With its ion thrusters running at minimum power, the Left Guardian moved alongside the damaged Hyacinth, opened its supply bay doors, and deployed a small sub-light transport ship into the Hyacinth's Airlock Chamber.
As a dedicated colony ship, the Hyacinth had an enormous Airlock Chamber capable of accommodating small vessels.
The supply ship from the Left Guardian coasted into the Airlock Chamber on its momentum. Air quickly filled the chamber to normal pressure, then the inner airlock doors leading into the Hyacinth slowly opened. Only then was the supply ship truly inside the Hyacinth.
The three human empires all used the same technology and technical standards, so the supply ship quickly established communications with the Hyacinth and, under its guidance, slowly landed on an internal platform.
The crowd below waited eagerly.
As the squat-looking transport, packed with supplies, landed on the designated platform, every colonist aboard the Hyacinth burst into cheers!
At last, aid from the Interstellar Human Military Junta had arrived!
The moment the supply ship's hatch opened, everyone could see the supplies packed inside. Under the Old Captain and several administrators' direction, people spontaneously began unloading the supplies Xi Yan had sent them and carrying them to an open area.
People took food very seriously, and they threw themselves into the unloading with unparalleled energy. Before long, they had emptied the entire supply ship.
Then the administrators, who had long been ready, removed the packaging and organized everyone into lines to distribute the supplies.
With Xi Yan's authorization, the aid supplies were naturally more than sufficient. The colonists aboard the Hyacinth knew this too, so there was no scrambling or jostling. Everyone followed the administrators' instructions and collected their food in an orderly manner.
Once the supply ship had been emptied, the young and able-bodied men aboard the Hyacinth began boarding it in an orderly fashion with the Old Captain's authorization. They would become the first wave of fighters in the counterattack on Amateur Arrow II Planet.
They were the finest colonists, locked in an irreconcilable blood feud with the local natives. They were also strong and robust, and almost all had military backgrounds.
During the initial phase of colonization, Xi Yan would not need to send any Army troops to help. They would charge into battle roaring and seize the territory themselves.
Dozens of light-years away, Xi Yan watched all this on his computer and nodded approvingly.
As Marshal, Xi Yan held the highest level of authority in the nation. With his interest now piqued, he accessed the Hyacinth's internal surveillance feeds and watched with relish.
Xi Yan constantly emphasized efficiency, efficiency. Under his influence, the government departments had coordinated all parties well in advance. As soon as the Marshal's mighty troops arrived, everyone could immediately begin the colonization operation.
Loaded with a shipful of Hyacinth colonists, the supply ship quickly took off, retraced its route out of the Hyacinth, and headed for the corvette Right Protector Ship.
The Right Protector Ship was packed with Army weapons and carried some Army officers as well. They warmly welcomed the colonists disembarking from the supply ship and issued them Army equipment with the same efficiency.
Xi Yan had provided them with the most advanced individual red laser emitters, along with lightweight body armor made from flexible materials.
After collecting their equipment, they would board the small landing craft that had long been waiting aboard the Right Protector Ship and embark on the great endeavor of interstellar colonization.
Meanwhile, after dropping off the colonists, the supply ship returned to the Left Guardian to load fresh supplies. Another supply ship also departed from the Left Guardian to deliver supplies and pick up colonists, who would then be armed aboard the Right Protector Ship and deployed to the planet.
The entire process flowed seamlessly and was highly efficient, with each cycle delivering over a thousand people to Amateur Arrow II Planet.
Xi Yan watched it all on his computer.
Satisfied, he praised their efficiency, then called General Veronica and instructed her to work with Prigozhin to build transport ships as quickly as possible and deploy the Army from the homeworld to conquer the planet.
Prigozhin had been no angel back then either, secretly maintaining a large Army. Now those troops came in handy. Xi Yan did not need to expand the military any further; the existing Army was enough for his purposes.
Then hurry up and build those faster-than-light transport ships. Let's start colonizing!
I want those alien species turned into our food right now!
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