Although Yuan Heguang found Zhang Tianyuan's insistence a little strange, he readily agreed. After all, whoever provided the money and supplies was in charge.
He said directly, "Then let's wait for them to come and propose cooperation themselves, and we'll handle things on our own for now?"
Ever since he heard that there really was a habitable planet on the other side of Saturn's wormhole, his enthusiasm was immediately piqued.
Yuan Heguang's gentle attitude made Zhang Tianyuan feel very comfortable, and it seemed that the work in this timeline could proceed smoothly.
Thinking of this, he continued, "That's not a problem. After you confirm your joining the Mutual Aid Society, I can coordinate with other timelines to form a wormhole research group. We can bring rockets and equipment from other timelines; you only need to provide the venue."
Joining the Mutual Aid Society made Yuan Heguang think for a moment.
He had already seen the Spacetime Tunnel with his own eyes, so he had no doubt about the existence of the Mutual Aid Society. Besides, they were so poor and struggling to make ends meet, so there was no need to worry about any traps inside.
Those who have nothing to lose are not afraid of those who have something to lose; as long as I am poor enough, no one can take advantage of me!
Besides, isn't it normal for a country to join all sorts of strange organizations, the purpose of which is anyone's guess?
Whether it's useful or not, it's always good to get in and grab a spot.
If you find that this Mutual Aid Society won't work for you later, just ignore it. Such a big country with so many people, are you saying a single agreement could drive them to their deaths?
Don't assume that unsigned paper is toilet paper; even signed paper can be used to wipe your bottom if necessary.
We need to be flexible in this regard.
With this in mind, Yuan Heguang quickly and decisively replied, "Joining the Mutual Aid Society is no problem; we can also provide the venue."
"Hehe, President Yuan, there's no need to rush. We still need to carefully review the articles of association of our Mutual Aid Society first."
After speaking, Zheng Xu, who was next to Zhang Tianyuan, took out a document and began to explain in detail the various articles of association and clauses of the Mutual Aid Society to Yuan Heguang.
The current Mutual Aid Society is different from the makeshift team that Zhang Tianyuan and Elder Zhou put together before.
As various time periods and dimensions become involved, the relevant rules and regulations are constantly being improved.
For example, after Becker and his group caused such a huge mess in the Day the Day After Tomorrow Spacetime, the Mutual Aid Society headquarters and its various branches are now planning how to patch up the situation to prevent such a human tragedy from happening again.
More than 100 million lives, one-seventieth of the Earth's population, were lost in just a few days.
Anyone who sees it would sigh.
Zheng Xu carefully explained the details, and Yuan Heguang listened attentively.
The more he listened, the more relieved he became.
He found that the terms and conditions of this Mutual Aid Society were much easier than he had imagined.
The primary obligation is to participate in rescue efforts in other timelines, whether it's sending people, providing supplies, or setting aside a piece of land to serve as a temporary refugee camp—any method is acceptable, as long as it contributes to rescue efforts in other timelines.
On the other hand, as long as he abides by this obligation, he can fully integrate into the Mutual Aid Society and engage in exchanges with other timelines on various levels, including economic, cultural, military, and technological aspects.
It also includes several technologically advanced or resource-rich time periods.
Seeing Yuan Heguang's satisfied expression as he listened and nodded, Zhang Tianyuan knew that he had no objections to the terms.
In fact, these terms are indeed quite lenient.
After all, from the moment the Mutual Aid Society was established, Zhang Tianyuan never intended to use force to influence different timelines; there was simply no need for that.
As long as the Spacetime Tunnel remains intact, no timeline will choose to turn against it.
By the time Zheng Xu finished speaking, the moon was high in the sky, but Yuan Heguang didn't feel tired at all; on the contrary, he was extremely excited.
He gripped Zhang Tianyuan's hand tightly, his voice brimming with passion. " President Zhang, I fully agree with your ideals, and I believe our comrades in this time and space will certainly agree as well. It is highly effective in resolving our current situation, so I am firmly committed to this meeting!"
Zhang Tianyuan gripped his hand tightly in return, smiling as he said, "Then on behalf of all the members of the Mutual Aid Society, I'd like to welcome President Yuan!"
The two hugged and patted each other on the back before leaving to have their meal.
A Hang, the assistant who had been waiting outside, still had no idea what had happened.
I could tell that my old boss was overly happy today.
