People's Federation will live forever

In the bathroom, Isaac Clark was applying beard cream. After the foam had covered his entire chin, he carefully picked up the razor and shaved off his vicissitudes of beard. In 2465, the 43-year-old bachelor silently cleaned up his dirty face.The sound of the water was rushing, and an ordinary, somewhat decadent face appeared in the mirror. Because it was so ordinary, the horn could not find specific adjectives, but he looked very mentally ill, with heavy dark circles under his eyes and a complexion. haggard.

"Ishimura is a big ship, everyone on board is easy to get along with, so you don't have to worry about me. There is still a month to go before Aegis [-], and the first officer said that the preliminary preparations for the planetary cracking work have been done there, If everything goes well, the whole process will not take more than three months...I will take care of myself and wait for my return—love you Nia."

The recorder paused for a moment, and began to play the next one——

"Isaac, I don't know what delayed the planetary cracking work. It seems that something happened on the colony of Aegis VII, but the captain banned all contact with the ground. He sent a security team down to 'receive' the cargo yesterday. , but the security captain Alyssa disagreed, they had a big fight, and things seemed to be delivered today, I guess this work probably failed, I think there is something abnormal about Aegis VII, I hope to leave here soon."

The recorder paused again, and this time it was another female voice: "Isaac Clark, an employee of the CEC engineering team, I am the commander of the Kelion, and the company has received your application to participate in the overhaul of the Ishimura, so you Be sure to board the ship within 5 hours of receiving the message, understand? I don't like people who are not punctual!"

Isaac walked out of the bathroom, zipped up the jumpsuit on his body, and picked up a backpack and carried it on his shoulders—this seemed to be his apartment. The room was very small and messy, completely different from the mental state of the owner. unanimous.A cylindrical washing machine next to the window called a balcony but actually a small table was dismantled into parts, but it seemed that the owner had no intention of repairing it. After packing up the only clean clothes left, he put them on the one-piece jacket. Isaac, in a jacket and jeans, stepped out of the automatic door and was met by a fat, bald man.

This greasy fat man smelled of cigarettes, and there was still lipstick left by some pheasant on his neck. He opened his mouth and yelled: "Isaac, you bastard, don't you know that you have to wait for the landlord to check before checking out?" Are you done? Let me see what you've done to my house, isn't it hard to hold back your horse-flea cousin girlfriend who has been gone for months, I guess your essence is on the ceiling... "

An unknown fire surged out of Isaac's mind. This fat man looked a little more hateful than usual. He used to endure it, but now...

"Otherwise, I will ask for the deposit of 3000 yuan... oh!"

The heart-piercing screams resounded through the corridors of the apartment, and even alarmed other residents to poke their heads out to take a look, only to see the fat landlord rolling on the ground with his mouth covered, and a middle-aged man exuding an ominous aura shaking his head. Wiping the blood on his right hand, it seems that he also broke the skin while knocking out a few teeth, which is really unlucky.

"Then take the 3000 yuan to go to the dentist, and go for a beauty treatment by the way—forget it, the more you look like this, the more disgusting you will be."

Isaac took two steps forward, turned around suddenly and stepped on the hand of the fat landlord touching his trouser pocket, the floor trembled suddenly, the fat man screamed in pain, Isaac stomped so hard that he was afraid It's the fingernails that are chipped.The old white man reached out his hand to take out a pistol from the fat man's pocket, and lightly pressed his fingers to reveal a row of yellow bullets - contraband. This kind of firepower is already stronger than the steel ball launcher of the planetary security team.

"I just said I seem to have forgotten something."

Isaac stuffed the pistol into his jacket with a grunt. There were three capital letters of CEC on his clothes, and there was a line of small words below - Harmony Mining Group, we are dedicated to you.

"Oh... Isa K (tooth leakage), you wait for me, cough cough...my hand!"

The man ignored the wailing at the back. He walked into the elevator and pressed the button. After the elevator door closed, those who had seen all this from the door hurriedly called the social first aid, and then wondered——

"That guy Isaac, he's a softie who doesn't offend anyone, what kind of medicine did he take today?"

