Light Speed ​​War

Chapter 196: Government Takeover

Dora seemed apologetic for Zhou Yuan being rejected from joining the Superpower Alliance, so he chatted with Zhou Yuan along the way.

"Dorai, can you tell me what kind of person James is?"

Dora and Cruise exchanged a glance. "Master Zhou..."

"Doraemon, don't call me 'Great Immortal' or anything like that, I'm not used to it."

“Oh. Well… Brother Zhou, we lower-ranking ability users have never seen our ancestor. Our ancestor is over a hundred years old, but we heard that he still looks young. Elder Kongxiang said that our ancestor is very powerful.”

"Oh, how amazing is it?"

"How should I put it? What do you think of my teleportation speed?"

"Well, that's great."

"Do you know how fast our ancestor was?"

Zhou Yuan remained silent for a moment, then asked, "Airplane speed?"

Dore shook his head, and Zhou Yuan smiled. "Then isn't he a fighter jet?"

"Hehe, our ancestor is faster than a fighter jet."

Zhou Yuan looked at Dore in surprise, seemingly not quite believing it. Dore shrugged, as if to say, "If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."

"Besides speed, what other superpowers does he have?"

"His strength, adaptability, and combat abilities are all extremely powerful. Elder Kongxiang once said that the Grandmaster once asked the elder to test his superpowers, but the elder was surprised to find that his superpowers were completely ineffective against the Grandmaster. In this world, I guess the only three people who could make Elder Kongxiang's dream control fail are the three of you."

Zhou Yuan understood who the three people Dore was referring to were. Dore should have included Panna as well, as Dore had witnessed Panna's prowess firsthand. This beautiful woman was known for her violence and destruction when she did act.

"We're almost there, time really flies." Dore seemed a little reluctant to leave.

"Doraemon, even after a thousand miles of travel, we must part ways."

"Ah."

"Dole..."

"Um, Brother Zhou, what's the matter?"

"The news says you have a lot of top-secret military information, and now there's a global manhunt for you. Be careful, and it's best to go into hiding for now."

"Yes, I understand. Elder Kongxiang said he'll take me to see the Ancestral Master tomorrow. I'll finally get to see his golden face."

"tomorrow?"

"Yes."

The helicopter was slowly descending at the bottom of Linglongpo, and the five people stepped out of the cockpit.

Zhou Yuan faced Cruise and extended his hand. Cruise hesitated for a moment before shaking his. Dore extended his right hand first, saying, "Brother Zhou, take care."

Zhou Yuan held Dore's hand, his eyes fixed on Dore. "Well, take care of yourself too. Dore, I have something to tell you." After he finished speaking, Dore seemed to hear Zhou Yuan's voice in his mind. "Dore, when you see James, be extremely careful. When you see him, be sure to wear the best shockproof clothing, and then fake your death. This is my advice, remember it."

Dora looked at Zhou Yuan in surprise. Zhou Yuan smiled at Dora and then released his grip on Dora's hand.

Dora was still pondering Zhou Yuan's "heartfelt words" and was momentarily stunned, forgetting to greet him.

Zhou Yuan and the other two got into the yellow sports car. Panna started the car and sped away, the dust she kicked up obscuring Dore's vision.

"Dole, let's go back."

"Cruise, I need to go to the city for a while. Elder Kongxiang asked me to bring him some things back."

"Oh, so how will you get there?"

"I'll run there, you know how fast I am."

"Brother, what time is the helicopter picking you up from here?"

"Around 4:30 PM."

"it is good."

Dore turned around and began to accelerate, running faster and faster, kicking up dust. Soon, Cruise could no longer see Dore's figure, only a gray, hazy line, like a brushstroke dragging heavily and quickly across the earth.

As soon as Zhou Yuan and his two companions reached the main road in the city, they saw a long line of vehicles on the opposite lane, causing a traffic jam. In the sky, the roar of fighter jets and armed helicopters was deafening. Some cars had their roofs covered with miscellaneous items, and some adults and children got out of their cars, anxiously looking ahead at the line of cars.

Pana turned on the car radio, which was broadcasting breaking news.

"An hour ago, the sun went off and restarted 126 times like a switch, madly turning itself on and off. The world has been plunged into a huge panic. People are rushing to supermarkets to buy supplies. Looting and riots are happening frequently in major cities. People are fleeing the cities. All roads leading out of the capital city have been paralyzed. President Gust has issued a global martial law and a total mobilization for war."

"My dear compatriots, top scientists worldwide have analyzed that this solar event was most likely orchestrated by Martians. How they accomplished this is beyond our understanding. We have already sent various electromagnetic and light signals to Mars, hoping for a positive response. However, we are saddened to see an increasing number of warships on the Martian surface. Strategists predict that the Martians may attack Earth in a few days. My fellow countrymen, this is not the time for internal conflicts. This matter concerns the life and death of our human race. Therefore, I hope you all understand this point. We humans must unite and work together to fight the enemy. The total war plan and the indefinite military control bill will take effect in half an hour. For those who refuse to obey orders, take advantage of the chaos, disrupt public order, or obstruct war-related military movements, mobilization, deployment, and supply transport, or endanger the federal government and security, the police, armed police, reserve forces, special forces, and other federal armed forces have the right to issue warnings to those who violate the law. In serious cases, they will be shot on the spot without exception."

