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Chapter 589: Zero and Belia (VI)

The kindhearted people on the spaceship made Zero feel somewhat relieved. Although his body was shaking from vomiting, his heart was still warm, because these beautiful voices were the most powerful force for the people of the Land of Light.
As long as you can feel sincere love, there is no pain that cannot be overcome. These words are engraved deep in the hearts of every citizen of the Land of Light.

However, Zero finally chose to disembark on an ordinary planet with a group of strangers. It was not that the kind-hearted people around Zero did not invite him to their planet.

It's just because Zero feels that he should not rely on the help of others, but should use his own eyes to understand the real world.

Of course, there may be another reason. That is, the friendly attitude of those people on the spaceship made Zero feel that the world of ordinary people is not so scary.
To put it simply, he felt that he was okay again.

Since these wounded soldiers retreating from the battlefield are so kind, then the ordinary people on the planet must also be very kind, right?

Thinking this, Zero followed the crowd to a makeshift "shack". Relying on his keen reconnaissance ability as a soldier, he had heard clearly that this was a temporary place specially responsible for arranging "injured soldiers".

Zero stood in the team. He decided to follow the arrangements like all ordinary people. Everything went smoothly except for one thing. Zero felt that he seemed to be a little different from the people around him.

This is very strange. From the outside, Ultraman Zero is actually very good at mimicry. He is very confident in his mimicry ability. Although he is not a civilization that specializes in this special ability, if you look directly at mimicking an ordinary carbon-based life form, the Ultraman can still do it easily.

What's more, Zero had the same injuries as the people around him, was as weak as them, and even had a real ID in his hand. Theoretically, Zero really couldn't imagine what was different about himself.

It should be his accent? After all, his identity is set as an outsider, Zero thought.

The vast majority of people queuing here are "locals", which makes sense. As a person who was inspired by the "revolution" to join the army, once injured and retired, it is a normal choice to choose to return to his hometown.

In comparison, it is reasonable for him, a foreigner, to feel some alienation here.

Thinking he had found the answer, Zero relaxed completely. He even smiled subconsciously. He thought he was really smart.

Being positive and optimistic, he did not notice that the people around him subconsciously moved a little further away from him. There was no malice on their faces, but their expressions were very heavy, with deep, unresolvable sorrow on their faces.

Zero did not observe all this. When he came to his senses, he found himself standing at the front of the team. At this moment, he was facing a "wounded veteran" who was also injured, but the other party seemed to have turned into an official here.

"Hello!" Zero smiled brightly. He felt that he was only one step away from success. He was only one step away from achieving his goal and understanding the world of ordinary people. He said with some excitement that was out of place here, "I am a wounded soldier. What do you think I can do?"

The official who had been looking down was stunned for a moment when he heard such a voice, then he looked up and looked at Cero up and down. After a while, he said hesitantly, "You should have studied, right? No, even received higher education? Our government agencies here are short of people, and the schools are also..."

Zero frowned. He didn't think there was something wrong with the other party's eyesight, nor did he think there was something wrong with the other party's "targeted" arrangement. It was just that his purpose was not to enter these places. He shook his head and pointed to the others who had completed the formalities and were waiting on the side and said, "I'm not here to enjoy myself. I want to do the most ordinary work like them! Go to those most difficult places!"

The people around frowned, some whispered something, as if they wanted to kindly persuade Zero, the young man who came from nowhere, while others sneered with disdain, and there seemed to be a hint of disbelief and disdain in their words.

The official frowned and looked at Zero seriously, "Are you sure? This place used to be one of the main battlefields. Now we are giving you the opportunity to enter the agency due to lack of manpower. Once the post-war reconstruction is completed, everything may be gone."

"Of course!" Zero nodded vigorously. "I said, I want to go to the most difficult place! The most difficult place! I can do it! My willpower is very strong!!"

"Well, actually, apart from the places I mentioned, other places are almost the same." The official laughed at himself.
Then, he looked at the list in his hand carefully for a long time, suddenly sighed, silently circled a place, then looked at Zero's ID card, compared it, and recorded his name on it.

Zero nodded with satisfaction, then walked to a group of people as instructed, and boarded an airship responsible for transporting them with relevant materials. He did not hear what was happening behind him, or the discussion between the officials and others about him.

"Joe! How could you send that guy out of the city? He should be working in the city! We have been fighting the Interstellar Alliance for so long, isn't it just to make the people in the city understand us? That kid looks like that kind of person, and you actually sent him out of the city?!"

