Last Totem Novel - Chapter 115
Chapter 115 Letters
At dawn, Tie Zha glanced at the world of ice crystals and saluted the castle in the dawn. Then, he resolutely turned around and boarded the aircraft.
With a rumble, the aircraft slowly flew into the air and flew towards the warm south.
In the cabin, Iron Charge opened the letter Cozan had left him …
“Dear Iron Slag Northess:
My friend, my child, my pride.
I must offer you my deepest apologies.
I’m sorry I put a heavy burden on your shoulders.
A child your age should have lived a carefree life and enjoyed a beautiful youth. You should look for truth in the ivory tower and explore the secrets of this world. Perhaps, you will also have a beautiful companion who will accompany you in the quiet garden and talk to each other …
However, we do not have the right to choose.
Our bloodline has given us a lifelong mission-to ignite the sacred flame and regain its glory.
This is our responsibility and our honor.
Becoming a fire seed was the most painful choice, and it was also the most courageous path. Please do not sigh at the twists and turns of fate, for we are blazing with blood.
Twenty-nine thousand five hundred and twelve heroes are watching us.
They used their blood and lives to give us a glimmer of hope.
How can we be ashamed!
However, this was not something that could be accomplished overnight. Rather, it required a long wait.
Waiting for the mercy of the heavens, waiting for the justice that came late.
Therefore, I ask you to let go of your burden and bury our mission in the deepest depths of your soul.
Never remembered, never forgotten.
As a brilliant fire seed, you need to live well and carry on your bloodline and faith. For the rest of his life, he waited patiently for the right time to come.
At the same time, please do not rush to make any choices.
Although you have inherited the life of the worm, that doesn’t mean you have to be the guardian of the flame.
You need to feel the love and hatred of the world, see the red light and the green light, and walk through the world of flowers.
If you have not experienced this, you will be ashamed of your original heart, unable to resist the temptation of the world, unable to watch alone in the long night.
Only after experiencing all of this can you truly understand the world and understand your own pursuits. Only at that moment will you be able to face your true heart without regrets or regrets.
But actually, I don’t want you to be a guardian of the flame. Because, that kind of life journey is too lonely.
The messenger is already on his way back. He will take over my mission and guard the final flame seed.
Please rest assured to learn, to feel the world.
May your college life be simple and pleasant.
”
Two other things were mentioned at the end of the letter.
First, Cozan told him that the legendary ability “Life of the Xin Worm” would greatly prolong his life. Depending on the actual situation of his body, his life span would be between 200 and 300 years. Moreover, the life of the worm could also greatly improve the stability of the gene chain, at least reaching the level of a “diamond array.” As long as there was no conflict between the abilities, it could accommodate six insecticidal abilities.
Moreover, no gene scanner can detect the presence of mutated fragments when the stability of the gene chain reaches the “diamond array”. As long as the iron slag was not photographed while using its insect transformation ability, no one would be able to point out the identity of the other insecticide.
Second, Cozan says, the key to igniting the flame is to find the lightning hammer.
Since ancient times, there were two sacred objects in the temple, the Ancient Temple’s Life Staff and the Glorious Temple’s Thunder Warhammer.
In the last war, the lightning hammer was lost.
The glorious great prophet of the previous generation once said that he had left behind a guide to reigniting the sacred flame in the lightning hammer. Only the successor recognized by Lightning Hammer could see the message he left behind. Most importantly, only by finding the lightning hammer that symbolized the Temple of Glory could one summon the glorious fire seeds hidden in the world.
“When the lightning hammer is raised high again, the starfire will light up the darkness of eternal night, and the glorious war song will disperse the cold of winter.”
Tie Zha finished reading Cozan’s letter word by word. In an instant, the past two years were vivid in his mind. This gentle old man seemed to be standing right in front of him …
After a long time, he gradually regained his calm, folded the letter carefully, wrapped it in oil paper, and put it into the inner pocket of his clothes. Then he asked Alice to scan his genes. The red comet immediately emitted a milky white light that enveloped him. Soon, Alice came to the conclusion, “Typical human genes, no mutated fragments.”
Tie Zha asked why it couldn’t be detected. Alice replied that according to the ancient records of the Temple of Glory, the stability of the gene chain was determined by “the distinction between mutated genes and normal genes.”
Insecticidal ability has the characteristics of “reversion” and “mutation”. Therefore, there exists great uncertainty and instability.
The gene chain is like a library that records the evolution of humans. The library is divided into two areas, the “Present Area” and the “Past Area”. The book “The Present Area” records the genetic information of ordinary humans, while the book “The Past Area” records the genetic information of humans from unicellular organisms to primate organisms.
Human heredity is like choosing a book in the “modern region” to form a complete set of materials, and then creating the body of the next generation. At the same time, the next generation will inherit the entire library.
The so-called ancestral phenomenon is to form material, the previous generation not only in the “modern region” selected books, but also in the “past region” selected books.
