Chapter 149: Weird Insect (This Chapter Is Free)

Ian and Historia were sitting on the train. Outside the car window was an endless green plain. At the end of the plain, there was a huge forest.

Those towering trees were uprooted. They were like pillars supporting the dome of the sky, so high.

At the edge of the forest, some giant trees were cut down, leaving only thick wooden piles. Railway tracks were built there, and the giant could be seen logging under his command.

A big tree was cut down, and its trunk, which had grown for many springs and autumns, fell to the ground where it was rooted. The leaves fell rustling and a puff of smoke was raised.

The birds perched on the trees fled one after another, and unknown birds flew in all directions.

"How many years does it take for a sapling to grow so tall?" Historia held her chin and looked out the window.

"Hundreds or thousands of years," Ian said.

"It's so long." Historia sighed: "But they have been growing for hundreds or thousands of years, but we have cut them down."

"Because wood has many uses, including making paper, building houses, making beds and furniture. Human beings cannot live without wood if they want to live in this world."

"Does the tree hurt?"

"Maybe will."

"When they are in pain, do they look for their parents?"

"Trees are born from seeds, and from the time the seeds fall on the soil, they must survive independently."

Historia stopped talking. She lay beside the window and looked at the forest silently.

After a long time, until the forest disappeared from her sight, she sat back in her seat and said, "I don't want to see my dad anymore."

"Okay." Ian nodded.

"We were all on this train, but I regretted it. Don't you ask me why?"

"That's your dad, not mine."

"Okay, actually I don't know why, I just don't want to see him all of a sudden." Historia sighed: "It's strange, I was still looking forward to it in the morning, but now I can't get excited at all, so We haven’t spoken a word to each other for many years, so even if we meet now, what can we say?”

"Then just wander around and then go to the next place."

"I want to go to the Giant Tree Forest."

"good."

They changed their itinerary and got off at the nearest stop.

Luggage is placed in official hotels, and the government has built dedicated hotels near each train station.

There are all facilities and furniture here, and there is also a cheap canteen.

In the past few years, trains have only been used for personnel mobilization and material transportation. When the government transfers workers from one place to another, it naturally has to provide them with food, clothing, housing and transportation.

They spent a few days visiting the lumber factory in the Giant Tree Forest.

Most of the wood on the island comes from here. It is a huge forest. Even if the giants cut it down for several years, they only carved a small corner on the iceberg.

These trees have been taking root on Parade Island for thousands of years before humans arrived.

The history of mankind may be just a drop in the ocean compared to the history of these giant trees.

"The thing that caused the birth of giants was a life form that looked like a bug." Ian said: "That may be the origin of all life on our planet."

Ian took a branch and drew on the soil, drawing a strange-looking pattern that resembled a centipede.

Ymir's shadow squatted beside him, watching, and nodded.

"The grotesque bug, that's what I call that being."

"Where is the weird bug now?" Historia asked.

"I don't know." Ian shook his head: "But giants can only exist by relying on grotesque insects. The ancestors, the nine giants, and even the coordinates that Ymir's people can reach after death are all dependent on grotesque insects to exist. "

"If the weird insect had its own consciousness, it might be easy to destroy the world. There are too many mysteries about it."

"Then aren't we in danger?"

"That's not a big deal. After all, in our world, life has been multiplying for many, many years. During those many, many years, except for the birth of giants, the grotesque insects have never interfered with the natural evolution of life, and giants are not Its autonomous consciousness was born.”

Ian picked up a stone and threw it towards the lake in front of him.

The pebbles floated on the calm lake surface, causing ripples on the surface of the water. Circles of ripples were layered on top of each other.

"Objectively speaking, the grotesque insect is like this lake. If no one affects it, it will remain calm. But if a "stone" hits it, it will appear like a giant's power. kind of change.”

"However, that is just a guess on my part. Does the weird insect have self-awareness? What is it born for? Everything about it is a mystery. To current humans, it is like Such an ethereal and formless definition of 'god'."

Historia said: "But if the grotesque bug is the origin of life, then what happened to the birth of the grotesque bug?"

"Maybe humans and grotesques are both designed species," Ian said.

"Why do you say that?"

"Histria, do you know how many processes it takes to make a car from raw materials to when it leaves the factory and is ready for operation?"

"I don't know, but it must be very complicated. It is a very delicate creation."

