Chapter 1209 Martha

Secalia.

It’s an unremarkable agricultural town in the northeast of Stars. You can’t even find this place on the map. Its name comes from Lord Sekarlia, who opened up this land thousands of years ago. This unknown nobleman thrived in this place. The land is inhabited. If you want to trace the bloodline, 80% of the residents have the blood of that Lord.

It wasn't until half a year ago that this agricultural town was registered in the latest starry map. Before that, even the most detailed military maps would only record that there were continuous fields here, as if the fields would grow food on their own.

It was just dawn, and Martha had already gotten up and folded the quilt. Perhaps because of her age, she has slept less and less in the past year, and sometimes she will lie quietly in bed until dawn. She went outside to get water from the well in the yard to wash herself. Although there was no running water, there was no charge for the well water.

There was a faint coolness in the air. Martha prepared the coarse grains and concentrated feed, and then held the food bowl and water basin to feed the chickens. After arranging the chicken's breakfast, she watered the kudzu. Occasionally, she would cook with the younger leaves of the kudzu.

Then she drank a glass of light salt water, put on a light coat and a pair of clean running shoes, and stepped into the morning fog.

It is neither the busy farming season nor the factory working hours. There are no people on the road, only the occasional barking of dogs. Although it is an agricultural town, Secalia is no different from a rural area. Apart from two grocery stores, there are basically no other facilities. To purchase fresh food, you need to go to the market an hour away.

When Martha ran through the grocery store, a middle-aged man sitting outside who seemed to have been drinking all night yelled something drunk at her that no one could understand. However, the friend next to him immediately stopped him and the two of them laughed.

Laughed loudly. Martha was used to it and ignored him

We jogged around the fields, but it took us more than half an hour to reach the road entrance before turning back.

This road was only connected to Secalia six years ago. Before that, you had to walk half an hour on a dirt road to get to the nearest road. When she returned home, the sky not only did not light up, but got darker. Martha thought it was going to rain. Sure enough, it started to rain as soon as she got home. She quickly put the clothes to be dried outside into the back room and closed the chicken. Don't let the chicks escape from the shed. After working hard, they were all wet and couldn't help but sneeze.

Martha was so nervous that she quickly changed into a set of dry clothes, made a cup of hot tea, and waited until her body warmed up before preparing breakfast. There were two eggs, a carton of milk, three slices of bread, chicken breasts and bananas. To be honest, Martha had no appetite. Her stomach had always been bad and she usually preferred to eat vegetables, but she still forced herself to finish this breakfast. .

In the past, she should have gone to work in the factory by this time. Although her daughter has repeatedly advised her to resign, Martha does not feel tired at all from work. She has been working for decades and can work with her eyes closed. What is there to be tired about? But what's the point of being bored at home all day? It's better to chat with the co-workers.

She knew that her daughter wanted her to enjoy life, but her time was not valuable anyway, so why not use it in exchange for some money?

Drinking hot tea to eat, Martha looked at the rain outside, and dark clouds flooded the sky like tides. In previous years, it would never rain at this time, but after the sky collapsed, the weather changed, and the temperature no longer changed every three months. There were also sowing times, types of grain crops, harvest seasons, etc. Martha The world that I once thought was eternal and the life I had been accustomed to for decades was completely changed by the collapse.

But Tianbeng changed not only the world, but also her life.

It was raining outside and it was impossible to exercise. Martha had to postpone her morning exercise plan to the afternoon. She put on her glasses and turned on the Miracle Bracelet. At this time, a message popped up.

She squinted her eyes and smiled knowingly. It was a photo sent by Adele. She had defeated her first opponent in the Meteor Tribulation and was so happy that she asked her to share the news.

Martha carefully edited the message of congratulations and sent it back. Adele didn't reply, probably still sleeping. Although her daughter’s classmates will contact her from time to time, Martha is most familiar and fond of the lively and cheerful Adele. This girl in the city is more noisy than the girl in the country, which reminds Martha of her daughter’s naughty childhood. .

