Siren Blade

Chapter 148
Now that we have finished talking about Xiaojing's mother, let's talk about the internal situation of the shelter.Having said that, there is not much information I can observe.If someone has research on the so-called "survival at the end of the day", maybe he can observe more ways, but I can only summarize superficial things.

As far as I can see, the people inside the shelter did not completely rely on the supplies Ming Yi collected outside, they also grew vegetables on a large scale indoors.Some vacant land in the shopping mall was paved with soil that was transported from nowhere, and the vegetables planted were types that were less difficult to care for and did not require much sunlight.After all, there is still fog, and the sun conditions of the mirage are relatively poor.I heard that they still cultivate mushrooms in some rooms, and the harvest seems to be very good.

They set up many bunkers and traps on the first floor, and also prepared several emergency escape routes and vehicles needed at critical moments.This is a measure to prevent the demons from invading the refuge en masse one day.They sometimes practice to avoid being in a hurry at critical moments and ruining those hard-earned preparations in the past.

It can be seen that the shelter has a good degree of organization, but Mingyi himself does not have such a strong leadership ability.Although he wants to achieve this, he lacks the ability to organize others efficiently, so he only plays a leading role with his own prestige, and the specific matters are handed over to the very few elites who are good at management in the survivor group.

The group of survivors is not always united. Although people should be fully united when facing foreign enemies, the harsh living conditions will also breed a lot of stupidity and evil.Many doomsday-themed fictional stories have detailed predictions of how people will be hostile and betray each other in extreme environments, and the real world sometimes surprises the writers beyond imagination, and sometimes disappoints and echoes the pessimism Prophecy - People don't always stand together in the face of disaster.

I had the same concern not long ago, worried that the survivors would attack Joe Licorice and Xiaojing while I was out.And Ming Yi also has the same thinking as me, so he left some trustworthy people in the refuge to monitor the overall situation to prevent anyone from committing crimes while he was out.Although anyone with some sense would not do that, but his rich experience in law enforcement in the past told him that there are some unclear and selfish people in this world.

In addition, I also noticed that there seems to be a strange atmosphere in the shelter. Most of the survivors not only cast a trusting and grateful look on Ming Yi, but some even worship him.The worship mentioned here is not worship in the popular sense, but an atmosphere similar to religious belief that secretly pervades.I captured that kind of emotional fluctuations through my awareness, and I also "saw" in some rooms that someone placed wooden sculptures of human figures that were somewhat similar to Mingyi on the table that imitated the altar, chanting with an original prayer.It seems that a simple superstition centered on Ming Yi has formed inside the refuge, worshiping him as a god or the messenger of the gods.

Xiaojing's mother doesn't seem to accept this kind of atmosphere very much, but she is proud of the fact that her husband is admired by others.

But Ming Yi smiled helplessly, turned his head and said to me: "I don't like being treated as a fairy or an angel, but the pressure on the survivors is really great, and I can't promise myself There is a way to take them out of the mist, so I have to let them find a way to sustenance their hearts. And the people who assisted me in managing the shelter always told me that such an atmosphere would help prevent division and crime inside the shelter. I don’t think so. Good at managing organizations, I had to listen to them."

According to some miscellaneous knowledge I have read on the Internet, religion is indeed very useful in this regard, but it is not always a good thing in the long run.However, Ming Yi probably didn't think about breeding a new civilization here, and it was really impeccable as a way to temporarily confuse the situation.

He arranged our respective rooms.The previous five survivors were scattered and arranged in different locations, and of course Xiaojing wanted to live with his parents, while Joe Licorice and I were arranged in a double room.

Although it is not suitable for me to sleep so close to Qiao Licorice, but now the conditions are special after all.Moreover, this refuge is not completely safe, and some of the major hidden dangers have been mentioned before.In order to prevent me from being too late to protect Qiao Licorice in case of danger, it is better to have a resting place closer.And it doesn't mean sleeping in one bed, there are two beds in this room.

Joe Licorice seemed to be very tired, so he threw himself on the bed, and I sat down on the other bed.But she didn't seem to be going to sleep right away, but she talked to me about the existing information, wanting to see if there is a breakthrough, and how to defeat the two high walls blocking us - fanatics and blood bite .

"The position of the fanatic is already clear, but Bite Blood is still missing." I said.

"Bite blood, that half-breed demon who ate Yuchi and rejuvenated..." Qiao Gancao showed a thoughtful look on his face, "Are you interested in her? I mean that kind of interest."

It was probably the blue bird who said it to her. The pair of girlfriends always talk about everything.But if I want to say this, I am the same, and I will occasionally confide in her.Although I often slander her "abnormal interests", I have to admit that she also has a side that is willing to rely on.There seems to be such an incredible magic power in her body.

"Yes." I admit.

"Why?" She was curious, "Is it because she cannibalizes people, making you think she has a similar magical nature to the siren?"

"I don't know." I said what was in my heart.

"Even I don't know..." She sighed vaguely, and continued, "Speaking of which, I have always had a doubt."

I answered, "What doubts?"

"The siren is a cannibal, but what does that have to do with you killing people in the past?" she asked.

"How?" I asked.

"Even if it is necessary to cut a large piece of flesh from another person, depending on the part and method of cutting, the death of the other person can be completely avoided." She looked at me without any criticism at all, just thinking To understand my motives and state of mind at that time, "You in the devil period are almost the same personality as you now, and you also have the same moral concepts, so you at that time will also suffer a lot. The only difference is The problem is that you have to hunt human flesh for her because of the powerful charm of the sea monster, this has nothing to do with your own will. But other than that, you can play flexibly."

