【Earth】Main Laboratory.

In the holographic projection directly in front, various observation data are presented.

In the laboratory, the faces of all the scientific researchers were extremely solemn.

A sound of mechanical transmission came from behind.

Then, there was a burst of rapid footsteps.

Fang Xu subconsciously turned his head to look.

When he saw the visitor, his eyes showed a bit of surprise.

"Yongchang!"

"You're finally here!"

Lu Yongchang nodded towards him and said directly without saying any nonsense: "How is the situation now?"

Fang Xu shook his head.

"Very strange."

"Ross 154 is still in the process of shining brightly."

"In these ten hours, its brightness has increased by 5 magnitudes."

Lu Yongchang's complexion changed slightly.

Abnormal.

It's so abnormal.

According to past experience, Ross 154, as a Cetus UV-type flare star, will generally only increase its magnitude by 3-4 when it shines extremely brightly.

But now...

Both the duration of the flare and the intensity of the flare are extremely abnormal phenomena.

"Something's wrong with the chromosphere?"

Lu Yongchang frowned and muttered to himself.

As he spoke, he cast his gaze on the holographic projection directly in front of him.

Trying to find out the reasons for the changes from the rapidly changing data on it.

A look of hesitation flashed across Fang Xu's face.

After struggling for a long time, he reached out and gently pulled the corner of Lu Yongchang's clothes.

"Um?"

Lu Yongchang looked away from the holographic projection with a confused look on his face, and turned to look at Fang Xu beside him: "What's wrong?"

Fang Xu didn't speak for the first time, but just winked at Lu Yongchang.

Then, he lowered his voice and said, "Follow me."

After saying that, he directly reached out and grabbed Lu Yongchang's arm and walked towards the corner of the laboratory.

…

“Is there anything that can’t/be said over there?”

In the corner of the main laboratory, Lu Yongchang looked at Fang Xu with a strange expression.

Perhaps because Lu Yongchang spoke louder, several scientific researchers cast curious looks at them.

Fang Xu's eyes showed some anxiety, and he lowered his voice again: "Be gentle!"

Seeing Fang Xu's appearance, Lu Yongchang could only shrug helplessly and deliberately lowered his voice.

"Tell me, why is it so mysterious?"

The hesitation on Fang Xu's face became more intense.

"Yongchang, you said..."

"Is it possible that that happened at Ross 154?"

Lu Yongchang's expression was suddenly startled.

He reacted quickly.

After pondering for a moment, he shook his head solemnly.

"It's not certain yet."

"Our understanding of the universe is too shallow. Maybe Ross 154 just had an extremely rare flare."

Fang Xu's face was filled with sadness.

"if……"

"I mean, if something happens to Ross 154, do we have an alternative destination?"

The atmosphere became increasingly solemn.

"Why……"

Lu Yongchang sighed and slowly shook his head.

"As of now, no more."

"The Proxima Centauri people have explored every star system within fifteen light years."

"According to their data, apart from the solar system, only Ross 154 can barely be considered a star system suitable for human development."

"Others... are not very suitable for development by current humans."

Seeing the confusion in Fang Xu's eyes, Lu Yongchang explained softly.

"In some star systems, the main stars are so violent that humans cannot survive at all."

"The other part...either has no habitable solid planets or lacks gaseous planets to provide energy."

Having said this, he sighed again.

"Anyway, I hope it won't be the worst outcome."

"Otherwise, we may need to be mentally prepared."

…

Fang Xu followed Lu Yongchang and returned to his seat with a heavy expression.

"Academician Fang, what did Professor Lu say?"

Next to him, an academician asked Fang Xu.

Several scientific researchers cast expectant glances at him.

Looking at the eyes of everyone around him, Fang Xu opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know how to speak.

"cough!"

Lu Yongchang's voice was amplified by the microphone and sounded in the main laboratory.

"Everyone, let me say a few words."

The attention of all scientific researchers was instantly attracted.

Fang Xu subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

He really didn't have the courage to say this kind of bad news that was related to the fate of mankind.

"Everyone."

Lu Yongchang glanced around the crowd, his expression extremely serious.

Upon noticing the chief's unusual demeanor, the hearts of all the scientific researchers present sank.

The atmosphere in the laboratory suddenly became heavy.

"The changes in Ross 154 are beyond our explanation."

"At present, we cannot rule out the possibility that it was attacked by a higher civilization."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of discussion in the laboratory.

Everyone had a look of surprise and uncertainty on their faces.

"Then, what should we do now?"

A faint voice of inquiry came: "Isn't it our future destination?"

Lu Yongchang shrugged: "I just said the worst case scenario."

"Personally, I prefer that there are just some things happening inside it that we don't know about."

"After all, unlike the Sun, Ross 154 is an extremely young star."

Suddenly there was a sound of relaxed exhalation.
To be continued...