Chapter 56: Evacuation
They got off the bus and walked through the gate of the Military and Political Building to the canteen. They heard a group of people shouting

"Why did you seal off the city and not let us go out? Do you know how much money we lose if we don't work?"

"Protest, protest, give reasons, you can't make decisions at will."

"We pay for the mercenaries ourselves. Now that they can't work, where do they get their daily money?"

"You only care about your official reputation and don't care about the lives of us businessmen."

"Either lift the ban or pay compensation."

The explosion-proof soldiers held up their shields, expressionlessly blocking the people outside the door, without saying a word.

They had no way of speaking out their grievances, saying that there were many insect people outside, and that the businessmen who only cared about immediate profits thought that the military wanted to monopolize the resources.

What are they thinking? If the military wanted to monopolize the business, they would not have given the mining rights to the businessmen in the first place.

Seeing that the number of protesters was increasing, Hu Ping tiptoed to the soldiers guarding the gate and asked, "The city is closed? Why?"

The soldier nodded, his face grim.

He replied: "Insect man."

The students have been outside for most of the day and should know the situation outside, which is not optimistic.

In the past two days, the miners have already delayed their progress due to bad weather.

The government and the military can understand their feelings.

But no matter how urgent it is, we can't let them go.

The crowd was outraged, and the public relations man stepped out to persuade them. He was quite young, and tried to speak in a kind tone.

"Don't worry, we have found many traces of insect people here. It will be very dangerous if you go out now. If you go out now, we will come back to rescue you. You don't want to be in danger..."

The more he said this, the less sympathetic the miners became.

It sounds empty and pretentious, more like a perfunctory rhetoric to them.

When is Huang Yangxing not in danger? They risk their lives to come here, isn't it because of the interests at stake?

The military was unable to provide accurate data and it was difficult to convince the miners.

Miners want to make money and miners need to work. If they don't work, they will starve to death.

Public relations people try their best to convince these businessmen but they are defeated.

Su Xiaocai said to the instructor: "Have people outside the city ever come back?" The severe weather with a large-scale disastrous nature occurred two days ago.

The miners who stayed in Huangyang Star all had some capital. They had no shortage of mechas and mercenaries, and had a certain ability to protect themselves.

It’s been two days. Have those who stayed outside come back?
"What if none of them come back?"

Su Xiaocai's slight reminder immediately made the instructor realize what was happening. He strode forward, passed the public relations officer, and asked the crowd gathered there, "Do any of you know any miners or workers who have gone out and haven't come back yet?"

The faces of several miners changed and they felt guilty.

If they didn't follow them out, they would naturally avoid a lot of danger. Now that their subordinates were gone, they could just reorganize the team and go out.

Soldier: "You must tell the truth. Have your people ever come back?"

The angry crowd fell silent for a moment, unconsciously showing panic.

"Why are those mercenaries you hired at a high price nowhere to be seen?" a protesting miner questioned the miner next to him.

"It's strange that they didn't come back?" The miner's voice became louder. "Whose miners and mercenaries come back after two days? They signed an agreement and can only come back after they have dug enough."

The PR finally knew how to control the situation. "What about those who have been away for more than a week? Have they come back? Have they contacted you?"

Most of the miners and mercenaries were alone, and no one cared about their life or death. If they did not come back, not many people would notice.

But when your eyes are drawn to those people, their presence is so strong.

Many familiar faces were indeed missing.

The protesters were speechless after a series of questions.

"No one has come back, right? We respect those who still have the courage to go out."

The public relations department is no longer in a passive position and has a tough attitude, requiring those who stay here to protest to first board the plane with the information of their missing subordinates.

After hearing this, the miner immediately slipped out of the crowd and ran away.

Huangyangxing has a special law that if a miner who owns the right to develop Huangyangxing's mineral resources has subordinates missing for more than one month, they will be treated as dead.

Compensation to the family and search fees are required.

The search money is like a guarantee. If the person is found, the money will be given as a bonus to the person who searched for the missing person.

Many miners want to avoid paying the money, so they conceal the fact that people are missing.

Asking them to pay this money now would undoubtedly be like tearing their hearts out.

As a result, the miners who had gathered to protest scattered like birds and beasts.

