I, with a long knife in my hand, can only do one move

In front of him, the girl who was sobbing intermittently as if clutching at straws made Cheng Rang feel extremely tormented.

Cheng Rang has already asked when the pet function will be turned on, and all he got was a reply from the system [please look forward to it].

And the system also explained for itself that the pet function does not come with a space that can accommodate living things like a pet backpack. All contracted pets are either kept by their side or kept in a specific environment.

The behavior of wanting to throw the fish on the land or take it alive and kicking on the body cannot be achieved.

Besides, even if he could take Ai Xueer away, he couldn't bring her back to the settlement.

The identity of the Sea Dwelling species cannot be covered up as easily as Shubi, and her unconscious charm ability is also a disaster for the men in the settlement.

What's more, the [War] outside, Hei Yu, and Hei Hui are too dangerous for her.

It is best to leave it in this dark cave where no one can find it.

So Cheng Rang could only be ruthless, and grabbed Ai Xueer's hand that was pulling the hem of his clothes away.

"Sorry, Axel, it's not that I don't want to take you away, but that the outside of this cave is really too dangerous for you."

The girl opened her eyes wide and looked at herself with a sad expression, unable to speak.

His chest ached from being pierced by such gazes, Cheng Rang held her hand tightly, and promised: "But it's okay, I will visit you from time to time, and I don't want to leave you forever."

Cheng Rang put the purple light ball in Ai Xueer's hand.

"Leave this to you. I will come back every few days to bring you some food and talk to you..."

"In the future, you will no longer be alone. After I leave, I will also help you find the whereabouts of other clansmen, and I will let them come to pick you up."

"You are... the one who is destined to return to the sea, listen to your mother and live well!"

The beautiful light in the purple light ball illuminated Ai Xueer's pear face with rain, she held it tightly to her chest, and said anxiously: "Cheng, won't you lie to Ai Xueer? You... must return....."

"I will definitely come back to see you again. If I lie, I will swallow a thousand needles."

Cheng Rang stretched out his little thumb, and under Ai Xueer's suspicious gaze, he took her hand in the same gesture and gently hooked them together.

"This is a contract with magical powers. If you do this, the other party will not break your promise. How about it?"

"Magic...contract?"

Ai Xueer stared at the little fingers hooked together, and finally nodded slightly.

"Well, Ai Xueer believes that Cheng... will wait for Cheng to come back!"

"So in order to abide by this contract, both of us must live well! If I come back and find you are not here, I will be very sad."

The girl shook her head again and again: "Ai Xueer won't run around, Ai Xueer will definitely wait for Cheng to come back, because it's an agreement!"

"That's good, you have to be good. In addition, save some food, these are actually enough for you to eat for three or four days."

Before leaving, Cheng Rang told the girl all kinds of precautions over and over again as if worried, and the girl kept them all in mind and nodded in agreement.

"If you miss your mother, just call her name softly, she will definitely hear you."

"Calling the name...can the other party hear it?"

"Yes, as long as you have strong enough thoughts, she will appear in your dreams."

Ai Xueer held the slowly shining purple light ball and watched Cheng Rang suddenly disappear in front of her eyes, her eyes were still full of reluctance.

She was looking forward to the moment when she would meet him again, if she called out his name softly——no matter how far the distance was, the other party would definitely be able to hear her.

Thinking like this, the sea-dwelling girl deftly turned over in the water, swam to the depths, and hid the shining purple light ball in the huge shell.

The warm light illuminated the darkness around her in the darkness, causing her to close her eyes softly, waiting for the next reunion.

The girl who fell into a deep sleep murmured from her fluttering lips:

"....Mother...."

"Ai Xueer's chest feels very warm... Is it because I met..."

"... Where is the person I love?"

Chapter 35 Back to the Settlement

As the light flickered, Cheng Rang got up from the ground and returned to the top pass of the cave. After looking back for a while, he placed a small teleportation beacon here again.

Pulling off the hood, the mask and goggles on his face were also intact, Cheng Rang couldn't help but wryly smiled.

As a result, from the beginning to the end, I did not disclose the information that I am a human being to Ai Xueer, and even she did not even see what she looks like, so she easily gave herself all the trust and made such an agreement .

Even she was the one who wanted to hurt her before, Ai Xueer didn't seem to care about these.

She only remembers the good things, that I gave her food to keep her full, and that it would be nice to be praised for helping her solve a problem.

Such a simple girl, let alone a sea-dwelling species, even Cheng Rang has experienced three whole worlds without doing anything.

Having seen such a person, even Isabella would get angry and blame herself for some things...

"Like a fool..."

Ai Xueer, this little idiot, don't let the bad guys fool you.

Thinking of this, Cheng Rang could not help but smile, and walked out of the cave step by step, through the narrow and curved tunnel, to the entrance of the cave.

".....Eh?"

But after seeing the scenery outside the cave entrance, Cheng Rang couldn't help taking off the goggles covering his eyes, letting the earthy wind blow on his face, and made an unexpected sound in his mouth.

"The rain has stopped..."

The black rain that has been falling continuously for two whole weeks finally stopped, and the rocky ground as far as the eye can see is stained with blue fluorescent skeletons, and the pool is also illuminated by the glow, like a dreamy scene in a fairy tale .

