An investigation and forecasting agency jointly composed of strategy, social science, science, audit and other departments was quickly established. Immediately afterwards, the most detailed investigation of the current situation of civilization began, and on this basis, the most detailed predictions for the future were launched.
People are eager to know how far human civilization will be able to grow in 150 years at the earliest, and whether it will have the ability to confront a complete third-level civilization head-on.
The length of time of 150 years is the shortest time given by the interstellar observation department for the third-level civilization that may have been destroyed or may still exist to reach the H1 galaxy.
This is the most important deciding factor in deciding between the two options of “go or stay”.
To complete this prediction and improve the accuracy of the prediction as much as possible, many parameters are required. Population growth rate, mortality rate, medical development rate, genetic modification technology development rate, basic science, materials science, dynamics, structural science, spacecraft manufacturing technology, military science, and even changes in ideological trends, public opinion trends, fashion concepts and Popular concepts, etc., there are countless parameters, each of which may have a huge impact on the final result.
This is an extremely complex job. The time left for people is only one year, and it cannot be more.
Fortunately, after thousands of years of continuous upgrades, Xiaoxi has now grown into a truly super computer, capable of undertaking such complex computing tasks.
With Xiaoxi's cooperation and countless staff working hard day and night, this task was indeed completed within one year. However, the final results presented to people did not support people to make a clear judgment, but instead caused people to hesitate once again.
Because this prediction result happens to be in a fuzzy interval.
If the prediction result is in the area of "completely unable to fight", then there is nothing to say, just pack up and prepare to run away. If you are in an area with "extremely high winning rate", there is nothing to say, just prepare to start fighting.
It’s the fuzzy range between the two that makes people most embarrassed.
This is back to square one again.
After a short period of discussion and collision of opinions, another highest-level meeting was held in the main control room of the Yuanhang-1 spacecraft.
This meeting will make a final decision on this issue.
"I personally prefer to stay and fight the third-level civilization head-on."
Zhao Changxing did not hold back, but directly expressed his attitude.
"There are many reasons that support my attitude, but most of them are not important. There is only one important thing. That is, our human civilization can no longer choose to use the sword only under forced circumstances as in the past. , as long as there is a little room for maneuver, we always hope to solve the problem by evading it.”
With the development of civilization to this day, when facing external threats, it has always shown a solution attitude of "fear of conflict" and "avoid if possible".
That's not to say it's bad. After all, when you are weak, if you are not careful, one wrong step may lead to disaster. However, times have changed. Is this attitude still applicable at this stage?
"We are no longer that small and cautious civilization that was cautious and frightened every step of the way."
Zhao Changxing said slowly: "Facing a super civilization, of course we are still very weak. But this time our opponent is just a third-level civilization on the same level as us."
"Our civilization is now thriving and full of vitality. As civilization becomes stronger, I feel that a confident, open, and tolerant mentality is once again appearing in our civilization. The last time I felt this kind of social atmosphere, haha, it was still A long, long time ago.”
Zhao Changxing smiled and shook his head.
The participants were silent.
They knew that the long, long time ago that Zhao Changxing said probably dates back to the time of the earth, when the miniature black hole had not yet arrived, the entire civilization was booming, and it was time to enter the universe with confidence.
The precarious social environment of hiding in the East cannot cultivate a confident, open and inclusive social mentality. Only when you become stronger and no longer fear external threats can you have this kind of mentality.
However, this mentality will in turn promote the faster and healthier development of civilization. This is essential for a truly strong civilization.
"This is the backbone of a civilization and the spirit of a civilization. Now, this spirit has sprouted. If, if we escape like this, people will think that we are still weak and still need to hide in order to survive. And, I’m afraid that our civilization will develop inertia, an inertia of thought that will choose to escape whenever a threat comes. This is not a good thing for our civilization.”
"My reasons are complete."
There was silence for a moment in the venue. After that, another civilization leader spoke.
"Leader, I object to staying."
Zhao Changxing smiled and raised his hand, gesturing for him to continue.
