Night’s Nomenclature - Chapter 44
[Forty-three, breathing]
“Can the shadow become the head of the family?” Qing Chen wondered.
So far, he has no clear concept of the shadow battle. Before, because of the relationship that could not be exposed, he could only pretend to know everything in a vague way.
Now, many doubts can finally be solved.
Just ask!
Li Shutong also knew that he was not from the inner world, so he explained it to him like a teacher: “It is said that in the last era of human civilization, the Qing clan existed. The shadow at that time was only the Qing clan group. The role that can be discarded at will, and the Qing family’s children who have no background are selected to take the role, and the power is not as great as it is now.”
“Later, a certain talented Qing’s shadow turned the table against the main guest. Since then, he has set new rules.”
“All family owners must have been shadows and have seen the most filthy things in the world. For those who have been shadows, the family will never betray and support them for the rest of their lives.”
Qingchen wondered: “How many shadows are there?”
Li Shutong replied: “On average, a generation will be elected in more than ten years, and a generation of family owners may be accompanied by more than a dozen shadows.”
He continued: “The medical technology in this era is already very powerful, and a patriarch can live for a hundred years, and some can even live for more than 150 years. Therefore, when a patriarch abdicates, he must choose from a dozen shadows. The one he recognizes the most.”
“What about the other shadows?” Qing Chen asked.
“Hand over power,” Li Shutong said, “but you can spend your old age in peace. When you become a shadow, you not only have the qualifications to be the head of the family, but also get a gold medal.”
“I always feel that this system is a bit strange. Since the ancestor of the Qing clan was a shadow himself and knew the suffering of shadows, why did he set up this system like raising gu?” Qing Chen wondered.
“Oh, the rules for the nine people to compete for the throne are not set by him, but by his son. It seems that because his son has chosen a few shadows, he is useless, and there is no one around him, so let the subordinates fight for themselves and win. The one with the most powerful is naturally the strongest,” Li Shutong explained.
“Didn’t the ancestor of the Qing family stop his son?” Qing Chen asked.
“In the beginning, the shadow battle was just for everyone to do the task, whoever has the stronger ability wins,” Li Shutong said, “However, nearly a thousand years have passed, and the shadow battle has gradually changed, and it has become that whoever survives will be the shadow. ”
Qing Chen nodded, this was logical.
The family law set by the ancestors is the embodiment of idealism, but all ideals will gradually decay with time.
Nothing stays the same, because people’s hearts change all the time.
“The practice of this shadow battle has continued since then,” Li Shutong said with a smile, “Perhaps the Qing family’s patriarch understands that if the Qing family is not vicious, how can they stand in the world here?”
“Yes,” Qing Chen nodded: “So, I have to be careful about my safety now, because the nine shadow candidates all want to get rid of others.”
“Well,” Li Shutong nodded. “To be honest, this time it was beyond my expectations. I didn’t expect that someone would want to get rid of other people at the very beginning. It wasn’t so fast in the past. Unless someone felt a threat from you.”
“Because I’m close to you?” Qing Chen analyzed: “No, no, the dead man came in with me before I knew you.”
“You don’t need to think about it, it will become clear after a long time,” Li Shutong said.
“Can I withdraw from the Shadow War? Is it a conflict between being in the Qing clan and joining the knights?” Qing Chen asked.
“No conflict,” Li Shutong shook his head: “It’s just that it’s better not to let people know that you joined the knights. If you don’t see me, I’ll be locked here. I’ll teach you in the middle of the night, and the day will be the same as now. And I It is not recommended that you quit the shadow fight because you haven’t seen how much power the shadow really has.”
“Well,” Qing Chen nodded. He was not a person without courage. Since Uncle Li said not to quit, he would play with other candidates.
At this time, Prison No. 18 was extraordinarily empty, but Qing Chen felt that he was not restrained.
Li Shutong sat cross-legged on the ground, the big cat fell asleep snuggling to him, and Qingchen also sat cross-legged on the opposite side.
“Is there anything else to ask?” Li Shutong asked.
“I think the standard weapons in the world are still firearms. Are there other more powerful weapons?” Qingchen asked.
“Yes, but not many,” Li Shutong said. “There are small EMP grenades specially designed for mechanical limbs, and there are special weapons mounted on mechanical limbs. However, the military of the consortium still focuses on firearms, and the bullets are basically copper.”
Qingchen wondered: “The world is supposed to be very advanced in technology, why is the weapon still similar to the world?”
Li Shutong smiled and said, “Because, to kill a person, one bullet is enough.”
Qingchen understood, everyone continued to use it because it was the most cost-effective weapon, and it was enough.
Enough three words are very critical.
It’s like someone on the Internet said that the mirror in the inner world is not as technological as imagined, except that it can remove fog, there is no other additional function.
This is because the function of the mirror is that simple.
It’s not that the more complex the technology, the more complex the everyday objects will be.
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“Okay, after the chores, let’s talk about business,” Li Shutong said.
“Among all the shortcuts in the world, is it the furthest way?” Qing Chen asked.
“That’s right,” Li Shutong nodded. “Put out your right hand.”
Qing Chen stretched out his right hand in front of him, only to see Li Shutong suddenly pinching his wrist.
Just for a moment, he felt that his breathing stagnated for a while, and it seemed that there was a very strong mental will controlling his breathing rhythm, and even the speed of blood flow.
The pulse pinched by Li Shutong seemed to be shackled.
The next moment, Li Shutong’s breathing rhythm changed, and Qing Chen saw the other party exhaled a white breath, followed by a flame pattern extending from his cheek to the side of his ear.
Qing Chen was stunned!
All this displayed by the other party completely violated biological common sense!
But before he could react, Qing Chen felt that his breathing rhythm had begun to be forcibly changed, and his heartbeat and breathing were all different!
Qing Chen only felt that when he was breathing, it seemed like a fire was rolling into his throat, and then spread all over the alveoli. The terrifying temperature swept through the whole body, and then the pain was piercing!
Not the real temperature, but the illusion caused by inexplicable pain.
Slowly, flame patterns began to appear on Qingchen’s left and right cheeks, and the pain spread into his brain along the lines.
He wanted to break free from the wrist restrained by Li Shutong, but Ye Wan on the side said calmly, “Hold it back.”
Qing Chen gradually calmed down, without struggling or begging.
Like yesterday when he was waterboarded.
Lin Xiaoxiao said, “Remember what I said, only after a painful life can you be higher.”
[End of this Chapter]
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