Last Totem Novel - Chapter 101

Chapter 101 Hot Spring
At some unknown time, Cozan put on a large towel, walked to a small pool, and slipped in.

Seeing this, Tie Zha immediately ran to the corner, took off his military uniform, put on a large towel, and excitedly jumped into a large pool near Kozan.

“Friend! Wait …” Cozan was about to stop him, but it was already too late. He only heard a “pu tong” sound, followed by a furious curse.

“Wow!” The moment they entered the water, the iron slag was so hot that even the insect shell grew out. Immediately, they rushed up with both hands and feet.

“The Northess family’s bug shell is indeed one of the most outstanding rare abilities.” Cole sighed as he looked at the sharp-edged armor on Tie Zha’s body. If an ordinary person fell into this 80 degree hot water, even if his life wasn’t in danger, he would still have to peel off a layer of skin. Although most insecticides had a strong recovery ability and could grow back even if they lost a layer of skin, it would definitely be painful for a long period of time.

“I once heard a friend say that insecticides don’t inherit abilities, but why do the Northses inherit the same abilities?” Tie Zha asked.

Kozan said there was no clear answer to this, even at the peak of the Temple of Glory more than a hundred years ago. According to scientists, wormlike mutations are not hereditary because they are an ancestral mutation. However, in reality, some large clans of insecticides still possessed fixed insecticidal abilities. Up until now, the Temple of Glory database had recorded that 31 families possessed genetic abilities, and Northas’ insect shell was one of them. However, Kozan looked at the barbed shell on the iron slag and was puzzled. Because before the iron slag arrived, he had carefully read the Northess Clan’s genealogy. According to the description in it, there were no spikes in the carapace.

“What about this?” Tie Zha grinned and suddenly exerted all of his strength. In an instant, six blade segments shot out from his back!

“Bug-shaped articulated feet!” Cozan exclaimed in admiration, then climbed out of the pond and examined it carefully. Tie Zha’s six knuckles were long and pointed, wrapped in a thick layer of cuticle, and their tips were dark gold, giving off a crystalline feeling.

After a moment of silence, Cozan seemed to recall something and asked if Tie Zha’s ability was inherited, awakened, or copied by genetic plundering. Tie Zha replied that his ability had suddenly awakened at the age of fifteen. At that time, he seemed to have encountered some danger. He had somewhat forgotten about the specific situation. In any case, he had unknowingly grown these six knuckles.

“Wait here, I’ll go back.” With that, Cozan wrapped in a large towel and walked out quickly.

Looking at the rushed back, Tie Zha scratched his hair. It was so cold that the old man actually forgot to put on his clothes and went out wrapped in a large towel …

However, although the old man’s face looked very old, his body was very strong. After taking off his coat, his brown skin shone with grease. He should not be afraid of this cold.

After Cozan walked away, Tie Zha quickly came to the side of the former’s clothes. After searching for a while, he found a string of colorful large wooden beads. Previously, he was already interested in things, because he could smell a faint wooden fragrance when he approached, but it was still the other party’s accessory. Even if he was curious, it was not easy for him to directly express it.

This string of large wooden beads was a little heavy. He weighed it and estimated that it weighed more than ten kilograms. Each wooden pearl was different in color. There were crimson, light red, brown red, dark blue, black, and gray. In short, there were all kinds of colors. The surface of the wooden bead was polished very smoothly, and it was slightly cool to grip, making it feel very hard. Upon closer examination, the wooden bead’s grain was extremely dense, and it was unknown what kind of wood it was made of.

After playing around for a while, he didn’t find anything special. He immediately lost interest and put it back into his clothes. Then, he found a pool and tried to get the water temperature to slide in.

The warm water wrapped around his body, and the pores on his body naturally opened, making him feel very comfortable. It had been months since he took a bath, and his clothes hadn’t changed. In addition, he had been soaked in the seawater again and again. His clothes were stained with a lot of salt, and his entire body was sticky. However, he was used to it. When Old Man Tie was alive, he could still take a bath twice a month. But after Old Man Tie died, he had barely taken a bath between the ages of eight and fifteen.

He still remembered that the first time he took a bath in Lena’s bathroom, he ended up blackening the entire bathtub. ‘”Why did I kiss him just now? What exactly was I thinking …” Lena said with self-pity when she helped him wipe his back.

Everything that day seemed to still be vivid in his mind. Although it wasn’t the first time he had seen a woman, the pleasure it had brought him was unprecedented. A few months ago, he had already tried it with Lard-bucket Lu Shanhai at the end of the alley. He felt that this was the case. It was quite interesting at the beginning, but there was no meaning behind it. After all, all the women in Alley Street had a stinking smell. It was unknown if it was caused by the living environment or some other reason.

