Last Totem Novel - Chapter 58
Chapter 58 Captain
In the evening, the setting sun gradually sunk into the boundless Black Sea.
A lonely seagull slid across the sea, occasionally letting out a crisp cry. In the afterglow, the deep blue seawater rippled with a golden luster, occasionally bringing with it a small and exquisite wave.
The sea and sky are filled with a lazy scene, like a beautiful woman who has just woken up. She sits there quietly and smiles at you. Time seemed to have stopped at this moment, wanting to preserve this beautiful scene.
However, in this vast sea, peace and beauty are always accompanied by silent dangers …
In the next moment, a column of water suddenly burst out from the calm sea. The violent eruption was like detonating a bomb in the water, giving off a muffled “bang” sound.
At the same time, a silver-white tuna with barbed fish fins broke through the water surface. In the midst of the water, it opened its mouth full of sharp teeth and fiercely bit towards the seagulls flying at low altitude!
This lonely bird had no time to fly high. In its young eyes, only the shadows became bigger and bigger …
At this critical moment, the sharp sound of a sharp blade piercing through the air suddenly sounded from the side. With a “whoosh” sound, a harpoon pierced through the tuna in midair! There was a translucent thread attached to the harpoon. After the tuna fell into the sea, the thread tightened upwards. Soon, the several kilograms of tuna was towed onto a mottled old fishing boat.
The fishing boat was about twenty meters long, made of steel, with an uneven and rusty hull. The deck was filled with messy items, including electric motors, ropes, wooden boxes, wrenches and other tools, as well as beer bottles, cigarette butts, peel and paper scraps and other domestic garbage …
From the looks of it, this is a deep-sea fishing boat.
Marine life has evolved (or mutated) since the Fourth World Nuclear War, as it did billions of years ago, to adapt to growing nuclear pollution. As they evolved, the sea gradually became a forbidden area for humans.
However, where there were people, there would be pioneers! They were a group of deep-sea fishermen who didn’t fear life and death, bravely venturing into the deep sea and feeding on savage mutated creatures. Of course, their motives may not be so noble …
Apart from occasional fishing, some of the deep-sea fishermen would also occasionally make guest appearances as pirates …
They are a group of robbers, repeatedly wanted and heavily indebted felons all over the world. The land had long since been unable to contain their sinful hearts, so they could only wander about at sea, avoiding the pursuit of those who were everywhere.
Just now, the person who shot out the harpoon and hunted the tuna was precisely this kind of person. The bounty offered to him by the local self-government councils had already reached several hundred gold coins.
His name was Xia Yihan. He was a middle-aged man with a medium height, a slightly fat body, and a bearded face full of rubbish. He was the captain of the deep-sea fishing boat and had a chief mate, a Accountant and seven sailors under him. Originally, his name was not Xia Yihan, but another name. One day, he leisurely flipped through a novel (ancient internet essay), suddenly blessed his heart, like an old monk’s epiphany, and realized that his name was too vulgar.
Therefore, he gathered all his subordinates and announced that his name was Xia Yihan. He also generously explained, “If there are any dissenting opinions, you can bring them up. Brothers, let’s discuss it together.”
At that time, a sailor lined up and made a serious suggestion.
As a result …
The sailor was thrown into the sea. It is said that he died miserably and was bitten by thousands of piranhas in turn …
However, the next day, there was still a sailor who accidentally called him by the wrong name. The sailor was quickly thrown into the sea. It is said that he died miserably and was bitten by thousands of sharks in turn …
“How is my marksmanship?” The captain put one hand on his waist and the other on the tail of the tuna. He asked a fair-skinned, well-proportioned man with golden-rimmed glasses, who looked like a boy and a girl, and was about the same age.
“What’s the point of that? The boss’s spear technique is not bad! According to the book, it’s a hundred steps through the world, and there’s no false hair!” “It’s a hundred steps through the world!” “It’s a hundred steps through the world, and there’s no false hair!” When the white-faced man spoke, it was a sharp duck’s voice, somewhat neither male nor female. His name is Wu Congyun. He used to be a primary school teacher. It is said that he was forced to board this ship and was unable to get off in the end …
“Is that so? Are you serious?” “My heart is like a pearl of the sea.”
“What does pearl have to do with sincerity? Don’t scold me around, or I’ll throw you down.” The captain threatened.
“Pearls are so real!” Wu Congyun explained, “This is an old saying from our hometown.”
“Is that so?” “Yes.” “Absolutely true?” “Absolutely true.”
At this moment, a tall, fat, muscular man wearing a white vest walked over and said to the captain, who was frowning and thinking, “Head, we’re almost at Luoyan Town.”
“Yes, very good.” The captain nodded.
“And then?” The mate rolled his eyes and asked. His name was Fat Cat, the chief mate of the ship, and he was also the captain’s companion from his hometown. His family owned a grocery store, so he ate a lot of snacks and worked a lot, which made him so fat and sturdy. He was so strong that he was said to be able to lift a bucket of olive oil with one hand. However, no one had witnessed this for the time being.
“What then? Apart from docking, what else can we do?” Wu Congyun screamed.
“Move aside. I’m asking the boss, not you.” The mate crossed his hands on his chest and said in an unfriendly tone. The two of them looked down on each other, one thought that the other was stupid, the other thought that the other was demonic, so they often pinched each other.
