"Where is the shelter?"

Su Mo asked.

"It's deep beneath the City Lord's mansion. I'll take you there."

Getlow immediately said to Su Mo.

"Alright, let's see who needs rescuing first, and then I'll see how to arrange things."

Su Mo didn't think too much about it.

However, Pades, who was in the crowd, had a strange look on his face when he heard this.

...

Before long, Su Mo and the others followed City Lord Getlow into a sunken passage, walking all the way down. The passage was guarded by rows of mechas.

All the mechas bowed when they saw City Lord Getlow.

"Lord City Lord."

Getlow nodded slightly in response, "Thank you for your hard work."

Su Mo couldn't help but take another look at this City Lord Getlow. He felt that the other party was not just generally respected and supported.

Putting aside everything else, just now in the conference room, he asked who wanted to leave.

If it were a normal situation, people would probably be fighting to be the first to leave.

Just as Su Mo was pondering, they quickly reached the end of the passage.

Su Mo followed City Lord Getlow and the others into the largest underground shelter area of Lotus Mist City.

Looking out over the entire shelter area, there was no end in sight. It was a dark mass of sheltering people, men and women, old and young.

Every face wore a look of panic, numbness, and unease.

Su Mo froze on the spot, completely dumbfounded. He was almost speechless.

"How can there be so many people!"

Normally, a city would have about a million people, and with the attack, there shouldn't be many survivors. Although a Level 5 warship might not be able to hold everyone, it should be able to hold a good portion.

But here, there were at least tens of millions of people!

Swish!

At this moment, a large number of sheltering people, seeing City Lord Getlow and other officials arriving, slowly surrounded them, without crowding.

They looked at Getlow and the others with hopeful eyes.

Getlow sighed slightly and said to Su Mo, "The entire Mist Star was attacked, and many cities have fallen. Only Lotus Mist City is still holding on. The fleeing people from all around have gathered here through the underground rail system. It can be said that except for a few who are hiding outside, everyone here is basically all that's left of the survivors of our Mist Star."

"I see, but this is too many. I'm sorry, but this is really beyond my capabilities."

Su Mo shook his head vigorously.

"Please! Just save them, if you don't save them, then they really have no hope. My Mist Star is really going to perish, I beg you!"

Getlow's voice became more and more choked up as he spoke, and he actually knelt down on one knee to Su Mo.

Su Mo quickly reached out to help City Lord Getlow up, saying in shock, "Lord City Lord, what are you doing!"

The nobles and officials present also pleaded one after another, "Please, we beg you."

The black mass of sheltering people who had gathered around knelt down directly to Su Mo, some children who didn't understand what was happening were also led by their parents to kneel down.

They pleaded one after another.

"Please, save us."

Ola, with red eyes, said to Su Mo, "Mr. Su Mo, please help us, the Mist Country cannot really be destroyed in our hands."

"No, I really can't. Don't you have any other ships?"

Su Mo also asked somewhat慌乱地. He had never seen such a scene before, and his heart was also touched.

"There are no more ships. All that's left are a few surviving escort ships. When we were attacked by the monsters, there was no warning. Most of the fleet and the spaceport were destroyed in the first wave. The ships that could take off already took off and left at the first opportunity."

Getlow shook his head in response.

Su Mo took a deep breath, his expression becoming more and more bitter. He didn't know what to do.

He really regretted not bringing the Blue Whale over.

Su Mo looked at the pairs of pleading eyes, and City Lord Getlow kneeling down. Although he had no connection with the people of the Mist Country, he was deeply moved by the scene before him.

The elite members of the upper class were willing to be so humble for the sake of the continuation of civilization.

Su Mo gritted his teeth and said, "It's impossible to take everyone away, but I'll do my best, and take as many as I can. My ship is a Level 5 battleship, the Shadow, it can only accommodate 1.5 million people at most. You guys arrange it!"

"Thank you! Mr. Su Mo."

Hearing Su Mo's words, Getlow nodded heavily.

Then all the nobles and officials present gathered around Getlow, they lowered their voices and kept discussing the evacuation list and plan.

Soon they confirmed a method.

Getlow walked in front of all the sheltering people, he activated his own colonization armor, used the amplification function, and said in a heavy voice.

"All the citizens of Mist Star, listen up. I am Getlow, the City Lord of Lotus Mist City. Now, a rescue ship from the City of Star Ring has arrived. However, due to the limited capacity of the ship, only a portion of the people can be rescued and leave. Therefore, after our discussion, we have unanimously decided to prioritize the evacuation of young children under the age of eighteen, as well as a small number of intellectuals. Everyone else will stay behind and wait for the second batch of rescue."

As soon as these words came out, everyone burst into tears of joy.

"Thank you, Lord City Lord."

...

Getlow looked at the many people, his heart also filled with mixed feelings. In fact, he knew in his heart that there would be no second batch of rescue.

But he could only say that.

No matter what, it was good to give the people who stayed behind a glimmer of hope. Of course, there must be people in the audience who saw the problem.

But what did it matter, as long as the children were saved, their civilization would still have hope for continuation.

Su Mo looked at this scene, his heart filled with mixed feelings, a kind of unspeakable sadness.

At this time, Pades walked up to Su Mo and said with a wry smile.

"Mr. Su Mo."

Su Mo subconsciously turned his head to look, and was shocked when he saw Pades. He said in disbelief, "Pa De Si, what are you doing here?"

"Cough, cough, it's Pades. Sigh, I'm ashamed to say, I came here to do business, but I didn't expect to encounter this change."

Pades said bitterly.

"Not bad, you've even done business here. A scholar who has been away for three days must be looked at with new eyes."

Su Mo smiled and replied.

"Don't make fun of me. I just got lucky and occasionally resold some supplies. Later, I met a benefactor who introduced me to Mist Star. I was planning to make a fortune by relying on the goods produced here, but I didn't expect that I almost lost my life."

"Cough, cough, it's not that bad. Didn't you meet me? I'll take you with me when I leave."

"That's really too kind of you."

Pades replied gratefully.

"It's nothing, we're friends."

Su Mo raised his hand and patted Pades on the shoulder.

Getlow came over at this time, and he said to Su Mo, "Give us sixteen hours, and we will gather the evacuees together as soon as possible."