Chapter 94 Ten Years

Twenty-three is an auspicious number for the other world, making the satellite launch today particularly significant.

Twenty-three flags, twenty-three steps, twenty-three guards—everything is related to the number twenty-three.

But not everyone knows what twenty-three means.

After the engineer, Xiong Ling, finished kneeling and bowing to the totem for the last time, he opened the briefcase and confirmed that the bomb was inside.

The program began with twenty-three actors reciting the twenty-third poem by Wu Tao Bai Lang, who was once the most prestigious bard in the north.

You can also hear the harp, the twenty-third bell dance, and if you're still not satisfied, there's a newly invented magic trick where twenty-three rabbits appear from twenty-three hats.

After the event, the center's director and mayors of major cities took the stage to deliver speeches.

Something felt off; Engineer Xiong Ling couldn't understand why everything was related to the number twenty-three.

Today is the 23rd, which happens to be the tenth anniversary of the major restart.

At that moment, influenced by the faint light from the zenith, the rocket's nose shone brightly white.

The engineer shook off the ice from his clothes, patted his frozen red ears, and followed the other six engineers into the site to conduct the final inspection.

For Mora.

The engineer thought to himself that he couldn't wait to see the rocket shatter in mid-air, and he wished all the hard work of this group of people would be in vain.

In the Morrie Icefield, only Mora has the final say.

With these emotions in mind, the engineer, toolbox in hand, was the last to climb the safety ladder, attach the bomb to the rocket's engine, and enter the key.

It was as if everything had been accomplished.

The engineer smiled as he left the launch pad, saluting in the direction of Mora.

Five seconds left, five, four, three, two, one.

The pungent smell of gunpowder grew stronger and stronger, not from the outside, but from inside the thruster, which was immediately overwhelmed by the overwhelming force.

A flash of light appeared outside, a very brief moment, but enough to illuminate the entire earth, and a cloud of white steam rose from the launch pad.

A blinding flash of light suddenly appeared, the sky roared, the clouds howled, the earthquake was deafening, and the entire mountain range seemed to split open from the middle, startling the engineer.

The first sound was the loudest, like the collision of meteorites.

The second sound consisted of a sharp, mournful cry, as if something were questioning the heavens.

Compared to the previous two sounds, the third sound is the sound of the boundless universe. In the end, all the sounds merge into one, as if the entire mountain range has been evaporated, and the air and soul are trembling.

The engineers thought it was an avalanche; its power was unmatched by any other sound in the world, and the final tremor disappeared into the atmosphere.

In just a few seconds, the appearance of the summit of West Silverback Mountain was completely transformed.

Mora curses the reincarnated, and they will face punishment from the heavens.

The tremor remained in the engineer's body, but it was no longer a tremor of fear; rather, it was a tremor of immense excitement.

The Rockets are about to be finished!

The control tower announced: "Telemetry signals normal, optical radar tracking normal, booster stage separated from rocket, payload fairing separated from rocket, first and second stages separated, satellite separated from rocket, now in orbit..."

It's been a long time since I've heard such passionate shouts. The last time I heard similar slogans was in Mora City, when the celestial beings chose Mora from among them, and the crowd cheered and jumped for joy, just like this scene.

Engineer Xiong Ling watched helplessly as the rocket completed its flight.

The bomb didn't detonate, what happened?

The engineer, Xiong Ling, realized the mission had failed and quickly evacuated the scene, where he encountered the dwarf who disliked sauce in the central reception hall.

"You messed up the mission!"

"The bomb is fine! I checked the box before I left; the problem is with your key!"

"I swear to Mora, my key is absolutely correct!"

"I swear to Mora, there's nothing wrong with my toolbox!"

“Since we both feel that we have no problem, then the problem must be with someone else. You are being targeted.”

"Who? I'll teach them a lesson!"

"Do as you please, I'm going back to Mora now."

"Coward who ran away! Mora despises you!"

“I’m not like you, or that treant porter who failed at hijacking a car. I’m a smart dwarf. As the saying goes, as long as you’re alive, you have a chance to make a comeback.”

