Zong Ruoning refused to give up and insisted, "You are still a student and need time to enrich yourself..."
Xia Chujian said, "I'm just enriching myself! If you've read my profile, you'll know that my credits and grades are already enough for graduation."
"But I haven't applied for graduation yet, and I still want to continue participating in the school's special training."
"This way, when I go to the battlefield in the future, I will be well prepared."
Zong Ruoning said, "Do you really want to go to the battlefield?"
Xia Chujian nodded: "Of course! If you don't want to go to the battlefield, why go to military school?"
Zong Ruoning thought, going to military school doesn't necessarily mean going to the battlefield...
But he would not always pour cold water on this girl's passion.
Zong Ruoning pondered for a moment and said, "Our Zong clan's ancestral home is on Shaofu Star, and we are currently at the forefront of the confrontation between the Beichen Empire and the Zerg army."
"If you're going to the battlefield, it's best to avoid Shaofu Star."
Xia Chujian was very surprised, raised an eyebrow, and said, "Commissioner Zong, that is your family's ancestral land!"
"Are you planning to give up Shaofu Star?"
Zong Ruoning sighed and said, "Do you think I want to?"
"But judging by the current situation, we have to trade planets for time."
"Give our scientists time to conduct scientific research and find a way to defeat the Zerg."
"If they can't break through, no matter how many planets and how many people we have, we'll just be delivering food to them."
Xia Chujian frowned: "...Is that what you think? Or does the entire upper echelons of the empire think so?"
Zong Ruoning said, "Is there any difference?"
Xia Chujian said: "Of course there is a difference. If you only represent your own opinion, I can understand."
"But if the entire upper echelons of the empire think this way, then what's the point of fighting?"
"Why not just surrender and use yourself as food and breeding material for the Zerg?"
"Why bother with this hypocritical topic of trading planets for time?"
Zong Ruoning was silent for a moment, then said, "I respect your will to fight, but reality cannot be changed by our will."
"I still say the same thing. Before scientists develop new weapons that can truly restrain the Zerg, we will continue to fight like those people from the former Southern Cross Principality, using our ordinary soldiers as cannon fodder and sending them to their deaths."
Xia Chujian raised her eyebrows: "I still agree with this statement."
"We can't just use ordinary soldiers as cannon fodder."
"I believe that all of the Empire, regardless of nobility, commoners, or royal citizens, should be equally represented on the front lines."
"While scientists are conducting research, everyone should do their utmost to resist the virus."
"It's everyone's responsibility to serve as cannon fodder."
Zong Ruoning frowned: "First time meeting you, you are just saying this out of spite."
"In my opinion, nothing is more important than anyone."
"If necessary, all the people on our Shaofu planet, from the nobles to the common people, even the untouchable slaves, should be transferred to other planets."
"We, the Zong Clan, can give up Shaofu Star and let the Zerg army ravage the planet, but we should not let them ravage our people."
"As long as humanity is preserved, there is hope for a comeback."
After Zong Ruoning said this, Xia Chujian understood a little.
He really is trying to preserve his manpower...
He would rather give up Shaofu Star, the ancestral home of the Zong family, just to prevent ordinary people from being cannon fodder.
But can he make the decision?
Moreover, even if Shaofu Star is vacated, will it be able to stop the Zerg army from charging forward?
Xia Chujian shook his head and said, "Commissioner Zong, your intentions are good, but there is no possibility of execution."
"It's better for us all to be cannon fodder together, maybe we can still create a hope."
"We say we want to buy time for scientists. How do we do that? — By using our flesh and blood, of course."
"Without our resistance, relying on those planets alone won't buy us any time."
"Just like what the soldiers at the Southern Cross are doing now, they are fighting to the death, and that's why they are buying us time."
Xia Chujian spoke calmly.
She is not afraid of death, she is only afraid of being unfairly used as cannon fodder to die.
This galaxy is their home, and everyone should sacrifice their lives for it, instead of just sending civilians, untouchables and slaves to the front lines.
Zong Ruoning stared at her for a long time, and finally said, "You are braver than me."
Xia Chujian said: "We have different divisions of labor."
"I'm a soldier, and you're in charge of logistics."
Zong Ruoning: “…”
Unable to resist, he curled the corners of his lips slightly, and then his tone softened. He said, "Chu Jian, I'm looking for you. There's something else I want you to do me a favor with."
Xia Chujian said, "You said, as long as I can help, I will definitely help."
Zong Ruoning looked at her, the thought turning in his mind, but he changed his words when it came to his lips.
"When I first met you, I remembered that you were a great cook."
"My mother has been in poor health recently and has no appetite."
"Can you...come to my house and help me cook?"
Xia Chujian said, "Going to your house? The one next to mine next to the school?"
Zong Ruoning nodded: "I just came from Shaofu Star yesterday and brought my mother with me."
"She's still in the medical bay, but the doctor said she can now wake up for a few hours every day."
"I just want her to have a good meal while she is awake."
Xia Chujian said cheerfully, "No problem! When I get home from school today, I'll go to your house and make dinner for you and your mother."
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