Him and their stars.

Chapter 1719 The Source of Our Power

Although water rice tastes like corn, has the same texture as corn, and looks like corn, it is light blue in color and does not look like a proper agricultural crop at all. Instead, it looks like some kind of fantasy species that has been poisoned and can be used by evil wizards to make potions without any processing.

However, this is not the point.

Luo Ming wiped his eyes and confirmed that the robots picking corn on the terraces were the Red Sand Discipliner-4 robots produced by the Tulong Standard Factory. This was a scorpion-shaped robot that could lurk in the rolling yellow sand and desert. The two mechanical arms and the tail behind it could actually be equipped with different weapons.

Of course, it makes sense that they are now equipped with sickles for breaking corn cobs.

Then, Luo Ming saw the Lumina people sitting on the edge of the field. This tall alien race from the Far Shore star region used two arms to operate the terminal with skillful movements, and the other two hands were holding dumbbells that were estimated to be at least 50 kilograms and doing bicep curls.

At this time, he also heard the footsteps of a group of people and turned around: "It's you? Director Luo..."

He seemed to have thought of something and put down the dumbbells a little hastily: "I'm not being lazy. I want to exercise while working. Besides, this is the exercise method that the Captain taught me."

No, it's just that every time I see you gifted aliens, I feel that being human is particularly fragile. Luo Ming greeted the other party.

The Lumina people have four hands, two for gross motor skills and two for fine motor skills. This group of people who look like giant longhorn beetles are actually little dragon girls. It's just that you have never thought of using this "two-tasking" method to train yourself.

Although the special envoy from the Ministry of Agriculture was face-blind to most alien races, he also recognized this Lumina man.

His name is Xia Xiak, one of the leaders of the Lumina aid team, the former captain of the Fengcheng factory protection team and hunting team, and now the commander of the New Yumen Garrison Command and the Sharp Knife Assault Regiment.

Although he was from Lumina, he was a second-ring psychic and could be considered a nobleman even in the Empire. But now, he was picking corn in the terraced fields.

He is now a colonel in the Marine Corps of the Blue Star Community and a senior member of the New Yumen Garrison Command. The more than 2,000 people under his direct command are all the most sturdy warriors selected from the Sand People and Lumina immigrants. The New Yumen Garrison Command has only more than 3,000 sets of the replica of the Hundred-eyed Giant Mecha, and all of them are concentrated in his hands.

However, he is still picking corn in the terraced fields.

Luo Ming wanted to tell him that the reason why the Xinyumen government planted these water rice on the terraces was to improve the soil and form a symbiosis with the spice fields on the plains, but they didn't expect a harvest. This was the reason why the young and middle-aged people in the town rushed to harvest spices but not corn before reporting to the militia guard station.

Colonel Shashak smiled and said that he certainly understood these problems: "That's such a waste. Since the corn is ripe, we have to pick it. When we were in Rumina, we even saved the stalks from the thatched fields to make soup."

Luo Ming said: "We can't cut down the rice stalks to make soup. They will continue to grow every year, and they will become a forest as time goes by."

"Enjoying the cool under the corn stalks? What a beautiful scene, the 'Captain' described it to us." Xia Xiak showed a fascinated expression.

"Not only can we enjoy the coolness, but maybe we can even raise fish in it."

"That's beautiful. Even more beautiful than Lumina."

The roots of these water corns then continue to penetrate deeper into the soil to extract the water.

In fact, Xinyumen really has no shortage of water, but it is hidden deep under the desert and the sea of ​​sand. It seems that a rock layer is covering the entire sea, which is really a wonderful planetary structure.

Luo Ming and Xia Xia Ke said that they hoped that the imperial army would not be foolish enough to shovel away the corn stalks after landing.

They shouldn't be that boring, right?
"Are you the only one working here?"

"There aren't many young and strong men left in this town. I have a set of robots, so I can lend a hand. As for my subordinates? Of course they will go to other places to help. Some will herd lizards, some will drive away beasts, some will hunt gravel dragons, and some will harvest sweet potatoes. There is always work for them to do." Colonel Shashak was still very proud:

"When I was in Lumina, I could help tighten screws in the factory. Now I can pick corn in Xinyumen. The Captain said that this is the source of our strength."

Luo Ming couldn't help but ask curiously: "Do you really think so?"

"At least after arriving at New Yumen, my spiritual power has awakened a level." The Lumina people laughed.

Luo Ming certainly didn't understand anything about mysticism, but that didn't stop him from being in awe of it.

"Don't worry, as long as we harvest the rice before today, it will not delay subsequent military tasks." He added.

