Star Railway: Building a Foundation from the Beginning

Swaro looked at the light screen, the red light in his single eye flickering.

"Nuclear war ......"

Nuclear physics is nothing new to anyone who has come into contact with the galactic network.

Rather, it's commonplace, like common sense in life.

In an interstellar civilization that has grown up normally, even elementary school students who have just received education for a few years can casually talk about the process of nuclear fission.

The games they played since childhood were also full of such weapons - nuclear torpedoes, nuclear shells, neutron extermination.

These weapons, in today's galaxy, are not even regulated by the protocol.

"Mr. Swaro, what does that mean?"

Clara blinked her watery eyes, bewildered for an explanation.

The robot boss was silent.

He didn't know what to do with Clara, a child who grew up in a lost civilization, about why humans would constantly push the boundaries of technology in order to kill each other faster, and eventually seize the power of the sun.

But he decided to give it a try.

Using all the wars in the history of the galaxy as training data, and analyzing the current situation of the Foundation, the simulated result is-

There will be a battle between the Foundation and the Insurgency.

It's just that before the Foundation infighting begins, there will be a brawl for human civilization.

Moreover, there is a high probability that it will be related to the Foundation's so-called 8260, or nuclear fission.

"It was the most brutal war a civilization could have fought before entering the interstellar age. "

"No matter what type of civilization it is, if it wants to enter the interstellar age, it will inevitably study nuclear physics and discover nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. "

"Clara, the star is able to emit light and heat all the time because it is engaged in nuclear fusion all the time. "

"But there are no exceptions, the discoverers of nuclear fission, the first application of nuclear fission, have always been used to make a weapon - a weapon that can easily destroy Beloberg. "

Clara froze.

She had never thought that "six, four, seven" would be able to create such a terrible weapon at a time when human civilization was not much more advanced than Beloberg.

Used to kill another group of humans.

"Wouldn't it be nice if the Foundation contained this technology?"

"But, it doesn't seem like it's possible to ......."

Clara suddenly remembered that O5-7 had said that this phenomenon had been independently discovered 8 times.

This is the biggest difference from previous anomalies and containments.

Other anomalies and containment objects do not communicate with each other, and there is no possibility of independent detection.

Moreover, this technology seems to have been popularized in the galaxy for a long time.

So why did the Foundation contain it?

The white-haired and red-eyed girl fell into contradiction for a while.

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[Archive?-008]

[To O5-7:]

[The information you obtained from your previous observation of the parallel world is accurate.] We are now quite sure that Dezhi wants to provoke a war. 】

[Letter was sent to me on the 1st, suggesting that I go and lobby the British and French governments to support the annexation of the Sudetenland. 】

[I really don't think this will do much, but if you don't support it, there is a real possibility that war will break out.] 】

[It now appears that many of the measures we thought we had taken to delay the arrival of war—including the rapprochement of alliances and the détente between Virtue and Will—may have actually hastened the war.] 】

[No. 1 was right when he said that the seeds of war had been planted long after the end of the last world war. 】

[I am not confident in how sure we are of stopping this war. We can only delay it as much as possible to buy us more time to find a solution. 】

【——O5-4

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[To O5-4 and O5-7:]

[Congratulations. 】

[Britain, France and Dezhi have signed an agreement in Munich.] 】

[In this way, the contradictions between the parties should be eased somewhat.] They all seem willing to assist us in this work. 】

[We can now optimistically estimate that this war will be avoided, or at least not so soon. 】

[This is your achievement, congratulations to you, and to all the members of the Insurgency Project.] 】

You fight in the shadows. The Foundation will never forget the sacrifices you made to preserve normalcy and protect humanity. 】

【——O5-1】

......

[To O5-7:]

[I told me very definitely in Dezhi's eyes that Dezhi was going to sign an agreement with the Alliance.] 】

[I also inquired about the content of the agreement...... On the surface, the two sides will not invade each other, but Dezhi intends to start a war to invade the waves, and the alliance will attack the east in the name of protecting the waves. 】

[The two sides have a general plan to divide up the turbulent territory. 】

[How ironic.] 】

[We were the ones who wanted their relationship to ease, but now they intend to turn our worst fears into reality.] 】

[They invaded the waves, Britain and France could not sit idly by, and war would definitely break out. 】

[From what I know about Dezhi, I don't believe that they and the Alliance will not go to war after this agreement, they know it.] 】

[I have sent someone to inform the Government of Britain and France with this news.] They are aware of Dezhi's ambitions, but still hope to negotiate with Dezhi. 】

[All in all, as you think, I have no illusions about avoiding war.] 】

[Things have developed to this point, and it is no longer something that the Foundation can control. 】

【——O5-4

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[To O5-4 and O5-7:]

[You should already know that at 4:45 a.m. today, the Dezhi army entered the waves. 】

[The war we wish to avoid has begun as scheduled.] 】

[But it's not over yet!]

