The Wallfacer: Everyone wants to break through my wall.

As he spoke, Lin Feng glanced at everyone and then replied, "I know all too well how you people behave. I've been carrying the blame for the transformation of humans into beasts for two centuries. If nothing goes wrong, it's because I'm hindering the friendly relations between the two worlds. If something does go wrong, it's because I'm the one who brought these envoys from the Trisolaran world back to the solar system."

"We will not do that."

The Space Force representative retorted, but was met with an eye roll from Lin Feng.

Do you even believe what you're saying?

The meeting was deadlocked, with each side having its own reasons, which led some wavering individuals, such as the Space Force representative, to choose to support Lin Feng.

Who can guarantee that these Trisolaran envoys aren't as terrifying as the droplets?

No one can guarantee it, and no one can bear this responsibility.

The rotating chairperson tapped the gavel, temporarily silencing the heated debate.

The rotating chairperson said, "Everyone, the discussion has reached this point, and everyone's attitude is quite clear."

"Mr. Taylor's concerns are valid. We cannot risk humanity again. The tragedy of the apocalyptic war must never be repeated."

"However, the communication between the Trisolaran world and the human world must become more frequent in order to effectively eliminate the chain of suspicion between the two worlds. Only in this way can they and we gradually become safer under the mutual deterrence, the gap gradually narrow, and eventually merge into a unified civilization."

"Based on the two reasons above, both sides' views have their own correctness."

The rotating chairman paused, then turned his gaze to Lin Feng and asked, "Mr. Taylor, if the attendees do not request that you transfer the Trisolaran envoy, but instead conduct diplomacy remotely via video communication, would you be able to accept such a approach?"

Lin Feng was taken aback at first, then pondered for a moment.

He forgot about that...

After thinking for a moment, Lin Feng nodded, "Okay."

The rotating chair nodded and then turned his attention to the other delegates at the meeting.

"Can you accept this proposal?"

"can."

The delegates nodded, agreeing with the rotating chairperson's proposal.

Although they were eager to connect with the Three-Body world, they also had concerns about the questions Lin Feng raised.

Who can guarantee that these Trisolaran envoys won't just be another droplet?

Of course, not everyone agreed. The Earth government representative hesitated and said, "However, if we imprison the Trisolaran envoy in the Taylor system, how will the Trisolaran world view us? Will they think that the human world lacks the sincerity to coexist peacefully with them?"

The Space Force representative scoffed, "They have no right to blame us for this. They were the ones who created the tragedy of the doomsday war, and humanity has every reason to be prepared."

Lin Feng didn't want to continue discussing the Three-Body Problem, so he interrupted the space force representative and the Earth government representative who were arguing and spoke up.

"Let's leave the Three-Body Problem here for now."

"What are your thoughts on our previously submitted plan for the in-depth development of Venus? Currently, humanity needs a lot of resources for reconstruction. If we proceed with the plan to terraform Venus, we can develop its resources more efficiently."

"The success of Venus can also lay a technological foundation for our future in-depth development of Mercury."

In-depth development of Venus resources.

Although humans who venture into space can rely on space cities in orbit to mine resources on planets.

However, this kind of mining is not as convenient as direct landing and mining, especially for solid planets. Gas planets can be obtained by 'scooping' up materials, but solid planets obviously cannot be done this way.

Mining solid planets through space cities is extremely inefficient. Therefore, for the vast majority of solid planets, humans land on them and then mine them.

Venus's environment is too harsh, making landing on it virtually impossible, so mining it is extremely difficult. Venus and Mercury are the planets in the entire solar system with the lowest resource development levels because their surface environments are too harsh.

The Taylor system proposed a plan that could modify Venus's environment, enabling a landing on Venus and the extraction of its resources.

Chapter 255 In-depth Development of Venus

After a brief exchange among the representatives, unsurprisingly, the Earth government representatives voiced their opposition to Lin Feng.

"I object. Deep development is a completely unknown technological route. If it fails, it means that humanity will waste a lot of resources on meaningless things and delay recovery."

"For this reason, our Earth government refuses to provide resource assistance."

The Martian government representative then echoed, "Our Martian government agrees with Earth's reasons for refusing to provide resources to the Taylor system for such an adventure."

For political reasons, neither the Martian nor Earth governments intend to provide resources to help the Taylor system develop Venus.

Lin Feng shifted his attention to the representatives of the Space Force and the Space City Federation.

"And you?" Lin Feng asked.

The Space Force representative pondered for a moment before replying, "The Space Force can agree to open up planetary development rights to the Taylor system, but we will not provide resource assistance. The Space Force needs resources to rebuild its space fleet."

Lin Feng nodded. It was another case of getting something for nothing. They granted development rights but not construction resources. Even if the Taylor system failed to develop Venus, they would not lose money. However, if the development was successful, the Space Force would make a profit.

Lin Feng added, "We also need to clarify one point: everything the Taylor Group has built on and near Venus is the result of the Taylor Group's labor. Its use belongs to the Taylor Group. We will sell the extracted resources to the Space Force at a low price, but the ownership of the facilities belongs to the Taylor Group. Do you agree to this?"

"of course can."

The Space Force representative smiled slightly, agreeing with Lin Feng's request.

