"No! Is that... Our food! Armin reached for it.

Ian turned around nimbly: "But, you and that girl have bread." ”

"Alan... Alan, he hasn't yet! Armin said.

"Alan... Oh, him? Ian pointed to Alan, who was stunned by Mikasa, and said, "Don't you understand?" This guy has broken down, and being alive is just a painful thing for him. ”

"He's lost his mind, I heard it just now, he's yelling to kill the giants or something, he doesn't understand the situation at all, so he just chirps and runs back to the Wall of Mary, what can he do? The giants will only be grateful to Heaven for a free lunch today. ”

"He doesn't want to live anymore, let me guess, it's the family that has been eaten by giants, it doesn't make sense for him to live anymore, you as friends, you should respect his choice, at least, let him die with his family, as for this piece of bread, I will be grateful to him, thank him for giving food to those of us who want to live."

"Just... Not really! Alan sat on the ground, gritting his teeth and shouting.

"Isn't it?" Ian looked at Eren suspiciously, "Isn't it?" Why don't you eat bread? You know that if you don't eat bread, you can't live, and you know that now you are just the food of giants. ”

"I—" Alan was dumbfounded, but hung his head weakly and hugged his legs.

Weak, pitiful and helpless, these three words are vividly embodied in him.

"Alan, eat this." Mikasa squatted down and broke his bread into two portions: "Let's eat it together." ”

"Don't..."Alan bowed his head: "He's right, now me, I can't do anything." ”

"Just because you can't do it now doesn't mean you can't do it in the future." Ian jumped onto the stone steps and shook the bread in his hand: "I won't give you back this bread, if you don't want to live, then don't eat, but unfortunately you won't see the day I conquered the giants." ”

Ian bit down on the piece of bread that had fallen to the ground, swallowed it along with the dirt.

Alan looked at Ian's back in a daze, and stood up on his own.

"This... Eat it. Mikasa handed over half of the bread in his hand.

Eren was silent for a moment and nodded, "Thank you, Mikasa." ”

"And Armin, I'm sorry, I was too impulsive just now."

"It's okay, Alan." Armin smiled, "I still have a piece of bread here, let's share it among the three of us." ”

"That guy is right, if you can't do it now, it doesn't mean you can't do it in the future." Allen's eyes gradually became firm: "I will live, live until the day when all the giants are expelled." ”

"But... That kid... It's really amazing..."Armin looked in the direction Ian left: "Obviously he looks about the same age as us, but he said that he wants to conquer the giants, I don't think he is talking big, he is a refugee like us, but... He's like... I don't seem to be scared at all..."

"Do any of you know him?" Alan asked.

Mikasa and Armin both shook their heads.

...

The next day, all the refugees were gathered.

"Now the announcement of the decision of the central government begins."

A man with a paperwork stood on a box and read it aloud.

"From this day on, the scope of human activity has been reduced to the walls of Rosay, and in addition, due to the shortage of food, those who come in through the walls of Mary need to go to the areas designated by the government to reclaim wasteland, grow crops, and establish new villages and towns."

"The government will provide refugees with basic farming tools and seeds, send soldiers to clear the wasteland of wild animals, and more."

After reading the paperwork, there was a commotion below.

But the soldiers did not give the refugees time to ask questions, and began to escort the refugees to the wasteland.

After a half-day walk, Ian was escorted to an abandoned farmstead along with the refugees.

There are remnants of buildings, but the walls are badly weathered and corroded, and there are leaks everywhere, and they say they are providing basic farm tools, but in fact there are only a dozen rusty hoes, saws, and some buckets, and they have to build the rest by themselves.

The soldiers did not come to protect the refugees at all, but to guard them so that they would not run away and go to the normal towns to commit crimes.

"Spring is not over yet, work hard, and this autumn, you will be able to eat enough."

The soldier left, leaving behind a group of refugees who looked at each other.

The refugees had no choice but to look for their habitat for tonight, and some were so hungry that they went to pick mushrooms and berries, even the worms and rats.

Most of the people are out and about, trying to find something to eat.

Ian doesn't run around like them, he grew up on a farm and knows where to live, so he goes and occupies a room near a water source first.

This room is relatively worn out, no one will rob him as a child, it can be seen that this was a tool room before, there are some discarded whetstones, carpentry saws, and stoves for fire, and the infrastructure is very perfect.

While he was planning his room, three people approached him.

Mikasa, Allen, and Armin.

Alan walked in the front, and Armin pulled him and said, "That person looks very difficult to mess with, let's not go." ”

"No, Armin, I have to go."

"Mikasa! Come and persuade him! ”

"Wherever Alan goes, I'll go."

When Ian saw them coming, he put down the rotten bricks in his hand.

"Are you here to find fault?" Ian looked at the three calmly.

"What's your name?" Alan asked.

"Ian." Ian replied, his hand pressed to his waist, where there was the flintlock pistol he had hidden.

He licked his dry lips, wondering in his heart if it was yesterday's abnormal behavior that made "Ai Dao" feel wrong and was about to attack him, but what happened next was beyond his expectations.

"Ian, you... Take a good look! Alan stood there and said cruelly: "I am the one who will conquer the giants!" ”

Ian's expression froze for a moment, followed by hearty laughter.

"What, did you come to me to talk about this kind of thing? Hahaha. ”

"What are you laughing at! Isn't that funny! Alan looked unconvinced.

"Nothing." Ian waved his hand, "Compared to this, have you found a place to sleep tonight?" ”

"It's none of your business."

"If you haven't decided, you can take a look at that room." Ian pointed to a rotten room next door: "There is an old stove and workbench, enough space for three people to live, and it is also close to the water source. ”

"I used to work on farms, so I knew where I would be more comfortable." Ian said.

Armin looked at Eren and whispered to Ian, "Thank you, Ian. ”

"Just a suggestion." Ian turned his head and continued to clean up his room: "It's hard to survive, but don't die so easily." ”

The trio left to see the room Ian had spoken of.

Ian looked at them and thought, "Sure enough, they're still kids."

Maybe they don't have to be so guarded, and they are familiar with Hannes, and they can contact Hannes through their threads.