Recruitment Advertisement
Noah's Ark, Campbell District.
Knox looked at the screen with a complicated expression. He had never imagined that Ye Miaomiao would agree to his request without much hesitation. She even offered to fulfill the request first, as a sign of her appreciation for him, and then he would fulfill the agreement.
Knox had quit smoking decades earlier, as promised, but now he longed for a cigarette. If his wife were still alive, she'd understand. He stared silently out the window, where a thick layer of ice had formed. As expected, the entire Noah's Ark was sealed shut.
"Go get Scott."
"yes."
A few minutes later, a tall, brown-haired young man pushed open the door. Even in this agreed-upon truce zone, he remained in his immaculate military uniform. His blunt edges, etched in a cold expression, suggested a hint of melancholy.
Knox didn't address him by name as he usually did. He just asked him to sit down. "Scott, you know I don't have much time left to live."
Scott's smile faltered slightly.
"It seems you know that I was sentenced to death by the doctor long before the end of the world. Surviving until now is enough for an old man like me. But I am worried about my family and you."
"Technology is advancing now," Scott interrupted him. "I'll do everything in my power to ensure nothing happens to you."
"Hahaha, silly kid, that's not what I want to tell you," Knox laughed and pointed out the window. "This ice has sealed off the entire Noah's Ark. It's almost suffocating me."
Scott didn't understand, and Knox didn't want him to understand: "You are my designated successor. After I die, I want you to treat Lord Ye as myself and obey all her orders. Can you do it, Scott? "
He yelled the last few words, almost like a command.
Scott instinctively stood up and yelled, "Chief, I can't do it!"
"Give me your reasons."
"I swore an oath to obey your leadership when I joined the army. No one else can replace you! Besides, I don't understand..." The young man lowered his voice, trying to clarify a point with Nosk in a negotiating tone.
"You are one of the founders of Noah's Ark. We can develop our own technology here. Why should we trust an outsider? We are running out of people, and there is little hope. There is no chance of trial and error. We only trust you!"
Knox shook his head. "What if I'm gone?"
Before Scott could refute this possibility, he continued, "Besides, you swore an oath of loyalty not to me, but to your country. Now, I want you to fight for the ordinary civilians of your country. I want you to protect them and give them a bright future. Assist Lord Ye, can you do it, Scott?"
Scott looked as if his throat was being strangled, his face pale and his melancholy inconsolable: "Report to the leader, I don't understand!"
"Even if you don't understand, you must understand!" Knox slammed the table. "Follow military orders! From now on, you and your squad resign your orders. I will not allow you to be a part of my army anymore. After Lord Ye sends out the recruitment letter, you must join immediately. Starve, starve, starve, forget that you are Campbell people. From now on, obey Lord Ye's orders in everything!"
Scott was like an abandoned puppy. He would rather obey Lord Ye's orders than believe Knox's arrangement of leaving him alone on Noah's Ark. He was incredulous: "What about you, you..."
"Go!" Knox waved his hand and was not prepared to answer any more of his questions.
Scott was helpless and reluctant to leave. Knox looked out the window again - he wanted to smoke again! He recalled the good old days.
Scott was an abandoned child picked up not long after his wife passed away. He was like a gift from his wife. Not only did he accompany him through the depressed years, but when his son refused to join the army and stay away from his family like his father, he resolutely chose to join the army.
He is not my biological son, but he is better than my biological son.
Now, he handed over his core team to Ye Miaomiao, hoping that the latter would not let him down.
Tolonin's group of politicians are not so easy to deal with. As a dying man, he stayed behind to deal with the situation. On the one hand, he wanted to allow Campbell's men to retreat smoothly, and on the other hand, he wanted to protect those ordinary people. Every day they could have a proper meal was a day longer.
He put his own life aside. Why didn't I feel so soft-hearted before? Knox laughed. He was old. He really didn't care about life and death.
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Ee Ee’s recruitment advertisement was soon posted on Taoduoduo.
Now most people in the space station have switched to using E E E E's own light screens. After some upgrades, except for not being able to buy and sell things on Taoduoduo, they can actually communicate with people on the ground without any fluctuations in network speed.
Therefore, before the recruitment advertisement of Hungry Hungry was released, some people were already squatting under the official website waiting.
[Welcome to join——]
The video's opening is no longer a familiar advertisement. Perhaps it's the director's name, "Ming Er," that plays a role. Against a cosmic backdrop lit by only a few twinkling points of light, the camera gradually zooms out, yet the space station still appears exceptionally dazzling.
They wouldn't really go there to shoot, would they? It must be a big production! This was the first impression that flashed through everyone's mind.
[Together with us, we move towards the future——]
Then, several sleek, silver-white ships sped past from left to right. The camera panned to the dedicated crew members aboard, seemingly grappling with a challenge, their work organized and close. Pitch-black heavy equipment was loaded, and dazzling sparks erupted from the precision long-range strike. Mechanically armed, the crew members traversed the pressure-filled space, their faces, as cold as those of a god of war, flashing by.
