The Lone Wolf of Tomorrow's Ark

"Want something to eat? Biscuits, chatting without even small snacks is soulless."

After saying this, Phoenix opened the three boxes. Inside, as he said, there were three small biscuits with different flavors, but they were all neatly arranged. Just looking at them made people move their index fingers.

"Uh... I won't..."

"Crack clap..."

Gloria didn't say her refusal when she saw that Skadi quickly took off her gloves as if no one else was there, reached out and took out a biscuit from a lunch box, and ate it happily, with the happy expression on her face completely undisguised , as if this biscuit is a delicacy.

Seeing the appearance of her old acquaintance, Gloria hesitated for a moment, and finally took off her gloves, reached out and took out a biscuit, and began to eat slowly.

"……delicious."

How to evaluate it, Gloria didn't quite understand. After all, as an Agor tribe who has been living in the ocean, the food she has been exposed to the most is all kinds of seafood.

Strictly speaking, it was actually the first time for Gloria to taste such a small snack, so she didn't know what kind of compliment to give, so she simply answered with the simplest deliciousness.

However, Phoenix was very satisfied with Gloria's answer, and then he picked up the biscuit and ate a piece, and asked:

"Then, Miss Gloria, it's time for us to start talking about the ghost shark. First of all, where is she now?"

"I don't know, I only know that the Church of the Deep Sea is treating her, that's all."

"Um, are you so relieved to hand over your companion to your deadly enemy?"

To be honest, after hearing Gloria's answer, Phoenix couldn't understand what the other party was thinking for a while. Could this be the legendary big heart?

However, Gloria didn't care about the misunderstanding at all and said:

"Yes, even though those people turned Ghost Shark into what it is now, they also know how to stabilize her condition, compared to you just putting her on the bed and checking her with various backward instruments It’s much faster, and besides, I also need a reason to go deeper.”

"Oh... well, I can roughly figure it out."

Stimulated by the terminal illness of ore disease, Terra's medical technology has far surpassed Phoenix's previous knowledge and cognition. At least in the previous life, it was impossible to achieve the level of rapid wound healing with only one injection.

On the basis of Terra's technology, according to individual documents, Agor, who has been living in the deep sea, has technology beyond Terra's current stage. This can be seen from the fact that the average deep-sea hunter is almost immune to ore disease. .

Therefore, Gloria, an orthodox deep-sea Agor, is indeed qualified to judge Rhodes Island's medical technology in this way, and when it comes to this, I have to talk about the physical condition of the ghost shark.

Ghost Shark is also a deep-sea hunter, with the same physique as Skadi, and also different from ordinary people, but she suffers from intense mania and intermittent amnesia, which is related to the inhuman experiment she suffered.

Kelsey once treated Ghost Shark in Rhodes Island and checked her, but in the end she found a result that moved her a little, because the spinal cord of Ghost Shark was filled with concentrated origin stone fluid , the amount is astonishing, it has reached the level that can infect the residents of a whole mobile city-state.

To be honest, because of this result, Kelsey seriously considered whether to give up the other party and 'reject' the patient for Rhodes Island. After all, the ghost shark is exactly the same as a large Originium bomb, slightly If you are not careful, it will lead to the destruction of Rhodes Island.

However, in the end, Kelsey still took in the ghost shark. The reason is that the other party is very safe, or in other words, the safety lock of this bomb is too strong.

Ghost Shark's modified body of a deep-sea hunter destined her to have absolutely no possibility of contracting ore disease, which also disillusioned the mastermind behind the scenes who wanted to inject the origin stone fluid into the spinal cord to make her infected.

Therefore, the body of the ghost shark is equivalent to a safety lock made of alloy, which firmly locks the Pandora's box that will cause disaster once it is opened, but after all, the spinal cord is damaged, so the ghost shark will have a mental state. The disease needs to be treated, but due to the mismatch of medical technology, the effect of her treatment is not obvious at all.

And now, in order to restore the ghost shark to some extent, and also for some of her own plans, she went to Rhodes Island and brought the ghost shark to Saltwind City to receive short-term treatment from the Church of the Deep Sea.

It's not that Geletia is ignorant of the experiment that the Ghost Shark was subjected to, but for the sake of the stability of her friend's condition, she can only endure the killing intent and do such an extremely dangerous move.

