Earth Era

The stars in the sky fall and rise again, rise and fall again. No matter whether there are intelligent beings watching here or not, they are always repeating their steps and never stop. This situation may make people feel a lot of emotion and start to explore the meaning of life and the relationship between life and the universe. However, meaning is just a concept abstracted by living bodies. Meaning, for the universe, is probably It has no meaning, or in other words, regardless of whether it has meaning or not, it will always exist like this, unchanged and running forever.

This situation is probably the same in every corner of the universe. Whether it is the Nanmen II galaxy, the solar system, or some other unknown star system, this is generally what we see. . The only difference lies in the subtle differences in the sky seen by different planets and star systems. The other huge and bright stars are just a point of light in the eyes of oneself, so how can one's own star be just a point of light in the eyes of others?

The light of Alpha Centauri A repeatedly illuminated the pyramids on the Blue Night Star and the base left by the mysterious old man countless times. In the solar system, the sun also rose in the eyes of the head of state, Cavis, who stayed in the orbit of Mercury. Then I fell down countless times.

Things have gotten worse. Just a few months ago, Venus, one of the only two remaining planets in the Inner Solar System Alliance, also fell into the hands of the Outer Solar System Alliance. So far, only Mercury is the only planet left in the Inner Solar System Alliance.

Yes, there is nothing left but Mercury. Without the administrative star, without the resource star, and under the predicament of resource shortage, the people of the Inner Solar System Alliance can only rely on inefficient solar energy and poor food grown using soilless cultivation technology to survive.

Mercury is a heavy industrial planet, which is actually not suitable for human survival. But apart from Mercury, the soldiers and people of the Inner Solar System Alliance led by Head of State Kavis... have nowhere to go.

All conflicts and wars are for profit at the beginning, but when the war reaches a certain stage, many other attributes will be attached to it. For example, differences in values, or inconsistencies in certain ideas. These can all serve as excuses for continued conflict. Among these many excuses, this is the most important. The excuse that is most easily accepted by the public and can stir up public sentiment is... national sentiment.

The long-lost concept of nation has been brought up again in the context of the entire solar system war. The Inner Solar System Alliance is one nation, and the Outer Solar System Alliance is another nation. So the problem is even more complicated. Because there are too many conflicts and too much bloodshed, the two nations have fallen into a state of unrelenting hatred. The situation at this moment can no longer be simply measured by the term "competition of interests."

So... Even if the situation of the Inner Solar System Alliance is so bad, there is no inch of land in the entire solar system except for the barren planet Mercury, and Mercury has been besieged by the fleet of the Outer Solar System Alliance and may fall at any time... The Inner Solar System No one in the alliance is willing to surrender. Everyone has a firm belief, that is, to resist to the end and never compromise.

It is precisely because the situation is getting worse that Head Cavisi has fallen into this kind of contemplation more and more recently. The same is true now. Kavis stood in front of high-filter glass. He stared blankly at the sun in the distance that was as big as a millstone. After being highly filtered, the luminosity of the sun has been greatly reduced, and it is not only less dazzling. It looks like it has a dark red color instead. Head of State Kavis just watched quietly, motionless.

An assistant hurriedly came from outside the cabin. The Führer's eyelids moved. But he didn't turn around. The assistant said directly: "Führer, the latest battle report, the Outer Solar System Alliance has gathered more than 100,000 warships and are converging on Mercury. At this moment, the fleet has crossed the earth's orbit, and it will only take no more than five days to reach us. …”

"The public's resistance is high, and the morale of the army is also high. So far, there has been no public opinion tendency to surrender. Everyone is ready to fight to the death."

"The number of warships we can currently gather is...the number of soldiers is...the Strategic Staff has put forward some operational suggestions on this. And it has unanimously reviewed and approved the plan to use "natural disaster"-level strategic weapons as a last resort."

Head of State Kavis turned around calmly and looked at the assistant in front of him, whose face was red because of his excessive emotion. Then said: "Okay, I get it."

The assistant saluted and was about to turn around and leave when Head of State Kavis suddenly said: "Wait a moment."

