Last Totem Novel - Chapter 28

Chapter 28 Xin Ling
Ye Xinling, 22, was born in Sand City. Her parents were factory workers and she had a younger brother at home. Her education was secretarial and she joined the Blackstone Mercenary Corps at the age of 19 to take charge of paperwork. Proficient in recording, bookkeeping, negotiation, trading and other logistical skills, basic military training, use of most small arms, but limited proficiency.

“What else do you know?” Iron Slag seemed to be somewhat dissatisfied with Ye Xinling’s skill.

“I can drive, handle food, relax master’s mood, tidy up the room, warm the bed …” Ye Xinling said with a face that was neither red nor heartbeat. Like many girls who grew up in Sand City, she believed that her body was also part of her survival skills.

After listening to her narrative, Tie Zha looked at the woman in front of him seriously. She was about 1.68 meters tall, neither fat nor thin, and her body curved upwards and backwards. She could be considered to have a very good figure. Her skin was wheat-colored, and her surface was shiny with oil. Obviously, she was in better health. From these two points of view, Ye Xinling’s background should not be too bad. At least, she was from a stable working family. Only by supplementing herself with enough nutrition as a teenager would she be able to have such a good figure and skin. Most of the girls in Tieshan Town were skinny and had dry yellow skin. This was due to lack of nutrition.

Tie Zha looked at Ye Xinling’s appearance and felt that her eyes were always hazy, sometimes silly, sometimes seductive, sometimes fierce. Anyway, it was an indescribable feeling. Her nose was curved upwards, so when she put on a straight face, she would probably look very strong.

In terms of appearance alone, there is indeed a gap between Ye Xinling, Lena, and You Ge. However, Ye Xinling was not much inferior to them in terms of overall or Tie Zha’s aesthetic standards and values. In Tie Zha’s eyes, Lena was like an exquisite and elegant sword, and You Ge was like a dazzling gem. However, all of this was far away from his living environment.

To Tie Zha, Ye Xinling had a unique temperament. She was like a weed growing in the wilderness. She was tough and tenacious. She would do anything to survive, no matter what kind of land she lived in. Perhaps it was because her life experiences were similar, Ye Xinling was more likely to have a sense of familiarity and familiarity with Tie Zha.

At this time, Ye Xinling noticed that Tie Zha was thinking about something, so she obediently went forward to massage his shoulders. She is a very observant woman. Otherwise, she would not have become the secretary of the Blackstone Guild Leader.

Iron slag acquiesced to Ye Xinling’s actions. He was sore from being hugged by Lena’s bear today. Now that someone was giving him a massage, he was naturally very happy. Ye Xinling’s massage technique was very professional, and she had a good grasp of the intensity of the massage. Tie Zha slowly relaxed his body. At this moment, a pair of slender hands gently rubbed his sour shoulders. He felt extremely comfortable.

Twenty minutes later …

“Master, are you satisfied with Xin Ling’s service?”

“Not bad, right?” Tie Zha replied with half-narrowed eyes.

“Master, what are we going to eat for dinner tonight? Do you need Xin Ling to prepare it?” Ye Xinling asked softly in his ear.

“Don’t call me master, just call me iron slag.” Tie Zha straightened up and said, “I’ll make dinner tonight. Follow me.”

Next, Tie Zha brought Ye Xinling to the storeroom to retrieve the rice and potatoes. Afterwards, the iron slag went to the vegetable field and picked a few onions and some spinach. Because he had gone out for too long, the onions had aged, and the spinach had turned a little yellow. After picking the vegetables, the iron slag took out some air-dried bacon from the refrigerator.

After making these preparations, Tie Zha brought Ye Xinling to the faucet below the reservoir, put some water in a plastic barrel, and began to wash the rice and vegetables. At this time, Tie Zha suddenly remembered that You Ge took a bath in the cistern and said to him that day, “Drink big sister’s bath water to grow your body.” Thinking of this, Tie Zha couldn’t help but smile.

After washing the rice and vegetables, the iron slag found an aluminum pan and poured the rice and water proportionally into the pan. Then, he came to an empty space. A simple stove was built with stones. He put the aluminum pot on a stone, went to another storage room to find a kerosene stove, and stuffed it under the aluminum pot. After lighting the stove, Tie Zha clapped his hands and stood up. He said to Ye Xin Ling, “When the meal is about to be cooked, just throw in the vegetables, bacon, and potatoes. Here, cook like this in the future.”

“Master, where do you usually eat?” Ye Xinling asked. Because there were only a few cooking utensils here, and even a stove was temporary, she estimated that Tie Zha would not eat here normally.

“Eat everywhere.” Iron slag replied.

“This … Master, Xin Ling will also live here in the future. She can’t follow you everywhere to eat, can she?”

Tie Zha thought for a moment and felt that Ye Xinling’s words made sense. So he promised Ye Xinling that he would find some materials tomorrow, change one of the storage rooms into a kitchen, and buy some pots and pans.

