Chapter 36
Wen Xin, a human who seeks death.
Whether it was the little walrus who had become the king of the sea in the future, or the little walrus who was peeking into the future through the memory of the blue whale, this thought popped up in their minds.
There is no other reason.
The most chaotic period has now passed, and both humans and mutants have clearly defined their spheres of influence.
The mutants are cruel, tyrannical, and hate and despise humans.
Under such circumstances, no one dared to step into the mutant’s territory.
The corpses piled high on the coast once a month are a warning and proof.
The little walrus raised his chin slightly and glanced over his subordinates.
Through the mental imprint, it can clearly feel the endless, dark and intense malice growing in the hearts of its subordinates.
Some mutants even showed their sharp fangs and claws, growling at the human youths ferociously.
The killing intent was surging and there were wolves all around.
If it were the humans before, they would have been frightened to the point of their legs going limp and stumbling to their knees.
And the young man in front of him could actually still stand there motionless, his back as straight as a poplar.
It really surprised the mutants.
But unfortunately.
This hint of surprise could not cover up the walrus’s murderous intent towards humans.
The more calm and relaxed the young man acted, the more the little walrus reminded him of those researchers.
When they stood outside the glass of the test site, admiring the collapse and pain of the mutants from above, they were also calm and composed.
The little walrus just wants to tear the faces of these hypocritical humans apart.
But just as it was about to give an order, the young man faced it and shouted a name.
When the little walrus heard the name, it seemed as if a string of reason suddenly broke in his mind.
When it came to its senses, it had already pinned the young man to the ground, roaring with a ferocious face.
“Human, how dare you mention him?”
“How dare you mention his name in front of me?!”
The young man was talking about a famous human researcher.
It was that researcher who created mutants and countless inhumane experiments.
It was that researcher who allowed the zombie virus to spread, leaving people homeless and causing human civilization to gradually go extinct in less than two months.
It was also that researcher who, after the truth was exposed and caused shock, curses and hatred among all mankind, still lived safely under the protection of the First Foundation.
The young man was in great pain as the little walrus pressed down his neck and heart.
Even through the diving suit, the little walrus could feel the young man gasping in pain under his front fin.
But almost at the same time, the young man’s voice came out.
Firm, calm, without the slightest tremor.
“I’m not just going to mention him, I’m going to kill him.”
The little walrus’ eyes were red.
The opponent’s force was getting stronger and stronger, and the young man curled his fingers uncontrollably.
Then he spoke again, his tone unchanged, and recounted what had happened not long ago.
“That man is not only an enemy of you mutants, but also a sinner of humanity. Even now, he has never stopped causing trouble.”
“Under the angry appeals of countless people, the First Base finally carried out a criminal trial on him. The Ten Great Bases supervised the entire process, and more than 20 executive officers participated in it.”
“However, within less than two days, seven of the 14 executioners who originally voted in favor of the death penalty temporarily changed their decisions, four chose to abstain, and the remaining two disappeared.”
The young man said in a deep voice: “I am the only executive officer who has not changed his attitude throughout the trial and is still alive today.”
“The First Foundation possesses numerous thermal weapons that even you cannot resist. If you kill me now, you will never have the chance to kill your enemy again.”
The young man uttered the last word clearly, his breath almost gone because he was on the verge of suffocation.
Dying humans have no need to deceive themselves.
What’s more, the other party’s last words really hit the little walrus’s sore spot.
The little walrus coldly released the front flipper that was holding the young man.
It did not immediately believe the young man in front of it, because humans were notorious for their treachery among mutants.
It decided to listen to humans’ plans first.
The young man took a quick breath and without pausing or resting, began to explain his plan.
Well-organized and interconnected.
It takes into account various emergencies and unexpected situations and is highly feasible.
I don’t know how many times humans have secretly reviewed, studied, and pondered to ensure that the entire plan is foolproof.
The little walrus was frightened.
It was almost on the verge of agreeing.
