Chapter 144 Busy World_1
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Trisolaran world.
Supreme Leader, "Lin Sen has awakened from hibernation! Our greatest adversary has stirred once again!
"Every time he awakens, he brings with him countless problems.
"As for the natural disaster that has occurred on Earth this time, our Meteorological Governor predicted it ten Earth years ago; however, Lin Sen made arrangements twenty Earth years in advance. It's as if he foresaw everything."
Science Governor, "I believe Lin Sen simply took pre-emptive countermeasures, considering that many people had predicted the collapse of human society and extreme changes in the global climate even then.
"The underground shelters, aside from being unable to protect against large-scale geological disasters, were designed to handle all other major catastrophes.
"Lin Sen is all too adept at planning ahead. We can only understand the significance of his actions in hindsight."
Sophon Governor, "There are too many coincidences.
"Both the 'Permanent Underground Shelter' and the 'Lunar Sun' projects were clearly aimed at the current situation.
"It seems to go beyond what strategy can explain. Any strategy, once it unfolds, is sure to be logical and understandable."
No. 7 (current Strategy Governor), "His plans are always global, aligned with the overall trend, and layered one within another; we can never understand them from a single point of view.
"All of Lin Sen's plans are fundamentally proposals that follow the overall trend of development, which is why they have the highest implementation rate.
"It seems he can utilize any force at his disposal; he can even turn the forces opposing him to his own advantage, using their own momentum against them.
"His Underground City plan definitely has more to come. I have a premonition that this plan will surpass the sum of all his previous proposals!"
Supreme Leader, "Perhaps the Underground City plan is Lin Sen's true intention. He is indeed formidable. Strategy Governor, do you have any other conjectures?"
No. 7, "Lin Sen did indeed predict 20 years ago that humanity would soon enter a great decline—many people had this realization.
"His plans are not about when to use them, but when they might be useful.
"If Earth had not experienced a planetary-scale natural disaster this time, his projects could have been transformed into something else.
"He proposed some countermeasures at the Wallfacer mobilization meeting as well, but those were all just smokescreens. His true aim was the Permanent Underground Shelter.
"Lin Sen predicted that Earth's surface climate would become extremely harsh in the future and that humanity might largely move underground.
"This time, by proposing the 'Underground City Plan,' he essentially extended the shelter plan, which in turn was propelled by the current disaster.
"Although we don't know what lies behind the 'Underground City Plan,' I feel there must be a huge conspiracy hidden within.
"His plans are always layered and infinitely adaptable, harnessing the resources of all four Wallfacers.
"Indeed, he is capable of making many plans on a global scale, and then changing his plans according to the specific circumstances of the future."
Supreme Leader, "Can we decipher his plan?"
No. 7, "We cannot, nor do we need to. The First Emperor of Qin was right; we are not his match in terms of strategy.
"He is aware of the Dark Forest but dares not utilize it, which, in some ways, removes our greatest threat.
"He may have many plans, but they could all be misleading us. We only need to know that he definitely cannot be aware that we can still blockade the Sun.
"Once the battle of doomsday begins, and after their defeat when they are ready to use the Dark Forest as a deterrent, we will let them witness the might of our technology. In the face of absolute power, his strategies are inconsequential.
"He wants a real confrontation with us on the battlefield; we shall indulge him, destroy him. That will be our greatest tribute to him.
"Lin Sen has not grasped the cruelty of this universe. He is even an idealist, having the means to eliminate us yet holding back, thinking that by keeping a card up his sleeve, he could challenge us."
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"He still deludes himself with the dream of truly entering the sea of stars; those who hesitate and look back don't qualify,"
"Those who truly enter the sea of stars must be prepared to kill themselves."
Leader: "Very good. We have experienced too many failures before, mainly because we did not see our true advantage. Our true advantage is that Lin Sen is a man who hesitates and looks back.
"He is even afraid that his own civilization cannot accept the Dark Forest, thus he dares not step into the starry sky. Such a person, such a civilization, does not qualify to enter the starry sky.
"For the time being, we will not make any plans. Strategically, we are not a match for Lin Sen, but in terms of understanding this universe, Lin Sen is still a child."
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Time hurriedly flowed past, and the human world sank into silence amid grief and reconstruction, with everyone striving to adjust their mentality and adapt to the new environment.
Although the pain had not fully subsided, people had already begun to think about and plan for the future.
Environmental protection and sustainable development, once synonymous with ETO, are now brought up without being dismissed outright, though not with complete ease.
Some enlightened ones also understood that the disaster was a result of years of insane resource exploitation. Technology can be shared, but status cannot. In the future, the key to status will be resources.
Humanity's understanding of natural disasters surpassed any previous era; true planetary-scale disasters are absolutely beyond human control.
This naturally brought human despair to its peak, but humanity would not be easily defeated. What we destroyed, we must also create with our own hands.
As Feng Zi said, in pain and despair, the most dangerous thing is the lack of a goal.
The goal now is to build Underground Cities that can avoid natural disasters.
Then, to build nuclear fusion power plants, to establish large-scale food production bases; although the future may not return to the Golden Age, we can definitely achieve food and clothing.
Fortunately, the world did not erupt into major social crises after the disaster, firstly out of fear of natural disasters, secondly due to the grain transported from the Moon Base, and thirdly, because the order of the world had not collapsed.
The Underground City plan also separated everyone, managing them on a small scale, which further prevented major social crises.
Having experienced a planetary disaster, humanity learned to revere life more than ever. Coupled with the food security provided by the Moon Base, humanity became more rational, once again seizing the moral high ground.
In this period, many people reflected on their actions over the past few decades. I had a part in a good life that I did not cherish, only to lament when it was lost. If heaven granted me another chance, I would definitely tell that version of myself: Protect our homeland.
The Moon Base daily absorbed a lot of high-tech talent, with Rey Diaz in charge of this task, dubbing it the Lunar Talent Support Plan.
To avoid resistance from these talents, human society also promoted the benefits of the Moon Base, making settlement on the Moon an aspiration for many.
At this time, the Moon in many ways indeed surpassed Earth, with nearly infinite resources. Everything that Earth could produce, it also had, except for blue skies and green fields.
But does Earth have blue skies and green fields anymore?
Earth's environment had deteriorated to an extreme; the sky was dark, with thick dust floating in the atmosphere, the sun obscured, everywhere bone-chillingly cold, all vegetation devoured with not a hint of green.
Critically, nearly 8 billion global population waited every day for grain shipped from the Moon. This food could only maintain basic bodily functions. To change this status quo, the best way was to sign up for the Lunar Talent Support Plan.
Earth's Geosynchronous Light Ring had become a spiritual support for humanity, playing an indelible role in the fight against the disaster.
Climate experts from around the world gathered here, developing numerous plans for environmental recovery, hoping to use the Geosynchronous Light Ring to interfere with key areas on Earth and attempt to regulate the climate in various places.
Country C dispatched a large number of military and other personnel for global food distribution, solving countless problems every day, and of course, this helped deepen their influence in various Underground Cities.
The transportation of food to the various Underground Cities was extremely difficult; special tracked vehicles were used on frozen soils, and temporary roads had to be built with materials from the Moon when the surface turned into wetlands.
All the people of the Underground Cities were working hard for the construction of the cities and the recovery of industry.
The whole world was busy!