149 The Returning Teacher
Overall, Luna loves her current life very much.
At ten o'clock in the evening, Elena's night school had just ended. As a part-time teacher at night school, Luna's attitude towards this job gradually changed from resistance to acceptance. At the beginning, Gastens, the leader of this territory, the most despicable serf who had no qualifications to kiss her soles, heard that she had talked to her once after she came. She now remembers how the man who looked more ordinary in Roswell convinced her in her small four-person dormitory.
"In this land, no one has the privilege, and everyone has to trade labor for food, clothes and the qualification to live. I, myself, also have to participate in factory production, planting and military training. The same is true for you. I don't care what your identity and past have in Roswell before. Since you chose Elena, you have to adapt yourself to this place. Considering that you are a lesbian and do not have labor experience, I now give you a choice, to work in the textile factory during the day and be a night school teacher at night. If you agree, you can stay here. If you disagree, please leave."
Although the Mage Tower has declined for a long time, Luna rarely encounters such direct and tough demands. She wants to say that she did not choose Elena, but came here just to find Daisy. She wants to say that in her past life, she could crush countless people like Gastens at will. However, she finally chose silence and an uncertain answer.
"I want to give it a try."
She really wanted to give it a try. Elena was a very magical place. On the faces of the people here, she could see a smile from the bottom of her heart. Although the living standards here are not as good as Roswell and the conditions that can be provided to her are far inferior, she was very curious. Can the nihilistic things like communism really make these people change so greatly?
"Teacher Luna."
The students who had finished class walked by Luna who was standing next to the corridor on the second floor, greeting her from time to time, with a restrained tone and expression. Because Elena's personnel expanded quickly, Luna always had contact with people who had just joined the group. Their thoughts were still bound by the ideas of the old era. From her lectures and experiences, she knew that she was a big man, so she unconsciously expressed her respect when speaking. In Gastens, or Daisy, who had been with Elena for a longer time, the awe from the system itself has disappeared, and replaced by a kind of heartfelt equality. It is this equality that makes Luna feel a little uncomfortable and gradually fell in love with this place.
Here, no one will look up to her because she is the first apprentice, but in the same way, no one will look down on her because she is a relic of the era that passed away. Nothing else can be seen except her.
Even at night in June, Elena also brought some restlessness in the air. Luna gently wiped away the sweat from her forehead and left the night school. The rye bread and vegetable soup provided to everyone in dinner did not fill her stomach. After a long period of time controlling her diet, Luna has felt what kind of torment it is to want to eat but not eat enough.
Back in the dormitory, Meimei and Lavier have not returned yet. Recently, Elena's situation is tense. It is said that the army outside has reached the doorstep, military factories, textile factories, grain factories, and all production institutions are operating at full capacity. Meimei and Lavier must still be working in the textile factory at this time. Because of being a teacher in the night school, Luna can avoid this overtime work at night. She let the door emitting the fragrance of logs open and throw herself on the bed. The room without turning on the pyroxene chandeliers was very dark, and the jade moonlight shot into the ground from the window, and the pattern was reflected on the floor of the room. Luna lay on for a while, turned over, and took out the book "The Book of Ludacles" from under her pillow.
This book has been with Luna for fourteen years, but it always looks like that. Luna once thought there was some magic in the book to keep it in place, but in the end it was found that it was just particularly well-made. After the hardship and bumps along the way, the spine of "The Book of Ludacles" was scratched, and the pages she often looked at also had wrinkles and faint stains. But even so, Luna would still occasionally take it out and look it through a few times as a memory of the past era.
"Magic is a weapon for humanity to fight for freedom."
This is the words written on the title page of "The Book of Ludacles". In the era when the great mage Ludacles was located, the mages who mastered magic helped mankind to escape the fate of being enslaved. In that era, the mages were the essence of mankind and the savior who changed the fate of mankind.
But what about now?
