Last Totem Novel - Chapter 365
Chapter 365 Homologous Root
A month later, Tie Zha’s body gradually recovered. Apart from the penetrating gunshot wounds, he had basically recovered. These days, the mood of the two fathers and daughters in the bar became even more depressed. Sometimes, their gazes were dull as they sat in the bar for hours without speaking or moving, like wood.
That night, Uncle Nuo sat alone in the bar as usual, staring blankly at the fire opposite him. Tomorrow is the deadline. If I don’t pay back the money, my daughter will be ruined by that clothed beast. From what happened that day, Brown Joel would never treat Susan kindly. He would only use her as a tool to vent his desires.
That person might not come. In this cold and cruel world, everyone was overwhelmed with self-care. Who had the energy to care about others? Even if that person was lying to him, he would not feel resentment. On the contrary, he would be grateful for the warmth that the other party had brought him. Although it was a lie, it was also a white lie.
However, for some reason, there was still a last trace of hope left in his heart. He still remembered how clear and sincere that person’s eyes were, so that there was no doubt in his life.
In the blink of an eye, the door of the bar suddenly opened, and a gust of cold wind poured in, causing the fire to shake endlessly. The shadow on the wall started to shake crazily. Uncle Nuo raised his head blankly and saw a figure covered in dust appear in front of the door.
In an instant, it was as if a ray of dawn had shone in.
Uncle Nuo’s eyes widened, and he had a look of disbelief on his face. Immediately afterwards, he pounced over, stretched out his calloused hands, and hugged the opponent forcefully.
“You … you’re finally here …” Uncle Nuo cried with joy.
“I am the most faithful friend of the good people, the fire that walks the boundless earth.” Amidst the flickering flames, a slightly plump young man wearing a beast skin coat with a gentle appearance walked in. He raised his hand and threw a bag of money on the round table by the fireplace with a crash. Then, he walked into the bar and poured himself a glass of water.
Seeing this, Uncle Nuo hurriedly went forward to open his purse and poured it on the round table to count. There were gold coins, silver coins, and atonement coins printed with the Pope’s head and iron cross. After an inventory, the total value was more than a hundred gold coins, enough to pay off his debts.
“Thank you, thank you.” Uncle Nuo raised his head, looked at the slightly fat young man, and nodded gratefully.
“It’s a small matter.” The young man drank a mouthful of water, then waved his hand and said casually.
“Right, I still don’t know your name.” Uncle Nuo said.
“My name is Ethan Lorenfield.” The young man said.
Hearing this name, Tie Zha narrowed his eyes and couldn’t help but feel excited. Could it be that the other party was also a brilliant fire seed like him? However, his long period of caution allowed him to quickly calm down. It remains to be seen whether this young man, Ethan Lorenfeld, is an enemy or a friend.
After getting the money, Uncle Nuo put on his satchel and left the house overnight, rushing to Graytower Town. After all, tomorrow was the deadline. He wanted to repay the loan as soon as possible to avoid a long night’s sleep.
After Uncle Nuo left, Ethan drank a few glasses of water and burped. Just as he was about to rest in his small bed, he found that he had already fallen asleep. He could only turn around and return to the bar. He pulled out two chairs, put them together, and lay down on the bed.
After hesitating for a moment, Tie Zha got up, walked to the round table in the middle and sat down. When he got out of bed, he could feel the residual light from the corner of Ethan’s eyes sweeping over. In silence, the two of them silently looked at each other and did not speak first.
After a while, Ethan was the first to lose his temper. He turned to look at Tie Zha and asked, “Is something the matter?”
“I would like to ask, what is the meaning of fire walking on the boundless earth?” Tie Zha asked.
Isaac narrowed his eyes and said indifferently, “Nothing else. It’s just something that sounds impressive. That’s all.”
“My name is Iron Slag Northess.” Seeing the other party’s perfunctory behavior, Tie Zha could only introduce himself.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ethan immediately stood up and looked at Tie Zha vigilantly. In an instant, the air seemed to freeze. In the silence, Ethan’s hand slowly reached out to his back, and Tie Zha’s muscles tensed up like a wolf with hair standing upright, ready to bite.
As the crossbow pulled out its sword, Tie Zha’s back muscles suddenly tightened and six knuckles rushed out. The spider-like figure was dancing in the flickering flames with its claws and teeth, extremely terrifying.
Ethan slowed down his movements as he looked at Tie Zha’s knuckles. Then, he shouted in a low voice, and a pair of shiny black coleoptiles popped out from his back. After confirming the identities of the insecticides on both sides, Ethan took a step back, took out a badge from his inner pocket and threw it at the iron slag.
Tie Zha took the badge and saw a wolf head biting a scroll engraved on it. It was the official badge of the Poem of the Fullmoon. Then, he slowly took out the harmonica from his inner pocket and placed it on the round table beside him. Then, he took a few steps back. He wasn’t willing to throw Cozan’s harmonica over. If the other party couldn’t catch it, he would definitely grind a scratch on the ground.
