Doomsday Totem

Chapter 22 Temple
When the bonfire was about to burn out, Tie Slag and You Ge finally finished their dinner.

You Ge ate at least half of this pure meat meal.She rubbed her slightly bulging belly and muttered, "So full~ so full~ so uncomfortable~"

Iron Slag ignored her, stepped on the bonfire first, and then set up a small tent on the canvas cushions.

Seeing Tie Zha busy on his own, You Ge pouted, walked up to Tie Zha and pushed his shoulder and said, "You've made his belly bigger, and he's about to give birth! You have to take responsibility."

Tie Slag frowned and said, "The child's father is a gerbil, so it has nothing to do with me, right?"

"If you hadn't caught so many cats and brought them back, I wouldn't have eaten so many." "And then?" "Then you will be responsible!" "Okay, I will be responsible."

You Ge asked him with a playful smile, "How are you going to be responsible?"

"I'm in charge of setting up the tent." Tie Slag raised the windproof curtain of the small tent, and ordered: "Go in and sleep, you have to go on your way tomorrow."

You Ge obediently got into the small tent.After a while, her little head came out from the gap in the windproof curtain and said, "My sister can't sleep now, let me tell you a story first."

Knowing that she was going to tell the story behind the lunch box, Tie Slag sat down cross-legged and listened carefully to what she said.Then, You Ge put away his playful smile, and seriously talked to him about the history of the temple and the badge of the holy wolf.

More than 100 years ago, when the mass production of psionic power armor was just started, the temple of one of the three major religions still occupied more than a quarter of the parishes (currently only 7% of the parishes).All along, the temple has maintained an equal attitude towards all evolutionaries.The teachings of the temple hold that all human beings and all evolutionaries, including insectoid mutants, share the glory of their ancestors in the genetic chain.

When You Ge said the term 'insect mutant', Tie Slag frowned imperceptibly.Because, if You Ge habitually calls 'worm-like mutants' as 'worm-like mutants', it means that she excludes worm-like mutants from the category of human beings.

At that time, the interior of the temple was naturally divided into two factions.This is guided by the ancient teachings of the temple.The supreme leader of the temple is called the great prophet, and in the same period, there are usually two great prophets coming at the same time.In the internal structure of the temple, the two great prophets are on an equal footing, each responsible for a different area.

One of them is in charge of faith and is called the ancient great prophet; the other is in charge of fighting and is called the great prophet of glory.

The ancient great prophet is mainly responsible for guiding psionic evolvers and mysterious soul evolvers; while the brilliant great prophet is responsible for guiding traditional evolvers and insect mutants.

Before the appearance of psychic power armor, the main combat power of the three major religions came from traditional evolutionists.Because in that era, the mechanical power armor driven by traditional energy was the highest technological crystallization of mankind, and it was also the main equipment of the army.When ordinary humans are equipped with mechanical power armor, because they do not have enough strength and stamina, the heavy mechanical power armor must allocate more than half of the power to support the actions of ordinary humans.Therefore, traditional evolutionists (Type B1) whose strength, speed, and physical fitness far surpass ordinary humans have a great advantage in using mechanical power armor.

In that era, the Great Prophet of Brilliance formed an extremely powerful temple guard—the Holy Wolf Heavy Armor Guard.

The members of the Holy Wolf Heavy Armor Guard are composed of traditional evolutionists and worm mutants. They are collectively called the Holy Wolf Guardians, and they uniformly wear the Holy Wolf badge (or called the Holy Wolf Totem).

Iron Slag's lunch box is one of the belongings of the Holy Wolf Guardian.

Later, because of their different beliefs, fierce conflicts occurred between the temple and the temple, and a protracted holy war began.When the holy war was halfway through, the temple suddenly split. The ancient great prophet and the brilliant great prophet chose different paths, and the temple was divided into two.

The ancient great prophet chose to cease fighting. He led the believers away from the battlefield and lived in peace with the temple ever since.The Brilliant Prophet chose to continue fighting against the Temple.Until the end, due to the mass production of psychic power armor and the rise of psykers, as well as the decreasing number of followers of the glorious great prophet, the glorious line of the temple was defeated in the holy war.

In the final battle, the Brilliant Great Prophet fell, the entire army of the Holy Wolf Heavy Armor Guard was wiped out, and the glorious line of the temple disappeared from the long river of history...

"What do you think of worm-shaped mutants?" Tie Slag asked in a strange manner.But when he asked, he already regretted it.Because the answer is obvious, the textbooks on the Silver City must be full of discrimination and misunderstandings against the mutant insects.

"Wrong, dirty, evil existence."

Sure enough, You Ge did not disappoint him, and said the words that made him feel extremely disappointed.

"However, no one can decide their own birth and mutation." Tie Slag still had a little unrealistic fantasy about this, maybe he thought that Yu Ge should be special.

"Um……"

The question of iron slag made You Ge think for a while.Indeed, no one wants to be born a worm-like mutant.

However, she suddenly remembered the disgusting insect mutant she met in Natasha's laboratory, which actually got the eggs into women's bodies!Thinking of this, You Ge's scalp was a little numb.Soon, her long-standing values ​​and the fear brought to her by the worm-like mutant drove her to say such a sentence.

