Chapter 020: The Wrangler Dog Contest
More than an hour away, fortunately, Qian Lingyu is a girl with a sweet voice and a cute appearance, otherwise there will be endless curious baby-like questions, and Zhong Xia is likely to go away silently, directly slamming the other party with a big mouth, and then snorting shut up.
Seeing that the manor gate, which was taller than the ancient gate of the small forest that he had seen before, was wide enough to accommodate ten large trucks in parallel, and the manor area was almost measured in kilometers, Zhong Xia felt that it was indeed worthy of the big characters of the big manor.
"But then again, Miss Chisuzu, you're so interested in elven trainers, why don't you set off in the spring of March this year?"
Accompanied by the girl's guidance, Zhong Xia handed over the ticket, and there was still half an hour before lunch, so the two sat down on a bench near the entrance of the Mobiby Manor.
Listening to Zhong Xia's question, Qian Lingyou held his face with his hands, looked at the Moses Cow Farm in front of him, and the protagonist who was leisurely eating grass, in this sentimental age, added another sigh.
"My father...... I heard that he is an elf trainer, but I only have photos of him and his mother in my family, I haven't seen him since I was a child, I grew up with my mother, I am eleven years old this year, in fact, I can travel last year, but I am worried that if my mother supports the elf shop alone, it will be too hard to accumulate my travel expenses, so I have been hesitating. ”
After Chisuzu Yu finished speaking, her big black and white eyes were full of confusion, as if she was like a kite with a broken string.
"Is that so? Sounds like a hard kid. ”
Zhong Xia looked at her with some pity, but since he understood this kind of family matter, he had no way to intervene to help her, so he could only naturally put his hand on her shoulder and sit closer gently, without unusual feelings.
But for Qian Ling You, such an action seems a little frivolous, but the strange thing is that she just stiffened her body for a moment, suddenly relaxed again, and quietly accepted the silent comfort of this young man who had only known each other for one night and one morning.
Occasionally, some people would look at them strangely in the distance, but neither of them noticed it, until the manor lunch bell rang, and the girl was suddenly awakened.
Qianling You's face showed a look like he had just woken up from a dream, but then he felt a coolness on his cheeks, and hurriedly moved away from Zhong Xia, turned his back and secretly wiped it.
"It's really embarrassing to be thrown home, Chisuzu Yu, what's wrong with you today?!"
When Chiling Yuzhen secretly resented her faux pas, a snow-white handkerchief appeared in her lowered gaze, and at the same time, Zhong Xia's gentle voice sounded in her ears.
"It's okay, I haven't seen my mother since I was a kid, let's wipe it clean, it's time for us to go to lunch, I'm so hungry that I can play the drums."
This time, Zhong Xia didn't make up his life experience, because the identity given to him by the main god in this world is like this, his mother died in childbirth, and his father was a miner, and he grew up alone with great difficulty.
The empathetic actions and words made Chisuzu Yu quickly get rid of the embarrassment, and the two of them walked together as if nothing had happened.
Hit a fruit accounted for seventy percent of the vegetarian food, Zhong Xia and Qian Ling You found a table with no one, and Zhong Xia gave some fruit to the little Zoroa on his shoulder, although it didn't look appreciative and turned its head to look at the other side, while the wood was foraging for itself in the grassland outside, and its speed also made Zhong Xia not worry about safety.
"Zhong Xia, this ...... I'll give you this, I don't eat much, you're a boy and you need to eat more. ”
Suddenly, some fruits and meat were pushed in front of him, Zhong Xia looked up in surprise, and saw the side face of Qian Lingyou who turned his head, and the beautiful face with a reddish face.
"Well, thank you."
"You're welcome, you just call me Xiaoyou."
"Then you can call me Zhong Xia too, you don't have to see too much."
Zhong Xia did not refuse his kindness, even if he was a little dull about his feelings, but now the signs that have appeared are already obvious, but he is destined to be a passerby, and the father who wants to come to Qianling You for a gentle night is already one of the scars in her memory, and he is unwilling to add another scar.
But the bold refusal was even more hurtful, Zhong Xia only wanted to leave a good impression on this lovely girl, but he never thought that he would be that kind of bastard.
