ultimate cannon fodder

When the war in the Federation is raging, the Light of Hope is also a busy scene. The evacuation order has been issued a few days ago. According to the plan, all personnel in the entire sector will be evacuated in batches, and the evacuation will be completed by the end of the month at the latest.

, completely handing over the Light of Hope realm to the Pleiadians.

This was also the agreement reached by Ma Jianyao and the high priest: the temple must not hinder in any way Gusnow and other lords who are willing to move to the new realm and their subjects, and at the same time, when necessary, cooperate with the Alliance of Freemen to fight. In exchange,

The Alliance of Freemen withdrew from the Light of Hope.

Countless people are packing up and preparing to evacuate. Engineers are carefully dismantling various equipment and facilities in the base. Important institutions such as the scientific research center have been moved to Pandora in advance.

Everyone has different reactions to this evacuation. Some are reluctant to leave, while others are relieved. Although the environment of the Light of Hope is good, it is an alien planet after all, and there are ferocious alien creatures everywhere. You must be careful even in safe areas.

The attacks of alien creatures, not to mention those ferocious Pleiadians, just looking at them can make one's heart tremble.

And I heard that the New Territories is not only picturesque, but also free of alien creatures. It can be called a paradise on earth, so many people can't wait to go there and start a new life.

On a hilltop not far from the base, the high priest hunched over and looked at these busy humans with an expressionless face, not knowing what he was thinking about.

Next to him is the red-robed priest Cardolan, but he is not wearing the red robe that indicates his identity. Like the high priest, he is wearing a black cloth robe from humans. It must be said that these cloth robes are light and breathable.

, much more comfortable than the heavy clothes they used to wear, so much so that now they are no longer willing to wear other clothes.

After standing for a while, Cardolan asked cautiously: "High Priest, why do we agree to them leaving a stronghold here, so that they can come and go as freely as before?"

"Do you think we should drive them out completely, then destroy the passage, and completely cut off contact with these hateful humans," the high priest said calmly without looking back.

"I'm mainly worried that if this passage is not blocked, the blasphemer Gusno will come to lure more people to defect. Our race has only a small number of people, and there are too many people running away..." Cardolan said more cautiously.

, after all, questioning the high priest is not a trivial matter. Although he is the high priest's confidant, if he makes the high priest unhappy, there will definitely be no good fruit.

And the high priest seems to have become more unpredictable now. If he could guess some of the high priest's thoughts before, now he has no idea what the high priest is thinking.

"If you could survive, would you risk migrating to an unknown place?"

"This...I'm afraid not,"

"So, blocking alone won't stop us. Some people really can't survive. Instead of staying here and causing trouble with us, it's better to let them go out and make a living elsewhere," the high priest sighed, "and said

After all, we have an unshirkable responsibility, and we should think more about how to make everyone live a better life in the future,"

Cardolan smiled bitterly. The temple is just a spiritual symbol for everyone. Although it has great influence on many lords, the governance of the place is still the matter of each lord. The temple cannot get involved at all, unless the high priest wants to

Only by giving up the current detached identity and forcefully unifying all the leaders can we make some changes.

But in this case, it will undoubtedly push all the lords to be on the opposite side of the temple, and it will also violate the purpose of the temple for thousands of years.

Suddenly an idea came to him, and Cadolan said: "Humans can feed so many people, or we can learn from them."

"This is also the reason why I agreed to them leaving this stronghold," the high priest said with emotion: "After going out, it really opened my eyes. Human power has spread to hundreds of planets, but we still sit back and watch the sky. It's time to make some changes. I have reached an agreement with Ma Jianyao. The remaining stronghold will be treated as a free trade bazaar. Both parties can use this platform to exchange their needs and develop together. At the same time, this is also the direction we are looking at. The window to the outside world always reminds us not to be self-conscious,”

"The high priest is wise," Cadolan flattered him lightly and said with a smile: "Although humans are cunning, they do have many advantages. Take this outfit for example, it is indeed very comfortable to wear. , but since we exchange what we need, then we all have something that they can appreciate,"

"That's a lot," the high priest said with a chuckle: "Things that may be worthless in your eyes are treasures to humans." After saying this, he didn't know what he thought of, and his face gradually became serious again, He said worriedly: "But we must develop and grow as soon as possible, otherwise the gap with humans will become wider and wider, and we will be swallowed up by them sooner or later."

