Chapter 206
2014-08-16
Hunger and thirst are two different things, as are eating and drinking urine.A person trapped in the ground and unable to do anything, might drink urine to quench their thirst, but eat people to quench their hunger... well, the taste is too heavy, and normal people can't do this.
Of course, from a practical point of view, human flesh is also meat, and it can also stop hunger. But as Tang En said before, things are not that simple. You can't eat your own meat when you eat meat. This thing can't be recycled, and the more you eat, the less you eat, so you can only focus on others. Likewise, others will look at you.
Once this magic box is opened, people are bound to be full of vigilance. So who will dig a tunnel if it goes on like this? After all, no one knows, when you dig in front, the people behind will stab you and drag you out to eat!
If this matter is to be successful, perhaps only an authoritative person will stand up, and then uniformly regard the enemy as the prey, so that it can be controlled in a short period of time. In this mine, Tang En is one, and Frey is one. This is because they have their own die-hard team, and their friendship can maintain trust for a period of time.
As for the brawny man who was killed, he obviously didn't have this point. If he did that, he would end up eating people constantly. In the end, there were only two people left, then killed each other, then eaten people, and finally died... The sudden resistance of this group of people still cost Tang En and the others a lot. That brawny man is right in saying that they are indeed weak because of hunger. But this lack of power did not come to the time when there was no real power. After Frey and the others rose up to cast Battle Qi, they finally captured the remaining dozen or so people.
From this point of view, if Tang En and the others never noticed that there were few people, and they never left the underground. In a few days, these brawny men may really succeed in resisting!
Tang En did not hesitate to propose to kill more than ten people who were arrested. It would be better not to open this hole without these tunnel diggers. Uh, at least it can't be opened now... Otherwise, let them dangle in front of other people, and there is no guarantee that people will not have the thought that "it's not at worst to eat people".
Frey also agreed with Tang En's proposal. As soon as these two people expressed their stance, the fate of these ten people was thus decided.
Finally, Tang En and the others decided to execute the men in front of the soldiers. The crowd didn't have any panic thoughts, and some even applauded. After all, eating people is too challenging to the psychological limit.
After this matter was resolved, the soldiers' attitude towards Tang En changed a little. Although there was still no food and no end of darkness in sight, there was no more damage when the people dug the tunnel.
This is because Tang En and the others handled this matter really well. Secondly, everyone is working hard to survive. Compared to this, hatred and other things are in a secondary position.
Next, there was an episode. Luckily, a soldier dug up a large handful of non-toxic fungi, which logically had to be handed over to be distributed uniformly. However, the soldier beside him was so greedy that he couldn't help but want to make a move to fight, and the two fought in the tunnel.
After the two were dragged out, Tang En asked about the situation, and then punished the soldier who was fighting, and then publicly praised the soldier who dug up the thing, and announced that at the lunch In the distribution, one more reward will be given to him.
Such a fair treatment was undoubtedly well received, and the soldiers also noticed. Although only they were digging the tunnel, Tang En and the others watched easily. But in the food distribution until now, all but old Bill are equal. This is not easy, especially in this case. You must know that when they used to monitor miners mining, the food gap between the two sides was the difference between Heaven and Earth.
And more than that, the monitoring Tang En and the others rarely beat and scold them. You must know that when they were supervisors before, they were never polite to these miners. It was a common thing to find someone who was not pleasing to the eye or was in a bad mood.
As the saying goes, adversity sees the truth. Gradually, some soldiers began to have simple exchanges with Tang En and the others when they took turns to rest. After all, the place is so big and the atmosphere is so dull, if you don't say anything, you will really panic.
Tang En is naturally happy to see such a thing happen, he is not an active person. It's not that it can't be done, the Assassin training in the system space allows him to dress up as a variety of people, including personalities. It's just that his until now primordial habit is like this, so he doesn't bother to do it, just like when the Grey Cloth Armed Force led by Darren was chased in the jungle, it was Joah who came out to encourage everyone instead of him... But now since These soldiers took the initiative to speak, and he chatted with them for a while. Men, pick a few savage jokes from later generations, adapt them a little, and let them listen to the unspoken chuckled meaning. Later, everyone simply gathered around, listening with keen interest pleasure to Tang En, who was sitting in the middle, talking nonsense.
Frey and the others were stunned at first, and then they couldn't help but sat down and listened with the soldiers, and then began to exchange their experiences between men. As the atmosphere became warmer, there was even a miner and a soldier with shackles arguing over who was the best in bed. In the end, the two of them went to a secluded place and began to compare which one was longer... In such a situation Under the atmosphere, the tunnel project gradually rolled forward. Old Bill's ability to recognize his way is absolutely top-notch. Even if he encounters a landslide, the excavation route he points out never goes wrong. This undoubtedly strengthened everyone's confidence in being able to go out. After all, they have always been on the right path. As long as you work hard enough, you will get out one day.
Unconsciously, everyone has been underground for five days.
Most soldiers begin to lose their strength, experience hallucinations, etc. After all, no matter how strong the spirit is, people can't stand it with only a small amount of food every day. Tang En and the others are slightly better, after all, they haven't exercised much until now. Later, even fewer people were watching. It's not that I believe in the soldiers, but these soldiers are no longer under surveillance, and now they can't hold the knife even if they hand it over.
Next, Tang En and the others took over the simple tools from the soldiers and started digging forward. After digging for a long time, Old Bill suddenly stopped.
Old Bill's expression was a little excited at this time, and his face flushed abnormally. After driving away the crowd forcefully, he picked up half of the sword and went forward alone.
His unusual behavior naturally attracted everyone's attention, and everyone knew what it meant. Even the soldiers who were on the verge of death slowly crawled over and quietly watched Old Bill's actions, shovel after shovel... Tang En frowned at this moment, he The worry is the old Bill's current Condition. This Condition is obviously not normal, like, like a flashback! Although he consciously asked old Bill to eat more food every time, how much could that be? Coupled with his age, energy and other reasons, his body is actually the worst of all... just While Tang En was thinking about these situations, suddenly, ding—really, this metal crashing sound was really small, so small that it was like an insignificant gust of wind.
However, in the ears of the crowd, it was louder than any church bells they had ever heard.
Old Bill threw away half of the battle knife and slashed with trembling hands a few times. An iron rod appeared in everyone's eyes. It was the iron rod of the iron gate!
"Haha, I found it, I found it..."
Although Tang En and the others couldn't see Old Bill's expression, they could still feel it from his trembling shoulders The uncontrollable joy.
Then, without waiting for everyone to cheer, the trembling shoulders slowly subsided, tilted, fell on their backs, and slammed down... "Old Bill!"