Chapter 340 [Young Salary King] [Self-Execution]
"Hide...memory?"
Xia En silently chewed the information revealed in Jane's words, and couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
Mass memory loss...
In his previous life, he probably wouldn't have believed that such a thing happened.
But after wandering around the Seven Seas for so long and coming into contact with gods such as [Husi Ming], Xia En understood that to them, this kind of thing was not unthinkable.
However, what puzzled Xia En was——
If it is true as Jane guessed, the memory of [Black Flame Walker] was artificially erased and hidden.
Then what is the purpose of the other party doing this?
What happened during that time?
Later, Shane carefully asked Irina about her memories before they fell asleep.
According to Irina, she only remembered that King Xin seemed to have foreseen the coming disaster in advance, so he ordered them to make a lot of preparations for a certain plan.
Preparations include but are not limited to collecting strange materials and supplies, building shelters, and transporting certain key people or things...
For this reason, [Great Yan Kingdom] spent a lot of manpower and material resources.
It can be said that the whole country has been mobilized.
But at that time, even the [Black Flame Walker] who personally implemented this plan did not know why King Xin did this.
That is to say, such a thing can only happen in the [Great Yan Kingdom] where King Xin has almost absolute power.
In some countries where the king's control is weaker, this might directly cause turmoil.
When he heard about collecting seeds and biological embryos, Xia En immediately understood that part of the preparations of the [Black Flame Walkers] were probably for the "Ember Plan!"
That is, to create an [Ember Shelter] (Ember Treasure) and leave the spark of civilization for future generations.
From a current perspective.
The disaster King Xin faced at that time was naturally the first world-destroying flood.
Moreover, the salary king at that time was not without foresight. He not only predicted the coming disaster, but also made various preparations.
[Project Ember] is just one of them.
However, from the scale claw in Irina's mouth, Xia En couldn't tell what the salary king's other plans were.
I can only vaguely guess that it is closely related to the freezing of towns and the formation of glaciers in the [Far North].
After listening to Irina's answers, Shane touched his chin.
"You mean... your memories of when you implemented the plan for King Xin are still clear."
"The only thing that is vague is the memory before and after the disaster?"
Irina thought for a moment and nodded: "That's almost it."
"In fact, I actually have no impression of the great flood coming at all."
"I just remember that I was on a mission and suddenly passed out. When I woke up, it was already a thousand years later."
"[Great Yan Country] has also become what it is now..."
Hearing this, Xia En asked curiously: "What was the [Great Yan Kingdom] like in the past?"
Irina said: "Although the [Far North] in the beginning was a bitter cold place compared to the southern continent, it was not as cold as it is now."
"Moreover, after King Xin developed a special large-scale heating equipment, the climate in [Dayan Kingdom] became much warmer."
"Only winter is extremely cold, and the other seasons are almost the same as those in the southern continent."
Shane's expression was a little strange.
How large of a heating equipment does this have to be able to change the climate of the entire [Far North]?
So Yan Yan, you are still an inventor? !
But if you think about it carefully, with Yan Yan's own secret power of fire, plus the technological heritage obtained from that unknown secret realm.
It is not too strange that [Great Yan Kingdom] has the ability to change the climate.
It seemed that Xia En still didn't believe it. After hesitating for a moment, Irina took out a pocket watch from her clothes and handed it to him very carefully.
Irina cherishes this pocket watch very much, as if she is treating a rare treasure.
But Xia En could tell at a glance that the material of this pocket watch was quite ordinary, and even looked a bit decayed due to the passage of time.
"This is..."
Looking at Xia En's puzzled eyes, Irina explained.
"Inside, there is a photo of the past [Great Yan Kingdom]."
"After you see it, you should understand, but please... be gentle with it."
Naturally, Xia En would not be too rough with things that others valued, and soon he opened the pocket watch gently.
On the inside and back of the pocket watch, there is a photo that is not too big.
