Chapter 45: Emotions and Values
"The capital of Giza province. On the lower left bank of the Nile, across the river from the capital Cairo. With a population of about 1.5 million (1983), it is the third largest city in Egypt. Grain distribution center. There are textile, shoemaking, food, tobacco, chemical and other industries, if you go back to the current era, the population is relatively loose, let alone 1.5 million, I am afraid that even 500,000 has not been reached. Xu Ningning walked over from the gloomy back street, explaining the knowledge of Giza Port while walking towards Lin Xiu and them.
Such a strange thing as putting away the off-road vehicle in public is undoubtedly telling others that their origins, at the suggestion of Huangpu, Lin Xiu and they also covered a set of local clothes outside their clothes, and no one knows how many teams they will meet on the next road, just now, they also met a Mongolian team, but the difference in strength is huge, almost no threat was posed, and the other party was directly eliminated. It can't be compared with the cruiser of modern society, but it is not so difficult to carry a hundred or ten people.
Tifa accompanied Eve to buy the ticket back, after all, in this regard, Lin Xiu is still too risky if they want to show their faces, with Eve, a native, it is relatively much easier, and her brother has been rescued, and she can start the adventure she has always wanted, although it is more dangerous at present, but with these strong protections around her, her heart is somewhat excited, not to mention, she has fallen in love with a Chinese man, but the other party seems to be because of the death of her teammates, It's been a bit of a slump. It seems that I need to find an opportunity to enlighten him. There are single bedrooms on board. This seems like a good opportunity.
There were no accidents until they arrived on the ship, and a group of people gathered in a slightly larger room to discuss the next countermeasures of the mission, the map has been taken out by Lin Xiu, but unfortunately because there is no O'Connor character, so they did not get the key, the marks on the map are a little confusing, Lin Xiu and others explained to Eve with their memory, which can play a role in reminding some.
"So to speak. It's no wonder that the existence of the City of the Dead has never been found, and it is amazing that it will not appear until this mirage-like scene. Eve listened to the explanations of Lin Xiu and others, and became even more convinced of this, she is a professional archaeologist, in this regard, she has a very good talent, and has always been obsessed with it, and now it is inevitable to get the answer.
"Jonathan, it's a surprise that you didn't gamble today. It seems that the attraction of the treasure really trumps the casino. Eve covered her mouth and laughed softly at her brother's words. Jonathan raised his eyebrows, and the attention of Lin Xiu and the others was also focused on his face, there are all kinds of props in the Apostle Space, if someone can pretend to be exactly the same as Jonathan, it will not make people feel so novel.
"You know, I don't like gambling, I just like gold." Jonathan's answer was as always, basically there was no difference with the character of the original, Lin Xiu and Xu Ningning glanced at each other, and nodded secretly to each other, basically it can be determined that there is nothing wrong with this Jonathan, if it is said that the appearance can be imitated, but the character cannot be simulated, Jonathan didn't seem to pay attention to Lin Xiu's secret words, walked to the table and lifted a bottle of red wine and poured it down his throat.
"In this way, it will take about two days to reach the City of the Dead, and tomorrow during the day, we can go to the surrounding cities near there, and tonight, I don't know if there will be guests to greet us." Lin Xiu put the map away, it is better to keep this kind of thing as good as possible.
"So, do I have time to fuse cards tonight?" Huangpu walked out and shrugged his shoulders, glancing at Jonathan inadvertently, but didn't give any hints, but talked about his own business.
"I said, can you get something to eat, why is the food here all sweets?" Wei Dongxu frowned and said with an unknown snack in his hand, and Lin Xiu also wanted to have an in-depth conversation with Huangpu, judging from the performance of the casino just now, Huangpu is undoubtedly an excellent military, but he doesn't seem to plan to give advice to the team, Lin Xiu doesn't know the danger of the other party, but in terms of the current game scene and difficulty, Huangpu is an indispensable existence, some things, that's it, let you be in a dilemma, if the other party is strong, at most you can threaten by force, Or give up a point of attack, but a fool can now see that Huangpu is a rare strategic talent.
"Egyptians have a sweet tooth, and the last dish at a formal banquet or a wealthy family dinner is sweet. Famous sweets include "Kunafa" and "Getaif". "Malvac soup" and "base food" are the best foods in the daily life of Egyptians. "Gemaldin" is a staple food for Egyptians during the holy month of Ramadan. It can be said that you are now living a erosive aristocratic life, and it is better not to pick and choose. Xu Ningning looked at Wei Dongxu's painful appearance and was quite funny, but she also saw that Lin Xiu and Huangpu seemed to have something to talk about, she also thought about this kind of thing, and even spent some means, but when she thought of the other party's IQ, it was simply self-inflicted, and this Huangpu didn't seem to have any feelings for women, could it be that this was also a necessary subject for training? But it's better to leave it to Lin Xiu next, it's best to be blunt about this kind of person, after all, it's still a grasshopper on a rope.
