Chapter 21: Paradise

"Nina, this is the trinket I brought back from New Zer. Do you like it www.biquge.info?"

"I like it!" I immediately snatched it from my dad and put it around my neck. "Is it pretty?"

"Our Nina is so good-looking. Mom said with a smile.

I rushed out of the house in excitement, but as soon as I opened the door, I saw Armenian soldiers.

I was so frightened that I sat up and realized that it was just a dream.

Looking around, Eric wasn't there. On weekdays, I wake up earlier than him, but today he is not here, I wonder if something happened to him and left first. I brushed my hair, changed my clothes, and got out of bed, ready to start the day.

There was a note on the table with obvious signs of enchantment, and it was probably guessed that it was left by Eric.

"My dear, there are some things I have to go to Tollem to deal with and I won't be back until a few days. I'll bring you some souvenirs when I come back, so don't miss me too much these days. Quiet. ”

After all, he is a person from outside, so naturally there are many things that can only be solved by the time outside. However, Xiao Bie is newlywed, and he can also have a good chat with his sisters in the past two days.

I tied my hair back and prepared to go to the farm work first. Before leaving the door, I suddenly remembered the necklace that my father had given me, walked back, opened the drawer, took out a small box inside, lifted the lid, and found that the necklace was still the same as before, quietly staying in the box, so peaceful. After all, this is the only thing my father left me, and I am afraid of seeing things and thinking about people, and I am immersed in the grief of losing my parents all day long, so I found a box and put it up, hoping that the painful memories will also be sealed in the box forever along with the necklace, and I will never see it again. But I have dreamed of this countless times, and every time I wake up, I have to take out my necklace and look at it. It is said that it will never be remembered again, but it cannot be forgotten. Now, with Eric by my side, life is getting better day by day, and I have finally come out of my pain.

Now that I think about it, the pain of the past is nothing more than that, probably time has washed away this memory to the point that only memories remain. I remember when I was a child, this small mountain village was still very quaint, and the people here were very kind. Although the food is simple and there are no interesting things to eat every day, they are all very peaceful. My friends and I ran around the village all day long, looking at this and that, sometimes playing hide and seek, playing house, and being carefree every day. My mother is a very kind person and a hard-working person, doing farm work every day, cooking and laundry for me and my father, busy all day long, but hard work, and often coaxing me to be happy. Sometimes, when I make mistakes, my mother always patiently educates me, and maybe my mother has been greatly influenced by me when I grow up to be what I am now. I heard people say that Dad is a person who keeps his duty but is not satisfied with the status quo. Father was responsible for the tiring work of farming, and when the farm was not working, he took the specialties here to the city of Neuzer to do business. Every time he came back, he would bring something new, sometimes good food, sometimes useful tools, sometimes books I couldn't read. My childhood life was the easiest time for me, I was carefree and did what I wanted to do.

I remember that winter, my father went to do business outside the village. One day, it was snowing heavily in the village. According to the old people, it has not snowed in this land for decades. It was also the first time I saw snow, and I was so excited that I hurried to have a snowball fight with my friends. But the snow fell for several days, and on Chinese New Year's Eve, my father, who was doing business abroad, did not return home for a long time. I couldn't see my father, and I was a little anxious, and I always asked my mother, "When will Daddy come back?" and my mother always comforted me and said, "Daddy will be back soon." "I waited from afternoon to evening, and my father still didn't come back. I was a little anxious, and I often went outside the door, looking at the only way out of the village, hoping for my father's return. But late at night, Dad never came back. I couldn't wait any longer, so I ran outside the village without telling my mother. It was my first time on this path, but now it seems to be the last time I will walk this path. The road is not very wide, only the width of a horse-drawn carriage. It had been snowing for several days, and the snow was up to my knees, and I couldn't step on it. I just walked forward and didn't think about anything else.

I don't know how long I walked, but the road gradually widened, and when I looked into the distance, I could see far away. I just thought about my dad and didn't hesitate to move on. Suddenly, the snow under my feet loosened, and I stepped on the air, and I slid down the slope with the snow. After skiing for about a few meters, I landed on the snow. I looked around and realized that I had arrived in a completely unfamiliar place, so I sat on the ground and started crying. At this time, a silver-white animal came from the side, which was mentioned by Zeng's mother, probably an animal called a wolf. I was too frightened to cry anymore and sat motionless on the ground, staring at the wolf. The wolf stared at me for a while, and then pounced on me. Just as I was at a loss, a man suddenly pounced on the wolf from the side, knocked down the wolf at once, and hit it on the head with his fist. I looked at the man with tears, and through the tears, I could vaguely see that the man was wearing the coat that my father usually wore. "Daddy!" I shouted in a hoarse voice. When the man heard this, he turned his head to me and was stunned for a moment. Even on this snowy night, I could recognize it as Daddy's face. But at this moment, the wolf pounced on Dad, who held the wolf tightly with both hands, kicked the wolf to the rock, and the wolf twitched a few times and then did not move.