While the food was still not cooked, Tie Zha sensed the eggs in Ye Xinling’s body. The response of those eggs was getting weaker and weaker. They were probably going to die soon. As Tie Zha replicated this insect transformation ability, he also received a message from this ability. This information came from the primordial body’s understanding and use of this ability.

Iron slag named this insect-forming ability-Lurking Parasite.

This ability allows him to release parasite eggs into the target’s body. When the eggs enter the target’s body, they automatically cling to the intestine/wall or other organs. He could sense the eggs within a certain range. And within range of perception, he commanded the eggs to hatch, stand by, and attack.

Parasitic eggs are divided into three stages-egg stage, larval stage and adult stage.

Eggs have longer lives before they hatch. Once the eggs hatch into larvae, their lifespan will be greatly reduced. In addition, the hatching speed of the eggs was extremely fast. As long as they received instructions, they could instantly become larvae.

There were two choices in the larval stage, one was to stand by and the other was to attack. Standing by means not doing anything. In this case, the larvae can’t get nutrients, and their lives will become even shorter. Attack is to order the larvae to bite and devour the organs of the target. In this case, the larvae will get enough nutrients and quickly grow into adults. In addition, the larvae ‘mouthparts were very small and could not kill the target directly. They could only cause severe pain to the target.

When the larvae grow into adults, their life expectancy becomes very short, about a few hours. However, the adult’s destructive power will be even greater, and if there are enough, they can directly kill the target.

In order to save You Ge, Tie Zha had ordered a portion of the eggs in Ye Xinling’s body to hatch and bite at the Ta Xia Research Institute. After Ye Xinling surrendered, the iron slag ordered the larvae to stand by. Half an hour later, the iron slag felt that the connection between him and the larvae had disappeared. He initially estimated that the larvae on standby only had a half-hour survival time.

In addition, Tie Zha discovered that this insect-forming ability, apart from killing and controlling humans, could also be used for medical purposes in certain areas. Assume that the target has a similar parasite in its body. Then, he could manipulate the insects to attack other insects. Also, assuming the target has some necrotic tissue (such as cancer), he can direct the insects to devour it.

The more Tie Zha thought, the more satisfied he was with this ability. Except for one thing, the eggs can only be released into the other party’s body in the form of sex. As a result, the target range has become very narrow, or even non-existent.

Tie Zha hesitated about Ye Xinling’s situation. At the current rate of egg death, they would all disappear in a few days. In this situation, if she wanted to continue controlling Ye Xinling, she had to release new eggs into her body. Tie Zha did not want to have sex with her, nor did he want her to stay by his side. However, Ye Xin Ling knew his identity as a bug and also knew his ability. She also knew the intelligent AI module he had obtained in the Ta Xia laboratory. Therefore, he had only two choices in dealing with Ye Xinling. Either kill her–get rid of her, or control her–and bring a tug.

“Master, what’s troubling you? Can you tell Xin Ling?” Ye Xinling noticed that the iron slag had fallen into deep thought again and asked worriedly.

“I was wondering when I could eat.” Tie Zha said perfunctorily.

“It’s almost done. Xin Ling put the bacon and potatoes in just now.”

“By the way, what did you do with the sand truck, the submachine guns and the bullets?” Asked Tie Zha.

“All of them are in the repair shop. There are a total of nine MP5s and 15 magazines of 9mm bullets …”

“Tomorrow, I’ll take you to Old Niu’s place to get a set of equipment. I’ll equip you with a pistol and a submachine gun. Follow me in the future and you’ll need to be proficient in using weapons.”

The two continued to chat for a while, and the meal was ready. Under Tie Zha’s signal, Ye Xinling packed the dishes in two large lunch boxes.

“Master, Xin Ling will eat first and then feed it to Master, okay?” Ye Xinling asked.

“I can eat it myself.” “It’s Xin Ling’s duty to serve her master.” “Don’t call me master. Listen to me.” “But … I don’t call you master. Xin Ling doesn’t know what to call you.”

“You can call me Tie Zha.” “Xin Ling is not used to it.”

Tie Zha scratched his hair and said, “I’m not used to being called my master either.”

“In Sand City, this kind of address is very common.” As she spoke, Ye Xinling picked up a piece of bacon and tried to stuff it into Tie Zha’s mouth.

Iron slag avoided it and frowned, “I’ll eat it myself.”

Ye Xinling bit her lips, revealing a charming expression as she spoke several words in succession.

“Master, Xin Ling is just an ordinary woman.”

“If a woman like Xin Ling wants to survive in this cruel world and live a better life, she can only rely on experts.”

“It’s either this master or that master.”

“Xin Ling is not an evolver. She usually only drags her master down.”

“If Master doesn’t want Xin Ling to serve him, then what value does Xin Ling have to Master?”

“A compound evolver like Master will definitely have a place in this world. Xin Ling believes that Master will definitely become a big shot in the future.”

“Master, please think carefully. Where is Xin Ling?” With that, Ye Xinling straightened her body and bowed deeply to Tie Zha.

Hearing her monologue, Iron Slag began to understand her thoughts.

Because this world didn’t give her many choices …