Chapter 465 - 398: Repaying a Drop of Kindness with One’s Body (3)
Chapter 465: Chapter 398: Repaying a Drop of Kindness with One’s Body (3)
’She had that incredible Flying Mantis for a pet. She must be living a much better life in this apocalypse than he was now. If he ever saw her again, and if there was no one else with her...’
"Oscar, that girl Fisher... she’s a simple, honest kid. Sigh. I’m sorry she’s been a bother to you and your mother."
Lianne Kendall raised her glass. "Mr. Goldsmith, don’t say that. I’m very fond of Fisher. I’d be overjoyed if she became my daughter-in-law."
"Mom..." Oscar Owen frowned slightly and downed his cup of wine.
"However, I respect my son’s wishes. I’ve always wanted a daughter. If Fisher can’t be my daughter-in-law, I’d be happy for her to be my daughter! What do you say, Mr. Goldsmith?"
"Yes, yes, you’re right, Lianne! I must be a bit muddled from the drink! Hahaha, I’ll have another as a penalty!"
Oscar Owen had a few bites and chatted with Winston Goldsmith and his mother for a bit. Soon, Marina Goldsmith brought out the braised fish fillets she had prepared.
She was about to go back and make another one of her specialty dishes, but Oscar Owen stopped her.
"Fisher, don’t worry about cooking. Come sit and eat with us. We already have more than enough. Any more would just go to waste!"
Marina Goldsmith nodded, her cheeks flushed. She looked so much like a young, naive girl to Oscar Owen.
The four of them, with over ten dishes and a jar of wine. Marina Goldsmith didn’t drink, but by the end, not a drop of wine or a bite of food was left.
Oscar Owen, who should have gone home to rest, spoke to Marina Goldsmith under the expectant gazes of Winston Goldsmith and his mother, Lianne Kendall.
"Fisher, are you free? Would you like to take a walk with me through the village?"
The scenery around Korsan Base was now even more beautiful than before the apocalypse. The forests, once over-harvested, had grown back at a thousand, even ten thousand times their previous speed, becoming lusher and wilder than ever before.
Furthermore, a river flowed down the far side of the mountain. Its source, high up on the peak, was a true mountain spring.
Although the mountain’s peak wasn’t as high as some famous mountains, it was still very difficult for the average person to climb. Therefore, the mountain’s water source was completely unpolluted.
But being unpolluted didn’t mean the creatures in the river wouldn’t mutate. They simply evolved in a positive direction, becoming aggressive aquatic life like river shrimp and crabs.
Although these aquatic creatures became enormous and aggressive, their nutritional value also became much higher.
The mountain folk had always lived off the land and water. Especially after the apocalypse, feeding on these creatures made their constitutions even stronger.
Oscar Owen led Marina Goldsmith out of her house. They strolled through the village before heading toward the edge of the mountain.
"Big Mr. Owens, why did you bring me here?"
As they walked, some of the single women in the village watched them, their faces filled with envy as they saw Marina Goldsmith at Oscar Owen’s side.
This greatly satisfied the simple vanity of a young girl like Marina Goldsmith.
The two arrived at a huge tree on the mountainside. Oscar Owen leaped into the canopy first, and Marina Goldsmith followed with ease.
For the children of the mountains, climbing mountains and trees was a common occurrence, even without a superpower. Now that their Superpower Levels were high, climbing a tree was even simpler.
Although this tree grew on the mountainside, it was the tallest and oldest ancient tree on the entire mountain.
"Big Mr. Owens, what’s so great about being in this tree? The wind is so strong, and the mosquitoes in the apocalypse are huge."
Oscar Owen, however, was standing on the highest branch, gazing at the scenery to the south.
He pointed south. In the pitch-black night, farther away, there were occasional specks of light. But the glows were brief, flickering in and out of existence.
He believed that across this land, many more people were struggling to survive the apocalypse, and she was undoubtedly one of them.
"Look over there, to the south. See all those places with lights? Some closer, some farther away. There are a lot."
Marina Goldsmith climbed onto the branch where Oscar Owen was standing and looked in the direction he was pointing.
She pursed her lips. "I see some, but there’s so much more darkness. Who knows if there are even people in those lighted areas... or if they’ll just be swallowed by the darkness again."
Oscar Owen shook his head. "No. I believe those lights will only grow more numerous, and the darkness will recede.
And she, she will be living well, somewhere in that light."
Marina Goldsmith had never seen such a brilliant light in Oscar Owen’s eyes. It was as if a bright lamp was illuminating the path before him.
"She? Big Mr. Owens, is there a girl you like?"
Oscar Owen neither confirmed nor denied it, simply smiling. "She’s the most special person I’ve ever known."
In the distance below, the patches of light flickered, when suddenly, one of the points of light began to grow larger.
The light was fiery red, like the guiding lamp in his heart growing brighter and brighter.
Finally, the point of light drew closer. When the fiery mass was less than a thousand meters away, the two of them could finally see it clearly.
It wasn’t a city light at all. It was a golden firebird, soaring through the sky.