Chapter 3 The Human World
After driving for more than a day, he arrived at Crosstown, where Andy parked to resupply before hitting the road.
Chagas was here for the first time and was amazed by the place.
"There are so many people here... I remember that it used to be the territory of the two-headed bear. ”
Andy got out of the car and went to find Bob.
"Your message is outdated, a violent conflict broke out here more than a year ago, and the two-headed bear abandoned this place.... You can even find some of the horrific traces of that time, such as... Look at that. ”
Following Andy's fingers, Chagas saw a scorched ruin of bullet marks and burned by fire.
A couple of old mercenaries greeted Andy, and it wasn't long before Justin's pony ran over and asked if he needed help.
"Nothing... I'm coming back to buy some coolant, not asking your boss for money. ”
Andy walked casually with the two gangsters, but he quickly stopped, because Bob's shop was actually sealed, and the windows and doors were blocked by wooden planks and stuff.
"What's going on? Where's Bob? ”
The two ponies looked at each other and said a piece of news that made Andy's heart anxious.
"Old Bob is sick and dead, and recently a plague has suddenly broken out in Crosstown for some reason, and blue blisters will grow on those who are sick, and those who are weak especially can't stand it, and will soon die of illness.... We took some measures as soon as we found out that the disease was contagious, but we couldn't take care of those who were in the slums. ”
Bidding farewell to the two ponies, Andy's face became gloomy.
Chagas looked around and asked Andy quietly.
"Is that the disease the kind you said we have?"
Andy nodded at him.
"Yes, it's just that we may just be carriers, and the devil knows when it's going to get sick..... That's why there are robots to catch us, that's why you've been locked up for years, and if you go back to Blackfoot Village in the future, you must pay attention to this matter, don't take off your gas mask if you have nothing to do, and don't stay in a crowded place for a long time unless necessary. ”
Seeing that no one dared to approach the empty Bob's grocery store, Andy's heart was greatly touched.
"If this virus continues to spread like this, sooner or later it will wipe out all the human settlements in this land.... What can I do? .....”
After thinking about it, Andy could only sigh helplessly, as far as he knew, even the SA before the war had not been able to develop an antidote, how to solve this problem now..... Could it be that people have to die until the virus goes extinct naturally? That's horrible, too.
He looked back at Chagas.
"Let's leave in the afternoon, go back to Tibbates prison as soon as possible, and ask the machine head if there's any other way."
The two searched Crosstown for a while, bought some necessities, and then prepared to go back to the car.
On the way, Andy saw the alley where he had gone on a killing spree, and there were some poorly dressed people in tatters... They were ragged and haggard, and they gathered together all day long to gang up and go around the town to scavenge and even do all kinds of pit abductions, and the big iron pot was propped up again, and as expected, it was all a pile of swill....
These people are very poor in the settlement, they can't find any competent jobs, they don't have any ability, but they still have a strong desire to survive.
The wasteland outside the settlement is full of terrible creatures and bandits, only this kind of settlement is safe, and you can even pick up some food and clothing for nothing from time to time, even if someone dies non-stop, because now the prosperity of Cross Town, there is also a steady flow of such people.
Andy didn't want to look any further, needless to say that he knew that there must be sick people in it, and as time went by, the problem would get worse and worse, and after a while, those gangsters would bloody such slums.
Wordless back in the car, Andy saw that Chagas was still turning his head to look at the people.
"Don't look at it, what's there to see? Let's go. ”
Chagas sat in the car and looked a little emotional.
"How can there be so many people out there who are living miserably? Even those who lived in the old village of Blackfoot were at least fed, clothed, and sheltered, and those people seemed to face life and death tests every day, worse than slaves. ”
Andy didn't answer, and he didn't know how.
In this town, the standard of living of the rich is not comparable to that of ten Kurissu, and the poor.... Slaves are inferior.
Driving out of Crosstown, I happened to see two people who had wrapped themselves tightly carrying a stretcher, and the stretcher was also wrapped in a tightly wrapped human figure, and they carried the corpse as fast as they could, and they rushed towards the outside of Crosstown, not knowing where to deal with it.
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Leave Crosstown and continue south.
After a little more time, you'll be in Tibbetts Prison.
The surrounding scenery gradually begins to change to a desert style, with the wind blowing through the .....
Out of boredom, Andy starts chatting with Chagas.
"Chagas, you say that if I had supported you, and helped you get lucky to outrun Kurisu, and you became chieftain, would you have supported the abolition of slavery?"
Chagas shook his head firmly.
"I won't."
Andy thought to himself that what Kurisu said was true, but luckily he didn't choose to help this guy at the time.
"Why? I heard you still like to abuse slaves? ”
Chagas chuckled.
"If the slaves are not made to understand their status, then they will not be able to figure out their position.... They will constantly question your orders, and not obediently .... The Blackfoot is now made possible by the sacrifice of countless warriors, and slavery has made people understand that people must have courage and strength to be worthy of being called human, otherwise they are not human, but only look like human livestock. ”
Andy frowned at the concept of this native, but he was relieved when he thought about it, the environment determines people's thoughts.... You can't force everyone to think the same way as you do, and this kind of thing is just a matter of saying and listening.
"And what do you think of Kurisu's approach?"
Chagas still had an unwilling look on his face.
"I'm against what she's doing, she's making the Blackfoot weak.... But it can bring greater benefits to everyone at the same time, and it doesn't make sense for me to object... Although I also became the second-in-command of Blackfoot Village, it was different from what I imagined, every day was a trivial thing in the village, not ready to do some excitement, damn it... Also, I just heard that we are going to cut ties with Caesar's legion, such a big thing.... Why is there any need to do this? Hum! She's not really a black-footed person. ”
As he spoke, Chagas felt sorry for himself, so he lay down in the back seat and stopped nagging.
"Damn, I'm too lazy to care anyway, if I don't come back for a few years, I'm getting more and more unable to understand the changes in Blackfoot Village, just wait and see... Hum. ”
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