Chapter 785

Chapter 785: Cooling Down

The Blue Star Xia calendar marks seven thousand years, Jiang Star…

"Data Report"

"Yes, my lord. According to satellite scans, Jiang Star’s landmass has shattered, mainly splitting into five continents, not counting small fragments. The main continent makes up about one-third of the entire land, while the other four are temporarily named A, B, C, and D. Continent A lies three hundred kilometers to the west of the main continent…"

"Air data analysis shows that the nitrogen content in Jiang Star’s air is…"

"Temperature data analysis begins by measuring from the surface of the main continent of Jiang Star, where the surface temperature is…"

"Jiang Star biological data analysis shows that a total of one hundred eighty-six types of microorganisms have been discovered, mainly consisting of paramecium cells…"

Inside the Genesis II Mother Ship, Lin Guobin listened to various reports. Over fifteen years, they had completed three demolition missions and conducted thousands of data analysis experiments.

Ultimately, they had split Jiang Star’s continent into five pieces, with the farthest continent being over eight hundred kilometers away, and the closest one being more than ten kilometers away, creating a strait.

"So, does this mean we have achieved our first phase strategic mission?"

"Yes, my lord, our first phase mission is to separate Jiang Star’s continent and accelerate the evolution of Jiang Star."

"Can we immediately proceed to the second phase of the mission?"

Lin Guobin said that with the completion of the first phase strategic mission, they needed to work a bit harder to tackle the second phase, as they were all stakeholders, and there was no time for idleness.

"My lord, the second Space Mother Ship will take another thirty-five years to arrive. We need to reserve enough energy to last until then."

"I understand, so the next task is not mandatory but will be carried out as needed. We still have a few nuclear weapons."

"Six."

"Can’t we use that? What is the strategic task for the second phase?"

"Cool down Jiang Star and stop the heavy rain that has lasted for hundreds of thousands of years. High temperatures are the main reason."

A scientist said that the main cause of the heavy rain on Jiang Star is the high temperature, which leads to excessive evaporation of seawater and very high humidity in the air, ultimately resulting in heavy rain.

"The high temperature is caused by crustal activity, specifically due to volcanic activity. There are currently tens of thousands of volcanoes on Jiang Star erupting violently, including more than ten supervolcanoes…"

"The main methods to cool down Jiang Star are: first, forcibly cooling; second, accelerating volcanic eruptions to use up energy quickly. The main way to forcibly cool is to set up a formation that covers the whole of Jiang Star, but with our current technology and materials, we can’t do it, and it requires too much energy, which we can’t afford. So the best way is to accelerate volcanic eruptions to release enough energy that would last for ten thousand years in a short time."

"Will it blow Jiang Star apart?"

"No, over a hundred hydrogen bombs didn’t blow it apart…"

"This might be true; the energy of a volcanic eruption is much more powerful than that of a hydrogen bomb, and careful calculations are needed."

"Then let’s tackle them one by one, starting with the super volcanoes."

Lin Guobin said, his knowledge of science wasn’t very high. He had crammed a lot of information before their departure but couldn’t understand it fully, so he still had to rely on the real scientists in the team.

After discussing for several days, everyone decided to use the remaining hydrogen bombs to attack the super volcanoes, releasing their energy early. After that, they could bomb them with space-based weapons, keeping only the essential energy and waiting for the arrival of the second Space Mother Ship.

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Huaxia, Space Base

"Lin Guobin has carried out three detonations; Jiang Star has been blown apart into five landmasses, one of which is over eight hundred kilometers away from the main continent. Also, the nuclear explosions have accelerated the movement of the Earth’s crust, and these landmasses will drift away by dozens of meters each year, based on the time measured in Blue Star."

"Isn’t dozens of meters each year too slow?"

"It’s already very fast; the future movement will gradually slow down but won’t stop. Planetary evolution takes thousands of years as its starting point. These three explosions have at least advanced Jiang Star’s evolution by one hundred thousand years."

Cao Wang said that if it weren’t for human intervention, according to their math model, it would take at least one hundred thousand years for something of this size to happen.

"Next, we need to cool down Jiang Star."

"Yes, Lin Guobin and the others don’t have many resources left, mainly the second Space Mother Ship. They will speed up the volcanic eruption of Jiang Star, hoping it erupts completely within a few decades. Without the energy from tectonic movement, Jiang Star can cool down in thousands of years, but with our intervention, it might cool down in a hundred years. We will have to wait for the arrival of the third Space Mother Ship, which is Liang Long’s ship."

"There won’t be a fifth Space Mother Ship for now; we will first see how Jiang Star is doing. This will also give Huaxia a little relief. Over the years, Huaxia has been draining other countries too much. Huaxia has become a symbol of evil."

Lin Jiang said that the harsh draining has destroyed Huaxia’s reputation built over hundreds of years. There are fierce arguments online, and many people are calling Huaxia a vampire, aside from Huaxia itself. One could say the smooth development of the Jiang Star project is built on the suffering and blood of people in other regions.

So Lin Jiang also needs to take a breath, ease the draining a bit, and restore their reputation. They cannot let everyone unite against Huaxia.

"The Spiritual Energy Research Institute will give the greatest support. The main direction of research will be adjusted to open up many technologies for people’s daily lives, especially in food and medical areas."

Cao Wang said that the focus of the Spiritual Energy Research Institute’s research had been on space projects, but many space projects have hit a bottleneck and are progressing slowly. This needs time to build up, so changes are necessary.

"If you ask me, it’s because other places are too comfortable. Don’t forget, we still have the demon race card to play."

Cao Ying spoke from the side, feeling very unhappy about the accusations against Huaxia. In her view, Huaxia was indeed draining the world, but so what? The strong should always receive better treatment.

If it were the age of cultivation, they wouldn’t have the chance to complain; anyone who disagreed would be dealt with. Cao Ying used to think it was no big deal, but now that Jiang Star had developed to this extent, stopping was simply not worth it.

So, Cao Ying always suggested using the demon race as a trump card. As long as they renewed the war between the two races, those people wouldn’t dare to say a word.

"There’s no need to lose a lot over a small issue. If a war between the two races starts, the resource consumption will be too great. Blue Star’s resources shouldn’t be wasted on internal conflicts; they should be used against outsiders. I have a feeling that in the future, we will fight interstellar wars."

"Interstellar wars? Ancestor Lin, you must be joking!"

"Do I sound like I’m joking?"

"No, if interstellar war breaks out, it would be very dangerous."

Cao Wang said, "Civilizations that reach interstellar space must have developed to the highest level. It’s normal for them to have destructive weapons, and it would be easy for them to take each other down."

"I know it’s very dangerous. Have you heard of the Dark Forest theory?"

"I’ve heard of it, that sci-fi idea was proposed by Ancestor Lin, right?"

"It has nothing to do with me, but this idea can easily become real, so you all need to get ready and develop space weapons."

Lin Jiang said that interstellar war is not a possibility, but a certainty. This can be understood from Xia Qingshan’s words; if aliens are discovered, it will definitely be about conquering and plundering, not living in peace.

Cao Wang looked at Lin Jiang, feeling confused. He didn’t understand where Lin Jiang got his information. Is interstellar war really certain? Even the Dark Forest idea is just a sci-fi theory and not mainstream; many people oppose it, and there are logical flaws in it.

"Why are you looking at me like that, Cao Wang?"

"It’s nothing, Ancestor Lin. I will send people to research space weapons specifically; a few conceptual weapons might have the potential to breakthrough."

"That’s good. It’s almost time; we should prepare to head back."

Lin Jiang nodded. They didn’t understand much about scientific research; they had their own matters to attend to.