"That's right, you know who you are. If you hadn't come back from injury the first time, how could you pretend to be sitting here? You can't even write your own name! That guy looks like he's well-educated! How could you throw him out!"

"The whole city is now in ruins. The people from the Interstellar Alliance have killed all the intellectuals who supported us, and have taken away all the neutral intellectuals and those who belong to them. Now every intellectual who supports us should be the one we focus on protecting!!"

"You bastard! You didn't just take this position and become like those masters, starting to exclude those who are more capable than you."

The scolded Joe did not talk back at first, but when the voices of the crowd grew louder, he finally shouted angrily, "What can I do! You have seen such children from rich families before. If I can convince them, don't I know that I should arrange for him to live in the city? It's because these people have their own "ideals" and won't listen to me at all!"

"Also, the place I arranged for him is a farm. Although the work is a little more difficult, at least here, he will definitely not starve to death."

Joe shook his head. He had something else to say to the old friends in front of him, that is, life in the city is not so good now.
Although it was once a wealthy area, the Interstellar Alliance had destroyed everything that could be destroyed when they left, and there is now a trend of liquidation in the city.

Even a person with a strong will might not be able to withstand such an atmosphere. It was obvious that the young man named Sero had never experienced any great storms.
In comparison, it is better to go to the countryside. At least there, he should be able to realize his ambitions and ideals.

Zero knew nothing about all this. He even started chatting with other people on the airship. As he expected, the other people on the same airship were either the natives of this planet, or even the locals of the farm they were going to, or agricultural workers from other planets who heard that this planet needed to be rebuilt and were introduced here.
However, among all the people, he seemed to be the only one who had no relevant experience, which indeed made Zero a little worried. But soon, he thought that since he could defeat Belia, there should be nothing that could make him feel difficult.

After all, no matter how difficult it is, can it be more difficult than defeating Belia?
Even more outrageous things happened after Cerodo asked a few questions. Unlike what he imagined, this was a planet that was more "advanced" than Earth. The people here only needed to stay on the farm and take care of their respective jobs when they were working.
After get off work, the people here will use airships to take everyone back to the single dormitory for collective placement.

Such a description made Zero completely unable to imagine any difficulties. As expected, seasickness on the spaceship before was probably the only difficulty he could feel, right?

As Zero was struggling with hesitation, curiosity, and confidence, he walked down the airship alone. In his left hand was a bag of food for his lunch, which looked like some kind of "bread", and in his right hand was the work content specially prepared for him.

Because of the shortage of manpower, Zero should be assigned a "guidance staff", but in actual work, it became a "guidance idea", or, it was a whole book of "guidance ideas" that Zero himself took the initiative to request.
Actually, everyone wanted to help Zero, but Zero was very confident on the airship, and even showed a somewhat extreme attitude that he did not need help from others and would rely on himself this time.

He suggested that if he had a complete guide, he would be able to do the job just as well as anyone else.
Although the other people on the airship were worried, facing Zero's serious expression, everyone still expressed their willingness to give Zero a chance.

"Cleaning the animal breeding base. So it's the same job as washing the cowshed on Earth, right? And preparing feed and so on." Zero, who has some experience of living on Earth, recalled the peaceful and comfortable scenes of animal breeding that he saw on Earth. He said very casually, even with a hint of dissatisfaction, "Is this considered a difficult job? Isn't it enough to have hands?"

I must make these people find me a more difficult job tomorrow, Cero thought so, then he opened the bag in his hand and took out the bread, and walked towards a house that looked quite "modern" in appearance. He took a bite of the bread in the bag very confidently, and the next second, he frowned.

This bread was obviously not the kind of dessert he imagined, like a "snack" on Earth, but a real food prepared for "filling the stomach".

Zero's instinct told him that this food had a higher energy density and trace elements than ordinary food. However, along with these things came a cutting sensation that almost cut his throat and stomach, and a burning pain that stimulated his nerves.
The stomach, which had already vomited, almost collapsed again under such stimulation.

If that were all, Sero, who had already walked into the "bullshed", was instantly surrounded by a strong, nerve-stimulating smell that was enough to trigger a physiological reaction.

The taste of the little food left in the mouth completely disappeared, leaving only the hard-to-swallow texture and the pungent spiciness. The remaining 'flavor' of the food was replaced by the stench of animal excrement.

Zero turned around and ran out of the room. After retching a few times, he quickly finished the bread in his hand and took deep breaths to prevent himself from vomiting out the food in his body again.

