Ark, they don't revolve around you

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"Doctor, doctor."

One afternoon.

When the sun was about to set, Zhuang Ning heard someone calling him from behind.

He was slightly dazed and suddenly realized that this title might become history.

From that day on, no one called him that anymore, and everyone looked at him with awe.

But, there were still people calling him.

Zhuang Ning turned his head slightly and found that it was Lan Du.

She was holding a plate with a small cake on it, and her expression was extremely nervous.

"PhD?"

"Well, what happened?"

"I came... to ask you to taste the cake." She said uneasily.

Zhuang Ning was stunned for a moment, but he took the plate with a smile and returned to his normal state.

"Is it tasty?"

"Very good." Zhuang Ning looked at her, was silent for a few seconds, and said faintly, "Aren't you afraid of me?"

"The Doctor is just a Doctor. There must be many people who think so." Lan Du said in a low voice.

"……perhaps."

The sky gradually darkened, and suddenly a little deer appeared in front of the deck.

Zhuang Ning chopped off its head.

"PhD?"

"Do you want to say that this is a bit too much?" Zhuang Ning looked at his hands, "But I am indeed not the doctor I used to be."

The afterglow of the setting sun fell and shone on this man's face.

At that moment, there was a trace of fatigue in his eyes that seemed to be unable to be erased.

Night is coming.

There are stars twinkling in the night sky.

Another person came onto the deck, bringing stargazing equipment.

Xingji came again and was a little surprised by the atmosphere between Zhuang Ning and Lan Du.

But she didn't know what to say, so she just asked Lan Du in a low voice, "What happened again?"

"I... don't know either." Lan Du hesitated for a long time and finally said helplessly.

She just felt that this person seemed to have changed again, becoming even more incomprehensible, yet also making people feel sad.

As the evening breeze blows, the starry sky becomes brighter and brighter, as brilliant as a picture scroll.

In early spring, the sky was still a little chilly, and the cool breeze blew up the man's coat.

He suddenly opened his mouth and said, "Xingji, your family is a family of astrology, right?"

"That's all in the past, Doctor."

"But you are still interested in the starry sky, so you come here to look at the stars, right?"

Xingji nodded ignorantly.

The doctor looked back with eyes like water: "Are you interested in seeing the real sky?"

"The real sky?"

Zhuang Ning did not respond, but just stretched out his hand.

Complex crystals condensed at his fingertips and climbed up little by little, faster and faster, and soon turned into a tower that reached the sky.

When this spiral tower touches the sky, it is like encountering shackles.

Barrier layer.

Zhuang Ning closed his eyes and let the source stone spread in the barrier, digging out a hole.

He made the star pod disappear briefly for a few minutes, allowing the sky to return to its proper color.

Then, for the first time, the twinkling moons revealed their true appearance in their eyes, and the stars twinkled.

Lan Du and Xing Ji looked at this scene in disbelief, looking at this real starry sky.

And Zhuang Ning's closed eyes slowly opened at this moment.

He felt a gaze descending from the starry sky and falling on him.

He looked in the direction of that gaze, raised his right hand, and raised his middle finger, regardless of whether the observer understood the meaning or not.

"I'll finish you off," he murmured.

The sound dissipated into the air, and only until the barrier layer repaired itself did he hear the mocking words in his ears.

"You are just the most special one among the bugs."

The observer said coldly.

(Volume 4, Fighting for the Deer, End)

<Volume 5: Sleeping in the Shadows>

Chapter 1 Zhuang Ning's Doomed Death

Sammy.

In a sense, this is the end of civilization, the northernmost part of Terra.

It is shrouded in winter all year round, the snow never melts, and the only greenery is the tall cedars and birches.

In the minds of many Terra people, the so-called Sami are synonymous with barbarism. They also believe in primitive giant trees and deer gods. Columbia movies like to describe them as savages wearing animal skins, cannibals, and who like to dance.

Countless explorers have enthusiastically stepped into this land, witnessed the Sami dances and magical arts, witnessed the giant trees’ announcements, or expressed their love for Anma.

All in all, this is a wonderful land.

For the past thousand years, they have been closed off, only occasionally interacting with the Ursus.

Over the past few decades, Colombia has also established many scientific research stations and trade enclaves here - after all, the president prides himself on being the transmitter of civilization and is wary of the evil demons in the north.

Therefore, what lay before Zhuang Ning's eyes was a wonderful scene. On a land without natural disasters or source stones, electric wires were erected, dots of fluorescent light flickered, and warm flames rose under the trees, dispelling the cold.

The shaman elder with his face painted with colors spoke quietly and told a strange story. It was about a snow priest who sensed that he was going crazy and walked quietly towards Beiyuan.

