MTL - How to Feed an Abyss!-Chapter 6 He and the city

Lu Tinghan always appeared suddenly like this.

Ten years ago, on an ordinary day, when the dead tree next to the abyss plucked out new branches for the first time, he came to the observation tower with the bright moon breeze, and stared at the abyss alone for a long time; ten years later, in In a burning dusk, he hugged Shi Yuan in his arms and fired that preordained bullet.

Although Lu Tinghan didn't know it, he was the one who found Shi Yuan every time.

"Let's go." Lu Tinghan repeated, his gaze stayed on Shi Yuan for a few seconds, and then moved away again.

Lu Tinghan didn't recognize him.

This is almost certain, no one would have thought that the abyss had become a spirit, and was eager to find himself.

Shi Yuan froze for a few seconds, then followed Lu Tinghan with his tail flicking. He has always been a timid monster, he didn't know what to say, he just grabbed Lu Tinghan's cuff, his heart was pounding.

Lu Tinghan let him lead her and walked forward on the crunching dead leaves. This short distance was very short, but Shi Yuan felt that the time was long, and it was constantly expanding and fermenting in the air like wine, which made him dizzy. He stared intently at Lu Tinghan's back, as if when his consciousness was sunk in a black mist, he used his eyes to trace his face over and over again.

In a trance, the years whizzed back to those long ten years, when the sky was beautiful in the midsummer, and everything was white in the deep winter, there were only two in the world, he and Lu Tinghan, the abyss and his gazer.

He found me again. Shi Yuan thought.

Shi Yuan whispered again: "Lu Tinghan."

Lu Tinghan: "Yes."

Abyss responded, wagging the tip of its tail happily.

There is a steep **** ahead, with strange rocks. Lu Tinghan went up a few steps, turned his head, and stretched out his hand to Shi Yuan.

He has a pair of gray-blue eyes, which are extremely heroic.

Shi Yuan took his hand, just about to use his strength—

"Huh?" He made a puzzled voice in mid-air.

Lu Tinghan directly pulled him up and put him on the ground.

Shi Yuan: "Wow!"

Lu Tinghan continued to walk forward without looking back: "What are you doing?"

Shi Yuan: "You are amazing." He grabbed Lu Tinghan's cuff again.

Lu Tinghan still didn't look back, and said in a flat tone, "What's so great?"

Shi Yuan explained: "You found me, your marksmanship is so good, and you can climb slopes so fast." He thought for a while, and then added, "You can also drag me up all at once."

Lu Tinghan seemed to raise his eyebrows: "Then you can sigh again."

Shi Yuan: "Wow!"

Lu Tinghan: "Come again."

Shi Yuan: "Wow!"

He had just finished wowing, and didn't know that Lu Tinghan was dissatisfied. At the end of the fallen leaves, a group of soldiers came out of an ambush. Their faces were painted in camouflage, and their guns were cold.

If Lao He walked any further, he would enter the sight of the sniper. If the car hadn't had a flat tire, he would have died a little faster. His escape was impossible from the start, and his dream of returning home was a phantom after all.

The leader of that team was a strong man, before he could speak, his eyes fell on Shi Yuan's hand holding Lu Tinghan, his eyes almost popped out.

"Admiral, Admiral..." He stammered.

"Take him back." Lu Tinghan said.

He wanted to withdraw his hand, but Shi Yuan held onto his cuff tightly.

When Lu Tinghan turned his head, the young man raised his head to look at him, his eyes were black, his head had curved devil horns, and there was a very beautiful line from his chin to his neck.

It looks very familiar, but I have no way to talk about it.

At this moment, Lu Tinghan somehow felt that Shi Yuan really wanted to be patted by him on the head.

His hand holding the gun moved slightly.

Shi Yuan looked at him and asked, "Where are you going?"

Lu Tinghan didn't answer, the soldiers had already surrounded him.

The strong man said: "The general is very busy, and there are still many things to do. We will send you back to the station." He thought that Shi Yuan was frightened, so he held onto Lu Tinghan tightly and did not let go. He showed what he thought was a friendly smile—in fact, he just squeezed his face full of flesh and vertical and horizontal scars together, grabbed Shi Yuan, and shook it vigorously, "Congratulations, you are safe!"

Shi Yuan was shaken so badly by him that Lu Tinghan's cuff came out of his hands.

Shi Yuan:? !

He said: "Wait, wait, I want to talk to Lu..."

"Admiral Lu really doesn't have time." The man laughed, "I'm enough." Before Shi Yuan could react, the man's hill-like body stood in front of him, firmly covering Lu Tinghan . He couldn't help but take Shi Yuan to the car not far away, almost lifting him up with too much strength.

