CHAPTER 259: CHAPTER 259: THE DELIVERY TEAM

"Um?"

"How so?" Yue Qiyuan stopped his movements and asked.

Everyone else also put down what they were doing, looked towards Shen Changqing, and asked, "Why bring up this question all of a sudden?"

Shen Changqing looked at everyone and said, "I hope to dispatch more help because having more warriors stationed here means that Taoyuan Space Station and the Star Beast activity in the Erathia Triangular Zone will be safer."

"But—"

"I also really don’t want to send more people because if the Alliance Legion really sends more people over, it means the situation here is even more severe, even more uncontrollable." Shen Changqing said this in a somewhat low voice, his expression grim.

As someone born into a military family, he actually desires peace and stability more than anyone else.

However—

After hearing what Shen Changqing said, Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao, Yue Qiyuan, and Yue Qiguang all fell silent.

The atmosphere was somewhat depressive.

After a moment of silence, Ji You sighed softly and said, "But what can we do now?"

This question, like a strike to their souls, not only left Chu Jiaojiao, Yue Qiguang, and Yue Qiyuan speechless, including Shen Changqing, they all felt deeply troubled.

Indeed.

What can they do now?

Nothing at all.

Even when it comes to piloting Mechas, they can only operate simplified models, and even those they handle clumsily. Knowing the situation is urgent and the front line needs more people guarding it, what else can they do besides seeking shelter behind the veterans?

Silence.

After a deathly silence, Yue Qiguang suddenly shouted, "Dad’s pig is about to give birth, damn it! Who can help me?"

Several people: "..."

At this moment, inside a transparent light wall, they could clearly see a round-bellied sow, struggling and bellowing...

Yue Qiguang was frantic, pacing around the light wall: "What should I do? What should I do? Dad doesn’t know anything! Dad is not a livestock specialist, how would he know how to help a sow give birth?"

Frankly speaking, Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao, including Shen Changqing and Yue Qiyuan, all felt a bit helpless.

Originally, everyone thought that Mu Jianling, the teacher mentioning helping a sow or a rabbit give birth, was just joking around, but it turned out to be true.

Yue Qiguang had no clue and was screaming in distress.

Ji You glanced at him and scolded, "Shut up! Calm down! If you keep screaming and scare the sow into having a difficult birth, what will you do? We need to keep quiet now."

Yue Qiguang: "..."

Yue Qiguang’s hand slightly trembled, his voice weakened as he asked, "So what should I do now?"

Ji You said, "Quickly check the breeding manual now, see if there are any precautions listed."

Upon hearing this, Yue Qiguang hurriedly searched for the guide.

Meanwhile, the others also came to their senses and began to look through it.

Now, they couldn’t just stand by and watch, as the sow was visibly about to give birth. They couldn’t just ignore it, so everyone started looking at the precautions and followed them one by one.

First and foremost, maintain ample quiet.

First, ensure that the sow’s birthing room is clean, hygienic, and has ample oxygen supply. This part is already equipped with high technology; simple one-touch cleaning and switching suffice.

Next...

About half an hour later, under everyone’s tense, anxious, yet eager gazes, the first piglet was born. Yue Qiguang personally operated the machinery to sever the umbilical cord for this piglet...

Witnessing the birth of the piglet, seeing it squirm and hearing its gentle squeals... the feeling was incredibly magical.

One.

Two.

Three.

This sow ended up giving birth to nine piglets, and everyone was frantically busy. Not only did they have to carefully look after the newborn piglets, but they also had to care for the recently delivered sow. By the time they finally stopped, they were utterly exhausted.

After finishing all this, Yue Qiguang couldn’t help but feel both incredulous and annoyed: "Dad would never have thought that the first task in the special training would be to help a sow deliver!"

Damn it!

If he went back to school, he wouldn’t have the face to tell his classmates about this!

Hearing Yue Qiguang’s words, the rest fell silent; clearly, they all felt the same way. As they looked at each other, it seemed they reached a consensus in that moment:

Chu Jiaojiao said, "Keep your mouths shut about this, if anyone dares to spill the beans, I’ll slaughter them!"

After saying this, afraid that others might not believe her, Chu Jiaojiao added, "I’m serious!"

Yue Qiyuan gave her a sideward glance, "You’d better keep your mouth shut, too! I’m not going to talk about such an embarrassing incident. Also, I need to check if my chicks are hungry; they need to be fed."

He then turned around and left.

Shen Changqing also took a step back, looked at the others, and said, "I promise to keep this a secret."

Shen Changqing was well-trusted, and his words reassured everyone.

Next was Ji You, whose face expressed indescribable feelings. Sighing, he said, "Hey, why are you all so ashamed? Don’t you think we’re impressive? Just think about it, we can not only fight enemies in battle but also handle delicate tasks like delivering piglets and providing postnatal care. Shouldn’t we be proud?"

Hearing this, everyone glared at Ji You.

Ji You chuckled and quickly said, "But we should keep this proud and glorious achievement amongst ourselves, no need to tell anyone. We need to stay humble and low-profile, hahaha..."

Yue Qiguang: "Hmph!"

Meanwhile, Chu Jiaojiao had just returned to her designated area and suddenly shouted in shock, "Ah! Rabbits! Such cute little rabbits! They’ve given birth! They’ve given birth!"

Hearing this, everyone hurried over, and indeed, a rabbit had given birth to little bunnies.

With the experience of delivering piglets, everyone quickly took care of the postnatal needs of the rabbit mother...

Then, that day was completely chaotic, with rabbits giving birth one moment, a sow needing to deliver the next, a few roosters getting into a bloody fight, followed by Ji You messing up the nutritional mix for the plants...

In conclusion, Ji You and the others were frantically busy, utterly exhausted.

Finally, after completing all their tasks, they dragged their weary bodies to meet the Space Station’s nursery logistics staff. The logistics staff member, a kindly auntie around fifty years old, with an unknown actual age, upon seeing the students, couldn’t help but say, "Kids, you performed very well today. You stayed calm during the crisis, and your responses and handling were all correct. Now, go and rest well. During the resting period, it would be best to also refocus your spiritual power..."

Hmm?

What does that mean?

Everyone was a bit dazed.