my cube kingdom

Chapter 144 An Inexplicable Phenomenon

"I was born in a small village... I lived there for... 14 years, right? I spent my happiest childhood there."

As he spoke, the speed of the young man's work gradually slowed down, and he entered a memory state.

"That is a vassal village of the Water River Kingdom. Although there is no shelter from the big square, monsters will be born every night, but I still like it there. It is my hometown, and my life is better than what I am now..."

Fiddled with the workbench, the young man went on to talk.

"Because our village is an affiliated village of the Water River Kingdom, three people are sent to live there every year until they die..."

"And I was lucky to be chosen, and I will spend my whole life outside this city wall..."

The young man spoke very easily, but his tone revealed numbness and helplessness.

Confined in this narrow area, unable to move casually, and can only work in this small area, even if there are many companions connected by the same fate, they are still birds in a cage.

Except for the city wall area occupied by the mud matchbox buildings, and other public areas, those of them who live outside even have very little area for farming.

Moreover, they can't go out to explore and open up, and the materials produced are not enough for them to consume.

The people in the city asked them to live here, but they didn't provide supplies, and they didn't care about their lives at all.

The spring is good, and there are few crops planted in a small area, but people can barely guarantee that they will not starve to death by helping each other.

In winter, it was miserable. On average, people died almost every day.

During this period of time, everyone can't protect themselves, and can only watch the compatriots around them die.

"This is the third year I've lived here, and I'm at least able to get by as a carpenter."

After speaking, the workbench shook violently, and the top nine small squares also turned white, and then flew into the air and gathered together. After a while, the white small squares gathered in the air turned into a log stool.

A log stool is finished.

"Friend, I don't think you are forced to come and live here... Listen to me, if you can leave, feel free, otherwise you will really have no chance if you are involved in the future!"

The young man doesn't know the identity of Iron Nose, but he can be deduced from his ignorance that he is a newcomer.

"That……"

Iron Nose wanted to ask something, but the young carpenter walked away without looking back.

"I am obliged to live here... What kind of mission is this..."

The iron nose who admired Mo Fangyuan was infected by Mo Fangyuan, and began to pull his beard to think.

[Water River Kingdom has affiliated villages, and these villages arrange three people to live here permanently every year...]

After working for a long time, it was not without gain. After memorizing this information, Iron Nose continued to look for other targets.

"We are confined here and cannot leave, life is difficult."

"Food and clothing are worrying, and the compatriots here can only help each other to survive."

"There is a lot of land outside that can be cultivated, but the people in the city don't allow us to cultivate it."

"They want to starve us..."

After asking and asking, people's replies are basically like this, except that the iron nose can't get other information.

"So I want to know more inside information, and I need to go deep into the Water River Kingdom to obtain more secret information..."

The structure and knowledge of our compatriots can only make us see the superficial "Water River Kingdom wants to imprison them" but cannot understand "why the Water River Kingdom wants to imprison them".

Therefore, the deeper information needs to be obtained by Iron Nose himself.

As the sun was setting, Iron Nose stared at the twilight light and decided to go to the little girl's house to inquire about the situation one last time.

It’s fine if you’re willing to go to the Cube Kingdom with him. If you don’t, he’ll leave some supplies for her and her sister to live on, but they’ll have to rely on themselves after Iron Nose leaves.

"Brother, I am willing."

"I want to become stronger and protect others!"

The little girl's soft but firm voice echoed in the clay matchbox.

This time her answer was very firm, how powerless she was in the face of difficulties, there was nothing she could do except kneel down on the ground and cry bitterly for the illusory savior.

She doesn't want to cry anymore, not only that, she wants to protect other people from crying.

Faced with the little girl's innocent and immature answer, Iron Nose smiled, knowing that he had found the right person.

"Then get ready, we'll set off later."

Touching her light blue hair again, Iron Nose said again.

"This trip may last a lifetime. You have to be prepared to face a new life... Don't worry, life there is beautiful."

Not all kingdoms can be as powerful as Cube Kingdom, allowing every citizen to use glass bottles to hold the experience balls of dead relatives. Those who do not have glass bottles can only let relatives return to the sun in the world remains embrace.

The little girl didn't have anything of value at home, and all she could take away was a workbench, a bed, a box, and her own sister.

"Then let's go!"

The staff of Water River Kingdom's Iron Nose had already opened up, and they allowed Iron Nose to take the two little girls into the city or out of Water River Kingdom.

In the process of making connections, Iron Nose quickly discovered that the Water River Kingdom was very strict on the entry and exit of outsiders.

He speculates that if he is not the leader of Cube Kingdom's "diplomatic team", representing the face of Cube Kingdom; and the gift he gave is too much for Water River Kingdom, maybe he won't let him take it away.

For this phenomenon, Iron Nose thinks that it may be related to why the Water River Kingdom restricts population movement.

Back in the city, Iron Nose didn't stay too long, and went straight to the Diplomatic Envoy Hotel.

It was the little girl who was stunned by the scenery in the city.

"Did you find anything?"

As time passed, Iron Nose took a bath for the little girl, changed into clean and warm clothes, and all the field soldiers who had gone out came back.

Iron Nose directly asked about the situation on their side.

"According to my observations, people living in the city generally have a good evaluation of the king, and there are no negative evaluations..."

"The people living here seem to be very satisfied with their current life, and their mental state is also normal. It seems that they have not been oppressed..."

"People who live here are generally engaged in blacksmiths, carpenters...these are indoor jobs, and there are very few outdoor jobs"

"..."

Everyone reported the information they got to Iron Nose in order.

Hearing the back, Iron Nose felt even more strange.

"Stop the detection first, rest well tonight, and head to the Meat Kingdom tomorrow..."

Iron Nose temporarily gave up on the investigation of this phenomenon, because this is not their necessary task, and if they continue to investigate, it may cause a whole lot of trouble.

(End of this chapter)