Just as Zhuang Wenxing was pondering this.
The holographic images on both sides of the street suddenly paused.
Before he could react, each holographic image automatically switched channels.
The background is a bright red color that carries a warning connotation.
The next moment, a familiar figure appeared in the holographic projection.
"According to the latest intelligence, City Two was attacked by a large weapon five minutes ago."
"Currently, there is minor damage to the outer wall of City No. 2."
"The number of casualties is still being tallied."
"Everyone."
"The war has begun."
Zhuang Wenxing stood there, stunned, staring blankly at the holographic projection in front of him.
So, the war has begun?
Did a natural person fire the first shot?
Although he didn't know the exact reason, Zhuang Wenxing knew in his heart that, to some extent, this was almost inevitable.
Watching the sponsored population grow stronger, the natural population will never willingly accept a slow death.
He lowered his eyes, sighed deeply, and reached out to take the hand of the person next to him.
"Let's go home."
A murmur came from beside me.
"Hopefully, everything will end soon."
...
Proxima Centauri City 4
"Smack!"
"What?!"
Ren Feng's expression changed drastically. He slammed his hand on the desk, stood up from his chair, and glared angrily, demanding, "Who gave the order to attack?!"
"I...I don't know." Looking at the furious Ren Feng, the councilor subconsciously took a step back and replied in a low voice, "It should be a spontaneous attack by some extremists."
Before Ren Feng could speak, the office door suddenly opened.
The person arrives before the voice does!
Zhang Zhengqing's angry voice came from outside the door!
"Ren Feng!"
"What's going on?! Why was City Two attacked?!"
Because he was so angry, Zhang Zhengqing didn't even care about those around him and called Ren Feng by his full name.
Faced with the questioning, Ren Feng responded with a gloomy expression: "Zheng Qing, calm down."
"I don't know about this either."
"It was likely a small-scale attack organized by extremists themselves."
"Small-scale?!" Zhang Zhengqing laughed angrily. "You're telling me this is small-scale?"
The next moment, he raised his hand and pressed a few buttons on his wristwatch.
A holographic image appeared before everyone.
In the dim sky, there is a star that emits a faint light.
That is their primary star, Proxima Centauri.
After absorbing most of the energy, the Star Eater had already departed.
And this Proxima Centauri is also entering the final years of a red dwarf star.
Although it is said to be in its final years, it will still take quite some time before we see it truly become a black dwarf.
As Proxima Centauri approaches its final days, it emits a faint glow, much like the moon in Earth's time.
Therefore, apart from the enclosed cities powered by large nuclear fusion reactors, the entire Proxima Centauri b was plunged into an endless and dense night.
The once thick atmosphere has become incredibly thin—the original atmosphere, due to the extremely low temperature, has solidified and turned into beautifully shaped crystals, lying quietly on the surface of Proxima Centauri b.
In the endless darkness, several areas emitted beams of light that shot into the sky.
The source of the light is a series of enclosed cities on the surface.
As the camera zoomed in, a city entirely in silver-white came into view amidst the light.
"hiss!!"
Ren Feng gasped sharply.
The reason is simple.
A large, dark hole suddenly appeared on the silvery-white exterior wall of this city!
The entrance to the cave has been sealed off immediately.
Outside, one can vaguely see many people wearing heavy spacesuits carrying out maintenance work.
"Do you know what weapon caused this?" Zhang Zhengqing pointed at the holographic image in front of him and said in a strong tone, "This damage can only be caused by a large electromagnetic cannon!"
"You're telling me this is a small-scale attack?!"
Ren Feng stared at the holographic image in front of him, his face pale, with only a few words flashing through his mind.
Something terrible has happened!
...
Because of his lack of experience, Ren Feng's mind went blank at that moment.
After finally regaining his composure, he hurriedly said, "We need to contact City Three as soon as possible and explain..."
"No explanation needed."
Zhang Zhengqing plopped down in a chair and sighed resignedly, "It's no use."
"What's done is done."
"No matter who did it, our original plan has completely failed."
"Prepare for war."
Both Ren Feng and Zhang Zhengqing, as pioneers in promoting the social welfare system, did not resent the original stalemate.
After all, everyone can see the rapid development of public-funded talent.
Given enough time, the reform will eventually succeed.
Therefore, both of them tried their best to suppress the extremists in City 4.
As long as there is no large-scale war, victory will come sooner or later.
But now, their dreams have been completely shattered.
"Report!"
The office door opened again.
"City Five has activated its city-wide electromagnetic railgun!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhengqing, who had been slumped in his chair, jumped up!
"They're insane?!"
"Can those weapons be used so casually?!"
"Quickly! Prepare defenses!"
...
The moment the war truly began, it entered a white-hot phase.
Lacking any experience in warfare, the Gongyang people immediately deployed the most lethal weapons at their disposal at the outset of the war.
Electromagnetic cannons and laser cannons that circle the city.
The saying goes, "A novice can defeat a master with a flurry of punches." The chaotic and disorganized attack rhythm suppressed City Four in a short period of time.
It even caused extensive damage to the outer walls of City 4.
Faced with a life-or-death threat, Ren Feng and Zhang Zhengqing were powerless to suppress the resistance of the crowd.
The counterattack has begun.
When humans began using space-based weapons, the war spiraled completely out of control.
Huge electromagnetic cannon projectiles rained down from the sky, bombarding the vicinity of cities!
A burst of flames shot into the sky!
The city was destroyed.
The person is dead!
...
"...That's roughly how it went."
As if confessing his guilt, Ren Feng lowered his head once again.
"The natural persons, relying on space-based weapons, barely managed to achieve victory."
"But countless people died or were injured."
"In the time that followed, we did our best to repair City 4 and rescue the public servants who had survived the war."
"Currently, only City 4 is still operating normally on the entire Proxima Centauri system."
Lü Yongchang fell silent.
Even he found it hard to imagine what happened back then.
"Of these, public employees and natural persons each account for 50%," Zhang Zhengqing added from the side.
"Due to the war, the relationship between natural persons and public servants in City No. 4 is not harmonious at present."
“There is still a deep divide.”
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