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"Sigh, I'll just drift along, that's all my life is going to be."
The moth warrior, with its hands behind its back, slowly paced around the village, sighing deeply. It lowered its head and looked at the wide ditch at its feet, which resembled a moat. As it looked at it, a smile appeared on its face.
Since this is a water village built by diverting water from the lake, the condition of these ditches is particularly important. First, it concerns the environment of the entire village, as the monsters depend on the waterways in front of their houses for survival, and plants also need good water quality to grow. Second, we must always be careful not to let jellyfish or other creatures from the lake enter the ditches, otherwise they may cause poisoning or electric shocks to the villagers.
To solve these potential problems, the moth warrior used brain cells that it had hardly used since birth. After racking its brains for forty-nine days, it finally came up with a solution: to use special cocoons to set up a one-way water purification network at each checkpoint, thus ensuring the water quality and safety of each area.
The only problem is that it needs to be checked frequently to prevent a blockage in one area from causing a complete lack of fresh water flow to the entire area behind it.
However, compared to the previous difficulties, this trouble was a piece of cake, so it was quite easy.
As one of the builders of the water village, Moth Fighter still enjoys the process of inspecting these things, even though it is very likely that others have already inspected them recently, it still gets a lot of fun from the inspection process.
This might be why... after finally accomplishing something with all my might, I feel happy every time I see related things.
The moth warrior couldn't help but hum a song as it leisurely strolled along, observing the water quality.
It's definitely more interesting to have your own career. As for Violet, we don't even know her well.
The thought had barely crossed its mind when a pair of familiar wooden slippers suddenly appeared in its line of sight.
The moth warrior instinctively stopped in his tracks, his gaze sweeping upwards, where he saw the slender legs above the wooden clogs.
"..."
It seemed as if it suddenly realized something, its heart skipped a beat, its eyes widened, and it froze on the spot.
"Why did you stop humming? You were singing really well."
A soft, cloud-like voice rang out, carrying a hint of teasing and a barely perceptible complaint:
"Hello, can you hear me? It's me, Violet! Hello? It's Violet~ Strange, are you spacing out? Violet's here!"
"I...I heard it."
The moth fighter slowly raised its head, and finally, a white moth came into its sight.
It couldn't help but rub its eyes, looking at the girl who was as white as ice and snow, and opened its mouth, but for a moment it didn't know what to say.
Moth Warrior suddenly remembered how curious he was but too shy to speak when he first met Violet.
The village is inhabited by monsters who have lived here for generations, so it's normal for there to be descendants of the Moth Tribe. However, the Moth Warriors have never seen any of their kind before. The water is as pure as the water of a forgotten lake, and it seems to have a hint of cool sweetness.
"Long time no see, Moth Warrior."
Violet patted the moth warrior on the shoulder in a generous manner and asked with a smile:
"Where have you been these past few months? Have you encountered anything interesting?"
The moth warrior instinctively took a step back, scratching his head as he said:
"Oh, um, I went there..."
"do you miss me?"
Violet interrupted the Moth Warrior, saying with a smile:
"I miss you so much..."
She paused, then, under the Moth Warrior's panicked stare, blinked and smiled as she continued:
"Where's the singing?"
Chapter 460 Floating Island with Air Roots
“Violet, I’ve returned this time to…”
"You were just inspecting the waterways, right? Have you checked the waterways over there?"
"...I've inspected it. There was some aquatic vegetation tangled in the second and third passes, which I've already cleared. A fish fry got into the fourth pass, and I released it back into the lake. Every autumn, the fish fry will swim upstream to find their native habitat. Be careful, though, as some fish fry that can't swim will be swept into the waterways by the current."
“I know, I know. Recently, a platypus that loves to eat fish came to the village. We’ve been selling all the fish we catch to it at high prices. Come on, including the ones you’ve inspected, there are still ten passes behind the village that we haven’t inspected yet. Let’s go and inspect those first.”
"Oh, wait for me... Violet, by the way, it seems the village is doing quite well lately."
"Yes, there are quite a few tourists from out of town, bringing all sorts of novelties. Sometimes I sit with my kids in a tavern and listen to them chat about all sorts of things, which really makes you think."
"Child...child?"
"Yeah~ Hey, what's with that expression? Why did you turn your head away? What's wrong? What's wrong~"
"...It's nothing, I was just looking at the waterways over here."
"I've seen this part! Oh, I know, you must be jealous, right? Hehe, they're the neighbor's aunt's kids. The neighbor is thinking of taking the kids on a trip. After you see them this time, who knows how many years it will be before you see them again."
"Oh, don't talk nonsense. I wasn't thinking anything of it. Well, if it's just a tourist trip around the Forgotten Lake, then it's fine..."