Through the clues known so far, Phoenix has also roughly figured out the cause and effect, but he still has a bit of a headache. In short, the current situation is that the ghost shark is still imprisoned by the people of the Deep Sea Church, and it should be in treatment at present. Even if they If you want to do experiments, you have to cherish the only sample, so don't worry about it for the time being.

After confirming this, Phoenix breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Skadi who was eating biscuit crumbs at the corners of his mouth, took out a handkerchief to wipe her, and then asked Gloria :

"Then how many members of the Deep Sea Church are there?"

"There is only one, but it is the leader of the branch of Yanfeng City, called Quintus, the combat power should not be weak, but that's it."

When she said this, Gloria's expression was full of disdain and disgust, as if she really wanted to poke hundreds of holes in the person in her mouth with her own hands.

And then, Gloria thought of the short conversation with Quintus before coming here, and said:

"However, Quintus told me before that there might be a big man coming here in the near future, but it didn't explain in detail. I'm also a little curious. The big man it said could be cut into several pieces by me."

"Forehead…………"

The words at the beginning were quite normal, but why did the ending seem so bloody.

However, Phoenix also generally understands that after all, he is a deadly enemy, so the big man in Quintus's mouth must be its boss, the kind who is at odds with Skadi and the other deep-sea hunters. fit.

"So, are we going to wait until the big man arrives?"

"This is indeed my plan, but I can't control you."

Having said that, Gloria looked at Phoenix with a trace of resentment in her eyes.

If only Skadi was here, Gloria could easily suppress the other party with her strength and let her obediently obey the arrangement to ensure that the development of things would not exceed expectations.

But now, with Phoenix who stabilized her head, this seemingly simple plan has become a purgatory-level difficulty. What is the difference between asking a spark knight to light slimes?

Thinking of this, Gloria wanted to sigh a little, but she held back and reached out to buy another biscuit to eat, so as to relieve her anxious mood with sweets.

However, when Gloria reached out her hand, the touch of her fingertips was so empty, and all she could feel was the cold lunch box.

"........."

Keeping silent for a while, Gloria slowly raised her head and looked at the top of the small glass table. As expected, the box of biscuits closest to Gloria was completely empty, leaving only empty One thing lunch box.

"........."

"Kacha Kacha...

This empty lunch box, coupled with the sound of Skadi chewing biscuits, if it wasn't for Gloria's good temper, she would feel that this was Skadi's revenge on her, how could she not take what was in front of her? , only take the truth in front of others.

However, when Gloria noticed that the biscuits in the three lunch boxes had been emptied, her expression returned to normal. It doesn't really matter, after all, as long as it's not aimed at herself.

In fact, not only Gloria, but Phoenix also noticed that Skadi had finished solving the three boxes of biscuits, but he just smiled helplessly, and then wiped Skadi's mouth and said:

"Oh, you, what can I say about you?"

"Hum~"

Enjoying Phoenix's meticulous service, Skadi's face is full of happy smiles. She finds that the more she gets along with Phoenix, the more reasons she will have almost endless love, which is really wonderful.

Seeing the way Phoenix and Skadi got along with each other, Gloria, who was sitting next to her, felt something cold for a while, slapping her face indiscriminately, and couldn't stop it at all.

"Ugh……"

At this time, even Gloria couldn't help but sighed, and then she got up and left, saying as she walked:

"In short, what I know has already told you, other things, you can arrange it yourself. I hope that as hunters, you all know how to catch your prey."

When the voice fell, Gloria also left the room, and Phoenix did not chase after him. After all, he had already asked what he wanted to know. Now, all that is left is to meet someone who can be called a "big man" by the priest. Mysterious Man, he can leave safely with Ghost Shark and Skadi.

Thinking of this, Phoenix put his arms around Skadi's shoulders, letting Skadi lean on him, feeling each other's slight breathing in this way, quietly enjoying a moment of tranquility, which was really pleasant.

"Clang...clang—"

But the embarrassing thing is that this pleasant time has not lasted long, but a bell suddenly sounded from the square.

Compared with the melodious sound of Saga's bell ringing in Zai Xi's painting before, the bell in Yanfeng City is obviously more rapid and harsh, as if it really reminds everyone to pay attention to something.

