Chapter 137: Troubled Times (II)

Charon Space Fortress Central Command Room.

In the conference room of the University, everyone who arrived in 6 consecutive years took their seats on both sides of the long table.

As for Robin's purpose for convening this meeting, everyone actually has a rough idea in their hearts. Since Robin returned from Othello, he has revealed the possibility of going to the Barnard system to participate in the war in the near future to the staff headquarters led by Yarvis, and discussed the many pros and cons of participating in the war with Yarvis in detail. Therefore, through the spread of the General Staff, most of the top brass of the fleet had already learned about this and began to prepare for this upcoming war.

Now, Robin convened such a formal meeting at this time, which means that this war has finally come, and the Federation will enter a real troubled time from now on.

Opinions on whether or not to participate in the defense of the Federation, the opinions of the various members of the fleet are somewhat divided. Some captains think that there is no need to pay attention to the conscription of the federal military at all, after all, Robin originally established the mercenary army only to obtain the legal ownership of private armed forces, and now, Robin has become the consul of the autonomous region, and has the title of the autonomous region mounted police inspector, and has the right to establish a defense force belonging to the autonomous region, so the title of Charon mercenary is not so important. However, the staff with Yalvis had a different opinion, believing that Robin had brought a lot of cutting-edge technology to the fleet, and that with the current level of scientific research in the fleet, it would take a long time to digest these technologies and evolve them into combat effectiveness. Therefore, for the time being, it is not suitable to turn against the Federation military, so it is very necessary to participate in this Federation battle to defend the Barnard system.

While everyone was still talking and exchanging ideas, Robin and Xia Zuo walked into the conference room.

'Huh~'

Robin's arrival caused the debating officers to hurriedly silence and salute neatly. Robin returned a military salute and took a seat in the main seat, while Xia Zuo found a seat in the back.

Habitually looking around, Robin straightforwardly revealed the military call-up letter he had just received on the three-dimensional screen in the conference room.

"The purpose of this meeting must be known to everyone." Robin paused, and after everyone's eyes had finished reading the call-up order, Robin continued, "Maybe you still want to discuss whether or not to go to war, but I want to tell you that this issue does not need to be discussed. My decision was...... War. ”

“……”

When Robin said 'go to war', the mood in the conference room changed significantly.

"The specific reasons for participating in the war and its pros and cons, Chief of Staff Yalvis will explain to you in detail afterwards. Now, I would like to announce the battle plan and the people who participated in the battle. Robin casually turned on his personal computer and connected it to the three-dimensional screen in the conference room, and a star field map of the Barnard System appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

"This is the star field map of the Barnard System that I just got from the federal military." Robin pointed to a blue-and-white planet in the star field map: "This is where we are participating in the war this time, the only planet in the Barnard system, the planet Wendini. ”

Robin zooms in on the three-dimensional view of the planet Wendini and rotates it around as if it were from all angles. Suddenly, everyone present let out a neat exclamation.

Looking at the surprised crowd, Robin smiled and said, "This planet is very similar to Earth, and I was taken aback when I saw it for the first time. ”

As he spoke, Robin opened a map of the planet Wendini and explained: "The mass of the planet Wendini is about 70% that of Jupiter, which is much larger than the Earth, about a thousand times the size of the Earth. However, the composition is very similar to that of the Earth, which is also a rocky planet, wrapped in a thick atmosphere that can withstand exotic meteorites, and the surface of the planet is also covered by a large amount of liquid water, and the total area of oceans and lakes even accounts for three-quarters of the planet itself. Although the remaining six places sound like only a quarter, they are actually 250 times the total area of the earth when calculated in terms of area. ”

"This is really a big guy~" Li whistled lightly and laughed.

"Yes, it's a big guy. The area of land occupied by the federal garrison was negligible compared to its enormous size, and if I had to describe it, it was the size of a small lawn on the prairie. Robin responded to Lee's words with a smile.

"Hmph...... The Federation can't control a planet this big, at least not for nearly a decade. As the commander of the 6th Army, Aubrey saw the problem at a glance.

"Yes, this planet is so big for the Federation that it can even allow all the Federation to live on it without feeling crowded. Therefore, with such a terrain, it is extremely unfavorable to control, even if all the 6 armies of the Federation are stationed there, they cannot completely control the 6 places. In addition, for a country that is developing rapidly, such a huge planet does not have too high practical value. Robin casually opened the map of the geological structure of the planet Wendinie: "Compared with rocky planets like the Earth, which have a stable geological structure, the crust and mantle of the planet Wendini are too thin, which means that this planet is a volcanic planet with frequent earthquakes, and the geological structure is quite unstable. And due to the thickness of the earth's crust, it is almost impossible to generate large deposits under the surface layer 6 of the planet Wendini, and there may be some deposits at the bottom of the seabed, but definitely not too much. ”

"So...... Is this a planet that is good for nothing but giant? Butz, the head of logistics, asked.

"In terms of mineral resources, this is indeed the case. But when measured in terms of biological resources, it is a different story. Robin pulled up a few live-action slides of the planet Wendiney and played them back and forth on the three-dimensional screen: "This is a planet covered in blue light all year round, and the star it orbits is a white dwarf star, with a mass of 16 percent of the Sun and a surface temperature of 1 of 2,500 of the Sun. ”

"This star is dying." As a celestial expert, Borg immediately came to such a conclusion.

"Yes, the star is dying, and its binding force on the giant planet Wendini is getting weaker and weaker, and the planet Wendini is getting farther and farther away from Barnard due to the gravitational pull of the nearby R-n black hole. But it is undeniable that both Barnard and Ventini have a long history that is far from comparable to Earth, and the history of life here is even hundreds of millions of years older than Earth, and even today, the planet is still alive and well. Considering the gap between living life and planetary life, even if the star that defends the life of the planet Wendiney is dying, it is still too old for us to imagine it. ”

As a joke, Robin continued, "According to a recent investigation by the Federal Research Corps, there are 650,000 species of creatures living on this planet Wendini. Of course, this number is only a preliminary statistic, and since most of the surface of Planet Wendini is covered by seawater, I am afraid that the real number will be about doubled. ”

"One million and three thousand?" Everyone gasped in unison.

This number is definitely a miracle in the history of alien exploration in the new era, you must know that the earth, which is known as the cradle of life, only has about two million species of creatures, and the Alpha planet, which has the most pleasant ecological environment in the Federation, even has less than 10,000 species of creatures.

According to current scientific research, when the species of organisms begin to spread largely, there is a great chance of forming advanced intelligent life like humans. Considering that the planet Wendini has a much older history than Earth, the formation of extraterrestrial ... [This chapter is not finished, please click on the next page to continue reading!] ］