Miss Witch Doesn't Want to be a Diva

Chapter 110: Chapter 66: The World Beyond the Well_2

As she was walking on the scorching hot ground, a truck approached from a distance, slowly decelerating toward the parking lot.

"Hi, little girl~" A man leaned out of the big truck, looking down at the girl below.

"Walking by yourself out here?" The driver, who appeared to be in his forties, had robust arms and stubble on his face.

"Yes, just out for a walk." Hexia had to speak loudly for the other person to hear her.

"Hahaha, a walk, alright." He laughed for a while, finding the little girl amusing.

"This is for you." He threw down a pale yellow straw hat.

Catching the roughly edged, somewhat prickly straw hat, Hexia didn't have time to say anything before the big truck continued on, slowly entering the parking lot.

The automatic loading and unloading crane arms moved, lifting the container from behind the truck, then shifted it onto the freight elevator tracks to the side; soon, everything inside the container would be delivered underground, and the driver's task would be done.

Feeling the straw hat, Hexia placed it on her head and walked toward the parking lot, soon seeing the uncle emerge with two bottles of chilled mineral water in his hands.

"Want a bottle?"

He tossed one to her, and Hexia fumbled to catch it, not because she was slow but because she had never encountered such a situation before.

It was very ordinary mineral water, probably the most basic T7-grade emergency beverage, useful for nothing but hydration, yet extremely cheap, and even capable of being produced automatically with personally purchased small machinery.

Moving closer, Hexia could see the uncle's ruddy face and abundant body hair; he was wearing a work uniform with some stains and grease, and there was still a lingering scent of sweat.

"Why don't you come and sit in the parking lot's rest area? It's not as hot there, and it's safer."

"Alright." Hexia had actually never been to this parking lot before and was somewhat curious.

"You must be a child born in Payin City," the uncle casually asked while walking.

"Yes, what about you, uncle?"

"Haha, me? I'm from Feiji City in the Northern Sixth District. I have a daughter about your age, currently in her second year of junior high."

"You travel so far?" Hexia knew that the Northern Sixth District was at least 200 kilometers away.

"It's about making a living; there's no such thing as too far." He spoke nonchalantly.

"What about you, wandering outside alone? Don't your family worry? I'm the one who saw you, but if there were a bad person who suddenly kidnapped you, there's not even a surveillance camera around." Although the security index within the Federation wasn't low, it was impossible to dismiss extreme occurrences in some remote corners. Enjoy exclusive content from mvl

Hexia blinked, "I'm just walking around the edge of Skylight, I won't go too far."

"That's good then, the area around Payin City is relatively stable. If it were a wild road in the middle of nowhere, where there are no people for tens of kilometers, one would be just like a wild animal." He spoke with a hint of emotion.

"Anything can happen on the road when hauling goods; no problems are the best news."

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"You always have your nerves on edge when running down the road, and only when you get to your destination do you get to relax."

Arriving at this sparse parking lot, the two of them walked up the stairs of the rest area, finding it noticeably cooler here.

The entire rest area was made of a steel structure, with only a ceiling that prevented rain and corrosion at the top, forming a V shape; below was a ventilated and spacious rest hall with fixed steel seats and beds, and even lower was a part suspended by struts, through which the wind whooshed, making a whining noise.

It's not that there aren't extremely comfortable buildings and environments within the federation, but often, to save costs and expenditures, the infrastructure in the lower and remote areas just has to be functional.

People used to have a morbid fascination with high technology, believing that everything would become widely available after technological advancement, but this statement is also not entirely accurate. Technology's continuous upgrades indeed reduce costs, but as long as a place does not promise significant returns, or the owners are not so wealthy, it will still be limited by budget and won't exceed its set limits.

Leaning on the external walkway of the rest area, the wind whooshed by, sweeping away the sweat and bringing a wave of coolness. Gazing at the distant surface baked hot by the sun, the two continued to chat.

"I really envy you kids, being able to live each day carefree. Sure, you come across some troubles, but looking back now, they probably were happy troubles." The driver uncle rested his arm on the steel railing, quietly enjoying the breeze.

"Uncle, what have you been through before?" Hexia didn't refute but asked out of curiosity.

"Me? Back then, I got into fights over a girl I liked." He grinned broadly and laughed.

"Unfortunately, even though I won the fight, the girl I liked still didn't end up with me."

"Did she fall for the guy you fought with?"

"No, it was another guy she had just met. Okay, that guy was indeed quite handsome, I have to admit."

"I was so sad at the time, I cried on my friends' shoulders and even swore I'd wait ten years for her to change her mind."

"As it turned out, I can't even remember what she looks like now. I vaguely remember she liked to wear white dresses, maybe it was the view of her back in that summer that stole my soul." The uncle looked into the distance and took another big gulp of mineral water.

"People are like that, things that seem so important at the time eventually fade away."

"Whew, I won't babble with you young lady any longer, I need to go find a place to sleep now." He squeezed the water bottle flat and tossed it into the nearby trash can, then turned and entered the rest area behind him.

"I saw you walking alone just now and thought you were troubled about something, but after chatting for a bit, there's nothing at all, really." He shook his head.

"You better get back, the sun is harsh outside, and I'm sleepy." He waved at Hexia with his back to her, then shuffled his loose steps into a separate small compartment, ready to take a good nap.

"Uh, thanks for your kindness, Uncle." Although Hexia felt like laughing, she also felt a bit warm inside.

She had intended to return his cap to him, but since he had gone to sleep, she had to let it be.

Turning away from this parking lot, she continued to make her rounds near Skylight and then finally walked towards the steel stairs with a bit more spirit.

Although she didn't see any special scenery today, her mood seemed to have improved a lot.

Just like a frog that grew up in a well, thinking that everything in the well was all it had, with people it liked, with things it hated and saddened by, happy for it, weeping for it. But as time passed, when the day came that it ventured out to faraway places, it would slowly realize that this life within the well was just a tiny segment of its life, and that there was a long road ahead, with countless unknown sceneries and endless horizons waiting.

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