Chapter 49 Breaking Defense
A week later, a unique Spring Festival Gala and New Year's Eve Blessings Gala for Planet Volk kicked off in the Rongdong Cave, and the gala was also broadcast in real time to the hot spring area and the Independence Army for them to watch.
According to Wei Jie and Mo Siming, this Spring Festival Gala was proposed by the planetary commander and created after he reviewed all the programs. In her words, this gala is necessary to have the feeling of the New Year. Besides, it is almost the traditional New Year of the planet Volk, so holding a Spring Festival Gala can be regarded as "new year, new atmosphere".
On the Independence Army side, the third brother was yelling for people to gather over to the giant screen that Mo Siming had sent. The signal transmission on it showed that the "First Spring Festival Gala and New Year's Eve Blessing Gala of Volk Planet" was about to start in ten minutes.
An Yuan rubbed his hands together as he watched the countdown on the giant screen. Lao Ma, who was standing by, brought him pine nuts and some dried fruits. He also said that Mo Siming was coordinating tonight's meal. He said that the hot pot couldn't be delivered yet. If they sent the raw materials, Sheng Xia was worried they wouldn't be able to make it, and since she couldn't actually send a chef, she sent over dry pot dishes and fried rice, along with candy, drinks, and new clothes.
"Mo Siming also mentioned that Shengxia mentioned that the temperature here is much lower than inside the melt cave, so they provided us with more heating equipment so that we can at least stay warm this winter."
"If there had been a planet commander like her in the past, why would we rebel?" An Yuan was filled with emotion and inexplicably felt that his parents' death was somewhat unworthy. If he had met a planet commander like her in the past, many tragedies could have been avoided.
Old Ma, knowing An Yuan's concerns, sighed and sat down beside her. "I was afraid you'd think that. Shengxia also sent a message. She wished everyone in the Independence Army a Happy New Year and told them to remember: it's because of your perseverance that there's still a glimmer of hope for Planet Volker."
An Yuan was silent for a few seconds. He turned around to calm himself down and couldn't help but reply to Lao Ma: "That sounds like something she would say."
"It's all good now. I dare say this is almost the best winter I've ever experienced since I was born. It's a pity that after this winter, our existence still can't be made public." Old Ma thought thoughtfully.
"If it's Shengxia, I can rest assured and leave the future of Volk in her hands." An Yuan had just finished speaking when he heard a familiar voice: "Coincidentally, Shengxia thinks the same thing. She once said that if she passed away, she would place the spark of Volk in your hands."
Everyone turned around in astonishment and saw that it was Mo Siming who came over. He just... came over openly, without any defense at all.
"No, you?"
Facing the extremely stunned An Yuan and Lao Ma, Mo Siming said it was no big deal. After all, no one except the people in their Independence Army would recognize him. On this golden day when he could finally relax, he didn't want to go to the hot spring area for any social events. He also happened to be escorting supplies, so he simply came to their place to celebrate the New Year. "Why, you're not welcome?"
"It's not a matter of whether you're welcome or not." "Hmph, I guess the planetary commander won't let you wander around forever. After eight months, he'll have to find some excuse to bring you back as regular soldiers."
An Yuan frowned and was about to say something when Mo Siming suddenly pointed at the big screen and interrupted him: "Look, the Spring Festival Gala has begun!"
An Yuan: ...
At the same time, everyone in the hot spring area was looking at the big screen in bewilderment. Although they were living in the hot spring area with the same pampered lifestyle as in previous years, they were actually under house arrest. What was even more abominable was that not only were they guarded by Mo Siming, but the independence army was also threatening them with guns pointed at their temples.
They had reason to suspect that the planetary commander had already been in contact with the Independence Army, and they would have to wait until the cold winter was over to go to the corresponding federal headquarters to file a complaint against Shengxia.
Unexpectedly, at the beginning of the party, after the host's introduction, Shengxia actually took the initiative to remove the information shielding wall, allowing people inside and outside the star field to see this unique Volker Planet party, and wished the citizens of Volker Planet inside and outside the star field a happy new year and good health.
