All-out Tower Defense: My Card-Drawing Talent is a Bit Strange

But she had no choice; she really didn't want to give up on anyone, especially the children, who were the future of the entire Qianwu Star.

Yang Fei fell silent. A city of twenty million people was reduced to only about five thousand. The casualties were indescribable, and judging from Yue Lingling's appearance, the number was likely even higher. They were now in the city, and if it were filled with zombies, they probably wouldn't survive for long with their remaining supplies.

Although Yang Fei felt sorry for them, he also had to consider reality. With his current strength, it would be a problem to support thousands of people. After all, they were all standard humans with high metabolic needs, unlike demons who could eat only one meal a day. Supporting five thousand people would require Yang Fei to spend more on food than he could have imagined.

Moreover, these people are no different from aliens to him. Their planet has 20 billion people, which is a large planet. Even if only one-thousandth of them remain, that is still tens of millions. But he can't even support a thousand people, let alone tens of millions.

Moreover, his home planet, Azure Star, still has a population of two trillion. His home planet can no longer support such a huge population, so he must give priority to giving the housing quota to the people on his home planet. He cannot abandon his compatriots on his home planet just because he pities these aliens.

"I know this is a bit much for you, but could you please prioritize transferring the children from our settlement here?" Yue Lingling asked anxiously without thinking when she saw that Yang Fei hadn't spoken for a long time.

"Children?" Yang Fei frowned when he saw Yue Lingling's anxious look. To be honest, he couldn't think of a reason to refuse if he were asked to take in a group of alien refugee children. As long as they weren't the super unruly ones, he would like them very much.

But, is this in my own interest?

This is an unavoidable topic. If I were all alone and helpless, I could accept these children. It would be a kind of kindness on my part. It's said that accumulating good deeds is beneficial for cultivation, so adopting a group of children should make my mental cultivation as a martial artist easier, right?

But I am not alone. I have parents and younger siblings. In order to create a good life for them, I must prioritize my own interests. The reason I activated this talent of the Fallen Heavens was to see if there was any profit to be made.

If it were a group of strong laborers who came, even if their role was similar to that of his own demonic subordinates, he would be happy to accept them because they could create value for him. But what about those children? Even if they could create value for him, it would probably be a long time from now. Was it really worth it?

However, giving up at this point would be too cruel. Yang Fei wasn't a sentimental person; when faced with difficulties, he would always come up with various reasons to encourage himself and maintain a positive attitude.

But now? When it comes to making a real decision, he's truly torn.

"Move the children under 8 years old over here first. In addition, we need ten adults who can operate those ballistae." Seeing Yang Fei struggling with his decision, the succubus pointed to the arrow tower in the distance and spoke coldly.

Yue Lingling had given up hope when she saw that Yang Fei hadn't said anything, but she never expected that the seemingly evil devil would speak up for them.

Yang Fei was also taken aback and looked at the succubus girl beside him. He really didn't expect the succubus girl to say such a thing. Logically speaking, demons would be lucky if they didn't kick someone when they're down, so why would they lend a helping hand? Could it be for those ten adults who can operate ballistae?

"We have more important things to do today. I'll only give you ten minutes. After ten minutes, that door will close, and it probably won't open again until this time tomorrow," Yang Fei said after thinking for a moment.

"Okay, I'll go back right away." As soon as Yue Lingling heard Yang Fei speak, she quickly ran towards the war corridor outside and rushed towards the red door without regard for anything else. Yang Fei could only describe her excitement as if she had won the lottery.

Less than five minutes later, just as Yang Fei was directing the lesser demons to clear the open space, the calm red door moved again, and a one-armed soldier in a tattered military uniform led seven or eight young men wielding various weapons to protect some teenagers as they slowly walked out.

Yue Lingling walked at the front, leading everyone through the door at high speed. She was the first to arrive in front of Yang Fei and handed him a slightly crumpled piece of paper. Yang Fei took it curiously. There were some dragon-like characters written on it, but the layout and order were a little different.

"There are 201 children under the age of eight, including 10 infants less than a year old and 6 pregnant women. In addition, of the 10 crossbowmen you need, we only have 1 soldier who is proficient, and the other 7 are just enthusiasts who have tried it before." Yue Lingling seemed to have thought of something and explained.

"Go over there, it's empty there, you can set up your tents there first." Yang Fei looked at the thin, pale-faced children in the crowd, then at the six women with large pregnant bellies who were cautiously making their way through the crowd, and sighed helplessly.

The children, accompanied by unusually vigilant soldiers and curious young men still holding weapons, walked through the war corridor, passed through the city gate, and arrived at Yang Fei's sky island.

When everyone saw the lesser demon and the tentacle jellyfish, they visibly paused, but none of them reacted too violently. It seemed that Yue Lingling had prepared them mentally, otherwise, if those long guns and cannons were raised beyond the boundary, the arrow towers in the distance would automatically identify dangerous targets.

Yang Fei and the tentacle jellyfish, having already reached a certain level, might survive a single shot, but the succubus girl and the lesser demons might not be so lucky. Therefore, necessary vigilance was essential. Yang Fei couldn't afford to be careless; otherwise, his good deed of rescuing people might backfire, leading to the sky island being overrun – that would be a huge problem.

After everyone was settled, the one-armed soldier slowly walked forward and saluted Yang Fei. Yang Fei was a little flustered and was about to subconsciously return the salute, but he calmed down at the crucial moment and simply gave a faint smile, which was enough to avoid losing face.

"Private Li Han, 34th Infantry Company, Second Army Corps of Qian Kingdom, greets you." After saluting, the soldier in front of him tried to speak to Yang Fei in a formal tone, but he was too weak to speak properly.

Yang Fei nodded, trying to keep his tone as emotionless as possible: "You will rest in the area I've marked out for you. You are not allowed to leave or wander around without my permission, especially not near the core area or the arrow tower area."

"Understood, thank you again." Seeing that Yang Fei didn't say much, Li Han didn't ask any further questions. He simply returned to the crowd and organized the young people to start setting up simple tents.