urban legend
As soon as the Hungry Army fleet arrived at the space station, Ye Miaomiao immediately selected people and started the boat, preparing to go to Noah's Ark to capture the people.
Ye Miaomiao didn't want to listen to anything about social etiquette, or being friendly, or Scott's suggestion of sending someone to discuss bringing Knox back. She wanted to use the simplest, most brutal, and fastest method to bring him back.
In Ye Miaomiao's opinion, an old man with fifty years of hair was alone, sick and had lost the will to live. The flag was fully raised. If she was a second late, she would have to do the job of collecting the body.
Of course, after launching the fastest and best warship and seeing the laser cannons capable of shooting down small stars, Ye Miaomiao did hesitate a bit. However, this hesitation, which was originally perfunctory, immediately disappeared after hearing Scott's words.
"What?!" Ye Miaomiao's eyes widened. "You mean there are refugees who didn't receive my 100 points?!"
Scott nodded confidently. "They were forced to participate. They didn't even know about the points. They almost froze to death on the road. Such cases are not uncommon. We might as well find out the situation first before we set off."
Scott's original intention was to let Ye Miaomiao calm down and not really fire the cannon, acting like some evil gang leading a villain.
Unexpectedly, Ye Miaomiao immediately became furious. Not to mention investigating, she immediately wanted to use her Italian cannon to shove the truth into other people's mouths.
Scott: “…” This really caught him off guard.
Since Ye Miaomiao had made up her mind, Scott couldn't question it. He hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Lord, isn't using force for such trivial matters somewhat damaging to your image as a kind leader?" He was genuinely afraid of Ye Miaomiao's impulsiveness.
Fang Yan glanced at Scott with a half-smile, which made the latter feel something was wrong.
Sure enough, not only did Ye Miaomiao not listen to him, she even got angry, "Is this a trivial matter of one hundred points? Those are points for supporting refugees. How much money can they have? Every point is their hope!" She didn't care whether those people were forced to starve or not, because she couldn't control everyone, but at least after they became hungry people, she would not let others urinate on their heads.
Ye Miaomiao suppressed her disappointment and patted Scott on the shoulder: “I don’t care about my image, as long as I do the right thing.”
Scott opened his mouth but found himself speechless. He was used to the tactics of politicians. After hearing about how Ye Miaomiao behaved, even after seeing it with his own eyes, he always felt that she was manipulating public opinion and establishing her image like other politicians.
No one cares about the weak. This is what Scott learned since childhood. It is easy to give up on a person in the name of a country, or in the name of a collective, in short, in the name of various things.
Those things have already happened, and seeking justice for them would only earn him a few hundred points at most, which is far less than... Scott couldn't help but feel ashamed. He suddenly realized that although he sympathized with those people very much, he had never thought about seeking justice for them.
He was one of those idlers who paraded through the streets with a banner, refusing to help the freezing homeless on the side of the road because he had to parade all over the street.
In a blink of an eye, Ye Miaomiao was already on the warship, Campbell's men followed her silently, leaving Scott at her tail.
Watching his former teammates unwaveringly follow Ye Miaomiao, Scott felt that his world had changed in just a few days.
"Are you coming?" Ye Miaomiao asked him loudly.
Scott thought of his old father who was still in Noah's Ark, and immediately raised his feet: "Sorry, Lord Ye, I'll catch up now."
The warship sailed through the clouds and soon arrived at Noah's Ark.
Nosk had received news about Haoda'er a long time ago, but hearing that a space battleship was coming to pick him up and seeing two cannons parked in front of him with his own eyes were two different feelings of shock.
He thought of Scott's confused tone and heard Ye Miaomiao's righteous words, and couldn't help laughing out loud.
"Senior, are you...leaving?" There were many young men and women standing around him, most of them huddled behind him, looking at him in awe, only one boy stepped forward and asked.
These were the men Knox sponsored, and Skye had recently become one of them, hiding behind the leading boy.
Knox pointed at the two cannons and was in a very happy mood: "How dare I not move!" If he didn't move, the entire Noah's Ark would shake.
But... everyone looked at Knox expectantly, and the boy in the lead suddenly bent his knees and fell to the ground.
"Senior, if you are leaving, please take us with you! Please, we swear to follow you. We are capable of many things and are willing to endure any hardship!"
