Super technology leader

The scene of the bustling motorcade on Mars left the American high-level officials in silence and brought tears to the eyes of the astronauts on the Enterprise.

They had clearly set off first, so why…

“What do you all think?”

The secret meeting room was unlit, with only the light from the video on the large screen illuminating the room, casting uncertain shadows on the faces of those attending the meeting.

The contrast between light and shadow on their faces was stark, enveloped by the red glow of the Red Planet, making it difficult to distinguish them from one another at a glance.

However, they were all familiar with each other and could recognize each other by voice.

Hearing Kuna's question, the other three individuals with high-level access in the meeting room remained silent for a moment.

This representative of the President had managed a few temporary successes in the race against Tianxia, thus securing his position.

He had even enjoyed significant exposure and received commendations during the early stages of this Mars mission, only to be overtaken in the blink of an eye.

And just a few days later, they couldn't even see the other side's taillights.

Now, even better, the others had reached the finish line and were stepping out of their vehicle, heading towards the podium.

If it were just a symbolic trophy, America would gladly concede, given that their own spacecraft was still en route.

However, this trophy wasn't just symbolic; it was an alien.

An alien represented extraterrestrial civilization beyond humanity.

Reaching the solar system also implied that they possessed super-technology far surpassing humanity's current peak.

It even represented America's hope of regaining its position at the pinnacle of the world, perhaps even ruling over the entire human civilization.

Of course, this was all predicated on them acquiring this "trophy."

As things stood, there was a high probability that these "hopes" would belong to Tianxia.

And that was very frustrating!

The director of NASA, seeing that no one else was speaking, took the lead.

“It seems we can only look for solutions through legal means. I suggest the President and the courts repeal some laws that hinder cooperation between our two countries, so we can collaborate with Tianxia.”

“We should also rejoin the space agreements we previously withdrew from.

Only within the same agreement can we unite with other countries to make Tianxia share the alien technology they obtain.

Without being in the same agreement, we don't even have the right to say such things.”

“I believe that, with America's size and technological system, we won't fall behind too much; we might even be able to catch up.”

While he said that, he wasn't really considering catching up.

As long as they didn't fall too far behind, maintained America's size and dignity, and had good cooperation with Tianxia, that would be enough.

For humanity to leave the solar system, cooperation was the most effective method.

Developing independently to break out of the solar system wasn't impossible, but it would consume more resources and waste more time, which was very inefficient from a scientific perspective.

If Tianxia truly obtained alien technology, even if they shared it with the outside world, it probably wouldn't be a 100% share; they would definitely keep some core elements hidden.

Of course, it wasn't just Tianxia that would do this; any country would do the same if faced with such an opportunity.

In this situation, it would be very difficult for America to catch up.

Unless… they took a shortcut!

But with Tianxia's current size, even shortcuts were difficult, and they might end up veering off course and falling into a ditch.

After Kuna finished speaking, the others felt that seeking cooperation was a viable option, but it felt too stifling for America.

After being the leader for so many years, having to resort to this method was hard to accept.

Especially for John; it wasn't just a matter of not accepting it, but a feeling of humiliation.

As the commander of the US Space Force, this situation should have been a good opportunity for him to speak.

Even after the team on the Enterprise reported the latest situation to him, namely the space interception plan, he was satisfied.

The spacecraft was underperforming, allowing Tianxia to overtake them; this wasn't his problem, but the responsibility of the spacecraft design and manufacturing departments.

But he still had to be anxious.

At that time, a team member suddenly sent him a plan that allowed the Space Force to play a role in space, and he was naturally satisfied.

He first personally agreed to the team member's plan, then brought in professionals for more detailed analysis and calculation, and formulated a plan with a higher success rate.

As a result, a heavy blow struck his head.

The Enterprise had classic spacesuits, while the Spore had powered armor.

The Enterprise had automatic rifles, while the Spore had electromagnetic railguns.

How the hell were they supposed to fight?

For close-range interception of "jumpers," they shouldn't even think about it.

Given the armament of both sides, it was uncertain who would be jumping whom if they got close.

And at long range, they had indeed made some modifications to the Enterprise, adding a missile launcher and two specially modified missiles, turning it into a "space warship."

But using missiles to hit satellites was still okay, after all, satellites had poor maneuverability and a high probability of being hit.

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Of course, the main reason was that missiles hitting satellites weren't precisely point-to-point sniping, but rather the missile approaching the satellite and then self-detonating, blasting itself into a pile of fragments, relying on these fragments to collide with the satellite.

After all, space targets were basically very fragile, breaking with a single touch, unlike armored targets on the ground.

However, these two missiles probably wouldn't be so easy to deal with the Spore.

Although the Spore was a larger target, theoretically the missile's hit rate should be higher, but the Spore's maneuverability was stronger than that of a satellite, and it had already left the Earth-Moon system, so its flight speed was much faster.

A slight dodge could avoid it.

The most important thing was that the Spore had a very large radar with a very perverted ability to observe space.

It was even easier to detect targets early and avoid them, and he didn't know how their "little sun wings" met the power supply requirements.

Another problem was that they had hidden the missile matter from the outside world, only revealing the matter of individual light weapons, while the Spore revealed powered armor and electromagnetic rifles.

Who knew if there was anything more awesome hidden on the Spore?

John knew there must be!

He guaranteed it in the name of a Space Force General Commander!

If the Enterprise dared to act rashly, there was a high probability that it would be blasted into slag.

So, from a military point of view, especially in this mission, in this meeting, John had nothing to say.

America was seriously superstitious about "weapon worship." They had fought so many years of "counterinsurgency warfare," and even with weapons several generations more advanced, they had suffered heavy casualties.

What should they do if the other side's technology was more advanced than their own?

If there was only one person on the other side and ten people on their side, they might be able to pile up the numbers, and at worst, it would be "anti-counterinsurgency warfare," and their experience was also considered rich.

But when the other side had more people than themselves, and their technology was more advanced, and it was in the special space environment, the think tanks really didn't know how to fight.

Now, looking at the rolling red dust on the big screen, watching Tang Chao personally lead the motorcade closer and closer to the alien camp, he secretly prayed in his heart: "It's best if Tang Chao dies!"

Now everyone knew Tang Chao's influence on Navigator, on Tianxia, and on human aerospace, but in the eyes of John, the American Space Force Commander, a dead Tang Chao was a good Tang Chao.

Judging from several unmanned contacts with aliens, the aliens on Mars were the kind of aliens in science fiction movies, who simply didn't want to have peaceful exchanges with humans.

And he firmly believed that humans could hide powerful weapons, and it was impossible for fierce aliens not to hide powerful weapons.

Tang Chao's team looked good, but it was definitely not enough to face aliens.

Chapter Two will be at 11 o'clock