I have a debt of 3 trillion, and my creditors are begging me not to die.

Early in the morning, Yang Chen received a call from Jiang Wenming.

"Chairman Yang, the situation is a bit urgent. The space agency just called, requesting that we prepare missiles. That asteroid is very likely heading towards Earth, and we must be prepared to destroy it. With our current technology and military capabilities, it's not easy to hit it reliably. So I thought of that rocket you just tested. Could we use it to transport missiles to space to intercept that asteroid in advance? If it's feasible, I'd like to have a video conference with you and the leaders of the space force to discuss it."

"Whether it works or not, we definitely have to try. I'm still on Earth, and I don't want to be wiped out by some asteroid like the dinosaurs. You guys prepare the right missiles, and we'll get the rockets ready right away."

"Okay! I'll arrange it right away and get the assembly done as soon as possible. To ensure a high success rate, let's both prepare a few extra, at least 10."

"No problem! At this point, we can't worry about costs; protecting humanity's only home is the most important thing."

After hanging up the phone, Yang Chen didn't sleep in anymore and hurriedly got up to arrange the big rocket.

Meanwhile, NASA and the military in the United States are also discussing a collaboration to use American missiles to destroy the asteroid. This would not only allow them to flex their muscles to the world, but also make their somewhat disappointed allies submit to them again.

NASA Administrator Mark Duffy stated, "We are now almost certain that this asteroid will hit Earth, but we cannot yet determine the impact location or the exact destructive force. However, it is certain that it will cause a massive catastrophe, potentially killing 20 to 30 billion people and countless other species. Therefore, whether it is to reshape our image as a superpower or for our own safety, we must ensure that that asteroid is destroyed."

Military representative Hania immediately stated firmly, "Then there's no room for negotiation. Our military must go all out, using our best missiles to destroy that asteroid and ensure everyone here survives. I suggest a global live broadcast so the whole world can see the true military and space capabilities of the Bald Eagle. Otherwise, they're already starting to doubt the authenticity of our moon landing. What do you all think?"

Representatives from NASA and the military immediately expressed their views.

"I have no objection, I absolutely support it! Even our own people are now doubting whether our moon landing plan is real, we must prove to everyone the true strength of the Bald Eagle in this field."

"I suggest that the spacecraft we use this time should still be called Apollo, so that we can better demonstrate our strength."

"No problem! We'll use the Apollo spacecraft to send the nuclear bomb into space and detonate that damned asteroid there. We must succeed this time; only by succeeding can we prove our dominance to the world."

After listening to everyone's ideas, NASA Director Mark Duffy nodded and said, "Since everyone thinks this way, I have no objection. Let's do it this way and start preparing now. Time is of the essence; we must begin our operation before China or any other country takes action."

Immediately after the meeting, Mark Duffy ordered NASA's social media accounts to start a live video stream, while the US military's social media accounts also started a live video stream.

To ensure wider visibility, they also issued executive orders requiring major platforms to push live streams to NASA and the U.S. military's accounts, ensuring all users received notifications of the two agencies' live streams, aiming to attract as many viewers as possible from around the world to witness the entire destruction process.

The actions of NASA and the U.S. military quickly attracted global media attention.

In particular, the US's own media, under official instruction, deliberately exaggerated the dangers of an asteroid impact on Earth, suggesting that humanity could very well face extinction like the dinosaurs did.

With media hype, people all over the world panicked.

Sure enough, netizens from all over the world flocked to NASA and the US military's live streams to discuss the topic.

"Eagle Daddy, you must succeed this time! The hopes of all mankind rest on your shoulders. I don't want to become extinct like the dinosaurs."

"Oh shit, I've never slept with a girl before, I can't die! Can you give me a definite answer on when the impact will happen, and whether it will definitely destroy humanity? If that's the case, I'm going to rape Jessica right now."

"As the globally recognized hegemon, the Bald Eagle must stand up to save the Earth. Only you have the strength to do so. Everyone's hopes are pinned on you. Don't let everyone down."

