Chapter 488: A Civilization that Sells Blood for a Living
On the Belda Galaxy, Belle Star, Tang Boyuan opened his eyes from sleep. After a long interstellar journey, he was very tired. After a good sleep on the life planet, he felt extremely relaxed.
Feeling the smoothness of the two graceful bodies around him, his hands slid gently and restlessly, and then looked at the beautiful scenery outside. The place where he lived was surrounded by mountains and rivers. Through the window, he could directly see the beautiful lakes and mountains outside. Groups of birds flew between the branches, and all kinds of beautiful flowers competed to bloom...
"Hmm!"
The beauty beside him seemed to wake up and made an irresistible sound. Tang Boyuan's hands became more dishonest and kept wandering, causing bursts of delicate gasps.
"My Lord, you are awake."
Caroline gently stroked Tang Botao's strong body, feeling the terrifying power hidden in it, with a deep smile on her face. Being able to serve the distinguished guests from a powerful civilization, Caroline was naturally a first-class beauty in the Belda civilization, and her origin was also noble and extraordinary. She was a member of an ancient noble family of the Belda civilization.
"Yes!"
Tang Boyuan nodded gently. He spent some time yesterday to learn the language of the Belda civilization. Now there is no problem in daily communication.
"My Lord, do you want to get up now?"
On the other side, Caroline's sister Lucia also looked at Tang Boyuan with a shy face. Because there is no big difference between her and the earthlings, the aesthetics of both sides are the same.
In the eyes of the Belda people, Tang Boyuan's appearance is definitely a handsome man. More importantly, the long-term practice of Yuanli makes Tang Boyuan have an ethereal temperament. He is also a big man from a powerful civilization, which is like a strong mysterious color, which is fatally tempting for women.
"Take a while longer. I haven't relaxed like this for a long time."
Tang Boyuan rested his head on his hands and looked at the blue sky and white clouds outside. After the ups and downs last night and a good sleep, he felt more relaxed than ever before. He had never been so relaxed since he left the empire.
"Sir, can you tell us about interstellar travel? My sister and I have never been out of the Belda galaxy."
Caroline's hands wandered restlessly on Tang Boyuan's body. She looked at Tang Boyuan with clear eyes and said softly.
"Interstellar travel is actually a very boring thing. Looking in space, it seems that there is no change. To be honest, it is more colorful on the life planet."
"Of course, the interstellar is full of infinite opportunities and infinite wealth. Interstellar travel is also a game for the brave."
Tang Boyuan smiled at Caroline and said in the tone of an experienced person.
"My Lord, have you been to many star systems? Have you seen many aliens? Do they all look similar to us?"
Sister Lucia looked at Tang Boyuan with a pair of curious eyes, like a curious baby.
"I have been to many star systems and have seen many aliens, but not all aliens look like us. You Belda people and us Earthlings are humanoid races, which are relatively common in the entire Milky Way."
"Others include oceanic races, bird-beast races, strange races, etc. Even humanoid races are very different from us. It is very rare for our two races to be able to imagine this. You Belda people are the second civilized race I have seen that looks very similar to our imperial people."
Tang Boyuan was in a good mood, so he slowly chatted with the two sisters.
"What civilization is the first one? Are they also very powerful?"
Caroline was slightly surprised that there were people from civilized races who looked very similar to her Belda people.
"Isusi people, Isusi people are also people of a very low-level civilization. They are often interstellar slaves, sold and bought throughout the galaxy. I also met them in the interstellar slave market last time."
When Tang Boyuan thought of the Isusi people, he felt a little bit of chicken jelly. Coupled with the two restless little goblins around him, his hands became dishonest again. Soon, the room was filled with passionate voices again.
After a long time, the clouds and rain disappeared, and the world returned to peace. Tang Boyuan rested his hands contentedly.
A gentle cry sounded around him. For some reason, Lucia actually cried, which made Tang Boyuan a little confused.
"What's wrong? Are you uncomfortable?"
Tang Boyuan asked softly.
"I'm sorry, sir, you just mentioned the Isusi people, saying that they were also sold and bought in the universe by interstellar slaves. I couldn't help but think of my brother."