"But then again, the girls in this world are really precocious, fourteen and three are completely like the senior high school students in their previous lives, and even their psychological development is no exception."
Eating and eating, Zhong Xia's thinking diverged again, and when he noticed that Qian Ling Yu had already finished eating, he was looking at him in a daze with his chin inserted, and he couldn't help but laugh.
"What are you laughing at?"
At this time, the girl Qianling Yubiao has to be a little natural.
"Isn't it funny for a girl in a daze who looks at people in a daze?"
Zhong Xia couldn't help laughing.
"Whatever!"
A series of dazes completely stunned Qianlingyou, but she shook her head and stopped paying attention, but said: "You were in a daze for a long time just now, and now the breeding dog conference is about to start, but if you are slow, you will miss it." ”
"Ahh Let's go, then. ”
The matter was important, Zhong Xia didn't tease the girl anymore, hurriedly cleaned up, and ran to the big open space in the center of the manor.
Breeders, as the name suggests, are used to breed herding dogs, and this triennial conference is to invite the herdsmen of the entire herdsman grassland to go to the herdsmen to carry out the herding dog competition in order to show the body's qualities for the basic purpose of the competition.
When Zhong Xia and Qian Lingyou arrived, the host of the conference had already begun to speak, but fortunately, the open space around was very wide, and there was no need to squeeze canned sardines three times inside and three times outside.
“…… And this year's Shepherd Dog Competition, in addition to the same as in previous years, the top three winners can get an excellent Shepherd puppy breed of the main family, the second place will be rewarded with an additional grass stone, and the first place will be rewarded with an additional 100,000 alliance coins, but if you are willing to accept additional rewards, then both need to arrive at the nearest platinum city within three months, and go to the TV station, for us to contact a good program group, with the completion of our Mobie Manor promotional animation! ”
The unexpected reward suddenly made the crowd who came to participate in the competition excited, and everyone, as a herdsman, except for a few local owners of large estates such as Mobibi's manor, is not considered to have money left, so the reward of 100,000 alliance coins is extremely attractive!
“…… Therefore, we have postponed the holding of the Shepherd Dog for three days so that everyone can participate in the better condition, and Mobiby Manor will provide you with accommodation and food for free during these three days, let us once again give a round of applause to the organizer of this event, Mobiby Manor, for his generous reward! ”
The audience applauded thunderously, but Zhong Xia in the crowd dragged Qian Lingyou away from the crowd and did not continue to be lively with them.
"Xiaoyou, do you know where there are wild and strong herding dogs that can be caught?" The meaning in Zhong Xia's words is obvious.
Qianling was stunned for a moment, tilted her head slightly and thought for a while, shook her head and said: "I know a few, but they are all near some big manors, and they are classified as forbidden areas, if you want to go, it is very unacceptable." ”
"That's right, but I really want to participate, maybe if I go at night, it probably doesn't matter much." Zhong Xia showed regret on his face and a tone of disappointment.
Due to the postponement of the competition for three days, the boy and the girl could only go home, I don't know why, when it was understood that Zhong Xia would stay for another three days, Qian Ling You felt that the previous sense of loss in his heart was suddenly empty, and his heart was full of joy.
But on the way back, Zhong Xia didn't say much along the way, but was obviously silent thinking, obviously struggling about how to get a herding dog.
Although there is no undisciplined system to jump out and make trouble this time, the reward is so rich, it also makes him very, very excited!
When the two of them could already see the elf hut, Qian Ling You seemed to have made up her mind, and suddenly said to Zhong Xia beside her: "Zhong Xia, don't take any risks, I will come to you tonight, you wait for me in the back garden of the hut." ”
"Huh?"
Zhong Xia was a little surprised, although he obviously wanted to be crooked, but looking at Qian Lingyu's serious expression, he was also amused by his crankiness.
"Obviously someone is such a pure girl, I want to be crooked again!"
With sad thoughts, Zhong Xia entered the elf hut with Qian Lingyou, but unexpectedly at the counter under the attic, he saw a beautiful middle-aged lady looking at the two of them in surprise.
