At this time, the crew members gathered in the lounge were also discussing the news about Julius VII.
"But how can it move..."
"It may have been hit by a meteorite or deviated from the track due to other influences..."
Vino asked stupidly, and Yolan responded with a scientific hypothesis.
Zhen Asuka couldn't help but asked with a solemn face: "I heard that its path will hit the earth...is it true?"
Meiling nodded: "Mr. Bato said he would..."
The first person in the ship to notice the abnormal orbit of Julius 7 was Bator, who was on duty at the time.
It was almost at the same time that Durandal received the notice from the Council.
Lunamaria scratched her red hair, sighed and said, "The robbery incident at Armory One has not been solved yet, and now this happens again? What happened?"
Zhen Asuka also felt that this series of accidents happened inexplicably.
Of course there was no connection between the two events, but he had a vague hunch that an earth-shattering event was brewing around them.
"-Then what should we do with 'Julius No. 7'?"
When Lunamaria asked, everyone suddenly started thinking.
At this moment, Lei, who had been silent all this time, replied calmly: "The only way is to break it."
"Break..."
"Break it?"
Lei's tone was still so plain: "Given its mass, since it has been pulled by the earth's gravity, it is impossible to change its orbit. If you want to avoid a collision, the only option is to smash it."
"But...but that thing is very big? Although it has been almost broken into two halves, it is still eight kilometers long..."
Yolan told the actual situation without thinking, and Vino also shouted.
"It's so big, how do you break it?"
"But if we let it hit us, the earth will be destroyed."
Speaking of such terrifying possibilities, Lei still didn't frown and remained expressionless.
"There will be nothing left - including all living things."
Zhen Feiniao couldn't help but hold his breath, and the noisy Vino also fell silent.
If an asteroid with a diameter of one kilometer fell to the earth, its explosive force would be equivalent to about 100 billion tons.
If one nuclear bomb is calculated at 50 million tons, it is equivalent to two thousand nuclear bombs.
Based on this calculation, if Julius 7, which is nearly ten kilometers in diameter, collides with the earth, it will probably release nearly one hundred megatons of energy.
Of course, its collision speed should be slower than that of the asteroid, and it cannot be converted simply, but——
At this moment, a cold silence enveloped everyone.
"all……?"
Zhen Asuka repeated quietly.
Although it was the hometown he had abandoned - but thinking of Orb's sparkling sea and the breath of the wind, he couldn't help but feel his heart tighten.
Will everything disappear, along with the billions of humans living on the surface...
Vino couldn't bear the heavy atmosphere and said jokingly: "So... the earth will be destroyed?"
"I guess so."
Youlan shrugged in a serious manner, and then pretended to be relaxed and said: "Well...but, alas, since there is nothing we can do, then there is nothing we can do? It's force majeure."
Zhen Asuka secretly resisted his statement.
I don’t know if Youlan wanted to break this dullness too much, but the more he spoke, the more vicious he became:
"But it might be easier if all those disputes that are not there are cleared up. Our colony will--"
Suddenly, a sharp voice interrupted him.
"How dare you say that!"
Youlan jumped up in fright, and Zhen Feiniao and others quickly looked towards the source of the sound.
Cagalli was standing at the entrance of the lounge, her golden eyes seemed to be burning with rage.
Seeing that the person coming was Cagalli, Zhen Asuka subconsciously sank his face, turned his head and looked away.
What a coincidence, these words were heard by the person who should least have heard them.
Lei immediately stood at attention and saluted calmly, and the others also straightened their postures with embarrassed expressions.
"What's impossible? What's easy?"
Cagalli continued to roar in anger: "Do you know how serious things will be - what will happen to the earth and how many people will die? Are those words intentional?"
There was a hint of boredom in everyone's serious expressions.
She spoke righteously, but to others it sounded like boring preaching.
"……sorry."
Youlan lowered his head and apologized.
He also felt guilty for speaking too boldly, but it was just a joke, and now a foreigner who didn't understand the situation came in and scolded him.
Who wouldn't feel disappointed?
Seeing the resistance on their faces, Cagalli's face turned even darker.
"Is this what you Zavods all think?"
These words knocked over a whole boat of people, and also aroused Zhen Feiniao's displeasure.
"Fought so many wars...causing so much pain...! Didn't you change at all under Speaker Durandal's administration?"
"...Stop talking about Cagalli."
Seeing this, Aslan hurried forward and grabbed Cagalli, who was a little over the top.
"Who would seriously say such a thing to Feiniao? Youlan is just joking, can't you even hear it?"
Asuka himself felt that what Yolan just said was a bit excessive, but Cagalli's nonchalant attitude was even more irritating.