Seeing the comments and bullet screens from netizens around the world, NASA and the U.S. military leaders were very happy. The public opinion environment had been created, and as long as they successfully destroyed that planet, the U.S. would immediately become the unique hegemon in the hearts of people all over the world once again.

Meanwhile, Chinese media initially followed foreign media in exaggerating the dangers of the asteroid. However, around noon, all media outlets within China, whether local Chinese media companies or offices of foreign media companies in China, adopted a unified approach and began to accurately report the dangers of the asteroid.

If a very small number of media outlets disobey orders, then the social media platforms should temporarily ban their accounts.

However, anyone familiar with the internet knows that there are too many idiots online. When these idiots see that a few media outlets have been banned, they immediately start making all sorts of dark speculations, and then they continue to exaggerate the harm and stir up trouble.

At 12:32, the asteroid passed the expected perihelion, but based on its trajectory and speed, this expected perihelion was not the actual perihelion; it was still flying closer to Earth.

Experts from various countries' aviation agencies and astronomers have been busy calculating the probability of it hitting Earth using their expertise and equipment.

After the data was calculated, the space agencies of various countries immediately shared the data, and eventually everyone reached a consensus that the probability of this asteroid hitting Earth had soared to 20%-25%.

It may not seem like a very high probability, but in reality, the risk is extremely high, and humans cannot take such a big risk to wait.

The U.S. military and NASA immediately announced the launch of a spacecraft carrying a nuclear missile to intercept the asteroid in space.

There aren't many countries capable of doing this. Besides the United States, there's Russia, the European Space Agency, and finally, China.

The bald eagle has already informed the European side, forbidding them from taking such actions. This is the bald eagle's time to "solo".

Everyone knows that Europe fears the bald eagle, so if the eagle father speaks, they absolutely dare not object and will certainly obey unconditionally.

However, China and Russia do not tolerate the bald eagle; they are also proceeding step by step in their own way to destroy the asteroid that threatens Earth's safety.

Russia is being sanctioned by a coalition of Western countries, but it also wants to show off its power to the world, just like the bald eagle.

So they approached Yang Chen, hoping he could speak to platforms like TikTok and ask them to allow their military accounts to livestream the destruction process.

Yang Chen will definitely need to consult with the relevant departments before making a decision; this matter is quite significant.

After discussions with relevant departments and approval from higher-level leaders, Yang Chen was finally permitted to conduct a live video broadcast to Da Mao's family. Meanwhile...

Relevant departments have also made it clear that China's actions will be broadcast live globally.

This is a great opportunity to compete for global influence, and China must seize it.

When the three permanent members of the UN Security Council in Europe saw that they were broadcasting the event globally, they couldn't sit still anymore, especially France. They felt that as one of the five permanent members, there was no reason for them to keep their heads down and not make any moves at this time.

So France immediately contacted the European Commission, saying that either Europe should join in, or France should go alone. This was an opportunity to redefine its global status and voice, and it couldn't be missed.

If France takes this step, regardless of their success or failure, they will undoubtedly become the dominant power in Europe, and no other country, including Germany, will be qualified to challenge France.

Therefore, Germany and other countries immediately expressed their willingness to join in.

If the EU does it, then the UK, as a "fallen empire," certainly has to do it too. Although they are no longer in power, they still need to maintain a basic level of dignity, otherwise they will have even less presence in the world in the future.

However, Britain doesn't have the capability on its own, so they can only quickly contact the EU for cooperation. They can contribute more money, and together they can do this big job in the name of Europe.

With the top donor joining, the EU is naturally happy to ask for more money from him. Regardless of the success or failure of this operation, the EU will at least not suffer any economic losses.

The EU asked the UK for 10 billion euros right off the bat. That money wouldn't even be enough for China's Chang'e 5 lunar exploration project. But now they want the UK to pay for a space nuclear missile launch. It's like they're ripping the UK off.

There's a bit of a grudge involved here, since it was Britain that left the EU.