But reason made its tone cold again, and it asked the most crucial question: “Why should I trust you? What if you change your mind halfway?”
“I didn’t have to use it.”
The young executive officer raised his eyes and looked towards it.
His gaze was firm and powerful, as if it could penetrate the mask, pass through the water, and turn into a substantial force.
“I could have accepted the huge benefits offered privately by the First Base, and comfortably lay in my villa, with a group of servants serving me, eating gourmet food that sold at sky-high prices outside , and drinking red wine that could save hundreds of starving people if a single drop was sold.
When I could enjoy these things, do nothing, and not have to worry about anything, I came to your territory. ”
Whether it was when the young man first arrived, or when he was threatened by the mutants.
Whether he was standing or being pressed to the ground by the little walrus.
His tone remained the same as always, like a rock standing still in the wind and rain, and it never changed.
“I come here alone, ready to die. King of the Sea Tribe, you can look carefully and see clearly.”
“That’s my determination and sincerity.”
The picture of the future is incoherent.
However, from the cheers of the mutants and ordinary humans, the little walrus could judge that the plan should have been successful.
Unfortunately, the good times didn’t last long.
About a day later, it heard that the young executive who came alone had been arrested and would be put on trial by the Ten Major Bases.
The charge was collusion with foreign races and murder of great scientists who had made outstanding contributions to mankind.
When hearing the news, several of his subordinates couldn’t help but express distorted expressions.
“Humans are sick?”
It has turned countless prosperous cities into devastated deserted towns, rendered countless harmonious and happy families homeless, and caused hundreds of millions of people to die for no reason.
After the incident, the researcher didn’t even bother to disguise himself anymore. He not only studied mutants, but was even more interested in studying humans.
It is said that dozens or even hundreds of people are captured and thrown into the laboratory every day, but only a few survive.
Is this what you call an outstanding contribution?
The little walrus also couldn’t understand.
However, it has not had much contact with humans, so it is normal that it cannot understand.
A few days before the young executive officer was tried, the little walrus was recalling the exhilaration of killing the researcher with his own hands.
Until a few days later, the pleasure slowly disappeared, leaving it with an inexplicable sense of emptiness.
For no apparent reason, the little walrus began to recall the young man’s unwavering voice.
It suddenly became curious and wanted to know whether the young man’s voice was still so calm and peaceful when he was caught.
So, the little walrus began to allow some humans to enter its territory.
These humans lived up to expectations and brought it news about the young executive.
There is a lot of confusing information.
During the nearly half-month trial, the verdict on the young executor was like the drifting wind and rain, with no final conclusion.
The other party’s life seems to be hanging on a tightrope, and every minute and every second may be the moment of death.
The little walrus felt that he should remain calm, after all, this was human beings’ own business.
But the more it listened, the more annoyed it became.
This feeling of irritation became even stronger when I heard that extremists had sneaked into the cell and killed the young executive officer.
The walls of humanity were built strong, but there were always problems with their cells.
On the eighteenth day, it was said that the roof was broken.
The rain flooded half of the cell, and there happened to be a circuit failure, so the power was almost out.
An idea suddenly occurred to the little walrus.
Or maybe it could sneak over to the human base and snatch the young executive away?
The more I think about it, the more excited I become.
Unfortunately, before the little walrus could carry out his plan to snatch people away, the young executive was rescued.
No one was robbing the cells, and reportedly no other bailiffs were helping.
After a stalemate lasting twenty-five days, the First Base Tribunal finally gave in and gave the final verdict.
——The evidence was incomplete, and the young executive officer was not convicted of colluding with foreigners and was acquitted.
The human who brought this news was so excited that he was trembling all over.
After he finished speaking, he couldn’t help wiping away his tears, and said with red eyes: “Those who went to the Tribunal before could only last twelve days at most. It was really not easy!”
The little walrus could probably understand how difficult it was for him to say this.
