There is another reason why Iskar stayed, and that is that her injuries did not heal.

She has superpowers, but they are the most ordinary superpowers, that is, stronger physical strength and faster reaction speed, which is directly reflected in the fact that she runs faster, even more than the night demon who runs on all fours. In other aspects, such as her ability to heal, she is no different from ordinary people.

For the next five days, Chu Tianjiang took good care of Iska.

Of course, most of the time it has nothing to do with Chu Tianjiang. Iska's self-care ability is very strong, but when he changes the dressing, he needs Chu Tianjiang's help.

During these days, the two talked about something related to the Resistance.

It wasn't that Chu Tianjiang deliberately asked, but Iska deliberately wanted to say that she seemed to think that Chu Tianjiang was a manufacturable material and wanted to pull Chu Tianjiang into the resistance organization.

It is precisely because of this that Chu Tianjiang has some understanding of the resistance organization.

After Clara and Natasha disappeared, the remnants of the Shadow Empire formed the "Shadow Alliance", the resistance group to which Iskar belonged. Because of the absence of a strong leader, the Shadow Alliance has been operating underground, with almost all of its members hiding among the common people. For more than a thousand years, the Shadow Alliance has been shrinking in size due to the influence of the Church and the fact that more and more people no longer have hope. By now, there were only seven branches left in the Shadow Alliance, each managed by a Grand Elder, and the seven branches had less than a thousand members. Even among these people, many have lost faith and some have lost even contact with the organization.

Chu Tianjiang didn't mention anything about himself, and only reluctantly said a few words when Iskar asked.

Through the conversation, Chu Tianjiang also had some understanding of Iska.

She was an orphan, at least that's what the Great Elder who adopted her told her. According to her, because she behaved differently since she was a child, her parents abandoned her when she was seven years old, and then she was adopted by the Shadow Alliance, and when she became an adult, she became a Ranger of the Shadow Alliance. She didn't blame her parents, because according to the church's rules, not only the mutants should be eradicated, but even the parents of the mutants would be implicated. In this worldly realm, except for church personnel, everyone else with superpowers will be regarded as the spokesperson of the demon in the human world. For this reason, the Church has made a strict rule that all children must be baptized at the age of eight, that is, subject to church inspection.

Iskar was extremely impressed.

In her words, in the past decade or so, she has seen more than a dozen children like her, born with supernatural powers, taken away by the church at baptism, and their parents have been implicated, and some have even been treated as witches and burned alive on crosses.

According to Iska, Chu Tianjiang also figured it out.

Whether it is the Shadow Empire or the later Shadow Alliance, the basis is not ordinary people, but mutants, to be precise, mutants with superpowers. In order to contain humanity and prevent humanity from rebelling again, the invaders have used the church to deal with the mutants in the human race. The main reason for the rapid decline in the size of the Shadow Alliance is not that people have lost hope, but that there are fewer and fewer innate mutants. It is precisely because of this that in this world, the vast majority of people are ordinary people, and the genes that make people have superpowers are decreasing. More than 1,500 years, which is equivalent to seventy generations, and after seventy generations of purging, human beings have become more and more ordinary.

From the point of view of the invaders, this is undoubtedly the best way to contain humanity.

The problem is that the people of the Shadow Alliance do not realize this, at least Iskar does not believe that it is the brutal rule policy implemented by the invaders that reduces the possibility of human beings having superpowers, making fewer and fewer people with superpowers, and the size of the Shadow Alliance is constantly shrinking. It is undeniable that this is the inevitable result of the containment measures adopted by the invaders through the Church, but the people of the Shadow Alliance only see the cruelty of the means themselves, but do not see the far-reaching effects of the means, especially the real purpose to be achieved under the guise of cruelty. If this is not recognized, the Shadow Alliance will not find a means of confrontation and will never be able to win.

Thinking of this, Chu Tianjiang no longer had much hope for the resistance organization.

More than 1,000 people, what can they do?

Besides, if it catches the attention of the intruders, it will be more than worth the loss. In the words of the human figure, before he has enough ability, Chu Tianjiang must keep a low profile and must hide among the civilians. Action can only be taken after gaining the ability to challenge and defeat the invaders.

"You really won't join?"

Chu Tianjiang smiled and said, "It's almost dawn. If you don't want others to know about it, you have to hurry up and don't delay any longer. ”

Iskar sighed and said, "Will you get out of here?" ”

"Yes."

"After the beginning of spring?"

