Chapter 681 Past Great Achievements
The once barren grassland now stands as a brand new city, surrounded by beige walls of varying shades, and the former mountain camp has now become the inner city on the west.
Compared to the outer city where ordinary people live, the inner city of the mountain is inhabited by the core members of the organization. The caves here also store precious food, munitions, and other important supplies. In
the lower level of the cave, the warm electric lights hanging on the wall illuminate the passage. There are many rooms connected here, but most of them are storage rooms. Because there is no sunlight, few people live here, but silkworms are an exception.
At night, a few flapping little guys walked through the corridor with a little joy and came to a room next to the exit of the passage. The space here is relatively large, and there are lights hanging on the top, illuminating the dozen tables below.
The hot food is cooking in the pot, and the overflowing water vapor hits the cold stone wall and condenses into water droplets, sliding down the wall.
"Papana, how long will it take?" A petite silk moth species was lying on the windowsill, looking at her twin-tailed companion who was cooking inside.
"It's almost done, it will only take 3-4 minutes." The silk moth inside flapped its wings and continued to look at the small pot in front of it that was steaming.
In addition to the two of them, there were six other silk moth species sitting at the table outside waiting. They were in a good mood and were not in a hurry to eat.
"Today I have woven a piece of silver silk cloth, so happy~" After finishing the work arranged by the organization, the silk moth species felt very happy.
"I have also finished~"
"Lady Loloria said that we can weave one piece in three days, but this is too easy for us."
"I want to give the finished cloth to everyone quickly."
"I can see everyone wearing new clothes in winter~"
For silk moth species, if they can help others and make contributions, they will feel particularly happy and satisfied. This is an instinct engraved in their genes. They almost never refuse requests made by others, and always do their best to complete them. Even if they sacrifice themselves, they don't care much, and they will even feel very happy because they have helped everyone.
This trait makes the silkworm moth species never resist and is also the best slave. Although they are very delicate, many settlements are still willing to raise them.
Unfortunately, with the spread of pollution and toxins, their number is getting smaller and smaller.
After the establishment of the Star-Chasing Covenant, the organization collected all the silkworm moth species hidden in the nearby settlements and placed them here, because the Star-Chasing Covenant has mastered the method of purifying toxins. These silkworm moth species can live longer and do not have to choose to hibernate to survive the time in order to avoid consuming too much polluted toxins as in the past.
There are currently about 20 silkworm moth species living here. They usually do some weaving work. At first, Heshia arranged for them to weave a piece of cloth in five days, but at their own request, it became one piece of cloth in three days. Now many skilled silkworm moth species can even weave one piece of cloth a day.
Most of these silkworm moth species are innocent and have no scheming. They are also fully focused on doing things. In the absence of interference from outsiders, their efficiency is surprisingly high.
Considering their unique character of not being able to refuse, this is the place that Heshia specially allocated for them to live. Ordinary people cannot enter. Only the person in charge of docking every day will come here to take away the cloth and deliver daily necessities.
"The rice is cooked~" Papana looked at the situation in the pot, turned off the heat stove in front of her, and called her companions.
Then the two of them carried the pot and put it on the table. Soon, these little guys each took a bowl to the pot to get food.
The cooked soup contains potatoes, carrots, green vegetables, and meat. The soup is slightly sticky and exudes a pleasant aroma.
Probably because of the moth wings, the silkworm moths are a little afraid of fire. They don't like barbecue and stir-fry, and they are more adapted to and like cooked things.
Several silkworm moths put their own food in an orderly manner, and then held the bowls around the table to enjoy, showing happy expressions from time to time. In their opinion, this is the life that only exists in dreams.
Every day there is work that can help everyone, you can eat delicious food, you won't be beaten, you can sleep in a clean bed, and there are many companions together.
After eating a bowl of food, they were almost full. Although they didn't eat much, the silkworm moths had a high utilization rate of food, which was a compensation for being picky about food.
After the meal, it was already 8 o'clock in the evening. They wanted to continue working, but they couldn't because there was no electricity in the workshop.
