The Festival of Fire, just like the Chinese New Year, was the biggest festival of the year in Azero. Mostly for the kids, as it should!

At the end of the year, everyone chooses to return home on this day to have the most sumptuous dinner with their parents and family. At midnight, a bonfire is lit in the yard, fireworks are set off, and gifts and new clothes are distributed to the children.

For some wealthy people, fireworks may last until dawn. And the campfire may be longer. The more vigorous the bonfire, the more fulfilling and abundant life will be in the new year. So, in some remote areas far from the imperial capital, people may build campfires three or four meters high.

So much so that many wealthy people in big towns even went to these places to join in the fun. After all, a large town like the imperial capital, due to the safety of the town, would not allow a large bonfire to exist.

The garrison of the Western Army of the Reich - the Aobo Personnel Access Registry

A permanent sentry post made of stones, two "barbarians" plus fifteen ordinary soldiers, and four or five baggage identity checkers.

Because of the civilian clothes Anna was wearing, the inspectors in charge of the inspection at the beginning were not polite to her, and even had some arrogance. After all, the number of people who enter Aobo every day is crazy enough. Occasionally, squeezing some money from some people has become the only reason for these people to convince themselves to continue working.

"Name, where did you come from, where did you go, how long did you stay......"

"Anna, Gondor, to Hemalton, two weeks. ”

It's a very formulaic answer, but the more dripping it is, the easier it is to be suspicious. Besides, judging from the appearance, a daughter who looks like a wealthy businessman going out on an adventure without permission definitely has oil and water to be fished. You must know that these wayward daughters will always find some gadgets in their suitcases that can be determined as "contraband".

"Please open your backpack and receive the inspection. ”

Anna frowned, but opened her backpack anyway.

"That's right, and you're around the waist. ”

The soldier who assisted in the inspection inadvertently swept to Anna's back with four equal small waist bags tied around her waist. Unbeknownst to the soldiers, those fanny packs were the invincible bags unique to high-level sentries on the front line. He just thinks that there may be "contraband" in those pockets.

"Please turn it on. ”

For this kind of mental power to drive open, the soldier in charge of auxiliary work blamed it on the owner of the waist bag.

"Hope you won't regret it!"

The soldier looked at his companion beside him, pursed his lips, and smiled a little smugly. They simply don't pay attention to threats of this magnitude. I even feel that those so-called "contraband" are hidden in my pocket.

Anna reached out and touched one of the bottomless bags, and a three-dimensional magical image appeared in front of everyone, divided equally into grids, and hundreds of Mithril throwing knives were placed in it.

"Do you want to keep watching?"

Anna put her hand on the second bottomless bag.

An old soldier next to him, as if he remembered something, whispered a few words in the soldier's ear. The soldier who was still smug turned pale in an instant.

The soldier realizes that he may be annoyed.

"I'm sorry. ”

"Tell your chiefs to come. ”

Anna said, starting to pack her backpack.

A few minutes later, a middle-aged man who seemed to be the leader of the team walked in quickly.

Anna put a crystal card with her information on it in front of the leader.

"Your soldiers are trying to spy on the Empire's classified information. ”

Major of the Logistics Division (Technology Development) of the General Staff Headquarters.......

The captain of the sentry team silently read the information on the card, and in the face of this girl with many titles, the team leader began to feel the urge to beat the blind bastard to death. The mere subordination to the central government is not something that these small border guards can provoke.

"Come, take him...... Lock him up for me first. ”

The little soldier who was limp on the ground, perhaps frightened and stupid, did not make any struggle, and let his former companions pick up and drag him out.

"Look at this ......"

The team leader smiled and asked cautiously.

"I need a carriage, and you can do the rest!"

Anna's intention was to find a random staircase and almost get it, and she didn't want to dwell too much on it. Today's events are more serious, and anyone who was there at that time could be guilty of prison. To put it mildly, it is the unintentional fault of the overly responsible frontier soldiers. A little lecture on the national defense security and secrecy regulations is immediately a matter of whether this situation can be big or small.

Soon a new carriage with a carport appeared on the sentry level.

Anna packed her bags, turned and walked out.

The soldiers were so frightened that they didn't even dare to raise their heads, for fear that they would see something they shouldn't see again.

"Go to the post station!"

"Boom!"

The carriage slowly pulled out of the checkpoint.

Originally, Anna did not need to enter Aobo, but only Aobo in the west had a mailing station. So the things she bought could only be sent to Aobo.

Picking up something at the post station is not a hassle, as long as you can show the appropriate voucher immediately. After picking up her things, Anna instructed the carriage to turn to Hemalton.

Towards the end of the year, although the driver was reluctant to run this kind of road to other cities, he did not dare to say it, after all, it was the car that the military came forward to find. After the addition of Orbo, the coachman began to complain about the old age of his horse.

"Take it!"

A hand reached out of the window and threw a small bag at the driver. The bag landed exactly on the side of the carriage driver's seat.

It was a bag of copper coins, enough for the carriage to run four or five round-trips.

"Hey, hey, you're still generous, Miss. I'm on the road, I'm going. ”

Due to the snow, the original half-day journey was stunned for a day. By the time we got to the place, it was already past ten o'clock in the evening.

After receiving the letter that Anna was coming back, Sister Doggett asked people to wait at the intersection early, especially the little ones who heard that there were gifts to be taken, and they were very happy.

