Kalki sighed deeply, feeling that he was no better than a fish.
Mating, reproduction, death...this is human life.
He didn't regret those erotic affairs with Xuanji that violated military discipline. At least it made him feel that life was blooming colorfully, and that indescribable passion burned like a flame and turned into ashes of love... It was better than here, in the biting cold.
In the quagmire, in the lifeless life, it slowly rots away.
He put the frozen fish on the car piled with wood, fixed it firmly, and pulled the heavy car away with his shoulders.
Every time he went to "Wake Forest" for trading, he had to walk quickly back and forth with his cart for a whole day. He even had to trot all the way back and had to wait until dark before he could return to the cabin by the wide stream.
He felt the weight of the food on his shoulders pulling at his flesh and muscles. This kind of life was far more difficult than an infantry charge under the full firepower of the Gaians, and even more difficult than the meat grinder-like Second Battle of Ceto.
He was even more exhausted physically and mentally and could not see hope.
He kept Shankara's words in mind, and he told himself: To live, to live, even if he is as humble as a wild dog, as humble as a maggot, he longs to avenge his beloved comrades on that day, and all the pain he endures can only make his soul experience.
Stronger, colder and more ruthless——
The layered canopy of "Wake Forest" towers into the clouds, with a maximum height of 50 meters. The towering trees are like giant open umbrellas, blocking the thin sunlight, making the forest dark. Exiles and old people
The Thule people would choose to do business here.
These Gaians who once lived a life of debauchery in the Star City are not used to the days on Plato where their daily calorie intake is strictly calculated and food is supplied. The black market transactions of food and various materials are tens of millions in this place.
The population of independent small kingdoms has been repeatedly banned.
This is a truly independent kingdom. Only the garrison who guards and imprisons prisoners of war are Platos. Even the managers at all levels of the military factory are selected from Gaians with excellent genetic tests, such as the immediate boss of "Old Dai" in front of him.
As a fleet orderly, Lao Dai has been a "Tule man" for more than 25 years, and he still works for his superiors to get rewards.
"You are more than ten minutes late today, hurry up! Give us what we want!"
"Lao Dai" shouted in a low voice in Gaian Chinese. He has a typical Gaian Chinese appearance, with a sallow complexion, high cheekbones, and a slightly protruding chin, which makes the nose in the middle of the face appear lower.
He is short, but has a pair of slender eyes and is nimble. At first glance, he is a nimble and nimble person.
"The road was so slippery that I almost fell into a ditch, so I tied my things again." Kalki explained, turning down his thick felt flip-up hat to take a breath.
Just as he was talking, four of "Lao Dai's" men rushed up and hurriedly counted and loaded a large cart full of things into their own small car. In this kind of transaction that is strictly prohibited by law, time is of the essence.
life.
"Ouch! It turns out you are very handsome, blond savage!" "Brother Beard", one of Lao Dai's subordinates, joked while moving firewood.
"I live with my wife now." Kalki, who has always been frank, said bluntly. Now he has changed his old slovenly appearance and didn't even bother to do personal hygiene. He began to groom himself according to the appearance requirements of the White Tiger Knight.
He not only shaved every day and applied cold moisturizing cream, but also trimmed his long hair with scissors. He hoped that this would make Yerou happy.
"The welfare of you Plato people is really good. You all have wives when you are exiled. Unlike us, we will not get married in this life." Another subordinate who had never seen him complained while busy.
"Hey! If you solve it with your hands, you'll get electric shock! Damn it!" Another young man, Huang Mao, made an obscene gesture, causing the people of Gaia to burst into laughter, and the tense atmosphere eased a lot.
The Gaian people's rudeness made Kalki look embarrassed, but he understood their difficulty. The system tested the genes of all prisoners of war and graded them. Only those with high grades could marry and have children with Gaian female prisoners of war, while the inferior ones were automatically eliminated.
Marriage in Thule is also a difficult matter.
"Ah! You finally figured it out!" Lao Dai couldn't help being happy when he saw the huge Plato sockeye salmon. "I told you to diversify your business. The profit from firewood is too thin, so you can't exchange it for much. Of course.
Everyone loves high-end game, and this fish is so beautiful, so beautiful... Come! I'll give this to you for free!"
Lao Dai generously gave him a set of various weapons, including a simple compound bow.
"A man like you must be a good hunter. The rare birds and animals here are everywhere, and they all look delicious. We are in too much trouble, so we can only sneak out and trade like this... You have plenty of time.
, Just give me meat, give me meat!" When Lao Dai mentioned meat, his eyes lit up, "Just tell me what you want, and I will find a way to get it for you! There is no limit to our cooperation, no limit..."
Kalki wanted to politely refuse the hunting request, but when he saw the weapon, he couldn't help but put it away.
Weapon is his irresistible desire, it is simply his life. Finally, he has a weapon!
"Let me give you everything we brought today!" Lao Dai smiled happily, "Those snow rabbit and chicken meat are very popular, especially the snow fox meat..."
"What is this?" When Kalki was quickly moving things from Lao Dai's floating car, he saw glitter in a delicate bag.
"Ah, the factory director's wife gave it to me casually. What do I want from these things? I have no wife and am an old bachelor!" Lao Dai was busy directing his men to dismember the huge frozen fish into pieces on the spot, without any heads.
He raised his head and said, "I have to think about what to exchange."
"Can you give it to me? I'll exchange it for something else next time."
"No need to do it next time, take it away and give it to you!" Lao Dai devoted all his energy to dismembering the big fish with a mini electric saw. This was his biggest gain in recent times.
Kalki put the small bag of jewelry in the inner pocket of his cloak. Although the Gaians were greedy and chaotic and could never change their habit of eating meat and exploiting and destroying nature, they were full of humanity and were very different from the dogmatic style of the Platos.
Not the same.
While the two sides were making a quick transaction, the rumble of drones suddenly came from the sky, and the prisoner-of-war guarding machine in the "Suyata Ring" fell from the sky almost instantly.
"Stop all activities! Stop all activities!" The round eye-like robot hovered and broadcast a cold Platonic broadcast to everyone, "You violated Article 3, Paragraph 1, and Article 9, Paragraph 9, of Thule's Living Regulations
Three paragraphs, we will arrest you and investigate."
"Holy shit!"
Lao Dai and his men quickly put on protective masks, and Kalki quickly flipped up his hood. Both parties ignored the fact that there were still things to pack and quickly fled the scene with their vehicles.