Chapter 268

Inside a villa in the suburbs of New York.

Angela, Ellie, Peter, Daken, and others were all gathered here. It could be said that, excluding Jessica and Andy who were currently traveling, everyone else with close ties to Ye Nan was present.

"Ellie, it's time. Say everything you've translated." Ye Nan looked at Ellie with deep affection, offering her encouragement.

"Singing to the sun to praise you, Ah-Ra, rising toward your astonishing ascent! You rise, you shine, causing the heavens to roll aside."

Ellie slowly lifted the Book of the Dead and translated the contents within.

"You are the King of the Gods, the Lord of all things; we come from you and become sacred because of you. Your priests go out to meet the dawn, washing their hearts with laughter."

A series of praises to the Sun God spilled from Ellie's lips, causing the crowd to knit their brows, but in front of Ye Nan, no one showed any impatience.

They did not understand why Ye Nan had called them here. "Could it be just to listen to praises for the Sun God?"

Soon, the praises finished, and it reached the prophetic section. Because the text in this part was obscure, Ellie's translation was intermittent.

"When 2012 arrives... the God who rules all things... will send down his wrath... great waters will submerge everything... and all things in the world will perish because of it."

The prophetic part was incomplete; many places had been erased, as if the original owner of the Book of the Dead did not want the world to panic from knowing the prophecy, yet did not want their prophecy to be drowned in the long river of history, which is why it was written so obscurely.

"The dead will rise from the underground... the sky will rain sun... the God's chariot... will fall from outside the world... opening the final path to escape to the Divine Realm."

After Ellie had translated all the prophecies, Ye Nan continued where she left off.

"I once told Peter that in my heart, I have always had a premonition, a premonition that the world will be destroyed, and the time in my premonition is exactly 2012."

"Yes, I can testify for Ye Nan. I didn't tell Ye Nan the text I translated at the time, so this is a coincidence, a coincidence where the prophecies overlap," Ellie added.

The words of Ye Nan and Ellie left them all silent. The end of the world seemed somewhat distant, yet it was no longer far away.

"According to the records on the Tzolkin calendar, the fifth sun era, which is our human civilization, will see the Earth meet its demise on December 22, 2012."

"Two prophecies, plus my premonition, all point to 2012; I cannot help but believe it."

"Then what do you want to do? Save the Earth?" Stark said with a relaxed expression. "Since the end of the world is inevitable, let us enjoy ourselves to the fullest."

Stark was an optimist; even if the Earth were to perish tomorrow, he would still want to enjoy today.

"Of course not. The destruction of the Earth is not something we can save. What I want to do is flee, escape the Earth. Simila," Ye Nan called Simila out, "the star map I had you decipher, have you finished?"

"Deciphered." Simila projected a map.

This map had countless planets on it. And between the gaps of the planets, a distinct red line was revealed, one end connecting to Earth, the other end connecting to a planet similar to Earth, except that this planet was mostly covered in yellow.

"This is the interstellar navigation map I brought out from the spaceship, and this route is the path the spaceship traveled. As long as we follow this route, we can reach here."

Ye Nan pointed to the yellow planet above and continued: "My meaning is, when the end of the world comes, we will board Noah's Ark and escape the Earth."...

"And our target is this planet."

"This planet is the home planet of the spaceship, but the people inside the spaceship met with an accident. They don't know why they encountered the Xenomorphs, were treated as parasitic food by the Xenomorphs, and were completely devoured."

"Ye Nan, you forgot one problem." Stark shook his head. "Since they could build something like a spaceship, it means their technological civilization is quite advanced. If we go, we will only be caught and treated like monkeys."

"Do you want to be locked in a zoo as a monkey?"

As Stark spoke, he laughed wantonly at Ye Nan, as if he really wanted to see the expression on Ye Nan's face if he were locked in a zoo.

"We're talking about serious business." Ye Nan shook his head in dissatisfaction, then stated his plan. "Their technology might be slightly better than ours, but in terms of artificial intelligence, they are no match for us at all. However, it is worth noting that they possess androids."

"The strength of an android is roughly equivalent to a trained ordinary human, reaching the combat power of our soldiers. However, androids can be mass-produced. In their society, androids are a form of labor. This point is different from us; our Terminators are only used in the field of war."

"Androids? What are those? Are they humans modified by humans or artificial humans?" Stark asked.

