Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen

After Mina's injury was fully healed, the three left the shopping mall in Gazala.Ki Kima specially selected Darubaba, who has good foot strength and is suitable for long-distance travel and mountain walking, and moved some daily necessities prepared by Katz to the loading rack.Driving is of course a ki jima, but where the roads are smooth, Wataru also learns how to drive a Darubaba. Mina on the cargo rack enjoys the scenery leisurely, and starts to sing from time to time. Her melodious singing voice is almost heavenly.In the current family, Gen's father loves to listen to Spanish folk songs from Central and South America, which are similar in tune to Mina's songs, sometimes sad and sometimes cheerful.Singing all the way.

Mina has been away from the Trapeze Circus for nearly a year, and she remembers that the circus is now performing somewhere in Boao.So I decided to go to Maqiba, the closest Boao town in a straight line.Although the town of Maqiba is small, it has a well-developed animal husbandry industry. It is said that the meat that Genza loves to eat is mainly supplied by Maqiba. "Boao is not a big country, and the performances of the trapeze circus are very popular everywhere, so if everyone is somewhere in Boao, the news will definitely reach Maqiba." Just as Mina expected, when she arrived in Maqiba, a town made up of simple houses built of brick and wood, she heard the news of the trapeze circus as soon as she entered the door of the first Daru Baba shop: The palm-sweating trapeze circus had just passed through the town of Maziba four days ago, and they declared that they would set up camp on the lakeside behind a mountain, and they would hold out for the nearby small villages, traders, and lonely places in the middle of nowhere. Observation station students and checkpoint staff held special performances.

"Wow, that's great!" Mina clapped her hands happily, "It's so close!" "Have you seen the show?" The people at Darubaba's store shook their heads at Ki Keema's question. "No one watched it. Not only us, but the whole town of Maqiba, it's not the time to watch the show." It is said that there was a wildfire.The owner of this Daru Baba shop pointed to the gentle mountains from west to southwest. "Only the mountain over there is bald, right? The other mountains will not be like this, because it is the time when the mountains and forests are lush."

He was right.There are about three small hills with an inappropriate feeling of bleakness and desolation.The mountain is exposed. "So that's how it is—there are all traces of the burning of the mountain top." Regarding Gen's emotion, the shop owner shook his hands "no, no" and continued excitedly: "If it was just a wildfire, wouldn't even the trees and weeds covering the mountain disappear without a trace? It happened much more seriously. The problem." Except for the hilly area to the southwest of the burning town, Maqiba town is surrounded by a green and wide grassland, which stretches and has many pastures.As far as the eye can see, the wooden fence surrounding the poultry is like the outer frame of a crossword puzzle.Inside the frame are many animals that look like sheep.The stockmen's warehouses and storerooms were scattered here and there, gleaming with peaked roofs.

"The animals raised here are called 'Monma'." Ki Kima pointed to groups of white-furred animals in the livestock pen, and told Wan, "The meat is delicious, the skin is strong, and it can be processed into anything, plus it is disease-resistant. And reproductive ability, the benefits are too many." The owner of the Dalu Baba store quite agrees: "Mengma group is the rice bowl of Maqiba Town. The pasture that Mengma eats is also covered with mountain mites. These greens are important to the livestock farmers in Maqiba. A treasure that cannot be exchanged for gold."

Late at night three days ago, a fire broke out near the summit of that mountain.Unfortunately, the strong southerly wind blew the fire towards the south slope, and the fire spread rapidly, making it difficult for the fire brigade to get close to the fire scene.They cut down trees from the mountainside to the mountain mi to prevent the fire from expanding.All the people in the town went out and took great pains to turn the Montmarts away from the fire. The Montmarts panicked and rioted because of the smell of smoke blowing on the wind. However, the fire spread very quickly and the fire continued unabated.

"It was dawn. We were all terrified: at this rate, not only would the mountains in the southwest be burned, but the fire would spread to the mountains in the east. At that point, even the town of Maqiba would be in danger. It's over. Everyone let the old people and children hide in the north of the town, and the rest of the people gathered to put out the fire. However, the number of wounded people increased, and the fire couldn't be stopped, and it couldn't even be weakened. There seemed to be a fire dragon blowing up and down on the mountain. It’s hard to get a foothold.”

At this time, someone volunteered, claiming to be a wizard—he lived in the only hotel in the town, and he said that if he handled it, he would help us put out the wildfire. "He said, but, according to his method, the burned mountain mites will not grow pasture for several years, is it acceptable?" The daru baba shopkeeper rubbed the underside of his nose with his hand.It was true that there were bandages exposed under his shirt, and there were similar burn marks on his arms. "If we delay any longer, the pasture land in the southwest will be baked by the hot wind and completely destroyed. By then, it may not be able to recover for several years. Then, it is not bad to accept the plan of the mage. Right?"

The shop owner smiled and glanced at each of them. "However, we—that is, the leaders headed by the mayor—can't make a decision right away. The reason is that the mage is a child." The owner of the Daru Baba shop shook his fat finger in the direction of Gen. "It's an Anka kid who is as old as this brother. Everyone was surprised at first: Why didn't this kid go away? Still stay in the hotel?" Gen's eyes widened, he couldn't help taking a step forward, and said, "Is that mage wearing a black cassock with a belt around his waist, and holding a black staff with a glowing gem on the top?"

