The arrival of Ashkandi and the others has made the people of Liusha Town feel a lot more at ease. There are mainly three people responsible for the transfer work here, Veresa and Trunuk who have been working in the civil affairs department for a long time, and another who is newly transferred here.
of Viri.
Because of his mistakes while serving as Li De's guard, Willy finally had no choice but to leave the military system. Fortunately, Li De paid special attention to Haggard. Don't neglect him because of this, but give him a proper opportunity to prove himself. He was transferred to the civil affairs department.
After working, Wei Li has been working hard, and this time he was placed in such an important position.
All three leaders expressed their concerns to the troops. The abnormal silence of the Corruption Nest made people in Quicksand Town panic. Some old trolls said that this was an ominous omen, and some trolls were considering losing the source of bugs as a feed source. Quicksand Town
Can the breeding industry continue to operate? In short, the thinking here is confusing and there is no consensus.
What made them even more uneasy was that not long ago, the kind-hearted Roatokari sent a revelation to her priests, and there was darkness brewing underground in Quicksand Town.
The previous elemental riots had weakened Tokali's connection with the land of Tanaris, so that evil was growing where she couldn't notice.
Just after the shamans calmed down the elements, Tokali regained his connection with the earth. Feeling uncomfortable, Tokali immediately sent a warning to her Vast Sea Protector.
"It was Loa who personally issued the warning?! This cannot be ignored. How many residents of Liusha Town have not yet been transferred? Work must be stepped up."
Chen Stormstout said with great solemnity that Trunuk reported the situation to Lao Chen without any hesitation.
"Currently, there are less than a thousand residents left in the town. They have been organized into more than a dozen teams based on street residences. They can evacuate at any time according to the plan. The monitor lizards raised in the pens also follow the instructions of their superiors.
They have all been slaughtered, and a batch has just been loaded onto the truck and shipped away. But we don’t have enough big trucks, and there are still a lot of them stored in the warehouse, so I’m afraid we won’t have time to transport them away.”
After hearing that all the personnel had been arranged and that only some goods had no time to be transferred, Chen Stormstout immediately made a decision.
"Since when do you have to worry about all this? Don't worry about it anymore. Moving people away is the most important thing."
"Wha...what? No more?"
Trunuk stuttered a bit when he spoke, which made Chen Stormstout unhappy for a while.
"Why are you so ignorant? It's just some lizard meat. Is there any human life that's more important?"
After losing weight suddenly, Chen Stormstout is no longer as naive as before. His loose and long hair hangs down so that people can hardly see his eyes. At this moment, he suddenly raises his eyebrows and his eyes appear, which really scares Trunuk.
I jumped, and my heart couldn't help but tremble.
"Chen... Master Chen, please calm down, how dare I despise human life because of some property? But there are 180 tons of raw meat stored in the warehouse!"
"How many did you say?"
Hearing this number, Chen Stormstout couldn't care less about being angry at that time. Even Ashkandi on the side was surprised.
Unlike Lao Chen, who is a pure general, Ashkandi is more inclined to be a commander. He is also much familiar with the logistics affairs in the army. Since the establishment of the coalition, he has been keenly aware of the powerful logistics of the Hanhai Protectorate.
Each of the 18,000 soldiers was guaranteed to have more than half a kilogram of meat every day. A rough calculation calculated that the consumption of meat alone would be several tons per day.
In order to maintain the normal operation of the army, the rear area must have at least half a month of consumption, but Ashkandi did not expect that the preparations of the Hanhai Protector were so sufficient.
Chen Stormstout took a deep breath, stood up and softened his tone slightly.
"Take me to see it."
Everyone came to the door of the huge cold storage. Two strong trolls worked together to open the heavy iron door bolt and opened the thick door. A strong cold air hit their faces.
Chen Stormstout was the first to walk in, while Trunuk was explaining on the side.
In the past, cold storage used goblin engineering technology to preserve food, using saltpeter to make ice for refrigeration. Not long after the end of the Kezan War, Quicksand Town had just updated its technology and used ice magic to achieve more efficient refrigeration.
Although such a one-time investment cost is quite staggering, the cold storage can also be built larger to store more goods, and the longer it is used, the more cost-effective it will be.
Rebolt Earthbreaker, who was specially sent to accompany the army for support, nodded in realization after hearing this.
"I see, no wonder I feel a breath of energy that is close to the elements but is obviously different."
Trunuk turned on the light in the cold storage and said to Lao Chen.
"Master Chen, please check. All the goods that cannot be transferred are here."
Chen Stormstout looked at the slaughtered and cut lizard meat, neatly stacked into hills, and felt a little silent for a moment. He didn't speak, just nodded and walked out of the warehouse.
While Lao Chen was inspecting the situation in Liusha Town, the warning about Tokali was also summarized with the specific situation in Liusha Town and sent to Li De.
"I didn't expect that the situation there would be so serious. Thanks to the arrangements made in advance, if we had waited for this document to be delivered before reacting, it would have been too late to say anything."