"So, what are your subsequent military missions?"

"This? This is a task assigned by Consultant Summers." Xia Xia Ke looked Luo Ming up and down: "Director Luo came from Earth. I heard that you also graduated from the Moon Military Academy, right?"

"The Central National Defense University is actually a normal university, and only half of its graduates join the army each year." The Lumina colonel nodded. There was no obvious expression on his oval, hairless, and carapace-covered head, but his round eyes were very bright. "Director Luo, you should make a decision quickly. You are a civilian, and you could have retreated with the previous group a long time ago."

"I've only been in office for three months." Luo Ming looked helpless.

"If you don't want to leave, we are actually always short of manpower, especially professionally trained commanders. But then we won't be able to treat you as a civilian." The other party said from the commander's perspective, and even squeezed his pair of black round glasses maliciously.

"...I was once the deputy gunner of a cruiser, and then I died."

"…I was just kidding. We Lumina people have a great sense of humor."

"Including the 'source of power' you mentioned earlier?"

"That's not a joke!" he said seriously, and then turned his attention back to the operation of the robot.

After the inspection of the Valley Farm, Luo Ming, the (deputy) division-level commissioner, finally completed the Ministry of Agriculture. He sat in the back seat of the SUV, ignoring the bumps along the way and the yellow wind with the smell of soil, and also ignoring the occasional roar of strange beasts passing by, and focused all his attention on the desk work.

Because the records and documents had already been compiled, it was very easy to organize them.

After Luo Ming finished writing and sending the information and report, he suddenly realized that it would take at least ten days for him to get a response from Earth.

Of course, it is more likely that there will be no response at all. As you can imagine, the Earth must be in chaos right now, and the bigwigs probably have no time to consider agricultural issues.

"So, why did I come to Xinyumen to take up my post?" Luo Ming put away the terminal, let out a long breath, and took out a cigar and lit it. Along with the smoke, Luo Ming seemed to see a vague outline at the edge of his vision, as if a little bit of ink was seeping out from the upper edge of the horizon.

Before he could see clearly, a long line of freight trains whizzed past him on the light track not far away.

Yes, the optical track that runs from Tulong Port all the way to the Tianfang Plateau and completely connects the Nanqi Grassland and the Great Sand Sea was opened to traffic as early as last year.

As a result, nearly 200 million sand people along the light track obtained citizenship of the Blue Star Community... Their identities may not have been entered into the database of the Earth Central Government, but they must have been entered into the New Yumen Governor's Office.

"Ion cannon. Defender ion cannon." The assistant on the co-pilot seat pointed to the train carriage.

Although the carriage was covered with a leather cloak, the outline of the cargo could still be seen.

"They must have been dismantled from the city of Toulon. I used to deal with them every day. When I was transferred here to be your assistant, I was working as a logistics officer for the artillery maintenance regiment. Even among the civil servants in Toulon, no one is more familiar with these cannons than me." said the assistant.

Looking around, there were so many train carriages that I couldn't even see the end of them.

Are all the city defense cannons in Tulon being dismantled? Where are they going to be transported to?

When the train had completely passed, the outline that Luo Ming had just seen finally became much clearer.

He soon realized that it was a huge statue of the Enlightened One, more than 300 meters high, and was the landmark of the entrance to the famous New Yumen Enlightened One Museum.

If the war had not broken out, this museum would surely have become a tourist pillar of the planet.

"Ask Consultant Summers where he is." Luo Ming said to the driver.

As the head of the Xinyumen branch of the Engineers Guild, the chief engineer of the Tulong Industrial Group, the armament adviser of the Xinyumen City Defense Command, and the non-staff staff officer of the New World Theater Command, Mr. Summers held a series of civilian positions, and his whereabouts were certainly no big secret.

Two hours later, Luo Ming found the mysterious young consultant who was respected and loved by everyone in Xin Yumen at the entrance of the museum.

This young man, who looked frail in appearance, was directing everyone to load an Enlightenment robot from the museum's underground palace onto the track and slide it out.

Not only is this robot over eight meters tall, it also has a humanoid appearance, is engraved with gorgeous carvings, and has the luster of porcelain glaze. It is extremely flashy in every aspect and looks more like a large-scale handicraft of low taste.

Because of its low quality, it is not even a sculpture, it can only be called a figure at best.

However, no matter how much it is made into a model, it is still an antique from the Enlightened Age and a very important exhibit.

"As the Enlightened Archaeological Consultant of the Governor's Office, it is reasonable for me to help the Governor's Office move important exhibits in advance." Summers explained to Luo Ming.

(End of this chapter)