Shi Yuan tried to break off the hand on his shoulder, but the hand was like iron tongs. He tried his best to turn around, but Lu Tinghan's figure had long been blocked by many soldiers, several people were going back and forth, the figures were intertwined, messy footprints were stepped on the ground, the conversation continued, and two cars were coming from a distance, the whole area was suddenly filled with He was angry, but he couldn't find Lu Tinghan no matter how hard he searched.

He was dazed for half a second before being pushed into the car by the man, the door was locked, the gas pedal was trampled to death, and he drove away.

Shi Yuan:? !

The scales on his tail exploded.

The strong man's name is Xing Yifeng, and he is one of Lu Tinghan's capable subordinates. He was driving at full speed, humming out of tune songs, preparing to bring the poor hostage back to the camp.

"Shi Yuan, I heard them say that your name is Shi Yuan, right!" He smiled boldly, "I was kidnapped before, and I was so scared that I ranny nose and tears, and finally picked up an ax to chop the robber What a mess! Hahahaha! Did you cry, don’t worry, with you, Brother Xing, I promise to send you back safely and unscathed.”

He looked back in the rearview mirror, expecting to see a grateful face.

But all he saw was a head poking out of the backseat.

Shi Yuan was afraid of people and angry at the same time, holding the back seat with only half of his face exposed, staring at him bitterly, his tail swaying quickly - at this moment Xing Yifeng thought of his own cat, and the posture of being irritated was exactly the same as this one, He suspected that Shi Yuan would paw at his neck in seconds.

Shi Yuan's temper is obviously better than that of cats.

He is a well-mannered abyss.

So he just stared at Xing Yifeng, and said in the most vicious tone he could: "Stop, stop now, let me go back and find Lu Tinghan."

"The general is really busy—don't worry, he saved many, many people, you don't need to thank him in person." Xing Yifeng said carelessly, "Go back to the camp and drink some hot soup, you can sleep well and forget about it Yes. Hey, I said you, why are you still acting like a baby to me, which makes me feel embarrassed. "

Shi Yuan: "..."

He was really mad.

No matter what Shi Yuan said, Xing Yifeng dutifully took him to the camp.

Shi Yuan finally realized that Xing Yifeng was not as smart as himself, sometimes he couldn't understand human speech. He stared at Xing Yifeng bitterly again, and solemnly announced: "I hate you very much."

Xing Yifeng:?

From his point of view, he and Shi Yuan had a good chat along the way.

Shi Yuan said, "I will tell Lu Tinghan later."

Xing Yifeng:? ?

He felt that he had lost his mind and went crazy, otherwise, how could he hear the smell of complaining with the wind from the pillow.

Xing Yifeng couldn't figure out Shi Yuan's brain circuit, and with question marks all over his head, he dragged Shi Yuan back to the station like a schoolboy who forcibly helped his grandmother across the road.

As soon as she came back, Wang Yu rushed over and took a good look at Shi Yuan's whole body: "Are you okay?!"

"It's okay, I'm not hurt." Shi Yuan replied, Xing Yifeng left, but he was still very angry.

Wang Yu was about to cry: "That's great, that's great."

Shi Yuan was absent-minded: "I'm still very young, and I still need to find 1, I won't die."

Wang Yu: "..."

Wang Yu: "..."

Words can't describe her expression, full of emotion suddenly froze on her face, her temples twitched suddenly. After a long time, she murmured: "Look for a good one, find a good one, you will definitely find a big one."

Shi Yuan's mind was not here, he didn't pay attention to her entanglement, and asked, "Where is Lu Tinghan?"

"I don't know, I'm dealing with things." Wang Yu was still immersed in Shi Yuan's obsession with finding 1, and she spoke slowly, "This matter of He Yu should never have happened. The soldiers present have seriously neglected their duties. There must be accountability for that."

Shi Yuan was a little surprised: "Is he still here?"

"Yes, he must have a look at the place where the tentacles appeared. The tentacles were not detected by any equipment. This is a very serious problem. He has to decide on the follow-up treatment-after he finishes watching the scene, he should return to this Stationed, and then rush back to the city. But what are you looking for him for?"

"It's nothing, I'm just asking." Shi Yuan said.

He felt much more relieved, since Lu Tinghan hadn't left here yet, he would still be able to find his human being when Lu Tinghan finished his work.

His anger subsided immediately, and the scales of the tail were all obedient and smooth.

After calming down, he followed Wang Yu into the tent.