The remaining miners are not very capable.

Soon after, there was no one at the gate of the Military and Political Building.

"Master, I think you would be great as a public relations officer." He always hits people's pain points, making them uncomfortable but unable to refute.

"I'm not suitable. I can only poke people's pain points. For example, you, an unfilial disciple, snatched my chicken leg. Don't call me master. I didn't give you much as a filial piety, but you are very good at snatching my food." Su Xiaocai knocked away the fork that Wu Qingqing secretly extended to her.

The environment at Huangyangxing is poor, and the food provided is scarce. People cannot eat enough, so they can only take nutritional supplements.

Each person is given one chicken leg. If you want to eat more, you can't buy it even if you pay.

Wu Qingqing was disappointed. "You have vacuum-braised beef for meatballs. What's wrong with giving me some chicken legs?"

"Not very good." Su Xiaocai picked up the chicken leg and bit off a large piece of meat.

Wu Qingqing turned to look at the chicken drumstick on Feng Wansha's plate, "Instructor, we just shared the score of killing a bug man. How do we calculate the score?"

"What score does being an insect killer count for? We are just giving some encouragement to the students who remain on the mechanical planet."

student:"……"

The students who were still training on the Mechanical Planet saw the score changes of the team that went to Huangyang Planet.

The changes aren’t that big. I feel like I can catch up if I work hard.

Looking at those false numbers, they worked harder to catch up with them.

Sigh, lonely as snow.

That sense of pride was gone, and when they came to Huangyang Star, they were just training as new recruits.

What a cunning instructor.

"You'd better be prepared to evacuate at any time." The instructor advised them not to get carried away.

Student: The scores shown outside are all fake, what can we be proud of?

Given Huang Yangxing’s current situation, he couldn’t even do the last three days of the live trial.

On the night of Huang Yangxing, the students had not yet felt the tense atmosphere and slept soundly.

Lieutenant General Bai has already considered evacuating everyone on Huangyang Star.

They negotiated with the Chamber of Commerce and government staff and applied for evacuation.

During the video conference, everyone looked unhappy. They were woken up early in the morning to attend a meeting, and when they heard that it was about the evacuation plan, they became even more irritable.

Because of the insect people that infiltrated the capital planet some time ago, and then the discovery of parasites, the relevant government departments are not very willing to resettle the people of Huangyang Star.

First, we need to give each of them a physical examination, and second, we need to find a place. Many owners of remote planets resist the entry of aliens.

The procedures are very complicated and you can't be careless at all, for fear that there may be insect people among them.

No one on the Chamber of Commerce's side advocated retreat.

You can withdraw if you want. All merchants should withdraw from Huangyangxing.

No one should make money from Huang Yangxing anymore.

The impromptu meeting turned into a noisy scene at a vegetable market, with some banging the table and swearing, some spitting at the camera, and everyone holding their own opinions.

Lieutenant General Bai was annoyed by the noise and didn't want to argue with them. "I want to know your results within two days. After two days, all my subordinates will evacuate."

He made it clear that people in the military were not interested in that little bit of money and that saving the lives of the soldiers was more important.

The politicians were having a headache, wondering what the point of holding this meeting was. They had already made a decision.

"This old man surnamed Bai always has such a tough attitude. Be careful that one day we won't listen to you."

"That's right." "That's what it is, go to work."

It was impossible not to listen. Lieutenant General Bai had put in so much blood and sweat to get to where he was today. If he notified them in advance, they would cooperate.

If the outside world knew that they had neglected the people, they would be condemned again.

The most important thing is to come up with a plan to relocate the evacuees.

The military and the government are one, and both parties will act together.

It was different at the Chamber of Commerce. After the meeting, the businessmen who smelled danger privately signed up to withdraw.

Some businessmen want to take risks.

"Huangyang City is still here, but the two major military and political giants have withdrawn. If we send in mercenaries now to fill in the vacancies, does that mean we are taking over Huangyang Star completely?"

"What are you dreaming of? The military and political leaders are gone. How much power do we businessmen have? Where can we get the weapons? And the protective shield? Do you know how much it costs to use it?"

"As long as the rest of us unite together, we will have the funds."

