The next day.
After verifying the feasibility of a series of projectiles, Lü Yongchang heard a yawn from beside him.
He turned to see Yevgeny staring wearily at the holographic image in front of him, opening his mouth to yawn every so often.
The excitement he had shown over the past two days had vanished without a trace.
That was only natural.
To test these projectiles, the two of them had barely slept all night.
As someone accustomed to working himself to the bone through the night, Lü Yongchang felt fine, but Professor Yevgeny beside him clearly had yet to adjust to that lifestyle.
Lü Yongchang chuckled and waved a hand, dismissing all the holographic projections Zero had created.
When the holographic images before him suddenly disappeared, Yevgeny froze for a moment, then turned to give Lü Yongchang a questioning look.
"Professor?"
"Get some rest first." With a hint of amusement in his eyes, Lü Yongchang reached out and patted Yevgeny's shoulder. "We've worked out the overall plan. We can take our time with the detailed testing."
Before Yevgeny could nod, a bright red holographic image appeared beside them.
[Alert]
At the same time, Zero's voice sounded through the speakers.
"Professor, we have a problem."
Inside the main conference room of Mars City One.
The councillors sat along the left side of the conference table.
Several senior members of the Academy of Sciences sat on the right.
Everyone stared gravely at the holographic image before them.
"Professor, is this real?"
Fang Xu's uneasy voice sounded beside him. "How could it be such a coincidence?"
Faced with Fang Xu's question, Lü Yongchang sighed softly and lowered his eyes. "According to Zero's simulations, our mining operations in the Asteroid Belt, combined with the changes in the Sun..."
"This series