Aliens.
Extraterrestrial civilization.
A month ago, these two terms were still quite unfamiliar to most people. However, in just a month's time, these two words had become words that most people's expressions changed when they spoke of them.
More than a week ago, rumors about extraterrestrial civilization swept the entire Internet, and with the help of Celestial Trade and Future Group, it completely ignited a storm of public opinion.
The T virus and X2 bacteria had already tortured the nerves of modern people to the point that they were fragile. In the current climate of doomsday, once the news related to extraterrestrial civilization was disclosed, it immediately caused an earthquake around the world.
Interestingly, it was obvious to those who paid attention that the order of the entire news disclosure was quite "rhythmic."
At first, only "insiders" revealed that the Outer Space Security Summit was a defensive summit against extraterrestrial civilization.
Then, an unnamed official of a country said that the spaceship of the extraterrestrial civilization was on the way to Earth and had crossed a distance of several light years. The government was discussing using 5% of GDP to build a space colonization ship outside the solar system.
The signs of escapism ignited the panic in the hearts of all people who paid attention to this event. People weren't stupid. No matter how big the space colonization ship was, they certainly wouldn't have a chance to get a ticket.
Either everyone lives together, or they die together.
Such an argument seemed to be contrary to universal values, but most people living at the bottom were very clear that this was their only hope for survival. Perhaps they wouldn't be able to see that day, but no one would not consider their future generations.
Demonstrations broke out around the world, and class antagonism rose to unprecedented heights. Even Xin couldn't stay out of it.
Just take the UA as an example.
After the news of extraterrestrial civilization was disclosed, just as the Capital was busy putting out the fire, the big shots on Wall Street completely tore off the disguise on their faces.
The Morgan Consortium and the Rockefeller Consortium joined forces with a number of Wall Street banks and issued a number of funds named Noah's Ark, Columbus, and other funds in a non-public manner, and set a threshold of 10 million US Dollar for the purchase.
This fund would be used to build a space colonization ship outside the solar system. Each share of the fund corresponded to a "ticket", and every ten shares of the fund corresponded to a special "ticket".
However, there was no such thing as an impenetrable wall in this world.
As soon as the fund was disclosed, it caused an uproar on the UA Internet.
One congressman denounced the fund in Congress, proposed legislation to ban it, and was kicked out of his own party the next day. When she saw him on the third day, he had already transformed into a hero of the civilian class, standing on the streets of Washington, D.C., leading a parade to surround the White House.
Then, on the fifth day, this courageous Senator was found shot several times in his body, "committing suicide" in his home.
On the sixth day, his portrait appeared at the Occupy Wall Street march. At one point, the protesters clashed with the riot police. The explosion shields and tear gas made the scene extremely chaotic …
In addition to the controversial "Noah's Ark" fund, Silicon Valley had also given birth to many terrestrial planet exploration companies. They searched for terrestrial planets in hundreds of millions of galaxies and developed colonization plans to obtain funding from investors.
In addition to the dispute between escapism and anti-escapism, in this storm of public opinion, there were also many strange arguments.
Such as the doctrine of capitulation.
Just when everyone was panicking about the extraterrestrial civilization's colonization ship, Greenpeace stood up. This organization, which flaunted love and peace, declared to people that the extraterrestrial civilization on the way may have come with the purpose of peace. They believed that their purpose of aggression was only human arrogance and prejudice.
They also claimed that rashly taking military action would only provoke a war between the two civilizations and warned "some people" not to make the wrong choice.
If it was just a statement, it would be fine. This organization also launched its global influence and organized two large-scale demonstrations in Xin. Both demonstrations were suppressed by police drones. Unconvinced, they even set their sights on the space elevator of Celestial Trade and launched a movement to occupy the space elevator.
Soon, they paid the price for their stupidity.
Celestial Trade wasn't as accommodating as the Xin government. The Special Operations Brigade stationed at the base station directly detained all the protesters with live ammunition. The court completed the trial as quickly as possible and threw them into prison without giving them the opportunity to appeal.
Celestial Trade's swift action finally calmed some people down and made them realize who was the master of the country.
However, high-pressure measures were not without side effects. In the past two weeks, the situation in Xin was quite unstable, so much so that the Presidential Palace had to issue a document to tighten the issuance of tourist visas.
Of course, for the colonists on the Mars colony, these things that happened on Earth had nothing to do with them. Perhaps after a period of time, when they called their relatives, they would be able to hear a few words about the riot. However, for now, aliens were still a very strange existence to them.
Or rather, a very disturbing existence.
After returning to the colony, in just one day, Kaxim's big mouth immediately leaked the abnormality of Mine 071. Now that the entire colony knew that Martians might be buried under their feet, the atmosphere in the colonial cabin suddenly became strange.
Just as Hong Zewei, the captain of the Mars colony, was having a headache about how to write the report, Xin President Zhang Yaping had already ended his visit to Hua and took a private plane to Russia.
The negotiations in Hua were not smooth sailing, but driven by common threats and visible benefits, the two sides reached an agreement on the core issues and determined the basic framework of the Outer Space Defense Alliance.
When he got off the plane at Moscow International Airport, Russian President Putin personally greeted him at the airport. Under the escort of the Russian Security Service, the motorcade carrying the two presidents went to the Kremlin.
Sitting across from Putin, Zhang Yaping looked out the window at the street view of Moscow. His eyes swept past an armored vehicle and he asked casually.
"What happened recently?"
"A lot of things have happened, it depends on what you are referring to," Putin smiled and replied in English.
"Things that need armored vehicles to solve?" Zhang Yaping probed in a relaxed tone.
Understanding what he meant, Putin grinned, then looked out the window with an indifferent expression. Zhang Yaping followed his line of sight. It was a temporary sentry post built on the street. The soldiers on duty were looking at the motorcade and saluting.
"Just three days ago, some people jumped out to persuade me to leave a way out for the Slavs."
Zhang Yaping raised an eyebrow.
Before coming, he did some homework and had some understanding of the dirty dealings of the financial oligarchs and politicians in Russia.
This was also what he was most worried about. If the Russian government was inclined to escape, then his negotiations today were destined to be fruitless.
"Oh? How did you answer them? "
Until the soldier disappeared from his sight, Putin withdrew his gaze, looked at Zhang Yaping, and said emotionlessly.
"I told them, whether it was Napoleon, Hitler, or aliens."
"The Kremlin is in Moscow, and the Slavs won't go anywhere."
"In the past, in the present, and in the future."
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