Chapter 500: Secret Weapon_1

Humanity had encountered a brand new enemy; its attack was abstract in nature.

Without Wu Xiangzhong's early warning, humanity would have been defeated by the adversary before even realizing what had happened.

The conference room remained silent because everyone deeply felt somewhat helpless in the face of such an enemy.

Jiang Yu, as if performing a monologue, continued, "The enemy said he needs a coordinate, so is Ji Kang now his coordinate?

"If we destroy all the scientific exploration fleets, would that dismantle the enemy's offensive?"

After a brief silence in the conference room, Cooper spoke, "There, there's a possibility."

Then, finally, there were murmurs of debate. A team member said, "Such a powerful enemy, can his attacks be dissolved so easily?"

Cooper said, "Maybe he's just a vanguard!"

But Number Three argued, "The gap between us and the enemy is too great, perhaps even greater than that between us and the civilization that launched the two-dimensional foil at the Solar System.

"One vanguard of the enemy is enough to destroy humanity!

"So, the coordinates he mentioned must have some other meaning, at least not so easily destroyed!"

Jiang Yu suddenly raised his hand, "Let's not argue about this for now. Let's get a clear picture of the whole situation first.

"Paradise is a trigger-type trap, aimed specifically at civilizations like ours, emerging from our own star system.

"Because in the process of stepping out from our star system, we encounter many relics of advanced civilizations, from which we derive great benefits.

"Therefore, the bait thrown out by Paradise is irresistible to us!

"After our scientific expedition triggered this trap, the dormant Paradise began to operate, and the civilization managing the Paradise trap sent someone to preside over the destruction of humanity.

"Let's not discuss how the enemy arrived so quickly for now, as we are not engaging in an academic discussion. We are only considering one question: how can humanity escape this predicament?

"We need to understand one fact: in a Dark Forest Strike, even when encountering a third-rate civilization like humanity, the adversary will be fully prepared to extinguish all our life forces.

"So now, let's not discuss whether the enemy will have a next move!

"Because the answer is already clear! There definitely will be!"

Jiang Yu's words gave everyone a backbone, and the mood in the conference room shifted as they followed his lead.

Hao Ying said, "We must immediately evacuate our kin in the New Continent Star System! And have other worlds of humanity conceal themselves! The immigrants en route must also find safety in time."

But Jiang Yu shook his head, "It's useless, the enemy can assimilate human consciousness, obtaining all human cognition and memory. Hence, the few human worlds, as well as Starship Earth, are already exposed!"

The people were once again startled, first realizing that Jiang Yu's considerations were a step ahead, and then a wave of powerlessness swept over them.

This meant, as humanity gradually succumbed, there would be no secrets from humanity anymore.

The enemy's methods were even more ingenious than Sophon's; the inner world of humanity would be completely open to them.

This time, the enemy was like a cunning spider that, upon capturing one prey, could track down the entire clan of that prey.

Ricks somewhat unconfidently suggested, "If, I mean if, we cut off all communication, not giving the adversary any chance to contact us.

"Then, wouldn't this method of consciousness plague transmission be severed?"

Commander Kuberdow shook his head, "If we do that, then our entire humanity would be essentially paralyzed."

Ricks gave a wry smile, "That's still better than all of us heading to that crappy Paradise."

"This approach is a bit self-deceptive," Number Three pinched her chin and said, "because nobody can guarantee that the enemy has only this one method of attack."

Everyone stopped arguing and turned their gaze toward Jiang Yu.

Jiang Yu pondered for a moment before saying, "Number Three is right, this approach isn't safe."

Then he said resolutely, "Although it's unlikely that the adversary will give us a chance to escape, we still need to execute an emergency evacuation—everybody runs as far as they can!

"I declare, the Solar System State is now in a wartime state! All organizations and individuals must be ready for emergency evacuation within one hour!

"Form the evacuation group immediately, with Hao Ying as the team leader, responsible for the evacuation of the entire star system!

"Evacuate a group of people as soon as they get to the Spaceport! Aim to complete all evacuations within three days!

"Don't worry about flight paths, once you leave the near-Earth orbit, start the curvature drive immediately! Utilize all possible means to flee the New Continent Star System!"

The retreat of hundreds of millions of people? That's easier said than done.

This was destined to be a hasty and panicked flight.

The team members responded in unison, "Yes!"

Hao Ying immediately left with her three team members to form their own group.

Jiang Yu rubbed his temples, "We still have a secret weapon that hasn't been used, get me the Gyro Satellite Group."

The Gyro Satellite that had been discovered earlier in the battle immediately attracted the whole Solar System's attention. The Planetary System where it was found was named Gyro Planet System.

Jiang Yu then established the Gyro Satellite Group and rushed to the Gyro Planet System to commence research.

The plan was to drag the gyro back to the New Continent Star System, but its volume was too large, and no one dared to assert that the gyro civilization had already perished.

If, while studying the gyro, the gyro civilization learned that a group of intelligent beings was researching their object and stealing their technology,

it would be no joke if they came to attack!

Thus, they simply dragged the gyro satellite to the near-Earth orbit of another planet and set up a research base there, to decrease the risk of exposing the New Continent Star System.

Setting up the base on another planet was to avoid the "Gyro Guard" from suddenly going berserk and taking a lap around the near-Earth orbit.

Ever since the last communication, the "Gyro Guard" had been silent, but humanity's surveillance on it had become increasingly strict; after all, it was an uncontrollable factor.

In turn, if Jiang Yu wanted to contact the Gyro Guard, he could reach it immediately.

Soon, Galaxy III connected to the distant Gyro Group, 11.3 light-years away, and through the Gyro Group's equipment, Jiang Yu could directly converse with the Gyro Guard.

However, whether the Gyro Guard would respond was another matter since the Gyro Group frequently attempted to call, but the Gyro Guard had never responded.

Jiang Yu said to the Gyro Guard, "We've fallen into the Paradise trap! We are now out of options, so I hope I can have a talk with you."

Following that, everyone fell silent, quietly waiting for a response.

The more silent it became, the more time seemed to freeze. Jiang Yu felt it had been more than ten minutes, but when he checked the timer, only half a minute had gone by.

Finally, the Gyro Guard said, "Congratulations, you no longer need to continue suffering in this vicious universe."