The underground prison of the Gladiator Arena.
Loki, with disheveled hair and a face covered in blood, was thrown in like a stray dog.
His miserable state startled the other gladiators.
"The Prince of Asgard? Just a stray dog!" the guard who escorted Loki sneered, then turned to Ben and said coldly, "You'd better be careful too!"
Ben, clutching his wrist, said innocently, "I've never seen him in my life. I was just sent here together, and besides, I volunteered to be a gladiator."
"You better have!"
After saying that, the guard left without looking back.
At this moment, the little broken watch on Ben's wrist flickered and gave a "ding" notification.
The DNA of the two different native species of Sakaar had been recorded.
On Sakaar, two different types of people lived. The higher status ones were the red-skinned people of the same race as the Red King. The other type, like Caiera whom Ben had met before, were the Shadow People with silver-gray skin.
A few minutes ago, after Loki's insolent words angered the Emperor of Sakaar, the Red King ordered Loki's collarbone to be pierced, his hands bound, and then thrown in here.
Pain and humiliation left Loki speechless.
He lay on the ground, gasping, his eyes red.
"Hey, brother, what's wrong with him."
At this moment, two giant figures walked over.
Ben looked up and saw two stone-like men who looked very similar. They both had grayish-green skin, their bodies made of rough stones, and they made quite a commotion when they walked.
Ben recognized one of them.
"He angered the Red King."
"That's indeed quite miserable." The stone man Korg glanced at Loki sympathetically, then said, "My name is Korg, and this is my brother Miek. On this planet, the Red King is the absolute ruler. Before you're ready, it's best not to defy him easily."
Miek nodded beside him, "We weren't captured here originally, but my brother wanted to overthrow the Red King's rule and was captured by the Death's Head Guards."
"Death's Head Guard?"
"It's the Red King's army."
Miek and Korg were very enthusiastic. These two brothers didn't seem very intelligent. Ben picked up the stone fragments that fell from them and placed them on his watch while continuing to probe them for information.
Korg said, "My brother and I are Kronan. We were originally sent to invade a remote planet in the galaxy called Earth. Not long after we set off, we were swallowed by a wormhole and fell onto Sakaar."
He looked regretful.
Ben: "???"
"You said invade what place?"
"Earth, a small rural place, you must not have heard of it. And we didn't even arrive..."
Korg acted as if Earth wasn't worth mentioning, and instead talked endlessly about what happened after they arrived on Sakaar.
They were discovered by the Sakaarans, the silver-gray-skinned Shadow People.
Some Shadow People were enslaved by the Red King, discarded in the mines, their labor exploited, while others became scavengers.
These people were not qualified to enter Sakaar's cities and could only wander in the wilderness. The garbage constantly falling from the cosmic passages above made it impossible for them to build even a stable house.
Moreover, because of those things, the entire ecosystem of Sakaar had been destroyed, and the Shadow People lived a nomadic life, unable to get enough food or warm clothing.
Many times, their food was aliens that fell from the sky.
Those capable of being warriors were captured and sold for money from the Red King to buy food. Those without strength were dismembered and eaten on the spot.
As for Korg and Miek, being rock-like life forms, they naturally couldn't be used as food.
Not only that, but because the two of them looked so much like rocks, they were spared from being captured as gladiators when they first arrived on Sakaar by disguising themselves as rocks.
But soon, after they learned about the fate of the Shadow People and the Red King's brutal rule, they wanted to overthrow him.
Regardless of whether Korg and Miek had their own ulterior motives, overthrowing the Red King's rule was indeed a good thing for the Shadow People. But just as they were about to find the Shadow People scavengers and refugees to spread their ideas, they were captured by them and sent to the Gladiator Arena.
"It's not entirely their fault," Miek said, shaking his head. "They've been ruled for too long, they've forgotten how to resist. Or rather, they've forgotten that resistance is an option."
Ben offered no comment on this statement.
Then, Korg introduced him to other gladiators, including: Xiloi, Miek, Elloe...
Among them, Miek was that disgusting giant insect that appeared in Thor 3.
Although the genes of these aliens didn't provide much of an upgrade for Ben, based on the fact that the little broken watch was essentially Noah's Ark, he still recorded their genes.
Kronan genes, recorded; giant insect genes, recorded...
Recorded, recorded, recorded...
The relationship between most of the gladiators in the Gladiator Arena was actually quite good.
Most of them had accepted their current fate and didn't think about challenging the Champion for freedom. Surviving in such an environment, it wasn't a good idea to get into conflicts with others.
"You look really frail." Xiloi said.
This is a Shadow Person who, according to his own account, was once sent by the Red King's father to assassinate the Red King. However, he showed mercy because the Red King was just a child at the time.
The Red King, who luckily escaped death, did not feel grateful for this. Instead, after killing his own father, he enslaved Xiloi.
"But don't worry, we are just warming up before the main course. Everyone will put on a show fight, and at most, we'll get some superficial injuries. As long as you're not foolish enough to challenge the Champion, there's nothing to worry about. By the way, why is your watch flashing non-stop?"
"Oh, don't mind it, it hasn't worked for many years," Ben replied casually.
He quickly mingled with most of the gladiators, while Loki, who was injured, walked alone to a corner, curling up to lick his wounds.
At this moment, His Highness finally understood that the "unfair" treatment he had received in Asgard was not worth mentioning.
Now he was like a true outcast, bearing all the pain alone, swallowing his suffering and humiliation, and what awaited him next was an even crueler fate.
"Is he okay?" Korg asked with some concern. "He looks badly injured, like a stray dog..."
"Don't worry, he's an Asgardian," Ben said, shaking his head.
"Oh," Korg made an unexpected sound. "They are indeed more resilient than cockroaches."
Besides, Ben believed that the God King of Asgard was watching all the suffering Loki was enduring at that moment.
Since Odin hadn't said anything, Ben naturally didn't need to worry about Loki.
At this moment, the gate opened again, and a monstrous-looking creature was carried in by several people.
Korg immediately stood up and shouted:
"Ah, Old Bill!"
Xiloi immediately introduced him to Ben, "This is Beta Ray Bill, a Korbinite."
"So he's not really a horse."
Ben stood up and walked over, holding his watch.
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