I haven't seen this old leader smile so happily in over a decade.
"Could these people have actually conquered a country overseas?"
A Hang couldn't help but think of this possibility...
After enjoying this corn feast unique to this time and space, Zhang Tianyuan and his two companions were settled into their lodgings, while Yuan Heguang went to share the good news with his colleagues and also arranged to continue the meeting the next day.
Zhang Tianyuan also stated that the first batch of aid from the Mutual Aid Society would be delivered before tomorrow's meeting.
Fifty thousand tons of dried earthworms from Wandering Spacetime!
In addition, there are supporting breeding technologies and machinery for the earthworm drying industry.
With the recent emergence of new timelines, Sun Deyi discovered that the dried earthworm industry in their area has great potential!
We are now preparing to continue developing and expanding this business.
Yuan Heguang was not picky about this kind of food at all; he would take as much as it came.
Although earthworms are indeed harder to swallow than corn, people who are starving don't care about that; they'll even stuff rats into their mouths.
In order to ensure that this batch of aid was ready before tomorrow's meeting, Zhang Tianyuan even made a special trip to the Wandering Spacetime and Space to communicate with Sun Deyi.
"There's absolutely no problem with what Earthworm did, Chairman, you can rest assured. The goods have already been moved from the grain depot, and we'll definitely have them all loaded onto the trucks and delivered to them by tomorrow morning!"
Sun Deyi patted his chest and gave his guarantee.
Zhang Tianyuan felt relieved.
Seizing the opportunity, Sun Deyi moved closer and said, "Chairman, their ultimate goal in No. 7 Spacetime is supposedly to evacuate to a habitable alien planet?"
"Right."
"Well..." Sun Deyi hesitated for a moment, then said, "How about this? They're leaving Earth, and we're in dire need of an Earth..."
"Hmm..." Zhang Tianyuan understood Sun Deyi's meaning. "You want to 'take over' Earth in No. 7 Spacetime?"
Sun Deyi nodded, his expression very serious.
"If everyone from No. 7 Spacetime evacuates Earth, they definitely won't be coming back, so I hope to establish a rear base there."
He had already planned this in his mind long ago.
I'm saying this now in the hope of getting Zhang Tianyuan's approval.
Such an important matter could not have been accomplished without the chairman's approval.
Upon hearing this suggestion, Zhang Tianyuan thought for a moment and said, "As long as both of you agree, I have no objection."
"However, you should be aware that No. 7 Spacetime can be considered a 'cursed' dimension; apart from corn, no other crops can be grown there."
Even with the unlimited energy from nuclear fusion, it's still not possible to cultivate them artificially in a laboratory.
Otherwise, Yuan Heguang would have already embarked on the path of building agriculture in the Finch Spacetime.
This is a higher-dimensional interference with a lower-dimensional one, similar to a modification of a rule.
Earth has been modified into a place where no crop can be successfully grown except for corn, even if the experimental fields are in buildings or the soil comes from other dimensions. In fact, we don't know when corn might even disappear.
"Furthermore, with the disappearance of plants, the atmospheric composition of No. 7 Spacetime is also changing rapidly, with oxygen levels decreasing, perhaps to the point in the future where humans cannot breathe."
Of all Zhang Tianyuan's words, Sun Deyi valued only the initial expression of agreement; he paid little attention to the details that followed, and with a smile, said:
"These problems are all surmountable in our view. After all, their conditions over there are far better than ours."
He then began to explain his thought process.
First of all, since we can't grow food, we might as well not grow it at all, or while the rules haven't completely changed, we can grow some corn to give back to our own spacetime.
Secondly, there's the issue of breathing.
Now, if they want to go out, they will gradually need to wear oxygen masks, but this doesn't have much of an impact.
At worst, we can build a small, enclosed biosphere, generate electricity and oxygen inside to supply everyone with breathing.
Compared to these two flaws, Earth in No. 7 Spacetime is much safer.
"The biggest threat over there is sandstorms, but here we experience frequent volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and tsunamis..."
As he spoke, Sun Deyi's face turned bitter. He thought, "If you want to push the Earth around, don't you think the Earth has no temper? This little broken ball can throw a tantrum and suppress me!"
The roots are beyond what humans can withstand.
Zhang Tianyuan patted him on the shoulder to comfort him, agreeing with his point of view.