"Fuck! So handsome..." Someone made this comment.
Before everyone could scream in their hearts, the camera turned to the next scene.
[But where is the future——]
In the empty training room, the players, having finished their training, returned to their homes. Some enjoyed dinner with their fathers, others visited old acquaintances' restaurants for a bite to eat, and still others personally selected their own meat, scrambling for a quick meal of instant noodles while their dogs enjoyed a nutritious meal. Unarmed, they became ordinary people, yet when they gazed up at the boundless universe, they saw something they wished to protect with their lives.
[The future is in our own hands. Protect our home and find our future.]
[1][We need soldiers (strength > 50, health > 100) and explorers (agility > 50, health > 100). After passing the physical examination, stress test, and psychological assessment, you can join us! Welcome!]
[II] [We are currently carrying out a colonization plan (planned colonization planet: Lichun Star). This planet will focus on developing the agriculture industry. All residents who are interested in joining this planet's colonization plan, or those with relevant talents, are welcome to join us!] *Note 1
[For refugees participating in the colonization program: We will subsidize 100 points per person to purchase daily necessities and other needs.]
For most people, applying to be a soldier or explorer is simply not an option. But the soldiers are just too good to be true! With work comparable to Call of Duty and the mechas of Pacific Rim, who wouldn't be tempted? And the mere thought of joining the Hungry Hungry team and becoming a soldier is incredibly appealing.
As discussion of the soldiers grew, so did the colonization plan. The reason was simple: with such a handsome army backing them up, how could the colonization plan be difficult to implement? Moreover, this was a primarily agricultural colony planet, and with a 100-point bonus at the start, there was no way they'd go hungry.
As soon as the advertisement was released, countless people signed up, especially soldiers and explorers.
However, Ye Miaomiao is very clear that a large number of applicants only proves that the advertisement is well shot, and only a few people will actually stay in the end.
After all, players with high attribute values are generally combat-type players, and they also have things to protect. It is too far-fetched to ask them to abandon their relatives and friends and starve.
Ye Miaomiao initially only planned to recruit soldiers and explorers within the territory of E E E, but then she changed her mind and thought, since she was going to recruit refugees, what if there were people with high attribute values among them? Why not recruit them as well?
However, Ye Miaomiao's impulsive behavior obviously did not gain the understanding of other territories.
Not long after the advertisement was released, Ye Miaomiao received several private messages.
The tone was uniformly condemnatory, roughly meaning: How could you be so shameless? People with high attributes are the backbone of a territory. If you want to hire them away, what should we do? Please at least think of others and be a human being!
Generally speaking, the tone is polite, but the content is extremely impolite.
Ye Miaomiao felt extremely aggrieved. If she really wanted to snatch the person away, it would be fine if she was scolded, but she didn't!
She clicked on the lords' group chat and explained everything at once: "Hungry Hungry's advertisement is mainly for accepting refugees and launching a colonization plan. Soldiers and explorers are only recruited incidentally. If there are any refugees who meet the requirements, they will have more options. Please don't misunderstand, I have no intention of poaching anyone."
Suddenly seeing the message in the group, the lord who sent the private message didn't expect her to be so fierce. After tapping her toes for a while, someone complained tearfully: "Then why did you shoot the commercial so well! Who wouldn't want to go after seeing it!"
Their employee group was discussing how handsome the hungry soldier was. God knows how much damage this must have done to his young mind!
Ye Miaomiao felt even more aggrieved: "It wasn't me who filmed it. I just said I wanted to shoot a recruitment advertisement, but our director filmed it like that!" With just one sentence, she took all the blame.
Having said that, the others fell silent. After all, the ad had already been posted, and the explanation had been given. He couldn't just yell at her here, tell her to withdraw it, or tell her to stop recruiting. No lord who had made it this far was a fool. It would be better to go back and hold a mobilization meeting to calm his people.
"Lord Ye..." At this time, an unknown lord asked, "Excuse me, can anyone participate in your colonization plan? I don't see any restrictions."
Ye Miaomiao finally felt like she could speak up for herself and redress her grievances. "Of course, it's for men, women, young and old, disabled or not, as long as they're refugees. I've already said it, I'm mainly here to accept refugees, those who have been eliminated. Look, there are no restrictions, and I even give them a subsidy of 100 points!"
Ye Miaomiao added, "If I really wanted to pry off someone with high attribute values, I would have already used points to subsidize them. Otherwise, I would have been able to pry them off faster."
Besides, what's so good about those corners? They just have higher attribute values. But she will soon have Knox's assistance. Ye Miaomiao let out a breath. She didn't want to say these things to these people.
These people now realized that they were so focused on recruiting soldiers that they didn't notice that they could get points for recruiting refugees.
It's really charity!
Some people sighed in their hearts, while others secretly pursed their lips, and an evil idea came to their mind.