Chapter 391 A secret
The Earth, the most beautiful planet in the solar system, is the home of human beings.
Su Yichen and his team did not stay at Pluto base for too long. On the third day, they embarked on the last journey home. In order to ensure safety and avoid accidents, Admiral Elke accompanied them to the earth, and there was also a small escort fleet.
More than 400 years have passed, and looking down at the earth from space, the earth seems to be no different from before, but when the Home spacecraft passed through the Earth's atmosphere and began to slowly land, the scenery of the earth was already very different from that in memory.
After the first war between Earth civilization and Gaia civilization, the prosperous city was destroyed by war, and it took decades to rebuild the earth. When Su Yichen and his team took the Pioneer spacecraft to the Blue Star civilization, the reconstruction of the earth was only half completed. Now the entire earth has been completely renewed. After the industrial revolution and the post-industrial era, the environment caused by the destruction caused by war has been greatly improved. At present, the greening of the earth has reached a very high level, and the oceans, mountains, rivers and rivers are as clear and beautiful as the original ecological period.
If the earth before was composed of reinforced concrete urban forests, the earth is now formed by beautiful scenery everywhere. The concept of a city is no longer the same as before with the ever-changing technology. Nowadays, ordinary people can use the help of technology to come from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth in a very short time. Therefore, living is more focused on the environment and comfort of people, and the distance is no longer considered. In addition to only a few important cities, there are still vague appearances 400 years ago. Ordinary cities have almost disappeared, replaced by small communities dotted in the beautiful scenery.
The Earth civilization won the second war between Earth civilization and Gaia civilization, and then entered the second-level cosmic civilization, and humans attached more importance to the protection of the earth. In the eyes of all Earthlings, the Earth is their only home in the universe. The idea of endlessly destroying the ecology and developing is no longer desirable. Although the population of Earth civilization has exceeded 20 billion, due to the smooth implementation of various bases, space cities, and Mars transformation plans, the population living and working on Earth is actually only about 6 billion.
Although there is a large population of more than 6 billion, before the war more than 400 years ago, this population was about 90% of the total global population, but because the global population density was mainly found in some megacities at that time, and many harsh environmental areas that were not suitable for people to live in, the earth seemed very crowded. Now, with the earth's ever-changing environment and the development of science and technology, the existence of more than 6 billion people does not make people feel that it is.
The Home spacecraft landed in a special airport, which was once the area close to Russia in Northeast China, and now this place is a world-famous aerospace base. When Su Yichen and others came to the ground from the spacecraft and stepped on the earth's land, everyone couldn't help but burst into tears.
"We're back! We're finally back!" Su Yichen and the others did not go to see the officials who were greeting, nor did they have a lot of scenery around them. When they stepped on the ground with their feet, they were all filled with tears. They squatted on the ground, touched the earth's land with their hands, and breathed the refreshing fragrance. In their hearts, all this was so beautiful that they were caring for countless days and nights.
"Teacher. Brother Su, Brother Gao, Professor Adams..."
No one disturbed them, everyone watched all this quietly because they all understood why Su Yichen and others did this. After more than 400 years, after experiencing the accident that had been wandering forever in the universe, they finally returned to their hometown. Any move that they made was touching.
After waiting quietly for a while, when he saw Su Yichen and others finally stood up slowly, Elk, who was beside him, hurriedly stepped forward to support Luo Yan, and reminded everyone.
"Mr. Su, Professor Luo, Professor Adams, and Mr. Gao, welcome you home!"
A man who seemed to be middle-aged walked towards them. This man is Situ Han, the current president of the Earth Federation Government. Mr. Situ Han is a mixed race who has one-quarter of Chinese ancestry, as well as Slavs, blacks, Germans, East Asians and Persians. More than 100 years after the founding of the Earth Federation, with the demise of the country, human civilization has entered a state of great unity and integration. Intermarriage between various races is very common. In more than 400 years, pure single races are rare, and the most common people on earth are multi-mixed races like Situ Han.
But on the surface, Situ Han is more like an Asian. He has black hair and black eyes, and his bronze skin and high nose bridge show the difference between him and Asians. Situ Han is an outstanding politician of Earth civilization in the past century. He served in the Space Fleet in his early years. After retiring, he entered university for further studies, obtained three majors in doctoral degrees, and was even admitted to the Federal Academy of Sciences to become a scientific researcher.
After staying in the Academy of Sciences for 20 years, Situ Han began to move into politics, starting as an ordinary civil servant, and then served as the head of local governments at all levels in the local government, with rich governance experience. Thirty years ago, Situ Han entered the center with outstanding work achievements and abilities and served as key positions in several departments of the federal government. Six years ago, the federal government presidential election, Situ Han won the election, thus becoming the president of the Earth Federal Government.
Due to Situ Han's three advantages in the military, scientific and political circles, coupled with his strong governance ability, he further increased his investment in scientific research, education, military, social welfare and other aspects after becoming president, winning the love of all citizens.
On the way back to Situ Han, Elk had already introduced Su Yichen and the others. When he saw the President, Su Yichen and others hurriedly met him and took the initiative to reach out to hold on to him.
"Mr. Su, I heard of your name for a long time when I was working at the Federal Academy of Sciences in my early years. Your disappearance was a shocking thing in the entire Federation. I wonder how many people regret and feel for your disappearance. When I was young, I saw your records in books. I didn't expect you to come back. This is simply the biggest gift God has given to us on earth civilization."
"Mr. President, you are so serious..."