"They are artificial humans," Ye Nan replied.

From *Alien 3*, one can know that the so-called androids are artificial humans created based on human genes. They possess the same intelligence as humans and absolute loyalty to humans. But what puzzles Ye Nan is why their artificial humans are so loyal.

Since intelligent life was born with self-awareness, it has had instincts and various desires, and these desires make loyalty become ethereal. He does not understand how the government in *Alien* ensures the absolute safety of the androids.

"But no matter what, this planet is our retreat. If they refuse to accept us, then it's war." Ye Nan secretly thought to himself, a hint of ferocity inevitably appearing in his gaze.

Seeing Ye Nan suddenly reveal a ferocious look, the others couldn't help but feel their hearts jump.

Although Ye Nan was often serious, often funny, and had a temper that was moody, he had never revealed a ferocious look before. This was the first time everyone had seen him like this.

"Ye Nan, what's wrong with you? You aren't planning to kill me, are you?" Stark joked.

"It might be cruel, but we have no choice but to do this." Ye Nan's expression became serious. "If they refuse to accept us, then we can only go to war with them."

When Ye Nan said the word "war," his expression contained an inexplicable emotion.

For him, just to survive, going to war with a strange planet, and a premeditated invasion at that—this feeling, no matter how you look at it, feels like a super big boss.

"Do we really have to go to war?" Angela's expression turned pale. Although she had never experienced war, through osmosis, she understood the terror of war. However, what she cared about was not that planet, but Ye Nan.

She knew very well that once a war starts, it is a fight to the death. If Ye Nan wins, it's fine, but if he fails, he will definitely pay an unimaginable price. Perhaps this price will be his life.

Angela had long since regarded Ye Nan as her everything; she did not like Ye Nan taking such risks.

"Is there any other way? For example, finding a planet without civilization and settling down?"

"If I could, I would be willing too." A bitter smile appeared on Ye Nan's face. "The universe is vast and boundless; wanting to find a suitable planet in it is simply like looking for a needle in a haystack. The hope is slim."...

Although there are many movies about planets, firstly, he doesn't know if the plot inside will happen, and secondly, even if it did happen, he wouldn't be able to find it.

The universe is vast and boundless, and the stars are as numerous as the grains of sand in a desert. Wanting to find a specific grain of sand in a desert is simply impossible. Rather than pinning his future on ethereal hope, it is better to start planning now and seize a planet.

"But do we really have to go to war? If we lose, wouldn't it be..." Angela didn't continue, but everyone present knew the hidden meaning of Angela's words, and suddenly everyone's mood became depressed.

Going to war means risk; success means gaining great benefits. But what if it's not successful? And going to war with a planet, a planet with the ability to travel through space—everyone really didn't have much confidence.

"Everyone, don't worry. In reality, their power is not strong. At least in terms of individual strength, they are definitely not as good as us. We can completely defeat them." Ye Nan said firmly. "Ripley, you go back to the spaceship tomorrow and collect all the facehuggers. I will prepare a base for you to raise your facehuggers."

In his plan, the Xenomorphs have an absolutely important role. Although Ripley is no longer the same as the Xenomorph Queen—their genes are fundamentally different, the most direct manifestation being that she cannot lay eggs—as the new Queen, she still has absolute control over the Xenomorphs.

Ye Nan intends to drop the Xenomorphs into that planet, letting the Xenomorphs wreak havoc, causing the civilization on the planet to be in chaos, and then he will take the opportunity to attack. And the vanguard of the attack will be the Terminators.

"Mm." Ripley nodded and agreed.

"Simila, I want you to collect materials for manufacturing Terminators with all your might, but don't manufacture them yet. Wait for the right time."

Terminators are heavy. Although Noah's Ark can carry them, it won't carry too many. His plan is to build an automated base on an asteroid near the planet to provide a steady stream of troops.

"Stark, you lead the scientists in the company to go all out on various technologies, combine the technologies I've collected, and then apply them all to Noah's Ark. Don't be afraid of consuming materials; we can afford the loss."

"OK."

"The others prepare yourselves, prepare the things you need, so you won't be lonely on the spaceship." Ye Nan suddenly laughed. "Everyone must hurry up and confess your feelings; don't be single when the end of the world comes." (... Your support is my greatest motivation.)