Chapter 82 Future Direction

How did they do it?

The size of ships of each technological template civilization is different.

No matter how advanced the technology is, there is a rule that will not be broken.

The construction period of small ships is short, and the construction period of large ships is long.

The other side launched five 1.5-kilometer-long warships in two years.

And two of them are even larger, reaching 1.8 kilometers long.

How much manpower and infrastructure scale does it take to do this?

With the current level of human development on Earth, can it really be done?

Stanley Wood doesn't believe it, Brooke doesn't believe it, and Wendel doesn't believe it either.

But whether they believe it or not, the facts are already in front of them.

And they can only accept reality.

Looking up at the two, Brooke spoke first: "Chairman, what should we do now?"

With a frown on his face, Wendell said in a deep voice: "It's impossible to hide it. The fleet will come back eventually."

Wood Steven shook his head and said: "There's no need to hide it. Just tell the members of the parliament truthfully."

"But..."

A trace of worry flashed in Brooke's eyes, and he asked uncertainly: "Can they accept such a result?"

Yes, can the members of the parliament accept the result of failure?

Two years of hard work ended up in vain. Who can accept it?

Waving his hand slightly, Wood Steven said: "I know what you are worried about, but for the members of the parliament, this failure is also a growth. No one is the protagonist in the vast sea of ​​stars. Overconfidence often makes people lose their vigilance and blindly arrogant. It's time for some people to face the reality."

Speaking of this, Wood Stevens glanced at the two people one by one.

Then he said: "Failure is not terrible, what is terrible is not knowing the reason for your failure. Let the "UNSC" remember this lesson deeply."

That's all we can do...

Anyway, failure is a fact.

Waging war abroad is the decision of all governors and councillors, and the consequences of failure should be borne by everyone.

They are a group, and Brooke believes that no one will lose their enterprising spirit because of this failure.

Maybe it can inspire the fighting spirit of the governors and councillors.

One failure proves nothing.

The process from failure to success is more inspiring and cohesive.

"Brooke, immediately convene all governors and councillors to discuss matters, and notify those who can't come back online."

Nodding, Brooke turned and walked away quickly.

Looking at the closed door, Wendell turned to look at the Speaker of the Parliament.

"Speaker of the Parliament, is this meeting to discuss the future development direction of the "UNSC"?"

Wood Steven nodded lightly and said: "Since this war has failed, some things have to be considered."

Wendel naturally knew what the Speaker of the Parliament meant.

If the war fails, their efforts in the past two years will be in vain.

In other words, they have wasted these two years of precious development time.

Not long after, a meeting was held at the "Star God" space station.

In the conference hall, 103 governors and councillors gathered together and sat around a round table.

"Is it true?"

"Of course it is true. The news has spread. Soon, Governor Leo will lead the remaining fleet back to the S-01820 star system."

"Why did it fail? This doesn't make sense..."

"I heard that the military strength of the forces in the S01888 star system is far beyond our imagination. There are six battleships, four "Cobra" destroyers, and two "Firestorm-class" escort ships."

"How is this possible? The battleships of the human empire in Warhammer 40K are all big. Is the construction cycle so short?"

"That's right. There was only one "Cobra" destroyer two years ago, and five of them appeared in just two years?"

"So our efforts in the past two years have been in vain?"

"What do you think?"

"How could this be? I should have found a star system to develop honestly."

"It's better to say less. No one wants to fail. Everyone is already in a bad mood. Say less words that affect everyone's unity."

The meeting has not started yet, and everyone who should come has already arrived.

Sitting around the round table, everyone started to discuss in low voices.

Wood Stevens had deliberately done this, and the news of the fleet's failure had already spread.

In this way, the governors and councillors who came to attend the meeting were mentally prepared.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Wendell stood up.

He shouted to everyone: "Governors and councillors, please be quiet, be quiet!"

As soon as Wendell spoke, everyone knew that the meeting was about to begin.

The discussion in the conference room soon disappeared, and everyone quieted down.

Seeing that everyone was quiet, Wendell sat down again.

The meeting officially began...

In the main seat, Wood Stevens looked around at the people at the round table.

His expression was solemn, and he said, "I must tell you a bad news. We have failed in this foreign war!"

As soon as these words came out, the expressions on the faces of the people at the round table were different.

They had already heard the news, and now, it was just confirmed by the speaker of the parliament.

"Why did we fail? This is a big problem, and also a small problem."

At this point, Wood Steven paused, and then continued, "The big problem is that we wasted two years in vain, and the small problem is that failure is not terrible, and we are not doing nothing. At least we have a certain military industry, which makes our future path easier. If we work hard enough, we will definitely be able to make up for the lost time."

As soon as these words came out, the tense expressions on many people's faces relaxed a lot.

Yes, although they have worked hard for two years and have not reaped fruit.

But they are not doing nothing.

Due to strong military needs, the S-01820 star system has been well developed.

With such a base camp, it will be much easier to do anything in the future.

One person asked, "Chairman, failure is not a big blow to us. We want to know whether the war will continue."

Yes, will the war continue?

No war will end because of a temporary victory or defeat.

Compared to the result of failure, they care more about whether the war will continue.

Everyone looked at Wood Stevens. They needed to know the answer.

Facing the eyes of everyone, Wood Stevens said, "I need everyone's opinions on whether the war will continue."

Everyone's opinions?

Everyone looked at each other and whispered.

One person said, "If we lose, we lose. If we lose, it means that we cannot occupy the S-01888 star system. Instead of entangled with the unknown forces in the S-01888 star system, it is better to develop in other directions. The Milky Way is so big, there is no need to keep an eye on the S-01888 star system."