Something is wrong with Isaac today, even the little gangsters running around the community building can feel it.This is the city of Olympus under the majestic Mount Olympus, the highest mountain on Mars, a huge and magnificent city full of traffic.After 400 years of continuous atmospheric transformation, including the continuous dragging of massive ice comets from outer galaxies using planetary cracking technology, etc., this red desert planet has finally turned into a yellow Gobi planet—well, a remarkable achievement, But at least there are fewer Martian storms. People living in urban areas with large domes are no different from those on Earth. After all, they are all begging for life in garbage dumps!

The community building is a three-dimensional comprehensive building. This kind of building integrating shopping malls and apartments is said to date back as far as 2077.The logos of giant companies stand out prominently on high places, and the high ones even rely on the reflection of the dome to advertise in the sky. On this day, there are dense groups of speeding cars intertwined. Huge airships float leisurely, playing on a 200-meter-wide big screen. with the news.

"The celebration of the 200th anniversary of Harmony Mining Group is about to begin. Are you ready? Maybe everyone needs a little reminder that this is a festival for every proud citizen of Mars. The first person on this planet 7000 years ago The first batch of settlers exchanged unremitting struggle (Mars War of Independence) for the great development of Mars, and ECE was established from that day, and soon became the largest group with the largest number of employees in the world. As of today, the company has 20 12 employees and [-] billion foreign employees have built [-] colonies and [-] space stations for the United Earth Government..."

"Covering [-] industries, not only the mining industry, we are also a leader in biopharmaceuticals and cloning medicine. In the cloning center of the Harmony Group, [-] short-lived babies carrying customers' organs are incubated every day..."

"Manufacturing all industries from toilet paper to spaceships, all you need in your life can be found in cec harmony group."

The airship that advertised finally flew overhead, and Isaac pulled out his ears—he could hear cocoons from these praises.The road from the community building is littered with rubbish, there are flies entangled in the sewer, but there are also drunk homeless men, careful to avoid the vomit, but you can’t escape the pungent smell, there are a few young people smoking or squatting at the corner of the street , if you happen to catch eyes with these gangsters, you will definitely have trouble.

Fires crackled in the alley next to the stinking ditch, and the slovenly homeless dumped everything that could be burned into the oil drum. The stench from burning gum made it difficult to breathe.Isaac sometimes wonders if he will be like this when he gets old. After all, this money society does not sympathize with the poor. These dirty old men who are addicted to mental disorders and drugs are likely to have a relationship with them in the past. I am also a company dog. After all, the company treats you like a condom and throws it away when it is used up.

Most of these people will be gathered by the Unification Sect in the end——Isaac glanced at the sky, although he couldn’t see it, but he knew it. There are many large space stations in the orbit of Mars. These space stations are all the Unification Sect, covering In the entire solar system, Mars has stored more than 200 billion corpses in those space stations over the past few hundred years. With the help of the cold and sterile vacuum, many corpses from more than 400 years ago are probably still lifelike, like a honeycomb. Layer, just thinking about Isaac makes me feel sick.

"My brothers and sisters, the suffering in this life is nothing to be afraid of, don't be sad, everything in this life is nothing but vain, even death is only the beginning of a new life, because at that appointed moment, we will become one!"

As soon as I said it, a missionary holding a sign and yelling appeared in the previous excuse. Isaac couldn't help showing a hint of disgust, and he hurriedly bypassed it as if he hadn't seen it, and when he passed a certain alley , vaguely heard a burst of obscene and unbearable screams from inside, who knows how many men are driving the train.

The turbid world...every life is struggling in it, from hope to despair, from anger to numbness, all you need is a time to get used to it.It's like Isaac hates many things, such as the Unified Church, but he won't go out and be a rebellious actor. Why?

Because life may be hard, but you still have to work hard to live, who can change anything?Can forcing change bring good things?

It's like Isaac hates Unification, do you know why?Because his mother donated a large sum of money to the church to let him go in as a trainee priest, but his wish was to go to college or study, but he had no money, which broke Isaac's heart.Isaac, who did not go to university, worked in the Guiyi Church for a period of time, which made him see through the essence of this group of gods. This is a group of fraudsters who seek wealth and power in the name of faith. They are obviously criminals. But because "freedom of belief" can enter the church, this makes the passionate Isaac furious, and completely breaks with the Guiyi Sect.

But what is the use of your own blood?Soon he was reduced to the point where he had to make a living by himself, the bitterness and bitterness were beyond words, and it was only at the age of 43 that he met a girlfriend worthy of his love.