The people in the hot spring area, who had been disconnected for a long time due to the special winter on the planet Volk and the technical barriers, were finally able to reconnect to the nearby star field network. They immediately contacted their respective supervisors and were about to complain, but found that they not only did not listen to their complaints, but also thought they were just exaggerating.
"Even though this planetary commander made a splash, it's impossible for her to unite the entire population of Planet Volk in such a short time."
"I know what the senior talents of Planet Volk are like. Over the years, they have often betrayed each other for a little profit. As for the remaining people who have little value, who would care about them?"
"Instead of getting so nervous, why not take a good look at this Volk New Year's Gala? I'm really curious what this planetary commander will bring us."
On the nearby star network, people learned that the people of Volk were not even going to waste the winter to stir up trouble. Most people flocked to the official live broadcast channel of the Spring Festival Gala with a mentality of watching the fun and mocking it:
[Isn't this the time of year when you, the Volks, would be at your climax in your life-or-death duel with nature? How dare you have the time to hold a party this year?]
I hope this is a normal party without any gory scenes.
[It's called a gala, but I see the live stream channel has even opened up sponsorship channels. Could they be asking for our help?]
[Anyway, I'm still very grateful to this planetary commander. At least the tattered Volk people around me have finally returned to their hometown.]
[By the way, do the Volkers know what a party is? They're not going to show us dancing around the fire live anytime soon, are they?]
[Hahahaha, can they dance in such a cold winter? ]
[Maybe it's the planet commander's request. I have to jump even if I don't want to!]
[The planet commander is so outrageous, have you saved everyone? Why are you holding a party here?]
[That's good. At least we won't have to wait until next year to find out how many Volkers died in the cold winter.]
My impression of this planetary commander has changed. Money should be used for people's livelihoods. I thought she was pretty good, but she ended up producing some fluff.
[I said my initial hunch was right. First, I'll trick everyone into the melting cave, and then slowly squeeze out their value.]
…
As the eight hosts, dressed in exquisite and elegant attire, walked out from behind the camera, they sent New Year's greetings to the people of Volker Planet inside and outside the star field, wishing them peace and happiness in the coming year no matter where they are in the star field.
After the blessing speech, the host's follow-up was not dragged out. He just said a few simple words and went straight to the first program: "Traditional Dance of Planet Volker: Reminiscence".
The dancers came out in unison and performed with vigorous and powerful postures. The background of the stage seemed to be ice hidden in the mountains of the planet Volk, which was gradually bursting out with hot magma.
The dancers also suddenly blew on their traditional long-pitched instruments. The long notes instantly brought back everyone's first memories of Volk. They often heard that long note when they arrived on Volk on the long-distance starship:
It was like the chill of snow brushing against mountain peaks, like the mad leaping of flames in a brazier, and even more like the cold and solemn sound of wind passing over the side of a distant starship, with a sharp whistle and a long, deep, and winding tone.
[I have to admit, this planet commander is quite artistic. Okay, I admit that the first dance routine was pretty good.]
Is this combination of music and dance meant to tell everyone about the fortitude and strength that the people of Planet Volker once possessed?
[Am I the only one who noticed that this dance costume is also quite nice? Unlike the host's exquisite and luxurious ones, it has a bit more wildness and arrogance.]
[Come to think of it, there were many years of struggle in the original history of Planet Volker.]
[Planet Commander chose this program as the opening piece for tonight's party, which seems to have a strong appeal.]
[Yes, and the host's blessing from the beginning seemed unusual. Why was the blessing addressed to the people of Volk both inside and outside the star region? Doesn't this also include the people of Volk who are still outside of Volk?]
…
There was no host to introduce the show. The second segment was presented with the stage background wall automatically cutting to the camera. As the satellite adjusted its viewing angle, a large canal appeared out of thin air outside the melt hole and connected to the underground sewage outlet inside the melt hole.
In this freezing cold field, a group of workers dressed in strange repair clothes lined up with members of the federal security team and saluted towards the satellite camera.
Just as everyone was wondering why this scene and this show were happening, the camera suddenly cut to the backstage stage. On the stage, a group of children like Xizi, who had originally had to rely on selling addictive drugs on the street, and the "Scouts" raised by the terrorist organization that Shengxia had brought out of prison earlier formed a makeshift choir. They sang the ball song of Volk Planet and the star song of the Federation.
