Chapter 552: Only My Brother Is Good in the World
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The farther south, the more such scenes there were, and Wu Ming stood in the command room of the airship, unable to remember how many tragic scenes he had seen.
"Brother, let's eat some fruit." Anne led Tibbs over with a plate of sliced apples.
Wu Ming put down the binoculars, picked up a piece of apple and took a bite, and asked, "Where is our queen?" ”
"Haven't come back yet." Anne said with some envy, and then twisted the bear's ears.
The Queen's body is a black dragon, and she is born with the ability to fly, so she can leave the airship and swim in mid-air for a while.
Anne would be false to say that she has no envy, but it's a pity that Tibbs is a shadow bear and doesn't have the ability to fly, let alone take her to the blue sky.
"Aang!"
The dragon's groan was heard, and a black shadow pierced through the clouds and swooped down on the airship.
Wu Ming didn't look back, let the airship shake slightly, and then spoke: "Have you found the large army of the undead clan?" ”
"No, the attacks on the village are all small forces, and I suspect that their strength is not as adequate as we thought." Lucy, dressed in a black dress, walked over as she spoke.
Wu Ming didn't say much about this statement.
At this time, it was the early stage of the invasion of the undead, and the high-level troops had not yet appeared, and the low-level troops had not yet formed a scale.
Along the way, most of the victims were villages and towns, and very few cities fell.
Judging from the current scale, I'm afraid no one would think that these undead would be able to subvert the Holy Light Empire, and in the end, even the gods would be helpless.
"The Continent of the Gods has been comfortable for too long, and the garrisons in various places have long been relaxed. Along the way, I only saw the skeleton soldiers slaughtering the human race, but I didn't see the human legion attacking, I'm afraid that the lords and lords everywhere have the idea of abandoning the car to protect the commander. Wu Ming ate the apple with a sneer in his eyes.
Abandoning the car to protect the handsome sounds very noble, but in fact, it is cruel and unimaginable.
Countless villages and towns defending the city have been abandoned by those in power, and the guards everywhere are shrinking, staying in the city and letting the undead overflow.
Perhaps, in the eyes of those in power, the civilians living in villages and towns are like leeks in vegetable fields, and it doesn't matter how many they die. As long as the city is defended, these people are still eating and drinking spicy food, and it can be said in a grand manner that this is to preserve the vitality and wait for help.
"The decaying empire, the drunken aristocracy, the gods who are silent under honor, it's time to face change."
Wu Ming chewed the apple, raised the binoculars again, and said without looking back: "Let's all go and rest, it's going to be dark soon, and we can arrive in Tiprague tomorrow morning." ”
"Good night, brother..."Anne walked away with the bear in her arms, and soon Lucy returned to her room.
There was nothing to say all night, and when everyone woke up the next day, it was snowing lightly outside.
After a few months, Tiprague looked the same from the outside, as if nothing had changed.
But when the airship fell from the city and Wu Ming and the others stood in the city, they found that the city had changed and was no longer what it was in memory.
Depression, tension, and panic permeate the city.
Countless homeless civilians who have poured into the city from the countryside are nestled in all corners of the city, and many may not survive this winter.
Light snow is falling, and the north wind is cold.
In Wu Ming's sight, a woman holding a child was already frozen under the tree.
She was wearing only a thin old dress, and her empty eyes were still looking at the baby in her arms, as if she was silently telling something.
Situations like this are common in Tiprague, where women, the elderly, and children are always the hardest.
Even, these countrymen who poured into the city not only escaped the killing of the undead, but also could not escape the test of cold and hunger, and more than the arrangement of fate.
"My dear, the price of bread has risen again, we should probably buy more, otherwise the family's money will not last long."
"Forget it, let's buy some flour, let's go home and make it ourselves, it can be a lot cheaper."
On the street leading north and south, a bakery is open, and the aroma wafts far away.
Several children of seven or eight years old were gathered around the door for a long time, reluctant to leave, and whenever a bread buyer came out, these children cautiously leaned forward, watching the passing customers with longing eyes.
A young couple, snuggling up to each other, walked out of the bakery.
Empty-handed, with sad faces on their faces, they were discussing something in a whisper, and the discussion was mixed with sighs.
The world is full of all kinds of things.
Wu Ming took Anne in one hand and Lucy in the other, and walked through the street like a passerby, until Anne called out to him.
"Brother, let's buy some bread." Looking at the bakery, Anne looked up at Wu Ming.
Wu Ming turned around with some surprise and said, "What are you doing to buy bread, there is everything on the airship, do you want to eat bread?" ”
"Brother, you can buy some." Anne shook his arm with a pleading look on her face.
Looking at his sister's abnormal appearance, Wu Ming glanced at the few children around him, knowing that Anne was not hungry, but probably wanted to help these children.
"Here you go." Wu Ming took out a silver coin and placed it in Anne's palm.
Anne was a little disappointed, looked at him with blinking eyes, and begged, "Give a few more, one is too little." ”
"It's a lot, my brother has money, but he can't give it to you, because what you're going to do is too stupid." Wu Ming's heart is like a rock, he understands Anne's compassion, but he will not give too much support.
In these days, cannibalism is also a need, and compassion is unavoidable.
In the entire southern province, there are too many people who can't afford to eat, Wu Ming doesn't expect Anne to be as cold as him, but don't think about supporting it.
He is not the Virgin, he worries about the worries of the world first, and rejoices after the joys of the world.
If it weren't for the fact that I could coax my sister to be happy, there wouldn't be a single silver coin, this was not that Wu Ming was indifferent, but that he had seen too much and was completely numb.
"Brother is so stingy..."Anne couldn't understand Wu Ming's good intentions, so she went to buy bread sullenly.
Nowadays, because of the undead people, the price of goods in Prague has increased several times.
One silver coin used to buy ten white loaves of bread, but now you can only buy three, and it's not in very good condition.
Twenty centimeters long, with sesame seeds, was carried out of the bakery by Anne.
Wu Ming shook his head slightly, if someone who really knows how to live would come to buy it, he would definitely buy cheaper black bread. Although these white breads taste better, they are several times more expensive than black bread and are only enjoyed by wealthy families.
Although one silver coin is not much, if you use it to buy black bread, you can still buy ten.
These children who can't eat don't pursue taste enjoyment, survival is the first thing, and Anne is even wrong about the starting point.
"I'll give you all this to eat." Three loaves of bread with sesame seeds were carefully broken by Anne and divided among the seven children.
Seven children, you look at me, I look at you, took the bread and ran away quickly, and disappeared into the corner in a blink of an eye.
"Brother, why don't they eat it?" Seeing that her friends had all run away, Anne was still a little baffled.
Wu Ming touched his sister's head, took her hand and walked forward, and replied seriously: "They also have an elder brother, of course, they took the bread and gave it to their brother first." ”
"Shouldn't it be given to Mom and Dad first?" Anne looked up at Wu Ming, the expression on her face was a little tangled.
Of course, Wu Ming would not admit it, and said with a smile: "There is only a brother in the world, and the sister who has a brother is a treasure, of course you have to give it to your brother first..."