As Gu Li finished speaking, the small shop fell silent.
The soldiers who came to conscript men exchanged glances, then looked at Gu Li's thin, almost fragile arm, and remained silent for a moment.
Suddenly, a chorus of sneers erupted. One of them pointed a gun at Gu Li and said to the shocked Wang Tian, "Boss Wang, don't try to fool us. We're in a hurry. Do you think this little brat will survive?"
Wang Tian subconsciously pulled her bright red fur coat tighter around herself, her gaze falling on Gu Li's sincere face, and a few guesses arose in her mind.
She ignored the three men's urging; she was the only one here who had personally witnessed this girl's actions, and a glimmer of hope rose in her heart.
"Are you really planning to go?" She met those beautiful, almost unreal eyes. "Of course I believe in your abilities, but it's too dangerous there. You could easily lose your life. You don't need to go for the money..."
Gu Li shook her head, her light golden hair tied in a bun at the back of her head swaying slightly: "It's okay, I'll go earn some money and come back. My family is waiting for me to buy things to take home."
Where exactly can I buy Levi's Little Cotton merchandise?
As soon as she finished speaking, the people in front of her, who seemed to be imagining something, couldn't help but show expressions of pity on their faces.
Wang Tian's gaze swept over her again, and she seemed to realize something.
That makes sense. How could a truly beloved noblewoman be allowed to come to such a place alone to shop? It must be a child from a declining noble family in the upper region who has no choice but to come out and make a living.
Wang Tian had already put the girl's ability to easily repel aliens behind her. She looked at the girl's slender figure wrapped in a dress and felt more and more affectionate. With a sigh, she took off the girl's coat and draped it over Gu Li's shoulders.
The woman's soft, calloused hand gently stroked her head and cheek: "Anyway, thank you. Remember to come find me when you get back, and I'll treat you to a meal."
Gu Li planned to earn enough money to come back and then go to the second district to buy goods. She could also come over for a meal while she was at it. She nodded seriously.
Then, wearing her bright red fur coat, she turned around, looked up at the soldiers of the conscripted army, and smiled.
"Thank you for your help. Is the person you're looking for me?"
The leader of the three-man squad glanced at the short guy who only reached his chest. There had been more and more activity at the border of District One this year.
If the guard force is insufficient, people must be recruited. However, there are specific requirements for recruiting: the elderly and weak should not be recruited, those with connections should not be recruited, people from government agencies should not be recruited, and those who are too wealthy to redeem themselves should not be recruited.
So the majority of the candidates naturally fell to these low-level people who had no background and no money. After several rounds, where would we find so many people to recruit?
However, the alien species on the border were restless, and those who gave orders from above didn't care what was happening below; the so-called "random" selection continued as before.
Nowadays, many people take over for others; there's no other way, a family has to leave the younger one to do the work.
Most of the soldiers who came to conscript men turned a blind eye, but it was rare for a young girl like today to go in someone else's place.
The leader glanced at Gu Li's face, which was smaller than his own palm, and the incongruous bright red fur coat he was wearing that dragged on the ground as he walked.
He knew that the girl was most likely not coming back, and his Adam's apple bobbed a few times, but he still didn't say anything to dissuade her.
He silently cursed the family who made the young girl work.
A chill ran down Cen's spine as he looked into the distance with his clear, calm deer-like eyes, and his gloved hand removed his glasses.
"I wonder if Miss Guli has discovered she doesn't have enough money? Shouldn't she be back by now?"
"Alright, I'll enter it now and I'm off."
The squad leader led the way out, and Gu Li followed with light steps, the small, fluffy red figure gradually disappearing into the distance.
Wang Tian then looked away.
She noticed the hesitant gaze beside her, looked over, and raised an eyebrow: "What? You feel reluctant?"
Wang Yu stared in disbelief at the fiery red figure disappearing at the end of the road, then shook her head, her face pale: "It's all because I'm so useless. Not only did I make someone go to their death for me, but I also lost your favorite clothes, sister."
Wang Tian paused in her high heels as she walked back, giving him a subtle look: "You don't really think I like this dress, do you? If it weren't a prop, I would have thrown it away long ago."
"Wearing this in the dead of winter is one thing, but wearing it in the summer is another. People who don't know better will think your older sister is weak. Alright, get back to work. When Miss Gu Li comes back, we'll have to give her a good welcome!"
Wang Yu opened her mouth: "...Can she come back?"
Wang Tian glanced at him and tapped him on the head: "You think she's like you, only good for making boxes to hold things? That person can kill a mutant with one hand. If she doesn't come back, then we're just going to our deaths!"
Wang Yu crouched down, clutching her head, and immediately looked at her sister upon hearing this: "So Miss Gu Li was also injected with the drug!?"
Wang Tian went back behind the counter, fiddling with her abacus, and said casually, "Otherwise, do you think you can be this powerful just by having a prop? We would have wiped out the aliens long ago."
Wang Yu's eyes widened. Miss Gu Li was actually a new human, just like him!
Unfortunately, all he can do is make useless prop boxes...
Most of the manpower conscripted was from these few blocks. Gu Li was the first to get on the bus, obediently sitting in the first seat at the front of the spaceship.
He listened quietly to the three soldiers' whispering.
"Captain, why are all the people in this area of the lower street? It's convenient, but..."
He scratched his head, unable to say anything.
The squad leader glanced at him, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, and mumbled, "Is it because there are fewer people in this area?"
The soldier who asked the question nodded.
The squad leader looked at the burly man who was pulled out of the alley and was almost unrecognizable, and the meaning of the smile in his throat was unclear: "It won't be long before it's the turn of those people up there."
The soldier who asked the question stared in astonishment.
Gu Li huddled in his seat, took out a biscuit from the box, and slowly chewed it with a "crunch crunch," making the burly man sitting next to him grimac.
With everyone gone from the lower blocks, it was naturally the upper blocks' turn.
She seemed to be deep in thought.
This spaceship could carry at most twenty people, and there were dozens more such spaceships, which were speeding towards the edge of District One carrying the people who had been recruited this time.
Gu Li looked out the window at the constantly changing orbit that provided convenience for the spaceship, and at the crimson lights falling from the giant screen above. Their spaceship was like an ark for escaping the apocalypse.
Unfortunately, this was just a ferry that sent people to hell.
Gu Li suddenly stood up.
All twenty people sitting in the spaceship looked at her. There was no way around it; among all the grown men on the ship, the little girl wrapped up like a small red ball was too eye-catching.
When she stood up and revealed her face, a low commotion arose inside the spaceship.
Gu Li heard the burly man closest to her curse under his breath: "Damn it, even a girl with such weak genes like this comes?!"
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