Mr. Report, it is the dock, where there are two ember boats that went out to sea and did not return. ”
Despite its proximity to a lake, the villagers never thought of going out to sea to fish, but instead survived on the fruits grown in the Charon factories. Dangerous creatures lurk in the sea, whether they are fish or demons, and those who sail are killed in the belly of the fish every time.
Later, the Dinner Robot was given a driver, and they were able to build a fishing boat out of Ember Crystals, which was sturdy and kept out of the dangers of the seabed. So, some of the villagers volunteered to go out fishing, and the fish were strangely shaped, but the taste was okay, and people would not die if they ate them.
The caravans of the Black Coffin sometimes buy these fish at high prices, and the fishing industry is developing rapidly in the village, and may be able to change the trade situation with the Black Coffin in the future, after all, the mountains eat the mountains, and the sea eats the sea.
I lowered my head slightly, and when I looked up, I was a frost remnant.
My face is cold.
My heart is cold.
My hands are cold.....
Cai Wenruisi asked, "Sir?" ”
I don't answer, because I'm empty, I just have to exud, and I can say a thousand words...
Lamia wrung my thigh, and I wailed like a dead fish.
I asked angrily, "You... What does this do? ”
Lamia said, "It's rude, this chief asks you." ”
I looked at them, and their expressions weren't like looking at the Frost Remnant Sword, but Frost Remnant.
I asked angrily, "How is that possible?" It hasn't been an accident for so long. ”
"But they really didn't come back, and when the news spread, we banned fishing boats from going to sea so that no one would go missing," Chua said. ”
It is true that in the last days, human life is not important, but the life of the fisherman in my territory is very important. What's more, ember ships are incredibly expensive, with at least 50 million credits each.
Naturally, this matter fell to the head of the all-powerful and invincible Frost Remnant Sword.