Alien Knights

Karol Antarevik is a porter who lives in the port area of ​​Muxi City. He is twenty-six years old and unmarried. When his father was young, he left his family behind and went to a faraway place. During the Silver Ring War, the Carroll family was forced to move to Muxi Town to escape the war.

After that, his mother found two more stepfathers for him. But it turns out that this woman's choice of a man's vision is really embarrassing.

His two stepfathers swept away valuable belongings, and they both chose to leave without saying goodbye, leaving only three younger sisters to Carol.

And his mother, after experiencing three nightmarish men, has already lost the motivation to live, and alcohol and gambling have become the only support for this poor woman.

As for all the expenses of food, clothing, housing and transportation for a family of five, it naturally fell on the head of the only male - Carol.

The tall and strong Carroll, if you just look at his appearance and figure, it is hard to think that he has not yet married a wife. However, the impoverished and dilapidated family background made those matchmakers who introduced marriages retreat one after another.

Fortunately, Carroll, who is naturally optimistic and open-minded, is not too concerned about finding a wife. In his opinion, by working hard and saving money desperately, in the near future, in Sailor's Bay in the port area , he will be able to open a snack shop of his own, and sooner or later he will be able to change the family's dilemma.

Originally he thought so...

Until one day, Carroll's mother accidentally found his hidden money bag at home.

As a result, relying on the work of trackers and coolies, Carol worked hard to accumulate wealth for nearly ten years, but his mother lost it all in one night.

Desperate, Carol had a big fight with his mother the next morning, and ran into the street in the pouring rain. Depressed, he walked aimlessly on the street while drenched in the rain.

It was almost noon, and the sky cleared after the rain.

Carroll, drenched in water, was attracted by an event called "Recruitment of Alien Species" when he passed the Civic Square in the northern district of Muxi City.

A middle-aged man with the appearance of a government official stood on the wooden platform in the square, pointed to the notice beside him, and shouted to the onlookers: "God is the Holy King! Muxi City is now recruiting volunteers. Alien!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was in an uproar.

"Becoming a alien species?! Those alien species that can set fire with clapping hands and freeze when exhaling?!"

"I heard from others that heterogeneous species can be infected with various diseases!"

"That's right, alien species don't live long!"

Listening to the chatter of the people in the audience, the government officials on the stage shouted angrily: "What are you arguing about?! It's not like you haven't seen so many alien species in Muxi City! Please remember! Alien species are easy to get sick This kind of rumor has long been outdated, and Muxi University has already developed many medicines for diseases of different species!"

The official's words can't reduce people's doubts in the slightest. After all, although there are already 5,000 aliens in Muxi City, these people are low-key. Small.

Therefore, facing this mysterious group that they have heard of but rarely seen, the vast majority of people in Muxi City hold a curious but respectful attitude.

Seeing that no one responded to his call, the official's face was obviously a little uncomfortable, and he said loudly: "Being a heterogeneous species means that you can obtain a special ability. See through objects, regenerate wounds, increase strength... These are in the Ability that you couldn't even imagine in the past will appear in your body, don't you feel moved at all?"

The people in the audience looked at each other in blank dismay. In their opinion, life was more important than the temptation of supernatural powers.

Finding that the task assigned by the superior was difficult to complete, the official shook his head helplessly, and finally took out the last bargaining chip: "Everyone who is willing to be inoculated to become a heterogeneous species can apply for a silver moon."

Someone in the audience laughed and said, "Listen, a silver moon! It turns out that a life is only worth a lamb."

The official gritted his teeth: "Two silver moons!"

Finding that there was still no silver moon, the official was heartbroken and shouted: "Five silver moons!"

After a dead silence, a voice from the audience rang out: "Really give five silver moons?"

Looking at the young man who was speaking under the stage, the overjoyed official jumped off the wooden platform, grabbed the former and brought him to the stage.

"May I have your name?"

"Carol, Carol Antarevik."

"Very good, Carol, as long as you are willing to vaccinate and pass the test, I guarantee you will get 5 silver months!"

In this way, because of his own words, Carol became the first "alien volunteer" in Muxi City in a daze, and because of these words, his wheel of fortune began to turn in an unknown direction .

Standing in the tent marked with a red "umbrella", Carroll watched the blood in his veins being drawn out of his body and into the needle of the syringe. His body began to tremble slightly, and he felt fearful and uneasy emotionally.

After the blood draw, while waiting for the fitting results, Carroll looked at the pinhole in his arm without saying a word.

From time to time, he would glance at the exit of the tent, wondering if it was worth it to become a different species for five silver moons? Should I leave now?

"Carol Antarevik!" A thin scholar in a dirty lab coat shouted as he stood in the tent.

Seeing this young man as strong as an ox, he stood up and looked at himself. This tall and thin scholar turned around and said: "Follow me inside."

Through a long path, Carroll struggled through equipment and bottles, barely keeping up with the footsteps of the people ahead.

The two came to a remote hut, and the scholar lit the candles on the table, revealing a face that hadn't been taken care of for a long time, messy hair and beard, coupled with the unpleasant smell on his body, almost Let Carroll think that the other party is a liar.

"Carol, choose the ability you want."

"I... I work as a porter at the port, if there is a way to make me stronger..."

"That's increased power."

Carroll hesitated for a while, then asked in a low voice: "I have a question... It seems that other people who were vaccinated were in the tent in front, why was I the only one brought here?"

With his slender fingers, the scholar carefully took out a brass syringe from a wooden box emitting air-conditioning, and said, "Because there are not enough people there."

"But I saw..."

The scholar glanced at Carroll, took out five silver coins from his pocket, and put them on the table.

The moment he saw the money, Carroll was silent.

After the injection of the heterogeneous bacterial solution, Carroll sat in the tent for almost an hour and was finally allowed to leave. When he walked out of the tent, he didn't forget to look back.

Thinking of the heterogeneous liquid flowing in his body, Carroll touched the five silver moons on his chest, sighed in distress, and headed home with his head bowed in confusion.

After walking for more than half an hour, and seeing the dilapidated door panel of his house from a distance, Carol rallied and wanted to speed up his pace, but found that his body was getting hotter and hotter, and the scenery in front of him was gradually blurring.

Struggling to enter the house, Carroll, who was in a high fever, called his 13-year-old sister Brenda to her side while her mother was still hangover.

Carroll took out five silver coins that were still hot from his pocket, handed them to Brenda, and said weakly: "Take these coins, go to the street and exchange them for rye and wheat bran... remember , don’t let mother see.”

Brenda looked at Carol, whose eyes were bloodshot due to the high fever, and said in fear, "Brother, you're sick."

"Leave me alone, go!"

Watching Brenda run out of the house, Carroll raised his hand and looked at his palm. His skin was already sickly red, and he could even faintly see the blood in the blood vessels flowing rapidly.

"Did you have a fever because of the rain this morning?" Carroll's brain was clear, and he immediately denied this guess.

The alien liquid that the occultist injected himself with.

Thinking of this possibility, fear and high fever made Carol unable to stabilize his body anymore. He fell to the ground, trying to crawl out of the house, looking for the scholar, and asking for help to save himself.

However, before he had climbed a few meters, a huge pain hit him like a tide, and his consciousness gradually became farther and farther away from him.