Skretil's Ignorance Walker

Going back in time a little, Vera was still alone in her room, while Lu Ren was still at the elder's house and had not yet returned.

The house was dark with no lights on. Vera was sitting on the bed hugging her legs. She still couldn't forget the scene when her mother almost fainted after learning about her father's death.

My mother has fallen asleep now. Her health is not good to begin with, and she may have to stay in bed for a few days again this time.

Vera blamed herself very much at this time. She wished she had died instead of her father, so that at least her parents might have another child.

"Why, my power is so weak..."

The girl whispered softly, but she didn't know that the desire for power in her heart had already attracted some uninvited guests.

"How great it would be if I could have the power of Sister Lu Ren..."

Speaking her heart out softly, the girl began to yearn for change and strength deep in her heart. How she hoped that a god would appear in front of her and give her the power she dreamed of.

But it is a pity that gods usually do not come, only some existences with bad intentions will appear when people are vulnerable.

"...Do you long for power?"

An obscure and neutral voice came from the void. Vera could not tell whether it was male or female, nor where it came from.

But she was not afraid or frightened, because she knew that it was directed at her.

"who are you?"

"I am the one who gives you strength."

"What kind of power can you give me?"

"Unparalleled power!"

The voice had a slight ups and downs, and Vera thought of what Lu Ren had warned her many times, but now she was very eager for the power to change herself.

“What price do I have to pay?”

"You don't need to pay anything, because I am infected by your emotions and impressed by your persistence. Accept the gift I give you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Vera felt an extra magic power in her body. They began to blend with her original magic power, and finally merged into one.

"This is……"

Vera still wanted to ask, but the other party had disappeared, and she never got any response.

At this moment, the sound of the door opening came from downstairs, and then a burst of footsteps stopped in front of Vera's door.

"Vera?"

There was a gentle knock on the door, followed by that familiar and reassuring voice.

"……elder sister?"

After getting along for so long, Vera has become accustomed to this sister who is usually unreliable. She even hopes that she can be closer to her, both in space and in her heart.

...back to the present.

Although Ian is dead, life still has to go on. The villagers placed the dead people in one place and then used fire to purify their bodies.

To put it bluntly, it is cremation.

Vera and her mother watched silently as their family turned to dust, leaving only a small clay pot as his home.

The girl didn't say a word the whole time, she just stared at the blazing flames. Her mother, on the other hand, began to lose control of her emotions in the middle of the journey. Fortunately, the neighbors, Lu Ren and others comforted her so that she could not think too hard.

A few days later, people in the village began to return to their normal lives. Although they still had difficulty forgetting their deceased relatives, life had to be lived after all, right?

This disaster caused the number of male elves in the village to drop sharply. There were only a few dozen villagers out there, not to mention those who were seriously injured and were recovering at home.

Women and children have begun to bear the burden of the family. Men are no longer seen in the fields. There are only a few women working in the fields with their children.

The remaining men began to learn hunting under the leadership of a few surviving hunters. Their farming technology is still relatively backward, not enough to support the entire village, and the output is unstable. So we still have to rely on hunting to maintain food sources.

"Sister Lu Ren, look!"

But all this has little to do with the two girls. As the guardian of the future, Lu Ren works hard to teach Vera.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Vera’s progress has been extremely rapid these days, and she can now release various basic attribute magics at will.

After eliminating all kinds of magic in the air, Lu Ren asked in confusion, "How did you make progress so fast? You didn't do anything dangerous, did you?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"That's it... you didn't engage in some evil god worship, did you?"

Hearing this, Vera looked at Lu Ren in confusion.

"What is evil god worship?"

"Forget it, it's nothing."

Lu Ren couldn't figure out Vera's situation for a while, so she could only observe for the time being. Anyway, there was no strange aura about Vera.

"By the way, sister, you said before, is it time to give me something now?"

Vera came to Lu Ren and stretched out her hand to ask for something from her, with an expression on her face like "Sister, you can't lie to people, right?"

"ok, ok, I got it."

Lu Ren smiled bitterly and took out a bracelet, which she had promised Vera before.

"Come on, I'll bring it for you."

Holding Vera's hand, Lu Ren began to put on the bracelet for her, and the latter also began to appreciate it seriously after putting it on.

"By the way, I have something else for you."

"Eh? What else? What, what?"

Hearing that Lu Ren had something for him, Vera showed a rare smile these days and looked at Lu Ren with excitement.

"Here, I'll give you this sword."

Lu Ren took out a magic sword from the storage ring and handed it to Vera.

"This is……"

"I give you this sword. In the future, you can also use it as a wand to cast spells or use it in close combat. In short, I give you this to tell you that it takes time to become stronger. Don't do it just thinking about becoming stronger quickly. It’s something dangerous, do you know?”

"Oh...oh, I know."

Vera put the sword on her waist, and her small body looked extremely compact compared to this sword.

Lu Ren didn't notice the strange expression on the girl's face, and she continued to teach the girl more advanced magic.

The two have been learning magic in their little world, from the autumn harvest, to winter, and until the arrival of spring.

Lu Ren was already setting up a barrier for the village at this time. Arranging and strengthening such a huge barrier required a lot of magic power. Lu Ren could only start to arrange it bit by bit. She set up a total of thirteen nodes to facilitate the villagers to maintain the barrier. barrier.

It took Lu Ren a month to finally complete the construction of the barrier. Now the village will be no different from what it will be a thousand years ago. For the development of the village, Lu Ren also deliberately built the barrier larger to facilitate the future expansion of the village.

"Sister Lu Ren, thank you for everything you have done for the village."

After completing the barrier, Lu Ren said goodbye to the elders and other villagers, only to find Vera waiting for her on the way home with her head lowered.

"What's the matter? You're so polite all of a sudden."

"Hmm... It's just that I don't know how to repay you for doing so much for my sister and the village."

"It's nothing. I'm staying at your house and doing some things is what I should do."

At this time, Vera suddenly raised her head and looked directly into Lu Ren's eyes. Regardless of whether Lu Ren could see it or not, she just kept staring at Lu Ren.

"What's wrong……"

Although Lu Ren couldn't see it, she could feel that Vera had been staring at her, and she felt a little embarrassed for a while.

"How long has sister lived here?"

"It's been almost half a year, right? Speaking of which, you learned magic very quickly. I almost think you can leave the profession."

"Ah."

Lu Ren didn't know what happened to Vera, so she could only take Vera back first to see what she wanted to do.

"You're going out hunting for the first time tomorrow, right?"

"Well, if I pass tomorrow's trial, I will officially become the guardian of the village."

"Well, little Vera has also grown up. In two months, you will be 15, right."

"Well, what gift does sister want to give me then?"

"Let's talk about it then..."

The two chatted wordlessly on the way home, and both were optimistic about their future lives. Lu Ren had almost forgotten the poor guardian a thousand years later. Maybe it was his own efforts that changed her fate.

"Sister, can we sleep together tonight?"

As soon as he got home, Vera suddenly walked up to Lu Ren and asked mysteriously.