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"Their purpose in making this proposal is to use this as a bargaining chip so that everyone can sign a peace agreement. How about it... Although it's a bit ill-intentioned, isn't this a rare opportunity?"

Catherine seemed very dismissive of the suggestion.

"Pooh!"

"These guys only know how to come up with such harmful ideas—to replace the Alliance in governing the region?!"

"Then who will manage the supply lines? Who will manage the transportation to the stations? What will feed the troops maintaining security?"

“We do have a lot of grievances about the military control of Europa Alliance, but if we were to leave the Europa Alliance’s jurisdiction, what would we eat?”

"..."

Luo Tianming sighed with relief, feeling gratified to see that Catherine hadn't chosen the poisonous option for short-term gain.

Just as Catherine said, once "Jupiter separatism" comes to power, they will face the same problems that "Jupiter Europa Alliance" is facing now.

Large colonies cannot be established in the Arctic Ocean, so resource shortages are inevitable. In order to reduce the exploitation of smaller settlements by larger settlements, a Resource Law must be enacted.

To survive in a treacherous, icy ocean, a powerful army is essential.

If monsters such as algae crawlers are periodically eliminated, they will affect the connection between normal sites.

Similarly, these stations scattered throughout the Arctic Ocean are like fragmented little societies. Without submarine transport to forcibly link them together, these places would eventually go their own way and become independent.

Often, it's not that the Europa Alliance necessarily wants to be autocratic, but rather that they have to use some ruthless methods to bring together the loosely organized human community.

"Jupiter separatism" sees this very clearly.

Everyone knows how difficult it is to manage Europa, and anyone in charge would make the same choice.

Essentially, they just want to become a free political party under the Europa Alliance, rather than engaging in any separatist or autonomous activities.

Just like the United States of America in the past, they could have a two-party system with elected governments, manipulate the votes, boast about the separation of powers, enjoy the benefits of the alliance, and at the same time, annoy the other party every day. There's nothing happier than that.

As for those who carry out terrorist attacks... they are antisocial elements attracted by the huge name of separatism. They can get all kinds of funding when needed, and will be decisively abandoned once they are no longer of use.

Chapter 405 The Last Solution

They brought back the good news that "Jupiter Separatism" was willing to make peace with the alliance, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Currently, three of the four factions are willing to sign a memorandum of understanding. The remaining clowns know there's no fun in this, so they won't go looking for trouble.

The alliance lavishly praised Luo Tianming before beginning to celebrate the end of the civil war.

They readily agreed to Catherine's terms and have already begun making arrangements quietly.

Although they had long since given up, Luo Tianming still managed to extort a hefty sum from the alliance on her behalf.

They were given access to key transportation hubs, along with some obsolete technology and equipment—all scarce resources for separatists. Therefore, they were quite satisfied with the ceasefire.

For the Europa Alliance, which is about to relocate a large number of people to the shelter, these things that cannot be taken away are naturally a burden. There is no loss in handing them over to the other party. On the contrary, it can help control the current chaotic situation.

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And so, an exceptionally brutal civil war came to a halt thanks to Luo Tianming's tireless efforts.

He truly accomplished something worthy of being recorded on Europa, and his fame once again overshadowed everything else.

However, he refused all the honors offered to him by the Europa Alliance, turning down both the victory banquet and the award ceremony. The only person in the entire alliance who could track down Luo Tianming was the head of the intelligence department: Migra.

After the Civil War ended, a previously shelved issue was brought back to the forefront.

Regarding the 'shelter program,' the selection criteria for admission have not yet been made public.

Because of the civil war, no one thought they could survive, so no one cared about whether they could survive afterward.

Now that the civil war is over, although some people have died... many more are still alive. The fact that no one died in such a great war has only strengthened humanity's will to survive.

As a result, there have been increasing calls for the league to open up the quota as soon as possible.

In the past, the Alliance would have simply sent a few intelligence agents to arrest a few people of moderate importance, declare them rebelling against the Alliance and inciting unrest, and then sent them to prison.

But that won't work now. We've just gone through a civil war caused by a rebellion and finally ushered in peace. Using such methods again would only reignite the conflicts that have just subsided.

