Chapter 27: Crazy, all crazy...
As Mo Siming had predicted, before the fighting officially began, a terrorist organization's declaration topped the trending news charts on Planet Volk and the surrounding star regions the next morning:
The XC terrorist organization, which had originally accepted the order to assassinate Shengxia, suddenly came out and announced that they would give up the order. After all, normal people can be killed, but it is better not to provoke crazy people.
"We still need to prepare for winter. Of course, we will also be here to monitor whether the Federation's new planetary commander will truly implement the decision to provide free refuge in the Melt Cave. If she doesn't, the XC Organization will enforce justice on behalf of all citizens."
I have to say that the XC terrorist organization is quite good at grabbing traffic.
The people in the nearby star fields couldn't help but comment:
[This is insane, really insane. Has this world become so magical that terrorist organizations have emerged to monitor whether the Federation has fulfilled its promises to the people?]
[Terrorist organization, acting on behalf of heaven, these two words together just seem awkward no matter how you look at them?]
[I'm stunned. This terrorist organization is being too loud. Is this still the terrorist organization I'm familiar with?]
[Oh my god, the newly appointed planetary commander of Planet Volker made a commitment this morning regarding the XC Organization's declaration: He fully understands their concerns and will firmly implement the decision to provide free evacuation to the Melt Hole. He also sincerely invites them to join the preparations.]
【???!】
[Wow, this new planet commander knows how to play, doesn't he?]
[Are they planning to directly incorporate the entire XC terrorist organization?]
[As expected of Planet Volker, you can be without money or talent, but you can't be without work.]
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After Shengxia announced that they would attack the Sophos family, fight terrorism, and prepare winter supplies at the same time, everyone in the government hall became busy. At the same time, Shengxia also issued a call for volunteers to the people of Volk Planet. In short, they called on the people of Volk Planet to take the initiative to organize themselves and help with logistics work.
Afterwards, Shengxia announced dozens of locations with the same strategic value and significance as the "Government Hall" overnight, including the former experimental building where Dr. Scream was located (now converted into the Central Hospital), the infrastructure building before the melting cave, schools and hospitals in various places, and material storage points.
"We will go through a difficult time together, but believe me, as long as we can get through this cold winter, the dawn will surely shine upon everyone. I hereby declare the following locations as part of the immovable coordinates of Planet Volker. Any organization or individual who dares to fire even a single shot at these coordinates will be considered a terrorist attack and will be punished, no matter how far away they are."
After delivering the relevant speech, Shengxia arrived at the brightly lit Federal Security Bureau overnight. She first encouraged the members of the Federal Security Team. They had never truly experienced a war in a hundred years, but the surrounding star fields seemed to be boiling frogs in warm water, almost boiling them all to death.
"So, take this as an opportunity. Everyone, please be alert and bring your best skills to the table. Don't be afraid of making mistakes; failure is the mother of success. However, I demand that any problem that arises during a large-scale march be addressed, recorded, and gradually improved. Never fall into the same pit twice. Please note that this military operation is not intended to send you to your deaths. On the contrary, it is intended to ensure your survival. Do you understand?"
Every member of the Federal Security Team seemed so excited that they couldn't even shout "I understand" in unison. Seeing this, Xiao Ai, who was a plug-in for Midsummer, couldn't help but complain: "They look even worse than the Independence Army."
Sheng Xia shrugged after hearing this. After all, the atmosphere was different. The Federal Security Force was like a professional soldier before. To put it bluntly, it was very similar to mercenaries. They were all individualistic and had little sense of collectiveness. Everyone was not fully present and they never fought. The training plans were all over the place and messy. Now they could be gathered together to serve as a frontline army. It was already very good.
On the contrary, the Independence Army has been fighting all the time. It has a complete system and a clear leadership ideology. Naturally, its mobilization and action capabilities are far superior to those of the Federal Security Force.
But we cannot deny the future of these young people just because of the past of the Federal Security Team. They have just started, so the next two months will be the best time for them to find their original intentions and train.
