Vimm rushed in with bad news, which made Hilda frown. However, she was not surprised by the news. "Is that so... Seems like it will jump out."
"You already guessed it?" Hao Ren gave her a strange look.
"There will always be people with different opinions." Hilda shrugged nonchalantly. "I can get most of the elves to support the decision of the Elder Council. This is already a sign of the people's will. The rest of the elves will always have some different opinions. I already knew that there would be people who would raise objections. It's just that these people are more or less the same. Vimm, what did they say? "
"Some members of the Lotto Group seem to be promoting it as a hoax on Darklight Isle. Other dissident groups are calling on the people to question the truth behind the 'Great Migration'," Vimm said and looked at Hao Ren awkwardly. "In short... they don't trust a group of unknown foreigners. They don't believe that someone would be so generous as to give up an entire planet to help a group of strangers."
Hao Ren had thought that once the great migration was over, the Lotto Group and similar dissident groups in Aerymian society would disappear. After all, the crisis of resource depletion was gone, and the reason for these dissident groups to gather was gone. They had no reason to continue to be active. But now he realized that he was still too young and naive, and some things were too simple. Elves, like humans, were creatures with complex minds. In other words, they often thought too much. Just as the Queen's announcement had just been made, the conspiracy theories came out. It could be seen that being funny was a kind of faith that did not change with the situation. Even if the sky fell, some people could still find a new way to stir up trouble.
However, the thoughts of these dissidents were not incomprehensible. In the face of such a miraculous event and a group of foreigners whose species they did not even know, it was normal for anyone to have doubts. The Aerymian civilians, who were tired of surviving, might have been used to obeying the queen's orders without thinking. But the conspiracy-minded organizations would be unethical if they did not jump out at this time.
Hilda was obviously prepared for this. "How much information do you have on the organization?"
"About 70%." Vimm nodded. "They have been very high-profile in the past month, so our spies took the opportunity to get a lot of information. Mother, are we going to start a big arrest? "
"No, taking drastic measures at this time will only cause more chaos. Maybe they'll even make up a story about the Queen being controlled." Hilda shook her head. "Leave it to Filton. He specializes in dealing with this kind of situation."
After Vimm nodded and left, Hao Ren could not help but look at Hilda. "Do you need our help? This seems to be a rather thorny problem. "
"No, this is our internal affairs. It's better to let us handle it ourselves. If my political group can't even handle this kind of thing, then the kingdom will be hopeless." Hilda rejected Hao Ren's kindness confidently.
Vivian walked to the window and looked at the crowd that had yet to disperse. "This is going to be a huge blow to them … But we only have three days. Can we make it in time? It's a migration of one billion people, I think they should have prepared for a longer time. "
Hilda was also very confident. "The Kingdom of Aerym is very used to this kind of large-scale emergency mobilization. Three days is enough for us to prepare. Many emergency plans and departments are ready-made. And you've seen the unstable social factors just now. The longer we delay, the easier it is for them to go wrong. I want to ensure that the first batch of immigrants arrive in their new home before more dissidents instigate more people. As long as the first batch of people arrive safely, many things will go smoothly. "
Hao Ren listened and nodded. Hilda and her governing group were indeed swift and decisive, but they were not lacking in consideration. And to be honest... how well prepared could these elves be? They could be said to be penniless. There was only so much material and equipment that they could take with them. They had always been frugal. They were so poor that no matter where they went, they could just carry a bag with them. All they had left was a bag...
Hilda did not stay too long in the Royal Steeple. Soon, she was summoned to the Council Hall by her ministers to deal with the surge of official business. In the next three days, the queen and her political group would probably face the busiest overtime in the history of Aerym. The entire management of the kingdom probably could not expect to have even a minute of rest.
And in these three days, Hao Ren really saw how efficient these elves could be.
This was a special civilization that needed emergency mobilization every few days. Even three-year-old children often followed their adults to participate in disaster relief drills. The word "emergency" was engraved in their bones. As Hilda said, all their materials were calculated to three decimal places from the beginning. Their equipment did not even need to be counted again, it was already managed according to the degree of importance and category. Their warehouses were clearly divided according to the degree of importance. Even their citizens were used to keeping things at home according to the three categories of "basic", "emergency portable" and "disposable". Such a race did not need any special mobilization.
Thanks to those seriously expired floating islands that were constantly malfunctioning, the Aerymian elves had experienced many "emergency migrations" in the past thousand years. When the floating islands collapsed, there was no time to prepare. Many times, millions of citizens in the domed cities had to evacuate to other islands within 24 hours. This time, Hilda gave everyone three days to plan, which was extraordinarily generous for many Aerymian civilians and city managers.