Indeed, no matter how bad Earth is in Interstellar Spacetime, it is still ten thousand times better than Earth in Wandering Spacetime.
It's sufficient to serve as a rear base and a place for vacation and recuperation.
This could also offer new hope to the residents of the Wandering Spacetime.
At the same time, Sun Deyi's words also served as a reminder to Zhang Tianyuan.
After everyone else has migrated, Earth in Interstellar Spacetime should indeed not be left idle.
However, this is not the right time to discuss it.
After all, Yuan Heguang had only just agreed to join the Mutual Aid Society, so to tell him now that they would leave the Earth behind after they moved away...
This will only cause him concern and suspicion towards the Mutual Aid Society.
They haven't even started relocating yet, and they're already eyeing that little island of theirs. How can anyone feel at ease with that?
Therefore, Zhang Tianyuan and Sun Deyi agreed that they would ask Yuan Heguang for his opinion on this matter at an appropriate time.
Early the next morning.
Zhang Tianyuan then returned to Interstellar Spacetime once again.
He emerged from the room he had chosen, and no one noticed that he had left the previous night.
After having a corn breakfast in the living room outside the room, Yuan Heguang brought several veteran comrades over to meet him.
"This is President Zhang of the Mutual Aid Society. I had a very pleasant chat with him yesterday."
"Hello everyone." Zhang Tianyuan smiled and shook hands with several elderly people whose eyes were filled with doubt.
Clearly, Yuan Heguang believed in the Mutual Aid Society, but the others still harbored doubts.
The fact that these people didn't treat Yuan Heguang as a madman and even agreed to come with him to see him was enough to prove his current prestige.
Zhang Tianyuan had no interest in explaining anything. After meeting everyone, he said to Yuan Heguang:
"The aid supplies for No. 3 Spacetime were prepared last night. Has President Yuan arranged the receiving location?"
Yuan Heguang stretched his neck and laughed, "I didn't sleep a wink last night, I was working on this all night, come with me."
After saying that, he took the lead and walked out.
With the others following behind, Zhang Tianyuan and the other two could feel the burning gazes cast upon them by the other veteran comrades.
Zhang Tianyuan got into the car, Yuan Heguang was sitting next to him. He turned around and chuckled, " President Zhang, don't worry about it. These are all good comrades. It's just that your matter is beyond the norm, and they can't accept it right now."
Zhang Tianyuan didn't care about this, or rather, he had already considered it.
"Once the aid from No. 3 Spacetime arrives, these comrades will gradually adapt."
Yuan Heguang laughed heartily.
The vehicle drove to its destination through the yellowish weather.
This is a large warehouse; open the door and turn on the lights, and it's completely empty.
I don't know if it was deliberately cleared out, or if the warehouse was originally empty.
But none of that matters.
After clearing away any unauthorized personnel and making a final confirmation, Zhang Tianyuan clapped his hands.
To everyone's surprise, a black curtain was drawn up on one side of the warehouse, completely obscuring the tall walls. The lights in the space seemed to dim slightly due to the lack of reflection.
Having witnessed Zhang Tianyuan emerge from the Spacetime Tunnel, Yuan Heguang couldn't help but feel excited.
Beep beep~
A car suddenly appeared from the Spacetime Tunnel, the driver briefly honked the Horn twice, and then the tall, black body of the car emerged.
One after another, freight trucks that Wandering Spacetime emerged from the Spacetime Tunnel and slowly came to a stop in the large warehouse.
"Is this really a car from a parallel universe?"
The elderly comrades around them placed their hands on the cordon line, stood on tiptoe, and bent over just to get closer and see more clearly.
Seeing this, Zhang Tianyuan had to remind them to be careful. Even if the people there weren't elderly, they were all quite old, and he didn't want them to fall.
The elderly man next to him heard this, adjusted his glasses, and said, "Thank you for your concern, President Zhang."
"These cars all came from... well, from other parallel universes?"
Zhang Tianyuan smiled and said, "Of course. If you would like to learn more, Captain Yin can take you on a tour of these vehicles later, and you can also talk to the drivers directly."
"That's great, thank you in advance, Chairman!"
Seeing that Zhang Tianyuan wasn't a cold-hearted person, the others at the scene also started asking questions. Some inquired about the supplies in the vehicle, while others asked about the situation in the Wandering Spacetime...
Zhang Tianyuan answered all of these questions one by one.