Chance!
The moment the word was uttered, everyone in the conference room began to breathe rapidly.
What they lack most right now is opportunity!
Because nobody wants to give them a chance!
They could sense that everyone—whether it was the National Guard deployed abroad, the people on the other side, or the starving people within their own country—was watching them closely.
Once these people find the right opportunity, they will swarm in and tear them to shreds!
There would be absolutely no hesitation.
This is how everyone feels at this moment.
It is also the most direct feedback from reality.
Since the Mutual Aid Society emerged, it has become increasingly difficult for them to control the situation.
The emergence of Mutual Aid Society has given many people who previously had no other choice a completely new option.
Their dilapidated ship, born of necessity, was naturally abandoned.
Even the guards who haven't been transferred yet and haven't had any contact with the starving people all agree that these people are untrustworthy.
They knew they had done too many wrong things and simply didn't have the confidence to believe that anyone would be truly loyal to them...
"But that's still not enough to be safe!" someone suddenly said.
Even if they can't project power onto the New Star New Star a large scale through the Spacetime Tunnel, their deployment there will be something we can't shake.
"Our New Lazarus missions to this New Star can only take a small population. Can we really compete with them on this New Star?"
When faced with a situation, it's inevitable that some people will hesitate and look back.
The older man explaining in front smiled slightly:
"Who told you we were going to immigrate to that New Star they chose?"
"When I told you about New Lazarus missions before, I only mentioned that we were going to New Star with a small population and supplies, but I didn't say that we were going to Star No. 3 they were going to..."
Everyone was startled and turned around abruptly, looking surprised: Xxs-2
"If we don't go to Star No. 3, are there other habitable New Star?"
"Has NASA made another new discovery?"
Upon hearing this, everyone became excited again.
The elderly man giving the explanation didn't answer, but instead smiled and picked up a document from beside him, "We previously requested information and data about the New Star from the Mutual Aid Society, and the traitor Brand agreed to our request."
He sent us this!
The old man opened the document, his wrinkled eyes widening slightly. He then found a pair of glasses and put them on before turning to a specific page.
The other people sitting at the conference table unconsciously moved closer to him, all wanting to see the details in the documents.
"Isn't NASA responsible for analyzing this data? Could it be that they discovered something in here?"
"Yes!" The old man passed the document down, then propped himself up on his hands, waiting for everyone's reaction.
Others read it quickly, and the file was transferred very fast, because the highlighted key point was just one sentence.
"Did you notice in this document that they provided quite detailed explanations of Planet No. 1 and Planet No. 3, but Planet No. 2 was conspicuously missing?"
"Even in the documents, they only said one sentence: ' Planet No. 2 was not explored.'"
"Look at their orbits again, do you think that's possible?"
Everyone's eyes darted around, and their hearts skipped a beat.
"That's right! Planet No. 2's orbit lies between Planet 1 and Planet 3. Since Planet No. 3 has been detected, it must have passed near Star No. 2's orbit on its journey..."
"Given this situation, they have absolutely no reason to abandon Star No. 2 and head straight for Star No. 3!"
"So, you mean they intentionally withheld data and information about Star No. 2 from us!"
Everyone felt that they were uncovering some inside story, and that a previously unknown truth was being deduced by them.
Some of the old men were so excited that they were sweating profusely, while others rubbed their temples to calm themselves down.
"So what exactly is on Star No. 2 that made them decide to hide it from us?"
Finally, someone asked this crucial question.
The old man still smiled, but with a newfound confidence and composure. "Back during Old Lazarus missions, those traitors had already locked onto these three planets and received messages from the astronauts on them."
"Although Brand and other traitors sold this information to our enemies, it cannot negate the information we already possessed—"
Look at this!
The old man threw out another document:
"Falling"
Dr. Mann from Planet No. 2 reports to Earth that his planet contains hydrocarbons and organic matter, breathable air, and water... He's calling us back to the past!
"And what's most remarkable is that NASA can still receive his signal even now!"
"This suggests that Dr. Mann is very likely still alive and well on that planet, and may have even found a new home!"
"A new home that belongs to us!"
A man suddenly stood up, feeling he knew everything, and exclaimed excitedly, "Those people don't want us to know this news, and they certainly don't want us to reach that planet, so they chose to keep it from us!"
But others still have concerns.
Is this news reliable? Could there be other factors influencing this?
"It's also possible that Mann, like Edmunds, is already dead, but the machine is still running."
The old man smiled proudly, "What you say is indeed possible, but you must know that Dr. Mann was the best person in Old Lazarus missions. He was a fearless warrior and a learned man. Everyone trusted him and praised him. He was even that traitor's student..."
Speaking of this, the old man gritted his teeth, but didn't stop. "In short, his character is trustworthy."
Finally, you may have forgotten that we now have no other choice.
This statement silenced everyone.
The initial excitement faded from their minds, and reality returned.
What good would it do for them to stay on Earth if they didn't go and take a gamble on Planet No. 2?
Are we just waiting for the starving people and guards to rush in, and then being dragged out like a dead dog?
Whether you try to escape or hide, you can't get away.
"But... even if we reach Planet No. 2, we still can't be their competitors, can we?"
The old man chuckled, "It's an adventurous journey, but I believe it's safe."
"We now have a considerable understanding of the Spacetime Tunnel possessed by the Mutual Aid Society."
"One of the requirements is that its use requires a special positioning medium."
"That's why, when those starving people attacked the granary through the Spacetime Tunnel, there would definitely be a convoy of Mutual Aid Society organizations near the granary, and their convoys would very likely contain machines that could serve as some kind of time-space coordinates."
"Furthermore, when they explore wormholes and New Star, they also need to launch their spaceships there first before they can open Spacetime Tunnel..." xS12
The evidence was presented one by one.
