"It's a family called Jiang? They also said they're from the Fierce Dragon Star System," the captain added.
"The Jiang Family?" The female soldier pilot seemed to recall something. She snorted coldly and said, "The Jiang Family? Hah, that woman was indeed once our lord's fiancée.
But a year ago, when our Fierce Dragon Territory faced a crisis, she and her entire family fled the Fierce Dragon Star System.
And now they dare to claim they're our lord's fiancée? How shameless."
Hearing the female soldier pilot's words, the captain suddenly understood and looked at these so-called Jiang Family members with even more disdain.
"I know how to handle this now. Sorry to bother you," the captain cut off the communication. He snorted coldly and glared at the Jiang Family members. "You really have thick skin.
When our lord was in trouble, you all scurried away without a second thought.
Now that he's here to save your lives, you suddenly remember you're a family from the Fierce Dragon Star System?
And you, woman, suddenly remember you're that lord's fiancée?
How utterly shameless.
I despise people like you, you bunch of turncoats! Pah."
The captain's words felt like daggers piercing Jiang Shasha's heart. She was so ashamed and furious she wished she could crawl into a hole.
"I'll say this one last time: no matter who you are, if you want to enter, do exactly as I said earlier!" the captain said bluntly.
He then muttered under his breath, "If it weren't for our lord's generosity, I'd have left you ungrateful lot to fend for yourselves on this planet."
Faced with this mockery, the Jiang Family members could only swallow their anger, though they seethed inside.
"Disarm all equipment. Everyone, get out of the vehicles," Patriarch Jiang Xiong reluctantly prepared to abandon some of their possessions.
After all, at a time like this, survival was the top priority!
One by one, the Jiang Family members stepped out of their vehicles. After a thorough inspection, they entered the evacuation point.
It was clear that after learning of the Jiang Family's "special status," the soldiers assisting with the evacuation treated them with great disdain.
"Our lord must have been blind back then to have chosen someone like you as his fiancée."
"Breaking off the engagement was for the best. It saved our lord from being harmed by such people."
Some female soldiers pointed and whispered about Jiang Shasha, not bothering to hide their words.
Jiang Shasha, overwhelmed with shame, covered her face with a black cloth and quickened her pace.
And so, the Jiang Family entered the evacuation point.
It resembled a large, open-air stadium, now packed with hundreds of thousands of people.
This was likely why weapons and excess equipment were prohibited—with so many people, any conflict involving weapons could have unimaginable consequences.
If people brought in unnecessary belongings, there might not even be enough space for everyone.
The Jiang Family eventually found an empty corner. After registering their biometric information, they began receiving numbers.
"Should we apply for the evacuation quota as a family group?" Patriarch Jiang Xiong asked his clan members.
But the clan members avoided his gaze.
"Well... I think we should draw lots individually."
"Yeah, isn't it said that larger groups have a lower chance of being selected?"
"Let's form groups of just a few people each."
The Jiang Family's collateral relatives seemed to be deliberately distancing themselves from Patriarch Jiang Xiong and the others.
After all, who knew if that lord, upon learning that Jiang Xiong, Jiang Shasha, and others were here, might cause trouble or make things difficult for them?
So at this moment, it was better to draw a clear line with that family.
Patriarch Jiang Xiong said nothing more; he knew what these people were thinking.
In the end, he only received a number for his own family unit, consisting of his wife, children, and elderly parents.
All they could do now was wait.
Fifteen hours later, a global broadcast sounded.
"The first batch of evacuees, prepare now. The total number of evacuees in this batch is 5 million.
Numbers are being drawn. Those whose numbers are drawn, please raise your hands high at the evacuation point to identify yourselves."
This announcement repeated continuously.
At this moment, almost everyone was staring at their Handheld Terminals.
In this era, nearly everyone had a Handheld Terminal, though the level of advancement varied.
Within just a minute, people began receiving evacuation notifications one after another.
"Number KTY20371, you have been selected for the first batch of evacuees. Please follow the instructions of the staff to prepare for evacuation within ten minutes."
A man not far from the Jiang Family excitedly raised his hand: "Me! It's me! I was chosen!"
At this evacuation point, several hundred people were gradually selected.
The staff, operating hovercars early on, hovered above everyone's heads. After verifying the identities of the lucky ones who were chosen, they began preparing to take them to an Interstellar Transport Ship that had arrived overhead at some unknown time.
In this situation, some people gradually began to lose control of their emotions.
"Why wasn't it me!"
"I refuse to accept this! I'm of noble status; I should be evacuated first!"
"I don't want to stay in this damned place! Please, take me with you!"
Facing these emotionally distraught individuals, the captain in charge of the evacuation point immediately raised his Laser Rifle and fired several shots into the sky, while the soldiers responsible for security aimed at the troublemakers.
"Warning! If anyone continues to cause a disturbance, they will be immediately expelled from the evacuation point and barred from entering for three days!"
Faced with the warning, the vast majority quieted down.
But there were also some madmen who even attempted to seize weapons from the soldiers nearby.
In the next second, their bodies were pierced by Laser Rifles.
"Final reminder: do not make any threatening moves, or bear the consequences!" the captain said coldly.
Soon, this batch of evacuees successfully boarded the Interstellar Transport Ship overhead.
The Jiang Family watched enviously as those people left.
Jiang Ziwen, however, huddled in a corner, biting his fingers, and said in terror, "Only five million people evacuated at a time. Even if this planet is attacked by the Zerg, there are over a billion people here. This... this simply can't be completed! When the Zerg Fleet launches a large-scale attack, the remaining people will be abandoned!"
Patriarch Jiang Xiong sighed; he had also realized this situation.
Evacuating the entire global population was essentially an impossible task.
"Jiang Shasha! It's all your fault. If you hadn't humiliated Zhao Chen back then, ruining your relationship with him..."
"Now that I'm his brother-in-law, how could I still be stuck here waiting for this stupid lottery!" Jiang Ziwen stared at Jiang Shasha with bloodshot eyes.
Jiang Shasha looked at her brother in shock.
Jiang Ziwen approached her, speaking frantically, "Go beg Zhao Chen right now, kneel before him, use whatever means you have to ask for his forgiveness!
Tell him that as long as he's willing to rescue us, you're willing to be his concubine, even if it means being his bitch!"
Slap
Jiang Shasha, humiliated and furious, slapped her brother across the face. Her heart was utterly shattered at that moment. Back at the North Star Starship Military Academy, she could endure whatever outsiders said about her.
But now, even her own family was saying such things?
What's more, when her brother uttered those words, she saw a flicker of hesitation in the eyes of her respected father!
At that moment, she felt completely disillusioned with her family and relatives.
Meanwhile, in a certain star system, a fleet of noble interstellar transport ships that had been leisurely withdrawing was intercepted by three T3 Blizzard-class Light Interstellar Battlecruisers.
"Your interstellar transport ships have been requisitioned by our Fierce Dragon Fleet. You have no right to protest. If you resist, we will take necessary military action to seize control of your starships!"