Chapter 100: The Adoptive Mother of the Fruit of the Grinding Voice
Ada scolded Thor for his reckless behavior, but he himself rubbed his hands back and forth like the one with a weak heart, his face was a little pale, and his eyes were wandering.
"What the hell just happened? Why is there a wizard-sama present? Looking at Ada, who was a little anxious, Thor was not angry, but just asked curiously.
"I told you not to be too curious, here, curiosity is not a good thing."
At this time, someone suddenly interrupted Ada's words.
"If this little thin man wants to settle in the town and doesn't know something, aren't you afraid that he will accidentally offend people and lose his life?"
Jaynes stepped out from under the eaves he was leaning on, and he seemed to have been standing there all along, staring coldly.
He glanced around at Thor and asked with a smile, "Do you have a sister or sister?" ”
Thor shook his head, "I'm on my own. ”
"Oh, then don't worry." Jayin Si reached out his hand, "We in Mofan Town have always lived on the Grinding Sound Fruit. It's just that the grinding sound fruit is not easy to grow, and the yield is always suddenly reduced. In order to ensure the income of the town, and in order to continue to seek the protection of the wizard tower, our respected, great, and beloved wizard lord will choose a lovely maiden every few years to be the adoptive mother of the Grinding Fruit. ”
"Adoptive mother?" Thor confirmed in surprise.
"Yes, adoptive mother. They all took their lives to feed a group of fruits, not an adoptive mother or something? ”
"How to raise?"
Jay's face suddenly sank, and he quickly returned to his indifferent appearance.
"Who knows, that's a wizard's business, how can we have a chance to snoop?"
If his face hadn't suddenly become so ugly, Thor would probably have believed it.
It seems that this adoptive mother is not easy to be.
"Does this happen every year? Then there are no girls in this town, how will they have children in the future? Thor continued to ask.
"It didn't happen very often, it only happened once in three or four years. It's been a bit a lot lately, and it's the third ...... this year," said Jennis, and he fell there in thought.
Ada finally couldn't listen anymore, so he pulled Thor and left.
"What do you talk to him, that's an old rascal, doing nothing all day long, taking advantage of people everywhere, follow him, you will learn bad sooner or later." Ada said babblingly.
"Ada, do you know about this adoptive mother?" Thor asked Ada.
After the two walked out of a few dozen meters, Ada stopped, turned to Sol and said, "Live here for a few years, sooner or later you will know." You don't have to worry about it, and you can't do it. There's no way around it, after all, our town ...... They all pointed to that holy fruit to live. ”
"Then do you know why the yield of the grinding fruit has decreased?"
"How do I know, it's all the big guys' business, you just take care of yourself."
Thinking that Thor just wanted to wander around town, Ada wanted to pull him directly to work in the fields. But Thor sneaked away halfway, leaving Ada so angry that he had to leave the town alone, and he still had a lot of work to do.
Thor who ran away did not go anywhere else, but returned to the place where he had just been watched by the crowd.
At this time, most of the people have dispersed, only those who have some relatives and love to watch the excitement remain.
Several people surrounded the couple who were still crying, taking turns to comfort them.
In and out of the words, they are also told to accept their fate and relax, and the child will still have it.
As soon as Thor walked over, he saw Aunt Jenny, who had just been the most persuasive, standing outside the crowd and watching coldly, without the fake smile on her face.
It's like a stone statue standing in the middle of the street, just looking at people.
Thor went over and coughed lightly twice to get Aunt Jenny's attention.
The latter looked back and saw that it was Thor, and immediately smiled and breathed again.
"You're not the guy who came back with Ada yesterday, why did you run into the street by yourself?" She began to look Thor up and down again.
"I just came to Mofan Town, and I want to wander around the town and find some work." Thor coped casually, then asked, "Aunt Jenny, what happened just now?" How come there are still wizard apprentices who come forward? ”
"What apprentice is not an apprentice, he must be called a wizard." Aunt Jenny made an exaggerated gesture of silence, but her voice was not small.
Then, with a flutter of her eyebrows, she began to tell Thor about the traditions of Millsail.
Mofan Town was originally just a barren town, with a population and area less than one-tenth of what it is now.
Just one day, two wizards passing by discovered the wild Mosheng fruit here and decided to settle here.
Through their efforts, they have successfully expanded the production of Mosheng fruit and become the main source of local income.
Through the grinding of sound fruits, Demon Sail Town successfully became a vassal of a very powerful wizard organization in the distance, in exchange for a lot of materials they needed, and at the same time brought wealth and materials to Demon Sail Town.
After the town of Magic Sail prospered little by little, it was also renamed as Mofan Town.
It's just that this place is located on the border after all, and after the relationship between Kema and the Duchy of Knas deteriorated, the living environment was much worse.
The rebellion on the side of the fortress caused most of the troops in Mofan Town to be transferred to Mobian City, and the defense here was much weaker.
In addition, a group of barbarians who came from nowhere, from time to time they would send a few people to sneak attack, and finally caused the production of Mosheng fruit to decrease year by year, and the amount of tribute was almost impossible to guarantee.
In order to increase production and continue to gain shelter, the wizard had to increase the frequency of using the Pure Maiden to nourish the Grinding Sound Fruit.
"But isn't that wizarding organization sheltering Millsail? Why not invite them to exterminate the barbarians? ”
Thor heard from Nick that the Wizard Tower would send a third-level apprentice to fetch the ripe grinding fruit on a regular basis, so couldn't he easily wipe out the barbarians?
You must know that ordinary barbarians are only physically stronger than ordinary people.
In the face of wizards, it is still nothing.
"I don't know ......," Aunt Jenny couldn't say, "that's not for me." Anyway, most of the barbarians go to the villages on the outskirts, and I don't usually know where they are hiding, so it's probably not easy to catch. ”
Aunt Jenny spoke, her eyes drifting to the couple who were being helped back to their room.
"You can rest assured that you will stay here. As long as there is no problem with the grinding sound, there will be no problem in Mofan Town! She said word for word.
After saying that, Aunt Jenny turned her face and warmly invited Thor to sit at her house, but the look in her eyes was a little strange.
Thor got the news he wanted, and unceremoniously threw Aunt Jenny away.
"Thank you, Aunt Jenny, I'm going to go on looking for work. Now I don't have any money. Thor grinned and ran away in a puff of smoke.
Aunt Jenny was stunned for a moment, glared and cursed, and there was not much anger on her face.
Thor ran down the street in small steps, and the shops and street scenes on both sides came into view.
Although this town is not particularly prosperous, the people walking on the streets seem to be very peaceful and happy.
Even an old man in old clothes sitting on the side of the street can sit on the stone steps and talk and laugh with the shopkeeper behind him about what to eat in the evening.
It seems like a town that doesn't have to worry about the future.
After all, they have a grinding sound fruit.
Thor walked around the town, listened around, and finally returned to the small compound where Ada lived at noon.
There was a woman in the courtyard who was walking out with a wooden basin, and when she looked up and saw Thor in shock, she turned around and went back into the house with the basin.
The door slammed shut, like some kind of monster like Thor.
Thor hurriedly looked down at his hand, the effect of the magic trick did not disappear, what was the other party panicking?
Ignoring the panicked woman, Thor turned left and entered the old madman's room.
The old madman had been asleep since he had come back last night, and when he left this morning, Adar had been walking in a hurry with Thor, and had not had time to come.
Now Thor comes in and finds that the old madman is no longer in the room.
The things in the house were a mess, and it was even messier than when Sol sent someone in yesterday, as if someone had deliberately turned it over, and there was something missing in it.
Thor rubbed his chin: "It's a fast run." ”