Vol 2 Chapter 28: Atonement: Neptune (1)

Ethan returned to the apartment in a daze, always feeling that what happened ten minutes ago was too illusory and not too realistic.
Is this unreasonable? A Priest Eve is the most unlikely person to appear in the forbidden city. He can't think of any reason for Tanithel's coming to the forbidden city.
It's definitely impossible to just come to see him anyway.
Ethan laughed at himself, not even noticing that the desperate look when he walked into the room fell in the eyes of Samuel who had come back earlier. The latter's eyes were cold, and when he laughed at himself, he could almost describe it with an eye knife.
"Look at you." The mocking tone came into his ears, and Ethan saw Samus squinting at him uncomfortably while shining his shoes. Ethan asked, "Did you see Tanithel too?"
"Who can't see such a big movement."
"What did you say he was here for?"
"It's my shit."
Ethan was also a little angry by him, "Hey, can't you speak well? Don't be like a barrel all day long."
Samus threw away his boots, took out a cigarette, and said, "Don't listen to it."
Ethan tilted his head and raised his eyebrows, "I said, every time I mention Tanisel, you are like this. The last time you beat someone, wouldn't you like him?"
Samuel, who has been smoking for nearly ten years, was choked by smoke for the first time. He coughed in embarrassment and stared at Ethan threateningly, "Don't you guess."
However, his harsh eyes didn't work for Ethan long ago. Beta began to mutter to himself over there, "Yes, this can explain why your temper was so bad before. I thought you were due to an endocrine disorder, but your estrus is only coming recently. Symptoms shouldn't appear so early."
Samuel couldn't bear it, picked up the boots that had just been wiped on the ground and threw them over.
It has been a week since Tanithel appeared in the Forbidden City. Every day Ethan walked on the road with some inexplicable hope in his heart, always feeling that he might meet the blond man at the next corner. This little hope made his heavy and dirty work less unbearable day after day, and even his footsteps were brisk.
But in fact, Tanisel never showed up again. There are some rumors about him among non-humans, saying that they Eve Star and the Earth Alliance are secretly cooperating in an experiment, and it is likely that they will choose someone from the Forbidden City as the experiment.
At the same time, another rumor about the Red Earth also circulated quietly. The rumors have detailed but completely inaccurate and vivid descriptions of the genital goddess on the red earth, as if everyone who spread the rumors had seen it in person. It is said that she is a hundred stories high and has countless tentacles. She likes to turn them into unconscious weird creatures after eating the victims. As her offspring, she sometimes separates from her and sometimes merges with her. It is said that she will travel through the universe to the earth, because she is the other side of God who created the universe and his apostle, who came to swallow the solar system that has completely abandoned faith, and then expands to every corner of the galaxy.
Ethan guessed that this was spread by Chen Zeng, but he didn't know what the Beta, who always seemed to be kind and moderate, wanted to do. Is there any point in developing such doomsday in the forbidden city?
As for Tanithel... He must have been approved by the government to appear in the Forbidden City. I don't know if this has anything to do with the delay in the punishment of several of them.
Samuel’s estrus is about to come, originally he still planned to use inhibitors, but considering that long-term use of inhibitors may have an impact on human health, after discussing with him, Ethan decided to use Ethan’s estrus as his Alpha Samuel He has the obligation to take care of him, so he can take a leave of absence for three to four days. The two started saving their daily rations several weeks in advance, storing food and water under the bed, and then locked themselves in the house for three days, and no one knew who was in heat.
However, the plan could not keep up with the changes.
One day at breakfast, Ethan and several other inhuman numbers were read. He was sitting at dinner with Samuel. The names he had read were 240 and 250, but Dudu Ethan was read not only with a number, but also with a name.
Samuel's face changed slightly, and Ethan had just stood up, but he was grabbing his wrist. "There is a problem. The number is usually read, unless it is above or the security chief personally designates someone."
Ethan smiled bitterly, "Do you think I can't think of it, but I can't help but go? You may not choose me anymore, don't worry." He took two steps, turned his head to look at Samuel, and said seriously, "In case I If you don’t come back, take care of yourself. It’s really not good. You can just pretend to be sick and go to the clinic."
Samuel frowned, but he could only watch Beta's calm back drift away. The secretary's adaptability to the forbidden city was surprisingly strong. From the beginning, he was trembling, and now he can still laugh after being beaten up. Knowing that there is a conspiracy, he can still be so calm, and even leisurely comfort and instruct him.
Maybe Ethan was like this when he was working in the government.
This time, they did not pick up their truck outside the canteen, probably because the task was not urgent, and non-people were asked to walk near the high wall to listen to the task. Dozens of inhumans lined up in a row, with silent robotic policemen sliding slowly in front and behind. Ethan uncomfortably noticed the tall and strong figure in front of him—Garvin, who was a big enemy of Samuel, and he had always pretended to be Samuel’s Omega. I'm afraid I'll be making things difficult.
He can only pray now that Tanithel is named him.
However, when he saw Vasilev, the gray fur who was comfortable sitting on a chair and drinking coffee, he knew that his disillusionment was completely disillusioned. It turned out that he was beaten up by guards before and was assigned to work in the smelly drainage pipe. It was nothing more than a slapstick for this vengeful second-in-command.
I'm afraid this mission is the highlight...
The gray snake-like sullen eyes swept over the non-people who lined up in front of him, but did not look at Ethan clearly. But Ethan can smell a bit of maliciousness.
But he still had a hint of illusion, hoping that Tanithel would appear quickly... Although he didn't know what was the use of his appearance, although he knew that this possibility was almost zero.
