Chapter 406: Hydration Plan (Extra for everyone's monthly votes) - 1

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The attendees fell silent; if this were no coincidence, then it must have been "man-made."

This was terrifying—if it seemed that long after, or even before, the birth of humanity, someone had eliminated all obstacles to human development and had even provided a springboard for humanity's venture into the stars.

If it weren't for the discovery of the Trisolarans, humans would probably still be living in the "Eden" of the Solar System.

Human internal strife might become increasingly severe, but compared to the cruel struggle of the universe, these internal wars would be like children playing house.

The atmosphere in the meeting room grew heavy, and Jiang Yu ordered, "Continue the investigation on Mars, and see if we can find any clues."

The people from the Science Academy and the Strategic Department nodded, but they knew that even if there were clues, they might not necessarily find them.

Or rather, with the current level of human technology, they couldn't even discern which were actually clues.

Jiang Yu said with a smile, "Don't look so downcast; this damned universe has finally shown its kinder side."

"Regardless of whether an advanced civilization has helped us for some reason or even laid out plans for the Solar System,

"for the time being, these layouts and helps are beneficial to us.

"We are still too weak to pose a threat to them, so it's unlikely they will show their 'stepmother's face' anytime soon."

"Pay close attention to this matter and investigate thoroughly!"

For now, that was all they could do, as any countermeasures by humanity, if this speculation were true, would be futile at this time.

After that, there were many flights of fancy. Some wondered if humans might be the experimental subjects of some advanced life form, and the entire Solar System their laboratory?

Thirty-Six corrected, "Even if it is an experiment, it certainly isn't one concerning life, or they wouldn't have let the Trisolarans into the 'laboratory.'

"If it is an experiment, it's probably one concerning the trajectory of civilization,

"much like the anthropological studies of primitive tribes by scholars from developed countries before the Crisis Era."

Jiang Shiliu, who had remained silent until now, said with a smile, "This reminds me of an old movie called 'The Truman Show.'"

As he spoke, he comically adjusted his hair, "Maybe some advanced civilization is watching our live broadcast right now!"

Everyone laughed softly, the tension somewhat eased.

After all, if they were indeed experimental subjects, without finding the observers, there was nothing they could do.

At the end of the meeting, apart from following Jiang Yu's guidelines of "pay close attention and investigate thoroughly," everyone felt that, until solid evidence was in hand, they should treat these coincidences in the Solar System as naturally occurring.

Otherwise, the psychological impact on humanity would be too great.

After the meeting ended, Jiang Yu remained seated, unmoved, waiting for everyone to leave before he turned with a smile to Cheng Ping in the corner.

Cheng Ping stood up and said, "Since coming to the Solar System State, I've found that I seem to no longer understand humanity, nor the Solar System."

Jiang Yu replied with a smile, "Humanity inherently has endless possibilities, and the Solar System still holds many unknowns."

Cheng Ping took a seat to Jiang Yu's left, "Thank you for treating me with the courtesy of a statesman."

"It's what you deserve," Jiang Yu said. "You've been visiting for several days now; what are your impressions of the Solar System State?"

"United as one, solid as steel!"

But Jiang Yu shook his head, "It's not that good, it's just a matter of the system."

Cheng Ping was taken aback, "I'd like to hear more."

"The unity you see is because there are people who obey our orders, allowing my thoughts and beliefs to reach the grassroots," Jiang Yu said, leaning towards Cheng Ping,

"Such execution efficiency is because the banks of the Solar System State are public enterprises, the energy and communication industries are public enterprises, advanced industry is public, and the Science Academy is a public entity.

"Of course, this system also leads to social issues like cronyism, but with one command from me, all public enterprises must follow my orders!

"Take the previous Second War, for example, where all industries began to shift to military production—this was all directed by the Governing Council, not a spontaneous act."

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"Overall, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks."

Cheng Ping heaved a long sigh, "You're right, the institution is the greatest advantage of the Solar System State."

"When I became the rotating chairman, I should have learned from your tactics and first disassembled the monopoly enterprises and nationalized them."

"That way, I wouldn't have ended up all alone."

Jiang Yu smiled and said, "The Wallfacer Logic once described PDC as irreversibly troubled; perhaps no one other than you and a few officials cares about PDC's interests."

"That I was able to succeed was because the foundation of the Solar System State was strong. Whether you will succeed is still an open question."

"You should have heard by now that when you asked the conglomerates for money, they said they didn't have any."

"Yet, they were moving huge amounts of assets into the Solar System State for investment, you can't expect them to consider the interests of the state or the public."

He spread his hands, "Well, you're now the former rotating chairman; let's not talk about this anymore."

"What are your plans for the future?"

Cheng Ping thought for a moment, "I hope to continue living in the Solar System State."

"No problem."

"I also hope to be involved in dealing with the Dark Forest Strike."

Jiang Yu thought for a moment, "I recall that the Wandering Earth project is missing a scheduler. You take that role—it's a decent official position."

He continued to ask, "You don't need me to explain the Wandering Earth project, do you?"

Cheng Ping nodded, "When I heard that the Solar System State wanted the rights to Oceania and the Moon, I guessed your plan."

"It's a big move. Only the Solar System State dares to do such a thing!"

Jiang Yu waved his hand, "The project has now entered a full-scale preparation phase. Given the vast space between star systems, resources are likely to be scarce."

"So, before Earth departs, the Solar System State will provide Earth with as much metal and water resources as possible."

"In particular, water resources; aside from drinking, water will become fuel for the Gravity Engine when it becomes very difficult to replenish hydrogen and helium outside the Solar System."

"Additionally, a complete industrial system will be established on Earth, with reserves of sufficient industrial equipment and raw industrial materials, etc."

"The coordination and construction of these supplies and equipment is collectively referred to as the 'Water Replenishment Plan,' which is a subproject under the Wandering Earth project."

Cheng Ping was very pleased with Jiang Yu's arrangements and went to the coordination center to take up his post the next day.

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After leaving the meeting room, as Jiang Yu had no work to do today, he went straight home.

At home, Jiang Que was attending class; Jiang Yu didn't disturb him but went to the kitchen and had the domestic robot help him prepare the ingredients. He wanted to personally cook a few dishes.

Jiang Yu was quite free lately; the main plans were already in motion, and the operations of the Solar System State were running normally, as were the functions of legal and monitoring, error correction and other mechanisms.

There was not much left for him to deal with; he occasionally enjoyed cooking himself.

In Jupiter City, which now had gravity, one could cook much like on Earth.

For Jiang Yu, if he could have freshly cooked food, he would never settle for frozen meals.

Around 17:00, Jiang Yu had already prepared two dishes. Having finished his classes and played games for a while, Jiang Que came out of his room, picked up his bowl, and was about to start eating.

However, Jiang Yu stuck his head out from the kitchen and said, "Wait for your mom!"

Jiang Que was startled, then smiled, "Mom is coming home early again today?"

Jiang Yu hummed in acknowledgment, made two more dishes, and Yang Dong also returned.

Only, Yang Dong's face was expressionless, appearing to be in a bad mood.