Last Totem Novel - Chapter 47

Chapter 47 Gift
Seeing the besieging sandworms suddenly disperse, Old Di habitually patted his head, not understanding what had happened. Just now, the swarm of sand insects had clearly occupied the advantage and were about to charge into the position, but in the blink of an eye, they retreated like a tide. Suspicious Old Di raised his telescope and found that the swarm in the distance had also calmed down. As he watched the dust gradually dissipate, the doubt in his heart grew even greater. He had never heard of sandstorm insects letting go of the chance to devour humans.

Just as everyone was sighing endlessly, Iron Slag rode back slowly on the red comet.

Ye Xinling took three steps and took two steps forward. She looked like she was going to hug Tie Zha, but she stopped abruptly. The air seemed to freeze in an instant. With tears on her face, she stared at the youth in front of her without saying a word. Perhaps the phrase, “Life is just like a first meeting,” described her current mood.

“What’s the matter?” Tie Zha asked with a dry smile. Facing this woman who was several years older than him, he felt a burst of inexplicable guilt. Perhaps her gaze was filled with unspeakable concern, giving him the illusion that he was facing an elder.

“Master … Xin Ling just wants to … take a good look at you again.” She murmured.

“It’s alright. We’ll be heading home soon.” After Tie Zha finished speaking, she gently pinched Ye Xinling’s shoulder. At this time, Old Di also rushed over and asked him how he escaped. However, he revealed a mysterious smile, causing his opponent’s entire body to go hairy. Then he rummaged through the dark green canvas bag on the side of the motorcycle and opened his palm in front of the old flute. He saw an oval-shaped object the size of a goose egg with a golden sheen lying on his palm.

The old flute immediately opened its mouth wide and stammered, “This … this … this … this is?” Tie Zha snorted coldly and then closed his palms. “Brother Tie, Brother Tie, please take a look, I beg you, just take a look …”

Tie Zha grinned and casually stuffed the item into Ye Xinling’s hand, then warned her, “Be careful not to let him see it.”

Ye Xinling laughed out loud and carefully put away the eggs of the Golden Sandworm. At this moment, she felt very gratified. This was a precious item worth thousands of gold coins. She did not expect that her master would entrust it to her so easily. Perhaps he had already begun to trust her.

Next, Iron Cinder gathered his men and began to return …

The rest of the journey was peaceful. No sandworms, no sandstorms, no dangers, the weather is fine every day, giving people the illusion of a holiday. Sand Sea has always been like this. When it is heartless, it makes people feel despair, but when it is quiet, it is so beautiful that people forget to return …

Three days later …

When the team arrived at the Black Iron Bar in the evening, Tie Zha arranged for everyone to have another braised sand scorpion. However, the atmosphere of this gathering was somewhat oppressive. Everyone lowered their heads and silently ate the food on the plate.

When they arrived at the place where they used to be, they remembered the liveliness before they set off, and they felt a little touched by the scenery. Seeing that everyone was not in high spirits, Tie Zha talked about his fortuitous encounter with the swarm of insects at the dining table, and then the atmosphere gradually became lively.

That day, after the iron slag and the Golden Sandworm reached an agreement, Squeaky asked the iron slag why they had come. Iron Cinder bluntly admitted that he was looking for the eggs of the Golden Sandworm. However, Tie Zha’s words changed. He said that the reason he came to find the eggs of the Golden Sandworm was because he heard that the Golden Sandworm was a friend of humans, so he wanted to raise a small sandworm.

The intelligent creature Squeaky really believed what Iron Slag said, so it gave an egg of the Golden Sandworm to the Iron Slag. Squeakelow hoped that in the future, humans and sandworms would coexist peacefully.

Actually, Squeaky’s idea was impossible. How could the relationship between humans and sandworms be peaceful when it came to hunting, food, and stomach pouches?

The guards at the dining table were all shocked. They didn’t expect that the Golden Sandworm, like humans, would be able to negotiate, speak, and even be fooled …

On the side, Ye Xinling pursed her lips and smiled. She did not expect that her master also had such a cunning side.

After eating and drinking, everyone returned to their hearts like arrows, so they set off overnight …

The next morning, when the thin dawn was covered with rusty roofs, nine sand trucks lined up and drove into Tieshan Town in the morning sun.

The guards in Zhen Bei were woken up by the rumbling of engines. Just as he was about to call the parking team, he discovered that a few of them were painted with the Iron Mountain Town Garrison logo, so he could only squint his eyes and continue to doze off.

Vehicles drove into familiar streets. The guards cheered as they rushed out and scrambled to buy breakfast in the streets. During this period of time, they had experienced the danger of life and death, and their feelings towards their hometown were exceptionally cordial.

Tie Zha sat in the passenger seat and looked at the guards who were desperately stuffing breakfast into their mouths. He couldn’t help but grin. Then he turned around and said to the old flute in the back seat, “Count the spoils of war as soon as possible, and then give everyone some money and a little extra pension.”

