As Lü Yongchang finished speaking, many of the councillors' expressions darkened.
What was this supposed to mean?
Had they come to this meeting just to hear an announcement?
"Ahem!"
Sensing that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the conference room, Senator Li, seated at the head of the table, cleared his throat twice.
Once all the councillors had turned toward him, the old man said unhurriedly, "I think Professor Lü has a point."
"Humanity no longer has room for trial and error."
"Now that we've confirmed a civilization exists at Proxima Centauri, 4.22 light-years away, we must start preparing for the coming war."
"Remember, you are members of humanity!"
"I don't want anyone siding with the wrong camp on a matter of such fundamental importance!"
Under Senator Li's stern rebuke, the councillors who had advocated cooperation with the Proxima Centauri civilization paled.
Siding with the wrong camp...
Under the present circumstances, that was tantamount to a crime against humanity!
Seeing the cold glint in the old man's eyes, every councillor present instinctively swallowed.
The message from the Proxima Centauri civilization had made humanity's future seem even more uncertain.
Before even leaving the Solar System, humanity already had a potential mortal enemy.
No, to be precise, there should have been two.
The civilization responsible for the Sun's abnormal changes had yet to reveal any trace of itself.
At that thought, Lü Yongchang, now back in his office, sighed silently.
Enemies everywhere!
This universe was so fucking dark!
As the saying went, blessings never came in pairs, and troubles never came alone. Just as Lü Yongchang was fretting, Zero's voice cast another shadow over his mood.
"Professor, I have some bad news."
"What is it?" He took a deep breath, straightened in his office chair, and asked the holographic projection