Starting as a Wallfacer, his defection to the Three-Body Problem shocked the world.

Chapter 231 Feeling confident

Upon hearing this, not only Luo Congmin on the stage, but even some officials from the Earth Alliance fell silent.

Everyone knew that the garrison forces around the world were not fully staffed, but no one had ever imagined that the staffing levels would be this high.

Ninety percent—how terrifying is that?

This means that out of every ten people, only one is capable of taking up arms and fighting; the rest are either clerical workers or older men.

Do you really think his garrison is a retirement home? Seven soldiers can't even muster eight teeth?

As for why such a large number of defective units have not been discovered, the reason can be attributed to the widespread use of brain networks and cloned units.

Nowadays, the military's definition of a soldier is vastly different from what it used to be. Due to the rapid development of cloning technology and brain-computer interfaces, it is now rare for living people to personally go to the battlefield to fight.

Most soldiers only need to rely on brain-networked devices to control weapons or to control clone troop units for remote combat.

Except for a few giant mechs that require human control, wars between people have long since ceased to exist.

Modern warfare is more like everyone sitting down to play a game within the rules.

After all, war kills people and is extremely cruel. It is unwise to send too many living people to the battlefield. Since there are clones as a substitute, why send real people to their deaths?

This is the greatest change that technology has brought to human society, making even a dirty game like war a relaxing affair.

Anyway, this is no different from wars in the past. In the past, officials would sit in front of a sand table and command, sending civilian children to their deaths. Now, civilian children don't need to be sent to their deaths. What's being killed are just a group of clones that can grow from fetuses to adults in 20 hours.

As for the philosophical question of whether clones' lives are also lives, Principal Liu never considered giving them real citizenship rights from the beginning. Otherwise, who would human society exploit?

It is precisely because of this special reason that the soldiers in the army have long lost their fighting spirit, and it is also the root cause of corruption in the entire army from top to bottom. After all, the concept of the country has been completely erased now. The world is unified, so who are we fighting for?

"That's it, that's all."

Luo Congmin was not unaware of the reasons behind this; from the beginning of her presidency, she knew that the Earth Federation would eventually face this day.

She is already very content that it can last for hundreds of years.

"In that case, shall we all just wait here to die?"

"I disagree!"

Just then, the meeting room doors suddenly opened, immediately drawing the attention of all the committee members present.

Just then, Cheng Xin walked in with several bodyguards from Xinghuan Group.

"Ms. Cheng, you are no longer an official of the local government. Please leave!"

The guard on duty at the entrance immediately raised his gun and blocked Cheng Xin's way, while the group of bodyguards behind Cheng Xin also surrounded her, forming an angle with the guard and protecting Cheng Xin in the center.

"Let her in."

Luo Congmin glanced at the door. She didn't have much affection for this woman. In her memory, apart from making a few stupid mistakes, this woman was almost useless.

When the doves of the Earth Alliance elected her as party leader to suppress Luo Congmin, Luo Congmin felt a little sorry for her.

A person who cannot even control his own destiny has been trying to rewrite the fate of humanity.

As Luo Congmin finished speaking, the guards outside the door stopped blocking him and allowed him to enter the venue.

"Ms. Cheng, on behalf of the Earth Federation, I express my deepest regret regarding the matter of the world tour. It was my momentary lapse in judgment that led to this tragedy."

Although Luo Congmin apologized, she didn't even get up. She remained seated, her gaze sweeping over the group of officials, including Cheng Xin.

She sat in that position for hundreds of years, longer than any emperor in human history. In terms of her great achievements, she was comparable to Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu of Han.

The reason why such a big mess occurred in the Rimworld was that the Trisolarans were too powerful. Luo Congmin knew very well that even if all 14 troops were stationed in the Rimworld, they would not be able to hold it. That's why she didn't involve everyone else in this matter.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Xin simply raised her hand.

"Your Excellency, I am not here today to demand an explanation, but to bring you good news. Perhaps we don't have to die."

These words immediately caused an uproar in the audience.

"You don't have to die?"

"real or fake!"

"RimWorld has been bombed, so are there other backup methods for escaping?"

Just as everyone was wondering, many officials' expressions changed at the same time.

Just now, they received news that Cheng Xin had personally released the heavily guarded former swordsman, Wade.

Currently, Cheng Xin and Ai AA have had their citizenship revoked by the Earth Alliance and are listed as the most wanted persons.

Looking at Cheng Xin, she was standing swaggering in the meeting room of the Earth Alliance's top management, showing no awareness of being a wanted criminal. This meant that she must have found a new way to act so fearlessly!