The assistant immediately turned around and quietly waited for further instructions from Head of State Kavis, but to his surprise, Head of State Kavez became silent. The assistant also carefully remained silent and continued to wait.

After a long time, President Cavisi sighed, and then said in a somewhat tired tone: "I hope you can answer the following questions from a personal perspective. You don't need to consider any other positions, just your personal thoughts. Just answer.”

"Okay." The assistant replied respectfully.

"I want to ask you...what do you think about the approval of "natural disaster"-level weapons?" Head of State Kavis said slowly, then turned around again and set his sights in the distance. Above the sun, the tone began to become deep and low: "We all know, including those in the Outer Solar System Alliance, that as long as "natural disaster" level weapons are dropped on the sun... the sun will immediately begin to change. Violent, the sun's wrath will destroy everything in this solar system."

Head of State Kavis originally thought that the assistant would hesitate in his answer, but the assistant did not. After the head of state finished speaking, the assistant immediately replied: "Even if the entire solar system is destroyed, it is better than this solar system being occupied by those bastards from the Outer Solar System Alliance. They don't let us survive, they deprive us of our resources, and we The planet, killing our people... If that’s the case, then let’s all die together!”

The corners of Chief Cavisi's mouth twitched slightly. He smiled with some difficulty, and then continued: "Is this what you really think?"

"Yes." The assistant said immediately, "Not only my own idea, but also the common idea of ​​all the people of our inner solar system alliance."

"Okay, I understand, you can go out." Head of State Kavis said. So the assistant saluted the head of state's back again and walked out of the cabin.

"Alas..." Head Cavisi sighed deeply, and then cast his sight on the sun in the distance.

As the assistant reported, the Outer Solar System Alliance fleet arrived at the edge of Mercury five days later. At the same time, as predicted by President Kavis and the Strategic Staff, the fleet of the Outer Solar System Alliance did not launch an attack immediately, but was just waiting for something.

The two sides entered into a temporary stalemate. Führer Kavis knew why. Because he has a "natural disaster" level strategic weapon in his hand, he does not have the ability to defeat the opponent, but he has the ability to die with the opponent. Under the threat of such weapons, the Outer Solar System Alliance did not dare to act rashly.

But how long can this dangerous tightrope balance of deterrence last? Head of State Kavis knows that the Outer Solar System Alliance also has an unforgettable and unforgettable hatred for the Inner Solar System Alliance. So... the final battle will definitely begin. This is just a matter of time.

This stalemate lasted for several months. During these months, the two sides conducted a large number of tests and broke out many small-scale conflicts. After this insanely long wait, the final battle finally came. The final result of the war did not exceed the expectations of Head of State Kavis. Just as he thought, the Inner Solar System Alliance failed miserably once again.

Head of State Kavis knew that time had come to the end. At this moment, members of the Strategic Staff and all senior officials of the Inner Solar System Alliance gathered in the conference room, and a sealed box was placed in front of Head of State Kavis.

"Head of State, please enter the password and activate the "natural disaster"-level weapons." A member of the Strategic Staff said, "The situation is irreversible, and our failure has become a foregone conclusion. Our dead soldiers and people cannot die in vain, we... The Outer Solar System Alliance must pay the price."

"Okay." Head of State Kavis said calmly, "Since we have all made this decision, then... I will implement it now."

The head of state opened the box with a steady hand. After passing the identity verification, the head of state pressed his hand on the red button. As long as this button is pressed, a "natural disaster" level strategic weapon that can have a strong impact on the entire sun will be launched and hit the sun no more than five hours later.

Everyone in the venue focused their attention on the head of state. The head of state took a deep breath, then glanced around the venue, and said: "This war has lasted for almost seven hundred years now... It should be ended. If there is an afterlife, I hope... We can live without experiencing these wars in our next life.”

After saying this, the head of state pressed his hand hard on the red button. The piercing siren sounded throughout the entire venue at this moment, and a mechanically synthesized female voice also came out at this moment: "The "natural disaster" weapon has been launched and is expected to hit the sun in five hours..." (Unfinished) To be continued~^~)