In his eyes, this princess who doesn't know the sufferings of the world and only talks nice words is an irresponsible person.
"Main Asuka, watch your words."
Ray scolded in a low voice.
Upon hearing Lei's correction, Zhen Feiniao shrugged contemptuously and said: "Ah - yes, this man is a big shot, a representative of Orb!"
"you……!"
"Cagalli, have you had enough trouble?"
Seeing that Cagalli was irritated by his attitude, Aslan struggled to stop her.
This scolding was so rude that Zhen Asuka couldn't help but be a little surprised. He originally thought that the "legendary elite" had been reduced to becoming the princess's lapdog.
But at this moment, it seems that the power relationship between the two is not as simple as it seems.
Aslan intervened between the two people who were glaring at each other, looking straight into Asuka's face with sharp eyes.
"You seem to hate Orb, why?"
Shin Asuka shifted his gaze and glared back at Aslan.
Aslan was unmoved and continued to say in a deep voice: "I heard that you have treated Orb before, but if you deliberately contradict the representative for some irrelevant and boring reason, I will never go around you."
"boring……?"
Zhen Feiniao felt his forehead heat up.
Everything that was taken away by the gunfire appeared before his eyes.
He glared at the blonde girl in front of him again.
"Ashar killed my whole family...!"
Everyone around was stunned when they heard this.
Zhen Asuka couldn't see them in his eyes. There was only that one person in his sight, the one who should bear full responsibility for the lost life.
"They believed in the country and your so-called ideals. They believed until the last moment, but they died in Yu Neng Qi Lu...!"
Not to invade other countries, not to allow other countries to invade, and not to intervene in the disputes of other countries - this is Orb's philosophy.
But this is just a nice thing to say, but what kind of country is it if it sacrifices its citizens in order to implement this belief?
The country exists to allow people to live and work in peace and contentment.
Now, in order to protect that ridiculous justice, allowing innocent citizens to suffer the pain of killing, isn't it putting the cart before the horse?
In the end, these leaders only care about their own lives. After returning, they just wiped their lips as if nothing had happened, resumed their old positions, and continued to mislead the people with their high-sounding justice.
The country died once under his own hands, yet he still dared to be flattered by others in the name of a hero, and even wanted to use those beautiful words to follow the same path again.
He can never forgive this woman.
"I don't believe you! Let alone that country called Orb! I don't believe the superficial words you say! What about implementing justice in the country... Have you ever thought about how many people were killed by what you said at that time?"
"We will not invade other countries, we will not allow other countries to invade, and we will not intervene in the disputes of other countries."
"What's the use of this kind of justice that only talks about but doesn't practice? Without strength, there is no way to resist aggression."
"Since the other party wants to attack us, we can only retaliate. In order to survive and protect, people need strength, not beautiful but empty rhetoric."
Zhen·Asuka roared angrily, even his voice was trembling.
Cagalli took a few steps back with a pale face. Aslan, who was supporting her body next to her, also showed some obvious wavering on his face.
"You guy who doesn't know anything... don't act like you know everything!"
Saying the last words angrily, Shin Asuka ran past the speechless Cagalli and rushed out of the lounge.
"Hey! Asuka! So...!"
In the frozen silent air, only Vino's panicked shouts caught up.
Asuka didn't stop.
His fists were clenched and still shaking slightly.
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Inside the Gadi Ru-class battleship - Brucu.
"This is an unexpected development."
Matisse looked at the calculated trajectory on the screen and couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
Junius' movement was completely beyond her expectation, or no one expected that Junius would move towards the earth.
This sudden change completely disrupted her plans.
"Sir Mattis, what should we do now?"
While Mattis was pondering, his soldiers couldn't help but look at Mattis.
"Let the Gadi Lu go to Junius to check the situation. As for us -"
Matisse paused slightly when he said this, then reached out and pressed on the armrest control panel for a while.
As a cosmic coordinate point appeared, Matisse continued: "Go to this place——"
Junius's question was inevitable. She didn't have the habit of asking 'why'.
Besides, instead of thinking about why this kind of thing happened, it is better to think about what should be done after this kind of thing happens.
Earth--
The rolling green mountains are dotted with forests, pastures, and ancient and gorgeous houses.
This is a country in western Europe. In the tranquil pastoral scenery, this colonial-style mansion looks particularly majestic.
A room in the mansion was filled with men all dressed in riding attire, as if they had just participated in an ancient hunting party.
"Now, things are serious."
As the old man said this, he sat down on the Victorian chair and lit a wisp of smoke from the cigar in his mouth.
There was a mahogany pinball table in the center of the room, surrounded by a few men holding cue sticks.
Including a few other people taking their own leisure, there were nine people in the room.
