The story of the witches sacrificing sacrifices for the people of Balance spread throughout the tribe as early as one and a half months during the migration.
Some children even made up and sang nursery rhymes for this purpose, praising the greatness of witches.
And now.
Our Lord, Balance, once again demonstrated His tolerance and mercy. The witch who had fallen into eternal sleep and punishment for sins was revived under the witness of everyone.
The sound of 15,000 people was blood-curdling.
The sounds of praise and shouts even made Zhou Li'an feel his skin vibrating slightly, his pores opening unconsciously, and a slight feeling of numbness.
The same goes for the snow girl.
She had just woken up from cryonics. If she hadn't seen the owner next to her, her thoughts would still be frozen.
When she looked down the stage.
My balance, how many people are there?!
Her memory was still stuck on that day two months ago, when 26 battle groups swore to surrender to the Balance. People's excessive and arrogant joy aroused the wrath of the true God, who was about to abandon His people.
There were already many people at that time, more than five thousand in total.
But now?
As far as the eye can see, there are huge crowds of people.
The snow girl has never seen such a spectacular sight in her life.
An inexplicable fear suddenly arose in her heart; because she didn't know how long she had been sleeping.
However, at this moment, the snow girl heard a familiar call.
"Snow Girl! Snow Girl!!"
The snow girl looked for and shouted, subconsciously looking over.
"Mother……"
She looked carefully and saw that her mother did not look aged, but she looked very, very thin.
Beside her mother, her younger brother Niu Shi was also jumping and shouting, with tears in his eyes.
I've grown taller...
The snow girl smiled, but she laughed and cried again.
Because, she saw her father, standing in the front position under the altar, with some more white hair on his temples. His figure may still be strong, but his cheeks were deeply sunken to both sides.
I was also crying while climbing the mountain, wiping away my hot tears and nodding towards the snow girl.
In the past few days, I didn't dare to ask my master when I would wake up the snow girl when I climbed the mountain. Until now, he finally got his wish.
"Snow Girl!"
Zhou Li'an's voice sounded, waking her up.
The snow girl then realized what was wrong with her and quickly knelt down, but the tears did not stop, but flowed even more fiercely.
"Woooooooo..."
"My lord above, praise you, praise balance!"
"Snow Lady knows that you will definitely forgive the balanced people, and..."
"What?" Zhou Li'an looked down at her.
The snow girl did not speak, but shook her head firmly.
Zhou Li'an could guess what she was thinking, but he didn't reveal it.
Turn off the glare and the pretense is over.
【bite!】
[The three-second hand was used by men for 30 seconds, and $666,666 was deducted.]
Zhou Li'an said it was impossible to say.
660,000 was just gone.
But it was worth it. After one and a half months of migration test, the ‘Great Resurrection Technique’ was shown to revive the snow girl. Of course, it must be combined with the glare to give the people of Balance a set of spiritual baptism and great health care.
By Christmas, Lao Wang had already come back.
The factory is going on holiday, and of course Wang Defa has to come back to spend the American New Year with his family. When work starts after the New Year, around mid-January, 5,500 furs will be off the production line.
Of course there is no shortage of money.
Lao Wang’s conservative estimate is that this batch of bison skins can be sold for US$4,000 each. After all, the shipping channels have changed now, and appropriate discounts must be given to leather companies. When the time comes for export and customs, the receiving company will also rely on their presence in the United States.
The influence of relevant departments allowed these furs to enter the country smoothly.
In the future, prices will continue to fall month by month, or even be cut off.
Because by then the leather companies will also realize that the origin of this batch of fur is not normal, and use this to lower the price.
At the same time, a large number of bison skins hit the market, with numbers in the millions, but they do not have the scarcity attribute.
But by that time, buffalo hides were not the only means of making money.
When my Lord is gone.
A night of carnival begins.
The snow girl was surrounded by everyone, and the elders worshiped her from the bottom of their hearts.
She has long since adapted to her identity.
Start asking them how long they have been sleeping and what happened these days.
