Captain, your ship has exploded again.

The humans who remained on Earth at that moment felt as if the end of the world had arrived.

Even though Zhao Wanyang had calculated very carefully, the limited number of gravity sensors still caused Blue Star to be deformed by maximum force.

Zhang Xun hadn't reached the point of being completely devoid of emotions. Besides providing warships to transport people to China, he also provided a certain number of shelters to various countries, but whether they were enough was not Zhang Xun's concern.

"Pressure surges at the boundary of the continental plate, and displacement begins to occur."

Yu Qilan, who was monitoring the data, reported bad news.

This phenomenon is not a simple plate tectonics shift; the energy generated at its eruption point far exceeds all of humanity's weapons on Earth.

To put it simply, if humanity's strongest defense is underground nuclear shelters, then if they happen to be located on the edge of a tectonic plate collision, these nuclear fortifications will be torn to shreds like paper. Of course, there are also lucky times when they might be pushed away by a large slab of rock, but the probability of that is too low.

"I need to activate the rotation device on Earth to slow down the rate of crustal change, lest Earth is pulled back and all the continental plates merge together."

With a lollipop in her mouth, Zhao Wanyang anxiously directed others to activate the emergency response equipment. Their job now was not to bounce a ball around; if they couldn't keep Blue Star alive until it reached the point of gravitational escape, the collision of Blue Star with other planets after it shattered would render the entire star system obsolete.

If we want to reconstruct the galaxy by then, it will take at least 10,000 years.

In the worst-case scenario, Zhang Xun would definitely activate Plan B, which would be better than letting humanity drift in space, rather than allowing it to develop at its own pace.

The value of a habitable planet is of paramount importance to a race that has just ventured into space.

Even a technologically advanced team like Zhang Xun's cannot guarantee that a race can continue to develop normally while adrift in space.

Don't be misled by movies or other works. Even if humans master artificial gravity, space is not suitable for life forms to drift for a long time.

If a civilization wants to develop, it must have a stable rear base. Technology is merely a civilization's means of self-preservation in the universe, while cultural identity is the foundation of a civilization.

Without a stable environment, even if humanity consists of elites, the collapse of civilization is only a matter of time.

Once Earth is truly destroyed and rebuilt, humanity's sense of identity will plummet to rock bottom. Any contact with other cosmic civilizations will inevitably lead to the collapse of social systems.

The best example is the United States now. In less than three months, they accepted their new identity. With the last resistance organization destroyed, they became like a flock of lambs to the slaughter, obediently serving Zhang Xun, this alien.

Just as Zhao Wanyang slightly reduced the output power of all the gravity devices, a planetary shield lit up on Blue Star.

This was brought by Zhang Xun and his team when they were repairing the ground. Of course, the planetary shield, which was originally designed for sustainable use, was placed 1,300 kilometers inside the mantle.

This planetary shield is not for defense against attacks; it will only activate when Earth collapses. Zhang Xun installed seventeen generators of the same type so that they could be activated in unison.

Wang Ge turned to Zhao Wanyang and shouted, "Planetary shield activated, rotation has started."

At this point, the Death Star was experiencing a shortage of energy, and its overhead lighting system was even flickering.

"Garen, activate the backup power source and notify Marcus to increase output to 120% in ten seconds."

Since the vast majority of Tianwen's computing power is used to fine-tune the Death Star and the fleet's gravity devices, only a small portion is available for Zhao Wanyang's use. However, this portion of resources is not used for her to send messages; orbital calculations and monitoring of Blue Star data also consume a significant amount.

This forced Zhao Wanyang to use her own computing power system to simultaneously control a large number of auxiliary arms to fine-tune the output of the Death Star engine, which greatly consumed her mental energy. The heat emanating from her body shocked even Maki, who was assisting her.

"Damn, Zhang Xun, you didn't say she would turn into a furnace. If I didn't know she was a carbon-based life form, I would have thought I was standing next to the heat sink of a giant supercomputing center."

Mashiro, who was using the handheld cooling system, initially wondered why a human would need a cooling hand. But when she was sprayed in the face by the mechanical heat dissipation vents on Zhao Wanyang's body, she understood why everyone else said that the technicians were crazy.

What human would install a cooling system on their own body? The scariest thing is that the small vent can blow out hot air over 50 degrees Celsius. Doesn't the protein in her body denature?

Originally, Zhao Wanyang couldn't do such long-term overclocking, since this mode consumes a lot of energy and the body's fat is simply not enough to support it.

However, this problem has been solved by Cybertronian energy. It's just that the heat dissipation of the long-term linkage mode has not yet been optimized, and the energy supply has not been dealt with. For now, the only option is to install pipes on the back of the body.

"Even working can't shut you up. How about you switch with me?"

Asuka was extremely dissatisfied with Mari, who only needed to use the cooler and blow air. They were both EVA pilots, so why was she the only one doing the menial tasks?

