I farmed in military academy and crushed the entire intergalactic world.

Chapter 429 The Road Is One That One Has Took Out
Whether the upcoming Covenant members will like expired canned goods is still unknown, but Exploration Team 11839 has begun a large-scale selection process to ensure the success of this sales event.

[Male, height over 18 meters, all limbs intact, body fat percentage between 12% and 18%, waist circumference less than half height, and a significant shoulder-to-waist ratio.]

[Female, height over 1.6 meters, with all limbs intact, body fat percentage of 20%~25%, waist circumference less than half her height, waist-to-hip ratio of 0.7~0.8, healthy and well-proportioned, upright posture, and full of vitality.]

As soon as A-Lian stepped out of Lu Shi-Meng's wooden house, she bumped into her friend who was holding a flyer and waving at her.

"Hey, Lian. The exploration team is selecting members, and we both meet the requirements. Would you like to come with me?"

Ah Lian hesitated for a moment.

Their Chinese teacher had taught them an old saying from the East: "Nothing ventured, nothing gained." But would Lu's mother agree to let him go?
"My dear Mu Zi, I need to think about it some more."

Mu Zi shrugged and said nonchalantly, "It's okay, there are still six months until the registration deadline. You can take your time to think about it."

After saying that, the two linked arms and went together to the C District Government Service Center to collect the supplies.

The government affairs center is a unique institution in the Free Zone because the humans on Earth in the Free Zone do not have nanochips implanted in their bodies, and a certain management and organizational structure is still needed.

The supplies are distributed once a month, and there are always long queues.

The government affairs center was surrounded by rows of fully armed soldiers, and under their intimidation, no one dared to cause trouble while queuing.

Ah Lian ignored the greedy gaze that seemed to be looming over her.

She was thinking about something.

Mother Lu once said that Blue Star was the exploration team's breeding ground. Just like humans raising chickens, the breeding area was like a chicken farm, and the humans in it were the feed humans, while the free area was like an enclosed forest, and these people were the free-roaming chickens.

In the past, humans raised chickens to eat their eggs and chicken meat.

Why are the Covenant exploration teams raising humans? What aspects of humans are worth their attention?
I don't understand.

A-Lian scratched her hair in frustration, her toes twirling the sand on the ground, her eyes filled with irritation.

This feeling of powerlessness often felt like a lake, threatening to drown her completely.

She confided this feeling to her mother, who comforted her, saying that perhaps the marine civilization genes within her were about to awaken.

Thinking of this, Ah Lian sighed heavily again.

She memorized the cultivation manual left by Principal Lin perfectly, but it was of no use.

To be precise, no one has successfully awakened since the Dark Ages.

This made A-Lian wonder if Principal Lin's handbook was really useful. Was the Blue Star Central First Agricultural School, which existed like a temple in the Guixu Army, really that powerful?

"Ah Lian? Hurry, it's our turn." Mu Zi gave Ah Lian a push.

Ah Lian regained her senses, quickly took a few steps forward, shoved the man who tried to cut in line aside with her shoulder, and glared at him fiercely.

The other party wanted to curse, but fearing the soldiers at the government center, he only dared to spit a mouthful of phlegm on the ground.

“Ah Lian, a wise man submits to circumstances. The Guixu Army has no future. Why don’t you come with me?” Ishii lifted the curtain, his eyes burning with determination.

Twenty years have passed, and Ishii seems to have been rejuvenated overnight. Just like the young Ishii in the photos that A-Lian had seen, his skin is firm and his face is rosy. You can't tell at all that he is a man who is nearly 60 years old.

But A-Lian had seen what he looked like three years ago. Back then, although his eyes were sharp, his physical functions were like those of an ordinary old man, like a machine without lubrication.

Is this all the exploration team can offer? Is this why Ishii betrayed the Guixu Army?
A-Lian disliked Ishii and said irritably, "Hurry up and give me the supplies, stop wasting time, I don't know you." Ishii smiled good-naturedly, pointed to the Guixu Star in the sky, and said in a seductive tone, "Look, it's been 20 years, and this planet is still the same."

“I know you’re all waiting for that person to appear, waiting for her to lead you back to your freedom. But ideals can’t put food on the table. I’m old, Lu Shimeng is old, how many more years can we wait? How many lifetimes do we have to wait?”

“Ah Lian, you’re a smart child. The other children are all silly. They believe whatever Lu Shimeng says. Even though they’ve never met Lin Xiaohe, they still worship and believe in her like believers.”

Ishii leaned closer to A-Lian: "Only you are different. You can think, you can question."

He placed his hand on A-Lian's left shoulder and leaned closer, saying, "Good girl, use your clever brain to think about this. Time is the most ruthless weapon; it can turn mountains and seas upside down, and turn oases into deserts. Similarly, it can turn former heroes into ordinary people."

A-Lian knew that Ishii was trying to sow discord, but she couldn't control her feet.

Reason told her that Ishii was a man-eating viper, whose greatest skill was bewitching people, and that not even the punctuation marks in his words could be trusted.

However, Ah Lian's feet seemed to be glued on, and she couldn't move at all.

Ishii laughed: "Ah Lian, the ultimate goal of the Guixu Army is to find a way out for the humans of Blue Star. But is there only one way out? Is it necessarily that one person? Why can't joining the Star Alliance be a way out? Whether this path is feasible or not, whether it is a dead end or a way out, we have to try and see before we know."

Ishii did not completely reject Lu Shimeng. He described himself as an idealist who devoted himself to the cause of all humanity on Earth and was willing to bear the infamy.

Ah Lian heard the sound of her heart cracking open.

Ishii didn't press A-Lian any further. He simply hung the teardrop-shaped keychain on A-Lian's belt and said, "Good girl, I'll be here waiting for you for the next two weeks."

Ah-Lian returned to the cabin with a heavy heart and handed the supplies to Minako.

Their supplies were all stored together, and Minako was responsible for registering and putting them into the warehouse.

"Ah-Lian, what's wrong? You don't look well." Minako placed her hands on Ah-Lian's forehead and asked with concern.

“It’s alright, Minako. It’s just that Ishii came. He said that there’s more than one path for humanity, and we’ll only know which one is better by trying more.”

Upon hearing the name Ishii, Minako's face fell instantly, and she gritted her teeth, saying, "Ishii is a liar! No matter which path you take, it's absolutely impossible that he took that one!"

Minako's features were contorted, her eyes were bloodshot, and she looked as if she wanted to kill someone.

A-Lian knew that Minako and Ishii had some conflicts, but she didn't know the specifics. She could only reach out and hug Minako, saying, "Everything will pass."

"No! You don't know! Ishii is a demon. He's willing to sacrifice everything to achieve his ulterior motives! He's the one who killed my child."

Minako's cries were filled with deep sorrow and despair.

A-Lian knew that, according to the Guixu Army's teachings, she should empathize with them and feel hatred for their inhumane acts.

However, her heart remained calm and undisturbed.

She even thought, "This doesn't seem like such a big deal, does it? In the Free Zone, aren't all the children born handed over to the exploration team?"

Covenant exploration teams also conduct experiments on humans.

"Oh, poor Minako, Ishii will be punished, he definitely will."

I finally understand why there are so many romance novels in female-oriented fiction: firstly, because of the market, and secondly, because writing romance doesn't cross any lines...

I won't touch on this kind of subject matter in my next book.

Sigh, a thousand words are stuck in my heart.