vrcanaries Chapter 389 The Ant Nest Project
Chapter 389 The Ant Nest Project
"What a nuisance, can't these damn alien bastards just shut up for a minute?"
Bi Yunfeng rubbed his temples. The long hours of work had caused him to develop psychogenic migraines, a mental illness. The doctor's treatment plan for him was not to chop open his skull with an axe, but to use memory cutting technology to delete the memories that were causing him headaches.
However, Bi Yunfeng naturally rejected this treatment plan. He dared not gamble, lest it be a conspiracy by some people to seize power.
Putting aside whether the memories in one's mind can be shown to others, once on the operating table, what is deleted is no longer up to oneself.
"Notify the 7th, 8th and 9th Fleets to enter Level 1 alert and conduct patrol missions from the left flank of the Ringworld."
"Notify the 21st and 22nd Fleets to conduct patrols on the right flank, using the Longkims platform as an anchor point."
"Notify the 4th and 16th Fleets to escort the research ship [Dawn Star]. Maximize the detection radar and activate annihilation mode. If any suspicious fleet is detected, open fire immediately without reporting!"
Bi Yunfeng issued orders directly to the front-line fleet, bypassing the military's approval process.
Previously, Luo Congmin had very little control over the military, except for his own private fleet, and delegated all authority to Rediaz.
This is a legacy issue. On the one hand, Luo Congmin is not good at commanding troops, and on the other hand, Rediaz is not as easy to deal with as Taylor, who would be willing to serve until death with just an official position.
After all, they were old-timers who fought alongside Lin Xuan back then. If they weren't given some incentive, it might discourage others.
But this kind of operation is actually a disguised way of weakening the president's power.
If this model continues, unless Luo Congmin remains president, the entire Earth Federation will not be able to find another person with such great prestige that the army will obey the president's orders instead of those of their superiors.
Bi Yunfeng had succeeded in his coup by using the military, so he couldn't possibly allow the military to retain command of the army; that would be too dangerous for him.
After Diaz was killed, he gradually took back command of the military, which brought the president's power to its peak level after Lin Xuan. Now the military has truly become a military staff department.
After the meeting, Bi Yunfeng summoned Cao Bin and a few others to his home for a small meeting, ostensibly a family dinner, but everyone knew that Bi Yunfeng was not in the mood to eat.
“Bi Yunfeng, the experts from the Academy of Sciences have inspected it. The interior of the facility was burned beyond recognition, and no data was preserved at all. Even if it is restored, it may not be possible to determine the exact distance of the signal source.”
Cao Bin sent a report issued by the Chinese Academy of Sciences to Bi Yunfeng using a brain sensor. The latter glanced at it and then closed the window helplessly.
"The biggest problem now is that we don't know how far away the sender of this signal is. If it's only a dozen light-years away, then we have very little time to prepare."
Everyone in the Earth Alliance selectively ignored the possibility that the other party was engaging in friendly communication. The Trisolaran crisis taught all of humanity a valuable lesson: any alien civilization is hostile, and the only thing you need to do when you see them is to open fire as much as possible.
That's why the Earth Alliance attaches such great importance to this signal. After all, once bitten, twice shy, and with them currently trying their best to escape the Dark Forest's attack range, this sense of crisis has been amplified countless times.
"I have an idea."
The door behind them creaked open from the outside, and Ai AA, dressed in a wine-red cheongsam, slowly walked in.
Cao Bin couldn't help but frown when he saw Ai AA.
"How did you come?"
"This is my home, why can't I come?" Ai AA looked aggrieved, then sat down next to Bi Yunfeng and took his arm.
"I am the First Lady now. What, am I not even qualified to be here?"
As she spoke, she glanced at Cao Bin with a provocative look, leaving him speechless.
"Alright, alright, you two stop arguing and get down to business."
Bi Yunfeng felt that these two should get married; they were a match made in heaven. Whenever they met, there was an atmosphere of tension and impending conflict.
"Have any of you ever observed ant colonies?"
As Ai AA spoke, she projected a video onto the center of the conference table.
"Those with trypophobia, please avoid this area."
As the video began playing, everyone present was immediately drawn to it.
Beneath a lush patch of grass, a thrilling battle for survival is quietly unfolding. A ravenous anteater is using its long snout to probe the entrance to an ant nest.
Soon, the anteater spotted its target, and its powerful claws began to dig frantically, plunging the anthill into chaos. Alarm pheromones quickly filled the air, and the ants realized that a catastrophe was imminent.
A large number of worker ants began to launch an attack, but it was clear that they were no match for them.
After realizing their attack was futile, the worker ants began to scatter and flee. However, they were not actually running away; rather, they dispersed as much as possible to buy time for the eggs and larvae to be moved inside the nest.
The video ended abruptly there, leaving everyone confused and wondering what AiAA meant by releasing it.
Before anyone could ask a question, Ai AA spoke first.
"The Ring Corporation previously provided many people with access to purchase warp drive spaceships. These spaceships were used by wealthy businessmen and politicians during the Great Evacuation, since many people were not willing to enter the Ringworld and evacuate with everyone else."
"If the Dark Forest Strike were to land on the Ringworld, all of humanity would be doomed."
"what do you mean……"
Everyone seemed to realize what the woman in front of them was planning, and they couldn't help but be startled!
Ai AA reached out and pulled a necklace from her chest.
The necklace was shaped like a bamboo joint, and was entirely white, resembling a whistle. However, anyone familiar with the subject would immediately recognize it as a woman's sex toy, disguised as a necklace for everyday wear and convenient use.
"I've always kept the control key for the warp drive spaceship. I can change their spaceship's trajectory at any time to attract attention."
Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but laugh.
This woman is fucking ruthless! She's practically ripping off Xinghuan Group's clients!
She intends to use the wealthy businessmen who have purchased warp drive spaceships as living probes to attract their attention.
But you know what, this plan is actually quite feasible, and it's currently the most reliable security plan available to the local authorities.
The only downside is that those wealthy businessmen will be ripped off badly.
"Ai AA, you'll never have repeat customers if you do business like this," someone in the room couldn't help but tease.
Upon hearing this, AiAA shrugged.
"But it also received zero negative reviews, didn't it?"
Ultimately, the people present unanimously approved Ai AA's plan and named it the "Ant Nest Project".