Chapter 104 Can I finally retire?
Three months later, the new starship port on Planet Volker was successfully completed, and the entire Federation Golden Fleet was directly received in orbit via a live broadcast across the entire star region.
After seeing the entire Golden Fleet land safely on Volk, both the leaders of the surrounding star regions and the Federal Headquarters clearly sensed the change in Volk's status.
Unique mineral resources, new starship trade routes, the solid military security of the Golden Fleet, a people who are rising up and no longer living in mediocrity and ignorance, the construction of the prototype of a new industrial system, and a safe and reliable social environment...
Everything points to one thing: Planet Volk has already entered the fast lane of rise.
Put landed on the planet Volk with the Golden Fleet. When he first saw Shengxia, he couldn't wait to give her a big hug. However, Shengxia was still as arrogant as before. She was chatting with Anyuan and the others. She just gave him a polite hug and left in a hurry.
Putt curled his lips in disbelief and stayed in Shengxia's office that night, looking up at her like a golden retriever, staring at her work. "Three days ago, the Space Bureau's assessment of this universe came out. The universe's stability coefficient has reached the standard for escape. I was thinking our retirement life could finally begin happily, but then..."
Putt sighed at this point, but the next second, Shengxia's hand reached out, gently rubbing his head as if to comfort him. "I'm working hard for this, right? Although the apocalyptic weapon has been dismantled, stabilizing Volk is essential for a comfortable retirement. Besides, I'll have to rely on Volk for my future pension, won't I?"
"That's a far-fetched reason." Putt was dissatisfied. Whether it was money or military power, to be honest, he hadn't spent so many years in this star field in vain. But the strange thing was that she was very reluctant to accept his help.
Seeing that Shengxia ignored him, Put simply pushed his face in front of Shengxia: "Don't you want to use me a little more?"
As a result, Shengxia reached out and pressed down his entire charming face: "Don't disturb me while I'm working."
"Wow, I've been waiting for you for so long." Before he could finish his words, Shengxia's face suddenly moved closer to him, and Put's eyes couldn't help but widen.
After more than ten seconds, Shengxia retreated with a slightly red face, and while reaching out to wipe the corner of her mouth as if to cover up, she asked Putt: "Is this compensation enough?"
Put: ...
He didn't say anything, but left obediently with satisfaction.
A week later, when the overall infrastructure work on Volk Planet came to an end, An Yuan and Ji Zhuifeng brought back the network communication system construction project that they had reached a cooperation intention with at the Yuanhang Star New Technology Exhibition. However, the current problem was that the system could be built, but there was a lack of corresponding communication and computer talents.
"Speaking of which, how about you take a look at my newly written plan for training and leading troops?"
According to the plan, Shengxia will recall in batches the students currently studying abroad on government scholarships who have completed the study and assessment of basic communications knowledge. At the same time, for military personnel on this planet who want to join the study program, a "three plus two" model will be adopted. In short: three years of study and two years of practical experience.
In addition, students returning from studying abroad also have to go through the "one plus two" model, in short: one year of study plus two years of practical experience.
"But if that's the case, wouldn't it take three to five years to cultivate talent?"
"Take a closer look."
Ji Zhuifeng: ... "Oh, the practical operation means directly operating and building the corresponding communication system, right?"
"You're the ones leading the charge, so you're the ones selecting the personnel. I've calculated that if we want to integrate the latest communications technology into the entire planet of Volk, a team of around three thousand people would be enough. Of course, if you want an easier job in the future, you'll probably have to find time to teach the students who come back after work."
"That's easy. I'm not afraid of not being able to learn, but I'm afraid of no one learning." Ji Zhuifeng's expression was rare and relaxed.
An Yuan stood by and looked at Ji Zhuifeng's energetic appearance. He was really happy that he could find the long-lost peace.
These people who once lived in a nightmare can now finally walk in the sunshine again.
The problem here was just solved, and before Shengxia could catch her breath, Wei Jie came to her with the entry and exit forms, saying bluntly that the number of tourists and professors and scholars was too large, seriously exceeding the capacity of the Volk planet, and there was no guarantee that there would not be some spies sneaking in.
"Didn't I ask Xiao Rui to help with this?" Sheng Xia sounded a little surprised. "They used to be part of the top intelligence and espionage team. Catching spies shouldn't be difficult for them."
"That being said, Agent Searles, if she doesn't distinguish between the star regions and the surrounding areas... Anyway, I don't dare to believe her." Wei Jie straightened his neck and insisted on his accusation.
It's not like he hasn't heard of Agent Searles. He's impressed by this mysterious organizational ability. But if Agent Searles is also operating inside the Volk planet, then their war of independence from the surrounding star field forces will be a complete failure.
Planet Volker should be a pure land, with all its messy foreign relations and treaties having been reorganized by Shengxia. So why did Agent Sayles leave behind a spark?!
