"Let's change the subject. You can guess how many days I have left to live. If you guess right, I'll grant you annihilation."
Ye Jiu did not want to be annihilated. She shook her head, her eyes serious. "You will live a long time, until you die of old age, at least another 100 years."
Without waiting for Pei Zhiyu's reply, she stood up, carried the table, and went back inside, not wanting to explain or hear his answer.
Pei Zhiyu stood there stunned for a long time. He only came to his senses after Ye Jiu disappeared from his sight. She had such a clever mouth that she could deceive people. Su Huo was also completely fooled.
——
The next morning, before Ye Jiu was even awake, he heard Yang Qinglu's exclamation.
Ye Jiu rubbed her eyes and sat up in bed, her voice still sleepy, "What's wrong?"
Yang Qinglu realized she hadn't controlled her volume and covered her mouth, "Um, sorry, sorry, I disturbed you."
"It's nothing, I should be awake by now anyway." Ye Jiu stretched. "So what happened to make you make that sound?"
Yang Qinglu sat down next to Ye Jiu's bed and handed her the personal terminal to look at. "Last night, Moon Shadow Star near Moon Frost Star was attacked by the Zerg, and the Federation's detection equipment did not detect any abnormality in advance."
Yang Qinglu swallowed hard. "The report says that the Zerg on Moonshadow Star has been cleared out, but many on Moonshadow Star have also died. Moreover, the fact that the Zerg detection system didn't react at all is terrifying. This means that the Zerg may have evolved the ability to evade the detection device, or the monitoring device may have malfunctioned... Either way, it's a big problem..."
"Moonshadow Star is only 32 million kilometers away from Moonfrost Star. The spaceship can get there in just 10 minutes... It's too close..."
Yang Qinglu rarely showed a panicked expression, "Do you think there might be some who slipped through the net and managed to get here..."
After hearing this, Ye Jiu was completely sober. She comforted her, "The officials have said that it's been cleaned up, so everything should be fine. Even if the Zerg wanted to come, they would have come last night. Besides, they're so close, there's no use saying anything now. There's always a way out."
Yang Qinglu stood up and patted her chest. "It's alright. Major General Pei Zhiyu and Major General Su Huo are right next door. With their guidance, there should still be hope."
Ye Jiu watched Yang Qinglu leave, then turned on his personal terminal to read the news.
This topic is still trending, with real-time comments ranging from concern for Moonshadow Star to worries about themselves and questions about the Federation's capabilities—it's a complete mess.
Ye Jiu glanced at a few comments and realized that more people were worried about her.
Moonshadow Star is a famous tourist destination, and this incident has caused considerable loss of life and economic damage.
Even if it's repaired in the future, not many people will be willing to travel there, which is equivalent to the Federation losing a cash cow.
Ye Jiu turned off her personal terminal and stared blankly. Everyone seemed worried about her safety. She had never actually seen those things, so she wasn't particularly afraid. For now, she would just take it one step at a time.
——
"Organize an evacuation? Now?" Liu Baiwei paced anxiously in the room. "But the spaceship's core energy source was damaged on the way here, and it will take another day to transport a new one..."
"We can't leave..."
Does the federal government handle this?
"What?!" Liu Baiwei suddenly raised her voice. "The Federation has already declared this matter closed?! Where does this confidence come from? Moonshadow Star is so close to this military sanatorium! Does that mean the people in the military sanatorium don't want to get involved anymore?"
"Fine, fine, fine." Liu Baiwei hung up the communication, her heart burning with anger. This planet is so big, and they don't care about it at all. They even abandoned the military sanatorium. And to make matters worse, their spaceship has a problem, and they can't leave at all.
Liu Baiwei calmed herself down. The most urgent task was to stabilize the students. Fortunately, the core energy source would arrive tomorrow, so they only needed to hold on for one more day...
Liu Baiwei pushed open the door, and the students inside were scattered in twos and threes. The noisy chatter stopped abruptly when she opened the door.
With something like this happening, nobody cares about their homework anymore; the most important task right now is to save their own lives.
"Teacher, when do we leave?" a student asked first.
Liu Baiwei smiled and said, "Don't worry, everyone. We will evacuate tomorrow. Trust the Federation and be patient. We will set off back to Beimang Star first thing tomorrow morning."
Liu Baiwei's words were like a stabilizing force, putting everyone's minds at ease.
"Well, it's only for one day, it's alright."
"Ugh, I thought I was going to leave soon. It's so scary that it's right next to me."
"I've never actually seen a Zerg before... but I hope I never will."
The courtyard has become lively again, but this time the atmosphere is noticeably more relaxed than before.
Su Huo quietly walked over to Liu Baiwei with a cup of hot water. Seeing that she was in a daze, he didn't rush to disturb her. He took a sip of water and said calmly, "Why not leave today? The Federation shouldn't even care about this, right?"
Liu Baiwei smiled weakly, "We wanted to leave too, but the spaceship's core power source broke down..."
"So unlucky, what a pity."
Sensing that Su Huo's tone wasn't good, she tentatively asked, "But it's only for one day, it shouldn't be a big problem, right?"
Su Huo took another sip of water. "I hope so."
Liu Baiwei's heart skipped a beat. "Don't scare me."
"Then I'll be frank. I think the probability of the Federation being able to completely wipe out the Zerg is 1%. It's no exaggeration to say that the Federation's upper echelons are a bunch of people who only want to put on a show."
Liu Baiwei's face turned pale instantly. "Really...really?"
“The words are harsh, even blasphemous. I’m sure they’re hiding something. The death toll reported is just the tip of the iceberg. There’s a much larger glacier hidden beneath the surface.” Su Huo shook his head. “Think of another way to get all the students to leave today. Renting a few more small spaceships would be an option.”
Liu Baiwei scratched her head in frustration, "I've tried, but everyone is busy evacuating from the surrounding planets right now, and there are no spare spaceships available to rent."
"I see... Then stay put, the protective shield at the military sanatorium can hold for a while."
"Huh? The Zerg...are they definitely coming today?"
Su Huo shook his head. "It's not certain, but the probability is high."
"Is there... any hope for us?"
"There's no hope, just wait to die." Su Huo laughed again when he saw Liu Baiwei's face getting paler and paler. "Just kidding, with me and Pei Zhiyu here, how could we really let anything happen to you?"
"Although my mental energy is chaotic, it's not that I have no mental energy at all. I still have the mental energy to drive the mecha to send you away in an emergency." Su Huo gripped the cup tightly, trying to calm himself down.
"You are, after all, former Federation Twin Blades. How can we let something happen to you while you're in our hands?"
Liu Baiwei's expression softened. She realized she'd been too hasty. With two major generals present, there was bound to be a solution. Besides, it was only one day; nothing too serious was likely to happen…
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