It’s not like Huangyang Star hasn’t experienced large-scale disappearances before, and they’ve managed to survive each one. Benefits and risks coexist, and their people haven’t found many traces of the insect people.

Maybe it was just another feint by the military to find an excuse to abandon Huangyang Star. With fewer and fewer people, the income was not enough to cover the expenses every year. If they were from the military, they would not want to continue defending it.

……

When Su Xiaocai woke up, she received a message from Instructor Fan on her communicator, asking them to assist the people in evacuating first, and to persuade them to leave if possible, but to ignore those who refused to leave.

A day ago, I heard that Huangyang Star was the most suitable place for novice trials. After one night, the world changed.

"Master, your body seems to have some kind of abnormality."

Yesterday, Su Xiaocai wore a portable medical detector all day. Wisdom 03 analysis: "Your body is always in a state of balance. Once it exceeds a certain critical point, your body will release a certain energy to keep you in the best condition."

"Will it affect life expectancy?" Su Xiaocai asked.

"No factors that affect lifespan have been detected yet. This energy is like a reserve mechanism. It reserves as much as you eat on a daily basis. When you burst out, it will be available for you to draw from continuously. As long as you take in enough nutrition later, you can achieve a balance."

Fortunately, the stored energy is not fat.

"To sum it up..." Su Xiaocai took a breath, "I gained superpowers?"

"Yes, you have gained superpowers. This power is probably incomplete, and you haven't been able to control it yet." Wisdom 03 continued: "Preliminary assessment shows that if the master can control this power, his strength will increase a hundredfold."

Could this be the secret of how humans can fight against insect people?
If insect people can evolve, so can humans.

Su Xiaocai admires the pioneers of Qi. If the technological power is not enough, then he will strengthen himself, which coincides with the thoughts of the generals in his previous life.

Lieutenant General Bai, one of the most powerful men in the human race, probably has supernatural powers. She felt that her momentum was suppressed in front of him. Fortunately, her brain was still working well.

If you don’t have enough strength, you can make up for it with brain power. Thanks to the original owner for his high IQ.

Su Xiaocai put on her equipment and went to the front hall to report. The evacuation notice had already been issued, and their task was to persuade them as much as possible.

Fan Li assigned them tasks, and they were responsible for the area west of the center. There were about 20,000 residents there, half of whom were unwilling to leave.

Ji Heng, Feng Wansha, Li Leilei and he went from Lane 1 to Lane 3 in the West District and persuaded about 300 people to leave in one day. The whole process was recorded on video, and those who were firm and unwilling to leave were not persuaded anymore.

Su Xiaocai, Wu Qingqing, Liu Xun and Hu Ping were responsible for the residents in the West District from Lane 14 to Lane 20. The area was a bit larger, but the number of people they persuaded to leave was only about a hundred.

The task of dealing with residents should not have been assigned to students, but Huang Yangxing was short of staff, so those who signed up to leave had to arrange for evacuation first.

The military couldn't spare any personnel, but the students still had some military power, so they stayed for the time being.

Instructor Fan said, "I wanted you to leave first, but Major General Mo said that you can stay temporarily as training. We will arrange some safer work for you first. If you encounter danger, you are allowed to evacuate first in the mecha, and you don't have to worry about anyone."

"Yes, instructor."

The two teams went their separate ways.

The roads in Huangyang City are bumpy and have not been repaired for a long time.

Fortunately, there are cleaning robots at work, so the road is still relatively clean.

Wu Qingqing opened the information given by the instructor and said, "Let's go there first."

It would probably be easier to persuade them to leave in order.

Imagine that as long as the persuasion is sincere, the residents should accept it.

Their idea is good, but in reality, it is extremely difficult.

Middle-aged resident: "If you tell me to leave, I'll leave. Will you give me money? Where will I live? What will I eat? Can you please stop bothering me, little brat?"

"Leave?" The charming old lady shook her waist and walked into her luxuriously decorated little house. "If I leave, I will lose everything I earned in the first half of my life. If it were you, would you be willing to accept this?"

The boy who lives on the rooftop: "I don't want to leave. My grandfather's grandfather lived here, my father also grew up here, and I want to live here too. You don't want to deal with the insect people, but instead ask us to leave. It's just that you don't want to spend money."

