Last Totem Novel - Chapter 395
Chapter 395 Peace Talks
There is a bay to the northeast of the southern cemetery, adjacent to the northern part of the Blackstone Mountains, with cliffs to the south and land to the west and north. In the early hours of the morning, ships returning from the sea will see the moon sink from the west to the horizon of the southern cemetery, so this is also known as “Moon Burial Bay”.
One of the two southern cemetery ports, Black Harbor, was built in Burial Moon Bay. It was the only place in the entire continent that allowed ships to enter and exit except Sunset Harbor.
There were large numbers of ships moored along the coast, most of them cargo ships from the western and central continents. Their main livelihood was to transport food and living supplies for the World Council and the Temple to ensure the survival of the insecticides in the southern cemetery. A small number of them came from the Northern Desolate Continent and the Far East, where they fished for a living and occasionally sold messy things, including smuggled machinery, medicines and passengers.
Since the Great Ancient Nuclear War, the nuclear pollution in Silver City has become increasingly serious. In order to adapt to the harsh living environment, a variety of creatures have evolved or mutated. The first sea creatures to change followed by freshwater creatures followed by terrestrial and sky creatures. With the evolution of marine life, the sea and rivers are becoming more and more dangerous to humans, gradually becoming a forbidden area. Some of the evolved sea creatures had the ability to destroy steel, some had incomparably large bodies, some had the ability to fly for a short time, some had evolved corrosive body fluids, and some had developed poisonous gallbladders.
From BDr2600 years ago to the brilliant battles, in nearly a thousand years, humans abandoned the ocean. There were no large-scale ships, no sailing, only relying on aircraft for transoceanic transportation.
After the glorious battle, a small number of insecticides were driven to the edge of the continent and could only rely on the sea for survival. Most of the insecticides were driven to the southern cemetery. In order to reduce transportation costs, the World Parliament began large-scale shipbuilding, allowing the bottom people to take risks in shipping. Thus, the ship, which had disappeared for nearly a thousand years, returned to the embrace of the sea. However, the risks of sailing were always high. Normally, only those who could not find a job would be willing to be seafarers. Most civilians would not go out to sea easily as long as they had a bite to eat.
At this moment, in Mahogany Bar, the largest bar in Black Harbor, Bi Tianye was supporting his delicate chin with the back of his hand, shaking the wine glass in his hand, looking a little listless. She had been in the southern cemetery for almost two months, and she felt uncomfortable staying in this dirty environment every day. She missed the green mountains and rivers of the Far East and couldn’t wait to go back.
Although he already had the whereabouts of the target, would he fall into the trap of the other party if he rushed forward? Before coming here, the main body had repeatedly warned that although Tie Zha Northess looked dumb, he was actually very cunning and had to be cautious in dealing with him.
Just as Bi Tianye was in a daze, Zhang Ping, one of her subordinates, hurriedly came to the bar. However, when Zhang Ping saw that her gaze was blankly shaking the wine glass, he immediately stopped and looked a little hesitant. One had to know that when the Holy Maiden was in a bad mood, it was usually like this. At this moment, if he came forward to disturb them, it would be like touching the tiger’s butt and touching the dragon’s reverse scales. The consequences would be very serious.
Ten minutes later, the Holy Maiden returned to her senses and asked without raising her head, “Is something the matter?”
Zhang Ping nervously took out a grey envelope and handed it over to the table with both hands. “Here is a … a letter for you …”
After a few seconds, she tilted her head and casually glanced at the envelope. On the envelope, there were a few crooked words: “Bi Tian Ye Shou.”
As the slightly clumsy handwriting gradually became clear in the rippling eyes of the water, she immediately trembled and pushed away her chair to stand up. She took a few steps back, then pointed at the letter and ordered Zhang Ping, “Open it.”
The latter immediately went forward to open the letter and took out the letter. He didn’t dare to hesitate, much less disobey orders. Even if it was poisoned with poison, he still had no choice.
“Open it.” Bi Tianye stared at the letter as if he was facing a great enemy and ordered again. She and her eleven guardian saints had read his information, knew his abilities, and recognized his handwriting. If he had tampered with the letter and adhered to the parasitic cells, she might have been controlled. The main body had repeatedly stressed that once he was caught in his lurking parasite, he could only face the fate of pain and failure.
Zhang Ping carefully opened the letter, double-checked it, and carefully groped it. After confirming that there was no problem, he laid it flat on the table.
Bi Tianye crossed his chest and went forward to study the letter for a while. There was only one paragraph in the letter: “I think we should have a good talk. Perhaps we have a chance to cooperate. I’ll wait for you at the gas station of HH Company five kilometers south of Crow Bridge. You don’t need to bring anyone with you, and I won’t bring anyone with me either. Thank you.”
Seeing this last sentence, Bi Tianye couldn’t help but frown. Was this Tie Zha naive, stupid, or had some other intentions? Is it possible to demand that the opposing side not bring anyone along? Although the main body repeatedly emphasized that the target was extremely cunning, this sentence was simply insulting the wisdom of both sides, and even the pupils might not be able to say it.
