Chapter 23 I'll Take Care of It

The decision maker sat there and thought quietly.

Zhou Cheng's heart gradually sank.

Perhaps… even if the probability of discovering more crucial clues at the Yangjiagou site had increased, the overall probability was still too low. And he didn't think such a tiny possibility was worth the human world's greater risk?

Just as Zhou Cheng was trying hard to think of how to convince him, his thoughts seemed to finally have an answer.

He slowly raised his head and looked at Zhou Cheng intently.

"2,000 people... Zhou Cheng, don't you think that with only 2,000 people, the construction force is too small?"

Zhou Cheng was stunned for a moment.

The decision-maker looked at him with a smile and asked: "At the Yangjiagou site, how many people can be accommodated working on the entire operation surface at the same time?"

Zhou Cheng thought for a moment and said, "I'm not sure, probably between 15,000 and 20,000 people."

"Then prepare for 20,000 people."

Zhou Cheng said solemnly: "We don't have that much engineering manpower."

"I'll take care of it."

"Construction workers alone are not enough. We don't have enough archaeologists."

There are only about twenty archaeological experts now. Asking them to command more than ten to twenty thousand people? They can't do it even if they die of exhaustion.

The decision maker looked at Zhou Cheng and said slowly, "I'll take care of it."

“There is another question.

There is no road to the Yangjiagou site, and relying solely on helicopters is far from enough to transport 20,000 engineering personnel, transfer equipment, and provide logistical support.

If we really want that many people, we'll need to build roads. That way, the total manpower needed... probably over 100,000.

Such a large-scale relocation would have too great an impact, and other decision-makers would probably not agree."

The decision maker said calmly, "I'll take care of it."

Zhou Cheng was silent.

In making this decision, the decision makers seemed to have considered all aspects and made up their minds.

He smiled at Zhou Cheng and said, "A truly rational decision is not to invest a thousand people when the probability of success is one percent, and to invest two thousand people when the probability of success is ten percent.

Truly rational decisions are not so proportional.

Instead, when it’s 1%, invest a thousand people, when it’s 10%... invest as many people as you can, invest as many people as you can, do your best, don’t hold back at all, throw in all the resources and manpower you can, and fight for a future with all your might.

Now... with the discovery of these two paintings, I think it's time to go all out."

Zhou Cheng still looked at the old man in disbelief, his heart filled with inexplicable shock.

The total number of mobile engineering forces in human civilization is only 100,000, and it is impossible to withdraw all of these 100,000 people.

So, where will he draw so many manpower and engineering forces from?

The answer is actually very simple, and Zhou Cheng can also think of it.

The existing engineering force is insufficient, so the only solution is to recruit personnel from society and call on people to join this project.

But... these old people who are already very old and no longer have any passion and enthusiasm in their hearts, who have accepted the situation of waiting to die and given up hope, can they really burst out with enough strength to carry out this project?

That was a project involving a hundred thousand people. Even in the peak of humankind, with so many young people, it was still considered massive.

At this stage, does our civilization...really have enough power and enough passion to carry out such a project?

Looking at Zhou Cheng who had fallen silent, the decision maker smiled and said, "We must believe in our civilization.

Go back and wait for the news. Tonight at 8 o'clock, I will give a public speech and announce this matter to everyone in the entire civilization."

"yes."

Zhou Cheng sighed softly and left.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Zhou Cheng sat in front of the computer on time.

The decision maker appeared on the screen.

He looked calm and showed no emotion.

“My fellow citizens, I have called you all to the television because I have an important announcement to make.

Today, on the 60th anniversary of the catastrophe, we have finally made the first unprecedented progress in our fight against the catastrophe.

Although this progress is very small, I believe it is a good start. In the future, our civilization will have more hope."

He recounted Zhou Cheng's report on the Yangjiagou ruins, as well as the progress made so far and the subsequent goals.

"Yes, our human civilization's experience is not an isolated case. Right here on Earth, in our homeland, there once existed an ancient tribe that suffered the same fate as us.

That ancient tribe has been lost in the long river of history. But we have reason to believe that in their struggle against the so-called 'Moon God' until their demise, they may have left behind some clues that could be of great value in our fight against the catastrophe.

The world government has decided to mobilize engineering forces to conduct a comprehensive excavation of the Yangjiagou site.

Just... my fellow countrymen."

The decision maker sighed softly: "We are already in our twilight years and do not have sufficient engineering capabilities.

The existing engineering force is used to maintain the operation of the cradle and cannot be withdrawn too much.

Therefore, I hereby issue a call:

If you are in good health and can undertake certain physical labor, or have skills in mechanics, electrical engineering, medicine, architecture, archaeology, driving, etc., we hope you can step forward and join this project that may change the destiny of our human civilization.

We may encounter great difficulties in this project. After all, our civilization has not carried out new construction for many years, and our bodies are far less strong than when we were young.

Our bodies are weak, our brains are no longer sharp, and we have forgotten many of our old skills.

We may encounter various accidents, be injured or even sacrificed during the project, the harsh environment may induce illness, and the logistical support may not be able to keep up for a while, leaving us with insufficient food, insufficient clothing, and insufficient sleep.

There will be many difficulties and obstacles.

Moreover, even if we overcome all these obstacles and finally complete the comprehensive excavation of the Yangjiagou site, we may not be able to find any clues that are useful to us.

In the end, we may pay a huge price but gain nothing.

But I still made this decision together with the rest of the decision-makers of civilization, and called on everyone in the civilization to join this project.

The reason is simple.

My fellow countrymen, do not give up hope, never give up hope.

As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we must do our best and strive for it.

Even if we fail in the end, in the future, intelligent civilizations that may reappear on Earth will respectfully tell us after discovering our remains that they have tried their best, fought to the very last moment, and never gave up hope until their final demise.

The four words "human civilization" will always be a glorious and noble name.

My fellow countrymen, I have finished speaking, thank you."

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