"Listeners, we have just received reliable information. The International Astronomical Union has just announced that through continuous monitoring of the 'extraterrestrial visitors,' namely the five nine-planet orbiting systems, astronomers have made a surprising discovery: one of the planets in one of these systems has a very special satellite. You probably wouldn't believe it, but this satellite is actually a golden, human-faced, full-body statue. Astronomers have carefully calculated that this golden, human-faced, full-body statue is 1,000 kilometers long. Because this statue was obscured by the main planet after the five nine-planet orbiting systems appeared, astronomers did not discover this special satellite at the time. The statue's face is always facing the main planet, away from Earth, so we do not know its true appearance. However, astronomers are certain that it is the appearance of a human male. Based on this, it is inferred that the intelligent civilizations on all the planets in these five nine-planet orbiting systems are predominantly human. Scientists are conducting as much continuous observation and information mining as possible on this peculiar satellite, hoping to uncover more secrets of these 'extraterrestrial visitors.'"

"Some scientists have suggested that since these 'extraterrestrial visitors' are some kind of intelligent civilization similar to humans, we should send electromagnetic signals to convey our greetings and hope that the two civilizations can unite to fight against the Martians. Of course, from the current perspective, the 'extraterrestrial visitors' are clearly much more technologically advanced than the Martians. If we can receive the favor of the 'extraterrestrial visitors,' then we humans may benefit, not only avoiding being destroyed or enslaved by the Martians, but also possibly receiving technological advancements from these 'extraterrestrial visitors.'"

"Vice President Smith of the Federal Government has just concluded a formal meeting with James, the leader of the Superpowered Individuals. The two sides issued a joint statement, in which the Federal Government and the Superpowered Individuals Alliance officially cooperated to fight against alien forces, especially Martians. In order to show its sincerity, the Federal Government has released more than 60 arrested Superpowered Individuals after the joint statement was issued. Smith announced the amnesty order signed by President Gust, which unconditionally expunges the criminal records of all members of the Superpowered Individuals Alliance. After releasing more than 60 Superpowered Individuals, the Federal Government will release more than 200 Superpowered Individuals."

"Local governments are deploying security forces to combat the increasing number of werewolves wreaking havoc on the ground. The federal government has begun pilot programs in some cities to distribute guns to ordinary citizens. These pilot cities show that, despite the availability of firearms, there hasn't been the chaos and gun abuse that the government had anticipated. In fact, the effectiveness of the public in combating the werewolves seems to have made these pilot cities feel safer. The public's biggest threat right now isn't the werewolves, but the Martians. Therefore, the public is calling for a complete relaxation of gun control and the proactive distribution of firearms. This would give the public the courage to fight the Martians, even if these guns are just matchsticks to them. But matchsticks piled together can still ignite a raging fire. President Gust stated that experts are weighing the pros and cons of relaxing gun control, and results will be available tomorrow. The Gun Control Board will vote on whether to relax gun control the day after tomorrow."

“Main roads leading out of cities around the world are basically paralyzed, and people are fleeing in droves. Some are going to relatives in the countryside, and some are going to remote mountains and forests. The solar crisis has caused enormous psychological panic among people.”

The news broadcasts on the radio all seemed to be about Zhou Yuan switching on the sun.

Suddenly, Zhou Yuan's phone rang. "Brother Zhou, where are you now?" came Linghu Guang's anxious voice.

"Young Master Linghu, I'm currently in the southwest of the city, almost at the company. What's up?"

"The Global Military Council has just passed a resolution to bring all high-tech companies around the world under government control. Gust has signed the presidential decree, and X-WORLD and GenAI are on the list."

Zhou Yuan was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Hey, Brother Zhou, can you hear me?"

"Young Master Linghu, what did your father say?"

"What else can we say? In order to fight the Martians, the government is going to go all out. Everything is being made way for the fight against the Martians, and everything is being prepared for a full-scale war."

Do you know when the government will take over?

"It will start at 2 PM today."

"So fast?"

"Yes."

"Then we won't provide any compensation?"

"I don't know, maybe it's just symbolic? I'm so worried. I can't even transfer assets now. There are logistical restrictions, frozen accounts, and personnel controls. Soon, reserve forces will be sent to take over major high-tech companies."

"Young Master Linghu, thank you for the notification. I need to get back to the company right away."

"Yes, Brother Zhou, don't confront them head-on."

"Yeah. I know."

Zhou Yuan hung up the phone and thought about it. It seemed that the federal government couldn't be blamed for this. After all, with the human race facing the extinction of the Martians, the federal government had no choice but to do this and make use of all available resources.

Panna had driven the sports car almost to its limit, and there were practically no cars on the way into the city.

The three arrived at GenAI's headquarters shortly afterward, where the deputy was already anxiously waiting outside.

"President Zhou, you're finally back." The deputy breathed a sigh of relief.

"What's wrong? Are the employees panicking?"

"No, that's not it. We just received a notice from the municipal government saying that the military will take over the company at 2 PM this afternoon. We don't know what to do with those documents, so..."

"Well, I see."

After everyone entered the building, Zhou Yuan and his two companions went into the president's office. Zhou Yuan asked his deputy and others to wait outside, saying that he needed to contact Thomas to discuss some matters.