A foreigner's journey

The farther away you get from Midgar, the greener your surroundings become.

The truck was still carrying the Red Comet, and it was traveling southeast along the road with the two motorcycles.

There were very few cars along the way, perhaps because Midgar was under martial law. Everyone was happy, and the roar of the engine echoed alone on the highway.

The Shinra Company may have many problems of this kind, but one thing is undeniable, and that is that the roads they have laid are almost all over the world. Maybe their starting point is just to facilitate the laying of Mako pipeline, but the highway has indeed greatly facilitated people's travel.

Forests, wilderness, swamps, wherever there are human activities, there will be Shinra Corporation's Mako pipelines and roads.

The Chocobo Home was far away from Cam Town. They passed through three towns and resupplied twice before arriving in the center of the ranch area six hours later.

Stepping on the lush and lush grass, what comes into view is a quite large farm.

The fields growing vegetables and fruits spread into the distance. The farm was surrounded by fences, and several brightly colored chocobos were running happily in the wide paddock. There is a large windmill in the center of the farm, and next to the windmill is a two-story enclosed feedlot, covering a large area. Two residential houses are located to the south of the breeding ground. The weathervanes in the shape of chocobos on the roofs are creaking and turning, and you can vaguely see the smoke rising from the chimneys.

The farm gate was not locked but wide open. Everyone parked their vehicles at the gate and walked into the farm. As soon as we entered the farm, everyone smelled a strange smell. I couldn't say it was smelly, but it could only be said to be very unique.

Alice wrinkled her nose: "Wow, what does it smell like? It feels... so strange!"

Jesse, who was beside her, smiled and explained: "This is the smell of chocobos. They rely on special body odor to mark their activity areas."

"But the chocobo vans in Midgar don't have this smell." Tifa and Heather had taken a few rides in the rented chocobo vans that served as taxis between the slums in Midgar, and those chocobos didn't have that smell at all. Such a weird taste.

"The chocobos raised in Midgar have been specially treated with potions. We can't let the passengers smell this smell every day, right?"

Heather pointed to the breeding farm in front of her: "That's the chocobo breeding farm. The original shop owner here was Bill Green, who had won four consecutive championships in the Global Chocobo Island Race. In recent years, he Gradually the business was handed over to his son, Pete Green, and there are grandchildren at home named Billy Green and Le Green. I don’t know if Bill and Pete are at home.”

Walking into the spacious breeding farm, there are twenty stall-like stalls on both sides, and the unique 'kweh' calls of chocobos can be heard one after another.

Seemingly hearing the chocobo's warning cry, a young man wearing a straw hat walked out of a bird stable and shouted: "Are you all guests? There are no chocobos for sale now, please go back. !”

Heather walked forward and looked at the boy wearing the straw hat carefully, her voice softened: "Billy Green, I haven't seen him for many years, you have grown up."

"Who are you……"

A boy named Billy wore a straw hat, freckles on his tanned face, dirty overalls and carrying a pitchfork. He looked back at Heather in confusion, and when he saw the pair of glasses Suddenly he realized: "It's Uncle Heather!"

"...It's the eldest brother!" Heather's face turned dark.

"Uncle, we haven't seen each other for almost seven years, right? Didn't the stubble-bearded old man who was with you at that time come with you?"

Billy looked at the people walking by, but found no trace of Zangan in the crowd. However, he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he turned to the side and shouted: "Ale, look who's coming?"

A girl with red hair in braids timidly poked her head out of another bird stable: "Brother, who is it?"

"Ale? You were only five years old when we last met. It's normal that you don't remember me." Heather's attitude towards these two children is completely different from that of adults. She can be said to be very kind. This surprised everyone, because in their eyes, Heather always had an indifferent attitude, or was full of joking and sarcastic smiles. He rarely looked kind except when facing Tifa.

Ale ran over and looked at Heather carefully. When he saw the glasses, he shouted happily: "It's Uncle Heather!"

"It's the eldest brother...forget it, do as you like." Heather didn't bother to correct him anymore: "Where is your grandfather, Old Bill?"

"Grandpa is going to Midgar to transport chocobos!" Ale raised his hand and said cheerfully: "I drove there, I will be back soon!"

Heather nodded: "Really? What about your father, Bit? He also went with the car?"

The faces of the two children suddenly darkened. Billy lowered his head and whispered: "Mom and dad... were attacked by monsters while transporting chocobos six months ago and passed away."

A Le, who was on the side, also lowered his head silently, and the three women in the team quickly walked over and softly comforted the little girl.

Heather turned around and looked at Claude and Barrett with a little helplessness in her eyes. Originally, this farm had been handed over to Beetee in recent years. Beetee's level of breeding chocobos was obtained from Old Bill's hands-on teaching, so naturally it would not be bad. If something like this happens now, I'm afraid the farm's business will be greatly reduced.

At this time, Heather and Claude looked back towards the farm gate. Everyone present, with their sharpest hearing, heard the sound of a car engine in the direction of the gate.

After a while, a healthy white-haired old man wearing a red scarf and goggles walked into the breeding farm. When he saw everyone, he said in surprise: "Oh, this is really strange. Why did he come all of a sudden today?" So many guests? But I’m sorry, there are no chocobos at the moment..."

"Old Bill."

Heather's voice sounded: "I haven't seen you for seven years, but your spirit is still so good."

"You are... Heather!" Old Bill remembered it as soon as he saw the pair of glasses. He happily ran over and patted Heather on the shoulder: "It's been a long time since we last met! By the way, that old guy Zangan Woolen cloth?"

Heather curled her lips: "Of course I'm traveling around the world."

"Hahahaha! He's still the same!" Old Bill laughed loudly and looked at the others: "Are these all your friends? It's unimaginable that a character like yours can actually make friends, don't you? I know how worried Zangan was at the beginning..."

"Hey, don't talk nonsense anymore."

Seeing that the old man couldn't stop talking once he started talking, Heather quickly stopped him:

"What's going on at your farm? I'm planning to get some outstanding chocobos from you. Why did Billy say that the farm doesn't have any extra chocobos for sale?"

When this matter was mentioned, Old Bill sighed dejectedly:

"Alas, this is all due to the monster that suddenly appeared in the swamp of the world."