Last Totem Novel - Chapter 116
Chapter 116 Insect Flute
At noon, the aircraft landed in the wilderness not far from Tieshan Town.
Tie Zhan opened the cabin door, took a deep breath, and rode on the red comet back to Tie Shan Town.
Looking at the familiar neighborhood, an intimate feeling arose spontaneously. He had been away for more than two years, but not much had changed here. The streets were still messy, and bits of paper were dancing everywhere. Both sides of the streets were filled with stalls, and the vagrants were curled up in the corners of the walls and sleeping soundly …
He drove his motorcycle down the street slowly, looking left and right like a new merchant.
However, not long after he entered the town, an old man with one eye suddenly blocked his way. He put his hands together and begged, “Big Rich man, please, I haven’t eaten for a few days” As he said that, the old man pulled a little boy beside him and continued to beg, “Big Rich man, look, this child is so hungry that he’s almost done.”
Tie Zha frowned and said in a deep voice, “I’m a clerk from Sand City. Please don’t interfere with my work.” As he spoke, he raised his flat glasses.
Hearing this, the old man broke out in cold sweat and hurriedly pulled the little boy out of the way.
He twisted the accelerator and pushed forward a little. He had seen this one-eyed old man before. He was as shrewd as an old gerbil and had been living in Tieshan Town for many years.
After passing through the small clinic in Divine Doctor Shui, he stopped and watched from afar for a while before quietly leaving. After all, he was a wanted criminal in Silver City, so there was no need to let too many people know that he was back.
It wasn’t that he didn’t trust this friend, but the purpose of his trip was to come back and see if Lena was fine and let her know that he was still alive. Perhaps, he was still looking forward to that warm embrace …
Unknowingly, he arrived near Tieshan Town’s Autonomous Council. From afar, the two-story building of the Autonomous Society was still the same, almost without any change. Even the broken window was exactly the same as before.
The only change was that there was a statue in front of the door. From afar, the statue looked like a tall, thin old man. The old man looked up at the sky with his head held high, carrying a large cloth bag on his shoulder. The bag was so stuffed that something like angles and parts overflowed through the mouth of the bag.
This was the image of an old man picking up rubbish that could be seen everywhere in Tieshan Town. At this time, the afternoon sun was so dazzling that the old man’s appearance could not be seen clearly from afar.
When he got closer, he was suddenly shocked! This was none other than his adoptive father, Old Man Tie!
His gaze quickly descended, only to see the sign in front of the sculpture shockingly written: “To our hero!”
He temporarily suppressed the shock in his heart and glanced at the familiar face. He parked his car and quickly walked into the Autonomous Council.
The hall was still packed with people, and no one paid attention to his arrival. He lowered his head slightly and slowly walked to the second floor. He adjusted his clothes in front of the middle office, took a deep breath, and pushed open the door with both hands.
However, what awaited him was not a warm embrace, but an unfamiliar decoration.
In an instant, he opened his eyes wide in shock. He saw a middle-aged man sitting at the desk.
Seeing him push open the door, the other party turned around and looked over. The two of them exchanged glances. The middle-aged man frowned and asked in a deep voice, “Is something the matter?”
“This … no … it’s fine. Sorry, I was wrong.” Tie Zha forcefully suppressed the intense shock in his heart as he hurriedly replied in a trembling voice. Then, he pulled the handle of the door and retreated.
A few seconds later, he left the council with a disappointed mood. He stepped onto the motorcycle and scratched his hair fiercely. His thoughts were confused for a moment and he didn’t know where to go.
After thinking calmly for a long time, he decided to visit the garrison of Tieshan Town. He still had a few acquaintances there, so he might be able to get information about Lena.
A moment later, he arrived at the garrison camp. Through the guards, he learned a piece of good news that made him overjoyed!
Old Di is still here! And vice captain of the garrison. This meant that Lena did not lose power. She still had a firm grasp on Tieshan Town’s armed forces.
Without the support of the garrison, the new sheriff in the office was just a puppet on the stage.
He heaved a sigh of relief, at least he wouldn’t lose news of Lena.
Not long after, the guard knocked on the door of the captain’s office with the iron slag. The old flute recognized the iron slag at a glance and hurriedly dispatched the guards to pull him into the inner room. He asked in shock, “Brother Tie, why are you back?”
Tie Zha grinned and gave a general account of the past two years before asking where Lena was.
Old Di said that when the iron slag escaped, the Lei Ling Family had come to Tie Shan Town three or four times to cause trouble for Lena. Because they knew that Lena had a lot to do with the iron slag, they repeatedly asked her to tell them where the iron slag was going.
