Chapter 18 'Letting Go of the Wind'
A few days later, the time for the wind to release was up, and this was the first time Ye Ling had eaten freely after entering Paradise Island.
From a distance, Ye Ling saw Bruce surrounded by the crowd.
At this time, Bruce had long lost the immaturity he had when he first came to Paradise Island, and his face, which was originally a little emaciated, was full and ruddy at this time, Ye Ling knew that that 'spirit' had completely changed Bruce's fate.
"Hey, Bruce" Ye Ling walked over and called softly.
"Why are you here?" Bruce looked at Ye Ling in surprise.
"Come with me!"
Ye Ling's tone was a little heavy, and Bruce was a little stunned, without waiting for Bruce to answer.
Among the people who surrounded Bruce, a small man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks said in a shrill voice: "Who are you, where did you come from?"
Ye Ling didn't refute, just looked at Bruce expressionlessly.
The next actions Bruce will take will determine how Ye Ling will contact him in the future.
On this island, it can be said that Ye Ling only has one friend, Bruce, and he doesn't want to lose it, but if Bruce makes a choice, he is helpless.
"Brother Ling", Bruce lowered his head, and the two left, leaving everyone with an inexplicable face.
Walking away, until a secluded place, Ye Ling stopped, turned around and looked at Bruce with a smile, that brother had already decided how they got along.
Ye Ling was also a little embarrassed in his heart, he was really afraid that Bruce had changed his heart because of that 'spirit'.
"Brother, why are you here" This time, Bruce's face was not surprised, but a little more joyful.
Ye Ling smiled: "I've heard in the Eastern District, but I heard that your kid has hit a lot of luck."
"Hey, hey! Actually, it's just luck."
The two chatted and gossiped, and the slightest sense of rustiness disappeared invisibly, Ye Ling did not deliberately ask why Bruce did not come to look for him.
Both of them deliberately avoided this.
Bruce gestured excitedly about how he discovered the 'spirit' and the reward he received.
Ye Ling listened quietly.
"It's just a small piece of soybean-sized thing, and the Governor himself summoned me and promoted me to captain," Bruce said triumphantly.
"You know, when I first arrived in the East End, I couldn't even eat enough, and those people not only robbed me of my food, but also beat me" Speaking of the sore spot, Bruce gritted his teeth and looked indignant.
"Now, hehe, I've been promoted to captain, those who see me like a mouse meets a cat, hide away"
"Are there still many people who have volunteered to be your little brother, helping you work every day and helping you cook?"
"Brother Ling, how do you know?" Bruce looked surprised.
"Hey" Ye Ling sighed lightly, found a smooth stone and sat down: "Bruce, it is your luck that you can find the 'spirit', and the majority of the governors have promoted you to captain, that is your chance."
"Do you know how many people die on the island every day" Bruce shook his head, and Ye Ling continued: "Hundreds."
"There are people here every day who try their best to eat a bite, you only get a little benefit, how can you slack off" Saying, Ye Ling pointed to the group of people who surrounded Bruce in the distance: "They are only looking forward to you at this time, but if you are not the captain, they will still beat you and rob you of your food"
"They dare, I'm the captain of the Grand Governor," Bruce said angrily, his face full of indignation.
"Bruce, you have to remember, never put your hopes in someone else," he said, pausing, as if to let Bruce digest it.
"I ask you, if anyone finds a 'spirit' that is greater and better than you, what will happen to you at that time, if there are ten or eight such people, what will happen to you, your captain, you may lose all your current support, and all you have now is nothing but a word from the Grand Governor."
"Then I will seek the 'spirit' again, and there will be many more 'spirits' than they are." Bruce clenched his fists and stared at Ye Ling tightly.
Ye Ling was a little angry, and his tone was a little heavier: "Bruce, I said, don't pin your hopes on external objects, that will only make you die faster"
"If I can find one, I can find a second," Bruce muttered, still a little unconvinced.
"You're really angry with me" Ye Ling hated iron and steel, and exhaled deeply to calm down, he was afraid that he would be angry with this stupid man with a tendon.
"Do you know when was the last time your thumb-sized 'spirit' appeared?"
Bruce shook his head, he was already the kind of simple-minded person, the family conditions were ordinary people, after getting the reward, he didn't have to work every day, and he had a good life of eating and drinking, Bruce had long been intoxicated by it, so he still had to think about that.
"Three years, three years ago, otherwise you think you, why can you be summoned by the Metropolitan Governor, why did you become the captain, it took three years to produce such a one, and you still want to find it again? It's not dark yet, don't dream".
"Brother Ling, I don't understand those twists and turns, I listen to you" Bruce, who couldn't figure it out, made a decision that he thought was right, and it was over with him, wasn't it always like this before.
Bruce looked at Ye Ling dumbfounded, Ye Ling sighed softly helplessly: "Bruce, I said just now, it is your luck to find the 'spirit', and it is your chance to be promoted to captain."
"You have to make the most of this opportunity, you have to be not only the captain, but also the best captain"
"Brother, we're just slaves" Bruce looked puzzled, he didn't understand, just like he didn't understand why Ye Ling stabbed Jiang Yuan to death in the first place.
"No" Ye Ling shook his head and said with a serious face: "It is precisely because we are slaves that we must do our best, do our best, let the people above see it, let the Metropolitan Governor see it, only if they see it, we are safe."
"If we want to survive, we must have our own circle and team."
"Bruce, the Metropolitan Governor's reward is not missing for you."
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"Uh-huh" Bruce nodded, gesturing to pull something out of his arms.
It is a gold coin, the common currency of the Tenmu Empire.
Bruce smiled honestly and said, "Brother Ling, I didn't spend any money, I'll keep it for you."
Ye Ling looked at Bruce and sighed in his heart, he was really stupid.
"I don't need to," Ye Ling waved his hand.
"In this way, you will take these robbers back, and take time to exchange them for food, and when you are working, if you see those who are embarrassed, or injured, or hungry, you will go to help, and you can only give a little at a time, and you must show that you don't have much yourself."
"Remember, only those who are in need can be helped, and only those who are in distress can easily remember kindness"
Next, Ye Ling taught Bruce a series of arrangements to win people's hearts.
In fact, Ye Ling wanted to do all this by himself, who would have expected that he would die by himself as soon as he entered the Western District, but fortunately, in another village, Bruce had a turnaround.
That's why Ye Ling decided to let Bruce implement it.
Half a moment later, the two were about to separate, but a tactful voice came from behind them.
"Ye Ling, okay, I've been looking for you for a long time"