Why it never ends

Chapter 1271 Farewell
The afternoon was the time to say goodbye.

Chloe cried uncontrollably—Lü Qizhen and Gahodore were going to the city with Hershta, and Tiexi, who had originally said he would stay at the farm, was also going. This once bustling palace was about to return to its former desolation.

Lu Qizhen originally planned to move to the staff dormitory of Amargan Laboratory with Tulan, but after looking at the map, she found that it was only two blocks away from the Mercury Needle Base, so she simply went to the base and applied for a bed temporarily. She said that Chloe did the same, so that the few of them could get together at any time.

Chloe sobbed as she refused—she still hated everything related to Hersta.

Lai Lin watched with longing as these people carried their luggage and followed Hershta to the next stop. She was also very curious about what life would be like at Mercury Needle's base, but for now, the farm still needed her.

Even today, the number of whale people joining them continues to grow, and some residents outside the farm have also shown interest in the Askia Freedom Front. These matters all require her assistance.

Worsandta and Hazel also stayed behind. The former was able to quickly stabilize the condition of the newly joined whale people, while the latter was still working every day on the farm's power rationing and new plans. This project would take at least several more months to complete.

Eucalyptus hugged Hazel tightly. Hazel racked his brains for something to say, but in the end, he gently patted the young man's shoulder and murmured, "Take care."

Eucalyptus followed Tess into the car.

Once everyone was on the bus, they discovered that several of Jia Ye and Eleven Qi Qi were missing. Everyone was very worried. Just as they were discussing where to look for them, Qi Qi suddenly ran over from the other side of the farm and said that she and several others were dismantling the wooden house of Fox and Fox-Unopened, and that they would be there soon.

As they were talking, several Kasyapas carrying wooden planks that even adults would find difficult to lift came running towards them with great strides. This sight made Xia Ying and the others scream, because the ends of the planks were exposed with sharp, twisted black steel nails. The children were clearly completely unaware of the danger.

Eleven struggled to carry two thick planks, half-carrying and half-dragging them as she followed at the back. She was panting and covered in sweat. The two foxes obediently followed her, always rushing ahead. Every time they pulled ahead by more than ten steps, they would immediately stop and run back to Eleven's side, repeating this cycle repeatedly.

Several teachers rushed forward to help, but in the chaos, they accidentally cut their arms on the steel nails, knowing they were dangerous. Everyone was in a flurry of activity, frantically searching for a medical kit—as for vaccines, they decided to wait until they got to the mercury injection center.

Qiqi had already prepared the vaccine certificates and quarantine reports for Nahu and Hubukai, and was now showing the documents to Xia Yixue for inspection.

Several teachers sternly rejected Eleven's idea of ​​carrying a wooden plank on the road. Eleven immediately threw a tantrum, fell to the ground and cried loudly. Younis simply picked her up by the foot and lifted her upside down onto the car. Qiqi sat next to Eleven with a red face the whole time, quietly comforting her, saying that they could make a new one when they arrived at the Mercury Needle Base.

That evening, the bus that had previously taken everyone to the city center officially brought a small number of whale people and most of the children into the Twelfth District Reserve Base.

Following them, a car carrying Hersta and Arevalo drove directly into the base's underground parking lot.

The dormitory buildings above ground have been cleaned, and everyone moved in with their luggage. Hershta decided not to mention the underground part of the base for the first month.

Compared to the spacious rooms and comfortable beds in the palace, everything here seemed too ordinary, but the children still laughed and played excitedly, chasing and fighting in the standard dormitory with bunk beds and desks, and were stopped by the counselors several times.

Eunice and Gahodorei both loved the furnishings of the reserve base. They felt a sense of familiarity with this place, which was specially prepared for communal living—they liked it here far more than the emperor's palace.

The whole day of preparation and moving left everyone exhausted. They set up a simple celebration in the cafeteria to celebrate the start of their new life, but Hershta was nowhere to be seen and did not show up at all.

At one o'clock in the morning, another large truck drove into the Mercury Needle base.

Boheng got off the carriage first, followed by thirty-seven children, aged six to eleven, who looked reserved as they disembarked one by one. Although this number was slightly less than the fifty Kayes he had promised, Boheng felt that thirty-seven was still a lot, enough to fulfill the promise he had made to Hershta.

This time, he brought four of his most capable lieutenants with him, deciding to follow Hesta's training plan from start to finish—as long as one of these four could stay.

However, after thanking him for his generosity, Hershta simply said, "I told you last time that it's inconvenient for men to come and go here," and rejected all of his candidates.

At first, Boheng tried to argue and persuade, but Hershta completely ignored him, only shaking his head with a faint smile. Boheng then realized that there was no room for negotiation.

“You can send Manna over,” Hersta said with a smile. “I think Eunice and Gahodore miss her very much.”

“No one can come, but Manna can’t,” Boheng sighed. “Without Manna, things in the mountains won’t get going.”

Hershta let out a hearty laugh.

The men spent the night in another dormitory building. Boheng decided to find an opportunity to have Hershta show him around the base after dawn.

……

The next day, Simoya arrived at Hersta’s new office.

She had just received a very tricky task from Hershta yesterday. She thought about it all night and felt heavy-hearted. She wanted to discuss some details with Hershta, and then go directly to the hospital to see Sophie in the afternoon.

The door was ajar, and without thinking much, she pushed it open and entered: "Jane, I—"

"Don't move!" Hershta warned almost immediately.

The sound startled Simoya so much that she stopped completely in her tracks, frozen in place, watching as Hershta quickly gathered all the materials on the table and piled them up at her feet.

“Okay, you can come in now.” Hershta looked up. “...The lock is broken. I’ll have someone come and replace it today. Remember to knock next time you come in.”

Simoya walked slowly to Hersta's table, remained silent for a while, and then suddenly realized something.

"...Were you just organizing materials related to Kendall?"

Hershta glanced at Simoya: "Do you really want to know?"

Simoya paused for a moment, then said, "...I don't want to."

“Then don’t ask,” Hesta said in a low voice. “It has nothing to do with you.”