Chapter 63: The Ecological Sphere of Mote Planet

Mote Planet was completely a Savage Planet; it could not even be considered primitive. There was life on this planet, but it was all at an extremely low stage, the stage of single-celled organisms!

The content of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Mote Planet was quite high, while oxygen, which was very chemically active, had just begun to be released by organisms from various oxides, especially carbon dioxide, and its content in the atmosphere was less than 5%.

Added to that, Mote Planet was covered with black swamps everywhere, so this planet was a Forbidden Domain for ordinary intelligent life!

In order to imprison the humans who survived after the defeat, the Layite People specially built an Ecological Sphere covering an area of over a hundred square kilometers on Mote Planet as their prisoner control area.

The humans in the Ecological Sphere did not need to work, had no entertainment, and had nothing at all. Every day, they could only obtain simple, monotonous food that could only meet the minimum nutritional needs of the body. Most people lived like walking zombies.

Of course, there was also a small number of people who expressed their anger and tried to attack the guards of Layite Star. The result went without saying; these humans who still had some spirit disappeared forever.

The Layite People certainly would not keep nearly a million humans for free. They treated humans as animals kept in cages for advanced civilizations to visit; they performed various inhumane experiments on humans without any scruples.

Every day, hundreds of people in the Ecological Sphere committed suicide. Added to that were the people who disappeared for various reasons. In less than three years, the total population dropped from nearly a million to less than seven hundred thousand. It was thought that in less than ten years, these last Earthlings would surely be worn out completely by the Layite People.

Li Yi, Lin Lei’s former good friend, was also here, living a repetitive, monotonous gray life day after day. He had become numb; he ate when hungry, drank when thirsty, and slept when tired. His brain seemed to be rusted and could not move at all.

He had completely lost the vitality and spirit that a teenager should have. His body was thin and weak, his shoulders were hunched, and he looked like a little old man. His eyes had also changed from once being clear to now being turbid; not a trace of light could be seen in them.

Today, just like usual, he woke up. Enduring his nausea, he poured the paste-like food down his throat, then walked out of the low bungalow that was like a cage, sat in the seat he usually sat in, and started to stare blankly.

Sigh, just live another day! This was what he said to himself every day after opening his eyes; he had said it for three years.

Someone sat down beside him. Li Yi knew who it was without looking. It was Li Dasong, the new PE teacher from Yangguan Middle School. He was also a survivor of that catastrophe.

Speaking of survivors, Li Yi smiled self-deprecatingly. Was surviving really lucky? Now it seemed that those who died had gone to heaven instead!

“I feel something will happen today.” Li Dasong said in a low voice. He did not know how many times he had said this sentence; he said it every day.

“Really? I don’t think so. The sky is just as gray, just as stuffy, and there are just as many Aliens looking at us like we are monkeys. There is no difference.” Li Yi also repeated this answer.

Then the two fell into silence, sitting there side by side like sculptures, spending another new day.

But today was indeed somewhat different. The Aliens in the Ecological Sphere were all a bit excited; one could even say there was some commotion. And there were many more Layite guards than before. Like the stars surrounding the moon, they were revolving around one person and trying hard to maintain order.

Li Dasong’s lips moved, and he uttered: “It looks like something did happen today; a big shot has come among the Aliens.”

Saying was one thing, but his body did not move a bit, nor did it show a bit of curiosity. The affairs of Aliens had nothing to do with Earthlings!

Li Yi said mockingly: “Look at those Double-Pupiled People acting like grandsons; they are just short of sticking their butts out for someone to kick.”

He recovered some vitality, but it quickly disappeared, and he continued to stare blankly at the sky.

But that big shot moved towards them. The sitting humans along the way stood up to avoid him one after another. Someone was a bit slow to move, and a Layite guard was about to kick him.

“Stop! You are civilized people; do not let barbarism tarnish the image of Layite Star.” A voice as pure as a mountain spring rang out. Then a petite figure walked out from the crowd and stopped the Layite Person’s brutal act. From a distance, her face could not be seen clearly. Judging by her figure, she was just a young girl, but she gave the two sitting people an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

Behind her, closely followed a strong man like an iron tower. That strong man was draped in a large gray cloak; his face could not be seen, but the aura he revealed was as heavy as a mountain. Within a radius of five feet around him, except for that petite figure, there was no one else.

“Li Yi, she is walking towards us. Should we get out of the way?” Although Li Dasong said this, his body did not move at all.

“No, I don’t have the habit of giving way to people.” Li Yi did not even blink. He felt he had lived enough and did not care about anything anymore.

While saying this, that Alien girl had already walked in front of the two of them. Looking at these two guys who looked like dead pigs not afraid of boiling water, her eyebrows curved, and a smile gradually spread from her face, just like the most delicate flower in the world blooming.

