People's Federation will live forever

"What about the military? Why wasn't the threat detected sooner?"

"Can we do it, can we handle this crisis?"

"The purpose of the People's Federation is to ensure the future of all mankind, tell us, the leader, is it still valid now?"

People's hearts are like water, stirring the big ship of the council.At this time, any official words can't help at all. Our people don't have enough confidence in themselves, and they have doubts about the new People's Federation. , In the eyes of people at the time, this was not a war at all. Even the bravest warriors who were willing to step on the battlefield and risk their lives could not remain optimistic.

After all, they don't understand the level of technology and industry that the People's Federation has reached in the past ten years, and they don't know what the enemy is, but they know that the battlefield is [-] kilometers away on the moon, and the cost of transporting a meal of supplies there is Sira a hundred times higher.

All fear comes from the unknown!

Attorney General Siegfried still remembers that moment full of fear, when he slapped those overwhelmed subordinates, despised their cowardice in public, and scolded: "The sky hasn't fallen yet, and there will be a Supreme Council if it falls. Hold on! You are the executors of the law, and the law is the cornerstone of order, and now the law still exists, what should you do if you don’t enforce it but are talking about it here?”

He can be tough on his subordinates, but the chief legal officer, who is nearly seventy years old, knows very well that there is only one victory for human beings against the alien enemy, and only practical and effective actions can break the dilemma of people's hearts.Siegfried is no stranger to this feeling, and it was the same with the "Incident Day" 30 years ago, but the result of the security alliance abandoning the people at that time almost made him collapse, so he himself was looking forward to it, looking forward to it.. .

"My compatriots, our race has experienced many challenges, are we afraid of one more?"

Citizens of the People's Federation don't often hear the leader's voice, but they recognize it, and as Lee's face and voice are broadcast throughout Sira, courage rises from the hearts of the people -- and no one forgets who gave them the present , and no one does not remember who saved the dying Scylla back then!

At that time, Li had already personally rushed to the moon, and his appearance immediately stabilized the shaking hearts. Apart from encouraging people's hearts, his relaxed and optimistic attitude was more important. He brought information about the enemy and told everyone that the People's Federation Victory will be won if everyone plays their part.

"You can rely on me, and I'm your first line of defense!"

For the Chief Justice, on that day, he witnessed the transformation of the People's Federation from childishness to maturity - the emergency plan that had been prepared had played its value, and the army began to be mobilized immediately, accompanied by an unprecedented amount. Material orders, and human positions are accurate to each person's requirements.Orders were issued from the Supreme Council to all levels unimpeded, no one complained and no one questioned, with the same will, the human beings on this planet are striving for one goal as a whole for the first time!

He almost choked up because of this—after living most of his life, he finally got everything worth fighting for!Li used actions instead of words to convey to everyone the truth of Renlian, just like the sun rising to dispel the dark shadows and let the belief take root in everyone's heart.

"However this war ends, it heralds a new era."

The capital of the People's Federation, the Blue Eye Islands, at 5:15 a.m. local time——

The Attorney General is always up early, working or not.

This comes from habit and has nothing to do with the body. Although he is nearly 70 years old, he was already an old man who stepped into the grave with half a foot in the old days, but through the artificial organ implantation of Renlian, Siegfried looks like 40 Similar to a [-]-year-old middle-aged man, he is still in the prime of life, with a firm look in his eyes.

The half-white hair is neatly combed back, and the angular face looks a little thin. When you look closely, the texture of the skin has traces of surgery, and you can vaguely see the circuits buried under the skin meandering and extending to the eyes—for the necessary In order to work, Chigurh had a retinal implant so that he could handle official duties at any time.There are still many similar detail modifications, not to the extent of "prosthetic body", and this is already a common trend of the People's Federation.

Putting on a double-breasted coat, Zieg picked up the nutritional supplement prepared by the VI housekeeper and drank it in one gulp.Since the beginning of the war, he has not had time to enjoy breakfast. His official residence is in a high-rise building near the Grand Shrine. From the elevator on the [-]th floor all the way to the roof is a wide apron. VI has already prepared a hovering car, and At this time, the city is experiencing the first rays of sunlight at dawn.

The sun has not yet emerged from the dark horizon, but the clouds piled up in the distant sky show a ray of red.There are unmanned cargo ships all over the wide ocean. Except for the little light signals, the dark sea surface is rippling with small glimmers of light, and they stop for a while. After a few breaths, a beam of light pierces the sky. The spiers of the city bear the brunt of the light. The obelisk of the Great Shrine reflects colorful glare!