In the photo, there is a group photo of Irina and several [Black Flame Walkers].
The background looked like a small forest, the sun was shining brightly, and the ground beneath everyone's feet was even a grassy meadow.
The whole picture gives people a warm intention, like walking under the spring sunshine.
Xia En was a little surprised: "This is the former [Great Yan Kingdom]?"
And soon, his eyes fell on one of them, and his eyes widened slightly.
Behind Irina and others, there is an extraordinarily tall figure.
He has a handsome appearance, sharp eyes, a back as straight as a sword, and a confident and firm temperament.
Just looking at him makes people feel extremely reliable.
The smile at the corner of this man's mouth added a touch of publicity and high-spiritedness, like the sun at eight or nine o'clock in the morning.
Full of vigor, with the youthful spirit of scolding Fang Qiu.
If not Yan Yan, who is it?
Xia En looked at Yan Yan in the photo and couldn't help but feel a little complicated.
The man in this photo is actually quite different from the Yan Yan he knew.
The Yan Yan he knew was a sunny, cheerful, innocent and kind-hearted big boy with no scheming or fuss, so he could get along well with every crew member on the Black Swan.
As for the man in the photo, the title "Salary King" obviously suits him better.
From his body, Xia En can even see a so-called "kingly temperament."
That is the temperament that truly takes charge of a country and has the confidence to lead the country to greatness.
Moreover, even the current salary king may not be able to regain the temperament shown in the photo.
Flowers will bloom again, and people will never be young again.
The current salary king has experienced so many things, and his mentality is completely different from that of his younger self.
"When he saw that we were going to take a photo, Wang actually asked to take a photo with us, and that's how this photo appeared."
Irina said with nostalgia.
"Since then, I have carried this photo with me until today."
"It's just... not many of the other people in the photo are still alive."
By this time, Xia En also understood why Irina attached so much importance to this pocket watch.
For her, this photo holds precious and important memories.
Those emotions that have lasted for thousands of years can only be recalled in this photo.
At this time, Joey on the side raised his little head.
Looking at this group photo, she sighed softly.
"Is this Yan Yan when he was young? What a big difference from now!"
"However, I always feel that he is a bit similar to Captain Shane?"
"Huh?" Hearing this, Xia En raised his eyebrows and asked curiously: "Where does it look like?"
Joey paused: "Hmm... Actually, I don't understand it very well. It just seems that they are similar in temperament!"
Irina next to me echoed: "Actually, I think so too..."
In their opinion, although Xia En is a little immature compared to Xin Wang in the photo, he still has the temperament to naturally become the backbone of everyone.
Even in Joey's eyes, Xia En's reliability is no worse than the salary king!
"Really?"
Xia En could not comment and did not continue on this topic.
After returning the pocket watch and photo to Irina, Shane quickly ended the inquiry.
Although the useful information obtained was not too much, it at least gave Xia En a better understanding of the former Yan Yan and [Great Yan Kingdom].
After walking out of the room, Jane on the side finally couldn't help but ask.
"Captain Shane, there is actually something I have wanted to ask for a long time."
"What is your relationship with King Xin...?"
This question has been hidden in Jane's mind for a long time.
Even her calm and calm personality couldn't bear it, which shows how curious she is about this.
Forget it if it's just Xia En. The key is that even Joey, Tracy and others show familiarity with Wang Xin, which is particularly strange.
"Actually, this incident was an accident."
Xia En had no intention of hiding it from Jane, so he quickly told the story: "The story starts from the last time we unexpectedly came to [Lenglie Sea]..."
After listening to the process of Xia En and others getting acquainted with Yan Yan, Jane suddenly realized.
"So that's it."
She said with emotion: "This is really a wonderful fate."
Who in the right mind would have thought that a big boy he picked up casually would be the legendary Salary King?
I'm afraid the scripts of those dramas would not dare to act like this.
