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Chapter 69 [68] Longevity

The story of the Wu offering sacrifices for the people of Balance has been spread throughout the tribe during the month and a half of migration.

Some children even composed and sang nursery rhymes for this purpose, praising the greatness of witches.

And now.

Once again our Lord Equalization has shown His tolerance and mercy.The witch who fell into eternal sleep and punishment was revived under the witness of everyone.

The sound wave composed of 15000 people is exciting.

The sound of praising and shouting even made Zhou Li'an feel his skin vibrating slightly, his pores opened unconsciously, and he felt a little numb.

The same goes for Snow Maiden.

She had just woken up from 'human cryogenics', if she hadn't seen the master beside her, her thoughts would still be frozen.

When she looked down the stage.

My balance, how many people are there? !

Her memory still stays on the day two months ago, when 26 battle groups swore to submit to Balance, and the people's excessively arrogant joy attracted the wrath of the true God, and they were about to abandon His people.

At that time there were already many people, more than five thousand in total.

But now?

You can't see the end at a glance, and there are huge crowds of people.

Xuenv has never seen such a spectacular sight in her life.

A kind of inexplicable panic suddenly appeared in her heart; because she didn't know how long she had been asleep.

However, at this moment, Xue Nu heard a familiar call.

"Snow Maiden! Snow Maiden!!"

Xuenv searched and shouted, and subconsciously looked over.

"Mother……"

She looked carefully, and her mother did not look old, but she looked so thin, unusually thin.

Beside the mother, the younger brother Niu Shi was also jumping and shouting, with tears in his eyes.

I've grown taller...

Xuenv laughed, but laughed and cried again.

Because, she saw her father, standing at the front of the altar, with gray hair on his temples, and his figure might still be strong, but his cheeks were sunken deeply to the sides.

Climbing the mountain was also crying, and he couldn't help wiping away his tears, nodding at Xuenv.

In the past few days, I dared not ask my lord when I climbed the mountain, when I could wake up Xuenv, until now, he finally got his wish.

"Snow Girl!"

Zhou Li'an's voice sounded, waking her up.

It was only then that Xue Nu realized what was wrong with her, and hurriedly knelt down, but the tears did not stop, but flowed more fiercely.

"Woooooooo..."

"My lord is above, praise you, praise balance!"

"Xue Nu knows that you will forgive the people of Balance, and..."

"What?" Zhou Li'an looked down at her.

Xue Nu was not talking, but shook her head firmly.

Zhou Li'an could guess her thoughts, but he didn't point them out.

Turn off the glare, and the pretense is over.

【Ding! 】

[The three-second hand is used by men for 30 seconds, and a fee of 666666 US dollars has been deducted. 】

Zhou Li'an said that it is impossible to say.

66 million is gone.

But it's worth it. The one and a half month migration test is over, and the "Great Resurrection Technique" is performed to revive the snow girl. Of course, it is necessary to cooperate with the glare to give the people of Balance a set of spiritual baptism and health care.

At Christmas, Pharaoh had already returned.

The factory will be on holiday, so Wang Defa will of course have to come back to spend the American New Year with his family; when work starts after the New Year, about mid-January, 5500 furs will be off the assembly line.

Money, of course, is not lacking.

According to Lao Wang's conservative estimate, this batch of bison hides can be sold for 4000 US dollars each. After all, the shipping channel has changed, and the leather company should be given preferential treatment. The influence of relevant departments allowed these furs to enter the country smoothly.

In the future, the price will continue to fall month by month, or even cut off in the middle.

Because at that time, the leather company will also realize that the origin of this batch of fur is not normal, so as to lower the price.

At the same time, a large number of buffalo hides hit the market, with millions of figures, and the scarcity attribute does not exist.

But at that time, buffalo hides will not be the only means of raising money.

When our Lord balances away.

The night of carnival began.

Xue Nu was surrounded by everyone, and the elders worshiped her from the bottom of their hearts.

