Merit Book·Xinghai

When social science and technology develop to a certain level, a lot of manual labor will be replaced by more efficient, more precise and cheaper machinery, and the room for individual ability to play becomes smaller and smaller, and the wisdom of a few people determines the progress of the entire society According to the direction, the vast majority of people—ordinary people without any special ability—are like gears, operating according to the established tricks, and are in a dispensable position that can be replaced at any time.

So there is such a saying - the body is unnecessary redundancy, we only need to have the mind is enough.

In fact, there are indeed some intelligent races. When life becomes more and more convenient, and most activities such as basic necessities of life, food, housing, transportation, shopping and social interaction can be completed by lying on the bed, they become more and more lazy, resulting in bloated bodies and various diseases. Hengsheng, in order to completely put an end to this situation, they simply abandoned the useless body, kept only one brain to survive in a special culture medium, or transferred their consciousness to a mechanical body, hoping to obtain an eternal and healthy life from then on.

However, the fact is that such a civilization will soon perish. There are no natural enemies, no wars, no major diseases, and they just disappeared.

The truly powerful and ancient civilizations in the universe all have the coexistence of intelligence and strength.The more civilization develops, the more people pay attention to sports and health, the more powerful people are sought after, and the pursuit of physical beauty has continued from ancient times to the present.

Lantian people are particularly prominent in this respect.Most Lantians will complete the ascetic journey at least once in their lifetime.

The ascetic road of the imperial capital starts from the Trome Grand Canyon, crosses the Benslana Great Plain, climbs the highest mountain named Toby Mountain, passes through the Lige Hills, bypasses the north and south poles, crosses the Xiaodonghai Sea, and reaches the end The total length of the Alinro Heights is almost twice the circumference of the planet. During this period, there are countless dangerous terrains, and the original style is preserved as much as possible.This also means that on this road, people do not get any technological assistance, no aircraft or vehicles, no shelter from wind and rain, no clean hot water and prepared meals, not even a toilet Therefore, all needs must be solved by the person who embarks on the road of asceticism.

Only here is there a blank space in the monitoring network throughout Landia.

Rongyuan's spaceship landed on the edge of the Lige hills in the middle of the ascetic road.Mu Xiaohu went to report to the admissions office of the First Military Academy, and he took Alpha and walked in the completely opposite direction, into the depths of the hills.

At this moment, there is also a group of people who have just stepped into the Lige hills.

The three mammoths walked slowly with heavy steps, their long white fur dragging to the ground, and they carried huge packages on their backs.Monka elephants have stubby legs, wide and thick soles, and a concave arc in the middle of the soles of the feet. Walking on the ice, they can firmly grasp the ice like a suction cup without slipping.Although this kind of animal is slower, it has a huge body, strong load-bearing capacity, and a docile and intelligent personality. In ancient times when technology was not so developed, it was the first choice for the Lantian people to travel.Up to now, anyone who embarks on the road of asceticism will rent one or two Mongolian elephants to transport luggage, and sometimes use them instead of transportation.

At this time, a simple tent was set up on the broad back of the monkey in the middle, and there were bursts of coughing sounds from inside.Whenever the sound sounded, several people walking around the elephant would look at the tent with worried expressions.After another burst of heart-piercing coughing, the closest bearded man seemed to be unable to bear it any longer, grabbed the rope tied to the elephant's back, and climbed up with two or three strokes of his hands and feet. , opened the tent and got in.

Pulling the reins of the frontmost Monka elephant is a young man with purple hair and a long body. His walking steps are particularly brisk and vigorous, as if this place is not an ice field with thick snow and hills, but a flat and clean backyard of his own house. Same.Hearing the movement behind him, he tilted his head and said with a smile to the people around him: "Young master's condition looks a bit serious, why don't you find a doctor in a nearby city to see him?"

Next to him was a man with thick eyebrows, big eyes and a square face. He looked at the purple-haired man coldly and said nothing.

