That morning, the snow stopped. A piece of newspaper that was exposed on the ground moved with the wind and gradually flew away from the shallow snow and into the surging gray river. Seconds later, the panting water carried the newspaper fragments into a large water wheel by the river and swirled in the rusty barrels.

Not long after, the water wheel spun more than half a circle, bringing the iron barrel to the commanding heights, and then with a “crash”, it poured into the sink. Following that, the river flowed down the canal made of iron and bamboo and into a pool in a stone house not far away.

Then, a large hand covered in calluses reached into the pond and picked up the newspaper fragments.

“The Wilderness Knight from Ground Town is actually a humorous gentleman … oh … last year’s newspaper … who else is a gentleman … lying to …” As he muttered to himself, his large hand crumpled the newspaper fragments into a ball and casually threw them into the corner of the room.

Through the dim light, one could see that the owner of the big hand was a fat uncle with a beard. He wore a sling uniform and short rubber boots, with a bulging belly. He looked very honest and honest. His name was Ah Nuo. Everyone in town liked to call him Uncle Nuo. He was the owner of the only bar in Waterwheel Town.

After throwing away the newspaper, Uncle Nuo fetched a bucket of water from another pool. There is a lot of mud and sand in the sewage river, so it has to go through a night of sedimentation before it can be drunk. Holding the water, Uncle Nuo gently pushed open the wooden door at the side and arrived at a small kitchen. At this moment, a pot of porridge was cooked on the stove, steaming with hot air. Uncle Nuo washed the dishes and onions with water, cut them into pieces, poured them in, put in some salt, and stirred them with a wooden spoon.

Finally, he tried the flavor and felt that it was almost time. He used a large wooden bowl to hold half a bowl, put on a wooden spoon, and then pushed open the other kitchen door to the bar. This was a small space of about twenty square meters. On the left was a small bar, opposite of which was a stone stove, with firewood burning, and in the middle were three round wooden tables and some small stools. There was a small bed in the corner of the stove, and there was an old cabinet by the side of the bed.

At this moment, there was a figure on the bed, covered from head to toe in the blanket. It could only be judged that it was a well-proportioned human.

Uncle Nuo came to the bed with the porridge. He knocked on the wooden plank on the edge of the bed and whispered, “Young man, breakfast is ready.”

“Yes.” The person curled up under the quilt replied, and then there was no reaction.

“Eat while it’s hot. It’s good for your health.” Uncle Nuo advised.

“Yes.” The person under the quilt still didn’t move. Seeing this, Uncle Nuo could only shake his head, put the big wooden bowl on the small cabinet, and then went back to the kitchen. He met this young man on the road two days ago. At that time, the opponent was lying on a rock by the roadside, his entire body swollen and his skin was festering. Judging from the situation, it was due to the high concentration of radiation in his body. Originally, he thought it was a corpse, so he wanted to search for it and bury it. As soon as he approached, the man opened his eyes and pulled out his gun, aiming it at him.

After a few simple conversations, the man took out a gold coin and tossed it to him, telling him to find a safe place to stay. So he brought the other party back. Anyway, he owned a bar and could do business with anyone. However, the bars in the southern cemetery were usually very small, and his bar was no exception. He only put a small wooden bed in the corner to accommodate the travelers who passed by. After returning, the man covered his head and fell asleep. Apart from occasional meals, he curled up on the bed and remained motionless. If he didn’t make a sound, he would have thought that the other party was already dead.

Then, he ordered half a bowl of porridge and climbed up the wooden stairs in the bar to the attic. It was a small triangular space with two small beds on each side. At this moment, there was a petite girl lying on the bed on the left. Looking closer, the girl looked good and had a faint smile on her face, as if she had slept soundly. This is his daughter, Susan, who is fourteen years old this year and will be fifteen in two months.

Looking at his daughter who was breathing steadily, Uncle Nuo sighed softly. After a while, he was going to send his daughter to the “Grey Tower Town” in the north of Waterwheel Town as promised, and serve as a maid for the exiled nobles there. Grey Tower Town was a large-scale ground town with a resident population of more than 300,000. It was managed by the exiled nobles sent by Silver City World. Waterwheel Town is one of the six affiliated towns of Huita Town. Its main task is to save, transport and utilize water resources, which is equivalent to the reservoir and hydropower plant of Huita Town.

He was filled with worry about his daughter’s future. After becoming a maid, if she was lucky enough to marry an exiled aristocrat, it would be a good thing, but the probability was very low. These Silver City nobles who were exiled were usually filled with grievances. Adding on the sadistic nature of the insecticides, their personalities were generally cruel and even slightly distorted.

