Wu Ming was keenly aware of the fleeting resistance on Nina's face, and asked, "What's wrong?" Not happy? ”

"I didn't ...... It's nothing, Nina just doesn't like to stay in the town......" Nina shook her head and didn't want to talk about this topic more, and turned the topic to the meeting of the two a little bluntly, "So Nina will often go for a walk in the back mountains and forests, and then I meet your big brother ......."

Spend at least an hour running to the back mountains and forests for a walk? With a normal seven or eight-year-old child, it is time to rest after walking back and forth, but Nina shows no signs of fatigue at all, no matter how you look at it, she feels a little hidden...... Forget it, since she didn't offer to help, I don't have much to do...... Wu Ming nodded, and did not continue to ask Nina on this question, habitually reaching out and putting his hand on her head and rubbing it gently: "It's okay if you don't want to say it, but I think people should be willful, and it's okay to be honest about your desires......"

"Can the big brother tell Nina more about the adventures of Fullmetal Alchemist Paul Kochakin?" Nina raised her head and swept the gloom from her face and asked, "Nina wants to hear the story about Scar and Paul Kochagin again!" ”

Wu Ming was a little fascinated by Nina's blue and pure eyes like jewels, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of guilt in his heart.

I just went over the and completely distorted this little girl's painting style......

This feeling of guilt only stayed in Wu Ming's heart for about two seconds, and then he put it behind him and changed it to an interesting smile: "The story of Paul Kochagin is too long, I can take advantage of this journey to tell you the story of Ragnaros Lodbrok, who pursued the end of the sea Okeanos, and became the king of the pirates to open up a new route......

"Don't you tell the story of Scar and Paul Kochakin......" Nina looked a little disappointed, but her slightly depressed mood was quickly attracted by Wu Ming's second half of the sentence, but this time the protagonist's name was very tongue-twisting, and the little girl bit her tongue and couldn't say it smoothly: "Ragruaruas? ”

"Ragnaros Lodbrok." Wu Ming patiently began to describe the act of describing as a blind fabrication, "He is a group of flame spirits who are always curious about the world and always enthusiastic, unlike his compatriots who hate water, are unwilling to explore the sea, and always want to ignite the whole world, Ragnaros He has a dream, a dream of wanting to leave his hometown, to pursue the legendary end of the sea, and to be a navigator to explore more unknowns......"

The town Nina was referring to was at the end of this dirt path, although it looked quite close, but according to Wu Ming's estimate, the two of them would have to walk for at least half an hour to get to the town, so it would be no problem to tell this little girl a short story at this time.

More than half an hour later, under Wu Ming's witty nonsense, he and Nina entered the town.

Nina doesn't live in a big town, it's more like a village than a small town.

Stepping on the slightly hard and rough cement pavement, it may be that there are basically no people on the streets of the whole town during working hours, which looks a little desolate, but it is also convenient for Wu Ming to look at the environment of this town without leaving a trace.

The buildings here are sparse and most of them are only two or three storeys high, each building is a detached house with a small courtyard with a sloping roof, although the architectural style is a little mixed, but the overall tends to be a classical European style, but there are some differences in the architectural details, it seems that it should be the houses built by the townspeople here according to their preferences, Wu Ming even saw a very retro forest keeper wooden house here and a few Roman columns placed at the door of a certain residence.

Soon after entering the town, Nina changed her previous lively and enthusiastic appearance, like a curious baby pulling Wu Ming to ask this and that want to hear the story, her personality seemed to have become a little taciturn, as if she was deliberately suppressing something, and no longer took the initiative to talk to Wu Ming. Especially whenever a townsman passed by, she would keep her head down, and her gaze lingering on her crimson skirt and small red leather shoes.

It looks like he's running away from something.

At the same time, Wu Ming also felt several eyes full of suspicion and malice towards him.

Sou!

A black shadow streaked through the air, and Wu Ming raised his eyes to see a small stone flying towards the door in front of him, and a little farther away, about five or six years old, who was still in a throwing posture and had two snots.

This level of projectile became extremely slow as if it had entered bullet time, like a slow-motion movie that had been slowed down more than ten times, and with the addition of dynamic vision and physical enhancement, Wu Ming didn't have much effort, and almost reached out to hold the small stone flying towards him with his hand.

"Nina, do they hate strangers?" Wu Ming sprinkled the crushed gravel a little carelessly, and when the little boy was scared and cried, he glared back at the townspeople who stared at him one by one with kind eyes, "What are you looking at?" Believe it or not, I'm a despicable stranger who sneaks into your house tonight and eats up your rice jar! ”

Then the townsfolk all turned their heads with complicated expressions and stopped looking at Wu Ming, looking at their constipated expressions as if they had eaten flies, Wu Ming felt that these townspeople might most likely think that he was a neurotic enough to fight......

It wasn't until the passing townsfolk had walked away that Nina timidly spoke, "They...... I don't like Nina and my mother, and I don't like the strangers, they say that the outsiders bring disaster to Melas......"

Melas is the name of the town, and it is not clear why it was called Nina, except that it was called so a long time ago.

"A closed and xenophobic town? It sounds like a standard town for running a group, but is there really such a town in modern society that is almost completely closed to the outside world......" Through Nina's words, Wu Ming had a general understanding of the current situation of this town, but a new question emerged in his heart, "Then why do you hate Nina?" Isn't Nina a townsfolk from Melas? ”

"Because Dad is a foreigner, they hate Dad very much, and they say that Nina is a witch and a witch, and friends of the same age gradually stop playing with Nina, and throw stones and mud at Nina......" Nina hesitated for a long time before she spoke, her porcelain doll-like face flashed a little gloom, "In the past, when Dad was still at home, Dad would tell Nina a lot about the outside, the things he encountered while traveling, the playground and delicious food in the big city, and taught Nina a lot of very interesting knowledge, He also said that in the future, he would take Nina and his mother to live in a big city outside the town, and his mother would also hold Nina and sing beautiful songs and tell Nina stories that have been passed down from the town......

Nina has spent her life so far in malice and bullying, walking on the street will be thrown stones and mud by her peers, will be scolded by fierce grandfathers and grandmothers as witches, witches who believe in demons, and will be poured dirty water on her body for no reason. Warmth and kindness can only be felt at home, but for a young girl, even a small kindness and warmth from the family can be a support for her to face the cold and malicious world, just ......

"But after Dad left, only Nina and Mom were left in the house......

Nina's sapphire eyes were covered with mist, and her voice was a little choked.

And when Nina's father said goodbye one day like evaporating from the world, even the warmth from the family disappeared.