Primordial Sequence

Summer has turned to autumn, and Catic City has not seen the sun for a week. Under the gloomy sky, only a few black smoke from the factory rose. Camus patted his frozen face, looking calmly at the already yellowish color. golden oak leaves.

"Spring has passed and autumn has come. I have been here for half a year. I wonder how Lux is doing."

After a while, Camus returned home with the vegetables. This week, he went to Su Lan every day to learn Sumerian, and then bought vegetables and went home to cook. Su Lan had become more and more anxious these days. In his eyes, he was planning to negotiate with everyone tonight to see if it was time to have a showdown with Lidya Su.

"call……"

When Kamius just arrived home, he saw a newspaper stuffed in the mailbox in front of his house. He walked over with the things in his hand, tucked the newspaper into the house.

"You're back? It's so cold. To be honest, I think it's better to be at home." As the door opened, a cold wind blew into the room. Kaxiu, who was sitting by the fireplace and warming himself, murmured. The thing was mentioned in the kitchen, where the cook was making lunch. After seeing Camus buying vegetables, she quickly took the food.

"Mr. Camus, how can I let you come for such a thing? It's too cold. Hurry up and bake by the fireplace."

"It's okay. You should also keep yourself warm." Camus replied with a smile on her face.

"Cats are also afraid of the cold?" Kamius said softly as he walked to the sofa and looked at Ka Xiu who was hugging him.

"Catman is not a cat. I don't have his thick fur." ​​Ka Xiu rolled his eyes and said angrily.

"Lux should be here. I wonder if Akali and the others have gone back?"

"Almost, it should be here. We'll find out at the meeting tonight."

Camus was comforted and stopped talking. He opened the newspaper he had brought. On the first row of the newspaper was written a line of words, "Where will the homeless go in the future?" On the ground, there were ink drawings of homeless homeless people who would not die. , they were skinny and huddled together on the cold ground.

"Does the Catic City government not care? Just let them starve to death?" After reading the text for a while, Camus pointed at the newspaper and spoke in shock. He had also seen a large number of homeless people on the road in the past few days, but he didn't expect it. So serious.

"It's like this every autumn. It's not that the government doesn't want to take care of it, but it just doesn't have the ability to take care of it. Do you know where these homeless people come from?" Kaxiu glanced at the newspaper and spoke calmly.

"They are laid-off workers from factories. Most of them are cement factories, aluminum factories, steel factories, and glass factories in Cadillac City. Most of them are older workers. This kind of trend eliminates the old workers. workers, giving young workers a better chance of survival, and because of overloaded work and lack of protective measures in factories, most of these workers suffer from serious diseases. Perhaps for them, death is the only way to help reduce the burden on their families. The best way.”

"They are only in their forties, right? How could it be so serious?" Camus looked at the ink painting again and said in a low voice. The homeless man huddled in a ball in the painting seemed to him to be only in his forties, so how could he be considered an old man? Woolen cloth?

"Come with me." Seeing that Camus looked a little strange, Kaxiu closed his clothes and took Camus out of the house. Kaxiu took Camus to a remote box. Camus immediately saw a few things. A homeless man in thin burlap clothes huddled in a ball and shivered. A frozen man lay on a newspaper not far away. He was covered in bruises and looked like he had been dead for a long time. Ka Xiu couldn't help but walked over and took the bag from his arms. He took out more than ten copper coins, threw them to the group of homeless people, and spoke in a low voice.

"Get out of here and buy some food." When they saw the money on the ground, a group of people immediately started to grab it. After getting the money, they hugged their bodies and walked away from here.

"Qiang..." Seeing that everyone was gone, Kaxiu took out his cane. As he pressed the button, a sharp blade popped out from the top of the cane. He gently opened the belly of the corpse, and Kamiao immediately saw what was inside. The internal organs covered with black stains looked disgusting.

"These are all exhaust gases that are inhaled. They don't have money for treatment. They will die sooner or later anyway. It's better to die early than to avoid suffering."

"This..." Seeing this scene, Kamius turned his head away without saying a word.

"You may ask, why do they go to work in factories when they know the pollution is so serious? I tell you they have no choice but to work in factories. They have no land, no houses, no educational resources. If they don't go to factories, they will starve to death. And every year, countless young people are added to replace these old people. Many people outside the factory are jealous of this job. After all, they can live for at least twenty years if they join the factory, but they can only live for three days if they don't join the factory. "

At the end of the sentence, Ka Xiu's tone became deeper and deeper. He was once a member of this group of people. The darkness of the underground black market even exceeded these. He watched the people around him disappear one by one. Some died, some were eaten, and some Having been sold, I have already become numb.

"I'll take you to a place to take a look." After a while, Kaxiu picked up the newspaper and covered the body, then spoke in a low voice.

"Don't they commit crimes?" Looking at the skinny, dark-skinned corpses on the ground, Kamius asked in a low voice. A person can do anything when he is cornered. During this time, he discovered that these homeless people would do anything if they didn't. When I get the money, I will leave on my own without reacting too radically.

