Chapter 21: The Crazy Proposal!

He Xingzhou said, "My plan mainly consists of three steps!"

"I think the insect race's gene pool that we know of is just a drop in the ocean; the term 'insect race' is just a general designation for alien life forms, each with different roles and capabilities."

"Without sufficient understanding of them, biological weapons, cold weapons, or firearms all have limited effects. Also, since the insect race's activity spans the entire ocean, it is impossible for us to suppress them!"

"It is an inevitable outcome that the insect race will occupy the ocean. To protect our country and the safety of our people, the first step we need to take is to build an iron wall along Huaxia's 18,000 kilometers of coastline!"

"This iron wall will be nearly a hundred meters high, containing a super high-speed rail transport line inside, setting a military fortress at every certain distance! The entire iron wall should be equipped with missile launchers, gun turrets, laser weapons, and ideally have Mecha corps and other high-tech defense measures. Only then can we keep the insect race out of the ocean!"

"Additionally, on the land of Huaxia, we need to build a super military fortress that can accommodate hundreds of millions of people as a military base!"

"It foresees nuclear fusion for energy, has an artificial intelligence city management system, automated ecological farms, robot factories, armament factories, military barracks, schools, residential areas, business districts, and so forth."

"I believe that there's also a risk that land-based organisms could mutate into the insect race, and with this super military fortress, we could defend the rear and protect against the insect infestation on land! I refer to it as the Planetary Fortress!"

When He Xingzhou finished outlining his first-step plan, all the experts and academicians had an incredulous look on their faces.

"18,000 kilometers, surrounding the entire national coastline with the iron wall?" An expert said, "Do you know how much money and people that would consume?"

"Countless!" He Xingzhou replied, "That's why I said it can only be achieved through the power of the entire nation! And at any cost. To reduce expenses, we can use high-strength concrete for the internal costs, but the exterior must have iron armor, as the destructive power of the insect race is beyond your imagination!"

"It's crazy. It can't be done!" An expert said, "Coverings the whole nation's coastline, not to mention whether or not it can be completed."

"This plan, once implemented, will affect the country's economy, ecology, and many other factors!"

He Xingzhou retorted, "Once the insect race disaster strikes, there won't be any economy or ecology to speak of! Survival is the first goal!"

"This plan, it's pure fantasy!" A military scientist stood up and said, "He Xingzhou, you are daring in your thoughts, but the biggest issue is that we don't have the technology now!"

"Constructing the iron wall, the amount of manpower, financial resources, and materials required is hardly a question. Just the planetary fortress that operates on nuclear fusion technology, possessing Mecha, automated robot factories—all these technologies do not exist currently!"

"Nobody can guarantee that in a few decades, technology could evolve to that stage!"

"Correct. The steel wall project you mentioned is unprecedented in scale and involves various new technologies and challenges, akin to waging a world war!" Military scientist He Hongwei commented, "However, I support your idea of building a planetary fortress! We indeed need a contingency plan!"

"This plan would nearly deplete all of the country's reserves!" Sociologist Lu Mei said, "I think it is too exaggerated."

It wasn't just them; Kong Qing, Cui Weimin, Qin Peng, and others also found He Xingzhou's plan difficult to execute—a steel wall stretching 18,000 kilometers? Could humanity really achieve such a monumental feat?

Nevertheless, Kong Qing still said, "Everyone, let's quiet down for a moment and let He Xingzhou finish outlining his plan, then we can discuss."

Everyone immediately became quiet, He Xingzhou continued, "If we achieve the first step plan, we can protect our Continental territory for several years."

"In this time, continue to develop and manufacture weapons against the Insect Race. Then start the second step, counter-attack the Insect Race and invade the ocean!"

"In the second step, we need to have at least one thousand nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, and hundreds of thousands or even millions of various warships and submarines! To counter-attack the ocean Insect Race!"

"Since humans are not as agile as the Insect Race in the ocean, we can build a floating ocean fortress. You can think of it as a super aircraft carrier, a navigable military base on the sea!"

"Additionally, we need to build underwater cities beneath the ocean to collectively attack and suppress the ocean Insect Race. By relying on the ocean, we can also advance to other continents and completely eliminate or suppress the Insect Race on Earth!"

As He Xingzhou described this plan, everyone had only one thought in their minds: impossible!

It sounded like a science fiction novel. Not to mention Huaxia, even the UK with the strongest military capabilities nowadays probably couldn't achieve this!

"The third step, towards space!" He Xingzhou said, "If the Insect Race are extraterrestrial beings, they likely also exist on other Solar System planets or have their own bases in space."

"We need to launch rockets, build the sixth generation space stations, Space Ports, land on the Moon and Mars, build extraterrestrial bases, and extend our exploration and power to the surrounding planets, ensuring the safety of Blue Star!"

"This is my three-step plan, which involves countless projects, missions, especially in technological research and development. I believe only the concerted effort of the whole country can achieve this! I have finished my statement now."

When He Xingzhou finished, the room of experts fell into utter silence; the only thought in their minds was, insane!

Only a genius or a madman could come up with such a plan!

Can it be accomplished by rallying the whole country? It's an unknown even if we rallied all of humanity!

And to achieve this within a few decades, is that possible?

It cannot be done! That was everyone's first thought.

Seeing their expressions, He Xingzhou knew they were struggling to accept his plan. He prepared himself for this, not blaming them.

Although they were top experts in all fields of Huaxia, they were ultimately beings of a 0.7 level civilization, unable to comprehend the technology and might of an Advanced Civilization!

He Xingzhou hadn't yet proposed his Dyson Sphere project; if he did, some people might think him utterly delusional right then and there!

The room remained silent for a whole minute, and no one offered an opinion. Because they had nothing positive to say; apart from He Xingzhou himself, no one believed his plan could be successfully implemented!

He Xingzhou himself broke the silence in the meeting room, he said, "If given the resources, I can prove that this plan can succeed! For instance with the Steel Great Wall or military base projects, if I can have a chance to oversee the construction of a small segment of Steel Great Wall or part of the tech research, everyone would know the feasibility of my plan!"

He Xingzhou knew this proposition would be hard to get approved, but he needed to put it forward first, then he could carry out his further plans. Lu Xun once said: "Huaxia people always prefer to compromise and find a middle ground. If you say this room is too dark and needs a window here, they will surely not allow it. But if you advocate for tearing down the roof, they will come to compromise and be willing to open a window."

He threw out the crazy idea first, then proposed his trial research plan, making it easier for the panel of experts to accept.