The world seems to have color, "Dawn has come." - The chief legal officer blurted out, and that serious face was full of smiles at the moment.

Half a year ago, the Moon War broke out. After the initial panic, the People’s Federation, under the leadership of the Supreme Council, played a level that modern civilization should have—after careful consideration, everyone realized that the moon was the reason for the People’s Federation to enter space. The springboard must not give up, so the first batch of [-] reinforcements were sent to the moon, where they launched the first human counterattack against alien aliens, proving that these enemies are not invincible with their sacrifices.

This boosted the morale of the People's Federation. After turning into a wartime state, Sira pushed productivity into space in an explosive manner.The Eternal City was expanded, the silver and white ring military system officially included the moon, and the military space dock began to build the first batch of real space warships of the People's Federation. For the "Second Army" reform.

Since then, despite many experiences - the attack on the Silver Fortress, the theoretical framework of the wormhole has been completed and started to operate as an "accelerator around the equator of Syra".The zero element was discovered, the energy of the heart was confirmed, and the People's Federation even contacted a solar system 25 light-years away, which is also a human being, and launched an expedition of "not putting all eggs in one basket"!

So many things happened in half a year, what People's Federation has done in half a year has exceeded the sum of the past ten years, and, just a few days ago——

"We won on the moon."

The Great Shrine is a pyramid-shaped building located in the center of the Blue Eye Islands. It is a sacred existence that has witnessed almost all major events in Thira. No one cares about its original name (scientific research center). The power center of the Federation is where the entire council is located. As always, a meeting to determine the future of the Federation is in progress.

Members of the People's Federation held their breaths. No matter whether they were present in person or participated in the meeting with a holographic image, no one dared to be sloppy, because in front of them was Li himself who participated in the public meeting for the first time——

And, General Olivia sitting next to Li.

Standing in a high place, the one who is looked up by everyone is the superior person. I don't know when it started, but he has already gotten used to this feeling.Leader, head of state?These titles have nothing to do with vanity. In the past, he didn't like to appear in front of people, just because he thought that as an inhuman existence, he was too far away from the ruled mortals. He was not sure how people would think of him. So deliberately avoid it.

However, the discovery on the moon changed a lot, forcing him to come to the stage.

"I summoned you not to celebrate the victory of the war, and we have nothing to celebrate."

Re-ruling the moon was the original purpose of this war, but this purpose has changed a little over time-from annihilating beta, to the manufacturing method of capturing elements from beta after the discovery of element zero.We have paid a lot for this goal, but the result is beyond our expectations.

"We entered the nest, but instead of finding the expected production line for element zero, we found something even more incredible."

What was found is not yet fully revealed, and the congressmen are just ordinary people. Unlike Olivia, who has a mind link with Li, it is difficult for them to understand what Leviathan on the moon represents.

"And even we haven't done enough to eliminate betas."

Li and Olivia looked at each other, and went back to the moment again - Irena stopped the mind-level escape attempt and stopped the core. Everything went well, but no one expected that Beta would have another a core!

The launch of the second core could no longer be stopped. It rushed out of the lair like a rocket, and the missiles of the guards could not catch up with its speed. The space battleship urgently turned its muzzle to speed up to catch up, but it was easily thrown away by the core that was also accelerating. ,then...

"The core of beta has disappeared. According to the speculation of the Ministry of Industry and Research, it is fleeing at the speed of light. We have no means to monitor an object that reaches the speed of light, but we can see it according to its direction."

General Olivia shook his head: "It went to the place where it came from, Earth."

The situation is not so good, through the wormhole, the People's Federation opened the gate to that side and sent troops, but only as part of the backup plan itself, about completely taking over a planet with more people than the People's Federation, the Council does not Didn't prepare enough.

And once this core returns to the earth, the brain-level avatar inside has fought against the elite of the Renlian, if the beta lairs of the entire earth have obtained this information——

"It's impossible for those weak earthlings to resist the massive one-eyed betas. In the foreseeable future, unless we intervene with all our strength, the destruction of that planet is only a matter of time."

Councilors were buzzing, and everyone knew what that meant.

"An important purpose of entering the earth at the beginning was to prevent more betas from coming from the earth. Only by using the earth as a buffer can Sira's safety be guaranteed. But now that the moon has recovered, the greatest need is to develop itself."

Someone suggested: "If the silver-white ring belt military system is established and our fleet is strengthened, beta will not be feared...Leader, I suggest!"

