Chapter 479 Faith

Several days later, inside the audit office on the third floor of the Federal Parliament Tower.

Lord Long Bai sat at his desk, head bowed, reviewing documents, his black fountain pen writing line after line of elegant script on the paper.

Suddenly, the pen jammed and stopped dispensing ink. Lord Long Bai applied a little more pressure.

Pfft!

Ink splattered, blackening large sections of the paper.

Lord Long Bai looked at the scene, his brows tightly furrowed, feeling an inexplicable irritation in his heart, as if he had a very bad premonition.

At that moment, rustling sounds came from outside the door.

“You go in?”

“No, you go in.”

“What are you two doing here, adults?”

“Nothing, please help us take the documents in.”

“Why don’t you go in yourselves?”

“Please…”

Just then, the door pushed open, and Rodger entered, holding documents. He walked up to Lord Long Bai and respectfully said,

“Chief Auditor, these documents require your review.”

Lord Long Bai took the documents, picked up the top one, and glanced at it. Instantly, his eyes turned icy cold, emitting a chilling aura.

Rodger was startled, his body involuntarily trembling, and his old face beneath the mask showed an expression of panic.

“Let those two come in.”

Lord Long Bai spoke coldly.

“Yes!”

Rodger retreated with a sigh of relief.

Soon, the door was pushed open again, and Feilong and Jon walked in, trembling.

The moment they stepped into the office, they saw Lord Long Bai’s icy gaze and instantly felt as if they were in the depths of winter, involuntarily shivering.

However, despite this, Feilong and Jon still steeled themselves and walked up to Lord Long Bai, bowing their heads in greeting.

“Lord Long Bai.”

“Did you find the body?”

Lord Long Bai asked in a cold voice.

“Not yet.”

Feilong replied, steeling himself.

“Keep searching, spare no effort. Also, activate all hidden contacts. I don’t care if Su Ming fell into the Dark Star Empire or the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom, you must find him. If he’s alive, I want to see him; if he’s dead, I want to see his corpse!”

Lord Long Bai gave Feilong and Jon a death order.

“Yes, we’ll go do it now.”

Feilong and Jon replied in fear.

It was their first time seeing Lord Long Bai react so strongly; in the past, no matter what happened, Lord Long Bai was always very calm.

Just as Feilong and the other were about to leave, Lord Long Bai suddenly spoke in a cold voice.

“Stop!”

“Lord Long Bai, do you have any more instructions?”

Feilong and the other’s hearts thumped. They immediately stopped, asking, drenched in sweat.

“Regarding Su Ming’s disappearance, implement a full-scale lockdown. At the same time, release false information, saying that he has been found and sent for secret recuperation.”

Lord Long Bai said coldly.

Although Su Ming’s disappearance was certainly not something that could be kept secret, the matter could not be allowed to escalate now. Because the longer it dragged on, the better it would be for Su Ming’s situation.

“Understood!”

Feilong and the other replied in fear.

Lord Long Bai raised his hand and waved, and Feilong and the other retreated with a sigh of relief.

Only Lord Long Bai was left in the office. She sat there quietly, a complex look in her purple eyes.

—

Second New Galaxy, deep behind the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom, Kamote Planet, underground base.

Inside a dim, dirty, and very stuffy warehouse.

Four First Generation Mecha, Iron Disciple, and one Second Generation Mecha, Light Guard, dragged in a giant black fleshy tumor.

“Wow, such a big tumor, it can definitely squeeze out a lot of water and oil.”

“We’re rich!”

The four Iron Disciple released the chains they were pulling, looking at the black fleshy tumor, and said excitedly.

The leading Light Guard eagerly said to his subordinates,

“Stop talking nonsense, Mulu, you guys go start the extraction equipment and drain this tumor.”

“Brother Goya, won’t this be too dangerous? Although this tumor was ejected from a white hole and should be dead, there’s no guarantee it won’t suddenly awaken and go berserk during extraction.”

Mulu and the others replied fearfully.

Although Kirami could extract things like water, the extraction process was very dangerous, and there were many instances of sudden awakenings and rampages.

“A bunch of good-for-nothings, you want to get rich, but you’re all as timid as mice!”

Captain Goya cursed angrily.

Seeing Captain Goya angry, Mulu’s eyes darted around, and he quickly said,

“Don’t be angry, Big Brother. For such a dangerous job, why don’t we just find a few lowly people to do it?”

“What if it gets out?”

“That’s easy to handle. Just kill them afterward, and it’s done.”