I have to say that children's voices really have the best tear-jerking effect. When this chorus came on, accompanied by the group of children putting their hands to their hearts as if swearing an oath, and looking out of the stage together to see the place where the football flag and the Star Federation flag were raised at the same time, it was moving enough.
After the song was finished, there was another magical transition. Everyone found that the host was no longer on the stage. Instead, he followed the dynamic camera to a place with five floors that looked like a fortress.
People outside the star field didn't know about this place, but the people in the hot spring area were shocked at the sight. Isn't this the interior of the Rongdong Cave? They still remember the scene before it was renovated. At that time, although this place was empty, it only had four floors. The corridors were dilapidated and the stairs were shaky.
People in the core area proposed to build another corridor here so that they could charge more money, but it was ultimately rejected by the joint meeting because they calculated that if the money for building the corridor was paid by this group of poor people, it would take ten years to get it back.
But looking at this area now, not only is there a fifth floor, but the heating pipes and the originally dilapidated corridors have been renovated, and the corridors are covered with long, festive red carpets. At a glance, there are dreamy restaurants of all kinds standing on both sides of the corridors.
Its luxury and comfort even surpassed the hot spring area. The most important thing was that the hot spring area didn't have much of a worldly atmosphere. Compared with the five-story luxurious dreamscape in the live broadcast, it inexplicably exuded a creepy chill. Clearly, there was a warm spring outside that never changed throughout the year, but strangely, the room felt unusually cold.
The host introduced the famous "food zone" in Rongdong. After everyone's efforts, it has been transformed into such a spectacular and beautiful place. When you first come in, you can see guide signs, and the federal security team and police officers will patrol here all day long.
Then, the chef and restaurant owner of the "Super Popular Specialty Food Restaurant" who were voted by everyone this week appeared behind the host.
It is worth mentioning that the "Thug Fried Rice" restaurant not only made it to the list, but also surpassed two Walker traditional food restaurants to become the first in the selection of "Super Popular Specialty Food Restaurants".
When they first heard the news, not only the rioters, but even the police officers in the detention center could not help but clench their fists excitedly, and then they could not suppress their inner feelings and hugged the rioters together.
After the hug, both parties took a half step away from each other and stared at each other, feeling awkward yet a bit strange. Finally, after a long silence, someone asked, "So... who are the owner and chef of this restaurant? It seems like they're going to be on a show, right?"
"Yes, uh." When this question was brought up, many thugs couldn't help but smile awkwardly. They all knew that the owner behind this restaurant was the planet commander. Maybe it was because of this that the "Thug Fried Rice" restaurant was able to make the list.
It turns out that it has nothing to do with them, so I was happy for nothing.
But soon, the police officer who saw through the inner thoughts of the rioters directly stated that this selection was made by the public's votes. Speaking of the restaurant owned by Planet Commander, there is also a "hot pot" restaurant.
As a result, hotpot did not even make it into the top ten of the list.
"So you know now, being able to get to the top depends entirely on your own abilities."
As soon as these words were spoken, the thugs felt inexplicably happy in their hearts, but they still had to maintain a cold expression on their faces, at least to live up to the word "thugs".
At the show, the host introduced the owner and chef of the third and second most popular restaurants respectively, and asked them to express their feelings. Then, the host mentioned the most popular restaurant. She held up the letter in her hand and said it was a special letter.
Because this letter came from all the chefs of the "Thug Fried Rice" restaurant, and these chefs were once caught in the bottomless quagmire in the tide of the times on the planet Volker. Fortunately, they have now struggled out of decadence, and each of them left a unique message in this letter.
Just when everyone thought the host would read out the words from the letter, the large screen was suddenly covered with new images. This completely integrated broadcast technology, coupled with the extremely convincing video recording of each person's words on the small screen combined to play the images, for a moment stunned the audience outside the star field who were watching the live broadcast of the evening party, and also completely broke the defense of the group of people in the hot spring area who claimed to be senior executives.
No, they were originally stationed in the melting cave, waiting for the order to start trouble, but now they are not causing trouble, but cooking instead? ! !
It even became the most popular restaurant?! ! !
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