Beginning of Spring

As the recruitment was coming to an end, the empty "parking spaces" of the Hungry Hungry Space Station finally accommodated several types of brand-new spacecraft - exploration ships, scientific research ships, frigates, and transport ships.

The ships are smaller in size. Exploration ships and scientific research ships are just as their names suggest. One type is used to explore for resources and collect small resources; the other type is used to study relics, supernatural phenomena, etc.

Ships are larger in size, frigates are special ships used by the military, similar to aircraft carriers, which can accommodate many small spacecraft; transport ships only have the characteristic of being large in size, and there is no need to elaborate on the rest.

Not long ago, the first expedition and research vessel had already set out, traversing the vast expanse of space to acquire comprehensive data on the Beginning of Spring Planet (a name chosen after discussions within the territory). Calculating the time, it was time to receive the signal for their return.

After the fleet returns, a colonization plan can be formulated, and the list of people participating in the colonization plan can also be confirmed at that time. No time is wasted.

However, that was the end of recruitment for the entire planet. Recruitment within Hungry Hungry's territory had already concluded long before that.

After replenishing the able-bodied men, the number of hungry soldiers reached over two hundred, and they had to be divided into three armies.

The commander of the First Hungry Army is undoubtedly Fang Yan, and Ming Yi, whose strength is comparable to Fang Yan, was forced to take a backseat because he joined the Hungry Army later. Relying on his personal charm - mainly his fists, he became the commander of the Second Hungry Army.

Everyone was arguing over the final title of army commander.

No one had the prestige and power of Fang Yan and Ming Yi. But since Ye Miaomiao had given the go-ahead for free competition, they couldn't let this opportunity slip away.

"I starred in a recruitment commercial," the man whose fleeting appearance in the camera had everyone exclaiming he was incredibly handsome had secretly spent the entire night huddled in bed, feeling delighted. Now, he could finally speak these words naturally. "I can represent the face of our army. From now on, the public will feel safe when they see my face."

"cut--"

“Isn’t it funny?”

"Who isn't more handsome than you?"

There was a chorus of boos.

"From the zombie kingdom to the drought hell, I have experience in leading teams on more than 20 expeditions. The people behind me are my team members. They can prove my strong leadership and can definitely lead the hungry army to the peak of glory!" Another person recommended himself and quietly poked the person behind him with his elbow.

His team members received the signal and whispered, "Captain, I also want to be the commander of the army?"

However, before he could persuade his teammates to cooperate, the veteran players started booing him.

"I've experienced countless defenses and expeditions! Every day is an adventure. Brothers, isn't it my turn?"

"Just you? Why don't you talk about me?"

Ye Miaomiao rubbed her forehead, which was beginning to hurt, and finally stopped this farce. Fang Yan and Ming Yi were elected so smoothly, she thought they could go to dinner right away!

"Don't worry," Ye Miaomiao thought of his soon-to-be-appointed general, Knox, and decided to give him the position of the Third Army. "You should all be assigned to the First and Second Armies first, and we can talk about the Third Army later."

That's all we can do.

Those who missed the opportunity glared at each other. Who could possibly submit to whom? Fortunately, they could join Fang Yan or Ming Yi's camp, which was a good thing no matter how they thought about it.

Back to this round of disaster, the temperature continued to drop, almost reaching minus 70 degrees Celsius -

Going out is already impossible, but the people recruited by Hungry Hungry have to rush all the way to the space station.

Fortunately, although it is not easy for people to travel, it is convenient to deliver some items.

Some hungry residents spontaneously established a charity organization, calling on everyone to dig out all the thick cotton-padded clothes, hand warmers, thick blankets and other warming items in the bottom of the box and donate them to the refugees.

A large amount of warm clothing was quickly collected, and the person in charge contacted the Night Watch Center to send out the supplies in different categories.

Strive to ensure that all refugees receive warm clothing.

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Endless glaciers and howling winds.

A truck was slowly driving on the ice. There were at least twenty people crammed into the back seat, all wearing layers upon layers, summer clothes wrapped around autumn clothes, winter clothes. God knows where they found so many clothes that didn't even look like clothes, and they were all wrapped up in them.

Even so, they were still shivering with cold and their faces were pale.

During the jolt, Scott heard an old man not far away coughing heart-wrenchingly.

From a distance, he saw a tattered hat barely supporting the old man's messy white hair. His hands were tightly gripping the handlebars to prevent him from falling. From his exposed hands, Scott saw that the old man was dressed extremely thinly. His thick clothes were so ill-fitting that they even exposed half of his forearm. Underneath, he had only an old white shirt.

The quilt he was wrapped in might have been warm once, but now the old cotton was flat and dry, wrapping the old man's body in a pitiful way.

"Grandpa..." A big-eyed boy emerged from under the quilt. He was already old enough to understand things. He looked at his coughing grandfather with concern and asked, "Are you hungry? Lele still has food."

As he spoke, he carefully took out a half-eaten chocolate cookie from his sweater pocket. There were still some crumbs on it, but he loved it so much that he was even reluctant to blow away the crumbs to prevent the cookie crumbs from falling.

The boy passed the biscuit to his grandfather's mouth: "Grandpa, you eat it."