"It is simply an unprecedented crisis, a script for the destruction of the earth!"
Another person echoed, but his tone was not as serious as what he said, and someone who was about to hit the ball sneered.
"Hmph! Has anyone written it?"
"In principle, this is what I want the Phantom Pain to investigate."
The man, who was about thirty years old in total, answered directly.
This man's hair was so light that it was almost white, and his face seemed to have lost a bit of vitality. His impressive and sharp eyes stood out among the crowd.
Lodo Gibril is the current rationale for Blue Cosmos.
But the old man who was the first to mention the topic sounded suspicious: "If I still spend time investigating, what use can it be used for?"
A smile appeared on Jibril's lips: "About this accident, frankly speaking, I am also extremely shocked..."
Jibril said pretendingly and looked up at the sky: "Julius 7 fell? Is this happening? Why exactly? - When I heard the news, this was the only thought in my mind."
He stretched out his arms and spoke movedly, but someone stopped him angrily.
"There is no need to preface. Just tell us your purpose. After all, we are very busy."
Everyone present was a person with a big business, and Junius's fall would definitely have an impact on their property.
If it weren't for Jibril's good performance in Europe and Asia, they would not come here to attend this meaningless party.
Jibril turned his head when he heard this, with a solemn expression: "No, this is the point."
"Um……?"
Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, Jibril explained coldly: "When the whole world knows about this, everyone will think so, right?"
"Why? Why did Junius fall? Regardless of whether there is an answer or not, people will definitely ask this."
"Then we have to give an 'answer'."
As soon as these words came out, everyone narrowed their eyes and started thinking about each other.
Under their attention, Jibril announced another piece of information that only a few people knew: "Dirandal in the colony has issued a warning to all countries on the earth, saying that they are also working hard to study ways to avoid and respond."
"The action was so fast, those people were also panicked."
"Does that mean this accident is really a natural disaster? But now..."
The words of another elder sounded extremely loyal and honest.
"No, actually it doesn't matter at all. The point is what kind of answer we want to give when people sigh after this catastrophe, 'Why did this happen?'"
Everyone started talking again.
"Haha, have you thought so far ahead?"
"You are really a surprising guy..."
But it wasn't surprise or indignation, it was a bit like a wry smile.
They were not fools, and they all heard the implication of Jibril's words.
"certainly."
Jibril's eyes flashed, and he suddenly spat harshly: "No matter what the reason is! That ugly and stupid piece of garbage is destined to fall on our heads anyway!"
He waved his hands to show his anger, becoming more and more excited as he spoke.
"What's going on? Just because of something like that, even we have to endure being frightened and running around with our heads in our hands?"
As he spoke, inflammatory words gradually appeared in his tone.
"We have to seek justice for this humiliation, and who do we go to? Of course the tweakers who have been building that thing in space, right?"
"Well...I don't mind that."
"But now...after this disaster, we may not even have the energy to start a war?"
The others responded to his anger with half-sneers and unconcerned expressions.
"That's why I'm inviting you here today."
Listening to them expressing their doubts, Jibril declared darkly: "Whether it's to seek refuge or to leave, after that, we will attack them in one go - according to that plan... My purpose today is to hope that You can understand this and promise me that you will do it."
Compared to Jibril's determination, the looks he cast on him contained teasing.
"So... so tough!"
"Having hatred for the adjusters should inspire a lot of people, right?"
"...If there is anything left, industrial recovery will indeed be a bit troublesome."
"That means gathering the remaining people, right? - Under the great love in the name of hate."
After everyone reached a preliminary agreement, the first old man summarized his opinions: "Jibril, I think everyone has no objection to the plan."
"Thank you for your support."
Jibril bowed respectfully upon hearing this.
Seeing this, the old man stood up slowly and ordered: "Then, the next meeting will be after the disaster - before then, you prepare a specific plan."
"yes."
Seeing that the conclusion had been reached, others also stood up and left their seats.
"Then again, I don't know how serious the damage will be!"
"Forget about war, natural disasters are really a bit nerve-wracking."
"No matter what, you have to 'give back my blue and pure universe'!"
"Where should we evacuate next - it seems like there is no solution in the short term."
They walked out of the mansion while chatting, but there was still no sense of crisis in their tone.
Jibril leaned against the window and watched everyone leave with boredom.
——How could those old men be so virtuous...!
Those adjusters, those demons and monsters who have no right to live, have come out again to threaten our human world.
This is a major matter concerning the dignity and existence of all mankind!
But this bunch of bad old men still have an attitude of watching the fire from the other side.
Jibril was furious and swung the hand holding the billiard ball. A delicate Meissen porcelain in the corner of the room immediately shattered and turned into a pile of worthless fragments.
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