Chapter 3326

After the pig-headed person left, Su Xiao heard the sounds of swallowing and licking coming one after another, and after a moment, the narrow passage fell silent again.

Through perception, Su Xiao discovered that in the other wall cages here, eight pig-headed people were imprisoned, and due to their tall stature, their average height was around 2.3 meters, sitting in the iron cages made them look extremely cramped, unlike Su Xiao, who was idle enough to take out the life-or-death terminal.

Su Xiao would not act rashly, as everything here was unknown, and most of the known information could only be guessed.

First, this should be the interior of a mobile fortress, and most intelligent races in this world live this way; without the protection of the fortress, heavy machinery pollution zones, hunters, scavengers, and mutated beasts could all lead to a settlement being wiped out in a short time.

Since this place is the interior of a mobile fortress, and there is a mobile fortress with pig-headed people, there is over a 90% chance it is controlled by the clan, who treat pig-headed people as laborers and private property, which has become the norm.

This is accepted by other races; the life, death, and human rights of pig-headed people are irrelevant to them, not worth offending the clan over, and while there are righteous people who speak up for pig-headed people, their outcomes are not good; pig-headed people are not just laborers—they are also sold.

Whether for the clan, humanity, or even mutated beasts, pig-headed organs have decent compatibility, not too compatible but not severely rejected either—who would refuse a chance to prolong life?

When guilt is tied to self-interest and one becomes the beneficiary, in the absence of legal coercion, most people will accept it, as long as lies let people's consciences rest easy, those lies become the truth people are willing to accept.

"Woof."

Outside the iron cage door came the call of Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang, indicating Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang had successfully escaped, and Su Xiao had Bubu scout the environment.

Half an hour later, Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Ignoring Bubu Wang returned with intelligence, matching Su Xiao's guess—this was indeed a mobile fortress, with a population of about 600 to 1000.

At this time, the mobile fortress was in a stationed state, and in this condition, it could transform into four layers; the topmost third layer was where the clan lived, with control rooms, surveillance rooms, dormitories, dining halls, etc., all present.

Below the top layer, that is, the second layer, there were crushing workshops, fortress entrances, material warehouses, food and fresh water storage rooms, etc.

Further down, the layer closest to ground level, the first layer, had many sleep chambers, each like a crematorium, fixed to the fortress's central pillar on the inside; at first glance, it looked like a ring of metal honeycombs.

This is where the pig-headed people rest; after crawling into the sleep chambers, they can only lie flat inside, and the flat sleep chambers are not enough for them to turn over.

Because the sleep chambers are stacked too densely, the fortress's first level left large open spaces, all left idle—do not think this is a design flaw by the clan; they did it intentionally, as sufficient openness allows better surveillance of the pig-headed people, giving each an individual, heavy sleep chamber to separate them before sleep, preventing private conversation, lest they plot rebellion.

This is not even the clan's most brilliant design: all pig-headed people inside the fortress are male.

The clan does this because they know that, regardless of oppression, opposite sexes will still attract each other, generate longing and affection, and love will always bloom and bear fruit, bringing new life; when male pig-headed people see their offspring, even if they have been tamed, their beastly nature will rekindle and ultimately lead to rebellion.

The clan eradicated this by completely separating male and female pig-headed people—let alone meeting, in their cognition, they hardly understand the term for the opposite sex.

Fortress motto: Labor is happiness, happiness brings death, death is also sacrifice, sacrifice is virtue.

Simply put, the injuries, fatigue, and even death from unpaid labor are all categorized as virtue; though absurd, constant repetition makes pig-headed people believe this saying is correct over time.

This saying is deeply engraved in every pig-headed person's mind; as for those who cannot internalize it, born with wild nature, they have already become 'products,' while the rest are sent to the fortress to labor.

Speaking of pig-headed labor, one must mention the fortress's lowest layer: when the fortress stops moving, it plants ground stakes into a mineral vein underground.

Pig-headed people's daily work is to dig 'active ore' in the mines, working about 19 hours a day, with meal time of 10 minutes (one meal a day), excluding the time to go up and down the mines, sleep time is less than 4 hours, and as for leisure time—don't be ridiculous.

'Active ore' is a resource unique to 'Ceres Star,' used to maintain the fortress's operation, or combined with special materials to let the fortress evolve in form; the fortress is not lifeless, which is also why it can move.

The many uses of 'active ore' naturally make it the hard currency of this world, usable to buy supplies at major fortresses.

After learning this information, Su Xiao began to consider staying or leaving; the mobile fortress he was in belonged to the smallest type, and by that measure, it was also a massive object capable of housing a thousand people.

While Su Xiao was pondering, a clanging door opening sound came, followed by the sound of leather shoes stepping on the ground; several people approached and stopped in front of Su Xiao's wall cage.

These people all wore long robes; the leader had his hair neatly combed, and the skin on the right side of his neck showed a bluish tint with a faint metallic feel—undoubtedly, this was a clan member.

Beside this clan member was a woman wearing a tech-style helmet and a long skirt; behind them stood a figure nearly 2.7 meters tall, covered entirely in armor plates, a tall and bulky figure; judging by his robust build, there was a high probability he was a pig-headed person, likely a guard.

This is not surprising—if a bio-crystal is implanted at the back of the head, the clan uses such pig-headed people as guards, to hold the rear in danger or as a human shield.

"It's surprising that the Judgment Hall didn't immediately sentence you to death, but instead sent you to my fortress; however, those old-timers at the Judgment Hall have good judgment."

