Xiaobai wiped the residue from the corners of his mouth, frowned and said, "Do you usually survive eating this stuff?"
It seemed that he had known that Xiaobai would behave as he did now. Tai'a nodded calmly and continued to eat the black and yellow paste, without any change in his expression.
Having experienced it in the Samsara Continent, Xiaobai felt that his adaptability was also extremely strong. He never thought that there were such unpalatable things in the world. Looking at the black and yellow paste, he felt disgusted no matter how he looked at it.
After taking a few deep breaths, Xiao Bai picked up the plate again, scooped up the paste with his hands, and put it into his mouth with his eyes closed.
This time he was prepared, and instead of spitting out the paste, he swallowed it directly without daring to chew it. Even though he was choked and rolled his eyes, he refused to spit it out.
Xiaobai's behavior surprised Tai'a. Everyone who has eaten the glutinous rice paste knows that no one wants to eat it a second time. The only reason for eating glutinous rice paste is not to starve to death.
As a nobleman, being able to endure such a smell can be said to be extraordinary.
Tai'a was dumbfounded as he watched Xiaobai eat up a plate of gooey rice, and slammed the plate on the table. Xiaobai's face turned green and white, his mouth bulged from time to time, and he gasped continuously.
After a while, I suppressed the feeling of vomiting.
"Yes, is there water?" Xiaobai asked with difficulty with a dark face.
Tai'a raised his finger and pointed. Xiaobai turned around and saw that there was indeed water. However, water is a very precious resource in the desert. The supply in Prison City is limited, and everyone has to queue up to receive it.
There was already a long queue at the water area. Xiaobai quickly stood up, ran over and stood in the queue, covering his mouth with one hand and his stomach with the other, as if he might vomit at any time.
Most of the people queuing up to receive the water looked bad. The smell was definitely at the level of biological and chemical weapons, and no one could bear it.
The quantity is small, but the taste is impressive. It’s really hard for the people in the prison city to survive.
There are also overseers in the restaurant, who monitor the surrounding activities at all times. The prisoners appear to be very honest, and they line up in a row obediently and receive water one by one.
Finally it was Xiao Bai's turn. Xiao Bai stood in front of the man who was drawing water. The man looked at Xiao Bai in surprise and obviously recognized his noble identity. Then he took a horn cup from the side and put it in the bucket.
He scooped out a small glass of water and handed it to Xiao Bai.
Xiaobai took the water and moved out of the way, without delaying the people behind him to fetch water.
The amount of water that each person can receive is limited, only a corner cup. It is not the kind of clean and clear water, but slightly turbid and smells moldy.
Xiao Bai, whose stomach was churning, no longer cared about the quality of the water. He picked up the horn cup and drank it all in one gulp. He finally suppressed the feeling of being about to vomit and felt much better.
After sending the horn cup back and returning to the dining table, Tai'a also finished eating. He stood up and consciously picked up Xiaobai's dinner plate and sent it back. Then he walked aside and said something to the person who was fetching water.
Came back empty-handed.
"Why didn't you get water?" Xiaobai asked curiously.
"Water is a good thing. I'm not thirsty either, so I'll just stay here." Tai'a grinned.
Looking at his chapped lips, Xiaobai didn't believe him. He was not thirsty? Are you kidding? This is a desert. You will be sweating after staying there for a while.
However, Tai'a has his own way of survival, and Xiaobai doesn't bother to persuade him. He has his own way of survival.
"Brother, what are you going to do this afternoon?" Tai'a asked quietly as he sat next to Xiaobai to rest.
Even in prison, nobles belong to the privileged class. They do not have to perform hard labor like other prisoners, as long as they do not escape from prison. Of course, a person as smart as the prison director will not be stupid enough to offend the nobles.
Xiaobai has plenty of time in prison and is very free.
"Am I going to accompany you?" Tai'a asked tentatively.
"You don't have to do any labor?" Xiaobai turned back and looked at Tai'a and asked.
"What can I do with my little arms and legs? Everyone takes good care of me." Tai'a said with a wry smile, waving his thin arms.
Xiaobai nodded, patted him on the shoulder, stood up, and said in a calm tone: "Let's visit the prison city in the afternoon. I have to live here for three years, so I have to get to know it better."
The prison city covers a large area. In addition to the rest areas and free activities areas for prisoners, there are also a large number of places for labor service and even an underground black market. The houses are built by them themselves. As long as they are within the scope of the prison, the warden is too lazy to care.
them.
Xiaobai and Tai'a strolled through the Prison City, as if they were back in Waste Corner Alley, with illegal buildings everywhere.
According to Tai'a, many people in prison are serving life sentences. They will live here forever. This is their home. They will even marry and have children here. Some people even live in the prison city for several generations.
"How many generations?" Xiaobai looked at Tai'a in confusion: "Didn't you say that the prison city will be destroyed in 10 to 20 years?"
"Yes." Tai'a said matter-of-factly: "The prison city will be destroyed by monsters. Monsters may not be able to kill everyone. There will always be people who survive, and these survivors will be transferred to the new prison.
The prison city will continue to serve its sentence until the end of the sentence, and it will not stop serving the prison sentence just because the prison city was destroyed, and those who have been imprisoned for life will live here almost for generations."
After a pause, Tai'a continued: "They will marry and have children in Prison City, and the children will grow up in Prison City. These people who have never entered Doro City will regard this place as their own home. This
Isn’t that a normal thing?”
Xiaobai was stunned. It was true. Both parents were prisoners and died in the prison city. The children never went to Doro City and could not leave the prison city. Isn't this their home?
"The people who have lived in the prison city for generations are the aboriginal people. They are different from us because they have lived here for generations and they will gain the experience of their ancestors. When the prison city is destroyed by monsters, they are the most likely to survive.
, very experienced." Tai'a said with a serious face.
Does this count as being the number one scholar? Xiaobai thought with a confused look on his face.
As the two walked, they came to a small urban area. This place was different from other places. Although it also looked like an illegal building, it was orderly in the chaos and had some other architectural beauty.
Tai'a suddenly took two steps and stopped in front of Xiaobai, preventing him from going any further.
"What's wrong? Is there anything special here?" Xiaobai looked towards the buildings in front.
"Brother, you can't go in front. That's the place where the aborigines belong. They don't welcome outsiders." Tai'a turned to look at the building complex and said to Xiaobai cautiously.