Asura of Tomorrow's Ark

Chapter 71 A strange story on a rainy night·Part [-]

Since a long time ago in the Yan Kingdom, there have been no gods in the true sense. The relevant beliefs have basically been cut off by the true dragon and swept into the garbage heap of history.

Most of the mountain gods and river gods that are widely circulated in various places are fakes fabricated by later generations. They are either tools created by unknown people to gather people to make money, or they are things that people spread rumors.

These wild gods and obscenities are like weeds on the roadside. No matter how many are cleared away, they will always pop up again after a while. This gives the Ministry of Rites, which is responsible for handling related affairs, a headache. Separating Si Suitai also has some of this reason.

The Sui Beast is already a thing of the past, and the possibility of its resurgence is very slim. The Ministry of Rites does not have so much energy to focus on it. These wild gods and obscene priests are the main problem now.

After all, this is a world where personal power exists. People who have the ability to create these things are not simple people. If they are left alone, trouble will definitely occur.

When she was in Sami, Jingzhe regarded Lacey as this kind of existence. After all, she had tasted too much, and Dali Temple had also interacted with those people, so she subconsciously thought about it in this regard.

Of course, there may be one or two gods hidden in Dayan. No one can say for sure, but the mountain gods that Zhao Youcai is worshiping are definitely not included. This is something Xuancheng had investigated clearly in advance.

He thought for a moment, sorted out the information he had, and then said slowly, "The locals worship a so-called snake god. It is basically impossible to verify where it came from. It may be that someone saw the body shape in the mountains a long time ago. The huge snake, after being circulated for a long time, became the snake god among the local people."

This is actually how most wild god obscenities come about. You tell me, I tell him, a thing that was originally normal may become more and more outrageous in the process of word of mouth, not to mention the original thing. A rare giant snake.

Xuancheng shrugged, "They believe that the entire Tianyue Mountains are transformed by the body of the snake god. There are soul-devouring evil spirits in the mountains. Only the blessing of the snake god can drive them away... In short, they are all old-fashioned things. .”

In an era when mobile cities had not yet developed, and people still lived a life of relying on mountains and rivers, this kind of belief did still have some market, but what age is it now, and I am afraid that only those who are willing to enter the mountains are A small group of villages far away from the moving city.

Coupled with the crackdown by the Ministry of Rites, the beliefs related to the snake god gradually declined, and only a trace of it can be seen in local traditional festivals.

Xuancheng did not deliberately lower his voice. The conversation between the two just now naturally reached Zhao Youcai's ears, but he seemed to have not heard it. He still knelt on the ground indifferently and muttered something in his mouth. Know what he is praying for.

After a few minutes, Zhao Youcai's prayer seemed to be over, and he slowly got up from the ground and patted his muddy pants.

"Lord Snake God...exists."

After saying these words, Zhao Youcai shrank into the corner of the cave, completely shrinking his body into the shadow.

Everyone in the cave disagreed with Zhao Youcai's words.

The level of knowledge limits his understanding of the world. The same thing may get completely different results in the eyes of different people, and Zhao Youcai's level of knowledge... well, among everyone present, the academic level The lowest one seems to be Li Ang.

Except for Nian and Xi, ordinary people can't compare with them, but Adele is a genuine doctor. Jingzhe and Xuancheng came from official families and received elite education since they were young. Even the most inconspicuous ones She also possesses skilled medical skills and is an outstanding graduate of Tianshi Mansion. Li Ang is really the one with the lowest academic qualifications among them.

Zhao Youcai... No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't compare to Li Ang.

After Zhao Youcai hid, the entire cave became quiet. Only the heater in the center made a buzzing sound. Xuancheng set up a barrier at the entrance of the cave, which not only blocked the rain pouring in from outside, but also Isolated from the noisy world outside.

After cleaning up the cave, they couldn't find anything else to do.

No one wanted to get soaked in the rain outside. The end of the cave had already been explored, and they hit a dead end within a few meters. It didn't lead to any strange place.

The floods outside will not pass in a short time, and they cannot fly over the flash floods, so in a sense, they are trapped here.

Although there is no need to worry about food, how to spend this long time becomes a problem.

Finally, Nian broke the silence in the cave.

"I said, it's so boring...should we find something interesting to do?"

"……What are you going to do?"

Xuancheng immediately became alert.

He knew from the records of the Ministry of Etiquette how unconventional the woman in front of him was. If she was allowed to act casually, God knows what the consequences would be.

"What else can you do to kill time?"

Nian looked at Xuancheng with an expression of "Are you an idiot?" The corners of Xuancheng's mouth twitched slightly, and then he looked at Jingzhe for help. He didn't know if he should stop Nian's wanton behavior.