"She is the witch of Sami, the beloved daughter of Anma. She is our protector and a great warrior!"

"She spends her life fighting those terrible monsters. She controls the wind and snow to tear apart the enemy's sharp blades!"

"Before she died, she knew that she could no longer suppress the pollution in the north, so she quietly stepped into the endless ice field, where she met her own destiny."

At this point, the old man raised his head and looked at the man behind the child, "Sir, you look like an outsider."

"Yes, I am an outsider."

Because of the evil spirit, Zhuang Ning did not wreak havoc on this place with natural disasters.

Sami was relatively isolated from information, and no one knew about the natural disaster that had struck the earth, which had terrified everyone and had directly covered every corner of the continent.

In the eyes of the shaman, this man who looked like a weird in his dress was just an adventurer, so he was not surprised. He nodded and continued:

"Xueci is our miko, our beloved daughter."

"After knowing that she would become Sami's enemy, she made a bold move. She wanted to face the monster in Beiyuan head-on and kill it with her last life!"

"What happened to the Snow Priest?" a child seemed a little anxious.

"She failed." The old man sighed, "In the end, she turned into a cold disaster and became an enemy of civilization. When she set foot in Sami again, she summoned a storm and froze the entire tribe."

"It seems that the most heroic warrior killed her. My children, you should know how terrible the monsters we face in the north are."

"But we can't be afraid. The devil feeds on fear, but the Sami people never fear!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the children's faces immediately turned red, they stretched out their hands and shouted: "The Sami are never afraid!"

"Are you pretending to be a shaman again?" a voice sounded at an inopportune time.

Zhuang Ning and the children looked back and saw Typhon with purple hair, carrying an incredibly large bow on his back. The bow was made of a very special material, revealing a strange black color.

"How can you say it's a fake?" The old man said calmly, "What if one day I can really be recognized by Anma, Typhon."

The girl called Typhon looked helpless and rolled her eyes.

The old man also coughed: "Okay, children, the story is over. One day, you will grow up, and some of you will become warriors like Ektilnir, and become heroes who protect Sami."

"By then, we will finally defeat the evil!"

The children burst into cheers and scattered like birds and beasts amid the sounds of joy.

Only Zhuang Ning and the girl were left in the open space. The two looked at each other. Typhon showed no fear and said softly:

"Are you Dr. Zhuang Ning?"

"Miss Typhon." Zhuang Ning had a blank expression on his face. "I don't think I told you that I would come."

"But someone predicted it, so they sent me here as your guide." Typhon carried the longbow on his back. She and Zhuang Ning didn't know each other's identities, but they both knew for sure that the other would come.

So Typhon paused and said seriously: "Please follow me. Elki asked me to tell you that the Cyclops King's Court will give you the final advice."

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In the woods, the stream was gurgling, the branches of the trees were covered with a layer of white, and some wild beasts looked at Typhon with fear.

The Sami people live in a cold and harsh environment, relying on a mixture of fishing, hunting and herding for a living.

Judging from Zhuang Ning's vision, Typhon is undoubtedly a hunter. Although he is not very old, he has all the qualities that a hunter should have: calm, steady, cautious, he walks without making any sound, and his eyes are focused.

She must be hunting not only wild beasts, but also some more treacherous monsters.

For example, demons.

"Elki's identity is quite special. Although she is highly valued by the shamans, she still chooses to live alone in the forest."

"She is a Cyclops after all." Zhuang Ning was not surprised. "A Cyclops cannot escape the identity of a Sarkaz, so she will definitely be suspected."

Typhon turned his head away: "That's just a misunderstanding. Elki is a very good person. Everyone is just afraid of their fate being seen. This is a taboo for Sami."

The Cyclops is the most unique one in the Sarkaz royal court. They even had a demon king thousands of years ago.

However, the demon king saw through the prophecy that a huge disaster would sweep Terra in a thousand years, so he faked his death to escape and led the Cyclops tribe to Sami, and together with the Sami people, they resisted the invasion of the evil demons from the North Plains.

This is the purpose of Zhuang Ning's visit.

He wanted to meet the Lord of the Cyclops's court to see if this "giant" could glean some insight into his fate.

The other party also had the same idea and sent out Typhon. This girl was almost Elki's adopted daughter and was raised by her.

Halfway through the walk, Typhon looked back at Zhuang Ning and said, "You have been very quiet along the way."

"I like quietness and don't like to talk much." Zhuang Ning still had that indifferent expression.

"Elki said that Sammy's survival depends on you."

Zhuang Ning shook his head: "That's just nonsense, right?"

"But if you can really destroy the evil, the Sami people will be very grateful to you." Typhon stopped.

Before her was a huge ancient tree, and as if by some illusion, its branches seemed to move.