The heavy rain showed no signs of stopping, and even the interior of the ark began to leak.
This rain of the century brought not only water but also death.
Silas had seen corpses floating on the water outside the window more than once, whether they were humans or giants, and other lives also withered in this merciless rain.
There was no land to be seen anywhere, and even the sacred mountain mentioned by Noah seemed to be submerged by the flood.
In recent days, in addition to the never-ending rain, you can occasionally hear lightning and thunder coming from the sky, mixed with terrible roars.
That kind of roar could never be made by any creature on earth, and every time Noah heard it, he would kneel on the ground and pray to the Lord to bring peace to the world.
Silas watched in silence. Having seen too many religious fanatics, he only saw pure awe in Noah.
After the incident where the monkey stole the fruit, neither of them mentioned the fruit again.
The boring life day after day, in addition to playing with the small animals and counting the food inventory, there is also the additional task of sealing water seepage.
Days like this were meaningless, and Silas had already forgotten how many days had passed on this ark.
It's like an unbreakable cycle, repeating itself over and over again, and I keep sinking deeper and deeper.
The food in the warehouse was getting less and less. Silas finally couldn't help but question Noah.
"We can't go on like this. If we continue like this, we will have nothing to eat."
"Every animal on the ship is willing to sacrifice its life for us. This is what the Lord told me before I got on board."
Noah said helplessly.
"Why would you eat them? Didn't you hide some fruits? You can crush the fruits and grind them into porridge."
Silas was reluctant to eat the animals that accompanied him day and night. He thought of the fruit in Noah's room.
"No! Don't even think about it! That's definitely not something you can use for!"
Noah immediately showed a look of vigilance on his face, and righteously rejected Silas' suggestion.
"Do you want to eat all the food by yourself? Wait until all the animals on the ship are eaten by you, and then eat all the fruits to fill your stomach
Finally, you ate all the creatures on the ship, and you were the only one who survived?"
Silas questioned unhappily.
Even though he was just someone that Noah was not, he said this to get Noah to tell the truth about the fruit.
“You…you…you…”
Noah clenched his fists in anger, his face flushed.
“You disappoint me so much!
Why would I choose to save you on board?!
You ungrateful bastard! "
He waved his hand and left Silas' sight, locked himself in the room, and sat on his bed without saying a word.
He took a few deep breaths, slowly calmed down, clasped his hands together and knelt down, and spoke to the master,
“Lord, can I tell him about the forbidden fruit
Is he someone I can trust
In my long life, I have met many people.
Treacherous, cunning, evil, but I knew in my heart that Silas would never betray me.
Lord, give me your command.
Please guide me, a lost lamb, to the truth."
There was no voice from the master for a long time, and Noah became even more confused.
In the past, the Lord would respond to Noah’s prayers, but ever since the rain began, Noah felt like the only survivor on the island.
His legs were numb from kneeling and he could hardly stand up, but he still knelt.
In fact, it wasn't just his legs that were numb, but also Noah's heart.
If it weren't for Silas's company to keep him chatting, he would have gone crazy by now.
Noah put his hands on the floor for support and then stood up.
He stood in front of the wooden box containing the fruit and opened it with a heavy heart.
Inside was a box full of fruits that Silas had seen before. These fruits still retained their dazzling freshness, and their green skin still looked as if they had just been picked from the tree.
If Monkey were here, he would probably be so greedy that his saliva would be all over the floor.
Noah gritted his teeth, took out one of them and put it on the table.
He opened the door with a gloomy face, saw Silas who was in a daze by the window, and called out,
"Silas, come here."
After hearing this, Silas pretended nothing had happened and walked into Noah's room.
He saw the fruit on the table at a glance, but he did not take any action.
Noah looked around in the corridor with a serious expression, then after making sure there were no eavesdropping animals nearby, he closed the door.
"Silas, I was too excited earlier.
This is a very important matter. I was reluctant to tell you at first because this fruit is not as simple as you think. "
Noah sat opposite Silas, picked up the fruit and placed it flat in his palm so that Silas could see every side of the fruit from every angle.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?"
Noah muttered under his breath.
"Mm, it's beautiful and looks delicious too."
Silas nodded.
"If it were ordinary fruit, do you think it could be preserved for so long without rotting?"
Noah asked a very crucial question. Silas had never thought about this blind spot in his thinking before.
Silas was stunned when he heard this and shook his head.
"Isn't this just an ordinary fruit? It looks ordinary except that it tastes good."
"This is the forbidden fruit from the Garden of Eden,"
Noah looked at him solemnly and said,
“The more ordinary, the more dangerous.
The forbidden fruit tastes delicious, but can you afford the price of eating it? "
"I don't quite understand why the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden appeared on this ark?"
Silas asked, confused.
“Because this ark is hope, and this box of forbidden fruit is a test.
If we eat this forbidden fruit, I think the consequences will not be any better than what happened to Adam and Eve, right? "
Silas was silent for a while, then he sighed.
"I would rather save lives than bear the guilt."
Noah looked at Silas meaningfully and handed him the forbidden fruit.
"If the forbidden fruit can save lives, then I will bear the related sins."
Silas took the forbidden fruit and felt dizzy. When he came to his senses, he was already in the Sennett site, holding one of the bluestones in his hand.
A lot of the thirty grids had become dim, and it was obvious that Toth was much faster than himself in cracking them. But there were a total of four long cuts, and he had already obtained one, so perhaps he still had a chance of winning.
Then, Silas resolutely stepped into another shining grid and continued his journey of exploration.
"What? Master Tot is letting the water out."
Lori pouted. From outside the field, she saw at a glance that Toth specifically chose the world without long cuts to crack, and spent a lot of time sightseeing in each grid. It was obvious that he was going on vacation and was not serious at all.