"Mom, I'm back!"
Chisuzu waved his hand in greeting.
"Xiaoyou, I'll go up and clean up first, and then I'll go to training in the afternoon, and I'll see you at dinner."
Zhong Xia hadn't seen wood for a few hours, and he was worried that he was always worried about being in a strange place after all, so Zhong Xia hurriedly went up to prepare his outfit for training.
It wasn't until the figure of the black-clothed boy disappeared at the end of the attic that the beautiful proprietress at the counter turned her gaze to her daughter and showed a smile of relief that could be called meaningful.
"Looks like we've grown up!"
For some reason, Qian Lingyou, who was panicked by her mother, suddenly forgot what had just happened, and said, "Mom, I'll go to the empty house above first to see if there's anything to clean up." ”
"No need, you've been out for a long time, you must be tired, rest for a while, there's a mung bean smoothie I just made in the refrigerator, you can send one to the guest upstairs just now."
"Oh...... By the way, Mom, there's something I'd like to discuss with you. ”
The mother showed a surprised expression, but after listening to it, she pondered for a while, and said with a smile: "In that case, well, I agreed, but you have to look at the shop for me here for a while, and I will go up and bring a dessert to the guest." ”
"Mom!" Chisuzu Yu was suddenly a little worried.
"Ahh The mother's movements were quick, she had already gone up the stairs with a plate, turned her head and smiled, but it looked amorous, so that Qianlingyou, who was used to seeing her mother's beauty, also had a moment of swaying.
The second floor, south room.
"Bang bang."
There was a gentle knock on the door, and Zhong Xia, who had just changed into a white practice uniform, tightened the strap of his belt, and walked forward to open the door, but he was a little surprised.
"It turned out to be Chisuzu Yu's mother, welcome in."
Zhong Xia welcomed her into the room, and noticed the hands that were still white but no longer delicate when she placed the plate with the mung bean smoothie on the table.
"Since Zhong Xia has met my family Xiaoyou, then you don't need to be too polite, just call me Keiko."
Her full name is Chisuzu Megumi, and she is very down-to-earth and generous, not at all like the women raised in this place.
"No, although I am an adult according to the law, after all, you are an elder, so it is right to call you Aunt Keiko."
Zhong Xia was born in a country where etiquette cannot be abolished, and he did not take Chisuzu Megumi's words seriously and responded respectfully.
At the same time, Icarus was still in her room, if nothing else, then she must be playing virtual elf battle again, which is her favorite thing besides Zhong Xia.
Zhong Xia was a little wary of Qian Linghui, because since she entered the door, the results of his careful observation let him know that this woman is not simple.
"I think, Aunt Keiko is looking for me, probably because of Xiaoyu's matter, you can rest assured, after the Shepherd Dog Race, I will be leaving here, my goal is the regional competition on the Twin Peaks, and I won't be distracted by other things."
"Sure enough, women are a disaster, but after chatting for a few words, they stayed for a long time, and they didn't even hold a hand, and their mother came to the door!"
Zhong Xia was duplicitous, and provoked Ye'er, who shared a spiritual link not far away, rolled his eyes at him from afar, and jumped to the balcony to bask in the sun.
Chisuzu Megumi's pupils dilated slightly, this was due to an extremely brief loss of consciousness, and she quickly smiled: "You misunderstood, I did come because of Xiao You, the reason is that she wants me to lend you the family's herd dog for the competition." ”
"This young man looks very smart, he has been observing me since he entered the house, and although he is not happy to speak, his words are clear and clear, obviously after careful consideration, it seems that my daughter has a sharp eye."
Facing Qian Linghui's answer, Zhong Xia was surprised in his heart, in fact, he was not a high-IQ talent, but he had developed the habit of thinking multiple times, so he naturally began to think.
"That's the case....... if you don't want anything, you don't want anything, it seems that Qianling Hui has something to ask for, but there is also what I want, and it's another transaction."
