Apocalypse: I Build A Doomsday Train-Chapter 838 - 354: Dawn City and the Phoenix Society (9K2 Merged) (Part 5)

"What about the Phoenix Society? The Phoenix Society is pragmatic, republican, and humanistic. Their initial intention is to save first, to rescue the world’s survivors, gather resources, build a temporary safe city, and then gradually transfer, making the final struggle in the Polar regions. This indeed feels more humane, so it has gained the approval of almost all the survivors, even those from Dawn City. Many of them also acknowledge the Phoenix Society, though they all seek survival, and any means of living is still living."

"But the problem is, isn’t the Underground City Plan obviously just waiting for death?" KIKI crossed her arms: "Based on Dawn City’s location, it will be devoured by Star Abyss No.5 and 8th Star Abyss in a month or two at most. In such a situation, what use is building walls or an underground city?"

Mochizuki Masashi glanced at KIKI and said,

"Then do you think the Phoenix Society has a solution?"

He shook his head and spoke calmly: "They also have no way to solve the darkness; they are simply surviving in the gaps not yet devoured by the Star Abyss, and during this process, resisting in the area of the last Star Abyss along with the remaining two or three million people globally. Hence, I say that the Phoenix Society and Dawn City ultimately lead to the same outcome in facing the apocalypse."

"The starship port of Dawn City launches exploration flying devices every two to three days, and without exception, all of them crash. To avoid alarming the terrifying atmospheric creatures on the Heavenly Veil, they can only launch them far away. Similarly, the Phoenix Society builds the Kunlun Star Hub in the Polar regions. The difference is they aim to save as many people as possible and build more flying devices before the Extreme Night."

"Are we really left with only escape?" Ning Jing said with a difficult expression: "Humanity has already defeated S-Class, in this process..."

"From a humanistic standpoint, I fully agree with your thoughts, Miss Ning." Mochizuki Masashi interrupted her with a gentle smile: "Unfortunately, as it stands, humanity has no chance of winning. To defeat those endless monsters in a year? You’ve seen the Nest, right? Both the quantity and strength of the Abnormal Bodies are growing every day, not to mention the 13-dimensional Star Abyss whose centers we’ve never even seen?"

"So, in fact, the primary reason the Phoenix Society can currently be the official face of the world is because this darkness is unsolvable. Without the Heavenly Veil, the Federation wouldn’t have collapsed; the ’seeds’ representing human civilization would have already left the Solar System. What remains for you isn’t to flee east..."

Mochizuki Masashi scanned the crowd, speaking meaningfully: "But to seize all remaining flying devices..."

Upon hearing this, the room’s atmosphere suddenly stiffened, and the crowd’s expressions varied. It had to be said, Mochizuki Masashi’s words suddenly seemed to reveal some essence to everyone.

Monica nodded in agreement, saying: "That’s right, it is precisely the unsolvable nature that brings unity; it’s because it’s unsolvable that we have the Phoenix Society."

"Because even in escape, the Phoenix Society’s plan to harness the world’s resources to build more flying devices to take away more people will win hearts because everyone can have hope." Chen Sixuan added.

"But building a starship that can hold tens of millions in a year is absolutely impossible!" Qian Deli shook his head.

Lin Xian looked at him and said: "Firstly, that must be the Phoenix Society’s final plan. Teacher Chen is right; hope breeds fighting spirit, uniting the survivors worldwide, which is vital. Besides, if escaping is the only option, a few million people are quite manageable."

He then looked at Mochizuki Masashi and said in a firm voice: "Because we also have the Wangyue Planet Ring, right?"

Mochizuki Masashi squinted and smiled: "Lin, you’re really too smart."

"Indeed, although the Wangyue Planet Ring is only 85% complete, it is designed to accommodate 15 million people as the largest man-made space device in human history. Along with the combined starships, it can indeed achieve this."

Hearing this, KIKI promptly frowned and said: "Then Dawn City has been launching starships with this purpose in mind, right!"

"Yes."

Mochizuki Masashi spoke calmly: "So much time has passed since Apocalypse Day, and they’ve long known the Underground City Plan wouldn’t work. Hence, Dawn City is also striving to seize the initiative."

"What about your Silent City?" Lin Xian asked a critical question at this moment.

"What distinguishes me from them is that I don’t need the Wangyue Planet Ring. But if the Far Star journey is to be undertaken, Silent City still requires major upgrades. Therefore, Silent City will bypass Dawn City from Jin Hai and head to Yongcheng Port, where it is one of the largest starship ports jointly built by Wangyue Technology and Kehua Heavy Industry. The main city of Silent City is constructed there."

"So Silent City won’t go to the Polar regions?"

Mochizuki Masashi directly replied: "Haven’t you noticed, the 13 Star Abysses are mainly concentrated on the continent, and humanity is being gradually forced off continental areas. Only the oceans, South America, and the Polar regions are the final directions; everyone is being forced east. To us, the major issue is the Heavenly Veil, so going anywhere is the same, isn’t it?"

"Lin."

Mochizuki Masashi looked at Lin Xian and smiled: "At present, besides the Phoenix Society, the largest joint organizations include Dawn City, Reykjavik (European Storm Alliance), and the North American United Front. Apart from Dawn City, they are all large alliances cooperating with the Phoenix Society, Silent City included. Among them, only Phoenix City and Silent City have Floating City capabilities, so we can cooperate to build a super mechanical starship. With your mechanical superpower, you can utilize humanity’s most advanced technology to create the most powerful weapons, saving more people. Are you interested in this?"

At this point, everyone’s gaze turned to Lin Xian. Not only Chen Sixuan and KIKI, but even Shi Deyuan Ning Jing from Dragon Mountain No.1, and people like Qian Deli and Monica were swayed by Mochizuki Masashi’s proposal.

After all, everyone’s evacuation plan is ultimately a quest for survival. If humanity cannot conquer the darkness before the global Extreme Night, the ultimate aim is to board the starship and escape Blue Star. If that’s the case, joining Silent City’s super Floating City now means gaining that ticket in advance. Moreover, gathering in this massive Mechanical City greatly increases their survival rate — why not?

This even prompted Shi Deyuan to reconsider his previous plan of traveling to join the Dawn Center.

Lin Xian was silent for a moment as if contemplating or hesitating. Then suddenly, he looked at Mochizuki Masashi seriously and said,

"Uh, do you think that South Heavenly Gate and the Wangyue Planet Ring have any potential?"

Pffft!

As soon as he said this, Qian Deli, who just took a sip of his drink, promptly sprayed it out.