Chapter 221: Plan Ahead_1

Hu Guanghan explained, "This is just a not very mature hypothesis that I thought of in a flash."

"The gravitational force between celestial bodies is immense, and they pull on each other."

"If we found a way to change these forces, turning the Sun's gravitational pull on Earth into a repulsive force."

"In theory, Earth could instantly escape the Sun's gravity and move away at twice the speed of its orbital velocity."

"As for the specific technical parameters, they are completely unknown, because our research in this field is almost nonexistent."

Once again, Jiang Yu fell into deep thought. If he wasn't guessing wrong, this must be the third way forward, apart from the safety statement and curvature spaceships, under the context of the "Dark Forest Law."

But this path was also difficult to tread; at least Jiang Yu hadn't yet thought of a way to get the residents of Earth to voluntarily agree to his "Wandering Earth" plan.

At this thought, Jiang Yu suddenly recalled a phrase from Rediaz: The greatest obstacle to the survival of humanity now actually comes from within.

Since humanity doesn't understand and can't be explained too clearly, this matter has to be handled like the "Number Zero Project," through some crafty means.

Otherwise, by the time everything is laid out in front of the whole world, it would already be too late. The plan must start to be prepared as soon as possible.

But how to trick the residents of Earth?

No, Jiang Yu suddenly realized he was making a mistake; the preparatory work for this plan was too enormous and couldn't reach the implementation phase anytime soon.

In the days to come, Jiang Yu predicted that his influence would grow stronger and stronger, especially after The Waterdrop arrived in the Solar System. Jiang Yu would take advantage of this opportunity to get many things done, and then it wouldn't be too late to push forward the plan.

At this thought, Jiang Yu smiled at Hu Guanghan, "I have a plan, and I need you to implement it in secret."

Hu Guanghan became excited again, "Is it the Wallfacer Project?"

Jiang Yu nodded, "Yes, as usual, try not to ask why, just go and do it."

Hu Guanghan excitedly stood up and took a couple of steps before he embarrassingly laughed, "Sorry, you have been my idol since I was young.

"To me, the Wallfacer Project is a sacred mission, I, I got a bit excited."

Jiang Yu laughed, "No worries. Once you hear my plan, you won't be able to get excited anymore.

"You might have guessed it vaguely, my new plan is to find a way to push Earth out of the Solar System and make it into a Wandering Planet.

"This plan can be called 'Wandering Earth Project,' code-named 'Number One.'"

Hu Guanghan really did calm down immediately, "Will...PDC and the residents of Earth be willing for us to do this?"

He was just about to ask why did Earth have to be pushed out of the Solar System?

But recalling Jiang Yu's earlier warning to ask fewer questions, he quickly changed his question.

Jiang Yu said peacefully, "Sit down, let's talk."

Hu Guanghan sat as instructed, and then Jiang Yu answered, "I'm not asking you to implement this plan right now. As you said earlier, there are many technical difficulties with this plan; your main task is to work on the theory and preparation.

"As for why I want to carry out this plan, I'm sorry I cannot tell you, and if you don't hibernate, it's highly unlikely you will ever know the reason in your lifetime.

"Do you understand the significance of the Wallfacer Project now?"

He sighed deeply, "Why did I name the outside square Pioneers' Square? Because you and I, we are both pioneers!"

Hu Guanghan nodded, "I understand now, this is the true greatness of the Wallfacer Project."

Jiang Yu continued, "The two plans mentioned earlier should proceed side by side; whichever one breaks through first can then receive more focused research."

After pondering for a moment, Hu Guanghan said, "I need top physicists, top dynamicists."

Jiang Yu said, "I will have my assistant arrange the administrative personnel for your project team, and you can transfer anyone you wish to use."

It was only then that Hu Guanghan slightly calmed down, and began discussing some of the details with Jiang Yu.

After seeing off Hu Guanghan, Jiang Yu sat by the window, observing the coming and going of people in the square outside.

His thoughts, however, remained on the issue of Orphan Planets; he remembered that the Milky Way had hundreds of billions of stars, which meant there could be several hundreds of billions, or even a trillion, Orphan Planets!

Among all these Orphan Planets, how many formed naturally?

And how many had to make that choice out of necessity to avoid the strikes of the "Dark Forest"?

Starting from this point, Jiang Yu's thoughts stretched further; he contemplated the sense of destiny for life and the future of extraterrestrial colonization.

The significance of Earth's escape seemed to extend farther than imagined.

More than an hour later, Number Three returned to Jiang Yu's room, "Burton has already started to assemble Hu Guanghan's project team, and furthermore, Burton has extended an invitation to you to attend the gathering at Moon Forest Park this weekend."

Then Number Three explained, "About half a century ago, the residents of Guanghan City were somewhat resistant to the meat products produced by the Space Ranch.

"At that time, the relationship with PDC was very tense, and Earth's animal husbandry had already begun to decline, unable to import enough meat from Earth.

"To help everyone put aside their prejudices and consume enough meat, Burton ordered all public officials to have barbecues in the part of Moon Park that had just begun construction.

"Gradually, the residents of Guanghan City came to accept the meat products from the Space Ranch, but the gathering was never cancelled.

"Later, the residents also got involved, and it became necessary to designate specific areas within Moon Forest Park for barbecuing.

"Over the past twenty years, this gathering has evolved into a meeting for high-level municipal officials to communicate about work.

"Many determine whether a government official is favored or holds real power by whether they are invited to these weekend government gatherings."

Jiang Yu was momentarily stunned, then said, "Alright, I will attend. Have Burton arrange for some of the young and promising municipal government officials to join the gathering, as I hope to have more contact with them."

Number Three nodded, "I will notify them right away."

The location of Moon Forest Park was where Jiang Yu had visited last time, in Moon Park.

As the relationship between Guanghan City and PDC gradually hit rock bottom, Guanghan City's tourism industry had nearly no visitors.

Add to that, the sudden decrease in people joining Guanghan City and the increase in manual laborers, Burton stopped the expansion of Guanghan City's residential areas and fenced off the original Moon Park, turning it into a park within the city.

This park was very large, encompassing the entirety of Ring Mountain.

Utilizing the technology from the "Greening Project" team, a large number of plants were grown in the park, creating a verdant oasis—it is now the only forest park on the Moon.

Of course, the soil on the Moon differs from that of Earth, so trees and flora from Earth underwent genetic engineering before being planted.

The weekly weekend gatherings at Moon Forest Park are also very famous; here one can see Burton and a host of high-ranking officials, and many residents make the long trip to the park just to catch a glimpse of these public figures from afar.

This week's weekend gathering is especially grand because Wallfacer Jiang Yu will be in attendance.