The huge horn on the steel city wall suddenly made a harsh noise, and a male voice with a mechanical and metallic taste said, ""Atonement mission code: longhorned beetle, score: five. "
Hearing that it was a five-point task, Ethan was slightly relieved. However, the non-human next to him seemed unhappy, muttering, "It's a five-point task, it's hard work and not many points, it's not worthwhile."
"Task content: Participate in the military test at the Tenth Space Station. Departure time: Immediately."
The Tenth Space Station, a space station located near the orbit of Neptune, is a military fortress, and most of the civilians inhabited by it are military family members or clerks. There are many examples of military experiments using inhumane subjects. It is difficult to tell how much risk is. There are simple three-point missions and terrible very missions.
The information given was so pitiful that it was difficult for Ethan to infer what the so-called experiment was.
After the broadcast, Gray Mao picked up the baton and stood up, and asked in a long voice, "We need twenty people, who wants to be a volunteer?"
Jarvan and three or four other people stood up, and the others looked at each other and lowered their heads in silence. Hui Mao turned the baton in his hand and began to pass in front of rows of inhumans. Randomly poking a person's chest with a truncheon every few steps, and the person who was prodded would have to walk out crying.
Ethan is actually a little surprised. There are not many volunteers who have very tasks to understand, but why are there fewer people on five-point tasks?
Just thinking that Gray Mao had already walked in front of him, his footsteps paused slightly. Gray Mao pulled the brim of the police cap, and said in a flat and hairy voice, "I said, don't let me find that you are lying to me." Then, he poked his chest with a baton.
Ethan swallowed and his heart sank under his feet. His back was a little stiff, but he could only step out of the queue. He saw Jarvan watching him, with a certain provocative malice on his rough face, grinning at him.
There are jackals in front and tigers behind. It is obviously a five-point mission, but why does it seem to be more dangerous than a tenth mission? Ison thought indifferently.
Maybe he should also learn from those followers of Chen Zeng, praying, praying and worshipping God, and turning his breath...
Like the last time, everyone was put on electric shock collars, and then a simple spacecraft carried non-people for a brief curvature flight, and arrived near the tenth space station early the next morning. In the dark and endless universe, the huge ice-blue planet occupies the entire field of vision, and three light blue rings like a heavenly river slowly rotate around the star 17 times the mass of the earth.
Because it is very far away from the sun and only a small part of the sun reaches here, everything looks dim and cold, but there is a clear brilliant star in the darkness, which is a building with many huge steel rings interspersed and connected. Although the artificial
planet
does not have a spherical appearance, the living space inside is no less than a quarter of the earth.
Around the tenth space station, there are many cruising starships slowly passing through the dark sea of ​​stars, said to be slow, but in fact they are traveling at a speed close to the speed of light. Under the shining blue luster, their spacecraft slowly sailed into a raised dock gate. The space behind the door is extremely wide and wide, and many small spaceships shuttle around, like warblers and birds.
The spacecraft is moored in a port suspended in the air, and a long bridge leads to giant doors on the high wall. After getting off the boat, a bitter chill made all the inhumans shrank and cursed. This kind of cold is different from that on the earth, it is a kind of deathly cold, which penetrates every pore everywhere, as if even the heart is frozen in a moment.
Ethan found that the breath he exhaled quickly formed into tiny snowflakes and flew away. He hugged his body and shrank into a ball. Together with other inhumans, he followed the gray fur in thick winter clothes across the long bridge and entered the majestic ferry. door. There were many soldiers in thick flying suits who came and went. Although their faces were hidden by things like scarves, masks, sunglasses and hats, they could still feel a lot of curious sights. Especially when some people in the company pass by them, they will fiercely wipe their necks. If some timid inhumans show a cowering expression, they will laugh.
Ethan lowered his head. Although it has been so long since entering the forbidden city, he understands that many people's obvious expressions of disgust are actually just hoping that their condemnation of sinners can be seen by ubiquitous monitoring, and slightly increased the moral value of a few tenths. , But every time I encounter this kind of undisguised disgust, I still feel extremely ashamed and feel that I might really be hanged. But the other voice in my heart was resentful again, thinking that if those so-called legal citizens were given the right opportunity, wouldn't they be able to torture Omegas like Tai Feng like the guards of the forbidden city?
Unconsciously, a corner of the space station has been spread out in front of you. It is clearly a ring-shaped space station, but it walks on flat ground under the action of gravity. The earth slowly lifted up in the distance, and completely turned upside down in the distant sky. The buildings and trees were hanging upside down, with misty clouds between them.
A transport spacecraft took them to a military base. All the inhumans were driven into an empty military dormitory. The rows of bunks on the bunks had no bedding, but they all had a mattress, which made them sleep for a month. The hardwood Ethan was so moved that he almost shed tears.
Hui Mao leaned on the door frame, chewing gum in his mouth, and knocked on the metal on the wall with a truncheon. All the inhumane moments fell silent.
"Listen well, and the test will be carried out tomorrow. Your task is very simple. It is to stay in an isolated mini space station and report the situation inside the station when necessary until they let you out. Don't make trouble for me, I’m not Schneider, I don’t have that much patience."
Ethan knew he shouldn't talk, but he couldn't help it. He needs to know what kind of revenge Gray Mao has prepared for him, "Excuse me, what kind of experiment is it?"
Gray Mao's gaze slowly turned to him, the corners of his mouth slowly opened, and his smile was creepy.
"The experiment to send you to hell."
The author has something to say:
This atonement mission was inspired by Project Rainbow