I started by watching videos, and I chose 10,000 combat power.

On New Year's Day, almost everyone except those in special positions got a day off.

Schools were closed, factories were shut down, and office buildings were deserted. The once bustling metropolis seemed to have become a ghost town. There were few pedestrians on the streets, and occasionally a vehicle would drive by, the sound of its tires rolling over the asphalt echoing in the empty streets.

Most shops were closed, with red holiday notices posted on their roller shutters.

It's not that people don't want to go to work, but rather that they don't know if there will be a "future".

The aliens will arrive on January 4th. Today is New Year's Day, so there are still three days until that day.

If they fail to hold on in three days, this may be their last New Year's Day.

Those who work far from home, drift in big cities, and rarely return home throughout the year have all gone home early this year. In case this really is the last holiday, they want to spend it with their families.

Luo Ying was picked up by Luo Fei and taken home yesterday afternoon.

Yesterday afternoon, Luo Fei boarded a spaceship, taking Luo Ying and her roommate with him.

This also made up for the disappointment of Luo Ying's roommate not being able to board the spaceship last time. Luo Fei sent them home one by one.

Zhao Lin returned with Luo Yumei yesterday evening.

Luo Yumei's company was closed for the holidays, Qing Sitang's production line was shut down, sales channels were closed, and even the warehouse was locked.

It wasn't that business was bad; on the contrary, business was too good. The production line was so busy that even with three shifts working overtime, they still couldn't keep up with demand. But Luo Yumei still gave all the employees a holiday.

She stood at the company entrance and said to her employees, "Go home and spend time with your family."

Zhao Lin jumped out of the car and ran into the yard without even putting down her schoolbag.

Seeing Luo Ying playing with Xiao Bai in the yard, she rushed over and hugged Luo Ying, calling out "Sister Yingying," her voice coming from behind Luo Ying's shoulder in a muffled tone.

She was wearing a dark blue school uniform with a thin cotton-padded jacket over it, the cuffs of which were stained with ink.

Her hair was a bit longer than when we last met, and it was tied into two braids. The bows at the ends of the braids were now red, matching the color of Luo Ying's scarf.

Xiao Bai was startled by Zhao Lin's actions. It jumped down from Luo Ying's arms, squatted in the corner, and licked its ruffled fur. Its icy blue eyes glanced at Zhao Lin and complained to Luo Fei in its mind, "Your cousin is always so clumsy. She's flattened my fur."

Luo Fei ignored it, took the suitcase out of the trunk, and carried it into the house.

Li Xiulan was busy in the kitchen all day.

Chicken was stewing on the stove, fish was boiling in the pot, braised pork was steaming in the steamer, and sliced ​​sausages and blood sausages were piled on the cutting board.

She was in a great mood today. Both of her children who were studying away from home had returned, and her sister-in-law had also come back. The whole family was together, which was more important than anything else.

She poked her head out of the kitchen and called out, "Dinner's ready!" Her voice carried through the living room to the yard and into the ears of Luo Fei and Luo Ying.

Luo Weidong sat in the main seat, picked up his wine glass, which contained a Romanée-Conti that Luo Fei had taken from his ring.

He didn't drink much before, but today he poured himself a full glass.

His expression was more relaxed than usual, with a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth. He raised his glass and said, "Cheers!"

Everyone raised their glasses, the clinking of the glass creating a crisp, pleasant sound that echoed through the living room.

Zhao Lin picked up a piece of braised pork rib, took a bite, put the bone out of her mouth and placed it on the table, licked the sauce off her lips, and said, "Auntie's cooking is getting better and better."

Li Xiulan smiled so hard her eyes narrowed into slits, and then she put another piece on her plate.

Luo Ying drank half a bowl of soup, put down the bowl, and looked at the TV.

The New Year's Eve gala was playing on TV. The host stood on a brightly lit stage, dressed in a formal suit, smiling broadly and speaking with great enthusiasm.

The screen displayed the words "Happy New Year" in large characters, with a background of fireworks effects filling the sky, and colorful fireworks blooming one after another.

Luo Yumei sat down next to Li Xiulan, raised her glass and clinked it against Li Xiulan's, saying, "Sister-in-law, Happy New Year."

Li Xiulan smiled and replied "Happy New Year," then tilted her head back and took a big gulp, her cheeks instantly turning red.

She put down her glass, picked up a piece of green vegetable with her chopsticks, stuffed it into her mouth to sip the wine, chewed it a couple of times, and said, "The Lunar New Year is early this year, it'll be around the 20th of January."

She stopped mid-sentence because she suddenly remembered that the alien fleet arrived on January 4th.

She didn't continue the topic, but simply picked up a piece of pork rib and put it in Luo Yumei's bowl, saying, "Eat more, you've lost weight lately."

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Over the past few days, Luo Fei has triggered the system every time he wakes up, and the items he receives are mostly ordinary daily necessities.

For example, one day they chose 1,000 sets of thermal underwear, another day 500 hot water bottles, and yet another day 300 electric heaters.

