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An asteroid with a diameter of one kilometer is being dragged toward Earth, which is why it has not yet approached Earth.

If people on Earth knew that such a large celestial body was heading towards them, they would surely be filled with panic, since it is something that could potentially reboot the Earth if it were not handled carefully.

Not long ago, after the asteroid exploration team parted ways with the six spaceplanes that came to support them, the exploration team began to carry out the next mission: to drag the resource asteroid back to Earth.

After another month, they finally arrived at the edge of the asteroid from Venus. The asteroid in front of them was exactly the same as when they left last time, without any change whatsoever.

Having had the experience of dragging asteroids before, dragging this extremely valuable asteroid went quite smoothly this time, without any other problems.

The asteroid just obediently followed them, like a little girl, being dragged towards Earth.

The six spaceplanes that had come to provide support earlier immediately flew towards Earth after parting ways, without any delay on the way.

The astronauts on those five spaceplanes had been in such a cramped space for more than a month. Apart from being able to move their bodies to a limited extent at certain times, they had no space to move around at other times.

They sped towards Earth at top speed, and another month passed before the six spaceplanes finally returned to Earth.

When they returned to Earth, the astronauts on the five spaceplanes all reacted in the same way as they got off the planes: they started running wildly in the vast open space.

Confined in the cramped space, they were nearly driven mad. After a frantic activity, all five of them asked their comrades for tissues almost simultaneously.

A suggestion that spaceplanes are not suitable for long-distance travel was submitted to them. Putting aside everything else, the feeling of being in a confined space for a long time, especially when you are all alone, is too agonizing.

The higher-ups all agreed with the suggestion submitted by the five of them. However, the last mission was a last resort for them; otherwise, Kyushu would not have dispatched aerospace fighters to provide support.

The astronauts on the spaceplane that landed later were not in a bad mood or psychological state, and the advantages and disadvantages of the two types of aircraft were revealed at this time.

It's not that spaceplanes have any significant advantages, but rather that their different roles have led to the current situation.

After returning, the astronauts were all arranged to rest. According to the diagnosis of the psychological experts, although none of them had any major problems, it would take about a month to recover. The astronauts who came down from the five space fighter jets were all given a short vacation.

Meanwhile, at the Kyushu Space Agency, a large number of experts were gathered together to study the image data recorded on Venus by the spaceplane.

How the asteroid passed through Venus's atmosphere and how it was safely placed on Venus by a spaceplane—all of this is under the research of experts.

One scientist, after watching the footage, felt a sense of relief, thankful that he lived in an era where technology was so advanced that he could witness such a grand event.

Activities in space continue, and all scientific research projects on Mars are progressing exceptionally smoothly. The asteroid exploration team is also towing the asteroid toward Earth, and it is estimated that in just over a month, they will be able to bring the resource asteroid back to Earth.

While everything was proceeding as usual, Li Zhenhua's travel plan around Kyushu was also underway. He had already completed the outer circle of Kyushu and was now heading towards the inner circle.

During their journey, Little Chestnut, who was just a tiny creature at the beginning, has grown much larger than when they set off.

Little Chestnut practically grew up during this trip. On this particular day, Li Zhenhua and his family of three had just come out of a hot pot restaurant and returned to their Iveco van. Looking at the now-grown Little Chestnut, Li Zhenhua suddenly had the thought that this journey should come to an end.

Upon closer reflection, he realized that almost two years had passed since they set off, and Little Chestnut was almost five years old. It was indeed time for them to go back; aside from anything else, Little Chestnut was of school age.

After Li Yun put Xiao Lizi to sleep that evening, Li Zhenhua and Li Yun got together to discuss the matter. They reached a consensus on the issue without much discussion.

After they reached a consensus, they told Ning Wei and the others who were traveling with them about their upcoming schedule early the next morning. Then they set off, getting on the highway directly in the mountain city and heading towards Dongshan Province.

Li Zhenhua began his journey home, and the asteroid exploration team also embarked on their journey, dragging the asteroid along with them.

The asteroid was flying towards Earth in the vast universe, while the spaceplane was operating at maximum anti-gravity force field, constantly increasing the speed at which it was dragging the asteroid.

Nearly a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and the exploration team on Mars has also left Mars and embarked on their journey home. Their exploration time on Mars has come to an end, and the supplies they carried on board the plane have been almost used up, so they set off.

Everything on Earth was proceeding as usual that day, and there was nothing different from any other day. As always, the US was quietly stirring up trouble around the world.

The conflict between Da Mao and Er Mao ended long ago, but they are still bickering. Er Mao is the one who is most hurt, and his overall health has shrunk by half compared to before the conflict.

The global landscape remains largely unchanged, except for their attitudes toward Kyushu.

Some countries can no longer afford to fight Kyushu. Although Kyushu hasn't made any overt moves against them, they are afraid of becoming the next Broken Bowl.

Besides continuing to stir things up, the US is currently investing most in space exploration, including returning to the moon, Mars exploration, and asteroid exploration.

They followed every project that Kyushu was involved in.

It's just that a lot of money has been spent, but the results haven't been very good.

Let's talk about the plan to return to the moon. The manned spaceflight technology used will still rely on launch vehicles. If we want to travel between the Earth and the Moon via spaceplanes, like in Kyushu, there is still a long way to go.