Lucia wiped her tears and said softly. Realizing that she had spoiled Tang Boyuan's interest, she quickly put away her tears.
"Your brother? What happened?"
Tang Boyuan frowned. If it was just a small matter, Tang Boyuan would not mind helping them. After all, the two sisters brought him happiness.
"Please help us, my brother."
Sister Caroline also started to cry slightly, looking at Tang Boyuan with a very anxious look.
"You have to explain clearly, how can I help you if you don't explain clearly?"
Tang Boyuan frowned and said, he couldn't bear to see women crying.
"The thing is, our Belda civilization is only a level 2 cosmic civilization. The suzerain country behind us, the level 3 cosmic civilization Holk Empire, requires our Belda civilization to pay 100 billion purple wheel coins every 100 years. 100 billion purple wheel coins is tantamount to a heavy burden for our Belda civilization."
The two sisters began to talk one after another.
The cause of this matter still has to start with tribute. The tribute of the Belda civilization's suzerain, the Holk Empire, to the Belda civilization is 100 billion purple wheel coins every 100 years. It is calculated that the Belda civilization has to prepare 1 billion purple wheel coins every year. Maybe for a level 3 cosmic civilization, 100 billion purple wheel coins is nothing, but for the Belda civilization, this is like a mountain, which makes the Belda civilization unable to even breathe.
It only has one galaxy, the territory is very small, and the Belda civilization does not have any precious minerals, resources, etc., so it is difficult to make up this number by normal means.
The Belda civilization, which is only a level 2 cosmic civilization, cannot learn from other civilizations to temporarily play the role of interstellar pirates in the universe and rob the wealth of other civilizations. Instead, it will be robbed by interstellar pirates from time to time, which makes the Belda civilization even worse.
However, the universe always seems to leave a glimmer of hope for people. Although the Belda civilization is not good in all aspects and it is difficult to complete the tribute task by normal means, by chance, the Belda civilization discovered that the Belda people seem to be able to sell for a good price in the universe.
There is a person from a level 3 cosmic civilization who seems to like eating Belda people very much and is willing to pay a decent price to buy Belda people. This is the Belda people's glimmer of hope.
If the task of the sovereign country, the Holk Empire, cannot be completed, there is no doubt that the Belda civilization will be destroyed by the Holk Empire in a flash, but in order to complete the task, the Belda civilization has to choose to sell some of its people to the level 3 cosmic civilization as food.
In the dilemma, the Belda people finally chose the latter. After all, it only lost a part of its people. At least the Belda civilization still exists. As long as it exists, there is hope. If the task cannot be completed and the entire Belda civilization is destroyed by the sovereign country, the Holk Empire, everything will disappear.
In order to raise enough money, Belda civilization had to pass the highest legislative bill. All Belda families and every couple must give birth to 4 or more children, 2 of which must be sold. Only in this way can they maintain their population and complete the tribute task assigned by the suzerain state.
This choice is very cruel and helpless, but Belda civilization has no choice. Even if they know that the development of Belda civilization will become very slow, they have no choice but to live between extinction and continuation.
"This is selling blood for a living!"
After listening to the sisters' words, Tang Boyuan couldn't help but sigh for a long time. It was really unimaginable that there was a civilization in the universe that had to sell blood for a living.
"My Lord, you were born in a powerful civilization, so you naturally cannot imagine the tragic fate of us Belda people. We were destined from the moment we were born. We can only watch our brothers and sisters helplessly leave us. We have already lost a brother, and we don't want to lose a brother."
"Please help me, my Lord. You are a big man from a powerful civilization. With just one word from you, you can definitely save our brother. Please help me, my Lord."
The two sisters were already crying. Originally, one of the sisters was going to be sold, but because of the arrival of Tang Boyuan and others, they could only sell their Didi. There was no choice. They couldn't sell the women of the big man. Maybe someday the big man would remember the two sisters in the Belda civilization. If he couldn't find them again, the Belda civilization would suffer.
Tang Boyuan gently hugged the beauties beside him, wiped their tears, and gently comforted them: "Don't worry, I helped you with this favor, and your brother will definitely be fine."