Urban Sims

Chapter 149 Immortality

Wen Guo three years, one day in August.

An expedition ship powered by a motor sail sailed into the port of the capital. As soon as it docked, the dozen or so crew members on board quickly disembarked without even tying the anchor rope to fix the ship. They trotted all the way to the White House. Come.

The White House is the place where members of the Wen Kingdom royal family live. In the White House, except for the royal living area, which is closed, other buildings such as the Parliament Building, the Capitol, the Great Court, and the Museum of Literature and History are open to the public. Any citizen of Wen Kingdom You can apply to enter the tour, visit the public, there is a great chance to meet the kind and kind His Majesty Wen Huang, and talk to him...

After the crew members entered the White House, they reported to the butler that there was something urgent to see His Majesty Wen Huang!After the housekeeper confirmed that the urgency of the matter was indeed high, he immediately sent someone to notify His Majesty Wen Huang who was taking a family walk in the back garden to admire the flowers.

After a while, Zhou Ming, with an unhappy expression on his face, came to the living room and met the crew members.

Since the founding of Wen Kingdom and the election of the first prime minister, apart from military affairs, most civil affairs and internal affairs in Wen country have been handled by the prime minister. Zhou Ming only needs to scan the briefing, and then sign and approve it. He is also happy and relaxed, and then there is Lots of time to live your own life.

Even so, Zhou Ming still had very little time to enjoy leisure when he was the Queen of Wen. Every day, he asked him for instructions and reports on various matters. Others did not dare to make their own claims. I'm also afraid of messing things up, afraid of not being able to bear the blame.

In addition, after his father Tian Feng passed away, Zhou Ming, the patriarch, was required to manage and manage all the properties of the Tian family. His son, Tian Sheng, has just turned 42 years old, and his talent is still outstanding, but all his sons, including Tian Sheng, have to be trained for a few more years before he can rest assured and arrange them to a higher position.

That's why Zhou Ming often laughs at himself: "No matter what life I've been in, I've been working hard, and it's always been a dream to lie down comfortably and gain achievement points."

But today, in the living room, after listening to the reports of the expedition crew, the unserious expression on Zhou Ming's face disappeared, replaced by unprecedented surprise and disbelief.

"Is everything you said true? How could such a thing happen?" Zhou Ming asked repeatedly.

"His Majesty Wen Huang, what we say is absolutely not a lie! Your Majesty, you can go with us and witness it for yourself!" The expedition leader Tian Yue, a rough-faced man in his 30s, swore to the sky.

"Okay! You all board the 'Megatron' with me and set off with five thousand elite musketeers. If you dare to deceive me, the consequences will be, hmph!"

"If there is any deceit, please take off my head, Your Majesty!"

Tian Yue and the others were overjoyed. The Megatron was the newest main flagship of the Imperial Navy in recent years. It was also the first giant ship of the Empire with a displacement of over 128 tons. It is also equipped with [-] high-power steam engines, and [-] giant cannons are installed on board, each of which can fire more than [-] kilograms of cannon... Only this huge ship can destroy a city.

There are also 3 elite musketeers, which makes Tian Yue and the others overjoyed, because there are only more than [-] people living on that island, and there is no need for [-] musketeers, only [-] can be called extermination!

After two days of preparation, on the third day, a fleet of eight warships left the port and sailed towards the northwest. Behind a sea area with limited vision and shrouded in light sea fog all year round, Tian Yue and the others shouted excitedly: "It is in this sea fog, that island is in it, there is no mistake!"

However, in this sea fog area with a radius of only three or four hundred miles, the fleet searched for many days, but failed to find the island, and searched separately, but found nothing.

In addition, there may be a large amount of iron ore buried under this seabed. The magnetic field here is chaotic, and the compass pointer is not very easy to use. In the mist, the sun above the head is faintly visible, and it is often impossible to determine the direction the fleet is sailing.

