Cannon fodder in the Interstellar

The heavy rain had lasted for four days, and the temperature had dropped to below freezing, around two to three degrees. This morning, as the day broke, the rain gradually began to lessen. After noon, the rain began to mix with ice shards, and by evening, it turned into light snow, which soon became heavy snow during the night.

“Winter has truly arrived,” sighed Song Changlong, standing in the duty room, gazing at the heavy snow outside, lamenting the troubled world they lived in.

Both of them had started to feel it since yesterday afternoon, the energy in the rain had already disappeared, leaving them both feeling disheartened. The sensation of that quickly growing power was something that could easily captivate anyone.

“The temperature has dropped by more than twenty degrees since evening. Fortunately, the base commander gave us these clothes; they are amazing. What kind of protective gear is this? It even generates a slight warmth, and I don’t feel cold at all,” said the soldier standing beside Song Changlong, feeling the material of his clothing.

With these clothes, the soldiers on night watch, standing guard, and patrolling didn’t have to worry about the cold. They didn’t need to bundle up like a ball, and when danger arose, they could act swiftly. The only problem was that there were too few of them, so not everyone could have one. They could only wear them while on duty.

“They were brought back by the base commander’s younger sister. You don’t need me to tell you how rare these are. If it weren’t for the base commander, you wouldn’t even get a chance to see these,” Song Changlong said calmly.

“The base commander’s sister is amazing. And her companions, every single one of them is extraordinary.”

When talking about the base commander’s younger sister, everyone in the military now couldn’t help but admire her. These people were the real experts. Since they came, all the restless individuals in the base had become obedient.

“Winter is here.” Ruo Manni looked at the snowflakes falling from the sky and sighed. In just a few hours, the entire B City base had been covered with a blanket of white.

Hebrew Adam simply glanced outside the window at the sound of her words, then embraced Ruo Manni from behind. As she turned her head, it allowed him to lean down and kiss her.

Since arriving at the B City base, with so many things to do, it had been a long time since they had been intimate. Hebrew Adam tightened his embrace around her…

As the passion deepened, though Hebrew Adam was on the verge of losing control, knowing that Ruo Manni was somewhat unwilling, his strong self-control made him stop. He lifted his head to look at her.

Ruo Manni’s cheeks were flushed, and she gently raised her hand to wrap it around Hebrew Adam’s neck…

In the past, due to issues related to her rebirth, she had hesitated, thinking that her body wasn’t truly her own. But now, having seen Lin Kexin, those concerns had vanished.

Hebrew Adam probably understood this as well. Now that the misunderstanding was cleared, he naturally didn’t hesitate anymore…

At 1 AM, Lin Ruihai couldn’t sleep. He looked at the window, where faint white light seeped through, realizing the snow was falling heavily. He felt a little worried.

Fortunately, they had made preparations in advance. They had already distributed all the winter supplies. Even those living in the simple metal huts had charcoal to keep warm, so no one should freeze to death.

If his sister hadn’t returned, he would have been clueless about this matter, without powerful assistance, and would never have been able to gather so many supplies. He probably would have gone bald by now.

Especially, Lin Ruihai looked down at the woman in his arms. If his sister hadn’t brought her back to him, he feared he would have already rushed to the northwest by now.

At that moment, as if in response to Lin Ruihai’s thoughts, the woman in his arms groaned softly and opened her eyes.

“Ziyan, you’re awake. How do you feel? Is anything uncomfortable?” Lin Ruihai asked, delighted.

Li Ziyan’s mind was blank because she suddenly realized she was seeing her husband. For a while, she couldn’t understand what was happening. Had Lin Ruihai come to the northwest to find her?

Seeing her in a daze, Lin Ruihai, his excitement fading, hurriedly patted her face gently and whispered, “Ziyan, Ziyan, how do you feel?”

Li Ziyan moved slightly, feeling her body stiffen. Then she realized she was lying in her husband’s arms. She looked around and saw that the room was unfamiliar, not the one she had stayed in at the northwest base before.

“How did you get here? The journey was so long and dangerous, how could you possibly come?” Li Ziyan was terrified just thinking about it.

Lin Ruihai rubbed his nose and said, “This is the B City survivor base.”

Li Ziyan’s eyes widened in surprise. She had only slept for a while and somehow ended up in B City. This was a long way, crossing the entire country. How did Lin Ruihai manage to bring her back? “It wasn’t me who went to pick you up, it was my sister,” Lin Ruihai said, his voice tinged with sadness. As her husband, he felt so helpless—he couldn’t even save his wife when she was in danger.

“Kexin! She’s this capable now?” Li Ziyan was really surprised, but she also felt deeply moved. This was no peaceful era—no matter how capable one was, it was always done at the risk of one’s life.

“No, there’s actually another sister above Kexin. She was recruited by a special organization when she was young due to her exceptional talent. They classified all her records as top-secret, so outsiders don’t know we have another sister. With the chaos in the world, that special organization fell apart, and my sister returned with her companions to find us. When they learned about you, she sent people to the northwest to look for you. But when she found you, you were seriously ill. To avoid disturbing you, she just knocked you unconscious. Hmm, Manni, the eldest sister, brought back the girl who had been guarding your bedside. She didn’t like to explain things, so she knocked her out too.”

Li Ziyan was stunned. She couldn’t believe how bold and independent they were.

After the incident where Ruo Manni passed the blame, she had been practicing at the top of Lishan Mountain.

Li Ziyan had been brought back, and everyone was happy. But the soul-swapping and rebirth were too shocking. Lin Ruihai’s parents didn’t want her to know about it because she might tell her own parents, and then the secret would be exposed one by one.

No matter how much Lin Ruihai loved his wife, he knew this was not something to talk about. It wasn’t harmful to her, but revealing it would hurt the two sisters. He didn’t need his parents to tell him—it was something he shouldn’t say.

Thus, the four members of the Lin family reached a consensus, but after two days of careful thinking, none of them could come up with a perfect explanation for Ruo Manni’s identity.

Ruo Manni and the companions she brought with her were so outstanding that even if they didn’t take charge, they had undoubtedly already caught the attention of others in the base.

As for Ruo Manni, the daughter they had lost and then found, Lin’s parents were eager to tell everyone. They certainly wouldn’t keep their relationship with their daughter a secret, but there were many old acquaintances in the base, and everyone knew they had one son and one daughter. It wouldn’t be easy to give Ruo Manni a legitimate identity.

The four of them thought for two days but couldn’t come up with a solution. Eventually, it was Song Changlong who learned about it. He remembered the first time he met Ruo Manni, how the neighbor girl not only didn’t recognize him but also seriously invented a backstory for herself. Looking back now, he thought that the backstory was actually quite good.

Lin Ruihai and his father knew that there were certain mysterious organizations both within the country and internationally, and they thought the backstory their daughter had created was quite plausible. Her companions were obviously foreigners, so the five of them made some adjustments and came up with this explanation, which perfectly resolved Ruo Manni’s identity.

Even if someone had doubts, there was nothing they could investigate. Matters concerning national secrets, even if the country continued to exist and even if someone held a high position, were not something that could be looked into just because someone wanted to.