Bozhuo Kasti felt a little heavy in his heart. Before the fight, he did not expect that this young man would have such terrifying power.
That punch directly knocked him back several meters, and even the giant shield made of special alloy on his hand, which could withstand heavy artillery, showed a shallow punch mark.
If it is not necessary, Bozokasti does not want to fight with the people in front of him. Once the battle begins, the guerrilla forces he leads will suffer losses.
With the power currently displayed by the opponent, I am afraid that this loss will be huge, or even the result of total annihilation.
"Can I ask first?"
"What do you want to ask?"
"Who is infected?"
"What do you know about the infected?"
Under the helmet, Bozokasti's eyes widened, and he was a little surprised.
"I generally know that the 'infected people' refer to those people I saved."
Wu Ke pointed at the person behind him who was saved by him.
"But I don't know why they are called infected, and I don't know why they suffered from those guys dressed as soldiers... well, the persecution you mentioned, several of them were killed before I arrived. .”
Wu Ke looked at the tall masked man in front of him, holding a huge shield, and said seriously: "If you know the inside story, tell me the reason."
Bodrokas looked at the young man seriously, and after confirming that there was no joke on his face, he said: "Infected people refer to people who are unfortunately infected by the Origin Stone and suffer from ore disease."
"Sickness? Like a cold or a fever?"
"No, mineral sickness is much more serious than colds and fevers. It is an incurable disease. The theoretical fatality rate for anyone infected with it is 100%."
Wu Ke was stunned, frowned and asked: "Then, why do those guys dressed as soldiers persecute a group of people suffering from incurable diseases?"
"People who die from ore disease will become new sources of infection. Because of the severe infectivity and fatality rate, countries regard infected people as scourges, and it is common sense in society to discriminate against and expel infected people."
"It's just that the country of Ursus has a more cruel attitude towards infected people. Infected people here will not be treated as humans. Officials of the Ursus Empire will arrest and enslave infected people, just like enslaving animals. "
"They will even regularly eliminate the number of infected people in the country by killing infected people, just like what you just saw and prevent it."
"I've answered your questions, now it's your turn to answer mine."
"One more question, are those people the people of this country called Ursus?"
"Yes, at least, at one time, they were!"
Wu Ke nodded.
"It seems that we are indeed not enemies. I stand on the side of the infected."
Bodrokas was relieved that he didn't have to fight such a strong enemy.
"but……"
The young man's turn made his heart lift again.
"The premise is that what you tell is the truth. You are here to help people, not to do bad things!" Wu Ke said seriously.
Bozhuokas put his heart back again: "Of course, this is what we do."
"SurperBoy, messenger of justice, you can also call me Wu Ke." Wu Ke stretched out his hand.
Bozhuo Kasti had never seen anyone who claimed to be a messenger of justice, but he still stretched out his hand and shook the boy in front of him: "Guerrilla leader, Bozhuo Kasti."
"Can I call my people over? The Ursus guards there need to be dealt with, and the infected compatriots inside also need to be comforted."
Wu Ke had no reason to refuse. The guerrillas entered by Bozhuokas entered the mine. They separated some people and tied up the fainted and injured Ursus soldiers.
The other group of people came to appease the miners in the mine. They opened the material warehouse and distributed some of the materials belonging to the Ursus Guard Army to the miners. You could see the numb eyes of some miners gradually growing. Got some shine.
Wearing a conspicuous SB wizard uniform, Wu Ke mingled among them, asking about the infected, Ursus, and the world.
Although Bozhuo Kasti had told him some information, Wu Ke would not believe him unilaterally. He needed to obtain evidence from multiple sources.
Facts have proved that Bozhuo Kasti did not deceive him, and the specific situation was even worse than what the other party said.
For example, some of the people here were actually not infected at the beginning, but because in the past, they opposed the empire's new policy of oppression that was too ruthless against the infected, suffered hardships when they went to march, were sentenced, and were imprisoned here. Come.
Those people were just ordinary people at first, but after having too much contact with the Source Stone mines, they had become infected in more than ten years.
In this world, a unique Source Stone technology was developed using an ore called [Origin Stone], which was roughly similar to the oil in his world.
Source Stone is the foundation of social civilization in this world, but if ordinary people have long-term contact with Source Stone and its industrial derivatives, they will be susceptible to ore disease.
This is a group of workers who have contributed to social development. After contracting an incurable disease like ore disease while working, they were abandoned by society and the country, and even continued to squeeze out surplus value.
There was regret in the eyes of an old man who was asked about the matter. He seemed to be regretting why he had to stand up and speak for infected people who had nothing to do with him, and ended up like this.
However, instead of regret, there was more anger in his eyes: "This damn world, this damn country, I hope it will perish soon!"
This kind of resentment and these curse words made Wu Ke feel a little heavy.
"Grandpa Rumi's family members all died in the mine. They were taken out by black lottery draws a few years ago."
Wu Ke turned around and saw the little girl with rabbit ears.
"Why don't you go find your family?"
"My family is gone too."
Yelena shook her head, and Wu Ke understood the meaning.
"Feel sorry……"
"You don't have to say sorry. I'm here to thank you. Thank you for saving my life."
Yelena bent down. This was something her grandmother had taught her. When someone helps someone, she should thank that person.
"Is there anything I can do for you?"
"I don't think there should be..."
Little Rabbit said "Hmm" with a very serious look in his eyes.
"I want to repay you with actions. This is what my grandmother said. It is very important."
Wu Ke scratched his head. He didn't think that the rabbit-eared girl in front of him could do anything for him, but looking at the other party's serious posture, he was afraid that if he didn't let the other party do something, he would probably make the other party feel uneasy.