In the end, Lena was annoyed by the question and directly rushed to Silver City 13, seriously injuring the Lei Ling Clan’s Saint Ranked Clan Master! Old Di said that he never thought that Lena would be able to hide so deeply that even a person like him, who had been with him day and night, did not know her true strength.
Later, the three Saint Rankers of Silver City Number 13 attacked Lena at the same time.
Old Di said vividly. The scene on that day was truly magnificent. It was like a battle between gods in the sky. Their figures were like lightning that cut through the horizon. When they fought, they were filled with thunder. Rumbling sounds could be heard, as if even the earth was trembling!
Lena had always been undefeated by one versus three. In the end, the leader of the Rain Prayer Sacrificial Priests proposed a truce, saying that they would turn the page on this matter and stop pursuing each other.
Iron slag couldn’t help but sigh.
“What else can they do? None of the three of them can win. If they continue to fight, it will only be a loss to both of them.” Said Old Di.
After returning that day, Lena called Old Flute to her office that night and said that her strength had been exposed. For some reason, she could not stay in Tieshan Town. Old Di was puzzled and asked why. Lena did not answer. She said that the golden sand worm egg had already hatched. She wanted to go to the endless sea of sand to raise insects and hide them.
She also warned the old flute not to tell anyone.
Tie Zha asked why? Old Di said that he didn’t know either. In any case, within a few days of Lena’s departure, the people from the Temple had arrived, and they were also regional archbishops!
The archbishop was very kind and unexpectedly polite, and only politely asked about Lena’s whereabouts. Old Di naturally did not say anything, and the Archbishop did not make things difficult for him. Before leaving, the Archbishop left a message saying that if Lena came back, she would like to invite her to Silver City No. 17 as a guest.
After saying that, Old Di took out a short flute from the safe and handed it to Tie Zha. This flute is made entirely of stainless steel and is about the size of a cigarette.
The old flute said that the flute was called the “bug flute” and when played, it emitted a subtle low-frequency infrasound that could travel up to 5,000 meters. Lena said that if Iron Slag wanted to find her in the future, he would go to the Endless Sand Sea to play the bug whistle, and if she was nearby, he would rush over.
Tie Zha put the bug flute on the necklace that Lena gave him, and then asked about the statue of the old flute.
Old Di said that ever since Lena displayed her extraordinary strength, the Silver City Guards had behaved like rabbits when they came to Tieshan Town. The arrogant and domineering aura of the Silver City nobles had also dissipated a lot.
For this reason, the people of Tieshan Town wanted to thank Lena, but they didn’t dare to make her sculpture. They were afraid that if they made a fool of themselves at that time, it would cause her to be unhappy.
So they wanted to make sculptures of iron slag to please Lena. However, Iron Slag was a wanted criminal. If he made his sculpture, it would definitely attract the hatred of the Thirteenth Silver City and the Lei Ling Clan. Afterwards, under the advice of the Water Immortal Doctor, after a heated discussion, they decided to make a sculpture of Old Man Tie …
Hearing this explanation, Tie Zha rolled his eyes and said that he and Old Man Tie were ungrateful.
Next, the two of them chatted about some trivial matters. By dusk, Tie Zha bid farewell to Old Di and drove the red comet back to the spacecraft.
Amidst the rumbling sound, the flying machine slowly rose into the air and flew towards the distant west …
(Volume IV, End)
[Author’s Note: Finally finished writing volume four, our journey has made a complete start, and the Silver City story has truly opened the prelude.
I classify the first four volumes as the “Starting Voyage”, describing the transformation of an orphan from a youth to a youth who came out of the rubbish dump in Tieshan Town.
At this point in the story, it was an end and also a beginning.
Next, we will enter a new chapter-the Academy Chapter.
The academy section might be more relaxed and cheerful, and there wasn’t much of a sense of weight. Some friends would definitely say:
“There’s no need to talk about romance when you’re shouldering a heavy responsibility!” “Are you worthy of a bloody senior!” “How did it change! What about the vicissitudes of life! What about the 9981 difficulties!” “Why did you become so leisurely? What’s your sense of mission!?”
Some friends will predict: “The apocalypse text is about love and love. Two years later, I will go to training and compete for women with a group of children with low IQ.”
However …
In order to avoid these criticisms, I must give some early explanations. As Cozan Blood Wolf said, to take on a heavy responsibility, you must see the bright lights and learn to love and not love. In the future, you can face your heart and make the most suitable choices for yourself.
Can a person with distracting thoughts, who has never seen anything, persevere in his obsession for a long time and remain unchanged?
Only after seeing Canghai would he not want to make another drop of water.
“See yourself clearly, then face yourself, and finally find yourself.”
This is Cozan’s guide and has nothing to do with the author himself.
No tomatoes, support! “It’s not easy for rookies. Please encourage them!”