The league is currently struggling with how to announce the specific quotas.

Luo Tianming went to see the 'Refuge Project' in the hydrothermal wasteland.

There's nothing much to see; it's just a series of hemispherical stone walls connected by metal and underground tunnels, forming an array. Each shelter can hold up to 5000 people, and the 30 shelters occupy a considerable area of ​​underwater volcanic ridges.

Using heat exchange pipes buried deep underground, geothermal energy can be converted into electricity, which can also provide heating for the shelter, so that they do not have to risk nuclear radiation to use nuclear energy.

Of course, there are also small reactors inside the site, but they are used for adjusting power supply and manufacturing weapons.

Other features include hydroponic farms inside the site, mines dug downwards, and cage aquaculture farms outside... Judging from these, the Europa Alliance must have been preparing for this for a long time.

Unfortunately, even if it was done a year earlier, it still wasn't enough.

At the beginning of the construction, the military's administrators only thought about building the shelters as quickly as possible and accommodating people, without ever considering the possibility that the shelters they built might not be enough.

Later they realized that time was too tight and there was no way to get everyone into their shelter.

A specific management method is needed to determine who can occupy the limited number of shelter seats.

The first priority is to secure seats for those who are currently involved in the construction work. Only by reassuring them can the remaining unfinished parts be completed; only by reassuring them can the remaining construction work on the shelter be finished.

However, the subsequent allocation resulted in considerable disagreement.

Some people believe that talented and capable individuals should be allowed to enter the shelter first...

Judging by merit is a relatively fair method.

But when those old guards from the alliance pulled out award records from who-knows-when, people realized just how shady these things were. As long as you lived long enough, those high-ranking officials could always earn their honors more easily than new recruits.

As a result, a selection method based purely on age, health, and racial superiority emerged within the alliance. Since the shelters carry the future of humanity, it is necessary to select the best among the best in order to prevent the offspring from having inferior genes.

"..."

Luo Tianming felt that if this plan were to be implemented, it would probably require another civil war.

Moreover, this is a war that will truly lead to the destruction of humanity, and no amount of persuasion can stop it.

"so……"

Luo Tianming looked at Migra who had found him and said, "You're just going to leave such a big problem to me?"

"..."

Migra adjusted her glasses and said without any remorse, "You are the one who ended the civil war and currently have the highest prestige on Europa. I believe that if you provide the final plan for the entire 'Sanctuary Project,' you will get the approval of the majority."

Luo Tian understood her with a glance: "You're basically not giving me a 'choice' at all. One is completely unacceptable, and the other, if accepted, would present even more problems than the first one."

"Now, 'you' are more inclined towards the first option, right?"

Migra pursed her lips: "It's 'them'!"

In fact, the people she and Luo Tianming were talking about were the same type of people—the "Earth remnants" who had previously supported Migra in controlling the intelligence department and secretly controlled the Europa Alliance.

These first colonists to set foot on Europa and their descendants were elusive, and few even knew of their existence.

They started interfering in various Alliance affairs a long time ago, and their involvement can be seen in the Vault Project.

According to Migra, the Remnant race seems to possess some of Earth's 'ancient technologies,' and given the Alliance's current reliance on archaeology to acquire advanced technologies, those who possess them undoubtedly possess the highest level of science and technology from Europa.

They seem to intend to build it into a society that is different from Europa and closer to Earth's technologically advanced level.

Migra seemed somewhat unable to tolerate this approach... If it were said that the people on Europa didn't seem like Earthlings, that would actually be considered a compliment.

After all, if Earth were still like it was in the early 21st century, there would be no need for humanity to colonize Jupiter directly.

What she found most intolerable about the orphans was that they were just like the residents of Lucy's hometown, Night City: they had developed an indifferent attitude towards the human body and self-mechanization, and there were bionic prosthetics everywhere.

Once humans fall under their control, they may very well become just like them.

Migra was truly at her wit's end, which is why she wanted to discuss with Luo Tianming a concrete plan to see how to refuse entry to the refuge for those survivors.

Since the situation is urgent, Luo Tianming no longer intends to hide anything.

He took Migra directly to the last gate of the capital's underground prison, where his 'last resort' was located.