"Harvest the resources of that planet as much as possible, the population! Do everything possible to enrich Sira, and then withdraw from that worthless planet when necessary, and use the transferred resources and manpower to build the Sira galaxy!"

This is a statement that is both prudent and pragmatic. First, it will never compromise the security of the People's Federation. Second, it will never let go of immediate interests!As soon as this statement came out, there were frequent rumors in the parliament that "Secondary" "+1" "The interests of the People's Federation are above all else!"

But not everyone, Consul Anya, veteran general Milan and others remained silent. They were watching, watching the reactions of Li and Olivia, and would not express their opinions easily.

As expected - this is the consensus in the eyes of Li and Olivia. These suggestions are easy to come to, and it would be meaningless if they were put on a normal day, but they don't know that a storm is coming.

If the council only has this level, then there is no need for this meeting to continue.

At this time, a discordant voice sounded: "I object."

Many people were slightly surprised when their eyes focused on one person, but it was not the first time that this person stood out so prominently.

The Attorney General, Siegfried, stood up and circled around, accepting everyone's gaze and sighing in disappointment.

After a sigh, there was cold contempt—but Siegfried would not show it. He raised his white-gloved right hand gracefully, as if smoothing the folds of his clothes on his chest, but he seemed to shake the conservative They are all under pressure.

"Everyone, after this war, I thought everyone already knew that the People's Federation is standing on an unprecedented starting point, that is, we are no longer souls bound by gravity, but a tested interstellar civilization gone."

As soon as these words came out, Li and Olivia on the stage opened their eyes, ignoring the eyes of the leader, and Siegfried turned to everyone—"The times have changed, everyone!"

"An opportunity, an opportunity that makes people look at each other, and step beyond the present is in front of us, and you turn a blind eye to it!"

The earth 25 light-years away, maybe it is being threatened by alien aliens, and the threat will continue to increase——

"But that is also a planet, a human planet, a planet that we have already touched, getting it is equivalent to doubling the resources in the joint hands, and doubling the population by a thousand times! You turn a blind eye to such a big benefit, Not to expand the fruits of victory, just because we are afraid of the enemies we have defeated, afraid of their comeback?"

"Could it be that we can't beat it? Or, because of the risk, we don't even have the courage to pay a little cost?"

Anger was hidden in the words, Siegfried clenched his fists, the light of dawn always stayed in his heart, and what he longed for was always a future as bright as the sun.

"Everyone, I don't want to lecture you with a set of big and empty moral articles, but we have already stood at a height that was unattainable in the past. Maybe some people don't realize it, but the starry sky has opened the door for us. The new world The dawn of time has come, and this opportunity should not be missed."

"We can't restrain the civilization of the interstellar era from the perspective of the era on the planet. It's like putting on a straitjacket for a baby who is developing rapidly. I heard some voices, and I hope we should be more cautious. After all, we have only experienced a battle with the outside world." In the war against the star enemy, we should seize the opportunity to recuperate."

"It is true that the enemy comes from the starry sky. If we are afraid, why not stop all deep space exploration immediately? No! In this unfriendly universe, only progress is the only truth. Progress is justice, justice is progress, and progress is survival! And stagnation, for us, is suicide."

Only by facing all challenges and facing difficulties bravely is the only way out for mankind;

Courage, exploration and progress are the most precious qualities of human beings, and they are also the cornerstones on which human beings stand in the world;

Only by facing all challenges, facing difficulties bravely, and transforming all old self is the only way out for human beings.

"We will endure a long and silent voyage, and go to the new world to build star gates; we will dive into the deep sea to build cities, we will drill into the core of the earth to find heavy elements, we will go to the asteroid belt to build star cities; we will optimize ourselves and transform ourselves To adapt to the new era; this is the tomorrow of the People's Federation, this is..."

Siegfried turned around at this moment, facing Lee and Olivia—the two looked at him, nodded slightly, and motioned for him to speak.

"Our only future."

PS: Thank you @Siegfried for his passionate performance and emotional speech.Compared with the passionate discussions in the group, I suddenly felt that the writing was weak and unable to express the atmosphere in the group at that time.

And the purpose of this chapter is just like its title.

(Everyone take care of your health, the epidemic itself is a war, and we will win)

Chapter 110: The Ambition of the Ministry of Industry and Research

Time: While the People's Federation Council meeting is in progress

Location·Moon, dark area, area controlled by the People's Federation of Lunar Expeditionary Forces.

A bloody battle is over, but its effects are sure to stay here for a long time.In this land where Sira will never be seen, there are pitted caves, cracked crater walls, and new craters born under the violent impact of the artificial sun.

