[Comprehensive] The Right Way to Survive in the 19th Century

.law.The law, after all, allows the poor to sleep.

In the middle of the night, he suddenly woke up gradually from a deep sleep, as if something was calling him, and he called him slowly with an extremely slow and elegant voice, which seemed to come from Another mysterious call from another world, he has been calling his name softly, he felt a golden light and shadow appearing in front of his eyes, so dazzling and beautiful, with a strange sense of beauty, he couldn't help stretching out his hand , to touch it, that big piece of gold.

He sat up suddenly and woke up from his dream. All the people next to him were still asleep, very familiar, as if they would never wake up no matter what happened.Yes, there is someone, isn't there an extremely powerful existence calling him, that existence needs him to go there, by accident, he took his own steps, and walked in that direction little by little, there, he should find Answer. Oliver's heart was beating violently, again and again.Really excited. Maybe, there is a reason why he was able to touch these strange things. It's in his blood.

Today's night is very dark, even the moon is gone, even so, Oliver still accurately avoided all the obstacles on the ground, walking very smoothly, this is obviously his first time here, before, he never Without stepping into this area, he was even more sure that there must be someone secretly guiding him to his side, and the seemingly long road ahead seemed to become easier.

He seemed to have been walking in the dark for a long time, when the front suddenly lit up, a strange golden light suddenly appeared, he quickened his pace, and the truth was in front of him!At this moment, his eyes suddenly opened up, and the golden light almost pierced his eyes. When his eyes finally adjusted, he saw an extremely huge golden snake coiled gracefully on a giant tree in front of him.He is only shocked now.

If ordinary snakes would only give them a cold, poisonous, spicy feeling, as if a wave of Yin Qi was coming, but this big snake in front of you would only make you feel a sense of awe, a word suddenly appeared in the The only place where he can appear is the high temple. Why does he appear here?

The snake opened its mouth slowly. His voice had a wonderful rhythm. It almost captured Oliver's ears. Before today, he never knew that he would be so fascinated by a voice. Haunting a thought, it would be great if he could live in my house.

However, looking at his eyes and scales, his identity became clearer, and he couldn't help but think of the myths and legends about him. It has golden scales on its crown and body, it is almost invulnerable, and its eyes are like flames. Shining, never blind, and covered in venom, tongue. Head is divided into three forks, and the head is raised higher than a big tree.According to legend, the sacred snake of war is almost a symbol of invincibility.Because it is invulnerable to swords and guns, many heroes worship it as a god, and only ask for a few pieces of its scales to make armor.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but take two steps back. If he lost his life for a little hobby of his own, it wouldn't be worth it.He lowered his head hesitantly, and said unhurriedly: "Oliver Twist? You answered my call and came before me. That's good. It's even better if you don't have untimely fear in front of me. "

Oliver summoned up his courage and said loudly: "Dear Mr. Snake, I'm not a coward, but it is said that your whole body is full of poison, and human life is too fragile, so I think... I'd better It's better to keep a little distance from you."

"You are very honest, Twist." He turned his head, took out a small scale from behind the tree, crushed it, and threw the finely divided gold powder into Oliver's hand just right, "Swallow it, and you will not Fear the venom on my body again, this is the only antidote."

Oliver swallowed it without thinking. An existence like this is full of treasures. This gold powder must not only be able to resist his venom. In the future, I can also become a person who is invulnerable to all poisons. Thinking about it, I am still a little excited Woolen cloth.

The big snake smiled slightly, "You are fine, human, you trust me more than I thought, I don't know where they come from, but, now, I think I can trust you .”

Oliver quickly put on a smiling face, quickly reported the business he undertook, and said solemnly: "You don't need to pay me anything, what you just gave me is already precious enough, if , If you know any friends, you can also introduce them to me, as long as I have money, I will be happy to serve any existence."

"It's just a small thing to say." He obviously hesitated, but said it out, "You should know, I have been wandering around the world on the ground, but there are always some particles that get stuck, and it's not convenient for me. Clean up, I seem to have heard your name somewhere, saying that you are a human being who is very friendly to us, and you are very willing to serve us under the premise of being paid. If you can help me clean up those things Come out, and I can pay you a few of my scales."

