Arknights? Colonization Ark!

When Yelena was around, most of the food went into her stomach. Now that she left with Zhang Miao, it was Talulah and the others' turn to suffer.

It’s not that they don’t taste good, but eating desserts every day, and a lot of them every time, is something that even gods can’t handle. And Tallulah doesn’t want to lose her figure at such a young age.

After all, she is a girl.

but……

The smile on Lexington's face gave people an irresistible charm. Tallulah's enthusiasm and passion instantly cooled down. She could only turn her head away, trying not to see the other person's face, and found an excuse to slip away.

"...Um... Madam...Where is Kashena? She is a dangerous person. Will she get into any accidents? Do you want me to keep an eye on her?"

Her excuse was ruthlessly rejected before Lexington even had time to think for a second.

"No need. Is there anything more important than my snack right now? Little Ta-Lu-La?"

Lexington's voice was soft and pleasant, and anyone who heard it would feel relaxed physically and mentally. The elongated tone of the last four words made Tallulah shiver all over.

"...Okay...Okay."

Failed!

Tallulah couldn't even last a second in front of Lexington. Her courage was easily crushed. She could only walk dejectedly to her private kitchen, led by Lexington's hand.

As for Kashena... nothing should happen to her... probably...

This was the only way Tallulah could comfort herself.

Lexington and Zhang Miao lived together. There was nothing special about their room, except that the kitchen had been remodeled to be very large and was filled with all kinds of kitchen utensils.

As she thought, besides Tallulah herself who had just entered the room, there was another person who had been waiting for a long time.

Alina was standing by the coffee table on the balcony, holding a pot of freshly brewed tea in her hand.

She happened to have no classes this afternoon, so she was also dragged over by Lexington.

Chapter 99: Kasheina's Little Thoughts

The most common type of people on the snowfield are the infected people in the mines.

What about the second most common one?

Villagers scattered all over the place?

No, they are soldiers from Ursus.

The number of mine guards may not be large, but each mine supervisor, garrison force, military supply and logistics personnel, and sentries in various places add up to nearly 100,000 people.

In the space age, population is always the most valuable resource, no doubt about it.

Therefore, when Tallulah and her companions attacked the mine, as long as the garrison troops were willing to lay down their weapons and surrender, they would not kill them all.

Many times, in order to prevent the garrison from going crazy and turning around to massacre the infected in the mines, Tallulah would send the prisoners to surrender, lower the vigilance of the garrison, and then prepare for the attack.

Of course, many people were killed during the attack, and many people joined the Terran coalition army just for revenge.

But surrendering without being killed is a death order.

So, all in all, the captured Ursus troops actually numbered as many as 20,000.

Of course, Ursus' education is still worthy of praise. Even though they were captured, many former Ursus officers planned to escape and instigated many people with the glory of the empire and promotion and wealth.

In the end, after losing hundreds of lives, those former privates refused to associate with those officers no matter what.

Finally, one day, the two parties, who had an old grudge against each other, broke out into a conflict during the labor reform period.

A group of soldiers surrounded and beat up their former superior.

The cause was that this officer insulted his former subordinates wantonly during labor.

The group quit on the spot.

You treated us like animals before we surrendered, and you still treated us like animals after we surrendered. So didn’t our surrender really come in vain?

The incident ends with the officer suffering from broken ribs.

Because the conflict took place on a small mine, the prisoners jokingly called this conflict.

[Great victory at the small mine]

This was one of the few pleasures they had since being captured here.

The longer these people stayed here, the less respect these lower-level soldiers had for these officers.

Later, even the lower-level soldiers began to waver in their loyalty to Ursus.

why?

Because they found that being a prisoner here seemed to be more comfortable than being a soldier in Ursus.

There was no insult or corporal punishment from their superiors. Even though the guards here hated them, it seemed that as long as they didn't do anything wrong, they would not do anything to them.

The meals they ate every day were fresh. There was no black bread so hard as to break their teeth, nor was there any disgusting slop that would make them feel sick. The meals tasted better than what the officers before them had eaten.

Although the physical labor during the day is very tiring, it is just tiring. It is still autumn and it is not the most difficult winter yet.

There are even several people who come to give them lectures every weekend, led by a person called Alina.

Whether they can understand it or not, they have to sit in their seats. After doing this many times, naturally many people will listen.

The only drawback is that there is no pay for the work.

But what does it matter? They only received their military pay a few times a year when they were in the army anyway.

But they were also confused about how these people would deal with them. Terra did not have any prisoner of war convention, and they were not descendants of nobles, so no one would pay ransom for a group of cannon fodder.

Ursus has always been unfriendly to those who surrender. If they are released, even if they do not die, they will lose half their lives.

Moreover, the things done by the mine guards in the mine were not clean, and it was strange that those powerful infected people did not kill them directly.

All the surrenderers live in fear every day, not knowing when their end will come. Many people even think that there is nothing wrong with working here forever.

