Chapter 642: Chapter 638 Breaking Point (Extra for Alliance Hierarch Xiao Huang Zhen Ke Ai!)
Zhang Yuan looked at his computer screen and a thought struck him—this guy was actually planning the internal structure of the planet fortress!
Even the smallest planet could easily accommodate billions of people. The vast majority of the population would live in underground cities within the Ring World, and the subterranean space within a war star had so much potential for developnt; it could be stacked layer upon layer like skyscrapers.
Zhang Yuan said with a smile, “This planet of ours, scientists have already planned it out. Housing a billion people would be very comfortable. It’s not that it couldn’t handle more, but the comfort level would decrease.”
“Since we haven’t achieved genuine artificial gravity yet, the plan is to build an underground circumglobal track near the equator of the entire planet. The underground city clusters could rotate within the track, effectively simulating gravity. Sounds quite complex, right?”
Little Zhao was taken aback upon hearing this, “That really does sound incredibly complex!”
“Well, it’s actually not too bad; we’ve had the technology for a while now, it’s just a very large-scale project. Our aerogel materials can make the entire city cluster extrely light, kind of like cities on a train. Plus, with the planet’s radius being sufficiently large, a very, very small angular velocity would be enough to effectively simulate gravity…”
At that mont, a diplomat hurried into the room, bringing in a piece of news.
The mont he appeared, everyone who was in the midst of a discussion fell silent.
His voice trembled slightly, “Everyone… the Walker Alliance has given their response!”
Suddenly, those who were too tired and had been napping on the tables all raised their heads.
The diplomat’s voice was trembling, “…They have strongly condemned the barbaric actions of the new human civilization and believe that the new human civilization’s military exercises have threatened the security of their ho base, so they will send a large number of troops to our border!”
“No, this batch of troops is almost upon us!”
The large screen in the center of the conference room displayed a video of a Governor of the Walker Alliance, wildly screaming. This pointy-headed alien was clearly very angry, waving its limbs furiously while angrily denouncing the new human civilization.
Following that was a whole bunch of military forces setting out, starting to approach the borders of the new human civilization.
The number of forces was not too many, with just three carrier-level vessels, but it was the last straw that broke the cal’s back!
Seeing this, the room fell into silence—even Little Zhao, who had been enjoying the discussion with Zhang Yuan earlier, lost his color and sat there in a daze, covered in dust.
Now people were truly a bit panicked and started pondering whether they really needed to “retreat”… as if this act of intimidation had completely failed.
The Walkers, a powerful force made up of dozens of Level 4 civilizations and an unknown number of third-level civilizations, were much stronger than a single “Apollo,” by far. Just their war stars alone numbered in the twenties or thirties—how could they fight that? It would be like an egg smashing against a rock.
There was still ti to retreat.
Next door, Little Zhao’s chest heaved as he took deep breaths, in a state of utter disarray. This normally very composed young man was truly panicking, not just for his own life but for the lives of all the soldiers and everyone present! They were not afraid of war, but there was no need to fight a war that was bound to be lost.
Zhang Yuan wiped the sweat from his face and let out a deep sigh, saying coolly, “Don’t panic just yet!”
“Their actions,” he coughed, “are within expected paraters… It’s actually quite normal.”
His words instantly brought most people in the room back to their senses, drawing their attention.
“Think about it, even if the ‘Apollo Civilization’ is part of the Walker Alliance, they wouldn’t admit it outright…”
“Would they admit, ‘Oh, you guessed right, we’re retreating’? Impossible! So the deploynt of the Walker Alliance’s troops is a natural course of action. If they hadn’t sent their troops, it would have seed a bit strange.”
“The Walkers have many enemies, and now that the interstellar situation is so chaotic, if the Walker Alliance’s actions are too weak, they will easily lose face and be attacked by many…”
“So their actions are within our expectations, there’s no need to panic.”
When you really thought about it, his point did make sense.
Quickly, the personnel present resud discussion of the current situation.
Captain Feng cleared her throat. In fact, all that Zhang Yuan had ntioned had been discussed before—it was just that these new, younger mbers weren’t aware of it. She stated directly: “First, the Walker Alliance is very likely only feigning deploynt. They do not wish to escalate this matter too much…”
“Second, the Apollo Civilization’s war stars continue to draw near, and our Planet Busters have not scared them off… this is also a fact.”
“Not being scared by the Planet Busters could an two things: they’ve analyzed that we don’t actually have the technological capabilities, that this is just a bluff…”
“Impossible!” an expert interjected, “We have no possibility of information leakage; they can only guess, but cannot be certain.”
“So…” Captain Feng continued, “It’s also possible that the Apollo Civilization has been scared, but they are not willing to show it, or perhaps under so pressure, they have to continue despite themselves… putting on a brave face, just like us.”
“If the Apollo Civilization and the Walker Alliance are indeed part of the sa faction, this may very well be their last deterrence.”
“If we retreat now, they win! If we don’t retreat, they might not dare to fight.”
“Yes, exactly!” a general thundered, veins bulging on his forehead, shouting loudly, “The barefooted are not afraid of the shoe-wearing, I suggest we launch a second Planet Buster for a counter-deterring effect!”
“Stop! Not like this.”
Zhang Yuan quickly stopped the general, “Old Xia, don’t rush into things. Hastily launching a second Planet Buster will just show that we are impatient, clawing at the chance to force the other side to back off.”
“In reality, it ans we’re an easy target that can easily be seen through.”
“Don’t rush to deter!”
“An ultimatum once is enough, too many and it loses its power… Being silent now, that’s a better choice.”
The general forcefully knocked on the table, then forced himself to sit down, muttering, “So when is the best ti to use the second Planet Buster for the greatest effect?”
Zhang Yuan furrowed his brow, unable to think of a good idea at the mont.
Everyone thought together, seriously analyzing the current state of affairs, trying hard to find a breakthrough.
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