After the bell rang, Phoenix immediately noticed something strange in the city.

I saw that the people of Yanfeng City who were wandering aimlessly on the street suddenly reacted violently, turned around collectively, and slowly gathered towards the square.

"Let's go, Skadi, let's follow and have a look."

Already with a plan, Phoenix was not in a hurry, but just followed those Yanfeng City civilians with Skadi, and came to the square together, intending to see what this group of people suddenly wanted to do.

Five minutes later, the two arrived at the square. Looking at the crowds here and the people in Yanfeng City, Phoenix thought about it for a while, and then couldn't help complaining:

"Good guy, what is this, the Saltwind City Survivor Exchange Conference?

However, it turns out that Phoenix's conjecture is not unreasonable, otherwise it would be impossible to explain why this group of aborigines, who are usually a bit stupid, suddenly gathered together in this time period.

After complaining, Phoenix and Skadi hid in the alleys around the square and began to observe quietly.

After most of the local residents gathered, the group of civilians spontaneously surrounded the center of the square without any command. At the same time, Phoenix also saw that an aborigine was holding a jar with a very ordinary shape , and after noticing him, the people around him would take out a shell from their pockets and put it into the jar, and so did the others, as if they were preparing for some ceremony.

"Ah, hunter, singer, so you are here."

At this time, Phoenix and the others heard Anita's familiar voice again, turned their heads and saw Anita walking slowly, holding a bench in her hand, and holding a shell in her other hand .

PS: I have been busy for a while, and finally got it done. Today is really unexpected. I drew a card in the morning and wanted to produce a rare white-haired SSR with a ten-year lifespan. After a series of ten rounds of attacks, it came out... So, did Fei Jiang sell herself? ?

Chapter 740 Ceremony, luck, high tide

After seeing Anita, Phoenix frowned first, and thought of what Anita told them before, that the person who drew the red shell would be taken away by the priest, so he asked directly:

"Anita, this is what you said before, the event?"

"That's right, every time it comes to the night of the hundred days, when this event is held, I also prepare the shells early."

Having said that, Anita raised her right hand and shook the small round shell in her hand, but then, she looked down at the bench with some melancholy, and said:

"It's a pity that the bench is not yet old enough to participate in activities. Otherwise, if he is drawn, he won't have to continue to starve with us."

"...Then, would you mind telling us the specific process? I'm somewhat curious."

"sure."

Regarding Phoenix's inquiry, Anita didn't doubt anything at all, pointing directly to the beach on the side of Yanfeng City that borders the ocean, and said:

"The priest told us that the lucky one selected through this ceremony can go into the sea at midnight. At that time, he will come to pick up the lucky one. Others can't follow or peek, so that they can also get the treasure from the ocean. Gift, you can eat for a long time."

"…………"

Hearing Anita's explanation, Phoenix was silent for a while, then looked up at the seemingly calm ocean, and said thoughtfully:

"Perhaps...not being drawn is actually a kind of luck."

"Ahaha, hunter, you don't need to comfort me like this, you can show me the bench first, I'll be right back."

After speaking, Anita temporarily placed the bench beside Phoenix, and then she ran to the person holding the pot to put the shells.

After Anita left, looking at the bench with a dull expression beside him, Phoenix reached out and pressed his shoulder to prevent him from running around, then turned his head to look at Skadi beside him, and said:

"Any ideas?"

Anita has made everything so obvious. As a deep-sea hunter, Skadi is not a pure fool. Even she can feel something is wrong, frowning and saying:

"It's like being raised in captivity. Every once in a while, I pull out one to eat, and in order to ensure that the others will not starve to death, I feed them regularly to ensure their survival."

"That's right, it's completely captive..."

There is no place where there is no hunger and no pain. It is nothing more than that after going to the sea at midnight, they will be eaten by the monsters in the sea. After they are satisfied, they will continue to feed the people in the city to ensure that there will be more next time. eat.

Thinking of this, Phoenix felt a slight chill down his back, but it was more of an annoyance. After all, seeing the same kind being divided and eaten by unknown monsters, no matter how you think about it, you will feel a little angry.

However, even thinking of this, the whole thing is still suspicious.