That's why... I cherish it so much, right?

Isaac looked at his skinned hand from punching, then at the blood stained on his heel, and smiled wryly in his heart—how many years has it been since he lost control of his emotions?I thought I was no longer that hot-blooded high school student, but I didn't expect...

A senior engineer of CEC Group, a social animal over 41 years old who has achieved nothing, puts on the monolithic smart glasses, and a sweet-looking girl smiles at him in the retinal projection, and Isaac takes a deep breath:

"Nia, wait for me."

The year 2508 was a very turbulent year for the colony and the United Earth Government. On the one hand, after many years, scientists still have not found the principle that can explain the abnormal astronomical phenomena in the current world. The anxiety is getting worse - not only the star map on the head has changed, but everything that is familiar to me is difficult to explain to the public, and there is no need to explain it clearly. Anyway, once the entire society stops developing, the original Unresolved problems will explode in a concentrated way, which makes the representatives of the United Earth feel like a big headache, and their internal organs will be burned dry by this dry fire, but there is nothing they can do.

I can’t explain clearly to the fools of the solar system, but I must contact the readers of the People’s Federation... Oh, the senators, please explain clearly why the space sinking makes the United Earth government sit on pins and needles, so that there is a danger of national extinction .

It's very simple—the space sinking allowed the United Earth Government to lose sight of anything other than the light barrier for a while, except for the dozens of colonies and a circle of surrounding galaxies in its hands, because the sinking time was not recent enough The light of the sky reached the point, so I looked up at the starry sky, and the starry sky in the past turned into a dead darkness with dozens of light spots shining slightly. How can this gap not be frightening?

If it is only psychological, we can find a reason to appease, because the United Earth Government has conducted a large-scale foreign exploration, mobilized the army and many civilian forces to carry out, and searched many new galaxies through extensive netting— —According to those explorers, it was like "passing through the jungle through the leaves that block the eyes", and came to the new world.

But it is difficult to comfort people with these news, because it is just like the dilemma that United Earth faced in the past: "The expansion cost of United Earth is getting higher and higher, and more colonies are needed to support the solar system where most of the population is located. support".The huge demand for daily necessities and industrial products requires more mining, but the shallow mining of the developed planets has been exhausted, and if this continues, you can only go to those new galaxies.

And to go to those new galaxies...you know how laborious it is to sail the impact point engine, and it takes several hops to prepare for a long time to cross a dozen light years, and how far those new galaxies are, how high is the transportation cost for forced development ?

Maybe we have other ways, more reliable ways, such as——

First, vigorously sort and recycle garbage. This has already been done, but the poor work in related industries and the unreasonable corporate system have led to repeated protests. The existing recycling efficiency is worthless compared to daily consumption, and there is almost no profit. There is no enterprise investing in research and development.

The second is to let the United Earth Government abandon the "population concentration resettlement" plan, and large-scale immigration to develop the colony-yes, the colony has a lot of resources, but because of the implementation of the stupid population concentration plan for 300 years, 90.00% of the five population Concentrated in the solar system, the government strictly controls the colonization of aliens. It is said that the concentration of manpower has a larger market and is conducive to the development of large-scale industries. As a result, the solar system is no longer able to support such a large population.

Once the resources delivered by the colony are not gone, billions of people may go hungry even if it is a day late, and dozens of settlements will fall into chaos because they cannot accept the reduced distribution. A major shock from military to political will surely sweep across the solar system, just like the upheaval 200 years ago.

The United Earth Government cannot afford this result, but what if immigration is released?

Are you kidding, sir, have you forgotten how the overlord regime ended and how we United Earth started?The overlord back then just let go of immigration, and the colony that grew up in less than a century overwhelmed the old regime. How can we let others learn from us after we have done this?Otherwise, why should we concentrate the population and abolish most of the military industry, isn't it because we are afraid of being rebelled?

The two fundamental solutions are not easy to go, so there must be another way, and there must be a better way, which does not require solving the problem, but only maintains the status quo, and can suppress the endogenous contradictions. ,That is...

Earth, the last sea in North America is still a blue beach villa, where a group of casually dressed gangsters have been smoking cigars for a few days.

"Everyone, it seems that we must take action."