Lothar took the report and read it, her brows knitted into a knot.
"The problems there are very complicated. Reason tells us that we should make a decisive decision, but this means that the first person responsible has to bear tremendous pressure. It is not just as simple as the economic loss of tens of thousands of gold coins on the book."
Li De nodded heavily, but then he got rid of all distracting thoughts.
"It's impossible for me to get away from here. I believe Lao Chen is the most suitable candidate and he will handle the problems there."
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At this time, a large number of Liusha Town residents had gathered outside the cold storage. They had all heard that the new column commander was going to abandon the materials here, and they subconsciously resisted this arrangement.
If outsiders come to Liusha Town, they will definitely be curious, how can the people here have such high enthusiasm for labor and production? In fact, not only Liusha Town, but also the entire Hanhai Guards Rear Area during the war were working as frugally as possible to save more food and clothing.
A lot of supplies were sent to the front line to support the war.
This is because every batch of materials produced by their labor and sent to the front line will be quantified as their work points, and will be converted into education, medical care, housing and other welfare benefits for residents in the future.
If we give up the materials here at this moment, it means that the fruits of these labors are likely to be wasted. The direct economic loss of tens of thousands of gold coins may be insignificant to the entire country, but to these residents, it is a big mountain.
These residents did not understand the position of "column commander", nor did they understand why this officer asked them to give up their property.
"General, our transport convoy will be back in two hours. Please wait a little longer and let us transport as many as possible."
Facing the pleadings of these people, Chen Stormstout's heart wavered a little, but he soon became firm.
"My first duty is to protect your lives, so I cannot agree to your request. Please obey the arrangements and evacuate immediately."
There are always young people who are confident in their ability to deal with risks and shout out from the crowd.
"Isn't there an army resisting the enemy on the front line? We are in the rear, and even the elemental riots have not affected us. With Loa's protection, where can we encounter danger so easily?"
Lao Chen's keen hearing immediately recognized that the speaker was a young man. He subconsciously wanted to use the most explosive means to shock, but in the end he held back.
"Don't let everyone take the risk for you with your personal willfulness. Things are not as simple as you think. Loa is fighting evil for us where we can't see it! The kind Loa doesn't want you to be harmed!
"
Lao Chen did not dare to say clearly that it was Tokali who warned them. If the scale was not properly controlled and panic was caused among the residents, resulting in chaos similar to a stampede, he would really be responsible.
Although he did not directly point out the person who just interrupted, Lao Chen's eyes swept over there vaguely. The person who just interrupted did not dare to say anything anymore, but someone on the other side of the crowd spoke again.
"It sounds nice, but who will be responsible for our losses? You big guys don't have to worry about food and clothing like us."
Unlike just now, this sentence resonated more strongly. After all, these people gathered here originally because of real interests.
Chen Stormstout pursed his lips, knowing that if he didn't give a clear answer, he would not be able to win back everyone's hearts.
The difference between solving real problems and wishful thinking is that when making certain decisions, someone is destined to sacrifice. Since someone always has to sacrifice, rather than letting the more vulnerable majority bear the loss, it is better for him to bear everything. After all, he
Its original duty is to protect people's lives and property.
"I'll be responsible!"
Chen Stormstout said categorically, and there was a sudden silence among the crowd. They all thought they heard wrongly. Chen Stormstout repeated the words loudly.
"All economic losses caused by this retreat will be borne by me personally! Since some people may not know me, I can introduce myself as Sajia Chen Stormstout, the heroic minister appointed by Protector Li De, and your
Patriarch Niebel Shadingping. After the war is over, if the Sa family is still alive, all the economic losses this time can be blamed on the Sa family. I have only one request, that everyone evacuate immediately and move to Zul'Farrak!
"
After Chen Stormstout said this, everyone froze and looked at Old Chen blankly.
"What? Do you still want me to create a written certificate for you?"
Lao Chen's words made people even more at a loss. Chen Stormstout stopped talking and used his eyes to signal Trunuk to push for execution.
Trunuk reacted quickly and led his cadres from the Ministry of Civil Affairs to organize the people to leave. Although people were still a little hesitant, they still evacuated obediently.
"Why are you?"
Ashkandi looked at Lao Chen in surprise, not expecting that he would actually make a promise of benefits to the people.
"There is no reason. Our purpose is to protect them and leave safely."
Lao Chen looked forward and said, Ashkandi raised doubts again.
"I mean, wouldn't it be okay to let the soldiers drive them away by force?"
"Oh, we are not lying. Letting them leave is because there is really going to be a war here. The task assigned to me by the Protectorate is to let them leave safely. I can't bet on whether the soldiers' forced eviction will cause chaos. As for financial interests, I
not give a damn about."
Ashkandi looked at Lao Chen's face carefully, as if he wanted to get to know him again.
"It's a pity that the nobles of the Kingdom Continent don't think like you."