The Witch's Taste

...Since then, it has ceased to exist.

We don't have a home anymore.

Returning to the Forever flagship and settling down this group of residents, Chen Ziang came to the bridge command room and saw Tsukimiya Suzuna teaching Tenjoin and Hana:

"You don't have to believe whatever they say! What do you mean by 'letting us take advantage'? How much are their broken ships worth? They sell them at a discount of [-]% and no one wants them!"

"What's wrong?" Chen Ziang asked.

"One of the ship owners said that they don't have to return the ship." Suzuna Tsukimiya said impatiently, "I want to convert it into shares and invest in our fleet."

"I guess they saw the destruction of Gao Tianyuan and expected that the star port would soon lose value, so they wanted to run away with us." Chen Ziang replied.

"You want to run away, why did you go there so early?" Suzuna Tsukimiya said dissatisfiedly, "The contract has been signed, and now you want to go back on your word, how dare you get involved in my ship? If you sell their broken ships as scrap metal, all of them can be Is it worth a fraction of the price of the Forever?”

"Just refuse." Chen Ziang waved his hand, "The last group of people has arrived. Let's discuss the next plan."

Xia Zili and Xia Qingyu also came in. Tsukimiya Suzuna originally wanted to act coquettishly, but she had no choice but to give up when she saw this.

...It doesn't matter, after boarding my ship, I will have many ways to deal with you in the future.

"Let's make a summary first." Tsukimiya Suzuna said with a smile.

The capacity limit of the Forever is about 3600 million people. Of course, it is actually impossible to transport people according to the limit. Some space must be left for other reserves.

There are currently about 1200 million people on board the ship, mainly due to insufficient carrying capacity. If it had not signed an agreement with the star port ship owners, I am afraid that even 1000 million people would not be able to be saved in the end.

However, the quality of these 1200 million people is very high, not to mention the military and civil servants, but also university professors, technical experts, etc. All occupations that take more than ten years to cultivate are basically the same.

In terms of racial ratio, the mainland people and the island people are almost 1:1.Since those who board the ship are basically bringing their families with them, the age and gender ratio is also very healthy, which is completely enough to form a society of its own.

Not only that, the supplies he carries are also sufficient.In addition to the mountains of canned food, there are also hydroponic crop production lines suitable for space environments, food processors, etc. It is expected that it can last for about three months without supplies, even if it means sailing to Aegelaos to replenish it. It's more than enough.

Of course, compared to the favorable material conditions, the spiritual aspect is already in a mess.

For most people, the house they are still paying off is gone, the car they just bought is gone, the job they have worked for for many years is gone, as well as all the colleagues and friends they have known for so many years... Generally speaking, it is In addition to the knowledge learned in the past half of life, all the rest of the accumulation was burned with the explosion of Takamagahara.

Where to go next?What to do?What kind of fate will it have?Don't know anything.

According to the observation and surveillance of the ship's Zeta, half of the 1200 million people were in a daze, and the other half suffered from various collapses, including but not limited to hysterical crying, crazy smoking, drinking, playing games with the opposite sex, and questioning the officers and soldiers on the ship. Ask for cigarettes and alcohol.

Obviously, at this time, most people have entered a state of "confused thinking".If you want to do something to win over people's hearts, now is the best time.

"Well." Chen Ziang thought for a moment and said, "Morale is indeed a big problem. If nothing is done, self-destructive tendencies will soon become popular. As for this propaganda work, I think it can be handed over To Xia..."

"I'll do it." Xia Qingyu said suddenly.

"...Well, leave it to Xia Qingyu." Chen Ziang was a little embarrassed, because this thing is about affinity, so he originally wanted Kiritani Maki to hold a concert or something, which would definitely be very effective in boosting morale.

However, it is rare for Xia Qingyu to take the initiative to ask for help, but it is not easy to reject it rashly, otherwise she will be completely ruined in the future - this woman is not Suzuna and Zili, and needs to be treated with caution.

Everyone discussed other matters for a while, and then dispersed and left.

