Age of Cataclysm: I can light up the technology tree

At the same time, in the United States across the ocean.

In the President's Office in the White House in Wharton.

Albert's face flushed, and his small eyes stared at Defense Secretary Anthony and CIA Director William Blair in front of him.

"William Blair! Don't you want the hat of the CIA Director?!"

Albert's roar scared the two men so much that they trembled all over.

William Blair's eyes twitched slightly: "Mr. President..."

"Shut up!"

Albert grabbed the document on the desk and threw it in front of William: "I don't want to hear any of your excuses!"

"Just tell me what our CIA is doing!"

"Damn it, Xiaguo on the other side is ready to rush out of the solar system, and what about us?"

"We are still repairing power equipment all over the country?!"

"Fxxk!!"

William Blair lowered his head and looked at the document lying at his feet.

On the document, a few words about the Moon Palace Plan stung his eyes.

He was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Mr. President, our intelligence agents in Xia Country did not obtain any information about this plan before the meeting."

"I suspect this is just a smokescreen thrown by Xia Country."

"Do you still remember the Star Wars plan we proposed decades ago?"

As soon as William Blair finished speaking, Anthony on the side also said: "Mr. President, my opinion is the same as Director William's."

"These three plans of Xia Country... in my opinion, it is impossible to achieve!"

The words of the two made Albert's face slightly relieved.

"You mean... Xiaguo's three so-called space programs are all bluffs?"

"What about the newly established space agency?"

"Is it possible that Xiaguo's newly established department is also bluffing?"

"According to intelligence, Professor Lu Yongchang has a lot of power!"

William chuckled and asked, "Mr. President, will you appoint a 21-year-old young man as the director of NASA?"

Albert didn't even think about it and shook his head directly: "What a joke! A 21-year-old kid should be dating in college!"

William shrugged, spread his hands, and looked at the president in front of him with a sneer on his face.

Albert was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, he nodded gently: "I roughly understand what you mean."

"Then in your opinion, how should we deal with these smoke bombs released by Xiaguo?"

"The reaction on Twitter these two days is not very good, we must come up with a countermeasure as soon as possible!"

William's eyes flashed with a bitter smile.

Twitter! Twitter! Twitter again!

How could the United States have such a president!

He sighed softly in his heart, and then looked at Anthony beside him for help.

This kind of thing has nothing to do with his CIA!

Anthony pondered for a moment, a gleam in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. President, I think we need to start the Mars landing plan!"

Albert's pupils shrank slightly, and his expression suddenly became more serious.

"Landing on Mars?! Are you sure?"

Anthony nodded slowly but firmly.

"Although the authenticity of Xia's three plans is not high, we can draw a simple conclusion from them."

"At present, Xia's attention to space has become higher and higher."

"In order to consolidate the future position of the United States, we must take the lead in mastering space hegemony."

...

That afternoon.

The White House of the United States held an emergency press conference.

Albert stood on the podium of the press conference and cleared his throat.

"Everyone, welcome to the White House press conference."

"In the solar storm a few days ago, the United States suffered extremely serious losses."

"However, thanks to our strong national strength, we have returned from the steam age to the modern era in just a few days."

As he spoke, Albert made a funny gesture.

There was a burst of laughter from the audience.

"Okay, let's get back to the point, otherwise my secretary will glare at me again..."

The laughter from the audience became louder and louder.

After getting the secretary's white eyes as he wished, Albert straightened his face and spoke again.

"Everyone! In the pursuit of the future of mankind, the United States has never slowed down its pace!"

"I announce that from now on, the United States will launch a manned landing on Mars plan!"

"Project code: Pathfinder!"

As Albert's voice fell, the press conference fell into silence.

More than ten seconds later, a noisy discussion broke out!

"Mr. President, may I ask, is this decision of the United States due to the three plans just released by Xia Country?"

"Mr. President, does this decision of the United States mean the start of an arms race again?"

"Mr. President..."

Looking at the excited reporters in the audience, Albert frowned slightly.

He stretched out his hand and pressed it in the air.

The discussion gradually subsided.

Soon, the press conference site fell into silence again.

But the expressions on the faces of the reporters were completely different from a few minutes ago!

Every reporter, like a shark that smelled blood, was full of excitement in his eyes!

Albert glanced at the audience and said in a deep voice: "The purpose of launching the Pathfinder Project is to find a second Earth for mankind."

"Everything the United States does is for the future of mankind!"

"As for Xia's Moon Palace Project and Nantianmen Project, I sincerely hope that they can turn the content of science fiction into reality."

After saying that, Albert did not stop at all, nor did he give the reporters time to ask questions, and turned around and left the press conference.

Seeing the president turn around and leave, there was a slight commotion at the press conference.

"Editor-in-chief, big news! Big news!"

"Believe me, this will definitely be on the headlines of our newspapers..."

Just as the reporters were still confused, a voice sounded from a corner.

I saw a man in a suit holding his mobile phone with excitement, talking excitedly, and walking quickly towards the gate.

This is... a reporter from the Wharton Post!

Many reporters recognized the man's identity.

His behavior also reminded everyone, and a group of reporters picked up the phone and reported the situation of the press conference to the editor-in-chief!

…

In just two or three hours, the Wharton Post took the lead in launching today's latest newspaper.

"Moon vs. Mars, who will win in this space race!"

After the Wharton Post, other newspapers followed suit, and the headlines on the newspapers were even more exaggerated!

"The Second Arms Race? !"

"Space Race! Xiaguo's ambitions are completely exposed!"

"……"