Feeling the sunlight, Zero pounded his chest hard, then exhaled. He thought that it was probably because his sense of smell as an Ultraman was too sensitive. Even though he had camouflaged himself as an ordinary person, his physical condition must still be beyond that of ordinary people.
Thinking of this, Zero began to try to adjust his mimicry level. Then, he discovered in despair that the fact was just the opposite. His sense of smell was the same as that of an ordinary person. In fact, because he designed the setting for himself to be a patient, the odor he smelled just now was actually much less than that of an ordinary person.

Is it my own problem?

Zero thought about it and shook his head vigorously. He felt that maybe he was not adapted enough. Wasn't it normal to not perform well the first time?
Maybe his preparations were not complete enough, Zero thought as he opened the guidebook again. Then, relying on his Ultraman brain, he quickly memorized all the information in the guidebook.

Then he nodded with satisfaction, meaning that it was not his problem, he just didn't wear a mask.

Thinking of this, Zero found a mask according to the guidelines, and then opened the door of the breeding room again.

This time, although the smell was still very strong, he felt that he would definitely not fail this time.

But soon, he realized that he was still thinking too simply, or rather, the so-called guide was too simple.

Just as what Zero had said casually before, the animals kept in captivity on this planet were indeed large four-legged mammals that looked very much like cows. Zero treated them as "cows" and even this place as a "cowshed". In fact, it was not much of a problem.

However, a familiar name does not mean that the work will become easy.

When Sero started working wearing a mask, he soon realized that the mask would not make his work easier, but would only make it more difficult.

The extreme humidity brought by the washing equipment,
There were also tiny particles in the air caused by flushing the "cow dung", all of which told Zero that his so-called mask had no more effect in such an environment except "absorbing the soup".

What was originally just the stench of animal excrement, at this moment turned into a thick mixture with rich water vapor in every breath.

Feeling the strong rejection reaction of his body, Zero didn't understand why he was like this. You know, he had fought countless monsters, some of which could release strong pungent odors. Even when he defeated the monsters, all kinds of dirty objects splashed on him tens of thousands of times.
Zero couldn't understand why he, who could be excited by such an environment in battle, was now at work, facing such a seemingly insignificant, or even "bad" environment, and his body began to instinctively reject it.

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Cero, who was used to fighting with high emotions and physical instincts, became very inefficient under the combination of low emotions and physical rejection.

In comparison, cutting the prepared feed, apart from being somewhat mechanical and tedious, did not cause Cerro to feel too much pain, but he soon became a little numb.

The simplest task, which was originally arranged for him on the first day and could be completed in a short time, was delayed by him until very late.

Fortunately, when the airship came to pick him up, he had finished his work. However, this time, he did not chat with others on the airship like he did in the morning. Instead, he closed his eyes tiredly.

The separate dormitory did not make him feel any better. He basically fell asleep immediately. When he came to his senses again,
I was holding the same food as yesterday and standing in the same place as yesterday.

In just a few days, Sero understood why the official who was responsible for arranging the retired soldiers had tried to get him to work in the city.
Because the work here really does not require the kind of knowledge in the "traditional sense", nor does it require the kind of "willpower" that Zero believes in.
What is needed here is something else, which can also be called knowledge or willpower.
But more of it is something that is hard to explain.
Zero came here with hope and expectation, but now, he couldn't think of these for a while, because as he became more familiar with his work, he found that his workload was also increasing.

In fact, his original workload had already been treated favorably, and even after a few days when he had initially mastered some of the work, he still had not reached the normal workload of others.

Just like that, one night, while struggling with his job, Cerro suddenly met the official who arranged his job, and learned his name was Joe.

This man came to see if Zero could still hold on. He told Zero that if he was willing, there was still a place for him in the city's government. If he didn't want to do this type of work, then being a worker in a factory might satisfy him.
Zero didn't want to leave here, or he didn't want to be a deserter, but he still started a tour under the arrangement of the other party.
This is not a special treatment, but the other party hopes to tell Zero what everything here is like.

Under Joe's arrangement, Zero found that he was actually being "treated preferentially", at least in terms of food. The "bread" he ate, which was hard to swallow, seemed to be something better.

It can satisfy the energy needs of ordinary carbon-based organisms, and it also has some simple seasonings. Although he is not used to it, compared with the food used by more people on this planet, it seems to be a discarded product of the food he uses. At least it is "nutritional and comprehensive".

The factory tour was similar. The level of technology here seemed to be similar to or even more advanced than that on Earth, but for some reason, the most commonly used labor in the factories here was still manpower. In other words, the machines left behind by the Interstellar Alliance were responsible for management, while the workers were responsible for sweating.