Chu Tianjiang nodded and didn't say anything more.

"I haven't repaid you now, but I will repay you in the future." Iskar bit her lip and said, "In the future, whenever you encounter difficulties, you can come to me, or go to the Shadow Alliance." Even if I'm not there, others will help you. ”

Chu Tianjiang smiled reluctantly and pushed open the door of the cave.

"A savior has appeared, prophecies are about to come true, a new era will soon come, and you must make a choice."

"Finished?" Chu Tianjiang was a little impatient.

Iskar didn't ramble anymore and took his leave.

It was getting dark, but the temperature was still very low, so everyone else stayed underground. It's the coldest time of the year, and even at noon, not many people want to be on the surface, and even fewer are outdoors, and everyone stays underground almost all day.

Iskar took a longsword made of manya steel and some food.

"She didn't deceive you, but you can't take all her words."

"Really?"

The figure circled in front of Chu Tianjiang and said, "The Shadow Empire did exist, it was mentioned in the message left by Clara, but after the 'Angel Group' appeared, the Shadow Empire never ruled the Old Continent, and it has been operating in secret, influencing the country at that time through various ways. In addition, it was not the Holy Empire that came later that caused the collapse of the Shadow Empire. By the time the Shadow Empire became history, the Holy Empire had not yet come to the Old World. According to the information we have so far, the history of the Holy Empire is around five hundred years. That is, between the collapse of the Shadow Empire and the reign of the Holy Empire over the Old Continent, there was a historical gap of about a thousand years. ”

"You mean, she made up these lies?"

"She didn't make up lies, but what she knew was lies."

"This ......"

"It's impossible to say what is going on. Only one thing is certain: there are people on both sides who have deliberately erased this millennium. ”

Chu Tianjiang nodded, indicating that he understood the figure's words.

"That little girl is actually pretty good, you shouldn't cheat on her."

"Tell her that the ruins are under our feet?"

"At least she shouldn't be sent to the valley."

Chu Tianjiang sighed and said, "Let her stay, and then tell Jack that she is a member of the Shadow Alliance, and then let everyone here be threatened?" ”

"You can let her go somewhere else."

"What place? She knew that I had Manyagang, and I couldn't tell her that it was bought from a very distant place, or found in a very distant place. ”

The figure sighed and said, "It seems that you have become hard-hearted. ”

Chu Tianjiang also sighed, he didn't become hard-hearted, but he couldn't make the slightest mistake. After experiencing so many things, Chu Tianjiang knew that sometimes he had to hate it. Something that looks like it's helping someone is actually hurting them.

"Can this thing blend with steel?"

"It should work."

Chu Tianjiang didn't say anything, and melted away the long swords that had been built.

Manyar steel is a rare material, and if a few farm guards were wearing armor made of manyam, they would definitely attract attention. Fortunately, Chu Tianjiang only gave Ava a long sword made of Manya steel, and it was a long sword with a unique style that was only suitable for women. Obviously, Chu Tianjiang can't do such a thing anymore, even if he wants to help Jack and them, he should change the method, such as fusing Manya steel into ordinary steel, so as to strengthen the strength of ordinary steel.

The blizzard was still raging, and Chu Tianjiang had enough time to return the weapon to the furnace and reforge it into weapons and armor.

Five days later, the blizzard stopped and the temperature warmed up.

The blizzard, which lasted for more than ten days, covered up the traces of the night demon's visit. After Iskar left, the Daredevil never came back.

At noon, people came to the ground to enjoy the sunshine that had been absent for more than ten days.

Temperatures are still very low, and the time spent outdoors is very short. Jack did not arrange labor, and announced before the end of the group activity that the harsh winter would pass in half a month. Although he is not a weather forecaster, he has thirty years of experience and does not deviate too much from his forecasts.

According to Jack, after the harsh winter has passed, the caravan will come to the farm for the annual trade of supplies.

Because of its remote location, almost two months away from the nearest town, trade was very important, and many of the things that people needed throughout the year could only be obtained through trade. That's why Jack asked Schneider to repair the makeshift site and make sure the caravan could reach safely.

The caravan came from the south, catching up with the pace of winter along the way.

As in previous years, the caravan would arrive about ten days after the last snow had ended. They will be accompanied by a pastor or priest who will bring God's blessings, baptize children who turn eight this year, and listen to prayers and confessions.

Chu Tianjiang knew that he had to leave the farm before the caravan arrived.