This time it was the shop owner's turn to be surprised: "Brother, you know it very well. Could it be that the little mage is your friend?" Ki Kima stretched out his hand from behind and grasped Wat's shoulder forcefully, and interjected, "Old man, what happened? Did you leave it to the mage?" "Oh? Oh, that's right." The owner of the Dalu Baba shop nodded. "At that time, the town was so hot that hair and clothes were about to burn, but no one said 'please'. , when everyone hesitated and didn't know how to answer, the little magician said: "Oh, you are very troublesome to others." He said while walking towards the burning mountain."

I am happy.Sure enough, it was Meihe, this guy had this kind of tone. "Then what happened?" Mina leaned out. "That magic is amazing." Sweat dripped from the tip of the boss's nose, "I feel dizzy just thinking about it; he holds a stick in his right hand, writes in the void with his left hand like this, and speaks words that he doesn't understand—like singing Read it rhythmically." First came the tornado, which suddenly appeared over the roaring southwestern summit of the mountain, enveloping the entire mountain. "The burning mountain was closed to the foot of the mountain by the tornado. At the same time, the air around us suddenly became cooler, and it became completely cold, and the hot wind stopped." The wizard waved his staff, and the jewel on the head of the staff emitted a blue light.The strong light made it impossible to look directly at it. Just as everyone couldn't help but raise their hands to cover their eyes, the sky split open and a black dragon appeared. "I saw it. I did see it. That is the legendary Sea Dragon King. Absolutely!" The owner of the Dalu Baba store clenched his fists and said excitedly, "Probably the gemstone on the magician's staff contains the sea dragon king's power." Strength." Canglong twisted its long body, circling the tornado of the enclosed mountain fire.As a result, the tornado began to fill with clear water.The water turned into fine foam and scattered in the cyclone, forming heavy rain and falling on the town of Maqiba. "Then the tornado just left." It left the mountain, hung in the air, and floated towards the direction of the sea, towards the direction of the sea that could extinguish any raging fire. "We all stood there like idiots. When we found out that we had recovered our lives, it was already dawn, and the little mage had disappeared, leaving only those bare mountains." The people in the town were still very excited, and they chatted about this matter as soon as they met. "So," said the shopkeeper, "if you want to know more, you might as well ask around." In fact, you don't even need to start talking, everyone in Maqiba town is talking about it desperately, and when they see people from outside the town, everyone will grab you and tell you about it.By the time they settled down in the hotel, the three of them were already familiar with what happened. Gen is very excited and very happy.In the middle of listening to other people's narration, I almost slipped my mouth several times. "That little mage is a traveler from this world, and he is my friend"—these words were on Gen's throat.However, every time it was silently controlled by Ki Kima.Ky Keema said at the hotel: "In the town of Gasala, the situation had to be like that, but I think it's better not to reveal that you are a 'tourist' in the future, because too many people know that it may bring danger." Because of this, Wataru became a little vigilant.He also remembered what Teacher Rao said: You can't go to Meihe... "It's strange. Master Teacher said that the fantasy world that Meihe and I experienced was completely different. He said that the fantasy world changed due to different travelers." Mina tilted her slender neck: "Maybe Won and that friend—named Meihe? Since they are both small, they can help each other complete the journey?" "Maybe. If that's the case, Teacher Rao would have told me from the beginning." "Others tell you that you will only be half as excited. Find out by yourself, that would be great. Maybe because of this, Master Teacher deliberately said the opposite." Gen was quite moved by Mina's words. "However, if I'm with Mizuru, I can easily reach the Tower of Destiny. That guy's magic is amazing." Mina smiled and said, "Wu also has the ability to do it. Didn't you use magic when you captured and threatened my two brothers?" In the hotel, the wild fire and the little wizard were more "hot" topics than the fire, and some people in the town even came to find a lodger just to talk about it.During the conversation, Gen caught a piece of news: "Before the fire broke out, the little mage had inquired about the route to Lilis Town, northwest of Boao." "Is Lillis far?" "It will be very troublesome to go directly. There is a big river called 'Grandilla' on the way. The river is too fast to bridge, and when the current is not good, even the boat cannot sail, so if you are unlucky, you will It’s very unlucky, I have to wait for a long time. If you want to walk steadily, you have to climb the mountain in the south and go around from the southwest. There are also major roads.” If you climb the mountain from the south, you will pass through the area where the trapeze circus is performing.Just right!Wataru discussed with Ki Kima: Although Master Mentor had ordered him, he still wanted to track down Meihe. Ki Kima smiled and said, "If that's the case, let's try. I finally got a clue, and I'm also a little interested in what kind of 'tourist' that friend of mine is." When talking with the tenants about the cause of the wildfire, some people speculated that it was caused by the carelessness of the trapeze circus that had crossed the mountain, and Mina was very angry about it. "Captain Bubuhe is very careful about this kind of thing, it's absolutely impossible!" In order to appease the angry Mina, Wataru tried his best to Ki Kima.