Usually they would go to bed on time at 10 o'clock, and there would be 2 hours of free time. At this time, they would take out the books they were given to study. Some members with weak foundations would also have companions to help them, starting with the most basic literacy and pronunciation.
In addition to some knowledge-related books, Heshia also prepared some story books for them for entertainment, many of which were fairy tales and some historical allusions in human history. The silkworm moths loved to read these books. This was probably one of the few channels for them to learn about normal human life situations.
It was also from these books that these little guys first learned about princes and princesses, ships, the sea, forests, hunters, tigers, lions, and other things they had never seen before.
"The story of the ugly duckling." Temeluna held the open page and read the words on it word by word, then looked at the duck drawn on the page with curiosity.
"Is this a duck? It doesn't look big, just like me." She is the youngest among the silk moth species, only about 10 years old, but she looks about the same as a 12-year-old human.
Compared with humans, silk moth species mature much earlier. 10 years old is considered a sub-adult, and can do a lot of work. After that, the body shape will not change too much.
Turning the pages of the book, Temeluna looked at the words on the page attentively, and slowly read them in her mouth while practicing reading.
Time passed unknowingly, and when she turned to the end of the story, it was already 10 o'clock.
"It's time to go to bed, Temeluna." Another silk moth species came over and woke her up slightly.
"Ah~" Temeluna looked up in surprise, and then looked at the clock hanging in the activity room.
"Are you scared?" Brenna hugged her to comfort her, and then Temeluna shook her head.
"It's not Brenna's fault. I read too long." She put the book down and carefully put it back into the bookcase, then returned to the bedroom with Brenna.
Many of the companions here had already gone to bed. There were twelve beds in the room, spaced a certain distance apart.
Silkworm moths sleep lying on their stomachs. Their wings are their own quilts. They don't need to cover themselves with anything extra.
However, their wings will probably extend out of the bed a lot, so it's not suitable for them to sleep close together. However, they still like to sleep in the same room, because it will make them feel safe and not lonely.
After finding their own beds, Temeluna and Brenna waved and said goodnight to each other silently, then lay on the soft pillows and fell asleep quickly.
In the dream, Temeluna found that she seemed to have become an ugly duckling, living on a farm. She met many different animals along the way and experienced many stories. Until the end of the dream, she tried to swim in the water and suddenly woke up.
Why didn't she dream of swimming? Maybe she had never really touched the real river water and couldn't imagine what it was like.
Unfortunately, she had never really flown, so she didn't know what kind of scenery the white swan flying in the sky would see.
Silkworm moths are adapted to and like to stay in the dark underground, because here they can stay away from the malice of the outside world and live their own quiet and happy life.
However, they have wings after all, which means that the person who created them also hoped that these silkworms could fly, just like those races with snow-white wings.
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The cold wind in November came from the west, covering the earth with white frost.
After the winter, there were obviously fewer pedestrians on the streets, but the taverns and public halls in the city were still bustling, even noisier than usual, because free charcoal was provided here to warm every traveler who stayed here.
Considering that many farm work and work could not be carried out after the winter, Heshia decided to popularize the most basic literacy to the organization and the residents in the city during this period of time. Therefore, many elementary classes were opened, and the Star-Chasing Covenant also issued a commendation announcement. As long as the daily schoolwork of the class was completed, a certain amount of food rewards could be obtained. This was a benefit for the wanderers and low-level residents who could not work in winter.
The rewarded food was not much, but it was enough to support them so that they would not starve to death and persist until the beginning of the next spring.
Soon, the city was filled with the sounds of people learning to read and write. When people chatted, they would talk about which class was the most difficult, what stories they had learned today, and how many quotes and classics of Lord Heshia they had memorized.
"Well, is it really necessary to use what I said casually as teaching material?" In the office, Tilan heard the repetition and recitation from downstairs, and her face was a little embarrassed.
Although everyone often praised her, as an excellent college graduate, she still knew her level and felt that she was not as good as those great figures. Now that she was praised so highly by everyone, if the federal fleet came one day and everyone found out, maybe there would be nosy reporters who would report these things to the public, which would be a bit embarrassing.
