It was supposed to be a casual game, but the Long March dungeon brought tears to everyone's eye

The laughter in the wilderness gradually subsided.

That longing for "braised pork" was like a warm breeze, briefly dispelling the gloom that had been hanging over everyone's heads.

The team restarted its journey and continued its inching forward.

Meanwhile, the chat in the live stream was still reminiscing about the braised pork they had just eaten.

However, many people shifted their attention to the old squad leader's impassioned words.

"Brothers, what exactly is the fighting force of the 'Japanese devils' that the old squad leader mentioned earlier?"

"What else could it be like? Just look at our own Japan, the land of cherry blossoms. Didn't they also have quite a few invaded countries, whom they called 'Japanese devils'?"

"I guess so too. That old scoundrel Luo is modeled after Japan. Back then, Old Master Qin and his men fought a pretty fierce battle to defend the country's borders, and they almost couldn't hold on..."

"So, in this parallel world, the Dragon Kingdom was invaded by the Sakura Kingdom? I have a feeling things aren't that simple. The old sergeant and his comrades' goal is clearly more than just fighting the Japanese..."

"To be fair, even if that old scoundrel Luo was simulating an invasion of Japan, I think the reason the old sergeant and his men were in such a bad state was purely because of the vast difference in equipment. Old Master Qin and his men didn't have such poor equipment!"

Ruan Ruan glanced at the comments and was also puzzled.

She quickened her pace and caught up with the hunched figure ahead.

"Class monitor..."

Her soft voice was deliberately careful, carrying the naivety of a female student who had never seen the world.

"You always say you want to drive the Japanese devils out... but what do those Japanese devils actually look like?"

Eagle Eye, who was leading the way to scout ahead, paused slightly and quietly pricked up his ears.

As a skilled player, he is always the most sensitive to enemy intelligence.

After playing around for several days, apart from the planes in the sky and the mud on the ground, they haven't actually fought any of the so-called "Japanese devils" or other enemies.

We also know very little about Luo Laozei's parallel world.

Some intelligence needs to be revealed naturally by the veteran squad leaders.

If the old squad leader hadn't mentioned "Japanese devils," Ruan Ruan's feigned ignorance and questioning wouldn't yield any results.

Upon hearing Ruan Ruan's innocent question, the old squad leader couldn't help but stop and turn around.

The face that had been smiling kindly as it described "braised pork" now seemed to be suddenly covered by a layer of frost.

A chilling aura emanated from those cloudy eyes, causing Ruan Ruan to instinctively shrink back.

"Glug."

Kuang Ge's Adam's apple bobbed, and he unconsciously tightened his grip on the stick in his hand.

The old squad leader's aura had clearly changed at this moment, becoming like a knife that had just drunk blood.

"Pooh!"

The old squad leader turned his head and spat hard into the muddy water beside him.

This was an extremely rare instance of unclean behavior on his part.

Throughout this journey, the old sergeant, though dressed in rags, valued military discipline more than his own life.

Even if you're sleeping in the mud, you have to make sure your collar is buttoned up.

But now, he looked as if he had spat out the dirtiest thing, his face full of disgust.

"Little girl, it's a blessing that you haven't seen one before."

The old squad leader glanced at Ruan Ruan, and the chilling look in his eyes softened slightly, turning into a sense of pity for the younger generation's ignorance.

He raised his head, his gaze sweeping across the vast grasslands towards the distant north, his voice even colder.

"Japanese devils?" The old squad leader sneered. "They're just a bunch of...beasts in human skin."

The slightly relaxed atmosphere in the live stream room, which had been eased by the braised pork, vanished instantly.

"Beasts?" Ruan Ruan was taken aback for a moment, then asked instinctively, "Is it because they stole our food?"

In the minds of Blue Star players, war, though cruel, is mostly limited to "conquering cities and seizing territories" and "plundering resources".

Even in the war to defend the country that Old Master Qin participated in, although the enemy was brutal, they were still within the category of "human beings".

However, other countries invaded by Japan were not so "lucky".

The old squad leader shook his head.