Therefore, for the eight warships, Zhou Ming did not keep them too far apart, more than twenty miles at most, and communicated regularly with the sound of guns, so that no ships lost their way.

On the eighth day, the fleet swept back and forth in the sea fog area several times, but they couldn't find the island. Everyone was discouraged. Rear Admiral Tian Gui asked Emperor Wen for instructions: shoot Tian Yue and these deceitful people At that time, on the [World Map] in Zhou Ming's mind, a blue dot suddenly flashed in a blue area.

"The island is there."

Zhou Ming pointed in a direction, asked the captain to stand aside, operated the rudder himself, adjusted the course, and less than half an hour later, in the slightly thicker sea fog ahead, a faint silhouette appeared, like a mirage. islands.

"That's it, that's it!"

Tian Yue and the others shouted excitedly, and cheered to the island: "Changsheng Island, we found you!"

Half an hour later, the decelerated fleet approached this small island with an area of ​​about a hundred square kilometers, found a flat beach, and eight warships docked one by one.

However, as soon as the board of the landing ship was put down, dozens of crew members stood on the beach. This small island seemed to be fried, and countless "buzzing" conch numbers sounded. After a while, amidst the din, a group of Holding sticks, farming tools, and wearing fish skin jackets, men, women and children rushed towards the beach.

When these people on the island saw the eight giant monster ships docked by the beach, they all seemed to see the end of the world, all of them were terrified and ashamed.

For those who were timid, the stick in their hand fell to the ground, then knelt on the ground, kowtowed like pounding garlic, and chanted sutras in their mouths, as if they were scared out of their wits.

But there were also hundreds of daring ones, under the command of a middle-aged man, charging towards these giant ships, rushing to kill the dozens of outsiders who had already stood on the beach, trying to drive them into the sea.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

After a messy violent noise, these brave men on the island fell into a pool of blood one after another, screaming in agony.

"boom!"

The middle-aged man's head suddenly burst into a flower of blood, but Zhou Ming, who was holding a primitive sniper rifle in his hand, killed him with a single shot from a distance of about a kilometer.

Seeing the island residents who killed or injured hundreds of clansmen, they all screamed and backed away. No one dared to step forward. They could only watch helplessly. More and more outsiders came down from the eight giant ships, and finally covered the entire area. There is a stretch of sandy beach, and every outsider is holding an artifact that can spray out thunder in his hand. After installing a shiny bayonet, they line up in neat formation and approach them.

"Dong Dong Dong~"

Amidst the sound of military drums, the musketeers marched in neat steps and advanced a hundred meters like a wall. The residents of the island kept retreating. A dozen or so people who were not afraid of death were blasted into sieves by muskets.

"Isn't it a joy to have friends coming from afar? Friends who have come from afar, don't be so irritable. How about discussing things if you have something to say?"

Among the desperate residents on the island, an old man with white hair and childlike face finally stood up and said hello.

The reason why this old man is described as "childlike face with white hair" is because this old man with white beard and hair, long eyebrows and chest, has skin like a young man in his 30s and [-]s, with luster and rosy skin, tight skin, and no trace of wrinkle. No, and his steps are vigorous and his voice is like a bell, like an old fairy in a TV series. He also speaks business words that most people present can understand, which makes people feel very friendly.

Not only this old man, other residents on the island, young people may not be so obvious, but all the elderly, gray hair, skin care is quite good, the average appearance is very high, and the body looks good. They are all very tough... In Zhou Ming's eyes, these phenomena can no longer be explained by saying "use too much cosmetics to achieve this effect", because there is no cosmetics on this island at all!
These white-haired and childlike old men are all natural without makeup!

"It turns out that immortality is not a myth or legend. On this island, there really is an 'elixir of immortality'."

Zhou Ming muttered to himself, with an evil smile on the corner of his mouth, looking at the residents of these islands, like a hungry wolf, with naked greed!
Not only Zhou Ming was like this, but Rear Admiral Tian Gui, Five Thousand Elite Musketeers, Tian Yue and others were all like this, and some even couldn't contain their inner excitement, and let out a creepy grin.