"I think it's very good, so arranged." Fran is now the leader of the education department in the organization.
"When I was receiving education at the Slami Association, I also used the classic quotes of the predecessors in the organization. This form, coupled with some stories of their experiences, will make the entire memory picture very three-dimensional and easy to learn. If you insist on teaching with boring and unsigned text, it will be difficult to impress people and inconvenient to remember." Fran explained confidently.
"I mean, I am exaggerating my role a little. In fact, most of what I say are experiences summarized by others, not my own creation." Although others don't know, Tilan knows it in her heart.
"Don't worry about who summarized and taught you this. Now you are teaching everyone, just accept this honor calmly, our great Princess Heshia~" Fran said in a slightly performing tone.
"Heshia, you are too mentally clean. In fact, from the actual effect, this teaching method is not only easier to promote, but also can well establish your authority, making it easier to implement various changes or policies in the future." Fran persuaded again.
Although the girl still felt that Fran seemed to be teasing her, what he said was indeed somewhat reasonable.
It is not easy to achieve a career. If it is for a more important and greater cause, she is willing to endure this embarrassment.
It seems that when she returns to the Federation in the future, she must learn to do some publicity for herself. She can't always think that everyone will spontaneously and naturally understand her. If she doesn't control public opinion, this position will fall into the hands of the enemy. I am afraid that blindly being magnanimous and kind will not bring good results in the end.
"That's it." The girl listened to the recitation of reading from downstairs again, especially a few sentences that specifically mentioned her name, which made her have to get up and draw the curtains.
"Ahem, um, where are you talking about, right, about the follow-up of the insect plague, how is the investigation going." The insect plague that broke out last winter destroyed the Stone Forest Fort and the Heshan Relief Association. Tilan didn't want it to happen again this year. "
The investigation team we sent visited the old site of the Stone Forest Fort and the various settlement sites that were more serious last year. So far, no signs of the insect plague have reappeared." Guy, who had been leaning against the door frame, stood up and came to the coffee table to answer.
"Keep going east." Tilan looked at the gray sky outside the glass window, which reminded her of the time she spent with Orles in the Stone Forest Castle.
"Lady Loloria went to the eastern mountains for a tour and found nothing unusual."
"That's good..." Tilan breathed a sigh of relief and put her mind at ease.
After thinking about the Star-Seeking Covenant and the affairs in the city, she looked at the ring on her hand. It had recently emitted several strange fluctuations. It seemed that there had been some progress and breakthroughs in the gray dust crystal, but she didn't know when it would be fully connected.
However, this process would not take too long, and it should be done within three years at most. She knew the strength of the giant companies in the Federation, as well as some advanced technologies hidden by the government. If all of these were used, there would probably be nothing they couldn't do in this galaxy.
Destroying stars, prying planets, and setting up time and space gates, these miracles that were considered impossible in the past have now been achieved by the Rose Federation. However, in the past hundreds of years, due to the economic downturn and the lack of a strong will to promote and lead, many grand projects have stagnated or even been abandoned.
Well, just like the ancient earth era, who would have thought that the country that realized the Apollo program and landed humans on the moon would not make any progress in the next few decades, and even the past great achievements could not be reproduced.
The development of technology is not always smooth sailing, and grand projects often require a strong country and collective strength to promote them.
Today's Rose Federation has been stagnant for so long that many people have forgotten the grand ambitions of its early founding, and they dare not believe that human society will have new changes. They can only indulge in the historical spiral of the past, living a life of drunkenness and dreams, and heading towards nothingness.
The authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear. After leaving the Rose Federation, Tilan discovered that it turned out that promoting certain changes was so direct and easy, far from the difficulties that everyone had said in the past.
This is certainly because the organization is still small and it is easier to turn around, but the Rose Federation has indeed lost the spirit of forging ahead that it once had.
It is time to reawaken the fighting spirit.
(End of this chapter)
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