Merit Book·Xinghai

Babaru knelt on the ground, sweating profusely, his arms shaking so badly that it didn't look like his own.

Behind him, a pile of corpses with big heads and small bellies fell crookedly on the ground, and the flowing blood soaked his palms on the ground, but he didn't dare to move to a cleaner place.

When the young man in front of him said that sentence, he thought... He naively thought that this was a gentleman with a chivalrous heart, the kind who would raise his hand because of the enemy's difficulties and pleadings, and even help the enemy solve the problem. He was a troublesome legendary creature, but his companions died one after another, pulling him back from fantasy to cruel reality.

Those who died, some begged that they were old and young, some said that this was the first time they did something bad, some claimed that they were coerced by others, some tried to resist or escape, and some They begged bitterly that they would do anything as long as they let him go, but the lie would be seen through immediately, and the surrender was rejected. All the struggles were as useless as the breeze blowing on the face. After wasting the only chance to survive, they All dead.

Babalu was the only one who survived, and the reason he was alive was because at the last moment, he closed his eyes and shouted: "Don't kill me... I... we still have a batch of goods hidden elsewhere... and , and all the goods are poisoned, only we know how to detoxify... I, I also know where the previous goods were sold..."

"Oh?" Rong Yuan stopped his hands, looked down at him, and smiled, "Are you threatening me?"

"No, no, no... dare not..." Babalu's sweat soaked the ground where he was kneeling, "I mean... I mean... I still have... a little use value ...Although it is only a little bit, please see that I am still useful...Don't, don't kill..."

Babalu stammered, his hands fell to the ground, his forehead was deeply soaked in blood, like a subdued beast, he completely exposed his fragile nape in front of the enemy, begging for a glimmer of life.

Click, click, click.

Death's footsteps sounded lightly, and Babalu shut his mouth, not daring to speak again.Then he heard a voice: "It also makes sense. Then, I can save your life, but first... let's prove your value."

Looking back afterwards, Babalu felt that Rong Yuan might have planned to be the last person left.But if he were to go back in time and let him do it all over again, he wouldn't dare to bet his life on this guess.

So his attitude is extremely obedient, and he expresses himself very proactively.After Rong Yuan nodded in agreement, Babalu immediately directed the remaining insects to rescue all the people who were hung from the ceiling of the cave by the spider silk, and then prepared the antidote for the spider venom and injected them one by one.He also asked a few giant black ants to take out their stored food and drinking water. After Rong Yuan said that he didn’t need it, he put all the food on a platform so that those recovering from anesthesia could eat and replenish freely. physical strength.

Halfway through, Mia woke up from her sleep. At this time, the corpses of insects all over the ground couldn't see their original appearance. Rong Yuan sat on a clean stone in the mine, watching Babalu busy toss.Mia didn't see what happened before, but saw that she had regained her freedom. She thought that Babaru was a good person who turned to the light, so she smiled at him kindly. Although she was also very hungry, she still helped to anesthetize him first. Those people inject the antidote.

"No, no, miss, go and rest." Babaru was taken aback, and quickly waved his hand to refuse, and secretly glanced at Rong Yuan, afraid that he might think he was going to do something to the girl.

"It doesn't matter." Mia said with a smile: "It will take a long time for you to work alone, and it will be faster with two people."

Babaru refused again and again, but still couldn't dispel Mia's willingness to help. He saw that Rong Yuan had no intention of stopping, so he agreed nervously, and taught the girl the method and dosage of the injection. The two cooperated, and it was really fast. All the rest were detoxified.However, it would take some time for those people to move freely, so Mia took three portions of food and gave each of Rong Yuan and Babalu a portion, and then sat next to him and started to eat.

Babalu took it and thanked him, seeing that Rong Yuan didn't intend to touch the food, he also put down the black and hard jerky.

"Aren't you going to eat?" Mia asked strangely.

Babalu laughed dryly, and lied: "I'm not hungry yet." He quietly wiped his fingers on the corner of his clothes. Although he had wiped it with a rough cloth before, he felt that his hands were still full of strong smell. bloody smell.

"Oh." Mia had no doubts.She glanced at Rong Yuan, and felt that the reason why he refused to eat it must be because he thought the food was too bad, so she said: "You should try it too... Although it is not as good as Stegosaurus meat, the taste is really good It's... much better than what my grandpa and I have eaten before..."

They walked together for several days, and were finally rescued by Rong Yuan. Although she basically didn't speak, Mia felt a lot closer, and her previous fear and vigilance almost disappeared.

"I'm not hungry either, you should eat these too." Rong Yuan said, he still remembered Mia's exaggerated appetite when they met last time.Then he turned to Babalu and asked, "I see that you can all use insects. Is this the innate ability of your race?"

There are all kinds of races in the galaxy, and some races are born to be particularly outstanding in certain aspects or have certain special abilities, such as great strength, eating special minerals, being able to survive in certain extreme environments, and so on.For example, the orthodox Landia people with the blood of the Landia royal family are very smart and are called the wise species.In the Milky Way, races that can be called "intelligent species", as long as their reproductive ability is not too bad, are basically the rulers of a star field.