In this way, it is understandable that Xia En and other crew members have an unusual attitude towards King Xin.
However, Jane suddenly thought of something strange: "Captain Xia En, you said that when you met King Xin, his whole body was ignited by his own flames."
"Continuously being burned and constantly regenerated, right?"
Xia En nodded and said: "That's right."
Jane frowned slightly and said, "This is a little strange..."
"According to records in several history books, King Xin was a child born from a volcano and was born with the power to control fire."
"In other words, the flame is his partner."
"How could the flames continue to burn his body for thousands of years?"
Hearing this, Xia En's expression changed slightly.
He had thought about this problem before, but he didn't think about it deeply.
After being reminded by Jane, Xia En suddenly realized this anomaly.
Suddenly, an inexplicable idea came to Xia En's mind.
"Perhaps... this is Yan Yan's punishment for himself?"
Although there were not many times, Xia En had also seen a look of pain and self-blame on Yan Yan's face.
Especially when he recalls the past, that emotion will become more obvious.
Ordinary flames cannot harm Yan Yan.
Only his own flames can cause harm to himself.
Perhaps burning himself was not the result of Yan Yan's subjective control, but it was most likely his subconscious mind.
He believed that certain sins on his body could not be washed away, and he could only torture and torture himself in this way day after day.
The one who truly cannot forgive King Xin is none other than himself!
Only then will there be self-combustion that lasts for thousands of years.
That pain was his own punishment.
Although this was just Xia En's guess, he felt that he had inadvertently touched the truth.
And the key is...
What did King Xin do that he still can't forgive himself for?
The answer to this question is probably only known to King Xin himself.
Just then.
Tracey's exclamation came from the deck.
"Mr. Captain, something happened!"
Shane immediately walked out of the cabin quickly and asked Tracy: "What happened?"
"Look there!"
Tracey quickly pointed to the ice in the distance.
Xia En turned around and saw a large ship on the ice field.
It's just different from the three ships of the [Dragon Pirate Group] that were rescued earlier.
Most of the ship was stuck in the ice, as if it had rolled over in some way.
Not only that, there was a thick layer of frost on the surface of the entire ship, as if it had been abandoned for a long time.
"What's going on?"
Xia En thought for a moment and decided to take the flying An Xiange to have a closer look.
And when they came to the sky above the ship.
Shane immediately understood the situation of the ship.
On the deck of this ship, you can clearly see a large number of traces of battles and blood stains that have long since dried and frozen.
And one corpse after another that was frozen stiff.
Apparently, there had been a fierce battle on this ship.
The final result was that all the crew members on the ship were killed in battle, and the entire ship was abandoned here, gradually integrating with the ice sheet.
At this time, with the arrival of Xia En and the others, a "dong dong" crashing sound was quickly heard from near the cabin and hull.
Soon, a group of monsters similar to but different from the previous ice crystal monsters emerged from around the abandoned ship.
roar! Roar——
These monsters have thick white hair on their bodies and look like ugly snow monsters.
They looked up at the Xia En trio above them and kept making terrifying roars, their eyes full of malice towards the living.
"Another kind of monster..."
Xia En frowned slightly. From these snow monsters, he also felt the power of [Huisi Ming].
However, compared to the previous ice crystal monsters, the [Filthy Secret Power] of the snow monsters seems to be weaker, making these monsters still retain many characteristics of living creatures.
"Then let me grant you liberation."
Shane descended slowly and began to give the snow monsters a merciful death.
Compared to ice crystal monsters, snow monsters do not have such powerful immortality, but their physical fitness is far superior to the former.
However, in front of Xia En, there was not much difference between the two.
Wait until all the dust settles.
Shane collected the bodies on the ship, simply buried them on the ice sheet, and erected a monument for them.
Although he has never met these people and does not know their identities, since they are here to prevent disaster and save the world, it is worthwhile for Xia En to do this for them.
(End of chapter)