XLVI. The Age of the Flood

As night falls, the terrifying sunlight disappears over the horizon, and the wasteland doesn't make it any more desperate.

I parked the truck in the open space of an abandoned factory, and when Le Gang finished sleeping, he was relieved to see that we were out of danger, and asked, "What is the Sun King?" ”

I told him that it was the Sun King who destroyed humanity and that the source of life became the end of life.

Le Gang looked at the starry sky, shook his head and said, "I thought the sun was only a curse for the blood clan, but now it's the turn of humans." ”

I imagined the moment the sun rose, and I used to think it was beautiful, but now it makes my blood cold.

I said, "These sun believers, these flesh and blood are everywhere, and they may be like fossils buried in the ground, merging with the flowers and trees. At this point, Lamia removed her hand from the trunk and said, "A plant like this too?" ”

I said, "Most likely, or maybe not, we don't have the means to detect them." ”

Legang asked, "Is that crazy Tony, and the people who traveled with him, related to the Sun Believer?" ”

I said, "These Sun believers have religious beliefs, and they seem to feel that it is a sacred mission, an innate duty, to merge with the rest of them. The meaning of their existence is to complete the great harmony of life with the rest of mankind. ”

Lamia shuddered and repeated in a low voice: "The great harmony of life? It's a weird word. ”

I said, "That's not what I meant. ”

Lamia said, "I didn't mean that either, so let's change the word." ”

I've always felt that Lamia is sensitive to certain ancient memes, and it seems that I will have to be very careful when I speak in the future.

"We can call the followers of the sun 'the infected,' and those infected will chant prayers and bewitch people like Tony," Lesteel said. ”

I said, "So far, that's the case." ”

Le Gang asked, "What about the sun now?" It doesn't seem to be infecting anymore. ”

"It still infects people, but it's much less harmful, it just mutates people, and those mutations are ultimately deadly, but they only shorten the life span of humans by more than a decade," I said. ”

"But it no longer contributes to those who are infected," Legang said. ”

I replied, "Yes, the tragedy lasted only a short time, after which the danger of the sun diminished, many times less. ”

Le Gang sighed: "Our blood clan can't survive under the sun, so we always avoid it, but we are saved because of it. ”

"Even if the sun returns to normal," I said, "the infected will seek out the uninfected and assimilate them." ”

"The Waste Bell and I seem to be able to resist the effects," Soles said. ”

I said, "Yes, there seems to be a temporary exemption from the Bloodline, and perhaps it will still be inevitable in the end, but at least it is much stronger than the instant melting of humans." ”

"We have to find a way to eradicate the sun's infection and constantly detect the sun's anomalies, otherwise our plans for reconstruction will be nothing more than talk," Lesteel said. ”

I said, "I've read that the earth has existed for billions of years, and the sun has shone on the earth for billions of years, but there is only that moment, that really small moment, the sunlight is harmful, this is a small probability event, we can't give up eating because of choking." ”

"But the cost of a small probability event is too great," Le Gang said. ”

He stood up and said, "The shadows you create can harm the Sun-Infected. ”

I immediately swept away the solemn sense of loss, because I saw an opportunity to be reused. I said, "Yes, I can do it, only I can do this... These corruption are clear and clean! I am the end-of-the-millency, and I am truly indispensable to the world. ”

Le Gang nodded and said, "Although you are exaggerating, you are not wrong. ”

I shouted, "Therefore, sir, I must demand greater rights, greater freedom!" Only then will I be able to let go of my hands and accomplish this sacred feat. I say this not for the sake of fame and fortune, but to save this devastated world. ”

Le Gang said: "Okay, after I go back, I will promote you to lieutenant colonel." ”

I frowned and said, "The lieutenant colonel is too uninteresting, so it's a colonel, I can't be younger than my wife, otherwise how can I behave at home?" ”

Le Gang said: "Lieutenant colonel plus first-class merit, if you rise too fast, there will be gossip in the barracks." ”

I hurriedly said, "Is gossip more important than the world?" The lieutenant colonel adds a first-class merit, and the salary is raised by 300 gold yuan per month, which can't be lower! ”

Le Gang sighed: "You don't know that military spending has been tight recently. ”

I shook my head and said, "Marquis, I am very embarrassed that you do this, you should look a little farther." ”

Le Gang said: "In this way, the lieutenant colonel will add a first-class merit, and how about issuing a one-year Ranger canteen meal ticket every year?" ”

I said, "We're talking about human beings, about big things in the world, how do you care?" One year's meal ticket is too few anyway, two, no, three years is about the same. ”

Le Gang put his hands together and said, "I don't care about the cafeteria, but I can let someone add a piece of meat to your lunch, I don't know what you think?" ”

I said angrily: "What is the love of this world, I won't save it!" ”

We were at an impasse, and I realized that Le Gang could get me out of the black coffin with just one word, and I hesitated whether to give in, and Le Gang said, "I have a better idea, and we can all profit from it." ”