“Alright, quickly go find some people, and remember to be discreet!”

Goya immediately agreed.

“No problem.”

Mulu opened the cockpit, climbed down, and hurriedly left the warehouse.

Soon after, Mulu led five youths, dressed in ragged clothes, with sallow complexions, thin bodies, rough skin, and ages ranging from ten to twenty, into the room.

All five youths had expressions of fear and unease on their faces.

“Big Brother, I brought the people!”

Muke said excitedly.

Captain Goya looked at the five youths and said,

“Listen up, all of you, you’ve struck gold. As long as you operate those extraction devices and draw the water out of this thing, I’ll give each of you a bottle of water.”

At this moment, the tallest of the five, a young man, asked uneasily,

“Sir, where did this thing come from?”

“Don’t worry, we killed this thing, it’s long dead, there’s no danger!”

Goya said to them.

“Sir, this thing looks so scary! We don’t dare.”

Jeva and the others heard Goya’s words and shook their heads in panic, replying.

At this moment, Mulu directly raised the beam gun in his hand, pointed it at them, and threatened fiercely,

“Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and get to work, or I’ll kill you first!”

“Yes.”

Jeva and the others, terrified, walked towards several old, simple mechanical extraction devices.

The structure of these extraction devices was very simple: a sharp metal extraction tube at the front, and a water tank at the back.

After Jeva and the others climbed onto the extraction devices, they fearfully operated the equipment, slowly moving it towards the black fleshy tumor.

“Hurry up, if you keep dawdling, I’ll blast you!”

Goya urged impatiently.

Jeva and the others could only speed up their movement. Soon, they arrived in front of the black fleshy tumor.

They tremblingly operated the equipment, extending the extraction tube towards the black fleshy tumor.

However, the moment the extraction tube touched the black fleshy tumor, the previously motionless black fleshy tumor suddenly began to squirm.

“Ah!”

Jeva and the others jumped off the extraction vehicle in horror and quickly ran out.

“Damn it, it’s not completely dead.”

Goya and the others controlled their mechas, raised their weapons, and pulled the trigger on the black fleshy tumor.

Bang bang!

A dense hail of bullets struck it, but the bullets hit the black fleshy tumor as if it were an extremely hard object, and all the bullet heads shattered and fell to the ground.

Goya and the others saw this scene, their faces showing expressions of fear, and they immediately controlled their mechas to turn and flee.

Suddenly, tentacles extended from the surface of the black fleshy tumor, piercing through them at an extremely fast speed.

“Ah~”

Accompanied by screams, Goya and the others, along with their mechas, were pierced through. Both the Iron Disciple and the Light Guard were like paper in front of it.

Immediately after, the black tentacles attacked Jeva and the others.

Jeva and the others were all scared to death. They immediately knelt down and kowtowed to the black fleshy tumor, begging for mercy non-stop.

“God, save us!”

“Mercy! Mercy!”

Instantly, the black tentacles paused in mid-air, stopping their attack.

At this moment, Jeva and the others, realizing that the other party had not attacked them, timidly raised their heads.

They saw the black fleshy tumor writhing violently, and suddenly it spat out a metal cockpit.

Bang!

The entire metal cockpit slammed heavily onto the ground.

Jeva and the others all turned pale, scared half to death. They had thought they were going to die.

At this moment, an invisible voice sounded.

“If you want to live, take good care of the person inside the cockpit, obey his orders unconditionally, and do not reveal anything, otherwise I will kill all of you!”

“Yes!”

Jeva and the others kowtowed non-stop, replying with extreme fear.

At this moment, all the black fleshy tentacles retracted, and the black fleshy tumor returned to calm. The entire abandoned warehouse returned to silence.

Jeva and the others cautiously looked at the black fleshy tumor. Seeing that it was no longer moving, they dared to stand up and walk towards the cockpit.

They came to the cockpit and fearfully reached out to touch it.

Click!

At this moment, the cockpit opened automatically, revealing a young man lying unconscious inside.

“It’s a person!”

Jeva and the others’ eyes widened, their faces filled with shock.

They then quickly carried the person away.

—

Darkness!

Very deep, very deep, bottomless, without a trace of light.

In the endless darkness, Su Ming kept falling, as if there was no end.

“This all feels so familiar, have I returned?”

Su Ming looked at the familiar yet strange abyss, muttering.

However, no one responded to him, only endless darkness and silence.

After an unknown amount of time, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in the abyss.

Su Ming watched as the light grew larger and larger, gradually enveloping him.

