Not to mention that the Night Demon Clan will take action in 2043, the main base is struggling to hold on, and you're thinking about secretly opening a branch base?

If you play a game of StarCraft, you'll know that attempting a dual strategy when evenly matched will most likely lead to being wiped out in one go!

Well... At least for now, placing bets on both fronts and embarking on a dual strategy is an extremely risky venture.

Moreover, once you make the decision to become the "escape faction," it almost means abandoning the vast majority of Earth's population...

Countless elderly, children... hundreds of billions in tragic casualties...

Making such a decision is undoubtedly exceptionally painful and difficult.

Even if he is truly determined, the real problem for the "escape faction" that follows is indeed the issue of "who goes and who stays."

If handled poorly, it could change from an escape to a rout.

For the limited number of escape slots, not even needing the Night Demon Clan's actions, humans themselves will fight each other fiercely...

Glancing at Gao Yuan, he hesitated for a moment, but still spoke up.

"I know you've always been curious about us, but I want to tell you, the truth is often more brutal than lies.

The closer you get to the truth, the more painful it tends to be.

Knowing too little can sometimes be a blessing."

Looking at Meng Lang's serious expression, Gao Yuan rolled her eyes helplessly.

"The problem is... rather than knowing too little, knowing half is even more painful, right?"

African Z vaccine.

World-leading intelligent AI.

And various emerging advanced technologies...

Outsiders might not be as deeply affected, but as the person coordinating the overall execution, Gao Yuan is already an insider.

She understands better than anyone how extraordinary a "presence" Meng Lang truly is.

He's like a blind box, potentially hiding the ultimate truth of this world inside...

Now you're telling her not to be curious about him, can you?

"Uh..."

Meng Lang felt a bit awkward.

Indeed, Gao Yuan was recruited by himself, knowing full well that he has big secrets, but just not telling her what those secrets are.

It does seem a bit unfair...

"Ahem!" He cleared his throat to conceal his embarrassment, then pointed to several picture frames on the wall.

"Look at these photos, what can you read from them?"

"Hmm?" Gao Yuan looked puzzled.

Other than some skillful composition and profound meaning, they seemed no different from ordinary computer-generated images.

But since Meng Lang mentioned it, she naturally wouldn't think it's baseless.

Could it be that these paintings hold some secret?

She carefully examined the three paintings again.

"Hmm... Although I can't make out much, from the atmosphere the author wants to create, it seems... they all feel quite desolate?"

Haha! Congratulations, you've identified the key core!

"You asked me earlier why I hastily launched 'Ark Shares,' now do you know why I named it 'Ark'?"

Meng Lang suddenly posed yet another seemingly unrelated question.

Gao Yuan paused, then suddenly widened her eyes...

"You mean..."

"Hmm... just preparing for the worst."

Gao Yuan: "..."

Ark... Ark... so it really is like this...

Silence for a long time.

"...How much time do we have left?"

"Based on the latest data estimates... 45 years."

Uh... precise to the year.

Is the "estimate" still this accurate?

However, hearing that there's this much time left, the heart that had just risen to Gao Yuan's throat finally settled down.

Forty-five years later, she would be in her seventies or eighties.

It seems... not entirely unacceptable?

Seeing the evident relief on her face, Meng Lang seemed to understand her thoughts, feeling rather unbalanced internally.

Yes, to ordinary people like Gao Yuan, it might just be an end-of-life episode, her life at least born in comfort, dying in distress.

But for himself, every day is like the end of the world...

The pressure of survival needed at such times is incomparable to Gao Yuan's.

Didn't you see me in those photos, my hair fully white before hitting 70?

My whole life, damn it, is full of trouble!

"With so much time, we might still have a chance to turn things around, right?" Gao Yuan wondered.

"There are of course chances, but according to... hmm... some high-tech simulations, if we proceed step by step, our current success rate is not high."

Upon hearing this, Gao Yuan showed no signs of disappointment, but became more enthusiastic.

Deep down, she is someone who is passionate about challenges...

"So telling me this means you want me to know not to proceed step by step?"

Smart!

Meng Lang mentally applauded her.

"To us, the Xu Group is just a trivial enemy, whatever method you use to deal with them, I won't interfere.

Even if necessary, we can send out the 'Elevator' to end it all..."

"Hang on! Who is the 'Elevator'?"

"Uh... the organization's top assassin."

Gao Yuan: "..."

"That's not the point. The point is we cannot limit our vision to Su City, or even all of Country Hua.

The current situation is that even if we rally all of Country Hua together, we might still feel somewhat inadequate.

So we need to slightly change our strategy and look globally, carrying out a worldwide strategy!"

"Worldwide strategy?"

"Yes!" Meng Lang nodded and then handed over a piece of information.

Gao Yuan opened it with a puzzled look...

"Iwazaki Hideyoshi?"

The document was a profile of a Fusang person, with Iwazaki Hideyoshi on the photo, face looking delicate, smiling like the boy next door.

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