Deep Space Wandering Fleet-Chapter 554 - 551 Someone is still staying

Wang Haifeng had worked here for so long that he had become accustomed to it. It wasn’t that his morals were nobler, but rather it was the inertia of life that sustained him and kept him here.

The two sides were about to become two different civilizations.

Indeed, this was a split, an inevitable split. Who knew what the future would bring?

Let’s say our goodbyes here, perhaps for the last time.

Among their entire small family, three people decided to leave, only he was preparing to stay. Everyone had different thoughts, and there was no need to force anything.

"What will you do in the future, after arriving at the new world?" Wang Haifeng suddenly asked, "It’s important to find something to keep yourself busy."

"I want to admire the future sun. From birth, we have been fighting against these twin neutron stars. What exactly does the real sun look like? Even without an atmosphere, watching the sun is good."

His sister turned her head back, her eyes fixed on a direction in the starry sky.

There was a slightly larger yellow Constant Star there; it was the star they were targeting.

"...Then, build a shelter, for ourselves and for the future humans. That would count as contributing a bit of effort," his sister said with a smile.

"So you’re a supporter of the Industrial Union Party!" Wang Haifeng looked at another relative, "How about you?"

"No particular thoughts. I’ll just play for a while! After arriving at another planet, there will certainly be work to do, including mining."

"And you?"

"I’ll play some games that I like, especially Virtual World games... We’ve neglected them for far too long! Humans ultimately need entertainment. When you all get here, you’ll find that there are many new ways to have fun!" freewebnoveℓ.com

This man was middle-aged, but he still liked these things.

With the current level of technology, Virtual World Technology could barely be replicated, so the Pangu Brain would not be taken away with the Radiant Galaxy; only a copy was being taken.

Of course, this copy was also enough for the humans on both sides to reunite, and the data in the Virtual World could still be interconnected.

These fifty million people were thus reflecting and looking forward to the life they were about to lead.

In addition to the Radiant Galaxy, there were also 12 Transport Ships, carrying a vast amount of machinery.

Since there was no Light Sail and the propulsion was plasma engines for acceleration, the Radiant Galaxy had undergone extensive modifications. The storage area for the Hibernation Chamber had been nearly doubled, and many industrial devices had been removed to accommodate a population of nearly fifty million. The number of awake people throughout the year was 1.2 million, with each awake period lasting about five years.

Just two or three hibernations should be enough to welcome a new life.

At this moment, the Tos Civilization was continually questioning what this great migration was all about. People could only give vague responses, explaining that due to the limitations of future transport capabilities, they were sending a portion of the population first to establish a new Mother Star.

Seeing that forty million people were remaining and not everyone was evacuating, plus the fact that the stars both sides planned to travel to were different, there would be no conflict. The Tos Civilization could only grudgingly accept it, even though they remained quite suspicious and quite unfriendly.

The Captain was delivering her final speech, "...Friends, the current industrial foundation of the Radiant Galaxy is sufficient for you to build a shelter that can provide refuge within the next fifty years."

"You are about to set off for a distant place, please do not feel guilty about it, because the vast majority of you have dedicated more than half of your lives to this plan..."

"In your future lives, please be sure to establish a loftier ideal and do not be troubled by the temptations that lie before you..."

The Captain was subtly worrying about something.

She was a kindhearted person, a true altruist.

But many things cannot be prevented by kindhearted people.

Not too many paid attention to the Captain’s speech, her words were overshadowed by the rhetoric of leaders from other parties and various media outlets.

Such is the nature of discourse power, humans are biased creatures, only listening to what they want to hear, disregarding anything else, be it bitter medicine or whatever other advice is offered.

People were merely cheering as they entered the hibernation chambers, where in the future they could choose their own lives.

They were never coming back...

The loading process continued for an entire month, people bidding each other farewell with heavy hearts.

Radiant Galaxy slowly powered up, its circular structure emitting bright plasma flames, accompanied by a dozen medium-sized transport ships loaded with various goods, all departing together. Due to many celestial bodies in this star field, the great spaceship would continuously use the gravitational slingshot effect to accelerate itself.

The final speed could reach approximately 0.34% of the speed of light, projecting arrival at the destination in three hundred years. The ship’s tonnage being too large restricted it to this speed.

Two hours later, Radiant Galaxy had left, its bright light still visible to those it left behind, leaving behind a crowd filled with confusion and slight disarray.

Suddenly, Wang Haifeng noticed a girl in a fit of rage, picking up a large stone and hurling it into the sky. In the low gravity, the stone soared high and traced a parabola before eventually crashing down.

In that minute, some regretted their decision, they too wanted to leave.

And as time passed, the number of people filled with regret grew, what could be more valuable than freedom?

Born free, yet perpetually in chains. In any era, no human is completely free, and compared to the entire universe, humans are but bacteria, not even dust particles.

What fault is there, in seeking a gasp of free air amidst the thick darkness?

Two hours had passed, and those filled with regret grew in numbers, starting to protest against the government.

Thus, the government organized another transport ship, hastily transporting these people to catch up.

Then, a few hours later, more regret set in for those who had not boarded that ship, and once again, the government arranged another spacecraft to hastily follow.

With this fleet’s departure, a total of 51.24 million people had left the planet.

Fortunately, there were still people remaining...

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When Wang Haifeng recalled this burdensome past, he had already settled above that big ice ball, reaching retirement age, his energy greatly diminished.

However, due to the dire shortage of human resources, Wang Haifeng still persisted at his job.

Of course, it wasn’t his original profession, but rather community work within the neighborhood committee, responsible for the registration of individuals, arranging rooms, and sometimes providing psychological counseling.

The ice shell of this planet was thick, a full 1,800 kilometers, with a planetary core made primarily of iron and nickel only becoming accessible at the deepest part of the ice, 200 kilometers in diameter.

The underground city was situated beneath the ice shell. To prevent the ice from melting, there was a thick vacuum-sealed passage between the interior and exterior, structurally similar to a vacuum flask. The constant internal temperature hovered around 16 degrees Celsius, slightly chilly, while the surface temperature stayed below minus 250 degrees Celsius.