Durin's Diary

Chapter 1069 Emerging from Hibiscus

"This gun is interesting." Mr. Mo played with the small pistol in his hand. It was a simple three-cylinder revolver. It was not advanced in terms of design, but it was surprisingly small and reliable. Even a child could hit the target exactly like Miss Natalia after mastering its operation.

Chen Xiaohu leaned over and took a look: "Is this what it is? I think it's just a very ordinary 10mm pistol bullet, it's just that the diameter is different from ours."

When faced with a case involving the Candle Dragon, who else but him would step in?

“I heard that it was handcrafted by Mr. Dulin for his sister. Look at the workmanship. If you scan the magazine with your spell, you won’t find a single air bubble.” Mr. Mo said with a smile as he handed the gun back to the little girl beside him: “Natalia, have you ever learned how to use a gun?”

“Well, Grandpa Uryura from the Eternal Flame Nest taught me, and the academy teachers also taught me. That dog was huge, but that idiot blocked my spell path, so I used a gun.” Natalia said, rolling her eyes at the little tenth brother who was being questioned not far away.

At that moment, Mr. Dulin waved to Natalia.

Mr. Mo chuckled and exchanged a few words with Chen Xiaohu, watching her walk over and cooperate with the questioning.

"The bullet went into the hound's left eye socket and blew out its brain. Even a miracle couldn't save it." A guard came over and gave the dog the autopsy report.

Chen Xiaohu took the report and exclaimed in astonishment, "This is too accurate!"

"I've heard that the Western Continent is quite chaotic, but this marksmanship is just too good." Mr. Mo sighed a bit, because in Changtang, girls like Natalia were still at an age where they hadn't had enough fun, but this sister of Mr. Dulin had shocked the adults of Changtang with her shot.

“Her talent is exceptional; I heard she awakened it at the age of three. Let alone a small gun, she could handle any big weapon.” The white-headed turtle spirit also came over at this moment. He glanced at the report and said, “I heard she was about to cast a spell, but Little Ten blocked her path, so she used a gun?”

"At that time, the tenth brother did indeed stand in front of her. Although he was young, he was surprisingly responsible, which pleased Mr. Du Lin greatly," Mr. Mo replied.

"Do you know what kind of magic she used?" the white-headed turtle spirit asked.

That's a good question. Mr. Mo and Chen Xiaohu were both stunned.

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“That big dog was so annoying. I was going to burn it to death with a ray-like spell.” Natalia expressed her anger towards the dog when asked: “Big dogs are all like that. They think they’re big enough and want to bite us grassland elves.”

The agent questioning her wanted to laugh, but her professionalism made her hold back: "But shooting is even worse."

"Can't we fire guns in Changtang?" Natalia turned to look at her brother.

Dulin didn't take it seriously: "It's okay. You can hit it as much as you want while your brother is here. If the dog dares to show any inclination to bite you or your partner, just beat it hard."

Dulin has never liked dogs because of the idiom "a dog relies on its master's power," meaning that even if his sister doesn't take action, Dulin will.

The agent looked embarrassed, but Dulin was right—in Changtang, any animal that attacks humans or subspecies would be ruthlessly killed.

The dog owner accepted his fate, but his child was indignant and barked loudly.

Considering that a young boy was nothing to worry about, Du Lin didn't think much of it—after all, his brother had been shot dead by his own sister, it would be too cruel not to let him scream a few more times, right? At this moment, the Liu family boy appeared again, saying that the dishes in the private room were almost all served and asking Du Lin what to do.

"Give my sister a duck leg, you guys eat first, we're busy here," Dulin replied.

"Okay." The young man from the Liu family left after saying that, obviously to get a duck leg for Du Lin's sister.

The white-headed turtle spirit came over, carrying a bag of food, and sat down next to Du Lin: "Here, this is for your sister."

Dulin watched as Natalia opened the bag, took out a cardboard box, opened it again, and exclaimed "Wow!" He then peeked over to take a look and asked, "How did you know my sister likes shrimp fried rice?"

"Among so many merchants from Changtang in the Eternal Flame Nest, there are few who don't know what your sister likes to eat. In the old days, some of them could even read what your sister wanted to eat today just by looking at her expression," the white-headed turtle spirit replied.

Dulin was taken aback, then realized why his sister had seemed so heavy back then—it was all because of the merchants from Changtang who had fed her so much. No wonder she seemed lighter this time; she'd lost weight since leaving the Eternal Flame Nest and no longer being fed by merchants.

Okay, let's make sure the child is fed first. Dulin thinks this is definitely the right thing to do.

So he let his sister show off on the side, while Dulin summoned the little tenth brother. The latter had finished his questioning and was wondering what to do next when he saw Dulin pointing his hand at him, so he obediently came over.

Dulin had secretly tested the little guy's alignment, and it was surprisingly a bit blue—meaning he was inclined towards the Lawful Good, which was already quite remarkable for a child of this age who didn't understand anything. Dulin's sister, on the other hand, probably had purple alignment when she was three or four years old.

The films made now would probably all feature minor characters, highlighting a chaotic neutrality while simultaneously favoring the use of force to resolve all issues.

"Mr. Dulin, what can I do for you?"

"I'll remember that you stood in front of my sister just now. I admire your courage." Dulin smiled and patted the little guy's head. Then he took out an ingot from his bag and made a small pistol for the child on the spot, just like his sister's.

"Go back and practice more. When your own strength is not strong enough, you also need to learn to use external forces. Relying solely on your passion to stand in front of girls will only lead to losses." Dulin handed the gun to the child and smiled as he explained the intricacies of the situation.

He nodded vigorously.

After he left, the white-headed turtle spirit spoke up: "Mr. Dulin, do you like this child very much?"

“I saw my past self in him, but back then, when facing a big dog, I didn’t pick up hot blood, but fire tongs,” Dulin said.

After hearing Dulin's story, the white-headed turtle spirit sighed, "It seems this child has passed the test with you."

"Yes, what a coincidence! But then again, it all depends on whether my sister likes it or not." As he said this, Dulin looked at his sister—he was truly regretful because he couldn't be there for her as she grew up.

He was lonely in his past life, and in this life he has family but grew up in Lublin. He finally has a family now, but he has to make a decision.

It's true that everything is predestined, and nothing is up to us.

(End of this chapter)