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To accommodate 1200 million people, if Datongpu was not built, just preparing separate rooms for each household would be a huge project.

However, the Forever is possessed by the Zeta family of metallic beings. Zeta can manipulate metal atoms to move freely through electromagnetic force, just like a child kneading plasticine, so this aspect is not a problem.As for beds, bedding, etc., they have to be counted and distributed by the warehouse, so not all of them have been completed yet.

Chen Ziang has a special status. Of course, he doesn't have to get daily necessities like ordinary people. The room has been decorated long ago. The conditions are similar to those in a hotel, and even better than his home in Gunma District.

My younger sister, Chen Xiaozhu, was sitting on a chair, facing the porthole next to her - it was said to be a porthole, but in fact it was just a display screen, showing the universe and the stars outside in real time.

"I'm back." Chen Ziang said to his sister.

Chen Xiaozhu did not answer, but it seemed that his mood was stable and there were no signs of homesickness or sadness.

Although it had been expected before, the disillusionment shown by the people on the ship after losing their home far exceeded Chen Ziang's expectation. Now he can only hope that Xia Qingyu's propaganda work will be effective... Huh?

and many more.

Is it really okay for Xia Qingyu to come here for publicity?With her style, she might just set up a shipboard radio to give a "motivational speech", and her first sentence might even be "You are all rubbish"...

Chen Ziang was horrified and quickly turned around and left the door to see what Xia Qingyu was promoting.

After about ten minutes, a cheerful voice suddenly sounded outside:

"Senior, I'm off work~ How are you and your sister-chan living? Do you want to go to my room and have a look..."

Tsukimiya Suzuna opened the door and saw Chen Xiaozhu sitting alone on a chair. There was no one in the room.

Yes, no one.

There's nothing under the bed, and there's nothing in the closet.

Let me just say, how could senior avoid me on purpose? It must be because he hasn't come back yet due to something.

Tsukimiya Suzuna turned around and was about to ask Xiaozhu "Where is your brother?" when she suddenly heard a clear voice from outside:

"Chen Zi'ang, have you had dinner? I brought it to you..."

The door was opened from the outside again, and as soon as Xia Zili walked in carrying a lunch box, her eyes met Tsukimiya Suzuna.

The room was silent for almost half a minute, and Chen Xiaozhu finally spoke up for a rare moment:

"Go out and fight."

299. Chapter 298 You seem to be too extreme

Since the broadcast has not been heard throughout the ship, Xia Qingyu probably gathered people somewhere and then carried out the so-called "propaganda work" in a unified manner.

Chen Ziang knew what was going on and came to the central hangar of the bridge - this place was originally designed to accommodate a large number of combat ships, but there are not many warships yet, so it can also be used as a gathering place for refugees.

Entering the central hangar, I saw neat rows of wall-mounted displays on the side of the wall, which seemed to be playing some kind of movie.

That woman didn't give a speech in person, but made fun of her in front of tens of millions of people. Fortunately... Well, this is a documentary?

Chen Ziang looked carefully and realized that it was actually "The History of Gao Tianyuan".Moreover, judging from the narrative tone, it was filmed and recorded from the perspective of the empire.Its historical materials span nearly a hundred years, including historical scenes from Shi Zhiqing to Shi Di, as well as the changes in the attitude of various parties in the empire towards Gao Tianyuan.

During the Shi Zhiqing era, thanks to the regular transportation of blood ore, the relationship between Gao Tianyuan and the empire was very close.Shi Zhiqing sent applications to the imperial cabinet for opening a government thirteen times in a row, hoping that the empire would establish a formal colonial star area in Gaotianyuan and appoint imperial bureaucrats to manage it, but all of them were explicitly rejected by the cabinet.

There are three reasons given by the cabinet: Gaotianyuan is too close to the Federation; the shallow blood mineral reserves in the earth's crust are limited; and the local residents are difficult to trust.

Sure enough, as soon as Shi Zhiqing passed away, his son Shi Jintang immediately went in the opposite direction, overturned all his father's political opinions, and turned to the arms of the Federation Elves.

