Chapter 340 [Young Fire King] [Self-Execution]

"Hide...memories?"

Xia En chewed over the information revealed in Jane's words silently, and a chill rose in his heart.

Mass memory loss...

If it was in his previous life, he probably wouldn't believe that such a thing could happen.

But after wandering in the Seven Seas for so long and having contact with gods such as [Evil God], Xia En understood that for them, such a thing was not incredible.

However, what puzzled Xia En was——

If it was really as Jane guessed, the memory of [Black Flame Walker] was artificially erased and hidden.

Then what was the purpose of the other party doing this?

What happened during that time?

Then, Xia En carefully asked Irina about their memories before they fell asleep.

According to Irina, she only remembered that at that time, the Fire King seemed to have predicted the arrival of the disaster in advance, so he ordered them to make a lot of preparations for a certain plan.

The preparations include but are not limited to collecting strange materials and supplies, building shelters, and transporting certain key people or things...

For this, [Da Yan Kingdom] spent a lot of manpower and material resources.

It can be said that the whole country has mobilized its strength.

But at that time, even [Black Flame Walker] who personally carried out this plan did not know why the Fire King did this.

That is, in [Da Yan Kingdom] where the Fire King has almost absolute power, such a thing can happen.

In some countries where the king's control is weaker, this may directly cause unrest.

When hearing about collecting seeds and biological embryos, Xia En immediately understood that part of the preparations of [Black Flame Walker] was probably for the "Ember Plan!"

That is, to build [Ember Shelter] (Ember Treasure) to leave the fire of civilization for future generations.

From the current perspective.

The disaster that the Fire King faced at that time was naturally the first world-destroying flood.

Moreover, the Fire King at that time was far-sighted. He not only predicted the arrival of the disaster, but also made many preparations.

[Ember Plan] is just one of them.

However, from the few pieces of information Irina said, Shane could not tell what the other plans of the Fire King were.

He could only vaguely guess that it was closely related to the freezing of the town and the formation of the glacier in the Far North.

After listening to Irina and the others' answers, Shane touched his chin.

"You mean... your memories of executing the plan for the Fire King are still clear."

"The only vague memory is the memory before and after the disaster?"

Irina thought about it and nodded: "That's about it."

"In fact, I don't have any impression of the flood at all."

"I only remember that I was on a mission and suddenly fainted. When I woke up, it was already a thousand years later."

"The [Great Yan Kingdom] has also become what it is now..."

Hearing this, Xia En asked curiously: "What did the [Great Yan Kingdom] look like in the past?"

Irina said: "In the beginning, the [Far North] was a bitter and cold place compared to the South Continent, but it was not as cold as it is now."

"Moreover, after the Fire King developed a special large-scale heating equipment, the climate of the [Great Yan Kingdom] became much warmer."

"Only the winter is particularly cold, and the other seasons are almost the same as the South Continent."

Xia En's expression was a little strange.

How large a heating device must it be to change the climate of the entire [Far North]?

So you are an inventor, Yan Yan? !

But if you think about it carefully, with Yan Yan's own flame secret power, plus the technological heritage obtained from that unknown secret realm.

It is not too strange that [Da Yan Kingdom] has the ability to change the climate.

It seems that Xia En still doesn't believe it. After hesitating for a moment, Irina took out a pocket watch from her clothes and handed it to him very carefully.

Irina cherished this pocket watch very much, as if she was treating a rare treasure.

But Xia En could see at a glance that the material of this pocket watch was quite ordinary, and even seemed a little decayed due to the passage of time.

"This is..."

Looking at Xia En's puzzled eyes, Irina explained.

"Inside, there is a photo of the past [Da Yan Kingdom]."

"You should understand after you see it, but please... be gentle with it."

Xia En would naturally not be too rough with things that others cherish, and soon he gently opened the pocket watch.

On the inside and back of the pocket watch, there is a photo that is not too big.

The photo was a group photo of Irina and several [Black Flame Walkers].

The background looked like a small forest, with bright sunshine, and the ground under everyone's feet was even a meadow full of green grass.

The whole picture gave people a warm feeling, as if walking in the spring sunshine.

Xia En was a little amazed: "Is this the former [Great Yan Kingdom]?"

And soon, his eyes fell on one of them, and his eyes widened slightly.

Behind Irina and others, there was an exceptionally tall figure.

He had a handsome face, sharp eyes, a straight back like a sword, and a confident and firm temperament.

Just looking at him made people feel extremely reliable.

And the smile at the corner of this person's mouth added a bit of light publicity and high spirits, like the sun at eight or nine o'clock in the morning.

Vigorous and full of the spirit of a young man.

Who else could it be if not Yan Yan?

Xia En looked at Yan Yan in the photo, and his mood was a bit complicated.

The man in the photo was actually quite different from the Yan Yan he knew.

The Yan Yan he knew was a sunny, cheerful, innocent and kind boy, without any scheming or scheming, so he could get along well with every crew member on the Black Swan.

And the man in the photo, it is obvious that the title of "Xin King" is more suitable for him.

From him, Xia En can even see a so-called "king temperament."

That is the temperament of truly controlling the power of a country and having the confidence to lead the country to become stronger.

Moreover, even the current Xin King may not be able to find the temperament in the photo.

Flowers may bloom again, but people will never be young again.

The current Xin King has experienced so many things, and his mentality is completely different from his younger self.

"When he saw that we were going to take a photo, the king actually took the initiative to ask for a photo together, which led to the appearance of this photo."

Irina said with nostalgia.

"Since then, I have carried this photo with me until today."

"It's just that... there are only a few of the other people in the photo who are still alive now."

At this point, Shane also understood why Irina valued this pocket watch so much.

For her, this photo carries her precious and important memories.