Oliver was flattered, those scales were invulnerable, it was equivalent to several more bulletproof vests with fully guaranteed quality, and the kind that could be reused, if they were really sold, it would be a waste of money.He said quickly: "You are really too generous. I am very good at such small things. I only need a little tool."

Oliver observed for a while, tore off two leaves from the nearby tree, wrapped his hands, and started the arduous and long cleaning work.

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☆、The miserable little orphan

Not to mention, even the most picky critics can't help but praise the scenery in front of them. Every scale of him grows just right, so suitable, so perfect, especially its The color is bright and clear, with the color of gold, but also has the dazzling light of diamonds.It's quite amazing, even though it claims to be invulnerable, it doesn't feel very hard. Hard, but slightly soft. Perhaps it is the hard and resilient material that makes countless warriors feel Looking forward to his scales.

Seeing that his work was not easy, Holy Snake kindly shrunk his body slightly. This move greatly accelerated Oliver's work. In this dreamlike world, he didn't seem to feel any hunger or fatigue, that's all. work on.

It has to be said that the Holy Snake of War did have a good upbringing, and his tone quickly became gentle, "Oliver Twist, in fact, you can call me Sebant directly, even if this is just a human being seeing me The exclamation words in my mouth, but I think it’s okay to use it as my name, so I decided to make it my own name.”

Surbant?Oliver held back everything he wanted to say, and said with difficulty, "This is indeed a very suitable name for you. It is concise and clear, and it describes your image very accurately." The name of the holy snake of war is the big snake, which really It couldn't be more appropriate, he is indeed the number one serpent in the world.

Touching his soft, smooth scales and skin, Oliver couldn't help but think how nice it would be if he could live by his side, touching his cool and comfortable skin every day, or simply following him like this Yes, at least it will definitely not be more miserable than the current life.The workhouse was not the messy little branch he used to be. There would be countless pairs of eyes watching his every move. Once he had anything in his hands, he would definitely be robbed of it.

Therefore, he boldly said: "Dear Mr. Surbante, can you follow me and come to my side? There are still many wonderful things in human society. You can experience completely different things by my side. The same life, of course, I will serve you wholeheartedly, such as cleaning your scales regularly, such a perfect existence must be taken care of regularly to show its true style."

"At the same time, I need to temporarily protect you and keep you safe?" Thrabant's eyes were burning like flames, and Oliver could clearly feel the scorching heat inside, as well as his forked tongue. It is hissing, as if the god of death is whispering in your ear, "Underage human beings, I know what you are thinking in your heart. Your current situation is not optimistic, and you are at the bottom of society. But , I can agree to your request. Human beings, remember your promise."

In the next second, Oliver lost consciousness. He felt himself unconscious and woke up quickly. He was lying on his bed. It was just dawn and it was too early for dinner.When he got up, he realized that his whole body was really sore, and his stomach was empty and cold, and he felt that he was going to faint on the ground in the next second.

He really believed it, last night, he really worked all night, really why, he was so obedient to that snake, said so many words in a strange way, didn't miss him at all, and quickly To put it bluntly, being willing to take care of his scales for the rest of his life is like a marriage proposal.He is completely suffering from the aftereffects of a hangover now, wishing he could travel back in time, strangle the past to death, and then kill the person who knew it, and his merits and virtues will be fulfilled.

However, in the end, did the Holy War Snake agree? If he agreed, he should appear by his side.While thinking about it, he got himself a basin of water to wipe his body. He always felt that he should be covered in sweat, and he couldn't bear it if he didn't wipe it off.Then, he saw, on his left collarbone, suddenly there was a golden, extremely delicate tattoo of the Holy Snake of War, his head, coiled gracefully around his heart.

Betting on his daily rations, this is definitely a naked threat. From now on, your life will be controlled by me. Snakes are so cunning.Oliver couldn't help sitting on the stone steps, lamenting his lost freedom. Poor, I'm such a good young man, and I sold myself so cheaply.

