Chapter 376 Fire

"so funny!"

This was Huaishi's first reaction: Brother, what are you thinking about?

But then, he felt that it was not completely unreasonable, but... this was a bit too tragic, right?

Huaishi asked bluntly: "What's the difference between this and burning people as firewood?"

"The difference is that at least we still have firewood to burn." Phoenix replied calmly: "Otherwise, we will freeze to death."

"I object." Huai Shi said directly, "It's not that time yet."

"Is your objection useful, Huai Shi?"

Phoenix glanced at him indifferently: "Now you have been urgently recruited. I am your direct superior. I order you to execute it and don't talk nonsense."

Now he finally looks like a soldier, speaking calmly and coldly, not allowing anyone to refute.

His eyes were arrogant and rough.

Huai Shi didn't speak any more.

"Is it feasible?" Taurus asked again: "We have not yet made any technical reserves in this area."

“Although it’s a little difficult, it’s not too difficult.”

The pale fox sent the report to everyone, and everyone had a copy: "Next, the phoenix will turn into fire and start burning - conservatively estimated, if the heat is released steadily and at a minimum, it will be as good as we are today. The thermodynamic equipment can probably guarantee stable combustion for four thousand years."

Someone asked, "What about four thousand years from now?"

"It will be replaced after four thousand years."

Phoenix said: "According to their own types and attributes, I am the first, Blue Bird is the second, and the third is...the specific list is here. If you have any opinions, please submit them here."

No one spoke.

The eldest brother took the lead and sacrificed his life. If the people behind you dare to talk too much, everyone will die.

There are not many explorers who are afraid of death, let alone death.

"Then it's settled."

Phoenix made the decision: "Next, Huaishi will assist the engineering team in mineral excavation, and will also be responsible for manufacturing the giant frame of the metallurgical center - Fox will lead the team to solve the technical problems, and we will start in a month."

"After I leave, Fox will continue to be responsible for city management. The original powers will remain unchanged, and my powers will be handed over to Huai Shi. Do you have any objections? If not, the meeting will be dismissed."

"Wait a moment."

Huaishi put the dog's head close to the window of the conference room in astonishment: "Why did you give it to me? Also, why am I the last one on the list?"

"The last one is because you are only seventeen years old. If possible, I don't want you to die in front of them as much as possible. If you are not willing to accept it, I can tell you another reason, because you are the largest and can burn Oldest."

Phoenix answered unhurriedly: "The team leader is entrusted to you because you can control the situation. To put it harshly, you can still squeeze the guys who don't want to enter the furnace...Are you satisfied?"

Huaishi has nothing to say.

The matter was decided like this, whether Huai Shi wanted to do it or not.

Although there were some problems in the process, the central furnace was finally built two months later. After calculations, the results were slightly worse than expected in the original design, but still within the tolerance range.

"Well, goodbye, everyone."

Before being thrown into the silent furnace, Phoenix looked around at everyone one last time: "It's really refreshing to be able to work with everyone."

He paused and said sincerely: "I hope you can continue to work hard and don't give up."

There was no waiting for anyone else's answer.

It slowly closed its six wings and plunged into the darkness in the heart of the furnace.

As the furnace gates slowly closed, his figure was no longer visible. Only the warm wind slowly blew out from the furnace, and a dazzling sun disk hung again in the sky inside the city.

It was as if the sun had returned to this abandoned land.

Instead of a clean death, it ended slowly in four thousand years of painful burning... If only one person could be sacrificed to keep the entire world going, it would be a great deal.

"It's voluntary, you don't have to feel bad."

The fox said: "Isn't this the responsibility of the Astronomical Society? Even if it is an exercise, it is not an excuse to escape."

"Is there no other way?" Huai Shi asked.

"Of course."

The fox told him calmly: "It's just that those methods are not as effective as this one, nor are they cost-effective."

Huai Shi didn't speak anymore, just kept silent, chewing on the stone pillar beside her mouth, and the sound of rattling spread.

The light of the phoenix shone on him, as if the chill that had seeped into his bones had been dispelled, making Huai Shi warm.

He finished his lunch quietly, then stood up, carefully lifted up the city in the frame, and placed it on his back.

He said, "Let's keep walking."

"Where to go?" asked the fox.

"Anyway, everything is the same as here, why don't you go out for a walk?" Huai Shi asked, "Maybe we can find a place where the heat is still there."

The fox shook his head: "The probability is too small."

"Idleness is idleness, right?"

Huai Shi smiled, tightened the straps that fixed the frame, and felt the warmth coming from her back: "It doesn't matter whether there is a geothermal belt or not, we must at least continue to move forward."

