130: Chapter 130 Cleaning up the radiation belt

"Come in!"

Gao Yuan stood up, and soon Su Dai and that beautiful woman entered.

"Gao Yuan, you finally showed up. You didn't even reply to my Brain-Link. What have you been busy with?"

"I took a day off... Young Master Su, and this is?"

Gao Yuan asked.

"This is Zhou Hanyan, Director of the Environment Division, Earth Affairs Department of the Administrative General Administration!"

"Director Zhou, a pleasure to meet you!"

Gao Yuan extended his hand.

"Director Gao, I've heard much about you!"

Gao Yuan was a bit surprised. Why was someone from the Administrative General Administration walking with Su Dai?

"Young Master Su, you and Director Zhou..."

Su Dai plopped down opposite Gao Yuan. "We just happened to bump into each other at the door. Actually, Director Zhou and I were classmates in university. She happened to be looking for you too, so we came together."

"Oh, a chance encounter! Does Young Master Su have anything else?"

Su Dai looked baffled.

"Of course I do. Didn't I tell you to go to the cl—"

Not going, not going...

Am I the kind of person who goes to a club?

This young master takes the world as his responsibility; I worry before the world worries, and enjoy only after the world enjoys!

"Young Master Su, I have to organize files for archiving today. I won't be going to the... conference room!"

Su Dai looked at him in disbelief...

Impossible.

"Gao Yuan, there's a new batch of tea today!"

"Not tasting! Young Master Su, I have a guest here, can't you see?"

Su Dai suddenly realized, wearing an 'I understand' expression.

"Then I won't disturb you! Hehehe..."

...

After Su Dai left, the atmosphere indeed became much more harmonious.

Zhou Hanyan smiled. "Director Gao, I'm here to inquire about last year's Earth environmental monitoring report data!"

"Wait a moment, I'll have the staff find it for you!"

"No need, I can find it myself. By the way, since it's our first meeting, here's a small gift for you!"

Zhou Hanyan handed Gao Yuan a small box.

Gao Yuan was stunned. What was this?

He opened it to see a round sphere inside.

"This is?"

Gao Yuan didn't understand what Zhou Hanyan meant.

"Director Gao, put it in your mouth..."

A little pill? Does she think I'm not capable?

Gao Yuan felt insulted, but if this thing really worked, he might as well give it a try.

He tried putting it in his mouth.

The sphere immediately began to vibrate.

Gao Yuan's face turned red. Is this... a proper item? This thing shouldn't be put in the mouth, right?

Just as he was about to take it out, the sphere suddenly went quiet. Simultaneously, a voice sounded in his mind.

"Gao Yuan, can you hear me?"

Gao Yuan was shocked.

What does this mean? I can hear Zhou Hanyan's thoughts?

This isn't right...

"Don't speak, just listen to me. This sphere is a new type of Brainwave Communicator. This is the headquarters of the Development General Administration; any form of communication might be monitored. However, brainwaves must be in contact with the body to be intercepted, so only this form of communication is the safest!"

Gao Yuan was stunned.

Direct brainwave communication? How is this any different from the 'sound transmission' in xianxia novels?

Gao Yuan felt a bit embarrassed now. Could the fragments of his wild imagination just now have been known by Zhou Hanyan?

It wasn't his fault; a vibrating sphere, who wouldn't think wild thoughts?

"Director Gao, stop thinking nonsense!"

Uh...

Gao Yuan snapped back to reality.

It's over, my image... is ruined.

"Director Zhou, what do you want to tell me?"

"Before I came, I went to see Dean Gao. He commissioned me to come! Gao Yuan, the situation is urgent. The Development General Administration has made a move against Vesta. Dean Gao is preparing to execute a plan on Earth, but he needs your help!"

"What do you mean? They made a move? Is the Development General Administration going to destroy Vesta?"

"Pretty much. Currently, the Heavenly Army is nominally under the leadership of the Human Federation Council, but in reality, military power is almost entirely controlled by the Development General Administration. The Heavenly Army just announced a resolution to clear the Vesta mining area and relocate the original Vesta miners to Mercury!"

Gao Yuan was stunned...

Gao Qiu is on Vesta. Vesta has the largest number of miners, and Vesta's interior is self-contained. Gao Qiu is there planning and organizing the 'Awakener Project.' Now, this relocation and clearing move by the Development General Administration would completely ruin Gao Qiu's plans.

"What does Gao Gan want to do?"

"Clear the radiation belt barriers outside the Eight Great Capitals, break the Canopy, and force the Development General Administration to focus its energy on Earth... to delay the clearing of the Vesta mining area!"

Finally going to take action?

Wait...

What's the use of this?

"Director Zhou, putting aside whether the Development General Administration will just stand by and watch you clear the radiation belt, even if you can clear it, what's the use? The radiation will still be there in the short term! The Canopy protects the big cities from radiation damage. After it's broken... what then?"

"To build new cities and relocate residents, of course... The radiation zones are only limited to the outskirts of the Eight Great Capitals. In fact, 99% of the land on Earth has no radiation. It's just that the common people don't know. Those in the high-level who do know are either part of the Development General Administration or don't dare to expose it. Someone spoke up before, but they quickly disappeared. Moreover, the information the public has seen all these years tells them that Earth is full of radiation. Even if someone speaks the truth, no one will believe it!"

*Hiss...*

"Then how are you going to make them believe it now?"

"The current goal isn't to make people believe there's no radiation, but to tie up the Development General Administration's energy..."

"What do you need me to do?"

Gao Yuan asked.

"Gasoline. Dean Gao said he needs you to prepare as much gasoline as possible within two weeks..."

"What is he going to do?"

"No construction without destruction... burn down the Eight Great Capitals! The people will be forced to relocate!"

"Won't they fight the fire?"

Gao Yuan asked.

"They will, but as long as the fire is big enough, they won't be able to save it. Since open flames were banned on Earth, there hasn't been a large-scale fire for many years. Many people today don't even know what fire looks like. Can you imagine how inefficient people raised in such an environment would be at fighting a fire?"

"What about robots?"

Gao Yuan asked.

"Don't worry, Dean Gao has already made arrangements. The fire will be in the wild, and fighting fires in the wild is very difficult. We've simulated it; if the burning forest area exceeds ten thousand mu, the Development General Administration can only call in the Heavenly Army to fight the fire, but the Heavenly Army has no firefighting equipment... Whether it's requisitioning or manufacturing, it all takes time... What we want is that window of time!"

Gao Yuan understood...

Using a massive fire to drive the populace out of the Eight Great Capitals.

Or perhaps it doesn't even need all eight capitals to catch fire; just one would suffice.

They were playing for a time gap. Because technology is advanced in the Future World, even mountain fires are snuffed out in the bud. If the fire could grow large, the Development General Administration wouldn't be able to extinguish it in a short time...

If the fire isn't put out, the people trapped in the fire zone will have no choice but to relocate...

During the relocation, if people from the Administrative General Administration and the Council tamper with things slightly, they will let people discover that places far from the Eight Great Capitals actually have no radiation at all.

Everything was an illusion.

Would these people, who had been fooled for so long, not be moved when they saw the fragrant soil, tall trees, and free air?

Would they still want to go back?

At that time, not only could they tie up the main energy of the Development General Administration, but they could also prompt the awakening of the lower classes.

The key was to let the fire burn, and it had to be big enough...