Director Sawai sighed helplessly. He knew that this meeting was going to be a never-ending debate.?? Huo Ran? Wen? ra? n? wen`
Starry Night's words made a smile appear on Chief Ji Gang's face, while Staff Officer Nan Yuan and Captain Hui frowned.
Hoshino tapped a few times on the computer in front of him. The center of the round conference table lit up and a 3D model of Earth appeared.
Hoshino glanced at everyone in the room and introduced,"This is the global satellite defense system that I've developed. This system is planned to be a global defense network consisting of a total of 354 attack satellites, including backup satellites, distributed in high Earth orbit. The high-power laser weapons mounted on the satellite were enough to intercept anything that threatened the Earth outside the atmosphere. As long as this defense system is completed, no matter if it is monsters or alien spaceships, they will not be able to do as they please on Earth.”
" Hmph," Hoshino had just finished speaking when an advisor sitting next to the Southern Plains advisor snorted and objected,""Have you forgotten what we are? " We are the Earth Peace Alliance. A peaceful organization is deploying powerful weapons on a large scale in outer space. How do you expect the people of the world to view TPCs? They will say that we are developing and deploying powerful space-based weapons under the guise of peace.”
"I think Dr. Hoshino's plan is feasible. Once we complete this plan, we can stop the threat outside of Earth. This is very beneficial to Earth. We are doing this to protect Earth's peace from alien threats.”A staff officer sitting next to Hoshino agreed.
"But the other countries won't think that way. They'll only think that our TPCs are showing off their powerful weapons.”The staff officer slammed the table and shouted.
"Can you put the safety of humans behind you just for this?”
“...”
"Alright, stop arguing!" Director Sawai's voice wasn't loud, but it was full of authority. It made the two people who were blushing stop arguing and sit down.
" Dr. Hoshino." Director Sawai turned around and looked at Hoshino."How much is the budget for this plan?”
"A satellite costs about 300 million US dollars.”Hoshino said calmly as if he was talking about the weather today. As if it was not enough, he threw out an even bigger bomb,"Moreover, the corresponding supporting equipment and personnel are only the initial investment.”
"What?" His words were like dropping a bomb in the deep water. The originally calm meeting room instantly became chaotic.
"Impossible!" The second person to object was the head of TPC's finance department, Hirano. He stood up and glared at Hoshino's nose, panting heavily as if he wanted to eat Hoshino."Do you know what you're saying? This plan was definitely not going to work. A budget of 1000 billion USD was simply a joke.”
"That's right. The actual use of these satellites is still unknown.”
Everyone objected one after another. Starry Night continued to smile as he looked at the messy meeting room. Some people would definitely object. They would definitely take up so much of the budget and reduce the budget of other departments. No matter how correct it was, there would still be people who would object. This was already a common practice. Every plan would be discussed, discussed, and negotiated in various meetings before it was finally decided.
Director Sawai was a little stunned. From his slightly opened mouth, it could be seen that he was also shocked by Starry Night's generosity.
"Dr. Starry Night, the weapons you installed on the Phoenix didn't receive authorization from headquarters, right?”An advisor suddenly changed the topic.
"The Phoenix is a test machine. I remember that I have already submitted the weapon system experiment.”Starry Night narrowed his eyes at the aggressive advisor.
"Is today's behavior an experiment? This was equivalent to telling the world that TPCs had fighter jets that could be used in actual combat. If they were not careful, they would destroy the peace.”The staff officer aggressively put on a big hat.
Starry Night snorted coldly and looked at him with an unfriendly gaze."It's not your place to care about the matters of our research institute. When and how to experiment is my business. You just have to worry about your own matters. Do you understand?"
"What kind of attitude is this?" The staff officer was angered by Starry Night's contemptuous attitude and wanted to say something. However, he was pulled back by the person beside him and sat down angrily.
Starry Night no longer paid attention to this guy and continued,"If we humans don't arm ourselves, how can we protect the earth? Only by becoming strong can we not fear any challenges. I think this system is necessary to protect our planet.”
" Sigh." Director Sawai looked at the conference room with a headache. Every time this issue was brought up, there would be an argument. However, this issue could not be avoided because people would use various reasons to raise this issue in every meeting and then argue again.