However, they have already begun to develop and use nuclear-powered launch vehicles. Although they are still not as technologically advanced as Kyushu's spaceplanes, they have made great strides.

However, it is precisely because of the use of nuclear power that the launch vehicle has become much larger. In any case, the US still has a long way to go in terms of technology.

On the International Space Station in outer space, an astronaut was idly using the station's observation equipment to look at the surrounding cosmic environment. But just that one simple glance was enough to make his soul almost leap out of his skin.

What did he see? He actually saw an asteroid with a diameter of one kilometer, flying towards their location at an incredibly fast speed.

At first, he thought he was seeing things, but after rubbing his eyes and repeatedly checking, he confirmed that he was not mistaken; there really was an asteroid with a diameter of one kilometer heading towards Earth.

Moreover, the asteroid was already very close to Earth, which made him feel extremely frightened. The consequences of such an asteroid hitting Earth at such a speed would be unbearable for any country; it would be a cataclysmic crisis.

The astronaut immediately reported his discovery to the ground. The ground-based space agencies, including Nassah, were all dumbfounded after receiving the information sent back from the space station.

And this is quite a shock, how could such a large asteroid suddenly be about to hit the Earth?

It was only then that they realized that since the rise of Kyushu's space technology, all their energy had been focused on monitoring Kyushu's movements in space, which meant that they had no longer paid attention to the cosmic environment outside of Earth.

Space agencies such as Nassah urgently confirmed the message sent back from the space station, and all kinds of observation equipment looked towards the coordinates of the asteroid. Sure enough, there was an asteroid heading towards Earth.

Moreover, based on the asteroid's trajectory, it was certain that it would collide with Earth, and it was flying directly towards Earth, as if it were aimed directly at it.

They were terrified, utterly terrified, and filled with a profound sense of powerlessness. How could they possibly resolve this situation? Their current methods of attack were simply insufficient to perfectly deal with the approaching asteroid.

Their method is simply to attack asteroids with missiles, shattering the kilometer-long asteroids into many small pieces in space. But this raises another problem: their missiles don't actually have that long a range.

Even if an asteroid is shattered near Earth, it will still have a huge impact on Earth.

Feeling utterly powerless, Nassah and other organizations quickly reported their discovery. Upon receiving this information from space, all the countries were completely bewildered.

How can we live a perfectly good life when suddenly such an apocalyptic crisis appears? If an asteroid hits Earth, the planet will truly be doomed.

Upon receiving the information, these countries immediately came together to study countermeasures, while Nassa and other agencies are deploying more advanced observation equipment to observe the asteroid, which is currently the only thing they can do.

When all the countries gathered together via video conference to discuss this issue, they discovered a major glaring problem: they had not invited Kyushu to this meeting.

It's highly unusual that they didn't invite Kyushu, that behemoth with the most advanced aerospace technology, to join the discussion. It's extremely unusual. Putting aside the fact that they discovered it later, Kyushu must have discovered the asteroid long ago, but they didn't inform them.

You can doubt every industry in Kyushu, but you can't doubt Kyushu's achievements in the aerospace field, especially after Kyushu's spaceplane was invented and put into use. Kyushu's aerospace field is something that all other countries combined cannot match.

While these national leaders gathered for a meeting, they didn't think about how to resolve the asteroid issue; instead, they all started thinking about how to contact Kyushu.

At the same time, Nassa activated his most advanced space observation equipment and immediately locked it onto the asteroid that was heading towards Earth.

But what they discovered was terrifying: right in front of the asteroid, there was another object heading towards Earth.

Judging from the size of the flying object, which was estimated to be only thirty meters in size, this discovery immediately prompted them to search their minds for any known flying objects on Earth that matched the description.

The moment they thought about it, the Kyushu spaceplane immediately came to mind, and some people couldn't help but ask themselves, "Could this be the Kyushu spaceplane?"

He was momentarily lost in thought. While he was still in a daze, the meeting finally started discussing why Kyushu, with its most advanced space technology, had not informed them of the impending asteroid impact on Earth.

They would never believe that Kyushu hadn't discovered a kilometer-sized asteroid hurtling towards Earth. Even if no one else in the world could discover this asteroid, it certainly wouldn't be Kyushu.

Just as the leaders of the nations were pondering how to bring Kyushu into the picture, Nasa sent them information about a suspected Kyushu spaceplane that they had just discovered in front of an asteroid.

When the leaders saw Nassa’s latest discovery, their previous doubts were finally resolved.

They finally understood why Kyushu hadn't discovered the asteroid hurtling towards Earth. It was very likely that Kyushu was behind it all; the asteroid's trajectory towards Earth was probably caused by Kyushu.

After thinking about this, all the leaders immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Their current mindset was that if something went wrong, the tall ones would take the blame, and it wouldn't affect them at all.

While many leaders breathed a sigh of relief, an unnamed fire also rose in their hearts towards Kyushu. Although it was still uncertain whether Kyushu was responsible, their emotions were all directed at Kyushu.

P.S.: I haven't been feeling very well lately, and I still owe you four chapters. I'll try to make up for them in the next few days!