Chapter 382 - No Way of Returning (1/2)
Chapter 382: No Way of Returning
One could only see some small yellow spots floating in deep, dark space.
A huge spaceship moved onward like a long baleen whale. Faint blue lights dragged along its tail like soft, muted light from a candle.
Inside the bridge hall.
An elegant woman sat on the center silver chair in front of the curved console. Her long hair was coiled up and she wore the silver-white uniform of the commander. A badge in the shape of a golden steering wheel was pinned on her chest. Her tight uniform also highlighted her impressive curves.
Right now, the woman faced the screen and pressed the log button to record the situation of the day.
“July 11, 2280, 9:58:36. The 35th year, 125th day since the Blue Space set sail.
“We are more than halfway through our current journey, and we have 30 years left until we reach our destination – the Walf Galaxy.
“We can see the light of hope, but… we have also encountered some difficulties.
“Our material reserves were insufficient at the time of departure, and the materials for sustaining life were only enough for 120,000 crew members. However, due to the lack of strict birth restriction measures, the number of crew members now exceeds 150,000.
“The birth of new lives has brought a lot of vitality to the spacecraft. But the increase in material consumption has forced us to implement a rationing system and enact a short-term birth prohibition order. We have also reduced the number of large-scale entertainment activities to lower consumption.
“These are the problems that follow. The crew’s happiness level has dropped significantly and pessimism has spread. Suicides and agitators have increased. Fear has smashed through some people’s fragile defenses, and some people have become more inclined towards extremism. This has led to greater chaos and disturbance.”
The woman wrinkled her elegant brows; an expression of helplessness was etched on her face. “I have no good way to solve these problems, and it has even caused some crew members to complain. From the beginning until now, we have never experienced any real suffering. We are only suffering a little now, yet the situation is already like this. How will we get through the remaining thirty years?”
She felt a great sense of powerlessness.
She lowered her head and reached out to turn off the video recording.
She was sinking into a negative state of mind.
Tap, tap, tap.
The sound of footsteps came from behind.
A handsome man wearing the uniform of a defense officer walked up to the left side of the woman in two steps. He saluted and said, “Captain, I have led a group to suppress the rebellion in the F living area. 263 people participated in the creation of chaos and the use of rumors to incite violence. Most of the unstable elements of this group of 263 people were shot dead on the spot. The small portion that have surrendered have also been sentenced to death. They were executed immediately.”
The woman’s body trembled when she heard the word ‘death.’
Turning towards the handsome man, she said, “White Defence, it is not necessary to kill those who have surrendered. It would have been enough to put them in jail.” She looked very dissatisfied.
“The problem is that the cells were demolished ten years ago, and overpopulation has resulted in people crowding out all available spaces.”
The handsome man added, “Moreover, the only way to curb the spread of chaos is to implement severe punishments in these troubled times by uniformly imposing the death penalty on repeat offenders. This is the conclusion deduced by the Pangu system.”
“Captain, 20 years ago, you did not follow Pangu’s advice. You did not issue a birth prohibition order in time, which led to an increase of the population on the spacecraft by 30,000. Although the birth of children had brought a lot of hope and vitality to everyone, it also led to the chaos of today.”
“So everything is my fault, is that right?”