Neighbors in forbidden land

"Xiao Hei, how big do you think this world is?"

It was night, and Yimi, who was sitting in the cave and playing with the goblin with her fingertips, suddenly asked me this.

How big is it...

"About the size of a round ball?"

After all, when I flew towards the moon, I discovered not only that the moon is a ball, but also that the world we live in is also a ball.

But the world is obviously flat. I don’t know why it looks round when flying high. I haven’t figured out the answer to this question until now.

"A round ball?" Yimi showed a puzzled look, "Why do you say it's a round ball?"

"Because... I have seen it, I can see it when I fly high."

I can see clearly, a huge blue ball, but I don't know what it looks like now.

"...I don't understand, isn't the ground a huge stone slab?"

"I do not know either……"

"Will you take me to fly higher someday?"

"Do not……"

"why?"

"Because... I don't want to fly so high anymore, not to mention, there is nothing at such a high place."

If you pass through the clouds, beyond the blue sky, what can you see?

I can't see anything, only the dark world, and the moon that doesn't shine at all.

And now, even the bare moon is gone.

"Is there nothing... isn't there still a sky full of stars?" Yimi stretched out her hand towards the starry night sky outside the cave, and the little fairy flew quietly to the fire that was born at the entrance of the cave, gently It flashed for a moment, as if melting into the flames.

"Um……"

It's just... in that endless darkness, these stars...

"Forget it." Yimi put her hand down and smiled at me, "Then I won't go."

"Eh?" I thought Yimi would insist on going, but in the end I gave up so simply.

"Xiao Hei, what are you 'eh', I won't force you to do things you don't want to do."

"Eh?"

Yimi raised her hand and took off the flower crown on my head and put it aside, then pressed her hand on my head.

"...Xiao Hei, you seem to have misunderstood me."

"..." I didn't know what to say, so I kept silent.

So Yimi rubbed my hair lightly, and stroked the bangs on my forehead with her fingers.

"It feels like Xiao Hei... you have never refused my request."

Yimi's voice is very soft, the smile on her face is also very light, and the movement of stroking my head is also very light, just like the rising sun shining on my body, with soft warmth.

"Since you will reject me this time, it means that it must not be something worthy of my persistence."

This, like this?I didn't expect Yimi to think so... I just subconsciously said what I thought.

"I……"

"Okay, but Xiao Hei, if you said that the world is a sphere... I feel that if it's the teacher, he might have an argument." Yimi slightly turned his face towards the direction of the hole, "After all, it's a person who mentions academics. People who never give in to problems..." Feeling the touch from Yimi's hand, I peeked at Yimi's face.

Now Yimi can naturally talk about the topics that she was reluctant to bring up, her past, and other human beings she knows.

"teacher?"

But I haven't heard Yimi mention this person, I don't know many human beings, Yimi, Wushao, Zi.

"Ah... I didn't tell you, Xiao Hei, he was the one who taught me all kinds of knowledge... Although I really didn't learn well at that time, don't worry..."

"Is that so..."

"That's it, he should be the most knowledgeable person I have ever met, and he is also very knowledgeable in magic... But when it comes to what this world is like, I'm afraid it's not just him, almost everyone thinks that this world It's a huge slab, we live on it, after all..." Yimi patted the ground around her with her hand, and smiled at me, "After all, the ground is flat."

"I don't know either... I saw it as a ball..."

"Since you saw it with your own eyes, Xiao Hei, it might really be what you said, Xiao Hei, but it might be meaningless..." Yimi smiled lightly, "But what you said, Xiao Hei I suddenly remembered... Xiao Hei, have you ever been to the extreme north?"

"I've been there."

Rather, I have been there recently.

"Does the Far North really exist?"

"Yeah." I nodded.

"Where is the coldest place?" At this moment, Yimi leaned slightly towards me, as if she really wanted to get an answer from me.

"I'm not sure if it's cold or not..." After all, when I went there before, I was still in a body that couldn't feel the temperature around me. "It's just that the sky is full of snow..."

"Really? Is there really snow in this world?" Yimi's face was full of curiosity.

"Really, there is indeed snow in this world..."

Although except for the area in the extreme north, there seems to be no snow in other areas.After all, after experiencing the kind of disaster I brought...

"That big fairy Reina...is that where she came from?"

"This... I just saw her staying there often..."

It's like I'm no longer in the place where I was "born", but wandering all over the world.

"Is there any land in the far north?"

"Yes, I have."

"Isn't it the edge of the world?"

"Edge? It doesn't seem to be..."

After hearing my answer, Yimi lowered her head and thought for a while, then she spoke as if she finally understood something:

"Legends and fairy tales also have their right places..."

"what?"

"Hmm... everything else is fine... It's just been rumored that the extreme north is the northernmost tip of the world, where there's only endless snowfall... After all, I've only seen snow in books... Is it the sky that is dripping water again?" Is it falling on the ice?"

"That's about it?"

"So there are places like this in this world, but I seem to remember Xiao Hei, you said that other places are different from this place, right?"

"Hmm." Basically, the terrain gets more distorted the closer you get to the north, but the survival of plants and animals seems to be better than here.

"I really want to go and see..."

