Chapter 2 Stand in silence
The little boy was dragged out of the nest without any suspense, and the remaining half of the bread was not spared, and was now delivered to the strongest of the eldest child. The older children were all over ten years old, and the one in the lead was already twelve years old.
The eldest child at the head took a deep breath of the aroma of bread, grabbed a large piece and stuffed it into his mouth without hesitation, and swallowed it in one gulp, watching the older children next to him swallow their saliva wildly.
A bite of bread did not calm the anger of the eldest child, but made his eyes red: "You dare to hide the food privately! What about half of it? Where did you hide it? Don't say it? Call me!!"
The little boy was kicked to the ground on the spot, and a group of older children punched and kicked him, and with every blow, the little boy was beaten and rolled around like a rag pocket.
The little girl had a panicked look on her face and quietly took two steps back. She knew that if the little boy gave her the other half of the bread, she would probably be killed on the spot.
But the little boy's mouth was sealed with iron juice, and he did not say a word, not even moan, and endured the beating in silence.
Finally the older kids got tired and slowly stopped. They also searched the boy's den, but again found nothing.
"Looks like he ate that half!" said one of the older boys, jealously.
"Slit open his belly!, maybe he'll find it!" cried the other, thin, swarthy child.
The eldest child kicked the little boy hard and shouted, "Where did the other half go?! If you eat it, then die!"
The little girl's face turned pale in an instant.
But contrary to what she thought, the little boy did not speak, but struggled to his feet.
The boy's mouth moved, as if he were saying something, but no one could hear him clearly. The older child involuntarily leaned over to the little boy to hear what he was saying.
The little boy's right fist suddenly flew up and smashed into the big child's face with a hard punch!
The older child screamed, covered his face violently, and staggered backwards. His face was dripping with blood, and the little boy quietly grabbed a piece of metal as he rolled over the beating, and the sharp edge protruded from his fingers, slashing open the face of the older child.
"Hit him!" the injured older child cried out as if he had gone mad, covering his face.
The little boy fought desperately, but was defeated again in the blink of an eye. He gritted his teeth and guarded the vital points, neither begging for mercy nor groaning.
The older kids were tired of playing again, and their hands were relieved. The injured big boy was unwilling, and lifted the little boy from the ground, just about to say something, but he didn't expect the little boy to know where the strength came from, and suddenly jumped up and hit the big child's injured face!
The eldest child's nose suddenly collapsed.
He covered his face and screamed, and the rest of the older children looked at the little boy with some fear from the bottom of their hearts. With that kind of injury, they thought they couldn't hold it, and they didn't know what kind of strength the road was supporting the little boy to stand and stand in front of them!
This time, there was no need to command, the older children rushed up, and then knocked the little boy down, and it was another severe beating. When they were tired, the little boy moved, and actually staggered to his feet again.
This is an extremely stubborn child, even if he dies, he will die standing up.
"Kill him!" one of the older children suggested, his voice shaking. If he hadn't killed the little boy, he felt that he would not be able to sleep well in the future.
No one echoed his proposal, but the little boy was knocked down again. This time, the older children were much lighter, instinctively scared, and at the same time really tired. Today they have very little gain, and their physical strength is limited, if it weren't for the mania brought by the scarlet moon and wanting to vent, maybe they would have snatched the bread and walked away.
Just when the big children were beating and their backs were sore and their legs were weak, and they stopped one after another, a small figure suddenly appeared beside them.
It was the little girl, who struggled to carry a stone that was quite huge for her, and squeezed it up.
The older children looked at her in amazement, and the beautiful little face was full of determination and madness, and she shook the stone high above her head, and then smashed it down on the little boy's head!
With a bang, the little boy finally stopped moving, and a puddle of blood appeared under his head, then quickly expanded.
There was a gasp around them, and the older children subconsciously moved two steps away from the little girl who could be kicked down with one kick.
The little girl ran to the stone that had rolled to the side again, and picked it up with difficulty. The stone was already stained with blood, and the blood stains rubbed against the little girl's body and face. When the little figure staggered towards the little boy, even the heads of the older children felt a chill in their hearts.
At that moment, a breeze suddenly swept through the garbage dump, rolling up some scraps of paper. The already cool night suddenly became unusually cold, and all the people who were rummaging through the garbage dump for food suddenly shivered.
They didn't know what to do, and an invisible force field had quietly covered the entire garbage dump.
The vast majority of people were in a daze, and immediately after the brief chill had passed, they began to rummage through the garbage heaps again. A few people felt as if something inside their bodies had jumped a few times, but this feeling was so faint that it was like an illusion, and the feeling of jumping quickly disappeared, so they didn't care, and continued to look for food for today's survival.
A few others stayed put, staring at their hands in amazement. At some point, their hands began to emit a faint glow, which stood out in the night. Not only the hands, but even their entire beings were glowing, and a mysterious new power appeared in their bodies.
If you look down from the sky, you can see that there are many points of light shining on the vast airship graveyard, like a galaxy falling to the earth.
The little girl's body also shone brightly, and her strength suddenly increased a lot. The sudden appearance did not affect the little girl's movements, but she sped a few steps to the little boy's side and smashed the stone at his head with all her might!
All the older children were waiting for the moment when the little boy's flesh and blood were blurred, and some felt uncomfortable, their eyes turned to the side, and they subconsciously didn't want to look at it anymore.
At this moment, the little boy's body suddenly bloomed with bright light, and even a red pillar of light appeared, soaring straight into the air more than ten meters high, which looked extremely eye-catching in the night! Around the pillar of light, several auras appeared, moving along the mysterious trajectory.
