"March 3, 807
I have come down from the surface and am descending to the surface in an airship.
The God of Light who nearly exterminated the humans of Earthsea died on the surface of the Earth. The only one who could kill him was a being more powerful than him.
I was wondering what that being was? Was it a more powerful god? Or something else?"
"But at that moment, I suddenly realized, what do these problems have to do with me? The surface is no longer the surface, at least not my surface anymore."
"Whether this place is a surface destroyed by a disaster or it is a different world, it has nothing to do with me. I don't care who killed the God of Light anymore."
"After so many years of persistence, I finally got a wrong answer. Now I wonder why I was so persistent before."
"When I decided to give up this 14-year goal, to be honest, I felt calmer than I thought. Perhaps the disappearance of the 30% of memory played a key role. I cared less about them."
"Besides, even without me, my family is still a family of three. Although my family is not rich, it is not poor either. Even if I don't go back, they can live well in that world."
"But I can't say that what I did before was wrong. At least because of this experience, I met many family members who are worth relying on for life and death."
"I have my lover, my children, and my family on Hope Island. My family is in trouble now. My goal has changed. The surface is no longer my concern. They are now. I must find a way to cure their madness."
"I know it's not easy. Many people in Earthsea have died, but I won't give up. Their madness is caused by me. I must find a way to solve it."
"And my gunner Lily, she was resurrected by the God of Light, but she still has the body of a rat. I also have to find a way to restore her. This is what I will do next."
"Once these two kinds of troubles are solved, maybe I can take a break, a real break. By then, I can lead Anna and Shanshan to live a peaceful life on Hope Island."
"Wandering for so many years has changed my mind. Maybe I will not be able to adapt to the dull life, but it doesn't matter. I can learn for the sake of my family."
After writing the last sentence, Charles lifted his pen from the diary, closed the lid and put it in his breast pocket.
Charles closed the diary and looked at Anna, who was resting her chin on one hand. She had a faint smile on her face and seemed to be in a good mood. "Have you really given up? Husband?"
"Well, it's all over. I will never leave Earthsea again." Charles stood up and walked out of the bedroom.
However, before Charles had taken two steps, dark tentacles quickly stretched out from behind, wrapped around Charles' waist and threw him upwards.
Charles quickly turned around in mid-air and stood steadily on the ceiling, frowning as he looked at Anna below. "What are you doing? We are on an airship."
A dozen tentacles quickly wrapped around him, pulling him directly into Anna's arms. Anna's excited red lips kept falling on her face like raindrops. "Gao Zhiming, you finally got it!"
"Let me go, we will soon reach the Earth Sea. I'm going to go to the island of 010 to check out the situation." Charles struggled with a hint of helplessness.
Excited Anna leaned over and stuck out her tongue to burrow into his ear. "To celebrate, how about I give birth to a baby for you?"
"Don't be crazy, just let me go."
"Hahaha! It's not that easy to run away, let's do something exciting!!"
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The first thing she did when she opened her eyes was to jump towards the telescope mounted on the window next to her.
The telescope was pointed directly at the dock, so she would know immediately if Charles returned at the first opportunity.
When she saw that there was no warship at the dock, her ears dropped immediately. "Isn't Mr. Charles back yet? It's been so long."
Lily sighed and walked slowly to the bathroom. She used her little paws to get some water from the faucet and began to rub her furry little face up and down.
"Why didn't Mr. Charles take me this time? Ever since Sister Monster came to him, he seems to ignore me. I still like the old Mr. Charles. At that time, he would do everything he could to get whatever I wanted."
She shook the water off her face vigorously, followed the handle to the floor, and walked towards the hall.
The chef had already figured out Lily's wake-up time, and when she arrived in the hall, a sumptuous, steaming breakfast was already placed on the floor.
"Thank you." After thanking the maid who was eager to touch her, Lily picked up a small white napkin, tied it around her neck, and began to eat with relish.
Lily enjoyed the soft butter bread, warm milk with sugar, and a slightly burnt fried egg.
Trade has just resumed now, so the prices of these agricultural products are shockingly high and not everyone can afford them.
Just as Lily bit off a piece of meat with all her strength, she suddenly thought of something and turned to look at the maid next to her.
"Are the animals that produce these things okay? Did the sun hurt them??"
The maid with a ponytail quickly turned her eyes away from Lily's glittering golden hair. "No problem at all. Besides, the cows, sheep, and chickens seem to be more active under the sun, and they are eating more fish and mushrooms."
Hearing this, Lily immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, otherwise it would be troublesome if we couldn't eat such delicious food in the future."
Smiling Lily opened her mouth and was about to continue eating, but she suddenly thought of something, her ears slowly drooped, and a sad expression appeared on her face.
The ponytail maid's heart broke when she saw the cute little mouse's expression.
She quickly looked around and found that the stern head maid was not behind her. She quickly half-knelt down and gently touched Lily's soft hair with her fingers, and said with heartache: "Little Lily, what's wrong? Why are you unhappy?"
"It makes me sad to think about so many people dying... I died once and it wasn't a good feeling at all..."
Just when the maid was thinking about how to comfort the cute little mouse, Shanshan appeared in front of them with a whoosh.
After the three pairs of eyes looked at each other for a few seconds, Shanshan said to Lily: "The light on you is very beautiful, I like it very much."
Then she picked up the sumptuous breakfast on the ground and disappeared directly in front of Lily.
I'm a bit busy today, so I'm a little late, sorry.
(End of this chapter)