Diablo Destruction

All in all, the most basic and essential daily necessities should be ready now.

Looking at the basket of things carried on my father's back, my mother's eyes were obviously secretly amused, as if to say, wow, where did these scavengers come from? It's a good harvest today.

But... damn it, doesn't this guy forget to tease him with his eyes at times like this? But there is nothing I can do about it. As far as the current situation is concerned, my current image is indeed not much different from that of a scavenger.

He has a thin and strong body, some malnourished stubble on his wrinkled face, his hair that has barely been combed is disheveled, and his bangs slightly touch his eyes, revealing the shrewd eyes unique to the poor, with dry eyes. Lips always seem to be hungry for food and gold coins.

It has to be said that Yue Lang's illusion skills are very good. After repeated revisions, he has sketched out the image of a middle-aged uncle who is the most common among the poor class.

Then, there is the classic big basket on the back. After a lot of hard work, it was finally filled with things, including a water jar bought from a dirty old man. It is said to be his favorite work, but this It is crooked and twisted, and looks like a stunted jujube. It makes people wonder whether it can stand upright safely on the flat ground. And the massive cracks on the surface are said to be specially made patterns. No matter how I look at such a jug, it looks weird. It's like a super failed creation where a child just randomly kneads clay and throws it into the kiln.

Every time my eyes fall on the jug, a thought arises in my heart unconsciously: If "the poor and miserable life of an unlucky man" were to be expressed in a physical object using surrealist artistic techniques, it would probably be something like this jug. The shape, in a sense, if it were given to the elves, it might indeed attract the attention of some idiot artist with a unique vision and buy it for a big price.

It's a pity that the reason we bought it was not because of art, but because it was cheap, because this water jug ​​is the cheapest one and is big enough. The most important thing is that even though there are many cracks on the surface like nerves and blood vessels on a person's body, But no matter what, it won't leak. Perhaps this is another amazing piece of art.

Then there are three large bowls, bought at the same place. Although I have repeatedly stated that even if you find a stone of suitable size and dig a hole on it, the bowls made seem to be better than these, but as long as With five more silver coins, you can buy one and get three free, so forget it.

Then there are quilts. This item is an extremely important property for a poor family. With a good one, at least you don’t have to freeze when you sleep. For this reason, my mother just bought a new one—— The truth is that this guy has a mysophobia and refuses to buy anything that has been used by others.

Because of this, the money bag, which was not much bigger than a fist, immediately deflated as if there was only a layer of air left, making the money to buy pots and spoons very tight. Unfortunately, there are almost no trees in the Demon Fortress. Otherwise, In fact, you can make a lot of them yourself. Even if you look at me like this, at least you can cut out a flat stool without any problems.

Then it was time to buy food. The father and mother had a premonition that there would be another war. Their faces were wrinkled in a serious way, as if they were dead soldiers about to embark on the battlefield. With such momentum, they were not as good as the next market.

How can I put it this way? It is as expected, full of mistakes that I have never seen before. Hey, what is that? Stringed with branches...dried by mice? Well.

Do we have to eat these things? While my mother was trembling, my father remained calm and proudly told his mother in a low voice that he had eaten something similar when he was practicing in the cave environment, but was isolated by his mother.

On the simple wooden stalls, there are various wild vegetables, or some plant roots of unknown origin. As for meat, in addition to mouse meat, you can also recognize some insects and the like. Anyway, just look at the appearance. Even though meat is hard to appetite, it is still sought after by many poor people because of its low price.

"Dad, mom, what are you doing, here, here."

Xiao Heitan waved his hand not far away, and his mother's heart beat violently. Then she lowered her head and silently prayed for something. She probably hoped that Xiao Heitan's taste would not be too special. It was agreed at the beginning that except for appearance, everything else It has to be real, that is to say, whatever Xiao Heitan eats, the two of us have to eat accordingly.

By the way, this proposal was put forward by my mother herself. She must have tasted what it means to be trapped in a cocoon, huh.

I walked over and saw that Xiao Heitan was haggling with a thin businessman with a yellow face, and the goal of the two of them was to put it in the bag... Well, it's hard to describe, it has the same shape as feed, and the color ranges between Something between brown and black.

Finally, Xiao Heitan's bargaining skills were successfully used, and with the last silver coin, we bought a small bag of about four or five kilograms of black feed (?).

