Interstellar Number One Farmer: I Only Want To Farm!-Chapter 162 - 54: Departure for Huangyang Star (3)
Clinging together to face death is something done when people are powerless; most of the sacrifices of the martyrs were made to divert the enemy’s attention.
Otherwise, who wants to die!
A war won through death is bound to be incredibly brutal, and is only done when there is no chance of victory.
"You can sacrifice yourselves, but make sure that your sacrifice is meaningful, otherwise, no one will remember you. When I tell you to run, remember not to hesitate, just run."
All six of them responded simultaneously, "Understood."
The battlefield awaited them, and they were both excited and nervous.
Su Xiaocai instructed them to prepare more nutrition pills and clean water to ensure they don’t starve or die of thirst on the battlefield.
Sometimes, when fighting in a mecha cabin for dozens of hours without food or water, you might die from starvation before exhaustion claims you, which would be quite unfair.
Also medical supplies.
At night, they boarded the shuttlecraft, traveling with the rotating troops, through a man-made wormhole, to the destination, Huangyang Star.
Huangyang Star, a whole planet clouded in murky yellow, with very little vegetation. Only the northern hemisphere had a hint of color; entering the planet, all they saw was gray haze.
It was like stepping into a doomsday world.
"There was a sandstorm, it will clear up soon." Fan Li was quite familiar with Huangyang Star, as he had to come to slay Insect Men regularly.
Ji Heng was increasingly showing the demeanor of a captain, "Will there be an attack by Insect Men at this time?"
"It’s not impossible, but in such harsh weather, it’s tough for the Insect Men to act," he replied.
"Do you keep this planet just as a training ground for soldiers?" Su Xiaocai interjected.
"No, it’s because we haven’t found the Insect Men Nest, and the queen is hidden somewhere unknown. Experts speculate it might likely be in some folded hidden space in outer space. Anyway, on Huangyang Star, we haven’t detected any activity of the queen."
Fan Li knew very well that neither Colonel Yuan nor Admiral Bai wanted to waste manpower here long-term.
However, as Huangyang Star held many Star Gold mines, neither businessmen nor the Military Department were willing to give them up, so they could only station personnel here.
On this point, Fan Li couldn’t explain explicitly, so he just advised them to relax.
The shuttlecraft landed slowly; everyone donned their new gear, helmets on, and went out to familiarize themselves with the new environment.
Students from six teams, representing three schools, gathered together.
Jun Hui’s students glanced disdainfully at the three teams from Military Training, offering several cold snorts to the passing Su Xiaocai.
Thinking that just because she had a big speaker, she was remarkable or something.
Su Xiaocai nodded friendly, smiling, "Didn’t expect to team up with you all. I’ve admired Jun Hui’s top students for a long time. I apologize for the previous quarrel."
Hu Ping and the others remained silent.
Hypocrite!
They said Xue Huiyi was fake, but Su Xiaocai was on another level entirely.
Su Xiaocai came across sweet to everyone.
But her kind of hypocrisy was different from Xue Huiyi’s.
Xue Huiyi’s hypocrisy was to consolidate her power, creating a fake wall of friends for herself,
while Su Xiaocai’s was social tact towards strangers.
Making friends involves speaking kindly, enabling likability.
Once friends, whatever nonsense she utters is just playful banter between friends.
Jun Hui’s team leaders, unfamiliar with people’s deceitfulness,
couldn’t maintain their harsh stance when faced with Su Xiaocai’s sincere apology and softened their attitudes.
The towering guys of Jun Hui slightly hunched their backs, lowering their gruff voices in response to her strained upward gaze, "No... no need to apologize; we spoke harshly first over here."
"Really? You Jun Hui folks are generous. I feared you might bear grudges and call me haughty."
Ahem, they truly thought that inwardly,
but with her apology, old grievances melted away naturally.
Her voice was so sweet, utterly devoid of hostility, the big guys couldn’t resist.
What fault lies with a sweet girl? She merely wanted to prevent needless conflict.
"No, we all think you are quite adorable."