On the day when the young executive officer was released, the little walrus used a mimicry it had never used before and blended into the welcoming crowd.
It saw the young executive officer walking out of the dark prison with steady steps and a calm expression.
The sunlight spread from the sky to the earth, and also outlined a layer of faint golden light on his thin and handsome facial features.
Amid the cheers and shouts of countless people, and amidst flowers and enthusiastic applause, the young executive was reinstated in his position and given greater honor.
He looked at the excited crowd, smiled calmly, raised his hand and pressed it down, signaling everyone to be quiet.
When the crowd was quiet and silent, the young executive put his five fingers together, raised them diagonally to his shoulder, and made a gesture.
That was the oath gesture used when the survivor base was first established.
mean–
Human beings never give up.
After a brief silence, the crowd became excited and burst into even more earth-shaking shouts.
They shouted the young executive’s name and the oath they had taken, their faces flushed, their breathing rapid, and their eyes streaming with tears.
It was a very dazzling scene.
The crowd’s cheers continued even after the young executive officer got into the car and closed the door.
The little walrus was in the middle of it and was also infected by the warm atmosphere and began to breathe rapidly.
Without a second thought, it caught up with the young executive’s car.
But he found that the car accelerated and circled several times, then drove straight towards the hospital.
At the moment before getting on the car, the young executive’s back was straight, his eyes were as sharp as a knife, and his face was pale but calm.
But when he got off the car, he was carried down on a stretcher.
Seeing the blood seeping out from the lining of the young man’s clothes, the little walrus’ heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Malnutrition, heart failure, multiple soft tissue contusions, abnormal brain nerve disorder, bone and joint damage…
When the inspection results came out, several of the young executive officer’s men flew into a rage and almost smashed the First Base Tribunal.
They quarreled for a long time.
The little walrus was unable to find a chance to approach the young executive officer until the person concerned was taken to the intensive care unit.
It wanted to wait until the young executive officer woke up, but it couldn’t stay in human territory for too long.
I waited until late at night and had to turn around and leave with regret.
After this incident, the little walrus thought that he would never have any contact with the young executive again.
But it didn’t expect that the other party would take the initiative to find it again.
His arm was still in a plaster cast and wrapped in many white bandages.
Noticing the strange look in the little walrus’ eyes, the young executive officer smiled and said, “I heard that you asked the fishermen about me before.”
The baby walrus never tells a lie.
“Yes, so what?”
“nothing.”
The young executive officer came over, slowly sat down on the reef beside it, and looked at it again.
“I just found that you don’t seem to hate me that much, so I came to seek an opportunity for long-term cooperation.”
The little walrus raised his eyes and said, “What is there for humans to cooperate with?”
The young executive officer smiled faintly: “Yes, there are many.”
“Humans have hands and brains, and can create many convenient tools and mix countless delicious ingredients.”
Without waiting for the walrus to retort, he pointed to the seashore in the distance and said, “Look, they seem to like it very much.”
The little walrus suddenly felt something was wrong and looked in the direction the young executive was pointing.
It saw that its usually ferocious and powerful subordinates were now like children who had got new toys, happy and excited.
Several mutants grabbed the surfboards, and several grabbed the seaplanes.
A few of them gathered around the barbecue grill, rubbing their front fins excitedly.
The little walrus’ forehead was immediately covered with black lines: “Hey——”
As soon as the voice fell, the young man beside it said: “Perhaps, humans and mutants can become friends.”
The little walrus froze.
The word “friend” was like a sharp thorn that instantly hurt its heart.
“friend?”
Recalling the little elk’s eyes that were turning gray and turbid, the little walrus’s breathing became difficult and his face turned very cold.
The young executive officer soon discovered that something was wrong with the little walrus.
But the other side’s questioning came even faster.
“I’ve heard a rumor about you.”
The little walrus looked at the young executive officer. “You were once kidnapped and locked up in a private arena with hundreds of humans. It was full of crazy mutants and infected people. You were not given food or water for five days.”