In the end, the meeting did not discuss the reason. However, Starry Night never thought that this plan would be approved in one go. Even if it was approved, it would need to be done slowly.
After the meeting ended, Director Sawai called Starry Night to his office.
"Starry Night, I think we still need to delay this plan of yours. Indeed, once this system is established, it will greatly strengthen Earth's defense, but it's not suitable for the current period.”Director Sawai looked at Starry Night and said seriously.
"I understand, Director!" Starry Night nodded in understanding." But I still think that the sooner we build it, the better. Recently, the hunters have found many aliens hiding on Earth. Earth was probably targeted by some aliens.”
Director Sawai sighed.""I know. How's the construction of Atlantis?”
"The Max power system has entered the final testing stage. Professor Eight Tail is working on the final research. The test machine has been built. After the final data is verified, we can go to outer space for testing. If everything went well, the Atlantis would be able to conduct a test flight in another year.”Starry Night explained the situation.
"So, how's the Phoenix's test going?”"When can it be put into use?" Sawai asked with concern.”
"The Pinnacle missile has passed the test. The docking with Phoenix's system is very successful. The flight test has also entered the final stage. I think we can end the test very soon and enter the final stage of the machine test.”Starry Night handed over a document. Director Sawai took it and read it seriously, nodding his head repeatedly.
Meanwhile, in a mine on Nine Good Island, a group of miners were working hard. They used their hard work to exchange for the rewards they needed to live.
A miner wiped the sweat off his forehead and looked at the deep end of the mine that the miner's lamp could not illuminate."Do you think Yakuma really exists?”
" It's true," an old miner said with certainty."Yakuma really exists."
"Dad, tell us about Yakuma." A miner came over with a smile.
" Don't think that it's just a legend," Father glanced at them and said seriously,"" Yakuma is the guardian god that lives on the island. He has a yellow horn on his head that can turn anything into stone…" The old miner told the story he had heard.
A few young miners secretly laughed and said,""Dad, have you seen Yakuma?"
"Yes!" Father nodded with certainty." I was working in an abandoned mine by the side. There was once when the whole mountain shook after an explosion. We thought it was a landslide and ran out. When I turned around, I saw a huge yellow horn, and then the whole mine collapsed. Only a few of us managed to escape. The rest of them have disappeared. Their bodies have not been found. They must have been turned into stone by Yakuma. That yellow horn is something I still can't forget.”
Just as they were talking, the ground suddenly shook and rocks fell on their heads. They were just discussing the matter of Yakuma, but now they were born. The miners were stunned for a moment and immediately ran out.
"Yakuma is here. Run!"
The people fled from the mine in a panic. The pickaxes, helmets, and miner's lamps fell to the ground, but no one dared to look back to pick them up. Now, they only hated themselves for not having two legs.
At this moment, a huge horn of light appeared behind the three miners who were lagging behind. A blue light swept across the miners who were swept by the blue light and immediately turned them into stone statues.
After the stumbling miners calmed down and counted the number of people, they realized that three people were missing. The old miner looked at the deep mine mouth in horror and said in a fearful tone,"It must be Yakuma. They must have been turned to stone by Yakuma.”
In the midst of the chaos, someone called TPC to report the situation. After receiving the report, TPC sent a search and rescue team to carry out rescue work according to the mine accident.
After arriving, the rescue team immediately sent a rescue team with a life detector into the mine to carry out the search and rescue work. They carefully moved forward in the mine with gravel and finally arrived at the place with the strongest life signal.
"There are no miners who have died." One of the rescuers looked at the device in his hand and reported to the outside.
"Impossible, that's where the life signal is the strongest. The miners are most likely trapped on the other side. Quickly go and find it."
"Got it." The leader of the rescue team turned around and said to the two of them,"You guys go over there and take a look."
The two of them walked over with their detectors and saw a huge horn of light appear in front of them. With a flashlight, they saw a huge head appear in front of them. Before they could scream, their bodies were swept by a blue light and turned into stone.
The people behind them were completely shocked by this unexpected turn of events. Before they could react, another blue light swept through the depths of the mine and turned the two of them into stone statues again. The remaining rescuers shouted in horror and ran out. Before they could run far, two more people were turned into stone statues.
(End of Chapter)
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