Last Totem Novel - Chapter 72

Chapter 72 Swimming
Zhao Linglong raised her slender index finger and pointed out the target’s position on the nautical chart. The two captains were shocked and exchanged glances. Zhao Linglong was referring to the island where the garrison had reportedly left some time ago. They originally wanted to go there to try their luck, but after hearing Zhao Linglong’s words, they didn’t want to go anymore …

This is the basic rule for deep-sea fishermen, not to mention the fact that they are frequent guest pirates.

“Give me a lifeboat. I’m going back.” Captain Xia Yihan said straightforwardly.

“I signed up to be a sailor.” Captain Feng Yun agreed.

“Are you guys men?” Zhao Linglong asked contemptuously.

“Does this have anything to do with men?” “That’s right. Does it matter?” The two captains asked each other.

“Look at him. This is a man.” Zhao Linglong pointed at Tie Zha and said.

Tie Zha, who had been hugging his chest and lowered his head, seemed to hear someone talking about him. He opened his eyes blankly and saw the situation clearly. He grinned and said, “Sorry, I fell asleep just now.”

“You” Zhao Linglong suddenly felt a burst of inexplicable dizziness. She covered her forehead and powerlessly fell back into the chair.

Captain Xia Yihan took the opportunity to hug Zhao Linglong’s slender waist and pointed at Captain Feng Yun. “Look at you, little traitor, you’ve made her faint.”

“Is she seasick?” Captain Feng Yun explained.

“Are you seasick? Then you’ll have to lie down for a while.” Said the captain with concern. Zhao Linglong pushed him away and staggered to her feet. The captain brushed past with thick skin and whispered something into her ear. He didn’t know what he had said, but it didn’t take long for him to amuse Zhao Linglong. Afterwards, he gently helped Zhao Linglong back to the captain’s room to rest …

“F*ck, you can pick up girls this time. It’s really not something.” As Captain Feng Yun peeled the potatoes, he sighed to himself, “Could it be that he sold us again?”

Tie Zha looked at the nautical chart on the table. There was some information marked beside the target island.

-Reinhart City (No. 5) Garrison No. 19, Golden Bay, Dr3706-11-01 to the Black Sea encampment.

–Gene breeding of thorn insects? Variant gram/augmentation test? Regenerative hormone research?

–New Moon Alliance Dr3709-01-15.

Looking at a pile of unfamiliar terms, Tie Zha scratched his hair and asked Captain Feng Yun if he understood. The latter raised his head and looked at the nautical chart, saying, “The thorn insect has heard of it, but has no impression of anything else.”

Feng Yun said that a few years ago, he had met a group of people from the central continent. According to what they said, a troublesome alien creature had appeared in the central continent. It could shoot out sharp insect thorns, and its fertility was extremely strong, threatening the survival of humans.

Therefore, at the urging of the core organization of the Central Continent, the Human Alliance, the Temple dispatched the Dawn Expeditionary Force to help the Central Continent clean up the thorns. However, apart from wiping out the thorns, the Dawn Expeditionary Army also wiped out the so-called heretics.

Originally, the central continent was a battlefield between humans and other planes, so it needed to be unanimous with the outside world, so it was less affected by the Temple and was relatively free. There were many religious sects, and there were even some strongholds for worm-like mutants. But since the arrival of the Dawn Expeditionary Force, the balance in the central continent has been upset, and many organizations have been forced to leave the central continent for the Far East and the Northern Wilderness.

The group of people that Feng Yun was referring to were the remnants of a small sect. Their stronghold was burned by the Dawn Expeditionary Army, and most of the followers were executed. Only a handful of them escaped to Luoyan Town by boat.

“You seem to have strayed from the point.” Tie Zha reminded.

“No, I’m explaining the dangers of the thorn insects.” Feng Yun explained.

“Are you talking about the dangers of the Dawn expeditionary army?” Said Tie Zha.

“Anyway, they’re all about the same …” Feng Yun said.

“It seems that you are somewhat dissatisfied with the Temple.” Tie Zha asked tentatively. Alice scanned Feng Yun and said,

[Insecticidal mutated gene fragment, no similar mutated gene fragment in database, insecticidal ability unknown, combat strength evaluated as brass intermediate, accuracy 58%]

“Of course I’m not happy with the Temple. Those crazy believers have nothing to do all day long and will cause trouble for us. Can I not hate them?” Feng Yun replied straightforwardly. Under normal circumstances, bug-like mutants would conceal their true identities. However, he had already been scanned by Tie Zha’s motorcycle and knew that his identity had been exposed, so there was nothing to hide.

However, identity was one thing, and ability was another. Every insecticized mutant kept his or her insecticidal ability a secret, and unless necessary, he or she would not let anyone know about it easily. After all, there was still the possibility of mutants possessing the ability to plunder each other.

However, some insecticidal abilities cannot be concealed, such as some common basic abilities, such as ant-shaped muscles (insect-shaped strength), pump-shaped circuits (insect-shaped agility), insect-shaped compound eyes (insect-shaped vision), limb regeneration (resilience), beetle endurance (insect-shaped endurance), honeycomb reproduction (reproductive capacity), The ability of these basic classes to insecticide and mutate gene fragments wasn’t far from each other. The gene scanner’s database contained all of them. As long as they found highly matched gene chain nodes, they would be able to determine them directly.

