Endless Silver Machine

The clear sky of the ice field shattered like glass. Snowflakes, cold wind, snow peaks, ice fields... everything disappeared in an instant.

The cold earth turned into a slightly warm wooden floor, and the bright sky turned into a ceiling decorated with chandeliers.

Two voices that did not carry any specific emotion, but were the sounds that Aika was most afraid to hear at this moment, sounded from above.

"I heard that my brother is learning how to fight. I was worried. It seems that I don't need to worry at all..."

Luoluo's empty murmurs stimulated Aika's eardrums.

At the same time, something sharp pressed against Aika's back.

"I thought you were really thinking about me. So you still have this kind of relationship with the guys from the Holy See in private? Since you two seem to be satisfied, I will help you and send you on your way together. No need. Thank me."

Without even thinking about it, he knew what was pressing against his back now, and cold sweat ran down Aika's back.

"Let me stand up first and then explain, okay?"

He could only plead humbly to the two people who were looking down at him and pressing on Wei Xi.

"Oh? We're all hugging each other tightly. Isn't it too unkind for me to force you to separate?"

"This is a misunderstanding, something happened in the barrier and it became like this!"

"Accident?"

"It was that idiot uncle who attacked the snowy mountain, and the explosion caused an avalanche! I slipped when I was running away with Wei Xi in my arms, and that's why it turned out like this!"

"Huh? Wouldn't it be enough to just ask that guy to put away the barrier! If you admit it obediently, I might let you go, but you still come up with such a stupid excuse. You'd better just hug her and die!"

The pressure on Aika's back increased again, and the tip of the knife seemed to have penetrated the windbreaker, which had little defense?

"Anyway, there are various reasons! It's just an emergency. Uncle Gurley, don't just watch the fun and at least say a few words!"

"Then I will prove that what he said is true."

Gurley raised his hands and nodded to Ling, but Ling just looked between the two of them with squinted eyes in doubt.

The life-threatening weapon on his back disappeared. Aika moved away from the frightened Wei Xi, then picked her up and put her on a chair.

"Sorry, I scared you, are you okay?"

Aika put her hands together in front of Wei Xi and apologized sincerely, but Wei Xi still remained in a daze.

"You're not scared, are you? After all, I was hugged by such a disgusting guy like you." Ling glanced at Wei Xi and pointed the golden long knife at Wei Xi, "I told you, if you are wasting time, I will I’ll kill you!”

Wei Xi's eyes finally regained their color after being threatened by Ling who exuded murderous aura. But then, crystal tears overflowed from her eyes.

Wei Xi, who had always pursed her lips and made no sound, finally couldn't help but cry loudly in the crowd.

"Ling, stop scaring her!"

Aika quickly pushed Ling's long knife aside with her hand, and then comforted Wei Xi who was crying loudly.

Looking at the two of them, Ling just smacked her lips in dissatisfaction, put away her long knife and turned back to the second floor.

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By the time Wei Xi stopped crying, it was already noon with the sun shining brightly.

Nia was going to make lunch for everyone, and Luoluo also volunteered to go to the kitchen with Nia.

Aika knows that cooking is Luoluo's specialty... No, it can only be called a hobby, an "interest" that has reached a professional level.

I wonder how her cooking will compare to Nia's.

Gurley played with the wine glass in his hand, and the light yellow liquid swirled in the glass. But Gurley's eyes were on Wei Xi at the moment.

Wei Xi, who noticed Gurley's gaze, was stunned for a moment and immediately lowered her head in embarrassment.

"Isn't it rude to keep staring at girls? I said, Uncle Gurley, you don't want to play your tricks on such a young girl, do you?"

In Aika's impression, Gurley is probably what the world calls a "playboy." What is hateful is that he does have the capital to qualify for this title.

Although he knew that Gurley should be considered an adult with common sense, Wei Xi was entrusted to him by Tara, so as Wei Xi's temporary guardian, it was still necessary to remind him.

"Ahem... Sorry, as soon as I saw the beautiful lady, I naturally started thinking about how to talk to her."

"I'm talking about you..."

"I was thinking just now. It only took Miss Wei Xi two or three days to escape from the Holy See to this border town. How did she do it? Even with the magic of the space movement system, there are no magic tools or magic equipment. Support, even if the magic power recovery speed can keep up, it will still take more than a week at least, right?"

"Among the magics of the enchantment system, there are those that can create space cracks..."

"So that's the case, then it makes sense." Gurley showed excitement when he heard the word "space rift", "I don't know much about the magic of the enchantment system, but just manipulating the space rift is enough." It’s amazing, you’ve already mastered it at such an age.”

"What are you two talking about? Can you explain it to me?"

Aika looked helplessly at Geli and Wei Xi who were chatting happily. Since leaving the closed village, there are countless terms that have never been heard before, so Aika can no longer be surprised.

Wei Xi made gestures on the bar table with her fingers.

"If this is the Holy See and this is a small town, then I use the same plane of space as the medium in the Holy See, and then determine the coordinates of the place I want to go, and then I can reach where I want to go in a space without the concept of distance... But it was difficult to get to where I wanted to go, and positioning was difficult, so I could only go to places I knew first... The first place I arrived was in the Wallen Mountains, because this mountain range is very famous on the border of the empire. I also know..."

"You have used such a large-scale magic twice in a few days. Miss Wei Xi has really worked hard." Geli touched Wei Xi's head, "But with such a large-scale space magic, your position must have been occupied long ago. Does the Holy See have control?"

"Well, it should be like this..." Wei Xi stared at her feet dangling under the table, and there was a hint of wavering in the confident voice when she just explained the magic, "When I was hesitating whether to enter this town, then A big sister who took me in found me, asked my name very gently, and took me to her home and gave me food..." Wei Xi raised her head and stared at her with big watery eyes. "Excuse me...will I cause trouble to everyone if I stay here..."

Aika didn't know how to answer for a moment.

The enemies are the elite knights of the Holy See and the unscrupulous bounty hunters. Even though he can skillfully use the Eyes of Flame, as Gurley said, he is still an amateur at fighting.

The enemies are humans, as opposed to beasts with only claws and simple magic. In the previous battle, he showed embarrassment in the face of the fire wolves. Can he respond to Wei Xi's expectations now?

At this time, the foot under the table was kicked hard. Aika raised her head and met Gurley's gaze looking towards her.

Although he didn't say anything or hint to Aika with his eyes, he understood what Gurli wanted to tell him now.

"There's no trouble, as long as you stay by my side peacefully." At least, Aika didn't show any unconfidence in front of Wei Xi, "No matter who the enemy is, I will never let them hurt me. you!"

Wei Xi's frustrated expression brightened, and the smile on her lips was a sincere expression that she inadvertently expressed.

Attracted by such a warm smile, Ge Li approached Wei Xi with an intoxicated look on his face. The heavy iron spoon flew out of the kitchen at the right time, hitting Gurli in the face and sending him flying out. Nia's voice came from the kitchen immediately.

"Can't you be a damn man? Don't molest such a young child!"

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