Bruno Prison.

After more than a month of extensive construction, the living conditions of Bruno Prison are still so difficult, but at least many of the hardware facilities have been renovated one by one, and the humble base built on the peak of Maxwell Mountain has been expanded into a real camp.

During this month, Robin continued to escort captured pirate captives to the planet Bruno through various means, and took nearly 15,000 elite soldiers of the Republic from here in exchange, and the number of prisoners dropped here for mining reached more than 20,000.

This time, counting the more than 3,000 people he had just received, Robin once again sent a total of more than 5,000 captives to a prison hidden deep in Maxwell's peaks.

"Robin, you can't be catching refugees, are you? These guys are so thin this time, are they really pirates? ”

Aubrey, who is currently in charge of the prison's operations, looks sympathetically at the prisoners who stumble onto the elevator. These captives are not going to be as lucky as they are to get a chance to leave, and after being sent here, their lives are actually counting down.

"They were pirates, but before they became pirates, they were just free people begging for a living. In a sense, they are innocent. To blame...... I can only blame them for following the wrong person......"

Robin looked out the window at the rolling hills of the Laxmi Plateau and said with some concern, "Now that there are more and more pirates in the prison, I'm afraid some of the people who came first have realized what we're doing." We must take the necessary precautions to avoid triggering large-scale conflicts and unnecessary casualties. ”

"I've been preparing for this for a long time." Hearing Robin's words, Aubrey smiled confidently.

In fact, Aubrey was aware of this potential crisis as early as Robin transported the second batch of prisoners to Bruno prison.

At that time, there were more than 50,000 Republican soldiers in Bruno's prison, and only a few thousand pirates were taken prisoner. But even with such a huge disparity in numbers, the two sides still have conflicts because of issues such as different treatment of living resources. At the time, the revolt of the pirate captives quickly subsided because of the sheer disparity in numbers, but as the exchange continued, more and more Republican soldiers would leave the prisons, and the number of pirate captives in the prisons would increase, and the chances of large-scale conflict would increase over time. So, two weeks ago, Aubrey implemented a new plan specifically for this issue.

The best way to prevent clashes between the soldiers of the Republic and the pirate captives is to isolate them. However, because the base built on the peak of Maxwell Mountain could not accommodate too many people due to congenital constraints, Aubrey moved his mind to the inside of the prison after careful consideration.

The intricate minerals in the prison were put to good use by him, and because he had sent people to conduct on-the-spot surveys of the entire minerals in the prison as early as possible, Aubrey had a very detailed topographical map of the mine-tunnels inside the prison.

After selecting the disconnected Reading Tunnels from the intricate mines, Aubrey used the tunnels as a unit to break up the pirate captives and imprison them in batches into the tunnels with no exits, and set up a gate at the entrance to the main area of the prison, turning the tunnels into places like collective cells.

Moreover, considering the precious ore veins contained in the Maxwell Mountains, Aubrey not only imprisoned the pirate captives in batches in different mines, but also implemented the system of exchanging ores for living supplies in imitation of the original system of Bruno Prison, forcing these ununited pirates to work in the mines in order to survive.

Aubrey's arrangement quickly paid off, and after being completely separated, the possibility of conflict between the two sides was completely eliminated. Moreover, this two-tier detention system has improved the system in the prison, and even the production of mining has been further increased, and so far Bruno prison has mined millions of tons of ore under Aubrey's rule. After refining in the processing zone, 10,000 tons of preliminarily refined metal ingots have been produced.

After learning about this situation through Aubrey's dictation, Robin was pleasantly surprised and didn't know what to say. After all, the purpose of his initial acquisition of the mining rights of Bruno Star was only to rescue the 60,000 compatriots imprisoned here, and he did not expect to make a profit from this mining rights. But now it appears that 10,000 tonnes of ingots have been extracted in just one month, and this output is fully able to pay for itself. And with the further improvement of Aubrey's system, the production of Bruno planet will be further increased in the future. This allows Robin to save all his compatriots while also making a lot of profits, providing the necessary financial support for the future construction of the Ultra Nebula mine.

"This is really good news, and it was completely unexpected." Robin looked at the topographic map of Bruno's prison handed over to him by Aubrey in surprise, and suddenly said worriedly: "Those pirate captives imprisoned in the mine have mining equipment, if they dig through the mine tunnel, won't they be able to reunite?" ”

"Huh...... I've been thinking about this for a long time. Therefore, the locations of the mine tunnels I selected are relatively far apart, and they belong to the area where the ore veins are concentrated. Aubrey pointed to the vast Laxmi Plateau outside the window: "This plateau is so big, and it spreads outward in the shape of a Shaolin abbot after the 80s, so in terms of probability, the possibility of digging through the two mines is not very large." Moreover, even if two groups of people accidentally dug through the tunnel, they would not be able to make any big waves. It would have taken two years to completely destroy the entire structure of the Bruno Tunnel. And two years later...... Hehe......"

