Everyone Had Their Say
As Staff Officer Xian explained, a plan for escorting the Residential Spaceship Cluster, defending against Nair People attacks, and countering them quickly emerged.
"In summary, based on the above five points, it is not that we are in a passive position, but rather that the Nair Civilization has overestimated its own capabilities and acted recklessly!" Staff Officer Staff Officer Xian concluded.
His words were logical and well-founded, and he even used star charts to explain his intentions in a simple and easy-to-understand way, which immediately boosted the confidence of those who had previously felt that humanity was on the defensive.
Yue Yuan, who had been extremely worried, suddenly felt enlightened and thought the plan was feasible.
At the same time, he also said, "Hmm, very good. We humans are not easily intimidated. If the Nair Civilization remains obstinate and continues to threaten us, failing to recognize its own position, then only annihilation awaits them. This universe is not suitable for them."
Seeing that Yue Yuan agreed, a voice from the crowd said, "Commander Yue, in that case, shall we proceed directly according to Staff Officer Xian's plan, or..."
As he spoke, the man looked at the others.
Yue Yuan followed the man's gaze to the people in the Lyra Command Center, and it seemed that everyone now thought that Staff Officer Xian's plan was feasible.
Logically, he should have made a decision to proceed with the plan by now, but as usual, he glanced at everyone's faces and asked, "What do you think? Don't keep any ideas to yourself, share them so everyone can have a say. As the saying goes, brainstorming is the best policy."
Perhaps Yue Yuan's words had an effect, because a member of the Think Tank who had been hesitant to speak finally made up his mind and said, "I have a rather immature idea."
Seeing that someone had an idea, but judging from the way they said it, it seemed to be something they didn't really want to bring up in the first place. This wouldn't do. Yue Yuan felt that the New Government shouldn't have reached the point where people couldn't express their opinions, nor was it a one-man show.
Thinking this, he said, "Speak your mind, whether you have any ideas or not. As I said before, we should pool our wisdom and collective wisdom. Human Civilization is a collective civilization. No matter how high an individual's wisdom is, there are times when they cannot think things through. Therefore, pooling our wisdom and efforts is not our weakness, but our strength."
Upon hearing Yue Yuan's words, the member of the Think Tank no longer hesitated and spoke directly, "Chief, what I want to say is that if our strategic goal is to get rid of the entanglement of the Nair Civilization, then Staff Officer Xian's plan is undoubtedly the best. But if our strategic goal is to completely get rid of that Artificial Intelligence fleet, then I think Staff Officer Xian's plan is still too conservative."
"Yes, continue," Yue Yuan nodded.
"If it's the latter," a member of the Think Tank met Yue Yuan's gaze and said, "We should take the initiative and wipe out all the Nair Civilization fleets that are following us within ten years, eliminating this threat. Then we can find another direction to set off and leave. At that time, the world will be wide open, and without the Nair Civilization interfering, the Artificial Intelligence fleet will not only be unable to find us, but we will also have to pray that the Nair Civilization will not become angry."
Yue Yuan understood. Taking the initiative to eliminate the Nair Civilization was indeed a way to eliminate future troubles, but he was afraid that the Nair People would be so angry that they would tell the Artificial Intelligence about the existence of Human Civilization.
Thinking of this, Yue Yuan turned to the Science Officer beside him and asked, "With our resupply speed, is it possible for us to shake off the pursuit of the Artificial Intelligence fleet?"
The Science Officer pondered for a moment, then performed some calculations on the computer at the workbench before replying, "Currently, we have too little information about the Artificial Intelligence fleet to make a judgment. However, judging from the description of that Artificial Intelligence fleet by the Nair Civilization, the fleet's technological level is virtually identical to that of the Nair Civilization. Considering that the Nair Civilization completed refueling, or partially refueling, the fleet within just four years in the White Giant Star, the probability of escaping is sixty percent. Of course, all of this is based on the premise that the current amount of information remains unchanged during our subsequent pursuit."
The Artificial Intelligence fleet doesn't need to produce other miscellaneous items to sustain individual Sentient Life forms, and it also possesses collaborative capabilities that are unmatched by ordinary civilizations. Presumably, even under the same technological conditions, its productivity is much greater than that of the Nair Civilization; otherwise, the Nair Civilization wouldn't have been forced to flee into space.
Thinking about it that way, it really does seem a bit risky.
"Chief, I think," another person spoke up at this moment, "the Nair Civilization doesn't need to tell that Artificial Intelligence Consciousness about our existence. The fact is: as long as we don't get rid of the Nair Civilization as soon as possible, but instead destroy them first before leaving, the Artificial Intelligence Consciousness will inevitably find out, because it has been watching the Nair Civilization all along. As long as we drag this out, there is no reason why it won't find out about us as we accelerate our departure."
Silence fell over the Command Center of the Lyra.
It seems that nothing else works, so let's just use Staff Officer Xian's plan. Humanity getting rid of the Nair Civilization won't be a problem, but what if the Nair Civilization gets angry and tries to take someone down with them, disregarding everything and telling the Artificial Intelligence Consciousness about humanity's existence and whereabouts? Let's destroy the Nair Civilization first; with humanity's Great Fleet, that won't be a problem either, but we'll also face the same problem.
Ultimately, it's still a problem of Artificial Intelligence Consciousness.
Are we really going to agree to the Nair People's demands, share the Mechanical Mastery Core Technology, and then escape together?
Even so, the probability of escaping the pursuit of the Artificial Intelligence Consciousness remains! After a long while, a military expert suggested, "In that case, why don't we pretend to agree to the Nair Civilization first, gain their favor, and then inquire about more detailed information about the Artificial Intelligence Consciousness, such as the supply speed and industrial capabilities of the Artificial Intelligence Consciousness Fleet? Once we have more accurate information, we can make a comprehensive judgment. If their supply speed is not as good as ours, then it's not too late for us to take action against the Nair Civilization."
"What if the Artificial Intelligence Consciousness can be replenished faster than us?" someone asked.
The military expert replied directly, "Then we should cooperate with the Nair Civilization even more, and even help them resupply quickly, and then run together. Then, while running together, we should try to get the Nair Civilization to send out a rearguard fleet to stop the Artificial Intelligence Consciousness, thereby delaying its progress. Anyway, judging from the current situation, no matter how fast the Artificial Intelligence Consciousness's fleet resupplyes, it won't be much faster than us, so this catch-up process will inevitably be a long one."
"At that point, all we need to do is break through to Level 3 Civilization during this process, and we can turn the tables on them, and even wipe out this despicable Nair Civilization that's trying to drag us down with them."
It seems that this is indeed the case. As far as humans know, Artificial Intelligence Consciousness is definitely not creative. Even the original Silver Mist Consciousness was not creative, let alone this Artificial Intelligence Consciousness that is still growing.
Its pursuit of the Nair Civilization is simply an attempt to absorb all of Nair Civilization's knowledge and then evolve itself.
"If humanity breaks through to Level 3 Civilization, wouldn't destroying it be a piece of cake?" At this moment, a scholar in the Computer Field suddenly spoke up, "In that case, why don't we try to use the Nair Civilization from the beginning to destroy that pursuing Artificial Intelligence Consciousness Fleet? That's a growing Artificial Intelligence Consciousness. As long as we capture it, we can definitely find a way to prevent the Technological Crisis!"
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