If you're looking to take advantage of this opportunity, why not seize it and rip him off?
Although the price was outrageous, time was of the essence, and the British had no choice but to swallow their anger, pay the money quickly, and join the European operation.

Subsequently, French media were the first to announce that a European coalition had been formed under French leadership, aiming to contribute to human security.

Germany and other countries couldn't stand seeing the French media promoting this; wouldn't that mean France was the leader of Europe?
As a result, German state media widely reported on the event with the headline "Germany takes the lead in facilitating the formation of a European coalition."

Meanwhile, the British media heavily reported on the event, using the headline "England spearheaded the formation of the coalition with a contribution of 10 billion euros."

The reports from these countries have made people all over the world laugh. What the hell are they doing at this age, still fighting over such trivial and meaningless fame?
Instead of wasting time on this, they should report more on the latest developments regarding the asteroid and the specific details of the European coalition's operations.

The three permanent members of the UN Security Council are all broadcasting live, so the European coalition should also do a live broadcast. The purpose of making such a big fuss is to seize the right to speak. How can you seize the right to speak if you don't expand your sphere of influence?

However, the United States is very dissatisfied with Europe's actions. Relevant departments have directly called on all platforms operating within the United States not to broadcast live to the European coalition. Platforms whose parent companies are not located in the United States, but have branches, subsidiaries, offices, or other institutions within the United States, are also not allowed to broadcast live to the European coalition in other countries.

If this requirement is violated, the relevant authorities in the United States will impose heavy penalties on these platforms afterward. Unless they abandon the White Eagle Market, they will not be allowed to continue operating without paying the fine.

With this approach, the operation of the European coalition was only broadcast live on platforms within Europe, which somewhat diminished its impact.

An hour later, the U.S. rocket launched first, followed by Russia's rocket an hour later, and then Europe's rocket. China did not launch immediately, as it was still conducting final and precise planning.

According to the plans of countries like the United States, they first send spacecraft carrying nuclear weapons into space and put them into lunar orbit, waiting for the best opportunity to destroy them.

This is a feasible solution that they currently possess the technology to achieve; it is theoretically feasible.

but.

Since it is traveling along an orbit, it means that the spacecraft carrying nuclear weapons may not be on the same side of Earth as the asteroid. If it happens to be on the other side of Earth, the asteroid will be approaching Earth, which will result in the inability to intercept the asteroid because the nuclear weapons cannot be launched in time.

Therefore, the only solution they can take is to launch multiple nuclear missiles distributed in different locations in orbit, ensuring that no matter how they travel along the Earth-Moon orbit, there will always be 1-2 nuclear missiles directly facing the asteroid.

This is also why they had to launch ahead of schedule, because they were not just launching one, but as many as possible.

Yang Chen's side is different. They aim for a single, decisive strike, destroying the asteroid with just one nuclear bomb. Therefore, they need to accurately calculate the asteroid's trajectory to reduce the difficulty.

note!

The reason why the Chinese side made such precise calculations was simply to reduce the difficulty.

Actually.

Even without calculating precise trajectories, Yang Chen's variable-orbit, variable-speed launch vehicle can transport nuclear weapons to suitable launch areas in a short time.

After all, this rocket only needs ten minutes to orbit half of the moon. Even if it and the asteroid are at opposite ends of the Earth, it can immediately change its orbit and accelerate to a launchable area. This obstruction will not affect it at all.

After joint calculations by experts in the aerospace field in China, the three most likely trajectories of the asteroid were quickly determined.

The reason there are three possible trajectories is that this asteroid is not regular and constantly undergoes slight deviations during its orbit. However, even the slightest deviation can cause a huge deviation if the distance is long enough.

This is also the biggest challenge in destroying this asteroid; nuclear weapons from other countries may not be able to hit it.

After obtaining accurate data, engineers from the Star Communication Satellite and the Space Administration conducted final equipment adjustments, and the nuclear bombs provided by the military also underwent a final check. Only after all three parties confirmed that there were no problems did the Chinese carrier rocket finally launch. (End of Chapter)