After conversing with Xiao Ai in her mind, Sheng Xia announced her decision:
"Next, I will divide all personnel into three groups. The three groups will rotate every three days. One group will be responsible for the area west of the Sophos family, one group will be responsible for patrolling and protecting the coordinates of the important bases I just announced, and one group will be responsible for rest and maintenance while remaining ready for support. Please note that the number one target of this operation is terrorists. I do not want to see any disturbance to the civilian population. Soldiers, you must remember that the civilians responsible for the logistics of winter storage are your allies. Do not harm your allies. Keep your guns pointed outwards, okay?"
Inside the government hall, the grid-like area responsibility system that Shengxia had used when she killed Dr. Scream played a huge role. Everyone was busy but also had clear work goals, which made everyone feel that their work was valuable, and naturally, the more they worked, the more addicted they became.
In the hospital, Wei Jie and Fu Qianshen, who had been beaten into "brothers in distress" before, finally moved in together excitedly after strong requests. Now they can coordinate the actions of the staff in the government hall and the patrolling federal security team members without any distance, and can also respond to emergencies at any time.
During a video call with his family, when Wei Jie was asked by his daughter, "What is Dad doing?", Wei Jie was finally able to reply with a smile, "Dad is doing something very meaningful."
"Um?"
"Dad is making this planet a better place."
"Then, Dad is a hero."
"What kind of hero? Dad is just showing off. Look, he can't get out of bed yet."
Listening to his eldest daughter's slander and his youngest daughter's rebuttal, Wei Jie's heart softened. He turned around and glanced at Fu Qianshen, who was still looking at the map and the city's live surveillance, and asked him if he wanted to come over and say hello to his family.
"Huh?" Fu Qianshen was stunned for a moment before shaking his head violently: "No, there's no point in fighting now. Anything you say is empty."
Wei Jie: ...Yeah, two months, and Shengxia announced so many immovable coordinates in one breath. Can we really get through it safely?
On the Sophus family side,
Ever since the XC terrorist organization rejected their assassination order, the situation began to take a turn for the worse. No matter how high the price they offered or how much arms and medicine they offered in return, the terrorist organizations that had been clamoring to kill the planetary commander collectively refused to accept the order this time.
What made them even more angry was that Shengxia had taken the initiative to blockade all the starship ports on the planet Volk, preventing them from transferring or escaping, forcing them to huddle in the west.
During this long period of development, thanks to the guarantee from the population export faction and the covert operation of Mo Siming, they attached themselves to the great elder of the population export faction and started the human trafficking business. Although they had a lot of capital, they did not really control much military force. They would even send out a group of mercenaries as soon as they had trained them. To put it bluntly, apart from being rich, they were a bit strong on the outside but weak on the inside.
So if Shengxia really sent a regular army of the Federal Security Team to attack, even if they could inflict heavy damage on the enemy, they would definitely not gain much advantage.
What's even worse now is that the population export faction has tacitly cut off contact with their family since the death of the great elder, which makes them feel like a fattened pig, just waiting to be slaughtered.
In this desperate situation, someone in the family suddenly suggested looking for the Independence Army. If they could provide them with heating equipment, a large amount of funds, and weapons and equipment, the Independence Army might be willing to take on their order. Not to mention a direct battle with the planetary commander, at least it could help them delay a little while until reinforcements arrived.
"Indeed, in at most two months, Planet Volk will enter a freezing winter. If we don't make up our minds to give up something now, no one will be able to leave when the time comes."
So the Sophos family contacted the Independence Army for the first time, and the contact information was actually received by Mo Siming.
He was worried that the other party would recognize his voice. Just as he was about to transfer the contact, he heard that the Sophos family had proposed a very considerable reward. At the same time, they also expressed their willingness to provide detailed maps of the major cities on the Volk planet to facilitate the independence army to launch street fighting and create chaos.
Mo Siming was just cursing the other party in his heart for being too delusional when An Yuan, the leader of the Independence Army who had diverted the communication, suddenly said, "We can take on this assassination mission, but isn't the reward you're offering too little?"