After getting the last food, Xiao Heitan's expression became alert, and he always intentionally or unintentionally protected the bag I was carrying behind him. Especially when he was walking through the crowd, he was extremely nervous. We found that, She wasn't being overly sensitive by doing this;

Along the way, there were indeed more than ten malicious and hidden glances passing over us, especially the bags in our hands. They probably gave up because they were not good at making a move.

The life of the poor is really not easy. After returning to the cave at the foot of the mine, the tired father and mother seemed to have just fought tens of thousands of monsters and gasped for air.

I always thought that only the life of adventurers was full of dangers. I never thought that even if they lived in a demon fortress where they would not be attacked by monsters, the lives of the poor would be full of hardships and crises, and they would not be any easier than those of adventurers. Of course, Perhaps this is also related to the lack of food in the Demonic Fortress. In places like Rogge Camp, the poor are also poor. Even if they are hungry, there are endless wild vegetables outside the grassland as the most basic source of food. They may starve to death or freeze to death. It only appears in winter snowy days, and it has never happened in the past few years.

Then, our eyes fell on the bag, after all, this is what we will eat later.

"I bought some pretty good stuff. Nowadays, many unscrupulous businessmen grind up the dried grass and mix it into the Morgan grass."

Little Heitan muttered like this intentionally or unintentionally, held the bag in his hand, walked to the corner of the cave, turned over a hidden stone, revealing a small pit half a meter deep, and carefully hid the bag inside.

This small pit was made at the strong request of Xiao Heitan. I originally thought it was for something, but it turned out to be like this. Indeed, in this impoverished family, only food must be hidden.

"This way, others won't be able to find out." She clapped her hands and smiled with satisfaction as if she had accomplished something big.

From what she just said, we got another piece of information. This small bag of food is most likely some kind of Morgan grass, dried and ground into powder. How should this thing be eaten?

"I remember that my father used to like to eat flatbread made with Morgan powder." Not long after, Xiao Heitan explained our confusion in one sentence.

"By the way, I'm going outside to see if I can pick some wild vegetables."

After saying that, Xiao Heitan ran outside. The two of us just needed some space to talk, so we didn't stop him.

"I said... can you make those Morgan pancakes?" My father looked at me from afar.

"Try it." The mother seemed unsure.

"Anyway, if you fail, you can just use the excuse "Ah, I haven't done it in five years, my skills will inevitably become rusty" to get away with it." The father crossed his chest and nodded.

"Oh, playing a mother... no, I should say playing a poor person, there are so many unexpected hardships." The depressed mother said the words that she had promised to never say.

"It's okay, you'll get used to it gradually." My father patted my mother's shoulder comfortingly, but the smile at the corner of his mouth looked like he was gloating.

"Like rat meat, insect meat, etc., you can quickly make it into delicious dishes, and you can eat it with relish."

"Woo~~"

The mother let out an even louder cry, and suddenly she grabbed her father's shirt with tears in her eyes, shaking him violently like a piece of cotton wool.

"Make money, make money quickly. If you are a man, make money immediately. Isn't it your only goal in life, the only motivation to live, and the only value of existence to let us mother and daughter live a good life?"

"..."

It feels like I have been cast into a very sad role as a father.

When her father's soul was about to be shaken out of her body by her mother, Xiao Heitan finally came back. She was holding a small handful of poor wild vegetables in one hand and a tattered pouch in the other.

"I didn't go far, I only picked this point."

With his head lowered, Xiao Heitan placed the scattered wild vegetables in front of us as if he had done something wrong, then picked up another small bag and handed it to us.

"This is……"

Shaking the bag gently, there was a metallic crunching sound, and dozens of silver coins and four gold coins were poured out.

"This money is what I have saved over the years. Oh, there are two gold coins, which were given by a kind-hearted adventurer." Xiao Heitan smiled shyly, squinting his eyes and looking at the two of us timidly.

This is the hard-earned money that Xiao Heitan has saved for five years, so of course he cannot accept it! !

I felt sour and immediately made a judgment... But it was wrong. I am Xiao Heitan's father now. I have to think about things from a father's perspective and cannot take it for granted.

After thinking for a moment, I smiled slightly: "Hey, little Heitan, dad will accept the money. Don't worry, dad will definitely let you live a good life."

Gently touching her mercury hair, the corners of her eyes almost gushed out with sore eyes.