"Wow~Wow~"

Bathed in these menacing eyes, several children among the residents on the island were so frightened that they cried loudly.

The old man panicked, and stepped forward two steps: "My friends, heroes! If you have something to say, everything can be discussed, and everything can be explained clearly. Is there anyone who can speak seriously? The old man would like to invite him to the humble house for a while. Sit down, how about making friends?"

Zhou Ming walked over, ready to negotiate with the old man, Tian Yue reminded him a few words, he nodded, walked up to the old man, and asked straightforwardly: "If I'm not wrong, you should be Xu Fu's descendant, Xu Tong?"

Hearing this question, the expression on the old man's face became even more flustered. After thinking for a while, he still cupped his hands and said, "Exactly, this old man is Xu Fu's No.30 seventh-generation great-great-grandson, and Xu Tong is also..."

"It seems that the legend that the first emperor of the Shang Dynasty sent Xu Fu to take three thousand boys and girls overseas to find the elixir of life should be true? But I didn't expect that you really found it..."

Zhou Ming muttered, and asked the old man: "Xu Tong, let me ask you, how old are you this year?"

"This... the old man's memory is declining, and he doesn't remember how many years he has lived." Xu Tong said with a sloppy eye.

"Last chance, tell me an exact number, or I'll shoot you dead!" A revolver was aimed at his forehead, as if it would fire in the next second.

"The old man is 140 years old..." Xu Tong was heartbroken, so he had to tell the truth.

Zhou Ming called the musketeers to capture a few middle-aged men from the crowd, and after shooting one, the others all said, "Master Patriarch just passed his 150th birthday last year, but he was a year too late, and his birthday is too old." In advance, the patriarch is indeed 140."

140, it's no wonder you've become a human being, and the expedition fleet almost stumbled in your hands...

Zhou Ming asked another question: "Xu Tong, how many years do you have left to live? How old is the longest-lived person on this island?"

Xu Tong's tone began to be filled with sadness, and he replied: "I am the longest-lived person on this island. I don't know how long I can live. I only remember that my grandfather died at the age of 160. According to this Calculated, the old man may live another five to ten years..."

Hearing this, the crowd on Zhou Ming's side erupted in commotion and exclamation.

"Oh my god! 160 seven years old..."

"I'll live long enough to live to be eighty, one hundred and sixty..."

"Elixir, there must be an elixir on this island!"

"Hand over the elixir!"

Someone has already shouted impatiently.

Zhou Ming pressed his hands back to stop the commotion, then cut to the chase and said to Xu Tong:
"Xu Tong, we people are here today for three explanations."

"First, Emperor Shihuang ordered you to go overseas to search for the elixir of longevity. It doesn't matter if you don't find it. You can't blame you if it hit the rocks and sank in a storm. The question is: Since you found the elixir of immortality, why didn't you bring it back to the Central Plains and dedicate it to the emperor? Can you live forever by taking the elixir yourself? Shouldn't you give the first emperor an explanation? This is one of them."

"Secondly, you people live in seclusion and live a blissful life on this island. Everyone is over a hundred years old, everyone is dying, and there are many children and grandchildren. You don't care about the suffering of the people outside. On this isolated island, After enjoying the blessings that should not belong to you, the so-called reincarnation of heaven and karma, should you give an explanation to heaven? This is the second."

"Thirdly, my expedition fleet found this island. After landing on the island, you pretended to entertain and warmly welcome you, but you were attacked in the middle of the night. You killed 58 of the 44 crew members, and only 12 guarded the ship. In order to save yourself, these 44 lives, should you also give an account? This is the third."

"These three explanations, if you can't explain them today, I will give an order: slaughter this island, leave no blade of grass!"

