Campfire Shelter

"Damn it, stop, we haven't even gotten in the car yet!"

"Stop, stop! What would I do without you? Why didn't you remind me when we started just now?"

"Don't go, don't go, take us with you!"

"How can we live without you!!!"

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The heartbreaking screams of the employees came from outside the train car. Colin heard and saw it, but there was nothing he could do. The train was fully automated in a sense, and once it started, he couldn't control it at all.

Or to be more precise, there is no such authority.

Outside the window, some employees tried to get on the bus through various means.

However, even if the train was not very fast at this time, perhaps not much faster than an average person riding a bicycle, they still could not get on.

After the doors are closed, anyone trying to get on the train finds it difficult to access the train itself.

The short distance seems like an infinite distance.

Some employees tried to use their own props or talents to try or even attack, but the result was still in vain.

Even if there are a few who barely break through the indescribable barriers and touch the train.

But the result still hasn't changed.

"It seems they can't get on the train. I'm afraid the only one with the authority to control the train is 'Ms. Thorns'. She's gone to who knows where." Colin shook his head and looked back.

At this time, someone in another carriage called his name: "Brother Shunzi? Is Brother Shunzi over there?"

"It's me, but I can't leave. What's the matter?"

Colin raised his eyebrows. The only ones who could call him by this name were probably employees.

After thinking about it for a moment, I realized that there are also some employees who happened to be on the train car while driving, and then noticed his breath, and naturally came over to take a look.

"Can the train stop now?" Several employees outside walked around the piles of former "Dark Night" believers in the carriage.

Through the feedback from the fire, Colin knew that the visitors should be "the owner of the fish pond", "it's not the orange cat's fault" and other employees in twos and threes.

At this moment, they were poking their heads towards the train connecting door of the carriage they were in, trying to get in, but were blown out by the air pressure brought by the flames.

Although the flames did no harm to them.

But some wind pressure is still there

Especially if a "Level 2 Contained Object" is set on fire.

So I can only stand outside the door and shout from a distance, and see Brother Shunzi inside through the reflection of the window in the carriage.

"The train itself is not open to us. All the people from other companies have already boarded it. Once it starts, it cannot stop. At least I can't operate it." Colin shook his head.

"Okay, what about those people?"

"what to do?"

Colin looked past the employees outside and looked into the distance. The fighting here has continued until now. The various arrangements that originally protected this place have been breached, which seems to have caused the eyes of some abnormal beings to cast their gaze from a distance.

The "lucky" employees who were staring at the mirror also followed his movements and looked out.

Then, I soon felt something.

They can probably think of how these people will get home then.

I don’t think it will be a good experience

then

"Haha, luckily I got on the bus quickly, otherwise I would have been stuck like those unlucky guys."

"I laughed so hard that I told them to treat us as soldiers at a teleportation point to ridicule us. It's retribution."

"Oh, there's a guy who's about to hit the train. Brother Shunzi, can you open the window and pry his hand away? I'm afraid he might actually climb up."

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There is no sadness, only gloating after knowing that he can be resurrected and come back.

Colin shook his head, not surprised by this situation. Then, seeing that a few people had nothing to do, he arranged some temporary tasks for them.

Help as much as possible to treat the injured people on the train.

"Okay!" The employees didn't object at all, so they turned around and started to take action.

Colin withdrew his attention from these people and glanced at the container under his feet that was twitching in the firelight but not completely dead. He increased the intensity of the flames and allowed more energy to seep into the workshop to speed up the process.

Almost ten minutes later, the fog around the train carriage became increasingly dense.

The expressions of despair on the faces of the employees outside the window became more and more intense. In contrast, most of the employees who got on the train in the carriage smiled more and more cheerfully.

However, a few more minutes passed and the train finally picked up speed.

The voices of the employees outside were completely missing.

For a moment, the train carriage began to become somewhat silent.

Although the carriage was full of people at this moment, despite the sound of the train itself, it was still too silent.

It was at this moment that Colin suddenly heard some whispers.

"Dad, will we come back again? Where are we going now?"

"Dad doesn't know either."

Some voices of conversation came from the slightly silent carriages around.

Colin looked through the flames and observed the employees of the "branch" who were all wearing thorns, and found that they were looking at the outside world without saying a word at this moment.

