173: Chapter 173 Blue Star, My Dream

In the Biling Star System, there is a planet located in the habitable zone named Biling F-2.

Because it is tidally locked to Biling, one side of this planet always faces the sun, called the day hemisphere, while the other side is in eternal night, called the night hemisphere.

If it had remained this way, this planet located in the habitable zone would have been a perfect home for civilization.

But unfortunately, the Biling Star System is a star system with three stars.

Besides the main star "Biling," there are two smaller stars—Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B (abbreviated as Star A and Star B).

When no star passes by, the night hemisphere of Biling F-2 remains in an eternal winter of night, where all things turn into dead silence in the bitter cold.

When Star A or Star B passes over Biling F-2—remember the keyword is "or"—the climate of the night hemisphere becomes warm and habitable, the millennial glaciers begin to melt, and Biling F-2 officially ushers in the dawn of life.

When both Star A and Star B pass over Biling F-2 at the same time, catastrophe arrives.

Under the glare of the two stars, the eternal winter of the night hemisphere transforms into a fiery hell, with typhoons, tsunamis, torrential rains, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions... the environment becomes even harsher than the day hemisphere.

And this is not the worst of it. If Star A and Star B get too close to each other at the same time, causing the laws of celestial motion to become chaotic, to the point where the tidal locking of Biling F-2 is temporarily broken, the result is... three suns in the sky, an extinction-level disaster!

At this moment, at the edge of the Biling Star System, in a region of cosmic dust, an interstellar fleet composed of countless starships finally completes its final acceleration phase, officially breaking out of the Biling Star System and heading toward the Solar System at one-tenth the speed of light.

If this speed is maintained, this interstellar fleet will arrive in the Solar System in 400 years.

"... (Blue Star, single-star system, dreamed-of home, habitability: 100%)"

"... (Humans, carbon-based life, low-class dirty creatures, danger level: 0.01%)"

"... (Eliminate human civilization, Blue Star belongs to the Three-Body!)"

Blue Star. Eagle Country.

"Are you trying to tell me that aliens have really arrived?"

Listening to the urgent report from his two trusted aides, President Te Lipu only felt it was absurd.

Over these years, he had heard the "boy who cried wolf" story far too many times regarding UFOs, close encounters of the third kind, and alien remains.

Moreover, these people were all so adamant, and their evidence seemed perfect, but in the end, they were all just here to scam money!

"Mr. President, I didn't believe it at first either." Charles gave a bitter smile and handed the documents to President Te Lipu. "This is the report and relevant data; you can take a look."

Te Lipu placed his phone on the desk and carefully flipped through the documents. Ten minutes later, Te Lipu let out a long sigh, rubbed his brows, and said, "This is just absurd!" "I need some peace and quiet..."

Charles and Smith did not speak; the presidential office was so quiet one could hear a pin drop. A while later, "Charles." "Yes."

Te Lipu frowned and asked: "We replied to the first signal in Blue Star Year 97, and received the second signal from the alien civilization in Blue Star Year 05. Is the time span 8 years?"

Charles replied: "Yes, our distance from the Biling Star System is 4 light-years. Radio signals travel at near light speed, so one round of communication takes exactly 8 years."

"And we sent our second reply in Blue Star Year 05. It has been 7 years since then." "If the alien civilization really exists, we will receive the third signal from them next year."

Te Lipu was thoughtful: "Next year?" "Then there is nothing to worry about."

Charles and Smith looked at each other, both seeing the confusion in the other's eyes.

"Mr. President, what do you mean?"

Te Lipu's face showed a smile. "No matter how powerful this alien civilization is, a distance of 4 light-years is simply too far!"

"Not to mention whether their technological level compares to our Blue Star, even if they far exceed us, if they had dispatched a space fleet immediately upon receiving our signal, it would take tens or hundreds of thousands of years to get here!"

"By then, we wouldn't even know what our human civilization has developed into; it can be said there is absolutely no threat."

Upon hearing this, Charles and Smith felt it made sense and nodded one after another.

Te Lipu continued: "What we need to consider now is what Eagle Country can obtain from this alien civilization!" "An 8-year communication interval is too long!" "We must make plans in advance so that after receiving their third signal next year, we can figure out how to extract the maximum benefit!"

Charles replied: "I have already made arrangements for this."

Speaking of this, Te Lipu changed the subject. "The key point now is not the alien civilization, but rather that from this incident, we can see the horror of China even more!"

"Just by dismantling a small core sub-technology from the Exoskeleton Armor and applying it to our own space-based radar, the unexpected gains have been so huge!"

"It is hard to imagine just how powerful the complete Exoskeleton Armor technology is!"

Te Lipu looked at Charles and specifically instructed: "Previously, we already bought the rare metal alloy technology from China." "Tell the Eagle Country negotiation team to continue negotiating!" "We will buy all other core supporting sub-technologies for the armor!" "Agree to all the conditions China has put forward!"

Charles was stunned: "Huh?" "Mr. President, wouldn't this cause Eagle Country to lose its dignity..."

Te Lipu's eyes darkened. "How much dignity does our Eagle Country even have left now?"

Once these words were spoken, Charles was left speechless.

"Charles, trading resources for technology is not a loss!"

Te Lipu stood up: "Today is different from the past; we must now exhaust every means to overtake China!" "Only by obtaining these technologies as quickly as possible can we catch up with the pace of the Chinese people!" "Heh... catching up, what a shameful and ridiculous word that is!"

Te Lipu's eyes turned cold. "One of the goals of doing this is to paralyze them!" "They will think that we in Eagle Country are just planning to have a fair and upright competition with them!" "Little do they know our biggest trump card is still to come!!"

Charles was excited: "Great insight, Mr. President!" "In addition, I would like to report some good news to you: the elimination plan is progressing very smoothly, and we expect to conduct live human trials next month!"

"Good, good, good! This time, I will make them die without a burial place!"

China.

"What? Eagle Country agreed?" "They actually agreed to such harsh conditions?"

Trade Minister Yang Sanjin was full of excitement. "They actually want all the supporting sub-technologies for the Exoskeleton Armor! That is a foreign trade deal worth 300 billion Eagle Country dollars!"

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