Since he did not reveal any special talents, East was registered as a basic labor force after landing on Great Abaco Island. After a good meal, he was sent to the island's farm to pick tomatoes.
East also didn’t understand why the people of the ‘Aurora Legion’ were still picking tomatoes slowly at this tense moment? But in fact, there were many people involved in picking tomatoes, and their origins were very complicated.
There are Americans, Cubans, and Haitians working on the farm. East asked where these people came from. It turns out that during the battle a few days ago, those pilots who did not return to Nassau actually did not surrender.
Legion', instead flew to other places around it.
So the news that the 'Aurora Legion' defeated General Santos was spread by these pilots, and soon spread throughout the waters surrounding the Bahamas. Moreover, the 'Aurora Legion' not only dropped leaflets in Nassau, but also dropped leaflets in other places.
, many people who could not survive tried their best to run to Great Abaco Island to find a way to survive.
People who came to Great Abaco Island felt that they had been saved. Some were assigned to canneries, some were arranged to go fishing at sea, and some picked various vegetables and fruits on the farm. They found that although life here was a bit harsh, it was
At least it can fill your stomach.
In fact, the 'Aurora Legion' provides pretty good food to its labor force. Although there are no particularly precious ingredients, seafood from the sea and fruits and vegetables from the farm are all available. At most, the staple food is a bit lacking, but it can still fill the stomach.
abdomen.
Among the people picking tomatoes, East even saw the woman who called herself a 'prostitute', who was also working on the farm with her children. East asked her how she came here? The other party said that the entire island was under military control.
Everyone must obey the assignment and cannot work at will.
"Working on the farm is tiring, didn't you complain?" East asked.
The woman shook her head, her face covered in sweat was very happy, "I think it's pretty good. I can't ask for too much now. At least my children and I are very happy and don't have to worry about other things."
After working on the farm for two or three days, East was surprised by how well organized the 'Aurora Legion' was. Everyone was performing their duties and no idlers were seen wandering around. Of course, if someone is making trouble, start.
Armed soldiers patrolling in battery carts literally throw troublemakers into the sea.
The military-style management immediately brought order to the entire island, and production work was extremely busy. East found that all the tomatoes he collected were sent to the cannery, and the workers in the cannery were busy producing tomato paste.
"Who is going to feed so much tomato paste?" The production of tomato paste is very simple. It is nothing more than boiling it, smashing it and adding various food additives. This is food that can be stored for a long time. You can look at the large barrels of tomato paste.
After being produced, East felt that it was completely beyond the internal needs of the 'Aurora Legion'.
But the workers couldn't answer this question, just saying: "We don't know, anyway, we will do whatever we are asked to do. It is said that it is for reserves, some say it is for trade, and of course some say it is to recruit more people."
The 'Aurora Legion' did recruit a lot of people. When East first came to the island, the number of laborers working for the Legion was at most 500, but after a week the island's population definitely exceeded 5,000. He once helped transport ketchup to load the 'Aurora'
No. 1, I heard from the sailors on the ship that the ketchup was going to be transported to Miami, Florida, across the sea.
"What are you shipping to Miami for?"
"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 rescue them. I think we will be very lucky to be taken in by the legion."
The distance from Great Abaco Island to Miami is only more than two hundred kilometers. The information obtained from the sailors was quickly verified. It is said that the price of slaves there is extremely cheap. A large barrel of ketchup can buy ten. If it is
Canned seafood can be doubled.
The "Aurora" brought back more than a thousand young men and women in one trip. These people were often severely tortured, dressed in rags, emaciated and frightened. East was assigned to take care of these rescued people.
"What's Miami like now?" East was responsible for providing liquid food to these poor people, and also asked about the situation.
"What hell is like, what is Miami like?" The person who spoke was a white man. It was said that his whole family was dead and he was the only one left.
"Florida's agriculture is very developed, you should not be short of food." East was very puzzled.
"No shortage of food?" The white man smiled bitterly: "There is indeed no shortage of food in Florida, but those things no longer belong to us. After the disaster, countless Cubans invaded our homeland from the sea. We resisted with all our strength, but you
Do you know how many there are? Millions!
But after the government, police, and army all disappeared, those Cubans came to our state of Florida like crazy. They tried every means to use ships to transport people ashore, and we couldn't stop them at all. In the end, millions of people landed
, completely occupied our living space, and sold us as slaves."
After the white man finished speaking, he burst into tears, as did the other rescued slaves around him. However, these poor people only cultivated for two or three days before being driven to work by the "Aurora Legion". Some people said that they had not yet recovered from their mental trauma.
Unable to work, people who made such excuses were expelled in public.
East 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 deported man cried and said that he was willing to work but unwilling to leave. But the legionnaires ignored his pleas and still threw him back to Miami. East knew that this man would definitely die if he was thrown back. He is now
I finally understood what the 'Aurora Corps' preached when they landed - this is not paradise.
Work, work, non-stop work, Great Abaco Island is not big. In just half a month, the resources here have been stretched to the limit by the 'Aurora Legion'. In order to accommodate more people, the Legion had to move towards
Expand to other surrounding islands.
However, this expansion was disrupted by Santos' men. They did not dare to go to Great Abaco Island to cause trouble, but they could use the shortage of ships of the 'Aurora Legion' to hinder the Legion's expansion.
For this reason, the leader of the legion was extremely angry and had to ask thousands of people across the island, "Who can get a warship?"
This problem is beyond the capabilities of most people on the island, but East, who has been on the island for more than half a month, feels that he has finally waited for an opportunity, which may be able to relieve the plight of his companions behind him.