Zhong Xia thought about it and felt that it was better not to treat everything as a transaction, so he decided to quickly cut to the topic and said directly: "I accept your help, I don't know what conditions you have?" ”
Chisuzu Hui was silent for a moment, when the little boy on the other side said the word "conditions", it was difficult for her to treat the other party as an ordinary boy, and now the mother of one of her children talked about the conditions with a ten-year-old adult boy, which did sound a bit inconsistent, but this teenager was so precocious that he was more like those brothers in her family.
"Win the tournament and win the prize."
"Huh?"
Zhong Xia looked at her with puzzled eyes, Qian Ling Hui suddenly smiled from the silence, like a lotus blooming in silence, the beautiful smile made Zhong Xia dazzled for a moment, she chuckled: "That child told you about his father, in fact, many things are not as simple as they seem, but she seems to have gotten into the horns." ”
"I'll lend you a shepherd dog, and if you win, I'll give half of the reward to Xiao You as the starting fund for her training, and as for the initial elf, I hope you can accompany her to the research institute in Platinum City."
Zhong Xia didn't answer for a while, his eyes looked at the desktop, and from time to time he looked at Qian Linghui suspiciously, and after a few minutes, he seemed to have made a decision and nodded.
"I promised."
"So, this is my pokeball for my herding dog, three days is very short, you have to hurry up and train, now is the right time."
Zhong Xia picked up the Poke Ball, directly pressed the magnetic rainbow light to release the button, and a rainbow light shot to the floor of the room, one head close to his waist height, the whole body was snow-white coat, but below the four legs was pure black, which looked very strange.
He gently touched his forehead from the front, causing it to squire, but Chisuzu Megumi's gentle smile made it quiet again, and Zhong Xia just stroked it from beginning to end with a concentrated expression.
"Serious attitude towards elves...... It's like that. ”
Chisuzu Megumi was in a trance for a moment, and some old memories flooded back her mind, making her understand that this is an act that only a professional trainer does, especially an excellent herd dog trainer, who checks it every day.
"The luster is very good, indicating that the body is healthy and disease-free, the muscles are strong and full, the bones are compact and fine, the strength is very good, the legs are strong and slender, and the speed is estimated to be much faster than the ordinary herd dog."
After doing the examination of his own elves that a trainer who thinks he is a professional must perform, Zhong Xia tosses the empty Poké Ball in his hand back to Chisuzumi, revealing a meaningful smile.
"I don't need anything like this, it'll approve of me."
"That, well, I wish you a smooth training, and Xiao You and I will specially add dinner in the evening."
Chisuzu Hui didn't understand Zhong Xia's behavior, but as an excellent woman, while blessing her, she thoughtfully pointed out the richness of the dinner.
"Night, let's go!"
I don't know when I have already gone from the balcony to the table, and I have eaten one of the bowls of mung bean smoothie in a bowl of the sky, after hearing Zhong Xia's call, he jumped lightly on the table and easily jumped on his shoulder.
"Huh! Little dirty cat, go wash your hands and mouth...... Don't mess with my clothes."
However, at the same time that Zhong Xia agreed to Chisuzu Yu's mother's request, or a transaction, the task of the system was also released.
"Ding! 201886458 Samsara, you triggered a special regional quest - Fate of the Herdsman
Special Quest (Region): Wrangler Dog's Edge
Mission Description: Maybe it's a fateful encounter in the dark, and goodbye is also the prelude to the next encounter, Qianling's mother and daughter family seem to have some little secrets, and you are now like a worm in the spider web of fate!
Requirements: Tame a herder, and participate in the competition to get the top 3 places.
Rewards: 1,500 points (champion), 1,000 points (runner-up), 700 points (third place)
Failure Punishment: Reduces the affection of Mother and Daughter Chisuzu towards you
"Hey, hey! System, what's the use of this favorability? ”
"I'm sorry, this value is a hidden special value, the specific use, please reincarnate to explore it yourself."
It's rare that the reincarnation watch didn't sell festival at this time, but it made Zhong Xia hate it so much, this game official or something is the most annoying.
"Forget it...... Xia Yao, come out and eat mung bean paste, otherwise this greedy cat will eat it all at night! ”
"The soul is faint, people are obviously dogs and not cats...... Something seems wrong? ”
"Hahaha, stupid little Zoroa!"