Aubrey made it clear that he didn't think they would stay in the Federation for two years, and he didn't think the pirate captives would be alive two years from now. So in his opinion, Robin's worries are completely unfounded.

"That's right, I'm overthinking." After understanding what Aubrey meant, Robin would just get out of York? Stanley handed the information about the McCeni Mine to Aubrey: "This is the information I just got about the McCeni Mine, let people start looking for it, maybe something will be found." In addition, the Octopus space station is currently saturated, and I'm afraid we won't be able to pick up more people before we officially attack the Ultra Nebula, so you and Yarman will come with me this time. ”

“……”

Hearing Robin's words, Aubrey visibly hesitated. As a normal human being, no one would want to stay in such a hellish place. However, he couldn't let go of the more than 40,000 compatriots who were still here, and he was very worried that after he left, the already on track management system here would collapse in an instant.

"No, I can't go." Aubrey sighed and said helplessly, "Who will help you manage this place when I leave?" It's not time for me to leave, and my bones can last here for a while, and if you're really worried about me, hurry up and get rid of that bloody Harry. As long as I pick up all the people here at once, I will be able to leave with peace of mind. ”

"But ......"

Hearing Aubrey's answer, Robin tried to continue convincing him, but Aubrey suddenly diverted the topic and said, "By the way, I want to recommend someone to you, and it is said that he has a relationship with you." This information of yours is probably only understood by him. ”

With that, before Robin could speak again, Aubrey turned and left.

A moment later, a vaguely familiar face appeared in Robin's field of vision.

"Are you ......" Looking at the emaciated, vicissitudes of life face in front of him, Robin's memory suddenly appeared with the picture when he met him: "You are Booker?" ”

Booker smiled shyly and saluted Robin, "Yes, sir." It's an honor that you remember me. ”

"It's really you!" Hearing Booker's affirmative answer, Robin suddenly rushed forward in surprise and grabbed his shoulders: "Damn, how could it be you?" Aren't you supposed to be on Mercury? How did you become a prisoner of war, you wouldn't go to war at all! ”

Booker was met by Robin when he visited his father on Mercury in May '81, before he had yet to report to the Marseille Space Fortress, and after the Battle of Pluto, he took the holidays to visit his father, whom he hadn't seen for eight years. While at Mercury's First Spaceport, he befriended Booker and, with his help, found his father, who worked inside the steel cave. Therefore, Robin has a deep impression of this private who joined the army in the same year as himself and graduated from the G-17 training camp.

"This ...... I was inspired by you to participate in the Battle of Marseille. When I first met you, you were already a captain as a recruit, and I was a private in the vigilance unit. So...... So after you left, I applied for a transfer and was transferred to the Charon War Department. Speaking of his own experience, Booker smiled innocently: "I didn't expect that I would be captured before I had time to make meritorious service in the first war." It's a shame, I'm still only a private......"

Hearing that Booker had set foot on the battlefield because of himself, Robin suddenly felt an indescribable guilt.

"I'm sorry, if it weren't for me, maybe you wouldn't have been captured."

"No, it was an amazing experience for me. To be able to meet you here again can only be said to be the arrangement of fate. Booker looked at Robin with reverence, for whom Robin was his idol and what he fought for, so he never regretted leaving Mercury.

"Arrangement of fate......" Chewing on the word, Robin smiled bitterly and couldn't help asking, "My father...... Is he okay? ”

"He was healthy and personally came to see me off when I was away. He told me that he would soon be away from Mercury and that he was going to apply to be a farmer on Earth and grow fruit for you to taste. ”

"Is this true?" Robin was pleasantly surprised to hear that his father was finally willing to heed his advice and give up the hard job.

"yes, I think he's already on Earth by now."

"So...... The guy Aubrey was going to introduce me...... It's you? Looking at Booker in front of him, and thinking back to the good personal relationship between Booker and his father, Robin gradually realized something.

"Yes." Hearing Robin mention Aubrey's introduction, Booker's shy expression was suddenly replaced by a powerful confidence: "Sir, your father is a great geologist, the best mining expert I have ever met. And during the time Mercury was with him, he had already taught me all his knowledge. So please believe me, I may not be able to be a great fighter, but I am confident to be a mining expert! ”

“……”

Looking at Booker's confident expression, Robin's eyes suddenly seemed to appear with his father's stubborn face.

"Fate......" With a smile to hide the corners of his eyes that were gradually moistening, Robin handed the materials in his hand into Booker's hands, and said cautiously: "Then, please." ”

……

(To be continued)