The elders began to report.
Until late at night.
The snow girl came to the residence that the tribe had first built for the gods, because they had just migrated and had not yet completed everything.
In the house, there are wooden beds and soft couches.
Although it was completely different from the stone house in Tushi Valley, she quickly discovered something familiar and turned on the energy-saving light switch.
Then, I discovered a pile of chocolates placed beside the bed.
The snow girl was delighted and murmured to herself: "My Lord must have favored me, so he pardoned my sin and punishment and awakened the snow girl... I knew it, hehe."
…
The beginning of the new year in this world, the first day.
Similarly, parallel time and space has also arrived on January 1, 1401.
Zhou Li'an did not travel through time on this day.
Ever since he divorced the little white bitch, his life has not been very ceremonial. When he turned on his phone, there were many blessing messages.
There are domestic high school classmates, foreign university classmates, and hospital colleagues.
Among them were Lawyer Lu and Lao Wang, and Martina was the most enthusiastic.
The little girl Martina was still obsessed with Zhou Li's health and asked him if he wanted to go skiing and soaking in hot springs in Montana during the New Year.
Lao Lu kept saying that when he came to California, many of his old classmates would be here and they could get together.
At 10 a.m., Lao Wang called again.
"Zhou Sheng, hello Niu Ye, how about we have dinner together today? Let me tell you, I have been here before. Young people should not work too hard, and they should also enjoy life appropriately."
Wang Defa's life mentor role is online.
Zhou Li'an thought for a while but didn't refuse. The two of them are now partners. He has extended warm invitations many times, so there is no need to lose face.
"How about tonight? Or Fumanlou?"
"Oh, no, no, no, come to my house, come to my house, I will send you the location."
Hang up the phone.
Zhou Li'an only replied text messages to Lao Lu and Martina.
The rest is not necessary.
It's either a group message, or it's just a false statement. Instead of spending time on fake greetings and wasting each other's feelings, it's better to do something serious.
He sat on the ground, leaning on the small coffee table, writing future plans.
Taking advantage of the end of the New Year and the migration, Qing Dynasty will establish a calendar.
If we go with the A.D. Yuan, it will be counted as 1401?
Too low!
Can I use Christian Era on my balance?
Named after the geological time, it is now the Phanerozoic, Cenozoic, Quaternary, Holocene.
However, it is difficult for them to understand this division before imparting balanced cultural education to the people.
so……
"Let's keep it simple."
"Now is the Year 1 of the Equilibrium Advent Era, referred to as the Equilibrium First Year. It just so happened that I traveled through time and arrived last year, and that year was the Equilibrium Year 0."
"Before the arrival of equilibrium, it was collectively called the Era of God's Abandonment. Humanity lived in dire straits, with countries constantly conquering and being abandoned by gods...until the Lord of Balance came to the world and brought unity and peace."
As for the AD calendar...
Haha, civilization and history are always written by the victors.
When the time comes, all we have to do is abolish it. Who dares to say no?
same.
January 1st is designated as the New Year, also known as the Day of Resurrection; the most pious apostle of the great Lord of Balance awakens from eternal sleep.
For other festivals, let’s wait and see what major events we will encounter in the future before announcing them.
Five o'clock in the afternoon.
Zhou Li'an set out from home.
Salem also had snow during the New Year days, and the city was covered in snow and extremely cold.
After all, when you are visiting someone else's home, you always have to give a gift.
I drove to the hypermarket. It was New Year's Day on January 1st. The mall was crowded with people. Zhou Li'an stood at the door, looking away.
Will you lose half your life if you squeeze in?
He searched online and decided to find a smaller gift shop, where he could just buy a bottle of red wine and be done with it.
Drive to the city.
A street-facing shop is also very busy, but it is much more spacious than a large-scale store during discount activities.
Many children were picking up toys and clothes.
Zhou Li'an quickly ran to the wine area, took a bottle of red wine worth about 700 knives, and was about to leave, but as soon as he took two steps...
