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Chapter 109 - Chapter 109: Gift

"Ah! It's so beautiful!"

"Is this, is this for Anna?"

Anna's voice trembled, as if she could hardly believe it.

This was the first time she had ever received a gift, and such a meaningful one at that.

Looking at the black dragon and little girl on the pendant, it was obvious that the black dragon had prepared it with great care.

She could feel Su Nian's affection for her.

Affection, for Anna, had always been a luxury.

In ancient times, most half-elves followed Emperor Shivi and left this devastated continent, and the entire continent gradually entered the Age of Declining Magic.

The Age of Declining Magic meant the depletion of various resources. For races that relied on magic power and battle energy for cultivation, advancement became incredibly difficult.

But half-elves with the potential to awaken were different. As long as they found the corresponding Wild Source, they could complete a stage of awakening to become High Elves and gain powerful strength.

Although "Half" and "High" sounded similar and differed by just one word, they represented a vast gulf in status.

High Elves were the elite force of the Jade Forest, incredibly powerful.

But half-elves were different.

They merely had the opportunity to become powerful.

Because half-elves were extremely rare, the Jade Forest would spend considerable resources to nurture each half-elf born, seeking awakening opportunities for them.

Every half-elf had ten chances for enlightenment before reaching adulthood. Those who succeeded would become High Elves, adored and loved by all elves.

Those who failed all ten times would be treated as garbage with diluted bloodline power.

Anna was one of those "garbage" elves.

Her childhood was happy.

Because she had the protection of the Jade Forest and an abundance of resources.

But she was also envied and hated.

The moment she failed.

It wasn't just falling from the clouds; she fell into the abyss and was trampled upon.

Because Anna had failed all ten attempts to awaken.

Her family was also implicated and driven out of the core area of the Jade Forest, forced to fend for themselves in the dangerous outskirts.

This area was filled with ferocious magical beasts and human slave hunters.

Although Anna's relatives didn't blame her, their obvious disappointment was evident, and they no longer cared for Anna as much as before.

After all, life in the outskirts was fraught with danger.

Every moment was filled with fear.

Who had time to care about what their little daughter needed?

Recalling the humiliation and scolding she received in the Jade Forest, recalling her relatives who died tragically at the hands of demons, Anna's bright eyes couldn't help but be covered with a layer of mist.

Apart from her relatives, only the giant dragon before her truly loved her.

Even her former teacher abandoned her after discovering she couldn't awaken.

Only Su Nian, even when she was plagued by illness, even when she was just a useless burden, still took care of her, concerned about her, and even made her such a meaningful gift.

"Wuu wuu wuu... Brother..."

Anna couldn't hold back anymore. She lay on the black dragon's neck and began to sob.

These tears were sour and bitter, washing away all the grievances and sorrows. What remained should be sweetness and happiness.

Su Nian had been looking up at the sky waiting for Anna's response, but instead of a response, he got Anna's crying.

This crying completely confused Su Nian.

Was the pendant he made too ugly?

Or was the dragon breath liquid on the pendant not cleaned properly and burned Anna?

That couldn't be right; he had checked many times.

He had even placed it on his most delicate spines to feel if there was any problem.

There was nothing wrong.

However, since Anna was crying, regardless of the reason, Su Nian had to comfort her.

So he cradled Anna with one dragon claw, and then his massive body sat up.

Now Anna in his dragon claw was like a toy. Before, they could barely kiss, but now that was impossible.

A kiss would now be equivalent to a bath.

"Brother..."

Anna hugged Su Nian's chest, sobbing softly.

To say she was hugging would be an exaggeration; it was more like she was pressed against him, like a little girl trying her best to embrace a wall, which was quite comical.

But through the opened scales of his armor, Su Nian could still feel Anna's soft body, and with his keen sense of smell, he could also smell the fresh fragrance from Anna's body.

His tongue felt itchy.

Uncomfortable.

But now he had to focus on the matter at hand!

"What's wrong, Anna?"

"Is it that you don't like this necklace?"

"Or did it remind you of something unhappy?"

Su Nian's dragon head was right in front of her, perhaps the only thing Anna could still manage to hug.

She turned her body and hugged the black dragon's large nose. The warm, strong breath made her whole body feel warm, even drying some of the tears on her cheeks.

"No... Brother, this gift, Anna likes it very much."

Anna hugged the black dragon's nose, her delicate face gently rubbing against the nasal bone, and her fox tail behind her tightly wrapped around a dragon claw.

"It's just that I thought of some unhappy things, but that's all in the past now."

"Now, Anna has Brother, and that's enough."

Anna raised her teary eyes, and the corners of her mouth lifted into a soft smile.

The small dimple on her cheek swirled.

A teardrop rolled into it, seemingly brewing into sweet fruit wine.

"It's just that Anna doesn't seem to have anything to give to Brother. Anna... Anna seems to have nothing except Brother..."

As Anna said this, her expression gradually became downcast, and even her fluffy snow-white fox ears drooped dejectedly.

"Anna, you are already my best gift."

Su Nian didn't mind.

Giving gifts to the girl he liked, this kind of thing naturally didn't require material rewards. It was an act that came from the heart.

Of course, Su Nian wasn't a pushover.

This kind of thinking only applied to mutual feelings.

Even as the one giving the gift, Su Nian would have a sense of emotional satisfaction.

It was a feeling of being needed.

However, Anna didn't think so.

She felt that since the giant dragon brother had given her a gift, she should also give something back to him.

"No, it's not the same."

Anna mumbled.

She tilted her little head and thought, searching through her belongings again and again, but couldn't find anything to give.

Perhaps out of embarrassment, her fair and delicate face couldn't help but blush.

"Brother, Anna is too poor... I'm sorry..."

Anna lowered her head, her eyes downcast.

Her long eyelashes fluttered, her bare fair feet trembled slightly, and her pink toes curled gently.

After a moment of silence, she raised those gentle peach blossom eyes, her soft little hands gently cupping Su Nian's chin, steadily gazing into Su Nian's pale golden dragon eyes, and said with determination:

"Brother... Anna..."

"Anna has nothing to give you now, so she can only give you her heart."

"If one day, Anna accidentally dies, you can eat Anna, so that... we can be together forever."

Su Nian stared blankly at the elf girl before him.

She smiled slightly.

The breeze caught a strand of her snow-white hair.

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