She has long adapted to her identity.

Start asking them how long they've been asleep and what's going on these days.

The elders began to report.

until late at night.

The snow girl came to the dwelling that the tribe first built for the gods, because they had just migrated and had not yet perfected everything.

In the house, there are wooden beds covered with soft couches.

Although it was completely different from the stone house in Tushi Valley, she quickly found something familiar and turned on the energy-saving light switch.

Then, I found a pile of chocolates on the bedside.

Xue Nu was delighted, and murmured to herself: "My lord must have favored me, that's why my lord forgave my punishment and woke Xue Nu... I knew it, hee hee."

……

The beginning of the new year in this world, the first day.

Similarly, the parallel time and space also came to January 1401, 1.

Zhou Li'an did not travel through time on this day.

Ever since he got divorced from a white bitch, his life has not been very ceremonial; when he turned on his phone, there were many blessing text messages.

There are domestic high school classmates, foreign university classmates, and hospital colleagues.

Among them, Lawyer Lu, Lao Wang, and Martina were the most enthusiastic.

The little girl Martina was so desperate, she was still greedy for Zhou Li'an's body, and asked him if he would like to come to Montana to go skiing and soak in hot springs during the New Year.

Lao Lu kept saying that when he was allowed to come to California, many old classmates would be here and they could gather together.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, Pharaoh's call came again.

"Zhou Sheng, hey Pi Niuye, how about having dinner together today? Let me tell you, I'm from here, young people can't work too hard, they have to enjoy life properly."

Wang Defa's life mentor role is online.

Zhou Li'an thought about it for a while and didn't refuse. The two are now partners, and he has invited him many times, so there is no need to sweep people's face.

"Then how about tonight? Or Fumanlou?"

"Oh, no, no, come to my house, come to my house, I'll send you a location."

hang up the phone.

Zhou Li'an only replied text messages to Lao Lu and Martina.

For the rest, no need.

It's not group posting, it's just hypocrisy. Instead of spending time pretending to greet each other and wasting each other's feelings, it's better to do something serious.

He sat on the ground, lying on the small coffee table, writing future plans.

Taking advantage of the end of the New Year and the migration, Balance will set up a calendar.

Go with the AD, count 1401?
too low!

Can I use Epoch of Christ on Balance?
Named after the geological age, it is now the Holocene of the Cenozoic and Quaternary periods of the Phanerozoic Era.

However, it is difficult for them to understand this division without imparting balanced cultural education to the people.

and so……

"Let's keep it simple."

"Now is the 1st year of Epoch Era, referred to as the first year of Epoch, which happened to be last year when I traveled through time, and that year is Epoch 0."

"Before the balance came, it was collectively known as the era of God Abandoned. Human beings lived in dire straits, and countries continued to conquer and were abandoned by the gods... until the Lord of Balance came to the world, bringing unity and peace."

As for the Gregorian calendar...

Hehe, civilization and history are always written by the victors.

When the time comes, all it needs to do is to abolish it. Who dares to say no?
same.

January 1 is designated as the New Year, also known as the Festival of Resurrection; the most devout apostle under the command of the Lord of Great Balance, revived in eternal sleep.

For other festivals, let's see what events will happen in the future before announcing them.

Five p.m.

Zhou Li'an set off from home.

Salem also snowed in the past few days during the New Year, and the city was covered with snow, making it extremely cold.

After all, you are going to visit someone's house as a guest, and you always have to give a gift.

I drove to the hypermarket. On January 1st, the new year, the mall was crowded with people. Zhou Li'an stood at the door, looking back.

This squeezed in and had to lose half of his life?
After some searching on the Internet, he decided to find a smaller gift shop and just buy a bottle of red wine.

Drive to the city.

A store facing the street is also very lively, but it is much more spacious than a large store under discount activities.

Many children are carrying toys and clothes.

Zhou Li'an quickly ran to the wine area, took a bottle of red wine worth about 700 dollars, and was about to leave, but just two steps away...