He stopped.
What Lao Wang said is right.
Young people should save more money and not spend it randomly.
So that when encountering difficulties, a penny will stump the hero.
So, he put down the red wine worth 700 U.S. dollars, looked around for it, and stood next to the table wine. The 9.9 U.S. dollars carton contained 3.0 liters for sharing, which worked out to 6 bottles per bottle, which was enough for family gatherings.
Inside the carton is a plastic bag with a wine outlet equipped with a plastic button. You can put it on the table and press it to dispense the wine. You can drink as much as you want.
Zhou Li'an hugged the carton and smiled with joy from the depths of his heart.
Pay the bill and check out.
There were long queues at every checkout.
Although the wine is not expensive, the friendship is really precious.
Zhou Li'an was almost moved by himself.
The checkout line advanced slowly, and finally the white man in front of him settled and placed the items on the conveyor belt...
Zhou Li'an took a curious look, because he was surrounded by shoppers with large and small bags, but this person, like himself, only took one item.
A large package of discounted family size frozen steaks, similar to the ones I bought for the old mute at the Montana horse ranch.
Zhou Li'an looked at the other party's clothes again and had a clear idea.
The man took out a piece of paper and handed it to the cashier and asked, "Can I use this?"
Not only Zhou Li'an, but also the cashier was confused.
That's obviously not banknotes.
But the cashier still took it and took a look, then showed a look of surprise and helplessness: "Sir, our store cannot use food exchange coupons from the Welfare Department during holidays. You can go to a large supermarket to check."
The man said: "But there are no relevant restrictions above, and..."
His voice became smaller and smaller: "This food voucher will expire in three days..."
"Please, can you help me? I need these!"
The United States will issue food exchange coupons to certain "special poor groups" to provide them with basic survival guarantees. Of course, there will be restrictions on application, and policies and regulations vary from state to state;
The same thing is that it can only be exchanged for food, not tobacco and alcohol.
This setup prevents the direct payment of money, leaving some addicts unable to afford food.
"Oh God." The cashier didn't know whether it was helplessness or pity. He shook his head and sighed. Then he picked up the intercom and called: "Manager, there is some trouble at A17 that needs you to deal with."
At this time, the people behind had already caused a commotion.
A child asked: "Mom, does he have no money?"
"Yes, those are food vouchers from the Welfare Department."
"God, he is so pitiful, can we help him pay so that he and his family can have a full meal at Christmas."
Some people are eager to try.
Zhou Li'an was unmoved.
There are many hateful things about poor people. Seeing as he has arms and legs and is almost fifty years old, he doesn't seem to be sick. So why don't you think of ways to make money?
A pack of steak is less than 20 dollars, and I can earn it even by working part-time for two hours.
The person in the back row walked up and said, "Hello, I can pay for you. It's a New Year's gift to you."
The man turned his head and smiled: "No need, I have a redemption coupon."
"But didn't they say you can't use it? You have to eat, right?"
"Thank you, but I want to try it. This kind of coupon cannot be refused..."
At this moment, the store manager arrived and saw the man with a dumbfounded expression: "Pastor Jonah, why is it you again?"
The man frowned: "I'm not a priest."
"Okay, Mr. Jonah, it's true that your redemption coupon cannot be used in our store, but it is considered a New Year's gift from me to you and Patricia. You can take it."
After hearing this, Jonah sighed.
However, he didn't take away the steak, he just left.
Even though the store manager shouted, he remained unmoved and strode away.
This scene made everyone feel baffled.
Zhou Li'an looked at the back and smiled, "It's a bit interesting."
Wait for him to pay and walk out of the store.
I saw the man just now standing on the street with a sign hanging on his chest that read: Asking for Support.
On the ground next to him, there was a reusable bag with stacks of leaflets inside.
"You don't want steak, but here you are asking for charity?"
Zhou Li'an walked up and said.
The man was not angry and said calmly: "It's not charity, it's funding. I won't use the money to buy anything, even food. It will become weapons and ammunition for me to defeat my enemies. I need to hire a lawyer."