Although there is no direct evidence, everyone believes that this speculation must be correct.
This is not information that is difficult to deduce.
"Therefore, they most likely chose Planet No. 2 as a backup plan, while focusing all their efforts on developing Planet No. 3."
"They likely don't have their spacetime positioning devices on Star No. 2 now. Once we get there, we'll be the masters of the New Star."
"But we ultimately can't compete with them." Someone's worry remained, their brow furrowed. "Moreover, they might send people to Star No. 2 to encircle and annihilate us!"
The old man smiled slightly.
Why compete with them?
"Isn't it enough that we just keep living on Planet No. 2? Even if our quality of life is a bit worse."
As for encirclement and suppression?
"Their main focus in the future will definitely be on Planet No. 3, so are they preparing to expend a great deal of effort on an Interstellar capture operation?"
"Transporting a group of soldiers to an alien planet in a spaceship, searching for a small group of people in its vast expanse and harsh environment, and then executing them on the spot or taking them back to Planet No. 3 —how much resources would that waste?!"
The old man laughed as he said this.
"And let's not forget, living on Planet No. 2 also allows us to Star No. 2 and explore it, which is essentially a form of colonization."
"That way, when they finally have the resources to reach Planet No. 2, they can directly take over our colony. In fact, we'll be helping them."
The crowd below was stunned for a moment.
"You mean, we'll be cooperating with them again in the future?"
"No!" the old man shook his head firmly, "It's not cooperation, it's merger!"
We must join them, integrate into their community!
A collective gasp filled the conference room.
"Are you crazy? We'll be killed!"
"They will never let us go!"
"This is suicide!"
"Hehe!"
The old man gave a cold laugh, immediately stopping everyone.
They all fell silent, waiting for him to speak.
"Aren't you guys oversimplifying Interstellar colonization?"
"By the time they had relocated and settled all the people on Earth there, and then had the resources to search for us, at least several decades would have passed."
The old man glanced around the conference table; everyone there had wrinkled faces, and being fifty years old among them was considered incredibly young.
"By then, everyone present should be dead. What we leave behind on Planet No. 2 are only our descendants, or perhaps even the descendants of our descendants."
As he spoke, he raised his head.
What connection do the sins we commit have with our descendants?
Silence fell over the room.
silence...
Then a thunderous applause erupted.
Many of the elderly men applauded excitedly.
In an instant, everyone understood the entire plan.
Everyone marveled at the ingenuity of the plan.
Given the current situation, they certainly have no chance of survival if they continue to stay on Earth.
So it's better to just run to a habitable alien planet and continue to live a miserable life, and incidentally, develop New Star and establish colonies on them.
Then, several decades later, people came to Planet No. 3. By then, they were all dead, or almost all dead, and they had lived long enough.
At this point, their descendants can be directly allowed to join Planet No. 3.
But their descendants, as colonists and pioneers of Planet No. 2, surely deserve some credit for their hard work, even if they didn't achieve great things?
At that point, we can at least try to gain some benefits, such as continuing to manage the colonies we've developed on Planet No. 2.
It's impossible to be deprived of everything.
This gives them a chance to rise again...
To have achieved this much is already a very good outcome.
Of course, this plan carries many risks, such as accidents during the colonization journey, the spaceship being shot down, or their descendants being too incompetent and surviving on Star No. 2, etc.
Or perhaps Planet No. 2 is simply uninhabitable...
But in these extraordinary times, what plan is without risk?
No matter how risky this plan is, it's better than dying on Earth after a while!
Let's do it this way!
I agree!
May God bless us!
How far along is the rocket? How much cargo can we take with us?
A decision was quickly made on the spot, and then discussions began on the specific details.
The elderly person in charge of the plan answered these questions one by one.
The Rockets have been preparing for this plan ever since they first had the idea, and it's almost complete now.
As for how much they can take, it's estimated that besides their immediate family members, they can also take two sets of " Population Bomb " devices, some outstanding women as breeders, some life support equipment, and basic supplies...
Even Professor Brand, who had an informant within NASA, couldn't uncover a single clue about the New Lazarus Plan.
Therefore, Zhang Tianyuan was genuinely puzzled by NASA's unusual actions.
However, he quickly stopped caring about this minor issue.
Because North America is starting to descend into chaos.
The root cause of all this was the emergence of the first granary to be "emptied".
The B34 Granary in Pennsylvania was quickly emptied of 400,000 tons of grain, leaving only enough food for 50,000 people for five years.
This is the basic food supply for the starving people inside the country.
Besides, there was nothing left to extract from that granary, and the local guards didn't dare to take away the starving people's food...
So they proactively approached the Mutual Aid Society association and expressed their desire to join them.
This kind of thing has happened countless times.
This matter was so badly reported that even Yuan Heguang refused to accept such information, let alone Zhang Tianyuan.
Therefore, the members of the Mutual Aid Society immediately refused the guard team's offer to join them.
The guards didn't dare do anything to the Mutual Aid Society members, but after being refused, they turned around and went to the nearby B40 Granary.
To be precise, it was the guard unit responsible for "attacking" the B40 Granary.
In a struggle for control of the B40 Granary, which still had surplus grain, the two guard teams began fighting.
The Mutual Aid Society doesn't care at all who wins or loses.
But both Zhang Tianyuan and Yuan Heguang believed that this marked the beginning of a chaotic era.
Don't be fooled by the fact that these guards are only attacking grain depots right now.
If a fight breaks out here, tension will rise there, and then the news will spread like wildfire, eventually causing tension in all regions.
Then some people will feel that the territory of one granary is not secure enough, and they will want to occupy a larger territory, so naturally their eyes will turn to areas outside the granary...
Chaos was inevitable.