I sat down in front of him and said, "Really? I'm listening. ”

"First of all, we propagate this matterβ€”the Sun King, the infected, the blood that corrupts everything, the flesh of tens of thousands of people, and tell the consuls completely, and tell the House of Elders that they must be persuaded to believe. Then, with you as the core team, we will develop a comprehensive plan to save the world and eliminate disasters. ”

I said, "Sounds great! ”

Le Gang said: "After having a program of action, we set up a special project department, and asked the black coffin for money, people, materials and power, and they must give it, otherwise the black coffin is also in danger, right?" ”

I applauded, "Exactly! ”

Le Gang said: "But this is not enough, after we have a name, we can set up the Sun King Destruction Foundation, call on the common people of the Black Coffin to contribute money and efforts, and promise to give rich rewards after the deed is completed." Seeing that the top management of the black coffin is so supportive, they will definitely spare no effort and scramble to participate in the shares, and the equity in our hands can be increased tenfold, or even more than a hundred times. ”

I don't understand his teachings, but I think they are right, because it is true that the flames are high, and I have seen the madness of religion, and it is reasonable for any religion to terrorize its believers with doom and death, and to stir up their fanatical ignorance. I said, "That's the way it should be!" ”

Le Gang said: "I think it's decided, but you must first participate in the shares, the more capital you take out now, the more benefits you will get in the future, do you think that's the case?" ”

I hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, I can get 40 million benefits for this trip, I have all of them...."

Lamia kicked me away and shouted, "Idiot, you've been tricked by the Marquis!" He also said to Le Gang: "The first-class merit and the title of lieutenant colonel are enough, and I promise that Longi will do his best." ”

Legang smiled and bowed to Lamia and said, "Colonel, you are wiser than your husband. ”

I got up and suddenly understood what had just happened.

The reason why Lamia stopped me was that I was afraid that I would be rich and learn badly, alas, my wife is good at everything, but she is short-sighted, and she has not been as far-sighted as me, and has crossed the limitations of time and space.

Envy is the original sin.

But now it was too late to say anything, so I took out the third statue of the goddess Ix and placed it in front of Legang.

Le Gang was stunned for a long time and said, "It turns out that you didn't forget to take it." ”

I said, "That's 40 million, but don't forget it." ”

Legang pushed the statue back to me, saying, "The three sisters of Ix each possess terrifying magic that can turn humans into blood-sucking monsters, and now, their souls are still in the statue and still have incredible powers. ”

Soles asked, "Could they be the Bloods too?" ”

Le Gang said: "There is a certain possibility, but I don't know which bloodline they belong to." ”

I asked, "How many bloodlines does the Bloodline have?" "I claimed that I was also of the Bloodline and had sucked the blood of the Shadows, and that Legang was of the Beast blood, which made me curious.

Legang's expression became quite solemn, and he said, "Have you heard the story of Cain and Abel in the ancient Bible? ”

I said, "I don't know how many times." ”

Legang said: "The blood family has another Bible that belongs to the blood family, called the Nord book, in the Nord book, it is recorded that after Cain killed Abel, he was cursed by God and became the first blood family in history, and all the blood blood originated from Cain at the earliest. ”

Lamia said, "But the Nordic books I have read are not at all like this, which says that Cain was the last son of God who suffered for the sins of mankind, just like Christ." ”

"It is not a true Nordic text," said Legon, "but a modification by the consuls in order to create a religion of Cain among the human race." The true Nordic texts record that Cain became a blood-sucking demon, intolerant of humans, exiled by God, destined to be lonely, and could not endure this suffering, so he chose three of the most prominent men among the human race, gave them blood, and made them his kind. These three ancient bloods are the ancestors of the second generation, and they are Enoch, Erad, and Jira.

Each of these three bloodlines has created their own offspring, and the blood of these offspring has taken on very different characteristicsβ€”the power of flesh and blood, the power of birds and beasts, the power of night shadows, the power of unpredictable prophets, the power of demagoguery, the power to manipulate the undead, the power to create illusions, the power to control nature..... This third generation of ancestors was so powerful that they banded together to kill the second generation of ancestors, causing Cain to be heartbroken and self-exiling once again.

The third generation of the Bloodline went their separate ways, and they each transformed mortals to create their own offspring, and they are the true ancestors of our Bloodline, and since they were born before the Great Flood mentioned in the Bible, we call them the Flood Ancestors. Nowadays, we don't know how many flood ancestors there were, only that there were only four bloodlines in the black coffin. ”

He pointed to himself and said, "For example, I am derived from the blood of the beast of Ganger, Bella is derived from the blood of grace of Toledo, and Michael is derived from the blood of excellence of Vanzo..."

I asked, "What about the blood of Larsen?" ”

Le Gang was silent for a moment and said, "The blood of Larsen is long gone, I don't know why you, a mortal, can have the power of the Shadow Bloodline. ”