vrcanaries Chapter 123 Teaching Can't Save Earthlings
Chapter 123 Teaching Can't Save Earthlings
In the third month of Lin Xuan's hibernation, an accident occurred.
A long-planned scheme targeting the entire fleet finally erupted after Lin Xuan, humanity's watchdog, was lost.
The Thanksgiving, a warship located in the Jupiter Orbital Command, suddenly started its engines without warning and headed straight into space.
Currently, the top speed of human star-class warships can reach 15% of the speed of light, far exceeding the speed of the Trisolaran First Fleet. Intercepting a star-class warship in its forward 4th stage is almost impossible.
However, by sheer coincidence, the Thanksgiving was detected by an observatory on Io the moment it started its engines. The observatory then conveniently determined that the Thanksgiving was trying to escape and sounded the alarm, sending the information to the fleet command in Jupiter's orbit. And yet, by still very coincidence, no senior officers were on duty at the fleet command, so the system automatically initiated the interception procedure.
Instantly, the Galileo and the Mordo, docked at Starport, activated their secondary guns to forcibly intercept them.
The red laser charged instantly and struck the Thanksgiving's engine, once again coinciding with the explosion of the nuclear fusion energy storage device stored in the aft compartment, causing a violent explosion on the Thanksgiving's hull.
From the moment the Thanksgiving was suddenly ignited to its sinking, the entire process lasted less than three minutes.
By the time everyone realized what had happened, Thanksgiving had already transformed into a nuclear fireball in space, its blinding light illuminating the entire starport.
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In the corridor, the sound of high heels clattering against the floor echoed, growing louder and louder as they approached.
Luo Congmin, Minister of International Education and Culture, walked briskly through the long corridor paved with white tiles, holding a document in his hand.
Her complexion was poor, and her brows were furrowed, as if she had something on her mind.
When she pushed open the door to the conference hall, a Russian and a Chinese man were already waiting for her there.
"Uncle Chang Weisi, Uncle Victor, I have heard about what happened."
After entering the room, Luo Congmin quickly closed the door again. She turned to look at the two men. At this moment, Chang Weisi and Victor, two of the three seats in the Asian Fleet, did not look much better than Luo Congmin.
"Damn Earth International, what a bunch of cowards! If I find out who orchestrated this conspiracy, I'll shove their head back into their mother's womb!" Victor said angrily.
The Thanksgiving's sudden escape was definitely a deliberate act, a fact that Fleet International realized the moment they saw the Thanksgiving explode into a fireball.
As expected, an hour after the Thanksgiving exploded, Earth International extensively reported on the situation and found several so-called "space forces of Fleet International" to testify.
They claim that Hines's "stamped family" still exists within Fleet International's space force, some of whom have even taken on the position of fleet captain.
The captain of the Thanksgiving was a member of the Stamped race. He believed that humanity was doomed to defeat and attempted to escape the solar system by taking the entire ship hostage. However, he was detected by the monitoring station as soon as he started the engine and was destroyed along with all 451 hostages.
The news caused an uproar among the public.
Under the deliberate manipulation of public opinion by Earth International, everyone condemned Fleet International's actions.
On the one hand, they strongly condemned the international fleet's killing of hostages; on the other hand, the Trisolaran fleet would arrive in the solar system in two hundred years, and such an army would be an insult to human dignity when accepting the Trisolaran fleet's surrender.
Yes, at this point, in the eyes of humanity, the Trisolaran fleet was already the defeated side.
Their reasoning was simple: the Trisolaran fleet's top speed was only 10% of the speed of light, while the human fleet's top speed was already 15%. In terms of technology, humans had far surpassed the Trisolarans.
Even if the Trisolaran fleet successfully reaches the solar system, they will be met by 5000 human space warships. In any case, in the final battle, it's five thousand against one thousand, and the advantage is in our hands!
The Trisolarans had virtually no choice but to surrender.
Therefore, almost no one would refute the fact that the Steel Imprinted Race does not exist. After all, they cannot understand why, given such an advantage, anyone other than the Steel Imprinted Race would believe that humans could not defeat the Trisolarans.
As for the more than four hundred people who died on the ship, everyone firmly believed that they were innocent.
This is also the most vicious aspect of Earth International's conspiracy. Back then, Lin Xuan used public opinion to destroy the mass base of PDC, and more than a hundred years later, Earth International once again used the same trick to destroy the mass base of Fleet International.
Both the hawks who advocate war and the doves who advocate peace have strongly condemned Fleet International's Thanksgiving incident, putting Fleet International in the spotlight.
Chang Weisi let out a long, helpless sigh.
“Xiaomin, as you know, I’m from hundreds of years ago. I don’t really care about these people’s slander, but I will never agree to Earth International’s attempt to use this excuse to regain control of Fleet International.”
"Yes, none of us will agree. At worst, I'll order the space fleet to land on Earth again!" Victor was clearly a bit drunk today. His face was flushed as he spoke, and it was obvious that he was quite angry about this.
Luo Congmin rubbed his head.
"Gentlemen, rest assured, I will definitely handle this matter well. Earth International is not a monolithic entity. Minister of Science, Mr. Kim Ji-seok, is also very dissatisfied with Earth International's handling of this matter. Perhaps we can win him over as an ally at the conference, strike at those who plotted this conspiracy, and shift public opinion."
Chang Weisi nodded.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Xiaomin."
Even the drunk Victor gave Luo Congmin a thumbs up.
"Go for it, Luo! We believe in you!"
After Chang Weisi and Victor left, Luo Congmin let out a helpless sigh.
Just as Lin Xuan said, internal wars among humankind never cease.
I used to think that it was just because many people hadn't opened their minds, and that these problems could be solved by popularizing education. But it turns out that it seems to be a human flaw that can't be eliminated at all.
Teaching won't save humanity.
Therefore, over the past few decades, Luo Congmin's political attitude has become increasingly tough. Originally, the position of Minister of Education and Culture should have been the lowest in the five ministries, but after Luo Congmin came to power, the power of the Ministry of Education and Culture increased day by day.
In short, the Education Department can manage what other departments can manage, and it will take care of what other departments cannot manage.
After all, Luo Congmin has two Wallfacers behind her. Even if she oversteps her authority, Lin Xuan will at most give her a warning and won't really say anything. Moreover, Luo Congmin's political achievements have always been outstanding. In the hearts of the grassroots, her identity has changed from the daughter of Wallfacer Luo Ji to someone who has a Wallfacer as their father.