Lena, on the other hand, had a faint scent of milk on her body, which was especially pleasant to smell. Moreover, her body was exceptionally sturdy, so it didn’t matter how she tossed it. He only needed to worry about whether he would be injured or not, and there was no need to worry about whether the other party would be alright …

However, his feelings for Lena were very complicated. Ever since she came to Iron Mountain Town, he had a new nickname-“The Sheriff’s Little Black Face”.

At first, the people of Tieshan Town were discussing behind their backs, saying that he was “the pretty boy of the sheriff’s family.” Afterwards, someone came back from Sand City and saw the real pretty boy. Then, they came up with a new point of view: Tie Zha’s skin was not white and could not meet the standards of a pretty boy …

Of course, people didn’t dare to talk about it in front of him, but they enjoyed talking about it behind his back and couldn’t stop it. It was like one day, he went to Lena’s office and met Lard-bucket Lu Shanhai halfway. The first thing Lu Shanhai said was, “Brother Tie, are you going to eat milk again?”

At that time, he attacked angrily and beat the other party up. He broke at least two ribs, but the situation still did not improve.

“Look, Little Black Face went to look for the sheriff again.” ‘”Ah, if only I had this life …” “Look, his mother told him to go back for milk …” “Envy, let me go. Let me live ten years less, no! Twenty years is fine …” Such topics were extremely popular in Tieshan Town.

Although there were some people who admired him, he was completely ungrateful. As one of the young tyrants of Tieshan Town, they were extremely disgusted with this title. He only felt that the accumulated power of many years was sliding down in a straight line. Even children playing on the streets know about it. When they saw him from afar, they scattered and hid at the end of the alley and at the corner of the wall, watching him whisper to himself. As for the contents, they were probably all heard by adults during their discussions.

He can’t argue with a child, right? Even though he really wants to …

An hour passed in his mind …

Just as Tie Zha was blistering until his skin was almost white, Cozan finally came back. His head was covered in ice dregs, but his face was still so rosy that he could not see him running around in the ice and snow. After returning, Cozan explained the situation to Tie Zha in detail. According to the Northess family’s genealogy, One-eyed Northess’s abilities were the shell and knuckles of insects. This meant that Tie Zha’s identity had been further clarified.

Seeing the old man running around for this piece of information just to prove his identity, Tie Zha suddenly felt an indescribable sense of seriousness. Those relatives I’ve never met before, where exactly are they? Are they still alive?

Thinking about it, Cozan handed over a parcel, saying that it was made of snow bear skin and was warmer than his tarpaulin uniform. Tie Zha crawled out of the water and took the parcel and opened it. Inside was a set of white fluffy clothes. After putting it on, he felt that it was the right size. He flipped open his collar and saw that the thread inside was very new. It had probably been sewn in the past two days. He tugged repeatedly and felt that the clothes were tough, warm and comfortable. At this time, Cozan took his old military uniform and washed it in warm water.

After taking a shower and changing into new clothes, Tie Zha was in a very happy mood. He went to the pool and squatted down. He patted Kezan’s shoulder and asked for a glass of ice crystal wine.

Cozan rubbed his clothes and introduced him nonchalantly. This used to be the sacred pond of the Temple of Glory. In the past, when there were many people, in order to keep the water clean, they could only come in to take a bath once every three months. Moreover, they had to queue up every time from the entrance of the cave to the inside of the cave. It was very lively.

“When you took a shower back then, would you drink a cup of wine and chat?” Tie Zha asked.

“Of course …” Cozan subconsciously replied. “Every time we take a bath, we light a bonfire …”

“And then?” Iron Slag continued to ask.

“Then go back to sleep.” Cozan came to his senses and quickly changed his tone.

“Don’t you want a drink before you go to bed?” Iron Slag persistently asked. Helplessly, Cozan could only say that he would go to the Endless Forest Sea tomorrow and give him another drink if he could pick up the ice crystal berries.

Then, after Cozan finished washing his clothes, the two of them returned to the castle. Cozan’s schedule was very regular and he quickly went back to his room to rest. Before going to bed, Tie Zha asked where there was fuel. Cozan said there was a large tank on the north side of the castle, and there was fuel there.

When Tie Zha returned to his room, he immediately pushed the red comet out of the castle. Not long after, he found the location of the big tank. It was more than two hundred meters away from the castle. Six cylindrical oil tanks larger than ordinary oil tankers formed a circle and were supported flat on the ground with iron shelves. All the oil tanks are covered with a thick tarpaulin. Tie Zha found the usual tank and filled the red comet with fuel.

[My body is full, it feels so good] The red comet flashed the lights and the girl’s excited voice came out, [Little Iron Dregs, let’s go for a ride!] ]

“We’ll talk about it next time. We still have things to do tonight.” Tie Zha stepped on the motorcycle and drove back to the castle. After entering, he did not immediately go back to his room to sleep. Instead, he told Alice to turn off the engine and use the battery to drive. He quietly arrived at the Heroic Spirit Hall …