Doomsday Totem

Chapter 74 Faith
After a while, Feng Yun came out of the kitchen with two bowls of hot dishes.In an instant, the small restaurant was filled with the aroma of meat, which whetted the appetite.One bowl is luncheon meat stewed cabbage soup, and the other bowl is goulash.Looking at the sumptuous dinner, Tie Slag grinned, said "thank you", and then concentrated on eating.

"I'm afraid you won't be used to sea fish, so I didn't make it. I'll make it for you tomorrow when there are many people. If you don't like it, it won't be a waste. The most important thing on board is a large food bucket." Feng Yun used his apron Wiping his hands, he said.

"It's okay, I can eat anything." Tie Slag replied without raising his head.

"Sea fish has a fishy smell, and some people are not used to it." "When I had nothing to eat, I even ate moldy black bread. A little fishy smell is nothing." "Impossible, you are so good, you can't Eat those things."

"I wasn't born to fight either."

"Oh...that's what you said." Feng Yun sighed and said, "It would be great if I could be born in Yincheng."

"By the way, I heard..." Tie Slag raised his head and asked seriously, "In the past, the number of worms was no less than that of psykers, but why didn't they establish their own forces?"

"This question is complicated..."

Feng Yun explained that in the era when psykers had not yet risen, there were indeed quite a few insects.However, there are many problems among wormers.

First, the insectification ability is not hereditary.Ancient scientists called the evolutionary direction of insectoids "mutant atavism".According to their theory, the worms are looking for a solution to adapt to the harsh environment in their own gene chain.Insects, one of the ancestors of human beings, are the most adaptable creatures.Therefore, when the environment becomes harsh, some humans will return to their ancestors in the direction of insects, and insects appear.

However, atavism is a regression of the species and goes against the basic direction of biological evolution.Therefore, all insectification abilities cannot be passed on to the next generation.The offspring of the worms may be ordinary people, or they may be people with other mutated gene fragments.For this reason, the development of wormers becomes difficult to determine.

Second, because abilities can be plundered by each other, it is difficult for worms to develop true trust, and even blood relatives will be wary of each other.

Third, the existence of a large number of deformed insects.Gene mutations are very random, which leads to some worm-like people being cruel, bloodthirsty, sadistic, or have too strong desires, or mental disorders, or bodies that are different from ordinary people...

"The above three points are the reasons why the worms cannot form forces, but..." Feng Yun paused, and said in a more emphatic tone, "This is not the most fundamental reason!"

"What's the reason?" Tie Slag stopped the knife and fork in his hand, stared at Feng Yun and asked.

"Faith." Feng Yun took a deep breath and said, "We worms have no faith."

"Faith? What's the use? Can it be eaten?" Tie Slag shook his head, expressing his disapproval.Indeed, in his opinion, those fanatics have faith.But this belief, apart from uniting them to discriminate against vermin, seems to have no other use.

"No, belief can purify your soul, guide your direction, and enable you to find the goal to pursue in your life, and you will no longer be a walking dead just to survive."

Iron Slag shook his head, still not understanding.Feng Yun stood up, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "You are still young, and there are still many things you don't understand. When you go a long way, you will have the answer."

Listening to Feng Yun's words, Tie Slag fell silent.

"It's a pity that the Temple of Brilliance is gone..." Feng Yun murmured to himself, and left the restaurant melancholy. His short and stocky back was indescribably lonely and desolate.

Iron Slag finished eating quietly, tidied up briefly, and then returned to the deck.At this moment, there was no one around, so it was estimated that the short chef had gone back to rest.Iron Slag casually leaned against the railing along the ship, looking up at the stars all over the sky in the cold north wind...

In that deep galaxy, there seemed to be a familiar voice...

"One day, you will grow up and find the goal to pursue in your life. It may be a thing, it may be a thing, or it may be a person..."

"But before that, your purpose is to survive, nothing more."

With the flow of the galaxy, his eyes gradually moved to the far north...

Silent all night.

On the second day after setting sail, Tie Slag didn't wake up until noon.After brushing his teeth and washing his hands, he came to the restaurant.At this time, the dining room was bustling with sailors crowded on both sides of the long table, eating bread and chatting passionately.

Seeing him come in, the sailors immediately fell silent.Those who approached him consciously gave up a large space.In this world, the strong are respected, the powerful are kings, and the sailors naturally dare not treat people who even the captain dare not offend.

Under everyone's gaze, Tie Slag sat down.Then he frowned, patted the table, and said, "Eat." As soon as the words fell, the sailors immediately lowered their heads and continued to eat bread, not daring to look at him again.

