Chapter 259 Island Life
Because he did not reveal his special talents, Easter was registered as a basic labor force after landing on the Great Abaco Island. After a full meal, he was sent to the island farm to pick tomatoes.
Easter didn't understand why the people from the "Aurora Legion" were still picking tomatoes slowly? But in fact, there were still many people involved in the tomato picking work, and the personnel origins were very complicated.
There were Americans, Cubans, and Haitians working on the farm. Easter asked how these people came from? As a result, during the battle a few days ago, the pilots who did not return to Nassau did not surrender to the Aurora Legion, but flew to other places around.
So the news that the Aurora Legion defeated General Santos was spread by these pilots, and soon spread throughout the waters around the Bahamas. Moreover, the Aurora Legion not only threw leaflets in Nassau, but also lost leaflets elsewhere. Many people who could not survive tried their best to run to Great Abaco Island to find a way out.
People who came to Da Abako Island all felt that they were saved. Some were assigned to the canning factory, some were arranged to go fishing in the sea, and some picked various vegetables and fruits on the farm. They found that although life here was a bit hard, they could fill their stomachs.
In fact, the Aurora Legion gives its subordinates a very good meal. Although there are no particularly precious ingredients, the seafood in the sea and fruits and vegetables in the farm are all open. At most, the staple food is a bit short of, but it can still fill your stomach.
Among the tomato-picking crowd, Easter even saw the woman who called herself a "prostitute", who also took her children to work on the farm. Easter asked her how she came from? As a result, the other party said that the entire island was under military control, and everyone must obey the distribution and cannot work at will.
"It's very tiring to work on the farm. Didn't you complain?" East asked.
The woman shook her head, her sweaty face was very happy, "I think it's good, I can't ask too much now. At least my child and I are having a happy life and don't have to worry about anything else."
After working on the farm for two or three days, East was surprised that the organization of the "Aurora Legion" was doing very well. Everyone performed their own duties and could not see any idle people swaying around. Of course, if someone made trouble, the armed soldiers patrolling in electric vehicles would really throw the troublemakers into the sea.
The militarized management immediately made the entire island orderly, and the production work was extremely busy. Easter found that the tomatoes he collected were sent to the canning factory, and the workers in the canning factory were busy producing tomato sauce.
"Who should I give to produce so much tomato sauce?" The production of tomato sauce is very simple. It is nothing more than mashing it after cooking and adding various food additives. This is food that can be stored for a long time. But when you look at the big buckets of tomato sauce produced, Easter felt that this was completely beyond the needs of the "Aurora Legion".
But the workers simply answered this question, saying, "We don't know, we do whatever we want. It is said to be for reserves, some say it is for trade, and of course some say it is for recruiting more people."
The Aurora Legion did recruit many people. When East first came to the island, he worked for the Legion for at most 500, but in a week the island population was bound to exceed 5,000. He once helped transport the tomato sauce and loaded it with the Aurora. The sailors on the boat said that the tomato sauce was to be transported to Miami, Florida, across the sea.
“What are you doing when you ship to Miami?”
"It is said that there are a large number of slaves for sale in Miami, and the Legion is trying every means to buy slaves from Miami, or to save them. I think it would be a blessing for us to be taken in by the Legion."
It is only more than 200 kilometers from Greater Abaco Island to Miami, and the information obtained from the sailors was quickly verified. It is said that the slaves there are extremely cheap, and you can buy ten of them in a large bucket of ketchup, and if they are canned seafood, they can be doubled.
Once the Aurora went, more than a thousand young men and women were brought back. These people were often tortured, ragged, thin and frightened. Easter was sent to take care of these rescued people.
"What is Miami now?" Easter was responsible for providing liquid food to these poor people and asked about the situation.
"What does hell look like? What does Miami look like?" The person who spoke was a white man, and it was said that the whole family had died, and he was the only one left.
"Florida's agriculture is very developed, you should not be short of food." Easter was puzzled.
"Isn't there a shortage of food?" the white man smiled bitterly: "Florida is indeed not short of food, but those things no longer belong to us. After the disaster, countless Cubans invaded our homes from the sea. We struggled to resist with all our might, but do you know how many of them have? Millions!
But after the government, police and military all disappeared, the Cubans came to our Florida like crazy. They tried every means to carry people ashore on ships, but we couldn't stop them. In the end, millions of people landed, completely seizing our living space, and selling us as slaves."
The white man cried loudly after saying that, as did other rescued slaves around him. However, these poor people were driven to work by the people of the "Aurora Legion" after only two or three days of cultivation. Some people said that their mental trauma had not recovered and could not work, but the people who made such excuses were expelled in public.
Easter witnessed this cruel scene with his own eyes. The leader of the legion named Victor Hugo personally delivered a brief speech, "We are not a world of freedom, equality and fraternity. Since you have joined our group, you should contribute your abilities to the group, otherwise please leave."
The expelled man cried and said that he was willing to work and did not want to leave. But the soldiers of the Legion ignored his plea and still threw him back to Miami. Easter knew that this man would be dead when he was thrown back. He now truly understood the words promoted by the Aurora Legion when he came ashore-this was not a paradise.
Work, work, and work constantly, the area of the Great Abaco Island is not large. In just half a month, the resources here have been put to the limit by the "Aurora Legion". In order to accommodate more people, the Legion had to expand to other surrounding islands.
However, this expansion was attacked by Santos's men. They did not dare to go to the Great Abaco Island to make trouble, but they could use the shortage of ships of the "Aurora Legion" to hinder the expansion of the legion.
The head of the legion was extremely annoyed and could not ask thousands of people across the island for asking, "Who can get a warship?"
This problem is really beyond the ability of most people on the island, but Easter, who has been on the island for more than half a month, feels that he has finally waited for an opportunity, which may relieve the dilemma of his companions behind him.
Chapter completed!