Vol 3 Chapter 914: Gradually out of control

"We have already received the first batch of released prisoners. Here I am deeply grateful for Lightyear's sincerity. I am here this time to determine the time and place for the second negotiation, as well as some details that need to be determined in this negotiation. Terms. If all goes well, we hope to be able to finalize the first supplementary agreement in this negotiation..." Hathaway said in money.
Lin Xi nodded and said, "You can send me the draft agreement first, and I will transfer it to Jungui."
Hathaway nodded and looked into the distance. Within the range of sight, some teams of Federal prisoners of war were getting off the ark, some were walking to the temporary barracks, and some were walking out of the temporary camps to switch to newly built camps. Farther away, a large number of soldiers are building new camps, and countless building materials are removed from the ark and slowly turned into barracks.
"Are these the second batch of prisoners to be handed over?" Hathaway asked.
Lin Xi replied: "Yes, there are 100,000 people in total."
"Can I go and see their living and living environment?"
"certainly."
Lin Xi led the way, and the little princess followed her to the nearest camp. Li Xinyi walked beside Lin Xi.
From beginning to end, none of the three girls shook hands.
A battalion is big or small, and the barracks have air-tight doors, where you can take off the armor and have a minimum of comfort. But in the final analysis, this is a cell, so each room has a three-story chase with upper, middle and lower floors, and there is an aisle outside the shop, which can accommodate two people side by side. For the general living environment, you can refer to the submarine of the home planet era, or the submarine of the northern giant bear.
But the little princess was once a prisoner, and it wasn't a light year. Although she did not enjoy the life of a real captive herself, she did not look less at the life of three people in one square meter. In that kind of cell, no matter how strong the two muscles meet, they must adapt to each other and eventually become a close-fitting plane.
Compared with that time, the current batch of federal prisoners of war had a heavenly life.
However, the little princess questioned as usual, thinking that Lightyear did not give the prisoners of war adequate treatment and respect in accordance with humanitarianism. To be precise, it should be at least a double room. The officer must be a single room. Each meal must have no less than six pre-dinner dishes. The main course is not. There are less than eight dishes, unlimited supply of fruit and sweets, and more than one hour of free time a day. At the same time, facilities such as gymnasium, recreation room, and even swimming pool are also provided. In addition, afternoon tea and supper are also essential.
The little princess is asking for a wild price, and Lin Xi is not a fuel-efficient lamp. He immediately showed that it was not a fluke that he was able to numb the little princess' that day.
"These requirements are reasonable. We can meet them and should meet them. However, as a rule, after the armistice agreement is signed and before the ransom is received, we have the right to collect the necessary living expenses. First of all, these barracks are all one-off. It was built specifically for prisoners of war and will be scrapped after the handover is completed. But don’t worry, these building materials are very cheap, and the cost per square meter is only 150,000..."
"In terms of meals, we can configure 9 appetizers, 21 main dishes, and more than 50 kinds of fruit and sweets. We will order a limited-edition food maker from Deep Space Foods to serve you. Of course, we need to charge a small fee, per calorie. Only 50 yuan is enough..."
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"Finally, every 50 people can have a swimming pool built in accordance with the five-star standard. Of course, water is a scarce resource on Planet 4, and we will only charge a cost price of 99.99 yuan per gram..."
In this way, the two of them chatted happily all the way, seeing the barracks, armor library, restaurants and various ancillary facilities. It only took more than an hour to watch it in a camp. Next, it was time to see the construction site where the prisoners of war worked.
Moderate labor of prisoners of war is permitted and is also a historical practice. From ancient times to the present, many prisoners of war camps were built by the prisoners themselves. The same is true for this batch of prisoners of war who are about to be released. There will be 4 hours of standard working time every day. Of course, it is impossible to assign them any secret or complicated work. The most they do is levelling the land and assembling barracks.
Hathaway’s reason was to see if the prisoners of war had been abused. In name, this was a legitimate request, but Li Xinyi believed that she had come to inform the time and content of the second negotiation.
The girl quietly sent a message to Lin Xi: "She just wants to stay away!"
"Follow her." Lin Xi replied.
The girl was righteous, and immediately remembered that Jun Jun returned thousands of kilometers away, and that this little fairy would not see anyone even if she stayed for another day. Naturally, she would never tell Chu Jungui the news that the little princess was here.
For some reason, since the last negotiation, the little princess took Chu Jungui and said a few words. When Li Xinyi saw her, she felt uncomfortable all over her body.
However, the girl was inexplicably happy when she thought of her trip. Then at this moment, I listened to Lin Xi's question: "Seeing you and Jungui are familiar with each other, will your cooperation be very close in the future?"
Finally entered the key link... Li Xinyi immediately pricked up her ears.
Hathaway looked as usual, like an ordinary question, and then the corners of her mouth curled slightly before she wanted to speak. Suddenly, she turned her head and looked towards the distant sky.
Lin Xi and Li Xinyi also looked in that direction at the same moment.