"If you're talking about military expansion, sir, I'm still saying the same thing, it's a bad start. You should know that the small group of rebels in that galaxy can't threaten us, and the Zeus fleet was destroyed because of that stupid Douglas , The last message from the ship shows that he caused infighting, so he failed. But even if they failed, they also wiped out most of the enemy's fleet."

After a short silence.

"What does the commander of the fleet think of this battle? You must know that the information sent back is very vague, and the target is close to fifty light years away from us. How many troops do we have to send..."

"Another fleet stronger than the Zeus fleet is enough. I'm not kidding you sir. The intelligence shows that this group of rebels seems to have tried their luck to reach that planet for more than ten years. There is no population, no industry, and even only one space station. Zeus The fleet has severely damaged the enemy with one enemy and two, and it is impossible for them to recover after half a year. The industrial potential is there. So I think it is enough to deploy another army..."

"Your Excellency Commander, we all know what you said, and we have also read the intelligence. The Cape Town has scanned the planet and there is not much population on it. These rebel ships with incomplete technology are very small and can only win by quantity, so they Even if we win, it’s still a tragic victory, I’m afraid we’re really scared now, are you worried about our retaliation?” A fat man joked, and then changed the subject, “These rebels are not a threat at all, the reason why we waited half a year and didn’t make a move It’s just that they can’t be a threat, so the planet will stay with them for the time being, and we can take it when we are ready, there is no rush.”

In short - the enemies of the United Earth Government are not outside, but inside.

"But we can't just take no action. There is information that the Guiyi Sect also got the information on that planet. Although it is not clear why they pressed the button and did not send it, there must be a conspiracy!"

"They are waiting for us to make mistakes, and then they will throw out this information to stir people's hearts. Heh, these fanatics have always wanted to seize power and establish the kingdom of God on earth. We have fought with them for hundreds of years, and we know it too well."

"That's right." The host of the meeting stood up, "It is precisely because of this that we need to take action. Now that people are panicking, the United Earth Government must use a piece of good news to calm people's hearts—you should also know that that galaxy seems to be There is a divine seal hidden by the hegemonic government for hundreds of years, we cannot let any divine seal not be controlled by the United Earth Government!"

"In order to deal with the worst case, we have to expand the military, so this time I agree."

"Yes!"

After a lot of voting, things seemed to be settled like this.

"Please choose your manpower, General, and you must act quickly, after all, we have to get ahead of those lunatics."

"As you order, Your Excellency the President."

...

Magnificent, tall, with a scarlet light shining from the huge dome, a sculpture of a spiral structure stands on this gorgeous religious hall.At this time, a man stood solemnly in the hall. He crossed his hands and bent his hands behind his back, bowed his head and closed his eyes in a posture similar to the seal of the gods, as if he was listening to teachings.

"I already know."

The man looked up. He had curly hair and a round cap.

"Aegis VII, the seal of God broke through."

"Unknown galaxy, God seal appears."

"The day of prophecy, the time of unity."

PS: The setting that can be announced now - Bard mentioned in his fantasy that God Seal told him that there was a man who listened to the conversation before. Many readers thought it was Isaac, but unfortunately it was not.

Because the current time is 2508, before the generation started.

The one who appeared in the fantasy was Michael Altman, the saint of Unification, a tragic scientist.

Ah well, leading the team, the horn will be recommended by name again, so please support me a lot! (Should the introduction and cover of this book be changed? I don’t think it’s good enough)

Chapter 43 Promotion Ceremony

We call on the military, in this dark hour, because it is our life, and no one is left out of this war, and we must be ready, and we are.

Today, let's start our voyage.

This is the Eternal City, the de facto ruling place of the People's Federation, the center of civilization, and the seat of the High Council and Council.

There is a bright and inexhaustible fusion fire that illuminates everything around civilization. Today, there are thousands of people gathered here, hundreds of ships lined up, and the United Fleet opened the guns for this temple, and there is also the eternal city. Tens of thousands of spotlights form an array of light signals, and the focused light beams penetrate the deep space and shine on the miraculous space city 30 kilometers away, and there are also corresponding flashes of colorful lights. Respond to the Eternal City.

