Changkong Fighter

Chapter 43 Let’s start again

A new day arrives and the sun rises as usual, illuminating the Pacific Ocean.

The blue sea is the same as usual, the only difference is that there is a bright "halo" in the sky. The sinkhole turns the sunlight into a colorful rainbow, which spreads on the sea below.

Within 100 nautical miles of the tiankeng, no ships or aircraft approached, and the aliens that escaped from the tiankeng were still wandering around it, as if they were guarding it.

No one knows what they are waiting for, which is not a good sign for the think tanks that study them, and the armies of major powers are running like clockwork machines.

In space, reconnaissance satellites from various countries are watching this hole that looks like a gate almost all the time, and aircraft belonging to different countries are also monitoring the sinkhole 24 hours a day.

An underground bunker at the University of Tokyo has been transformed from a place mainly used to monitor Americans to a sinkhole.

In the new command center, high-end think tanks within Fudan University's East China Institute, academicians and professors from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and USTC, plus a large number of technicians from the military (mainly the navy, air force, and rocket force, with relatively few from the army) form a joint command.

The task of high-end think tanks is to come up with definitive opinions when encountering critical and major strategic issues.

The task of the academicians and professors of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and USTC is to provide sufficiently authoritative scientific theories and technical inferences to assist think tanks. After all, before aliens came to Earth, humans were mainly enemies, and the think tanks' knowledge reserves were all about human history, psychology, behavior, etc. When facing extraterrestrial civilizations, we must have authoritative science as a reference so as not to bring "humans" into the role of aliens.

Finally, the troops are responsible for implementing the final opinions of the think tank.

In this way, an efficient command system with far-sighted predictions, sufficient scientific theories as support, and finally resolute execution was formed to deal with the threat of extraterrestrial civilizations.

People in charge of different jobs wear clothes of different colors for easy identification. Subtle discussions can be heard constantly in the hall, followed by the humming sound of equipment running and the whirring sound of the air-conditioning system.

The service personnel constantly provide the staff with mineral water and sugary snacks to replenish sugar for their brains. The human brain works at high speed, which consumes a lot of sugar.

An old leader sat at his staff desk, flipping through reports from various departments. The one that caught his attention the most was "Analysis of Social Classes in Earth's Nations," compiled by a high-end think tank. It pointed out the shortcomings of various human political systems.

[After field research, it was found that Islamic regimes are incapable of modernization and lack manufacturing]

[Analysis of the US GDP shows that the US's dependence on Tokyo exceeds Tokyo's dependence on the US. Tokyo lacks the strength and ability to restore its manufacturing industry. After losing its Pacific shipping routes, it has become a giant with feet of clay.]

Europe, gripped by LGBT and white leftist ideology, lacks the organizational capacity to fight a full-scale war, let alone a war between two civilizations.

Asia, Africa, and Latin America lacked industry, and social conditions were far worse than during the Xinhai Revolution.

"In this small world, a few flies hit the wall. They buzz, make a few shrill sounds, and sob a few times."

The chief sighed, put down the report in his hand, rubbed the sore corners of his eyes, leaned back in his chair, and turned to look out the window.

In the huge command room, a large number of young people were running around, and several officers were sitting on the command platform. Of course, they were just there to "calm the situation" for the young people, and they had done a good job.

The old leader was filled with frustration. Looking around the world, among the more than one hundred countries, there were probably not even a handful that could be of use in the face of the threat of alien civilization. Could they still rely on those LGBT+ people, drug addicts, environmentalists, and white left saints to fight the aliens? They would be lucky if they could not drag their feet!
"Are the aliens still silent?" "In the past 360 hours, the tiankeng hasn't changed at all. The alien aircraft hasn't left the area surrounding it, circling it at a fixed distance."

Silence is not a good thing. It's like the calm before the storm, brewing huge waves.

"According to the combat branch's analysis, it has been confirmed that the mission of these alien spacecraft is to protect the tiankeng."

Looking at the huge tactical sand table in the command room, a 300-nautical-mile warning zone has been drawn around the sinkhole. Civilian aircraft and ships are currently strictly prohibited from entering the warning zone, but the truth will come to light sooner or later.

"What actions have the countries taken?"

"Commander, the EU, NATO, India, the ten ASEAN nations, Australia, Japan, and Russia are all deploying ocean-going vessels to the Pacific Rim."

"What about our proposal to form a Joint Investigation Fleet?" the old man continued to ask.

"It did not pass. The UK and the US vetoed it, France abstained, and Russia agreed."

"Humans always have a lucky mentality."

The old chief shook his head. The tiankeng was like a huge eye of a storm. The center was calm, but the surrounding areas were full of violent storms. Capable countries were all preparing. No one mentioned the United Nations at this time. Instead, everyone wanted to conduct investigations in the form of a country to gain the greatest benefits from it.

Don't they know the risks involved? They do! But their desire for luck and greed drives these politicians to rush for quick success and instant benefits, desperately trying to prove they're right, because that would bring unimaginable profits to the capital groups behind them!

"What's the news about Lao Mei?"

"Satellite images show that the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier battle group arrived in the Philippines three days ago and is resting in the port. In the past 240 hours, 300 transport aircraft took off from the United States and transferred to the Philippines via other countries."

Taking the picture handed over by the officer, one can clearly distinguish the USS Truman aircraft carrier, the USS Gettysburg missile cruiser, and the USS Stout and USS Jason Dunham missile destroyers.

"164 hours ago, U.S. troops from the first, second, and third island chains withdrew in an orderly manner and moved toward Hawaii. The deployment is expected to be completed within one and a half to two months."

"120 hours ago, the USS Lincoln carrier battle group evacuated the Middle East, with Hawaii as its destination."

"62 hours ago, the US government asked NATO countries including Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, and Australia to fulfill their NATO obligations and deploy warships to escort the USS Truman Carrier Strike Group."

"Disagreements have arisen within NATO. France, with the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle at its core, has formed a joint fleet with Germany to investigate the sinkhole."

"India has deployed its Indian Ocean Fleet, with an aircraft carrier as its core fleet also departing 24 hours ago."

"Pakistan and the Russian Pacific Fleet called, hoping to form a joint fleet with our country to conduct reconnaissance of the tiankeng."

(End of this chapter)