According to the number registered at the time of entry, people lined up in an orderly manner in front of the station.
In the open space not far from the station, more than twenty people trembled and knelt in front of the power armors, and there was no trace of blood on their pale faces.
The bullets were loaded, and the black muzzles were aimed at the heads of these people. The officer walking in front gave an order, and the gunshots sounded in unison. One by one, the corpses fell into a pool of blood and were quickly dragged onto a truck, heading in an unknown direction.
These people were murderers who took advantage of the riots in front of the station and were executed by Celestial Trade Marines.
Perhaps it was the blood of the twenty criminals that shocked the restless crowd, or perhaps it was because Jiang Chen's words before he left made the people who still had a conscience feel ashamed, but there were no more riots. Everyone lowered their heads in silence and slowly moved forward with the team.
Even if they couldn't accept death calmly.
But at least most people had returned to calmness.
If the fire of civilization was going to be extinguished in the next second.
Then at least in these last few days, they would live with dignity.
In the open space in front of the colony center, except for the soldiers who maintained order in front of the station, almost all the soldiers in Tiangong City were summoned here by Jiang Chen.
Facing the soldiers with low morale, Jiang Chen was silent for a moment and said.
"If you want to leave, I won't blame you."
"Our fleet has been defeated, and it's not an enemy that can be defeated with guns and bullets."
"Before you become soldiers, you are first and foremost people. I won't ask you to fight against an enemy you can't defeat, nor will I ask you to stay and bleed for this land to the last drop of blood just because you are a soldier. "
"Whether you will fulfill your mission to the last moment is up to you."
"If you want to see your family for the last time, I will respect your choice."
"After a while, those who want to leave can go to Hong Zewei to register."
"I only have one request, and that is that you must walk behind the rest of the people. After the people are evacuated, you will take the last flight to Earth … "
The result was beyond Jiang Chen's expectations.
He originally thought that at least half of the people would choose to leave, but the soldiers standing in front of the colony center expressed their determination with deafening cries. It was unknown who first shouted the first sentence, but in the end, the roar that dispelled all the fear had become one in the center of Tiangong City.
"Fight to the death!"
He would definitely die if he stayed, but would he survive if he left?
Even if they surrendered, they wouldn't be able to exchange for a dignified ending. Instead of returning to Earth and crying bitterly with their families, and then experiencing a tragic parting of life and death, it would be better to stand here as a soldier and fight like a man to the last moment. At the very least, they could let their loved ones on Earth feel proud of their glory.
What's more, even the people who didn't need to stay had chosen to stay. What reason did they have to escape?
Jiang Chen was gratified by the pair of eyes that were ready to face death.
…
It was impossible to evacuate all of them.
The time left for the citizens of Tiangong City to evacuate was less than two weeks, but it would take three to four days to travel between Celestial City and Tiangong City.
Even so, there was nothing to complain about.
After all, just these two weeks alone were exchanged with the lives of the Earth fleet.
Just as Tiangong City was busy evacuating ordinary people, on the distant Earth, the "tickets" of SS Origin had been distributed according to the contribution of each member state to the Defense Alliance. It was hard to believe that the various countries had reached a consensus on an international issue so quickly. It was probably because everyone knew that even a second of delay could lower their chances of survival.
The list of evacuees had actually been internally determined.
From the beginning, these tickets were not meant for ordinary people.
However, in the spirit of humanitarianism, as well as to avoid any major crisis for the people who had no hope of survival in this last month, the member states passed Resolution 107 on paper. That was, 20 tickets would be posted on the Internet and 20 lucky people would be chosen by drawing lots to board the ship.
After this decision was made public, the price of the 20 tickets had already risen to 20 billion world dollars each before the lottery had even begun.
But would anyone really sell it?
When the space colonization ship arrived on Earth, no amount of banknotes was more than waste paper.
Batches of materials were transported from the space elevator to Celestial City and loaded onto SS Origin from the port.
The destination was Alpha Centauri, 4.22 light-years away from the solar system. According to the latest space observation technology of Celestial Trade, it had been confirmed that there were Earth-like planets suitable for human survival. In addition to more than 2,000 crew members, SS Origin was equipped with a large number of colonization equipment to ensure that these colonists could adapt to the new environment as quickly as possible after arriving at the target.
On the other side, Tiangong City.
The Marines stationed on Mars began to set up a line of defense in Tiangong City. Titanium alloy gates were installed in all the pipelines to facilitate the rapid transfer of an area to another area after it was lost, and the gates would stop the advance of the Harmony Civilization Army …
Of course, all this was just speculation.
Even Jiang Chen himself wasn't sure if it would work to deal with aliens using street warfare on Earth. He didn't even know if those insects would send ground troops to Mars, or if they would directly launch a Klein particle cannon from afar and disable all the electronic equipment in Tiangong City.
Time continued until the last three days.
In the mining area of the B City Steel Group, the entrance to the geocentric mine, Gorowen stood there like a sculpture and slowly looked at the dust floating not far away. A rover gradually appeared on the horizon.
The rover stopped in front of Gorowen. Jiang Chen got off the rover, and Lilith followed closely behind him.
"I was just thinking that if you didn't come over, I would have to leave." Looking at Jiang Chen walking towards him, Gorowen said expressionlessly, "Your meaningless cleverness is just wearing down my patience."
"Don't say that." Jiang Chen shrugged, smiled relaxedly, and continued, "At least I came, didn't I?"
"But I wasted a lot of time," Gorowen said emotionlessly. He turned in the direction of the entrance of the ruins, "If we really plan to leave, even if there is only one day left, we can do it."
"Really? It seems that I came early. "Jiang Chen laughed.
Gorowen the First ignored him and walked towards the entrance of the ruins.
Looking at the back of the figure walking towards the entrance of the ruins, the relaxed expression on Jiang Chen's face gradually disappeared. He took a deep breath and followed.
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