Chapter 133: The Shelter
Although Hogu built the giant structure on the other side of the planet opposite the alien colony, it still made the alien people on the planet feel abnormal, and these inexplicable disturbances made the alien people in the colony uneasy, especially they didn't know anything about the source of the disturbance, so it was natural to think that another batch of more terrifying frenzy was brewing, and the awe of the unknown was superimposed on this uneasy emotion, and the fear was magnified exponentially.
Civilians took refuge in a shelter arranged by the colonial government, which was formerly a colony ship of aliens, and was used as a large spaceship that was many times stronger than many ground-based structures even after years of atmospheric erosion.
The sound waves that humans can receive can't travel far, but infrasound waves are different, and the anomalies of the planet make aliens only think that the end of the world is coming.
"Mom, I'm afraid ......"
"Don't be afraid, kid, this place is safe, we'll be fine."
One mother held her child in her arms and whispered comfort, even though she didn't quite agree with what she said.
The whole Vault was noisy with so many 'guests', but the noise tended to be quiet and oppressive on the whole, which only added to the unease.
In addition to the people who gather together like beggars because they know each other, there is also a place where a large number of aliens gather, and that is the information desk.
"Miss receptionist, how much is the escape ticket, no matter how much we are willing to pay, we just want to be able to get a ticket."
"If you are willing to reveal even the slightest bit of information, we can give you money that you will never spend in your lifetime."
The receptionist on the screen at the information desk answers softly.
"I repeat, we don't have a ship to escape from the planet, the starport has been destroyed, along with all the ships anchored inside, all the ships have been destroyed, and no ship can escape from this planet."
"However, please rest assured that the government will do its best to survive this flood."
The receptionist's explanation did not have the desired reassuring effect, but only made the aliens more emotional.
"Heh, it's this rhetoric again, how many times have you said it, we don't want to stay on this dangerous planet anymore, you understand? We want to go back to our home planet! ”
"Isn't it possible to rebuild the spaceship if it's gone? How much tax do we pay you each year? Is it hard for you to build a spaceship? ”
"This broken planet, desolate, and full of monsters, you tell us to continue to live in this kind of place?"
"We've lost all our money, and your government still wants us to put our lives into it?!"
"We just want to live!"
The denunciation intensified, and seeing that there was a faint tendency to cause a riot, the smile on the face of the receptionist had turned into a bitter smile, and there was a faint expression of pity and regret in her eyes.
The excited businessmen did not notice the mood swings of the receptionist, and the bad environment made them lose the normal judgment they should have.
"Everyone, the government wants us to fill in with our lives, so why don't we ......"
The last words of this alien's life, his head was like a watermelon hit by a bullet, and it burst open, red and white, splashing in all directions.
A loud gunshot followed, and it was only then that the sound caught up.
A group of heavily armed soldiers stood at the far end of the line at some point, aiming at the crowd gathered in front of the information desk, ready to start a riot.
At this time, the captain of the soldiers walked out.
"Disturbers, kill."
It was just a warning that couldn't have been shorter, but it had a far more effective effect than the receptionist's bitter explanation just now.
All the aliens in front of the consultation desk didn't even dare to move, and in the face of those cold muzzles, they only felt a cold chill coming, like falling into an ice cellar, and all of them were silent.
"Everyone, please go back first, the current problem is only temporary, and the government will be able to solve it soon."
The captain pressed his hand, and the soldiers pressed their guns down, allowing them to move again.
The aliens who were allowed to move immediately fled in spite of each other, fearing that in the next second the soldiers would suddenly shoot at them.
The scene that just happened made the noisy shelter quiet, and the silence revealed the strangeness, and many aliens were not very accustomed to the 'military control system' that was activated in this critical moment.
Even the sobbing of children, their parents will find a way to calm down, for fear of annoying those officers with weapons.
In a small corner of the aliens, a young alien was cowering in that position, dressed in tattered clothes and emitting a foul stench, so that almost none of the aliens wanted to sit next to him.
Purely from the outside, this alien child is the lowest level of colonial society, the most unpopular and approachable beggar.
The existence of beggars is a group created by the alien government's deliberate use of policies, and their number is not large, only one percent of the total population, but they can be seen in every dark corner of the city, like rats in the gutter of the earth.
In order to give the commoners a vent for granted—behold, you are not the lowest of the people, and there are fellows who are more miserable and less than you, and your sufferings are nothing compared to them, and you are the lucky ones in the eyes of the beggars, so there is no need to envy the nobles.
A very simple way to mediate social contradictions, no one likes to be the object of oppression, and it is difficult for most people to refuse to become the guy who oppresses others, everyone wants to climb to a high place, everyone wants to oppress others, to maintain stability, then set up a target, so that most people think that they have become a member of the 'oppressor'.
The soldiers didn't pay too much attention to this beggar child, but when they announced their withdrawal from the shelter, they were the lucky ones who blended into the flow of people, and there were several other beggars like this in the shelter, so his presence was not exceptional.
However, if the alien could read minds, I am afraid that he would be nervous and aimed his weapon at this beggar.
"These aliens also use live-ammunition weapons, which is a useful information ......"
"It seems that this building should be a combination of 'physics' and 'mathematics', it turns out that in addition to changing one's own body, I can also realize the power of the laws of the universe through this method, and my adventure is indeed correct."
The little beggar looked around at the environment of the shelter, and it was the first time he had seen such a place full of metal geometry, and he felt very strange.
After looking around, his eyes finally fell on the alien mother and daughter sitting opposite him in the distance.
"Why are they holding each other?"
"And what is 'Mom'?"