The drones relying on electromagnetic propulsion fly across the sky, and the lasers of the scanners project down to make new maps.The scorched ground was covered with a large amount of black matter, which was obsidian solidified by lava, and traces of vitrification were everywhere.The orbital guns of space battleships and the Dawn Hammer lasers are like paintbrushes scribbling on the surface of the moon, and the tracks of tanks and steel tracks fill the remaining land. Such a horrible scene silently accuses the horror of war.

The pattern of using nuclear weapons as bullets in the interstellar war is beyond everyone's expectations, which has to make people think deeply...

Think deeply!At this time, the people on the ground don’t have the time to think about these things. If you think it’s miserable, it’s already a situation that has been cleaned up. If you come a few hours earlier, you can see that there are hundreds of kilometers of land around. Yes beta's mutilated corpse, and countless drone wreckage, you will understand how the Guardsmen feel:

There is nothing better than fighting over and living to see victory...

The driver sits on the tank that turns into an engineering vehicle at this time, and one main vehicle drives four auxiliary vehicles. These Predator tanks equipped with shovel blades are used as guest bulldozers to use their powerful thrust to pile up hundreds of beta corpses nearby. Into a mountain of corpses.Scattered limbs and incomplete tissues are squeezed together. This scene is disgusting, but there are still some unlucky soldiers who want to drive the Titan bipedal mech to dig up the corpse, and use the multifunctional mechanical claws to find out the light-level ones. beta——

"The above said that we should study these things carefully."

"Still researching? Didn't you say that you found the core of the beta nest? I saw that thing being lifted out with my own eyes the other day. Hey, it's as bright as the sun, but it has no temperature!"

"No temperature? Just kidding, is that the legendary cold fusion?"

On the radio, the soldiers were chatting without saying a word.After the war, there is great mental exhaustion. Most people want to return to Thira to reunite with their families quickly, but there are always a few lucky people.There is a lot of work to be done on the moon. In addition to a comprehensive investigation of the remnants of beta, the council has decided to carry out a large-scale development of the moon. The moon will be fully integrated into the absolute defense circle of Sira. It is reported that a new space dock will be set up here.

"I said, I was a soldier to fight, but now it seems that we are going to be workers in this ghost place?"

Someone complained, but soon there was sarcasm: "A worker? Brother, what level is your engineering license, do you deserve it?"

"These are all things that are in charge of the iron heads of the Industrial Research Department. After we clean up, there will definitely be a big transfer." Once a well-informed person speaks, he will always get everyone's attention. He said mysteriously—" The moon thing is over, but didn't we open a wormhole on the earth 25 light-years away? We said that we have made significant progress, I guess..."

Before finishing speaking, someone suddenly discovered something and interrupted the conversation with an exclamation: "Look, there is a spaceship!"

"The Ministry of Industry and Research is here, there must be something big."

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A point of light is coming from the direction of Sira towards the moon. As the distance gets closer, the dragging, several-kilometer-long rocket plume can also be clearly seen—the guards have seen various aircraft these days. , but to be honest, there is no other boat that is the size of this boat.

"Call the ground guard control center. This is the E-31 transportation unit 'Humpback Whale' of the Ministry of Industry and Research. It is performing deceleration. Please guide the landing place for the cargo."

The majestic giant ship is approaching the lunar surface at a speed of twenty times the speed of sound per second, in other words, it set off from the Eternal City about 12 hours ago.This is not too fast, but considering that this thing is nearly 600 meters long and 100 meters wide, and its volume is more than ten times larger than that of the Dusk-class, it has to be surprising: "When was this thing built? "

Such doubts are not worth answering. It is necessary to know that since the Ministry of Industry and Research is building armed warships for the council, it must have its own shipbuilding plan, and-heavy transport vehicles in space are completely different from those on the ground, or Therefore, the transport equipment in space is the ideal means of transport.No need to consider the shape, no need to consider aerodynamics, as long as the main body is strong and reliable, as long as the thrust is the largest engine, the outstanding thing is that it is a powerful brick, and efficiency is paramount!

While the price is ugly as an aesthetic nightmare, practicality is the love of the industrial party.Moreover, there is a big difference between the transport ship and the armed warship designed by the Ministry of Industry and Research. If there is no need to consider complicated operations, then in addition to power control and cargo loading, the iron brains do not plan to arrange so many additional systems for the transport ship, and the production process will naturally Greatly reduced.

