“Why are there only so few Interstellar Transport Ships?” Commander Zhao Chen asked, frowning.
Lilith said helplessly, “These are all the civilian Interstellar Transport Ships we can find and requisition right now.”
“Civilian?” Commander Zhao Chen caught the word in her sentence. He narrowed his eyes and said, “So that means there are actually other Interstellar Transport Ships?”
Lilith heard the somewhat crazy idea in Commander Zhao Chen’s tone. She said with some concern, “But those all belong to other lords... and even the Imperial Army...”
“I’m asking now, which Interstellar Transport Ships can be mobilized! I don’t care who they belong to!” Commander Zhao Chen asked in an unquestionable tone.
Lilith swallowed, then raised her hand and displayed some data: “This is all the data on Interstellar Transport Ships registered within the North Wind Star Sector.
Besides the Interstellar Transport Ships we’ve requisitioned along the way, there’s actually a portion belonging to various noble lords and even the Imperial Army.”
“Do these Interstellar Transport Ships have their own transport missions?” Commander Zhao Chen asked directly.
“According to the intelligence we’ve received, some of them are carrying out transport missions... to move the private assets of various Star System lords and nobles.
Even so, their utilization efficiency is often less than 50%,” Lilith replied.
Commander Zhao Chen frowned: “These guys, look at the situation we’re in.
And they’re still only thinking about their petty gains!
Lilith, find me all Interstellar Transport Ships that are idle or transporting those small private treasuries for the noble lords, in the shortest amount of time!”
Because North Wind Governor had granted Commander Zhao Chen certain special privileges, Commander Zhao Chen could now directly access the North Wind Star Sector’s intelligence network. He could naturally check the current locations of all registered Interstellar Transport Ships.
Some even detailed the planet and Starport they were at!
A few tens of minutes later, Lilith reported a data file to Commander Zhao Chen.
It summarized a portion of Interstellar Transport Ships, mainly T2 Interstellar Transport Ships.
“Most of these Interstellar Transport Ships belong to influential forces within the North Wind Star Sector. If we touch these forces’ Interstellar Transport Ships, it might bring us considerable trouble,” Lilith reminded him.
“The trouble won’t be for me.”
Commander Zhao Chen’s lips curled up. He immediately issued his order: “Issue another command to the T3 Blizzard currently on combat missions, following the nearest navigation route.
They are to forcibly requisition these Interstellar Transport Ships along the way. Tell them it’s North Wind Governor’s order, and if anyone dares to disobey, they are allowed to use any means necessary!
In short, I want more Interstellar Transport Ships!”
Commander Zhao Chen deliberately emphasized the words ‘any means necessary’.
“Also, go and ‘borrow’ a batch of Interstellar Transport Ships from this location,” Commander Zhao Chen said, pointing to a Star Gate’s location.
At this Star Gate location, Commander Zhao Chen had already discussed with Li Yaqi of Northern Goose Group early on, arranging for her to feign sending an Interstellar Transport Ship fleet to this location, and then have it ‘forcibly requisitioned’ by him.
Li Yaqi would also publicly denounce Commander Zhao Chen, but in reality, she would be cooperating with Commander Zhao Chen’s operation.
Commander Zhao Chen rubbed the bridge of his nose: “No matter what, the more Interstellar Transport Ships we can mobilize, the more people we can save, the better.”
“Yes!” Lilith heard the determination in Commander Zhao Chen’s words and immediately began to assign the task.
At the same time, Lilith genuinely admired Commander Zhao Chen, for rescuing these ordinary citizens he had never met.
Commander Zhao Chen was actually willing to become enemies with those noble lords!
Commander Zhao Chen’s spirit was truly admirable!
Commander Zhao Chen looked at Charlotte, who was still directing the combat mission on this planet: “Charlotte, I need to control the bugs on this planet in the shortest possible time!
Only then can we maximize efficiency during the evacuation operation in the coming days.
I don’t want a bunch of bugs causing trouble on the planet when the time comes.”
Charlotte said seriously: “In twenty-four hours, I will clear out all Zerg Hive Motherships on and around this planet, and simultaneously clear out over 90% of the ground Interstellar Insectoids Units on the planet!”
Commander Zhao Chen nodded in satisfaction, then said: “Notify the planet’s residents as much as possible to gather at shelters or large buildings.
Await our evacuation efforts for them!”
“But there’s a problem? That is, when the Interstellar Transport Ship fleet arrives, who gets evacuated first?” Charlotte raised a century-old dilemma.
In times of escape, who gets evacuated first is a huge problem.
Because everyone knows that the longer one stays on this planet, the greater the danger.
No one wants to stay on this planet for another day or two.
Normally, during an evacuation, noble offspring would definitely be evacuated first, as their status is evident, belonging to the privileged class.
But that would inevitably cause wider chaos among the lower-class citizens.
So this is a century-old dilemma.
Commander Zhao Chen thought for a moment and said, “Let’s draw lots. Record the information of everyone on this planet, and then the system will randomly select the people to be evacuated in each batch.
In the meantime, if anyone protests or obstructs, their probability of being selected will be reduced based on the severity of their actions. If more extreme behavior occurs, they can be detained or even killed on the spot!”
Charlotte nodded, she strongly agreed with this method.
Although this somewhat increased the workload, fortunately, many basic facilities on this planet were still intact. Relying on the central computer system to conduct this global lottery evacuation would only require half a day of preparation time.
“Okay, I’ll arrange it according to your instructions,” Charlotte said.
...
Planet Surface City
After Interstellar Warship came to support, the Zerg Hive Motherships in the air were basically annihilated, and the ground Interstellar Insectoids were also largely slaughtered, at least preventing scenes of rampant slaughter.
At the same time, the global broadcast communication system, which had been taken over by the Xiaolong Fleet, was now activated.
“To all citizens on Sapphire Star System Third Planet, we are the Xiaolong Fleet, dispatched to support, rescue, and arrange your evacuation.
Next, we will issue a wartime evacuation decree. Please cooperate with us unconditionally.
First: All citizens are requested to proceed to the nearest shelter or large building. That will be the assembly point for your subsequent evacuation.
Information on these evacuation points will be simultaneously sent to the planet’s public channel for everyone to check.
Second: The first batch of personnel will be arranged for evacuation after fifteen hours. At that time, we will scan and number the personnel information at various assembly points across the globe. Everyone can receive a number based on their biological information.
This number can be for an individual, or for a family or a group. The larger the unit, the lower the probability of being selected.
Those who draw a number will receive permission for that batch’s evacuation.
No one shall have any objections to this. If any behavior is found to jeopardize this decision, their evacuation qualification will be revoked, or they may even be killed on the spot.
Finally, please rest assured, our Xiaolong Fleet will do its utmost to help everyone evacuate from here.”