“If humans don’t drink water, they will die in three days. How did you survive?”
Hearing this question, the young executive’s upturned mouth corners straightened inch by inch.
“There were more than twenty humans who survived with you, but not long after, they all committed suicide because they couldn’t bear the psychological pressure.”
“Your good friend also died, why didn’t you commit suicide?”
When the little walrus said this, there was actually a hint of self-loathing in his tone.
It just didn’t notice.
The young executive officer didn’t notice it either.
The relatively relaxed atmosphere suddenly became tense, and the air seemed to be filled with the smell of gunpowder.
Staring at the young man’s face that was so tense that it was trembling, the little walrus felt several times that the other party would suddenly explode.
But in the end, people just took a deep breath, as if swallowing all the gaffes.
He raised his hand again to stop the angry subordinate behind him who was about to draw his gun.
The young executive turned towards the sunlit sea and closed his eyes slightly, as if recalling the dangerous past.
When he spoke again, his voice was still so calm and peaceful.
“It is because my life does not belong to me alone that I must continue to live.”
The walrus’s anger was like being blown away by a sudden howling gale, and it gradually became unstable.
The young executive officer pinched his fingers and said, “My friend is Tang Qi, Tang from Chinatown, Qi from Morning Star. He is a very good and righteous man.”
“When I was about to die of thirst, he used the key to cut his wrist, allowing me to stay alive until others came to rescue me.”
“Before he closed his eyes, he said that he hated the apocalypse because it had taken away his beloved family and his favorite cat.”
The young executive officer let out a breath slowly.
He opened his mouth with a sonorous and powerful voice, and every word was like thunder out of the blue, with a deafening emphasis.
“Man-made disasters have developed into natural disasters, and in the face of natural disasters, human power is ultimately small and insignificant.”
“But as long as I have one more breath left and one more finger left to move, I will do my best to prevent similar tragedies from happening.”
As he spoke, the young executive officer turned his head.
From the little walrus’s perspective, the sun’s afterglow shone down and fell into the other’s weathered, heavy yet clear eyes, sparkling brightly.
“This is the reason why I persist in living until now.”
After returning that day, the little walrus’ heart kept pounding.
The young man’s firm and calm voice kept lingering in his ears, keeping him awake for a long time.
Finally, he fell into a drowsy sleep and dreamed of his little friend after a long time.
But this time in the dream, the little elk was no longer covered in wounds.
Its fur was still shiny and its dark eyes were sparkling.
In the excited eyes of the little walrus, the little deer lowered his head and licked its forehead: “I couldn’t hold on to the end, but you have to hold on.”
The little walrus opened his mouth.
It suddenly choked up.
“I swear, I won’t, won’t, let them be like you again…”
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The little walrus eventually became friends with the young executive.
The latter said it wanted to discuss cooperation with it, but has not yet come up with any details of the cooperation.
The question is, I’m too busy.
Defense deployment, resource allocation, infrastructure construction… running back and forth between several bases, unable to stop.
The little walrus then realized that the king of humans had to manage so many troubles.
The youth executive officer seriously corrected it.
He is not the king of humans, and the little walrus cannot call him that to others, otherwise it will definitely cause a diplomatic incident.
The little walrus asked, “Then what are you?”
The young executive officer thought about it carefully and touched his nose: “Probably just an errand boy.”
Later, the young executive brought the cooperation matters.
The content is clear and the text is simple and easy to understand. Even the little walrus can understand it by himself.
It instantly became more alert and felt that managing humans was not so complicated and troublesome.
It was not until later that it saw the document handed to the young man by the executioner’s men.
Large amounts of text are densely packed together, the content is difficult to understand, and there is no main point in three sentences.
Start with a greeting, say two greetings in the middle, and end with a long paragraph of greetings.
The little walrus, who didn’t understand human language very well, immediately frowned.
Seeing it so conflicted, the young executive burst into laughter.
The little walrus felt that he was being laughed at.