No. 31, which is about to land at the temporary base in the dark area of ​​the moon, is currently the most powerful space cargo ship of the People's Federation - a solid spliced ​​keel with a length of 600 meters and a thickness of 20 meters runs through the head and tail, and this is the body of the transport ship. It is integrated with the engine system.The keel is like a spine, so there are many "ribs" protruding around it. Each rib is hoisted and tied with a large container. Thousands of containers are densely packed into a cylinder to form the current appearance of the transport ship. In terms of evaluation:

"Damn, isn't this a flying corn on the cob?"

It is impossible for such a huge ship to stop on the moon. As the navigation said, only after approaching the gravitational circle of the moon and maintaining a relatively low speed by recoil rockets, the "corns" will be released from the "cob" in an orderly manner. Tossed down.Containers cruising at several times the speed of sound are like ballistic missiles. They will fly dozens of times around the moon until their own electric propulsion slows down to a normal landing.

There is a man-made "asteroid ring" on the moon. It is not difficult to calculate the orbit of thousands of containers. Beginning with the arrival of the moon, it can be expected that there will be more arrivals in the future, because the moon...

"It was brought down by the sacrifices of the guards. The Ministry of Industry and Research will keep this in mind. The interests of the moon will of course be shared by the military."

Facing the commander of the guards, Ensig responded generously, but: "There are many things worth studying in the beta lair. In the name of the Supreme Council, the Dark Zone will set up a research department of the Ministry of Industry and Research. Center. Please don’t doubt that the overall interests of the People’s Federation are above all else, and how the beta technology can be applied to enhance the strength of the People’s Federation is the key.”

The construction of the Dark Zone has already started. Thanks to the additional deployment before the war, a large number of engineering drones are busy building a base in an open space next to the Great Rift Valley.The soldiers of the guards are still guarding here, but there is no doubt that this place already belongs to the Ministry of Industry and Research. Armed with Li's order, Ensig ordered the guards to retreat to the periphery of the beta lair as quickly as possible, while the internal management, It is managed by the security department of the Ministry of Industry and Research.

Confidentiality is above all else. After promising to upgrade the equipment for the guards, the commander readily handed over the command here.Numerous scientists were put to work, and a few were organized to conduct an "expedition" to the nest.

Ensig still remembers this place, where it all started, a failed expedition.But now he is standing on the top of the Great Rift Valley, staring at the geometric tower built by the black structure - the mechanical scientist is not interested in this, the black hand who killed the lair, and more importantly, Irena killed the lair. With a clear understanding, he has already obtained the information he needs.

At this time, a report from the deputy came: "Your Excellency, the heavy transport ship transports 60 tons of printing materials at a time. With the printer on hand, it is estimated that the initial construction will be completed in a week, and the equipment will be self-sufficient. .”

"The fusion power station assembled from the Silver Fortress has been transported by air, and now it has been connected to the grid for power generation. We already have all the necessary foundations. I have already sent out the preliminary work plan, but now we must decide on a key research focus."

Dr. Adam Phoenix was reporting to him and everything was going well.The new industrial and research department will rise on the dark side of the moon. As expected, it will focus on "research on the application of element zero". Through the practice during the war, especially the gravitational field shield with element zero as the core The fact that the battleship was successfully protected from being destroyed by the heavy ray level was seen by the black hands of the guards, and the expectation of this element became a realistic desire.

Any large-scale scientific work is undoubtedly in the service of the military, and no one knows this better than Engsger and Adam, but not only the military, the work will be busy.Since the end of the campaign, the People's Federation has become extremely active in dealing with the moon—the fixed route from the Eternal City to the Silver Fortress has been confirmed. Since the shipbuilding capacity of Sira is close to saturation, it is inevitable to set up a large interstellar dock on the moon. Yes, after all, with the new dock, the design capability of the ship can also be improved, and with more ships and people, it can go further into deep space.

But shipbuilding is not an independent work, and many procedures are involved in one resource.The moon is very poor and lacks resources. Before the People's Federation has the ability to break into the asteroid belt, the only way is to move the proven successful "fusion centrifuge" on Sira to the moon and extract the required resources by burning rocks in large quantities.

"One is technology, the other is industry. There is no one that is the focus of research. The question is how to allocate resources to ensure that both can have satisfactory results."

Ensig's eyes flickered, and he looked straight at the bottom of the lair, the secret buried five kilometers below.As a member of the Supreme Council, he certainly knows what's down there.

The Watcher said it was a gift, and the Leader said it was a ticking time bomb—not in the body named Leviathan, but in the existence of that body, proving a complex, even A dire threat is approaching the People's Federation.

"However, if one wants to set a key point, I will choose..."