"Get out! May Mora punish you!"

In the blink of an eye, the dwarf disappeared.

The engineer, Xiong Ling, stormed into the dormitory, dragging out a warhammer bigger than his own head. When this uneven hammer fell, the ground would probably tremble several times.

The engineer swung his warhammer and smashed through the wall in one blow. If someone were hit on the head, they would surely turn into pulpy flesh in the snow.

The bear spirit who gave his life for Mora jumped out of the third-floor window, and immediately a dull thud of a hammer hitting the ground came from the side of the hall; it must have been a fine hammer.

The opponent has been waiting impatiently for a long time.

Xiong Ling wielded his warhammer with astonishing speed, but he tripped over something while running and was hit in the buttocks. He suddenly arched his back and leaped up, thinking that his opponent was behind him, so he swung the heavy hammer behind him, but smashed a rock protruding from the snow into pieces.

"Where are you waving? I'm right here."

Xiong Ling placed his hand on the warhammer and suddenly burst into laughter. His hard, stone-like chin looked extremely unnatural because of the laughter, as if a statue had cracked.

Before me stood a talking golem.

"So you're the one who ruined Mora's plan? Well then, please accept this gift!"

Xiong Ling's mouth was as big as a hippopotamus's, and the heavy hammer in his hand was like a light whip.

The golem stood there, taking several blows without moving.

That's it?

Xiong Ling was furious, his face burning with rage. Never having suffered such humiliation before, he simply threw away his warhammer, hugged the golem, and rolled down the cliff with it.

The Mark of Beris took off before touching down, and Bear Spirit seemed to see two rockets in one day, but he would never have another chance to avenge Mora.

At this moment, at the train transfer station on the route from West Silverback to the big city, the dwarf engineer is preparing to board the train.

Feeling guilty, he glanced back a couple of times, as if a figure had been following him, and he felt like he'd seen that figure somewhere before.

"The train is about to depart; the next stop is the Sewage Forest."

Hearing that the train was about to depart, the dwarf finally breathed a sigh of relief.

A female passenger sat opposite me, wearing a patterned animal skin coat, her frivolous hat close to the bouquet in the center of the table, with a ribbon hanging down from the brim, on which something glittered or fluttered.

Security Advisor!

The dwarf suddenly felt a little uncomfortable and wanted to change seats, but unexpectedly another lady was standing next to him.

This woman was equally tall and charming, wearing a whalebone corset that accentuated her figure, exuding a chilling warmth that seemed completely unfazed by the northern cold.

One is an elf, the other a devil.

The dwarf's face was like a hot engine, his head almost smoking.

"Is there a problem, Ms. Consultant?"

"We would like to invite you back to a banquet. As contributors to the satellite launch, we cannot leave out any of you."

"I have some things to take care of at home, I'm so sorry."

"Which home? The home in Mora City?"

The dwarf broke out in a cold sweat, realizing he was being watched.

Outside the window, several government officials in uniform were standing guard.

What are you going to do to me?

"If you don't want to end up like that bear engineer who rolled down the cliff, then you'd better be honest."

"I was only threatened by Xiong Ling. It's great that you can help me get rid of him."

“His mouth is much more loyal than yours, so you’d better say everything at once.”

"No, that's all. I was just a poor wretch who was threatened!"

What is Mora?

"Who told you this?"

"I'll ask you one more time, who is Mora?"

"Please let me go, please! Mora can't know! I can't tell, I can't..."

The dwarf suddenly clutched his head, his face pale. With each twitch of his neck, he screamed, a scream that was clearly no longer his own voice, but a wail emanating from his mind.

His brain was burning hot, and he tried to scratch it open, a foul stench emanating from his nostrils.

"See? They're pouring lead down my throat! I'm so thirsty!" He pointed to his throat, letting out his final scream. "This is Mora! This is Mora!"

A moment later, the dwarf opened his empty eyes forever.

The substance flowing from the nasal cavity, like an octopus's tentacles, turns into gas and disappears as soon as it touches the outside world.