A Tale of Two Cities... an eternal city as the "Throne in the Sky", and the most powerful "Comprehensive Space Industry Center" in the history of the United Nations?No, we are not very good at remembering such a mouthful name. From the first day of establishment, the engineers of Renlian have called it Vulcan-Vulcan, the god of fire, the ugly but skilled craftsman of Venus in Roman mythology Husband, he made weapons for the gods, which perfectly fit the expectations of the People's Federation for it.Because at this moment the pendulum of war has been swinging and never stopping, so the fire of the furnace of war is burning hot and cannot be extinguished.We are here today to celebrate the war that took place half a year ago. It is called a celebration, but for all involved, it is a swearing-in meeting.

Because the next war is bound to come...Major General Jenot was thinking like this, his body stood straight under the spotlight, and everyone in this hall was attracted to the floor by magnetic boots under the condition of zero gravity. In this environment, standing in a military posture is much easier than on the ground... It's a bit off, when I heard Admiral Milan on the stage read his name - "Major Admiral Janot!", our fleet commander's voice His attention also returned to reality. He raised his head and looked at the high platform 20 meters in front of him.The admiral on the high platform is bright, and the central position is Admiral Milan, the commander-in-chief of the fleet. Not only that, but also the big boss of the other military services-Admiral Carnifek is on the scene, and the chief of staff, Admiral Longling and the star guard General Hoffman, the chief of the army, participated in the ceremony with a holographic image, and the lineup can be described as grand.

"To!"

Jenot shouted, and then took a step forward to step out of the crowd, adjusting his clothes slightly—the cap of the United Fleet military uniform is similar to the shape of a ship, so the sides are narrow and the front and the front are long. The outerwear has its own shaping effect in a zero-gravity environment, so we retain the traditional style of military uniforms to remember that the fleet is a combination of navy and air force rather than a rootless tree.

The black background symbolizes the sky of the universe. Except for the flashing astrolabe on the cap badge, the epaulettes that indicate identity, and white gloves, the dress of the fleet soldiers is pure ivory black, which is extremely simple-because this is space, any extra All items, especially small parts, may endanger safety, so the military uniform is also in the style of Velcro without buckles, and it is mainly for self-cultivation.So there are thousands of men and women on the scene, and you can tell the Scyllas and the Earthlings at a glance.

Da, da—the magnetic soft boots walked up the stairs step by step. The sound was not loud but it was so eye-catching because the venue was too quiet.There was no band in this awarding ceremony, and there were only guards of honor lined up on both sides of the stairs with guns raised.Countless eyes were on the back of the major general. Although the soldiers were silent, we could guess what the folks who watched the ceremony through the live broadcast would talk about.

"The youngest general of the People's Federation, has a new Kanifik appeared?"

"The only admiral who has commanded two space battles, the richest combat experience, and the most stalwart exploits, it is not an exaggeration to call him a new star of the People's Federation."

"In the past, many people said that he relied on his uncle who was the speaker, and he didn't have much ability at all. Now, what about those people who chew their tongues?"

"Victory is victory, unquestionable, unshakeable, and we should be glad that we have commanders we can trust in this battle against a mighty foe."

Trust, what a heavy entrustment - Janot walked to the front of the stage step by step until he met Admiral Milan's eyes, he slapped his feet together and saluted, and the admiral returned the salute.At this time, a tray had been delivered to the admiral, on which were a brand new pair of epaulets, several boxes and a short staff.

Admiral Milan looked at the young soldier in front of him with relief like an honest elder, and said in admiration:

"Major General Jenot, in the battle of the storm, you led the Pendulum Fleet to fight bravely. As the first commander of the People's League to encounter enemies from foreign civilizations, you bravely faced powerful enemies without retreating, and beat them hard , annihilate them, and win a complete victory for the People's League—you have defended the sovereignty of the People's League and the glory of the fleet, and you have proven that you are capable of carrying this burden and will never disappoint the civilization entrusted to you."

"This is my duty, sir." Jenot said calmly, but for some reason he suddenly said, "But the victory depends on the soldiers who fought bravely in that battle. It was their sacrifices that made the victory, and Not me."

Admiral Milan's expression froze, and Admiral Kanifik, who could hear clearly next to him, suddenly narrowed his eyes, looking up and down at this young man who had dealt with him several times, but this was the first time he saw it with his own eyes—here It's the investiture ceremony, young man, what are you going to do?

But General Chen Lian of Milan didn't care about Janot's unreasonable behavior at all. He nodded and didn't say anything else, but directly hit the major general's heart: "When our people are in need, someone must take care of it." responsibility, a responsibility that is honorable, heavy, and daunting."

