Chapter 952 The Plan Has Changed

(Yesterday was my birthday and I got home quite late.)

Getting a scolding glance from her brother, Candy pouted and turned to her sister-in-law for comfort.

Accompanying Mo Jingchun into the study, Qin Yuzhu merely glanced at the layout. To her surprise, the study remained almost identical to her last visit, with no changes whatsoever.

After Qin Yuzhu entered, Zero casually closed the study door to prevent Candy from eavesdropping.

Candy is still young; it’s better not to let her know about some matters to avoid unnecessary worries and prevent her from accidentally spilling secrets at school, which would be quite problematic.

"Qin, do you want black tea or green tea?"

"Plain water will do." Qin Yuzhu shook her head. All she needed was a glass of water to quench her thirst at this moment.

While Mo Jingchun poured water, Qin Yuzhu pondered for a moment and then asked, "With danger looming, why do I feel like you aren’t worried at all?"

"Worried? Why should I be? Even if aliens found out the coordinates of the Solar System and were really coming, what good would panicking do? None! Furthermore, as I mentioned over the phone, unless humanity actively seeks ruin, how would the Merc Civilization even know about our human civilization?"

Saying this, Mo Jingchun handed the cup of water to Qin Yuzhu, with a slight smile.

"Even in the worst-case scenario, we could think positively: the behavior of the Merc Civilization broadcasting across the Milky Way is almost self-destructive unless they’re the most powerful civilization in the galaxy. Otherwise, it’s uncertain if the Merc Civilization even still exists."

"After all, the speed of light is quite slow across cosmic distances, and the electromagnetic signals we receive intermittently might have been sent by the Merc Civilization eons ago."

Listening to Mo Jingchun, Qin Yuzhu thought deeply and realized there might be nothing to fear. Perhaps this is why nations are still weary of each other and have not implemented technological sharing to fend off an alien invasion of the Solar System.

Seeing Qin Yuzhu’s bewildered eyes, not knowing what she was thinking, Mo Jingchun sighed and said, "Qin, not to sound harsh, but even if the sky falls, there’ll be taller individuals to hold it up, besides, the sky isn’t collapsing. Even when faced with insurmountable humans, ants will still bite, yet have ants ever truly been wiped out? No."

"Let’s focus on why you’re here. Do you need technical support from Candy Technology, right? Rest assured, I understand the logic that no egg is left intact under a toppled nest, and I’m prepared for that."

Honestly, money, as Ma Yun said, doesn’t interest Mo Jingchun anymore. To Candy Technology’s scale today, money is merely a series of numbers.

Even during the company’s peak investment period, the account balance was an astounding figure.

Sipping a bit of the hot water to wet her dry lips, Qin Yuzhu took a deep breath and said, "Basic materials, artificial intelligence support, a new production line for space shuttles. There’s intent from above to unite global nations to construct a Solar System defense circle around Blue Star. Humanity cannot place its hope on luck. Life emerged on Blue Star, evolving step by step into humans and civilization. In this process, it was never discovered by alien civilizations, which is fortunate in itself, but luck eventually runs out.

Human civilization can’t afford to gamble! We must prepare for the worst, assuming the Merc Civilization is right in our neighboring galaxy."

"Wait."

Mo Jingchun suddenly interrupted Qin Yuzhu, slightly surprised, and asked with a tone of verification: "Are you also putting humanity into the plot of the ’Three-Body’ novel?"

As their eyes met, Qin Yuzhu nodded, "Our AI whale has performed various simulations based on all data, and the worst-case outcome is just like in the ’Three-Body’ novel, with the Merc Civilization in the neighboring star systems of the Solar System."

As soon as she finished speaking, Qin Yuzhu added with a peculiar look in her eyes, "And the best result simulated by AI whale is also related to the ’Three-Body’ novel, with the Merc Civilization similarly located in nearby star systems, except that the Merc Civilization is unaware of the Dark Forest theory and their technological level might be on par with human civilization."

Upon hearing this, Mo Jingchun shrugged.

"This possibility is very slim. The Merc Civilization claims to have been exploring alien civilizations for over three thousand years, what does that mean? Just know, we humans have only just begun exploring alien civilizations."

"Basic materials, AI support, all fine. But adding a space shuttle production line, some of our country’s advantages would be lost. Are you sure you want to proceed? Besides, every new space shuttle production line requires a high-precision CNC machine, otherwise, it will severely impair production speed."

Qin Yuzhu shook her head, "Plans have changed. It’s not the same as it once was."

"Today, I personally came for another reason. According to the timeline, the latest shuttle at the Anyang Base should be completed in a few days, right?"

Faced with Qin Yuzhu’s precise estimation, Mo Jingchun was not surprised.

However... what furrowed Mo Jingchun’s brow was that this shuttle was ordered by the neighboring Old Russians. Although Mo Jingchun isn’t afraid to offend any country without leaving the nation, he wishes to avoid discrediting himself unless absolutely necessary.

Good reputation is hard to build but can be destroyed quickly.

"Does the top need this shuttle?"

"No, it’s the Global Joint Operations Center. A global organization newly formed last night, established with the purpose of the continuance of human civilization."

Mo Jingchun twitched the corner of his mouth, helplessly saying, "But this shuttle, in name, belongs to the Old Russians."

"The Global Joint Operations Center has already communicated with the Old Russians. Without surprises, you should receive messages from their representative today."

"So... what’s the Global Joint Operations Center going to do with this one shuttle? Relying on a single shuttle to build a Solar System defense circle is quite laughable."

Hearing this, Qin Yuzhu gave Mo Jingchun a puzzled look, "Of course not. It’s the shuttles produced after the production line expansion that will be used to establish the Solar System defense circle."

"Then..." Mo Jingchun furrowed his brows, somewhat puzzled.

"Voyager 1. Due to the Merc Civilization event, all nations have come to realize the terror of leaking civilization information, and Voyager 1 carries too much information. At the strong request of all nations, funded by the Beautiful Country, a shuttle will be used to catch up with and recover or destroy Voyager 1, which has already reached the edge of the Solar System."

"This is nearly impossible. Any slight directional deviation in space can result in being worlds apart."