When the fight was lively outside, there was no movement in the Waste Cave Society. There were a lot of them, but with only a few guns, they didn't even dare to go out and see what was going on in front of their homes.

It wasn't until Patel contacted Neri through their secret channel and made sure that he was not disguised and that he had not defected to the enemy, that he opened the door and let him in.

And let him go.

At first, he was worried that the Governor would be dissatisfied, but no, Gu Hang generously let him go in first and explain the situation clearly. The Governor's troops would stay outside the Abandoned Cave for two days, waiting for news from him.

As for what the news was, Gu Hang didn't say it clearly, but Patel probably understood.

The Governor has completed the deliverance he promised, and now it's time for the Abandoned Cave Society to show its sincerity.

Patel didn't feel uncomfortable about this.

The Waste Cave Society is completely under the orders of the Governor, is there anything wrong?

Entering through the doorway, he returned to his hometown.

Familiar faces appeared in front of his eyes.

Their faces were pale and black. Pale because they live underground all year round and do not see the sun; It is black because the sweat from labor is sticky with the mineral ash, and there is no condition to wash it often.

He is the leader of the Abandoned Cave Society, and there are more than 900 people in the cave, and every face is recognized.

People rushed to him to ask:

"Patel, are we saved?"

"Have the damned robbers been killed?"

"Who saved us?"

In the face of many of these questions, Patel replied sentence by sentence while walking at first, but in the end, he really couldn't answer everyone's questions one by one, so he could only give a unified answer in a loud voice while trying to make his way through the crowd.

"Yes, we are saved."

"The robbers have been killed."

"It was the Governor who saved us."

When they heard the answer, they wept with joy.

Finally making his way through the crowd, he looked back and looked at the malnourished and definitely unattractive faces of his compatriots, and he was both proud and worried.

The pride stems from the fact that he moved in to rescue the soldiers and saved everyone.

Worrying is not knowing what the future holds.

With a slight sigh, he turned his head and saw his uncle, Old Butch.

Old Butch's hand, smashed by the overturning cart full of ore, infected the wound, and then amputated, barely survived. During that time, Patel was promoted.

After the elder Butch recovered, he did not try to seize power - what is there to win, in the environment of the Abandoned Cave Society, there is no room for exploitation and oppression. The leader was elected, and the whole settlement was too poor, and even as a leader, there was not much difference between him and others in terms of labor and living conditions.

Because of his disability, Butch Sr. couldn't do much heavy work. But he is still exerting his spare energy, and he is doing his best to assist Patel, a junior.

Old Butch patted him on the shoulder with his remaining single hand: "Thank you for your hard work." ”

"It's what I'm supposed to do." Patel replied.

The two of them entered a small room, and Patel told Busch Sr. the whole story of his call for help.

Old Butch sighed: "It's a curse rather than a blessing." ”

The attitude of the old comrades appeared a little pessimistic.

Patel disagrees: "What's a blessing or a curse? I don't think there's a woe to it. This is definitely our chance, and the Governor has said that he will not only save our lives, but to the end. He's here to build the whole world, and our Waste Cave Society is the first stop. ”

Patel sighed, "Those big people, how can you believe what comes out of your mouth? In their eyes, we are like rats and bed bugs in the gutter, when did they treat us as human beings? Say two good words when you want to use it, as if you value your appearance very much, and if it's useless, you will be ruthlessly abandoned. ”

Patel said, "I don't think the Governor is like that. ”

Old Butch scoffed: "You hairy boy, what do you know? You've only known him for a few days? ”

"So what can we do?" Patel jumped away from the question of trust and asked, "Can our situation get worse?" More than 900 people, under this mine, were exhausted to death, and none of them dared not to be diligent, and those who were not diligent were starved to death. But even so, we still don't have enough food and clothing, and from time to time we are injured or injured due to work, and we have to freeze to death every winter. ”

"We don't have any extra possessions, buy guns and guns to arm ourselves, and we can only lock ourselves in holes when we encounter any danger, praying that the danger will pass by itself. We didn't finish because we were too poor, and the robbers didn't want to pry open the tortoise shell too hard, so we couldn't eat two bites of meat. This time, we met the most greedy and determined to attack and sell the living for rations, and we had to sit back and wait for death. ”

"I definitely don't want my compatriots to continue living a life like this."

"What's more, what else do we have to lose?"

These words silenced Old Butch when he spoke. It was a long time before he spoke, "We're going to lose our freedom." ”

"Hahahaha! Freely! Patel's laugh was so loud that it almost reached the door, and those who didn't know thought he was really happy, "Can freedom be eaten?" This time I also went to Fuxing City, the capital city of the Union, and I saw slaves. Slaves are living a much better life than we are, and we are not even as good as cattle and horses! If giving freedom can prevent our people from starving, freezing to death, and being eaten as food rations, then I am willing to pay for freedom. ”

Old Butch finally couldn't say anything else, he could only sigh again: "I don't object to any of your decisions, I only hope that we won't regret it." ”

"We will never regret it."

……

"I'm sure you won't regret it."

On the same day, Gu Hang saw Patel come back, and brought several people who could speak in the Waste Cave Society to express his complete surrender to him.

It was completely in Gu Hang's expectation.

The people of the Waste Cave Society have no choice.

Patel said humbly, "Your Excellency, there are a total of 907 people from the Waste Cave Society, waiting for your first order. ”

"Let's go into the cave and have a look."

"What? Are you going to go into the hole? ”

"Not welcome?"

"It's not...... Can...... We have poor conditions there and you ......"

He really didn't want Gu Hang to enter the mine, not for any other reason, but because the conditions in the mine were too poor.

More than 900 people live in a narrow cave, and even if there are vents, the smell inside is not good. The living conditions are poor, and the feces and urine are everywhere......

Patel was afraid that the situation in the mine would stain the Governor's beautiful clothes, and even more so that the Governor's heart would be dirty.

Gu Hang waved his hand and said, "I always have to see what your situation is before I can decide what to do next." ”