So, Wu Ke thought for a moment and said, "Then, please tell me your name!"
"Hey, is this it?"
Yelena was a little stunned.
"If it's too little, what about your age?"
Wu Ke asked the girl for her opinion.
Yelena was silent for a while, then she shook the rabbit ears on her head and whispered: "Yelena, my name is Yelena, I am eleven years old..."
. . . .
When night falls, there is not a single torch in the mine, but there are lamps that convert the energy of the Origin Stone for lighting.
The orange light glows with a faint color. Compared with the quiet mine at this time in the past, it is much livelier here tonight.
Because people have meat to eat, and there are no guards who prevent them from talking to each other and communicating in private.
Today's miners felt as if a stone had been lifted from their hearts. While they breathed a sigh of relief, they also started gathering and communicating after an unknown period of time.
Inside, there were people who cursed the mine guards and hoped that the guerrillas would execute the guards.
At the same time, there are also people who are confused about the future. They don’t know what they should do now after they have been mining here for many years and being enslaved for many years. They are at a loss and feel uneasy about tomorrow.
Some children also felt uneasy, but when there was meat to eat, the temptation of meat obviously outweighed the uneasy mood.
"Sister, what do you think will happen to us in the future? Can we still eat meat like we do now?"
A girl whose mouth is full of oil after eating meat is a little uneasy, but this uneasiness is more about worry about whether she will eat meat in the future.
Tonight's dinner is the first time since the girl was born that she can eat so much meat in one meal.
"Xiko, you know how to eat meat."
"Miri, if you don't want to eat, give me your meat."
"No, this is me."
A little boy got into an argument with the girl.
"Sister, what do you think about the future?"
An older boy looked at Yelena and asked.
In the past, Yelena often encouraged her peers, but today she stepped forward to protect everyone as a hostage, and the children around her recognized her.
These children are all orphans who have lost their parents and relatives.
They regard this bunny-eared girl as the boss, and even if there are children older than the girl, they still call each other 'eldest sister'.
"I don't know, but I want to do something for myself and everyone. I don't want what happened today to happen again..."
All the more mature children around them stopped eating and were a little silent. What happened today had a great impact on these children.
These children saw with their own eyes the adults, like lambs to be slaughtered, being killed one by one by the guarding soldiers with crossbows.
And they were almost killed just like the adults!
"But, what exactly is to be done?"
One child asked, confused.
This is a good question!
Yelena fell silent, thinking of the head emerging from the snow that she saw when she was at her most desperate. She subconsciously replied: "Why don't we shave our heads first?"
"Eh?"
The children were stunned for a moment, then they came to their senses and happily discussed shaving their heads.
Today, Wu Ke's hairless and hornless reflective head that saved them left a very deep impression on them.
If Yelena is the eldest sister who can stand up in times of danger and encourage everyone in normal times, then Wu Ke, who saves them all in the face of death, is regarded as their eldest brother.
These children, who are no more than twelve years old, have a mentality of admiration for the young man who saved themselves and defeated the bad mine guards in front of them.
However, they were timid and failed to strike up a conversation with Big Brother SB like Sister Yelena.
. . . .
At this time, Wu Ke, who didn't know that he was being robbed by a group of children and assumed the identity of a big brother, walked into the mine guard's station. In front of a building in the center, he was blocked by a black armored shield guard.
"I'm looking for your leader, Bozokasti."
Wu Ke expressed his intention.
"I have to go and inform the Captain, please wait here."
"No need to communicate, I can hear him. Let him come in."
As soon as the shield guard finished speaking, Bodro Kasti's voice came from the low building.
On this ice sheet, all buildings are built low to avoid wind and heat.
Wu Ke, who was released, saw an old man sitting at a square table in the bright room, fiddling with some things that should be documents.
Although the opponent took off his helmet, the long horns on his head were real, but Wu Ke was no longer surprised by this.
People in this world have more or less animal characteristics on their bodies, maybe ears, maybe a tail, maybe a horn on the top of their head...
On the contrary, he had nothing. When he was investigating and asking people about the situation here, he would occasionally be looked at with some pity by others.
Those eyes seemed to be looking at a person who was born with a disability. One old man even asked him if he was a monkey who had his skin peeled off and his tail chopped off... How pitiful!
"Young man, what do you want from me?" As if he noticed that his eyes were falling on the document in his hand, Bozokas explained: "This is the order document of the Ursus Empire. Our guerrillas These will be collected every time a mining site is raided.”
"From these documents, we can deduce the latest deployment information of Ursus in the northwest snowfields. This allows us to try to avoid the main force here. Of course, exploring the supply routes and supply point locations is also an important part of it. ring."
"Plunder?"
"The guerrilla troops also need to eat."
"You don't have a base?"
"There is a base, but in this desolate ice field area, apart from the relatively rich mineral deposits, there are not many food resources produced at all. Therefore, we have to obtain the lack of supplies from the Ursus Army's supply points and supply lines to eat food, warm clothes, and weapons of war..."
Wu Ke was a little silent. This world was different from the one he was in. The people here were oppressed by their country.
The guerrillas are a force that stands up to resist. From the perspective of this country called Ursus, the guerrillas are undoubtedly rebels.
It seems normal for rebels to rob supply points and supply lines, but it is difficult to judge whether such actions can be regarded as just things.
In the process of inquiring about the world's intelligence, Wu Ke discovered that not all the soldiers guarding the infected were hostile to the infected. Although they were still repulsive, some soldiers only followed orders because of orders from above.
"What are you going to do with the people in this mine?"
