“Lalala~?!”
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It was almost noon, and Anne was jumping happily on the road to Mining Town, heading towards the northeast corner of the town church...
Today is the 6th of summer. All the things Annie planted have sprouted and are growing rapidly at a speed several times faster than other normal worlds, which makes Annie very happy and relieved!
However, while being happy, Anne was also a little troubled! Because she didn't seem to have much time to take care of those large crops, such as watering, watering, or watering, or watering.
Anyway, that kind of thing is very annoying, at least to her opinion!
Because, Anne was not so willful that she used magic to make it rain in the ore town every day in order not to water. After all, that was always bad, and it was wrong... Not only would it make the "Goddess" or other messy things see that it was wrong or made suggestions, but more importantly, the crops poured from the rain seemed to be better than the hot springs?
So, she wanted to spend a lot of money again. She suddenly wanted Uncle Zach to use the previous channel of the bathroom to draw hot spring water with bamboo to attract the cooled hot springs from the back mountain, and then began to build a semi-automated hot spring watering system on the entire farmland, that is, use rows of bamboo tubes to divert water, and then drip on each crop. In this way, when watering is needed, Anne just needs to turn on the water diversion switch on time when playing in the hot spring, and remember to turn off the switch when leaving.
However, although the same pipe channel in the bathroom was used to diversion water in the previous bathroom, the project of building shelves on the fields was not small. Even if it was loaded with easy-to-process bamboo on the farmland, a large area of ​​farmland would require Uncle Gotz to work for more than ten days. Before that, Anne still needed to find a way to take care of the crops and water them herself, so she had to think of other ways.
And now, she is on the way to find a way!
Yes, she found a way!
Because her ladies don't know who they are, maybe it's Lin, maybe it's Perbuley, of course it's Karen or Mary? Anyway, one day in spring, Anne learned a very important news from those guys, that is:
There is a path to the right of the church in Ore Town? Follow that path to the north of Ore Town. When you walk to the woods in the north, you will find a small wooden house. There are seven dwarfs wearing different colors of clothes. If you can have a good relationship with them, you can let them come to the ranch for free to help with work, such as taking care of small animals and crops, etc.
Originally? Anne didn't take this matter too seriously? Because she hadn't planted anything before? She had never thought that it would be so troublesome to water the plants, and she didn't expect that no one in the entire ore town would come to help her with farm work... So, there was no way? She had to hit the dwarfs.
“!!”
"Ahh! Little Annie, you are finally willing to come to church. How about you? What do you want to do today? Are you here to pray?"
But? Before Annie could find that path, she was stopped by a man in black.
"If that's the case? Then you're just right!"
"But you can go to the church and wait? Although the time has not yet come, Cliff, Lin, and others are waiting in there. If I see no more people coming later, I will definitely go in and lead you to pray to God."
It is rare that when Carter, the priest of the Mineral Town, is the one who likes to tell stories, especially the kind of ghost stories that scare children, but also likes children very much, his personality is like children, and he often sleeps in the confessional room. When he saw Anne walking towards the church gate in a rare manner, he hurriedly greeted him with a smile and said with a welcome look.
"prayer?"
∑(′△)?!
Annie didn't know why the other party was suddenly so happy and welcomed her so enthusiastically, but she still stopped. She first looked at the strange monk in black clothes and black hat in front of her for a while before she quickly waved her hand to explain:
"That, Uncle Rut..."
(′～`●)
"You know it wrong. Today, I didn't actually come to the church to pray!!"
?(???*)
Anne knows what prayer means, probably to actively communicate with supernatural forces or beings, to praise, pray, confess, or just express her thoughts or wishes?
However, for Anne herself, she is a supernatural being. For her, an unordinary person who is far beyond the world, she really cannot find someone stronger than her. Therefore, there is definitely no existence that can withstand her prayers, and she doesn't need to go to church to pray!
"Then are you here to confess?"
"If so, you might be better off coming back in the afternoon, because the churches in our town usually pray and chant in the morning, and the afternoon is the time for confession..."
"But if you have time, Anne, I would recommend that you pray and chant with us, so that God can forgive you faster when you repent?"
Father Carter remembered some bad rumors about the little girl in front of him, so he felt that the other party might be here to confess, so he was a little surprised and quickly explained some precautions when coming to the church to perform activities.
"Repent..."
(??ω?)o
"It sounds like it's fun... But I don't have time to confess now. In fact, I plan to find the dwarfs today! So, goodbye to Carter, I'll go to find the dwarfs first, and I'll go to find you to confess when I come back later!"
(????-)?
“Goodbye~!!”
ヾ(￣▽￣)Bye~Bye~
After saying that, Annie stopped talking nonsense to the other party, turned right towards the path in the Ore Town church. After passing around the church, she went straight into the dense forest north of the Ore Town.
