Technological supremacy starts with acquiring alien spaceships

Currently, Earth is approximately 84 million kilometers away from Venus.

Cao Guangde's message to Chen Yu was transmitted via the Huanyu Technology Park's signal transmitter towards Venus.

Radio signals travel through space at the speed of light, approximately 300,000 kilometers per second.

Even at that speed, it would take a little over four, almost five minutes, to reach Venus from 84 million kilometers away.

...

Tens of millions of kilometers away on Venus, Chen Yu stood in front of the command center's glass window, watching the final transport ships return to the Homeworld-class spaceship.

Just then, the AI's voice sounded in the command center.

[Captain, Cao Guangde from Earth has sent you a voice message. Would you like to listen to it?]

"General Cao? Alright, play it."

Then, Chen Yu heard Cao Guangde's message.

"...If you receive my message, please help Yanxia one more time!"

After listening to Cao Guangde's message, Chen Yu immediately frowned.

"A new type of virus? A targeted virus that only affects the Yanxia race?"

"Could it be the Americans again? It has to be them. Hmph, it seems they won't shed tears until they see the coffin. They're capable of such atrocious things!"

"Good!"

The return journey would take two days. Chen Yu wasn't worried. He believed he could research a vaccine and specific medicine for that virus.

Chen Yu was instead furious at America's actions. This was simply a cruel method of wiping out an entire race.

He would never allow such a thing to happen on Earth.

...

Earth, Washington D.C., in the White House.

Li Zhenfeng and dozens of Yanxia representatives were engaged in intense negotiations with the acting President of the United States, Harrison, and her cabinet team.

"Madam President Harrison, please don't play dumb. You are the only ones in this world who possess such technology and motive!"

Now that things were basically out in the open, Li Zhenfeng no longer minced words and spoke bluntly.

Harrison put on an innocent face, like a little woman, and spread her hands, saying:

"Minister Li, I don't know what you mean by this visit, nor do I know anything about the virus you're talking about. The United States is a peace-loving, freedom-aspiring democratic country. We would never do such an inhumane thing. Please don't slander us without cause, Minister Li!"

Li Zhenfeng's mouth twitched. This bitch was actually putting on an innocent, denying act. It was simply disgusting.

"Madam Harrison, please don't lie through your teeth. Why does this virus only target the Yanxia people? Other races, including the Koreans and Japanese, who are also Asian, are unaffected? What does that mean? It means this virus could not have appeared naturally. It must have been artificially created, and you, the United States, are the culprit!"

Harrison was about to continue refuting when Rogers, the Minister of Science and Technology of the United States, said sarcastically:

"Minister Li, your logic is untenable. You have no evidence to prove that this virus was created by the United States. Are you trying to tarnish the image of our great United States with just your words?"

Li Zhenfeng was truly about to be angered to death, but the lives of billions of people were at stake.

He couldn't afford to flip the table and could only negotiate seriously, appealing to emotions and reasoning.

"Madam Harrison, Mr. Rogers, we are all Earthlings. Why do you have to be so ruthless? We Yanxia have billions of people. Think about those innocent lives, the children, the elderly, the fathers, the mothers. Isn't the United States known as a free, democratic, and generous nation? Are you going to just watch billions of humans die?"

Li Zhenfeng was truly helpless. Faced with the unyielding high-level officials of the United States, he could only compromise and play the sympathy card.

As a woman, Harrison's heart wasn't so hardened that she could just watch billions of people die.

Her expression showed some struggle. Rogers, seeing Harrison's reaction, immediately stood up and spoke loudly.

"Minister Li, aren't you still suspecting that we, the United States, are behind this? Your thinking is shameless and ridiculous. The United States has helped weak countries all over the world and maintained world peace. We are generous, kind, and compassionate. Yet, you suspect us like this. You Yanxia people truly disappoint me!"

Rogers' words suddenly awakened Harrison. Her expression changed from struggling to determined, and she quickly said:

"That's right, Minister Li. How could we possibly do such a thing? Moreover, we in the United States also have many immigrants from Yanxia, plus their descendants, about 6 million people. They joined the United States and are our legal citizens. Do you think we would create this virus and kill our own 6 million citizens!"