Chapter 24 Trust
BΓ‘b had a dream.
In the dream, he walked into a huge cave, and at the end of the cave, it seemed to see a vast body of water, and the water area that could not be seen at a glance was windless and automatic, and the surface was undulating, looking like an ocean. However, if you look closely, you will find that it is not the water and the ocean, but a puddle of soft mud like a liquid that cannot be seen at a glance, and the surface of the soft mud is lying together and falling together, like a heaving chest.
Hundreds of millions of tentacles stretched out from the surface of the soft mud, and every time the tentacles twisted and waved, there were clumps of shadows scattered from the tentacles into the air.
In the middle of the clay is a translucent foam-like sphere, and a large number of tentacles stretch out of the clay to wrap around the foam, as if it is firmly holding the foam.
The huge ooze is full of evil and destructive energy, just its mere existence is a great threat to everything around it at all times, and when Babu looks at it, the fluctuating ooze suddenly falls to a standstill, and then after a violent surge, the surface of the ooze suddenly cracks, revealing a huge eyeball. Locked in the eyeballs, fear gripped Babu's will deeply. His heart was crumbling, his muscles were trembling violently, and the Babu in his dream even felt that he was facing a catastrophe that would destroy the world.
The next moment, he suddenly woke up from the nightmare, and when he woke up, he found that he was already covered in a cold sweat, his heart was still beating violently, and the sense of fear was still lingering in his mind.
Slowly calming down the violently fluctuating spirit, Babu looked around the unfamiliar room, the closed windows could not see the sky outside, and by the faint light of the oil lamp, he could barely see the hazy scene around him.
On the other half of the bed, Monica was sleeping soundly with a cup in her arms, her long hair sticking to her face, making her a little more lazy in the mess. Looking down again, Babu saw that Anna in her arms was facing him with her face up, and when she found that he was awake, she buried her head in his chest and rubbed it.
As if he had come to his senses, Babu took Anna's little hand and wrote: "I, what I see, is, here, enemy? β
Anna tilted her head, confused.
Babu sighed, knocked on his head, and scolded himself for doing stupid things again, how could Anna know what she dreamed about. But the next moment, the little one suddenly took Babu's right hand with both hands and pressed his hand on himself.
The movement was so sudden that Babu pressed it before he could react, and before he could retract his hand, his right hand was already inside Anna's body.
It was really being stretched in, and Babu only felt like it had been swallowed by the little guy in Thor. The flesh continued to squeeze the arm, until at last most of the arm disappeared, until the palm of the hand touched something, and the process stopped.
The thing that comes into contact is a piece of meat, a hot piece of meat, beating vigorously, as if it is alive. The moment they met, Babu suddenly realized what it was, and suddenly retracted his hand back, but his hand was held by Anna's hands, and he couldn't pull it out by pulling hard.
This is your energy source, little things, more important than our hearts, not for you to pinch and play with. Babu wanted to reprimand Anna like this, but the little thing's reaction did not change at all, and he continued to hold Babu's hand and lean towards the energy source.
Babu sighed deeply, the other rubbed Anna's hair, and his right hand squeezed it, grasping the beating energy source.
The moment he held it, Babu sensed the will of the little thing.
It's not that I know what she's thinking, but I can really feel the emotions in her heart, that strong attachment and trust, and trust wholeheartedly. At the same time, the little thing seemed to suddenly become in a good mood, and rubbed against Babu's hand with a smile on his face, and his mouth was almost closed.
I don't like you, you little monster, I don't want to pay attention to you at all. Babu muttered to himself, but the more he muttered, the happier little Anna became, happily pulling his other hand to her mouth and nibbling a few bites.
Hey, it's not my true emotions that you're feeling, I'm ...... No, how many hands do you have, you take the tentacles back for me. Babu sighed, did not dare to tease the little guy anymore, and began to try to recall the bits and pieces of the dream just now in his mind, trying to reproduce the emotions and feelings in the dream at that time.
It turned out that the little thing was more scared than Babu himself, and suddenly threw himself into Babu's arms and began to tremble, and Babu suspected that if he hadn't withdrawn his hand quickly, he might have been able to pinch the energy source in his hand.
Looking at the pale little face in his arms, Babu was a little unbearable, but he still hardened his heart and wrote: "Yesterday, what I was afraid of, is it? β
Nodding, Anna nodded vigorously.
Sure enough, Babu frowned and continued: "It, is, what? β
Shaking her head, Anna shook her head vigorously.
Babu sighed helplessly, lost hope, and wrote casually: "That, bubble, what is it?" β
"Bubbles?" Anna tilted her head and thought about it, and suddenly wrote happily, "It's delicious." β
"If you eat a snack, you know how to eat."
Babu didn't take it seriously, knocked on Anna's head, and before he could say anything, he suddenly rushed to the door of the room with a few steps, and at the same time, a knock sounded from outside the door.
"Who?"
As soon as Babu took the doorknob in her hand, Monica's half-asleep, lazy voice sounded from behind, and when she looked back, she was already awake and was making a ready gesture in this direction.
"Miss Merchant, I'm Dida, are you up with Mr. Merchant? I'm bringing you dinner. β
The two were stunned for a moment, took out the timer to take a look, and then Monica quickly jumped out of bed, hurriedly tidying up the messy clothes on her body. And Babu opened the door with a dry cough, and was embarrassed to let the young man in the door.