The heavy stone smashed against the light, as if blocked by an invisible force, and bounced out of the light. This change shocked all the big children, and some people jumped up, but they were at a loss.
In the night sky, in the lower half of the huge crimson full moon, a pontoon boat tens of meters long is gliding through the air.
It is made in the shape of an old-fashioned light boat, with masts, shipyards, and decks. The overall blue-gray paint, the bow of the wrought bronze relief a statue of angry eyes King Kong, the face is mighty, and the pestle is held in both hands.
The boat has one wing on each side of the ship, equipped with propellers, and the speed of both sides is slow and sometimes rapid, so as to adjust the direction of the pontoon. It doesn't have a floating airbag, it doesn't see any other powerplant, and it doesn't know how it floats.
The pontoon boats are smooth and elegant, and they don't look gorgeous, but whether it is the splicing of the mast sails or the carving of the side railings, every detail is extremely simple and exquisite, which is a kind of unassuming luxury.
At this moment, a silver-haired man was standing by the window, looking down at the airship graveyard below.
His countenance was not old, he should have been in the prime of life, his eyes were deep and clear, and his chin raised in a resolute and graceful arc. A black uniform with a stand-up collar, which is the standard style of Imperial uniforms, but has no rank markings. Only two rows of silver clasps, and the fiery motif of the sword on the clasp, underline his extraordinary status.
The silver-haired man stood there, his natural sharpness exposed, like a sharp sword unsheathed.
In the room, there was also a man in his fifties, with a square head and big ears, a kind face, and a very good figure. He was staring at the chessboard in front of him at the moment, and a white child made of the finest warm jade in his hand couldn't fall no matter what.
The game on the board is almost final, and a big dragon of white chess is struggling to survive.
After thinking for a long time, he finally let out a long sigh, threw Baizi into the chessboard, and admitted defeat.
"Brother Xitang, I haven't seen you for seven years, and your chess skills are still as good as before!" The fat middle-aged man stood up, walked to the porthole, stood side by side with the silver-haired man, and looked down.
Through the porthole, you can see that this huge airship cemetery covering an area of nearly 100 square kilometers is flickering with faint light everywhere, like a little spark.
Seeing this scene, the fat middle-aged man looked disapproving, and said, "Brother Xitang, you really have to change this problem." The Great Celestial Technique is indeed unique in its ability to stimulate and channel the potential of the Force, but there is no need to put it in front of the entire airship graveyard, right? Could it be that you have too much Force power to use up? Why don't you give me an empowerment and let me enjoy your benefits!"
Lin Xitang smiled and said, "Brother Tuohai is still so straightforward. You see, these people below all have the potential to cultivate the Force. ”
Gu Tuohai disagreed: "So what? There are more potential people." You made a special trip to this hellish place to find me, and then you didn't go back to the imperial capital directly, but went around here for a big circle, wouldn't it just be for me to see your attainments in the Great Yan Heavenly Technique?"
Lin Xitang laughed a few times, pointed out the window, and said, "I'm not that boring." You see, if you only count the proportion of cultivation potential, the people in this airship graveyard are no less than the civilian class of the empire. You also know that when the empire moved to the upper continent, it was accompanied by families with cultivation potential. And now, more than eight hundred years have passed, and the proportion of civilians in the empire who have cultivation potential is not as high as in this cemetery. It seems that the good life of the people in the empire has been going on for too long. ”
"That's not true!" Gu Tuohai shook his head and said, "Whether you have potential or not is one thing, and how far you can cultivate is another. The families who followed the empire to the upper continent back then all had special talents in a certain aspect, and once they stimulated their cultivation qualifications, they could be promoted to the third and fourth levels at worst. And the following people are congenitally deficient, and their minds are distorted, and the vast majority of their cultivation will come to an end. ”
Lin Xitang said calmly: "But it is easier to stimulate potential in desperate situations, and there will be more potential people, which is an indisputable fact." ”
Gu Tuohai snorted heavily and said, "It's your natural selection again! After so many years, you have never seen through it!"
"Since I'm right, why do I need to see through it? Look at the little spark below, it is the light of my empire's inheritance, and it is also the hope of the future of the human race. I think that my ancestors of the Lin clan also started from such a place back then, and in the past hundred years, they have killed countless dark races and made meritorious deeds, from the lowest level of the abandoned land to the title of official and knight. As for my generation, Lin Xitang, I was trusted by His Majesty, and entrusted the heavy responsibility to me, and I should have done my best for the empire, and I would have died after death! As long as it was beneficial to the empire, I would do it! I didn't care about the slightest criticism. ”
Gu Tuohai paused, and said angrily: "Is that a little criticism? I don't understand that I can't understand you stubborn guy! Alas, I, Gu Tuohai, am also confused for a while, so I will promise you to serve the empire for another ten years." Anyway, I'm going to do something this time, and don't expect to take on any big responsibilities. In addition, there is no shortage of good wine and beautiful women!"
Gu Tuohai saw that Lin Xitang just smiled lightly, and couldn't help but be slightly angry, pointing out the porthole, his voice raised slightly, "What you see is starry, but what I see is the destruction of life! If the empire hadn't given up the Eternal Night Continent back then, how could this place have become an abandoned place? Look at it, in such an unlucky place, what kind of truly qualified people will appear? If there is, then it is really a ghost!"
But in the direction of his finger, a thin pillar of red light suddenly appeared!
Although the pillar of light was faint, it was extremely eye-catching among the many star-like lights, and even the blood moon light that covered the sky and earth could not be concealed.
Gu Tuohai was stunned for a moment, and muttered, "Is this really hell?"