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No desires, no wants!
I am a star, a silver star with a sharp, cold gleam, a sword unsheathed, and I will never fade away.
[We will not look back, for the light of our homeland will never return; we are determined to move forward.]
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The visuals in this video seem designed to bring tears to the eyes of everyone watching, across countless worlds.
"Holy crap! I almost cried. Zhang Beihai has had it so tough."
"He did it, he really did it, he preserved the spark of human civilization, and his thoughts will surely shine brightly and influence future generations."
"Yes, he did it. A lone hero who went against the tide. He shouldn't have done it because he was a person from two hundred years ago. What did the life and death of mankind have to do with him?"
"The most steadfast idealists are just like that man."
"Fearlessness is a victory for mankind!"
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By this point in the video, almost everyone in the myriad realms had given Zhang Beihai the highest praise.
But the video continued to play.
The story is not over. To keep a spark alive and to make it spread, much more needs to be done.
This is just the first step in a long journey!
Zhang Beihai knew all of this perfectly well!
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in the picture.
Zhang Beihai remained calm as he listened to the reports from Dongfang Yanxu and the others.
"It was all expected, but the close formation was an unforgivable mistake."
Then, Zhang Beihai got to work: "Comrades!"
This ancient name sounds unfamiliar to modern people, yet it is also so familiar.
"Comrades."
"Please allow me to use this ancient term, because I want to say that from now on everyone must share the same aspiration."
"We must all face reality and look to the future."
"Comrades, we can't go back now."
"The water droplet is still in the solar system, so there's no point in going back."
……
After Zhang Beihai finished speaking.
Subtitles flashed in the video
Yes, the droplets that destroyed humanity's three major fleets are still in the solar system.
The other nine water droplets will arrive in three years. If they return, their former home will become a death trap.
Human civilization may collapse completely before the Trisolaran main fleet arrives.
The remaining five spaceships, along with the escaped Quantum and Bronze Age, must shoulder the responsibility of continuing civilization.
Nine more water droplets!
The appearance of these subtitles in the video undoubtedly dealt a devastating blow to the humans of the Trisolaran world who were watching it.
—The Trisolaran civilization.
"Despair! Utter utter despair!"
"Waaaaah, is this the ultimate fate of human civilization?"
"Really are!"
"Hey!"
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The video continues playing.
in the picture.
After Zhang Beihai finished speaking, the 5,500 people looked at him like babies whose umbilical cords had been cut looked at their father.
Zhang Beihai was indeed like a calm and strong father, leading them to distant places in search of hope.
"We will always be part of humanity, but now we are an independent society."
"We must break free from our spiritual dependence on the Earth. As a nascent civilization, we still have much to do."
"Now, we should give our world a new name."
Dongfang Yanxu said, "We come from Earth, and may be the only inheritors of Earth's civilization, so let's call it Starship Earth."
Zhang Beihai nodded, casting an approving glance at him.
"From this moment forward, each of us is a citizen of Starship Earth."
"Now, everyone, please return to your posts."
After Zhang Beihai finished speaking, the two holographic projections disappeared.
The captains' projections were still there. The Deep Space asked, "Senior, should the four of us ships come closer?"
"There's no need. Getting closer would just consume fuel."
"Energy is the lifeblood of our starship on Earth, so we should save as much as we can."
“I understand how you feel, but 20 kilometers is not a long distance. From now on, we must think long-term.”
Zhang Beihai replied to them.
"Yes, we must consider the long-term perspective." Dongfang Yanxu repeated his words softly, his eyes blank.
2.7 "We need to convene a citizens' assembly as soon as possible to finalize the basic affairs of Starship Earth."
"Most of them will also enter a hibernation state to maximize energy savings."
"In any case, the history of Starship Earth is about to begin!"
Zhang Beihai explained this to the captains.
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Immediately afterwards, in the scene...
The next day, the humans on Starship Earth held a general assembly, but it was online.
They confirmed their target: the constellation Cygnus, with the star NH558J2 at a distance of 18 light-years.
Even the Trisolarans wouldn't be that far from Earth; at our current travel speed, it would take them 2000 years.
From the Qin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty in human history.
Two thousand years—a chilling number that momentarily blurred the lines between reality and the future for humanity on Starship Earth.
We can only move forward generation after generation.
Next, in the video, the citizens' assembly also confirmed its political status as a completely independent country.
This resolution was sent to humanity on Earth, immediately silencing the United Nations and the remaining fleet's joint conference.
What could Earthlings say? They couldn't say anything.
After a long time, Earth's reply was merely a blessing.
Chapter 61: Black, fucking black!
Above the heavens and the myriad realms, strange phenomena occurred frequently, and the video continued to play.
in the picture.
The Starship Earth humans sent their resolution to the humans on Earth.
Faced with this resolution, what could the UN fleet say but remain silent and offer its blessings?
Although this is embarrassing, it is absolutely impossible for the three fleets to flee together.
Therefore, in the face of a massive disaster, survival itself becomes an obstacle.
In the following day or two, Zhang Beihai and the remaining 5,500 starship humans continued to discuss how to determine the rules of survival on the starship.
Initially, because all the humans on the fleet were soldiers, they were prepared to establish a centralized, autocratic society, which would ensure social efficiency and survival, but Zhang Beihai refused.
Because Starship Earth needs active thinking and creativity.
However, Zhang Beihai believes that an environment like that in modern society is also unacceptable. In the face of disaster, it is extremely fragile for everyone to act solely for their own interests.
After discussing it for a long time, no conclusion was reached.
Afterwards, the fleet personnel prepared to nominate Zhang Beihai as the leader of each ship, because he was qualified.
But Zhang Beihai also solved it.
This left everyone completely baffled.
But Zhang Beihai didn't say anything more; they needed to figure it out for themselves.
The content of the video seemed to indicate that everything was moving in a positive direction.
But everything in the previous 10 videos was just a smokescreen; only survival was real.
Many viewers of the video weren't stupid; they recognized the content of the video.
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--The world of One Piece.
Naval Headquarters.
"Wait, what does this video mean?" Sengoku was somewhat surprised.
Karp asked, "What's wrong, old comrade? Is there a problem?"
"It's nothing, it just felt like it contained some nonsense," Zhan Guo said.
"What?"
Garp and the three admirals of the Navy all looked at him.
Upon seeing this, Zhan Guo sighed and said, "If we compare the universe to a vast ocean and spaceships to ships, then they would need to travel 2000 kilometers across the ocean. Can they really reach their destination?"
"Do they really have enough energy?"
Garp was taken aback: "Huh?"
"Didn't we say earlier that the fleet members should conserve energy and most of them should enter a state of hibernation?"
"If energy is truly plentiful, why the rush?"
"Prior to this, the Asian Commander and Zhang Beihai had discussed that the Natural Selection was not fully fueled and had set sail hastily."
Warring States said.
Upon hearing this, the three admirals of the navy were taken aback, as was Sengoku.
Akainu said, "If it were pirates on the high seas facing this kind of survival test, they would definitely kill each other to ensure that they are the last ones to survive."
Upon hearing this, Garp fell silent.
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The video continues playing.
in the picture.
Zhang Beihai called out to Dongfang and said, "Dongfang, I want to regain my identity and take the position of executive captain of the Natural Choice."
Dongfang Yanxu was somewhat surprised.
"Okay, give me back the highest level of control over the warship."
Dongfang Yanxu naturally agreed.