Chapter 112: Sand Rush (Extra for your votes)_1

Jiang Yu's speech had been carefully thought through several days after he received the directives of the "Super Soldier" plan.

What is the purpose of guerrilla warfare that allows a small number of people to survive? Of course, it's to seek the opportunity to turn defeat into victory!

This made Jiang Yu unable to help but admire the planner of the "Super Soldier" plan, who must have sharply perceived that Earthlings' disadvantage largely lies in the asymmetry of information.

Trisolarans utilize Sophon to understand the situation on Earth very well, while Earthlings, despite having a good understanding, have no means to learn about Trisolaran intelligence!

Under such circumstances, even if Trisolarans were to use weapons of the same level as Earthlings, Earthlings would still be at an absolute disadvantage!

Furthermore, the uncertainty of how powerful the enemy is the most frightening thing and the most likely to cause a loss of confidence.

Therefore, after Earthlings have fought several battles with the Trisolarans, even under Sophon surveillance, as long as they are not annihilated, they will certainly gain some understanding of the Trisolarans.

The inferiority of Earthlings in terms of intelligence could very likely be reversed.

If one were to be annihilated right from the start, it would mean a true inability to fight back, and all the efforts of this plan would be in vain.

But for that one percent of hope, this plan must be carried out!

Without trying, how would you know there is no hope?

Moreover, the main goal of this secret plan is to avoid annihilation and to preserve the resistance.

In this plan, the only thing that can turn the tide of disadvantage is people!

When the program mentioned "guerrilla warfare," Jiang Yu had already associated that in this kind of warfare where there is a huge gap between the enemy and us, no weapons and equipment can be as reliable as people!

As long as those who dare to resist aren't completely wiped out, there will always be a chance for a comeback.

Therefore, we must grant those willing to resist extremely strong individual combat capabilities.

One should know that much later, Cheng Xin became the Swordholder, the Trisolarans attacked Earth's deterrence system, and all of humanity had to migrate to Australia.

At that time, Logic led the unsubmissive Earthlings to fight guerrilla warfare outside of Australia!

They were also under Sophon surveillance, but they were never wiped out.

Unfortunately, that was just the situation before the Trisolaran Interstellar Fleet arrived at Earth; no one knew what it would be like once the fleet arrived.

But at any time, there will be those who resist!

Of course, the designer of the "Super Soldier" plan didn't know any of this.

Jiang Yu, despite knowing the future, had other plans in mind and thus decided to seriously implement the "Super Soldier" plan.

Jiang Yu said, "We are developing humanity's utmost potential to see where the limits of humanity lie. The very purpose itself has a deeper goal, which I cannot reveal to everyone just yet; I want everyone to ponder it on their own first."

He paused and then continued, "The 'Super Soldier' plan is a project that has crossed the moral baseline of today, so everyone should be mentally prepared.

"In the face of survival, there is nothing to say about morality; only after surviving do we qualify to talk about morality.

"Since we are prepared for a desperate battle, we must be ready to give up something, and that should include the prevailing moral view.

"Because it is the moral view of today, it does not mean it will be the moral view of the future!"

Listening to Jiang Yu's speech, everyone's expressions were grave.

Jiang Yu continued, "I am saying this in the hope that everyone will not feel a psychological burden in the future work.

"Irony is often the reality, just like the 'Green Pastures Plan,' where people prefer to consider their kindness and tolerance as things to display to alien civilizations.

"But when actually encountering an extraterrestrial civilization, all the goodwill becomes useless, and it is precisely the deceit that people dislike the most that can counter the enemy."

Bo Xiangdong spoke up, "We understand that now is not the time to discuss 'ritual, righteousness, benevolence, wisdom, and trust.' If we can't survive, these concepts can only be preached to ghosts."

Jiang Yu nodded in satisfaction, "It's good that you have this awareness."

The discussion then moved on to some detailed matters, starting with the cultivation of a batch of Clones for experiments.

Before the laboratory was built, the work had to begin; otherwise, even if the laboratory was constructed immediately, there would be no subjects for experimentation.