Kadolan's face turned ugly when he heard this, and he said with lingering fear: "Fortunately, Ma Jianyao is not a bad person."

A stronghold of the Free Alliance was like a thorn stuck in the throat that kept them awake at night. But after being invited to the earth this time, they realized how powerful human beings are. Fortunately, human beings, like them, are constantly conquering each other, otherwise it would be so All the powerful people flocked to them, and even if the temple tried its best, they couldn't resist it.

"He's a good man, but you didn't see through his sinister intentions," the high priest snorted coldly. Although he and Ma Jianyao had become close, his prejudice and fear of Ma Jianyao had not diminished.

"The high priest is worried that he is using a delaying strategy," Cardolan couldn't help but feel a little frightened.

"That's not true," the high priest sighed: "People don't look down on us at all."

Kadolan was confused. Since Ma Jianyao didn't like this place, what did the high priest have to worry about?

"You are confused." The high priest saw his suspicious expression and couldn't help but hate iron. "The passage is controlled by Ma Jianyao. He wants us to become dependent on him and even become his vassals." ,"

"Ah, what should we do?" Cardolan's face turned pale when he heard this. Although he was not good at calculations, he could be a close confidant of the red-robed priest and the high priest. Naturally, he was not an ordinary person. When the high priest mentioned him, he immediately He figured it out and stammered: "How about we destroy the passage and stop dealing with them?"

But after he said the words, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, wondering what a bad idea he had, wasn't he giving up eating because of choking?

"So, Ma Jianyao hit our weak spot. We knew it was a pit of fire, but we still had to jump, and even had to be driven by him to a certain extent, otherwise once his organization collapsed, other The forces that control the passage may not have any evil intentions towards us,"

"What about the Nachuan organization? They have been here for more than ten years and have always been at peace with us. Wouldn't it be better if it were them?" Cardolan suddenly missed the past days. Nachuan Although Chuan is not a good person, he is peaceful most of the time and has almost no sense of presence. Unlike Ma Jianyao, he actually dared to go to the temple to walk around alone, and then left without a care, leaving the temple alone. Everyone was shameless, and because of this, he never had a good impression of Ma Jianyao.

"That's a guy who eats people without spitting out their bones. He's not as good as Ma Jianyao," the high priest said coldly, and then waved his hands in disinterest and said: "Forget it, let's not talk about this, Cardolan, After the bilateral free trade market here is built, I want you to take charge and see if there are any problems."

"Me?" Cardolan couldn't help but be a little confused. After reacting, his heart was filled with uncontrollable joy. As a confidant of the high priest, he knew the potential and benefits of this bilateral free trade market better than anyone else, but he didn't expect it. The priest actually asked him to take charge. This was undoubtedly a piece of pie falling from the sky, and it almost knocked him unconscious.

"I also know that asking you, a red-robed priest, to be responsible for these things is a little overqualified, but this is a major matter related to the development prospects of our entire race. I don't trust others to be responsible,"

"Please rest assured, High Priest, I will never disappoint your expectations," Cardolan was trembling with excitement. Logically speaking, after being a red-robed priest for so many years, he shouldn't be so useless, but he thought about the continuous supply of supplies through this With the influx of the bilateral free trade market, his blood boiled and his heart beat faster. The feeling was just like when he first tasted the taste of a woman as an adult, and his whole body became excited.

"I have nothing to worry about you, but there are two things you should pay attention to,"

Cardolan immediately pricked up his ears respectfully and listened. He knew very well that the high priest could lift him up or throw him down. No matter what thoughts he had, he could only hug the high priest's thigh tightly.

"First, beware of Ma Jianyao deceiving us and exchanging our good things with worthless things. You should observe more and learn more. If you have the opportunity, you can even go to them to avoid big losses. ,"

Kadolan nodded repeatedly. Ma Jianyao was not a good person. He had a huge appetite. You had to be more careful when dealing with him. Otherwise, if you were not careful, you might even have to count the money for him if you sold him.

"The second thing is to be wary of various lords..."

Cardolan didn't quite understand it at first, but after thinking about it, he soon realized that once the bilateral free trade market is established, with the influx of a large amount of materials, it will definitely make many lords jealous, although not many lords. Dare to confront the temple openly, after all, the items that can be exchanged must be provided by each leader. In order to make them cooperate obediently, but not to take too many advantages, the proportion needs to be carefully considered.