Chapter 720: Response
Mars Express was a Mars probe launched by the European Space Agency in 2003, although the Beagle 2 rover it carried for landing on Mars failed because it failed to deploy its solar panels.
But the Mars Express satellite itself is still circling Mars, collecting some atmospheric data.
While eight Mars satellites belonging to various countries were actively collecting various data and providing feedback, Mars Express took a series of continuous pictures of the falling asteroid and sent them back.
At the same time, ESA also chose to make it public as soon as possible.
In this exploration plan, the declining European Space Agency did not launch a probe. At this time, being able to use the satellites in the orbit of Mars to play a role can be considered a sense of participation.
In the photos released by ESA, a long object was breaking through the thin atmosphere of Mars and smashing down.
Because the atmosphere of Mars is thin, no fire is formed on the surface, so the entire long object can be seen.
By enlarging the photo and completing it with artificial intelligence, a strange image is finally formed.
You can see rows of 'egg'-like things jumping on the surface of the 'asteroid', and there are things similar to 'blood threads' on the surface.
You can tell it’s alive at first glance!
And as the photos move and switch, you can see a new egg being pushed out from the inside...
"What is this?"
"What the hell! Eggs?"
"Is it the egg of the abyss monster?"
" Is this a biological invasion?"
“How disgusting…”
“…”
As various voices emerged, Umbrella convened the heads of major aerospace agencies for an online meeting.
"Everyone, we have some clues about this matter."
Li Yao leaned on the table with his fingers crossed, his tone calm.
Now that Umbrella has made a lot of information clear, it doesn't matter if they show that they know the truth.
Then some Zerg concept art was shown directly on the screen.
"This is a species called the Abyss Zerg. They are very troublesome and difficult to deal with. They can grow and develop themselves by using the resources of Mars after landing on Mars. Once they develop, they may be even more troublesome than the last Abyss invasion... "
As the information about the Abyss Zerg came to light, all parties seemed very solemn.
In fact, it is because Umbrella's reputation is too good now.
Although aloof and with various problems, Umbrella never brags or makes false statements.
At least before Umbrella told a huge lie, their trustworthiness was extremely high, and they were in a completely different league from the previous Da Piaoliang.
So at this critical moment, the parties did not raise many questions or anything, but instead thought about working together to solve the problem.
Perhaps someone like Da Piaoliang who is unwilling to accept the defeat may have some other thoughts in her heart, but at least on the surface they must be united.
"The total equivalent of the nuclear bombs we carried this time is 20 million tons. You should have brought quite a few as well. Is there a chance that we can wipe them out by conducting orbital bombardment directly?"
"Or, after they have brain worms and have intelligence, can we try to connect and communicate?"
"Mars is too far away. Even if we want to attack, it's out of reach."
"It will be equally troublesome for them to come here, right?"
“…”
There were all kinds of suggestions and discussions, but Li Yao still shook his head and said
"It's best not to have any fluke mentality. If we can't solve it in one go, we need to be prepared for a long-term confrontation. The Zerg itself is actually not very harmful, but with the guidance of the Abyss Monsters, it is a very troublesome war machine..."
With Umbrella's current power and more detailed information, a consensus was finally reached on conducting orbital bombardment.
Since the Zerg has activated the 'war' option, we can't hold back and have to give them the big stuff right at the start!
Even if we cannot wipe them out in one go, we must first consume their initial resources to slow down their development.
Originally, Umbrella held this meeting specifically, and it was rare that there was no live broadcast or announcement, just to make a quick decision and communicate at a critical moment.
We do not want to cause a global discussion, lest there may be some constraints and accidents.
However, although Umbrella has reached the top, the areas under its direct jurisdiction are not many. Even with the control of TT itself, there are still many people who are not there to "lead the tide" but really have strange ideas!
That is a group that many people in the West are troubled by, the white left-wing saints.
The originally secret meeting caused an uproar after some of its content was leaked.
"If you are not sure whether the alien visitors are hostile, you should not take hostile actions!"
"Since it is confirmed that it is not a creature from the abyss, we can definitely talk about it first."
"Don't be so cruel. What's the point of dropping a nuclear bomb at the beginning?"
"Since it's not like those monsters invaded New York last time, we should try to communicate."
"Only through communication can peace be maintained, and only through cooperation can there be win-win results."
“…”
…
Wang Yizheng, Qian Yayan and Liu Xiaoke were dining at a Michelin three-star restaurant in Penglai. After seeing the news, they couldn't help but feel amused. These guys are really interesting.
The reason why the content of the internal meeting was exposed was because of Morgan and his group.
They also consulted Enzo about this and inquired about some information about the Abyss Zerg.
This time, besides being purely disgusting, they actually really want to make contact with the Zerg!
Enzo told them some of the characteristics of the Zerg without hiding anything. Faced with this species, it was absolutely normal for some ambitious people to want to take it for themselves and control it.
This was the case with many of the civilizations destroyed by the Zerg.
If it were in the past, they might still hesitate because they had everything under control at that time.
Just pick any one of the asset management companies such as Vanguard, BlackRock, State Street, and Fidelity, and they are truly wealthy enough to rival a country.
Everything from fruit to Microsoft and Coca-Cola, they all hold shares.
So what they wanted more at that time was to consolidate their position.
But now that the throne of dominance has been taken away by Umbrella, the approach they choose can be more radical and less burdensome.
While Wang Yi was cutting the snails, he casually gave Lin Shiqin instructions.
"If the first bombing fails, then give them a chance to make contact and see if we can lure out the Abyss Lord behind them."
Being so far away from Mars, it is really impossible to eliminate the insects brought by the egg sacs with just the nuclear bombs they carry. Wang Yi's expectation is just to destroy their initial resources.
Since he knew what his opponent was like and the threat was generally under control, Wang Yi could afford to give it a try...
Although most of the Abyss Lords have mental problems, some of their intuitions are very accurate, so arranging a few real traitors to make contact is actually the best fishing bait.
After wiping his mouth, Wang Yi also gave his own rating to this Michelin restaurant.
Can eat
Anyway, for Penglai, the easiest shops to set up are various top-notch food stores, which are much more numerous than those luxury stores.
I just want to eat something delicious, it’s not too much...
