Chapter 464: Resignation Turmoil_1
When the last spaceship of the Solar System State entered lightspeed, all that remained in the Solar System were the clamors of those who had once possessed vast wealth within the Solar System Federation.
They cursed the Solar System State, and they cursed Jiang Yu.
As they cursed, many began to cry because Jiang Yu had given them a chance.
If only they had followed Jiang Yu's instructions, staying obediently within the sanctuary worlds, Jiang Yu would have also saved them in passing.
Only now did they understand that this was a test Jiang Yu had set up for them, a sign of submission only by following the arrangement of the Wallfacer.
But to realize all of this now was too late.
No one knew how much time passed, but the voices in the fleet's public channel grew fewer and far between. Many began to shriek hysterically: "I don't want to die!"
They would shout one moment and then laugh maniacally the next, as if they had suddenly gone mad.
Others made their final prayers, hoping against hope for a miracle.
Then there were those who straightened their attire, sipped tea, and serenely awaited the approaching moment.
Eventually, this expanse of space fell into silence.
The entire Solar System too succumbed to an eternal stillness.
The Sun vanished, and the planets of the Solar System disappeared; from a distance, all that remained was darkness.
Suddenly, a massive celestial body appeared on the outskirts of the Solar System.
Its emergence was immediately detected by the mass of sensors left behind by the Solar System State.
Logically speaking, since the Two-Dimensional Fragment had already crossed the Kuiper Belt, there shouldn't have been any large celestial bodies left in the Solar System,
And within the Oort Cloud, other than some comet-like apparitions, no celestial body should be larger than Pluto.
Yet the mass of this large celestial body was about four times that of Pluto.
No sooner had the celestial body disappeared from its original position than it reappeared on the edge of the Two-Dimensional Fragment.
A brilliant flash of white light followed, indicating that another large body was plummeting towards Two-Dimensional Space.
The tremendous energy released during the fall illuminated that region of space.
Unlike the previous Mars and Mercury, which lacked spherical layers, this massive celestial body's two-dimensional image displayed a spherical shape.
Yes, spherical, not circular.
But it was still without thickness, like a sketch drawing that used shadows and blank spaces to convey three-dimensionality.
And crucially, its interior did not reveal itself in space due to the fall into lower dimensions.
And then, it moved.
Yes, it actually moved, unlike celestial bodies like Neptune and Jupiter that remained lifeless after falling into Two-Dimensional Space.
Soon, the energy at that location dissipated, and sensors could no longer observe changes beyond Two-Dimensional Space.
But gravitational observations indicated that the large celestial body was heading toward the Sun, and it was moving very quickly.
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"That's Venus!" declared Jiang Yu, who was far away in the New Continent Star System: "We should have figured out a way to take away the shell of Venus.
"That way, I can imagine his disappointed expression when he returns to Venus's original orbit."
Hao Ying, who had arrived over a decade earlier, along with the acting Governor and others, all revealed knowing smiles.
Jiang Yu simply said this, after all, taking a planet away in a short time is not that easy.
Even the Solar System State with its powerful productive forces would find it difficult to accomplish.
Cooper asked, "So should we think of a way to prevent Venus' core from moving toward its crust?"
Jiang Yu shook his head, "He is now a creature of the Two-Dimensional World, and the Dark Forest Law no longer exists between us."
The key issue is that there currently isn't a good way to affect the interior of the Two-Dimensional Fragment.
Jiang Yu clapped his hands, "I declare that the Ark project has been a complete success!"
Applause and cheers immediately erupted in the command center!
Jiang Yu continued, "We may still be weak, but this operation has proven that even in the face of a Dimensional Reduction Strike, humanity also has the ability to emerge unscathed.
"Through the research on two-dimensional foil, I believe that in the near future, we will certainly find a way to defeat it."
The applause and cheers continued.
"Everyone has been tired recently," Jiang Yu said with a smile, "You can now go back and rest well, but our observation and experimentation on two-dimensional foil have not stopped, and everyone must not let their guard down."
The probes left at the edge of the Solar System are there to monitor the movements of the Two-Dimensional Fragment at all times.
There are only two experiments left, the first of which is the experiment on Gravitational Turbulence with Two-Dimensional Space.
This experiment dates back more than a century, when the Solar System State and the Trisolarans clashed in the Oort Cloud in the "Second Battle."
After that battle ended, the Solar System State launched a large number of Gravitational Mines in the direction of the Trisolaran main fleet.
For over a century, those mines have been drifting in the Oort Cloud, some have been damaged, but most are still functional.
Those gravitational mines are enough to detonate a chaotic gravitational field.
The second experiment is the impact of the trails of Lightspeed Ships on the Two-Dimensional Fragment.
Although the Ark project also generated many trails, their impact on the spread of Two-Dimensional Space was minimal.
But most of these trails are fairly scattered and do not have a significant impact.
However, on the outer side of the original Lisbon City, there are a large number of accumulated trails, and when the Two-Dimensional Space expands to this point, there should be a more noticeable change.
However, these two experiments will take some time to be conducted, so everyone is now starting to rest according to the shift schedule.
Jiang Yu and Number Three among others didn't rest. After the high-level officials of the Solar System State left the command center, they gathered in a small meeting room to have a meeting.
After the meeting started, a summary of the just-concluded Ark project was made, and then Jiang Yu spoke, "With the complete success of the Ark project, our work focus must also adjust.
"First, we need to prepare for the arrival of a large labor force in twenty-eight years.
"Secondly, to strengthen the main world's resistance to attacks, we are currently mainly active in the New Continent Star System, with poor resistance.
"Not to mention the two-dimensional foil, even a particle of light coming from the Dark Forest could interrupt our development again!
"We have now completed the escape from the Solar System, and we must make every effort to prevent such an escape from happening again, or at least not as hastily as this time!
"Finally, I want to remind everyone that the strike of the two-dimensional foil is not the ultimate form of Dark Forest Strike!
"We cannot fathom anything more thorough than the two-dimensional foil strike, simply because we are too weak, and our technology is underdeveloped.
"Please remember, when it comes to the Dark Forest, never let your guard down!"
Although the future still stretches out long and arduous, no one was discouraged, for the Wallfacer had once again provided direction, and it was simply up to them to run towards it.
Then, taking a deep breath, Jiang Yu added, "Additionally, the mission that the Wallfacer has entrusted to me is now over, and I will resign from the post of Wallfacer in the near future."