Luna put her hand on the cover of the book and gently rubbed it, but it did not open it. She memorized all the contents of the pages that activated the magical sensation, and even the guide map was deeply engraved in her mind. However, in this era when magic was already silent, these knowledge that had been strictly blocked and worth tens of thousands of yuan had become an insignificant past that could only be mentioned in night school classes.
Putting down the Book of Ludachris, Luna found the book "The Dragon Hunter" from her cabinet. This novel was originally used to pass the time, but for some reason she regarded it as a treasure. After so long, she was still reading the story that had no authenticity.
But today, for some reason, Luna was not in the mood.
The Liberation Zone in the middle of the night was particularly quiet, and most of the residents here had not come back. In the face of war, no one was qualified to be lazy and rest. Everyone was either in the factory or at the construction site, and almost everyone was working hard for the future of this land. What surprised Luna even more was that the enthusiasm of these people did not come from high wages or returns, but purely for this land. This kind of effort that did not seek rewards sometimes made Luna feel terrible.
Except for the time when I first came to the Mage Tower, Luna hadn't seen such a person for a long time.
From a distance, a noise came from outside the door. If you heard it correctly, it should be the sound of the militia troops returning to the army for the first time. Because they lived in the same room with Daisy, Luna was well-versed in many information. Some time ago, the Western Theater Command and Prince Elliot attacked Elena on both sides. Gastenth took the Sharp Knife regiment and the Production Brigade to fight, achieving good results. Later, when he said that he wanted to fight, he sent out the 1st militia division, which had already been trained. Everyone who stayed on this plain was very curious about the result of this expedition.
Go and have a look.
Anyway, Luna got up and took care of her hair casually. There is no condition for a mage tower to take a bath every day, and there are no dazzling array of skin care products and hair care products. What Luna can do is wash her hair with clean water every morning to maintain her most basic image. As for other things, she has already left behind her.
Leaving the Liberation Zone, Luna walked for a while and found the main road that ran through Elena. In the distance, she saw the gathering crowd and shadows that could not see the boundless figures. She accelerated her pace and saw these soldiers returning from the battlefield at the last moment when the team passed through the town.
Unlike what she expected, there was not much joy on the faces of these soldiers.
"I heard that I lost the battle..."
"It's not a defeat, right? I said I killed a lot of enemies..."
"I heard that the enemy is rushing up to death..."
"After all, it's just a militia, and there's still a gap in ability..."
"If I lose this, will Elena..."
"No, who is Gastens? He never disappoints everyone..."
The crowd was not very talked, but Luna and the soldiers passing by could hear it clearly. The soldiers were very cold to the people gathered on both sides of the road, and occasionally they would say hello only if they recognized acquaintances. Luna confirmed her guess.
It seems that the battle situation on the front line is not so smooth?
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"This is the situation. The last battle was indeed my decision-making mistake. Our weapons and equipment determined that guerrilla warfare was the most suitable way for us. I left the Sharp Knife regiment outside, and a regiment from the Production Brigade also stayed outside. Belancheer was responsible for leading this army to carry out combat behind enemy lines. I brought the rest back, and the enemy was about to fight to the door next, and Elena would enter a difficult period."
Gastens, who came back with the First Militia Division, held a council meeting as soon as he arrived at Elena. He reported on the achievements and shortcomings of this guerrilla war, and then began to solicit everyone's opinions on the next step.
"Now we have no shortage of cash in hand, and Elena also has sufficient food, so there is no problem for everyone to survive. However, many things that cannot be produced here may be restricted, so everyone should be mentally prepared. At the same time, we must increase our efforts to self-reliance. Elena factory has all industrial mother machines. During this period, I will take time to make all the equipment I can do and try my best to ensure everyone's living standards. As for Elena's defense operations, I will take the lead in taking overall responsibility, and Ivan is responsible for specific management and operations. Do you have any opinions?"
"What should I do if the Johor Bahru Pyroxene Mine and Luoshan Iron Mine? If I want to give up the territory outside the plain, I must give up these two mining areas. But if these two mining areas are lost, it will be difficult for us to deal with."