“Stop arguing! I’ll throw you into the sea again! Lean in, eat, drink and pick up girls!” The captain said angrily.
“Boss, you’re wise!” Wu Congyun extended his thumb and exaggeratedly shouted. The first mate looked at the dog-headed military advisor, rolled his eyes again, and turned back to the cockpit.
Half an hour later …
The outline of the land gradually appeared in the distance, and one could faintly see a towering lighthouse shining with a faint light.
In the eyes of the pirates, this glowing lighthouse was like a bar girl waving at them …
Their hearts had already flown to a bar called the Giant Wood Barrel in Luoyan Town. Meanwhile, the owner of the bar was currently wearing an apron, humming a tune, carrying a half-man-tall wooden bucket, squeezing open the back door sideways, and then pouring the full bucket of hogwash into the pigsty.
“Feeding people is like feeding pigs. Feeding pigs is like feeding people.” The owner of the bar couldn’t help but sigh as he watched the pigs fighting for food in the pigsty. These words had already fully exposed his mentality of cooking …
After pouring the hogwash, the owner returned to the shop. This was a small bar. It could be considered a medium-sized bar in the hundreds of bars in Luoyan Town. It could feed 20 to 30 foot-picking men at the same time.
Walking into the bar, the boss picked up a rag and began to wipe his wine glasses. Not long after, he wiped the glass of wine with sparkling and translucent light. It was hard to imagine that this rag had wiped the table, chairs, bar counter, and even leather boots, yet it was able to polish the wine glass so brightly without washing it …
After finishing the bar hygiene, the boss snorted and began to check the ale. This ale is the guarantee of business, and the sign of the bar is not sloppy. The boss gently shook the oak barrel as if he was treating a lover, allowing the ale and medical alcohol inside to mix well.
At this time, the door of the bar suddenly opened. The boss was naturally frightened by his bad intentions. He hurriedly stood up, only to see a traveller in a dusty robe who could not see his appearance clearly. He heaved a sigh of relief. If the pirates saw him shaking the barrel, they would have guessed that he had mixed the ale with water and medical alcohol. At that time, he would probably be escorted to the bow of the ship and thrown into the deep sea to feed the fish.
After calming down, the boss looked at the stranger and asked, “Welcome to the giant wooden barrel. Would the guests like to eat or stay overnight?”
“Eat, stay, it’s best if I push the motorcycle into my room.” The traveller replied indifferently.
A trace of doubt flashed through the boss’s heart when he saw the traveller’s dusty appearance. Luoyan Town was the northernmost and coldest place in the Northern Wilderness Continent in winter. Normally, no one would come from the south to the north at this time of the year. Only those who went to the south to seek warmth would suffer from the cold. Therefore, Luoyan Town hadn’t seen any unfamiliar faces for a long time. It wasn’t hard to guess that this traveler must have committed an offence and fled here to seek refuge. However, the boss was just guessing. He didn’t mind entertaining criminals, because what Luoyan Town lacked the most was criminals …
“Sure, but you have to charge an extra silver coin.” The boss said.
The traveller nodded and sat down in the corner, ordering a glass of hot water, a stew of beef and potatoes, and a whole loaf of toast.
Dozens of minutes later, the boss prepared the food and brought it to the traveler’s table.
“Guest, where are you from?” The boss sat down opposite the traveller and began to talk casually. Although it is dinner time now, the guests of the bar usually arrive at night. Therefore, he had nothing to do. In any case, there was only one guest in the bar, so he decided to sit down and chat for a while.
“South.” The traveller replied simply. The concept of the South was too broad. The boss knew that the other party would not speak too clearly. Of course, he would not continue to ask. After all, most of the people who came here were unable to stay in the middle.
“Amazing.” The boss gave a thumbs up and said, “It’s not easy to come from the south in such cold weather.”
“Yes.” The traveller took a sip of hot water, exhaled, and sighed, “It’s so cold.”
The boss laughed heartily and said, “Young man, this is the northernmost and coldest place in the Northern Wilderness.”
“Will it be colder further north?” Asked the traveler.
“Of course, but further north is the Black Sea. Do you want to go out to sea?”
“Yes.” The traveler said, “I haven’t been there before. I just want to head north and see the outside world.”
“Crossing the Black Sea is the Snow Night Ice Plains. The Ice Plains used to be the Phoenix Mountains, then the Great Ice Ocean to the north, then the land of the extreme north, and finally the end of the world.”
“Have you been there?” The traveler stopped his knife and fork and asked curiously.
“When we were young, we went to the Snow Night Ice Plains with a few brothers. We wanted to catch the Snow Bear, but in the end, the bear was not caught and two brothers died.” The bar owner sighed and said, “I haven’t been further north. Even the snowy ice field is a place where humans can’t survive. Let alone further north. Young man, life is precious. If it’s just for fun, don’t go too far.”
“Thank you.” Said the traveller.
“Snowy nights are a place without sunshine. Apart from a few months of the year, most of the time it is night. You can’t even see your fingers, and there are endless glaciers in sight. It’s very difficult to distinguish the direction.”
“How can I cross the Black Sea?” The traveller interrupted.
“Ah?” The boss paused for a moment, then frowned and said, “You must be crazy to think about the sea this season …”