Ethan carefully walked forward and cried out in shock, “The harmonica of the Guardian of the Holy Flame!” Then he looked up at Tie Zha and asked with a serious expression, “Friend, where are you from?”
“The end of the world.” Tie Zha said slowly.
“You’re holding Cozan Blood Wolf’s harmonica, isn’t he already … already …” Ethan’s eyes widened, his gaze slightly dull, but he didn’t finish his sentence.
“I am his successor.” Tie Zha replied calmly.
Upon hearing the news of Cozan’s death, Ethan blinked his eyes, wanting to say something, but couldn’t make a sound. In the blink of an eye, tears blurred his vision. He took a deep breath, then faced north, knelt down on one knee and muttered, “May you return to the Holy Flame and illuminate the path in the darkness forever.”
“May your soul remain immortal and guide us forever.” Tie Zha also knelt down and muttered in a low voice.
After confirming each other’s identities, the two brilliant fire seeds sat down face to face.
“Re-acquaintance, I am Hao Yue Shi, Lorenfeld, the traveler of the earth.” Ethan reached out to Tie Zha and said solemnly.
“I am the Vast Expanse Sword, Northess, the guardian of the Holy Wolf.” Tie Zha gripped Ethan’s hand tightly and said solemnly. This was the first time he had met someone of the same glorious faith, so he was naturally extremely excited. At the very least, he now knew that he was not alone in this world. He was not the only one who walked across the boundless earth.
After letting go of his grip, Ethan seemed to recall something. After thinking for a while, he said, “By the way, a few months ago, I met Northas in the south. He was also an Earthwalker, just like me.”
“Ah?” Hearing this news, Tie Zha couldn’t help but reveal a shocked expression. He didn’t know that there were other Northays in this world.
“His name is Hagrid Northess. Don’t you know him?” Ethan asked.
Hearing the familiar name, Tie Zha frowned and thought for a while, but did not come up with any clues. He explained, “I am an orphan, and I have never seen any other clansmen.”
“I heard him say that there are still several people in Northas.” Ethan said. He wasn’t surprised by this. For 200 years, the Huozhong Clan had been hiding and their relatives had been separated. It could be said to be normal.
“Where did you meet him?” Tie Zha asked.
“The last time I saw him was at the Blackwater Lake stronghold.” Ethan recalled, then added, “But Earth Walkers don’t have a place to stay. They don’t stay in one place for long.”
“What is Earth Walker?” Tie Zha asked.
Ethan then explained that the Earth Walker was a glorious fire seed chosen by every fire seed clan to walk in the world, shouldering the important task of spreading faith and awakening the people.
“We are not Saviors, but Awakened ones, awakening the fire seeds that are sleeping in people’s hearts.” Ethan said. Then he thought for a moment and said, “Your Northess family already has Earth Walkers. You don’t need to go to the Southern Cemetery at all. You can hide anywhere, get married, have children, and nurture the next generation of Northess. That’s what you should do.”
“I am the guardian of the Holy Wolf, not the Earth Walker.” Said Tie Zha. Although he did not know the difference between the two, he subconsciously thought that they were different. His task was to find the guidance left behind by the great prophets of the past, not to spread faith. The reason why he didn’t take out the lightning hammer was not because he didn’t believe Ethan, but because the lightning hammer was too important for him to take the risk.
Ethan nodded in agreement, then hesitated for a moment before saying, “Well, you’re right, but …” I heard Hagrid say that there are only a few people left in your Northses family. If you don’t give priority to the continuation of your bloodline, I’m afraid … “He didn’t finish his sentence, but the meaning was clear.
“Why are there only a few of us left?” Tie Zha asked doubtfully.
“I’m not sure. I’ve asked Hagrid the same question before, but he didn’t answer it directly. He just said that there were some disasters that happened back then, and he didn’t want to mention the specific details.” Ethan replied, then asked, “Friend, where are you going next?”
Tie Zha thought for a moment and said, “Go to the south and look for Northas Hagrid.” By this time, he had already remembered. Hagrid Northess, perhaps, was the bearded warrior he had met at Windsand Castle. He had once heard the bartender Xiaoyue say that Hagrid had gone to the southern cemetery to replace his eldest brother, the Raven, as an Earthwalker.
Thinking of this, many clues overlapped and became clear. Hagrid’s eldest brother must also be Northess, and Old Blind said that he looked very similar to a raven, so it wasn’t difficult to deduce that the mysterious person who had come to Tie Shan Town to help him eliminate his opponent back then was Raven Northess. But I didn’t expect that they had never met before, but they were separated from each other forever …
Originally, he didn’t have any plans, but when he heard that he had other relatives, he had to go take a look.
The raven had already become a statue in Sand Wind Castle. He did not wish to see Hagrid’s brother, who had only met once, resting somewhere else.