"Ah, yes." Babaru replied hastily.

"Why have I never heard of such a special ability?" Mia interrupted and asked while eating and listening.

"Because we are not Lantians, but Zergs from the Butterfly Wing Nebula." Babaru said with a flattering smile, "Our family is all complete carbon-based creatures, and you have seen the racial characteristics." He patted his big belly , said: "Because of this bug-like belly, our family can't run fast or jump high, and our strength is weaker than ordinary carbon-based creatures. Only a little ability to communicate with bugs is nothing."

"But your abilities are quite powerful on a special primitive planet like Prison Planet!" Mia said thoughtfully.

Babalu nodded and bowed his head: "It's not worth mentioning, it's just a meal."

"Exchange an innocent person for your morsel?"

Mia's sudden sharp question made Babaru speechless for a long time.

The anesthetized people recovered one by one. When they were hung on the ceiling of the cave, as long as they didn't fall asleep, they naturally saw what happened just now. They were grateful for Rong Yuan's rescue, but they were also very afraid of his strength. .Prisoners all believe that there is no such thing as a free lunch, and if there is one, it must be wrapped in poison.So they hesitated, tested, and waited, waiting for Rong Yuan to say something, so that they could decide what to do next.

Of course, not everyone is grateful for the map, but when they were brought, they wandered around in the dark underground. Their consciousness alternated between sleepy and awake, and they were dizzy from hunger. Naturally, they couldn't remember the route when they came.Although he is out of trouble now, if he leaves rashly without anyone leading the way, he will either get lost in the depths of the mine or be swallowed by predators in the dark.

Rong Yuan may know the correct route, but the most reliable one is naturally Babalu who used insects to capture them.Therefore, although these people were hanged on it and tortured, and were almost sold as slaves, none of them rushed to trouble the only surviving Zerg.

...No, maybe there are. .

Suddenly, a gray-haired man ran out from the crowd, and went straight to Rong Yuan and the others.Of course, Babaru thought it was a revenge for him, and subconsciously shrank back from Rong Yuan.The others watched coldly and did not try to stop it.

The man's anesthesia effect hadn't completely passed, he was running staggeringly, and before he could reach him, he staggered and fell at Rong Yuan's feet.

Rong Yuan looked down at him, without moving.Mia next to her has already taken a defensive posture.

The man struggled for a while, but instead of getting up, he knelt down on the ground, kowtowed heavily, then raised his head to look at Rong Yuan, and begged, "Sir, please...help my daughter..."

Rong Yuan wondered: "You know me?" If he didn't have a little understanding of his personality, the Jailstar would not have said such an aggressive request.

The man hesitated for a moment before saying, "I...my name is Du Le. I used to be the head of the guard of Grand Duke Baisha. I had the honor to meet you once."

"Grand Duke Baisha?" Rong Yuan thought for a while and asked, "Who is that?"

"Uh..." Du Le stammered, and then said: "Grand Duke Baisha followed Prince Saidesi, and once... once assassinated Princess Serinda..."

"Oh..." Rong Yuan understood, and didn't say much about it, but instead asked, "What's wrong with your daughter?"

This is what it means to be willing to intervene.Du Le couldn't help showing joy, but glared at Babalu full of hatred, and said, "My baby, Zephia was taken away by them, and I don't know where it was sent."

Seeing Rong Yuan's gaze on him, Babalu hurriedly said: "The slave trade is in the hands of the leader, and we subordinates cannot intervene, but we still know some information." He turned his head and asked Du Le: "Your What does your daughter look like, and when was she taken away?"

"Long light golden hair, green eyes, her head just reached my shoulders, and she looks very beautiful... By the way, she wears a star-shaped necklace, which I polished for her with stones... About ten Before the coming day, she was taken away by your people." Du Le suppressed his inner emotions and described in detail.

As soon as Babaru heard half of it, his expression became a little strange.

He looked at Du Le, then at Rong Yuan, and said, "I know who it is, that girl hasn't been sold yet." He paused, and then said, "I told you before, we still have There is a shipment hidden elsewhere..."

"Where is she?" Babaru hadn't finished speaking when Duller yelled, "Where is Zephia?" He was almost weeping with joy when he heard that the girl hadn't been sold to some filthy place.

Rong Yuan held his chin and thought for a while, then asked: "It's in this direction..." He pointed to the ground obliquely with his hand, "Is that cave about 300 meters away?"

Babalu was extremely surprised, and blurted out, "How do you know?"

Rong Yuan didn't answer, but said: "You take him, go and bring them all back."

Babalu hesitated to speak, and replied respectfully: "...Yes."

Seeing Du Le leaving behind Babaru excitedly and worriedly, Mia asked Rong Yuan: "Is there something wrong? Your expression just now."

"what expression?"

The young man put his cheek with one hand, and asked her sideways. The flickering fluorescent lights were imprinted in his eyes, and there was a sense of radiance.

Mia's heart missed a beat, she turned her head hastily, and said in a stiff voice as if to cover up: "Anyway, it's that kind of expression that doesn't look like a good thing..."

"Heh." Rong Yuan chuckled lightly, and said in a low voice, "It's a pity..."