"They're not human, they shouldn't exist!"

Hearing these words, Iron Slag felt something in his heart shatter.He stared at the pretty girl in front of him.Although she is close at hand and can be touched by reaching out; however, there is a bottomless and endless gap between them.

That is the moat that mortals cannot cross.

"Go to sleep, we have to hurry tomorrow." Tie Slag said lightly.

"Honey, good night." You Ge smiled and blew a kiss to Tie Slag, retracted into the small tent and went to sleep.After a while, there was a steady breathing sound from the small tent...

At this moment, Tie Slag suddenly thought of Lina.Although Lina didn't know his real identity, he believed that Lina would not say such a thing.

That night, some people slept soundly, while others couldn't fall asleep.

The next morning, You Ge climbed out of the small tent sleepily.She saw Tie Slag sitting on the locomotive in a daze, and remembering that Tie Slag didn't wake her up in the middle of the night to keep watch, a warm current rose in her heart.

"Little slag, why didn't you sleep last night? Do you want to sleep for a while?" You Ge asked with concern.

"No, let's go." Tie Slag said lightly.Then, with the cooperation of You Ge, he silently packed up the things in the camp, then stepped on the locomotive, and drove to the north with You Ge.

From this day on, Tie Slag turned back to that taciturn and cruel boy.As long as there is no need to speak, he will not say a word.

You Ge gradually felt the change in Iron Slag.But she thought that maybe it was because they were about to separate that he seemed a little lonely.You Ge believes that as long as they arrive at the NO.17 Yincheng military base.With her status and her family, she must be able to give Iron Slag enough confidence.

As long as Tie Zha is willing to go to the Imperial Military Academy to study for three years with her help.Then after three years, Iron Slag can become a part of NO.17 Yincheng.By then, they will be able to see each other more often.

While You Ge was thinking about these unrealistic fantasies, they arrived at the next supply point - Barren Mountain Town.

Barren Mountain Town is very small, with a small population. Hundreds of scattered houses make up the town.Barren Mountain Town is not like Iron Mountain Town, where there is garbage from Yincheng to pick up.The main source of income here is to rely on the surrounding scavengers to come to trade, or to provide food and accommodation for passing travelers.

There is only one gas station in this small town, and the price is very expensive. It takes a gold coin to fill up the fuel tank of the Red Comet.Previously, at the gas station of HH Company on the Rock Bridge, only three silver coins were needed (1 standard gold coin exchanged for 10 standard silver coins).

However, this small town is sparsely populated, and there are relatively few troubles.It took less than 15 minutes for the iron slag to enter the town and leave the town after refueling.I didn't encounter any trouble during the period, which was considered very lucky.

After leaving Huangshan Town, Iron Slag quickly drove onto the road to the NO.17 Yincheng military base.From here on there is no need to drive in the wasteland. NO.17 Yincheng and the adjacent fifteenth and NO.16 Yincheng manage the surrounding area better.And the natural environment here is relatively better than that of Sand City.

The iron slag is driving on the road, and the desertification degree of this area is relatively low.According to visual estimates, grain can be planted once a year, and the harvest should be pretty good.The point is, Iron Slag discovered that on this piece of land, there are trees planted at intervals.Although the growth is not very good, it can obviously improve the environment here.Maybe it won't take many years for this place to become full of vitality.

The red comet traveled at full speed on roads in good condition, covering more than 400 kilometers in less than three hours.

You Ge looked at the increasingly familiar scenery on both sides of the road, and his mood became better and better.She was jumping up and down for joy, and kept calling "Yohe~yohe~" along the way, like a bird about to return to its nest.Her happiness has also infected the dreary iron slag these days.

Seeing You Ge's sunny smile, Tie Zha suddenly felt a sense of relief.Although they are not from the same world, they can still have a good memory.

Just when the locomotive was running out of gas, they arrived at the next supply point—Stove Town.

Huolu Town is only 17 kilometers away from the NO.150 Silver City military base, and the whole journey is covered by roads in good condition.After refueling, they only need to drive for another two hours, or even an hour, to reach their final destination of the trip.

After stepping on the gravel road in Huolu Town, You Ge's mood became very relaxed.Once here, she's safe.The influence of the Lombard family spreads across hundreds of kilometers. As long as she reveals her identity, she can get help from local armed forces at any time.As long as she is willing, the mayor of Furnace Town will be very happy to send her home personally.

However, now she just wants to stay quietly with Tie Slag and enjoy this wonderful time.

After Iron Slag entered Furnace Town, his nerves became tense, and his vulture-like eyes swept around, paying attention to the troubles that might arise at any time.

The safer the place is for You Ge, the more dangerous it is for Iron Slag.

Because the three silver cities of fifteenth, sixteenth, and No.17 are all the parishes of the Holy Temple.No. 13 Yincheng above Iron Mountain Town where Iron Slag is located is the parish of Notre Dame, so Iron Slag and other potential insect mutants can live well.And here, a team of Holy Spirit sweepers may appear at any time.

(End of this chapter)