After pondering for a moment, Bi Tianye asked Zhang Ping where he found this letter. Zhang Ping said that he found it at the entrance of the dock’s stronghold. When he saw the letter, he immediately sent people to ask around. At that time, there were a lot of porters near the pier, but no one said they saw anyone coming.
“Mm” Bi Tianye thought for a moment and speculated, “This fellow should have a subordinate who knows concealment skills” After pondering for a while, she instructed, “Call Li Min over.”
Not long after, Zhang Ping called Li Min over.
“Have you investigated the background of those people?” Bi Tianye asked.
“The people they lead are called Wildfires. They are all from Tieshan Town. Through this period of contact, I think they are very likely friends of the target.” Li Min said.
“Where are they now?” Bi Tianye continued to ask.
“There are three people going out. Two people are nearby. The rest are playing cards upstairs.” Li Min replied.
Bi Tianye looked at Zhang Ping, then Li Min, and ordered, “Li Min, go back and gather everyone. When dinner time comes, all of their people will be here, and they will be arrested.”
“Yes.” Li Min nodded heavily and accepted the order to leave.
“Zhang Ping, go find the sheriff in this area and give him a bag of gold coins. Tell him to ignore what happened here tonight.”
“Yes.” Zhang Ping nodded and left immediately.
Just as Bi Tianye started laying out, their target was playing cards in the guest room upstairs, making a ruckus.
“Why did you give me two dicks? I’m sure you’ll lose like this.” “What do you know? This is called strategy.” “Rookie, you’re going to lose money again.” “No hints, don’t say anything. Otherwise, winning won’t count.” “Exit the big ghost and suppress him.” “I’ll buy you this set to win. Come on.”
At this moment, Wildfire was lying in a corner of the room, smoking his cigarette alone, puking out the cigarette ring outside the window, looking a little bored. He had been here for almost two months and had spent a lot of money, but nothing had happened. Looking at this group of men, he felt a headache. They did not look like they were here to work, but rather, they looked like they were here for a holiday. Thinking back to Old Di’s entrustment, he felt extremely guilty. But now, he was unable to get off the horse. It was not like he was leaving, nor was he staying. He didn’t know what he was doing every day, and he was getting more and more confused.
Moreover, through his inquiries during this period of time, there were currently two organizations looking for Tie Zha. One was the Silver Knights League’s [Blade of Backlight], and the other was the Far East Spirit Serpent Clan Council’s [Dark Force]. These two organizations were irresistible behemoths to him and to his boss behind the scenes.
Of course, he knew very little about the Big Boss. He only knew that they were from the Rain Prayer Divine Palace. In terms of the Rain Prayer Divine Palace alone, their influence would definitely be inferior to the Spirit Serpent Clan. However, if they expanded to Notre Dame, they would be more powerful than the Spirit Serpent Clan, but they were still inferior to the Silver Knights Alliance.
In short, he was like an ant that could be crushed to death at any time in front of these great powers. Since he couldn’t do anything, he shouldn’t waste any money. He should just go back to the Northern Wilderness. Thinking of this, he made a decision. Wait another three days. If you haven’t made any progress, call the boss behind the scenes and ask him to return to finish the mission.
A few hours later, between midnight and dusk, the three people who had gone out to investigate and the two people who were hiding in the vicinity returned. Wildfire called everyone and went downstairs for dinner.
“Boss, do you have any wine to drink tonight?” “How about a cup for each person?” “I didn’t even drink last night. There should be a cup tonight, right?”
“Drink, drink, drink, drink to death.” Wildfire cursed unhappily.
A moment later, everyone came downstairs and sat down at a large table. Wildfire snapped his fingers, and when the waitress came over, they ordered a glass of ale for each person.
“Great! Thank you, boss.” “Wildfire, that’s interesting!” “Hahaha, there’s wine to drink” Everyone shouted excitedly.
After the ale was served, Wildfire coughed dryly and said, “I’ll announce something while everyone is here today” He glanced around the crowd and slowly said, “If there’s no news in three days, we’ll go back to the Northern Wilderness.”
As soon as the announcement was made, everyone fell silent. Actually, they had already reached an agreement, but they hadn’t officially said it yet. This time, he came all the way to the southern cemetery to find someone, but he couldn’t find him, so he was naturally a little disappointed. However, their opponents were too powerful, and their abilities were limited. Staying here would only cause trouble, so it was better to go back as soon as possible.
In his thoughts, it seemed that someone was slowly leaning over. Wildfire, who had been lowering his head all this while, suddenly sensed something strange beside him. He suddenly raised his head and saw dozens of black-robed men surrounding him. At some point, they had already formed an encirclement.
Everyone quickly noticed the change in the situation from Wildfire’s expression. While pretending to continue drinking, they secretly touched the saber and spear on their waist.
“I suggest that you don’t move.” In the tense atmosphere, a warm voice suddenly came from behind.
Immediately after, the black-robed people in the surroundings shouted. Before the crowd could react, they all lifted their head covers and revealed the shiny power armor beneath their robes.