"Thanks for the compliment. Let’s cooperate harmoniously; later, if I seek your guidance, you won’t secretly call me dumb, right?"
"No, no, absolutely not, mutual learning!" Jun Hui’s people shook their heads in unison.
The Military Training students of this session, with their overwhelmingly sweet demeanor, made them regret misjudging her earlier, as they became intoxicated by her sweet assault, forgetting how infuriating Su Xiaocai’s attitude could be.
Su Xiaocai nodded to Jun Ya’s students too; the unruly Military Training kids behind her followed suit.
Jun Ya students commented, "Don’t think we don’t know your intention, you want to befriend us and extract information."
"Yes, I heard that this year’s Jun Ya representative is quite bright. Could we get along, spar, and avoid fights, little brother?"
Oh my gosh, she actually, actually called him little brother.
Jun Ya people couldn’t handle it, turning their heads, feigning indifference.
Such an adorable creature from someone’s house, nobody could be mean to her.
For a moment, the atmosphere among the three academies improved greatly.
The instructors awaited their quarreling, hoping to give them a good dressing down afterward.
But just like that, with a few words, Su Xiaocai turned the tables.
Ji Heng and the others shuddered and stepped back as goosebumps appeared on their skin; Su Xiaocai’s saccharine overtures were asphyxiatingly sweet, akin to a carnivorous plant exuding alluring aromas.
The students from Military Training and Jun Ya had no idea they had already caught the attention of this carnivorous plant, only feeling this little web celebrity had no arrogance whatsoever and was quite amiable.
"You are so young, does the school bear to send you onto the battlefield?" No matter how capable Su Xiaocai was, her driving skills couldn’t compare with Ji Heng’s, right?
Jun Hui’s sister, also a team leader, with a straightforward nature, couldn’t comprehend Military Training’s decision, seeing Su Xiaocai really looked so small.
"Sister You, I’m sixteen."
"You look only twelve."
Captain Feng from Jun Hui also readily agreed, saying, "Too short, didn’t you get enough nutrition growing up?"
Ji Heng and his group bowed their heads, barely holding back laughter, shoulder-bursting as they chuckled.
Several blue veins popped out on Su Xiaocai’s forehead, "I am petite!"
"Really, kind of short," Captain Feng stated matter-of-factly.
Striding staunchly, Su Xiaocai led in front, the small boat of friendship having just set sail and now capsized in a minute; the friendship ended.
I won’t listen, I won’t listen, it’s all the devil’s curse.
Emerging from the shuttlecraft, the swirling dust had settled down.
Fan Li waved, "Come over and help with the supplies."
This time their journey to Huangyang Star wasn’t just for rotation, but also to supplement the sole city there, Huangyang City, with supplies.
Numerous emaciated residents in Huangyang City, with tattered clothes, watched hungrily as the supplies were unloaded by the military from the Aviation Building.
They knew these supplies were just on the surface; the really good stuff was in the Space Button.
The Military Department collaborated with the government office, abbreviated as the Military Government Building, located not far from the Aviation Building.
Cars passed one after another.
They boarded the vehicles, driving swiftly by.
The citizens eyed the soldiers’ weapons warily; if it weren’t for the government’s armaments, they might have looted long ago.
Wu Qingqing observed with pity, "Instructor Fan, are they all so thin? Are they not getting enough to eat?"
"Not getting enough for sure. Every year, we organize a group to ask who wants to leave Huangyang Star; anyone who signs up, we take to Mechanical Planet, or send them to a nearby place with a decent living environment,"
Implying that they are unwilling to leave.
"Why do they stay?"
"For money."
"And perhaps for their attachment to their homeland," Su Xiaocai added. If Su’s Planet got attacked, she’d stand her ground, refusing to give up.
The ties to one’s birthplace are inviolable.
Even if frail and numb, these people still hope one day, Huangyang Star returns to a life-filled planet.
Before the Insect Men wrecked it, Huangyang Star was like a yellow jewel, with golden oceans and verdant forests—simply beautiful.
Now, only murky waters and scant vegetation remained, with Huangyang City entirely dependent on high-tech support.
