ce. November 21, 1973 at nine o'clock in the morning.
The vehicle Noel was traveling in also arrived in front of the administrative building.
Under the leadership of the soldiers, Noel, dressed in casual clothes, took the elevator to the door of the speaker's reception room.
"Speaker, Captain Noel is here."
The speaker's official stood at the door and told the news of Noel's arrival.
"Um?"
"Captain Noel... Noel Cassia?"
The two members of the Mars Messenger team looked at each other and saw the look of astonishment in each other's eyes.
Noel Cassia's name is also extremely famous among the top leaders of Mars.
In other words, the Mars colony has always been concerned about the situation of plants and the earth.
But because of this, they also knew about Noel Cassia's expulsion from the military.
At this point in time, a man who was expelled from the military appeared here——
For a moment, the two men looked at Durandal in confusion.
"Invite him in."
Durandal just glanced at the two envoy members lightly, without much change in his expression.
Outside the door, the soldiers who received the order moved out of the way.
Noel walked into the reception room with doubts and saw two men in "fancy clothes".
At least compared to what Earth and Plant wear, the clothes on the Mars colony are indeed a little strange.
CE. November 21, 1973 at 10:30 am.
Shortly after Durandal sent away the members of the Mars Messengers.
"Now, I must announce a very important and regrettable news to my fellow citizens around the world..."
The emergency declaration issued by the president of the Atlantic Federation spread throughout the earth and plant colonies at the same time.
At this moment, people in every country held their breath and listened to this voice that sounded simultaneously in all countries around the world.
Even the crew members on the Minerva were no exception. The sleeping crew members were even woken up by the alarm to watch.
[——In order to break the deadlock between plant and the earth, we have conducted countless negotiations]
[However, it is regrettable that we still cannot get a convincing answer from plant. 】
[The terrorist criminal groups that committed this unprecedented crime are still at large. At the same time, the plant colonial regime's shelter and connivance for them is undoubtedly a great threat to all of us on earth. 】
In the picture, the president's expression is full of resentment at being betrayed.
In a tone of regret and anger, he denounced the sins of the enemy to the people listening to the broadcast, and how helpless this action was.
But to those who knew the truth and the crew of the Minerva, it seemed like a horrifying farce.
All the terrorists have been wiped out. How can the dead be extradited?
They could even deduce that the model of aircraft flown by the prisoner was revealed to the world by the 'unknown battleship' that was also present at the time.
Nowadays, there are such generalizations and exaggerations. This is obviously man-made manipulation.
The president’s words still sounded slowly:
[——Therefore, it was determined through joint deliberations by the Atlantic Federation, the Eurasian Federation, the Central Asian Federation, etc.! 】
[Similar to the previous warning, on behalf of the countries of the United Earth, I hereby formally make a final announcement to the current administrative authority of the Palnt colony! 】
[Starting from 0:00 this morning, the countries of the United Earth will expel the plant colony and all its allied forces by force! 】
"Start a war...?"
"That's unreasonable...!"
"What a joke!"
"Is this going to start a war?"
With the final proclamation of the President of the Atlantic Federation announced.
The world was in an uproar.
Everyone on the Minerva was angry and confused.
Inside the plant, some people were terrified, while others were excited and roaring.
Above the Earth——
At least 80% of the Earth's population supports this war.
Junius's sin was too serious, and his plan to exterminate the entire earth undoubtedly frightened every person on earth.
Even if there are a few rational people who feel that such behavior is too ridiculous, after all, Plant stood up to prevent Junius from falling and also extended a helping hand in times of crisis.
But man will only believe what he sees.
At the same time, he can only believe what he can see.
Coupled with the infection of conspiracy theories, the hatred left over from the last war, and the trust in the institutions of the current state power.
Most humans living on Earth maintain a relatively positive attitude towards this war.
"what do you think?"
When the outside world was anxious about this war, Durandal did not show much emotion on his face.
"Which aspect are you referring to?"
Noel asked rhetorically.
"The Adjuster Plan for the Martian Colony," Durandal explained.
"Hasn't the answer to the prosperity of the Mars colony now been given?"
Noel chose to agree with the answer to this question.
The Mars colony adjuster plan is generally designed to cope with the cruel environment of Mars and to make targeted adjustments to the next generation in order not to waste any resources.
Let everyone go to his most suitable position.
Make genetic adjustments based on occupational needs.
Apart from anything else, the current situation of the Mars colony does prove the feasibility of this plan.
The success of the Mars colony in establishing a foothold on Mars is inseparable from this plan.
Durandal's destiny plan is, in a sense, derived from the Adjuster plan for the Mars colony.
If he denies this plan now, it means that he will be on the opposite side of Durandal.
"Everyone can play their own strengths in the right position - then human beings will be able to go further and be happier."
Durandal had an inexplicable look on his face when he heard this: "Human beings are naturally yearning for freedom, but human beings as a social group cannot lose their rules-"
outside world--
Shortly before the declaration of war, warships and MS fleets were dispatched from the Zaft military space station built in front of the colony.
Compared with the short-tube ring-shaped military headquarters, the Laurasia-class battleship is as small as a toy ship.
The boat-shaped structure that appeared majestically was so huge that no one could tell it was a boat at all.
The large aircraft carrier Gondwana - with a total length of 1,200 meters, is like a moving military fortress.
It is the largest spacecraft in the history of CE and can carry up to hundreds of MS. The ship has a total of 16 linear catapults and the MS utilization capability is very high.
It can accommodate not only MS, but also Naska-class or equivalent battleships.
But in contrast, the ship's own armament is relatively weak, equipped with only eight cannons and eight double-barreled cannons.
However, it is worth mentioning that although this type of ship is huge, it still has the ability to lower the atmosphere.
In this giant mothership, Yitzhak Jiuer is leading the members of Team Jiuer on standby, preparing to face the United Earth Army from the moon base.
Although the Council has used various diplomatic means to try to calm the situation, the enemy troops are still advancing towards the colony step by step, so the defense system has to take action.
The war may break out as soon as the troops set off, or it may just last for several days in a tense confrontation.
Unfortunately, Gondwana's alarm came much earlier than expected.
Yitzhak hurried out of the wardroom and quickly headed to the MS deck.
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