The leader, the big-backheaded man, made a move to step forward, but the clan woman beside him immediately grabbed him, shook her head slightly, signaling to keep a safe distance.

"I got carried away; you monster, you slaughtered my clan members like livestock, killing hundreds—rest assured, since you've come to the Doomsday Fortress, I will treat you well."

Big-backhead, that is, the fortress leader, Li Xiniwei, grinned, revealing a mouth full of metal teeth.

Inside the wall cage, Su Xiao estimated something: what would happen if he struck now and killed the clan members ahead—what gains and what troubles would follow.

After weighing it, Su Xiao decided not to act for now; he raised his hand to touch his neck, feeling a cold sensation—a collar was around his neck, not unbreakable, but the semi-fluid inside intrigued him; this was a semi-fluid bomb, which would explode violently upon slight contact with air.

"Take him to the mine, under strict guard."

After the fortress leader Li Xiniwei said this and left with several people, only a thin old man remained, holding a bunch of keys.

Moments later, several guards in black-red combat uniforms, with helmets and black metal faceplates fully equipped, approached; they carried no firearms, each had a metal rod nearly one meter long hanging from their waist, with a hollow internal structure.

As Su Xiao's iron cage door opened, the four guards removed the hollow short rods from their waists; electric current filled the hollow interiors, making the weapon look both primitively heavy and high-tech.

Zizzle!

The tip of the short rod pressed against the wall, leaving a large scorch mark—this was more like a warning.

Why not strike Su Xiao directly? Because the guards knew Su Xiao was not to be provoked—the initial identity from the -10 charm attribute was no joke.

……

The blazing sun hung in the sky, a half-metallic crow flew overhead, below was a ruined city, asphalt roadsides covered in cracks, weeds growing in the cracks.

The former concrete forest was now wrapped by nature; a derelict mall still stood, its outer walls severely faded, the ground before its door littered with broken glass.

Inside the derelict mall, men and women stood or sat—these were contractors gathered here from the Initiate's Paradise faction, numbering over a hundred.

These contractors were not the full strength of the Initiate's Paradise faction in this Initiate's Paradise; when facing weak opponents, they would certainly go all out to seize victory in this round.

One can imagine that in the judgment between Holy Light Paradise and Watchful Paradise, the result would be similar—imaginably, among the three paradises, any eighth-tier contractor with some fame would be sent here to seize the wealthy world of 'Ceres Star.'

Over a hundred contractors from Initiate's Paradise gathered, the scene inevitably noisy, and these contractors' expressions were relaxed.

Without the roaming assassins of Death's Paradise, without the fanatics of Holy Domain Paradise, and more importantly, without the madmen of Reincarnation Paradise, this world domination struggle, to the Initiate's Paradise contractors, was actually excellent—hopefully future world domination struggles would follow this standard, blocking Reincarnation Paradise, Death's Paradise, and Holy Domain Paradise altogether.

"Everyone, say what this round's plan is, hahaha."

A big-pie-faced older brother couldn't hold back, saying and then laughing out loud.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Nothing, just remembered something happy."

"Don't underestimate the opponent, we this time……hahahaha."

The scene grew increasingly cheerful—not because the Initiate's Paradise contractors were underestimating the enemy, but because this time they didn't have to fight to the death against the madmen, assassins, and godmen of the three factions, and they were genuinely in high spirits.

On the stairs of the mall's second floor, Mo Lei and the Moon Apostle sat; as key eighth-tier combatants cultivated for emphasis, their participation in this war world was inevitable; having obtained the beast's heart in the Painting World, Mo Lei and the Moon Apostle saw their reputation in Initiate's Paradise rise steadily.

Mo Lei propped her chin with one hand; when facing same-tier monsters in the Painting World, she had become a silly girl, but upon returning, she felt she had turned back into Mo Lei the big shot, which made her feel like she had crossed into another world, very uncomfortable.

This feeling was like playing a game when you just cleared a dungeon with a group of max-level characters from various fields, and what was even more frightening was that inside this dungeon, you could freely kill—while they were basically just scratching others (hitting Zuiyasi, possibly even slower than the opponent's recovery), and when others hit them two or three times, they had to say goodbye to this beautiful world.

This left Morre and the Moon Apostle stunned on the spot, and even after returning to the Genesis Paradise, they remained somewhat stunned, a feeling of being unbeatable weighing on their hearts.

On the way to this abandoned mall just now, Morre and the Moon Apostle encountered a seven-person squad from the Holy Light Paradise, and then Morre was dumbfounded; after the battle ended, she was especially puzzled—how could these contractors be so weak? Not to say they shattered at a touch, but after taking just one hit from her, they were all filled with terror.

Morre's confidence, which had been shattered by Su Xiao, Wood, and Zuiyasi, was now recovering at a rate of +1 point every few minutes, and the Moon Apostle beside her was the same.

"I've asked for permission—this time, the Reincarnation Paradise absolutely cannot participate, absolutely impossible."

After saying that, the Moon Apostle's smile grew even brighter; as long as she had time, she could summon over 200,000 aquatic-system summoned beasts. In the past, she was often dragged out, but this time, with Morre present, she could avoid that—so summoning a beast army was just a matter of time.

The Moon Apostle and Morre locked eyes, and in their hearts, they both felt the same: this time, it was basically secured. Obviously, the Genesis Sisters had forgotten about the world invasion.