[We must adjust our plans to protect the proper functioning of our containment system at all costs, and in particular to be mindful of anomalies being rediscovered by scientific research outside the Veil.] 】

【——O5-1】

......

[To O5-4:]

We already know what they would do if Dezhi or Neon Man won this war, right? 】

[You should be aware that Containment-8260's information has been irreversibly compromised.] 】

[Could it be that we are moving slowly?] I don't know, but in any case, the Union, the United States, and the German will have noticed it. 】

[Containment procedures are useless, but there is a silver lining.] 】

[Without interference, there is no doubt that the first to develop a weapon using Containment-8260 would have been Dezhi.] 】

[I intend to pass on some internal Foundation information regarding Containment-8260 to the U.S. and Confederate governments.] 】

[If only one party masters this technology, it will be a disaster; if everyone masters this technology, then they will spontaneously form a deterrent balance.] 】

[I need to meet with senior members of the U.S. military, and I may need some help from you.] 】

[——O5-7] (If you read a violent novel, you can go to Feilu Novel Network!)

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[To O5-7:]

[The world has noticed the mushroom cloud today, and a bomb that relies on anomalous technology has destroyed the city.] 】

[Why did the most critical containment item-8260 fall into the hands of the United States?]

[Don't prevaricate with poor work, a weapon of this level can't be completed without the assistance of someone who has been in contact with relevant technology before.] 】

[Prior to this, the only institution that had come into contact with Containment Item-8260 was the Foundation.] 】

[As far as I know, you did help the United States develop a weapon based on Containment-8260.] 】

[As a physicist, the original discoverer of Containment-8260, you must have known in advance how horrible Containment-8260 can be. 】

I really don't understand why you're doing this. 】

[Human curiosity about the uncertainties behind new phenomena is endless. 】[]

[When such research is revealed, how much damage will subsequent research on nuclear technology — nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, etc. — do to normal?]

[Humanity will never be at peace, forever living under the sword of Damocles of Containment-8260.] 】

[Now, any country with a little strength can make humanity perish at any time!]

[You're treacherous to the Foundation!]

[You will need to give an explanation to all members of the Overseer Council.] 】

【——O5-1】

The exchange of letters between the O5 revealed a corner of early human civilization - the common ancestors of human civilization, who did not stay away from war as the pioneer civilization had hoped.

Perhaps, to some extent, the contradictions between human beings are not inferior to those between pioneer civilizations and other civilizations in a profound way.

"A few letters, like reading a small section of the history of human warfare. "

"I feel like I've seen this script many times, and after a war broke out within many civilizations, it ended with nuclear weapons. "

"Although the O5s thought it was a terrible era, I think it was a lot better than this era - at least there wouldn't be a passing Lord of Annihilation who would burn the galaxy without saying a word. "

"The only one who can fight against the envoy is the envoy...... In the face of the coercion of the envoys, all the preparations of mortals seemed weak. "

"Hurry up and contain the destruction, I think he fits the definition of an anomaly. "

"Uh...... Is it possible that everything related to the stars and fate can be regarded as anomalous?"

"The Foundation should be able to take a subjective look at it and contain all those bad star gods......

"Question: Which is bad for bounty or hunting?"

“......"

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[To O5-1:]

[I'm sorry, but I don't think there's anything wrong with my research.] 】

[I admit that I helped the United States develop a new type of weapon, but the technology of Containment-8260 has been leaked.] 】

[You are well aware of the development of other timelines, are we the only ones who have made attempts to postpone the world war?]

[Containment-8260 has been independently discovered eight times, eight times!, even if we do our best to block the news, Tokushi will find them sooner or later.........]