Lin Feng turned his gaze to the representatives of the Space City Federation, "Space cities... never mind, you're basically crippled now, you can't even take care of yourselves, you definitely won't cooperate with us to develop Venus."

Hearing Lin Feng say this, and seeing his extremely disappointed look, the representative of the Space City Federation, who was about to refuse Lin Feng, felt disgusted, as if he had swallowed tons of flies.

"you……"

Lin Feng countered, "What? You want to join?"

"I……"

The representative of the Space City Federation had a flushed face, whether from anger or from being silenced by Lin Feng interrupting him, it was hard to tell.

Lin Feng said, "Stop with the 'you' and 'me' stuff, let's get straight to the point. Our Taylor system is planning to develop Venus. Does your Space City Federation want to participate or not?"

"join."

After weighing the pros and cons, the representatives of the Space City Federation ultimately decided to join.

Completely relying on Mars and Earth, two resource-rich planets, is not a safe bet. If the Taylor system can develop Venus, then the Space City Federation will have more options.

"So what are you planning to invest in?" Lin Feng asked.

"This..." the representative of the Space City Federation asked hesitantly, "In your opinion, what can we contribute?"

Lin Feng thought for a moment and replied, "You only have a few transport ships and space cities left... then let's make space cities."

"If you clear out the space city and make some minor modifications, it can become a high-quality large-scale space facility."

The representative of the Space City Federation's eye twitched slightly, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart.

"How much exactly?" asked the representative of the Space City Federation.

Lin Feng chuckled and replied, "We haven't calculated it yet. Our technicians will send you the order form with the required quantities later."

……

After the meeting, Lin Feng summoned a core member to explain the proceedings of the meeting.

After giving his instructions, Lin Feng asked with some lingering concern, "Is it really feasible to proceed with the development?"

The core member said confidently, "Of course it's feasible. As long as we can block most of Venus's sunlight, Venus's average temperature will begin to drop significantly, and all the air will crystallize due to the low temperature and fall to the ground as snow."

"Then we will build a space elevator and send robots to mine various resources on Venus."

The so-called deep development of Venus involves blocking sunlight from reaching Venus, allowing it to cool down, and then landing on the ice-covered planet to mine resources using robots.

A core member said, "This proposal came a long time ago, but the Space Force has always disagreed with our deep development of Venus, fearing that the Taylor Group has far more resources than them, and that they themselves do not have the technology to develop Venus, so it has been stuck like this until now."

"Speaking of which, they were able to relent this time thanks to you," a core member said.

"I?"

Lin Feng was slightly taken aback, pointing to himself, wondering what necessary connection this had with him.

A core member of the Taylor group explained, "If you hadn't blown up Mount Olympus on Mars, such a blatant challenge to the internal order of the human world would have greatly stimulated the Space Force, making them eager to restore their strength. I'm afraid they still wouldn't have agreed to this proposal to develop Venus."

Having understood the cause and effect, Lin Feng no longer cared about that and began to settle his business.

"To the Space City Federation, you should draft a list of the space cities they need and send it over. Don't hold back in the negotiations, because they also urgently need resources. Ask for the moon and then haggle. That's all there is to it."

"Understood," the core member replied confidently.

……

A month and a half after the conclusion of the Solar System Fleet Joint Conference, a series of gunshots rang out in a prison.

Then, a group of prisoners were secretly smuggled out of the prison and left.

After being arrested during the last attack on Feng Taylor, Zhang Meng thought he was doomed, but unexpectedly the hawks still sent people to rescue them.

He looked at the woman in the driver's seat with some gratitude.

The 'woman', with a cigarette dangling from her lips, said in a cautionary tone, "Zhang Meng, don't be foolish again. Just because we can save you once doesn't mean we can save you next time."

"Please thank everyone for me," Zhang Meng replied.

The woman suddenly smiled and said, "Liu Tingting was furious at the meeting, saying that you disobeyed orders and recklessly put everyone in danger. She told us to just abandon you. It was only after Lao Li and I pleaded with Commander Wang Han that you were able to come out."

“This time, I owe you,” Zhang Meng said.

"There's no debt between us..."

The woman waved her hand dismissively, paused for a moment, and then spoke seriously.

"I have a mission that you need to complete, but it is extremely dangerous and involves life-threatening risks. You can choose to refuse."

Zhang Meng frowned slightly and asked, "What exactly is the mission?"

The woman explained, "Old Li used his connections to get the Earth government to approve a private space construction company, and all of you will be working for this company."

Zhang Meng's eyes widened, and she asked in surprise, "Space construction? We have no chance of going against the Taylor Group; that would be overestimating our abilities."

“We didn’t expect to go against the Taylors. This is just a process, and it’s only what other people think of us,” the woman said dismissively.

"Could it be..."

Zhang Meng guessed what the other party was implying. With space construction and the formation of a private army, combined with their ultimate goal, he could naturally deduce it.

The woman tossed her cigarette butt out the car window and laughed. "It's that 'could it be'? After the Solar System Fleet Joint Conference, the attitudes of the Earth and Mars governments suddenly changed. They probably felt threatened by the Taylor system again at the conference and decided to build a private army disguised as a civilian fleet."

The hawks are now increasingly grateful to Lin Feng; it's like a pillow being delivered just when they're about to fall asleep.