213: Chapter 213 Weakness

Passing through the Space-Time Gate, Gao Yuan arrived in the Future World.

According to the previous coordinates, coming from Muza, he should have arrived at Longjing.

Longjing was radioactive, so Gao Yuan prepared to activate the Protective Sphere, but as soon as he arrived, he saw that the place had turned into ruins.

Previously, he had only set fires; he had never bombed it.

But now, Longjing was filled with broken walls and debris everywhere!

Gao Yuan was stunned; he tried to activate his Brain-Link to contact Gao Gan and Gao Qiu.

Just then, the ground beneath his feet suddenly began to tremble.

An earthquake?

Gao Yuan was startled. What was going on?

He was already prepared to retreat.

At that moment, a craft suddenly flew in from the horizon, and a voice called out.

"Gao Yuan, hurry!"

Gao Yuan reached out and felt his body being lifted by a force; the next moment, he appeared inside a miniature warship.

Gao Yuan saw the person in front of him—it was actually Li Qingmei.

"Boss Li... what happened? Why has Longjing become like this?"

"Director Gao, have you not been to Earth for a long time?"

"That's right. What exactly is going on?"

"It's hard to say, but Earth is almost deserted now; everyone is migrating! I'm part of the last batch! I wanted to take one last look at my old home, but I didn't expect the Brain-Link to show that you were up ahead!"

Li Qingmei said.

"Migration? Where is everyone migrating to? What happened to Earth?"

"Director Gao, you should see for yourself!"

The miniature warship ascended...

Gao Yuan looked at the scene below through the window.

Vast stretches of ruins, wild plants withered on a large scale—the originally lush Earth had now turned a dull, withered yellow.

This...

Gao Yuan looked at Li Qingmei. "Boss Li, where are you all migrating to?"

"Sigh... it's hard to say. None of the major planets are peaceful right now. Most people are migrating to Jupiter, Io, Europa... those places! I expect Officer Gao is also in the Jupiter Sector! Do you want to go? Let's go together."

"How long does it take to get to Jupiter?"

"About two weeks?"

Two weeks? A round trip would take a month.

There were still a lot of things to deal with in the Real World. Gao Yuan had only come to ask for help, but seeing this, it was even more miserable than the Real World.

"Are there still people on Earth?"

"The General Administration of Migration should still be around!"

"Boss Li, just drop me off at a settlement. I'm not going to Jupiter!"

"You'll have to leave sooner or later, Director Gao!"

"Just let me off!"

...

Ten minutes later, Gao Yuan landed in the settlement area near Longjing. It was already empty, with only a few scattered people remaining.

To Gao Yuan's surprise, he didn't see any robots this time.

While he was wondering, someone approached.

"Director Gao..."

Gao Yuan looked at the person approaching; he didn't recognize them.

"You know me?"

"Yes. Are you the son of Dean Gao Gan? Dean Gao asked me to bring you over..."

Gao Gan?

Why was he still on Earth?

"Lead the way, then."

Gao Yuan followed the person and soon arrived at a building.

Gao Yuan went up and entered an office.

Gao Gan was inside.

He saw Gao Yuan arrive.

Gao Gan stood up. "If you hadn't come now, I'm afraid it would have been very difficult to see us again in the future!"

"What happened to Earth?"

Gao Yuan asked urgently.

"The harvest season has arrived!" Gao Gan said somewhat despondently.

"What do you mean? Wasn't everything fine before?"

Gao Gan glanced at Gao Yuan.

"Because of you..."

"Me?"

Gao Yuan was a bit dazed.

"Yes, because of you, they discovered a better model, so they don't need us anymore!"

A better model!

Gao Yuan thought of the situation in the Real World where the eight planets represented eight civilizations and suddenly understood. If all worlds were being raised like livestock, then the Polaris Civilization had only one goal. They were raising pigs before, but now they couldn't wait any longer, and they had a better rearing model...

So these pigs that had barely grown to size could all be slaughtered.

"Gao Gan, where is Gao Qiu?"

"He's on the Moon!"

"I want to see him!"

Gao Gan shook his head. "I'm here just to wait for you! We're leaving soon. I'm going to Neptune, and Father is going to Pluto!"

"Why? What's the use of going there? Can you avoid the attacks?"

"This was Gao Qiu's idea! We are powerless to resist and can only try to survive! As long as humanity is not extinct, their goal will never be achieved! Besides, they don't dare destroy the Solar System!"

"Survival... how did Earth end up in that state?"

"A four-dimensional virus that can infect all plants. Within three days, all plants on Earth died! A single ray can trigger a reversal of Earth's magnetic field, leading to frequent geological disasters! There's also a type of shockwave in the sky; any craft that encounters it will turn into cosmic dust!"

"Then how will you escape?"

Gao Yuan asked.

Gao Gan smiled bitterly. "The shockwaves have weak penetration. If there's an obstruction in front, one can survive..."

"What do you mean?"

"Hiding behind other crafts. Every time a shockwave hits, the largest craft is pushed to the very front to shield all the others..."

So every time a shockwave hits, someone needs to sacrifice themselves to protect the others?

Gao Yuan felt shaken.

It's already this tragic?

"Can one survive on other planets?"

"It's difficult! Even on Jupiter, there are frequent storms that pull crafts in! Gao Yuan, Father asked me to give you a message!"

"What?"

"Without a base, there are no weaknesses! The future of humanity can only be supported by humanity itself!"

What on earth?

Gao Yuan wanted to say more, but Gao Gan urged him to leave.

"Alright, go. Come back once you've controlled the Solar System!"

Gao Yuan returned to Earth in a daze, still thinking about Gao Qiu's two sentences!

Did he know the difficulties humanity was facing?

Was he advising him to give up on Earth?

But if he gave up on Earth, where could he go?

Wander through the starry void?

And as for the second half, did Gao Qiu mean that robots were unreliable?

Gao Yuan knew this much; after all, the Gold-Water Alliance had taught him a lesson last time.

But to give up on Earth, what was that all about?

That old fox Gao Qiu was more complex and knew more than he had imagined.

Since he said it, there must be a reason.

Time was running out for humanity; Gao Yuan had to make a decision.

Earth was no longer reliable.

"Then I'll trust the old fox this once!"

Come to think of it, even if he forced himself to stay on Earth and survived this time, what about the next?

Indeed, entering space might be a better choice.

With that in mind, Gao Yuan contacted Zhou Zhengli, and the two spoke in secret for three hours in Qinjing.

Afterward, Gao Yuan began to fully deploy 3D Micro-printers on Earth and the Moon.

He began unrestrained production of warships, mechas, and the large aerospace carriers that the Academy of Sciences had just begun to make progress on.

The technology for aerospace carriers wasn't difficult; the difficulty lay in materials and transport. For such a massive craft platform to escape Earth's gravity and enter space, the resources consumed would be massive!