My Ability Pool is Superior - Chapter 408: Mobilization
Dean Huai Ruhe’s words did not cause much commotion.
Everyone in the conference hall rationally accepted this fact.
But this did not mean that the attendees’ moods could remain calm.
Whether they were willing to believe it or not, the fact was already laid out before them. Now what needed to be considered was how to protect the lives and property of the shelter civilians in the face of this cruel reality? Even the continuation of human civilization?
Perhaps still holding a sliver of hope, a city councilor in a suit spoke up with his doubt: “The events on the surface are just Deputy Captain Lu’s side of the story, right? Has the authenticity been verified?”
A small discussion arose at the scene again, also prompting many people to chime in agreement.
It could only be said that human nature sometimes led to self-deception.
One-Eyed Dragon stood up and walked to the stage: “Everyone, leaders, colleagues, the leader of Nine Locations settlement is under supervision by our Second Team. We conducted routine inquiries, and the conclusion is that the intelligence’s authenticity is beyond doubt.”
“Alright, then I have no problem.”
The city councilor in the suit sat back in his seat somewhat dazedly, clearly still unable to digest this heavy strike.
It was worth mentioning that after this city councilor mentioned Lu Bai, in the conference hall, quite a few attendees indeed turned their attention to Lu Bai.
The vast majority of humanity would not consider the distant future and knew their own weight, with no desire to carry civilization forward.
Therefore, they were actually quite satisfied with their current lives—free from want, with sufficiently high social status.
Even knowing that there was the Mo Na Civilization above humanity, what did it have to do with them? No county magistrate had ever been heard of starving to death.
They originally had a leader above them; now there was simply one more leader, which did not affect their comfortable lives.
There were quite a few people holding this idea, many exchanging gazes in secret, reaching a consensus without speaking.
The last city councilor, with a Mediterranean hairstyle, inquired: “Can the influence of this conflict be resolved through diplomacy?”
As he spoke, his gaze remained fixed on Lu Bai.
Even without saying it explicitly, everyone could tell he was asking if handing over Lu Bai could quell the Mo Na Civilization’s wrath.
“Cough cough…”
The elderly person did not stand up from the wheelchair, merely coughing twice into the microphone in front of him.
After drawing all the gazes in the conference hall, he said somewhat stiffly: “Let’s vote by show of hands. Those in approval of Councilor Jin’s proposal, please raise your hands.”
Everyone in the conference hall looked at each other, and soon a portion raised their hands—about a quarter.
Seeing this, a middle-aged man in an administrative jacket in the front row pressed his earpiece: “Record the list. Execute the arrest operation after the meeting ends.”
He was Zhu Taihong, Minister of Shelter No. 9 Security Defense Department, who nominally could manage all armed forces in the underground city except Cheng Zhi Wu.
The elderly person, as if unaware of what Minister Zhu intended, raised his hand and gestured downward, signaling everyone to lower their hands.
He then stood up from the wheelchair with some difficulty, and with the support of medical staff, walked to the podium.
Surveying the room, he said in a solemn tone: “I know, those who did not raise their hands probably do not wish to confront the Mona People directly either, but I need to remind you that the Mona People have no goodwill toward us. They left us a space to eke out a living only because the Mona People have not yet achieved their goals.”
“Once the Mona People obtain what they want, no amount of groveling will make them leave us alive.”
“This confrontation is destined to come; it’s only a matter of time.”
“I know you are afraid, you are worried, thinking that muddling through like this is fine, not wanting your peaceful lives disrupted.”
“But I need to remind you that humanity’s peaceful lives were shattered four hundred and thirteen years ago when the Mona People’s fleet arrived on Earth. The Mona People then took our homeland and more than half our compatriots in a way we could not resist. The shelter providing you stable lives now is merely a breeding hut deliberately left by the Mona People.”
“This is not inciting war, because this war has never ended.”
“I request that everyone, for your children and descendants, for humanity’s future, fully commit to this action.”
“At least this time, we will not be as passive as back then.”
Frankly speaking, the elderly person’s words were hardly inflammatory.
And due to his body’s aging functions, his words came out haltingly.
However, none of the attendees in the conference hall stood up to refute or raise questions at this time; instead, they impressively nodded one after another.
It was still that point: the regime of this underground city was far from decayed.
Those who could sit in high positions might not be morally flawless, but their brains were certainly sharp enough.
Once the facts were laid out, they all knew what was the right thing to do.
The elderly person nodded and turned to look at Lu Bai seated below: “You will lead the rest of the meeting. Give a detailed explanation of the experience fighting the Mona People.”
Lu Bai naturally stood up to give a detailed introduction.
Though he did not think it had any substantive effect.
But for a civilization, it was meaningful.
……
The academicians from the research institute recorded while occasionally asking questions.
“Controllable high-frequency microwaves—we can actually do that too, but considering marginal effects, we cannot perform precise strikes at such a distant position.”
“Can the constraint principle be figured out?”
“Temporarily unable to understand. In theory, gravitational collapse only occurs from stars or interstellar matter, ultimately forming compact stars like white dwarfs, black holes, and other celestial bodies. The entire process is irreversible.”
“Without data support, it’s hard to make a judgment.”
“I request to go to the site for inspection. I suspect it is not a real gravity disaster.”
“How is the enemy’s defense? Put it this way: if the isolation door defense in front of the Escape Elevator is one, what is the starship’s defense?”
“In that case, our attack methods should overflow against the enemy’s starships, but this is just my opinion. It still needs practice to confirm the result.”
In the process of these academicians exchanging words, for some reason, the other attendees’ fear of the Mona People inexplicably lessened quite a bit.
Fear often stems from the unknown. When you peel back this layer of mystery step by step, even if you still clearly know the gap is huge, you can muster the courage for battle.
Source: Webnovel.com, updated by novlove.com
