In the next few hours, everything was urgent, hurried but logical.
The smuggler didn't know how many women and children he had brought along this road. Even if he was temporarily forced by force, he still arranged everything in an orderly manner.
Of course he resisted, for example, he saw the right moment and pounced on Xie Feng from behind; or when taking them to the dock, he deliberately took the wrong way and almost ended up in the Coast Guard office building - fortunately
All his efforts were unsuccessful, and after Xie Feng created the second item, the snakehead finally became completely honest.
Almost ten hours have passed since the last time he made a desk lamp; when the next item will be made seems to be completely unpredictable, Xie Feng can only leave it to fate.
"Is he really okay now?" When the group finally arrived at the pier shrouded in night and heavy rain, Dong Luorong looked at the snakehead walking hurriedly ahead and asked in a low voice.
The rain was so heavy that even with Xie Feng's now enhanced hearing power, he almost couldn't hear clearly.
Originally, the snake's head was led by a rope like a dog, but now it was all untied, but he did not run away. He held an umbrella in one hand and a flashlight in the other, leading them on the forest path with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
It stirred up countless muddy waters.
From time to time, he would turn his head and sincerely urge the two of them to walk faster - "Can Miss Dong still be able to hold on? We have to speed up a little bit. Let's set off early and have peace of mind."
His transformation was, of course, all thanks to that wonderful item.
"No problem," Xie Feng handed a heart-shaped pendant in his hand to Dong Luorong and said, "It has a shelf life of 24 hours. I think after 24 hours, it will turn back into your jewelry."
This heart-shaped pendant was originally a diamond necklace from Dong Luorong. Even if you just look at the design and craftsmanship, you can feel its expensiveness; but after being turned into a special item by Xie Feng, its texture turned into dark silver.
, the design has also become an ordinary heart shape - it looks cheap no matter how you look at it.
"It...can make him feel how we feel?" Dong Luorong looked at it with a dreamy expression and murmured.
【Comparing one's heart with one's heart】
If everyone can truly put themselves in someone else's shoes, truly understand the moods, feelings and sufferings of others, and then form a resonance of empathy as a race, then the world will definitely become a better place.
The person who activates this item can make the recipient experience the strongest and most urgent desire or feeling in his heart; he can make the other person feel the same and have the same body, and work together towards the goal of the person who activated the item.
This description is very strange, and it came to Xie Feng's mind when he was touching the objects - it seems that the same thing happened to Dong Luorong.
The description sounds very beautiful, but when Xie Feng created it, she didn't think so at all. She just felt that a willing person is always more helpful than a person who is coerced by fear.
“It’s amazing,”
Dong Luorong's shoulder and arm bones were clearly pressed against Xie Feng's arm through her clothes. She asked in a low voice: "I wonder what caused your evolution?"
This question has gone back and forth in Xie Feng's mind countless times, but she can't think of an answer. What are the conditions for evolution? What prerequisites must be met for talents to evolve? Can humans evolve? Can Dongluorong also evolve?
After Qiu Changtian died, they might never have the chance to know what was said in the video from Neighbor Star. Even if Xie Feng evolved, her understanding of evolution was almost non-existent.
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Xie Feng secretly shook her head. Escape now. After escaping, there will be plenty of opportunities to study slowly. Maybe for the next item, she can try to create something that can answer her questions...
"There,"
The snakehead shouted in a low voice from the front, attracting the attention of the two of them. The dark woods stopped a dozen meters in front. Through the shade of the trees, the dark night in the distance became slightly lighter, as if it was a continuous stream.
The heavy rain finally broke away the thick ink. He pointed to the open space between the woods and shouted in the distance: "Be careful, the downhill path is here. It is slippery and it is dark, so don't fall."
It's ironic, now that the smuggler is comparing his feelings to the two of them, Xie Feng has no intention of showing her feelings to him at all. She even deliberately doesn't ask the other person's name - because when she kills them later, she doesn't know who to kill.
It is always easier for people with named names.
"The boat is at the bottom of this slope?" Xie Feng asked loudly.
The snakehead explained in detail and patiently. "Yes, the water level has risen so much now that the entire pier is flooded. We will definitely not be able to get in. But before the flood, we found a place to hide a boat. After all,
In our industry, we always have to make a lot of preparations in advance..."
Xie Feng swept twice with his flashlight.
There are five seaports in the City of Tears, one of which happens to have a cliff rising up near it. This cliff is part of Taishi Mountain and is not very high in altitude. You can go directly down to the seaport along the mountain road; the entire port is flooded.
At that time, the half of the cliff that was still exposed above the water became the land connecting to the sea.
"Be careful, Miss Dong," the snakehead threw up his umbrella, held up a flashlight in one hand to light the way for Dongluo Rong, and held her arm firmly with the other, speaking in a worried and urgent tone: "Don't be afraid when you go down, I will
I'm holding you. If you think you're going to fall, just step on my feet. I'll stand firm and you can use me as a cushion...I'll be fine."