"Because they have family members. If they rob, the government will kill him and force his family to make compensation. If they don't pay compensation, according to the "Drav Citizen Act", you have full power to deal with their life and death." Khasura said Pulling on his clothes and letting out a breath of cold air, he turned to speak in a low voice.

"Here, is this what the kingdom's laws are?" Camus said in disbelief. He didn't understand these things because he had never been exposed to them.

"Because they are lower-class civilians and are not protected by the "Draf Citizenship Act". The act protects real citizens, not them. They are losers of the third era and will be for the rest of their lives." After saying that, Cardiff stopped someone. A carriage went up first.

Kamiu didn't say much, he was very curious about where Kaxiu was going to take him.

"Slave market." Seeing Kamius getting into the car, Kaxiu said in a low voice. Upon hearing this, the coachman turned his head and nodded slightly.

"Yes sir."

"Didn't slavery be abolished in the Kingdom? Is there a slave market in Caddick City?" Upon hearing the word slave, Kamius looked at Cassius in surprise.

"Yes, it has been abolished, but there are many people who are willing to be slaves, especially in autumn and winter." Card Xiu took a deep breath and spoke calmly.

"Why?"

"Because winter is a time when pirates are rampant, shipping is inconvenient, and things don't grow in the fields, so materials are expensive. Some families with savings will hoard some food in the summer, but some families still can't afford to hoard, such as those who have no chance to choose. People who work in factories, so they can only sell themselves." At this point, Kaxiu turned to look at Kamius.

"Didn't you pay attention to the prices when you bought groceries today? Didn't you find that the groceries were many times more expensive?" When Kamiao heard this, he suddenly remembered that he spent about two silver coins on groceries today, which was ten times as much as usual, because recently Now that he was rich, he didn't pay attention to these small amounts of money. He suddenly remembered that the monthly salary of ordinary people in Catic City was about 1.8 silver coins. From this look, they couldn't afford such food.

"What a pity." Camus murmured in a low voice.

"The world is like this, it's just that you don't pay attention. We are not from the same world as them. We have never been." Card Xiu said meaningfully. He once thought about changing, but even if he wanted to change, he could not change. , can he still change thousands?

"Sir, here we are." As the crowd roared, the coachman's voice also rang. Camus and the two paid enough to get out of the carriage. He immediately saw that this was a street in the port area, and there were many men on the street. Women, they all have a card hanging on their chest with the price written on it. Most of their clothes are thin, their skin is dark and dull, their skin is rough and yellow, and their eyes are numb. Looking at the endless flow of people, Kamius suddenly took a breath. He breathed a sigh of relief.

"so much?"

"There are indeed more people this year than in previous years. Don't forget that the lower streets were destroyed. Many people are now homeless. Although the government is rebuilding houses, the speed is indeed very slow. In my opinion, the lower streets need to be restored. At the previous scale, it will take at least half a year." Ka Xiu smelled some unpleasant smell in the air and spoke with a calm look.

"Who will buy them? What are they buying for?" Camus whispered as he looked at the flow of people on both sides of the road.

"Men are bought to dig or work as sailors, women are bought and given as servants, and children are given to be trained as grooms or farmers. Those who can buy slaves at least have certain conditions. They don't look down on these lower-class civilians, even if they are If you want a woman, you will choose from the common people." Because Camus and the two were dressed very appropriately, some people were ready to move over. They also hoped that Camus would buy them, and they looked at the growing number of people around them. , Kaxiu’s expression remained unchanged and he spoke softly. Kamiao was silent for a moment before speaking in a low voice.

"Leave. I just thought that the lower class civilians were poor and poor. Now it seems that the problem is even more serious."

"Oh...it's up to you." When Kaxiu heard that Kamius wanted to leave, he immediately shrugged and said calmly.

"Two gentlemen, please wait a moment. My husband has invited you." Just as the two were about to leave, a short cat man wearing an ill-fitting suit anxiously pushed through the crowd and walked out. After he saw the two of them, He quickly bent down and spoke in a low voice.

"who?"

"Crowley Hank, my master said that he would like to thank Mr. Camus for saving his daughter last time. He originally prepared a generous gift, but when he came back, Mr. Camus left. I didn't expect to see you here." Listen. Seeing these somewhat familiar names, Camus suddenly touched his chin and thought about it. He suddenly remembered that wasn't the Crowley family the culprits who summoned the greedy disaster star? His beautiful daughter had made him miserable. After thinking about it, Kamius spoke softly.

"Last time, the lives of several noble ladies were spent with dozens of gold coins. I want to see what he gives me and lead the way." Hearing that Camus was willing to go, the man dispersed the crowd and took the two to a luxurious In the manor, this manor is not far from the port area. From a distance, there are many buildings and courtyards inside, the lights are bright, and occasionally there are subtle sounds of laughter.

Seeing such a scene, Camus said in a low voice, "It's so far away. How did your master know that I was in the slave market?"

"Mr. Camus, as soon as my master came back, he specially passed down his portrait and told us that if we meet you, we must invite you over." After hearing the explanation, Camus looked at Ka Xiu, Ka Xiu Nodding to him, the two of them immediately entered the luxurious manor.