#572 - Chapter 572: Venus Ecological Crisis

"Fortunately, the Blue Star Ecological Transformation Project was an unmanned operation; otherwise, it would have gone bankrupt a billion years ago," Long San sighed.

Dongfang Chen nodded.

He and Mengka had discussed this issue long ago.

Mengka only discovered the existence of the Sirius survivors hundreds of thousands of years ago, so the Dragon Kingdom's plan couldn't have been targeting them.

"What happened later?" Dongfang Chen asked.

"In Dragon Calendar 7611, the 10th year of the Blue Star Ecological Transformation Project, the Mars base was finally completed. At this time, Venus suddenly experienced its first virus crisis."

"This virus was fierce and had a very short incubation period. Those infected initially experienced fever and coughing, quickly progressing to multiple organ failure. Research revealed that it was a virus affecting the DNA transcription process."

"At the time, the Dragon Kingdom and the American Empire still had sufficient research capabilities and quickly developed a vaccine."

"The virus was successfully eradicated only six months after the outbreak."

The scene before Dongfang Chen was a fully automated production line in a pharmaceutical factory mass-producing vaccine injections.

"Just ten years later, the second virus crisis erupted."

"It started in a tribe in Bagu, where a large number of children under the age of six developed symptoms such as fever, epilepsy, and encephalitis. Within two months, this situation spread to the Dragon Kingdom and the American Empire."

"Investigation and analysis revealed that it was also an epidemic virus. However, this virus was only effective against children; older children and adults had a very low probability of infection."

"Although the mortality rate of this virus was not high, over 90% of the children suffered lifelong disabilities as a result."

"The Dragon Kingdom provided free DNA repair treatment for these children, which took eight years to barely resolve the crisis."

"This crisis greatly depleted the country's resources, and investment in Mars was halted at this time."

"Our situation was somewhat better. Bagu and the American Federation, due to severe economic decline, were unable to provide free treatment to these children, leading to a large number of deaths before adulthood. This laid the groundwork for even more serious crises later on."

Dongfang Chen watched as children in the scene before him suddenly collapsed, convulsing violently, and foaming at the mouth. He was deeply touched.

If all children aged 1 to 9 died, the entire country would face a generational crisis. The consequences would be terrifying.

"After this, a major viral pandemic occurred roughly every ten years, leaving various countries exhausted and their national strength greatly weakened."

"In Dragon Calendar 7659, the American Empire openly violated the peace treaty and launched a full-scale offensive against Bagu. Domestic conflicts reached an irreconcilable point, and initiating war was their only option."

"Bagu had no power to resist and was destroyed in just two months."

Even with severely weakened national strength, the technological capabilities that humans possessed at the time made it relatively easy to destroy a country.

"At the time, the Dragon Kingdom's high-level officials made a wrong decision by not intervening militarily. This very wrong decision ultimately led to the collapse of human society."

"After Bagu was destroyed, its people harbored deep hatred for the American Empire. They constantly launched suicide attacks, leading to continuous conflicts both on Bagu's territory and within the American Empire."

"Soon after, a new round of viruses broke out. This time, no one could stop it."

"This was very similar to the neurotropic virus currently prevalent on Blue Star; it was also a virus that attacked the brain's nervous system."

"This viral crisis completely destroyed Venus's ecosystem."

"Large-scale wars and the frequent use of weapons of mass destruction nearly eliminated the vegetation on Venus. This led to a series of chain reactions."

"Venus's temperature increased year by year, and the surface became uninhabitable for humans. People began building underground bases, hoping to gain a glimmer of hope."

In the scene, the surface was a wasteland, radiating scorching heat under the sun.

Everywhere were toppled and collapsed high-rise buildings, and the corpses of humans and animals were scattered about.

"At this time, only less than 60 years had passed since the implementation of the Blue Star Ecological Transformation Project."

"The Dragon Kingdom's high-level officials convened a meeting and unanimously approved the population migration plan. The destination for the migration was Mars."

"This was the last planet in the solar system suitable for human survival at the time."

"Unfortunately, this plan was not successfully implemented. The Dragon Kingdom's remaining 18 space battleships were sabotaged and completely destroyed."

"From our current perspective, all of this must have been the work of the Sirius survivors behind the scenes. At that time, they had already gained control of a large number of Muni people through virus attacks, and these Muni people were spread all over the world, infiltrating everywhere."

"The Dragon Kingdom's population migration plan must have been leaked in this way."

"Then how did the insects get to Mars?" Dongfang Chen asked.