'etc!'
‘Anne? Anne!’
'Hello……'
Carter seemed to want to say something behind him, but unfortunately, little Anne, who had already made plans, just want to meet those magical dwarves as soon as possible. As for the nagging uncle Carter, she was not in a hurry to pay attention to it!
...
?"…”
|?'-'?)??Bang!Bang!
Not many surprises, the dwarf wooden house in the woods behind the church was easy to find. Anyway, when Anne walked along the forest path that would never get lost and walked for less than half an hour, she successfully found the small house that looked very small outside but seemed to have been used with some kind of space magic inside, and after knocking on the door, she pushed it open and walked in.
"That, is anyone here?"
|?˙?˙)Hello?
Then, sure enough, Annie went in and saw seven clothes in the house wearing pajamas and nightgowns, but the colors were different, and the height might be only half as tall as Annie.
There is no doubt that they must have been what the residents of the ore towns said, the magical and helpful dwarfs.
'ah!'
'Hello!'
‘This is the first time I’ve seen you come, I guess you are the one named Anne, right?’
‘My name is Akya, please take care of me!’
Starting from Anne walking directly into the cabin, after the initial surprise, the dwarf wearing a blue pajamas and nightgown came up enthusiastically. Obviously, the other party's temperament seemed to be that kind, so even when he saw Anne, who was a stranger, came, he was very enthusiastic.
Of course, besides it, other dwarves also expressed some concern about Anne's arrival to a greater or lesser extent.
'Um?'
'I've never seen you come before. Akya is right. You should be the new little girl Anne from Ore Town. I heard you have done a lot of bad things, right?'
‘Anyway, my name is Gulidi, please take care of it too…’
Another dwarf wearing a yellow pajamas and nightgown, his attitude seemed much colder. He first looked Annie behind the blue dwarf Akya, and then he said hello casually, and then he turned around and went to work on his own business without waiting for Annie to react.
Obviously, he must not like a little girl who is a stranger who comes to visit and does not seem to have any gifts they like.
‘Welcome!’
‘So you are that Annie. I have heard a lot about you. They talked about it when they visited us. My name is Zhuokak. Please give me some advice?’
The dwarf named Zhuokak in a dark blue dress seemed to like Little Annie quite a bit, not as cold as the Gulidi just now.
'snort!'
‘It always looks like a suspicious guy, but it doesn’t seem to be…Your name is Anne, right? My name is Bordeaux!’
‘!!’
‘Bordeaux, please don’t be so rude! Hello Anne, my name is Napi, I’m very happy to see you! You can come often if you have time in the future, but if you can bring some gifts to see us, we will definitely be happier!’
‘That’s right!’
‘Anne, today is the first time we meet. You don’t have to be so polite. It doesn’t matter if there is no gift, but remember to bring me a portion of wheat flour next time. In fact, we all love that kind of gift!’
‘By the way, my name is Xie Funian. Please give me more advice in the future?’
‘…’
'Ani, right? My name is Dimit, I will forget it if I come here for the first time. If I don't bring me a gift in the future, I will not talk to you again!'
Soon, the four dwarfs wearing red, green, orange and purple pajamas and nightcaps also came forward, greeting Little Anne in a friendly, cold, or with a hint of hostility.
"ah……"
=????('ヮ'Three'ヮ'=????)
"You all are good, yes, their names are Anne, Anne Hasta. I'm very happy to see you..."
(^～^;)ゞ
Unexpectedly, he met such a group of strange guys, and some even spoke up and pointed out the gifts. Even those who did not directly ask for gifts were more or less hinting at something. After Anne scratched her head awkwardly and finally got her turn to speak, she introduced herself while smiling and greeting her.
However……
Except for the dwarf in red, blue and dark blue clothes still curiously surrounding her and looking at her, the other four dwarfs who were slightly cold or slightly hostile had already walked aside and were busy with their own affairs. They had never thought about taking care of her, a guy who came to the door without a gift?
"Hello!"
"Annie, you don't have to worry about them. We know each other now. So, what's the matter with you when you come to our house?"
"By the way, do you want to have a cup of hot tea first?"
After introducing and getting to know each other, the blue dwarf who had just stepped forward to say hello to Anne, the dwarf named Akya, walked up and raised his head curiously and asked.
Although a little girl did not bring a gift, given that the other party was a newcomer in the ore town, he might not really understand the rules of their dwarfs, so he did not act too snob and still warmly welcomed and welcomed the other party.
Of course, this is the only time, so I won’t be the case! If the other party comes to visit the seven brothers again next time and still does not bring any gifts, then he will not be as enthusiastic as he is now.
