Chapter 1515 - The Plan To Colonize (1/2)

Translator: _Min_  Editor: Rainystars

Jiang Chen could tell where his allies were and where the resistances were by just a simple glance during this summit.

Yes, it could only be described by the word resistance.

By now, no one could stop Celestial Trade from doing anything, and no one could change the decision made by Jiang Chen. However, the opinions of these energy giants could still become obstacles that prevent Celestial Trade from pushing forward the Himalia colonization plan. The obstacles were created as these energy giants not only represent themselves but also the interests of the nation behind them.

Energy was crucial.

Whether it was from a military or economic perspective, it was inseparable from energy. And once something was associated with the first two, it naturally was attached with political significance.

On top of the podium, Jiang Chen looked at the representatives of various countries who sat under the stage.

He had an inexplicable illusion in his mind that he had become the “emperor” of this planet and the people in front of him awaited his orders. They were all just “nobles” in the empire.

NATO, which lost the UA, only existed in name. There were no rivals for Celestial Trade on this planet. Even if all countries united, they would only have a mere 20% chance of winning, and not a percent more. Sooner or later, the “dissidents” in Europe would unite under the flag of Earth Defense Alliance, and these “nobles” with military might would be removed, and eventually hand in their power.

Now, the “emperor” summoned his “nobles” and asked them about their perspective on the New World. In fact, the opinions of the “nobles” were no longer important. The important element was how to divide the interest to maximize the benefits.

The ultimate goal of Celestial Trade was to eliminate all borders and upgrade the Earth Defense Alliance to the Earth Federation. So as the “emperor”, or the “president” of the Earth Federation, he not only had to consider the interests of Celestial Trade, but also the interests of the entire Earth Federation as a whole.

After all, they still had to face a deadly enemy – a colonization ship from 20.5 light-years away. It was a battle that concerned the survival of humanity.

First, Kelvin explained to everyone the prospects and necessity of colonizing Himalia. There was no need to elaborate on the rich resources there. The information was not provided by Celestial Trade, but other countries also analyzed through different technical means.

Soon it came to the question period.

The first question naturally came from the experts in the space field.

A technical consultant from the Russian Space Agency (RKA), stood up.

“The most critical question is how can we survive without water?”

“This is a great question. In fact, before the summit, we put the most emphasis on this question as well.” Jiang Chen smiled slightly and continued, “According to the observations at the outposts we deployed on Himalia, Europa has abundant water resources. The surface is covered by glaciers, and there is a flowing ocean under the ice. This can not only solve the water problem, but also the heat problem. If there is a liquid ocean under the ice cover, then it must mean that Europa has intense submarine volcanic activity.”

“We are reconsidering the colonization plan, with the focus of constructing the living and industrial areas on Europa. Himalia will be used as our resource extraction base to produce black alkane and transport it back to Earth or other colonies.”

On the holographic screen, light blue particles flashed.

At the location where Jiang Chen’s finger had crossed, the three-dimensional images of Jupiter and all its moons were presented in front of everyone. Europa would produce water, liquefied hydrogen, oxygen, and would rely on geothermal energy to generate electricity, while Himalia would produce energy. Two interlaced blue lines connected the two planets, and ultimately connected Earth and Mars hundreds of millions of kilometers away.

A simple trade route was already planned by Celestial Trade. Celestial Trade’s starships would be responsible for interplanetary transportation. As for the transportation within the planetary system, with the strength of the current major member states, there was no issue even if they had to do it independently.

From this conceptual map, everyone could see the broad prospects of colonizing Jupiter’s moons.

However, as the old problems were solved, new problems emerged.

“Black alkane? What is that?”

A technical consultant from Royal Dutch Shell stood up and spoke.