In the distance, dozens of torches could be seen, swaying in the darkness. So much so that the driver thought that he had encountered a mountain bandit who robbed the road.

"Have you ever seen such a beautiful bandit?"

Yani quipped as she watched the driver pull things down the car as she instructed the children to move their things out of the car.

I haven't seen it for a few years, and compared to Anna's figure, Yani has grown a little taller. The body is well-proportioned, especially "where" looks more and more feminine.

Of course, it's also more sensible.

The coachman touched the tip of his nose, and he didn't know whether he was cold or shy, and his face turned red. After the contents of the car were emptied, they drove away like a fly.

Well, maybe it's more accurate to use an escape smile.

"Mama, I'm back!"

As usual, Doggett stood in front of the relief carved with God and said his last prayer before going to bed.

Turning around, his expression was obviously stunned for a moment.

"It's good to be back, it's good to be back. ”

"Don't you want to hug me?"

"Hehe, silly boy, come here, let Mama see. ”

Doggett stretched out his arms and motioned for Anna to hurry over. The corners of his eyes involuntarily left tears.

In the room, Yani crossed her hands on her waist and tried her best to pose a fierce posture.

"No!"

She stopped the child from trying to open the gift bag, and when the child asked to see Anna once before bedtime, she was also denied.

Yani's reason is simple, it's late, they have to go to bed first, Anna's words, see you tomorrow. As for the gifts, they should not be opened until the day of the holiday.

"Sister Yani is so annoying!"

"Huh?"

(A bunch of stinky imps, really.) ）

Yani felt so helpless, obviously just now she was still saying that she liked Yani's class the most, but now she said such hurtful words.

"Immediately, immediately, give me sleep. ”

Yani said loudly, driving with a completely non-negotiable look.

A group of imps stuck their tongues out at Yani and grimaced, turning around and walking towards their residence. From time to time, he would secretly look back to see if the "fierce Yani who wants to eat people" was still standing.

As a result, of course, they were disappointed.

Yani's voice reached the church, making Anna, who wanted to cry, couldn't help laughing.

"Poof! This girl is still the same!"

"yes! since her parents died. In addition to staying at school, she chose to stay here most of the time and help me with some things. ”

"Then I'll go see her. ”

"Go ahead!"

Looking at Anna's departing back, Doggett felt that the girl seemed to have changed, and she was no longer as dependent on herself as she was.

Perhaps, this is growing up.

At the door, Yani put her hands behind her back and kept kicking the ground with her toes. She was waiting, she knew Anna was back looking for her.

Counting, the time the two spent together together is no more than 300 days, but the past of the two of them who have experienced life and death together makes their family affection transcend flesh and blood, and truly melt into the blood.

"Long time no see!"

"Uh-huh, long time no see!"

Yani shrugged, trying to look as relaxed as she could.

"I'm going to sleep under your covers tonight. ”

"Huh?"

"Not satisfied?"

"Not really, but it seems to be a little ...... Weird. ”

"That's okay!"

"Really, why would you tell me anything like this?"

(This is not the same as the imaginary reunion of sisters!)

Yani is a little crazy about to go crazy, why is this old lady still playing cards completely out of common sense like a child.

"Understood, my Yani has grown up!"

Anna smiled treacherously and showed a smile of realization.

"Ahhhh

It's clear that I'm my sister, why would this kind of thing happen. In order to prevent this unconscious sister from continuing to wander around, Yani can only drag her back to her residence.

The house made of stone is rudimentary, with an oil lamp that can be used over and over again. Although it was a double bed, Anna wanted to sleep under her own bed, but it was still a non-negotiable posture.

"Well——! sure enough, it's getting bigger here!"

As soon as Yani got under the covers, Anna began to get hairy. Moreover, she seems to be particularly fond of a certain part of Yani's body. It's like because I don't fight and I want to find a little solace from others.

Speaking of which, Yani also belongs to the category of small and exquisite, but the convex and concave should be convex. Compared with Anna's flat man-like figure, it should be called plump,

This made Anna have the urge to drool, and at the same time, the jealousy that came out of it inevitably made the strength in her hands worse.

"Good...... It hurts. ”

"Ahh

Anna wouldn't be kind enough to move her hand somewhere else.

At this moment, if there is a mature man outside, but these delicate gasps are enough for him to have a nosebleed to the condition of anemia.

Above, the description ends.

"Pong-Pong-Pong"

In the morning, a rhythmic sound came from the backyard of the orphanage.

It was Anna who had prepared enough firewood for the evening festival of fire, and since his military service, he had not been in the habit of sleeping in. Originally, there were boys to do this kind of thing, but the boys who worked outside had to rush back to the orphanage at noon.

When the use of magic is abandoned, chopping wood becomes an absolute physical task. Anna regarded this kind of physical work as a kind of tempering of will.

In the morning, Yani, who didn't know how long she had been tossing Anna, couldn't get up normally. All night, she had been figuring out how to dodge and resist the hands that kept tickling her.

"Good morning!"

"Good morning!"

Mama Teresa, who greets her, is basically in charge of the daily life of the orphanage.

A group of children gathered around to help carry Anna's chopped wood to the pyre on the other side. They are weak and can pick up one or two at a time, but they can't stand the crowd.

The little ones are also having fun.