Having settled work matters, Jiang Yu took Jiang Shiliu to sand surfing the next day.

Jiang Yu's driving skills weren't cut out for dune bashing, so he found an experienced driver from the military to take him and Jiang Shiliu in an off-road vehicle to the dunes.

To ensure Jiang Shiliu had a great time, Jiang Yu let him sit in the passenger seat.

From the back seat, Jiang Yu asked, "Shiliu, have you ever played on the dunes before?"

Before Jiang Shiliu could answer, the vehicle had already started climbing the dune, and he let out exclamation after exclamation: "Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah…"

The slope of the dune in front was about sixty or seventy degrees, but the driver skillfully navigated in an "S" pattern to quickly ascend.

Amidst Jiang Shiliu's continuous exclamations, the driver used the downhill momentum to surge toward another dune.

Jiang Shiliu wasn't cowardly; it's just that the angles at which the off-road vehicle drove were terrifying, and every time the driver turned, Jiang Shiliu felt as if they were about to roll over.

Jiang Yu in the back seat felt it wasn't thrilling enough and switched places with the driver to give it a go himself.

However, due to his average driving skills, he almost really flipped the vehicle.

Once on top of the dune, Jiang Yu couldn't help but burst into laughter; the recent thrills had cleared his mind of shadows and the pressures of the past few days.

Atop the dunes, Jiang Yu and Shiliu stood on the sand, looking out over the endless expanse of dunes before them.

Jiang Shiliu remarked wistfully, "The future must be pretty tough, huh?"

Jiang Yu smiled and said, "No matter how tough, we have to keep going! From the moment the Trisolarans discovered us, we no longer had a way out."

Jiang Shiliu, "Is that the resolve of a Wallfacer?"

Jiang Yu smiled and did not reply.

After returning to the military base, the two left in a helicopter, flying from the military airport back to Beijing.

At Beijing airport, Jiang Shiliu reunited with his "servant" and needed to continue on to Shanghai by plane.

Jiang Yu said, "Right now, we're charging up the dune. It might look dangerous, but we can make it to the top. This is exactly when we can't lose heart."

Jiang Shiliu laughed, "Our charge is going to last four hundred years!"

Jiang Yu shook his head, "I just fear that those who come after us won't want to keep charging."

Then, laughing along, he said, "But that's not for us to decide. We just have to keep charging ourselves."

Watching Jiang Shiliu enter the boarding gate, Jiang Yu turned to Di Fengyi who had come to pick him up and said, "I need to hold a meeting for the 'Green Pastures Plan' project team."

Di Fengyi nodded and immediately made a call to send out the notification.

By the time Jiang Yu got back to the Star Defense Department, it was dusk. He took a couple of sips of tea, then immediately headed to the conference room.

During the past few days, he had already mapped out the next steps for the "Green Pastures Plan."

The atmosphere in the conference room was somewhat tense, as the results from previous surveys seemed to indicate that Jiang Yu's requirements would be very difficult to meet.

After seeing everyone had arrived, Jiang Yu took a sip of tea and then spoke loudly, "Ladies and gentlemen, I've given it some thought these past few days and have made the following decisions."

Everyone fell silent.

Jiang Yu continued, "I have decided that the project team will now be divided into four groups!

"The first is the Plant Group, which will focus on plants using methods like Genetic Modification to figure out how to grow crops in the desert!

"The second group is the Water Transport Group, tasked with finding a way to deliver water to the desert efficiently and at low cost.

"The third group will be the Materials Group, continuing to investigate the adhesive we surveyed, which could be a viable path.

"And the fourth is the New Agriculture Group. This group has relative independence and is free to use their imagination to create a new kind of agricultural model!"

The attendees looked at one another, perhaps none of them had expected Jiang Yu to be so steadfast in continuing this plan, which seemed unrelated to the fight against the Trisolarans.

Qi Guanglu asked, "Why are you so insistent on cultivating crops in the desert?"

After a second or two of hesitation, Jiang Yu firmly replied, "It's part of the plan!"