Dad dusted off the snow and blood and walked over to me. "Nina, why are you here?" "I...... I'm looking for you......" I sobbed and said in fits and starts. "Silly boy, just wait at home. "Dad picked me up and walked to the carriage. "We're home, don't cry, good. "He put me in the carriage and touched my head. On this dark and windy snowy night, I clearly saw the scars on my father's hands, and the smell of blood is still fresh in my memory. I couldn't help but cry even harder. When we got home, my mother hugged us. That night, I became more aware of how important my parents were to me. I can't live without them.

But this world always backfires. Soon after, a group of people came to the village and said that they were going to build a very important laboratory. At first, the villagers were against it, thinking that the laboratory would damage the environment, but then the group brought a lot of supplies to the villagers, and our family was one of the beneficiaries, so the villagers compromised. After all, building a lab takes up a place for our little ones to play, and I don't like that lab either.

After the laboratory was built, the friends often went to play inside. Because there are many crystals on the ceiling there, and the crystals are constantly shining and illuminating the inside. People used to use candles, and they weren't as bright as crystals that would glow, so I was curious and asked my mom and dad when I got home. But they didn't know it, so I clamored for crystals. Later, my father brought back a crystal pendant from Neuzer, which is the necklace I have now. I remember when my dad taught me how to make crystals shine, and I showed off to my friends everywhere, and this necklace brought me a lot of joy.

Later, another group of people came to the village, and they came to work in the laboratory, so naturally they also wanted to live here. I distinctly remember that the leader of the group was a woman who was a little older than my mother, and she was kind to me, like a grandmother. My mother asked me to call her Aunt Taya, but I always liked to call her mother-in-law. She showed me around their research and told me that her brother had a child as old as me. I didn't understand anything, and I played with the critters in the lab. The little animals rejected me at first, but then I saw more and became more kind. Other friends don't have this kind of treatment, so I have fewer and fewer friends, but with those little animals, I won't be bored because I don't have friends.

The good times didn't last long, and it didn't take long for a group of soldiers to come to this mountain village and want to kill everyone here. Granny Taya and I barely survived, but my parents were killed, the animals ran away, and several of my friends were killed. I want to hate, but I can only hate that God is too cruel to me. Although those soldiers were also killed, what was lost could never be returned, and the pain spread to every corner of my heart.

Time can't erase everything, but it makes me look down on these things in the end. In those days, I tried my best to forget all this, but the more I tried, the more I remembered what my parents looked like when they were working. The nerves gradually became numb, and the personality began to become closed.

Until the day Eric arrived, it was as if there was a knock on the door of my world, and everything was no longer as usual. I know that this must be a gift from God, and I will cherish every day with him. Pain is no longer routine, and a new life begins.

I put on this necklace. Now that he has bravely faced the reality, he doesn't have to care about the past, looking to the future, life is actually very good, at least his life is good. Get out of the hut and into the barn. Self-sufficiency is not bad, so I have a lot to do.

Soon after a series of farm work, I had to go to prepare breakfast again, after all, it was almost time for Granny Taya and her father-in-law to get up. Thinking that Eric also likes to eat my food makes me motivated.

After breakfast and cleaning up, I went to chat with my best friend Lan.

"Yo, why are you free to come to me today, bride-to-be?" Lan was a little surprised to see me. "Looks like I asked knowingly, probably because Eric had something to do and left. ”

"I know I can't hide anything from you. It's rare to have time today, so let's chat with me. ”

"With so much farm work every day, it's time for you to rest. Don't raise livestock, don't you have money, you can buy whatever you want. ”

"I'm used to this kind of life, and I can't change it for a while. ”

"In my opinion, you can study magic like him, and you can have a common language, and you can help him by the way. ”

"You're right, it's time for me to think about the future. ”

"Now that we're thinking about the future, let's think about getting married. ”

"Married?" I couldn't help but blush.

"You two live under the same roof, and you are happy with each other, and it is only natural that you should get married. ”

I don't know what to say. Indeed, it's time to think about it.