The next day passed like this. What is worth mentioning is dinner. Although it was the first time to make Morgan pancake, it was a simple thing after all, and it was a little burnt. In the end, my mother made the first cake for the family. It was an edible meal, really, I could barely swallow it. The two parents drank the wild vegetable soup made from the handful of wild vegetables picked by Xiao Heitan, with tears streaming down their faces.

On the third day of the family reunion, before dawn, Xiao Heitan got up and ran out. Of course, this could not be hidden from the perception of his father and mother. They followed him out secretly and walked more than ten kilometers away. They found Xiao Heitan's extremely thin figure. , lying down on the grass, like a little mouse going out to look for food before the dawn, rustling, hands constantly digging in the mud, the scenery was so dark, she had to almost press her face into the mud to see The thing is to pick off edible wild vegetables under such difficult conditions.

The Demon Fortress is a notoriously barren land. Even in the suburban prairie, it is difficult for wild grass to survive, let alone wild vegetables. On average, several square meters of soil must be searched to find a single wild vegetable that can be swallowed. Xiao Heitan picked it up inch by inch. There was no sign of impatience on his face, which was stained with a lot of dirt. Every time he found a wild vegetable, he would show a satisfied smile, wipe it on his clothes again and again, and then As if it were some rare treasure, he carefully stuffed it into his arms.

Seeing this scene in secret, my mother cried on the spot, and my father couldn't restrain himself. In the darkness, the lonely and pitiful figure became more and more hazy.

When Xiao Heitan came back, we just "got up".

"Oh, so what was our little Heitan doing so early in the morning?" I asked, pretending not to know, with my eyes closed.

"Go...go pick some wild vegetables."

He lowered his head and carefully handed out the washed wild vegetables in his hands. The dirt on his face and body was also washed away. If there hadn't been a strong smell of mud, we wouldn't have been able to imagine it if we hadn't seen it with our own eyes. , a seemingly easy and concise answer, and a small basket of wild vegetables held by these thin little hands, which actually contained a child who had been scratching on the dirt for nearly two hours, touching almost all of the grassland with a radius of one kilometer. pay.

"Be good, little Heitan must be hungry. Mommy will go get something to eat right away."

Holding back the tears that were about to fall again, we wiped our eyes. Jeluka took the wild vegetables and turned her back quickly - she was afraid that Xiao Heitan would notice the heavy moisture in her eyes.

The second time she started, Jeluka became much more skilled in her craftsmanship. Of course, it was also related to the fact that the food of the poor was too simple. Just throw the wild vegetables into the pot and put some water on it and boil it. Oil? seasoning? Fresh meat? It's already good with salt.

The so-called Morgan flatbread is just a matter of adding some water to make a paste, and then baking it on a red-hot stone slab. All that needs to be determined is the amount of water added and the baking temperature. Both the ingredients and the method are simple. It can make people think of the saying that a clever woman can't make a meal without rice. Even if she has skills like Veras, she can't make it delicious.

It's still a mouthful of bitter and unpleasant wild vegetable soup and a mouthful of rough and throaty Morgan cake, which is enough for breakfast. If nothing else, lunch... well, I'm sorry, most poor people don't seem to have the habit and luxury of lunch. Dinner , as well as breakfast and dinner for the next few days, these are our foods.

It doesn't matter to me, I've eaten all the most unpalatable things during my training, but I just don't know about Jeluka...

"Dad, what can I do today?"

After devouring a piece of Morgan cake and cleaning the crumbs from his hands, Xiao Heitan tugged at the corner of my clothes, raised his head slightly and asked timidly.

In an instant, n boxes seemed to pop up in front of my eyes. How about learning etiquette and cultivating charm? Or art, to increase feelings? Or is it theory to enhance intelligence?

No, no, this is not a pretty girl [beep] factory. I have to think from the perspective of a father, a poor person, oooooooo! ! ! !

"Well, just play whatever you want."

Because I was thinking about something, I then responded. Doubt flashed across Xiao Heitan's narrowed eyes, and then he nodded silently.

After a while, Jeluka and I came to the Mages Guild.

To protect Little Heitan, the half-hearted method of "saving the world with love" that I came up with won't work. The painful worm that poured into Little Heitan's body, and even his soul, won't do it. Say "Ah, the negative emotions are gone and the food source is cut off. If that's the case, then I will leave this poor little girl's body and find the next target."