"Yes, sir." The major general said, "I hope to go to the front line of the war, where..."

It is my destination, and only with those heroic spirits staying in the deep space can I feel peaceful.I am a commander, and I am also a soldier. I don't want to see my soldiers die because of my orders in the rear. Please let me stand with them. This is what I want.

Before Gernot finished speaking, Mr. Admiral suddenly sighed and interrupted Gernot: "Moreover, this responsibility is never entrusted after people are ready, young man, each of us For a period of time, we have to bear the unacceptable burden, I understand your feelings, but I want you to turn around and look, no, I order you to turn around and look."

The major general was taken aback, but the admiral's face was serious, and there was something hard to explain in his eyes.So, Gernot did as he did, and he turned around. On the high platform, his field of vision could cover the entire hall. In front of him were [-] soldiers of the United Fleet and Marine Corps soldiers, and all eyes were on them. To him, and somewhat puzzled - what are you talking about?

The signal came in, and Admiral Milan behind him connected his implant, and the sound was transmitted directly to his brain.

"Young man, you don't have to say anything, I understand how you feel. You feel like you're not ready, you don't want to be called a hero, you can't face your victories, and you're afraid of losing—people are counting on You, what if you screwed up all of this?"

"I understand because I have also experienced such a time. It is not easy to be the expectation of the people. We always want to find a stronger person to pass this responsibility on. Like 12 years ago, I handed over the UIR to the leader. .You can’t find it, so you hope not to take it.”

"But you can see things now that I haven't seen before, and I'm telling you, you're wrong, boy."

Mr. Admiral is like a mentor, and indeed a mentor, babbling to Janott, he guided Janott to look into the eyes of those colleagues-"Let me tell you, why you and I must carry take this responsibility, but where is the difference.”

The difference lies in the way these people look at you!

More than 20 years ago, the eyes of people who looked at Milan, the last chief executive of the UIR, were panic and helpless. They were eager to survive and hoped that Milan, the chief executive, could save their fate!So those pressures made him physically and mentally exhausted, and although he tried his best to maintain it, he was breaking down day by day-the heavy responsibility of protecting the entire ethnic group and civilization is very human, and very human can not do it.For those who can't do it but have to do it... It was actually a kind of salvation for Li Tie when he took UIR away.

"But you are different, you have misunderstood a little, Janot, the People's Federation does not want you to be the support of civilization, you are not, you can't do it, none of us can do it, the only one who can and is also guarding the People's Federation Yes, our leader!"

Excessive pressure will make people lose sight of the fundamentals. Have you noticed that the people present look at you, that is yearning, envy, respect and pride!They are not asking for your rescue, they are colleagues who will fight side by side with you, "You should not only command them on the battlefield, but also inspire them spiritually, set an example for them to regard you as an example, to fight, to protect, to become The pillars of this civilization!"

Kanifik withdrew his eyes, and seemed to be a little emotional. The general who was the "youngest general" before Jenot suddenly sent a message-"You haven't reached the top yet, and the People's Federation is not happy to support you. Kill this set, boy. Do your best, and we old guys will take care of the rest, so are you afraid that the sky will fall?"

The information in the brain passes quickly, and these conversations only lasted two or three seconds.All of this has not aroused doubts from the outside world, and everyone thought this was a strange process of the ceremony—Admiral Milan came to the front of Janot, and the tray was also brought over.

"With the approval of the Supreme Military Command, the former commander of the Pendulum Fleet, Janot, is now promoted to Vice Admiral of the Fleet!"

PS: The setting that can be announced now-imagine what would happen if a planet suddenly sinks between the earth and Mars?

Gravity will become unbalanced, the orbital balance of the solar system will be broken, and it will become a mess. The earth and the moon will collide, and the earth and fire will approach and even collide with the new planet.It took thousands of years for the orbit of the solar system to rebalance, or all the planets in the solar system were swallowed by the sun-this is not a joke.

Then, a galaxy suddenly descended between the solar system and the southern gate galaxy 4 light-years away?The result is that a large circle of galaxies in the surrounding area are all out of balance, and even the disintegration of galaxies is unknown.This is the power of gravity. Gravity is omnipotent, and no one can escape from individuals to the stars.