"War means a lot of sacrifices, and many people who don't have to die will die. If the situation develops less than ideally, the entire civilization may collapse. And we don't have to face all these risks. Back to what you said The spirit and backbone of civilization can also be cultivated in the future, and it does not have to be left to this time."
"I object. I think we should stay and win the victory that belongs to us. It has been said since ancient times that one vigorous effort will weaken again, and then it will be exhausted. If the spiritual outlook of our civilization has almost reached its peak, and the enemy we face is just the same as us Level three civilizations without technological generation differences cannot have enough courage to fight and defend the fruits of our victory. Can we still hope to be able to muster the courage in the future? Speaking of sacrifice, I think you may have forgotten a sentence . Only by not being afraid of sacrifice can we avoid sacrifice."
"Sacrifice must also be divided into meaningful and meaningless. What is the use of meaningless sacrifice?"
"For our civilization, this is a battle to found a country! We need a real victory, otherwise, we will always fall into self-doubt and self-pity, and regard ourselves as weak! Besides, among the h1 galaxy There is a huge amount of wealth accumulated by countless of us who have worked hard for many years. We don’t even dare to fight and just give up. In the face of foreign invaders, we only dare to walk away. So many people’s hard work is thrown away at a glance. Social cohesion How to maintain it? To be serious, this may even lead to the division of our civilization!"
This is not an alarmist statement. If the general public is completely disappointed with the weakness of the rulers and thinks that the rulers are unable to protect civilization and the interests of the people, and only know how to give in and escape when encountering problems, then it is entirely possible for them to create a new one that is strong enough to protect civilization and the people. The interests of the ruling class come out.
This kind of thing is not uncommon in the history of civilization.
However, it is hard to say what will happen during this process. The division of civilization is not impossible.
These two opinions caused extremely heated debates among decision-makers. Soon, the three hours of free discussion came to an end.
Zhao Changxing stopped the civilized leaders and war committee members from speaking, and said: "Now, it's time to start voting. There is a principle that I hope everyone can keep in mind as always. During the meeting, you can argue in any way. Once the vote is taken, If a resolution is passed, then no matter what your personal attitude is, you must firmly support the final resolution without reservation."
This is a principle that has been maintained for thousands of years. Even Zhao Changxing himself had a time when his opinions were ultimately rejected. After the meeting, Zhao Changxing also firmly supported the collective resolution and never expressed his opposition to the collective resolution in any public or private occasion.
In Zhao Changxing's view, in a sense, this principle is sometimes more important than the specific matters to be discussed.
"Well, let's get started. Those who support staying, please vote."
After a moment of silence, some policymakers or war commissioners raised their hands.
“Those who support leaving, please vote.”
A few hands went up as well.
Several other people did not raise their hands to express their attitude on these two issues. This is abstention.
And... those who support staying and believe that human civilization should continue to stay here, defend the huge wealth accumulated by countless people who have spent hundreds of years of hard work, and launch a comprehensive and frontal war with the possible third-level civilization. , three more than those who thought they should leave.
Zhao Changxing let out a sigh of relief, his face neither happy nor sad.
"Then, stay and prepare for war."
"yes."
At this moment, no matter who had previously chosen to oppose or abstain from voting, they said the word "yes" with a firm look and expressed their support for this collective resolution.
Once the general direction principle is determined, all that remains to be done is execution.
From this moment on, under the huge pressure of war, the development speed of human civilization has once again greatly improved compared to the past.
In the h1 galaxy, countless factories are roaring, countless newborns are born, and countless workers are struggling selflessly in front of the operating table. And all of this eventually turned into satellites, spaceships, forts...
At this moment, after making up their mind to stick to the H1 galaxy, everyone's hearts were united at this moment.
“We long for a victory to prove that our human civilization is qualified to survive in this universe.
We long for a victory to prove our ability to guard our wealth.
We long for a victory to prove that all our efforts and struggles are not meaningless.
We want a victory..."