In response to this matter, the report submitted by the imperial cabinet to the emperor was: It was expected.

Gaotian was originally a mining planet, but due to the legacy of pirate history, the population living on it far exceeded the population size of a mining planet, resulting in an extremely low per capita living standard.If we seek development and progress, we must get rid of the single structure of the mining industry and develop our own manufacturing and service industries, which means a large amount of development funds are needed.

Since the empire refused to inject capital into Gao Tianyuan, Shi Jintang would naturally turn his attention to the federation and change "tribute minerals" to "trading minerals" in exchange for foreign exchange funds.As for the federation's ill intentions towards Gao Tianyuan, they should have known that the cabinet was leaning toward Shi Jintang, but he chose to take a gamble.

The bet is that the successor will be able to grasp the right balance of power: being close to the Federation but wary of it, and being alienated from the Empire without being at odds with each other. In this way, the Federation can make a lot of money, and at the same time, the Federation will not dare to take action with the help of the Empire's tiger skin.

This policy did take effect as he expected, but Shi Jintang couldn't forget what happened after his death... With the empire's expansion plan and the federation's eastward movement, the two countries' territories bordered on the Orion Arm and Scorpio respectively.

The era of colonization of the universe, surrounded by unclaimed land where land could be enclosed and developed at will, has officially come to an end.Next comes the era of competing for the remaining land.

The Federation quickly adjusted its foreign policy. Since technology, productivity, and comprehensive national strength were all ahead of the Empire, the elves quickly came to a conclusion:

The best way to compete with humans is to completely destroy them before they can truly grow up, and to subjugate the country and exterminate the species.

As a result, the Federation began to attack Gao Tianyuan...

Seeing this, Chen Ziang looked around again.

The refugees who had lost their homes around him did not show the "outrageous" expressions he expected.

On the contrary, everyone's faces were blank, as if they had never thought that the natural disaster in Takamagahara was "not an accident", but a "deliberate murder."

The second half of the documentary describes in detail the cultural penetration process of the Federation and the Empire's response.

In the early days of Shi Born's rule, the empire still carried out countermeasures, but soon realized that the disadvantage on the battlefield of public opinion was too great - Shi Jintang completely gave up the Internet application market in order to join the Federal Interstellar Trade Alliance, causing residents to use Various Internet applications are all products of federal companies.

Even if you organize 1 or [-] navy forces, the other party can block all your navy forces with just one operator... How can this be fun?

So the cabinet quickly reached a consensus: due to input-output considerations, the empire should not bother to interfere with the federation's penetration of Takamagahara. Unless the people of Takamagahara awaken themselves, the empire will have to end.

In other words, it was felt that the people of Gaotian couldn't help him, and the cost of forcibly supporting him was too high, so it was better to let the federal elves be a scourge.

The facts are just as expected by the Imperial Cabinet. With the rise of the Democracy Party and the proliferation of self-media, the reputation of the Empire among the people of Takamagahara has deteriorated sharply. More and more people accept the federal cultural concept. The overall performance is more diverse and They are free and disobedient to authority, and these cultural traits are deeply abhorred by the empire.

As a result, Takamagahara's evaluation by the Empire was further reduced, and he was considered "not worth saving". In the end, the federal mining ship destroyed Takamagahara, and the Empire stood aside and watched indifferently.

At the end of the documentary, imperial historian Professor Yi Zhenglan gave a final conclusion on the destruction of Gao Tianyuan:

"...The reason for the destruction of Takamagahara was not because of animal protection, equal rights and left-wingers, nor because of anti-authority and support for the Democratic First Party, but because the rulers and people were too arrogant."

"In the universe, survival is not something that is easy to come by. People must have a keen enough perception of the general environment. Especially in a star region like Takamagahara, which is located between the dangerous gaps between two major forces, it is even more important to recognize their own situation at all times. "

"But in fact, the level of indifference to international politics among the people of Takamagahara is extremely shocking and speechless, and the lack of patriotic education within the sector is also very difficult to understand."