The emotions in each of their eyes are very complicated, including reluctance, sadness, confusion, etc.——

For many people who have seen this world since they were born, although this aberrant world is full of countless dangers, it is still the place where they live and grow up.

At this moment, they said goodbye directly after a ceremony, everything seemed so sudden.

but

Although they lost their home, they gained their freedom.

Well, freedom in the true sense, and a future that shouldn't be that bad.

"I don't know if the company has made any follow-up arrangements for them."

Colin looked at his current tasks. After pulling the people away, there were no other arrangements related to these people.

The only task is to enter the fuel room when docking at the ninth station, and then "save one thing."

The employees are probably about the same, and there won’t be any more follow-ups—otherwise, they won’t just throw them away after they’re used up.

Based on the rules and regulations of "Bonfire Company", it is estimated that there will definitely be some arrangements for them.

Just don’t know what it will be.

However, at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded in my ears:

"You actually care about them? Don't worry, the follow-up matters regarding them will be left in my hands."

Colin followed the sound and saw a black robe appearing out of thin air in the middle of the train carriage. From around the robe, circles of black thorns were wrapped around it like vines, like decorations.

Then, in the robe, the figure of a woman gradually changed from blur to clear——

"Lady of Thorns".

The face is still the same as "Lanivia" or "Ikaxi".

It's just that her temperament has changed a lot compared to before, and she is no longer so dark and cold.

"Is this what you really look like?" Colin asked.

"Well, almost." "Ms. Thorns" did not give a very clear explanation.

At this time, after appearing, she slowly floated to Colin's side, looked at the containment items on the ground, and made a slight "hum" sound, seeming to condemn Colin's actions.

"Next, I will take them to a safe world after maybe a dozen or maybe dozens of stops. After all, now, they are considered my employees, or believers, and I will protect them."

The Lady of Thorns continued to explain.

"Dozens of stops?" Colin was surprised: "Can it really hold up to so many stops?"

"What's so irresistible about this?"

"Ms. Thorns" glanced at him and continued: "Although I feel that there are some problems with the train's trajectory, the problem is not too big for me.

"Of course, there is a premise for this, which is that you don't sit with me for more than three stops."

"Huh? Why?" Colin was puzzled.

"Ms. Thorns" didn't respond immediately. Instead, she held her hands in front of her chest, and the dark thorns dug into her skin. It made Colin feel pain, but she didn't seem to react at all.

Then, Colin saw the other party glance at him up and down, with an indescribable weird expression on his face:

"Before 'Hei Ye' was here, I didn't dare to stand out, and I didn't notice that you were only D-level! Of course, it's not that the strength is special and rare, but there are some special people who are very strong at D-level."

After hearing this, a name came to Colin's mind subconsciously, "The Man Who Chases the Light."

At this time, the words of "Ms. Thorn" continued: "The key is that you are a reserve member of the 'Fire Bearer'. This is not normal. The D-level protection level is not enough to protect you.

"It may be okay now, but if you sit two more stops, you will appear outside the 'wall'."

She "tsk-tsk" twice: "When the time comes, I guess I will have to jump out of the car, otherwise I will be beaten to death by the enemies who come to the door with you. All the gravediggers of chaotic divinity are not for nothing. "

While speaking, "Ms. Thorn" also made a gesture of clapping her hands together, indicating that there was no way out.

"Uh." Colin responded awkwardly without any retort.

He had not experienced the hatred value of the "Fire Bearer" in detail, but he still knew it.

"Red Moon" is hostile because of what it wants to do, not because those people hate it.

But the "Fire Supporters" are different. Their hatred value is based on the various immoral things they have done. In terms of pure hatred value, they are probably higher than those of "Red Moon" and "Dark Night", ranking first on the list.

"Of course, don't worry, I won't jump out of the car. I will definitely protect you, but the outcome will not change. At most, we will be beaten to death together."

"Well, I have the best company medical insurance, so it won't be a big deal in the end."

"But you can't tell."

"Ms. Thorns" was chattering, and her words were somewhat inconsistent with her original "cold" appearance and personality.

But compared to this, Colin suddenly noticed a key word in her words:

"medical insurance?"

When this word comes from the mouth of a "god", there is always a sense of inexplicable absurdity, but he is also curious, what kind of insurance can give "Ms. Thorns" the confidence not to be afraid of being beaten to death?