She once thought her daughter was well-behaved and soft-tempered, until other parents found her

It was only after she came to the house that she realized that her daughter's minor injuries were not just bruises and scratches. She didn't believe that her daughter would bully others, but she was not a good mother with the ability and toughness. She could only lock her daughter in the room to prevent her from getting involved in adult matters. She bowed her head and apologized to the other parent, and begged the other parent for money. But she turned around and ran out, carrying two rice bowls and knocking them from the beginning to the end of the village, shouting Sterling, I'm sorry I hurt you, you are an eight-year-old child, please forgive me, a five-year-old child. ' Everyone looked at their daughter and smiled. The other parent was quite satisfied. Only Sterling chased her crying and told her to stop talking.

From then on, no one came to Martha to complain. She didn't know whether it was because her daughter had learned well, or because other children didn't dare to say that they were bullied by girls a few years younger.

Martha clicked on "Basic Education" on the light screen and took out a pen and paper to continue yesterday's lesson. This Miracle Bracelet was used by my daughter before, and naturally this course was also taken by her before. Martha only learned the simplest general education when she was a child. She had never been exposed to any knowledge that was not needed for grocery shopping, so she learned the basics. The course was quite difficult for her, and a one-hour lesson took two hours to gain a general understanding.

This is because she does not need to take the exam. If she takes the exam, she has to take the 'improvement course'. When my daughter had no farm work after the age of seven, in addition to watching movies and TV shows, she often spent all day studying, just to master these courses.

In fact, Martha did not want her daughter to live such a hard life and be born into a family in such a remote area. As her daughter, she was born and grew up.

The eldest daughter has many hard times.

She hopes her daughter can at least have a happy childhood.

But as her daughter grew older, she became less and less understanding of what her daughter was thinking, and her daughter's temper became increasingly violent. Once she disturbed her daughter's study, and her daughter went crazy and knocked over the water glass. She scolded you for why you always come to bother me, and complained that it was already very difficult for her to be born in this family. She only wiped the ground dry, and only dared to secretly wipe her tears. .

Martha also felt that she was not worthy of such a good child. No matter how hard she tried, she could not provide good conditions. It would be better if her daughter was born in a better family, so no matter how her daughter scolded her, she felt that she deserved it. But her daughter followed her to do farm work without saying a word the next day. At that time, Martha secretly made up her mind that she must not be a drag on her daughter.

So now she quits her job, works hard to exercise, changes her eating habits, and relearns basic courses.

Others thought she was crazy because of the shock, but Martha's goal was very clear and simple, just like her daughter's when she was a child - she wanted to become a magician.

Because only magicians can enter and exit the void gate to other countries.

Martha didn't know if she could leave Sekarlia, nor what conditions were required to go to other countries, but no matter what, she had to become a magician first. Only by achieving this step could she possibly leave this life for a few years. Ten years of land, searching for his daughter in a foreign country.

She couldn't keep wiping her tears and being a drag.

The wind and rain outside were getting heavier and heavier, and the rain slapped on the glass windows. Martha took off her glasses and rubbed her sore eyes, and then continued class. At this time, there was a sudden strong wind outside. She was a little worried about whether the chicken shed would leak. As soon as she stood up, she heard a knock on the door outside.

who? Reporter?

There was a time half a year ago when many unknown reporters came to her home to interview her, but they soon stopped. But only strangers would knock on the door, and neighbors would call by name.

But it's windy and rainy outside now, why would anyone come to the door at this time? As Martha hesitated, the knocking on the door became more and more urgent. She called back and walked to the door. When she held the doorknob, an inexplicable throbbing came to her heart.

When Martha opened the door, the uninvited guests immediately burst into the house with the sound of wind and rain. He was wearing a windbreaker and a hood, with half of his face hidden in the shadows. He was sneaky and didn't look like a good person, but his clothes were extremely dry and not a drop of water was brought in.

However, the stranger's appearance failed to attract Martha's attention at all. From the moment he stepped through the door, Martha stared blankly at the girl he was carrying behind him. The girl also wore a hood, with red hair leaking out from both sides. She lay quietly on the stranger's back, like a little girl who was tired of playing.

Martha held out her finger,

Before touching the girl's face, he pulled it back like an electric shock, as if he was afraid of popping this bubble-like dream.

The stranger closed the door and thoughtfully lifted the girl's hood, revealing her stunning sleeping face.

But in the eyes of the mother, no matter how big or beautiful the child is, he will always be as innocent and cute as a baby when he sleeps. Martha carefully stroked her hot face, her nose moved slightly, and her expression was exactly the same as when she was a child.

"Where is her room?" Ash asked.

Martha gave him a complicated look, turned around and said, "Follow me."

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