The scarcity of energy caused the food delivery system to stop operating, and planetary traction cannot be completed in a day or two. Under these circumstances, logistics can only be done manually, as for biological and other military forces.

You don't actually think that shelters on Earth are automatically generated, do you?

"Waiter, I need two units of food and water, and could you please clear the table?"

Wang Ge was very good at choosing the right time to make his demands, which made her fury reach its maximum.

"Damn it, I'm switching jobs with you!"

Of course, Asuka wasn't the only staff member serving food. While she was throwing a tantrum, the Ayanami girls were changing everyone's food.

"Here you go, this is 02's compressed rations for you. If you're satisfied with me, please give me a little red heart afterwards. Thank you, 02 is happy to serve you. Goodbye."

Nineteen of the little Ayanami were scattered in various places to resupply those who needed it. Zhang Xun's team had twenty-five people. Excluding the three people from Li Zhuoyang's side and Marcus, the remaining number was exactly the same. The main reason for having Asuka do this was that she had just recovered, and long hours of high-intensity work would not be good for her health.

Unfortunately, sometimes a person's pride can prevent her from performing a certain job.

Seeing this, Zhang Xun shook his head helplessly and said, "Asuka, you take care of me and Natal!"

To be honest, Zhang Xun still couldn't figure out what Asuka had said back then. Clearly, the energy of Unit 2 was highly toxic, and its damage was at least more obvious than that of the energy from Yi Jiu.

At this moment, Asuka became hesitant. To be honest, sometimes she really didn't know how to face Zhang Xun. Although she thought she was going to die at the time and shouted that word at Zhang Xun at the last moment, after being saved, that word made her feel too scared.

With slightly trembling hands, she placed a unit of food and water on the command platform.

Of course, Zhang Xun, who only has a head, cannot eat. What he needs is nutrient solution or nanoneedles. This food is for Natal.

"Don't be afraid of the child. I'm not a monster that eats people. If your relationship with Zhang Xun makes you feel awkward, we can talk things out separately."

Upon hearing Natal's words, Asuka suddenly looked up.

When she saw the other person's ambiguous smile, she instantly understood.

As a veteran EVA pilot, she naturally knew what was inside the insertion plug, and she also understood that Zhao Wanyang simply didn't have time to make major modifications to the EVA unit.

After the Wunder was discontinued, Misato Katsuragi lost the right to directly view the videos inside the EVA unit.

But the person in front of her now was the second most powerful person in the fleet besides Zhang Xun. Wouldn't her performance have been seen by him?

Asuka's face instantly turned red at the thought, feeling as if she had done something wrong in class and been caught red-handed by the vice class teacher.

Although Natal's voice wasn't loud, everyone in the command room was a super soldier. If the other team members weren't tied up with their missions, they would have loved to surround the three of them. It's rare to see the captain gossiping about his love life.

Who can blame Zhang Xun, this straight-laced man, for treating all women equally except Natal, categorizing them into those he can kill and those he cannot kill for the time being.

Asuka lowered her head and asked softly, "The others..."

Because the voice was too soft, the busy Natal didn't hear it at first and subconsciously replied with an "Mm." Then, as if realizing something, she added, "What did you say?"

Stunned by Natal's single word "Greeting," Asuka, her mind reeling, shouted, "Did you show anyone the video of me calling Zhang Xun 'Dad' back then?!"

"..."

"Holy crap!" xN

As Asuka shouted, the command room instantly transformed into a monkey mountain in a zoo, with the sounds of monkeys echoing everywhere, making Asuka even more dizzy.

Zhang Xun was the one who was more provoked. Who knows what got into him, but he suddenly remembered everything he had done in Asuka's mental world.

Natal looked helplessly at the chaotic command room and the two people beside her whose eyes were practically mosquito coils.

"I deleted the video completely, Zhang Xun doesn't remember it, and I won't say anything. But now, how about you call me godmother?"

"Oh oh oh~~~~".

The loud noises from the others woke Asuka up. After realizing the stupid thing she had done, she ran out of the command room in a flash.

Natal was also quite helpless about this, after all, she did not expect the other party to play the self-destruction trick, and could only command a little Ayanami Do.

"017, go and keep an eye on Asuka to make sure she doesn't do anything stupid. I'm giving you temporary access. If you do well, your snacks will be doubled, and I'll bring you extra treats."

"017 received! Don't worry, sir, even if I have to spank Asuka, I'll bring her back."

Natal rubbed her forehead and said, "No need to bring her back, just make sure she doesn't do anything foolish."

As 017 left, Zhao Wanyang's cold voice came over.

"All done? If you're done, get back to work. Every one of you will have a 'contribution' if Blue Star is destroyed!"

The cold voice, combined with just the right amount of pressure, made everyone who was being scolded immediately start working without hesitation. Even Zhang Xun and Natal obediently went to command their respective fleets.

At that moment, one thought popped into everyone's mind.

'It's terrifying when researchers lose their temper.'