Although Fu Qianshen had assured him that Xiao Rui was truly only concerned about the good of Planet Volk, she was also a pitiful person.
But Weijie didn't agree with this statement. Pitiable? Who among the citizens of the former Volk planet was not more pitiful than this Agent Searles? Hum.
"Comrade Wei Jie, I have to say something about you." Sheng Xia faced the unconvinced Wei Jie and lamented that his ideological awareness was not as good as An Yuan and Ji Zhuifeng. Xiao Rui's stay on Volk Planet was not a spark of Agent Searles' organization. On the contrary, she and her family had already become citizens of Volk Planet.
Her old saying goes: We must unite all forces that can be united. Our enemy is not each other, but a higher level of irrationality.
"You see, even though you dislike Xiao Rui, she is still trying her best to help you."
There was no doubt about this. Wei Jie felt a little embarrassed, but he was also worried that Xiao Rui and the others were pretending to surrender. After all, he knew too well the damage that a spy could cause, not to mention the planet Volk, which had finally achieved a ceasefire and was in ruins. He didn't want to see Volk go back to its old ways because of these espionage activities in less than a hundred years.
Shengxia seemed to understand his emotions and worries. She stood up and patted him on the shoulder, then suddenly changed the subject and asked him if he had communicated with his daughters recently.
Wei Jie also spoke frankly, saying that he was extremely busy with work and had no time to chat with his family, not to mention that his eldest daughter had gone abroad to study and was busier than him every day, so he was reluctant to disturb her.
"Then do you think that if society really regresses, this group of young people like you can withstand it?"
Wei Jie fell silent. Sheng Xia also sighed and discussed the current situation. It was true that the domestic war was over and the foreign war had also come to an end. Everything was in ruins and it was also the best time to be infiltrated. This was not a problem that had only arisen now, but would be a problem for a long time to come.
When the revolution is truly successful, people will forget the reasons for the revolution in the first place, but you have to believe that each generation will have its own battles to fight, but faith is eternal.
All they can do is believe.
“There is no lost generation, only those of us who don’t trust them.”
Wei Jie: ...
"Besides, Xiao Rui and the others went through so much trouble to find a home that could accommodate them. If even you reject her and cling to her past identity with tinted glasses, then uniting all forces that can be united is just empty talk. Empty words are the most annoying thing."
Wei Jie: ...
Seeing that Wei Jie, though silent, was actually thinking carefully about what she had said, Sheng Xia simply changed the subject and asked him with a smile, deliberately trying to lighten the mood: "The number of people moving around the Starship Port is seriously overloaded right now. Speaking of which, I just heard some news from the airlines. Do you want to know what it is?"
Wei Jie didn't say anything, but raised his eyebrows at Sheng Xia in confusion.
"They told me that all the flights to Volk are sold out until next year. Furthermore, many renowned research teams from interstellar organizations have already purchased tickets, hoping to explore Volk. By then, not only will it be a mixed bag, but we'll even have to send warships to escort these researchers. So, the burden on your shoulders will only grow heavier."
"Okay, okay, okay. You just want me and Xiao Rui to form a team together. I'll listen to you." Wei Jie's face flushed red, and he looked like he was going to give up. But Sheng Xia waved her hand instead:
"Hey, Xiao Rui is working with An Yuan. Does this interstellar golden corridor project still need to continue?"
"She's leaving. What are we going to do? I admit, our skills and abilities are indeed... inferior to theirs."
Seeing Wei Jie's embarrassed expression as he turned away, Sheng Xia couldn't help laughing. She then contacted Xiao Rui directly in the office and asked for his opinion.
According to Shengxia's idea, the infrastructure construction and the Interstellar Golden Corridor Project could have started at the same time. However, the number of talent teams coming to Planet Volk was increasing, and with the start of the experimental ecological park, she had to worry that terrorist organizations would target these talent teams.
Therefore, she felt that the progress of the Interstellar Golden Corridor Project could be temporarily suspended.
"I obey orders, or I can do both." Xiao Rui answered straightforwardly.
"Balance? You're not going to rest? I tell you, although I'm a bit of a jerk, this isn't a good habit. Not to mention why you surrendered to us in the first place? To reunite with your family, right? I can't bring your family back and then not let you even see them. That's too cruel."
Xiao Rui didn't say anything, only a slight gasp crossed the speaker of the communication equipment. Sheng Xia didn't know what she was thinking about, so she asked her one more question: "What do you think of Comrade Wei Jie?"
"He is very good and very vigilant, which is the attitude a diplomat should maintain towards the outside world."
Xiao Rui replied without thinking. At the same time, Shengxia turned to look at Wei Jie who was still listening to the conversation between the two in the office. At this moment, Wei Jie couldn't listen anymore, so he took Shengxia's communication equipment and mentioned to Xiao Rui that he was reporting to Shengxia at the moment. After saying this, he took a deep breath and said frankly that he would treat Xiao Rui to a meal no matter what, and hoped that Xiao Rui could come.
