chapter 2 "Standing in Silence"

The little boy was dragged out of the den without any suspense, and the remaining half of the bread was not spared. At this moment, it was given to the strongest boy. The older children were all over ten years old, and the leader was already twelve.

The eldest child in the lead took a deep breath of the aroma of the bread, grabbed a large piece of bread without hesitation, stuffed it into his mouth, and swallowed it in one bite, watching the older children next to him swallow wildly.

A mouthful of bread did not calm the eldest child's anger. Instead, it made him blush: "How dare you hide the food! There's half a piece left? Where did you hide it? Don't tell me? Hit me!!"

The little boy was kicked to the ground on the spot. A group of older children surrounded him, punching and kicking him. Each blow was with all their strength. The little boy was rolled around like a rag bag.

The little girl had panic on her face and quietly took two steps back. She knew that if the little boy told her that he gave her the other half of the loaf, she would probably be beaten to death on the spot.

But the little boy's mouth seemed to be sealed with iron juice. He didn't say a word, not even a moan, and just endured the beating in silence.

Finally, the older children got tired of beating and slowly stopped. They also searched the little boy's nest, but found nothing.

"It seems that half of the piece was eaten by him!" an older child said with jealousy.

"Open his belly! Maybe we can still find it!" Another tall, skinny and dark child howled fiercely.

The older child in the head kicked the younger boy hard and shouted: "Where did the other half go?! If you ate it, then go to hell!"

The little girl's face instantly turned pale.

But contrary to what she thought, the little boy did not speak, but struggled to stand up.

The little boy moved his mouth as if he was saying something, but no one could hear him clearly. The older child couldn't help but lean towards the younger boy, wanting to hear what he had to say.

The little boy's right fist suddenly flew up and punched the older boy in the face!

The older child screamed, covered his face violently, and stumbled back. His face was dripping with blood. As he was being beaten and rolling, the little boy quietly grabbed a piece of metal. At this time, the sharp edge protruded from his fingers and severely cut open the older child's face.

"Hit him! Beat him to death!" The injured eldest child covered his face and shouted like crazy.

The little boy fought desperately, but was knocked down again in the blink of an eye. He gritted his teeth and gathered his body to protect his vital parts, neither begging for mercy nor moaning.

The older children were tired from beating again and their hands slowed down. The injured older child was unwilling to give in and lifted the little boy up from the ground. Just when he was about to say something, he didn't expect that the little boy suddenly jumped up with strength that he didn't know where he came from and hit the older child's injured face!

The older child's nose suddenly dropped.

He covered his face and screamed. The other older children looked at the little boy with some fear from the bottom of their hearts. They thought they couldn't bear such an injury. They didn't know what kind of power supported the little boy standing in front of them!

This time, there was no need to give orders. The older children swarmed up, knocked the little boy down, and beat him severely again. When they were tired, the little boy moved and stood up unsteadily.

This is an extremely stubborn child. Even if he dies, he will die standing.

"Kill...kill him!" An older child suggested, his voice trembling. If he didn't kill the little boy, he felt that he would not be able to sleep peacefully in the future.

No one seconded his suggestion, but the little boy was knocked down again. This time the older children were much gentler. They were instinctively afraid and at the same time they were really tired. Today, their harvest was very little, and their physical strength was limited. If Feiyue hadn't been so manic and wanted to vent, they might have walked away after grabbing the bread.

Just when the older children stopped beating until their backs were sore and their legs were weak, a small figure suddenly appeared next to them.

It was the little girl. She struggled to carry a stone that was quite huge for her and squeezed up.

The older children looked at her in surprise. Her beautiful little face showed determination and madness. She swayed and raised the stone high above her head, and then smashed it down on the little boy's head!

With a bang, the little boy finally stopped moving. A pool of blood appeared under his head, and then expanded rapidly.

There were gasps of air all around, and the older children subconsciously moved two steps away from the little girl who could be knocked down with one kick.

The little girl ran to the stone that rolled to the side and hugged it with difficulty. The stone was already stained with blood, and the blood stains rubbed onto the little girl's body and face. Even the leader of the older children felt a chill in his heart as the tiny figure hobbled toward the little boy.

At this moment, a breeze suddenly passed through the garbage dump and picked up some scraps of paper. The already cool night suddenly turned extremely cold, and everyone who was still rummaging for food in the garbage dump suddenly shivered.

They didn't know that an invisible force field had quietly covered the entire garbage dump.

The vast majority of people were ignorant and immediately started rummaging through the garbage again after the brief chill passed. A few people felt that something inside their bodies jumped a few times, but this feeling was as light as an illusion. The jumping sensation quickly disappeared, and they ignored it and continued to look for food for today's survival.

A few people stayed where they were, looking at their hands in astonishment. Their hands began to emit a faint light at some point, making them stand out in the night. Not only their hands, but their entire bodies were glowing, and a mysterious new power appeared within their bodies.

If you look down from a high altitude, you can see many light spots shining on the vast airship cemetery, as if the stars are falling to the earth.

The little girl's body also glowed, and her strength suddenly became much stronger. The sudden strangeness did not affect the little girl's actions. Instead, she walked a few steps faster to the little boy and threw the stone at his head!

All the older children were waiting for the moment when the little boy's flesh and blood turned into a bloody mess. Some felt uncomfortable and turned their eyes to the side, subconsciously unwilling to look any further.

At this moment, a bright light suddenly bloomed from the little boy's body, and a red light beam even appeared, soaring up to a height of more than ten meters, making it extremely eye-catching in the night! Around the light pillar, several halos appear, moving along mysterious trajectories.