Luo Fei put all these items into the ring.

Three things are worth mentioning.

The first item is the hibernation chamber technology, which contains a complete set of information, from principles and processes to clinical applications; all the data is stored on a small USB drive.

The purpose of a hibernation chamber is to put people into a hibernation state, reduce metabolism to an extremely low level, and maintain vital signs at the most basic level, thereby greatly delaying aging.

During interstellar travel, if the spacecraft's speed is limited and the flight time is too long, astronauts can enter a hibernation pod to spend the long journey and be awakened upon arrival at their destination.

The second is an active nano-coating, which can be sprayed onto any surface to form an ultra-thin protective film with functions such as radiation protection, self-cleaning, and constant temperature regulation.

When sprayed on the exterior walls of buildings, it can lower the indoor temperature by several degrees in summer and provide insulation in winter, maintaining a comfortable living environment even without turning on the air conditioner.

It is sprayed onto the vehicle's exterior, and dust will automatically slide off after adhering to it, eliminating the need for special car washing.

When sprayed onto the outer shell of satellites and spacecraft, it can resist strong radiation in space, thereby extending their service life.

The third is room-temperature superconductor technology.

This is a technology that can achieve superconductivity under normal temperature and pressure conditions.

Its resistance is zero, so no heat is generated when current passes through it, and no energy is lost as a result.

When used in conjunction with a controlled nuclear fusion device, the energy transmission efficiency can reach 100%, and the generated electricity can be transmitted to any location without loss.

In this way, remote mountainous areas, islands, deserts and other places no longer need to worry about the high cost of setting up power transmission lines, nor do they need to worry about excessive line losses.

Wherever there is a power line, there is electricity.

Luo Fei handed all the USB drives to Director Qin.

On the night of January 1st, Luo Fei stood alone in the courtyard. The bright full moon hung above the Spirit Gathering Grass, like a lantern carefully hung up.

Little White squatted at his feet, its tail curled up in a circle, its icy blue eyes shimmering with a faint blue light under the moonlight.

From the distant village, the sounds of children setting off handheld sparklers could be heard.

Golden stars traced irregular circles across the night sky; as soon as one disappeared, another appeared in quick succession.

The sparklers don't burn for long; as soon as one goes out, another is lit.

The children's laughter drifted over from afar.

Luo Fei took out his phone and contacted Xiao Wan.

Xiao Wan's voice came through the receiver: "Captain, what is it?"

Luo Fei was silent for a moment, then said, "Xiao Wan, delete all information about me and the Ten Thousand Year Falcon on Blue Star. Everything on the internet, in databases, on servers, in backups, in the cloud—everywhere you can access it, wipe it completely clean."

"Photos, videos, text descriptions, analysis reports, discussion records—not a single one can be left behind."

"Received. Execution complete. All information regarding the Captain and the Eternal Falcon on Blue Star has been deleted."

Luo Fei put his phone in his pocket.

Xiao Bai looked up at him, a voice in her mind carrying a hint of confusion.

The voice was soft and sweet, like a little girl's: "Why did you delete those things? Aren't those your stories? Are you afraid aliens will find out your secrets?"

Luo Fei bent down and picked up Xiaobai.

He stood beside the Spirit Gathering Grass, the largest of which had grown to knee height.

The silver veins of the leaves, under the moonlight, resemble luminous rivers, extending from the petiole all the way to the tip of the leaf.

He did not answer Xiaobai's question.

Once the information about him is intercepted by the fleet of the Calda civilization, they will know that there is a person named Luo Fei on Blue Star, that he has the ability to fly and teleport, can withstand nuclear bombs, and owns a spaceship that is between a level three and a level four civilization.

They will therefore make advance preparations and adjust their combat strategies, which will undoubtedly add many variables out of thin air.

If they are completely unaware of this information, then upon arriving on Earth, they will face a completely unknown adversary, a variable that does not exist in their intelligence system at all.

At that time, they will be caught off guard and put on the defensive, making mistakes in the chaos, and these mistakes will inevitably cost them dearly.

Even a moment's hesitation or a single misjudgment can be the key to determining the course of a battle.

Luo Fei raised his head and looked at the moon in the night sky.

The moon was bright and clear, hanging silently in the sky like a silent witness.

The "Eternal Falcon" has docked near a crater on the far side of the moon.

The laser cannon array on the moon has also entered standby mode, with indicator lights flashing faintly at an extremely slow frequency.

The particle cannons in Earth's near-Earth orbit are also poised to fire, their muzzles precisely pointed into the depths of outer space.

The energy shield generator at the Earth-Moon Lagrange point is also in standby mode. The dark gray box is suspended at the gravitational equilibrium point, and the diamond-shaped reinforcing ribs of the outer shell are faintly visible under the starlight.

They are all waiting.

Waiting for those thirty gray-black spaceships to emerge from the depths of space, waiting for them to enter attack range, waiting for the final order to attack to be given.