We dare not expect the kindness of the painful worm and rashly cut off its energy source. Even if it wants to give up Xiao Heitan and find its next target, it will swallow up Xiao Heitan's young life before leaving.

What we have to do is to prevent this from happening, and even let the Pain Worm know that we have noticed its existence and have the strength to completely obliterate it. As soon as it comes out, it will immediately get married in its hometown without discussion. Only then will it continue to hide peacefully in Xiao Heitan's body, constantly absorbing energy, in order to break through to the realm of world power that is enough to confront us, and even kill us in turn.

Now, I think the first goal has been achieved. Kane said that low-level creatures like the pain worm are just like wild beasts, with their poor intelligence completely suppressed in their hearts. Coupled with its habitual abilities, no matter what Whether it is the beings in the Dark Continent or the monsters in hell, they are all enemies that must be killed on sight. Therefore, such monsters usually have a bad life and do not live long.

Short lifespan means that there are few strong ones among the pain worms, and once a strong one appears, such as the pain worm that invaded Xiao Heitan, its pure energy even exceeds the regeneration drug Selson, let alone Its intelligence, its ability to assess the situation and save its life, are absolutely top-notch. It is impossible not to be able to see the current form clearly, and if it appears, it will lead to death.

Therefore, it does not dare to come out or harm Xiao Heitan. It can only hide inside and continue to absorb negative energy in order to break through to the power of the world and reverse the situation in one fell swoop. This situation is also what we want to create.

It's a bet, whether you, the painful worm, will break through to the power of the world first, or whether we will find a way to suppress you first, and then heal the negative feelings in Xiao Heitan's heart, and finally force you out of Xiao Heitan's body, and fight to the death. This is That day, under Jeluka's pressure, after I expressed the simple idea that suddenly came to me, after two people discussed and completed it over and over again, the overall plan was decided. Although it was still very messy, it was not impossible to see victory. hope.

"His Royal Highness the Idiot Prince..."

After dispelling the illusion, Jeluka, who followed closely behind and pulled on a corner of her cloak, finally spoke after a long silence.

"I would be very grateful if the first two words could be omitted."

"Then...your highness, the mighty Prince..."

"You guys, are you finally going to explode with the dirty jokes you've been holding in for three days? Omit all the prefixes for me!!" I burst into tears.

"Then, Your Highness the Prince!"

Jeluka's tone suddenly became low and soft, and in the clear and sweet tone, one could seem to hear the softness and strength that was revealed when the running water beat against the rocks.

"I want to continue the permissive topic from last time."

"Huh?" I tilted my head.

"I... really want to be more willful and want to save Xiao Heitan. I want to save him no matter what. Even if His Highness the Prince says no, I still want to save him."

"Oh, is it so?"

After hearing these words, for some reason, my heart felt a warm current that lasted for a long time, just like drinking a cup of hot chocolate in the cold and hungry world of ice and snow.

"Listen, just this once, I allow you to be as willful as you want."

Relying on the warmth of this warm current, I turned around, lifted Jeluka's little face, and found that the eyes usually covered with calmness and maturity were flashing with tears of hesitation and helplessness like a child, and I couldn't help but sigh. He kissed it lightly.

I hope this kiss can give you a reason to be willful. After a moment, I realized how embarrassing thoughts had just passed through my heart. It was almost like holding a guitar in one hand at the door of the girls' toilet while singing Romeo's lines affectionately. Same thing, every time I think about it, I get goosebumps, and then I want to be so embarrassed and angry that I want to crash into the soup pot in the cafeteria.

Fortunately, I just thought about it in my heart and didn't say it out loud.

Li kissed Jeluka's eyes, and after three seconds...

"Huh~~Huh~~~"

From the sluggish Jeruka's mouth, intermittent auxiliary words of unknown meaning came out.

"call?"

At this moment, I haven't realized what embarrassing thoughts I just had, but I tilted my head and looked at Jeluka in confusion.

"I'm pregnant, I've been kissed by the beast prince, I've been fucked, I'm going to be pregnant, I'm going to give birth to a baby, will it be a boy or a girl? Ah~~~~ Now is not the time to talk about this, you idiot Jielu Card, wuwuwu~~~~~"

Her fair and pretty face gradually turned red, and with a shy expression, Jeluka covered her face and ran away like a rabbit.

"..."

I can’t complain. Fortunately, there was no one nearby, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to wash myself off even if I jumped into the Yellow River.