"The source is multiple agreements and advanced insurance related to '0' level things. It was jointly launched by the three giants. As long as I am not captured on the spot by a '0' level being, I have nothing to be afraid of even if a super level one comes. Yes, as long as you hold on for a while, it won’t be a big deal, and I happen to be quite resistant to beatings, haha.”

"Lady of Thorns" saw the eagerness on the face of the "Fire Holder" reserve, and felt a little proud:

"You don't have to think about it. There were only a hundred copies at the beginning, and we fought hard to get them. Now we can't sell them, and we can't transfer them."

"That's a pity." Colin shook his head.

If this thing really exists, as long as the price is not outrageous, then you can try to buy one.

However, although I didn’t buy insurance, one thing is certain

"Ms. Thorns" probably has a cheerful and talkative personality, so she probably doesn't have much to do with "Red Moon".

"Speaking of which, what is the situation about the Big Three? For example, what are their names?"

Colin continued to ask questions based on the idea that it would be difficult to catch an insider and squeeze out as much information as possible.

The train is now heading towards the ninth station. This time may be very long or very short. If you want to know something, it’s best to do it now!

"ha?"

"Ms. Thorns" tilted her head and looked at him, with indescribable surprise on her delicate face that seemed to be covered by a veil:

"Although the company does seem to have undergone changes, don't today's young people even know about those three?"

Colin shook his head, he didn't know anyway.

The people on Earth don’t know about it anymore, and no one from outside Earth mentioned the specific name.

"Hehe, all right, I'm so kind, let me mercifully help you popularize some science knowledge. The three giants of the 'Bonfire Camp' are, respectively."

"Ms. Thorns" raised her eyebrows and her face gradually became serious: "Well, who are they?"

"'Light', 'First Fire'?" Colin reminded me kindly.

"It seems right, but it seems wrong." "Ms. Thorns" did not give a definite answer, but tilted her head greatly, stretched out her white hand and scratched the head wearing the crown of thorns.

Seeing this, Colin couldn't help but complain in his heart. This feeling is not as good as him. At least he knows that "Light" or someone who has a deep connection with "Light" is a giant.

Others, there may be one among the "Fire Bearers", but the details are unclear.

Both of these are traceable.

There is also a third person who has no eyebrows at all, and I have no idea who he is.

It was mainly this person that Colin wanted to satisfy his curiosity.

"Hey, hey, there seems to be a mysterious force that interferes with my cognition. I forgot. It's not a very important thing anyway. Since you can't remember it, don't waste your time. You also know that knowing more is not necessarily a good thing. , Ignorance is bliss, hehe.”

"Ms. Thorn" smiled without any embarrassment and planned to let the matter go.

Colin shook his head and did not continue to struggle. There seemed to be some taboos among these three people in this era that they could not even mention.

But "Ms. Thorns" obviously knows more than that.

He thought for a while, and based on the idea that the wool will not be harvested until it becomes white, he wanted to continue to gather some knowledge.

For example, the company's senior management structure and various agreements are related to Rosen or other "fire advocates".

Or maybe just satisfy your curiosity about things related to this distorted world.

But at this moment, a deafening sound like a roar suddenly came from outside the train that had started running. This sound even dispersed some of the gray fog outside the carriage, allowing the view outside the window to reappear.

There is no longer a distorted world outside, but a magnificent star outline

Outside this huge star, there are countless giant "black thorns" entangled.

The roar seemed to come from those thorns that covered the sky and the earth.

"this"

"It's okay. It's just the instinctive scream of my body. It's the result of carrying the fate of the 'dark night'. But the problem is not that big. It's just losing its coordinates. It's just incompetent and furious. After a while, I can cut off all these connections."

"Ms. Thorn" waved her hands and spoke quickly, looking unconcerned, but Colin suddenly felt that her words were no longer as brisk as before, and she seemed to be suppressing unspeakable extreme pain.

On the surface, however, "Lady of Thorns" displays none of this.

"The things here have come to an end. Let's send these people away first. I'll also go out for some fresh air."

After saying that, the place became quiet for a while.

"Ms. Thorns" stood by the window, looking at the planet, with some inexplicable emotions flashing in her eyes.

Sadness seems to be spreading.

Colin was thinking about whether to step forward to comfort him, but he seemed to hear the "administrator" murmuring:

"My pretty number

“My ‘4444444’ premium account was ruined by ‘Red Moon’ and ‘Dark Night’ playing together.”