Those emotions that have been separated for thousands of years may only be recalled in this photo.

At this time, Joey on the side leaned over.

Looking at this photo, she sighed softly.

"Is this Yan Yan when he was young? There is a big difference from now!"

"But I always feel that he is a bit like Captain Shane?"

"Hmm?"

Hearing this, Shane raised his eyebrows and asked curiously: "Where are they similar?"

Joey paused: "Well... Actually, I don't really understand it. I just feel that the temperament is similar!"

Irina next to him echoed: "Actually, I think so too..."

In their opinion, although Shane is a little immature compared to the Fire King in the photo, he also has the temperament of naturally becoming the backbone of everyone.

Even in Joey's eyes, Shane's reliability is no less than that of the Fire King!

"Is that so?"

Shane could not deny it, and did not continue on this topic.

After returning the pocket watch and the photo to Irina, Shane quickly ended the inquiry.

Although the useful information obtained was not much, at least Shane had a better understanding of the former Yanyan and [Great Yan Kingdom].

After leaving the room, Jane on the side finally couldn't help asking.

"Captain Shane, there is actually one thing I have wanted to ask for a long time."

"What is your relationship with the Fire King?"

This question has been hidden in Jane's heart for a long time.

Even her calm and steady personality couldn't bear it, which shows how curious she is about this.

If it was just Shane alone, it would be fine, but the key is that even Joey, Tracy and others showed a familiar look with the Fire King, which was particularly strange.

"Actually, this was an accident."

Xia En had no intention of hiding it from Jane, so he quickly told her: "The story starts from the last time we accidentally came to [Leng Leng Sea]..."

After listening to the process of Xia En and others meeting Yan Yan, Jane suddenly realized.

"So that's how it is."

She sighed: "This is really a wonderful fate."

Who would have thought that a big boy that he picked up casually would be the legendary Fire King?

I'm afraid that those drama scripts would not dare to play it like this.

In this way, Xia En and other crew members' abnormal attitude towards the Fire King can be understood.

However, Jane suddenly thought of something strange: "Captain Shane, you said that when you met the Fire King, his whole body was ignited by his own flames."

"Continuously burning and regenerating, right?"

Shayne nodded and said, "That's right."

Jane frowned slightly and said, "That's a bit strange..."

"According to the records in several historical books, the Fire King was a child born from a volcano and was born with the power to control flames."

"Or it can be said that flames are his companions."

"How could the flames continue to burn his body for thousands of years?"

Hearing this, Shane's expression changed slightly.

He had thought of this problem before, but he didn't think deeply about it.

And being reminded by Jane, Shane suddenly realized this abnormality.

Suddenly, an inexplicable thought emerged in Shane's mind.

"Maybe... Is this Yan Yan's punishment for himself?"

Although not many times, Shane had seen the pain and self-blame on Yan Yan's face.

Especially when he recalled the past, that emotion would become more obvious.

Ordinary flames cannot harm Yan Yan.

Only his own flames can cause harm to himself.

Perhaps burning himself is not the result of Yan Yan's subjective control, but it is very likely that his subconscious is at work.

He believes that some of his sins cannot be washed away, and he can only torture and torment himself day after day in this way.

The one who can't forgive the Fire King is not others, but himself!

This is why there is a self-burning that lasts for a thousand years.

That kind of pain is his punishment for himself.

Although this is just Xia En's guess, he feels that he has accidentally touched the truth.

And the key is...

What did King Xin do that he still can't forgive himself for?

The answer to this question is probably only known to King Xin himself.

Just then.

Tracey's exclamation came from the deck.

"Mr. Captain, something happened!"

Shane immediately walked out of the cabin quickly and asked Tracy, "What happened?"

"Look there!"

Tracey quickly pointed to the ice in the distance.

Xia En turned around and saw a large ship on the ice field.

It's just different from the three ships of the [Dragon Pirate Group] that were rescued earlier.

Most of the ship was stuck in the ice, as if it had rolled over in some way.

Not only that, there was a thick layer of frost on the surface of the entire ship, as if it had been abandoned for a long time.

"What's going on?"

Xia En thought for a while and decided to take the flying An Xiange to have a closer look.

And when they came to the sky above the ship.

Shane immediately understood the situation of the ship.

On the deck of this ship, you can clearly see a large number of traces of battles and blood stains that have long since dried and frozen.

And one corpse after another that was frozen stiff.

Apparently, there had been a fierce battle on this ship.

The final result was that all the crew members on the ship were killed in battle, and the entire ship was abandoned here, gradually integrating with the ice sheet.

At this time, with the arrival of Xia En and the others, a "dong dong" crashing sound was quickly heard from near the cabin and hull.

Soon, a group of monsters similar to but different from the previous ice crystal monsters emerged from around the abandoned ship.

roar! roar--

These monsters have thick white hair on their bodies and look like ugly snow monsters.

They looked up at the Xia En trio above them and kept making terrifying roars, their eyes full of malice towards the living.

"Another kind of monster..."

Xia En frowned slightly. From these snow monsters, he also felt the power of [Huisiming].

It's just that compared to the previous ice crystal monsters, the [Filthy Secret Power] of the snow monsters seems to be weaker, so these monsters still retain many characteristics of living creatures.

"Then let me grant you liberation."

Shane descended slowly and began to give the snow monsters a merciful death.

Compared with ice crystal monsters, snow monsters do not have such powerful immortality, but their physical fitness is far superior to the former.

However, in front of Xia En, there was not much difference between the two.

Wait until all the dust settles.

Shane collected the bodies on the ship, simply buried them on the ice sheet, and erected a monument for them.

Although he has never met these people and does not know their identities, since they are here to prevent disaster and save the world, it is worthwhile for Xia En to do this for them.