The others whimpered, but Knox sighed slightly in response to this heartfelt plea.
These people's attributes are not high. When recruiting refugees last time, Knox tried his best to persuade them to participate, but they were unwilling to leave Knox's protection and travel thousands of miles to that alien planet with poor conditions.
"I won't take you with me," Knox shook his head. "She can come to pick me up with such fanfare, but she can't take you—the people from Noah's Ark. Even though they regard you as disgusting mud, but..." Knox smiled bitterly, "Which apple tree doesn't grow on mud?"
Taking these people away would mean that Hungry Hungry was openly competing with Noah's Ark for nutrients. But now was not the time for Hungry Hungry to turn against Noah's Ark. This huge base was built to its current state thanks to a side quest with rich rewards, and Knox wanted a piece of the pie.
He has a ruler in his heart. Compared with these people and more people, he has to give up the former with pain.
"Can..."
"No buts." The person behind him begged desperately. Knox closed his eyes, left his remaining property, and walked out of the room with only the clothes on.
He left his blessing with a clear conscience.
When the Noah's Ark leader heard Ye Miaomiao's uninvited arrival, he immediately gave it a lot of thought. However, before they could come up with a plan, Ye Miaomiao offered her some local specialties and quickly announced that Knox had been hired at a high salary and that he was paying a special visit to his former employer to express his gratitude.
A large number of soldiers carried boxes of food and drinks towards Noah's Ark without even having time to take off their combat armor.
The residents upstairs lifted the thick windproof curtains, cleaned the windows, and took pictures of this delightful scene.
The soldiers formed a single line, like ants, carrying large boxes marked with various supplies, moving toward them at a breakneck speed. Between the two cannons, at the entrance to the spaceship, a figure stood tall, waving broadly at them. The figure briefly revealed half his face in greeting, a bright and dashing smile. Who else could it be but Ye Miaomiao?
These supplies would ensure the short-term survival of the people on Noah's Ark, especially during the post-disaster reconstruction period, when many people were starving due to the cold weather and crop failure. This timely help temporarily made people forget their fear of the giant weapon. If it weren't for the freezing cold, they would have been eager to go downstairs and thank the soldiers in person.
Filled with gratitude but unable to express it, many residents of Noah's Ark showed up after Hungry Hungry's announcement, wishing Chief Knox a bright future and thanking Hungry Hungry for his generosity.
But the leaders of Noah's Ark didn't think so.
If it was simply a thank you, why sail this warship covered in threatening weapons? Ye Miaomiao stood between the two cannons and waved her hand, clearly threatening. If her goal was not achieved, these soldiers, under the guise of delivering supplies, would seize the opportunity to raid Noah's Ark—otherwise, why would they still be wearing armor?
This feeling of a weasel paying New Year's greeting made the leaders shudder.
"That's too much!" Someone slammed the table hard.
Chief Tolonin stopped him: "It's not too much. At least she sent a lot of supplies."
Ye Miaomiao's private chat interface popped up on everyone's screens. The private chat interface joyfully explained the types and quantities of these supplies, most of which were energy drinks and instant food, which were very convenient for quickly replenishing energy while saving firewood.
"Do we need her donation?" another person shouted angrily. Seeing the expressions of gratitude under the "Er E Er E" announcement, he became even more angry. "From what I've seen, all the residents working in these posts have rosy complexions. Not a single one is pale or gaunt! Only those who don't understand our situation would be fooled by her sugar-coated tactics!"
He was exaggerating a bit, after all, he wasn't in charge of food. But when it came to the living standards of the people on Noah's Ark, no one present objected.
Hu Mifeng was among them. He opened his mouth slightly but said nothing.
Is this really the case?
As the lord in charge of the courier profession, he knew very well that because the disaster was getting worse and supplies were becoming scarcer, many people had recently been begging him on their knees to join the Yunshen Yuanshun territory. They were willing to bring him urinals, kiss his big toes, and even give him anything they could think of as belongings from themselves, their wives, and their children.
Just for a job to make a living.
They don't have enough food to eat and they live like cockroaches in the sewer.
But no one cares.
The sad thing is that even though they are willing to give everything, when the salary drops from three meals a day to two meals a day, and then to one meal a day, there will always be someone willing to take only a piece of bread as salary to replace the person in the original position.
