They sat in the open space from beginning to end, not daring to move at all, feeling the cool breeze blowing around them. In this cold weather, the thinly dressed civilians all huddled up and began to shiver.
Of course, this does not include Vivian, who has an extremely abnormal physique.
"Hiss... so... so cold."
"Hey, do you think our loved ones can be saved?" someone couldn't help but ask.
"No...I don't know."
"But if it's the new government's army that's breaking in, then there should still be some hope, right?"
Vivian, the Thunder Swordsman, is the most trusted and only important figure among the people.
It is as if it is the only belief deep in my heart.
It is no exaggeration to say that if Vivian's "personality" really collapsed one day, there might really be many civilians in this world who would commit suicide because of it.
After all, the despair brought about by the collapse of hope is something that no normal person can bear.
"Well...it seems like almost six hours have passed already? We haven't eaten anything yet. Aren't they afraid of starving us to death?"
Someone couldn't help but say.
He thought, since he wanted to recruit them to join the army and send them to the front of the battlefield as cannon fodder to attract fire, how could he let them starve to death so easily
Just as he was thinking this, not far away, an old man with white hair was pushing a food cart and slowly walking towards them.
"Is that our meal?" A young man sitting next to Vivian stood up.
Immediately after hearing this, the others also rushed to stand up from the ground.
Then the next second.
Bang!
A bullet fired and went straight through the young man's chest.
When the young man fell to the ground in astonishment, all the civilians around him finally reacted, and then their legs went weak and they collapsed again.
"Who told you to stand up? Sit back down! How dare you act without our order?"
The leading soldier shouted loudly.
The strong smell of blood soon filled the air.
Turning their heads to look at the dead body of the young man lying on the ground, everyone was extremely angry, but chose to remain silent. They then looked away, closed their mouths, and dared not even breathe.
And what about Vivian
He actually just reacted.
And he was also able to reach out and catch the bullet at the moment before the young man died.
But he chose not to do so.
Is it because of cold-bloodedness
Or is it because you are afraid of trouble
Obviously neither.
Rather than saving this one life, he just wanted to save more people.
Just imagine, if his identity were to be exposed now, what would happen to the families of the soldiers who are in the hands of this army
By then, the number of innocent people who would die would probably be hundreds or even thousands of times more.
So, sorry, friend.
I can only pretend I didn't see it.
Vivian mourned for him in her heart.
"Come, it's time to eat."
As if he was already accustomed to all this, after the soldier nodded, the old man pushed the cart and walked up to the civilians.
Vivian glanced up.
A bowl of yellow pulp made of some unknown substance, without even a single vegetable in it.
When the old man handed the bowl to Vivian, she reached out to take it, and it felt very cold.
Not only was there no steam coming out of the bowl, but he also sniffed and smelled an unpleasant odor.
"How the hell do I eat this?" he thought to himself.
However, at the moment when he was frowning, many civilians around him also pinched their noses and drank the thing that looked neither like porridge nor soup in one gulp.
Vivian: “…”
There was no other way. Having witnessed someone die tragically in front of their own eyes, they did not want to become the next victim, so they could only obey orders and try to be obedient in order to save their own lives.
"Hey, why don't you eat?"
Noticing Vivian frowning and hesitating, the leading soldier immediately pointed his gun at him, raised his eyebrows and asked.
Vivian: “…”
Damn, what does he usually eat
Those are all top-notch delicacies made by him, a master chef.
At worst, the food made by the apprentices he taught was not as good as his, but it was not much worse.
Now you want him to eat this pig food that makes you sick just by looking at it
What's the difference between that and slapping him in the face
He made it clear today that no matter what, he would not eat anything in this bowl today!
"Eat it, or I'll pull the trigger!" the soldier issued the ultimatum.
"Okay."
Vivian nodded immediately, and swallowed the food in the bowl whole.
Hmm...how should I put it.
The moment the food touched her taste buds, Vivian subconsciously widened her eyes.
The reason is simple, compared to the unpleasant smell of this thing, the taste is indeed several times better.
It's sour, sweet, and even has a hint of spiciness, and the combination doesn't feel awkward at all. After finishing a bowl of it, many people, including Vivian, actually wanted another bowl.
But obviously, this is undoubtedly a dream.
"After you finish eating, go back inside and sleep. Tomorrow morning, someone will come to take you to get the equipment you need for the battle. Do you understand?"
"I understand..."
Bang!
A bullet hit the ground.
"Louder!"
“I understand!
!”
The roar was deafening and echoed through the sky.
The leading soldier nodded with great satisfaction upon seeing this, and then ordered his men to take Vivian and others to a farm not far from the military camp.
...
"cough."
The smell of feces, which was dozens of times more foul than the bowl of porridge just now, filled the entire space.
Vivian yawned one second and started retching the next.
“It stinks...”
He couldn't help but mutter under his breath.
Looking around, inside the huge farm, four or five hundred civilians had crowded the empty space. In addition, there were several cows and sheep lying in the pen. It was as if the civilians were afraid of the soldiers outside, and they were also afraid of Vivian and others who broke into their "home".
"I really want to smoke a cigar."
Vivian, who was not sleepy at all, couldn't help but mutter something under her breath.
He thought to himself that he had suffered a lot just to see Ling.
However, at this moment when he was sighing.
Click!
Suddenly, a gap was opened at the farm gate, and a group of hunched figures quickly slipped in.
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