The time-space conference went very smoothly, and the various divisions quickly reached a consensus on their cooperation intentions.
Even when they were Wandering Spacetime, they didn't care about the Snowpiercer Spacetime.
After all, according to the plan, one of the important uses of Interstellar Spacetime in the future is for their temporary rear area.
However, the situation in Snowpiercer Spacetime is now more urgent, so Sun Deyi did not express any dissatisfaction and readily accepted the new plan.
However, Cheng Wanli, after learning about the situation in the Wandering Spacetime, took the initiative to say that they would not monopolize Earth in the Interstellar Spacetime, but would leave enough space for the Wandering Spacetime.
However, at present, the various facilities in the Interstellar Spacetime need to be prioritized for use by the residents who have migrated here. Once things stabilize in the future, they will help the Wandering Spacetime rebuild a new city.
When those who Wandering Spacetime arrive, they can stay there directly.
Sun Deyi readily accepted the proposal.
They will relocate people here later, and then rebuild the city.
So it wasn't something I could move into anytime soon anyway.
Now that Snowpiercer Spacetime is willing to help, it saves them some effort.
A consensus was reached on the intention to cooperate.
The next step is to negotiate the various details.
This can be done gradually.
Zhang Tianyuan did not participate in the subsequent talks.
He left the meeting room and then bumped into an acquaintance.
"Mr. Chairman!" Amelia Brand and her father, John Brand, were waiting outside. When they saw Zhang Tianyuan come out, they raised their hands to greet him.
How have you been lately?
Zhang Tianyuan walked over, glanced at Amelia's expression, and noticed that she was smiling as she spoke, indicating that she had probably moved on from the sadness of her boyfriend's departure.
Amelia smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern. My father is doing very well lately."
Professor Brand was standing nearby, glanced towards the conference room and said, "President, I heard that the branch president of No. 8 Spacetime is inside?"
"Yes, Professor, what would you like to ask?"
"President, I heard that something bad seems to have happened in No. 8 Spacetime?"
Zhang Tianyuan immediately realized that the father and daughter were quite well-informed.
"You're asking about CW-7?"
The news had only just spread to various timelines, Brand and his daughter noticed it so quickly, clearly indicating that they had been concerned about it all along.
Amelia said, "Yes, we learned from our comrades at the branch that the apocalypse of No. 8 Spacetime was a man-made tragedy?"
"Hmm..." Zhang Tianyuan shrugged, "This news..."
I don't know how to say it.
Would being too blunt hurt the self-esteem of these comrades?
He didn't say anything, but Amelia spoke up, "The source is North America again. That's the information I received, is that right?"
Amelia's eyes remained fixed on it.
Zhang Tianyuan pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "Actually, it's not just North America; according to our current investigations, many developed countries there have forces involved..."
That's one way of putting it.
But for the father and daughter, just hearing the very first sentence was enough.
Amelia received the answer she had expected.
For a moment, the woman didn't know what to say.
She simply realized why the theory of the inherent inferiority of Western civilization had begun to circulate within the Mutual Aid Society.
Moreover, it's Westerners from various time periods who are researching this...
It's because their brothers from different timelines are all incredibly eccentric!
Thinking of this, Amelia suddenly choked up again.
She suddenly realized that she had done quite a few absurd things around this time.
So they are actually seen as oddballs by other North America guys...
have to!
Is this the quantum connection between parallel universes?
Amelia recalled a theory that attempted to explain the similarity of parallel universes using quantum theory.
Professor Brand, standing nearby, patted his forehead, half-jokingly and half-seriously asking, "Is this really a curse?"
"Hmm? What curse?" Zhang Tianyuan asked.
Amelia explained, "Actually, it's just something that's been circulating on the time-space network lately... well, it's kind of an urban legend."
"It says that the situation in North America is actually due to the curse of the Native Americans..."
Amelia shook her head. She naturally didn't believe this claim. Although she had once had a favorable impression of religion due to wormholes and social trends, she gradually broke free from religious influence after the Mutual Aid Society emerged.