However, if you think about it better, think of it as an extra powerful bodyguard, he will definitely not watch me being beaten to death.It seems that, in this way, life is full of hope again (not at all).

It was finally time to eat, so Oliver cheered up and walked over there.The place where the children eat is a spacious hall. A steel pot is placed on one side of the hall. When the meal is served, the master cooks the porridge by the pot. Do odd jobs.According to such a festival-like arrangement, each child is given a soup and bowl of porridge, and no more is given. On the auspicious day of the common day, two and a quarter ounces of bread are added.

The porridge bowls never had to be washed, and the children didn't stop until they were scraped down with spoons until they were clean and shiny.When this process was carried out, it never took much time. The spoon was almost as big as the bowl. , They sucked their fingers vigorously, never letting go of the juice and porridge that might fall, most boys have a good appetite.

Oliver hung up his own bowl with a blank expression. No matter where the poorhouses have the same good wishes, the orphans can live smoothly even if they don't eat every day.Thanks to them, it turned out that the little bit of blood that he had brought back from the relief of the cat country had disappeared by now.For the whole three months, he lived a life of being abandoned by people, not a single cat appeared here, and the so-called Thrabant in his body didn't respond at all, even if he wanted to continue to suffer, His body also made a serious protest to him, and he must make a change now.

There was a boy who was taller than his age and had never experienced such a thing. People who once had fathers are always extraordinary. He hinted to his companions with a gloomy face that unless he was given an extra bowl of porridge every day, otherwise There was no guarantee that one night he would not eat the child who was sleeping next to him, and that happened to be a young and bully little one.There was a wild, hungry look in his eyes as he spoke, and the children couldn't believe it.Everyone held a meeting and drew lots to decide who would go to the master chef for another porridge after dinner that evening.

He waved his fist and threatened viciously. It still looked like that, and Oliver never wanted to confront them head-on. Believe me, if you were targeted by a group of hungry children, even if you add The experience of the last two lives is of no avail. They will do everything possible to monitor you, follow you, and take away everything you can have. This is why Oliver dare not contact Allen.In their eyes, Allen is just an object that allows them to enjoy the smell of meat, and they will try their best to swallow it into their stomachs.

He can guarantee that in such an environment, it is impossible to have truly kind, gentle and docile children. They will definitely starve to death soon after they are adopted here, or they will die at the hands of so-so nurses. There is no other possibility. sex.

Oliver felt that he had already made a considerable concession, and anyone with a little bit of thinking should also take a step back accordingly. However, those children could not communicate with ordinary words.After Oliver got the lottery unlucky, even though he always felt that it was their intention, just to exclude him, they firmly threatened him with their fists, and they must go to the master to ask for it again after dinner that evening. A little porridge.

Oliver could almost meet his tragic fate. In such a highly hierarchical place, his words and deeds are definitely provocative, and he slapped those so-called directors viciously. Even if he really wanted to, but now he Still can’t do this, this is the social rule, forced to understand such a profound truth at such a young age, no matter how you think about it, it’s absolutely sad, Oliver looks at the sunset and wants to play a song poetry.

Suddenly a voice sounded, "I really don't understand you human beings, why do you have a lot of thoughts and actions in your heart, but you are always entangled by various reasons, don't you feel too tired? Simple questions are Is it necessary to make it so complicated? If you really want to, go for it, do you still want to spend the rest of your life in regrets?"

"Surbante, I thought you had disappeared. It turns out that you have always been on my body." Oliver smiled. To be honest, the level is still a bit different from that of an angel, "You are right, it is me I'm too timid, maybe it's a good thing to leave here, I'm already nine years old, and I won't be able to survive if I try harder."

That moment still came, dusk came, the children sat in their respective seats, the master chef stood by the pot in a cook's attire, and the two poor women who helped him stood behind him.The porridge was distributed one by one, and the long prayers and prayers were followed by meals that didn't take much time.The porridge in the bowl was swept away, and the children whispered and winked at Oliver. At this moment, the neighbor table nudged him slightly, and the threat in it was self-evident.Oliver closed his eyes, forget it, just treat it as a rehearsal for leaving this ghost place ahead of time.