A small black spot appeared in the sky, approaching at a very high speed, and in a blink of an eye it was clear that it was a fighter plane. When the distance was still far away, the fighter suddenly turned over and pointed its tail to the front. Then the thrust of the engine turned into a powerful brake, the speed dropped sharply, and then it drew an arc, whizzed down, and slammed down on the tarmac of the base.
Such violent action shocked hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war.
The fighter plane landed too hard, and it took two more bounces before it settled down. All the prisoners who saw this scene subconsciously asked a question, are the people in the fighter still alive?
Suddenly, one of the fighter's engines broke away from the body and fell to the ground. Then there were two more bangs, and two small explosions occurred in the body, ejecting several parts.
Only then did the cabin cover slowly open, and Chu Jungui jumped out of it.
Hathaway's eyes lit up and she took the initiative to greet her, and said, "You are here!"
Before Chu Jungui could speak, Li Xinyi asked, "Why are you here?"
In an instant, the major components were activated at full speed, and in the end tactical deception took the upper hand. Chu Jun returned: "I want to confirm it again and see if anyone is willing to stay and work for Lightyear."
The girl said in an irritating tone: "I have confirmed it three times! Hmph, I just want to cheat cheap labor."
Chu Jungui smiled and said, "Now that the war has just ceased, money has to be used everywhere. It is always good to save some."
After talking with the girl, he nodded to Lin Xi again, and he looked at Hathaway. Hathaway had a calm expression and said the purpose of this, and then sent another draft of the supplementary agreement to Chu Jungui, and then said: "Can you walk with me?"
She asked like this, Chu Jun had no reason to refuse. So the two separated from Lin Xi and the girl and strolled in the camp.
The girl wanted to go straight to the monitoring center, but was caught by Lin Xi and carried to the office building. As soon as he entered the office, Lin Xi gave the girl a list of prisoners of war and asked her to make a final check.
The girl opened it with a bitter expression, only to find that there were more than 10,000 names in the roster.
Looking at the base full of prisoners of war, Hathaway said: "I can only briefly explain during the last negotiation. Now I have some time, I can talk to you about the federation's operating mechanism in detail."
Chu Jungui nodded, "I'm listening."
"Our system has evolved over thousands of years. In fact, the essence and original design have not changed much. In the normal period, it can be said that the country is governed by the elite, so the decision-making will become very rational, profit-oriented, utilitarian and pragmatic. Sometimes they will actively pursue some noble behaviors."
Chu Jungui once worked the federal political system. In fact, after thousands of years of mutual reference and struggle, the federal and dynasty systems are not much different. There is no fundamental difference between the presidential assembly and the cabinet assembly under the constitutional monarchy. It is nothing more than rights. The divisions and restrictions are slightly different. In fact, the more factor that separates the dynasty from the federation is culture.
As for the community, it is a hodgepodge, with everything in it.
Hathaway continued: "Many people believe that strength is the only language that the Federation understands. This is correct in most cases. But now is not a normal period. As the war progresses, the anger of the people is growing. With savings, the voices against war are becoming smaller and smaller. Federalists are not afraid of sacrifice and death. This is the same as the dynasty. It’s just that traditionally, we like to use money to solve problems, not the lives of soldiers. But if one day we must sacrifice, we will be fearless~EbookFREE.me~ At that time, anyone who dares to fight the war will be torn apart by the surging public opinion."
"Like it was more than 1,000 years ago?"
"Yes, at that time the Federation was attacked and all the people broke out. The only person who voted against the declaration of war came to a terrible end. In most of the past, people saw only a somewhat chaotic and often contradictory one. And the utilitarian federation has forgotten what we will become in an all-out war."
Chu Jungui nodded.
Hathaway stopped and said: "I'm not threatening you, just telling a fact. Because I feel that this war is meaningless, and if it continues, it will enter a truly uncontrollable state. A full-scale war will have no effect on anyone. The benefits, the goals you want to achieve are now available at the negotiating table."
"You mean the vertical line?"
Hathaway nodded, sighed, and said, "Yes, the war over there is escalating infinitely. I don't understand what the dynasty wants anymore. That's why I want you to make a big concession on the ransom and don't be irritated. Domestic people. This little money is not important to you, but our people will be very sensitive to this number. Crassou is ready to make concessions in other places to completely end the war here. If it is delayed, just in case. The war across the line has escalated in an all-round way, and then we can’t stop it if we want to. At that time, no one in the Federation dared to say a truce.

Jun Chu returned to ponder for a moment, then slowly nodded. Until now, Chu Jungui didn't understand why the dynasty pushed forward the war so resolutely and destroyed the Federation? But before mankind entered the Xinghai Era, in many cases territories and annihilation of the country were no longer the core purpose of great power wars. However, through the explanation of the little princess, Chu Jungui has made it clear that the federal system tends to be weak internally and tough externally, and this war is slipping into the abyss of losing control.