"Want to see it?"

"..."

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So Yimi made a simple plan, a plan to try and see how far we could go.

According to Yimi, the current source of food is only the fish and kelp that Xiaogu got from the sea. Since we have no way to store these foods, and we are not sure whether we can find something to eat on the road, the long-distance travel is basically There is no way to achieve it.

Considering that I can fly, the easiest way is to fly out in one direction with Yimi on my back, and then fly back when I need to eat.

According to Yimi's words, it is a short journey back and forth for a day.

Moreover, the purpose this time, besides taking a look at the world, is to find out if there are any resources that can be used.

We are not the only ones who want to "travel".

And Goo.

"So, I hope you can go out and find out if there is anything else... just like the potato last time."

"Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh?

"Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho... (I just hope you can find something and come back...)" I whispered Yimi's instructions, so Xiaogu glanced at Yimi and me, turned around and dived into the sea.

it should be no problem?

"Little Goo is gone? Then shall we go too?"

So we left the goblin in the cave, then turned around and flew north.

Although it is said to be in the north, the world is very big, especially for me now, it is even bigger.

So we flew in a direction Yimi randomly chose.

"Xiao Hei? Where are we now?"

"I do not know either……"

There are small forests one after another on the land, as well as jagged mountains, but other than that, there is nothing else.

"Do not know what's going on……"

"Because it looks the same here...it's either a tree or a mountain..."

Because I took care of Yimi on my back, my speed was not very fast, but even after flying for a while, the scenery was still the same.

"Is there any water... I'm a little thirsty..."

"Water? Water..."

Originally, I was still thinking about whether I needed to dig out the water on the spot, but I gave up.

Because... I saw a lake.

And a... familiar figure.

The emerald green figure floats on the lake, her long hair flows into the lake at her feet like a waterfall, the blue goblin revolves around her on the lake, sinks into the lake from time to time, and brings Dots of blue light rise from the lake.

Great Fairy Lena.The golden eyes don't seem to be watching us in the sky, but I think...she must know we're coming.

I don't know why she's here, though she's been out of the Far North as I've been out of the Forbidden Lands.

I took Yimi down to the lake, looked at the little fairies floating in the sky, and fell silent.

This lake is not too big, but it is very conspicuous, not only because they are here, but also because the vicinity is a barren area similar to the Forbidden Land, other than that, there is nothing else.

"What's wrong?" Yimi, who was holding my shoulder, asked softly, "Why did you stop?"

"There's water here...Yimi, didn't you say you want to drink water...but..."

"but?"

The moment Yimi felt puzzled.

"If you want to drink, we don't mind." Reina's voice came to us clearly from the center of the lake. For a moment, all the goblins stopped moving, and the light blue light shone, It was as if the stars had descended.

"Huh? This voice is..." Yimi was obviously taken aback, but quickly calmed down, "That... the big fairy Lena..."

"Yeah." I nodded slightly.

Then there was silence, because I didn't know what to say for a while, and Yimi didn't seem to know what to say.

But Reina seems to have something to say:

"That child...seems to be under your care."

"..."

"But it seems more appropriate to say that she took care of you."

"..."

"It's not surprising that these children get close to existences other than us." Facing us who were silent, Reina, who turned her back to us, just raised her hand, and a blue goblin flew to her hand "They are not life, but they know many things."

"What are you... doing here?" Yimi tried to ask.

"You can open your eyes, because there is nothing nearby that will be affected by your magic eyes, it's better to say..." Reina turned around slowly without any movement, her golden pupils staring lightly at you. Looking at us, "That's why we're here."

"What... mean?" Yimi didn't open her eyes, but continued to ask.

"Because there is no life here, and no environment in which life can exist. There is nothing."

"...Xiao Hei, is what she said true?"

"Well..." I nodded.

Near here, there is only a piece of barrenness and the lake in front of us.

"It looks like, compared to us, do you trust the monster around you more?"

Reina's eyes moved to me, and there was no emotion in her golden eyes.

"...Yes." Yimi simply replied.

After a short silence, Yimi put one hand on my shoulder lightly, and covered my eyes with the other hand, and then slowly opened his eyes.

Those eyes that can feel the color no matter how many times you look at it.

"It's so beautiful..." When Yimi's eyes gradually adapted to the scene in front of her, she expressed such emotion.In the center of the land with only yellow soil, there is a lake that is clean and clear enough to reflect the blue sky above. Countless goblins float beside Lena, leaving glittering reflections on the water.

This picture...is like in the distant past, with the lake as the sky and the stars surrounding the bright moon.

"We are just doing what we should do, in order to make this world the same as before..." Reina's eyes locked on me again, "Beautiful."

"..."

Reina should be seeing me like this for the first time, but judging by her reaction just now...

She knows that this is me.

"Can it be done?" Yimi asked softly.

"Can it be done... Don't you also have this plan? To change that land." Reina smiled softly, "We just used a different method from yours."

"..." Yimi was silent, and Lena just continued to say quietly:

"This is what we should do, starting from the foundation of this world, and repairing it bit by bit, although it will take a long time..." When Reina said this, she raised her head slightly and looked at the top of her head Cloudless sky.

"...But our existence is longer than time."