Then he slowly opened his eyes, and immediately, a pitted stone ceiling came into view.

“He’s awake.”

At this moment, a surprised voice sounded.

Su Ming struggled to turn his head and saw a dirty, childlike face come into view.

Soon, a taller youth also rushed over, looking at Su Ming with joy.

“You’re finally awake.”

Su Ming looked at the five young boys in front of him, who were not old, dressed in rags, and very thin, and his heart sank to the bottom.

Although Su Ming didn’t know where he was, judging by their clothes, this was definitely not the Federation.

Although the lower class of the Federation was poor, they wouldn’t be this poor.

Su Ming spoke with difficulty,

“Who are you?”

At this moment, the tallest of the five, a youth with a scar on his forehead, said to Su Ming with a tense expression,

“My name is Jeva, and these are my brothers, Ke Ao, An Qi, Lu Ye, and Aoji.”

Su Ming glanced at the other four. The youngest was Aoji, probably only about ten years old, so thin he looked like skin and bones. His ragged clothes hung loosely on him, very ill-fitting. His messy hair was like weeds, and his face was covered in dirt, but his eyes were very clear and bright.

Seeing that Su Ming didn’t speak for a while, Jeva cautiously asked,

“Um, um, Sir, who are you?”

“I, I can’t remember.”

Su Ming felt a headache when he heard Jeva’s question. He didn’t know how to answer and didn’t dare to answer rashly, so he could only prevaricate.

When Jeva heard that Su Ming couldn’t remember, he quickly said,

“It’s okay if you can’t remember, you probably hit your head. You should rest well first.”

“Mm.”

Su Ming secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Jeva’s words.

At this moment, Jeva and the other four said to Aoji,

“Aoji, take good care of him, and make sure no one finds out. We’re going to work.”

“Okay.”

Aoji quickly responded.

Jeva and the others then hurriedly left the crude house.

Soon, only Su Ming and Aoji were left in the room.

Aoji sat nearby, watching over Su Ming without blinking, afraid that something might happen to Su Ming.

Su Ming lay on the bed, feeling very uncomfortable.

His body hadn’t fully recovered, yet he was forced to use the biological mecha, and then he was caught in a black hole. It was like adding injury to injury; it was a miracle he didn’t die.

“What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?”

Aoji asked nervously.

“Please help me get my medicine. It’s in my left pocket.”

Su Ming said to Aoji.

Aoji heard Su Ming’s words and quickly reached into Su Ming’s left pocket to pull out a bottle of medicine.

“This?”

“Open it and feed me two pills.”

Su Ming said to Aoji.

Aoji quickly unscrewed the cap, poured out two pills, and directly fed them into Su Ming’s mouth.

“Gulp~”

Su Ming bit them up and swallowed them directly.

Not long after, the medicine began to take effect, and Su Ming immediately felt much better.

“Are you feeling better?”

Aoji asked with concern.

“Mm, where is this?”

Seeing that Aoji seemed to have no ill intentions, Su Ming tentatively asked.

“This is Katney Underground City, LK8745 District.”

Aoji quickly replied.

“Which country is Katney Underground City in? Why can’t I remember?”

“This is the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom!”

“Oh, I remember now.”

Su Ming’s heart sank. He hadn’t expected to have fallen into the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom. And hearing the unfamiliar name, it was probably in some obscure corner.

“Sir, judging by your clothes, you must be a nobleman, right?”

Aoji asked somewhat nervously.

“I guess so.”

Su Ming replied evasively.

“Then, Sir, have you ever eaten bread?”

Aoji asked, looking at Su Ming with anticipation.

Su Ming was startled when he heard Aoji’s words, then replied,

“Yes, why?”

“I’m so envious, it must be delicious. I’ve only seen it in pictures.”

Aoji said with great envy.

Su Ming fell silent for a moment when he heard Aoji’s words.

Grumble~

At this moment, Su Ming’s stomach suddenly rumbled.

“Sir, are you hungry?”

Aoji immediately asked when he heard Su Ming’s stomach rumble.

“Mm.”

Su Ming nodded slightly.

“Wait a moment, today is a prayer day, so there’s good food.”

Aoji said to Su Ming, then hurried away.

Su Ming lay quietly on the bed, his head aching as he pondered the current situation.

Although he hadn’t been swallowed by the black hole and had successfully survived, falling into the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom was also very bad.

He was currently the number one target of pursuit in the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom; once his identity was exposed, it would definitely be a dead end.