Old Di nodded. The harvest of this operation was unexpectedly generous. It could even be said that he had returned with a full load. In addition to flying sand fish and golden sand worm eggs, they also seized four desert lizards from Blackstone Mercenaries (twelve-wheeled sand trucks produced by Wilderness Heavy Industries), as well as large quantities of military equipment and various supplies for survival in the wild. Old Di roughly estimated that these sand trucks, equipment, and supplies were worth at least 3,000 gold coins, excluding the value of flying fish and golden eggs. After covering the pensions of the five garrison members as well as the expenses of various consumables and personnel rewards, there was still a net income of at least 1,800 gold

After the team members finished their breakfast, Old Di brought the convoy back to the garrison headquarters to deal with the spoils of war, while Tie Zha brought Ye Xinling to Tieshan Town’s Autonomous Council.

Not long after, the two of them arrived at the main hall of the Autonomous Society. Tie Zha asked Ye Xinling to wait for him on the first floor, and then she went up to the second floor herself. However, when he pushed open the two doors to Lena’s office, he was shocked by the scene in front of him!

It turned out that he saw a brand-new motorcycle parked in the middle of the office!

The locomotive’s appearance was domineering and awe-inspiring. Just by parking there, it already emitted the aura of a king. The pure black body shone brightly, dazzling even in the hazy dawn. The dense airbags were evenly divided at the bottom of the locomotive. Detailed alloy pipes connected the parts of the locomotive. It was as if every part of the locomotive was poured with the efforts of scientists and mechanics. This was the locomotive that Tie Zha had always dreamed of. He had been able to tell the configuration and performance of this locomotive skillfully from a young age.

Full air cushion, 20 jet bags, rear rocket fuel propeller, 2,000 horsepower vector engine …

Tie Zha was stunned for a moment and forgot the purpose of coming here. This was the first time he had seen the motorcycle in real life. In the past, he could only search through the garbage dump in Silver City for posters of the motorcycle and hoped that he would one day own it.

This was the dream locomotive that Harley Heavy Industries had built at its best-the Harley 5, also known as the Eternal Battle Eagle, which was more than one grade higher than the Blazing Fire Eagle.

“Oh ~ I forgot about my sister when I saw my little lover …”

Lena Euclid’s resentful voice sounded in her ears. Tie Zha came back to his senses, scratched his hair, and stuttered, “Lena … Sister, how do you buy … buy …”

He had known for a long time that this car was priced at an astronomical price, but he had no idea exactly how much it was.

“I didn’t buy it. I can’t afford such an expensive item.” Lena said faintly.

“How much is it?” Iron slag asked.

“Tens of thousands.”

He couldn’t help but take a deep breath. Tens of thousands of gold coins, what kind of concept was this?

At this time, Lena dropped another bomb and added, “Perhaps it’s more than that. It’s said that the Immortal Battle Eagle only produces three in a year. It’s not something that can be bought with money.”

Tie Zha frowned and asked in a deep voice, “Who gave it to you?”

Looking at Tie Zha’s nervous expression, Lena chuckled. Then, she walked to the desk with cat steps and casually opened the drawer. She took out a letter and handed it to him.

The work of the envelope was very exquisite, with golden threads on all four sides, and the seal was made of red wax, with a round seal on it, and the seal was painted with a ring of thorns.

Opening the letter, there was a simple sentence written inside:

“Do you think your back is very handsome? In my opinion, it’s simply lousy!”

Signature-Yoga Lombar

Looking at the delicate handwriting, an exquisite face appeared in front of his eyes. He unconsciously smiled. Lena looked at his stupid expression and snorted with jealousy. Tie Zha immediately reacted and explained to her seriously, “This is the reward for sending her home. It’s very fair.”

“Baby ~ What does this seal mean? Do you understand?” At this point, Lena’s expression became serious.

“Lombardi Clan?” Iron slag asked.

“And then?” “No, that’s all I know.”

“The Lombardi family is a great noble of Silver City No. 15, 16 and 17. The family logo is the Purple Thorn Flower. They have the right to vote in the joint council.”

Tie Zha shook his head, indicating that he did not understand. Lena explained that the Union Council was the highest governing body in the world. There are 158 members of Parliament, and the Lombardi family has three seats. This meant that the Lombardi Clan had influence all over the world and was a truly powerful aristocrat.

Tie Zha first nodded to show her understanding, then shook her head and said, “This has nothing to do with me. I’ll take her home and she’ll give me a reward. Perhaps this reward is a little too much, but this little money should not be much to them.”

“Sister doesn’t object to you dating them …” Lena said seriously, “including the goddess, Mu Yu Ling Lan.”

“Why?” Asked Tie Zha. In his impression, Lena was easily jealous, but he couldn’t understand what she was saying now.

“Because” Lena stared at Tie Zha and said word by word, “they can change your fate.”

“Old Man Tie said that the fate of a man lies in his own …”

Lena shook her head, stretched out her slender index finger to seal his mouth, and said softly, “No matter how great a person is … there are times when they are wrong …”