The so-called catastrophe phenomenon is that some pages of a book have undergone some uncertain changes under the influence of the environment. However, because the library of genetic chains is too large, people inside may not necessarily be able to find pages that have changed. This means that they may have accidentally picked a book whose content has changed.
The so-called “clarity of differentiation between mutated and normal genes” means that most of the mutated pages are found and placed in different categories for later generations to choose from.
A gene scanner is like a fully automated robot that flips through books looking for mutated pages. As long as it finds something wrong with one page, it can determine the identity of the insecticide.
After the mutated genes were managed centrally, the changed pages would be concentrated in a certain corner. Normally, this fully automated robot would only be able to search through samples in a short period of time, unable to search all corners.
In short, when the stability of the gene chain is improved, it is not easy for humans to find the wrong information, and gene scanners are not easy to detect mutations in the part.
Then Tie Zha asked a second question: Why did his “genetic plunder” only replicate the “life of the worm”? He remembered that the captain had once said that genetic plundering was “non-selective” and that all abilities would be acquired at the same time.
However, according to Cozan, the life of the worm comes from Blood Wolf Field. Therefore, Cozan definitely had more than one ability.
Why did he only replicate Kozan’s life form and not other abilities?
Alice explained that according to the records in the database, all Epic and Legendary insecticides possessed the characteristics of “uniqueness at the same level” and “inheritance.”
As the name implies, “peer uniqueness” means that an insecticide can only possess one epic ability and one legendary ability. Epic and legendary abilities of the same level would be mutually exclusive. If they already possessed the [Xin Bug Life], they would no longer be able to absorb other legendary abilities.
Inheritance meant that when an insecticide died, all of its basic and rare abilities would dissipate, leaving behind only epic and legendary gene fragments.
As he listened to Alice’s narrative, he turned his head and looked out of the window. He saw that the glaciers below stood endlessly, and there was an endless sea in the distance. Unknowingly, they had already arrived at the edge of the Great Ice Ocean.
He recalled that it had taken him a month to reach the ruins of the temple. The hardships of the journey were indescribable. He looked at the path he had walked, as if everything had happened yesterday.
In the blink of an eye, time had passed. Two years and eight months had passed …
I wonder if Tie Shan Town is still the same as before. I wonder if that short mountain is occupied by someone. I wonder if that sheriff is still safe and sound. I wonder if that grave is full of grass.
However, the identity of an insecticide, the will of a hero, and the mission of the Holy Flame were destined to allow him to walk the boundless earth and hide all his attachments.
Never remembering, never forgetting …
Thinking about it, one day and one night passed like this …
The flying machine crossed the calm and deep sea of ice, the majestic mountains of Phoebe, the cold and windy snowy night ice plains, the boundless Black Sea, and finally reached the skies above the Northern Wilderness.
The pilot reported that Tieshan Town was still two hours away.
At this time, the iron slag had already changed into the clothes of a traveller and was wearing a pair of flat-lit glasses. Compared to two years ago, his appearance had greatly changed. If an acquaintance were to stand in front of him, as long as he did not speak, the other party might not be able to recognize him.
Now, his face had widened a little, the beard on his cheeks had grown out, his head had grown a little taller, and his body had widened a little.
However, these changes were negligible. What was really different was his hairstyle, clothes and temperament.
Judging from his hairstyle, his hair was originally messy and broken. Normally, when his hair grew long, he would casually cut it twice with a knife. But now, his hair was neatly combed. Cozan trimmed his hair once a month and warned him, “As a man, your head can be broken and blood can flow. Only your hair can’t be messed up!”
Secondly, judging from his clothes, he didn’t pay much attention to it. He wore the uniform of the Iron Mountain Town Garrison all year round, and he didn’t wash it often. If he wore it badly, he would ask Lena for it. Lena didn’t know anything about sewing, and she didn’t want to make a fake hand of others. Every time she sliced and shortened, her sewing would be twisted and twisted. Other than being sturdy, it couldn’t be said to be beautiful. Now, under Cozan’s guidance, he began to pay attention to his clothes. He already understood that clothing meant identity in the eyes of others.
Now, for example, he wore the clothes of an ordinary traveller and flat-lit glasses. Later, he picked up the registration book and inserted an ink pen into his pocket on his chest. Then, he would transform into a clerk who could be seen everywhere, traveling from place to place.
Finally, judging from his temperament, his change was the greatest. In the past, when he was in Tieshan Town, he was just a fool. He did not conceal the ferocity and killing intent in his gaze, afraid that others would not know how powerful he was. It gave off the impression that as long as he didn’t agree, he would draw his saber and kill people. However, his ferocious and murderous intent was already buried deep in his heart, so he wouldn’t reveal it easily. Right now, he often wore a warm smile, and his movements were calm and composed. His gaze was bottomless and deep, causing people to be unable to see clearly, understand, and have no thoughts of offending him (Li Tuohai was an odd person, not an ordinary person).
Perhaps this is what people call maturity.
