There were traces of destruction everywhere, and there was a subtle sense of desolation.
After entering the town, the people on the roadside all looked at them in surprise. They surrounded each other, pointed at them, and whispered.
"To prevent scaring the natives, we'll turn off the communication here."
Holmes reminded them. "Remember, try to get as much information as possible about the Tree of Imagination and the All-Powerful God."
After communicating with each other, Holmes turned off the communicator.
"They seem to be on guard against us."
Yin-yang looked around at the people on the roadside. They did not reject them, but they were not very friendly either. It was not easy to talk to them.
Was it because of the traces of destruction? Was it because they were on guard against outsiders?
"Let's ask the little girl over there."
Tachika Fujimaru's gaze swept across the people on the roadside, and finally stopped on a little girl.
"Hello, may I ask you something?"
She walked over and deliberately squatted down to make herself appear shorter than the girl's line of sight. She showed an amiable smile and asked her gently.
The girl was wearing a red coat. Although her skin was dark, her facial features were very well-proportioned. Her pitch-black eyes were bright and full of expression. She looked at them with curiosity, and she did not seem to be on guard against them like the others.
"Wow! Big sister, are you talking to me? What a shock! "
The girl looked to be about eleven or twelve years old. When she saw Tachika Fujimaru walk over, she was slightly stunned. She tilted her head and showed a pure smile without any wariness.
"What a cute child. What's your name?"
Tachika Fujimaru smiled and asked her.
"My name is Ai Xia. Big sister?"
"My name is Tachika. Nice to meet you!"
After a while, Tachika Fujimaru was already talking and laughing with the girl named Ai Xia.
If she was also a heroic spirit, her affinity skill would have been maxed out. It might even be at the level of EX.
"Aixa-chan, do you know when that big tree appeared in the sky?"
Tachika Fujimaru joked with the little girl for a while and got to the point. Her expression gradually became serious as she asked Aixia.
"Is it a very big tree?"
Ai Xia blinked her big, dark eyes. She tapped her lips with her finger and thought for a moment.
"That appeared not long ago. One day, when Ai Xia woke up, she jumped out in shock! Dad said that the tree should be very far away and that we can't go there to play. It should be a miracle from God, right? "
"How long ago are you referring to? A few months ago? "
Tachika Fujimaru continued to ask.
"Moon? What's that? "
Ai Xia looked at her in confusion, and her eyes turned into crescents.
"Big sister, you really know a lot of things that I don't know. What a shock!"
There was no concept of time.
The Nordic Anomaly Zone was the same, so Tachika Fujimaru had some experience.
"How many days ago did it appear?"
"Hmm … About two hundred days ago? Because about twenty Yu Jia have passed since then! "
Two hundred days ago.
Basically, it was the end of 2017. The timing did match. The Tree of Imagination here was the same as before. It was brought here by the hidden ones on the day that the Anomaly Zone appeared on Earth and fell into the Anomaly Zone.
But, what is a Yu Jia?
"Ai Xia, what are you doing there?"
Before Tachika Fujimaru could ask the question, a very cold voice entered their ears.
Following the voice, a dark-skinned man wearing black and white linen appeared in their field of vision. He strode in front of them.
"Dad!"
The girl named Ai Xia suddenly showed a happy smile. She jogged to his side and hugged his waist.
"Hello, you're Aixa-chan's dad, right? My name is —"
Tachika Fujimaru stood up and straightened her clothes.
"Forget it, I'm not interested in your name, and I don't want to be involved in trouble."
The man coldly rejected Tachika Fujimaru's self-introduction and was about to leave with Ai Xia.
His attitude was several times more cautious than the other villagers. It was unknown what he had experienced, but he seemed to be wary of everything. He was indifferent to Tachika Fujimaru, a girl with a high level of affinity.
"Wait a minute."
Before they left, Ryuga suddenly spoke.
"I don't think your family is rich. As long as you can answer some of our questions, I can pay you. I guarantee that you will be satisfied. How about it?"
Ryuga could not see his clothes and appearance.
But through the Penetrating World, he could see that the man's upper body muscles were well-developed, especially his hands. His grip was quite strong, probably from years of hard labor.
"How much?"
The man stopped and thought for a moment. He did not immediately refuse, but asked tentatively.
"I don't know what kind of money you have here, but gems should be considered a hard currency … Are these enough?"
Ryuga opened a golden ripple and grabbed a handful of gems of different colors. There was even a ruby that peeked out from between his fingers and fell on the brick ground, making a crisp sound.
Tachika Fujimaru was stunned. She was a bit of a money-grubber and almost could not hold back her expression and ask Ryuga to give her gems.
"Gems! So many! "
The dark-skinned young man was shocked and could not maintain his cold expression.
"… Well, you can come to my house, but I will only answer some questions and will not give you any extra help. Remember this."
The man hesitated for a moment, looked at Ai Xia next to him, gritted his teeth, and agreed.
In a few days, it would be Ai Xia's 4,000th birthday.
He chopped wood every day, so it was difficult for him to earn much money. But if he had these gems, he would be able to hold a very lively commemorative banquet for Ai Xia.
He wanted to refuse, but Ryuga gave him too much!
"No problem."
Ryuga did not mind and nodded.
"I want half of the gems first."
The man thought for a moment and added another condition. He wanted to ask for a deposit first.
"I can give you all of it."
Ryuga did not mind at all and agreed.
The man was shocked.
This man who seemed to be blind, was actually this rich? And the way he withdrew money from the ripple was even more unheard of … Did they get into trouble?
After seeing Ryuga being so generous, the man regretted it.
But when he lowered his head and saw Ai Xia's big watery eyes, he paused and made up his mind.
"You guys come with me."
He glanced at the surrounding people who were looking at the gems in Ryuga's hand and shouted at them. Then he pushed the crowd aside and left.
"Let's go."
Ryuga ignored the surrounding townspeople and walked in the direction the man left.
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