Chapter 996: The Unfair Punishment in the Interstellar World (1)
"Hey, your eldest brother is dead. Are you going to stay in our mercenary group or leave?"
"Zhao Ling, you are so kind-hearted. How can she, a loser who can't even kill a level 0 bug, be qualified to stay in our group?"
"Alright, alright. After all, his brother died while on a mission. We can't just cross the river and destroy the bridge so quickly, right?"
"So you mean to wait for some time before driving her away?"
"Shut up! She's just a little girl, where else can she go if not stay in the group? Let her stay and help us with some chores."
"Captain, you are too kind-hearted..."
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When Shi Chu opened her eyes, she heard noisy voices around her. She looked down and found that she was holding a scarred male corpse. It was obviously a horrifying scene, but she did not feel fear in her heart, but endless grief. Even though the original owner's soul had been reincarnated, the feeling of pain still remained in her body.
"Han Shichu, are you awake? I agree to let you stay in the group, but you have to help the mercenaries in our group with chores, such as washing clothes, cleaning, and cooking. You have to know that our group is not doing charity. We can keep you because your eldest brother sacrificed for our group. Otherwise, a useless person like you who is powerless and unable to even tie a chicken would not be qualified to stay." A tall and mighty man in his thirties said to Shichu with a frown.
Han Shichu closed her eyes, and instantly received the original owner's memories since birth. She immediately understood the current scene, so she raised her head and said calmly: "Thank you for your kindness, Captain Chen, but I don't plan to stay in the mercenary group."
"Don't act on impulse! How would you survive on Lone Wolf Star if you didn't join the mercenary group? You would be caught and sold at an underground auction in less than a day. You don't even have the strength to kill a chicken. You're not naive enough to think you can be safe hiding at home, are you?" Captain Chen looked at Han Shichu unhappily, thinking that she was not sensible at all.
"Captain Chen, you don't have to worry about my own affairs. Anyway, I don't plan to stay in your group. I will pack up my brother's things and take him away." Han Shichu said firmly.
"Captain, if she insists on leaving, just let her go. Wouldn't it be better for our team to have one less piece of trash?" A young man with purple hair and gold earrings said with a roll of his eyes.
"Yes, it's her own fault that she doesn't know what's good for her. We have done our best by letting her stay. She looks down on our group and insists on leaving, so why should we force her?" Another muscular man also quickly echoed.
So, amidst everyone's ridicule and shoving, Captain Chen finally reluctantly agreed to Han Shichu's decision to leave. However, he still said to Han Shichu with a serious look, "Since you insist on having your own way, I can't force you to stay. But your elder brother died for the regiment, so we will arrange for him to be buried, and give you a resettlement allowance as compensation. I hope you will be well in the future. If there is any danger, I will help you if I can..."
"Thank you." Han Shichu did not refuse the compensation he gave. After all, it was exchanged for the life of the original owner's eldest brother.
Captain Chen sent three men to carry the original owner's eldest brother back to the original owner's dilapidated home, and paid for a cheap coffin. Han Shichu cleaned up the body of the original owner's eldest brother, put it in the coffin, and then asked the men to help carry it to a nearby cemetery for burial.
Afterwards, Captain Chen indeed transferred some money to Han Shichu, and left with his men without looking back.
Han Shichu returned to the shabby house where the original owner and his brother usually lived and began to clean up the house.
This world is an interstellar world with relatively advanced technology. Humans and Zerg coexist and are mortal enemies, so almost everyone is a soldier. In particular, the planet where the original owner lived, Lone Wolf, is a border planet where Zerg and humans compete for territory and resources. In order to effectively fight against the Zerg, the residents of Lone Wolf spontaneously formed various mercenary groups to hunt the Zerg.
The original owner's parents died in the Zerg outbreak more than ten years ago, and he depended on his eldest brother Han Zhi for survival.
In order to support his sister, Han Zhi joined a mercenary group called the Tigers, the same mercenary group for which he sacrificed his life.
After Han Zhi's sacrifice, the Tiger Mercenary Group had to take Han Shichu in to the group and let her do odd jobs in order to prevent others from gossiping.
However, the original owner was weak and could not kill Zerg or do heavy work, so she became a nanny, handyman... and a punching bag for the mercenary group. Because she had no one to rely on and because she was weak and incompetent, she did not dare to resist when she was bullied.
So not long after, the original owner was bullied to death by the Tiger Mercenaries.
Han Shichu had just put some female Zerg pheromones in estrus on Captain Chen and his men. Although these pheromones were collected in her companion space and were produced by the Zerg in a certain world in the past, she didn't know if they would have any effect on the Zerg in this world. If they did, that would be the best. If not, Han Shichu would take revenge on the Tiger Mercenaries later.
This shabby house was bought with great difficulty by the original owner's eldest brother. Although it is very dilapidated, at least he has his own place to live and does not have to live on the streets or in a tent like other houseless people.
Because of the existence of Zerg on Lone Wolf Star, no other industries can develop and everyone can only make a living by hunting Zerg.
Although the Zerg are cruel and bloodthirsty, their entire bodies are treasures to humans. Their leather armor can be made into weapons and other products; their meat can be eaten and tastes good. The higher the level of the Zerg, the more delicious the meat.
After the people of Lone Wolf Star hunt down the Zerg, they will sell the Zerg to the Chamber of Commerce for money, and then purchase various daily necessities shipped from other planets.
In other words, here, the more capable a person is at hunting Zerg, the better their life will be. People like the original owner who are powerless are basically the lowest class of people. Their lives are difficult, and apart from receiving a pitiful amount of welfare, they can only rely on other powerful people or organizations.
In addition, the public security on Lone Wolf Star is also very poor. After all, it is a place where almost everyone is a soldier, and violence is very likely to occur, so many illegal and criminal acts will also breed, such as human trafficking, murder and arson, which are basically the daily lives of the people on Lone Wolf Star.
The original owner was lucky to be able to live in the Tiger Mercenary Group, but she never expected that people without abilities would be bullied, even in a place where her brother had done her a favor.
But now that Han Shichu has a new soul, the Tiger Mercenary Group is nothing to her.
(End of this chapter)
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