When Dong Luorong heard this, he turned around and glanced at Xie Feng with a rather strange expression.
Xie Feng scratched his head a few times in embarrassment.
"...What are you looking at me for?" she muttered, "didn't he say that?"
Dong Luorong couldn't hold back and broke out into a smile. The black rain, dim flashlight light, gray mist, and her moist lips, which were brighter than before, seemed to suddenly freeze Xie Feng's thoughts.
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For a long time afterwards, this scene lingered in her mind.
The mountain road that winds down is not artificially built, but rather seems to have been walked step by step. It is muddy and full of gravel. Halfway up the mountain road, there is a small platform formed by rocks.
It can squeeze in two or three people.
When the wind is clear and the weather is good, this platform is of no use. Now that the water level is rising, it has become a natural dock - a white boat, which is currently on the dark sea not far from the rock platform.
It swayed up and down with the waves. Sometimes it straightened up, as if it was about to sway away with the waves, and was pulled back by the rope; the other end of the rope was tied to a thin tree emerging from the cliff.
If it weren't for this snakehead, they would probably never be able to figure out how to go to sea on their own. The Evolved Ones have only increased their physical strength, and they still have to rely on other people's connections, resources, and skills when necessary - neither of them can control it.
Boat.
After the three of them finally got on the boat, and finally no longer had to endure the continuous heavy rain, Xie Feng finally felt that he could breathe a sigh of relief. She felt like this, and Dongluo Rong must have felt even worse, right?
Dong Luorong didn't even complain. He wiped the water and asked the snakehead: "How long will we go next? It's raining so hard. Is this boat okay?"
"It's very strange. It's just raining heavily, but the wind and waves are not too violent... so some fishing boats have started fishing again. It is said that the harvest is better than before." The snakehead said with a smile: "On this boat
We have prepared supplies and fuel in advance, which will definitely be enough for us to board the fishing boat smoothly. As for how long it will take... I have to contact their location first."
"Then go quickly." Xie Feng urged.
However, he cannot be dismissed so easily.
After the snakehead fell under the effect of [Comparing Hearts with Hearts], he was attentive and considerate to Dong Luorong. He greeted Dong Luorong so much that even Xie Feng felt like his face was burning. He found the only towel from nowhere and gave it to Dong Luorong.
; The kettle heated up the water, and first made a cup of tea for Dong Luorong - not deliberately trying to please someone like when pursuing a woman, but she looked like an old woman.
Until Xie Feng was about to become angry and drove him to the cockpit with curses. He did not forget to tell him before leaving: "Miss Dong, it is not good to wear wet clothes all the time. If you catch a cold, there are blankets in the cabin."
, Don’t worry, I will definitely not come back..."
"Get out!" Xie Feng roared.
After the snake's head finally rolled away, they soon heard the sound of the engine starting; slowly, the boat turned its head towards the sea.
Xie Feng did not expect that she would return to the bottom cabin of a ship so quickly, carefully lock the door, and open the backpack she brought from the hotel.
"What he said makes sense," she said without raising her head. "I'll find you some drier clothes to put on first. Your injuries haven't fully healed yet, so you can't keep wearing wet clothes..."
Dong Luorong's laughter made Xie Feng's face turn red.
"I'm not performing comedy..." she continued to mutter, "what's so funny..."
"Don't worry about changing clothes." Dong Luorong walked slowly to her side. His bare feet were soaked in water and were white as snow. The faint blue lines seemed to be the texture of jade. "Look what I found?"
Xie Feng raised her head and found that where she was pointing was a record player. This must be the ship owner's special hobby, because she hadn't seen such an old-fashioned record player for who knows how long. Dong Luorong rummaged through the cabinet.
Several records were released, and I picked one at random. The cool music decorated with metallic sounds was like gold foil fragments, and the soft and melodious songs flowed from the woman's throat, gradually blending into the rainy night.
"I've been thinking about it for a long time. If there's anything strange on this planet that might cause the end of the world or evolution, then it seems like the only thing that happened was the recent rain."
When the music started playing, it seemed like it was a different world. Dong Luorong opened the door and looked back at Xie Feng. The latter stood up like a sleepwalker and held her outstretched hand.
"I have always wanted to stand on the deck, blowing the sea breeze, and watching the sea spread out in front of me. Even if it is raining heavily outside... you should go with me." Dong Luorong tilted his head, like a little girl acting coquettishly.
Similar.
If...if it was really the heavy rain that made her evolve, can it also make Dong Luorong evolve?
Xie Feng followed her onto the deck.
The sound of heavy rain washed away the music, but the singing was broken into notes, like mist, and filled up from the sound of rain and sea waves. It was impossible to tell where was the night sky and where was the sea. In the dark and vast sea,
The world has retreated, hidden behind the curtain.
The rain had soaked them from head to toe, but they couldn't feel it anymore.
Dong Luorong held one of her hands, and the two of them leaned against each other, gently swaying to the beat along with the rising and falling singing voice.
