Chapter 497 - 498 Shipbuilding Task in Progress
"I’m really going to do the mission now."
"Alright, I’ll wait for you." Zhao Feiyan wasn’t sure what she was waiting for, but she knew there was nothing wrong with saying it. Immediately, she added, "I’m going to help Falling Flower with her quest now."
Chu You said nothing more and, accompanied by the Personal Guard Captain Long Yue’er, made his way to the newly constructed prisoner of war camp.
The camp was holding over 10,000 captive Japanese NPCs. The facility was now complete, but compared to the previous one, it was severely lackluster. Rows of shacks stood here, looking as if they could collapse at any moment, unable to withstand the elements. There was no light inside the wooden rooms, all was dark, exuding a scent of death.
It was noticeable that the fortress was reinforcing its vigilance over the camp, with a large number of guards on station. Furthermore, it was also apparent that the prisoners held within were decidedly unhappy about their relocation. Incensed and agitated, they all held a mix of resentment and fear on their faces.
The change in their treatment spelled ominous signs. They were exhausted from building the camp, but their meals consisted of only a few steamed buns and a bowl of porridge. However, the porridge was more like rice water as it contained barely any rice. Their resentment stemmed from major changes in management! The previously friendly wardens had suddenly turned incredibly brutal, readily dragging out prisoners who spoke out of turn these prisoners then never returned. Besides, the guards from the Eastern Fortress physically abused the prisoners at will.
According to captives who returned from the reserve zone after transporting military goods, many of them had been killed, in very cruel ways.
Once those rumors began to spread, a wave of panic swept through the simple, newly built POW camp.
At this moment, a group of high-ranking officers on horseback galloped towards Chu You. They were the managerial staff of the POW camp, and they were directly under Chu You’s command. These rather empowered individuals could not possibly obey Chu You forever, since his tenure lasted at most 40 days. During this period, if anything unfortunate occurred under their watch, they might be held accountable.
So, Chu You no longer bothered to assign them the task of killing monsters.
The leader of the group was a middle-aged brigadier general holding a five-star rank. Once everyone dismounted, the brigadier greeted, "Greetings, Commander."