Proof of the Brand, Silent Knight
First, all three countries had essentially pinpointed the coordinates as being within France. Second, hawks and doves within all three countries had differing views on making contact.
But their goal was still to understand the situation.
Beyond that, Baru had not forgotten his primary assignment. He also analyzed the three countries' current progress in responding to the "supernatural changes."
On the surface, the biggest investor was surprisingly not the United States, but the United Kingdom. And the country gaining the most momentum was actually France, which had been bringing up the rear. Presumably, because it had fallen behind, the proportion of resources being redirected was increasing sharply.
Meanwhile, the United States had already begun what appeared to be an "irrelevant" initiative: "a new round of infrastructure construction planning."
"Hmm? What exactly does that involve? Something like civil defense facilities?"
The terminology Baru used inevitably reminded Qin Xiaoxia of the "Civil Defense Renewal Project" that Huaguo had already launched ahead of everyone else.
"As expected of our mentor! Although it isn't a Civil Defense Project, I see very little difference. On paper, they're conducting feasibility trials for building underground cities, preparing in advance for Earth's population growth. But everyone in our department knows what's really going on."
Population growth?
Qin Xiaoxia smiled.
That might have been a concern for Huaguo some years ago, or for India today, but certainly not for the Americans.
Still, this measure, which had very likely been copied from Huaguo, was rather interesting.
But it was hardly surprising.
Even he and Huang Jiutian could deduce what Huaguo was doing. There was no reason the Americans would not know.
And in this regard, Huaguo's ability to carry plans through was truly astonishing.
If anything, it probably gave the Americans the impression that