“Hot tea?”
(?￣?￣)?
"It's better not to..."
(^～^;)ゞ
"It's like this... I came here today because there was a lot of work in the ranch and I couldn't finish it alone (I don't want to do it). So I heard that you can help me and I came here to find you to work in the ranch."
ヽ(⌒ω⌒)?
Although I might feel embarrassed, in order to have a few more days of rest and less rain, Annie still told her purpose of coming here openly.
Moreover, she can also not let them work for nothing, she can provide them with food, accommodation and a certain amount of wages!
"ah?"
"Sorry, I'm afraid it's not possible now... I think if our relationship is a little better, maybe I can only go to the ranch to help you?"
“Anyway…”
"Hey, Zhuokak and Shifnian, are you interested?"
It would be fine if Annie didn't ask. When she asked, the dwarf Akya, who was just kind, changed her face in an instant!
Then, after directly rejecting Annie's invitation, he turned his head and looked at the other two dwarf brothers beside him who were quite kind to little Annie and asked.
‘!!’
‘No! I won’t go to help anyone who hasn’t held a tea party with us, absolutely not!’
‘I won’t work for the guy who refuses to give Zokake gifts…’
‘Gulidi, where are you?’
‘Let her go away! Gulidi doesn’t like her!’
'snort!'
'Bordeaux will not forgive those who prevent the tea party from happening, nor will it forgive those who want to use the dwarf! Akya, drive her away directly, Bordeaux doesn't want to see her again today!'
‘Napi doesn’t like her very much…’
‘Dimit would definitely not help her until she gave her enough wheat flour. Let her go back and reflect on her!’
'let her go!'
‘…’
Soon, what surprised Annie was that it was fine if she didn't make the request. Once she asked, the dwarfs actually made a fuss and said they wanted wheat flour or something?
“…”
(￢д￢.)
"Really, don't you just want a gift?"
???(＿＿*)??
Bang!!
"Here! There are ninety-nine portions of wheat flour here, enough for you seven little ones. Now, can you go to the ranch to help others do farm work tomorrow?"
o(′^｀)oHmph
Maybe it’s because I can’t stand it in terms of face, maybe it’s because I’m angry?
Anyway, when the dwarfs finally stopped quarreling and looked at themselves in unfriendly or helpless eyes, Anne was furious and used magic to move a full ninety-nine portions of wheat flour from her ranch house storage box, and then threw the full ninety-nine portions of wheat flour into the middle of the dwarf's hut, piled up like a hill, and made the white wheat flour dust fly everywhere?
‘!!’
‘Okay, a lot of wheat flour…’
‘But, how could she do this?’
‘That’s it! It’s so rude, what do you think of us dwarves as?’
‘Turn her out!’
‘Yes! Get out! But wheat flour must be left!’
There is no doubt that Anne's attitude of directly driving the dwarves as tool people or laborers and being very arrogant must have completely angered them. Therefore, they flashed with magical white light on their hands and surrounded Anne, as if they really wanted to drive her out with force?
Then, chaos and trampling made more dry flour splash out, so that the whole house began to fog-like mist.
“!!”
!?(?''??)?
"What are you guys doing? Do you want to fight? They are not afraid of you!!"
?(ψ｀╭╮′)o?
Seeing the dwarfs surrounding her fiercely, Annie took two steps back, and she subconsciously grabbed a ball of fireballs and was about to fight with these magic creatures who dared to disobey her Queen Anne?
However……
She seemed to have forgotten that the ninety-nine portions of wheat flour she threw out seemed to have splashed out a lot, and many boxes were damaged in the chaos just now. In addition, the dwarf's wooden house space was not very large, so... the flour was obviously enough in the permeable flour, and the large open flame that she, the terrible little girl, caught directly...
"ah!!"
!!!∑(?Д?ノ)ノ
In an instant, little Annie seemed to realize something was wrong, but she was still a little late?
?
boom!!!
After the shock wave and fire, a violent explosion sounded. As the white dust and fire splashed, the entire dwarf's wooden house was instantly blown into pieces, and then a thunderous shadow spread far toward the ore town in the south!
‘!!’
‘Grandpa Muqi, there seemed to be a loud noise from the mountains in the north just now. What is that?’
‘Well…’
‘It must be thunder?’
‘Thunder? Is it going to rain?’
‘It should be…’
‘Okay, plum, let’s go back to our farm as soon as possible. The cattle and sheep at home are still outside, so don’t let them get damaged by the rain!’
‘Yeah! OK!’
Fortunately, it is now a summer with thunderstorms. Although drought thunders are a bit rare, it is not too rare. Therefore, the residents of the Ore Town are not surprised by this and are still busy with their own affairs.
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Chapter completed!