In addition, Rick’s ability to insecticize was the ability to transform muscles into ants. Once he used this ability, his skin would turn crimson, which could be judged directly with the naked eye. However, there were always two sides to the story, and the easier it was to identify the insect, the less attractive it was.

Most bug mutants don’t care about basic abilities. Because every time a gene was plundered, there was a certain risk, and very few people were willing to take such a risk to fuse with basic abilities. Moreover, basic abilities greatly changed the body. Having two basic abilities at the same time would greatly increase the possibility of gene chain collapse.

Like Rick’s ant-like muscles, even if he gave it away, Tie Zha wouldn’t take it. Although increasing one’s strength in a short period of time was beneficial to a battle, it had little effect on one’s overall combat strength. No matter how powerful humans were, they were no more powerful than mechas (except for Saint-ranked freaks). It was useless just to increase one’s strength. If he fused with this ability, it would be better to use stimulants directly.

Feng Yun’s insecticidal ability was at least at the rare level, and Tie Zha was very interested in it. However, it wasn’t for the sake of gene plundering, it was merely the curiosity of fellow insecticides.

“Yes.” Tie Zha nodded and said, “No one can decide their birth and mutation.”

“That’s right! This is innate. Why should they treat us as heretics? We are all human beings and should not discriminate against each other.” Feng Yun sighed.

Us? With a flash of these two words, Tie Zha couldn’t help but glance at Feng Yun. Just now, the other party had mentioned it twice in a row. Was he referring to all the insecticides, or was he referring to the two of them?

“What is your insect transformation ability? Show me.” Tie Zha ordered.

“This” Feng Yunkou stared blankly at Tie Zha. He didn’t expect that he would suddenly turn hostile and ask such a deadly question.

“Are you unwilling?” Iron Slag asked as he grasped the hilt on his back.

Feng Yun hurriedly threw down his knife and potatoes, stood up and took two steps back, then fell to the ground on all fours, half lying on the deck. “Wait … I said … I said … I said …”

Tie Zha was about to ask him what he was doing when he heard him shout in a low voice. He kicked his legs forcefully, and with a “dong” sound, he shot up like a cannonball, charging more than ten meters high before landing.

“Fleas?” Tie Zha couldn’t help but think. Feng Yun’s posture and movements, coupled with his short and fat body and his bulging belly, apart from his legs not long enough, he was like a flea.

After landing on the ground, Feng Yun patted the dust on his hand and said, “Flea bouncing is useless.”

“Not bad.” Tie Zha sincerely praised that if he used this ability to steal things, it would definitely be first-rate. At the very least, when he stole compressed biscuits that day, he would be able to jump over the power grid in a flash.

Feng Yun smiled awkwardly and sat down to continue peeling potatoes. After a while, the captain returned to the deck with a face full of spring. He patted Feng Yun on the shoulder and said to Tie Zha, “I heard that there are many good things on the island. We should try our luck.”

Feng Yun looked at the captain with disdain, and then said to Tie Zha, “Look, he sold us again.”

“I can’t say that. It’s said that there are many valuable instruments on the island. They can be taken down and sold for money. Perhaps they can be loaded on the ship. Isn’t that good?” Said the captain.

“What benefits do I have?” When Tie Zha asked the core question, Feng Yun immediately echoed, “Yes, what benefits do I have?”

Obviously, Tie Zha does not need money, because there is no place to spend money on the road to the end of the world.

“I heard that to cross the snowy ice plains, I have to prepare at least one snow truck full of supplies.” After saying that, the captain made a comprehensive analysis.

Snowy night ice is a very peculiar place, accompanied by the phenomenon of extreme day and night all year round. However, there is no way to replenish fuel in no man’s land. As a result, all mobile equipment is powered by solar energy.

Ice field travelers usually open solar umbrellas to charge during the day and move at night. Hearing this, Tie Zha nodded. This was indeed his plan.

However, on snowy winter nights, the ice sheets remain in a state of extreme night, with only a few hours of sunshine per day. This resulted in ineffective recharging and could only rely on reserve fuel operations. So, if Tie Zha wants to cross the icy plains this season, it needs to prepare enough supplies, and these supplies are not something a locomotive can carry.

Apart from that, the captain was also going to the snowy night ice plains to hunt the snow bears, so that they could take care of each other on the way. His plan was to try his luck on the island first. If he could find anything valuable, he would go to “Iceland” to sell it and collect the materials needed to cross the icy plains.

“Yes.” Tie Zha nodded, acknowledging the captain’s words. Moreover, he could not take the boat for nothing, which was not in line with his principles of being a human being.

“What about me? What benefits do I have?” Seeing that Tie Zha had been convinced, Feng Yun hurriedly asked.

“You?” The captain grinned and said, “If things go well, you can take this ship to Iceland to continue as your cook. But if things don’t go well, you may have to swim back.”