At this moment, a rush of footsteps came, and Aoji ran over, holding a stone bowl, excitedly saying to Su Ming,

“The food is here, let me feed you.”

“Thank you.”

Su Ming nodded slightly.

Aoji then scooped out a spoonful of dark, viscous substance and brought it to Su Ming’s mouth.

Su Ming looked at the dark, viscous mass, and his body instinctively felt nauseous, but he still opened his mouth and ate it.

Instantly, an indescribable taste rushed to his head.

“Ugh~”

Su Ming’s stomach instinctively churned, and he directly vomited on the ground.

“What is this?”

Su Ming asked in confusion.

“This is corpse mud, it’s very delicious.”

When Aoji saw Su Ming spit, he quickly bent down and picked up the sticky substance, putting it in his mouth to eat.

Su Ming’s expression immediately turned very unsightly at this sight.

“You usually eat this?”

“No, we only get to eat it today.”

Aoji licked the ground and said to Su Ming.

Su Ming’s face twitched continuously when he heard Aoji’s words.

“My Lord, have you never eaten this?”

“Yes.”

“That’s right, you noble lords probably eat very well normally, so it’s normal that you’re not used to this.”

Aoji scratched his head and replied.

“Aoji, you eat it yourself.”

“Ah, is that allowed?”

“Yes.”

Su Ming nodded and replied.

Seeing Su Ming say this, Aoji hesitated for a moment, then began to eat in large mouthfuls.

Su Ming suppressed his churning stomach, watched Aoji eat, and after he finished, he asked,

“Aoji, where did you save me?”

“We didn’t save you; a black fleshy tumor spit you out. It told us to take good care of you and not let anyone find out, or it would kill us.”

Aoji explained truthfully to Su Ming.

Su Ming’s expression changed slightly upon hearing Aoji’s words, and he immediately pressed on,

“Where is that black fleshy tumor?”

“It’s in a nearby abandoned warehouse.”

“Quick, take me there!”

“Ah? You’ll be too conspicuous going out like this; if someone finds out, it’ll be over.”

Aoji said with great concern.

Su Ming heard Aoji’s words, suppressed the urgency in his heart, thought for a few seconds, and said,

“Aoji, do you have any other clothes? Lend them to me to change into!”

“Brother Jeva has another set; I’ll get it for you now.”

Aoji immediately got up to search.

Su Ming, meanwhile, gritted his teeth and slowly got up from the bed. Although his current physical condition was still very poor and he should normally rest more, he couldn’t afford to worry about that now.

At this moment, Aoji found a very old and tattered set of clothes that smelled of mold.

Su Ming took them and, with Aoji’s help, put on the old clothes. Although they were a bit ill-fitting, they were passable.

Then he smeared ash on himself, making himself look like a beggar.

“This way, there’s no problem. I’ll support you.”

Aoji reached out to support Su Ming, saying with a chuckle.

“Okay.”

Su Ming, supported by Aoji, walked out the door.

When they walked out of the crude house, their vision immediately opened up.

Su Ming looked around. They were in an underground cave spanning dozens of square kilometers. The cave was filled with houses built from scrap metal and rocks. A large lighting device and old life-support machinery were embedded in the rock ceiling.

A pungent odor permeated the murky air.

At the same time, the walls around this cave were covered with different passages, leading to other caves.

In fact, the entire underground city was composed of hundreds of such small caves, structurally no different from a monster’s lair.

However, even with such poor conditions, countless houses and residents were densely packed here.

“This way!”

Aoji led Su Ming along a path forward.

As they walked along, Su Ming saw many women sitting at their doorways, some holding young children, occasionally looking at passersby.

Occasionally, a strong young man would approach them, chat for a few moments, and then walk into the house with them.

Su Ming continued to walk with Aoji, and then he saw men in tattered clothes kneeling on the ground, silently praying, occasionally kissing the earth.

Besides that, crosses were erected along the roadside, with people and skeletons hanging from them.

Su Ming frowned at this sight, but he didn’t ask Aoji about it.

After a long time, Aoji supported Su Ming to a very secluded abandoned warehouse.

A black fleshy tumor stood in the middle of the warehouse, with an ejected cockpit lying on the ground in front of it, and several Mecha lying around.

“Help me over there!”

Su Ming said to Aoji.

“I, I don’t dare.”

Aoji said with great fear.

“It’s okay, it won’t hurt you.”

Su Ming assured Aoji.

Aoji hesitated after hearing Su Ming’s words, but finally mustered up his courage and helped Su Ming walk towards the black fleshy tumor.

