195: Chapter 195 This is a Dead End

At this moment, Director Lin Wei of the General Administration of Aerospace spoke!

"On the surface, it still looks the same, but... the orbits have all been adjusted, and the environment is different. Our probes on Mars show that Mars revived overnight. Because the core motion of Mars was insufficient, it resulted in very weak bipolar magnetic fields, and the atmosphere was stripped away by solar winds. However, after that night, Mars revived; core motion accelerated, the magnetic field recovered, and the atmosphere has also become very thick, with oxygen density even exceeding Earth's!"

Gao Yuan looked at Lin Wei; a guess had roughly formed in his mind.

Could it be that his own appearance had stimulated the Snake People? The Snake People authorities discovered him, but currently, the civilization level of humanity is too low, not yet time for the harvest.

Gao Yuan could even guess that the North Pole Snake-person Civilization could not possibly be raising only humans as a species; perhaps they had also laid out plans in other star systems, but those had not yet reached the civilization level they required.

Now, his own appearance gave them an idea.

Since developing step-by-step would still take a long time to be useful, they used their power to concentrate all the oxygen-loving intelligent civilizations they were raising in the Solar System. This way, the civilizations would fight each other. Eight Level 1 civilizations, through killing and plundering each other's civilization factors, would surely result in one civilization standing out and quickly entering Level 2!

The more Gao Yuan thought about it, the more likely it seemed...

Lin Wei was still speaking before him.

"The anomaly on Mars shocked all the scientists, but that wasn't enough. Our Zhurong-1 also detected that Mercury and Venus have undergone changes. Not only have their surfaces changed, but most importantly, their atmospheres have recovered."

"We urgently launched probes to the other planets, but then..."

"The Jovians lunged toward Mars..."

"The Martians crawled out of their caves and began a war with the Jovians!"

"Before we could react, the joint fleet of the Mercurians and Venusians was at our doorstep! We fought back hastily, and most areas on Earth were bombed. Fortunately, our air defense system is relatively complete, and at the critical moment, your Lunar Fleet returned to help, saving most of Xia Country."

"Afterward, the Lunar Fleet fought a battle with the Jinshui Combined Fleet in outer space! The Lunar Fleet won a narrow victory, and the Venus-Mercury fleet retreated temporarily. Over the next few days, the Venus-Mercury fleet has been harassing Earth, just like what happened moments ago!"

Gao Yuan understood; this was roughly consistent with his guess.

The North Pole Snake-person Civilization had started raising Gu, and the Solar System was the perfect arena!

"Officer Zhou, what are your suggestions?"

Duan Haizhou stood up: "We must establish a global defense system. Currently, 90% of the humans on Earth are from Xia Country; foreigners almost all died in the first wave of the Venus-Mercury fleet's sneak attack! Therefore, we must take on the global defense. Currently, only 1% of the land area has nuclear radiation, and these areas can be temporarily abandoned!"

"On Earth, we will build a defense system of intercontinental ballistic nuclear missiles and Laser Cannons, while simultaneously building a space military base on the Moon, striving to intercept the enemy in outer space! At the same time, we must launch probes to the entire Solar System to first clarify the current situation of the other seven planets!"

Gao Yuan nodded...

"Defense Minister Duan is right; that is indeed what should be done!"

Gao Yuan felt as if the situation had suddenly reached an era of Seven Warring States! Unfortunately, looking at size alone, Earth definitely holds no advantage. In the Solar System, the largest planet is Jupiter, and Jupiter also has a massive group of moons. If one planet represents one civilization, then Jupiter's resources are more than those of the other seven planetary systems combined!"

War is a contest of resources and technology.

In terms of resources, Earth has absolutely no advantage, so Gao Yuan could only rely on technology.

To be precise, he could only rely on the technology of the Future World; after all, they were a thousand years ahead of Earth. Even though he had already used some, it wasn't enough...

Too little.

He could only hope to win by relying on the Future World, while also employing strategies of horizontal and vertical alliances, and befriending distant states while attacking nearby ones!

"Gao Yuan, it has now come to a moment of life and death for humanity. As the only remaining major power's official government on Earth, our Xia Country must shoulder the responsibility of revitalizing all of mankind. We need more fleets!" Zhou Zhengli said earnestly!

Gao Yuan nodded: "Officer Zhou, I don't understand politics, but you're right; we have indeed reached a critical moment of survival! I will build the first line of defense on the Moon, and at the same time, I will release the technology for High-energy Laser Cannons to build a defense network on Earth!"

Hearing Gao Yuan's words, Zhou Zhengli looked solemn: "Good, High-energy Laser Cannons are indeed the most convenient defense system. Now that we have Nuclear Fusion, we can produce a large amount of electrical energy. It is feasible to build a Laser Cannon defense network on Earth! However, the area we need to defend is too large!"

"Officer Zhou, how about this? We can select some areas worldwide suitable for defense and concentrate the human population within these areas; this way, we can also focus our defense! Also, leave the exploration of the seven planets to me!"

"Alright..."

"President Gao, I think we should keep a low profile for now and not take the initiative to attack. Let's first clarify the situation and see if there's a chance to benefit while others fight! It would be best if the other planets started fighting first!"

Gao Yuan looked at Duan Haizhou.

"Defense Minister Duan is also right. No matter how powerful we are, it's impossible to deal with seven planets at once, especially since we don't have the resource advantage. Keeping a low profile is the right path; we must protect ourselves first!"

"If we can figure out the strength of the other planets, we can formulate a strategy, such as whom to ally with and whom to attack first! Just like the State of Qin back then!"

Gao Yuan pondered.

During the era of the Seven Warring States, the State of Qin's strength wasn't the strongest! Early on, there was Wei dominating; in the middle period, there were Qi and Chu! Qin was a latecomer that surpassed the others!

If Earth adopted the right strategy, there was indeed hope to dominate the Solar System. But the problem was, just as Gao Qiu had said before, dominating the Solar System... wouldn't be the end, but the beginning.

No matter which civilization unified the Solar System, it would mean the beginning of its destruction.

After annexing seven civilizations, the civilization level would surely rise rapidly, and that would be the time for the North Pole Snake-person Civilization to harvest.

But without dominating, they might be destroyed.

This was a dead end.

Gao Yuan didn't know how to tell Zhou Zhengli.

Should he say that no matter how hard they struggled, it would end in death?

Gao Yuan was unwilling to accept this.

Why did things turn out this way?

Gao Yuan wanted to talk to Gao Qiu now. The others saw that Gao Yuan was preoccupied and thought he was thinking about how to probe the seven planets. After all, things were different now; the Mars probe had lost contact after one day, and it was obvious the Martians had dealt with it!

"That's all for today. Every department perform its duties. Defend Earth and revitalize humanity—starting now!"

...

After the meeting adjourned, Gao Yuan entered the Future World directly.

But surprisingly, Gao Qiu wasn't there!"