Hearing the argument between the two, Jingzhe just glanced in the direction of Nian and then withdrew his gaze.

"Let her be. There's nothing you can do anyway. I don't know when this rain will stop."

"Thanks," Nian said generously, "but do you have any suggestions?"

"...I don't have any suggestions, and you don't need to ask me for advice. Just do whatever you want." Jingzhe said calmly.

"That's it..." Nian nodded thoughtfully, then snapped his fingers, "Yes, but you guys wait first, I'll call that guy out first."

Afterwards, Nian got directly into the painting.

After a while, Nian walked out with someone in his arms.

"Let me go! What do you want, you idiot?"

Xi struggled desperately in Nian's arms, her face turned red not knowing whether from anger or shame.

Of course, her strength is not as strong as Nian's. No matter how hard she struggles, she can't get out of Nian's arms. In the end, she can only be placed in front of everyone by Nian.

"Of course I'm asking you to come out. Don't stay in that room all the time. If you keep doing this, you will get moldy sooner or later."

Patting the wrinkled clothes on Xi's body, Nian said in a matter-of-fact tone.

"So what do you want to do??"

"Anyway, everyone has nothing to do, so let's tell a story."

Chapter 72 A strange story on a rainy night·Part [-]

"Just because of this??"

Xi was so angry that she didn't even know what to say.

A few minutes ago, she was staying in her room peacefully. Although there was an annoying guy outside, Xi felt that she wouldn't be able to do anything extraordinary when there were so many outsiders.

But it turned out that Xi was still a little naive. Nian didn't care about other people at all. In full view of everyone, Nian carried her out of the house in that way.

"Don't you think the atmosphere here is suitable? Rainy night, barren mountains, and a group of explorers trapped in a cave. This looks like the beginning of a horror movie, right?" Nian said enthusiastically.

Originally, everyone had no special feelings about their current situation. The weather in the mountains is unpredictable. Although being trapped in the mountains by heavy rain does not happen often, it is not particularly rare either.

But now after hearing what Nian said, they all felt a little strange in their hearts.

It seems...it's just like Nian said, their current situation is exactly the same as the beginning of some low-budget horror movies, and Nian plays the guy who first led everyone to death.

"It's a pity that there don't seem to be any candles," Nian clicked his tongue and said with regret, "otherwise the atmosphere here should be more suitable, and the heater would be just fine."

At this time, Xi's patience finally reached its limit. She gritted her teeth and rushed towards Nian, "I must teach you a lesson today!"

Xi's speed was not very fast, so Nian easily dodged aside, and then said provocatively, "Oh? Really, don't cry later."

Seeing that a conflict was about to break out, Li Ang felt that he could no longer continue watching the show. It seemed that he was the only one who could stop the conflict between the two sisters.

Before they started fighting, Li Ang squeezed in between the two of them and used his body to separate Xi and Nian. "You two calm down first. This cave cannot bear the consequences of your actions."

Li Ang wanted to say a few more words, but his situation was a bit delicate, and it seemed inappropriate to say more.

With Li Ang standing between them, Xi gradually calmed down.

She was just temporarily blinded by anger. After calming down, she even felt a little lucky.

If he had really rushed forward just now, no matter what the process was, the person who would be defeated in the end would definitely be Xi. Anyway, she had never taken advantage of her sister in all this time.

In front of so many people, Xi didn't want to lose face again.

"Huh... I'm going back first. If nothing happens... No, don't bother me if anything happens." Xi said after taking a deep breath.

On the other side, Nian winked desperately at Li Ang, as if he wanted him to help keep Xi here.

Do you want to stay at night?Li Ang was somewhat hesitant.

He probably already understands Xi's character. She is the kind of person who likes to stay alone in a corner. There are also a small number of people in this world who don't like to deal with others and can survive alone.

Although Nian seems to be very messy all the time, she is only caring about Xi. It's just that maybe the method is wrong...or maybe the ordinary methods are of no use to Xi, so Nian would do such a thing.

After making the decision, Li Ang said, "Since everything has come out, why don't you stay and listen, Xi?"

"I think, Xi, you should be very interested in the story prepared by Nian, right?"

The moment she heard these words, Xi narrowed her eyes and even stopped walking.

"Indeed, I'm quite interested."

In fact, in Xi's heart, she was already prepared to laugh at him later.

Sometimes, Nian would take Xi to watch movies, but Nian's taste... can only be described in four words. To describe her as the king of bad movies is an overstatement. What's even more terrifying is that she seems to be... Without this kind of self-awareness, those who can be favored by Nian must be as hard to describe as her taste.