Xu Ningning made a simple arrangement, the distance of the cabin was not too far, and a separate room was vacated for Lin Xiu and Huangpu, so that they could talk freely, and when he walked into the room, Huangpu habitually touched the table, and fiddled with the utensils on the table, it seemed that this was already a professional habit of his.
"The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it; Heaps out of the shore, and the flow will be turbulent; The line is higher than the people, and the people must not, this sentence originally came from the "Theory of Fortune" by Li Kang of the Three Kingdoms Wei people, your parents should have hoped that you would be protected by others and gave you this name, you are not an obedient good child. Before Lin Xiu could speak, Huangpu said this first, still with his back to Lin Xiu. Hold a ceramic handicraft in your hand to admire.
"What do you mean?" Lin Xiu could almost guess what Huangpu wanted to express. But I still couldn't help but ask.
"You don't have a brain crash, do you? You haven't forgotten that you're a captain, have you? So why would you sit at the table with me in that situation? You should know better that you can't win against me there, and if you die, you'll have nothing. Huang Pu said trying to let go of the ceramic object on the ground, and the meaning was self-evident.
"But I'm sure of it, isn't it? I understand what you mean, but I'm the fastest, and at that point, I'm supposed to be the closest to the goal. Lin Xiu continued to refute, and then walked to Huangpu's side. Slowly, the two looked at each other.
"Oh, it's naïve for you to lie in front of liars. It's not you who is the fastest, it's probably the woman who came out of the second dimension, but why did you stop her? Because you don't want her to get hurt, why don't you want to? Because you're not sure, but what about you, since you're not sure and don't choose to let other people sit at the table, you want to be a bitch and want to set up an archway? You have taken all the good things in the world, hypocrisy and greed. Huangpu did not hesitate to stimulate Lin Xiu with his words. Basically, every sentence was pierced into his body like a pinprick.
"What? Don't you refute it? Don't want to kill me now? Or do you think the value of my life has exceeded the value of my death? Huangpu continued, the cold expression on his face matching his speech. It was quite underwhelming, but even though Lin Xiu clenched his fists, he still did not directly contact Huangpu's face.
"Do you have to measure others by their value? You're right, hypocrisy, greed, as long as people are close and close, I admit that I value Tifa very much, and I don't want her to suffer even a little hurt, but as much as possible, why can't I protect my teammates more? Is there anything wrong with that? Lin Xiu admitted that although Huangpu's words were poisonous, every word could poke his nerves.
"Hah, are you telling me jokes? Don't measure others by value? But aren't you also measuring my life and death by value? And then you saw my role and you chose to accept me, right? And then what do you say about not measuring others by value? Lin Xiu, you are the captain, have you taken a good look at your team? War scythe, as the name suggests, the scythe in the hands of the Grim Reaper, right, you are the captain of this team, you are the hand of the Grim Reaper, and your teammates are the scythe in your hands, this is the war scythe, and your hand is now wielding no force, your scythe is rusting, did your teacher die early? If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, right? Although Huangpu's words were poisonous, he was still calm, as if he was not concerned with himself no matter what he was saying.
Lin Xiu is not ignorant of the Dao, his so-called sharpening knife is to replace Fu Hongxue and Song Yang, according to Huangpu's point of view, they have little contribution to the team, and even think about themselves first when anything happens, but because of this, they will be eliminated? Along the way, everyone will have shortcomings, is it because of shortcomings that you have to send your teammates to death?
Lin Xiu thinks that he is not a good person, he can watch people who have nothing to do with him die, and even taste it in his heart, and even when it comes to the necessary moment, when he has no choice, he will push out one or two people to detect mines, it is also for this reason that he has never stopped Song Yang's behavior, and deep down in his heart, no matter what Song Yang is, after all, he also has a classmate relationship, Lin Xiu has never been a person who can kill his relatives for any kind of human reason, Just like he said to Poison Island Tsunza, if it really comes to that moment, I'm afraid he will be the first person to stand behind the people around him and betray the whole world.
But Huangpu's words are undoubtedly asking him to give up these and unnecessary emotions, so what is the point of living? Lin Xiu has never received affection, so whenever an emotion enters his heart, he is like a greedy child, reaching out and trying to hold it hard, but Liu Wenjie's death made him understand that he is not so strong, and the apostle did not give him any protagonist halo, so he took a fancy to Huangpu, believing that the other party could bring more help to himself and his teammates, give them more protection, and no longer lose the people around him, but Huangpu's words are tantamount to a basin of cold water that splashes him cold from head to toe, they are two kinds of people, The two kinds of people who are born, Lin Xiu's emotional outlook and Huangpu's values, are fundamentally incompatible.
"I never think that being weak doesn't have the right to live, because I'm a weak person, and I just want to do my best to protect the people around me." Lin Xiu shook his head, unable to accept Huangpu's remarks on values, this is the naked law of the jungle, the strong survive, the weak die, the torrent will retreat if it does not advance, Lin Xiu can't accept it, but Huangpu seems to have expected it for a long time, and smiled contemptuously. (To be continued......)