It turned out that more than a month ago, after Tian Yue and other expedition members found this island, they accidentally heard familiar words on the island. After seeing the ancients who fled here more than 2000 years ago, they were excited for a while, so they let go of their guard. Some team members stayed on the island as guests. During the few days as guests, although Xu Tong tried his best to conceal it, the expedition team members discovered some unusual phenomena on the island, such as those old men with silver hair and grandchildren If you say that he is only in his thirties, everyone will have doubts.

Until that day, Captain Tian Yue met an old lady who was catching fish by chance at the beach, and when he asked her how old she was, the number "120 three" almost stunned him, and then Tian Yue found several other old people , asked their ages, some told the truth, some told lies, but what he can be sure of is: the old people on this island have a very long life span, and they all look young.

It was that night that the expedition team was surrounded and attacked, and this afternoon, if Tian Yue hadn't seen that several people were chiseling the bottom of the expedition ship with stones and trying to sink their ship, he would have brought people along. Get on the boat and take precautions, otherwise, no one will be able to escape...

"Confession? What is there to explain? Isn't it the elixir on this island that you are coveting? If you want to kill it, kill it. Even if I die, I won't hand over the elixir!"

Looking at Zhou Ming's picture, Xu Tong's bones hardened instead, and he glared at Zhou Ming with red eyes.

"Hehe, it's tough! General Tian, ​​first arrest all the men, women and children on the island! Five kills one! Let's see if this old thing is still tough!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Bang bang bang bang!"

On this small island, gunshots continued to ring out.

……

three days later.

After killing about one-third of the island's population, Zhou Ming finally got his wish. He obtained more than 5 soybean-sized, greenish-colored, crystal-clear "Pills of Immortality", which he did not know how to refine, and put them in his nose. The first smell, with a fragrance.

The reason why these immortal pills have the miraculous effect of prolonging life and maintaining a youthful appearance is also related to the growth of a piece of grass called "longevity grass" in the north of the island. These grass plants contain a kind of grass that can maintain Substances that activate cells and prolong cell life. After entering the human body, this substance has miraculous and shocking effects and has great medical value.

However, even if we know that the "Eternal Life Grass" has great medical value, people will not be able to live long if they directly eat this grass. They have to go through a series of refining processes, and in the alchemy furnace, it will be fused with other substances to undergo a chemical reaction. Only then can the "Pill of Immortality" with the effect of making people live longer be refined.

However, the alchemy formula of the immortal pill, some techniques in the alchemy process, Xu Tong and others on the island, claimed that Zhou Ming would not hand it over even if he killed all the people on the island, because the alchemy formula and alchemy techniques were not handed over. , is the fundamental guarantee for their survival, fools understand: if these things are disclosed, the people on Longevity Island will lose their use value, and their life and death may depend on someone else's words.

Zhou Ming finally softened his stance and reached an "agreement" with the island owner Xu Tong. The agreement stipulated that: Overseas Wenguo would provide security protection and some material assistance for Changsheng Island, and Changsheng Island would pay tribute to [-] "not old" pills every year. Dan", no increase may be requested.

After all, 70 elixir is already 5000% of the elixir output of Changsheng Island, which is enough for [-] people to maintain immortality.

After this matter is over, some saints may raise objections, saying that Zhou Ming killed so many innocent people at once in order to achieve his goal, which is too unreasonable, too inhumane, and extremely shameless!
Zhou Ming sneered:

"I'm shameless? If the emperor of the Central Plains Dynasty knows that there is a kind of immortality pill on Changsheng Island, which can allow him to live for another 50 years, I am afraid that the next day, he will use all his strength to build a sea-going ship and send millions of troops across the sea to find it. Right? How much financial and material resources will be spent in the middle? How many people will die? The so-called crime of being pregnant, as long as there is immortality on the island of immortality, once it is spread and known to others, this island will be avoided forever. Not a single catastrophe!"

Because immortality is an inextinguishable and extremely longing desire in everyone's heart.

　Another [-]-character chapter, so tiring, please encourage me!
　　
　
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