[Rather than causing this result, so that both sides stand on the same starting line, and both have this kind of power, I am afraid it is more beneficial to mankind. 】

[Moreover, the end of the war, the goal you have pursued for twenty years, has been achieved, thanks to Containment-8260.] 】

[I've worked with Robert Oppenheimer, Otto Hahn, and Albert Einstein for a long time. Their idea of Containment-8260 is far more mature than any other Foundation physicist researcher. 】

[Why do we think Containment-8260 can do better than them under our containment?]

[Containment-8260 poses more than just a threat.] It is energy, number one. It stands for endless possibilities. 】

[The idea that any stellar civilization, they can never get rid of the shackles of the earth and rely solely on chemical fuels, is too naïve. 】

[Containment-8260 can do more than we think.] Not only can it be used as a weapon, but it can also be used to generate electricity, and maybe even to change the terrain and build large structures. 】

It will be the ladder we need to reach the universe and the stars. 】

[These are all things we can envision. 】

[Holding such technology in our hands, we are like selfish noble ladies who put a canary in a birdcage for their own selfish desires, so that it loses its freedom and can only sing for us. 】

[Humanity's thirst for uncertainty has always existed. Undoubtedly, so-called anomalies can also inspire this. 】

[What have we been doing for so long?]

【——O5-7】

The study of nuclear physics is inevitable, and this is something that everyone knows.

Every individual in a civilization is yearning for a better life, and while the direction of the better varies, it all ultimately comes down to the need for more energy.

The light of civilization will become brighter and brighter as the Fuel Frontier gets closer and closer, and eventually it will become a big star in the sea of stars.

But the more I think about it, the more the audience feels a little disagreeable.

It seems that all this should not go in this direction......

"First of all, I personally believe that the fact that nuclear fission was contained as an anomaly in the first place is ...... It's weird, it's weird. It's really like the Foundation is making a fool of itself, so O5-7 thinks that nuclear fission should be made public, and I agree. "

"Seeing this, I have a question, although I won't get a reply, but I still have to ask it...... With the exception of a small subset of containment, is there really a paradigm for studying anomalies such as reality bending, thaumaturgy, and memes?"

"Probably not, I have a vague uneasiness that O5-1 and O5-7 are going to extremes. Unlike the current Foundation, one of them considers all of the risks to be anomalous, while the other simply believes that there are no anomalies...... Wow, how did this kind of person become an O5???"

"Compare the Supreme Parasite with nuclear fission, the former is self-contained, or even non-existent, and the latter belongs"

"If you were to ask, O5-7 would say that the theory of the parasite of the Supreme Heavens was just something that humans had not yet discovered. "

"Then when humans discover the corresponding theoretical system, it can be removed from the anomaly. "

"yes, so now O2.35-1 has to locate a physical law as an anomaly, so what should I do?"

"It's better to think that the criteria for determining the so-called everyday anomalies are not in the Foundation at all, but in all human beings. "

"If you say that, it's better to say that there is no standard......"

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[Overseer Council's evaluation of the Insurgency project and its vote on whether to discontinue the project]

[Due to the containment failure of Containment-8260, the anomaly has profoundly affected, and even permanently, the course of human history, causing irreversible disruption to normalcy.] 】

[Containment of these anomalies has become impossible due to the Foundation's ability to identify a large number of possible anomalies that can be further discovered with knowledge of the properties of Containment-8260.] 】

[There is now overwhelming evidence that the Insurgency team in charge of O5-7 failed to contain and even actively contributed to the breach.] 】

[As the primary person responsible, O5-7 will be held accountable, as will the other high-ranking personnel of the O5-4 Insurgency.] 】

[The Insurgency Project has already caused great damage to date, and the Overseer Council believes that continuing this project would be a serious violation of the Foundation's original purpose for initiating the project.] 】

[It even runs counter to the Foundation's core principles of controlling threats, containing anomalies, and protecting normality.] 】

[As such, the Overseer Council believes that the Insurgency Project needs to be terminated immediately, and that the Overseer Council will revoke all authority to the group.] 】

[In favor: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13]

[Against: 4.7, 11]

[Abstentions: 12]

[9 in favor - 3 against 3 - abstention 1, plan to pass.] 】

[The Insurgency Project is to be suspended immediately.] 】

[Accountability for O5-7 and the main responsible members of the Insurgency will be pursued at a later date.] 】。