"What's there to eat?" Tie Slag looked at the ceiling and asked.

Someone next to him immediately answered, "Deep-sea marlin, big marlin, it's this big." The man gestured, and another person continued, "The captain...no...the navigator just caught it this morning, it's very fresh."

"Fry it first, then stuff it with scallions, it's very fragrant." "The smell is unbearable." "The food will be served soon, so eat less bread." When it comes to eating, the sailors became active.

"Is it delicious?" Tie Slag asked casually.

However, he was silent after asking, because no one dared to answer the question.The sailors could tell that Tie Slag was from the inland, so he probably hadn't eaten much seafood.Not everyone likes the fishy smell of sea fish.Therefore, no one dared to answer hastily. In case this fierce god felt fooled, the big knife behind his back was not a decoration...

At this moment, Feng Yun opened the kitchen curtain, poked his head out, and said to Tie Slag, "Your place is not here, go to the deck quickly, they are waiting for you."

Afterwards, Iron Slag came to the deck and saw the captain and Zhao Linglong sitting around a white round table.The two were sticky together, chatting and laughing.Tie Slag touched his forehead, pretending he didn't see it, turned around and left.He didn't want to be caught between the two, it would be too embarrassing.

The captain caught sight of Iron Slag from the corner of his eye, sat up straight quickly, and called him, "Brother, come, come, come, I'll be waiting for you."

Helpless, Tie Slag had no choice but to go back to the round table, pull out the chair and sit down.In front of the table are exquisite knives and forks and white ceramic plates, as well as a glass of pale yellow aperitif.The captain picked up the wine glass, raised it to Iron Slag, and said, "Come on, I wish us a happy cooperation."

"Okay." Tie Slag picked up the wine glass as a gesture, and then drank it down.

With the opening of the kitchen and the fall of Zhao Linglong, the original four forces returned to their original state - the captain and the passengers.Tie Slag secretly sighed, this captain is so good at fooling around, first he lost the ship, and then won back with the ship, it really makes people wonder if he lost on purpose.

While waiting for the food to be served, since Tie Slag didn't talk much, the deck was quiet again.The captain leaned lazily on the back of the chair, teasing Zhao Linglong from time to time.Although Zhao Linglong has always been very reserved, the love in her eyes is hard to hide.

Tie Slag looked sideways at the sea, trying not to pay attention to the small movements of the couple.However, they were sitting opposite him, and they would occasionally be seen from the corner of the eye.Looking at the sweetness of others, I feel inexplicably sad, this is the commonality of almost all men, and Tie Slag is no exception.

So, he subconsciously thought of Lena.At this moment, if Lina was by her side, she might be even more crooked than the captain, and would make others jealous.Of course, it would make him even more embarrassed...

Thinking of this, Tie Slag couldn't help but shudder, not daring to think about it anymore.In fact, Lina Yuklis is the woman he is most familiar with in this world, but in her eyes, he will always be that 14-year-old young boy who never seems to grow up.For him with a strong personality, this is really not a pleasant thing.

Then, he thought of You Ge, the silver-haired girl who had too much energy and liked to shout "Yo He~".Since they parted, he still thinks of her from time to time.That sunny smile seemed to be frozen in his mind and became an unforgettable picture.

if she was here...

No if, she is a Lombard, a nobleman from Silver City, and he is not from the same world.

What about Mu Yuling Lan?

Maybe they were often together when they were young, and they were fairly familiar with each other.However, after ten years of ups and downs and growing up in different environments, will they still be from the same world?

of course not!She is the priest of the Temple of Prayer for Rain, standing on the high silver city overlooking all living beings.And he is just a slightly bigger ant among all living beings, perhaps only an ant armed to the teeth.Ants, however, are always ants...

In this cruel world, he can live to this day not because of how powerful he is, there are too many people who are better than him.It's that he's realistic enough not to have any unrealistic fantasies.He knows himself, how high and how far he can fly.

Only this time, he was confused.He never imagined that he only had contact with Mu Yu Linglan for less than 10 minutes, only less than 10 minutes!It caused an irresistible fatal disaster!
Moreover, she was also implicated...

If it weren't for this, she might still be alive, sitting next to him at this moment.

If she was here, she would hold his arm tightly and go back sweetly.

If she was here, he wouldn't be so alone...

Since leaving Tieshan Town, he talked less and less, and sometimes he didn't say a word for more than ten days in a row.In that vast wilderness, there are few people, and the lonely traveler has only a lonely fate...

(End of this chapter)