"But compared to the sophistication of humans, a car is as rough as a rock." Ian said, "It's hard to imagine how humans were born under natural conditions. Each of our cells is far more sophisticated than a car." Cars, in nature, give birth to species like humans, just like a bunch of broken parts piled on the ground. Then after a storm, all the parts assemble themselves into a car that can move on its own, eat, drink, and The thinking of an 'Autobot' is incredible."

"It sounds like fantasy."

"Yeah, it's like a fantasy." Ian glanced at his watch: "Let's go back."

In the evening, they returned to the hotel, picked up meals and went back to the room to eat.

When Historia was packing her luggage, she found a portrait among Ian's many drawings and sketches. It was a portrait of a girl.

"Who is this?" She held the old yellowed paper in front of Ian.

She has heard some rumors about boys. It is said that boys can hardly tolerate themselves in that regard. Once they reach an age, they will have some strange delusions about girls, and they will even watch girls when they are alone in the room. He vents his desires by reading some books and pictures that are not allowed to be circulated in the market.

She thought of some not-so-good pictures, and her face turned slightly red.

This painting looks to be some years old, and the girl in the painting is very beautiful. Could it be that Ian was looking at this painting alone when he was alone in the room?

"My teacher." Ian interrupted Histria's delusion: "This is a sketch I drew for her. When I encounter problems, I will take out this sketch and pay homage. .”

"Didn't I tell you? All my knowledge was taught to me by this teacher."

"Teacher?" Historia looked confused: "Where is she from?"

"I don't know." Ian said: "She is like a weird insect, full of mysteries. I don't know why she and I met in a dream. I can't find her in this world, but she is." We have been able to thrive because of the knowledge she shared with me.”

"Is this so"

"Did you accept it so quickly?"

"Is this weird? Didn't we just go to the coordinates not long ago? From what you said, it was like you and her met in the coordinates."

"I haven't thought about it from this perspective, but the last time I met her was three years ago, and I haven't seen her again for a long time."

"Is there a giant on her side too?"

"Well, I guess so."

"Hey, do they also have weird bugs there? Are there two weird bugs?"

"It's not impossible."

At night, Ian covered the lampshade of the giant mining lamp.

The opaque wooden lampshade blocks the light of the miner's lamp.

The grotesque bug, he was in bed, thinking about the creature over and over again.

If the grotesque bug is conscious, what is its purpose?

If the grotesque bug is the origin of life on this planet, does it simply exist to give birth to life?

Why did he and Asuka connect in a dream? Is it just a coincidence?

Due to the liberation of Ymir, the power of the ancestor has indeed disappeared.

Ymir gave up his obsession for two thousand years, and the power of the giant no longer existed. Now if he wants to use the power of the War Hammer Titan, he can only rely on his own calculation power and physical strength.

The process of hardening is more difficult than in the past. In essence, the crystallization of the Warhammer Titan is also a derivative of matter within the coordinates.

However, the difference between him and several others is that when he uses his power, he does not have to go to the coordinates and perform the hard work of piling sand.

But the ancestor Ymir is clearly liberated from the coordinates, so the question arises, does the difference he possesses come from that weird insect that has not yet appeared?

After all, he is the last person to possess the power of the ancestor. Is that insect residing in his body and coexisting with him?

He entered the coordinates alone with various questions.

He walked in this place that was different from reality, scooping up the sand under his feet.

The substance that looks like "sand" can magically turn into a giant. The grotesque insect should be the intermediary, which can transmit the material in the coordinates to reality. This is why giants appear.

He heard some kind of call, that long call, calling him to go

Weird bug. Ian suddenly saw it in a piece of yellow sand

That dreamlike fluorescent life stopped in front of Ian. It was so huge that you had to look up to see its whole body. It could freely shuttle between virtuality and reality, and had the power to change the world.

Ian had a feeling that his own thinking had led to it.

Weird bugs have their own consciousness.

Yes, it appeared in this world for a certain purpose.

That is an incomprehensible fluctuation in thinking for a human being whose life span is less than a hundred years.

For it, millions of years are just a blink of an eye.

Ian cautiously reached out and made contact with this mysterious life.

A dazzling light burst out in this sea of ​​darkness, and he felt the grotesque bug burrowing into his soul.

His vision changed. He saw something that could not be described in words. Countless fluctuations were intertwined. They were countless lives. In just a moment, he felt as if his head was about to explode.

The grotesque insect was connected to his fluctuation when he inherited the power of his ancestor. No, it was even earlier. It was even earlier.

So that was it, he suddenly understood why he met Asuka in his dream.

It's because the weird bug captured two fluctuations at that distant moment, and at this moment, the weird bug is reconnecting the two fluctuations.

No. No!