"No, no, no, no, this is the fact!" Situ Han was extremely moved. As he said just now, when he was young, he once regarded Su Yichen as his idol, and even felt about their bizarre disappearance back then. But he never expected that several people who had been missing for more than 400 years would reappear. You must know that when he received a message from Pluto Base in the presidential office, he was stunned. If it weren't for the message sent in the name of General Elk, Situ Han even thought it was a prank.
He smiled and said a few words to Su Yichen and others. As the supreme leader of the earth's civilization, Situ Han gave Su Yichen and others great respect, and at the same time won their favor with practical actions.
"Today I am here to welcome you seniors who have made outstanding contributions to the earth's civilization on behalf of the entire Federation. But I am not the protagonist today. The real protagonist is you, and there is also an important person, Mr. Su, Professor Luo, I think you will definitely be willing to see him." Situ Han said with a smile, then turned his body to the side and looked forward in the direction of his fingers. When he saw an old man with white beards, Su Yichen and the others recognized each other at once.
"Hu Gang? Xiao Hu?"
"It's me! I'm Hu Gang!" Hu Gang rushed forward with tears in his eyes. Although he was very old, his body was still very flexible. Although he was wearing casual clothes, he could still see the military style revealed from his bones.
"Earth Federation, former Marshal Hu Gang of the Space Fleet welcomes the return of the leader!" Hu Gang stepped forward to Su Yichen, and Hu Gang raised his hand to salute. At this moment, Su Yichen was a little dazed. He seemed to have seen the first time he met Hu Zhijun at Yingtai Railway Station, and at the same time he recalled the scene when he went to Base 863 for the first time.
What a familiar scene! The world has changed. So many years have passed in a flash, and Hu Zhijun has passed away. Hu Gang, the commander of the guard battalion who was in his prime, has become an old man standing in front of him.
"Xiao Hu..."
"Chief!"
No one expected that they would meet again. Many things have changed over the past 400 years, but the only thing that remains unchanged is their concern for relatives and friends, and their yearning for home!
Su Yichen and his friends had already arranged their residence. Just now, Situ Han asked everyone to stay and rest for a few days, so that they could talk slowly in the future if they had anything to do. After accepting the kindness of the President, the group boarded the hover truck arranged for them. The car quickly left the airport and arrived at a small town more than 700 kilometers away from the airport in less than half an hour.
This place was specially prepared by Hu Gang for Su Yichen and the others. Although he is a retired soldier, the rank of the marshal is retained for life. With his qualifications and military achievements, even Situ Han has to sell some face, not to mention the personal relationship between Hu Gang and Su Yichen and others, so it is most appropriate to leave this job to him.
Although it is a small town, it does not look like a town. Dozens of small buildings are distributed in a large area. The scenery here is beautiful and life is leisurely. It is also a place to choose a place for retirement after Hu Gang retired.
"Chief, do you still remember this?"
"This is... your hometown?" Su Yichen was about to shake his head, but his heart suddenly moved and asked tentatively according to the distance.
"You are so good at memory!" Hu Gang nodded happily.
"I don't have any good memory. This place has been beyond recognition for so many years. I just guessed it just now." Su Yichen said in a silence.
Hu Gang shook his head and said seriously: "You must be able to guess. The leader is the leader, and you can guess it as soon as you guess."
"You little Hu, you are still the same as before at such an age." Luo Yan was so happy on the side, and couldn't help but interrupt. As soon as she finished speaking, everyone laughed.
Two houses were arranged for Su Yichen and the others, one of which was for Gao Jian and Kevin Adams, and the other one was for Su Yichen and his wife, including Su Li. The room was equipped with all the facilities, and all the needs could be completed through the smart butler, which was much more convenient than before.
Hu Gang's residence was not far from where Su Yichen and his wife lived. He took Su Yichen and his wife to the residence. After checking the conditions of the residence, Hu Gang had no intention of going back for the time being. He asked Elk to have a good chat with Su Yichen and the others. At this time, Elk, who is not young, does not look like a commander and general. He is just as busy as an attendant, and is very happy.
Sitting down in the living room and drinking the long-lost green tea, although they could taste this kind of drink while sailing in the universe, and returning to the earth and drinking the tea here, they always felt sweeter from the heart.
After talking for a while, he gradually mentioned the topic of Su Yichen and his friends disappeared in the universe. Su Yichen once again explained to Hu Gang about the unexpected experience of falling into the Wonder Woman system. Hu Gang was particularly fascinated by the hearing, and couldn't help but sigh.
"...We finally came back. If it weren't for good luck, maybe we wouldn't have the possibility of meeting again in our life." At the end, Su Yichen sighed.
"Yes, this may be God's will." Both Hu Gang and Elk, who had heard their experiences long ago, sighed so much.
"By the way, I have never asked carefully how to win the second war between our Earth civilization and the Gaia civilization? On the way back to the solar system, we received a message from the earth. The Gaia civilization deliberately guided us to use weapons to destroy the planet, trying to go to the Earth civilization in this way to reach the desperate situation. Later, how did we see through the other party in the war? Could it be the reminder of the Blue Star civilization who returned to Earth with us? I asked Elke about this matter, but he was not very clear, Xiao Hu, do you know?"
After talking about his own affairs, Su Yichen couldn't help but ask about the war that year. The Gaia civilization deliberately set a trap for the Earth civilization. They had always thought that the Earth civilization would be destroyed because of this reason, but no one expected that the result would be unexpected.
"Airke's military rank was too low back then, so it was normal not to know." Hu Gang nodded and said, "I know this, and it involves a secret, a secret that cannot be answered so far."
Chapter completed!