Merit Book·Xinghai

"This……"

Mu Xiaohu was stunned, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Although those short texts are only a few words, they can easily remind people of the happy, troubled, hopeful, or vibrant voices and smiles behind the words.Almost instantly, people can't help but feel deep regret and vague sadness for their passing.

"How... how come... so many people..." Mu Xiaohu stammered, subconsciously doubting Tang Na's words, but the girl's expression dispelled the suspicion.

The girl's gloomy expression contained a bit of hatred, but also a bit of emptiness, and even her hatred was like a rootless kite floating in the air. I don't know whether it should fall on Mu Xiaohu and the others, or on the on someone in the distance.

Perhaps it was the clear eyes and sincere concern of the dark-skinned boy in front of her, which made the girl gradually let go of her defenses and hostility. After a long time, she took a deep breath and said in a hoarse voice: "They...they You died just the day before you came to Zhongwuxing...you were killed by the Third Corps of the Tulip National Defense Army like pigs and dogs...on the street you went the day before yesterday...all of them were killed...at that time, the blood was full The ground is full of...so much...so much blood..."

She stretched out her hand to cover the gradually ferocious face, bit her lips stubbornly, to prevent sobs from overflowing from the corners of her mouth, blinked her eyes vigorously, and suppressed all the tears, her bloodshot eyes stared at Mu Xiaohu, The corners of his mouth ticked, and he said mockingly, "Do you know why they were slaughtered?"

"—Because they're dirty!"

"They live like mice in the darkest and filthiest place in the city, doing the hardest and most tiring work, taking the meager pay, even if they desperately squeeze their physical strength and life, they work non-stop all year round , and can barely survive.”

"Even if it's like this...even if it's like this...some people can't tolerate them!"

"Because those noble and spotless celestial-human adults feel that these inferior races have dirty and vulgar blood flowing on their bodies, they will never be able to wash their faces and hands clean, and their bodies always emit stench... because the celestial-human race I feel that these low-class people will damage the image of the great Tulip Country in the eyes of interstellar friends, especially the slums and garbage dumps where they live, which is a disgusting sore that cannot be ignored on the beautiful capital land, so I ordered, must Clean it up thoroughly!"

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On the edge of the vast wasteland, there is a small bar hidden among green plants. The sweet-looking waitress put down three glasses of light green drinks with bubbles and cold air on the table, and showed a sweet smile to the people at the table. Smiling, the fluffy tail behind him swayed unconsciously, and then walked away with light steps.

Lin Lai watched her back, and waited for the girl to walk away before saying to Rong Yuan: "Many people don't know that these alien races are the original owners of this planet. By."

"In our textbooks, human beings are the most intelligent race born and raised on this planet, but because of their weak constitution, they were enslaved by alien races until 300 years ago. Later, the sage Kasang came to protect his young son. The dawn of mankind was brought to mankind only after the Revolutionary War was launched."

"Afterwards, the Celestials became the most noble existence on this planet, receiving the best education, having the most opportunities, and enjoying the highest welfare. Even if a person does not work at all, the country will take care of him from birth to death. Properly posted."

"The foreign races are all pariahs in the legal sense, but in fact, the treatment is very different." Lin Lai pointed to Mo Gui who was leaning on the fence by the lake alone to watch the scenery, and said, "For example, a human like Mo Gui and an Asian They are mixed races, and their appearance is not significantly different from that of humans. They are considered first-class. Although they sometimes suffer from the contempt of the Celestials and the rejection of other alien races, they can receive basic education, find jobs, and fall in love. It is also relatively easy, I heard that some enlightened colleges and universities have begun to recruit outstanding mixed-race students, and some people can even become employees of government departments, of course, the room for appreciation is relatively limited.”

"The second-class one is like that waitress. Although she has obvious inhuman marks on her body, her appearance is close to that of a human being, and she is good-looking—the most important thing is good-looking, so that people's acceptance will increase." It is very high, and some people like it. So they can go to some first-class community schools, learn basic characters, arithmetic, common sense, etiquette, etc., and then receive some relatively professional training, and then they can become maids , Waiters, Operators, Factory Workers, Fashion Models, Actors, etc., there is no problem maintaining a basic life, and some of them are very good, and they can even live better than most human beings.”

"Both of these are called sub-human races. The first-class ones have no human characteristics on their bodies, and their appearance is exactly like that of wild beasts, but they have relatively high intelligence. These are called Ming beasts. Some are more old-fashioned. Humans distrust human-shaped aliens very much, but they prefer smart and quiet animal-shaped aliens. They will hire them to help pull carts, deliver goods, guard gates, manage farms, etc., or just keep them around like pets. Companionship, if we get along well, we have each other like family members. Moreover, animal-shaped aliens walking on the street, to many people, are like animals with low IQs such as cows and horses, and they basically don’t have much resentment .”

"The most miserable ones are those alien races with ugly appearance, strange appearance, human-like and non-human, they are called Biren, even the worst schools will not accommodate such people, and ninety-nine out of ten jobs will reject them, Many shops will refuse to sell their products to them, and some cities even have laws expressly stipulating that people are not allowed to appear within the city limits during the daytime, not to wear clothes other than linen, and not to have more than two colors in their clothes, etc.  … Ah, that's Biren."