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☆, the so-called myth truth

He stood up from the table, took the spoon and porridge bowl in his hand, and walked towards the master. The pot was broken, and it would not be worse than it is now, at least as a dead ghost, he said loudly: "I'm sorry. , sir, I want a little more."

The master is a strong and fat man, his face turned pale, for a while, he stared at this rebellious little guy in astonishment, then he became a little unsteady, and stuck to the On the stove.The woman who helped the kitchen was in shock, and the children were unable to move because of fear.

"What!" The master finally opened his mouth, his voice was weak. "I'm sorry, sir, but I have more," replied Oliver, not intending to say sorry at all, that the money should go to them, and they feel that it is a kind of gratitude for a man like him to live. , why.

The master fucked up. Picked up the spoon and pointed it at Oliver's head. His strike was so hard and fast that Oliver felt dizzy. Much happier than now, I can survive in the wild.Thinking of the secrets in his body, endless power seemed to appear in him again.The master stretched out his arms again to clamp him tightly, and shouted in a high voice, quickly call the officer.

The directors were discussing important matters in secret. Mr. Bumble rushed into the room with great emotion, and said to the gentleman on the high chair: "Mr. Limbkins, please forgive me, sir. Oliver Twist still wants more. "The whole audience was shocked. Fear was vividly painted on every face.

"More!" said Mr. Limbkins. "Calm down, Bumble, answer clearly. I must have heard you right, you mean he wants more after his standard ration?" Yes, in their eyes, Those orphans should be grateful for having to eat much less than cat food.Under this kind of upbringing, is it possible for true believers to exist? When belief becomes a tool of corruption, then that belief also begins to lose its credibility.Orphans under their teaching like this will never be able to be loyal to the Lord. Under the pious prayers, all the unwilling souls are buried.Their anger will build up, and one day, it will burn on them, one day.

It turned out that the people standing beside Oliver kept a little distance from him calmly, that's the reality of people.Presently Mr. Bumble was back, dragging Oliver down the road in a rage, trying to refrain from swearing, for he was a well-bred gentleman in front of these accursed brats.

Oliver burst into tears, and he sobbed loudly, making sure that everyone standing here with no hearing problems could hear, "No, Mr. Bumble, I'm not hungry. I don't want to be like the chef. Something to eat, but... but, it was Ang, who threatened to eat me in the evening if I didn't get more food, Mr. Bumble, I was just too frightened to... excuse me me."

All eyes in the hall shot at the standing boy. He did have the capital to do such a thing, but it was Oliver who took the initiative to say those two words. Although he was a little scared, he still said tremblingly. : "No, sir, he did it all by himself. I never said such a thing." He gave the others a vague look. They already knew the rules of survival here. If, no Follow his will, and later, they will be punished together.They agreed in unison without hesitation, proving that this was just Oliver's own whim and had nothing to do with them.

Oliver fell into a completely isolated and helpless situation. Mr. Bumble no longer wanted to hear anything from this liar. He locked him in a small dark room involuntarily.Nothing was given to him. If he is a person with poor physique, after a few days of suffering, he will be honored to reach another realm and meet God.

But he didn't. Oliver still persisted in living without any hesitation. This was largely due to Sebant. He was like a big furnace, emitting heat continuously, and the original long night seemed to have disappeared. It was so difficult, what should he do, Oliver had an idea in his heart.

When the first night came, Thurbant sat leisurely on his pillow, just looked at him seriously, "Oliver Twist, do you still have faith in your heart, do you want to be trapped in Here, the sun never sees."

Oliver hugged the warm Surpent in his arms silently, without a trace of shyness, "Let me use your body, I'm sitting here by myself, I'm really about to freeze to death, really , Those people are too cruel, they don’t even give you a quilt, and now it’s nine cold days?"

"Ahem." Thrabant strongly expressed his sense of existence, and asked again: "Oliver Twist, what plans do you have for the future, to the extent that it does not involve the law, I can properly Help you."

Oliver touched... touched his head nonchalantly, "Surbant, we are so familiar, so don't be restrained, let's have a sincere, friendly, open communication, let's open our arms, welcome new hopes, and work together Step into a beautiful new era." Even the harshest judges have to say that the expression on his face is very good at this time.

