147: Chapter 147 An Unspoken Conspiracy

On the Wandering Earth, the third batch of recruitment for migration to Blue Star, totaling ten thousand people, was filled very quickly.

Because there were so many applicants, the remaining twenty thousand spots were originally intended to be split into two batches.

Chu Yuhang waved his hand and simply merged them into a single phase.

Moreover, this time, apart from a few dozen top-tier administrative and military personnel who were not allowed to leave, anyone else could apply. It could be said that there were absolutely no conditions or restrictions.

This move sent the vast majority of Earth Humans into a frenzy. The spots for going to Blue Star were driven up to terrifyingly astronomical prices on Earth's black market.

Some people who had accumulated significant wealth through various means were willing to go bankrupt just to purchase seats for themselves and their families.

There were even some ultra-wealthy individuals who bought shuttlecraft through the black market and used all their remaining money to bribe and pull strings, just to sneak into the fleet heading to Blue Star.

After all, the first batch of people had been gone for nearly ten years, and some stowaways had gone even earlier.

From the sporadic news transmitted back, it was known that although everything had to start from scratch on Blue Star, some people struck it rich while others fell into ruin. Some settled down and started families, while others lived in loneliness.

But the warm sun and the azure sky were real. The seasons cycled, with short springs and long summers.

Those sunrises, sunsets, green grasslands, snow-capped mountains, and boundless oceans that could only be seen in virtual reality pods were everywhere on Blue Star, genuinely moving people to tears.

Therefore, the Earth Humans who yearned for all this did not consider themselves to be abandoning everything to challenge the unknown.

On the contrary, they firmly believed that migrating to Blue Star was the beginning of everything. Because humanity had been away from the Habitable Zone for far too long. As individuals, since the species and civilization were born there, they should also perish there.

Some even joked: "Even if I die the moment I get to Blue Star, the grass on my grave will still be able to thrive in a place with abundant sunshine and plentiful rain."

Of course, in any situation, the diverse Earth Humans could never be of one mind.

There were still a few who did not apply, and even tried to stop their friends and family from applying.

They whispered their reasons to those around them: "Since when has the Emperor been so kind-hearted? Why would he spend so much manpower and resources to let you start a new life?"

"Don't dream. Didn't you see that you have to report to the team leader regularly? This whole thing is a huge conspiracy. And no matter what kind of conspiracy it is, the final result will be a major conflict with Blue Star!"

"And those who migrate to Blue Star will surely be at the forefront and the center of the vortex of this conflict! So wake up. Stay safe and sound on our Wandering Earth. Although we drift around without a sun, this is our home!"

Those who wanted to go to Blue Star did not refute the arguments of the stay-behind faction.

After all, as long as one wasn't stupid, everyone knew the Emperor was definitely plotting a major event.

But they couldn't care about that anymore; they were desperate to squeeze onto this last batch of shuttles.

Two months later, everyone who secured a spot entered the shuttles at the appointed time. On every face, beyond a faint nervousness, was more of a beautiful yearning for a new life and a strong desire for the warm sun.

Once everything was ready, the massive migration fleet began to enter the wormhole one after another.

After coming out of the exit, they were not far from the Solar System where Blue Star was located. A crew member of the escorting Earth fleet opened their mouth wide after counting: "This isn't right. Shouldn't twenty thousand people be one thousand shuttles? Counting here, there are over thirteen hundred."

The direct superior officer nearby was so angry he wanted to laugh: "Are you really stupid or just pretending? Didn't you get your share of the money from those stowaways? Everyone in our escort fleet got a cut, so quit playing dumb!"

The crew member looked aggrieved: "I was wondering why there was extra money in my account; I thought it was a service length allowance. But I really don't feel secure taking this money. What if the Emperor investigates?"

"Shut up. The law doesn't punish the masses! Besides, maybe this matter was tacitly approved by the Emperor. I don't know what he's up to either. He keeps sending people to Blue Star like crazy..."

The officer frowned as he spoke: "There are even quite a few people from our military in this batch. If this keeps going, we might as well have the entire human race live on Blue Star and let the Wandering Earth drift alone!"

Not long after the two chatted, the massive migration fleet sailed into the Oort Cloud.

Because the escort fleet was carrying weapons, they all turned back upon reaching this point.

The Earth Military knew that all their actions were being monitored by Blue Star, so to avoid triggering a stress response from the other side, they naturally left early out of discretion.

Only the 1,376 unarmed and defenseless shuttles sailed toward Blue Star.

The officer looked back at his compatriots heading to the habitable planet and muttered: "Good luck. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. If possible, try your best to continue Earth Civilization. Even if it is in a foreign land!"

The subordinate nearby had a complicated expression: "We have been defeated by Blue Star twice already, and their technology is far superior to ours. They must be perfectly aware of our multiple migrations."

"Yet, we haven't seen them stop us. What a terrifyingly confident and powerful, yet terrifyingly tolerant Civilization of Gods. They must be very gentle intelligent beings."

At this moment, alarms were blaring in the Blue Star monitoring building.

Tu Kulei, who had come for an inspection, cursed loudly: "Do these Earth bastards think our place is their family's backyard? This time, over twenty-eight thousand Earth Humans arrived in one go! It is absolutely shameless."

The person in charge of monitoring couldn't help but complain: "Including those already living on our planet, if this batch settles down, there will be over eighty thousand Earth Humans living on Blue Star."

"What's even more terrifying is that apart from a small number who marry and have children with Blue Star people, most choose to pair up within their own group. In the past few years, there have been nearly a thousand pure-blooded Earth Humans born on Blue Star..."

"Our monitoring resources and manpower are far from enough to keep an eye on them."

Hearing this, the staff members, both big and small, looked at each other.

Those who had been closely observing the Earth Humans naturally knew this long ago. After years of doing this perverted, voyeuristic work, many had developed a deep sense of fatigue.

They immediately began to discuss it in a hubbub.

"Missionary Officer, I think we should just give up on monitoring them. The Bishop said we don't need to worry about them anymore."

"Exactly, it's been so many years. Aside from some Earth Humans who can't afford to eat committing petty, sneaky crimes, most of them are law-abiding."

"It must be the Great Deity Xingyang who has converted them. They are as pious as the Blue Star people and also go to the sanctuary and temple to worship regularly!"

"Perhaps it's because the face-conscious Earth Humans won't admit defeat, but they understand the benevolence of the gods, so they have come to settle down on the sly."

Tu Kulei listened to these people's words silently, his expression blank.

After a long while, he slowly said: "You call this 'on the sly'? I've never seen such a brazen act of smuggling. Nearly thirty thousand people in one go! Over a thousand shuttles!"

"This is a tacit conspiracy. The Bishop letting it be naturally has his reasons. But we cannot let our guard down!"

"Therefore, the monitoring work cannot stop. Since we cannot monitor everything, let's select some suspicious ones for special attention. Don't let any clues slip by! I must find out Chu Yuhang's trump card!"

Seeing that the Missionary Officer was so determined, everyone dared not refute him any further.

However, thinking that in the future they only needed to focus on key individuals, the work suddenly became much easier. Everyone's mood also became more pleasant.