Soldiers wearing white imperial uniforms opened the warehouse door.
A thin layer of mask covered his indifferent expression.
The soldier waved his hand to signal the people behind him to enter.
Then a group of soldiers in the same uniform entered carrying rice buckets.
A few people dispersed and began to distribute food to the children in the warehouse.
The children range in age from 10 years old to 5 years old, either hugging or wary.
I dare not show any resistance to the soldiers in white uniforms.
Not to mention fighting against well-trained imperial soldiers as children, not to mention that they all boasted guns in their hands.
Chitong hugged Heitong tightly, feeling her sister's body trembling with nervousness and fear.
She is scared too!
But as a sister, she shouldn't be afraid.
"puff."
A soldier placed a ball of food on the leaf in front of him.
The soldier in front stopped. In the dark corner, he noticed with some difficulty that the little girl in front of him was holding an even smaller child in her arms.
The soldier seemed to think of his wife and daughter at home, shook his head, and took another ball of food from the rice bucket.
"puff."
The leaves are covered with another layer.
Hearing the sound of sizzling food, Chitong couldn't help but tremble in fright, but she still suppressed her fear, waited for the soldiers to go away, and reached out to pull the leaves in front of her.
It was a high ball, and the color could not be seen clearly in the darkness. Chitong stretched out his hand to dip a little, and then put the finger stained with food into his mouth.
"Gululu~"
The long-lost aroma of food aroused a numb feeling of hunger. At this moment, she wanted to lie on the ground and eat everything on the leaves.
But she endured it, and used her hands again, but this time it was obviously a little more grabbing, and brought a handful of food to the mouth of the sister in her arms.
"Heitong, food!"
Black Eyes probed and took a bite, the taste of oil and salt exploded in his mouth.
"Sister, you can eat too, I will do it myself, Black Eyes is not afraid!"
He struggled to hold himself up, not wanting his sister to worry too much.
"good!"
Chitong didn't force it, she wanted to eat it too.
The texture of rice and meat is mixed, and the grainy meat is still chewy.
This is better than anything I have eaten before!
She and Heitong were sold to the empire by her parents. She had never eaten meat before, but now she tasted meat for the first time. It was so delicious.
"Heitong, eat more."
"That's enough, sister, I'm full!"
Perhaps it was the sympathy of the imperial soldiers just now, but the second spoonful was far more abundant than the first spoonful.
Chitong felt that her stomach was like a bottomless pit at this moment, and she was grabbing food on the leaves with her hands intertwined.
It was the most delicious thing she had ever tasted!
The food was finished quickly, and both of them felt full after not eating for a day.
Red Tong hugged Black Tong again, this was the only way to give herself a sense of security in this dark space.
"Go to sleep, Heitong, you'll be fine after a while."
Chitong doesn't know what he will face after being sold. Are the other children around him in the same situation as him?
Why would the empire collect children like him?
The moon gradually rose, and the black eyes in my arms could not help but fall asleep.
Chitong, who had just eaten, started to yawn again and again, and finally fell asleep leaning against the wooden wall of the warehouse.
...
"Gozzi, I didn't expect you to hunt down a dangerous species specifically for these children."
A man with a bald head and a thin body, wearing a robe and a monocle, asked sullenly to Goziqi who was standing aside.
On the other side, Gozici, who has long golden hair and sexy stubble, and looks like a gentleman, is playing with the grill, and there are golden grease and meat on the grill.
"I just happen to want to eat this earth dragon meat, and I can't hold on to my hungry body during tomorrow's trip to the sea of trees."
Gozici turned over the meat with a pair of tongs and continued:
"We can't let more than 100 people die in the sea of trees, otherwise we won't be able to explain to the superiors~"
Compared to Goszczy, who still has some humanity, Bill obviously only has the characteristic of being a pervert.
Years of human experiments have long distorted his cognition. In his eyes, there is no difference between people and objects. It is ridiculous to hunt dangerous species specifically to feed this group of garbage.
"It's baked, would you like a piece, Bill?"
Gorzi picked up a piece of meat and raised it towards Bill.
"Enjoy it yourself."
Bill smiled, bowed gentlemanly, and walked out.
Gozici smiled, shook his head, and put the meat into his mouth.
"I hope these 100 children can give me some surprises."
The second day.
The sky is slightly bright.
A burst of scolding woke up the sleeping children.
"Hey, everyone, wake up, get up quickly, and stand up!"
Low growls kept coming, making the children who were not yet fully awake line up.
For those who move slower, just step on your feet.
Red Tong was very smart and pulled Black Tong, who was still confused, into position from the very beginning.
Because of his height, he could only listen to the noise outside, and even the sound of gunshots was heard.
"Crunch~"
The door to the warehouse was finally opened, and everyone looked forward to meet their fate.
Gorzi walked into the warehouse covered in morning glory, with Bill closely behind him.
Both of them have slender figures, and against the backdrop of the morning light, their elongated shadows appear even taller.
"Children, you were bought by the empire, and now there is only one road in front of you."
With that said, he turned around and walked out, and the soldiers behind him began to urge the children to follow.
Trees! They are all trees, big trees that cover the sky and the sun.
The first thing Chitong saw was this scene.
"Through this forest!"
"I will wait for you on the other side of the forest. Those who live will live, those who live behind will die."
"Don't try to escape. The only place you can move forward now is the sea of trees in front of you. If you take a step back, you will die."
"Okay, after saying this, let's get started!"
After Gozici finished speaking, he stood there and watched the children's movements.
No one made any move, and Gozi frowned.
"I'll count to three and if no one moves, I'll just die here!"
"Bang!"
There was a gunshot, and a big hole broke in the tree next to him.
"Whoa!"
A tall child made the first move, leading the entire team and started running towards the forest.
Red Tong didn't dare to neglect, pulled Heitong and ran forward.
"three!"
Seeing that there were still people who were too frightened to move, Gozici immediately counted to three.
"Bang bang bang."
A burst of gunfire made the child running in front go faster.
"There is no need to keep the waste!"
Gozi put his hand on the hilt of the sword and rubbed it gently.
"Come on, Bill, go ahead and wait. Let's see who gets there first."
"Hehehe, I'm quite optimistic about the kid who runs away first."