Xiao Rui was not a stingy person. He probably understood the whole story and agreed readily. He also said that he would bring his whole family over for dinner.
"That would be great. I'm also attending with my family."
When Wei Jie finished contacting Xiao Rui and looked at Sheng Xia again, he heard Sheng Xia say teasingly, "Fu Qianshen also invited her to dinner. You two are quite interesting."
Wei Jie: ...Oh, yes, yes, now he feels mentally balanced.
A year later, when Lawrence and his research team from the Federation finally boarded a direct flight to Volk Planet, the popularity of Volk Planet not only did not decrease throughout the year, but it would occasionally cause some big events to irritate the nerves of the people in the entire star field.
"It's finally our turn! It's truly not easy. Going here is like a pilgrimage." Lawrence had just finished lamenting to his research team when they heard another member of the research team say in an extremely flattering voice, "It's a pilgrimage after all. Professor Susia, hello, hello! I didn't expect to be on the same flight as you."
As soon as he finished speaking, he could no longer control himself and rushed into the starship. Lawrence turned around in disbelief. Wow, all the people on the starship were acquaintances and professional masters in his field who wanted to ask for advice... Lawrence looked back at the name of the starship in disbelief: Direct Train to Planet Walker.
Are you sure this isn't a special flight for a scientific conference?
After boarding the starship, Lawrence realized that this was indeed not a special flight for a scientific conference, because there were also ordinary people who wanted to go to Volk Planet for investment or tourism on the starship. It was just that the number of members of the research team was really too high.
Therefore, a security department was set up on the starship, and when entering the star field where the planet Volk is located, there will be warships from the planet Volk to escort it.
"Look, this is the brand-new frigate we talked about in the conference channel. I heard it's a new product led by Lightson's research team. Its various parameters are still completely confidential within the Federation, but the real thing can already be seen on Planet Volk."
"It's so powerful. What on earth is inside the Volk planet that needs to be well protected?"
"Hmph, you're really ignorant. According to Federation statistics, the black gold reserves on Planet Volk account for approximately 23% of the entire planet. That's a true golden ball."
"But honestly, the development of Planet Volker has been incredibly rapid in recent years. The newly built cities are fantastic. The layout of each district is clear at a glance, which is really refreshing."
"We're here. That's Planet Volk."
Following these words, Lawrence subconsciously looked out the window of the starship, and saw the entire planet Volk emitting a soft glow against the dark background of the universe.
What was once a barren land is now illuminated by various lights. Not only that, there are also a large number of commercial starships waiting to land outside the new starship port.
As soon as they landed at the starship port, the members of Lawrence's research team began to take pictures crazily, saying that the design of this starship port is the most cutting-edge art. To be honest, the protective barrier design formed by the arcs on both sides without the need for high-rise pillars is enough for architectural research masters to study for a long time.
"Hey, that's a track-changing shuttle. Oh, oh, oh, I didn't expect that our research topic has already been realized on the planet Volk."
"Planet Volker is indeed wealthy. I heard that as long as you have an idea, the planetary commander here is willing to pay you to try it out."
"It's just that immigration policies have been tightened now. Otherwise, why do they say that the brave die of overeating and the timid die of starvation? The first group of people who came to Planet Volk were truly courageous and daring."
Lawrence, who had originally agreed to be picked up by his students, now wanted to go out for a walk alone after seeing everything in the starship port that was completely different from what he had imagined.
So he decisively informed his students, and the students' response was very heartwarming: "No problem, Planet Volk is very safe now, you can take a walk if you like."
Lawrence: ...
As soon as he was about to leave the Starship Port, Lawrence realized how safe this place really was. Guns, gambling, and drugs were completely banned. All their luggage had to go through security checks, even the experimental equipment had to be checked.
There were SWAT officers on duty at the starship port. Hmm... Lawrence thought about it. After all, this was a special location, so it was normal to have SWAT officers guarding it. But when he turned around, he found that someone was still handing children to the SWAT officers. What was even more strange was that the SWAT officers took the children with a smile, and then a group of people helped to look after the children.
Planet Volker is a bit weird.
After leaving the starship port, Lawrence stood there looking for directions to the city center. Suddenly, a young man wearing red armbands came up to him and asked if he needed help. He said he was a volunteer here this week and that he saw confused travelers like him almost every day.
"If you want to get to the city center quickly, you can usually buy a ticket and take the inter-regional train. Yes, you can link this software to your optical computer. You can then ask any questions you have along the way to the self-service AI. You can also use this optical computer account to complete a series of operations, such as paying bills."
"You see, it also has one-touch navigation and multiple suggested solutions. Basically, now on Planet Volk, all you need to do is put on your optical computer and go out."