A plumber repairing the electricity grid: "We are doing well and safe here, why should we leave?"

Wu Qingqing knocked on the door, Liu Xun was responsible for persuading her, and Hu Ping did the final ideological work.

Almost all three of them were scolded in the face, and none of them succeeded in persuading anyone.

Liu Xun squatted down, looking bitter: "Don't these people think that if they lose their lives, they will lose everything?"

"They are just uncertain and confused about the future, and feel that they are not suitable for life outside." Su Xiaocai decided to set an example. She turned around and knocked on the old lady's door again.

The old lady looked impatient, "So what?"

Su Xiaocai opened a photo from the communicator. In the photo, there was a very handsome uncle-like celebrity.

"Sister, I won't say any more nonsense. The star in the photo will be performing on your planet at a charity concert arranged by the military. Are you interested in going on a trip? Just for a week or two. If nothing unexpected happens on this planet, it won't be too late to come back, right?"

The old lady glanced at the promotional poster of the handsome uncle. There was also a poster of this star hanging in her living room. Although it was a bit old, the old lady had framed it, and it was obvious that she cherished it very much.

"It seems good when you put it that way."

"Yes, if you follow the army's retreat, you will save the travel expenses."

"But what should I do if I want to come back? No passenger ship will come back, little sister."

Su Xiaocai said calmly: "Some of the people from the Chamber of Commerce will stay. If you buy tickets from them in advance, pay a little more money, and write a contract, can you still not come back? How about this suggestion?"

The old lady raised the corner of her lips, "Little sister is so calculating."

Anyone with a little business sense would understand the intention of the Chamber of Commerce people to stay here. They must be in urgent need of money. If the old lady chooses to pay three times the price to buy the return ship ticket, they will definitely be willing.

If they are unwilling to come back later, she can get compensation through the contract, unless the other party dies.

died……

Those people are dead, and I guess she won’t come back.

"You have successfully persuaded me, little sister." The old lady closed the door and went to pack her luggage.

Su Xiaocai ticked the name.

Go to the next one, the boy on the top floor.

"Did your grandfather's grandfather, grandfather and father ever tell you to go out and have a look? They didn't give up on their hometown, and we didn't ask you to give up, but you can't have any positive impact on your hometown. It's better to go out and see the outside world..." Su Xiaocai spoke very quickly, "This is the last time to persuade you. If you want to sign up to leave, sign up today. Tomorrow is the last day of retreat. Goodbye!"

After he finished speaking, his teammates clearly saw the wavering look in that man's eyes.

Su Xiaocai simply skipped over the other two.

"My sister is still my sister, what about the other two?" Liu Xun was referring to the one who talked about accommodation and food, and the one who said it was safe here.

"There's no need to persuade them. They won't wake up. There's no need to say anything." Those people are only interested in money. If the government is willing to pay some money to let them relocate, they will be very willing.

The problem is that it is impossible for the government to pay for this.

When it comes to interstellar relocation, we need to give people a place to live, consider their economic conditions, arrange them in a suitable area, and finally try to find them jobs.

After all, the cost is very high.

Unless a disaster is predicted by officials but huge losses are caused due to wrong decisions, no money will be given.

"Sister, did you intentionally let us get scolded so that you can persuade us?" Hu Ping is a little older, but that doesn't stop him from calling her sister.

"You guys should observe carefully and don't ask for trouble. I'll leave it to you from now on, and I'll be on guard." Su Xiaocai decided to watch from the sidelines and not waste any more words with others.

She was not interested in other people's suicidal behavior, she was just demonstrating it.

Hu Ping actually understood. He was lazy, and at the same time, he was too proud to persuade a group of losers whose lives were vastly different from his.

You should do the assigned tasks well, or at least not be too perfunctory.

Hu Ping sighed to the sky, well, he shouldn't look down on anyone.

Hu Ping, who was used to showing off, calmed down and became a counselor.

Su Xiaocai watched them trying to persuade people to leave with dry mouths, while she was thinking about one thing: would the military, knowing that Huang Yangxing was in a very dangerous condition, still take the initiative to let students continue to do such a dangerous thing?