"She just wants Knox." One person laughed coldly and looked around, but there was no familiar one of the founders of Noah's Ark.
A sarcastic voice chimed in, "I don't know when he got on board the Hungry Hungry ship, tsk. I wonder if he's accepted some bribes and is planning to lure our Noah's Ark people away. They're really short on manpower lately. I see Knox is making quite a fuss, sending medicine and food to this one, points and clothes to that one, he's quickly winning over a group of people!"
"Hehe, it's a shame his tactics aren't very clever. The only smart, high-level skilled players who didn't fall for his tricks are...tsk, rotten fish and shrimp."
The others wanted to laugh, but no one objected.
Knox was devoted to making profits for the poor. Over time, they had long disagreed with Knox's political views. If the latter had not had a large number of troops and formed an independent faction, this superficial peace would have been unsustainable.
"The main thing is what to do now? I'm afraid Lord Ye has fallen for his trick..."
With a creaking sound.
At this moment, the door suddenly opened.
Knox stood majestically outside the door, his sharp eyes sweeping over the crowd. Behind him, the terrified assistant trembled, wondering how many shameful words he had heard.
"My territory has been disbanded. Everything is left behind. The only thing I want to take away is myself!" He said each word with a resounding voice, "From now on, there will be no one like me on Noah's Ark!"
For a moment, the conference room was silent. Then, Chief Tolonin stood up and said with a smile, "Congratulations. The construction of Noah's Ark was inseparable from your guidance. I greatly admire your wisdom. It's a pity that this treasure was unearthed by Lord Ye. As expected, all good things must come to an end. We, this improvised leadership team, can only wish you a bright future."
"I wonder what arrangements the previous inhabitants of the territory made? I hope we can help them settle down."
Knox chuckled twice. He had never thought of taking back the resources invested in Noah's Ark, and these people must have been coveting his soldiers for a long time.
"I went to Lichun Star to open up wasteland," Knox interrupted his politeness. "Like I said, my territory was disbanded and everyone became refugees. It's just that I was lucky and had some skills, so Lord Ye took a fancy to me and asked me to be a teacher."
Someone blurted out, "You have a conscience! You sent your soldiers to die on an alien planet! Where are your families?"
The other man frowned and warned him to be careful with his words, but Knox smiled, "They also went to Lichun Star." If the previous statement was a bit artistic, then this one was completely genuine. "If you don't believe me, you can ask Lord Ye to send a photo. After all, you may not recognize all my soldiers, but you know my family."
Everyone was shocked.
If that's the case, they really have nothing to say.
That's an alien planet! Rocky, perpetually hot, and without a drop of water. These refugees were all going there to open up wasteland. How could anyone survive in those conditions?
After a moment, Knox's screen beeped twice. It was indeed a photo of his family, all tanned to a tan. The background was a patchwork of potholes, rock formations of varying heights, and a massive "sun" in the sky, almost planet-like, that anyone with a discerning eye could tell wasn't anywhere they were familiar with.
There was a moment of silence while the photos were circulated.
If that was the case, they had no reason to question Knox. Anyone with even a little bit of skill wouldn't choose to open up wasteland, but this ruthless person actually sent his teenage grandson there!
Furthermore, Ye Miaomiao has already led a large army to the border. Although they are not attacking them, the truth is ultimately in the mouths of others. Even if Knox wants to perform a fancy dance at this moment, everyone will have to applaud.
"Lord Ye urged me to attack a few territories. Tsk." Knox's screen beeped twice more, and he smiled as if patting everyone. "Lord Ye asked me to tell you that she's furious and has some personal matters to attend to, so she won't be visiting. The supplies are piled at the door. I hope you don't mind."
"Of course I don't mind." Chief Tolonin said with a wry smile, "Thank you, Lord Ye, and I wish you... all the best."
"Henghee's fighting power has always been an urban legend, nobody knows its depth," Chief Tolonin thought. "Today he finally knows."
Normally, Ye Miaomiao was busy developing her own territory, leading others to believe she was kind. But her actions today clearly demonstrated that Ye Miaomiao wasn't a good-tempered person. If you provoke her, she'll definitely send troops, and a large one at that. Fortunately, she was only there to pick someone up, and Noah's Ark and Hungry Hungry remained on friendly terms.
As for which unlucky guy had met with misfortune... Chief Tolonin thought, he would probably know soon.
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