Ian felt a sense of crossing a membrane-like barrier. The grotesque bug was not re-establishing waves, but was traveling through the barriers of the world.

It releases the energy it has accumulated for many years and connects the two "coordinates" together.

Huge changes are taking place within the coordinates. This dark and endless space is the domain of the grotesque insect. It is trying to expand its domain!

This is its purpose, just like life reproduces for instinct, and its instinct is to continuously expand its territory.

It wants to use Ian as the anchor point to occupy another "coordinate"!

Ian's soul returned to his body, and he felt squeezed from all directions. The grotesque insect used him as a "medium" to protect him and forcefully crossed the barrier of the world to reach the new world.

Eva World, Berlin, Germany, Nerv branch.

"Large unstable energy reaction detected!"

"Is he an apostle?"

"No, it's not the energy image of the apostle!"

"The energy response is expanding! Constantly expanding!"

"The Hamburg branch sent a response report!"

"The American branch sent a response report!"

"All branches in China, Germany, Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom have sent reaction reports! The energy reaction has expanded to the world, and the reason is unknown!"

"Reaction report sent from the Lunar Branch! Fluctuations in the Moon's gravity were detected! Changes in the Moon's orbit"

"No way! If this continues, the moon will hit the earth!"

"Damn it! What's going on!"

The machine emits red warning lights and whistles continuously.

But the next moment, all the lights turned green again.

"Energy reaction. The reason for the disappearance is unknown. The gravity value returned to normal."

The inspector stared blankly at the fluorescent screen.

Darkness enveloped Berlin, but the city was still abuzz with lights.

"Mom and dad won't be back tonight. Asuka, if you're hungry, just order takeout."

"Okay, Mom and Dad, have fun."

With a bang, the phone was hung up.

Asuka turned off the TV and the smile disappeared from her face.

She stared at the black and white photo hanging on the wall. The woman in the photo looked exactly like her.

She dialed another phone number and said in an energetic tone: "Mr. Kaji? Where are you? I'm so bored. Come to my house to play."

"Asuka, I'm about to contact you. It's an emergency. It's suspected that an apostle has appeared! I'll pick you up right away and prepare to drive Unit 2!" The sound of rapid footsteps and the sound of a car engine starting came from the other end of the phone.

"now?"

"That's right! The situation is urgent and the world may be destroyed!"

"I know, I'll get ready right away!"

Asuka hung up the phone and went to her room.

The moment she opened the door, she was suddenly stunned. She saw a man covered in blood lying on her bed.

The air was filled with a strong smell of blood, the man's chest was rising and falling slightly, and his body was covered in bruises.

Steam was rising all over his body, but the focus was on that face. Asuka was stunned. The face she had seen many times in her dreams appeared in front of her in this way.

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ps: After talking with an editor friend, the previous plot was indeed written with the feeling of being a group leader. It was not well prepared and was a little too anxious.

Although there is no reply, I have read all readers’ comments carefully.

In the past two days, I actually played games for two days and watched anime and manga for two days.

In terms of subscriptions, I personally don’t care too much. After all, those who have watched Titan may not necessarily watch EVA, and those who watch EVA may not necessarily watch Dragons. I have no intention of satisfying all readers. The biggest purpose of writing this book is to satisfy myself. I started writing just for the 1,500 per month. If it weren't for the hard work, I might have posted it directly to the forum. However, without the encouragement of perfect attendance, I should have written two or three chapters and left it there based on my personality.

I just gave up on perfect attendance this month. I've been absent from work for four days anyway, and sending free chapters counts as one day of absence. A leave note is no longer enough.

Everyone is paying to see it, and I definitely want to try my best to be responsible for the work.

I revised the article because I had a problem with my writing. I might have been too anxious that day. I held back a chapter for three hours for perfect attendance, and then sent it out directly. I thought that the plot of the original work of Giant was already over, and it was a transition anyway, so I wrote the group chapter. The long-term effect can only be said to be that I was too hasty and my writing power was not strong enough.

Online article serialization requires daily updates, and the creative status will inevitably have ups and downs, and the editor will not have time to help you read the manuscript for each chapter. This can be regarded as a lesson learned. When the state is not good, you cannot hold it in, you have to take time off to play for a while. Game, watch the show.

There is still time to eat, drink, and play.

For me, writing articles must first be a hobby, and it has become a full-time job, which always makes me feel a little stuffy in my chest.

There is no need to pursue any specific intention. For me, this is also a happy thing to write.

Being happy is the most important thing.

The above will be updated normally starting tomorrow.