Chapter 10 Opportunity and Crisis

With Li Hao as an unexpected surprise, Zhou Naiyi's "stall" could be considered to be up and running. Besides their team, Gao Yunfeng's team was still a favorite. Although their last result was poor, it was only in comparison. Overall, they were still representative of the standard of Tianjing Mech Academy, and it was generally believed that they had accumulated experience after the loss.

Of course, with Principal Long's personality, he wouldn't put all his eggs in two baskets.

In the morning, there was a class on interstellar geography.

Li Hao yawned incessantly, having shaken off the three curious babies early in the morning. Men also had a lot to deal with.

Before long, Ma Long arrived and sat directly next to Li Hao. "Brother Hao, let's continue our in-depth discussion from yesterday. I'm telling you, your chance has come. Ye Tong clearly has a good impression of you!"

"Don't talk nonsense. We knew each other before. It's just that old friends are reunited, so we're a little excited."

"Why explain? Just be glad you have a brother like me. Don't you think I know what you're dreaming of? Of course, it's just a little bit of a good impression. The problem is that what you did back then clearly left her with an excellent impression. Girls, especially beautiful women, only remember what they care about. Otherwise, forget about a fake brother, even a real brother is useless. One lifetime, four brothers, don't blame me for not reminding you, you won't be able to catch such a beauty in a month if you don't make a move."

Li Hao shook his head.

Ma Long was anxious, "You, Musashi, and Zuo Xiaotang are all big problems. Especially you. Musashi is passive and suitable for mature women. Zuo Xiaotang is a fan of the second dimension. Only you, even a master like me can't figure out your pulse. But no matter who you like, Ye Tong is the ceiling of your life. The son-in-law of the Nangong and Ye families, wow, I'll be counting on you to carry me in the future..."

Li Hao covered Ma Long's mouth. This kind of foul mouth could really spray anything. Zuo Xiaotang and Musashi could only laugh. Anyway, if he didn't say Li Hao, he would have to say the two of them. It was a waste of talent for Ma Long not to be a matchmaker.

After shaking off Ma Long's entanglement, Li Hao began to doze off. He was really tormented by Ma Long enough yesterday. He didn't know where this guy got so much energy.

Today was Dr. Yan Nan's class. Teacher Yan Nan never took attendance and had the best temper.

"...At present, the total economic volume and technical level of NUP are already the first in the Solar System Alliance, but we USE still hold the right to speak in many fields, especially the space route rights, including the development rights of several extrasolar planets, and these are what the Lunar Federation will compete for next. From past history, this situation is often accompanied by war. The good thing is that ROM's attitude is ambiguous, but they are not for Earth, but just don't want the moon to be the only superpower. These years, not only NUP, but ROM's development is also not to be underestimated. In terms of heritage, I am more optimistic about ROM, with its superior geographical location and abundant mineral resources. Of course, population is a shortcoming..." Dr. Yan Nan took a sip of water.

"Li Hao!"

"Yes!" Li Hao, who had just entered dreamland, stood up almost immediately, and the whole room burst into laughter. It was unique to doze off in Dr. Yan's class.

"Do you think there is a possibility of civil war in the Solar System Alliance?" Yan Nan asked. He remembered this student, mainly because he came to every class, but he often dozed off. This time, he really couldn't stand it.

"Professor Yan, to be honest, it doesn't matter whether there is a fight within the solar system or not. Our main enemy is external," Li Hao said.

Yan Nan was slightly stunned. "Tell me about it."

"We have explored Kepler-22b and gained a lot, but we also encountered an alien creature attack for the first time. Those bugs came strangely, and I think there is a conspiracy. Humanity stepping into Kepler-22b is like opening Pandora's box. Now the biggest threat comes from the outside."

Li Hao said, Kepler-22b was the biggest gain of humanity's interstellar expedition. Before humanity had developed the moon, this rich Earth-like planet was coveted by many people, and it was finally taken down by their generation. Kepler was even better than expected, but not long after landing, humanity's vanguard almost suffered a devastating blow, a swarm of silicon-based giant insects that appeared out of nowhere.

This was a large class, with more than two hundred people, and laughter broke out almost as soon as he finished speaking, especially because Li Hao looked so serious.

Before Yan Nan could speak, someone stood up, "Li Hao, I think you're still sleepy. Our current level of technology is definitely among the best in the galaxy. It's only a matter of time before we completely occupy the galaxy. Kepler-22b is a gift to us humans. As for those bugs, they are not our opponents at all. It's only a matter of time before we wipe them out. You're too cowardly."

"That's right, this world belongs to the brave. Outside is the sea of stars and infinite opportunities. What are we working hard for? Isn't it just to realize the value of mankind!"

Everyone chimed in, and their sense of pride soared. What are alien civilizations like? Humans know now, but overall, they are still disappointed. They have some combat power, but in the face of human land and air strikes, they can only retreat. Moreover, if you really want to use top-level civilizations, you don't have to wait until now. Where are they?

Are they supposed to stay put out of inexplicable fear? That would be just waiting to die.