On the first day, all the domed cities sent back material statistics and population reports. On the second day, the temporary Migration Management Committee began to gather the materials of each domed city under the mandate of the Logistics Elders and pre-distribute them in advance. At the same time, the factories on the floating islands also began to work overtime to carry out demolition work. They had to bring a considerable amount of equipment to their new home to ensure that they could establish a foothold in their new home as soon as possible. Considering that the original social structure was prone to collapse after the Great Migration, the first problem that a billion people had to face when they were thrown into a strange world was to rebuild the management order. Therefore, they had to bring enough communication equipment and ensure that there were enough managers in each migration group. Hao Ren passed on all the "migration experience" taught by Raven 12345 to Hilda and her Elders. There was no doubt that these experiences were useful, but in any case, the Great Migration was not just a rescue for the Aerymian civilization, it was also a test.
If their managers were not strong enough, the one billion immigrants might become one billion refugees. Their social order and ability to rebuild must withstand this test. Otherwise, it could be foreseen that it would be years or even decades of chaos. Raven 12345 had told Hao Ren about a real case: a race with poor social stability fell to the ground after the Great Migration and became 17 or 18 separatist forces. The scene could not have been worse. It was said that the inspector in charge of the matter at that time had his bonus deducted for two months because of this...
Hao Ren felt lucky that he did not have to worry about his bonus being deducted, because he had not seen what it looked like...
When would it become a regular employee?
In any case, Hao Ren felt that Hilda and her ministers should be able to control the situation.
On the day of Hilda's "Queen's Announcement", Hao Ren contacted the captain of 883. The captain said that there was no need to worry, and the assembly of the fleet was quite smooth. When a group of "loyal and reliable old captains" heard that there was a chance to help, they were immediately motivated by a sense of justice in their hearts. They were so excited that they could not wait to throw everything in the cargo hold into space and come directly to help. Truth be told, the captain of 883 sounded so sincere that Hao Ren almost believed him...
Three days passed in the blink of an eye. Everyone was so busy that they didn't even notice the passage of time. In the blink of an eye, it was time to set off.
The Aerymian space island chain was still quietly orbiting the lonely star, but the city under the dome was filled with a tense and strange atmosphere. Today was the day the immigration fleet would appear. Whether it was an incredible fact or an unprecedented joke, they would soon find out.
Countless elves gathered in the square outside the Royal District of Dawnbreak Island, waiting anxiously. Hilda and her ministers stood on the large platform outside the wall. There was no need for any formal motivational speeches or orders. Everyone was waiting in the same way. Hao Ren stood next to Hilda. He looked at the crowd below and felt a little sweaty. He could strongly feel that countless eyes were not on Hilda, but focused on him. But he still tried to act natural. "They should be here soon."
"If the fleet is above the dome, we can see it directly," Hilda said with some anticipation. "It must be spectacular."
"I don't know if it is spectacular or not, but it must be a variety of things." Hao Ren twitched the corner of his mouth. "I've gathered a bunch of miscellaneous troops, basically all of them run private transport. I've personally approved the largest illegal taxi fleet in history... Wait a minute, let me ask them where they are now."
As Hao Ren spoke, he let the MDT connect to the captain of 883. "I say, are you guys here yet?"
The loud, rough voice of 883 immediately came through the communicator. "Almost there, almost there. There was a little jam when we were passing through the door just now. A funny newbie didn't unload the cargo properly and left some military supplies in the cargo hold. We were almost detained by the automatic alarm... Oh, oh, we're here. One minute to go out of hyperspace. There's interference, I'm hanging up."
Hao Ren shrugged at Hilda. "We'll be there soon."
After a while, the patrol fleet outside the domed city sent back a message. The content of the message was broadcasted across the entire city (it was exciting). "An unknown energy field has been detected at the edge of the island chain … There is an incredible spatial phenomenon! The ship is here! The fleet is really here! "
The square was silent for a few seconds, and then suddenly there was an uproar.
With Hao Ren in charge of the call and the captain of 883 in charge of the formation, the largest immigration fleet in history had finally arrived in this desolate, barren land. Soon, the first spaceship followed the guidance signal and arrived near Dawnbreak Island. The patrol fleet transmitted the majestic figure of the spaceship to the dome city, and the image of the first spaceship appeared on the large information screens throughout the city. The square was once again in an uproar.
The first to arrive was not 883, but a large triangular passenger spaceship with bright yellow and white paint. It was a private spaceship from an unknown civilisation sphere. At first glance, Hao Ren saw a brand new paint on the side of the spaceship. On it was a line of huge Aerymian text: "Welcome, Aerymian Elves, aboard this spaceship! The passenger spaceship Voyager Star is your choice for travel! "
Soon after, a second spaceship appeared in the sky above the island chain. Another cruiser quickly moved forward and turned the image over. On the side of this spaceship, there was a larger font that said, "Space Transportation, Fast and Efficient, the Supreme Choice!"