Mo Siming: ???
The second and third members of the Independence Army: ???
The Sophos family had probably guessed the Independence Army would raise the price, but they hadn't expected it to be so high, and the remuneration it demanded was also ridiculously high. An Yuan, however, understood their situation well and said, "The fact that you can contact us now must be because no other organization dares to take your order, right?"
"Let's face reality. If we weren't in such a difficult situation, we wouldn't be willing to take the risk of accepting your order. It's just that the new planetary commander is really pushing us too far."
An Yuan's words were immediately echoed by the Sophos family: "Right, she not only overturned the original order of Planet Volk, but also extremely oppressed our living space."
"We have something we desperately need. If you can provide it, we can reach a cooperation agreement. Listen carefully: three tons of the latest model heating equipment, 80,000 sets of winter protective clothing, and 100,000 heating energy devices."
The Sophus family was silent for a few seconds. They knew the situation on the Independence Army side was dire and that they would take advantage of the situation to raise the price, but they hadn't expected their situation to be so dire that they would demand so much heating equipment right out of the gate. After thinking it over, the Sophus family gritted their teeth and agreed, "Okay."
"Also, 3,000 of the latest Oz weapons, 100,000 sets of combat uniforms with tactical belts and carrying equipment, 2,000 of the latest land motor vehicles, 3,000 drones, at least 30 control rooms, and 500 land combat equipment and off-road vehicles." An Yuan was like an emotionless quotation machine.
"You're blackmailing me!" The Sophos family members listened more and more convinced that the other party was asking for too much. But before they could get angry, An Yuan suddenly interrupted them and continued to list the required supplies: "Three tons of typhoid medicine, ten tons of antibiotics, at least three hundred pieces of field hospital equipment, at least fifteen tons of winter nutrient solution, and a transaction fund of at least three hundred million star coins."
"You are counting the amount your ancestors used to survive the winter."
"Then you guys decide whether to do this deal or not."
Facing the Sophos family's fury and humiliation, An Yuan's expression and response were calmly identical to that of the planetary commander, Sheng Xia, leaving his companions stunned.
Finally, after a long silence, the Sophus family took a step back. "We don't need you to assassinate the planetary commander. How about we just help create chaos?"
An Yuan raised an eyebrow. "There are many places that have been designated as unreachable targets by the newly appointed planetary commander. Simply creating chaos will not achieve the effect you want. If I'm not mistaken, you should want to seize at least one starship port. Attacking a starship port will be considered a terrorist organization by the planetary commander."
Sophus Family: ...Aren't you a terrorist organization?! Do you even need to be identified?!
"We are taking a very big risk. If you are not sincere in the transaction, then just pretend that you have never contacted us." After saying that, An Yuan directly hung up the call.
Everyone looked at An Yuan's new smooth operation and blinked in amazement. Just when they were about to breathe a sigh of relief, the communication device rang again. Then the Sophos family said that they agreed to this cooperation plan and all the supplies would be delivered in a week.
But the Independence Army must ensure the safety of the Sophos family within this week. In short, they must create corresponding chaos to attract the attention of the planetary commander and the federal security team, otherwise the supplies will not be able to be transported safely.
This time, An Yuan was silent. Just as the second and third brothers tried to signal An Yuan to refuse the order, An Yuan unexpectedly agreed: "No problem, but if we don't see the supplies in a week, you will have to bear the consequences yourself."
After that, both sides cut off their communication. The Independence Army's meeting room fell silent, and everyone looked at their leader An Yuan in disbelief.
"Are you...are you really going to betray the planet commander?"
After an unknown amount of time, the third brother asked hesitantly, and even Mo Siming couldn't help but frown.
Facing the incredulous looks of the crowd, An Yuan suddenly pulled out his own computer and asked Sheng Xia, who was on the other end of the line, "So, do you think it's okay to blackmail them with these things?"
The third brother:? !!!
Mo Siming: ...Oh my goodness, the thugs are robbing each other within the game.
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