Su Zheyan was used to loneliness, but these past few nights were too lively. Every time he comes home, a little robot doll would greet him outside, running around and chattering about him.
Now that the little robot doll is gone, the loneliness which he was so used to becomes unbearable.
The dust in the wilderness is alive, and it is always moving at an extremely slow speed.
They will eat dead bodies, as well as swallow up footprints.
Su Zheyan walked around the capsule several times but the footprints had disappeared completely, without any trace of outsiders.
Betas are not sensitive to pheromones and he can’t smell the other party from the residual scent left behind. Not to mention finding out who they were through their pheromones.
As the last resort, his plan was to head directly to the nearest town and participate in the night market. Those people who stole the robot will definitely sell it, he would have a higher probability of coming across his little robot doll if he went to the night market more often.
But when the night market opens, tens of thousands of alphas will flock into the town to party. The night will stimulate their instincts and make them more irritable. Fighting, raping and killing the same kind, even weaker alphas will avoid entering the city at night.
In the final analysis, Desolate Star is a prison dedicated to detaining death row inmates, where the only law is the law of the jungle.
On the first night when Su Zheyan was exiled here, he entered the night market by accident.
He saw three emaciated alphas tied on the road as sandbags. A box of nutrient cream can be exchanged for a knife. In less than half an hour, the three alphas turned from living people into skeletons.
There is also an entertainment pole nearby, on which people are hung, and five gold coins can be exchanged for ten minutes of playtime.
There are many other similar stalls, and the screams have been echoing in Su Zheyan’s ears since.
The scene he saw that night once again appeared in his mind. There are tens of thousands of alphas there, and he is a beta. If he is captured alive…
Su Zheyan supported the capsule cabin, his heart beating violently. He didn’t want to admit it, but he really didn’t dare to go to the night market.
The pheromone in the air was about to dissipate, Su Zheyan stood by the cabin and looked in the direction of the city. He kept looking at it for a long time, then turned and returned to the capsule cabin.
The cabin was quiet, and he comforted himself while cleaning up the mess.
It’s just a robot, he didn’t need to take such a big risk for an antique toy. The robot is alive. If he wants to come back, he might be able to run back by himself.
With a calm expression, Su Zheyan rearranged the cabin.
His eyes fell on the last thing, which was the princess bed that he had just assembled this morning, which was now broken.
He put the bed back on the bookshelf, lifted the little pink quilt. It was empty, there was nothing on it.
It was so quiet tonight, and he suddenly felt a little lonely.
Su Zheyan recalled all the moments he shared with the little robot doll these past few days.
The little robot slept on his chest every night, the little robot not daring to be alone at home, and always wanted to go out with him during the day. It can be seen that this little thing is very timid and cannot be separated from its master. Suddenly being taken away by someone, he must be crying alone in fright right now.
No matter how miserable he was crying, no one would coax him. Will the little robot die if it runs out of battery?
Su Zheyan suppressed the strangeness he felt in his heart, what did the life and death of the tin doll have to do with him.
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The night of Desolate Star is far more lively than the daytime, monsters are rampant outside the city, and the city is brightly lit.
The night market is full of criminals who have nowhere to vent their energy, and there are many vendors on both sides of the road shouting loudly, selling the things they have stolen.
After being brought into the city, Chu Shici was thrown into a box casually. There were other things on it, and he couldn’t get out.
Everyone has left and it’s quiet outside.
He played Contra* with the system all afternoon, and he didn’t hear any voices until nine o’clock in the evening.
*(Contra (魂斗罗系列 ) – a video game series. )
The voice was very familiar, and it was still the alphas from before.
Listening to their conversation, it seemed that they had already gathered 30 people. But most of these people wanted to stop by the night market to do some shopping first. So, they made an appointment to go to the wilderness to catch the betas after the market ends at two o’clock. If the betas look good, everyone can play together. If it doesn’t look good, they planned to sell it directly, and the gold coins will be divided equally.
After everyone had left, Chu Shici pushed at the lid on the top of his head, trying his best to push it away.
He turned around anxiously, “It’s bad, it’s bad, Yan-ge is so good-looking, he can’t fall into the hands of these people.”
The system drank black tea leisurely: [It’s said that it’s feel-good novel, not feel-hot novel, why are you panicking?]
‘That’s 30 people, 30. My Yan-ge is so fierce? ‘
[The power ceiling of combat in the full text is quite fierce.]
Hearing what the system said, he heaved a sigh of relief, the hero of a feel-good novel really didn’t need him to worry.
The system asked him what his plans were next, and Chu Shici thought for a while, ‘I’m going to sneak back. I’ve remembered the way when I was brought here. As long as I’m given a chance, I can fly back to Yan-ge. ‘
[Do you think he will come to rescue you?]
Chu Shici was a little hesitant: ‘There are a lot of alphas here, and he only has 25 vitality points, do you think he will take the risk to save me? ‘
[Sounds about right.]
That being said, he still has a little bit of hope, it would be great if the hero could come to pick him up.
This expectation disappeared after Chu Shici was taken out to participate in the night market.
He was lying on the stall with the other goods, looking at the horrible scene on the street, he just wanted the male lead to run away quickly.
The stall owner yelled loudly while arranging the goods he stole: “Robot dolls, princess dress-up boxes, dolls, all kinds of small toys are sold for money!”
The booth next to him is a slingshot game booth. The stall owner made a slingshot, and an alpha was tied to the wall, arms and legs spread resembling the 大(da4) character, struggling desperately. Five gold coins for 10 shots, the corresponding gifts were placed on the shelf.
As soon as Chu Shici entered the booth, he was bought by the owner of the slingshot shop with seven gold coins. The stall owner stuffed him into the prize rack, and there was a reward table not far away.
The third prize is for making the participant bleed, the second prize for blinding, and the first prize for killing.
After watching a few rounds, Chu Shici almost cried.
The system comforted him, [It’s okay, according to the settings, the alphas exiled to the Desolate Star are not good things. The least extreme case was taken the lives of a dozen before being sent here.]
‘It’s not tears of sympathy, I’m crying out of fear. ‘
[Coincidentally, I’m also crying in fear.]
But because the people around were too scary, Chu Shici didn’t dare to cry out.
The stall owner is desperately rubbing medicine on the man on the wall, hoping to make him live longer and earn him more money. From the corner of the eye, he glanced at the prize rack not far away, and suddenly found that there was something wrong with the newly purchased prizes.
Two bright black lines appeared on the robot’s face, which seemed to be oil leakage from the eyes.
The stall owner took out a rag and wiped it, but the robot was still leaking engine oil.
He couldn’t find out what went wrong, so he had to put the robot doll and the battery side by side: “Special offer, buy the battery and get a matching machine toy!”
Chu Shici: …
Suddenly more upset.
When he was upset, the stall owner fought with passers-by who were bargaining. The two stabbed each other with knives, spattering blood on the faces of the onlookers.
A few grumpy alphas also joined the fight, and the scene became very chaotic.
Chu Shici took the opportunity to slip away, stealing three batteries before leaving.
Holding the battery in his arms, the wheels under his feet were spinning rapidly. He is like a nimble little mouse, rolling through the crowd of legs.
He couldn’t take it anymore and wanted to go home to find Yan-ge.
A severed hand fell from nowhere and landed on Chu Shici’s feet. His heart was beating wildly with fright, and he turned his head and sped into an alley not far away.
The alley was dimly lit, and Chu Shici rolled in quietly, one hand against the wall.
Several alphas were chatting inside, but no one noticed the palm-sized robot.
Chu Shici walked around them carefully while listening to the movement around him.
A man handed a bottle of nutrient solution to his companion.
“I heard from the delivery person at noon that Eternal Life Technology has created a ‘beta-to-AO technology’. Prisoners exiled who disguised their gender and joined the army can leave here as long as they are willing to change their gender to alpha. In the future, if other betas are found to join the army illegally, they can also choose to change gender to escape punishment.”
“Is this an amnesty for the betas?”
“Only those who violated the regulations and joined the army were pardoned. Those who murdered and raped were not counted.”
The companion smacked his lips: “There weren’t many betas sent here, and in a few years, they will only be able to play alpha. Eternal Life Technology really does all kinds of business. I heard that in order to allow AA and OO to reproduce offspring, they also created a– some kind of baby-making technology?”
“Gene incubation technology.”
“Yes, the baby is created with tools and an incubator. If you want me to say, a meat that didn’t fall out of a mother’s womb vs an artificial human*, what’s the difference? Nothing but human trash.”
*(um idk, maybe saying little people who did not connect with their mothers lack the emotional capabilities equating them to artificial intelligence?)
While they were talking, Chu Shici had already passed the last person’s feet.
Seeing that he was about to successfully escape the danger, the man suddenly changed his standing posture, and Chu Shici was knocked down directly.
The man snorted slightly, “I seem to have kicked something.”
He looked down, “It’s a toy? I didn’t expect to find money here.”
Chu Shici jumped up, picked up the battery, turned and rushed back to the main street.
Several men shouted from behind: “It’s a robot, and he took three batteries! Grab him!”
There was chaos on the main street, and Chu Shici sped quickly through the crowd.
After running for an unknown amount of time, just when he was about to stop, a pair of black military boots suddenly blocked his way.
Before Chu Shici could react, he was grabbed by a pair of cold hands and gently stuffed into a pocket.
“If you get lost again, I don’t want you anymore.”
Hearing the familiar voice, Chu Shici’s eyes lit up. Just as he was about to poke his head to look, he was pressed back down hard by Su Zheyan’s finger.
When approaching the city gate, someone stopped Su Zheyan: “Why don’t you have pheromone? Are you a beta?”
Su Zheyan said indifferently, “No.”
“You’re really a beta! Come on! There’s a b…”
Chu Shici poked his head out in the chaos, just in time to see Su Zheyan take down an alpha with a knife in his hand, killing the alpha in the blink of an eye.
Su Zheyan felt his finger being pulled and he opened his pocket. Looking down, he saw the little robot who was covered in filth looking up at him admiringly.
Su Zheyan narrowed his eyes, and said coldly, “What are you looking at me for, you dirty little thing.”
[Vigor value +3, current vitality value 28/100]
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