Faced with the old man's teasing, Lü Yongchang could only exchange a helpless glance with Su Yutong beside him.
During this period of time, although he was aware of Su Yutong and the Speaker of the Council's thoughts, with the crisis looming over his head, he really didn't have the extra energy to think about these trivial matters.
"I've heard that Yu Tong's research level is already quite good?" The old man asked casually, closing his eyes slightly.
Lu Yongchang was stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded and replied, "You have indeed made great progress in the past year or so."
"However, compared to those older generation researchers, she still has a considerable gap."
The old man opened his eyes again, looked at Su Yutong with a satisfied expression, and slowly nodded, saying, "Not bad, not bad..."
"We are getting old."
"Once you leave the solar system, you will be the future of the Human Federation."
"Work hard and try to get rid of that kid Lü Yongchang."
At this point, the old man couldn't help but chuckle softly.
Clearly, he also knew that this was almost impossible.
Su Yutong, on the other hand, nodded seriously, her slightly cool voice echoing in the office: "Speaker, please rest assured."
"I will keep working hard until I catch up with him!"
As she spoke, Su Yutong subconsciously glanced at Lü Yongchang beside her.
As for Lü Yongchang, he silently shifted his gaze to the holographic image beside him.
Seeing the countdown on the projector nearing zero, his eyes flickered, and he quickly reminded everyone, "Speaker, the escape plan is about to begin!"
Upon hearing this, the old man's expression immediately turned serious.
He quickly looked up at the holographic image.
...
Jianmu Spaceport is located 91,000 kilometers above the Earth's surface.
After the last hibernation pod was sent into the Luan Niao I starship, the starship's hatch slowly closed under the control of weak artificial intelligence.
Rows of indicator lights lit up, illuminating the somewhat dark passageway.
With the help of the hydraulic system, the heavy spaceport hatch slowly opened.
A faint blue light shone from the stern of the starship.
The weak thrust generated by the Hall thrusters slowly propelled the Luan Niao I starship out of the spaceport.
Outside the spaceport, 379 Luan Bird Starships, fully loaded with hibernation pods, stood silently in the deep darkness, forming a wall.
They are waiting for the arrival of the last Luan Bird Starship!
The faint light emitted by the Hall thrusters appeared particularly dim in the endless darkness, much like humanity's current predicament, where a slight misstep could lead to annihilation!
The 380th Luan Bird Starship, with a slight thrust, slowly sailed toward its designated position—the last corner of that starship "wall"!
When it returned to its original position, the escape plan's countdown quietly reached zero!
"Zero, begin the escape plan!"
On Earth, Lü Yongchang took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.
The radio signal traveled from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, crossed 91,000 kilometers in the blink of an eye, and entered the central control computer of 380 starships.
0.1 milliseconds later, 380 weak AI programs simultaneously responded to the command zero.
The tails of 380 Luan Bird Type I starships lit up with dazzling, eerie blue light!
That's a Hall thruster operating at full power!
...
The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the First Laboratory of the Human Resources and Social Security Center, and the Quantum Computer Sub-Laboratory.
"Has the escape plan begun?"
Mo Zeyang carefully examined the architecture diagram on the screen and quietly asked the researcher beside him.
"Academician Mo, it has already begun."
The researcher glanced at the time and quickly responded.
Mo Zeyang's fingers suddenly paused, and he stopped typing.
He raised his head and looked up.
The thick walls blocked his view.
He pondered for a moment, then stood up and walked towards the window.
Outside the window, it was a rare sunny day.
As evening approached, before the sun had completely set, rows of bright stars suddenly appeared in the dim yellow sky!
Upon seeing this scene, Mo Zeyang's breath caught in his throat, and a sense of pride welled up from the bottom of his heart!
That was the light from the Hall thrusters of 380 starships!
Compared to the somewhat weary sun in the distance, these 380 stars are filled with endless hope and vitality!
Mo Zeyang turned his gaze away and looked at a hibernation pod placed by the window.
Through the transparent window of the hibernation pod canopy, an extremely aged face came into his view.
He took a deep breath.
"I really wish Old Lin were awake right now!"
He sighed softly, "Old Lin would really like to see a scene like this!"
A researcher nearby echoed in a low voice, "I think we'll be able to see Elder Lin again soon."
"I heard that Academician Mao's medical pod research in the biological laboratory has progressed to the final stage."
"I estimate that by the time we arrive on Mars, Old Lin will be able to wake up from his hibernation."
Mo Zeyang looked up again at the fading stars in the sky and sighed silently, "I hope so."
"Now, we are the only ones left on Earth."
...
Inside Lü Yongchang's office.
Watching the 380 Luan Bird Starships resolutely heading into space on the screen, the old man silently stood up from his chair and extended his right hand to give them a perfectly standard salute.
"These 380 starships basically represent the entirety of human civilization."
A hint of sadness appeared in Lü Yongchang's eyes.
In just three years, the total number of humans on Earth has nearly halved.
The old man lowered his right hand, his gaze fixed on the receding starship: "How long will they take?"
“About a year and a half,” Lü Yongchang quickly replied. “These 380 starships will remain in the Kuiper Belt, awaiting our assistance.”
"The various supplies inside the starship can sustain it for fifty years of hibernation."
Upon hearing this, the old man fell silent.
After a long silence, he asked in a trembling voice, "What if we don't reach the Kuiper Belt within fifty years?"
The atmosphere in the office froze.
After a long silence, Lü Yongchang said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Then these 3.8 billion people will die in the hibernation pods."
"Human civilization has come to an end."
A flicker of pain crossed the old man's eyes. He reached out and clutched his stomach, then slowly sat back down in his chair.
Then, under the watchful eyes of Lü Yongchang and Su Yutong, he silently took out a jar of pills from his pocket, his hands trembling as he took out a pill and put it into his mouth.
"Speaker of the council..."
The old man waved his hand and smiled weakly, "It's nothing."
"These are all old ailments, left over from being busy with work in the past."
A look of worry flashed in Lü Yongchang's eyes, and he said in a deep voice, "Speaker, you need to get checked out."
The old man waved his hand dismissively: "Don't worry about it, I know my own body, nothing serious will happen."
"But you, you have a very heavy burden ahead of you."
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