Guess?
Miller's heart pounded, as if she were still piloting the Ranger as it accelerated its descent.
"I... I can't guess..."
After a long pause, she uttered a hoarse voice.
Professor Brand, regardless of whether she genuinely couldn't guess or was feigning ignorance, closed his eyes, sighed, and revealed the cruel truth:
"Those rioting famine victims were actually disbanded soldiers. The vast majority of them received no resettlement, no land, no houses, no jobs, no food, no clothes, and no money."
"Those people left most of their troops in Europe and South Asia, and then drove all the soldiers from their homelands out naked..."
Miller lowered his head, trying his best to suppress his shock.
That year was chaotic.
" Jody and I resolutely refused the bombing order, delaying the suppression. As a result, NASA was disbanded the year after you left, and it wasn't officially reorganized until two years ago."
Miller felt as if she had sunk into the deep sea; the cruel truth was so oppressive that she could barely breathe.
"What has been the situation in North America over the years?"
Professor Brand sighed and then recounted the plight of the starving people.
Miller fell even more silent when he heard that after the war ended, his own family had gone so far as to drive starving people into the desert to die.
"Those people have completely gone mad; they won't expect a return to normal social order."
Professor Brand had spoken at length, and his tone was quite calm, but Miller could still detect the underlying anger in his words.
"So that's why you chose to leave North America, Professor?"
"It wasn't just me, there were others too, everyone was utterly disillusioned with reality, and at that time Mutual Aid Society was our only way out..."
Thinking of this, Professor Brand suddenly began apologizing to Miller again.
Then, under Miller's puzzled gaze, he revealed that he had known all along that Plan A was doomed to fail.
"At the time, I could only choose to implement Plan B, but now I've chosen Plan C."
Miller gave a knowing smile, forgiving Professor Brand for hiding the truth from him.
The estrangement between the two dissipated silently.
Miller gave Professor Brand a hug, thanking him for his patient explanation.
And Brand taught
The master also asked her to do a task, hoping that she could talk to her daughter Amelia.
Miller's mood darkened further upon hearing the news about Edmunds.
"You are now possibly the only one of the 12 astronauts from Lazarus missions who is still alive."
"I understand." Miller nodded, agreeing to the task, and turned to go find Amelia.
After asking around the space station several times, she quickly found the place; Amelia was in an office building with the Mutual Aid Society's logo on the outside.
She's here attending a meeting with other people.
The speakers at the meeting were speaking various languages. Miller deduced from the few English speeches that it was a biological exploration program for a new habitable planet, and the participants seemed to come from different parallel universes.
The goal is to identify any potentially harmful organisms and pathogens on the New Star as quickly as possible, laying the groundwork for future migration efforts.
Miller originally came here to find Amelia, but as she listened, she became engrossed in the conversation.
She stood outside the meeting room until it ended, then remembered her business and quickly stopped Amelia through the crowd, tentatively bringing up the matter of the New Star.
It sounds like they just wanted to come and explore New Star.
However, Amelia still managed to guess Miller's purpose from the slight abnormality.
She smiled, though her face was haggard, there was a hint of determination in her eyes. "Don't worry, I'm not sad anymore."
"I will now focus all my energy on the work on the New Star, where my highest ideals will be realized."
Miller opened his mouth, wanting to advise his sister that she could find someone else to rely on in the future, but she immediately realized...
These women decided more than a decade ago to give up everything and fight for a better future for humanity. Now that they've finally seen a glimmer of hope, how come they've lost their resolve?
Now is far from the time to let our guard down.
With this in mind, Miller understood Amelia.
"Come on!"
Miller's "return" also caused quite a stir within the Mutual Aid Society.
As the only person to have ever landed on Star No. 1, Miller naturally received the attention of all spacetime physicists.
focus on.
She stayed peacefully at the space base for two days before leaving Interstellar Spacetime again.
The various timelines joined forces to conduct an in-depth genetic examination of Miller's body, and even compared her pre-departure medical records.
Then the Physics Society also organized a team to conduct a comprehensive investigation into her landing on Planet No. 1, from her personal subjective feelings to various bodily reactions...
I asked almost everything I could.
This is in preparation for the next landing on Star No. 1.
Although the Physics Society's insane " Millennium Plan " is unlikely to be approved, it would be necessary to organize a manpower mission to land on Star No. 1 again if the opportunity arises in the future.
Although this action may seem meaningless on the surface, that's what space exploration is all about.
If the time dilation phenomenon on Planet No. 1 could add even a couple more handfuls of soil to the edifice of physics, that would be a bonus.
After Miller's problem was resolved, the Planet No. 1 experiment was temporarily suspended.
Now, including Miller's spaceship, they have obtained approximately two hours' worth of data from Planet No. 1.
Although the amount of data is limited, it is sufficient for now.
The next step is simply to analyze this data.
The more pressing issue at present is the development and construction of Planet No. 3.
"So, President Yuan means that you should soon announce the discovery of a habitable planet to the world?"
Zhang Tianyuan is discussing this with Yuan Heguang.
Yuan Heguang nodded. "The initial exploration of Planet No. 3 is progressing smoothly. I think it's time to prepare for the next phase of development."
"Even with the aid of technology, pioneering a new world on an unfamiliar planet is no easy task."
"Therefore, I think this is something that cannot be done by us alone, but should be a global effort. We should send some people to Planet No. 3, and other countries should also send enough people."
"If any country is unable to send personnel due to poor transportation, we can help them transport them to Planet No. 3."
Zhang Tianyuan's eyes flickered.
At this point, he understood what Yuan Heguang meant.
Clearing land is never an easy task.
Especially when it comes to pioneering a New Star...