Chapter 45

Melissa let out a muffled grunt, took several steps back before standing firm, and then shouted angrily, "Come again!"

Leini on the bed was woken up by the fighting sound outside. She had long been used to this scene. In fact, in the past few months, such things happened every day.

And there was one time in the morning and evening. Even if she was exhausted after going to the forest to cut down trees, Xia'er had to find someone to fight and hone her martial arts.

Leini didn't know why she was so energetic.

In contrast, these few months seemed very dull to her, as if she had fallen into a quagmire.

Leini herself was also from a shepherdess background, and she didn't feel uncomfortable with rural life, but she entered the magic academy to become an alchemist to get rid of poverty and become rich and improve the life of her whole family. Now she felt that she was getting further and further away from this dream.

She also wanted to follow Baimu Cun and return to the capital to continue her studies, but her teacher had been possessed by the devil again recently.

If you want to say who in this village still firmly believes that Mali will definitely come back, Xia'er ranks first, and Lievre is the well-deserved second. And this second can also compete with the first.

When the three-month period just passed, the old alchemist was not without wavering, but soon he hypnotized himself, firmly believing that this was Master Mali's test for them.

Leini hadn't watched "Journey to the West", otherwise she would probably feel that Lievre was somewhat similar to Xuanzang, who was determined to go to the West to get the true scriptures.

The female student sighed and gently touched the "77 Common Primary Magic Potion Formulas and Refining Methods" on the head of the bed. This book had almost been turned rotten by her, and she could recite many contents in it backward.

Unfortunately, she had never had enough money to purchase those alchemical materials. If she could return to the academy, she might be able to find a way to rub some teaching inventory, or pick up some scraps that other students didn't like.

But continuing to stay in this small village could neither earn money nor buy alchemy raw materials.

The fighting sound outside didn't know when it stopped.

Melissa returned to the room angrily. There was a very obvious footprint on her left buttock, and her hem and wool long stockings were also covered with mud.

"I've had enough, I don't want to stay for a moment longer. Do you want to go together? Weier and I plan to form an adventurer team ourselves. If there is a mage in the team, it would be even better."

Hearing this, the female student shrank her neck. "I am not a mage, just an alchemy apprentice, and, and I have to follow the teacher..."

"Fine, then I wish you a happy stay here." Melissa said and started packing her luggage by herself.

After a while, Weier also came. His expression seemed a bit hesitant. He stood there for a long time before opening his mouth. "I think we should discuss the matter of forming an adventurer team again."

"What do you mean?" Melissa stopped her movements.

"I remember you said before that we are not suitable to be adventurers."

"Ha, so you plan to stay here and cut down trees for a lifetime?" Melissa said. "Besides, do I need to remind you? The road has been built. Even if you still want to cut down trees and dig soil, you can't get money. In fact, we haven't had any work for more than forty days. If we don't find something to do, we will starve again when the money on hand is spent. Do you want to starve?"

"No," Weier shrank his neck and muttered, "I know our financial situation is not very good. I have been trying to find a way these days. In fact, Huodun and I just found a job repairing fences."

"A job repairing fences, how much reward is there?"

"Uh... that poor woman's husband died early, leaving only her and two children, and they don't have much money either."

"Oh, so you plan to work for her for free?" Melissa raised her volume. "You'd better have slept with her, otherwise it will make you look like an out-and-out idiot. Brother, women just squeeze two tears and tell a tragic story, and you stupidly took the bait.

"Don't be so mean, Melissa, that family really looks like they need help!"

"Mean?! In the two months or so when you broke your arm and lay in bed to recuperate, I went out early and returned late every day, cutting down trees and digging soil, trying hard to earn money to support the two of us. Everyone can say I am mean, except you, Weier, except you!

"Before you plan to repair her fence for free for the poor widow, think about what you have done for your mean sister first."

"It's not free," Weier defended in a low voice. "She promised to give us a small bag of flour and half a bucket of goat milk."

"That little thing is not enough for Huodun to stuff his teeth!" Melissa shouted.

Leini shrank in the corner of the room listening to the quarrel between the siblings, feeling a bit embarrassed, and could only try hard to hold her breath, pretending she didn't exist.

Fortunately, the movement from outside the door soon attracted everyone's attention.

The quarrel between Weier and Melissa stopped abruptly, and then the female student heard the surprised voice of the half-elf girl.

"He is back, I knew it, he must be back!"

After saying that, she jumped off the small dirt slope and ran toward the entrance of the village. Her chestnut short hair jumped and jumped in the sun, and the adventurer siblings followed closely.

Not only them, but everyone else in the village also walked out of the house.

Just because they had never seen such a scene.

The old alchemist was originally sunning himself in the open space, looking sleepy, jumped up from the chair, and laughed loudly, "I passed the test!"

Paused, he said decisively, "Train, this time it must be a train!"

The kobold on the side was grinding his teeth with a sheep leg bone. Seeing the thing in the distance, he was so shocked that the bone fell out of his mouth.

And Leini also poked her head out at this time, opening her mouth wide.

She saw a moving steel fortress flying from a distance, bringing up rolling smoke and dust, covering the sky and the sun.

Because he didn't plan to stay for too long, Mali didn't drive the car to Xia'er's door like last time, but stopped directly at the entrance of the village.

He jumped down from the driver's seat, threw the spicy strips and Oreos he took when he went out to the children who surrounded him.

Then he took off his sunglasses and looked at the familiar figure in front of him.

"Sorry, I'm late," Mali opened his mouth, speaking in a still-unfamiliar mainland common language. "I saw the road you built, you did a good job."

He wasn't saying polite words, because this project was indeed done well.

Not only were the trees on the road cut down, but soil was also piled up under the steep slope out of the canyon, so that heavy trucks could easily drive down.

You know, Xia'er and the others didn't have any mechanical equipment, all of which were done by manpower. It should have taken a lot of time and energy to be able to do this.

Mali's gaze fell on Weier and Melissa again. To be honest, it was a bit beyond his expectation that this pair of siblings were still here.

Mali also knew that he had dragged it a bit long this time, mainly because there were too many things to prepare, and he exceeded the period if he was not careful.

Weier and Melissa's financial situation was also very bad. It wouldn't be strange if they left Baimu Cun to find other jobs to earn money first. Mali even considered waiting until Yingzui City to find them.

But since everyone was here now, it saved him a lot of trouble.