If Susan is unlucky, she will soon be tortured to death by them. Moreover, even if she could survive until the end of her service and regain her status as a free citizen, she could only go to the bar to be a cemetery Flowing Warbler. Unless you meet the right person to get married and have children, your life will be miserable. However, to be able to live in this cruel land was considered a kind of happiness …

Susan was an ordinary human and had no innate talent for insecticides. Five years ago, she accidentally entered the Heavy Radiation Zone. In order to save her, he owed the Grey Wolf Mercenary Group a large sum of money, a total of thirty gold coins. By last year, the profit had more than tripled, and even the principal and interest had reached ninety-three gold coins. To pay his debts, he borrowed money from an exiled noble named Brown Joel and promised to let Susan go to the grey tower as a maid for five years if she couldn’t pay her debts after this winter.

However, there was no way he could gather enough money within a year. The reason he borrowed the money was to delay the debt and repair the situation. In his opinion, there was no essential difference between the people of the Grey Wolf Mercenary Group and the exiled nobles. No matter who Susan fell into, it would not be a good fate to welcome her.

His only hope now was for a traveller to pass by. A few months ago, he met a man who was staying overnight. While the two were drunk, he cried to his unfamiliar friend about his predicament.

As a result, the traveler took out a badge with a wolf’s head engraved on it and showed it to him. He claimed that he was an Earthwalker and was willing to help him. He made an agreement with him that he would rush back to pay off all his debts before the snow melted next year. Although he didn’t have much hope for this, after all, they had only met by chance, but it was better to have hope than to have no hope …

Whenever he thought of his friend’s words, a sense of warmth arose in his heart.

“I am the fire that walks the boundless earth, the most faithful friend of the kind people, wait for me to come back.” When he left, the man hugged his shoulder forcefully, giving him an unprecedented sense of relief. He couldn’t help but believe this illusory promise.

However, more than half of the winter had passed, but there was still no trace of that person. As time passed, he became more and more worried. Perhaps, it’s time to wake up. In this cold world, there has never been a miracle …

Unknowingly, tears filled his eyes. A moment later, he recovered from his thoughts and wiped his eyes. Then, he lightly tapped on the edge of the bed and said softly, “Little lazy, get up and eat breakfast.”

The girl’s eyelashes moved, but she did not open her eyes.

“Little lazy bastard, the sun is shining on your butt.” Uncle Nuo said with a smile.

The girl slowly opened her eyes, stretched, yawned, and then turned around, refusing to get up. If it was in the Western Continent, she wasn’t particularly beautiful and had freckles on the tip of her nose, so she could only be considered delicate. However, upon closer inspection, there was still a hint of charm between her eyebrows. Adding on the tenderness of teenage teenager, there was something special about her at such a young age.

“I’ll give you another ten minutes of sleep, and then I’ll get up to eat and work.” Uncle Nuo said with a straight face.

“What are you doing? There are no guests in the winter.” The girl said lazily.

“The guest wants to change the bandage later. Go help him.” Uncle Nuo said.

“Didn’t he ask for help?” The girl sat up and said.

“His bandaging technique always wraps himself into a mummy. I look pitiful.” Uncle Nuo said.

The girl pouted and said, “He volunteered.”

“We can’t be like this. We need to be considerate of others so that they can treat us kindly.” Uncle Nuo said earnestly.

“Uncle Nuo” The girl deliberately lengthened her voice and called her father like everyone else. “No wonder everyone calls you a good person. You don’t look like an insect at all.”

Uncle Nuo was halfway through his words when his daughter interrupted him, “What’s wrong with Bug Transformers? Can’t Bug Transformers be good people? I know a lot of good Bug Transformers …”

“That’s a minority, okay?” The girl said with disdain.

Uncle Nuo thought for a while and didn’t think of a suitable adjective. “Actually, many bug transformers are kind-hearted in their hearts. It’s just that the difficult living environment makes them have to … have to …”

“Be selfish.” The girl reminded.

“Yes, be selfish” Then, Uncle Nuo waved his hand and said, “Alright, get up and wash up, eat, and then work.”

“Yes, my father.” The girl stood up and said weakly with her hands hanging down.

About half an hour later, the girl brushed her teeth and washed her face. After breakfast, she wore loose pajamas and slippers. She lazily climbed down the attic and drooped her shoulders to the bed in the corner of the bar. She casually kicked the foot of the bed and shouted, “Hey ~”

The person covered from head to toe in the blanket did not move at all, and did not react at all.

“Hey!” She raised her voice and shouted again.

“Huh?” Something finally happened to the people on the bed.

“Get up and help you change your dressing.” She said reluctantly.

“No need.” A cold voice came from under the quilt.

‘”Alright, I respect your decision” The girl shrugged her shoulders and said, “But I must tell you, if you don’t treat the wound properly, it will become inflamed, purulent, and stinky. Then my father and I will throw you out …”

After a long while, the person on the bed finally moved. He lifted the quilt and revealed a face covered with bandages, revealing only his eyes.

“What’s your name?” The girl curiously looked at the young man in front of her and asked. The latter’s eyes moved as if he had glanced at her. Then, he covered himself with the blanket and turned around, continuing to sleep.

Seeing the support of his brothers, he added one more shift today.

Even if he didn’t write about it in the future, the captain would still remember today’s friendship.