Soon, the two arrived in front of the black fleshy tumor.

“Ilyinas!”

Su Ming called out weakly.

The black fleshy tumor ball did not respond at all.

Su Ming tried calling out a few more times, but the result was the same; Ilyinas showed no reaction at all.

For a moment, Su Ming’s head ached. If he wasn’t mistaken, Ilyinas should have fallen into a deep sleep, and he didn’t know when she would wake up.

Su Ming took a deep breath and said to Aoji,

“Help me to the cockpit.”

“Okay!”

Aoji quickly helped Su Ming walk towards the cockpit.

Soon, they arrived in front of the cockpit. Su Ming slowly climbed in, fumbled for the mechanical switch, and pressed it.

Click!

A metal mechanical column rose.

Su Ming took out Celes and softly called out,

“Celes!”

As a result, Celes also had no reaction, and the entire light brain was dim.

Su Ming’s face became even uglier at this sight. It was truly bad luck; even drinking cold water could choke him. At the critical moment, Celes also ran out of energy.

“My Lord, what is this?”

Aoji looked at Su Ming in confusion.

“Nothing, I just want to sit for a while.”

Su Ming slowly sat on the ground, quietly looking at the sleeping Ilyinas.

Aoji stood obediently beside him.

Time passed bit by bit. After an unknown period, a dull bell suddenly rang.

Upon hearing the bell, Aoji excitedly said to Su Ming,

“My Lord, the bell has rung, let’s go quickly.”

“Go? Where to?”

Su Ming looked at Aoji in confusion.

“Of course, we’re going to the square to worship the Lord God! This is a very rare opportunity. You know, the square is usually not open; it’s only available on prayer days. If you go late, there won’t be any space left.”

Aoji explained to him while helping Su Ming leave the warehouse.

“Oh.”

Su Ming also became interested for a moment.

Soon after, Su Ming and Aoji arrived at the central square of the residential area.

Compared to the poor, dirty, and messy residential area, the entire square was paved with neat white tiles and was very clean and tidy.

In the center of the square stood a twenty-meter-tall statue, holding a long spear stuck in the ground with its right hand, clad in majestic armor, wearing a silent crown, and with an unidentifiable face.

Soldiers wearing exoskeletons and holding beam guns surrounded the statue.

A dense crowd of people gathered in the square, all kneeling down.

Su Ming was also stunned as he looked at the erected statue. Although the statue’s appearance was unclear, he recognized it at a glance as his own statue.

At this moment, Aoji knelt down devoutly. He turned his head and saw Su Ming still not kneeling, and said urgently,

“My Lord, quickly kneel down!”

Su Ming saw Aoji’s urgency and, with a somewhat strange expression, knelt down. Kneeling to himself wasn’t disgraceful, just a little odd.

Aoji breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Su Ming kneel down, then whispered,

“My Lord, when you pray later, you must be sincere. Only then will the Lord God bless us and grant our wishes.”

“Ah? The Lord God isn’t a wishing well, how can he grant everything?”

Su Ming said with a wry smile.

“The Lord God is omnipotent.”

Aoji replied with great certainty.

“Alright, Aoji, what’s your wish?”

“My wish is to eat bread.”

“That’s a good wish.”

“My Lord, you must believe in the Lord God, only then will the Lord God bless you with a full recovery.”

“Okay, I believe. Aoji, is your Lord God named Hages?”

Su Ming asked awkwardly.

Upon hearing Su Ming’s words, Aoji’s face instantly turned pale. He quickly reached out and covered Su Ming’s mouth, saying in horror,

“You cannot call the Lord God by name; that is blasphemous and will lead to the Heresy Tribunal.”

Su Ming heard Aoji’s words and replied helplessly,

“I won’t say it again.”

“Phew.”

Aoji slightly relaxed and slowly let go of his hand.

At this moment, the bell rang again, and all the kneeling believers began to pray silently, softly murmuring something.

“Bless my Lord, may he recover his health soon.”

Aoji prayed in a low voice.

Su Ming was a little touched when he heard Aoji’s words, realizing that he hadn’t prayed for bread.

At this moment, Aoji felt Su Ming looking at him, and he turned his head to Su Ming in confusion.

“My Lord, have you finished praying?”

“Yes, for these things, sincerity is key; one prayer is enough.”

“My Lord makes sense.”

“Aoji, I want to ask, are you living well?”

Su Ming asked very seriously.

“I don’t know if it’s good or not.”

Aoji replied somewhat at a loss.

“Can you go to school?”