The third spaceship almost bit the shadow of the second spaceship as it jumped out of the hyperspace. This spaceship was even more exaggerated. The armoured belt on one side was almost filled with advertising slogans: "If you want to move, look for Schindler! Schindler Interstellar Express, civilian price, aristocratic quality! A new generation of hyperspace engine, ecological technology from the Empire, professional training, f * ck is too big to write! "
Hao Ren looked at the broadcast screen and broke out in cold sweat. He quickly pulled Hilda's sleeve and asked, "Can we stop the live broadcast?"
Hilda's sweat was no less than Hao Ren's. "How can we stop it now? A billion people are watching!"
Just as they were talking, 883 finally arrived. Hao Ren almost went blind when he saw the broadcast screen. Not to mention the armoured belt of the spaceship, the entire four sides of the spaceship were covered with advertising slogans: "883 spaceship, a time-honored transport specialist, passenger and cargo dual-use, professional and fast, partner of the Imperial Government, your eternal choice! This spaceship looks forward to your second ride, Aerymian friend, and will always serve you wholeheartedly! "
There were words on all four sides, and each line was three kilometers long. Furthermore, they were specially illuminated by glowing belts. The flashing of the words in space was so bright that it could blind a dog's eyes. Even if you searched the entire solar system, you would definitely not be able to find a bigger car advertisement …
Hao Ren turned his head and looked behind him. Behind him and Hilda stood a group of energetic elves in uniform. These elves were Hilda's most trusted ministers, and they were the "diplomatic team" that had been preparing since three days ago. By now, they had adjusted their mentality to almost have an epic sense of glory. This group of diligent and respectable elves had a great sense of mission to welcome the third kind of contact that would be recorded in the history books today. They did not expect to see a bunch of unscrupulous black cab drivers in front of them...
Well, not exactly black cabs. After all, this cross-border transport was approved by Hao Ren, so they were considered black cab drivers.
"I told you that you don't have to prepare like this." Hao Ren sighed. "They are not serious guys. Even someone like me is considered the highest person in charge of this operation, and the one next to me, who is squatting on the ground and pounding stones, is considered the chief secretary of the Great Migration Plan (Lily). Do you think this group of diplomats is necessary?"
Vimm was actually the founder of this diplomatic team (and also the strongest supporter). He looked at his mother and Hao Ren with a strange expression, and then turned his head away. "Although I have heard about it, I really did not expect..."
Hao Ren glanced at those guys who were competing to print the advertising slogans on the spaceship, and they could not wait to project their spaceship's name on the Aerymian elven sun. He twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Pfft, two of a trade are enemies..."
At this time, the voice of the 883 spaceship's captain suddenly came from the MDT. "We are here! You should have seen it, right? We are the pilot ship and the lead ship of the fleet. There is a large group of miscellaneous troops in this... err, outside the meteorite belt at the edge of the island chain. Can you ask them if they've prepared the boarding procedures? Where do we take over? Are there any transfer channels on these floating islands that can directly connect our spaceships? "
A series of questions finally woke up the ministers around Hilda who were still in a daze. Only then did they find a sense of reality to "get to work". The three days of practice had finally come in handy. Someone immediately began to give instructions.
"Transfer the communicator to the position!"
"Send the predetermined boot code!"
"Transport team, prepare to open gate 14 to 26..."
It turned out that it was better to cut down on red tape as much as possible. The Aerymian elves were not used to it, and the veteran drivers could not stand the delay. They could not wait to get to work. They approached the floating islands according to plan and were ready to start loading.
However, there was still an unavoidable problem: most spaceships could not directly dock with the Aerymian floating islands.
These transport ships were all extremely large, and there were a variety of loading and unloading methods and docking methods. Their only universal docking interface was the Xi Ling standard: the Aerymian elves certainly did not have this professional equipment. So the loading and unloading process was a lot more troublesome: each large spaceship would send a small transport plane to the entrance and exit gate at the edge of the floating islands to load the mothership.
It was estimated that it would take a day or two to load the first batch of personnel and supplies, and this was an optimistic result after taking into account the high efficiency of the Aerymian elves and the proficiency of the veteran drivers.
Of course, some spaceships were equipped with hyperspace transmission devices, and the stability of the transmission could also be withstood by the physique of the elves, so the loading process was much faster.
In any case, this handover had been considered by both sides. The veteran drivers' small transport planes were ready, and the municipal transportation department in the domed city had also prepared sufficient transport capacity. Although it was the first time for both sides to meet, under the premise of full preparation and the efforts of various professionals, the whole process went smoothly.
The group of captains did not wait on their spaceships. They needed to get in touch with this "big client". So, under the leadership of the 883 captain, a large group of interstellar veteran drivers took a variety of shuttles to Dawnbreak Island.
And they gave advertisements to everyone they saw...
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