"As of 2150, the population of Pan-Asia Cooperation on Mars has exceeded 500,000 people. Of these 500,000 people, almost 80% are native-born Martians. " Lilith looked at Jiang Chen and continued, "And in the race to Mars, all countries ignored an issue, that is, the sense of identity of colonial citizens with the 'sovereign state'."
"Many young Martians have never been to Earth. They have only heard about Earth from their grandfathers. They only know what it is like on Earth through movies and television."
"Is there no Internet?" Jiang Chen wondered.
"The discovery of Klein particles happened a long time later, and the use of ultra-long-distance communication happened after the war." With that said, Lilith turned her gaze to Lin Lin, who was proudly puffing out her chest.
It was Lin Lin who used the resonance effect to solve the communication problem of Klein particles.
After a pause, Lilith continued in her monotonous tone.
"Before that, the means of communication between the Mars colony and Earth mainly relied on electromagnetic waves. The average delay was as high as five minutes, and the maximum delay was even close to half an hour. It was equivalent to shouting into the phone here, and it would take a long time for the other side to hear. If there was a solar wind on the way, it was common for communication to be lost. So in order to ensure the effective transmission of information, the communication usually had to be repeated three times to ensure the effective transmission of information. "
"Information lag directly led to information closure. As time went on, the cultural differences caused by information closure became greater and greater, and this also laid the groundwork for future conflicts."
"The 'Houston Convention' of 2150 was regarded as a wise decision by citizens of various countries, but it was regarded as a shameful betrayal by most Martians, especially those colonies that were about to be included in the abolition list. A considerable scale of riots almost happened at the same time. Although countries introduced transfer plans one after another, it was obviously not enough to convince the highly autonomous colonies. "
"Almost the month after the 'Houston Convention' was signed, a total of 59 Pan-Asia, NATO, and the Soviet Union jointly signed the 22nd century version of the 'Declaration of Independence', announced the establishment of the Mars Federation, and organized a group of militias to launch a coup. Because the coup was supported by some officers, the insurgents successfully controlled all three space elevators on Mars and tied all the still unstable colonies to their own chariot. "
"Don't they yearn for Earth?" Jiang Chen asked.
"Only people who have never been to the Mars colony will have such confusion." Lilith said with a blank expression, "According to the information in my database, the development of the Mars colony is not much inferior to the cities on Earth. With the construction of the artificial biosphere, the landscape on Mars was not much worse than that on Earth. As for industrial capacity, I don't have specific data to give you, but according to the "2145 Pan-Asian Cooperation Steel Industry Development Report" published by the Pan-Asian Academy of Social Sciences, the steel production of the Pan-Asian Mars colony accounts for 27% of the entire Pan-Asian steel production, which is in a state of serious excess. "
"… Without the suzerain, can the Mars colony be self-sufficient?" Jiang Chen asked.
"Of course they can't be self-sufficient. The helium-3 reserves on Mars are extremely low. Once the nuclear fusion battery from the moon is interrupted, all the Mars colonies will be finished." After a pause, Lilith continued, "Therefore, after the Mars colony achieved independence, it immediately declared war on the suzerain and sent a fleet to 'liberate' the moon."
"Fleet?" Jiang Chen was dumbfounded, "Where did the fleet come from?"
"Don't forget the three space elevators controlled by the insurgents, and the starships in the spaceport were also controlled," Lilith looked at Jiang Chen and said. "Because there was no need for external warfare, no one considered that the Mars colony would become independent. At that time, the battleships of all countries were temporarily modified with 500,000-ton transport ships. The modification method was very simple and crude, that is, to install as many electromagnetic pulse cannons as possible on the transport ships. "
"You just asked why there was no news of the Mars colony," Lilith looked at Lin Lin. Lilith looked at Lin Lin. "Because since then, the news of the Mars colony has been blocked. As for the reason for the blockade, it may be because they are unwilling to admit the failure of the Mars development strategy over the past decades, or it may be due to other political considerations. In any case, the Pan-Asian Cooperation did implement a strict news blockade on the Mars colony after 2150. It's normal that you haven't heard of it. After all, from before you were born, there was no news about the Mars colony for a full 20 years. "
Lin Lin opened her mouth to express her surprise.
Jiang Chen frowned slightly and was confused.
"But what does this have to do with the Gaia civilization?"
"This involves the highest-level secret of the Pan-Asian Cooperation. Even I can't know." Lilith shrugged. "But combined with the limited information, it's not difficult for us to draw conclusions close to the truth."
Lilith extended a finger and continued, "First, the Pan-Asian Cooperation, the Soviet Union, and NATO were able to successfully block the news. There must be a major premise, that is, the coalition forces of the three countries must have won the war against the Mars Federation rebels, and it was an epic victory."
Jiang Chen nodded and agreed with her statement.
Not only was it an epic victory, but the Mars Federation fleet probably didn't even see the Moon before they were defeated by the coalition forces of the three countries. Otherwise, if the flames of war reached their doorstep, it would be useless to block the news.
"Second." Lilith raised a second finger. "Since the coalition forces of the three countries suppressed the rebels in a short period of time, why was the news of the Mars colony blocked for 20 years, and even when another world war broke out, the blockade was not lifted."
"You're not trying to say that the colonial war lasted for 20 years?" Jiang Chen smiled.
"Without the supply of nuclear fusion fuel from the Moon, it would be difficult for the Mars Federation to last for half a year." Lilith shook her head. "There is only one possibility for the news to be blocked. That is, a major accident happened on Mars that absolutely cannot be made public."
"For example?" Jiang Chen's brows furrowed slightly. He seemed to have realized something.
"For example, the people in the colony are all dead," Lilith said with a blank expression.
Lin Lin, who was sitting on the side, suddenly took a deep breath.
"The possibility of these people dying in the hands of the coalition fleet can be ruled out. After all, the purpose of the countries was to suppress the rebellion and recover the fallen colonies, not to slaughter civilians," Lilith continued. "Let's assume that this independence war lasted for half a year."
"In this six months, the rebels of the Mars Federation discovered the ruins of the Gaia civilization and saw the hope of turning the tide from the memory of the Gaia civilization. Then they obtained the key and began to excavate the ruins. Finally, on the way to excavate the ruins, they opened a nightmarish switch, and eventually killed everyone. "
"Devil Worm?" Jiang Chen frowned.
"To be precise, it should be a Martian species. Based on this conjecture, as early as 2152, countries began to study the Martian species and the Gaia civilization. The latter has not been moving, and it should be that the ruins were destroyed by someone. As for the former, the progress was quite smooth. I know that the original plan was to remove radiation, but it eventually became a deadly virus, the X1 bacteria. Part of the DNA fragments came from the radiation-resistant bacteria found on Mars. "
After listening to Lilith's words, Jiang Chen fell into deep thought.
Suddenly, a thought popped up in his head.
Could the mutants active on Gliese 581G have been brought there by the Brahma?
At least, some of them.
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