Reborn in 2010, the AI ​​in my mind is too powerful.

Time flies, and after less than a year of construction, the Millennium Falcon quietly took to the skies.

It's said to be low-key, but the aurora borealis hasn't provided much publicity.

Compared to the Starship moon landing that garnered worldwide attention, the Millennium Falcon launch was like a routine mission, and Aurora didn't even issue a special press release about it.

Moreover, since Yuma is not a conventional space launch site, it is not very lively. Apart from the core group of space enthusiasts who have been waiting here all along, and a few reporters from mainstream media who were previously stationed here, there are hardly any tourists.

It wasn't until the massive shipyard slowly opened that they realized Aurora was secretly about to launch.

As the Millennium Falcon slowly taxied and took off from a ramp launch pad, the science fiction fans and reporters present were extremely excited.

In terms of absolute size, the current Millennium is not much larger than the previous starships.

Previous starships were 65 meters tall and 10 meters in diameter.

The current Millennium Falcon is 35 meters long, 25 meters wide (the diameter of the main cabin is 25 meters), and 10 meters high. In terms of absolute volume, it is not much different from the previous model.

However, although the previous starships could also be considered spaceships, they flew directly to the moon, and now a lunar base has been established based on them.

However, in terms of form, the Starship ultimately did not fully utilize the Black Velvet's capabilities; its overall design remained that of a traditional rocket.

The Millennium Falcon, on the other hand, perfectly embodies people's understanding of future spaceships.

Ultimately, Aurora decided that the overall design would be entirely based on appearance, completely copying the original Star Wars concept.

Anyway, it's not for people to live in; it's used as a dock for cleaning robots. The main purpose is to verify the feasibility of the technology, so they simply took cosplay to the extreme.

The launch went very smoothly. The water-filled black velvet generated enough thrust, and the spacecraft slowly rose into the air.

When enthusiasts at the scene posted the video to the world, it immediately caused a global sensation.

Only after the Millennium Falcon reached its designated orbit and released its cleaning robots to sweep up debris did the live broadcast of its work begin.

In the video, small, octopus-shaped satellite robots grab onto fragments of various sizes.

Aurora also outlined its follow-up plan: all the debris it captured will be processed in a unified manner, either thrown back to Earth to burn up in the atmosphere or sent to the Moon for disposal.

Aurora did not use this launch as a publicity point, mainly because, according to the plan, there may be more and more launches like this in the future.

Moreover, as the aurora borealis creates more and more miracles, people's threshold for such phenomena has become a bit higher.

After a period of cheering and jubilation, most people obediently went back to playing their games. There were plenty of spaceships in the Oasis; the Millennium Falcon wasn't anything special there.

Forget about real or unreal things; reality is too cruel. I still need to go to the Oasis to fool myself so I can live a good life.

Of course, this is not a big deal for the aurora's allies, but for hostile countries, this news is like a bolt from the blue.

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Google's virtual space underwent several name changes before finally becoming known as the Matrix.

The naming is clearly inspired by The Matrix, and this way of using science fiction for naming is obviously a bit like Aurora Borealis.

Of course, it's also because there are so many problems with virtual space that Google simply wanted to use this name to help people take it easy, since it is, after all, virtual space and not the real world.

In a virtual conference room, a meeting between representatives from Russia, France, Germany, Google, and other parties unfolded in silence.

Schmidt looked at the group of national representatives beside him and felt a pang of regret.

Today, Google has been forced into a corner. When it first came to Europe, its goal was to dominate the market and gradually become one of the two poles in the virtual space, alongside Aurora.

Google has been following Aurora's lead, essentially living off its shortcomings, and they're actually doing alright. They think they can do the same in Europe. They could either surpass Aurora or maintain their position in the European market.

They thought the same way about weapons; Aurora was the one who started it first, and only then did they follow suit.

They believed that the two sides would eventually return to the negotiating table.

But things have spiraled out of control. Whether it's the EU member states, the profit chains within the company, or even its increasingly important maritime allies, they are all pushing Google into a world war.