He almost pissed me off like a puffer fish.
So the young executive didn’t even bother to laugh and hurried to coax it.
Hearing this gentle and patient voice, the little walrus slowly calmed down.
However, it was still wondering why the cooperation matters it received were different from the documents that young executives usually read.
It has all the content, but it’s not that complicated.
The latter rubbed its head and said with a smile: “Because that is a preferential treatment for underage walruses.”
Yes, the little walrus at that time was still a cub.
But after Blue Whale left, none of the mutants under his command treated it as a cub, and they attacked it openly or secretly.
Unable to bear it any longer, the little walrus beat them all up, leaving them with a mental scar, and only then did they calm down a little.
It had almost forgotten the fact that it was still a cub, but it didn’t expect to become a cub again in front of the young executive officer.
The little walrus was stunned.
After a while, it lowered its head and looked at the young executive’s finger.
One of them is crooked and the bones are not so natural.
After watching for a while, the little walrus suddenly stuck out its tongue and gently licked the young executive’s finger.
A miracle happened.
The young executive officer felt a burning pain in his fingers, followed by the sound of bones rubbing against each other.
In less than a second, his twisted fingers returned to normal, slender and with distinct joints.
The young executive officer opened his eyes wide in surprise and looked at the little walrus.
The baby walrus raised its front flippers and touched its throat.
“I had an injury here on my neck, but it healed after my ability awakened.”
The man and the walrus suddenly became close friends.
The little walrus doesn’t want to be the king of the sea tribe because the mutants under him want to rebel against him.
Most of the time, it just wants to lie on the beach, pat its belly and take a nap, chew on shells when hungry, and bask in the sun when awake.
The young executive didn’t want to be an executive either, because an executive has to deal with countless people, which is exactly what he is least good at.
Moreover, most of the people you have to deal with are old foxes with more tricks than sieves.
After becoming an executive, there was one thing that frustrates him: no matter how critical the situation is, he must not show weakness.
Otherwise, if he panics, his subordinates will panic as well, and problems will definitely arise.
Hearing this, the little walrus’ eyes were full of curiosity.
Looking at the young man’s calm face as he described these difficulties, it was simply impossible for it to imagine that he was afraid or panicked.
“Are you afraid of something, too?”
The young executive officer paused.
He didn’t want to say anything, but he couldn’t help but the little walrus kept looking at him with sparkling eyes.
“Yes, like my stern-faced subordinate.”
He leaned close to the walrus’s ear.
“After the apocalypse broke out, my brother sent him and others to pick me up. They were in a hurry, so they knocked me out and took me away.”
The young executive officer sighed, “When he gets angry, he’s really scary.”
As he was speaking, the subordinate who was said to be particularly terrifying came over to take over his shift and respectfully reported today’s itinerary.
The little walrus took another look at the young executive’s demeanor, which was calm and composed, without any mistakes.
Not only was he not afraid, but he also gave his subordinates a cold look after they reported their itinerary.
“I heard from others that E5 Avenue seems to be a little bit uneasy recently.”
The young executive officer raised his eyes, looking dignified without even getting angry.
“Is it that the original share can no longer satisfy their appetite, or should I take down my position as deputy executive officer and give them a seat?”
The subordinate turned pale and denied it hastily.
“Restrain your subordinates and don’t go too far.”
“Yes, yes.”
Little walrus: “…”
Who is afraid of whom?
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In the eyes of the little walrus, Wen Xin is a very strange human who likes to seek death.
The strange thing is that, even though it was clearly itself that failed to survive the pain of evolution, the young executive acted as if it was his fault.
“I have read the research materials left behind. As long as we can resolve the negative emotions in your hearts, the evolution process will not be so difficult.”
The young executive officer hugged the dying animal tightly, his calm voice became hoarse and unstable, and he clenched his teeth tightly.