“What is school?”

“Can you eat your fill?”

Su Ming asked with a gloomy face.

“No, we’ve never eaten our fill; many people have starved to death. But as long as we faithfully believe in the Lord God, we can receive the Lord God’s grace, and we can live in the surface city and have a good life! Many people have already been chosen by God and successfully gone to live on the surface.”

Aoji’s face showed longing as he spoke the last part.

Su Ming’s face grew even uglier after hearing Aoji’s words. What was this about being chosen by God?

This was clearly brainwashing them. Even if someone was truly chosen, those people were nothing more than obedient tools.

Apocalypse Divine Kingdom was ruling through faith, and their rule was a complete mess.

To put it bluntly, Aoji and the others’ situation was similar to that in the Dark Star Empire, or even worse in some respects.

The lower-class citizens in the Dark Star Empire at least had a little room for advancement.

Here, they were purely slaves controlled by brainwashing, not even citizens. They had no upward mobility, serving only as exploited nourishment and consumables.

If it were another country, no matter how terrible the rule, Su Ming wouldn’t care, as it had nothing to do with him.

But these people were ruling in his name, and not only that, they made a complete mess of it.

Not only did it violate his original desire to create a fair and just world, but it was even worse than the Federation’s rule.

The Federation at least provided food, and the lower classes could receive basic education. And although the Federation was unfair, there were still some human rights; conflicts between upper-class and lower-class individuals still had to consider the law.

Here, there were no human rights at all.

Besides that, these people were the descendants of his followers. Thinking of this, Su Ming’s heart was instantly filled with murderous intent.

“My Lord, what’s wrong with you?”

Aoji asked somewhat fearfully, seeing Su Ming seemingly changed into a different person.

“Nothing.”

Su Ming took a deep breath and replied.

At this moment, the bell rang again, and the guards responsible for security began to impatiently drive people away.

“Prayer is over! Everyone, leave the square immediately!”

Everyone got up and left.

Aoji also helped Su Ming, and they walked home.

Soon after, Aoji helped Su Ming return home.

When Jeva and the others saw them return, they immediately went up to them, scolding angrily,

“Aoji, why did you take my Lord out? It would be over if someone found out.”

“That…”

Aoji didn’t know how to reply for a moment.

“Stop scolding; I told him to take me out.”

Su Ming said calmly.

Jeva and the others, seeing Su Ming say this, quickly explained,

“My Lord, you’re not well yet, please lie down and rest quickly.”

“Okay.”

Su Ming, with Aoji’s help, lay back down on the bed.

Jeva and the others stood awkwardly to the side, not knowing whether to stand or sit.

Su Ming looked at Jeva and the others, pondered for a moment, and then asked,

“Jeva, do you have long-range communication equipment here?”

“No.”

Jeva shook his head and replied.

“Then do you have any transport ships here?”

Su Ming immediately followed up with a question.

“No, we have restrictions here; we can’t go anywhere. We can only stay in our residential areas and mining areas. We can’t go to other places; if caught, it’s at least 100 lashes.”

Jeva shook his head and replied.

Su Ming’s head began to ache when he heard Jeva’s words. This place had nothing, so it seemed he could only focus on recovering from his injuries first.

At this moment, Su Ming’s stomach rumbled again.

Jeva looked at Aoji in confusion.

“Aoji, didn’t you feed my Lord?”

“I did, but I really couldn’t stomach it.”

Su Ming replied helplessly.

“But My Lord, you can’t not eat; your injuries won’t heal that way.”

Jeva said to Su Ming.

“I know.”

As soon as Su Ming thought of the concoction made from corpse powder, his stomach began to churn.

At this moment, Jeva suddenly thought of something and immediately said to Su Ming,

“My Lord, I have a way, wait a moment.”

Su Ming looked at Jeva in confusion, only to see him run to the corner of the room, pry open a stone, and pull out a rusty box from inside.

Jeva brought the box to Su Ming, then opened it, revealing a dried roasted rat, and said sincerely,

“My Lord, eat some meat. This is my treasured dried rat.”

“Thank you!”

Su Ming looked at the dried rat in the box with repulsion, but he was incredibly hungry at the moment, and his body needed nutrition, so he could only pick up the dried rat and eat it.

Aoji and the others beside him watched Su Ming eat the dried meat, constantly swallowing their saliva.

This was their most precious food; normally, they wouldn’t even spare a bite.

At this moment, Su Ming also noticed their gazes, and his heart was instantly filled with guilt. He swallowed the last bite, head and all.