But if a real war breaks out, those countries can simply lose and surrender, turning to the aurora borealis. However, these people at Google, if they lose, will likely face dire consequences.

A video of the aurora borealis collecting trash in space was playing on the side of the conference room, and the group of people watched the dreamlike scene with solemn expressions.

Just as some delegates were feeling too oppressed and considering saying something to break the silence,

The 3D live stream suddenly crashed with a "GG" message.

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The group of people present were a little embarrassed and all looked at the French representative. He was the one who organized the meeting, and he was probably also the one who arranged the live broadcast of the aurora.

The French representative, with a gloomy face, sent a few messages while looking down.

A moment later, a figure flashed into the conference room like a ghost. There's no way around it; Google's technology is still immature, and the visuals often look distorted.

The person who arrived checked it and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, there's nothing we can do. We blocked the aurora signal, didn't we? The live stream you're watching now is also a hotlinking issue. It's all smugglers creating these links, mainly to hype up the aurora and sell smuggled aurora equipment."

The French representative slammed his hand on the table: "You've done a good job of providing us with a live broadcast."

The subordinate shook his head and said, "There's nothing we can do. You suddenly said you wanted to watch a live stream, where are we supposed to find it for you? If you want to watch, this is the only option. But don't worry, they're all very legitimate, there won't be any pornographic content or anything like that."

"From what I'm saying, you watch it often???"

"Ugh, what's going on? It seems like there's a signal problem. This matrix is ​​terrible, it's lagging again."

The subordinate used such superb acting skills that he was directly taken offline.

Schmidt quickly added, "Government signals are optimized and won't have the same problems as civilian signals."

After this bizarre incident, although morale in the meeting room was even lower, at least it broke the silence and prompted everyone to start discussing countermeasures.

After much discussion, they ultimately had to resort to the German-Chinese dialect.

The French representative was actually relatively optimistic: "I think we can just stick to the original plan and find an opportunity to launch a surprise attack a year later. As it stands, their space deployment is not yet militarized."

The German representative agreed: "They will certainly conduct some militarized exercises in space, but at present, that is not their main objective."

I believe they do have an advantage in conventional warfare, and they probably think so too, so their investment in large-scale weapons should not be very large.

After all, I don't think the aurora borealis ultimately wants war to actually destroy the world.

After they finished speaking, they both looked at the Russian representative, who was unusually silent today.

The Russian representative remained silent for a moment, then agreed with their opinion and dismissed the representatives of the other unrelated small countries.

Once only three representatives remained in the meeting room, he said in a low voice, "We've encountered a small problem here, and we're unsure if it will have any significant impact. However, if the aurora is cleaning up space too quickly, I believe we'll have to initiate our operation ahead of schedule."

"???"

"???"

The French and German representatives looked at the Russians with blank expressions, as if to say, "You should explain yourself."

"Da Mao" means "shut up," implying no intention to explain.

After being stared at by the two men for several minutes, Representative Da Mao had no choice but to say mysteriously, "We have people inside Aurora. For security reasons, we cannot disclose specific information, but in short, we believe they have the idea of ​​weaponizing space, but they want to do it after all the space debris is disposed of to ensure safety."

"Wow, Da Mao, you guys still have this ability."

"Even the aurora borealis can be penetrated? That's amazing."

The representative from Da Mao forced a confident expression: "So, just wait for our news. If there's no other way, we'll have to move the date forward."

After the Russian representative logged off, the French and German representatives put away their smiles.

"He's lying to us."

"It's obvious that something's wrong with Russia, and it's related to space. What should we do? Pretend we don't know?"

"Sigh, it seems there's no way to report it. We can't lose Russia. If we really fight to the end, we'll need its missile reserves."

In Moscow, the Russian representative, who had just left the meeting, covered his head and said to his superior waiting beside him, "We shouldn't be able to fool them. They should be able to guess that something's wrong on our end."

"It's alright, as long as they don't know the specific problem."

"But what if war actually breaks out?"

"That's not something we need to consider. Let's stabilize the diplomatic situation first. I'll go report now."