In the confidential bill room of the Supreme House of the Federal Council, thirteen representatives of parliamentarians sat at circular desks.

Federal President Ma Junda, Minister of National Defense Wang Huai'an, President of the Academy of Sciences Jin Yiping, First-Class Academician Bei Yanqin, Dean of the Force Academy Shi Qianxin, and Deputy Director of Teaching and Research of the Force Institute Li Hao sat in front of a row of long cases.

This kind of confidential motion is not public, and even the type of topic involved will not be disclosed to the outside world.

After Pei Yanqin introduced the content of the bill, President Ma Junda said: "I repeat once again that the content of this bill involves top state secrets and is not allowed to be leaked out in any form. I have signed a written opinion agreeing to the implementation of this bill. For the sake of secrecy, this bill will not be voted on in plenary session of the Parliament, and if it is passed by a vote of more than half of the deputies in this Parliament, its implementation will begin immediately. I now invite Members to ask questions about the content of the motion. ”

A congressman said: "According to the proposal of the Academy of Sciences, the budget for this operation is 16 trillion federal credits, although the total amount is not much, but it is a confidential matter, where does this budget come from?" ”

Ma Junda immediately said: "If it comes out of the scientific research budget, it is not conducive to secrecy, I have discussed with Minister Wang, this amount of money from the national defense weapons research and development budget is a top secret, and the funds are not audited by the House Supervision Office." ”

Another parliamentarian said: "May I ask Mr. Li Hao, you said that if the operation fails, that Pinghai country will not be able to fight back against us." Is there enough evidence for this? Offending a level 5 civilization is not trivial, and I think this project can only be carried out under the premise of ensuring the safety of the Water Cloud Federation. ”

Li Hao had already anticipated this problem, he discussed it with Bei Yanqin, and he said confidently: "There are two reasons why Pinghaiguo can't fight back. First, Ping Haiguo didn't know who made the shot.

"At present, within the galaxy group of 15 billion light years, there are only three level 4 civilizations, the Water Cloud Federation, the Golden Yan Empire, and the Xiaodi Republic, but if you look at the entire universe. There are an infinite number of groups of galaxies. Pinghaiguo had no idea where we came from, and who had launched the hacking.

"Second, it's too far away. With the ghost ship level 6 civilization of the spaceship, it will take more than a month to reach Pinghai Country at the highest speed. There are tens of thousands of groups of galaxies at this distance. They are only a civilization at the beginning of level 5, and the teleportation technology is still very backward, and it will take more than eight hundred years to fly directly to us. They can't search that far. ”

After Li Hao finished speaking, Bei Yanqin added: "And there are other level 5 civilizations on the road, and they don't dare to search wantonly." ”

The lawmakers were silent for a moment, all considering the risks and benefits. The risks are almost negligible, but the benefits are endless. Get a level 5 civilization technology. The Water Cloud Federation will soon be able to unify this group of galaxies and become the only overlord within 15 billion light years.

When the Water Cloud Federation is promoted to a level 5 civilization, the risk of facing war will be greatly reduced. Because level 5 civilizations are extremely rare in the entire universe. And they are extremely far apart, and there is generally not much conflict of interest between them.

For example, two hungry beggars may fight a life-and-death duel over a steamed bun, but two billionaires will never fight over a steamed bun.

Level 5 civilization controls an extremely rich amount of resources, just like a billionaire. Don't go to war for a little resource.

This project can make the Water Cloud Federation glorious and realize the dreams of countless generations, and this project cannot be overstated. It can be said that the strength of the country and the revitalization of the race depend entirely on this. A battle with the Jin Yan Empire that has spread for countless years. It can also be done in one battle, once this project is successful, the clansmen of the Jinyan Empire will be like ants, and they can be wiped out with a wave of their hands.

The parliamentarians asked a few more questions, and finally a vote was taken, which turned out to be unanimous.

The speaker of the Supreme Chamber said: "I hope this project will be cautious, after all, the other party is a level 5 civilization, and whether we succeed or fail, we probably only have one chance to make a move." Be sure to cherish this opportunity and be prepared for anything. Mr. President Majunda, whether this project requires a budget or a special mandate, the House of Representatives will fully support it. For the Federation! ”

"For the Federation!" President Marjunda also said.

"For the Federation!" Everyone present touched their chests with their palms and said in unison.

After this bill was passed by the Supreme Assembly, President Ma Junda left Jin Yiping, Pei Yanqin, Li Hao and others for a long talk.

After the meeting ended, Li Hao and the others returned to the Federal Academy of Sciences, and President Jin Yiping took Li Hao and Bei Yanqin to an underground secret research institute of the Academy of Sciences.

Jin Yiping said solemnly: "In the future, all discussions about this project will be carried out in this secret research institute, and it is not allowed to talk about any content of the project when it comes out of here." ”

Li Hao and Pei Yanqin both agreed, this secret research institute is cut off from all communication, and it can indeed be kept secret if it is only talked about here.