Seeing that Li Ang had successfully retained Xi, Nian gave him a look that showed him a job well done.

"Ahem... Then everyone, come a little closer, the story will begin soon."

Nian pretended to cough, changed the position of the heater in the center, and turned down its brightness slightly.

In fact, there were only four people, including Sangbao, who were willing to accompany Nian to misbehave. Jingzhe and Xuancheng acted businesslike at all times. It was hard to imagine how they would accompany Nian to misbehave. .

But... Jingzhe is the minister of Dali Temple. She should know a lot of bizarre cases. If it were told as a story, it would actually be quite exciting. Unfortunately, Jingzhe is not very interested in such things, which makes people feel a bit pity.

Everyone moved benches and sat in a circle around a flashlight placed upward. In order to create this atmosphere, Nian even brought out a flashlight. Unfortunately, the sound of wind and rain outside was filtered by the barrier, otherwise it should be more consistent. The atmosphere.

Those benches were made by Nian at random from unknown metal. Her abilities were very convenient in all aspects. If Nian was given enough time, she might be able to build a mobile city with her hands.

"So……"

Nian's eyes looked around everyone, and finally locked on Sang Bao, "Then, let's start with you."

"Eh?"

Sang Bao was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect that he would be named first in the year.

After a moment, Sangpai looked embarrassed and said weakly, "But I don't know what to say...and...I've never read a horror story..."

Horror stories were originally a very niche hobby. Sangwei was just an ordinary girl. It was natural for her to be afraid of those stories. She would definitely not be able to tell them now.

"It's okay, it's okay," Nian showed a very hearty smile, "It doesn't have to be a horror story, you can also talk about yourself."

"If I read it correctly, you seem to be a member of the 'Chungan', right? There are not many people willing to join them now, so..."

"Can you tell me something about you?"

PS. Alas, my schedule has been a mess recently. Every time my mother comes over, all the arrangements are sent... I have to run around every day. I will try to adjust in these two days.

Chapter 73 A strange story on a rainy night·Part [-]

"My story..."

For a moment, Sangpao's expression became a little complicated.

"What? Is it something that is inconvenient to say? If that's the case, then I apologize."

Nian said it openly and openly, leaving no trace of ill feelings.

After listening to Nian's words, Sang Bao seemed a little silent. After a while, she spoke slowly.

"There's nothing I can't say, but... maybe it's a bit boring... After all, I don't know if my choice at the time was the right one..."

When he said these words, Sangbai seemed a little depressed, and there was a hint of regret in his tone.

Does she regret it?Of course she regretted it.

What is Spring Stem?This is an official disaster relief organization affiliated with Yan State. It mainly carries out rescue activities in some cold natural disaster-prone areas of Great Yan.

Although it can be regarded as an official civil servant of the Yan Kingdom, this is actually an organization that grandma does not love and uncle does not love. Anyone who knows what natural disasters are knows how dangerous it is to deal with natural disasters.

Not only for the victims of natural disasters, but also for the rescuers.

No matter how strict the precautionary preparations are in advance, there will always be times when disaster relief occurs. In the process of disaster relief, there is a high probability that they will face secondary disasters caused by natural disasters. This is a truly high-risk occupation.

Those who have been able to catch up in this industry for a few years without contracting the ore disease can only be said to be very lucky.

Sang Piao's story is also very simple. She was born in a large family in Jiang Qicheng, and she is the youngest girl among her peers. In this respect, Sang Piao's family background is actually not ordinary.

In the eyes of others, Sang Piao is a good girl who is serious, well-behaved and obedient. Although she cannot be said to be very outstanding, she never gets into trouble and is a standard good child.

For their daughter, Sangmi's parents have a set of arrangements that have been planned for a long time. They hope that she can receive a good education in peace, find a safe and stable job, and live a happy life in the eyes of ordinary people.

This is understandable to them, but the only thing they ignore is their daughter's thoughts.

Sangpai's rebellious phase, which had been overdue for more than ten years, finally broke out at this time. She finally mustered up the courage and was ready to decide her future life.

"The work of the rescue team is harder than I thought. Even when I was taking a break, I would be frozen by the cold wind outside the tent and lose consciousness. Sometimes I even felt that I would die suddenly without knowing when..." Sang Bao He said with some confusion.

If she was given a chance to start over, she might give up the idea of ​​submitting her resume to Chungan and follow her parents' arrangements.

Although there are some good memories during the Spring Festival, these seem to be insignificant compared to the dangers Mulberry has to face.