Zhang Tianyuan's brow twitched upon hearing this; logically speaking...
The spacetime network is currently used by a group of highly qualified elites, so such feudal superstitious claims shouldn't be so widespread.
So he asked more questions.
Then it was learned that this statement originated from No. 5 Spacetime.
Finch Spacetime...
Zhang Tianyuan immediately thought of Jack, the leader of the " Mutual Aid Society Divine Church " there.
This was most likely his doing.
This guess was confirmed by Amelia.
She had always paid attention to this group of people, who were considered the most eccentric among the many North America guys, and could be described as the epitome of eccentricity.
"As far as I know, they are currently conducting a penitential movement. Bishop Jack is not only asking believers to repent for the sins committed during the chaotic end times, but also for all the mistakes made during the previous nation-state period."
"And they have to repent every day, and hold monthly gatherings for criticism..."
Amelia covered her forehead. "I approve of their motives. In any timeline, too many tragedies have indeed occurred at our hands before."
"But the way they are now... I feel like they're going to overcorrect."
Amelia even used a Chinese idiom to describe this behavior.
Then Zhang Tianyuan also fell silent.
After a long pause, he finally murmured, "You guys, if you can persuade them, then try. Maybe they'll respect your opinion."
Don't even think about the Mutual Aid Society intervening directly.
According to reports from those stationed there, everything the Mutual Aid Society does is now being wildly interpreted by those fanatics and turned into a religious ritual.
So much so that the comrades there kept a constant watch to prevent anything like the sacrifice of witches.
But Jack was pretty savvy.
According to records, their sacrifices consisted only of roasted suckling pig and paper money depicting the Heaven and Earth Bank as painted by an artist...
Moreover, after the sacrifice, the suckling pig was divided and eaten.
Jack used this method to both distribute resources and unite people's hearts.
Faced with Zhang Tianyuan's statement, Amelia shook her head and said helplessly, "We don't think those fanatics have anything in common with us."
Professor Brand, a man of wide experience, chuckled and deflated the situation, saying, "Actually, this is much better than them getting together every day to do some strange things."
"Compared to the past when they confessed to gods, they now actively reflect on and criticize their sins in their hearts, which can be considered progress."
"At least, this will put their minds at ease."
"Yes, the professor has a point."
Zhang Tianyuan said, "Due to past objective factors, many people over there have blood on their hands. Now, if they want to return to normal social order, they need a guiding channel and method."
In Finch Spacetime's North America, during a period of chaos, robbery was commonplace, and murder was a daily occurrence.
In this kind of society, it's true that there are people who have never done anything wrong.
But they're definitely as rare as giant pandas; having a thousand or so would be considered quite good.
If someone has only ever committed robbery and theft, they would be considered a great philanthropist there.
Even if order is restored now, it's impossible to investigate everyone in this situation. Putting aside whether there's evidence, if we really wanted to investigate, most people would end up in jail.
There are more people outside than prisoners inside the prison.
By then, who will be the real culprit?
Or rather, who would willingly become a prisoner?
Therefore, Jack's approach is to only prosecute those who have committed serious crimes, such as cannibalism or other crimes against humanity.
The other people led them in daily repentance and various activities within the church.
On the one hand, it calms the unease in these people's hearts, and on the other hand, it eliminates the guilt in some people's hearts, provides a spiritual sustenance, and allows most people to start over.
On the other hand, it also aimed to erase the imprint left on people's minds by the chaotic period, especially the distortion of people's values caused by the various acts of violence at that time.
He wanted to use uplifting doctrines to reshape the mainstream values of post-apocalyptic society.
The " Indian Curse " also stems from this purpose.
By criticizing the past, even with a touch of superstition, the believers are shown what is right, and in doing so, they are being transformed.
This is also why Zhang Tianyuan has never been too ruthless towards Jack.
Otherwise, if he simply stated that he "does not want the Mutual Aid Society Divine Church to continue to exist, and that this sect is wrong," he could probably immediately put an end to this...
The sect collapsed on its own.
