"Trip?" Gina stood at the side with a puzzled expression. She didn't quite understand the meaning of the word.
"Yes, Amy and I are going out." Meg nodded. He turned to look at Anna with a smile, and said, "Anna, do you want to come along?"
"Will it be inconvenient?" Anna thought to herself worriedly. She shook her head, and said, "It's okay. I'll just go to Big Sister Mia's ice cream shop."
"I see." Meg didn't force her. This trip to the dwarves wasn't really a trip, and he didn't know if they would encounter any danger. He then looked at Gina, and said in the mermaid language, "Gina, we're going out for two to three days. If you're bored, you can go back to Lantisde or find Mia and the rest to play."
Gina shook her head. "Lantisde is too far. I don't want to trouble Elizabeth. I'll just go to the ice cream shop with Anna."
"Alright." Meg nodded. It was indeed quite troublesome to go to the Boundless Sea Realm without a flying steed.
"Father, where are we going to play?" Amy asked curiously as she hugged Ugly Duckling.
"We're going to a place very far away. Wait for me for a while. I need to get something." Meg turned and went into the restaurant. He went into the kitchen and scooped up the fat head fish that he had slashed in the morning, and stuffed it into a small bucket. Then, he took out a set of ingredients for steamed fish head with diced hot red peppers from the fridge. He lowered his head to look at the fat head fish swimming leisurely in the bucket, and said, "Don't think that I can't deal with you. I'll eat you up on the way. I don't have a cleaver, but I have a sword."
The fat head fish glared, and immediately jumped crazily in the bucket.
Meg closed the lid of the bucket. This was a special bucket that he had bought from the system. Even a 3rd-tier magical beast like him wouldn't be able to open it. He was going against this fat head fish.
"Let's go. We'll go to the ice cream shop first. I have something to tell them, too." Meg went out and locked the door. He held Anna with his left hand and Amy with his right hand, and walked towards the ice cream shop.
Gina looked around and then jogged forward. She held Amy's little hand and smiled brightly.
Meg told Mia and the others that he had to go out for a while and would only be back in two or three days. Before he came back, the restaurant would be temporarily closed. After that, he left with Amy.
After leaving the city, Meg brought Amy up the mountain to find Ah Zi. When they were halfway up the mountain, Meg whistled.
Ah Zi quickly flew out of the cave and let out a cry of surprise. She bent down and rushed towards Meg and the others.
Ugly Duckling, which was lying comfortably in Amy's arms, immediately opened its eyes. It looked up, only to discover a gargantuan griffin swooping down toward them. It immediately jumped out of Amy's arms and hid behind her, trembling uncontrollably.
Ah Zi landed in front of Meg and stuck its head out to rub against Meg's hand. When it saw Amy reach out her hand, it instinctively shrunk its head back. Seeing her stiff expression, it hurriedly stuck its head out and allowed her to rub it.
"Hello, Little Ah Zi," Amy said with a smile. She wasn't frightened by the purple-striped griffin's huge size at all.
"Meow ~" Ugly Duckling meowed weakly as if it wanted to make its presence known.
“？” Ah Zi was stunned when it heard the voice. Then, it stretched its neck and turned behind Amy. It stung Ugly Duckling, who was hiding behind Amy, and its eyes lit up instantly.
"Meow!" Ugly Duckling was shocked. It hugged Amy's leg and buried its head in her shoe. It didn't dare to raise its head and curled into a ball.
"Ugly Duckling, you're really a coward," Amy said disdainfully.
Ah Zi lowered its head slowly, and then blew at Ugly Duckling.
Whoosh ~
As if there was a gust of wind, Ugly Duckling rolled back twice and sat on the ground. It looked at the huge head that stuck out in front of it with a dumbfounded expression.
The furry head had dazzling purple-gold hair, and it was very majestic.
Ugly Duckling's eyes darted around, and it didn't dare to move. It looked at Amy for help.
Ah Zi moved closer to Ugly Duckling and sniffed it with a puzzled expression. It walked to the other side and sniffed it again. Then, it blew at Ugly Duckling again.
Ugly Duckling turned two times in the other direction with its white belly facing up. It rolled its eyes and stuck out its tongue. It didn't move and started to play dead.
Meg, who was about to stop Ah Zi from hurting Ugly Duckling, stopped what he was doing and looked at Ah Zi, who was sizing up Ugly Duckling, with interest.
What exactly was Ugly Duckling? There were so many customers in the restaurant, but no one had recognized it until now. This really made him curious.
Ah Zi was a 10th-tier purple-striped griffin. It usually scoffed at ordinary magical beasts and didn't even look them in the eye.
But now, it was so interested in Ugly Duckling. This really surprised him.
Could it be that Ugly Duckling was also the descendant of some super magical beast?
Ah Zi moved closer to Ugly Duckling, which was playing dead, and suddenly revealed its sinister teeth.
"Meow!"
Ugly Duckling opened its eyes in shock. It raised its paw and smacked Ah Zi's head. Then, it jumped back into Amy's arms and buried its head in her arms, leaving only half of its butt outside.
"Kekeke."
Ugly Duckling only left three shallow white marks on Ah Zi's head, which made Ah Zi laugh hysterically.
Amy poked Ugly Duckling's fat butt with a disdainful look, and said, "See, little Ah Zi is laughing at you. You're fat and cowardly."
"Ah Zi, here's some meat for you." Meg took out a big piece of beef from his backpack with a smile, and threw it into the air casually. Ah Zi jumped up and caught it with its mouth. It chewed and swallowed it, and landed in front of Meg, wagging its tail vigorously at him.
"I only brought one piece. Catch it yourself on the way later, and I'll roast it for you." Meg shook his head with a smile and patted its head. He carried Amy and jumped onto the griffin's back, and said, "Ah Zi, let's go to Issen Castle. Don't be discovered on the way."
"Howl!" Ah Zi let out a long howl. It flapped its wings and flew towards the west.
"Meow!" Ugly Duckling poked its head out of Amy's arms and looked down. Its eyes immediately rolled around, and it fainted in Amy's arms, making Ah Zi laugh at it again.
On the way, Ah Zi caught a big goat, and Meg roasted it on the spot. He cut two pieces for his and Amy's lunch, and gave the rest to Ah Zi as a reward.
After eating the roasted goat, Ah Zi continued to fly towards the west with Meg and Amy on its back. Not long after, an eerie iron castle built between the mountains appeared in Meg's vision.
Black steel was embedded between the cliffs, and connected to the caves, forming a mountain of China.
This was Issen Castle, a kingdom of the dwarves, and also the forging capital of the Norland Continent.
Ah Zi stopped in a valley not far from Issen Castle. Meg carried Amy and jumped to the ground. He patted Ah Zi's head, and said, "Ah Zi, play around here. Don't be discovered by others. We'll only stay here for three days at most."
Ah Zi nodded, and its gaze landed on Ugly Duckling in Amy's arms.
"Although Ugly Duckling is a little stupid, it's mine. Little Ah Zi, you can't have any ideas about it," Amy said sternly.
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