He stopped.

Old Wang is right.

For young people, it is better to save more money and not spend it recklessly.

In case of adversity, a penny stumps a hero.

So, he put down the $700 worth of red wine, searched for it, and stood beside the table wine. 9.9 knives for a 3.0-liter carton for sharing, and one bottle equals 6 bottles, which is enough for family gatherings.

Inside the carton is a plastic bag, and a wine outlet with a plastic button is installed, and the wine can be dispensed by pressing it on the table, and you can drink as much as you want.

Holding the paper box, Zhou Li'an smiled with joy from the depths of his heart.

Pay the bill, checkout.

There are long queues at every cash register.

Although the wine is not expensive, this friendship is really precious.

Zhou Li'an was almost moved by himself.

The checkout line moved forward slowly, and finally reached the white man in front of him to check out and put the items on the conveyor belt...

Zhou Li'an glanced curiously, because there were shoppers with big and small bags all around him, but this person, like himself, only took one item.

A big package of discounted family-size frozen steaks, like the ones you bought for old dumb at the Montana horse farm.

Zhou Li'an looked at the other party's attire again, and got a clear understanding in his heart.

The man took out a note and handed it to the cashier, asking, "Can I use this?"

Not only Zhou Li'an, but also the cashier was confused.

That was clearly not a banknote.

But the cashier still took a look, and then showed a dazed and helpless expression: "Sir, our store cannot use the food vouchers from the Welfare Department during holidays. You can go to a large supermarket to have a look."

The man said: "But there are no relevant restrictions on it, and..."

His voice was getting weaker: "This food voucher will expire in three days..."

"Please, can you help me? I need these!"

The United States will issue food vouchers to certain "special poor groups" to give them basic survival guarantees. Of course, there will be restrictions on applications, and the policies and regulations of each state are different;

The same is that it can only be exchanged for food, not tobacco and alcohol.

Such a setting prevents direct payment of money, making some addicts unable to afford food.

"God." The cashier shook his head and sighed, without knowing whether it was helplessness or pity, and then picked up the walkie-talkie and called: "Manager, there are some troubles at A17 and I need you to deal with them."

At this time, the people behind had already caused a commotion.

A child asked: "Mom, does he have no money?"

"Yes, those are food vouchers from the Welfare Department."

"God, he is so poor, can we help him pay? So that he can have a full meal with his family at Christmas."

Someone is eager to try.

Zhou Li'an was unmoved.

There are so many hateful things about the poor man, seeing that he has hands and feet, and looks like he is about fifty years old, he doesn't seem to be sick, so why don't he think of a way to make money?

A pack of steaks is less than 20 knives, and I can earn money by doing odd jobs for two hours.

The people in the back row went up: "Hi, I can pay for you, it's a New Year's gift for you."

The man turned his head and smiled: "No, I have a voucher."

"But didn't they say they couldn't use it? You always have to eat, don't you?"

"Thank you, but I want to try, this kind of coupon cannot be rejected..."

At this moment, the store manager arrived and saw the man with a dumbfounding expression: "Pastor Jonah, why is it you again?"

The man frowned: "I'm not a pastor."

"Okay, Mr. Jonah, it's true that your voucher cannot be used in our store, but it's my New Year's gift to you and Patricia, take it away."

After hearing this, Jonah sighed.

Instead of taking the steak, he just walked away.

Let the store manager shout, but he was unmoved and strode away.

This scene made everyone feel inexplicable.

Zhou Li'an looked at the back and smiled, "It's interesting."

Wait for him to pay and walk out of the store.

The man I saw just now was standing on the street, with a sign hanging on his chest saying: Request for help.

On the ground next to him, there was an eco-friendly bag containing stacks of leaflets.

"You don't want a steak and you're here asking for a handout?"

Zhou Li'an walked up and said.