The fox did not object anymore and just sighed: "Then do as you wish, Mr. Atlas."

Atlas, the giant who held up the world in Roman mythology.

That's not a bad title.

Huaishi looked at the endless darkness ahead and took another step.

"Big brother who looks like a dog, come on!"

In the silence, a distant call like an auditory hallucination came again. Huaishi was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but laugh.

Then come on.

Become a qualified sled dog.

Carrying the only remaining world on his back, Huai Shi's journey begins again.

Into the deeper darkness.

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Time begins to speed up again.

Huai Shi continued to walk forward, and one thousand years, two thousand years, three thousand years passed by as if he were in a trance and took a nap. Along the way, we witnessed many majestic and wonderful sights.

There are terrifying fortresses immersed in the deepest darkness, exuding deadly malice, and there are dry stars hanging high in the sky and falling into deathly silence.

There are more ruins and giant statues.

Those dead civilizations invariably chose to carve rocks at their last moments, leaving behind their own images in the hope that they could be passed down to future generations.

Others were simply destroyed in an internal fight and war.

Behind Huai Shi, the Titan Empire is still developing. After maintaining a population of millions over the years, its size once increased to three times its original size, and then continued to shrink, even to only half of its original size.

The speed of evolution is getting slower and slower, but the span of each evolution is getting larger and larger. In the end, compared to their original size, they have shrunk to one-third of their original size, with a source of fire shining in their pupils. The light of quality.

"This is normal."

The fox, who had lost all his hair, was lying on the hospital bed and said: "The trend of evolution is not to be stronger, but to be more suitable. Under today's circumstances, the body size is getting smaller, consumption is reduced and then growth is achieved. But that’s it.”

"You look like you're going to die."

"It's just old age and death. After all, I have not experienced deification and transformation, and all my evolution points have been invested in calculation simulation."

The fox remained calm: "After I die, the management of the city will be handed over to Taurus."

Taurus is the only one not on the list, because it has nothing to burn, and now it is burning continuously, controlling the energy supply of the entire city.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is the heart of the city.

"You can just decide for yourself about things in the city."

Huai Shi had almost walked, stopped and lay down on the ground: "I'm sleepy, I'll take a nap for a while."

"What happens after you wake up?"

"Keep walking." Huaishi said, "Idleness is idleness."

The fox was amused by his persistent look: "Aren't you giving up hope yet?"

"I haven't thought much about hope, I just don't want to admit defeat." Huai Shi said, "At least I'm still alive."

If you are still alive, you must keep moving forward.

This is not a firmness worthy of admiration by others. To Huai Shi, it is just a simple instinct.

"Have a nice trip then."

The fox said: "Good night."

"Good night."

Huaishi closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

In the dream, I saw a lake.

When he opened his eyes again, he was awakened by Taurus.

"Where's the fox?"

"Died two hundred years ago." Taurus said, "You must have slept for about eight hundred years."

"The time is really unreliable. It feels like I only slept for two or three minutes, and it was only half an hour before I started on the road." Huai Shi smiled: "What's going on?"

"The flame is about to go out. This time it's the bluebird's turn." Taurus said, "I want to wake you up and come and take a look."

Huai Shi nodded.

After so many years, many behemoths have given up and fallen into their own slumber, waiting for their own time to enter.

Blue Bird seemed a little uneasy, and after giving everyone a reluctant smile, he walked into the stove.

As the gates opened one after another, the firelight illuminated Huai Shi's eyes.

He saw the Phoenix again.

It is no longer what it used to be.

In the flames, a slightly older middle-aged man was sitting. When he felt the furnace door open, he raised his eyes and looked over. He was stunned for a moment, and then smiled towards the blue bird.

"Is it your turn?"

Blue Bird nodded, "I'm a little scared."

"It's normal to be afraid, but I'm not as lonely as I thought. It just hurts a little."

The Phoenix stretched out his hand and touched her head warmly: "Just get used to it, just think of it as a nightmare. One day someone will come in and wake you up - then, you have to smile like me, you know? ?”

His movements were gentle, but Qingniao couldn't help but shed tears and nodded vigorously.

"good."

Then, the phoenix smiled, as if relieved, and turned into ashes and disappeared.

The blue bird was bathed in the flames, turned back, and waved goodbye to his companions outside the heart of the furnace.

The oven door is closed.

In the silence, Huai Shi withdrew his gaze, just got up from the ground and set foot on the road ahead again.

The earth roared, playing the last stubborn melody in this dead world.

He wants to keep moving forward.

They are still alive.

They still exist.

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