Chapter 4 Chapter Four

Two big cats leaped up the ridge in the first light of dawn and ran leisurely.They're not eagerly looking for prey, they're just patrolling their territory.They are called Raz Tigers, a rare breed brought to the planet Salusa Secundus eight thousand years ago.Genetic reproduction has erased some of the original traits of ancient Earth tiger populations while enhancing others.Their canines are still long and their faces are broad with alert, alert eyes; their feet have been enlarged to give them adequate support on uneven ground; About ten centimeters long, the claws end in razor-sharp friction from the sheath; their fur is an even tan, making them almost invisible in the desert.

They also differ from their predecessors in that they were implanted with servo-stimulators when they were young.They become minions of those with stimulus transmitters. The weather was very cold, and the Raztiger stopped to examine the terrain carefully, and the hot air it exhaled formed a white mist in the air.The Salusa Secundus near them is barren, and there are a few sandfish smuggled out of Arrakis hiding here. People imagine that with these precious lives, they will break Arrakis' monopoly on spices.On the ground where the two big cats stood, brown rocks were scattered, occasionally dotted with sparse shrubs; in the morning sun, the silver-green shrubs cast long shadows.

Suddenly, without warning, Big Cat became alert.Their eyes turned slowly to the left, and then their heads turned as well. Far below, on the devastated field, two children were playing hand in hand.The two children appeared to be about the same age, around nine or ten years old.They had red hair, wore still suits with white cloaks perforated at the edges, and had the eagle crest of House Atreides embroidered on their foreheads with jeweled silk thread, and they were happy. happily talking. Their conversation can be clearly heard by two predatory cats.Raz tigers know the game, they've played it before, but they remain still, waiting for the servo stimulator to trigger the tracking command.

A man appeared on top of the ridge behind the two big cats.He stopped and carefully studied the scene in front of him: the big cat and the children. This man was wearing a gray and black Royal Saduka training uniform, and the badge on the military uniform indicated that his position was Levenbrecht, Bashar's adjutant.From a strap hung between his neck and his armpits hung a thin case against his chest, containing a servo signal transmitter whose buttons could be easily operated with either hand. The two tigers did not turn to look at him.They were familiar with the man's voice and smell.He hurried down the ridge, stopped two steps away from the two big cats, and wiped his head with his hands.The air is cold, but such work heats one up.He studied the scene in front of him carefully again with his gray eyes: the big cat and the children.He tucked a lock of sweat-soaked blond hair into his black helmet, and pressed his hand to the throat implant microphone.

"The big cats have spotted them." A voice answered from a receiver implanted behind the ear, "We see them." "What about this time?" Levenbrecher asked. "They didn't receive a tracking order, would they catch those two children?" The voice in the receiver asked. "They're ready," Levenbrecher said. "Good. Let's see if four training sessions are enough." "Let me know when you're ready." "It's ready." "Get moving," Levenbrecher said. He first pulled out the safety pin on a red button on the right hand side of the signal transmitter, and then pressed that button.Now, the pair of big cats are no longer bound by any signal.He put his finger on a black button below the red button, ready to stop the pair of big cats if they turned on him.But they didn't pay attention to his existence at all, they crawled on the ground, their broad feet moved smoothly, and moved towards the pair of children under the ridge.

Levenbrecher squatted down and observed carefully.He knew that somewhere around him was a hidden teleportation eye, transmitting everything here to a secret monitor in the fortress where the prince lived. The big cats jog first and then run wild. The children were so absorbed in climbing the rocky ridge that they didn't realize they were in danger. One of the children was laughing, his voice high and high in the still air. Another kid tripped and regained his footing. He turned around and saw the pair of big cats.He pointed to the big cat and said, "Look!" Both children paused, staring curiously at the intrusion into their lives.They still stood motionless when two Lazi tigers attacked them.

Two children died from the random yet vicious attack, in which their necks were instantly snapped off. Big cats start eating them. "Should I recall them?" Levenbrecher asked. "Let them finish. They're done beautifully. I know they will; this pair is perfect." "Best I've ever seen, too," agreed Levinbrecher. "Very good. A car has been sent to pick you up. The call is over." Levenbrecher stood up and stretched.He restrained himself from looking at the high ground to his left, where a flash of light revealed the location of the teleporter.The teleporter sent his good performance to Pashar far away in the oasis of the capital.Levinbrecher smiled, and today's work performance will earn him a boost.He seemed to feel the feeling of wearing the badge of Batu around his neck - one day, he would become a great success...even one day he would become a pashar.In the ranks of the late Shadam IV's grandson, Falakon, those who did well were quickly promoted.One day, when the prince sits on his rightfully deserved throne, the promotion of personnel will become faster.The rank of pashar may not even be the ultimate reward.The world needs more barons and earls... once the Atreides twins are gone.