"You eat it. Grandpa doesn't like it." The old man wrapped the quilt tightly again. The little boy inside looked at the biscuit hesitantly, and finally ate it happily.

There was a brief clicking sound in the car, followed by a heart-wrenching cough.

Scott couldn't bear to watch this anymore. He frowned, took off his thick quilt, and walked over to the old man: "Old man, take this and cover yourself."

The old man waved his hands quickly; "How can this be possible? You also need it."

Scott covered him with the quilt without hesitation, smiling at the curious little boy hiding in his grandfather's arms: "I won't catch a cold if I wear one less layer, but the child will. It's more troublesome for children to get sick without a dedicated pediatrician and pediatric medicine than for adults."

The old man had no reason to refuse. He looked at Scott gratefully and made room for him: "If you don't mind, please build with us."

Scott sat down and looked at the old man inconspicuously. "You..." He considered his tone, "Why are you and your grandson wearing so little and setting off on the road? Where are your other family members and friends?"

The old man smiled bitterly: "His father just passed away not long ago."

After saying that, he started coughing again. Maybe it was a physiological reaction or he was thinking about sad things, but tears welled up in the corners of the old man's eyes.

Scott felt that he shouldn't ask any more questions, but when he thought of his adoptive father who was far away in Noah's Ark, he couldn't help but feel excited.

How many more people like this old man were there on this icy plain? Scott knew they wouldn't make it this far. They would die along the way, frozen stiff from the cold. There were old people and children, women and the disabled. They would be abandoned on the icy plain, and when the temperature rose and the ice melted, they would disappear forever, leaving behind not even a tombstone.

This is the person his father always tells him to obey.

Lord Ye, has she ever thought about this?

Scott desperately wanted to prove his father wrong in order to suppress the bad idea in his mind - to disobey military orders and turn back to Noah's Ark now.

"You shouldn't be setting off like this," Scott asked. "The Hungry Hungry Territory knows you're refugees, and I see you're even sick. Are they going to send you off with just 100 points? If something happens to you on the road, will they be able to compensate you for the loss?"

His words were already somewhat offensive, but the old man just smiled and said, "For orphans like us, what losses are we talking about? We couldn't survive where we were before. As soon as my son left, they thought we were easy to bully and took away all our valuables."

"I don't know what 100 points are, but E E E did give us something." The old man smiled and looked at his grandson and the round ball in his arms. "The child's cotton-padded jacket is too small, they looked down on it. I just chose a hot pack, and here it is... right here."

"Even though they were about to kick us out of their territory, I was scared. I thought they just wanted to find a reason to send us to our deaths because we were relatives of a martyr and were eating their rice."

"But E E E E went out of their way to give us cotton-padded clothes and quilts, which shows that they want us to die well. This is the first time since my son passed away that I feel there is still warmth in the world. My dear brother, you are also a good person, so don't say that. I am grateful to E E E E."

Scott fell silent. What about the 100 points?! Didn't E E E promise 100 points per person? They advertised it so loudly, and now they're just going to convert it into cotton-padded jackets and hand warmers and not give them out?

Don't they know how difficult this journey is? If they had 200 more points, why would this grandfather and grandson be in such a mess? Maybe two more people could have survived this journey!

How much use can this cotton coat and a hot pack bring!

Stek wanted to get to the bottom of it, but he couldn't bring himself to say it. The old man's expectations were too intense for him to break. In fact, he suddenly felt that compared to the territory before the old man came, the fact that Hungry Hungry Hungry was still able to produce something was already quite good.

Stek silently pulled a chocolate bar from his backpack and handed it to the little boy.

His eyes lit up and he shouted, "Thank you, brother!" Then he happily stuffed half of the chocolate bar into his mouth, chewed it until it was dented, and stuffed the remaining half into his grandfather's mouth.

"Don't take other people's food...if you eat it, grandpa won't like it..."

"You can eat it, old man. It's free." Stek sighed.

The old man finally opened his mouth and the little boy grinned with chocolate all over his teeth.

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After the refugees arrived, they rested briefly and then boarded the ship directly.

The Hungry Hungry provided them with food, clothing, and daily necessities, saving them the trouble and expense of purchasing them themselves. The ship also had an engineering team, a medical team, and others on board to help them with the initial reclamation process based on the colonization advice provided by the research vessel.

They will go to Lichun Star to build continuous houses, hospitals, workshops, and schools, and transform Lichun Star into a place suitable for living.

The older generation took root in Lichun Star to provide a better life for the next generation; the next generation received education and may stay in Lichun Star to continue living. Generation after generation, they may leave Lichun Star and go to a broader world in the future.

Regardless, they survived the ups and downs and finally found their second home.

After the colonial team set off, Ye Miaomiao was not idle either.

The first batch of reclamation fleets have set off, and the expedition team has also gone to more vast areas. The footprints of Hungry Hungry in the interstellar space have gone further and further, which has also exposed a fatal hidden danger -

The neighbor who came to visit them kindly when their space station was just built is still living next door.

How can I allow others to snore beside my bed?

Besides… Ye Miaomiao blinked. The energy stone reserves were visibly decreasing. She needed to stock up on some more stink sacs to feel at ease. And… she had built so many new spaceships, and the paint was almost gone.