When Silas got the long chop, Toth, who was lying on the beach enjoying the sunshine and the beach, pushed away the beauty in his arms and raised an arc on his lips.
"Not bad, young man. I'll give you another one. Don't let me down."
"Come, honey, have a glass of freshly squeezed juice."
"Okay, remember to feed me with your mouth."
"Oh, that's disgusting."
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"Ah, there's the smell of freshly made candy over there! Let's go check it out."
Louisa naturally pulled Ross towards the source of the fragrance.
"Hey, you eat sweets all day, why can't you gain weight?"
Ross touched his belly.
Since being with Louisa, I have been happy eating and drinking every day.
There haven't been any mysterious incidents discovered recently. It seems that all forces have kept a low profile since the new emperor took office, making the work of the Mysterious Investigation Bureau easier.
With the monthly allowance, Roz has now saved a small sum of money to prepare for his marriage with Louisa.
"Hehe, what do you know? Every beautiful girl has two stomachs, one of which is specially for eating sweets!"
Louisa led Roz past a street corner and turned into an alley.
At the end of the alley, there was an old lady making strips of brightly colored candy at a stall.
A circle of cute children gathered around, waiting for the old lady to finish making the cakes so that they could use their pocket money to buy one to satisfy their cravings.
"Wow, look, the old lady is doing very well in business."
Louisa said excitedly.
But Ross frowned.
"How can there be such a stall in such a small alley, and its business is so brisk?"
In addition to smelling the scent of candy, Ross seemed to smell the scent of conspiracy.
Bismarck's exhortation echoed in Rhodes' mind.
“You must be on guard against others.
Frederick is a smiling tiger. "
"etc."
Ross grabbed Louisa, who only had candy in her eyes.
The old lady who had been making candies with her head down raised her head and smiled kindly.
"Okay, okay, stop making noise.
This batch is done.
Line up and come one by one.
Fifty pfennigs apiece."
The children immediately cheered and lined up obediently in a small line.
Ross looked up and looked around, his expression immediately changed.
A cold light was reflected from the window of the small building next to the alley. Having been in love with Louisa for so long, Ross naturally knew that it was the characteristic of the bow and arrow.
The whole incident happened too coincidentally, it was obviously a trap.
"Ah? What's wrong?"
Louisa asked in confusion.
The sweet and tempting candy smell made Louisa relax her vigilance, and her laziness in recent days made her not notice that she was in danger.
Ross held Louisa's hand tightly, and the two of them kept their fingers interlocked. Ross then began to tap gently on the back of Louisa's hand with his index finger.
"Nothing, I just remembered that there seemed to be some documents that I haven't finished processing in the office. How about you come back with me first?"
Ross scratched his head with his other hand, then put it in his pocket seemingly naturally.
In fact, this action is to hold the flintlock rifle that you always carry with you when the enemy is defenseless.
Ross's sudden little movement also aroused Louisa's vigilance. Ross was a person who never put his hands in his pockets. Such little movements could only be noticed between lovers.
"Okay, let's go back and come out again."
Louisa winked at Ross.
"Young girls and young men over there, don't you want to come and try some food?"
The old lady raised her voice and said something to the two of them.
"No, thank you. We'll come back next time."
Ross replied politely with a smile on his face.
"We can't show any flaws at this moment. There are more than ten children in front of us. It would be dangerous if the killer on the other side gets angry at these innocent children."
Ross leaned over to Louisa and spoke softly.
Louisa nodded slightly.
Then, just as the two were about to turn around and leave, the children happily held up the candies in their hands, jumped and laughed, and ran out of the alley.
When all the children ran past him, Ross's eyes went dark and he bent over.
"More than one."
Ross thought.
A small dagger stabbed Ross's lower abdomen. After Louisa reacted, she immediately carried Ross on her back and ran out.
The archer who had been waiting behind him for a long time shot an arrow with all his strength.
Louisa ran all the way back to the street, shouting desperately,
"Someone come! Someone come!"
"Shh, be quiet. I'm late."
The shadow that had been guarding Bismarck appeared.
He was holding a human head in his hand, and from the disbelieving expression on the head, one could tell that this was the archer who had shot the arrow in the back.
He threw the head in his hand aside and quickly pulled out the dagger from Ross's lower abdomen.
He took out some emergency medicine from his body and sprinkled it on Ross's wound, then tore off a sleeve to bandage it.
"I'm glad you're okay."
Ross held Louisa's hand tremblingly and said with a pale face.
"Are you an idiot?! You knew there was danger and you didn't run away immediately!"
Louisa burst into tears and held Ross's hand tightly.
"Ms. Louisa, for safety reasons, I suggest you not talk to Mr. Rhodes for the time being.
The arrow in the back may have injured the lungs, and talking may cause blood to enter the respiratory tissues, do you understand what I mean?"
Shadow said coldly.
As he spoke, he did not stop the first aid work.
He tore open the clothes on Ross's back and squinted his eyes to look near the wound.
"No color change, so it should not be poisoned."
Shadow muttered.
Shadow took out the dagger he carried with him and cut off the arrow, leaving a small part in the wound. Then he carried Ross on his back and said to Louisa,
"Follow me."
"Thank you, Mr. Shadow."
Ross said weakly from behind the shadow.
"This is my mistake, Mr. Rhodes, please don't flatter me like this.
I was supposed to rule out these assassination attempts on Mr. Rhodes.”
There was no change in Shadow's tone, but Ross could sense his guilt.
"Ahem, if I die, please help me take good care of Louisa until she finds a good family."
As Ross was talking, he spat out a mouthful of blood.
"The injury is not fatal, just shut up."
Shadow looked away, but Ross had already passed out.