Gorgeous....but also deadly and poisonous.

"It's time to go back."

A figure jumped out of the hole on the mountainside, and disappeared at the end of the mountain in a blink of an eye at a speed that ordinary people's naked eyes could not catch.

......

Leaving in the morning, Cheng Rang did not return to the settlement until the sun set and rose again.

The first person to greet Cheng Rang who returned with a dusty face was Rick.

After seeing Cheng Rang again, Rick seemed relieved and said, "Finally back, you bastard."

"What, is Lord Rick worried about me?" Cheng Rang smiled and lifted the cloak and pulled the mask off his face.

Rick shrugged helplessly and said, "It's Kelong, she's been chanting your name all the time after she knew you were sent out by me to perform a mission, she's going to be so annoying."

"Hahaha...Is that so, it seems that she is very worried about me~"

"Do you have any information?"

"Intelligence? What intelligence?"

Seeing Cheng Rang's face pretending to be stupid, Rick couldn't help but slapped his forehead: "You won't forget what you are going to do when you go all the way this time, right?!"

"How is it possible? Didn't everyone tell me to wait for my good news?" Cheng Rang slapped Rick on the shoulder carelessly.

"Hmm... so is there any good news? Or should I tell you the bad news first?" Rick asked with a grin, rubbing his painful shoulder, "If it's that kind of mixed news again, I'd still Just hear the bad news."

"solved."

"what?"

It seems that he didn't understand the meaning of the three words Cheng Rang, Rick confirmed again.

"I said, it's all resolved, and the water veins have been re-opened by me...Well, let me do the math, it should be almost the same now."

"Li~~~gram~~~!"

Not long after Cheng Rang finished speaking, Kelong's fussy cry came from far to near, and slammed into the door with a bang.

"The water source...the water source has been restored!...Eh! Cheng? You are back!"

"Yo! I'm back Kelong, I made you worry."

Rick pointed at Cheng Rang behind him with his thumb, and said to Ke Long who came running: "Well, it's probably the mission of this guy's trip, and it seems to be completed."

I saw Kelong jumping in front of Cheng Rang all of a sudden, looked around him several times, and found that he was not missing any arms or legs, and after he really returned safely, he was suddenly relieved, patted his chest repeatedly and said: "Great!" It's...you're fine."

"Of course nothing will happen to me! Why don't you hope for me?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry~~ Hey, it's good to be back safely, and the water source has also been restored, thank you very much!"

Kelong grabbed the process and shook his hand up and down, and at the same time smiled at Rick: "The black rain outside has also stopped, and the good news is one after another, Rick!"

"Ah."

.......

Then, at Kelong's urging, Cheng Rang, who had his cloak and equipment stripped off, was driven into the bathroom.

"After taking a shower, the meal will be ready, thanks for your hard work!"

Saying this, Kelong's bouncing voice gradually faded away outside the door, and the faint humming sound no longer showed that she was in a very clear mood at this time.

Steam pricked up from the hot stones.

Maybe this is the tiny happiness that human beings can get when living in this world. Cheng Rang sat on the stool and wiped his body with an old towel.

Just the availability of fresh water and the cessation of the continuous black rain can make the people in the settlement happy for a while, and the atmosphere that has been somewhat depressed has been enlivened, and laughter can be heard in the square again.

This is what Cheng Rang can personally experience and witness.

Oh, by the way, there is also that sea-dwelling girl who is waiting to meet her again in the shell.

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Rick returned to his cramped room, and Hubie still knelt in front of the half-down chessboard and waited quietly.

"Rick...Welcome back..." The girl said a sentence similar to the tone of a wife waiting for her husband to return home.

"There's no need to say that if you're just going out for a while!" Rick rubbed his shoulders awkwardly and sat down.

Continue the game.

The sound of chess pieces falling on the board was intermittent, at this moment Shubi said, "The problem of water source...is it solved?"

"Yeah, that guy Cheng solved it by himself, and it only took a day to go back and forth."

If you are riding a horse, use your full strength

It took six days to travel back and forth, and Cheng Rang only spent one day including the time to solve the problem.

Both speed and efficiency are surprisingly powerful.

"The black rain has also stopped, and the days to come will gradually get better."

"...Rick, are you taking it easy?"

"Yeah, it's a little easier, and I'll have to find a chance to thank Cheng later." Rick propped up his chin with his arms.

"...But... Rick was the first person to greet Cheng... Didn't you thank him in person?"

"Uh, I didn't have time."

"..." A mechanically focused voice came from Hubby's eyes, and she said later, "Rick is lying...are you shy?"

"Huh? Do you still understand what shyness is? Not at all!"

"...That is, Tsundere?"

Words that could make Rick's jaw drop came out of Hubie's mouth.

"Your things, won't it be..."

Hubby nodded, and generously admitted: "Cheng taught everything to Hubby... Hubby felt that he had an acceptable point of view on all aspects of 'heart', so he recorded it."

"You don't learn these things from that guy in the future."

Rick's tone was a little dissatisfied, and he dropped the chess pieces heavily, smashing the chessboard.

Shubi stared at Rick's reaction, and after being silent for a while, slowly confirmed with a questioning tone:

"...Rick...are you jealous?"

"So how many strange things did that guy tell you?"

"....CheckMate...."