Chapter 54 From now on, we are comrades

Just as the two of them were in a stalemate, the muzzles of the guns on the opposite side had quietly been pointed at them. What surprised them was that even at this moment, Fu Qianshen, Wei Jie, and the people behind them all glared at them with no intention of retreating.

But it can be seen that the weapons in the hands of the special forces, the federal security team, and the police officers were all loaded in the instant, but they all kept their guns pointed downwards and did not use force.

"How is it?" At this time, Sheng Xia looked at the elder of the family opposite in the negotiation room and asked him if he was satisfied with the result of the bet.

The eldest elder of this family was holding a red book with the words "Serve the People" written in big red characters on the cover.

The elder poured more water for Shengxia, then pulled over an old surveillance camera to look at the personnel on both sides. Opposite them, not only was the huge icebreaker police ship silent, but the officers and soldiers on board were also silent. Looking down, one could see Wei Jie, standing alone, with his hands between the two groups, shouting loudly:

"The planetary commander said that no force should be used under any circumstances."

"We must trust our planetary commander and believe that she will return safely."

Fu Qian took a deep breath, then squatted down next to Wei Jie without warning. Following his action, all the researchers from the research institute and the federal security team members who had followed him, who were originally very excited, squatted down as well.

Wei Jie turned back to look at the people around the Great Elder. "The planetary commander said no violence, and we'll obey her. But we also hope you'll treat our planetary commander well."

After saying that, Wei Jie immediately folded his arms and sat down facing the guns of the people on their side.

This was a gesture of weakness, a silent protest, and a warning. Seeing this, the men who were about to be sent to the icebreaker quickly broke free from the control of the federal security team and ran behind Wei Jie, sitting down like him, fearlessly facing the guns of the Great Elder's men.

But the next second, members of the federal security team quickly stood in front of them and held hands to form a human wall.

The Great Elder was looking at him in amazement when he heard Shengxia, who had put down her hot water cup, say quietly, "Since arriving on Planet Volk, I've seen many people who, swept along by the times, have no choice in their own destiny. Compared to them, you... have a choice."

"Choosing to believe in you is also a big gamble."

"The future is a gamble no matter what, but it belongs to the young, and the future we create for them depends on the choices you make now."

Great Elder: ...

"Do you have time to take a trip to the Melt Cave? I think some things are always more true than false. At least I can promise you that the future of Planet Volker will belong to the people of this planet."

Great Elder: ...

Even though he still wanted to refute that Shengxia was just acting, the people on Shengxia's side seemed to be too immersed in the play. Even in the mountainous area, the captured researchers kept explaining to them that turning the mountains into arable land was to ensure that all the people had food to eat and to get rid of the current situation of being strangled by alien forces.

The researcher was so excited that he even took out his own blueprints and plans, tirelessly repeating them to the people, even if it meant playing the lute to a deaf ear: "Look, the nutrient solution that the people of Volk used to love to drink was just leftovers from the alien world, casually served to us, and we had to drink it with gratitude."

"The planetary commander finally bought this place. If we can achieve even 80% food self-sufficiency, at least we won't be embarrassed when we leave the outer space."

"Hey, don't turn your head away. Look at these data. Oh, and you don't know how good the food is in the melting cave."

"It all depends on us being able to provide the raw materials for food ourselves."

"Now that you've occupied this mountain forest, it's useless to you in winter. Furthermore, if the people in the hot spring area really cared about you that much, why would you still be eating nutrient solution here?"

"Look at this nutrient solution, it's not that good. Aren't the fresh fruits, vegetables, and staple foods delicious?"

"I'm telling you, you can detain us, fine, but you also have to think carefully about how much your quality of life will improve if this place becomes a farming area."

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The family members who were in charge of guarding the researchers who chattered non-stop like sparrows all had sleepy expressions on their faces. They didn't say they were tired, but they were tired of listening to them. However, these researchers really didn't know how to be tired at all. They even complained about their poor food, which made them very worried.

To be honest, I'm used to seeing people selling out their superiors and even their souls for profit, and now I'm suddenly running into this group of researchers who are so passionate about ideals and the people. On the other hand, in the food reserve area where Shengxia is, there's a group of researchers, civilians, federal security forces, and police officers who are so cold-blooded and full of anger, but they're constantly restraining and suppressing it, and even dare to face the gun with their own flesh and blood.

It can be said that Shengxia's current energy has indeed affected every class on the planet Volker, and her governance concept of "everything for the people" has also shocked the elders.

But what made the elder feel even more incredible was that Shengxia was willing to compromise with this group of researchers for food, granting him and his family the right to autonomy, and proposed the concept of "national respect and great integration".

This was something that the higher-ups in the hot springs had never given them, yet this young planetary commander, who looked relatively young, was able to calmly propose the concept of autonomy and, after failing to find companions, to seek alliances first to protect his own people and the food outside.