The heavy stone hit the light, as if it was blocked by invisible force and bounced out. This change shocked all the older children. Some jumped up, but they were at a loss.

In the night sky, under the lower half of the huge crimson moon, a floating boat dozens of meters long was sliding through the sky.

It is made to look like an old-fashioned canoe, complete with masts, ship towers and decks. The whole ship is painted in blue-grey, and the bow has a forged copper relief sculpture of an angry-eyed Vajra with a majestic face and a pestle in both hands.

The craft's left and right sides each have a wing extending out, equipped with propellers. The speeds on both sides are slow and rapid, thereby adjusting the forward direction of the float. It has no airbags, no other power devices, and no idea how it stays afloat.

The pontoon has smooth and elegant lines and does not look very gorgeous, but whether it is the splicing of the sails or the carvings on the side rails, every detail is extremely simple and exquisite, which is a kind of unobtrusive luxury.

At this moment, inside the pontoon, a man with silver hair was standing by the window, looking down at the airship cemetery below.

His face is not old, he should be in his prime, his eyes are deep and clear, and his chin is raised in a resolute and elegant arc. He wears a black uniform with a stand-up collar, which is the standard style of imperial military uniforms, but has no rank markings. Only two rows of silver buttons and the long sword and fire pattern on the buttons highlighted his extraordinary status.

The silver-haired man stood there, his sharp edge naturally displayed, like an unsheathed sword.

In the room, there was a man in his late fifties sitting. He had a square head, big ears, a kind face, and was already quite fat. He was currently staring at the chessboard in front of him, and a white piece made of the finest warm jade in his hand could not fall down no matter what.

The chess game on the board is approaching its final stage, and a big dragon on the white piece is struggling to survive.

After thinking for a long time, he finally sighed, threw the white piece into the chessboard, and gave up.

"Brother Ramsey, I haven't seen you in seven years, but your chess skills are still as good as before!" The fat middle-aged man stood up, walked to the porthole, stood side by side with the silver-haired man, and looked down.

Through the portholes, one can see faint lights flashing everywhere in this huge airship cemetery covering an area of ​​nearly a hundred square kilometers, like little sparks of light.

Seeing this scene, the fat middle-aged man looked disapproving and said: "Brother Ramsey, you really need to change this problem. Dayan Tianji Jue is indeed unique in stimulating and guiding the potential of the force, but it is also There’s no need to unleash it on the entire airship cemetery, right? Could it be that you already have too much Force power to use up? Then you might as well give me an initiation and let me enjoy your benefits too!”

Ramsey Cole smiled and said: "brother Baird is still so outspoken. You see, these people below all have the potential to cultivate the force."

Baird disagreed: "So what? There are so many people with potential. You came all the way to this damn place to find me, and then you didn't go back to the imperial capital directly, but you went around here in a big circle. No You just want me to see your accomplishments in Dayan Tianji Jue, right?"

Ramsey Cole laughed a few times, pointed out the window and said, "I'm not that boring. You see, if you only count the proportion of people with cultivation potential, the people in this airship cemetery are no longer lower than the civilian class of the empire. You too You know, when the empire moved to the upper continent, all those who went with it were families with cultivation potential. But now more than 800 years have passed, and the proportion of people with cultivation potential among the civilians of the empire is not as high as in this cemetery. Look. Come on, people in the empire have lived a good life for too long."

"That's not the case!"Baird shook his head and said, "Whether you have potential is one thing, but how far you can practice is another matter. The families who followed the empire to the upper continent all had special talents in a certain area. Once they develop their cultivation aptitude, they can advance to level three or level four at worst. But these people below are inherently deficient and have twisted minds, and most of them will reach the end of their cultivation at the next level."

Ramsey Cole said calmly: "But it is easier to stimulate potential in desperate situations, and more people with potential will appear. This is an indisputable fact."

Baird snorted heavily and said, "It's your natural selection thing again! In all these years, you have never seen it through!"

"Since I am right, why do I need to see through it? Look at the sparks below, which are the light of my empire's inheritance and the future hope of the human race. I think my Cole's ancestors also started from a place like this, and have been killing people for hundreds of years. Countless dark races have made meritorious deeds, from the bottom of the abandoned land to being granted official titles. As for my generation, Ramsey Cole, who has been trusted by His Majesty and entrusted important tasks to me, I will dedicate myself to the empire and die! As long as it is beneficial I will do whatever matters to the empire! I don’t care about any small criticism."

Baird paused and said angrily: "Is that a small criticism? I know I can't explain it to a stubborn guy like you! Alas, I, Baird, was also confused for a while, so I agreed to serve you for another ten years. Anyway, I’m just going to do my job this time, don’t expect to take on any big responsibilities. Besides, good wine and beautiful women are also a must!”

Seeing that Ramsey Cole just smiled and said nothing, Baird couldn't help but feel slightly angry. He pointed out the window and raised his voice slightly, "What you see are stars, but what I see is the devastation of life! If the empire hadn't given up on the Evernight Continent, How could this place become an abandoned place? Look, in such an unlucky place, what kind of truly qualified people will appear? If there is, then he/she will really be damned!"

But right in the direction of his finger, a thin red light pillar suddenly appeared!

Although the beam of light is weak, it is extremely eye-catching among the many stars-like rays of light, and even the brilliance of the blood moon that covers the sky and earth cannot cover it up.

Baird was stunned and murmured: "Is this... is this really a ghost?"

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