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"Zhou Cheng, do you have something to talk to me about?"

The slightly tired first decision-maker walked in from the door and sat opposite Zhou Cheng.

"Yes, I have something to report to you."

Zhou Cheng recounted the entire incident in detail, and the first decision-maker's eyes gradually widened, his face filled with shock.

"This, this... there's only an outbound trip, no return trip? The risk is so great? This..."

He shook his head vigorously: "This won't work, this won't work. Zhou Cheng, there's no point in doing this."

Zhou Cheng said slowly: "This is the only hope."

"Do you really believe what the Ascending Sect says? These saviors, these correct paths... These are all unbelievable."

Zhou Cheng raised his head and looked him straight in the eye: "Whether it's credible or not, we both know."

The first decision maker slowly sat down.

After a long while, he slowly said, "Your lover..."

"She agreed."

The first decision maker showed a trace of reluctance on his face. But looking at Zhou Cheng, who looked calm and seemed to have already made up his mind and would not be shaken by any factors, he sighed and did not try to persuade him. Instead, he said, "This matter is too big. I can't decide it myself.

I need to call a meeting to determine the feasibility of this matter first."

"I await your reply."

Zhou Cheng stood up.

"Wait a moment."

The first decision maker stopped him and said with a complicated expression, "I have something to inform you.

We have just made a decision to thaw most of the embryos in the near future and, except for a small number, develop all of them into adults.

Over the next two decades, our world will have approximately 1.9 million more young people.”

"Oh? Why now?"

"We're worried that if we don't thaw now, even if we do thaw in the future it will be meaningless."

He sighed, "It's already the 67th year since the Cataclysm. When all of us die, who will teach these young people?"

It would be better to take advantage of the fact that we still have some energy now and let more young people be born. Besides...

Let’s have one final showdown.”

The First Decision-maker murmured, "This is the last charge, the last battle. For the fate of our civilization, we must stake all our cards on the line and go all out."

Zhou Cheng nodded silently: "I understand."

He turned and left.

In the following period of time, Zhou Cheng clearly noticed the changes taking place in the human world.

The most obvious thing is that many places have been vacated and turned into baby hospitals, and many places have newly added many play facilities such as slides, as if they are about to be transformed into kindergartens.

In order to welcome the birth of this group of babies, pediatricians began to carry out large-scale training, and many people are making preparations for this.

But all this seems to have nothing to do with Zhou Cheng.

Ever since the showdown with Liu Yu, the two of them tacitly stopped talking about this topic, and their lives returned to normal, still living peacefully as before.

The feasibility study organized by the World Government finally began. A team of the few remaining veteran scientists meticulously examined existing transportation capacity, facilities, and technical reserves, conducted simulated launches, and planned a trajectory to Mercury. Using this trajectory as a benchmark, they then tested existing technologies and equipment.

As the only astronaut candidate, Zhou Cheng also participated in this work, starting from the basics, gradually increasing his understanding of the entire aerospace system, and preparing for possible future missions.

Time passed quietly, and finally, a situation report was presented to Zhou Cheng.

“…After comprehensive evaluation, we believe that at this stage, the overall success rate of carrying out a mission to Mercury with only an outbound trip and no return trip is about 32%.

We do have the theoretical capability to launch, but this involves significant risks, so please consider this option carefully."

Zhou Cheng knew that the final decision on whether to carry out this mission was in his hands.

If you are willing to carry out the plan, the World Government will provide you with all possible assistance.

If you don't want to do it, no one will force you.

So……

Zhou Cheng raised his head again and looked at the sun which had already sunk most of the way below the horizon.

The sky had darkened, and tiny stars began to appear. Zhou Cheng searched carefully next to the sun and finally found the shining star.

"Go, go! If I give up the fight, accept the fate arranged by the Ascending Sect and the Moon Goddess, and accept that the human world will never again be able to produce a savior, then what's the point of me living?"

Zhou Cheng picked up the phone.

"I decided to carry out this mission."

The first decision maker did not make any dissuasion into the microphone.

All the persuasion, explanations, and analyses that should be done have been done countless times.

We are all adults with sufficient responsibility and analytical and judgment abilities. We all know very well what we should and should not do, so there is no need to say so much.

"Okay. The mission preparation will take about a year, during which time you will begin training.

at the same time……"

The voice in the microphone paused: "Spend some time with your lover."

Zhou Cheng said silently: "Thank you, I will."

Zhou Cheng's daily work changed from sitting in the office doing theoretical research every day to participating in astronaut training at the space base.

There are many training subjects. In addition to theoretical training, such as spacecraft structure principles and propulsion principles, there are also many practical subjects, including physical training, weightless environment training, emergency maintenance training, and many more.

But he did not live here; he still lived at home.

Every morning, he would hug Liu Yu as if they were going to work normally, and then they would leave home and go to work. In the afternoon, after finishing the day's work, he would return home again and spend the night with Liu Yu.

Life is also changing quietly.

The two of them seemed to have returned to the time when they first became lovers, and their feelings became passionate again.

Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, ten months had passed.

At this time, the entire human civilization ushered in a major event.

A total of 1.9 million babies were born one after another.

For a moment, it seemed that the entire Dajing City was filled with the sound of babies crying.

Walking on the street, people's faces are no longer as dead as wood, but gradually they have more smiles, as if their whole bodies are full of energy.

No matter when, the birth of a new life is always a happy thing.

Zhou Cheng and Liu Yu also took advantage of their day off to come to the hospital together and see those pink and tender babies with their own eyes.

“So cute…”

Liu Yu couldn't help but reach out and touch them gently, and his eyes softened, but soon dimmed again.