Li Hao's words suddenly aroused everyone's enthusiasm. After all, this was Tianjing Mech Academy, where elites gathered.

This was also the mainstream of the entire Solar System Alliance. Humans were quite confident in their current strength. It wasn't that Li Hao was afraid, and he also agreed to go out, and had to go out, but they had to be cautious. A frog in a well was really undesirable.

Yan Nan smiled slightly and signaled everyone to be quiet. "Li Hao, stay after class. Let's continue, calm down, and go back to the mech competition that just ended some time ago. NUP tried its best to promote it, even at the cost of bearing most of the expenses. From now on, they have won, but I think it's a good thing. Instead of hiding the problem, it's better to throw it out, see yourself clearly, and face the challenge..."

"Brother Hao, you're too cowardly. What's outside is opportunity. I joined the Starship Department because I hope that one day I can drive my own spaceship and take the crew to conquer the universe. This is every man's dream. Little Tang, right!" Ma Long said in a low voice, "Maybe I can get a fief in Kepler in the future and become a lord, that would be wonderful."

"My dream is to see an ARTHS concert, tickets..."

"Okay, okay, look at your potential. Musashi, we should be the same."

Musashi glanced at Li Hao, "Brother Hao, what do you think is wrong with my fighting style? I've been thinking about it all night, and I still can't figure out how to crack it. Is there a flaw in my training method?"

Li Hao touched his nose. When should he say this? Musashi's method and foundation were well-established, but his situation was quite special and there was no analogy, but he couldn't say that.

"Don't get hung up on it. Everyone's training methods and styles are different. Your family is professional. It's better to ask your old man at home than ask me."

Musashi nodded. Li Hao might be able to fight, but his guidance was a bit lacking. This required enough experience and a high level of vision.

Ma Long was speechless, two fools, nervous, in the age of technology, fighting was useful, but it wasn't the main thing. Besides, even if it was a mobile unit, what's the use of one person being strong?

So he took the Starship Department. Although mechs were cool and heroic, they weren't practical. Wasn't it cool to be a captain?

Well, he would let Manman be his first mate at that time, a romantic interstellar trip, life ah...

Ding ding ding...

The bell rang for the end of class. The ones who were fantasizing were fantasizing, and the ones who were passionate were passionate. Everyone was still a little unsatisfied. Li Hao was also ready to leave, but he didn't expect Professor Yan Nan to remember him and nodded. Li Hao could only follow quickly, after all, the credits for this course were very important.

In the tutor's lounge next to the classroom.

Yan Nan wiped his glasses and revealed a smile, "You, you're not old, but you're quite mature. I've read some of your papers, and they're full of deep worries. Is there any reason?"

Li Hao shrugged, "Professor Yan, Kepler-22b is 2.4 times the diameter of our Earth, the temperature is about 21 degrees, it has seas and forests, a large, perfect Earth, and several rare elements that we don't have on Earth. Even if we developed the solar system, we haven't encountered such a perfect place. The only thing that used to restrict us was the distance of 600 light-years and wormhole technology, but we have only mastered wormhole technology for a few years. The flares of Kepler's orbiting star gave us the coordinates and allowed us to successfully complete the first wormhole jump. Not only that, Kepler is even better than we expected. Professor, all of this is too perfect. The appearance of the giant insects is also very strange, and they are silicon-based life forms, which is a bit strange. Could it be that there is something we haven't considered, such as another civilization fishing?"

Yan Nan nodded, "Have you read my 'Interstellar Civilization Barrier' published two years ago?"

"I've read it, Professor, I completely agree with this view. There may be some kind of spatial barrier between star fields, which prevents high civilizations from arbitrarily invading low civilizations. Wormholes are like fishing rods. When we arrived at Kepler, it was also when human coordinates were opened. Since we have already taken this step, we cannot be too optimistic." This wasn't Li Hao's worry, but the influence of BLEEM, because there were many battle training sessions about Kepler-22b in BLEEM's dream world. As far as he knew, BLEEM wasn't shooting at random.

Those recognized inferior giant insect-type silicon-based life forms that couldn't be called civilizations left a deep impression on him. They were not low-level.

"In fact, there are quite a few scientists who hold this view, but Kepler is of great help to us humans. I can see some internal information. To put it this way, it can help us achieve a century of technological transformation. NUP's current transformation is the best. The excellent performance of the new weapons this time also comes from Kepler's new element K23, which is also known as the God Element in the material world. That kind of madness is understandable. You can come to me at any time to exchange ideas if you have any ideas."

Professor Yan Nan patted Li Hao. Overall, mankind was in a state of blind optimism and "expansion." This was the mainstream.

Li Hao nodded. If there really was an extraterrestrial civilization fishing, then the solar system would be a fat fish. If not, then mankind would be the chosen one. The videos and situation of Kepler-22b were hot topics, the kind of place you wanted to go to after just one look.

If he had to find a suitable word to describe it, it would be—paradise.

(New book on the road, partners, click on a small collection, ps: All the scientific theories in the book are basically serious nonsense.)