"Isn't it better that you have a good relationship with his parents? If you don't know what to do, let his parents and Granny Taya do it. People are so big, don't always think about your cattle and sheep, it's time to think about your life's events. ”

"But I'm not mentally prepared yet. ”

"I've taken care of his diet and daily life for more than a year, and I'm not mentally prepared?"

"I'm just ...... too"

"Hey, okay, let's think about it these days. Look at me, it's hard to have a boyfriend. The men of the right age in this village were all playmates when they were children, and they didn't feel it at all. You're good, you picked up the golden beetle son-in-law all at once. When you were a child, you were different, and you are now. Come on, I admit it. Pick a good one of those men and get along first. ”

"Why don't you go outside and look for it?"

"Forget it. Not everyone is like Eric. Listening to Granny Taya, people outside are very selfish and difficult to get along with, people like Eric are one in a hundred, and those who have the ability like him are even more once in a thousand years. Therefore, my affairs are not in a hurry, or your life's major events should be decided quickly, and it is not a matter of dragging it out like this. ”

"Okay, then listen to you, I'll go talk to them. ”

On the way back, I couldn't help but think about how I could talk to them about getting married. At this moment, a magic circle suddenly opened in front of me, and a woman I had never seen came out of it. You can see from her dress that she is very capable, and I don't know what is the matter with such a person here.

"You're Nina. "That person actually knew my name. "I've heard Mars talk about you. My name is Catherine and I am Mars's fiancΓ©e. Mars and I are engaged, and I'm here to deliver you an invitation, but Eric doesn't seem to be here, so please pass it on to him. She handed over the invitation.

I smiled wryly. Mars seems to be one step ahead, and I'm not mentally prepared for anything about me and Eric, let alone an engagement. But I'm also a little curious about what kind of person this person in front of me is, who can make the high-ranking prince like it.

"Okay, I'll get that on that. I heard that you are Armenian, can you tell me a little bit about Armenia?"

"Armenia? Armenia was a very poor place, there were few resources, and it was difficult for people to live a good life. In the past, the Armenians were very united, and they all sacrificed themselves for a better life. However, since the signing of the friendship agreement between Osher and Armenia, the Armenians have finally had a better life and are no longer so radical. ”

"I see. ”

"This time, I am not only here to deliver invitations, but also to ask you about some things. ”

This person knows space magic, and I only know some simple magic, but she wants to ask me. I couldn't understand this, so I listened to her continue.

"I heard that you grew up with all kinds of dragon cubs, do you know some of the characteristics of dragons? ”

"I really don't know about that, after all, I was very young at that time, and I just played with them a lot, and I just knew that they also had feelings. ”

She nodded, frowning in thought.

"Oh yes, and those dragons grow very fast, going from the size of an egg to my size in a few months. ”

She nodded again, thought for a moment, and said to me, "In that case, then I have something I want to ask you." ”

"Tell me about it, if I can help, I'll do my best. ”

"There has recently been a fire dragon on the border of Armenia, I wonder if you can accompany me to persuade that fire dragon to return. Maybe the dragon will know you and listen to you. This is related to the livelihood of the people there, after all, the appearance of the fire dragon has affected people's normal work, and it will not cause a big problem if it is solved as soon as possible. ”

"I think I can give it a try, but I don't know if I can do it. ”

"Okay, then let's see you tomorrow morning, then I will use space magic, go there directly to solve the problem, and I can come back the same day, what do you think?"

"Okay, then do as you say. ”

With that, she walked away.

I stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to do. This was the first time someone had asked me to do something, and to be honest, I really didn't know if I could do it. I haven't thought about getting married yet, but now I have one more thing to think about, and it seems that the idea of wanting to relax for a few days is shattered.

At dinner, I talked to my elders about getting married. They also said that they wanted me to marry Eric soon, and they wanted to hold their grandson as soon as possible. I also had to make a decision to get married to Eric when he returned.

Lying on the bed, thinking about the promise of Catherine, I still felt a little apprehensive in my heart. Can I really persuade the dragon to quit, and if I don't help, will Eric be affected by me and have his reputation damaged? These questions kept spinning in my mind, making me toss and turn. But when I think that there are so many things to do the next day, I don't think about it anymore. I don't know until I can try it, but I can't solve the problem. I quickly fell asleep. However, Eric was not around, and he was a little unaccustomed to it. Maybe it's time for me to marry him.

The next day, as usual, I woke up and went to do farm work first, and then prepared breakfast. After breakfast, I magically created myself a suitable robe, changed into it, and prepared to go to Armenia with Catherine.