“Why… don’t you like those toys? Don’t you like the food? Don’t you like sunbathing? I just got a private sunbathing area…”
The young man bent his straight back, pressed his forehead against its face, and let out a broken sob.
“Why is this happening? Is it because I don’t spend enough time with you…”
The little walrus was breathing weakly, whimpering and stretching its neck, trying to lick the young man’s red eyes.
It said to the young man: It has nothing to do with you, it really has nothing to do with you. Since I met you, I have been very happy every day, extremely happy, and I no longer think about those painful things.
But it’s too late.
In order to survive and become the king of the sea, its front fins are stained with countless blood.
Every time I sleep, I dream of many mutants and people staring at it.
It is not an innocent cub, it is a cub that has done all kinds of bad things.
Even if I die, it will be a worthy death.
But listening to the young man’s suppressed crying and looking at his hunched back, the little walrus also felt heartbroken.
It hurts so much that my soul trembles.
If… I mean if…
If there is a chance, could I come to see you earlier?
When that time comes, we can bask in the sun together again.
…
The fragment of the future came to an abrupt end.
The little walrus at the bottom of the sea was in a daze and hadn’t moved for a long time.
It suddenly felt its eyes getting a little hot, raised its head slightly, and shed a string of tears.
Wen Xin…
In an instant, a strong emotion crossed the long river of time, like a raging wave, and rushed straight into the little walrus’ heart.
It sobbed silently, with only one thought in its mind.
——I’m going to find Wen Xin, and I’m going to find him now.
——I must find him.
But I heard the blue whale shouting in horror beside me.
“Why, how could… the future change?!”
The little walrus looked up blankly and found that the memory of the future in his mind was fading away bit by bit.
Even the image of the young executive has become blurred.
Its eyes suddenly widened in panic, and it let out a series of heart-wrenching cries.
He hugged his head with his front fins, trying desperately to hold on to some memory of Wen Xin.
Don’t let me forget him, please, don’t let me forget him!
Perhaps God really heard its plea.
The memories about the future in the little walrus’s mind did not dissipate, but simply changed.
This time the future is as it wished.
It sensed Wen Xin’s presence early on, and after being taken out of the base by Blue Whale, it couldn’t wait to rush to City G before it had even recovered from its injuries.
It was a sunny day.
The young man was walking on the street with a shopping bag in his hand, chatting and laughing with the canary next to him.
There was a hint of immaturity and youthfulness on his face, and his voice was not so serious and low.
But those eyes were gentle and clear, exactly the same as its vague memory.
The blue ball rushed over and hugged the young man’s clothes tightly.
The young man was startled, and the canary next to him was even more frightened.
Canary: “Hiss, this is an A…Pah.”
Canary was almost about to reveal the mutant’s identity. She was so annoyed that she asked, “Where on earth did this brat come from?”
“Cub?”
The young man who was trying hard to pick up the blue ball was stunned for a moment.
He lowered his head and found that Blue Tuan was shaking uncontrollably, so he handed the shopping bag in his hand to Canary, stretched out his palm, and gently stroked Tuanzi’s fur.
“Okay, okay, don’t be afraid, it’s safe here.”
“It…” Canary hesitated, “Its home is not here. It must have run away from home.”
The young man paused and whispered to the blue ball: “Do you have an adult at home? Where is it?”
The blue ball only made cooing and humming sounds.
The young man curled his eyes helplessly when he found that the little ball was actually enjoying himself.
But he couldn’t help himself and rubbed the other person’s head again.
“My dear, whose cub are you?”
Lan Tuan raised his head when he heard the voice.
It saw the young man lower his head slightly, with a smooth chin line.
The sunlight hit the other’s handsome cheek, creating a soft glow that was still so bright that Tuanzi couldn’t take his eyes off it.
Blue Dumpling can’t remember what happened in the future because the future has changed.
But at this moment, it still inexplicably had an urge to cry.
Therefore, the claws held the young man tighter and were even more reluctant to let go.
“Gu.”
Yours.
It’s your cub.