Lawrence: ...
After boarding the inter-regional train that had amazed all the star regions, Lawrence looked out the window. He had originally thought that Volk's planet was small and concentrated, which was why the optical computer's integrated system worked so well. But after a closer look, he discovered that Volk had long since grown into a multi-dimensional magical planet without him noticing.
Various buildings of different shapes, towering into the clouds and uneven in appearance, were winding around the mountains. The inter-district train he was sitting on was shuttling through these different buildings. The intelligent system on the optical computer also proactively reminded him of the different district names.
There are experimental ecological parks like forest canopies, bustling university towns, specialized micro-industrial zones, new technology zones, large-scale entertainment zones... The energy zones he is more concerned about are built in overlapping layers from top to bottom.
He remembered that this overlapping construction design caused quite a stir at the time, and some people argued that it was impossible, but a month later, the planet Volk implemented this design and gradually released the land that had been occupied for energy needs.
After exiting the inter-regional train, he looked at the city center surrounded by tall buildings and magical buildings.
There are a lot of parkland and corresponding restaurants open to the public. The hotel area is uniformly designated outside the city center, but there is a special hotel free shuttle system. Yes, it still relies on the optical computer positioning system in his hand. The hotel's shuttle eggshell car, which is like a transparent ball, can autonomously locate his position and then safely deliver it to the corresponding hotel.
It's fully automatic, and there are special roads for these shuttle eggshell vehicles. Lawrence glanced at the people walking in the city center. They all looked... light and confident. He heard that the employment rate on the planet Volk has reached 100%, not to mention other benefits. It is not an exaggeration to say that this is a utopia for mankind.
But this wasn't all there was to Volk Planet. Lawrence decisively contacted his old colleague, asking him, who had lived on Volk Planet for a year, to come over and tell him whether the wonderful things displayed in the city center were specifically for them, the guests.
The colleague arrived exhausted and without saying anything, he took Lawrence to a hot pot restaurant in the city center. While the two of them were eating hot pot, the colleague chatted with Lawrence.
All the buildings and designs he saw now had been planned on the planet Volk five years ago. Not only that, even during the war, the water, electricity, and energy grids had all been laid out.
Since the infrastructure construction was completed more than half a year ago and the new technology communication system was introduced, the planet Volker has been on the fast track and the lives of the citizens have become more and more convenient.
"I can't say anything else, but at least the promise made by Planet Commander Shengxia: take from the people and use it for the people has truly come true."
"And after interacting with her, you'll find that her thinking is not only mature but also forward-looking. Not only has the initiative of opening up the market and the construction of the special economic zone, coupled with the central government's financial guarantee, enabled the local economy to take off again. At the same time, her cautious approach to attracting foreign investment has also prevented the economy from falling into hardship."
"Here, guns, drugs, gambling, and pornography are all prohibited, and everyone's personal rights are fully respected. These humanistic concerns are what make me feel that I truly love this place."
"There's no need to rush. Since you're here, stay a while and look around. This mysterious utopia has just unveiled itself to you."
Lawrence: ...
He unconsciously looked out the window and found that the hot pot place was facing the government hall of Volker Planet. When his colleague saw him looking over, he mentioned that it was open to the public on Sundays. If you want to go, just make an appointment. Once you go in, you can see the new five-year plan of Volker Planet.
"A new five-year plan?"
"Yes, the planetary commander said that the original five-year plan was completed within a year, so a new five-year plan was introduced, covering a wide range of areas. If you're interested, I can give you an electronic copy."
“They are really busy.”
At the same time, in Shengxia's office, she looked at the development of Volker Planet displayed by the supercomputer and lamented that Volker Planet was developing fast, but too fast. Therefore, she could not directly announce her retirement at the moment. She had to wait at least another two years.
Putt was standing next to Shengxia and just wanted to laugh at her dazed look. At the same time, he brought a piece of news that made Shengxia jealous: Shengxia's boss, who was also Putt's boss, He Peng from the Space-Time Bureau, had retired honorably. It was said that he would come to visit their universe next year.
"Not him?"
"He was originally rehired by the Space-Time Bureau, but he didn't expect the first mission he was assigned—the mission you and I were to carry out—to be stuck. Because of this mission, he couldn't retire. Now that this universe has been decoupled from the Space-Time Bureau, he can naturally retire with honor."
"What a jerk! He's been exploiting me all along, and now he's retired before I even retire?"
Facing Shengxia's expression that was distorted by his desire to retire, Putt smiled evilly: "How about capturing him and bringing him here to work?"
"Can we?" Shengxia looked at Putt in surprise. "Originally, we couldn't. No, it wasn't even possible." Putt looked at Shengxia with a smile. "But I can now."
"So, can I invite my sweetheart to go on a date with me?"
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