The purple-haired man didn't get a response, and he didn't feel embarrassed. He looked ahead, and a happy smile flashed in his slender eyes.

Inside the tent was a thin young man with a pale complexion and flushed cheeks, bent over and lying on the quilt, covering his mouth as if he wanted to cough out his heart and lungs.The bearded man turned round and round in distress, and patted his back lightly for a while with the big palm of the cattail leaf fan, then frantically turned out a paper bag, poured the powder inside into a cup, and poured a cup of dark green concoction with hot water. He wanted to deliver it to the boy's mouth, but seeing the disgusting color of the liquid and smelling the indescribable smell emanating from the cup, he hesitated again.

"give me."

The young man managed to recover, he took a breath, wiped away the physiological tears from the corners of his eyes, grabbed the cup without looking at it, and drank it with his eyes closed.The bearded man quickly poured another glass of water and handed it to him, but he poured the water into the previous glass, rinsed the remaining concoction in it, and then drank it in one gulp.

"Master, you..." The bearded man stretched out his hand, but dared not stop him, looking at him in surprise.

——Don’t you think it’s hard to drink?

It was written in his eyes.

The young man covered his mouth, suppressing the desire to vomit forcibly, and said after a while: "We don't have much medicine powder, so we can't waste it."

"Young master, you, you are too wronged!" The bearded man howled, tears streaming down his heart, and he said resentfully: "It's all Earl Wenem's gang who forced you to do ascetic work at such a young age." road, and wiped out most of the things we brought! Even if the ascetics go this way, they will at least bring constant temperature suits and nano-healing devices, but they insist that having these things is not real. Penance, and..."

"Okay, don't talk about it." The young man closed his eyes, and when he opened them, his eyes were clear, and he said in a gentle voice, "Don't worry, this medicine is hard to drink, but it's very effective. I already feel much better."

"Young master..." The bearded man was moved first, and then said in a bitter voice: "When we go back, I must..."

"Ivan!" The boy interrupted him and said, "Don't forget that Semilian is still outside, if he heard it, it's another trouble."

The bearded man named Ivan lowered his voice, gritted his teeth and said, "That Wernam lackey..."

The young man was helpless, leaning on the raised pillow behind his back, and said: "Okay, you go first. I will lie down and go out after a while."

Ivan hurriedly persuaded: "Master, you are still sick, rest for half a day, no, one day. Otherwise, what should you do if you catch a cold and your condition gets worse?"

"Don't worry, I won't die." The young man said in a calm yet firm tone, "Since I have chosen to take this path, when I can move, I will naturally walk on it myself."

Ivan tried a few more words of persuasion, and seeing the young man remained unmoved, he had no choice but to leave worried and sad, but he heard the young man behind him suddenly say: "Ivan, wait."

Ivan turned around overjoyed: "Master, have you changed your mind?"

"No." The young man glanced at him and sighed, "Wipe your tears before leaving."

Ivan: ...

Ivan with red eyes jumped off the back of the Monka Elephant, staring at the back of the purple-haired man Semilian with murderous eyes.Semilian smiled at the corner of his mouth, contented, completely indifferent.

Half an hour later, the well-packed boy also got out of the tent, grabbed the rope and slowly climbed down, and when he was about to land, his feet slipped. Ivan hurriedly stretched out his hand to support him, and then quickly retracted his hand, even He also turned his head to cover up, pretending that he hadn't done anything.

Semilian turned back and smiled, "Master Lore, are you feeling better?"

Young Lore was wearing goggles and a mask, not even a strand of hair was exposed, and he couldn't see any change in his expression when he heard Semilian's words, only heard a muffled "hmm" from the mask It came later, and was scattered by the cold wind in a blink of an eye.

Semilian smiled and said: "You have to take care of your health! You have only walked a third of the distance, and there is still a long way to go. You must be safe and healthy!"

He pronounced the words "Safe and Healthy" with accentuated accents. It didn't sound like a blessing, but a curse.