But by then, the believers will be confused again, their already unified thinking will be disrupted, and North America in Finch Spacetime will fall into chaos once more.
Compared to this cost, at least the Mutual Aid Society Divine Church is still considered progressive, as it doesn't engage in any real feudal superstition and has a positive impact on the society of Finch Spacetime.
"By the way, what's the situation like in North America right now?"
Zhang Tianyuan asked Professor Brand.
He definitely knows this best.
Because this matter is now being handled by him, the president of the North America branch.
"Now 90% of the starving people have been rescued, and the remaining starving people have received food and water aid, all of which were carried out from the granaries."
"Is there any movement from the security detail?"
"The guards? They wouldn't dare stop us from helping the starving people; they might even lend us a hand."
Zhang Tianyuan was puzzled.
Professor Brand said, "When we have transportation difficulties, we just need to contact the guards near the starving people's gathering points, and they will voluntarily transport food and other necessities from nearby granaries."
"If they find it too troublesome, they can also proactively send the starving people to the granaries..."
Okay!
Hearing this, you can tell just how badly the situation on the other side has deteriorated.
They've all joined forces with the "enemy."
They're all starting to harbor rebellious intentions now.
Actively helping starving people is probably also a way to gain the support of Mutual Aid Society.
Thinking of this, Zhang Tianyuan reiterated to Professor Brand the Mutual Aid Society's principle of not interfering in the internal affairs of different timelines.
He was afraid that Professor Brand had made some promise to the guards.
"Given this situation, didn't the other side react at all?" Zhang Tianyuan was a little puzzled. Those people on the other side must have noticed the guards' unusual movements. Weren't they worried?
So, what measures will be taken?
"No, not at all!" Professor Brand shook his head and said, "My old friends are all very quiet, as quiet as corpses."
"They even... kept diverting resources from various places, which exacerbated the situation, to the point that even the previously relatively stable regions began to destabilize."
Zhang Tianyuan frowned. "What do they want?"
I don't know.
"But some friends at NASA recently secretly messaged me saying that they've received a lot of support and the strategic focus seems to be shifting in their favor."
"In just a few weeks, they have already activated thirteen previously used backup rockets and even salvaged fuel from old intercontinental ballistic missiles for use in newly manufactured rockets..."
Zhang Tianyuan's brows furrowed even deeper.
"Why are they still investing resources in NASA? Are they planning Interstellar migration? Don't they know we have Spacetime Tunnel?"
They couldn't possibly not know that.
Zhang Tianyuan exchanged glances with Brand and his daughter, then shook their heads together.
Nobody understands what the other side is trying to do.
"Yes, those from parallel universes possess Spacetime Tunnel; it is indeed an incredible technology."
"But based on our observations, it's not perfect!"
In the conference room.
A person is explaining:
"First of all, their Spacetime Tunnel cannot be maintained for long!"
The evidence is listed on the screen.
These are scenes of the Mutual Aid Society using Spacetime Tunnel to transfer starving people to attack a grain warehouse, and scenes of the Mutual Aid Society's convoy traveling through Spacetime Tunnel to North America to carry out a mission.
These things have all been filmed, so there's no point in keeping them secret.
Have you found anything in common?
"They could have maintained the deployment of power through the Spacetime Tunnel, but they always sent out a small amount of supplies or troops and then immediately closed the tunnel."
"This suggests that their Spacetime Tunnel may not be able to be maintained for long periods, the energy consumption problem may be severe, and there may even be limitations on the quality of transmission."
As he spoke, the person giving the explanation exchanged a glance with one of the scholars.
The scholar nodded.
He was the one responsible for calculating how much energy the Spacetime Tunnel would require, and unsurprisingly, he arrived at an astronomical figure.
This precisely proves that the Mutual Aid Society had to control the scale of its power deployment and use local starving civilians to fight because the Spacetime Tunnel consumed enormous amounts of energy.
"Similarly, this proves that these people's Spacetime Tunnel cannot project power onto New Star on a large scale; they also have to rely on rockets to complete the main tasks of migrating to and exploring New Star!"
"This is our chance!"