246: The Great Crusade Era, We Are Ready

As Yang Dian's words fell, the conference room immediately erupted in heated discussion.

"Isn't this a bit too aggressive? Although the Alien Planet is about to be conquered, it hasn't been developed yet, and we aren't prepared for a multi-front war right now."

"Aggressive about what? We need to strike out, strike hard."

"Indeed, since the observation of spatial dimension characteristic matter 11 years ago, war has become inevitable. Even if we don't invade other dimensional worlds, other dimensional worlds will eventually set their sights on us."

"Rather than waiting for the enemy to come knocking, shattering our homes, we should strike first and let the battle happen in their homes."

"But our population is still too small. The entire country only has 1.408 billion Citizens, and only 60.9% of them are aged 16-59. The number of Martial Artists and Awakened is even scarcer, and high-tech weapons cannot be brought to the Alien Planet. Starting a total war now would be too costly."

"We shouldn't just look at ourselves. Huaxia Civilization is not just about people; it's about civilization."

"The military's politicians are doing well on the Alien Planet. The Lizardmen aren't as stupid as imagined; with a bit of practice, they learn Mandarin very quickly."

"What if those Lizardmen wear Chinese attire, speak Mandarin, identify as Chinese Citizens, and are given a chance to fight for Huaxia Civilization?"

"Compared to those Lizardmen, I am more optimistic about the newly discovered Lingwen Clan. After all, from the information gathered from photos and videos, they can also be classified as Human Race. If they are willing to assimilate into Huaxia Civilization, they would also be a fighting force."

"And those Beast Kings."

"Since they were born on the land of Huaxia Civilization, they should be used by Huaxia Civilization. If they don't want to surrender, then they die. Even at some cost, we should eradicate internal threats, otherwise, they will become unmanageable in the future."

"If, as Director Yang said, both the Spark Visualization Method and the territory map can rapidly enhance the Martial Dao strength of our Citizens, then we cannot measure our future selves in six months or a year based on the current rate of strength improvement. Everything needs to be re-planned. I advocate striking out."

"I have a question. We are already implementing widespread Martial Arts Cultivation, but the problem is a lack of resources."

"Why are you asking such an idiotic question again? Don't you read the reports? Question invalid! The Fuzhou Research Department sent information two days ago: Mutated Cockroach breeding has been very successful, even far more successful than imagined."

"According to their research report, a female Mutated Cockroach produces one egg case every 30 days, with 40 eggs per egg case. Larvae only take 60 days to develop into adults and begin to reproduce. Each female produces 20 female offspring per generation (60 days), meaning the population grows 20-fold every 60 days."

"Calculated at this rate, in just 360 days, or one year, the Mutated Cockroach population will reach 100 million."

"In addition, male Mutated Cockroaches, after entering the Alien Planet, underwent a secondary development due to the high-oxygen environment, increasing their size by 5 times."

"Coupled with their ability to survive on anything, Cultivation resources will no longer be an issue in as little as six months, or at most a year."

"During this year, we can just spread the Spark Visualization Method, let everyone start Cultivating, and prepare for the refining of the 【shanhe sheji tu】(the map of mountains and rivers)."

"By September 8th next year, we will begin refining the 【shanhe sheji tu】(the map of mountains and rivers)."

"We aim to finish refining the 【shanhe sheji tu】(the map of mountains and rivers) by September next year, then offer sacrifices to heaven on October 1st, presenting the territory map as a gift to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the motherland's founding..."

Amidst the arguments, Han Zhang stood up and summarized:

"Such a big matter, my word doesn't count, and neither does yours."

"First, notify other departments to hold a meeting and conduct a preliminary vote."

"Then, based on the voting results, discuss whether to hold a national referendum."

"However, no matter what the voting result is, Spark is a good Cultivation Technique."

"I suggest that starting from primary school, all schools nationwide add a Visualization class, and the main Cultivation Technique for this Visualization class will be the Spark Visualization Method."

"Agreed."

"Agreed."

"Agreed..."

... The meeting was temporarily adjourned.

Yang Dian, in the lounge, looked at Han Zhang with some curiosity:

"Chief Han, what does it mean to hold a national referendum?"

"Everyone participates in the vote, the minority defers to the majority. If most people avoid war, then we don't fight?"

Han Zhang smiled:

"We will fight even if we don't."

Han Zhang gestured, and five large screens appeared in the conference room.

"Earth, the origin planet of humanity, no need to elaborate."

"Alien Planet 1, the Lizardmen's planet, high oxygen content, giant creatures. It will be our future breeding ground."

"The Moon, Earth's satellite. We have already built many military bases inside the Moon."

After introducing the first three, Han Zhang then pointed to a giant city, protected by a light blue semi-circular energy shield amidst a raging sandstorm.

The city was vast, seemingly larger than China's super-first-tier cities, yet its streets were eerily empty, with not even a speck of trash. Only at the city's edge could one see rolling dust.

Countless engineering robots were there, expanding the city day and night.

"Mars 1 Spark Base City, currently capable of accommodating 250 million people, but food production is somewhat insufficient."

"However, with the successful breeding of Mutated Cockroaches and the large-scale synthesis of high-energy nutritional substances, food will no longer be a shortage."

"This means we can now initiate the intra-system immigration plan."

After introducing Mars 1 Base City, Han Zhang pointed to the last light screen:

"Planet 2, the Lingwen Clan's planet."

"We plan to conquer it, assimilate the humanoid Lingwen Clan within it, and then relocate Citizens there."

After explaining everything, Han Zhang summarized:

"In short."

"The 【shanhe sheji tu】(the map of mountains and rivers) must be refined, and the era of great expeditions must begin as soon as possible."

"We cannot wait until others are at our doorstep to regret why we didn't choose to strike out earlier."

"A national referendum will also be held."

"Those who want to fight, are willing to fight, and dare to fight, will remain on Earth."

"As long as we have resources, resources will be poured in without limit to raise their strength."

"Those who are afraid to fight will go to the Mars Spark Base, to Planet 2, to leave a Spark for Huaxia Civilization."

"Later, as we conquer more Alien Planets, we will also disperse the Spark to other Alien Planets, ensuring the Spark of civilization never dies."

"Originally, we didn't want to be so aggressive, after all, in terms of individual strength, we didn't have an advantage compared to Alien Planet creatures."

"But the Spark Visualization Method and the 【shanhe sheji tu】(the map of mountains and rivers) can make up for this last shortcoming of ours."

"So now we can proudly say."

"For the era of the Great Expedition, we are ready."