Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

"Speaker of the council."

Lu Yongchang greeted Councilor Li respectfully.

"Yongchang, you've finally arrived."

Upon seeing Lü Yongchang, Councilor Li breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"You should know the outcome of yesterday's meeting, right?"

Upon hearing Councilor Li's question, Lü Yongchang nodded slightly.

Passed unanimously.

To be honest, he wasn't surprised at all by this result.

Faced with such rigorous deduction steps and accurate predictions, Lü Yongchang did not believe that anyone would doubt his words.

"What should we... what should Xia Kingdom do next?"

After a moment of silence, the councilor slowly asked the question.

A glint flashed in Lü Yongchang's eyes as he replied, word by word, "Speaker, in my view, only the universe is the true way out!"

"Only by leaving the solar system can we truly preserve the Xia Kingdom!"

The speaker of parliament fell silent.

Leaving the solar system?

Can human technology really achieve this?

The councilor's voice was somewhat hoarse: "Why not immigrate to Mars?"

The proposal to colonize Mars was actually made to him personally by Academician Yang Jianchuan after the meeting last night.

Lu Yongchang slowly shook his head, rejecting the councilor's proposal.

"I'm afraid that won't work."

"At the moment of the solar helium flash, even Mars is not safe."

"The only safe zone might be outside the solar system."

The councilor closed his eyes in anguish.

After a long silence, he spoke again, his voice increasingly hoarse: "According to your plan, how many people in Xia Kingdom... can survive?"

Upon hearing the Speaker's question, Lü Yongchang was momentarily stunned.

How many people survived?

That is indeed a problem...

Lü Yongchang fell into deep thought.

Based on the current population growth rate of Xia Kingdom...

Ok……

Seeing that Lü Yongchang had fallen silent, the councilor gave a bitter smile: "Can there be ten thousand people?"

Lü Yongchang: "???"

"As expected, there aren't even ten thousand people...."

Seeing Lu Yongchang's strange look, the councilor's eyes grew even more pained.

With 1.5 billion people in the Xia Kingdom, how could they not even protect 10,000 people?

"Ahem... Speaker, you may have misunderstood."

Lu Yongchang said with a strange expression, "According to my plan, after excluding some elderly and sick people who are not suitable for interstellar travel, and taking into account the natural growth rate over the next fifteen years... about 10 billion people in Xia Kingdom should be able to escape smoothly."

"..."

Silence fell over the office.

"Yongchang...do you know what you're saying?" The councilor looked at Lü Yongchang with a strange expression.

"A billion people going on interstellar travel?"

Are you telling me a science fiction story?

Lu Yongchang looked directly at the councilor and said solemnly, "Councilor, you should know that I have done everything I said I would in the research and development of controlled nuclear fusion."

The councilor looked somewhat moved, and then he nodded slightly, acknowledging Lü Yongchang's words.

"Speaker, perhaps my plan is a bit crazy, but for the future of the people of Xia, I hope you can completely trust me!"

The councilor's deep gaze was fixed on Lü Yongchang's eyes.

a long time.

He took a deep breath.

"good!"

"I trust you!"

……

"According to our news station, effective immediately, the Xia Kingdom will establish a Space Agency, with Lu Yongchang, the father of controlled nuclear fusion, serving as its first director."

"NASA's primary mission is..."

In the evening, a major news story broke on Xia Kingdom's news channel!

In just half an hour, the phrase "Space Agency" soared to the top of Weibo's trending topics list!

"Holy crap?! The Space Agency?! Is China going to venture into space?"

"I think now is a good time to venture into space. After all, the US is suffering from solar storms and is too busy dealing with its own problems!"

"Haha, that makes sense!"

"No, am I the only one who noticed that the first director was Lu Yongchang? If I remember correctly, he was only twenty years old, right?"

"...If we count age by the traditional Chinese age reckoning, I should be twenty-one years old now."

"Hiss! That's terrifying!"

"Others are 21 years old and are the director of NASA; I'm 21 years old and a college dropout."

"So, can anyone tell me what powers NASA actually has? Is it just a promise made in words?"

"Don't say that... If what the Xia Kingdom news said is true, the power of this space agency can be described in eight words: second only to the emperor, above all others!"

"WTF?!!"

……

The next day, at noon.

The Great Hall of Xia was packed to capacity.

Every one of you here is one of the top scientists in the Xia Kingdom.

Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Biology...

It can be said that the Xia Kingdom's Grand Hall at this moment is a gathering place for the Xia Kingdom's most outstanding wisdom!

Lu Yongchang, dressed in a well-fitting high-end suit, straightened his expression and slowly walked onto the stage.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am Lü Yongchang, the first director of the Space Administration."

"Next, I will explain NASA's plans for the next three years."

As he spoke, Lü Yongchang gently clicked the mouse.

A PowerPoint presentation is displayed to everyone through a projector and projection screen.

Project Lunar Palace

In an instant, a murmur of whispers arose in the Xia Kingdom's Grand Hall.

Ignoring the murmurs from the audience, Lü Yongchang cleared his throat and explained to himself, "Project Lunar Palace, officially known as the Automated Mining Project on the Lunar Surface."

"This project is expected to officially go into production by the end of this year, and its main task is to obtain the abundant helium-3 resources on the moon."

"In addition, we can also obtain large quantities of ilmenite and various rare earth minerals from the moon."

Before anyone could react, Lü Yongchang clicked the mouse again.

PPT slide transitions.

Project Nantianmen

"The Nantianmen Project is expected to be officially completed by the end of next year."

"The project mainly includes the Xuan Nu series of aerospace fighter jets and the Luan Niao series of aerospace carrier platforms."

"The main purpose of the project is to deal with the threat from aliens and silicon-based life forms. At the same time, it is also the first step for Xia Kingdom towards becoming a cosmic civilization."

boom!

As soon as Lü Yongchang finished speaking, the Xia Kingdom Grand Hall descended into complete chaos!

The camera flashes of the reporters in the back row were going off like crazy!

Each academic luminary turned to discuss the scene before them with their companions.

"This...this is utter nonsense!"

"How could Speaker Lee entrust such an important task to such a young child!"

An academician with a full head of white hair stood up angrily, muttering repeatedly, "What's the point of attending a meeting full of nonsense like this!"

"Old Qiu, be patient." Yang Jianchuan, who was standing to the side, stood up with a wry smile and gently patted the old man's thin back. "Old Qiu, I know these projects seem very unreliable."

"There are too many people around now, and Professor Lü won't make the announcement yet. Once these reporters leave, Mr. Qiu, believe me, the truth will eventually come to light!"

"The Xia Kingdom... has reached a dead end!"

Yang Jianchuan's somber words reached Old Qiu's ears.

Old Qiu trembled slightly, glanced at Yang Jianchuan beside him with a complicated expression, and slowly sat back down in his chair.

"In that case, I'll take a good look at what this Lü Yongchang is up to!"

"And the Xia Kingdom... how did it all end up on such a dead end?!"

Such scenes occurred in every corner of the Xia Kingdom's Grand Hall.

To prevent information leaks from causing social unrest, the news that the sun was entering its aging period was known to virtually no one outside of the scientists who attended the original conference!

"Quiet!" Lü Yongchang tapped the table lightly and opened the next PowerPoint presentation.

The Heavenly Court Project!