Wang Yu was packing up, all kinds of bottles, sealing pads, and handwritten notes were everywhere, and there were some small change scattered on the table.

Shi Yuan didn't know currency, so Wang Yu introduced it to him by the way: "This green five-yuan bill, the red one is fifty, the blue one is one hundred, and these coins are fifty cents and one dollar respectively. You want Remember, be careful of being cheated of money in the future, to be honest, you seem like the target group of scammers."

Shi Yuan: "Oh..."

He helped Wang Yu put the money into different categories. The coins were piled up in a stack, and the banknotes were neatly arranged.

Wang Yu continued to sort out the notes, putting together those yellowed notes and even some blood-stained notes.

Shi Yuan sat beside her and watched, saw her hand-painted diagram of the infected wound, and thought of Lao He. He felt that Wang Yu and Lao He should be familiar, but Wang Yu was not sad, maybe she didn't want to show it in front of Shi Yuan, or maybe she was used to it.

Shi Yuan recalled the questioning of Lu Tinghan by Old He before his death.

Lao He mentioned the "Euthanasia Act" and said that it was signed by Lu Tinghan.

He asked, "What is the euthanasia bill?"

Wang Yu paused, knowing that he was talking about Lao He. She asked back: "Do you know what an inhibitor is?"

Shi Yuan shook his head.

Wang Yu: "Inhibitors can treat mild infections. Some people are not seriously injured, and they can recover after timely injection of inhibitors. But it is ineffective for moderate and severe infections. In the past, we would treat conscious wounds out of humanitarianism. The survivors will be brought back to the city, so that the lucky ones can see their families before they die. And after the bill is introduced, people who are determined to be incurable will be euthanized on the spot."

Shi Yuan thought for a while: "Why?"

"Because manpower and material resources are not enough, there has been a shortage." Wang Yu said, "In addition, some wounded lost control on the way. We strictly guard against them, and soldiers are still injured by them every year."

Shi Yuan thought for a while, then whispered, "Then I think the bill is quite reasonable..."

He has a guilty conscience. After all, he is not a human being and should not be qualified to judge anything.

"That's reasonable." Wang Yu sighed, and clipped the last page into the book, "But the problem is, people could have seen their families."

It's not that the bill is unreasonable, and it's not that everyone only cares about themselves—in this era, the soldiers who go out to fight are willing to fight against the nightmare until they become monsters themselves.

They know that behind them is the city and their family members, so they will not back down even if they are seriously injured; they know that even if they are seriously injured, they still have the opportunity to hold the hands of their loved ones. This has been one of their important spiritual pillars for a long time.

Until the introduction of the euthanasia bill.

The critically injured were brought together, left suicide notes and watched as icy fluid was pushed into their veins. Their bodies were cremated, and their ashes were packed together with many supplies in a swaying green leather transport truck, and returned to the city and the arms of their families.

But who would like such a lonely death?

If the bill had existed from the beginning, perhaps it would have been accepted by the majority. The problem is that it destroys what already exists, turning a "can" into a "don't".

This gap will inevitably lead to debate and protest, and there is a kind of anger called "I could have".

"Actually, this decision has been proposed since a long time ago." Wang Yu stared at a certain point in the void, and somehow remembered something, "For various reasons, it has not been introduced, and no one wants to be that signatory. "

Shi Yuan said, "Then Lu Tinghan signed it?"

"Yes." Wang Yu said, "That's right, uh, Shi Yuan, generally speaking, we still call him Land General. It's not good to call him by his first name. Although I called him that before, I was too anxious at the time... "

Shi Yuan shook the tip of his tail.

He didn't want to be called "Admiral". In his opinion, Lu Tinghan was just Lu Tinghan.

Wang Yu continued: "After the introduction of the euthanasia law, it caused a lot of controversy. Most people accepted it, but a small number of people were particularly dissatisfied. He Yu was the one who accepted it. He also said that if you die, you can die. There was no pain, but before he died...he changed his mind. Maybe we will know what we really want when we are dying."

She looked at Shi Yuan: "I don't know what Lu Lu will look like in your eyes, but he may... be different from what you imagined. He has always been on the cusp and is a very controversial figure. The euthanasia bill is just one of the controversies One, there are many similar things. He has the courage to make decisions and has changed a lot, but the changes will definitely attract criticism. It may be many years before we know whether these sacrifices are right or wrong."

"There are many people who admire him, and there are many who hate him. But no matter who it is, we have to admit that we need a land general—fortunately we have him, fortunately we have him."

Shi Yuan said, "He must be very powerful."

Even he knows that if a person's value can be recognized by his enemies, then he is absolutely amazing.

