Chapter 1068: Section 673: Art (3)_2
"We are the people of the Four Islands. Before the Great Destruction, we had our own country, but the destruction came. Three of the islands sank, and the only surviving island was full of Chaos. It is said that there were initially attempts to reclaim our homeland by organized Transcendents, but after several failures, we chose to give up."
As he spoke, he dished out the noodles, put chopped shrimp into a bowl, and poured in the broth. A bowl of the best noodles was completed. He placed it in front of the new guest’s table and then returned to the stall.
Thunder rumbled in the sky, Malin glanced at the sky, finding not a cloud in sight.
Was it thunder? Or did something explode?
As Malin pondered, he noticed the shopkeeper returned, so Malin decided to continue listening attentively as if to eavesdrop, seemingly this was the rationale.
"The Thanans gave us the right to live here, and I am very grateful. I strongly disagree with the intermarriage among the older generation in our self-help group. After so long, there are fewer and fewer people of pure blood from the Four Islands; our Bangkok Self-Help group has only seventeen families left... Do you know biology?"
"I know, with too few genetic samples, you will head towards the dead end of close inbreeding. Although there is indeed a chance to produce purebloods without defective genes, in this age, bringing a child with defects into this world is beyond cruel." Hearing this young man speak, Malin understood what he was getting at; this kid was pretty good, smart, and understanding.
"Yes, that’s right. So our generation opposed it, and eventually, the self-help group voted to disband..." At this, the young man smiled somewhat shyly, "Sorry, guest from Westland, you know, there’s no one to confide in with these words, so I let it all out to you."
"It’s fine, and after that..." "There haven’t been Four Islands people for a long time, we are all Thanans."
The young man glanced at the neighboring stall, "But if you tell that guy over there, he would argue with you endlessly."
Malin and Meng Quyi turned their heads to look at the guy the young man pointed at.