However, no matter how you look at it, there is a smell of beating in it, making people want to quietly come behind him in the dead of night, offer a sack gently, and beat him up hard.Seeing that the expression on Surbante's face became ugly, Oliver quickly got to the point, "During the few days when you weren't here, I observed the surrounding environment and listened to some news. The orphans here are very disobedient, so they will give some to anyone to be an apprentice, which is probably the most unreasonable thing in this society. I plan, after I become an apprentice, I will Find the opportunity to slip away by myself, and after that, I will jump in the sea. What a simple and effective plan."

Serbant was silent for a while, and asked: "Is this something brought by the soul from another time and space in your brain? It's amazing, and it's also because of him that you won't appear too ignorant, young man. "

"Don't always talk so old-fashioned, I have another person's soul in my head? But, why don't I have another person's memory? It's really strange." Oliver asked without a trace of surprise Other questions, "By the way, Sebant, how many days did you take a bath when I was not there?"

He looked back at the human impatiently, and said solemnly: "This is the law of the world. No soul can go back to the past and start over again. Of course he has to pay some price to come to this world. His soul penetrates The law came to you and was absorbed by you, and the remaining knowledge became a part of you, as for his consciousness, it disappeared at the beginning, and returned to its original appearance—pure soul power."

"So, my soul power is stronger than that of ordinary people." Oliver rubbed his eyes brightly to his side, thinking about the future, "Maybe, I will soon become a powerful person, have a nearly endless life, and then enjoy Countless beauties threw themselves into their arms, and just thinking about it makes me a little excited."

Surbant hit his head with the tail of a snake, and said coldly: "According to common sense, except for those who are gifted at the beginning, the human body can only carry so much strength, no matter how much you Cultivation, the longest lifespan is only 200 years. Unless, you constantly have precious items to condense your body. Of course, the fastest way is to let a long-lived existence sign an accompanying contract with you, but this is generally It applies to partners, and as far as I know, I have never heard of it being applicable to people. So cherish life, young man."

Oliver didn't care, squinted at him, with pity, pretended to twitch, and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with a non-existent handkerchief, "What a poor little Sebant, there has never been a right thing in his life." The fantasy of the future, even if it is unrealistic, it is an extremely beautiful experience!" He opened his arms heartily, burst into tears, and bravely greeted the gift of life.

Surbante quietly moved aside, avoiding the tears and snot on Oliver's body, and counterattacked lightly, "I can get anything with my own strength, so why should I hope for others? Practical fantasy. Human beings are really small and fantastical things."

"Wait, I have another question." Oliver raised his hand, like an obedient student, and asked honestly, "So, Sebant, the records I read say that you were finally Cadmus killed, but Cadmus got your revenge, and finally turned into a snake, what happened?"

"Hmph, that idiot can still be called a hero, are those humans blind?" Surbante turned his head with disdain, and said, "That ignorant person, standing on my side In front of him, he didn't know what kind of existence I was. I was just shedding my skin at that time, and he took a sword and cut off some scales on my skin, thinking that he would kill me, but in fact, I was only temporarily Take a break."

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☆, hands up, robbery

"And then." Oliver asked with great interest, always feeling that there must be a lot of details omitted, "But how did Cadmus turn into a snake?"

"Oh, that's a..." Thrabant said with some difficulty, he had always regarded this as his own shame, his upper body stood upright, expressing his great anger, "That coward, looking at After I woke up, I threw away my weapon and ran away like this. After that, I never heard any news about him. And those other little reptiles who came to look for this so-called hero, Unexpectedly, he mistook me for that coward, shouted, Cadmus was cursed, and escaped like this, it is unforgivable!"

"It seems that the unofficial history is closer to the truth." Oliver poked curiously, the scales of the great Sir Bent, sure enough, no matter what species it is, it will become very cute when it gets smaller. "Your eyes are golden now, and it looks like a smaller golden python. It's only natural for you to be mistaken, and you don't have any ferocious aura at all."