Lin Lai suddenly pointed to the outside of the bar. Next to the street, a round sewer manhole cover was pushed open, and two guys who were completely black and could only see white eyes came out of it cautiously.The two of them are short and small, with a big head, but a skinny body. Their fingers and feet are abnormally thick and twisted. Their bodies are covered with scales. There is a thin and long tail dragging behind them. They look like Rong Yuan from a long time ago. The little devil I have seen in fairy tales, but his expression is timid, as if he will be frightened at any time.

The two dirty guys didn't dare to stay outside. After carefully pushing back the manhole cover, they took out a gray cloth to cover themselves, not even showing their toes except for a pair of eyes. Sliding away along the shadow of the corner.

"Are they workers repairing the sewer?" Rong Yuan asked.

"Maybe, maybe not." Linlai said, "Because most of the Bi people in the city live in the sewer, so maybe it is their home down there. Maybe they are hungry and have to come out to find something to eat, Usually it’s to rummage through the trash can or wait to get some leftovers at the back of the restaurant; maybe they have a job to do, because there are always some bosses who like to hire these servants to do some jobs that no one is willing to do, as long as It is enough to pay very little wages, and some even don’t pay wages, just give them some food and things to spend. If the hired servant accidentally dies, there is no need to pay high compensation. "

His tone was light, as if he was used to such things.But deep in his eyes, there was an indelible pity and pain.

Rong Yuan looked at him for a while, then turned his head to look outside, took a sip of his drink, and said, "You stopped me, said you wanted to buy me a drink, and then told me this, what is the purpose?"

"I..." Lin Lai was stuck, he gritted his teeth, looked at Rong Yuan, and said, "I hope to change this... I want to help them, but I can't do anything alone, so I..."

"So you want to use my strength?"

"Yes."

"Are you a Celestial Race?" Rong Yuan asked: "Then you are also a vested interest, why would you want to help a foreign race?"

"The celestial being... yes, I am a celestial being, and even... my father is a big man in this country, but so what?" Lin Lai said with a wry smile: "In his eyes, I am just him It’s just an insignificant illegitimate child among 23 children. Maybe he can’t even remember my name. From childhood to adulthood, the one who stayed with me, took care of me, and loved me like a real father is a continual Biren without a surname. Because my mother once gave him a piece of cake when he was starving to death, he has been silently guarding our mother and son. After my mother passed away, my biological father even looked at me I have no interest, but he has been doing his best to take care of me. But...but what can he do? He is just a servant."

Lin Lai choked up and stretched out his hand to cover his eyes.After a while, he said: "In order to support me, he gave everything and was willing to do any job. But... When I was young, I didn't understand his efforts at all, and I didn't know how difficult he was. I hate that he is just a servant , complaining that he can’t make me as rich as other kids, because of his reason, he was ridiculed by his friends, and I would only go home and get angry at him... But then... Then one day, I came home from school and found that he was covered in blood. The bloody man was lying outside the gate, there were so many people coming and going, everyone walked around him, and no one looked down at him."

"He died in front of the house, less than two meters away. He had a chance to be saved, but... but no one reached out to save him."

"The person who hurt him beat him in public for more than three hours just because he didn't like the ridiculous reason of 'someone dares to walk on the street in broad daylight'. There were Sheriff's officers, but because he was a man, no one bothered to stop that man."

"My father...he didn't do anything wrong in his life, but because of an identity he couldn't choose himself, he couldn't get justice until his death. I took the guy who beat him to death to court, appealed three times, and finally had to When it comes to the compensation of two hundred yuan, there is no apology, no other punishment, only two hundred yuan—this is the value of a servant in the eyes of others! It is not even as good as a dog."

The youth's azure blue eyes were full of gloom at this moment.Rong Yuan knew that this young man who seemed to be cheerful and free-spirited when he first met him actually had a knife in his arms after many appeals and failed to appeal, and sneaked into the house of the man who beat his adoptive father to death late at night, killing The man's parents and wife were the only ones who left the life of the man who was cut into a pig.

Afterwards, the young man abandoned his original first and surname, changed his name to Lin Lai (Lai was the name of his adoptive father), then invaded the traffic system, found the people who were laughing and watching when his adoptive father was beaten and insulted, and booed Those who applauded, the police officers who turned a blind eye, those who took selfies and posted videos... and then retaliated one by one.After he was arrested, there were already more than a dozen lives in his hands. It was a sensational case in the Tulip Country that year, and it also promoted the establishment of some human rights bills on alien races.

But in fact, legal provisions can't change people's hearts and human nature. After that, Biren's situation has hardly changed. On the contrary, the environment of demihumans and Ming beasts has been slightly improved.

After being silent for a while, Lin Lai looked at Rong Yuan and said, "Did you know that the Tulip Empire has a population of more than 800 million, of which about 30.00% are of foreign races, but less than 3 people have a formal residence and a status recognized by the country?" Seven percent. Before you came, a large number of alien races were expelled from the imperial capital or deported to the sewers, and more than [-] people were massacred. Most of them were servants."

"This is the... civilized, friendly, warm and gentlemanly... Tulip Country."