"I heard they're planning to head to the upper levels. Apparently, their home is about fifty meters above the Forgotten Lake, which should be quite close!"
"Fifty meters high... If you convert that to the distance of the underground tunnel, it would probably take more than a month to get there."
"Wow, that takes so long?! I hope they have a safe journey..."
"I hope so, hmm... has this section been reviewed before?"
"Yes...wow, what did you pull out of the water?"
"The vines are hanging down into the water and will block the water inlet."
"Pulling it like this is too slow, I'll jump down and do it!"
"Hey...! Seriously, you could have just stuck a straight sword in there and stirred it up, but you've gotten yourself all wet..."
"Phew! This water is so cold! Did you just say something?"
"It's nothing! I was just telling you to be careful!"
"Okay, Moth Warrior!"
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"What a pleasant inspection activity!"
Violet spread her wings out behind her to dry, and as she slowly walked towards the village, she muttered to herself:
"You were the one who built this ditch, but now I'm the only one here checking its condition every day. Shouldn't you reflect on how long it's been since you last came to the village?"
"Sigh... there are all sorts of things to do, I'm always so busy..."
The moth warrior looked down at the trees passing by the village, stopped at the village entrance, knelt down to help Violet untie the boat tied to the tree stump, and asked in a low voice:
"how have you been?"
"Well, I'm just so-so. You know, life here hasn't changed much." Violet jumped onto the narrow boat, extended her hand to the moth warrior, and asked, "And you?"
The moth warrior looked at Violet's hand, hesitated for a moment, then placed its hand on it. It then gently flapped its wings and landed on the ship, sitting down with Violet as they rocked. It said:
"I felt like I did a lot, but thinking about it, there doesn't seem to be much to say. Just like you said, life hasn't changed much... Oh, except for encountering a group of somewhat mysterious humans."
"Humanity?"
Violet used her oars to push the boat away from the shore, then started rowing. Looking at the somewhat dazed Moth Warrior, she wrinkled her nose and asked:
Are those humans also tourists like you?
“No.” The Moth Warrior shook his head. “They carry the Dream Nails and are messengers of our tribe, tasked with reclaiming the power of light. They are not like wanderers like me who idly roam the land.”
"Is that so..." Violet sighed almost imperceptibly, deliberately splashing water all over the Moth Warrior as she rounded a bend in the waterway. Watching its flustered state, she splashed the oar into the other side of the boat and said with a smile:
"I think it's very meaningful for you to help those monsters in need along the way."
As the moth warrior wiped the water off his clothes, he said helplessly, "I was just doing it incidentally, but I didn't actually accomplish anything."
"You're still the same."
Violet shook her head, then suddenly laughed and said:
"Since you don't know what to do, why not settle down here? The feeling of wandering around is completely different from settling down in one place. I happen to have a spare room at my house. If you want to stay, I can clean up your bed today."
"I……"
The moth warrior was speechless for a moment, then quickly took a deep breath and said:
“I still have things to do! Oh, right, those humans I mentioned earlier, they want to reclaim the power of light, and I need to complete my last request before that power is taken… Oh! Request! Violet, that's why I came to see you this time…”
"Hey, are those the humans you were talking about?"
Violet suddenly interrupted the Moth Warrior in surprise. A hint of confusion flashed in her eyes. She pointed behind the Moth Warrior, hesitated for a long time, and then said with emotion:
"They...look very relaxed..."
"Huh?" The Moth Warrior was taken aback and turned to look at Latis and the others at the end of the waterway.
In the distance, at an open-air tavern, a burly man was performing a water-based Thomas Flair to the astonished looks of several girls.
Amidst the gasps and applause of the surrounding monsters, the Moth Warrior slapped his face and collapsed into the ship, his head throbbing.
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"So you were looking for that flower..."
After hearing the Moth Warrior finally reveal his purpose, Violet sighed softly, glanced at the human team watching from the sidelines, and suddenly smiled, saying:
"Is that flower... or is it not with me? Moth Warrior, don't you remember?"
“I…” The Moth Warrior paused for a moment, gazing at Violet, and said, “As expected… it’s not with you, is it?”
"Yes."
A hint of resentment flashed in Violet's eyes. She turned to look in the direction of the lake, paused, and said:
“That day you said you would give me a gift, that the flower was a treasure from the moth tribe, and for the moths it was a symbol of their homeland. You also said that as a descendant of the moth tribe, it would be a very happy thing for me to return to my homeland with you.”
It looked at the moth warrior who had lowered its head and continued:
"But you still took the flowers away the next day, saying your journey wasn't over yet. So I ask you, Moth Warrior, when will you share the happiness you spoke of with me?"
"This one……"
As the moth warrior's memories gradually became clearer, it finally recalled Violet's dejected face and could only whisper, sweating profusely: