Tempest of the Stellar War - Chapter 1024

Chapter 1024: 1024

Wang Zheng gradually came to his senses and smelled a stench that combined sweat and smoke, among other unpleasant things . Even if this was not the worst that Wang Zheng had ever smelled, it was close .

The light was dim . From the way it felt, he was in the cabin of a shuttle . There were many people around, in roughly the same state . Some were thronging about the leftovers .

There must have been about 50 or 60 people in the room . Each stood in their place . This had to be a warehouse… What kind of hellish place was this?

Wang Zheng regulated his body and let himself become alert .

He was wearing a suit that was a little stained . His Skylink was gone, replaced by a strange, black bracelet .

“Punk, you’re up? You’re real good at sleeping . We’ll be at Heaven in a day . ” From nearby, a middle-aged guy carefully opened a box . After hesitating for a while, he handed Wang Zheng a stick .

Wang Zheng took it, and the middle-aged man lit his own, and then Wang Zheng’s . Wang Zheng did not smoke, and the man laughed . “A cautious one, aren’t you lad? Go on . It’s a waste of money to poison you . Poison’s more expensive than smokes nowadays . ”

Wang Zheng did not react . “Where are we?”

Wang Zheng’s brain was responding quickly . Looked like the military had delivered him to his destination, although this method of entry was a little harsh . He did not particularly mind their ways, but they could have at least let him know . Why did they have to do it that way?

But such notions flashed by him . Once the mission begun, he would have to discard all notions of pride .

The unfortunates were divided into two extremes . Some were ranting, and some were brooding . This middle-aged guy belonged to the former . He did not have to get the other guy started . He was once a very successful manager, but a moment of greed had caused him to fail a shipment and incur a huge debt . Such luxury goods were not so easily paid back, and in the end he had decided to come to give Maklou a try .

Maklou produced rare minerals like high-magnetism ores . Even with protective gear, it would cause great harm to the body . There were two types of mining on Maklou . One type used slave labor . That’s right . Slave labor . They came to Maklou with all kinds of reasons – no freedom, crimes, or debts they could not clear etc . This middle-aged uncle was rather fortunate . He had mostly settled his debt already . The other type were the desperates, either here to gamble, or to seek asylum . If one did not have enough money, mining was undoubtedly a good choice .

Free men could dig for diamonds . Although they could not take them away, they would receive ample compensation . One could make a fortune overnight . The important thing was that in this period, those outside could not bother you .

The middle-aged guy was still bragging about his past glory . If it were not for that error, he would be among the upper class .

He did not even care about how Wang Zheng came to be here . He just wanted to find a listener on this lonely journey .

Wang Zheng sorted out his thoughts . He was quite lucky not to be sold as a slave . Which meant that he would enter Maklou with the status of a poor miner .

Go with the flow . Wang Zheng did not have much of a plan either . More accurately, given his current situation, he could devise little . He could only take each step as it came .

The thing on his hand was a regulation bracelet . It was clipped to his wrist, and was rumored to be able to inhibit Ability X . Any newcomer to Maklou had to wear one, whether one was rich or poor . It was said to prevent the Alliance’s special forces or other forces from entering .

Wang Zheng could feel that this toy pierced the skin . Whether it had any concrete use, Wang Zheng was not sure yet . But he was not willing to risk it . This mission was really something . It didn’t leave him much room .

It was meal time . The cabin door opened, and a person entered bearing a huge cauldron . It was 1,000 coins for a spoonful . Wang Zheng took a look . It was swill, but it was also the only option .

Wang Zheng searched his whole body, but he had no money . He could only starve . The middle-aged man looked at the bowl in his own hand . After some indecision, he did not share it with Wang Zheng .

Wang Zheng sat back down in his corner, closing his eyes slightly, as though disinterested in his surroundings .

On the monitors in the cockpit, there were tens of these rooms .

“All quiet?”

“Tch, what could happen? A bunch of trash . Besides, even if there really was someone, with the manacles on, they could do nothing but slave their lives away in the mines . I’m hoping for some decent ones myself; at least they’ll be good at their work . Haha . ”

“Boss is very concerned about this lately . We better watch more carefully . ”

“Got it . Not many problems with this batch . But then again, if there are issues, it ain’t our turn to check . But some are of really bad quality . When the time comes, let’s just get rid of them . They won’t be able to work on the surface anyway . ”

“We took special care when we got this lot . They’re all quite healthy . We’ll lose 10% at most . Boss should be pleased . ”

“Two more days to wring these guys out . ”

“Relax . Old rules . ”

The two laughed . Regardless of their intentions in coming, everyone, save the plutocrats, would be pawed free of their wealth, whether they were those seeking asylum or free men . As for those whose bodies were in a poor state, or had no money, unless they had hearty constitutions, they would not make it to the surface .

Wang Zheng bided his time quietly, conserving energy . He had no food, but the circumstances were not that bad . He had been in much worse situations before . Jiang Feng had warned them, and Wang Zheng had been mentally prepared . In just a little more than an hour, Wang Zheng was already completely adjusted to his surroundings . All that was left to do was to wait for arrival .

After five or six hours, the cabin door opened . Everyone watched, eyes wide in fear . A bunch of armed men entered, hauling away a sickly guy . That person struggled weakly, but was knocked out by a rap from the gun . The cabin door shut again .

“Was he a slave?” Wang Zheng suddenly asked .

“Slave? That guy had no money, and is not as fit as a youngster like you . Even if you sent him down, he can’t do the work . You think Fallen Paradise is a charity?” The middle-aged man smirked .

Eyeing Wang Zheng, the middle-aged man smiled . “Punk, you must have come from a decent background, from the looks of you . How did you come here?”

Wang Zheng did not say anything . Sunday Zhao? Arson and prison break? Wang Zheng thought it was all too childish . He wondered if they had even thought thoroughly about it .

The middle-aged man looked past it . “Youngster, Maklou is a dangerous place . It’s not so easy to survive . You and me got some fate . What do you say we work together? When dinner comes in a while, I’ll share it with ya!”

Wang Zheng eyed the man, and slightly shook his head . The middle-aged man did not press .

He retreated to his corner again, but at this moment, two people stood up and headed for the middle-aged man . And then two more people stood up .