Candy Wizard and Travel

The village chief was a little worried, because the witch in front of him said that conventional means would cost a lot of money to solve the problem, so he was worried that those children were doing some dangerous work.

He was too embarrassed to continue to trouble the witch in front of him. Her illness was already cured. After a few days of training, he set out to search for her.

"It doesn't matter. This part of the money will be deducted from the remuneration given to me by the officials. Judging from the effort spent, the previous commission has a premium."

The white-haired witch in front of him said something he couldn't understand, and the village chief forced a smile. The next thing he understood was what he understood.

"My mission is to clean up the dangerous giant foxes in this country. You have lived here for a long time. Can you tell their invasion route? I need to find their lair."

"Big fox?" The village chief was surprised.

It is more troublesome than tigers and bears, because it is very fast. People who are alone often die when they notice it. Its sharp claws are good at disembowelling. If it is slapped by a bear or tiger, it will be lucky. To be able to survive, it would be necessary to be torn off by a giant fox's claws, and the skin and flesh would be rolled around and the bones would be broken.

"I remember that they lived in a desert far away?"

"Yes, but according to my investigation, there are merchants who entrust hunters to hunt them for their fur and claws. You should know that they are luxurious decorations... In short, those cunning guys have no sense of home at all. When the environment becomes harsh, After that, the entire clan began to migrate, and quite a few of them lived in the surrounding areas."

The village chief showed a bitter expression.

"This……"

"Don't worry, I have cleared that part. Now I need an experienced hunter to judge the path those things came from from the traces in the forest."

As if to reassure him, the witch in front of him showed a long list of things stained with blood - the sharpest fangs of the fox, as moist as crescent moons, like some kind of gems. It is not difficult to imagine that for these shiny things, How crazy rich people can be.

The long string hung to the ground, with at least thirty heads hanging upwards. The dried blood made people feel slightly chilly.

But when he thought about their origin, the village chief felt extremely relieved.

"Don't worry, our village used to be excellent hunters. Even if the young people are not here, the old ones can still do this."

"No, no, no, let's find someone younger."

……

"Brother!"

The girl in a happy mood flew over on a broomstick. The reason for her good mood was not only the cat reward she had redeemed from her senior brother some time ago, but also the money she earned during this period.

"Those things are really easy to sell, and it's a lot of money."

"Just be happy."

Xidi rubbed her junior sister's hair and smiled.

Xidi didn't care about hunting animals in exchange for money. Most of the bulk goods in the caravan were the product of these hunts.

In the land of diversity, some people promote the theory of protecting animals.

It is recommended that they talk to the family members of the deceased.

Giant foxes are cruel and cunning. After competing with other large animals, they, who were born in the desert, quickly rearranged their recipes and added animals that could be obtained without too much effort - humans.

The purpose of the association is the stability of magic and the safety of mankind. From this point of view, Xidi has considered exterminating that creature under extreme circumstances. The big fox is not a dragon, so he can still solve it alone.

By the way, even dragons were forced to become extinct in this land.

The birth season of giant foxes is winter, and now is autumn, which is the time to store nutrients. These creatures will give birth in winter. In spring, when everything is active, it is the time for the cubs to grow.

In short, if people don't solve them this year, they will solve humans next year.

Neighboring countries are in serious trouble.

Someone once asked Xidi to find someone to hunt the big fox, but he refused. As long as the demand is still there, there will be a steady stream of hunters. What's the use of finding a group of people?

"Senior brother, is there a more efficient way? Those things are too dangerous. It's better to get rid of them quickly."

Miss Irena has also seen the tragic scenes of big foxes attacking people many times. She doesn't really want to make money here now, because it is not relaxed and happy at all, and things stained with blood are too heavy.

"Well, I asked a hunter to help me. It would be great if I could find the traces of their migration and their activity range, and sweep through the nests one by one."

Rather than dealing with all kinds of twists and turns of emotions, Xidi still likes this kind of commission that can relieve stress easily, just like tidying up a field.

Yes, it's no different, pull out weeds, kill pests, get rid of pests.

It's just a little more complicated.

It would be nice if they all gathered in the desert. He hadn't seriously let go of magic for a long time. If there were any targets with a wide distribution, the feeling of cleaning them up in one go would be as refreshing as taking a shower after being clung to by his junior sister all night. .

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It was the late autumn season soon, and Xidi took out the gray rabbit fur deerstalker hat given to him by the two blond girls.

Irena changed into beautiful clothes during this season. Before coming into contact with the giant fox, she had actually considered buying an animal fur coat. However, after seeing the dead state of those animals, she stayed away from it.

It took almost two months for Xidi to clean up all the dangerous creatures that escaped from the desert along the migration route of the giant fox. Some of those guys even began to adapt to the environment, and their fur turned into a color close to that of dead leaves. .

In short, it is a headache to various extents, and there seem to be a few such creatures, but they rarely come into contact with humans. With the expansion of human gathering places, there will definitely be more of this kind of situation.

But at that time, Xidi didn't know if he could arrive in time.

……

It's a breezy autumn day.

After Dahu's commission was confirmed by the association, Xidi had another considerable period of vacation.

In his memory, it was also on such a day when he met that friend. At that time...

She is dead.

Literally, dead.

