Seeing his usually shrewd daughter looking so bewildered, Professor Brand couldn't help but recall her childhood and burst into laughter, a rare occurrence for him.
"Yes, I just said we're leaving."
"Leave this base? Abandon our plans?"
Amelia felt something stuck in her throat. This base had been with her for over twenty years; to her, it was her home for over twenty years.
However, Professor Brand reaffirmed his statement:
"It's truly time for us to leave, to leave this place, and abandon our plans, at least temporarily."
"As I just said, neither Plan A nor Plan B can compare to the plan devised by the Mutual Aid Society. If all of humanity can safely migrate from Earth in the future, it will definitely be through Spacetime Tunnel."
At this point, Professor Brand finally revealed a hint of bitterness and resentment.
Amelia thought he was heartbroken that his decades of hard work had gone to waste, but in reality he was feeling relieved that after so many years of effort, he had finally seen a glimmer of hope.
After all, Plan A had already failed; he simply couldn't solve the gravitational equations... m.
Hearing about the Mutual Aid Society's plan today was like a savior descending from heaven. If it weren't for his daughter and Jody still being there, he wouldn't even be able to sit still in his chair.
"You may not realize it yet, but our time is running out."
Professor Brand looked at Jody: "You said before that the spaceship launched from the other side was constantly accelerating, which was very strange. Now it seems that they are likely refueling the spaceship through Spacetime Tunnel, which means that its speed towards the wormhole will be frighteningly fast."
"Once the spaceship arrives at the wormhole and officially begins exploration, the value of the wormhole data we currently possess will be greatly reduced."
"But this information is precisely what we, the Mutual Aid Society, value most!"
Amelia was suddenly enlightened by her father's words.
The Mutual Aid Society can complete the wormhole exploration project on its own, then open Spacetime Tunnel, transfer people, and build New Star, all in one smooth process.
What key role can they play in this process?
It seems there really isn't.
That's why the Mutual Aid Society them so coldly.
Their only purpose is to get things done as early as possible.
We should hand over all the information we have about wormholes to save the Mutual Aid Society some time and avoid duplication of effort.
In this way, they can be considered to have made a contribution to this major operation, and in the future, Mutual Aid Society might treat their country better out of consideration for them.
Otherwise, these materials might become useless after a while.
"Do you understand?" Professor Brand asked.
"Understood!"
Both Amelia and Jody were very serious.
They really don't have much time left.
Professor Brand began assigning tasks.
" Jody, mobilize some of our resources to probe the two ships heading towards the wormhole and analyze their arrival time."
" Amelia, be prepared. Simply sending the data isn't enough; we must demonstrate our resolve."
"I plan to hold a meeting to mobilize all participants in Lazarus missions and bring them all to the other side. We will become the first North America team to support the Great Migration and the Mutual Aid Society."
"To achieve this, we need the strong support of the Mutual Aid Society; you need to communicate with them in advance."
Amelia accepted the task with a tense expression.
The two quickly left the office.
Professor Brand's carefully maintained facade of composure crumbled. Alone in his office, he covered his face, his eyes unconsciously reddening and welling with tears, while a wide grin spread across his face.
Amelia was unaware of how excited her father was. She left the underground base and went to the surface to make a satellite phone call.
Although the base is top secret, this secrecy only applies to ordinary people.
For high-ranking personnel like Amelia, the entire base is transparent.
The base has never had any means to prevent them from leaking secrets to outsiders or sending confidential information to other forces.
Given the current state of the world, even if it were distributed, other countries would need to be willing to accept it...
With people struggling to get enough to eat, who has the mind to play spy games? Perhaps the Siberia northwest wind has had too much to drink?
It was for this reason that Amelia quickly contacted the Mutual Aid Society, and she contacted Zhou Kun, an "acquaintance".
When she indicated that it was impossible to persuade the domestic authorities to cooperate with the Mutual Aid Society, she then explained her father's plan to...
When Zhou Kun told the whole story, Zhou Kun was in a state of confusion.
If he remembered correctly, the president intended for Amelia and the others to act as a communication bridge, but now that bridge has been decided to be directly dammed, is that acceptable?
Zhou Kun immediately reported this major event, which would directly affect the situation in North America, to Zhang Tianyuan through internal channels.
Shortly after receiving the message, Zhang Tianyuan was also stunned.
Although Destiny's situation within the Mutual Aid Society was already quite clear, he hadn't expected Professor Brand and his group to be so determined to bring in all the data and personnel.
Isn't this level of NTR a bit too much?
After a moment's thought, Zhang Tianyuan stated his position.
support.
Once they are ready, he can open a Spacetime Tunnel for them based on Amelia's location.
Although Dr. Brand and his ilk are of little use to them now, they are still worthy of respect.
Since they feel there's no hope of persuading them to cooperate, there's no need to put them in the middle and put them in a difficult position.
Otherwise, once the Mutual Aid Society truly begins to exert its influence in this timeline, it's hard to say what will happen to those who have had contact with Mutual Aid Society.
Zhou Kun quickly relayed the instructions to Amelia, who was anxiously waiting on the ground.
Upon receiving the message, Amelia immediately returned to her father's office to tell him the good news.
"Alright! Let's get started right away!"
Professor Brand took out a catalog from his office, which contained archival materials of every project at the base over the years.
At the very top of the list is Lazarus missions.
As Brand opened the project file, Brand gaze softened. He carefully reviewed the entire project process, from planning and preparation to simulation training, and finally to sending 12 astronauts to New Star on the other side of the wormhole.
He paused for a moment, then said, "We must demonstrate our presence and determination, and take away everything that may be useful, whether it be astronauts or scientists, no matter how useful it may seem..."
Amelia followed her father's finger and saw that he was pointing at someone—
Retired astronaut Joseph Cooper.
------Aside------
I might need to take another day off tomorrow or the Day After Tomorrow.