"I'm sorry, I didn't expect to sleep until now." Looking at Babu, Dida's plate was placed on the small square table, and Monica went over to turn on the oil lamp, "How's the situation outside, nothing happened." β
Dida was staring at the plate and swallowing saliva, and when she saw Monica with messy hair and a lazy face, she couldn't help but glance at it twice, and the young man blushed a little and stammered: "Now, it's okay now, but, but the mayor just said that the situation is not good." But don't worry, the mayor said that if there is a problem, we will definitely notify you in advance and will not put you in danger. Eat yourselves, and I'll close the tariff later. β
Finally, he stole another glance at Monica, and the young man turned his head in a panic and ran, as if he was going to eat someone. Monica rolled her eyes at Dida's back and punched Babu in the shoulder before she sat down on the other side of the table.
"Hey, you're secretly in love with a young man, why are you venting your anger with me." Babu rubbed his shoulders and said dissatisfiedly, "If you want to blame yourself, who made you beautiful and feminine, you deserve it." β
"Hey, nasty dead child, if you want to please a woman, you won't boast. And what a boy, you're not a dead kid yourself. Monica wrinkled her nose and glared at Babu, but the banter on her face disappeared when her eyes fell on the food on her plate, "I remember Linda said this morning, give us the best treat." β
The food was simple, a large bowl of oatmeal, a few pieces of bread, a plate of mashed earthy potatoes, and two thin slices of cured meat. These foods may barely fill an adult, but how hearty are they to be ......
"Looks like they're not having a good time."
Monica didn't care much about the quality of the food, and after eating a few bites of her own portion, she saw Anna holding a plate of mashed earth and potatoes licking the bottom of the plate, she showed a wicked smile, reached out and touched the handbag for a while, and found an oily smoked chicken thigh, the fat triangle thighs were still dripping with oil, and the aroma of meat was mixed with the smoke and fire characteristic of smoked food.
As soon as the chicken leg was taken out, the action of licking the plate immediately stopped, and Monica was holding the chicken leg to her mouth with a smile, when a black shadow flashed, and the chicken leg in her hand had disappeared. Looking at Anna again, she was holding a chicken leg in her hand and gnawing it fragrantly, the key is that she also deliberately hid her little face behind Babu, lest she be pinched a few times by some bad guys.
"No wonder you are relieved to receive so much grain, it seems that you are lucky to encounter this kind of threatened world, and you will not worry about the sale of any grain." Babu grabbed the small thing that wanted to rub the oil on his body in front of him and wiped his hands with his backhand, and said, "It seems that our Chamber of Commerce is going to make a windfall again this time, but it doesn't depend on how you use it to make so much money, just to save up the numbers?" β
"So you're just a naΓ―ve dead kid who doesn't know how big the outside world is." Monica soaked the hard bread in the oatmeal and snorted at Anna, "Your Anna is being chased and fleeing all over the edge, you are actually very angry in your heart." β
The corners of Babu's mouth twitched: "It's hard to be angry, but it's really breathless." β
"Even if this thing doesn't chase her, can you guarantee that there won't be a second thing like that targeting her?" Monica seems calm when talking about aliens like Anna, "The world is too big for anything to exist. After such an outlier has the first, it is not surprising that the second and third will appear. Therefore, if you want to run away without being chased, you must at least have the power to protect yourself. β
Babu nodded in silence.
"The quickest way to protect yourself is with fringe gear, as well as all sorts of strange potions and scrolls. But the real good things are not found in the ordinary small towns we pass through, and only the real big cities are likely to be encountered. Monica's eyes were misty, and she fell into a memory, "I once followed the original caravan to Kryas City, a giant city with a population of 300,000, 300,000 people, can you think about it?" It's crowded with travelers, and there are fringe shops everywhere, and you'll find all sorts of powerful equipment and magical potions, but the price of a few hundred gold coins is something that ordinary merchants wouldn't even dare to think about. β
"This is just for selling for money, really good things, without a certain identity and financial resources, there is no chance to even see it, and if you want to have this identity and financial resources, a few hundred gold coins are simply boring. So, do you still think we're making money? At the current rate, we may not be able to exchange for a few good pieces of equipment to gain the power of self-protection, and you will never really want to take her to escape for the rest of your life. β
"Thank you." Babu took Anna in her arms and pressed her head and nodded at Monica.
"Hey, the dead kid is missing." Monica pursed her lips and smiled, "But this time I didn't plan to make a big profit, I had a crush on something else." β
Babu reached out and pointed upward, and Monica nodded with a smile.
"Then it's going to be done quickly." "At least until the problem is resolved." β
"Huh? Did you make a discovery when you said that? So fast? β
"Yes, I seem to ...... I've seen it, and I've checked it with this little thing, so it should be right. Babu patted Anna on the head and sighed, "It's a dream, but I think it's more than just a dream, and if you follow the clues in the dream, you might be able to find it." β
"Well, it's not easy to do it so soon, once the crisis is resolved, their food crisis won't exist, or ......" Monica hesitated for a moment, but still shook her head with a wry smile, "No, I can't do it, if you deliberately drag it down in order to sell it at a high price, it's a bit too much, forget it, let's deal with it at your pace." β
"Tsk, that's a pity, such a good opportunity, but I can't seem to do it." Babu sighed, but didn't see any pity, "Alright, then go meet Mayor Linda and find out what happened." β
As they said, the two put down the dishes, sorted out the crumpled clothes and left the room, and as soon as they went out, the sound of chaos outside came to their ears.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry." Two men ran past the door of Barb and Monica's room on stretchers, followed by several people who urged as they ran, "Grab the bandages and the spirits, hurry up." β