"During Shi Jintang's reign, the patriotic education curriculum left by Shi Zhiqing was abolished by the primary and secondary education reform plan. Protesters claimed that 'if the children don't know how the martyrs rescued Gao Tianyuan from the pirates, wouldn't it mean that the martyrs' bloody sacrifices were in vain?'," Shi Jintang said. The counterargument is that 'the reason why the martyrs sacrificed their lives is so that the children can live happily even if they know nothing'."

“This attitude of arrogance, ignorance and complacency led to the people of Takamama a few generations later not knowing that the Federation elves were malicious towards the human race, nor did they know to seek asylum from the empire, so that they were eventually plotted to destroy and their families were destroyed. "

"Now that the Federation is coming fiercely, all human races must learn from this and unite closely under the banner of the Empire. Otherwise, if you laugh at the people of Gaotian today and seek your own death, you will inevitably die violently and be laughed at by others tomorrow. Remember this."

The documentary ended here. It seemed that it was filmed by the empire and was an educational subject for the major human races within the empire.

But in the eyes of the refugees from Gao Tianyuan, it can be said that it was full of ridicule.Every sermon with a calm tone is like a knife stabbing Gao Tianyuan's heart... As expected of you, Xia Qingyu!

All I can say is well done.If the refugees who have seen this thing still have a favorable impression of the elves who "want to destroy the human race", it can only be said that there is something wrong with their minds.

Chen Ziang looked around again. The faces of the Gao Tianyuan refugees still had that indifferent expression.

But to be more precise, it seems like... some kind of forced, painful repression?

"Fuck you!" A heart-rending cry from someone unknown suddenly came from the distance, "You bastard elf, I'll kill your whole family!!!!!!!"

This thunderous roar seemed to have fired the first shot of the riot.The refugees who had been watching the documentary quietly just now suddenly broke out collectively for some unknown reason.

As if some spiritual virus was spreading rapidly, the refugees, infected with the raging disease, began to grab whatever they could get their hands on: whether it was a folding chair, a suitcase, a backpack, or something else, and push it against the wall. The TV screen on the screen was smashed violently.

Glass shards flew everywhere, and almost no wall-mounted display was spared. The refugees, who had not yet completely vented their anger, pointed their fingers at the strangers around them, and quarrels and fights spread like sparks.

"You bastard with a federal phone! Traitor!"

"Your clothes are from the Federation brand! Take them off!"

"Gather all the idiots in the Federation and burn them!"

Chen Ziang:? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Wait, are you too extreme?

300. Chapter 299 Fighting and Cheating

As the officers and soldiers on the ship quickly came to suppress them, these refugees who were roaring like a camp were quickly subdued and escorted back to their respective cabins for confinement.

Chen Ziang looked at the mess around him silently, then looked at Xia Qingyu who appeared in the distance, and asked helplessly:

"Is this something you expected, or is it unexpected?"

Xia Qingyu glanced at him. Although she didn't answer, her meaning was clearly, "Why bother?"

"Are you trying to stir up their hatred towards the Federation?" Chen Ziang asked thoughtfully.

Xia Qingyu rolled her eyes.

"I understand." Chen Ziang sighed, "You are imitating my sister, right? This is very rude."

Xia Qingyu's face darkened and she said coldly:

"These people need to vent their negative emotions, just like a dog that goes into depression if it's not walked for a long time. I just give them a rationalization, a way for them to blame their tragedy on other reasons instead of blaming themselves for being stupid." It’s just an excuse.”

"You mean." Chen Ziang pondered, "If they don't direct their negative emotions towards the Federation, then they will blame others?"

"The vast majority of human beings are such garbage creatures." Xia Qingyu said indifferently, "They naturally have the instinct to shirk responsibility and avoid guilt."

"Give them enemies to hate, or you will be hated by them."

Chen Ziang was thoughtful.

Suddenly, the ship's plank began to vibrate under his feet, and he quickly asked in shock:

"Is the ship sailing?"

"No." Xia Qingyu narrowed her eyes, her smile seemed a little weird, "It looks like they're starting to fight."

What started the fight?Chen Ziang was immediately horrified.