"Maybe." I will not debate whether it is charming or not, "However, it basically only eats the flesh of human beings who have just died."

"In other words, it has something to do with freshness? But it doesn't seem to have anything to do with 'people must be killed'." She said strangely.

"It's not a question of freshness. It's literally, only eating the meat of humans who have just died." I said, "It seems to have a way to know whether the source of the meat it eats died just now."

"In other words, what it cares about is whether the prey dies, which is as important as the predation itself, and the latter may not even be that important. But this kind of habit is very unnecessary for creatures..." She seemed to have some thoughts Said thoughtfully, "Does she have a tendency to spread death?"

I am noncommittal.I have thought a lot about the many habits of "it", but I can't get the answer.Suddenly, Qiao Licao seemed to react, "Wait, you said 'basically'? Does that mean she has very few exceptions?"

"Yes, there is, but that kind of situation is to bring a living person in front of it and let it prey on its own." I recalled the "experiment" I did, and the past scene is still vivid in my mind, "If it eats If a person eats half of it, it will last, and if the person has not been eaten to death by it for the time being, it will temporarily stop in that case."

However, when "it" eats people, it always chooses the deadly place first, such as the throat first.If "it" is allowed to start with the non-lethal parts first, "it" would rather not say anything.Therefore, this method cannot be used to save the prey from death.However, there have been warlocks with particularly tenacious vitality before, even if they were eaten like that, they would not die immediately. I also summed up this information from that experience.

I have also tried letting "it" eat me when I was hungry.

Although "it" generally doesn't regard me as a prey, it will even eat me when it is very hungry.Regrettably, since my immortal body and super-speed regeneration at that time were all derived from the power of "it", letting "it" supplement nutrition by eating me was completely an act of demolishing the east to supplement the west.
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The topic of "it" ended temporarily, and Qiao Licorice talked about other things. This time she talked about the recent blue bird and me.

Sensitive as she has noticed, the atmosphere between Jade Bird and I has become more inexplicable recently.The reason is that I suspect that Jade Bird has not actually implanted a "malignant factor" in my healing dream, and I know that I will never get the answer from Jade Bird's mouth.But, I really want to know the truth.

I told Qiao Licao what was on my mind, and she said the same feelings as Jade Bird, "But what you want to know is not the truth, you just want to prove that you are a bad person, right?"

"I don't know." That's all I could say.

"Maybe let's assume such a scenario." She said, "One day, you got the answer. The answer is 'Jingniao really implanted a malignant factor', and this is not what Qingniao told you, but you There is unshakable evidence. In this case, do you feel that you are not a bad person?"

"Even then, it was my hand that did the evil, so of course I am," I said.

"Since the fact that you are a bad person remains the same no matter what the truth is, why would you pursue the truth?" she asked. "You wish you were actually a good person, don't you?"

"How could I be a good person?" I said reflexively, "Besides, even if I was brainwashed, there are many people in the secular society who committed crimes because they were instigated, instigated, and brainwashed by others. Such people are also guilty , to be punished?"

"Lie Que is clearer about things like that, but he still chose to release you. Because, no matter how someone implants his ideas with words, he is the one who makes up his mind to do evil in the end; and the person who is brainwashed by the hidden power is the key You don’t even have the freedom to make that kind of judgment in terms of choice. Maybe you think you have judgment, but that’s just an illusion, it’s the siren who covered your mind with her judgment.” She said, “When you just entered the mist, you When you protected me from the fangs of the devil, you told me that you would protect me and not let the devil hurt me. Is this a lie?"

"No." I said.

"So, is this the truth that a person with an evil heart would say?" Her voice became very gentle.

I can't answer.Her strength is obviously so weak, without my protection, she can't even survive alone in the mirage.However, her words were so powerful that they gradually pushed me to the corner of my heart, wanting to talk about him from left to right, wanting to cover my ears as if I didn't hear her words.It also reminded me again that she is actually a very good psychoanalyst.

Maybe it's the same as what she said... no, it's the same as what she said, I want to know that I was really brainwashed by "it".This idea often appeared even during those five years, sometimes occupying my thinking forcefully, sometimes lurking in an unnoticed corner, whispering in my ear.Just like fabricated in many stories, monsters use magic to confuse people's hearts and make people serve themselves wholeheartedly.If so, what a huge forgiveness for me.

Joe Licorice stared at me with eyes that seemed to be able to penetrate my heart, making my heart nowhere to escape.Then, she changed the topic again, "Just treat you as a bad person."

"Huh?" I was a little surprised to see her change her tone.But apparently, her words were not over yet.

"Then, if you brutally killed someone innocent today, would you feel like you deserved to die? Should you die for that person?" she asked.

"Of course." I said.

"Since you feel that you should pay with your life, it means that you have repented. However, your sin has become a fact, and repentance can't bring the dead back to life. You can only accept the punishment honestly. Killing and paying for life is justified." She said, "But , if you live until tomorrow, you have a chance to save ten people, so do you think you should pay for your life tonight, or live until tomorrow and pay for your life after saving those ten people?"

I already realized what she was going to say, but faced with this choice, I could only follow her words, "Save those ten people first."

"If you bear the sin of ten lives, but you can save a hundred people next month, should you pay for this month or next month?" she asked, "In the past years, you have kill hundreds of people, but live to next year and you have the chance to save thousands more. Actually, considering your achievements to date, you have done more than that. So you feel that you should Pay your life, or pay your life next year? If you plan to talk about it next year, but find that you can save more people by living the next year, do you think you should pay your life next year first?"

(End of this chapter)