By the way, Shengxia said that the rescued food could also be distributed to them. If they formed an alliance, she would find a way to cooperate with them and let them get this part of the food. At the same time, the resources in the Rongdong could also be shared with them, including basic education and adult education.

To be honest, these conditions really tempted the Great Elder. You know, apart from other things, the opening of educational resources alone was enough to drive him crazy. However, Shengxia kept adding layers of pressure on this condition, which made him subconsciously on guard. After all, what fell from the sky was not a pie in the sky, but a trap.

But whether it was a bet or repeated verification, Shengxia seemed to have... no flaws.

The Great Elder began to hesitate.

"Four hours." Shengxia seemed to understand his mood as she looked at the storm countdown on the computer with a somewhat nonchalant tone: "The storm will sweep through here in four hours and fifteen minutes. By then, the food outside will have missed the best treatment period. I don't know what this food means to you, but to me, it is very important... or not so important."

Great Elder: ...

Before he could think about what Shengxia meant by "important" and "unimportant", Shengxia had already stood up and said, "I will go out and wait for your decision. Of course, even if the alliance today fails, I will come back for the stability of Planet Volk in the future."

Having said that, the Great Elder reached out and grabbed the fleeting opportunity.

"If we form an alliance, I can give you a certain degree of freedom of movement, but your people must also accept our supervision."

"No problem, thank you."

Unexpectedly, Shengxia could still say thank you to them at this time. The elder's expression changed again and again. He wanted to say something but finally felt that it would take time to verify it, so he just followed Shengxia silently.

When Shengxia returned to the crop storage container, the people who had been sitting or squatting in silence could not help but get excited the moment they saw her.

The posture was as if seeing a hero returning, which made the Great Elder couldn't help but look at Shengxia a few more times. At this time, Shengxia just smiled and raised a thumbs up at all of them, looking... quite playful?

"Comrades, we only have three and a half hours to rescue this food. Without further ado, let's get to work!"

Following Shengxia's order, the family guards on the elder's side were surprised that no one complained. All of them, including the officers on the icebreaker patrol ship, came down to help transport the food, and the explosion-proof shields that had been brought were piled on the other side.

Some members of the federal security team even put down their guns just to carry more crops. As for Shengxia herself, she also rolled up her sleeves and joined in.

There was no extra sound in the long line of people transferring food. In order to save time, everyone spontaneously found what they had to do. What was even more valuable was that when they were doing these things, there was no need for anyone to stand up and use a whip to maintain order like torturing slaves.

On the contrary, the people from the Great Elder's family who were standing by really looked like supervisors. For a moment, everyone from the Great Elder's family subconsciously looked at the Great Elder.

"Should we give them all the food?"

Suddenly, someone behind the Great Elder asked a question, and the Great Elder followed up with a question:

"They will also give us some and won't take it all away."

"Hey, did you hear that? We also have a share of the food you took away."

The Great Elder originally thought that after their people said this, they would be shaken in their enthusiasm for transferring the food. However, the other party just gave them a meaningful look and continued with their actions.

"Comrades, are you tired?"

Suddenly, Fu Qianshen shouted this, and then all the members of the federal security team and the police department responded loudly: "Serving the people is not tiring!"

At that moment, not only the people from the Great Elder's family were stunned, but even the researchers and the staff of the Food Planning Group were stunned. Then the staff of the Food Planning Group also began to shout the slogan "Serve the people, for the people of Volk Planet, for a better future."

The people from the Great Elder's family just watched in silence as the other side shouted slogans with great enthusiasm while slowly transferring the food from the three mountain-like containers.

Half an hour later, the researchers who had been released from the mountainous area heard that the planetary commander was busy rescuing food here. They had almost escaped danger and braved the danger to come here again, strongly demanding to join the operation. Shengxia didn't say much, just gave them a look, and this group of researchers who had been chattering just now silently joined the army transporting crops.

The Great Elder glanced at the sky and then at the long line of troops before closing his eyes. As if making a firm decision, he shouted, "Our people, go too! Let's rescue the food together."

"What, Great Elder?"

"A snowstorm is coming. The crops that are not saved will be useless later. Let's save these rations."

When the people from the Great Elder's family first joined the team, they were worried that the people from the planetary commander's side would not treat them well. However, they did not expect that the other party would just look at each other and then naturally let them join. In addition, the staff of the Food Planning Group also introduced them to the new food storage devices and said that if they did not know how to store the parts they wanted to take away, they could also give them some of these food storage devices.

People from the Great Elder's family: ...

Two hours later, without realizing it, the two sides had been chatting with each other casually, and the mountain of crops that seemed impossible to move within four hours was successfully moved after three hours and ten minutes.

At that moment, everyone excitedly raised their hands to celebrate the victory, and Shengxia also walked to the side of the elder and mentioned it intentionally or unintentionally:

"You see, becoming a companion isn't that difficult."

Great Elder: ...

Humph, he snorted softly and then remembered a sentence in the red book that Shengxia had shown him and said it out loud: "From now on, we are comrades."