But Li Dasong and Li Yi looked at this girl as if they had seen a ghost. They raised their hands together, pointed at the girl with extreme shock, but could not spit out a single word from their mouths.

After a long while, Li Yi and Li Dasong looked at each other, exchanging information from each other’s eyes. Yes, this Alien girl was the number one campus belle of Yangguan Middle School who possessed both beauty and wisdom, the dream lover of all teenagers from the first year to the third year of high school, Yan Siyu. Yes, it was her!

That mysterious, noble, and elegant temperament that made people unforgettable at a glance, the two had never seen in anyone else, not even on those unusually handsome Aliens coming and going.

Li Yi stood up with a swoosh, but he did not expect that due to long-term lack of exercise and malnutrition, this action made his vision go black. He staggered and was about to fall to the ground. His arms waved wildly, instinctively wanting to grab something to steady his body.

Everyone only felt a blur before their eyes. The strong man who had been behind Yan Siyu had arrived beside Li Yi as if by teleportation and caught him.

“Stand steady, Li Yi!” a deep, gentle voice transmitted directly into Li Yi’s brain; it was exactly Lin Lei’s voice.

Li Yi’s whole body shook. He had been in the Ecological Sphere for three years, and except for Li Dasong, no one had ever called his name. Moreover, looking at the situation, this person holding him knew him!

How was this possible? How could there be an Alien who knew him?

Just as Li Yi was doubting, wanting to open his mouth to ask, that voice transmitted into his brain again: “Don’t ask anything. Listen to Yan Siyu for everything.”

Li Yi opened his mouth but ultimately did not make a sound. Since this person came to help him up, he presumably would not harm him, so he would listen to him for now.

Yan Siyu then said to the Layite guard: “I like the look of these two people and need to take them away. Is there a problem?” Her pretty face was covered with frost as she looked at the Layite People with an attitude of looking down.

“Of course no problem, please take them away.” The Layite Person being asked was a leader and had the authority to make decisions on this matter. To him, they were just two burdensome Earthlings. Although this matter itself was a bit weird, they were just two people, which was harmless.

“En, also, I see that the living and food conditions of the people here are very bad. Although they are prisoners of war, according to Law No. 9736 of the Star Alliance, in interstellar wars, the winning side must give the defeated side basic survival conditions. Obviously, in this control area, the standards of basic survival conditions stipulated by the Star Alliance are far from being reached!”

“But Earthlings are just an uncivilized race, and we did not have an interstellar war!” the Layite leader argued.

Yan Siyu said unhurriedly: “Then you have also violated Law No. 1023 of the Star Alliance. Based on the protection of uncivilized races, you must not arbitrarily launch wars against uncivilized races. This punishment is even more serious. The Layite People must restore the survival conditions of the home planet for the Earthlings. If you do not implement the first article, then I will put forward my opinion to the Star Alliance Council of Elders.”

Although this would basically have no effect, it would be enough to give the Layite People a headache for a while. Of course, Yan Siyu knew that Laws were just Laws. The Star Alliance would not impose severe sanctions on the Layite People for a Earthling without any background, but they would always go through the motions.

The Layite leader was so anxious that sweat came out on his head. He was just a small character responsible for guarding the prisoners. If this Aostarian really went to the Star Alliance Council of Elders to talk about this, he would definitely be sacrificed.

And he had indeed deducted a part of the supplies allocated from above for the prisoners. Now he could only swallow the broken teeth into his stomach.

“Yes, yes, our treatment of prisoners is indeed too harsh. We will immediately improve this situation, and I believe it will satisfy you.” The Layite leader said with incomparable respect, almost bowing and scraping.

Compared to an Aostarian, even if it was just a little girl from Ao Star, he was nothing. He could not afford to offend her, so he could only admit defeat.

Yan Siyu said “En,” neither confirming nor denying, and just waved her hand to signal Lin Lei to take Li Dasong and Li Yi along, putting on quite a show of authority.

The four continued to stroll in the Ecological Sphere. What they saw were Earthlings with numb expressions and dead eyes. Everyone was waiting for death. For them, living was just living!

At this time, a white-haired old man attracted Lin Lei’s attention. He was not full of despair like the others, but was muttering words and holding something in his hand, writing and drawing on the ground. This was unusually eye-catching in the control area.

Lin Lei walked up curiously and looked at what the old man was writing and drawing. It looked like mathematical formulas, but he did not recognize many symbols, and they were very complex.

Looking at the old man again, he did not notice there were people beside him at all. His entire mind was focused on those complex formulas. Looking at that focused and fanatical expression, it seemed that what he was facing was the most magnificent treasure of the Universe!

What kind of person was this? What had he discovered? A series of questions rushed into Lin Lei’s mind.