Changkong Fighter

Chapter 58 Who are our friends?
In the command center composed of the Southeast University think tank and the General Staff, a large amount of information is gathered here, allowing commanders to understand the development of the Pacific situation in real time.

A professor from Fudan University (think tank) paced around the room, occasionally stopping and turning to look at the huge vertical map on the wall, which showed the current major sea routes, and tiankengs were marked with huge red dots.

After the Pacific route was cut off, there were only two main routes left for Southeast Asia. One was to go south through the Strait of Malacca, passing through the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and reaching Europe. The other was the Arctic route after global warming and the melting of the Arctic in the future. It was also the most important cooperation project between Southeast Asia and Russia.

The Arctic route can greatly reduce the distance for the East to reach Europe, and it does not have to pass through sensitive areas with high uncertainty such as the Strait of Malacca and the Suez Canal, which increases the safety of the route. The entire route is almost at Russia's doorstep. Such a profitable project, if others want to mess with it, the Slavs will let them know what the power of a bear is.

Instead, with the Pacific shipping route cut off, Dongda's products will have to transit through Europe, crossing the Atlantic before being shipped to the US. I wonder if those European capitalists will slap a new label on Dongda's products, add a zero to the end, and sell them back to the Americans? Just like Turkey and India reselling used oil and natural gas to Europeans at a markup.

Thinking of this, Zhiku rubbed his swollen temples. He had been thinking about problems for a while, which made him feel that he had overused his brain.

"Professor Zhang! The results are out over there (at the United Nations)!"

Professor Zhang took the document and read it. NATO was actually going to take action. Pacific navigation was cut off. Some people on the West Coast couldn't make money and were anxious.

However, this is too reckless. The University of Tokyo only shot down 10 alien spacecraft, and there are still 90 alien civilization spacecraft hovering in the sky. How dare humans take military risks at this time when they have not even had contact with individual alien civilizations? How arrogant!

"There's new news!"

"Prime ministers from several countries are drawing up visit plans."

The news one after another made Professor Zhang look like it was nothing special. What Fukuyama said was being fulfilled one by one in the opposite direction, and this was just the beginning.

Taking the interests of the people as the starting point, he scanned the countries around Todai.

Asia, as the base of Southeast University, is likely to become the mainstay in resisting the invasion of alien civilizations in the future. The safety of sea routes and land transportation must be guaranteed. Only in this way can we continuously produce weapons and equipment to resist the invasion.

Then there's the younger brother connected to Dongda. The generals are easy to deal with, as they're connected to Dongda by land and have a certain level of combat effectiveness backed by Dongda. They act as Dongda's personal guard, but South Korea isn't optimistic about them. Their military's combat effectiveness is questionable. Facing an alien attack, it's doubtful they can withstand the first wave without collapsing. If they want to survive, they can only rely on Dongda to keep them alive.

Japan is the country that bears the brunt of the threat from alien civilizations from a geographical perspective. Tokyo is geographically located to the east, and it is an island country. Once its sea transportation is cut off, it can queue up to jump into the Pacific Ocean.

The ten ASEAN countries (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) have populations and certain industries, and for their own security reasons, they will also move closer to Southeast Asia.

In the Middle East and Central Asia, as the Pacific Ocean is cut off, the American influence will be kicked out, and the construction of the New Silk Road will no longer be hindered. Those princes are not fools and will definitely fully support the University of Tokyo and become their barrier.

Finally, Europe seems to be the place farthest from the Pacific Ocean, but most of it is composed of NATO members. How can the United States let them have an easy time? Being an opponent of the United States is much safer than being an ally. From a strength perspective, only France can make it to the table. Germany's industry is already ruined.

These European countries, big and small, cannot afford to watch themselves being exploited by the Americans. They must absolutely preserve the last vitality of their own countries. These capitals, industrial chains, and industries will continue to converge to Dongda via railways, land, air, and other means. Only Dongda can make them feel safe.

At this moment, Professor Zhang felt the pressure. Perhaps the responsibility for the University of Tokyo wasn't just for the future of the Chinese nation, but also for the future of human civilization. "Are there any new findings on the research of extraterrestrial spacecraft?"

Technology and industry are the two legs of mankind, and also the greatest confidence of mankind in facing natural disasters and external threats.

"After analyzing the wreckage, the academicians concluded that these aircraft were produced on a standardized assembly line. Once shot down, they triggered a self-destruct mechanism we completely don't understand, much like glass destroyed by a vibrator. It's impossible to determine their power source from the wreckage. The principle of the pulsed laser generator..."

At this point, the expressions of the people present became serious. A designer would not design useless functions, and the design of this self-destruct function is hard not to associate it with the self-destruct function of human drones, although the purpose is the same.

"So, apart from knowing the material of the Sentinels' shells, we know nothing about their principles, power systems, and weapon systems?"

"Yes."

Technical black box!
Black box theory refers to the study of a specific system by treating the system as an impenetrable black box. The study does not involve the internal structure and relationships of the system, but only understands the laws of the system from the characteristics of its input and output. The understanding of the laws of a system is obtained using the black box method.

Currently, the only thing known about the Sentinels is that they can fly at Mach 1, fire pulsed lasers, and create optical decoys. Beyond that, what is the main body of this civilization? Their social structure, population distribution, military, industry, size, and so on are all unknown!

Even if they didn't know this, what was their purpose in deploying these industrially produced, self-destructive Sentinels on another planet? Professor Zhang shuddered.

"Inform NATO of the risks involved and submit the think tank's risk assessment!"

Suddenly, an alarm sounded in the command center, and an officer shouted, "Report to the commander! An ocean liner belonging to our country's XX company is approaching the danger zone!"

"Didn't we notify them that it was a dangerous sea area?" the commander asked doubtfully, "Tell them to leave immediately!"

"No! The other party has shut down the line!"

"what?!"

At a time like this, if you approach a dangerous area knowing that it is, there is definitely something wrong!

"Notify the fleet immediately and handle this as a special situation!"

"Yes! The order has been issued!"

(End of this chapter)