Ivan and the others looked angry, but Luo Er said calmly: "With your kind words, I hope so."

Semilian's smile subsided slightly, and he looked up and down carefully for a while. Before Ivan got angry, he turned his head with a chuckle and stopped talking.

Because of Luoer's short steps, their speed suddenly slowed down a lot.On the white snow, a line of footprints stretched into the distance. It didn't take long before they were covered by the wind and snow and disappeared.

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At this time, a grand ball was being held in the warm and magnificent ice palace.Earl Wernam held his wine glass, ignored the dissatisfaction of his female companion, and stared at the busiest place in the crowd.After finally seeing a gap, he slipped his foot and inserted it as quickly as if he was changing shape. His chubby body squeezed to the front gracefully and quickly, raised his glass and said, "Your Majesty, congratulations on your succession!" .Your speech was so touching!"

Selinda smiled and nodded, "Thank you."

Wenem was about to introduce himself, and by the way recalled the fate that he had seen the young Selinda from afar, when suddenly a person pushed in front of him, and Wenam's eyes were about to get angry. After seeing the person's appearance clearly, He stepped back dejectedly, and had to look for the next opportunity to speak.

Sean, who didn't notice that he pushed people away at all, smiled and said with emotion: "Congratulations, Selinda. I didn't expect that little girl back then to be the helm of the empire now, and it's so amazing." Beautiful and outstanding. Seeing you makes even us old guys have to admit that we are really getting old."

"Uncle Sean said this because he wants to retire early and enjoy the blessings?" Serinda smiled and said: "Then I can't agree. The empire needs you, and I need you. At least another 100 years, you can talk about getting old again." !"

Although he knew that it was just a compliment, Sean still laughed happily and said, "That's not possible, it's hard to say whether Uncle Sean will live to 100 years later! You have to let my old bone rest for two years! "

On the right side, Tianchuan said gloomyly: "Then why don't you hurry up and submit your resignation letter?"

Xiao En choked, glanced at Emerida, and saw that she was just smiling, as if she was a junior who couldn't interrupt, and didn't mean to smooth things over, he laughed twice and said: "Although I also want to rest early , but the emperor changes, and everything is complicated, if I want to let go at this time, wouldn't I be injustice to Your Majesty? This is not possible!"

Afterwards, he never dared to rely on the old to sell the old and say that he wanted to retire. Although he still wanted to show the arrogance of "you can't do it without me" to the new queen, the right minister has been sticking to the side like a wooden stake, neither saying nor leaving.After a while, he just made up an excuse and left.

Selinda breathed a sigh of relief unnoticed, and took the opportunity of lowering her head to drink, and secretly winked at the right phase, the majestic queen suddenly looked playful.

On the right, Tagawa's eyelids drooped, his face remained unchanged, but the corners of his mouth slightly curved.

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On the edge of the Rigg Hills, hundreds of huge natural icicles stand like a forest. Standing on a pillar, Rong Yuan looks at the white building far away. From the outside, it looks like a broken egg upside down On the ground, calm and harmless.

Beside him, Alpha said: "... The external defense level is A-level, and the internal one is unknown. Preliminary judgment, the other party has learned of your death, so the defense level has not been raised, but the possibility of setting a trap cannot be ruled out. The threshold index is [-], detected Super strong position, space transfer is extremely dangerous, and it is recommended to adopt plan B."

"Plan B, just rush in." Rong Yuan pulled down his hood, his eyes sharp.

"Don't be careless, there is likely to be a light cage weapon like last time here." Alpha said: "Also, after the operation starts, I will block all signal transmissions around here, but the moment you appear, Randy Ya’s brain karma will detect you. From the detection of the opponent’s attack arrival, a preliminary estimate, a total of seven minutes and 24 seconds. Seven minutes and 24 seconds, you want to take down this base and exit, it takes one second Not much."

"Well, good." Rong Yuan moved his hands and feet, and said softly: "Let's start!"