Zero wanted to ask why all this happened, but before he could open his mouth, he realized that in the eyes of the Interstellar Alliance, life might be the least valuable. Why should they change the equipment if the problem can be solved by manpower?
But there is no way, these things are left over from the Interstellar Alliance, and there is no way to change all this in a short period of time except to continue working here. Zero wanted to tell Joe that he actually knew some newer ways of improvement, and then he discovered that it’s not that no one here has the technology to improve it, but that improvement is not that simple.

Although the workers here are having a hard time now, at least they still have jobs. Let’s not talk about whether they have the urgent ability to change the factory and replace people with AI. Even if they do, where should the workers go?
Are we going to let AI and machines replace workers and then let all the workers go to farms?

In the end, Cerro did not tell out the little knowledge left in his mind. He was just arranged by Joe to visit one factory after another. Watching all this, Cerro felt that what he was thinking in his mind was more complicated and difficult than anything before.

Afterwards, they went to the hospital. Although it was called a hospital, it actually served as an orphanage and a nursing home. As Zero walked beside these people, he did not dare to ask where their families were, nor did he dare to ask what had happened.
After quickly touring everything, Zero, who always thought he was knowledgeable and strong-willed, felt a "spiritual" attack that was more lethal than the so-called "false utopia of the Kingdom of Light" that Belia had previously attacked him with.

After visiting these places, Zero was taken into the agency, and then he felt even worse.

No one knew what was going on on this planet. No matter where the document came from, the information written on it was not good news.
Bad news came one after another. Basically, none of the basic necessities of life were perfect. All kinds of information mixed with data and swear words kept coming in, and the noisy quarrels around made Zero feel a little uncomfortable.

Returning to his dormitory, Zero looked at the "transfer" list left by the officer named Joe, and could hardly open his eyes. It was a blank list, as if everything on this planet was scarce, and Zero could go to any position.
Apart from military-related positions, there is really no need for soldiers here for the time being, or in other words, many people here can become soldiers at any time.

Is this the norm for an ordinary civilization in this universe?

Zero thinks that it shouldn't be. At least if there is no war, there should be more complete personnel configuration here. There must be many people with good living conditions here. At least, they don't have to eat those same, unpalatable foods.

But is such a war wrong? Aren’t those factories of the Interstellar Alliance worth overthrowing the Interstellar Alliance?
Cero didn't know. He felt that these things were very complicated, much more complicated than he thought.

Zero once thought that when he was united with the Earthling called Ren, he had understood what the life of ordinary people was like.

Before this, he even felt that he was one of the few people in the Kingdom of Light, besides the Ultra Brothers, who truly understood the platform civilization. He felt that he had already walked the same path as the Ultra Brothers through his life on Earth.

He felt that he had understood most people in the universe.

However, he did not expect that on a planet that was more advanced than the Earth where he had lived, he would witness the true, tedious reality of life.

Suddenly, Zero realized that it was not that there was no such place on Earth, but that he had intentionally or unintentionally ignored everything he saw.
Indeed, the life he was living made him feel bored at that time.
However, at that time, on television, on the Internet, in the news, and in propaganda, it was actually mentioned that there were still backward worlds and people in misery in other parts of the world.
But at that time, he was perhaps so focused on fighting Beria that he ignored the people who were also living on Earth.

It was rare that he felt a little tired. He never thought that he would have a moment of weakness. As a soldier, his willpower was the strongest. Even when fighting with Belia, he never retreated.
Even when facing the biggest, most evil, and most overwhelming things in the universe, he can still fight for it without hesitation.

The super warrior of the Kingdom of Light never thought that one day he would hesitate when faced with the lives of ordinary people.

He never realized that what really frightened him was not a strong enemy. For the people of the Land of Light, dying in battle was never a scary thing.
What really made him feel afraid to look directly at it, and even trembled, was that what was before his eyes was not beautiful, but it was likely the reality of countless people.

At this moment, Zero suddenly remembered the orphanage and nursing home he had visited. Those were the places he walked the fastest and looked at the least because he didn't dare to look too much.

But at this moment, his mind was suddenly filled with those images.
He suddenly felt an absurd emotion appear in his mind.
He felt that some of the questions he had thought about before didn't seem that important.

Here, the dispute between Belia and Ultra Father about peace is too far away, the dispute between his father and Uncle Ace about great love and small love is not worth pondering at all, and what he himself thinks and cares about, such as whether a person should progress and learn, is even more not worth mentioning.

It seems that people only think about things that are useless to the current situation when they have free time.

(End of this chapter)