"Your enemy?"
"You can pick up a leaflet."
Zhou Li'an bent down, picked up a copy, and read it. Within half a minute, his expression changed slightly: "Is the content written above true?"
"yes."
“Are you the pastor of an area church?”
"It was once."
"How do you prove that everything is true?"
"You can check the news records. This matter was on the news thirteen years ago, but those damn bastards used their power and money to blaspheme their faith!"
"Why don't you go to work to support yourself and..." Zhou Li'an looked down at the flyer again, "Your daughter, Patricia, right?"
"If justice cannot be upheld, what's the point of living in this dirty and smelly world?"
"You are an extremist."
"Whatever you say!"
"It's such a cold day, but your daughter has nothing to eat."
"There are bread and canned food at home. I just want her to eat meat. I will go to the supermarket to check it out later."
Zhou Li'an didn't talk nonsense to him anymore, turned around and left.
But Jonah frowned and followed his figure as he left and got into the car.
because.
Jonah felt strange.
After arguing with him, most people either threw the flyers away or put them back into his bag.
But the Asian man folded the flyer carefully and put it in his pocket.
He didn't think that was a man so poor that he needed to wipe his ass with flyers, because at least he had a car.
As for Jonah himself, he sold his car many years ago.
…
Lao Wang's family.
Study room after dinner.
Zhou Li'an and Wang Defa sat opposite each other.
The latter pursed his lips at a beautiful figure outside the study door, "Ah Zhou Sheng, what do you think of my daughter Yingying?"
Wang Defa certainly had no intention of bringing the two of them together.
People like Zhou Li'an are too dangerous. Asking like this is just a test to prevent his daughter from being targeted. Besides... it's not normal for an old father to show off his beautiful daughter.
Zhou Li'an had long seen through his treacherous nature, and joked with a smile: "She's quite beautiful, but she doesn't look like her biological child, and your surname is Wang."
"What's the meaning?"
"Haha, forget it if you don't understand. Let's talk about business."
Zhou Li'an took out a folded flyer from his pocket and asked, "Do you know this person?"
Wang Defa took it and looked at it: "Luke Jonah? That crazy priest in the city?"
"Is this really true?"
Lao Wang was silent for a while, nodded, and then shook his head: "...It depends on how to define the truth and who gets to define the truth."
Zhou Li'an frowned and said unhappily: "You know my character."
Lao Wang leaned back on the sofa chair and sighed with pity: "He took his five-year-old daughter to the regional church to preach, but when it was his turn to go on stage, he left his daughter in the bishop's office..."
"But when he was halfway through speaking in the lobby, his daughter rushed out, scratching her face with her nails and yelling like crazy. I heard that her daughter's face was covered in blood at the time."
"The final investigation revealed that a small amount of the suspect's cell tissue was indeed extracted from my daughter's body, but it did not contain that extract."
"The worst thing is...Luke Jonah's wife committed suicide due to severe depression and mania. His daughter went completely crazy after the incident in the church. Medically, it can be judged as a hereditary mental illness."
"The 'big man' in the parish also claimed that Jonah's daughter suddenly went crazy. The reason why the girl was stained with his cells and tissue was because he wanted to help the poor child, but instead was scratched and injured by the child, but he
Unexpectedly…”
"Luke Jonah, who is the rising star of the diocese, would actually slander him with such nonsense!"
Zhou Li'an asked calmly: "What happened next?"
"Then? Then there was one less devout believer in God and one more manic girl in the world; everything else was not affected."
"Oh, that Father Spencer was nearly seventy years old at the time. He was a kind, kind, and highly respected old man. How could he do such a heinous evil thing?"
Zhou Li'an asked again: "Is he still alive?"
There was a touch of disdain and teasing in Lao Wang's expression, and he smiled: "You know, this kind of people spend their whole lives doing good deeds, accumulating virtue, and serving their faith, so most of them can live a long life!!"