Wang Yu smiled: "... Well, you come with me."

She led Shi Yuan out of the tent. The sky is dark and gloomy, the temperature is very low, the breath is white, and the aroma of hot potato soup is faintly carried in the wind. They walked through the scattered tents, brushed shoulders with two groups of patrolling soldiers, and came to the edge of the garrison.

The two stood side by side in the twilight, with a clear view of the wasteland, and the wind messed up her hair. Wang Yu pinned a strand of hair behind her ear: "I remember you asked me what the city was like in the car. I said the city was ours. The pure land and the harbor are our home. Countless people defend it, and the city wall has been washed with blood for several rounds before it can stand still."

"Right now — you look to the east, and there's the city," she said.

Shi Yuan looked into the distance.

Following the mighty wild wind, his gaze crossed the boundless wilderness, skimmed over the lifeless withered grass, and at the end of the world, he saw a recumbent black shadow. It was a city wall, an indestructible defense line made of steel.

The old blood on the wall is mottled, and wild flowers have bloomed under the wall. It surrounds its people and protects its creator. It sinks in the long night and wakes up in the morning light.

Shi Yuan has seen the monster's lair, the lair allows those ugly and weird creatures to sleep peacefully, and also makes them fight to the death. He guessed that the city has the same meaning to human beings, so Lao He haunted his dreams, so the soldiers picked up their guns. He was far away from the city, but he could still see the magnificence of that behemoth, as well as the gleam of light it gave with all its might in this gloomy world.

Wang Yu said: "If you want to ask me what great achievements the general has made, I can sum it up in one sentence." She looked into the distance, "...that is the city he defended."

Just one sentence is worth a thousand words.

The city is here, and the home is here.

Shi Yuan watched intently.

Wang Yu: "There are three cities like this, and there are only three. We would have lost more, but the land generals have kept them. No one can deny that."

Shi Yuan said: "It turned out to be like this, now I understand." He thought for a while, lowered his eyes, his eyelashes cast a thick shadow on his face, and said softly, "I understand, he is a good one. "

Wang Yu: "...??!"

Wang Yu's beautiful hair was disheveled in the wind. She grabbed Shi Yuan's hand and suddenly panicked: "Shi Yuan, Shi Yuan, I didn't say this to make you fall in love with him! Don't be too **** yourself. With your What kind of man do you want in terms of appearance? From eighteen to eighty, what kind of little milk dog, little wolf dog, is arrogant and naturally black, isn’t it easy to catch? You can play as you want, buy a big house and find 10 fierce 1 is fine, as long as you don’t touch the land general, there will be no results. There is no grass anywhere in the world, why bother to fall in love with a single flower!”

Shi Yuan:?

He was very confused, every time when he sincerely praised others for being great, Wang Yu's reaction was so big. During that long conversation, he only understood that Wang Yu didn't want him to get close to Lu Tinghan.

He tried to sum up: "It turns out that Lu Tinghan is better than 10 fierce ones."

Wang Yu: "..."

How did you come to this conclusion? !

Shi Yuan said, "So he is still a flower."

Wang Yu: "..."

What the **** is this!

Shi Yuan was very happy, someone praised his human beings as powerful and beautiful.

Wang Yu next to her gave up struggling, covered her face, and thought to forget it, how could Shi Yuan understand this, he couldn't really go to Lu Tinghan.

——Thinking about it this way, she seemed to have taken a reassurance.

Leaving aside the fact that ordinary people would never see the general, let’s take a step back and say, that’s Lu Tinghan. Even if there are naked men and women in front of him, his first reaction is to investigate thoroughly. Without infection, it can be said that he is dedicated to the country, the eight winds are not moving, he is too busy to die, and the stranger should not get close.

Wang Yu felt more relieved, and said to Shi Yuan, "Don't worry about your land general, you two don't have the same style of painting, so you really have no chance." She thought for a while, and took out a coin, "You know What is this?"

"Fifty cents." Shi Yuan replied, "You just taught me how to recognize."

"No, it's the fate between you and the admiral." Wang Yu earnestly said, "I also said before that he may be different from what you think. So the front of the coin means that you don't like the admiral, and the reverse means that he doesn't like him." I like you, there are only two possibilities, understand?"

She tossed the coin high.

The coin was spinning in the air. She wanted to catch it, but her hand slipped and the coin fell to her feet.

With a soft "da", it stood on the ground.

Unbiased, steady, not even trembling.

Wang Yu: "..."

Shi Yuan: "..."

Wang Yu said, "This is fifty cents."

Shi Yuan said, "No, this is our fate."