Surbant's body froze, and he rushed to Oliver's body very quickly, but in an instant, his snake teeth had already touched Oliver's neck, and he spat out the snake letter leisurely, and the slippery touch was on his neck In a flash, "Oliver Twist, as long as I think, I can kill you at any time, pay attention to your words and deeds."

Oliver moved him from the most dangerous position on his body lightly, without any respect, he said perfunctorily: "I know, the main artery in the neck was bitten, even if you don't have poison on you, I will soon die because of it." He lost too much blood and died. However, I heard that if a person is hung upside down and an opening is made on the neck, the heart will automatically squeeze out all the blood in the person's body, and the body will be extremely clean. I know what it's going to look like." He was very careful when he took off Thurbant's things, but he still accidentally crushed his seven inches, and there were three inches left.

Thurbant's tail twitched violently on his hand, and he made a well-measured strike, only raising a shallow mark, "Oliver, this is where my heart and spine are the most vulnerable, Don't move here casually, otherwise, even for me, it will be difficult to restrain my normal reaction."

Oliver turned his head, smiled innocently, and asked a question sincerely: "Well, Sebant, where are your seven inches and three inches? Inch is the truth, but I have never known where these two positions are, otherwise, maybe, I can get some snakes to make a tooth sacrifice. Snake soup is quite delicious, especially stewed with chicken When one pot..."

Speaking of this, even he himself can hardly help drooling, it seems to have touched a certain point in his memory, those fragrant delicacies seem to have appeared in front of him now.He couldn't help but secretly swallowed, Sebant swept his tail viciously on his wrist, and narrowed his eyes dangerously, "Could it be that, when you look at me usually, you are secretly planning to turn me into a A dish?"

"Of course not." Oliver swallowed hard, "You are such a noble lord, how could you be like those snakes. I just have a little bit of greed in my stomach, nothing else. I really I am very curious, with a sincere heart, I want to know where the seven inches and three inches are."

Thurbante glanced at him in disgust. He still hasn't understood why he chose him so quickly and followed this boy here. He has never believed in the so-called trajectories of stars, but, by coincidence , he chose him, but the contract has been established, and he has no chance to go back on his word.He quickly tapped two positions on the body with his tail, "This is probably calculated according to the proportion of the snake's body length, three inches is about three-tenths of the position, I warn you, I really hate being touched by people Those two places, even though I know you can't hurt me, this kind of behavior still makes me very uncomfortable."

Oliver touched it softly. He said affectionately: "I know, I am really sincere to you, Surbante, can you really not feel my love for you at all? In this black In a dark hut, in such a cruel society, you are my light, don't leave me, we are each other's salvation. If you really want to leave cruelly, then please forgive me and break you I will imprison you forever by my side, my only one!"

For his affectionate confession, Sebant silently stuck his tail to his forehead, he didn't feel hot, he shouldn't be talking nonsense with a fever, he silently moved to the place farthest away from him, closed his eyes and began to sleep.

Oliver rubbed over tirelessly, held his warm body in his arms, and chattered: "I think, soon, a disobedient child like me will be sent away and taken to any place , and then we can slip away by ourselves, and from now on, a new and bright future awaits us!"

He subconsciously touched the three thin pieces of paper inside his clothes, and he was full of hope. Even if the sum was only 111 pounds, with this money, he could at least live in London for a while, maybe , During these times, you can find new ways to get rich.It's early spring now, even if you just dig some wild vegetables in the fields, you can live for a while.Living is the easiest and the hardest thing.

In the morning, just after dawn, Mr. Bumble came in cursing. Oliver woke up instantly and rolled his body into a small ball, which was also to conceal the existence of Thurbant.Just for a moment, Thrabant turned back into a tattoo and hid it in his body.

Mr. Bumble's temper can't be counted. Anyone has to get up an hour early every day, just to let some uneducated, ungrateful, and only waste food, and the people who are finally hanged know a little bit, and waste their mornings in vain. Good times are bad tempers.He dragged Oliver out impatiently, and scolded: "You ungrateful little beast, you sleep comfortably by yourself, why don't you feel uncomfortable?"