207 Chapter 207: Cosmic Treadmill
Australia.
Canberra is located in the expansive valley of the southeastern mountainous region of Australia. With a longitude of 149°07′ East and a latitude of 35°17′ South, covering an area of 2395 square kilometers, and a population of 410,300, it is the capital of Australia.
This day happens to be the annual flower festival. Canberra welcomes the arrival of spring with hundreds of thousands of fresh flowers. The Federal Park in the city center, themed with tulips, is open to visitors.
Dignified and elegant tulips, with pure colors and noble demeanor, along with colorful other flowers, create a sea of flowers. The fragrance of flowers fills the air, and the flourishing scene of spring infects the hearts of every visitor.
Parliament House, Office of the Australian Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister's secretary rushed in with panting breath, not even bothering to knock on the door before entering the Prime Minister's office, his face showing fear:
"Prime Minister! The National Space Agency has detected two warships similar to the unnamed zone advancing straight ahead, and their destination is highly likely to be our country."
The Prime Minister was about to rebuke the secretary for his rude behavior of not knocking on the door, but his expression changed on the spot.
What did the warship in the unnamed zone do? The whole world knows it, and because of that, it has become the unnamed zone, and they dare not even mention the name of the former country of the unnamed zone.
Now they are coming to our country.
Two warships?
Why should we have one more than the Unnamed Zone! Why!
The Prime Minister's face turned somewhat pale, and his fingers began to tremble. "Is the Space Agency sure that the two warships are coming towards our country?"
The Prime Minister also knew that his question might be somewhat redundant. Their country occupies an entire continent, and there are simply no other countries on this continent. Anyone coming in this direction must be from their own country.
"Confirmed." The Prime Minister's secretary swallowed hard and said.
One after another, many members of the cabinet and parliament received the news, and almost all the top officials of the country came to the Prime Minister's office. What they saw was the Prime Minister sitting in his seat, his face pale and expressionless, his eyes vacant and absent-minded, like a condemned prisoner awaiting execution.
The atmosphere was tense and anxious.
No one knew what to do.
Fight?
If they fight, they might lose everything.
Learn from the mistakes of the Unnamed Zone.
But if they don't fight?
Not fighting... is there a chance to survive?
Every second, concrete information comes in. Some people directly combine the satellite surveillance of the Space Agency with ground meteorological monitoring, keeping a comprehensive watch on the blue sky. They bring in large screens and directly broadcast firsthand information to everyone in the Prime Minister's office.
If it were just reconnaissance and they hadn't seen the warships, they could still delude themselves into thinking that the warships were just passing by, but...
Under the bright sunshine, in the clear blue sky, two Marshal-class battleships appeared as distant black dots, flying towards Canberra. On their flight path, warships continuously flew out from the two Marshal-class battleships.
Soon, the sky was filled with twenty thousand warships, heading towards various cities in Australia.
When the two Marshal-class battleships flew to Canberra, they glided through the air and transformed into two thousand-meter-high mechs. One, the Honor-class battleship with black exterior paint, stood on the outskirts, displaying its huge glowing cannons.
The other, adorned with white and gold, the Brightness-class Marshal battleship, stood heavily in Canberra's Federal Park, towering two thousand meters high. Its white eyes glanced down at the Parliament House, as if locking eyes with everyone inside.
Despair filled the faces of everyone in the Prime Minister's office.
The strongest countries on Earth were wiped out in just ten minutes before. How long would it take for Australia?
"It's really our country."
"The next one is our country. Why did they choose our country?"
"The weapon loading electronic information system for air-to-ground missiles has been locked."
"The network has also been locked, and all frequency channels have been jammed. We cannot transmit military orders through signals."
There was not a shred of hope in their eyes.
Technological strikes from advanced race left this nation with no hope.
The faces of all the high-level officials of the countries turned pale, their eyes blank.
As the huge warships transformed into two-thousand-meter-high mechs and stepped onto this land, shaking the earth.
At this moment, their country was doomed.
The handover between New Krypton and Australia was swift and smooth. Originally, they thought the entire high-level leadership of the country would be directly eliminated. However, Nia, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Krypton, arrived at the Parliament House and said to the national leaders of Australia, "You now have only two choices: relinquish your power and leave this country, or become civilians of New Krypton."
Most of Australia's high-level leaders, almost unable to believe it and quickly rejoicing, made their choice.
There was no war or conflict here. After hearing Nia's offer, most of the high-level leaders quickly left the Parliament House, taking their vast assets with them, and left Australia on private planes.
Zero did not stop them from leaving with their vast assets because the Earth's currency was worthless in the face of New Krypton, which could manipulate the network at will and had unlimited resources.
Only a few people chose to relinquish their power and become civilians of New Krypton, actively cooperating with the New Krypton troops who came to take over the government.
In less than three minutes, the entire country's high-level leadership scattered, without any resistance or ability to resist.
In other towns, the transition was not as smooth. Some military units, sensing the presence of New Krypton soldiers, realized that it was not good for their country. They resisted the soldiers of New Krypton and were ruthlessly suppressed, resulting in bloodshed.
But as long as they didn't resist, they wouldn't suffer fatal blows.
The civilians were safe and sound, completely unaware of what had happened, until Nia, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Krypton, held a live global press conference at the Parliament House:
"This land is now renamed New Krypton..."
Batman, Black Adam, Luthor, and the Flash were in the S.T.A.R. laboratory in Central City, listening to the news being temporarily broadcasted on the TV screen.
In the engineering workshop of the interstellar laboratory, Luthor smirked, "He only needed Australia?"
"Neither of us believes it," Batman said calmly, looking away from the TV screen. "His ambition is just beginning."
Black Adam looked at the TV screen, reminiscing about the country he had built.
"The cosmic treadmill is complete, and everything is about to change. We will return to our familiar routines," the Flash said, his eyes sparking with arcs, looking at the TV screen, his voice deep.
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