Jin Yiping said again: "Girl, tell me about the preliminary plan, how many people and how many materials you want." ”

Bei Yanqin opened his brain and said, "I plan to set up five interstellar wireless network transmission points as five springboards to connect to the network of Shangpinghai Kingdom. This is to confuse the public, making it difficult for Pinghai to find the source of the invasion; The second is that even if they find out, it will take some time to send the battleship to our position, and if it fails, it will have time to evacuate. ”

Jin Yiping nodded, didn't answer, and waited for Bei Yanqin to continue.

"At the time of the invasion, I need to call 52 super brains from the Academy of Sciences, plus more than 50 from the military and more than 100 from various scientific research institutions, and I must have at least more than 200 super brains in my hands."

Li Hao was secretly surprised in his heart, he needed so much? You must know that the amount of computing in one second of any large intelligent brain of the Water Cloud Federation is enough to surpass all the calculations of human beings on the earth in the past hundred years. This is just a large brain, let alone a super brain.

Jin Yiping said: "You have to integrate and deploy these super intelligent brains, and the workload is quite large. ”

"It's nothing, the hardest part is how to connect to their network. It is very likely that the moment we connected to the network of Pinghai Kingdom, they discovered the intrusion. It would be much easier if we could get a set of Pinghaiguo's gaming equipment and legally access their network. But the problem is that their ships are so advanced that we don't even dare to get close, let alone get a set of gaming equipment. ”

Li Hao said: "I'll figure out a way to do this." ”

Bei Yanqin was taken aback and said, "This is too dangerous, it is impossible to do this." I'm just casually emotional. ”

"Don't worry, I won't take any chances, and if I can't, I won't force it. I think that they always have some scientific research teams to break away from the large army, and I have the help of the ghost ship, and if you encounter a lone team, it is not difficult to get a set of equipment. But it depends on luck. ”

Bei Yanqin thought about it, there is indeed this possibility, Pinghai Country still has to prospect and search for resources, and it is likely that some squads are far away from the big army. "I'll go with you then, and if I'm lucky, it's not too late to do it."

Pei Yanqin began to discuss the details of the implementation of the plan with Jin Yiping.

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Jin Yan Imperial Intelligence Bureau.

Intelligence Director Henry was in a bad mood, and from all indications, the Water Cloud Federation was researching a ghost energy device.

Last time in the Clark system, Bei Yanqin and Bei Xuehong snatched the ghost energy device, and Henry was very concerned about this. Recently, several first-class academicians of the Academy of Sciences, including Bei Yanqin, suddenly disappeared, and their whereabouts could not be found. It is likely that the Water Cloud Federation has some clues about the research of ghost energy and has already begun to experiment.

Henry didn't know what was going on with the ruins of the Rainbow Empire in the Clark system, and his men were initially unable to enter the ruins, but when the battleship arrived, they found that the ruins had been looted by Bei Yanqin. He didn't know how successful the Water Cloud Federation was in developing ghost energy, and he had always been worried and stepped up to collect intelligence.

"Report!" Someone at the door said.

"Come in!"

"Director, there's news of Bei Yanqin."

"What? Bei Yanqin appeared? Henry Ho stood up suddenly.

"Bei Yanqin has returned to the Academy of Sciences."

"So did their ghost project succeed? What's the news? ”

"There is no direct news, but she and Kim Yiping went to the presidential palace once, and then held a meeting together with the representatives of the thirteen parliamentarians in the Supreme House."

Henry's face changed dramatically, which was not good news. From this indication, it seems that there has been a breakthrough in the research of ghost energy, and the progress is reported to the president, and then the parliament applies for a grant and is ready to do a big job.

Henry asked, "Is there any rumor in the media of the capital of the Water Cloud Federation?" The issues of their parliament are generally covered in the news. ”

"There is no news, that council is a secret issue, and it is not interviewed by the media. As you know, although the press of the Shuiyun Federation is very free and always harshly criticizes the government's shortcomings, it has always abided by the law and never touched on state secrets. ”

Henry's face was gloomy, he stood up and paced back and forth in the office for a few steps, and said, "The Water Cloud Federation must have a major move next, even if they cover it up tightly, as long as there are too many people involved, we can always find some clues." ”

"So where do we start?"

"Inform the personnel lurking in the Water Cloud Federation to dig up information about new scientific research projects. Pay special attention to the movements of Bei Yanqin, Li Hao, Jin Yiping and others, try to collect information about their itinerary, and pay close attention to all military movements of the Shuiyun Federation. Now is an extraordinary time, activate the dormant agents lurking in the Water Cloud Federation, raise troops for a thousand days, and use them for a while, it is their time to serve the country. ”

His subordinates were surprised, "All dormant agents activated? ”

Heng said in an unquestioning tone, "Yes, all activated." This is the most critical piece of information, the most important decision of the Empire, and it is necessary to gather relevant information at all costs. ”

After waiting for his subordinates to leave, Henry dialed the encrypted communication: "Order: Activate Operation Soul Transfer, targeting the twelve Level 5 academicians selected by the Water Cloud Federal Academy of Sciences." ”