277: Closed-door meeting, prelude to alien exploration

Three hours later, the Great Hall.

Yang Dian walked in from a side door, came to the high platform, and surveyed the people in the hall.

There were many people.

The Military Department, Wen Organization, Think Tank, Special Administration Bureau, Martial Security Bureau, Public Security Bureau, Propaganda Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Research Institute... all departments of note had representatives seated below.

Those nearby attended in person.

Those far away, unable to rush to the scene, or delayed by urgent matters, appeared via holographic projection.

Yang Dian's gaze swept over the crowd, lingering for a moment on the young man in the research department's section, the only one in the hall around his age.

'He must be Dr. Bai, right?'

With that thought, Yang Dian and Dr. Bai exchanged nods of acknowledgment.

Then he stepped forward to the podium and said directly:

"You all know the reason for this meeting."

"The dimensional creature's egg has hatched, and the gate to the Spirit纹 Clan Alien Planet can be opened at any time."

"Therefore, today's sole meeting theme is Alien Planet Expansion."

After stating the meeting's theme, Yang Dian tapped the podium.

Three high-definition photos immediately appeared on the large screen behind him.

The first showed a Lingwen Clan girl slumped on the other side of a hazy spatial passage, her eyes filled with despair.

The second showed Alien Planet cavalry holding long spears rushing into the sky behind a spatial curtain, longbowmen outside the palace drawing arrows but not firing, and a priest raising his hands, blue spirit marks glowing on his body.

The third showed an enormous, mythical creature soaring through the clouds on the planet next to the Alien Planet.

"According to known intelligence, the Lingwen Clan's planet is being invaded by Cosmic Creatures, and they wish to open a spatial passage to escape the planet."

"However, this information is questionable; it could also be a smokescreen released by the Lingwen Clan to invade other worlds or planets."

"So the question is, how should the Alien Planet be expanded?"

As soon as Yang Dian finished speaking, Han Zhang, the chief of the Think Tank, raised his right hand.

After receiving a nod from Yang Dian, the meeting's chairman, he stood up and said:

"The spatial passage does not restrict the entry and exit of modern technological equipment. I propose opening a super-small passage first, sending nano-electronic bugs to the Alien Planet to collect information."

"After collecting enough information, we can then formulate strategic policies based on the Alien Planet's situation."

"However, regardless of the Alien Planet's situation, the first batch of combat power dispatched to the Alien Planet will definitely be intelligent armaments."

"We have prepared enough war robots, unmanned combat aircraft, and various heavy firepower for the upcoming interstellar expedition."

As soon as Han Zhang finished speaking, the representative of the Ministry of Industry stood up:

"According to statistics, with a nationwide mobilization and industrial assembly lines operating at full capacity, we can produce 550,000 drones and 50,000 simplified war robots of various types daily, all equipped with sufficient firepower."

"Furthermore, as the war continues and war factories expand, this number can continue to increase."

As soon as the Ministry of Industry representative sat down, Li Yue, the second-in-command of the Think Tank, stood up:

"We cannot only focus on the Spirit纹 Clan Alien Planet. While we can observe other dimensional worlds, other dimensional worlds can also observe us."

"We cannot put our entire industrial production system into this one war. I believe we should at most use one-tenth of our reserves to fight this Alien Planet war."

As soon as Li Yue finished speaking, the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stood up:

"Before the meeting, I discussed foreign policy with Director Yang. Director Yang has an idea about inviting 'friendly' countries to jointly develop the Alien Planet, which I think is very appropriate."

"Without using our reserves, we can invite Awakened and Ancient Cultivators from other countries to explore the Alien Planet."

The representative of the Ministry of Resources stood up with a beaming smile:

"According to the information provided by Director Yang, our Ministry of Resources has recently collected nearly a million spirit material-level resources from around the world, and this data is still growing."

"Our increased acquisition of resources means that others have acquired fewer resources."

"When they can no longer find resources for a long time in the future, we can then use the reason of jointly expanding an Alien Planet, which I believe can attract many Awakened and Ancient Cultivators from outside our borders to join the Alien Planet Expansion."

The military representative had a fiery temper and spoke directly, so after the Ministry of Resources representative finished speaking, he immediately said:

"What are you all dawdling about? This is a closed-door meeting, and we're all our own people. Don't speak officialese; speak plainly."

"Just say how many foreigners we should send into the Alien Planet as cannon fodder, how many of them should die, and how many should gain an Opportunity to set an example for others, attracting more people to the Alien Planet."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mo Yuntao, Director of the Martial Security Bureau, the director of the Martial Security Bureau, was the first to laugh:

"Old Li, you're still so impatient. If those words got out, you'd be in for it."

At this point, he mused for a moment before continuing:

"In ancient times, a 5-10% casualty rate was enough to cause a rout in ordinary armies, while elite troops could withstand over a 20% casualty rate."

"But as the saying goes, heavy rewards attract brave men."

"If we use spirit items, Spirit Medicine, and even heaven and earth treasures as bait, as long as we put out enough, there will be plenty of people unafraid of death to go to the Alien Planet."

"I suggest controlling the casualty rate for foreign Awakened and Ancient Cultivators entering the Alien Planet each time at around 15%, and the number of people who gain something on the Alien Planet at around 20%."

"Furthermore, I suggest that for every thousand entries into the Alien Planet, they discover one rare treasure or rare item."

"If the Alien Planet has no rare treasures or rare items, then we will provide them."

"In any case, we need to keep them hooked, making them believe that they will be the next to receive a great Opportunity."

As soon as Mo Yuntao, Director of the Martial Security Bureau finished speaking, Gu Jisheng, the director of the Special Administration Bureau General Administration, immediately laughed:

"Old Mo, you're still so ruthless. Hooking those people like that, you'll probably hook them to death."

After laughing, he continued:

"Among the foreign Awakened and Ancient Cultivators, there are quite a few who are favorably inclined towards our Huaxia."

"I suggest letting these people obtain resources."

"Additionally, we should also be responsible for those who die on the Alien Planet."

"We can help raise their descendants and instill in them the idea that their parents fought for Earth and ultimately died on the Alien Planet, planting the seed of fighting for Earth in their minds."

As soon as Gu Jisheng finished speaking, someone else said:

"Then why not arrange a scenario where a villain bullies the orphans and widows, and then we step in to help, making them even more loyal to us?"

As soon as the words fell, someone immediately shook his head:

"No, that's too deliberate. I think it's better to let nature take its course..."

Amidst various opinions, the Alien Planet Expansion plan was quickly formulated.

In short, the plan was to first send nanobots to collect information about the Alien Planet.

Then, based on the specific situation of the Alien Planet, decide whether to initiate communication or directly start a war.

Additionally, it was necessary to invite superhumans from other countries to enter the Alien Planet, using them to clear various threats on the Alien Planet while gradually reducing the number of superhumans hostile to Huaxia from other countries...