Eddie Warren, who was in charge of Johor Bahru Pyroxene and Carribe Warren, who was in charge of the Los Angeles Iron Mine, both attended the meeting. Eddie Warren was the first to raise the question.
"Yes, these two mines are lost, and our energy supply and steel supply are not easy to deal with!"
"This is indeed a problem," Gastens frowned. "There is no better way for the time being. Is it possible to find new iron ore and pyroxene in the Eilena Plain? Caribbe and Eddie, you have been in charge of these two mines for so long, do you have any ideas?"
"This..." Carriber continued, "This needs to be found by prospectors, but it is unlikely..."
"Yes, the pyroxene mine is similar. If there is one, it must have been discovered..." Eddie Warren was not optimistic about this.
"We still need to continue to find this. Many mines were found later. Although the Eilena Plain is not big, it is next to Luoshan Iron Mine and Johor Bahru Pyroxene Mine. If these two mines have branches or veins that penetrate deep into the mountains on our side, that is the ideal situation."
"But the mining of new mines also takes time..." Daisy also realized the seriousness of this problem. "If two mines are taken away by the enemy, it is indeed a problem. Now it seems that Elena can fully support herself, as if only food is food..."
"Don't worry about this matter for the time being," Gastens decided to stabilize the morale of the army. "In order to maintain production and prepare for war, we stocked up a lot of pyroxene and iron ore. Even if the supply of the two mines was cut off by the enemy, we don't worry about it for a year or two."
"What about that year and a half later?" Daisy pursued us relentlessly. "No one can say how long will the enemy surround us?"
"It shouldn't be that long," Gastens shook his head. "The situation in Ankenrien is not good now. There are enemies on the Eastern and Western fronts. The forces of the two legions will not stay in Enspan Province for too long. As long as they survive the initial attack period, their troops will definitely be mobilized and retreated. At that time, we can fight back."
"Then we have to win the defense battle of Ailena first," Ivan raised his hand and spoke. "Although it was easy to fight the troops that served the officer last time, the enemy now has an absolute advantage in numbers, so it wouldn't be so easy to win..."
"It should be no big problem," Gastens smiled. "The power of the Luoshan Type 1 will be further strengthened when defending the terrain. At the same time, our personnel supplement is not a problem. More importantly, with the current situation of Ankenrien, the lower-level people are highly oppressed. If we openly raise the banner and can survive this wave of attack, what do you think will happen?"
"There will be a lot of people coming!" Daisy thought of what Gastens wanted to say at the first time, "The early "Fluorite" has laid a good foundation nationwide and even several surrounding countries. If Elena can be promoted through "Fluorite", we will become a banner of communism!"
"But... it's not good to be so high-profile?" Gulakos raised objections, "If it's too high-profile, the emperor will definitely want to kill us even more."
"They want to kill us now, too," Gastens smiled, "Is there any difference?"
Gastens doesn't like to be high-profile. If possible, he would rather Elena keep developing with her head down until she has the ability to subvert Ankenrien in one fell swoop. However, reality is always unsatisfactory, and he is already very satisfied with the foundation he has.
"That's right..." Gulasco gave up and continued to discuss this topic. Everyone had a more detailed discussion on Ailena's next stage of defense work before the meeting ended. Daisy and Gastens made a simple farewell, knowing that their lover had worked hard outside for guerrilla warfare during this period, and couldn't bear to disturb him too much, so they said goodbye. When she returned to the dormitory, she found that everyone in the dormitory was waiting for him to come back.
"How about it, how about the fight?" Luna was the first to speak. Although Meimei and Lavier now have the same identity as Luna, they are still used to letting Luna talk first.
"It's not bad. It caused great losses to the enemy. There may have been seven or eight thousand people killed in front and behind, but our own losses are less than one thousand."
"So powerful!" Meimei and Lavier exclaimed, "What should we do next? Will the enemy be beaten away?"
"Not yet," Daisy shrugged, "They are so many that they will probably surround Elena. We may have to live a hard life."
"That's okay, I will definitely win in the end anyway!"
Chapter completed!