Instead of explaining directly, he stretched out his withered finger and pointed to the huge cooking pot on Kuang Ge's back.

More precisely, it refers to the half-belt strap tied to the pot.

"That was left by Old Li, right?" the old squad leader asked softly.

Kuang Ge was taken aback, then nodded subconsciously, "Yes, it's Old Li's belongings."

Upon hearing Lao Li's name, Xiao Hu and Xiao Douzi's eyes reddened, and they lowered their heads.

"Old Li wasn't a cook before." The old squad leader's voice was flat, so flat it was unsettling. "That was three or four years ago."

"Back then, Old Li was a skilled blacksmith in his hometown in the north. He was very strong, had two acres of poor land, and a wife and children living a warm life."

"Later, those Japanese devils came." The old squad leader's throat moved, each word tinged with blood, "They not only stole our food, but they also took our people."

"Whether you're a farmer, a blacksmith, or a teacher."

"As long as it was a man and he still had a breath left, he would be tied up with a rope, like a grasshopper, and led north."

"Old Li got arrested."

Hawkeye stopped, turned around, and frowned.

"Conscripting men? That's a common occurrence in war, isn't it..."

"Conscripts?" The old squad leader glanced at Hawkeye.

He seemed surprised that Hawkeye, who was good with guns, was so "naive".

"Conscripting men is to send you to fight, to risk your life," the old sergeant said coldly.

"Being captured by the Japanese devils is to be used as 'material'."

"Materials?" Hawkeye was stunned.

"We just mined coal, built pillboxes, and did hard labor for the Japanese," the old squad leader continued.

"Once you enter that circle, you no longer have a name, only a number."

"Back then, Old Li was called '1457'."

"What are you wearing?" The old sergeant tugged at his tattered cotton-padded jacket, the cotton batting showing through. "This kind of clothing is a luxury even there."

"They dressed Old Li in cement bags."

"Go through three holes in the middle, and stick your head and arms out; that's a piece of clothing."

"Food?"

"Acorn flour mixed with sawdust and sand, that's good."

"Sometimes it's just the soybean cakes used to feed livestock, moldy and hairy."

"One meal a day for each person, as long as they don't starve to death."

The chat in the live stream quieted down.

On Earth, only the Sakura Kingdom treats "prisoners of war" or "laborers" in this way.

The Japanese devils in the old squad leader's world were indeed based on the Japanese.

However, what the old squad leader said next was beyond the comprehension of Kuang Ge and the others, as well as the Dragon Kingdom live stream.

"These are nothing."

The old squad leader's hand made a grasping motion in the air, as if trying to grasp the dark memory that Lao Li had personally experienced.

What I fear most is getting sick.

"There, human life is worthless, less valuable than a shovel."

"If you work too slowly, you'll be whipped; if you collapse from exhaustion, you'll be stabbed with a bayonet."

"What if you get sick..." The old squad leader paused, a flash of extreme fear and anger crossing his eyes.

"Then it's not human, it's 'trash'."

"Garbage needs to be disposed of."

The old squad leader's voice grew softer and softer, like a breeze drifting from hell.

"Old Li had only been there for two months when he got there. He couldn't adapt to the new environment and developed a high fever."

"That's shivering, with fluctuating temperatures, making you delirious and unable to work."

"The Japanese foreman came over, took a look, kicked him, and when he saw that Old Li didn't move, he waved his hand."

"Two or three Japanese soldiers came over, dragged Old Li by the leg, like dragging a dead dog, and pulled him out of the work shed."

Ruan Ruan covered her mouth, her eyes filled with terror.

"They...abandoned Old Li?"

"Throw it away?" The old squad leader gave a bitter laugh. "There's no such thing as a free lunch."

"In the ravine behind that mine, there is a large, natural pit."

"The locals don't dare to go near there because crows circle there all year round, and those crows are fatter than eagles."

That pit is called the "mass grave".

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Thanks to "八八大顺" for the amazing certification, here's an extra chapter!

I don't know if I'll be able to finish writing the two chapters at midnight, but I'm full of energy!

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