The man was not angry either, and said calmly: "It's not a charity, it's a subsidy. I won't use it to buy anything, not even food, but it will become my weapon and ammunition to defeat the enemy. I need to hire a lawyer."

"Your enemy?"

"You can get a leaflet."

Zhou Li'an bent down to take a copy and read it, but within half a minute, his color changed slightly: "Is what is written on it true?"

"Yes."

"Are you the pastor of the district church?"

"It used to be."

"How do you prove that everything is true?"

"You can check the news records. This incident was in the news thirteen years ago, but those damn bastards used power and money to desecrate the faith!"

"Why don't you go to work, support yourself and..." Zhou Li'an looked down at the flyer again, "Your daughter, Patricia, right?"

"What's the point of living in this dirty and stinking world if justice is not done?"

"You are an extremist."

"Whatever you say!"

"It's such a cold day, but your daughter has nothing to eat."

"There are bread and canned food at home. I just want her to eat meat. I will go to the big supermarket to see it later."

Zhou Li'an stopped talking nonsense with him, and turned to leave.

But Jonah frowned, and his eyes followed his figure as he left and got into the car.

because.

Jonah felt strange.

After arguing with him, most people either discarded the flyer or put it back in his bag.

But this Asian man folded the leaflet carefully and put it in his pocket.

He didn't think that was a guy who was poor enough to wipe his ass with a flyer, because at least he had a car.

And as poor as Jonah himself, his car was sold many years ago.

……

Old Wang's house.

The study after dinner.

Zhou Li'an sat opposite to Wang Defa.

The latter pouted at a beautiful figure outside the study door, "Ah Zhou Sheng, what do you think of my daughter Yingying?"

Of course Wang Defa did not mean to match the two.

People like Zhou Li'an are too dangerous, so this question is just a test, so as not to be targeted, and besides... Isn't it normal for an old father to show off his beautiful daughter?

Zhou Li'an had seen through his cunning and cunning a long time ago, and joked with a smile: "It's pretty, but it doesn't look like your own, but your surname is Wang."

"What do you mean?"

"Hehe, forget it if you don't understand, let's talk about business."

Zhou Li'an took out a folded leaflet from his pocket and asked, "Do you know this person?"

Wang Defa took it over and took a look: "Luke Jonah? That crazy priest in the city?"

"Is this true or not?"

Old Wang was silent for a while, nodded, then shook his head again: "...it depends on how to define the truth, who will define the truth."

Zhou Li'an frowned, not very happy: "You know my character."

Old Wang leaned back on the sofa chair and sighed pityingly, "He took his five-year-old daughter to preach in the regional church, and when it was his turn to take the stage, he left her in the bishop's office..."

"But when he was halfway through the speech in the lobby, his daughter rushed out, scratching her face with her nails, and yelling like crazy. It is said that her daughter's face was covered with blood."

"In the final investigation, a small amount of the suspect's cell tissue was indeed extracted from the daughter, but it did not contain that kind of extract."

"The worst thing is...Luke Jonah's wife committed suicide because of severe depression and mania. His daughter went completely crazy after the incident in the church. Medically, it can be judged as a hereditary mental illness."

"The diocesan 'big man' also claimed that Jonah's daughter went crazy suddenly, and the reason why the girl was stained with his cells was because he wanted to help the poor child, but was scratched and injured by the child, but he did not expect……"

"Luke Jonah, who is a rising star in the diocese, would use such nonsense to slander him!"

Zhou Li'an asked calmly, "What happened next?"

"Then? Then there was one less faithful man of God and one more manic girl; nothing else was affected."

"Oh, how could Father Spencer, who was nearly seventy years old at the time, a kind, kind, respectable old man, do such a heinous thing?"

Zhou Li'an asked again: "Is he still alive?"

There was a touch of disdain and teasing in Old Wang's expression, and he smiled: "You know, this kind of people do good deeds and serve their faith all their lives, so most of them can live a long life!!"

　One more, let me practice for another day, I'm sorry everyone.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)