Chapter 35: Edward and Harry
When Edward and Emily returned from the supermarket, Edward was covered with bags of all sizes, containing not only a large number of ingredients, but also clothing, daily necessities, and a large number of popular science books purchased from nearby stores. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Edward was a very inquisitive man, and he was full of curiosity about the world, so he bought a lot of books to read in his spare time.
"Mr. Richard, I suggest that you add the language of this world to the skill menu, I heard that there is not only English in this world, but also many countries with different languages and scripts, if we learn it from scratch, isn't it a bit of a waste of time?" Edward suggested, although the spoken pronunciation of this world is roughly the same as the lingua franca of the native plane, but the text is completely different, and you must learn English if you want to read these books.
"Well, that's good advice, not only the language, but also a lot of general knowledge can be learned in the form of skills, which don't cost a few achievement points anyway. ”
"Ding, you made a good suggestion and got 20 achievement points. ”
For the projection of the main god, learning is a very simple thing. In this short day, Edward's menu has seen many hero-level modern items and skills, such as clothing, daily necessities, food, books, medicines, etc., and skills include business, politics, electronics, mechanics, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, etc., which shows how strong the learning ability of the main god projection is.
Instead of learning skills in Emily's presence, Edward waited until he got home and put the things he had bought before he went into his room and tried to buy a normal-level language skill.
In the drop-down menu of language skills, there are many languages, including English, Chinese, French, German, Russian and dozens of other languages, and the ordinary level of each language is 20 achievement points. Edward chose the first six languages, and at the same time bought and studied all the modern knowledge at the ordinary level.
Ordinary level skills are the level mastered by ordinary people, and after Edward has learned these skills, it can be said that he has become an authentic modern person, and even surpasses ordinary modern people in some aspects, so to speak, it can be said that he is an ordinary person who is erudite but not proficient.
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Edward settled down in the world, running back and forth on Privet Road every morning and evening, buying gym equipment at home, and spending most of the rest of his time reading books or walking the streets.
This kind of exercise and reading may have had little effect on Edward's abilities, but for Edward's skill proficiency increased rapidly, and after nearly a month of living here, he already had several modern skills that were close to elite level.
The people of Little Whinging were quick to accept this sunny big boy, who was cheerful, helpful, and handsome, and could hardly see any faults in him. Most importantly, Edward took great care of Emily and never let her do heavy work, which made the neighbors who were already sympathetic to Emily's old man very fond of him. If it weren't for Edward's current status as a wanderer, there might have been many parents who would have been happy to introduce their daughters to him.
However, there are exceptions to the exception. For example, the Desley family who live at No. 4 Privet Road.
Edward had visited the family, and when they heard that he was originally a wanderer, and although they had talked to him for a while, Edward saw contempt and contempt in the eyes of Mr. Desley, who was so fat that he barely had a neck.
This is a vitriol, selfish, and mean family that cares only about themselves. Edward quickly defined the family, and in this case he could only wait for the family to go out if he wanted to get close to Harry.
At the same time, he felt sorry for Harry to live in such a family.
Thankfully, he talked to Harry when there was no one at home. This is a shy, lonely boy who desperately longs for friendship, and in the innocent eyes of the other party, Edward sees no sign of being polluted by this snarky family. He is like a caged bird that wants to fly freely with his companions, but is afraid of the outside world.
Edward's appearance filled Harry's lonely life, and he used up almost all the words he had to talk to him. In front of Edward, Harry always tried his best to hide his inferiority complex and cowardice, trying to behave normally in front of him.
"I heard that Ms. Emily adopted a street child a few years ago. Harry seemed to want to be more knowledgeable, so he told Edward about Emily - Harry, who didn't usually go out much, could only hear from a few nearby households, including Emily's house, which lived across the street, "The wanderer named Charlie had the same name as Lady Emily's dead son, but he ended up stealing a lot of money and running away. ”
"Is there such a person?" said Edward, a little annoyed, he didn't understand what such a person was thinking.
But instead of calling the police, Ms. Emily cried for a long time. Harry's face was full of sympathy at the mention of Emily, "This is a very poor old man, she is very kind, and even when this happens, she will often help the homeless people who live in the park. The community had advised her not to trust strangers easily, but she still went her own way. ”
"Edward, we ...... Can we be friends?" asked Harry, slurring.
"Of course, Harry, we're already friends. ”
"Thank you, thank you, Edward, you were my first friend. Harry jumped up in excitement when he heard Edward's answer without hesitation, but quickly became serious again, "Since we are friends, then I ask you to treat Lady Emily well as a friend, she is the best good person I have ever met." ”
"Of course, I think so too. A warm smile appeared on Edward's face, "I lived with Aunt Emily for a month, and she made me understand what kind of family is a word. ”
Harry laughed happily, too, but a gurgling belly broke the mood.
"It's not interesting for you to be alone at home at noon, come to my house as a guest, I think Aunt Emily will be very happy. Looking at the embarrassed Harry, Edward sent out an invitation, "How about trying my craft? You know, I'm proficient in British cuisine, French cuisine, and authentic Chinese cuisine!" Edward extended an invitation to Harry.
"Oh, is that true? I've never eaten Chinese food. But...... Uncle Vernon won't let me go out without permission. ”
"Leave him alone, and if your uncle is not satisfied, let him come to me. Edward flicked his fist, and he was never polite to those who were scathing.