……

At that time, in the late autumn season, even if flying with a shield, the bleak autumn weather would make people feel cold inside. Irena had the habit of turning her senior brother into a cat as a hand warmer.

Of course, many times she couldn't get what she wanted, so she had to turn into a cat and work as a hand warmer for her senior brother, selling her pity in exchange for opportunities.

Because of the cumbersome commissions, they have been running around here and there in the past two months, but they have not been as decadent as they are now in a long time.

"Senior brother, are you tired from flying? Do you want some water?"

"I'm really thirsty, but I can drink now."

There are various "code words" between them, such as drinking water. Usually, they drink water, but how to drink and what to drink is hard to say, and most of the time the more they drink, the thirstier they become.

Xidi took out the water cup and drank the tea slowly. In the curl of water vapor, autumn seemed much warmer.

"Well, really, wouldn't it be nice to do something warm?" Irena puffed up her mouth, "Senior brother, feed me."

"I do not."

"Then I'm going to cause trouble?"

"?"

After a while, the careless girl was hung under the broom and continued flying.

Of course, with the shield on.

After getting along for a long time, Xidi can still easily control her junior sister. Unless she acts very well, forget about her stiff acting skills now.

After flying for a long time, a lone tree appeared in the field of vision. In the distance was a forest of bright red maple leaves, which made this single tree look particularly desolate.

The shade of the trees is a great place to watch.

Xidi lowered her height, and Irena took advantage of the situation and turned into a cat and shrank into his arms. After getting dressed in autumn, Xidi let him go.

"call--"

The air that was blown out was not strong enough to be seen, but the exposure to the autumn wind already made my cheeks feel too cold.

The cat in his arms wanted to act like a monster at first, but after contrasting the coldness and heat, he immediately curled up and took a nap with his eyes closed in enjoyment, sleeping quietly in the familiar sweet fragrance.

Xidi looked at the maple leaf forest in the distance alone. It was obviously not dusk, but a piece of residual cloud seemed to appear in front of her eyes.

At this time, he heard something.

"Tattoo..."

It was the sound of pieces of paper clattering.

Behind the shade of the tree, there is a travel bag, a pair of women's short boots, and something that is probably an envelope pressed on the corner of the stone, clattering in the wind, making people care.

This scene can easily make people think of those literati who committed suicide after reciting a death poem on a good day. There is a river in the distance, and jumping into the water is also a good choice.

Somewhat rudely, Xidi opened the letter directly, after all, she was in this wilderness.

Good news, the owner of the letter did not kill himself or throw himself into the water.

——She hanged herself.

The letter contains her last thoughts on life:

[I am desperate for life. I want to commit suicide. Goodbye. If someone finds my body, please fulfill my wish: bury my body in the sea, preferably cremated.

The gold coins in the bag are the reward.

——The last words of the traveler Matryshka. 】

Seeing this as a commission, Xidi chose to confirm the reward first, and then decide whether to bury the body on the spot or fulfill her wish after finding the body later.

Opening the bag, in addition to a regular change of clothes, there was a small bag that felt heavy and a stack of thick papers.

Xidi pulled out a few pictures, and the contents were similar to what he had just seen.

This is the first time I heard that someone committed suicide and prepared so many suicide notes. How cautious is this?

“Quite tasteful.”

This is Hidi’s evaluation of the place of suicide.

But if he did this when he was just in the mood to enjoy the scenery... it would really make people feel complicated. Fortunately, Irena didn't come out, otherwise seeing the dead bodies around would probably have made him lose his mood for dinner.

So where is the body?

After looking up, down, left, and right, Xidi started to circle around the tree.

"crunch-"

The branches made a dry sound, it wasn't dry enough.

Withered vines, old trees, no crows, heartbroken people are committing suicide.

A woman about the same age as Irena came into view. She could do it in mid-air with a rope without using a broom or sitting on a branch. It was really amazing.

Weird.

Hidi's emotions became complicated.

Such a young child...

She has coral-colored hair that transitions from pink to red, and is wearing a robe. She is probably a magician, and her open eyes are turbid gold. Not only is she originally like this, but she has become like this because she has been hanging for a long time. The feet wrapped in cotton socks were straightened, and the purple blood vessels appeared on the exposed calves.

No matter how many times she sees it, Xi Di will still lament the passing of these flowers.

He floated up gently, reaching the level of the deceased. He stretched out his hand and gently covered the golden eyes.

"rest in peace."

"that……"

"Dust to dust, dust to dust."

"Excuse me."

It was probably the deceased named Matryshka who made the sound.

Xidi rubbed his eyes. His eyes were also very sensitive to the soul, but usually the thinking of people who have just died is very muddy, and they cannot understand the current situation or think normally. This child...could he have been hanging here for a long time?

How pitiful, in this deserted place, seeing the beautiful scenery, unable to suppress the sadness, did you choose to end it?

"Please rest in peace. Do you have any other wishes besides being buried at sea?"

"Well, sorry, I might still be alive."

"You are already dead," Xi Di sighed with emotion, "it is your soul that is talking to me now."

"But I can feel my neck creaking. It's a bit hard."

"It's okay. All this has passed. It's just a remnant of your life. Please rest in peace."

Xi Di blinked and continued to stroke her eyelids so that she could close her eyes peacefully.

Once, twice, three times...