Many captured officers also discovered this phenomenon, but what could they do?

There are people who dare to do things. Many of them knew how much blood debt they had on their hands. However, they have all gone to see the late emperor. Those who are left are either not identified by anyone or are new recruits who have just arrived.

Something happened here a few days ago.

The legendary Ursus hero, patriot, Bozhukas sent people here to recruit laborers, saying that they were going to Kazdel to help with the construction.

At that time, everyone wondered if this Sarkaz had finally gone crazy, or was planning to use this excuse to lure a group of people out and kill them.

But after thinking about it, it seems that the other party doesn't need to do so.

Kill a group of disarmed prisoners without even finding an excuse, just kill them.

So a group of people thought that if they stuck their heads out, they would be in trouble too, so they just followed the others and thousands of them have not returned yet.

After they left, every day was a torment for the remaining people.

...

At this time, a familiar off-road vehicle stopped near the city expansion area.

Chikov was speechless.

Ever since Kashena stopped following Tallulah, he became this woman's full-time driver, taking her around everywhere all day long.

I don't know what went wrong today, but I asked Chikov to send me to the labor camp in the expansion area.

Kashena has changed into a new set of clothes, but it must be said that her aesthetic level is indeed more than one level higher than that of Tallulah and the others.

The blue and white body-shaping dress outlines her figure perfectly. It no longer has the weird and evil feeling that the red and black color combination brought out before. Instead, it now has a more dignified and noble meaning.

If you are not familiar with her, you can't imagine that she is the immortal evil god Kosche.

The arrival of the two also attracted the attention of some captives who were still working, but they soon shifted their attention back to their own work.

Maybe he was an important figure, but maybe he was just passing by. What did this have to do with a group of prisoners of war?

Kashena looked around and saw that the work results had just been stagnant for a moment because of their arrival, and she felt a little dissatisfied.

The efficiency is too low.

At a construction site not far from here, workers are driving all kinds of construction equipment. Two hundred people can complete a day's work that would take them a month to complete.

It’s like we were eating all kinds of delicacies from land and sea a few days ago, and suddenly a plate of cold cucumber salad was served today.

You know this is normal dining, but you never get used to it.

If Ursus had captured so many prisoners of war, they would probably have all been thrown into the mines to mine the next day.

Either the family pays money to redeem the person, or he dies in there.

At least some surplus value can be squeezed out.

But these people in front of me are simply wasting food here.

Work is negative and inefficient.

They shouldn't be here.

They should be on the battlefield.

Even if it means dying on the battlefield.

Chapter 100: Cannon Fodder Recruitment

"Today is not the weekend, and it's almost time for dinner. Why are you asking us to go to the playground?"

A prisoner in a khaki uniform asked his companion curiously.

Along with him, there was a trend of countless people around him, all rushing in the same direction.

Some of them had curiosity and nervousness on their faces, some looked indifferent, and some had alert eyes and looked around as if they were trying to find some clues about the notice.

"Why do you care so much? It's not going to kill you anyway."

His companions were obviously disdainful of his cowardice.

"I've lived so many extra days anyway, so it wouldn't be a loss even if I died."

For them, it is a very uncomfortable feeling to have their lives held in the hands of others, and they have no control over their own life and death.

But since it has come to this, just consider it as a gain if you live one more day.

Find joy in misery, that's how most people here comfort themselves.

Besides, life here is much better than going back to be a gray animal.

The prisoner who was questioning the prisoners was equally disdainful of his companion who had been corrupted by the comfortable life here.

He is different from this bachelor. He has a wife and children at home.

Although I haven't seen them for a few years, I still receive letters from home sometimes.

If possible, he really didn't want to die here.

There are many people like him. Who would want to die when they can live?

The crowd moved slowly, and finally, before dark, everyone squeezed into the playground.

This is where the prisoners usually move around, and they have one or two hours of free time every day.

Whether it's reading or exercising, you can do whatever you want as long as it doesn't violate the rules. Prisoners who behave well can also make some small requests to their guards, such as asking for a book, some fruit, etc., and their requests will generally be met.

Today, all the equipment that was usually piled up on the playground was cleared away, and replaced by a temporary platform.

There are some audio equipment placed around the playground, and I don’t know what they are used for.

"What on earth are you doing?"

Chikov was even more troubled at this moment than at the beginning. He didn't know what Kashena wanted to do, but all the assistance she requested from Lexington was approved.

Whether it was calling up prisoners, cleaning the playground, or mobilizing equipment, there were no exceptions.

He could only follow Kashena and keep an eye on this guy with his naked eyes, just in case.

Kashena glanced at Chikov, a tall man sitting on a stool at the side, as strong as a bear.

"It seems that the comfortable life here has completely worn down your vigilance, former shield guard of Ursus."

She deliberately emphasized the word "before".

"What do you mean?"